Thief Emperor

Chapter 770: Dog Thief

Li Yun was very annoyed.

Although he didn't know what had happened in Fan Yang, nor what Xiao Xian was thinking, he could guess something by considering what had happened during this period and Xiao Xian's strange behavior.

What annoyed him was that he had already guessed in advance that the Khitans might break through the Youyan defense line. Therefore, at this most critical moment, he allocated part of his troops and sent his most capable general Su Sheng to the north, hoping to control the situation in Youyan as much as possible.

In such a chaotic world, it is indeed not fair to rely entirely on the Fanyang Army for the Youyan defense line. Of course, the Xiao family father and son would feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, in Li Yun's view, his Jiangdong Army, together with the Pinglu Army, totaling 50,000 to 60,000 troops, should support Youyan and help defend the Youyan defense line to prevent the Khitans from moving south.

Under this premise, even if the main force of the Fanyang Army broke away from Youzhou and escaped from Youzhou, and recruited soldiers in Daoyin, Hebei, Li Yun could tolerate it and even understand it.

At worst, we’ll see the real result in the future.

If your Fanyang army can defeat me, Li Er, on the battlefield, I will give you Hebei Province and Youyan in the future, and let you become the King of Yan, or even the Ruler of Yan, without any problem.

But now, the Pinglu Army is still on the way, and the Jiangdong Army is also on the way. Li Yun personally rode his horse and rushed all the way to Songzhou to meet with Zhou Xu, wanting to discuss the subsequent transportation of grain and grass, and trying his best to handle the affairs of Youyan properly.

They worked together to resolve the threat posed by the Khitans, and from then on everyone closed the door and competed for the throne of the emperor.

Fight for this new dynasty.

But at this moment, you, Xiao Xian, suddenly died. Your death was inexplicable and totally unreasonable.

Li Yun couldn't accept this.

General Zhou, who was standing by, had just seen Li Yun's extremely ugly expression. He felt a little fear for no reason. After a pause, he said, "Brother, can you show me the news?"

Li Yun took a deep breath, and the expression on his face disappeared, returning to his calm state again. He looked down at the document from Jiusi in his hand, and after making sure there was no sensitive content, he handed it to Zhou Xu.

General Zhou took the document, read it carefully, and after thinking for a long time, he looked at Li Yun and said, "My dear brother, there is no reason for Xiao Lao Si to die. There is no reason at all."

"but…"

He looked at Li Yun and said, "Most people are ignorant. With his death, the people of the world will look up to the Fanyang Army. In the future, the local people will believe what the Fanyang Army says a little more."

"Moreover... the death of Xiao Laosi will put the burden of defending Youyan on the Fanyang Army."

Zhou Xu said softly: "You can take it off now."

Li Yun had no expression on his face. He returned to the main seat and sat down again. He said calmly, "You can fool others, but you can't fool yourself. The cause you planted today will definitely bear fruit in the future."

Zhou Xu sat next to Li Yun. He looked up at Li Yun, was silent for a while, and sighed, "My dear brother, you may not know that Xiao Xian and I are both second-generation military governors. I am the eldest in the family, and he is the fourth child of the Xiao family. Do you know why?"

Li Yun just lowered his head and drank tea without answering.

"Because his three elder brothers went to the battlefield with General Xiao, and all of them died at the hands of the foreign tribes outside the Great Wall."

At this point, Zhou Xu murmured, "At that time, our Pinglu Army was also stationed near Youyan. You have never seen the style of General Xiao. He guarded the Northeast for more than 20 years with only one gun, and the Khitans were so scared that they fled when they saw the big flag with the word Xiao on it. Later."

"They even chased our Pinglu Army from the north to Qingzhou."

Having said that, Zhou Xu sighed, lowered his head to drink tea, and couldn't continue.

Li's face showed no expression, and he didn't feel any emotion when he heard the words. He just said calmly, "I can only say that my father is a hero, but my son may not be a hero. Big brother, please take a good look at the people of Youyan and Hebei."

"If this matter can be resolved smoothly, the Xiao family may have a chance to survive. But if it gets out of control."

Li Yun sneered and said, "In the future, retribution will be imposed on the Xiao family."

When it comes to Mr. Li’s situation, although his words cannot be said to be golden, his words are like spit and pit. His meaning is very simple. If the situation in Hebei Province is out of control, he will...

It will become the retribution of the Xiao family!
Zhou Xu just sighed and said nothing more after hearing this. After a long while, he looked at Li Yun and asked, "Brother, how do you plan to deal with this situation?"

"There's nothing more to say."

