Thief Emperor

Chapter 737 Two "Major Generals"

Now that the war has begun in full swing, Li Yun no longer has the ability to blockade the entire Luoyang. In other words, Wei Yao in Luoyang City can now communicate with the outside world without any obstacles.

However, Li Yun had been engaged in a full-scale battle with the Shuofang Army for seven or eight days, almost ten days, and Wei Yao in Luoyang City remained silent.

He explained it very easily. Luoyang City could not be lost. Once he left the city, it would be equivalent to giving Luoyang to Li Yun.

But in fact, he had 30,000 soldiers in Luoyang City. Even if he sent out 30% of them, it would be a very powerful force on the entire battlefield.

It can even be said that it is a force that can determine the direction of the battlefield to a certain extent.

And if his 30,000 men came out in full force, Li Yun outside the city would have no choice but to engage in battle with him. It would be unlikely for him to take the opportunity to enter Luoyang, or to enter Luoyang unscathed.

Even if this is possible, in the end, it will probably evolve into a brutal street fight in Luoyang City.

And he had been keeping his troops on hold, which did restrain Li Yun to a certain extent, but in fact, there was also some intention of just sitting back and watching his old father do the work.

After hearing this, Wei Quanzhong's eyes immediately became sharp. He turned his head to look at his strategist and said coldly: "Sir, do you want to sow discord between us father and son?"

Mr. He took a step back, knelt on the ground, looked up at Wei Quanzhong, and said calmly: "If the general doubts me, I am willing to be killed."

Wei Quanzhong looked at him expressionlessly. After a long moment, he withdrew his gaze and said softly, "Wei Yao doesn't have the guts."

Mr. He hesitated to speak, and simply stopped talking. Instead, he said, "I spoke out of turn. Please pretend you didn't hear anything, General."

General Wei took several deep breaths. After a long while, he stood up and helped Mr. He up. He asked, "Sir, in your opinion, does my son look like me?"

Mr. He said helplessly: "They are about 70% similar."

General Wei lowered his head and murmured, "Then I know."

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Outside Luoyang City, in the Jiangdong Army camp, the dusty Yao Zhong stood in Li Yun's tent, bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, all the supplies you requested have been escorted to the transfer warehouse for the army to dispatch."

Transfer warehouse is a term coined by Li Yunxin, but it is actually not a new thing. In this era, due to the poor ability to transport materials, one or several transfer warehouses are often set up in relatively safe places in the rear to transport food and fodder.

Li Yun nodded, looked up at Yao Zhong, and motioned for him to sit down, forcing a smile on his face: "Sir, you have worked hard on your journey."

Normally at this time, Li Yun would probably make a few jokes, but at the moment, he really wasn't in the mood.

It’s not that the Jiangdong Army suffered a defeat, but because, during this period of time, several fronts were engaged in fierce fighting, and every day’s military reports floated onto his desk like snowflakes.

As the head coach, this kind of pressure is really too great.

In comparison, Li Er used to be like a god on the battlefield, killing people with just a gun, charging in and out of the army formation, and then returning to his camp exhausted and falling asleep.

Although he doesn't have to carry a gun and go into battle himself now, he is much more tired than before.

Yao Zhong also noticed Li Yun's expression, and he was a little worried. He said, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself. You are worth a lot of money now, and you are responsible for the lives of countless people."

"All right."

Li Yun shook his head to sober himself up. He said in a deep voice, "There's no need to talk about this kind of nonsense. Sir, you're personally escorting the grain and grass here. What's the matter?"

Yao Zhong quickly pulled out a document from his bosom and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look. This is what Lord Du and I have compiled during this period of time."

Li Yun took it, looked at it, frowned and asked, "What are these?"

"Some people in Luoyang City."

Yao Zhong whispered, "Although Lord Du is in Nanjing and presiding over the overall situation, he is also paying attention to the battlefield in the Central Plains. He told me that Your Majesty's battle in the Central Plains this time will at least determine the situation of our Wu Kingdom in the next ten years."

"He sorted out some names through Jiusi and some of the Du family's connections and gave them to me, asking me to be in charge of the contact. Your Majesty, please see if I can help. If I can, I will contact these people immediately and ask Jiusi to find a way to deliver the letter to Luoyang City."

Li Yun took it and looked at it, then shook his head slightly: "It may be useful in times of peace, but it is not very useful now. Besides, the Shuofang Army in the city are not fools. If a piece of paper flies in at this time, they will first read it."

