Thief Emperor

Chapter 788: Battle to Establish the Central Plains
No one knew what Li Yun talked about with the Shuofang strategist that day, but Li Yun finally let him go.

Given Li Yun's personality, if the talks failed to go well that day, he would most likely turn hostile and directly arrest Mr. He.

Since he did not detain He Zhao, it means that he and He Zhao must have reached some agreement on something.

After all, Mr. He is also a smart man. At this time, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Shuofang Army... has a bleak future.

Even if Li Yun cannot defeat them in the future, a Guanzhong without Bashu will hardly provide nutrients for the Shuofang Army to fight for the world. The Shuofang Army will most likely stop in Guanzhong.

In the future, it will at most be a separatist force.

As for Li Yun, he is now at least a ruler of a separatist dynasty. Although a separatist dynasty is not much better than a separatist regime, at least he is more stable as the ruler of Jiangnan.

After entering the big tent outside Tongguan Pass, Li Yun looked through the message handed over by Jiusi in his own tent. After reading it for a while, he called Meng Hai over again and asked him a few detailed questions.

After Meng Hai reported everything, he looked up at Li Yun and whispered, "Sir, General Zhao has returned from the east to the vicinity of Luoyang. Do you have any arrangements?"

Li Yun looked up at Meng Hai and smiled: "I was the one who promised him this matter. Of course he has to come back. Now that he is back, let him take charge of the battle between the northern line and the Hedong Army."

"Meng Qing...become his deputy general."

At this point, he looked at Meng Hai and said lightly: "Xiao Meng is still too young. He can't handle such a scene alone. If something goes wrong, there will be big trouble in the future."

Meng Hai bowed his head deeply and said, "My Lord, if I had any of these thoughts, I would be blind!"

Li Yun waved his hand, not paying attention to his words, and continued to ask: "Is the war on the northern front going according to plan now?"

"Yes."

Meng Hai took a deep breath and said quickly: "According to the arrangement of the superiors, while the battle in Tongguan is fierce, the battle line in the north has been retreating again and again. At this time, the Hedong Army has already determined that our northern front is empty."

Li Yun said calmly: "In fact, we don't have many troops on the northern front."

His eyes fell on the map, and he said slowly: "In another five or six days, or seven or eight days, the remnants of the Shuofang Army outside the Great Wall might merge with the Hedong Army. By then, it should be time for a decisive battle on the northern front, Meng Hai."

"Jiu Si passed my words to Meng Qing and Zhao Cheng."

"Ten days later, our Jiangdong Army will fight them in Huaizhou. This battle will determine the fate of the Central Plains."

After saying this, Li Yun's attention fell on the map, his eyes burning.

At this point, his hard work over the past month or two has finally paid off. If the battle on the northern front can be fought well, both the Hedong Army and the Shuofang Army will be beaten and will not dare to covet the Central Plains for several years!
Meng Hai bowed his head deeply: "Yes, I will do it right away!"

He bowed his head and clasped his fists towards Li Yun, then turned around and strode away.

Li Yun put his hands behind his back and walked back and forth in his tent for a few times, then asked someone to call Yu Ye over.

Yu Ye quickly arrived at Li Yun's tent, and he saluted Li Yun deeply with his fists clasped.

"Ascend!"

Li Yun patted his shoulder and pulled him to sit down. After Yu Ye sat down, Li Yun said softly, "Do you know how many troops are there in Tongguan now?"

Yu Ye thought for a moment and said, "We have received several reinforcements. Now we have 40,000 to 50,000 troops outside Tongguan."

Li Yun nodded slowly and said, "I'll leave you 10,000 yuan. You will continue to guard Tongguan for me."

Yu Ye suddenly looked up at Li Yun, a little surprised: "To be promoted, this..."

Li Yun looked calm and said, "The battlefields on the western and northern fronts are not very far away. What's so strange about the change of the main battlefield?"

"Listen carefully."

Mr. Li looked at him and said solemnly, "I only want you to hold on for half a month. During this half month, if the Shuofang Army in Tongguan does not move, then after half a month, if they move again, you just retreat directly and ignore them."

"During this half month, if they make any moves, your unit must hold them back and hold out for the entire half month."

Yu Ye thought about it and was about to speak, but Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have a way to teach you."

Yu Ye lowered his head: "The superior ordered."

Li Yun said in a deep voice: "We can leave, but the pots won't. You should light as many stoves as you should every day. The Shuofang troops in the city can't get out. They can only see the smoke. It won't be a big problem if we scare them for a while."