Li Yun narrowed his eyes and said, "Xiao Xian died in Youzhou. Logically, Youzhou should have been breached by now. Even if it hasn't been breached, it won't be able to hold out for too long."

"The battlefield will be expanded from Youzhou to the entire Hebei Province. I am currently..."

“There aren’t many people available.”

Mr. Li thought for a moment and continued, "The Khitans have entered Hebei Province. The Hedong Army, the Fanyang Army, and the troops that my elder brother and I have dispatched will probably lead to a chaotic battle in Hebei Province. Even if we think about it now, it is estimated that this chaotic battle will last at least two or three years."

“This is a huge amount of karma.”

Li Yun said expressionlessly: "I will keep an account for them and their son."

Zhou Xu looked down at the document in his hand again and said softly, "My dear brother, this document says that Chen Shang, the commander of the Fanyang Army, is still leading his troops to guard Youzhou."

"I have seen this Chen Shang before."

Zhou Xu looked up at Li Yun and said, "He is quite upright and not as smooth as Xiao Xian. If Xiao Laosi wanted to leave the city to die, he would probably arrange for his subordinates to abandon Youzhou before he died. But Chen Shang did not leave, which means that Chen Shang..." "It is likely that he disobeyed orders and was unwilling to let the Khitans in."

Hearing this, Li Yun looked up at the map of Hebei Province hanging in the room. After thinking for a while, he shook his head and said, "It's too late. Our people can't support us so quickly, unless Chen Shang can hold on for half a month to a month."

"During this period of time, even if our people can provide support, the Fanyang Army will definitely hinder them."

"There's no need to worry about Youyan anymore."

Li Yun looked at Zhou Xu and said slowly, "Brother, you and I should each write a letter and have our troops in Hebei Province... We should act according to circumstances. No matter what, we should control the corrupt situation within the territory of Hebei Province."

"In the future, I will clean up the situation bit by bit."

When he said the last sentence, Mr. Li's tone was very bad.

What he will have to deal with in the future is not just the situation in Hebei Province.

……

Youzhou.

Just as Li Yun was meeting Zhou Xu, Khitans were already everywhere outside Youzhou City.

Khitan Khan Yelu Yi personally arrived outside Youzhou City with a burning gaze.

Some Khitans who were proficient in Chinese stepped forward and shouted at the city wall of Youzhou, trying to persuade the Youzhou defenders to surrender.

The conditions offered by the Khitan Khan were quite generous. Once they surrendered, they would be immediately hired as generals and given important positions.

On the tower, Chen Shang, with a wooden face, remained unmoved. His eyes were fixed on the head hanging high in the Khitan army formation.
After an unknown amount of time, he reached out and wiped the dried blood off his face, turned his head to look at his subordinates behind him, and asked, "How many civilians are there in Youzhou City?"

"Reporting to the general, there are still more than a thousand households."

Chen Shang clenched his fist: "Didn't I tell you to drive them out of Youzhou this morning?"

"General, those who should have left have already left. The rest either can't leave or don't want to leave."

"General, we can't chase them away."

This subordinate was a captain. He looked up at Chen Shang and whispered, "Some of them will have to go up to the city wall to help us defend the city..."

Chen Shang was silent. Just as he was about to speak, a drumbeat suddenly sounded outside the city.

Beating the drum means the troops are about to advance.

Chen Shang swallowed the words on his lips. He stood up, looked back outside the city, then looked at the soldiers on the city wall, and said in a deep voice: "Brothers, I have told you some time ago that those who are willing to look for the Major General should leave Youzhou immediately and look for the Major General!"

"But everyone, stay and guard Youzhou with me."

Chen Shang looked outside the city and murmured, "After the general left, the Khitans have been attacking Youzhou for seven days. We only have about 2,000 brothers left."

"I'm afraid that Youzhou will be destroyed in no time. Even now, I still say the same thing."

"Those who want to leave Youzhou now can still leave and keep themselves useful!"

There was silence on the city walls.

Chen Shang drew the sword from his waist and said in a hoarse voice: "Okay!"

"Then follow me and kill these Khitan dogs! Avenge the general!"

"Killing one more Khitan dog means we can do more for the elders behind us!"

At this time, the supplies for defending Youzhou City had been almost completely consumed.

It took the Khitans who were attacking the city only half a day to reach the city wall of Youzhou.

Chen Shang raised the knife with both hands and slashed at a Khitan man, his eyes bloodshot and he let out a loud roar.

"You bastard! You bastard!"

He chopped and shouted as if he was a madman.

I don’t know whether he was scolding these Khitans or others.