Thief Emperor

Chapter 733 Dare to fight and dare to admit!

Mid-March.

He Jun, a captain under Su Sheng, was summoned by Li Yun to come to Li Yun's central army tent outside Luoyang City to report the military situation. After seeing Li Yun, he knelt on the ground, bowed his head deeply and said, "Your Majesty, long live the Lord. Yique, Yiyang, and Dengfeng have all been taken."

He looked up at Li Yun and said with a smile: "All the targets set by the superiors for General Su have been taken down!"

Li Yun was also overjoyed when he heard this. He waved at him and said with a smile, "Get up and talk, get up and talk."

At this moment, Li felt very relieved.

The news sent by He Jun meant that the Jiangdong Army had occupied almost all of the original targets and successfully surrounded the city of Luoyang.

Among all the targets, only Ruzhou, which was the farthest, was not taken by the Jiangdong Army because it was too far away. After it was occupied, there was poor communication with the troops in other locations. Therefore, after Su Sheng informed Li Yun, Li Yun agreed that he should give up this target.

Now, with Luoyang as the center, Li Yun has basically occupied all the larger cities within 200 miles of Luoyang.

Moreover, Yao Zhong is on the way with people here. After a while, Li Yun can even start running these places directly.

After He Jun stood up, he bowed his head and clasped his fists towards Li Yun, and said, "My Lord, there is one more thing. When our army was approaching Linru, we encountered the enemy."

Li Yun frowned slightly and asked, "Shuofang Army?"

"Yes and no."

He Jun lowered his head and said, "Our army and the enemy army only had a brief encounter, with only a few hundred people fighting, but we captured a few prisoners, and they said they were under the command of General Yang Houyang."

Li Yun thought for a moment, then whispered, "Liang Wen's old subordinate."

"It seems that Wei Quanzhong has forced him to the front line. I'm afraid that there will be a big battle in Ruzhou soon."

"You have come at the right time. Tomorrow, you will lead an army and escort a batch of supplies to the Linru front. This first battle must be fought well."

He Jun nodded, bowed his head deeply and said: "I obey your command!"

Li Yun wanted to tell him a few more things, but Meng Hai's voice came from outside the tent. Meng Hai whispered, "Master, urgent military information from Huaizhou."

Li Yun lowered his head to drink tea and said, "Come in and talk."

Meng Hai strode in and bowed to Li Yun. After seeing He Jun in the tent, he was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Captain He."

He Jun, Yu Ye and other captains are all veteran captains of the Jiangdong Army. After a period of time, when the overall military rank of the Jiangdong Army is raised, they will become generals in the army and will be absolute middle and high-level generals.

Moreover, He Jun and Yu Ye had fought together with Li Yun alone, so Meng Hai naturally recognized him.

He Jun also recognized Meng Hai, and quickly stood up, clasped his fists and returned the greeting, "Brother Meng."

Li Yun looked at Meng Hai and asked, "What's the matter?"

"General Zhao encountered the enemy in Huaizhou. Preliminary judgment is that it should be...it should be the Hedong Army."

"The two captain camps on both sides met head-on and fought fiercely for half a day."

Meng Hai whispered: "Our army only gained a small advantage."

Li Yun nodded silently. He lowered his head and looked through the documents on his desk. He rubbed his temples and murmured, "The most critical moment has finally arrived."

"He Jun."

He Jun stood up and bowed his head and said, "I'm here!"

"Do you know why I came to you?"

He Jun shook his head slightly, then said: "No matter what the matter is, just give me your orders. I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

"There's no need for you to go through fire and water."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Once a war breaks out, the most important thing is not the front line, but the rear. Especially since a large-scale battle will soon take place, the enemy may send cavalry to go around and cut off our food supply and logistics."

"Among all the captains, you have the calmest temperament. From now on, you will lead a team of soldiers and be responsible for escorting logistical supplies."

He Jun suddenly looked up at Li Yun, his eyes full of disbelief. His face suddenly turned red. After a long time, he managed to utter a few words: "Sir, your subordinate...wasn't your subordinate brave enough on the battlefield?"

Li Yun laughed dumbly: "I told you that logistics and food supply are very important, why can't you figure it out?"

He Jun lowered his head, his face red as blood: "Master, my fellow brothers are fighting on the battlefield, making achievements on the battlefield, and letting your subordinates go to transport grain, this..."

He knelt on the ground with a plop, lowered his head and said, "Sir, I can't figure it out."

He gritted his teeth and said, "I also want to make achievements and be awarded a title!"