At this point, Li Yun regained some of his spirit, looked up at Yao Zhong, shook his head slightly and said, "Mr. Yao, I don't have the energy to play these little tricks with you now, just be quiet and do your job well."

Yao Zhong is certainly capable, but he is also very cunning.

For example, in front of Li Yun, he always calls him "Mr. Du", which is one of the reasons why he has such thoughts.

He may have done this because he really wanted to compete with Du Qian, or he may have done this because he wanted to follow Du Qian's wishes and become another leader among the civil servants in Jiangdong.

In any case, this little thought seems a little inappropriate at this moment.

If it was his free time, Li Yun didn't mind these things. He often played with his scholars, so that he wouldn't be prone to Alzheimer's disease when he got old. Yao Zhong naturally understood what Li Yun was talking about. He quickly nodded and said yes, and then continued: "Prime Minister Du said that the Central Plains battlefield is of vital importance. He suggested that I accompany the king in the army and do my best to handle some things for the king as much as possible, for the king and for Jiangdong. Do these things."

"it is good."

Li Yun nodded his head and agreed, rubbing his temple and said, "There are so many things to do in the army, one Zhang Sui is not enough, it would be good for you to take care of these things."

"As for the money and grain in the rear, they will be temporarily handed over to Xue Shou and Du He. Local government affairs will be temporarily handed over to Du He. Some important government affairs..."

He looked at Yao Zhong and said, "I'll leave it to you to take charge of."

Yao Zhong bowed and responded. He immediately started working and began to help Li Yun sort out the documents on the table. After sorting out most of them, he looked at Li Yun and asked, "Your Majesty, the war in the Central Plains now..."

"How is it?"

“The fight was fierce.”

Li Yun lowered his head to drink tea, his eyes gleaming with ferocity: "Now, let's see who can't bear it first."

To put it bluntly, the current battlefield in the Central Plains has entered the stage of competing to see who has more blood.

Both sides were losing blood. In comparison, the Jiangdong Army was naturally losing blood much slower than the Shuofang Army.

If they hold on, the Shuofang Army will surely collapse first. After all, Li Yun has a huge rear base that can always supply him with blood.

However, Li Yun also had difficulties. He had to ensure that he had a relatively healthy "blood volume" before defeating the Shuofang Army. Otherwise, both sides would suffer losses, and he would not be able to occupy the Central Plains. He could only withdraw temporarily to preserve his vitality.

Before Yao Zhong could ask more, Su Zhan had already hurried into the commander's tent and swallowed his saliva: "Master, the Luoyang defenders are leaving the city to fight!"

"Fight?"

Li Yun was startled and asked, "Not a breakout? How many people are there?"

"A lot of people!"

Su Zhan's voice was a little hoarse due to excitement: "At least several thousand!"

Li Yunteng stood up suddenly.

"Let's go and have a look!"

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North of Luoyang City, in Heqing County.

This is directly south of Luoyang. To the north is Luoyang, and to the east is Huaizhou.

At this time, on the Huaizhou battlefield, the Hedong Army was engaged in a fierce battle with Zhao Cheng's troops. The two sides had been fighting for nearly ten days, with each side having won and lost.

However, Zhao Cheng has a slight advantage!
At this time, the commander of the Hedong Army, Li Hao, had already led another Hedong Army of nearly 10,000 people to Jiyuan and Heqing areas.

Li Hao was riding on a horse, looking at the distant Heqing County through a telescope. After looking for a long time, he slowly put it down, carefully wiped the dust off the telescope with his sleeve, and then put it in his arms.

This thing is a luxury.

The Pinglu Army and the Fanyang Army had connections with Li Yun and were able to get a few telescopes. The Shuofang Army fought with the Jiangdong Army and also seized some telescopes.

However, the Hedong Army had no connection with Li Yun, and the reason why Li Yun was able to get this thing was because he moved people with money.

In fact, one or two telescopes would have almost no impact on the overall battlefield, and Li Qie played with this thing mostly because it was expensive and "fashionable".

Everyone has one, and as a former major general of the Hedong Army, of course he must have one with him.

After putting down the telescope, he almost looked forward and said slowly: "According to the news, the Jiangdong Army has given up defending Jiyuan and is only concentrating its forces to defend Heqing City. The number of Jiangdong Army in Heqing City is about 2,000 to 3,000."

"No more than three thousand."

Li Hao took a deep breath, waved his hand, and said, "We have more than 10,000 people!"

"If we take Heqing, we will have the upper hand north of Luoyang!"

He looked forward, waved his hand, and shouted: "Brothers, listen to my orders!"

"Siege!"

(End of this chapter)