"When I lead the troops to leave, I try to do it at night."

At this point, Li Yun said silently: "I think it won't be a big problem to scare them for a while."

Yu Ye thought for a moment, then asked, "Sir, when do you plan to leave?"

"In the next three or two days."

Yu Ye thought about it and said, "No problem."

"Among the 10,000 people who stayed, I want to lead my own troops. My own troops are more convenient to use."

At this point, he looked up at Li Yun and said, "No matter what, I will hold on for half a month!" Yu Ye paused, gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, if anything happens to me, Sun Youtian's son and daughter..."

He saluted towards Li Yun with his fists clasped.

"Please help look after it!"

Li Yun looked up at him and smiled dumbly: "Why entrust me with family affairs? Isn't it our own family affairs?"

Yu Ye lowered his head and said nothing.

Li Yun patted his shoulder and chuckled, "Don't worry, don't worry. I think... General Wei doesn't have that much courage. You can just stay here and do what you do every day. If you need to send people out for patrol, send them out for patrol."

"Don't show your fear."

Yu Ye bowed his head and said, "Don't worry, my lord. Although I was a little reckless in the battle, I am not a fool. I will do what I should do."

Li Yun nodded silently and said, "Okay."

"If you hold Tongguan for fifteen days, I will give you a great achievement."

"At least, we have to hold on for... ten days."

Li Yun looked at him and said in a deep voice: "If it's less than ten days, it will be your fault, Yu Ye."

"I will obey your orders!"

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Two days later, one night, Li Yun took most of the troops outside Tongguan Pass and left Tongguan quietly under the cover of darkness and high winds.

This army went all the way north, directly attacking the "coalition forces" of Shuofang in the north and Hedong.

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If the two armies were facing each other at this time, Li Yun's strategy would not be feasible. After all, both sides have spies and scouts, and the distance is so close that it is difficult to hide the large-scale troop mobilization from the enemy.

But at this time, the Tongguan Pass was under tight guard and no one was allowed to enter or leave. Under such circumstances, the Shuofang Army's ability to obtain information in Tongguan would be greatly reduced.

This plan then becomes possible to realize.

Li Yun led nearly 40,000 elite troops from Jiangdong and left Tongguan. He traveled almost day and night and covered seventy miles in just one day. At dusk on the second day after his departure, he arrived at Yuxiang, Jiangzhou, Hedong Road.

That night, Li Zheng Gongsun Hao, who was entangled with the Shuofang army in Jiangzhou, led more than 10,000 troops and successfully joined Li Yun.

Li Zheng brought Gongsun Hao all the way into Li Yun's tent. The two of them, one in front and one behind, saluted Li Yun with fists and claimed the position of superior.

Li Yun looked at Li Zheng, but did not speak to him. Instead, he looked at Gongsun Hao and said with a smile, "General Gongsun, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Gongsun Hao bowed his head deeply and said, "Yes, it has been a long time since I have had the honor of seeing you, Your Majesty."

Li Yun smiled and asked, "Where is your son? Have you found the general?"

Soon after he arrived in Jiangdong, his son was sent to Jiangdong as a favor. Li Yun arranged for him to join the army and defect to Gongsun Hao.

Gongsun Hao bowed his head deeply and said, "My Lord, my son is now in the army, serving as a captain in the scout camp."

Li Yun glanced at Li Zheng and frowned, "What's going on? Why don't you give Master Gongsun a good job?"

Li Zheng was about to speak when Gongsun Hao interrupted him, "Sir, General Li originally wanted me to follow him as an advisor, but I and I unanimously decided that we should start with the soldiers in the army."

"That's why he was arranged to join the scout camp."

"After my son joined the scout camp, he made great progress. When he was in Lingnan, he was only the deputy brigade commander, but he defeated an entire lieutenant camp of the Lingnan army."

Li Yun was very patient. He waited until Gongsun Hao finished speaking before he waved to Gongsun Hao and Li Zheng and said, "Come and see."

He pointed his finger at the map and said slowly, "We can get here within three days, and after arriving, we can take it down within five days."

"Then the Hedong Army that went south will never return."

"If the Shuofang Army wants to escape, it will probably have to pay a heavy price."

The two looked at the direction Li Yun pointed, which was Zezhou, located due north of Huaizhou.

Hedong Road Zezhou.

Li Zheng was looking at the map and muttered, "This..."

"About three or four hundred miles."

(End of this chapter)