Li Yun finally understood that, in the final analysis, it was because the military merit was too appealing to these people, making them all want to be on the front line of the battlefield.

Li Yun reached out and knocked on the table, and slowly said: "In this Central Plains War, the logistics and food supply routes are all handed over to you. If you can ensure that there is no major damage to the food supply routes and that the food supply routes are continuously transported." "After this battle, I will confer the title of military lieutenant on you."

Li Yun looked at him and added: "If there is no damage at all, I will confer the title of Lord on you."

The honorable men are the fifth-class honorable men and the fourth-class upper honorable men in Li Yun’s military rank.

At present, only Meng Qing has been conferred the title of Lord, while Zhao Cheng and Su Sheng are both of the higher third-class nobility.

He Jun knelt on the ground and looked up at Li Yun. After confirming that Li Yun was not joking, he immediately lowered his head and kowtowed: "I obey your command, I obey your command!"

Li Yun looked at his appearance, laughed dumbly, and said, "Okay, go down and get ready."

"By the way, go and call Meng Qing over to me."

He Jun responded, stood up from the ground swiftly and ran out. Not long after, he called Meng Qing over. After Meng Qing entered the general's tent, he first looked up at Meng Hai, then bowed his head and saluted.

"Ascend."

Li Yun was rubbing his temples at this moment, thinking about his next move. After hearing Meng Qing's voice, he said, "Let your fifth brother tell you about the situation."

Meng Qing was stunned, then looked up at Meng Hai. After the two brothers looked at each other, Meng Hai could only pull Meng Qing to sit aside and tell him in detail about the current situation around Luoyang City.

After speaking once, Meng Hai concluded: "Generally speaking, my army has surrounded Luoyang City from the south, north and west. Only the east is weaker. And now, Ruzhou in the south and Huaizhou in the north are almost encountering enemies at the same time."

Meng Qing lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "Master, the two directions in the southwest may be the direction of the main attack of the Shuofang Army. We must be fully prepared, and the Hedong Army in the north..."

"I think we can let General Zhao give it a try."

Meng Qing whispered: "At least try the quality of the Hedong Army."

Li Yun said "hmm" and nodded, "It's pretty much what I thought."

He looked up at Meng Qing and said with a smile, "You have been getting smarter and smarter lately. Is it because your fifth brother has been giving you some special treatment behind your back?"

Although Meng Hai is not the head of the Nine Departments, as an important figure in the Nine Departments who is responsible for connecting with Li Yun, he has mastered a lot of information on the battlefield.

If he secretly told Meng Qing some "exclusive" news, Meng Qing would perform much better during meetings.

Although this was a joke from Li Yun, in fact, the two generals Zhao Cheng and Su Sheng might really think so in their hearts.

The two brothers knelt down immediately after hearing this. Meng Qing whispered, "My Lord, I only have official business dealings with the Nine Departments. When I met with my Fifth Brother in private, we never discussed any official business at all!"

Meng Hai also knelt down and bowed his head, saying: "My Lord, I have never..."

"OK OK."

Li Yun waved his hand and said with a smile: "I trust the people of the Meng family. There is no need to do this. Besides, even if you cousins ​​really said something, it doesn't matter. Just do your job well."

"Meng Qing."

Li Yun said slowly.

Meng Qing stood up and immediately bowed his head and clasped his fists: "I am here!"

"In the next few days, keep a close eye on Luoyang's movements. Once the Shuofang Army in the city makes a move, rush over and engage them in battle!"

Meng Qing bowed his head and replied, "I will send the scouts down immediately."

Li Yun said "hmm" and waved his hand, "Go and get busy."

Meng Qing bowed his head, clasped his fists, then turned and left.

Li Yun called Zhang Sui again. He closed his eyes and sorted out the words in his mind. Not long after, Zhang Sui had written two letters to him. Li Yun took them and read them. After confirming that there were no problems, he stamped them while looking at Meng Hai and said, "Hurry up and send the two letters to the two generals. The nine departments will work at full capacity. Send important news to me as quickly as possible."

“We also need to distribute it as quickly as possible.”

Meng Hai took it with both hands, replied "yes" respectfully, then immediately turned around and left to arrange Jiusi's affairs.

Li Yun was alone in the commander's tent, his eyes fixed on the map of Central Plains in front of him. On the map was the troop movement map sent by Jiusi yesterday.

Li Yun was lost in thought for a while, then took a deep breath.

Mr. Li looked at the map and murmured, "If I win, I will build a career. If I lose, I will go home and hug my wife and children."

His voice gradually became so low that no one could hear it.

"If you dare to fight, I will admit it."

(End of this chapter)