The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 802: Victory in One Battle
Long Hui is a very young prince.

He is in his early twenties and has a domineering look on his face, but he doesn't look very unpleasant.

As soon as he saw Liu Shi and Deng Zhong, he pulled them to the banquet. With a wave of his hand, he ordered his subordinates to slaughter livestock and prepare delicious food to entertain them.

"Please don't refuse. My father is seriously ill. If a few days pass, I'm afraid he won't be able to drink with others. You can still drink now!"

Long Hui was quite heroic, but when he talked about his father, there was a strong anger in his eyes.

The three of them sat in the tent, looking at the piles of meat and wine in front of them. Liu Shi and Deng Zhong looked at each other.

Liu Shi then spoke up and said, "There's no rush to eat or drink."

"The king is seriously ill now. Why did the prince come outside the city instead of serving him?"

Hearing Liu Shi's words, Long Hui took a deep breath, then picked up the wine jug in front of him and poured it into his mouth.

Deng Zhong watched him pour nearly a whole bottle of wine into his mouth. Deng Zhong couldn't help but admire him and said, "What a warrior!"

Long Hui wiped the corner of his mouth and said angrily: "Mr. Liu, you should know that my father's illness is not internal, but external!"

"Back then, this guy humiliated my father. He was about to go to war with him, but it was you who intervened, and we stopped."

"This fellow, relying on his own powerful nation, has become increasingly disrespectful to the surrounding nations. This time, when my father was seriously ill, he even sent envoys to humiliate him, making my father uneasy!"

"As a son, if I watch my father suffer humiliation and do nothing, what is the point of leaving this body behind?!"

He punched himself hard in the chest twice.

At this moment, Deng Zhong couldn't help but nodded and said, "You are right!"

According to traditional Chinese thinking, there is really no problem for the Dragon Society to send troops now. Revenge for one's father is only natural.

Liu Shi glanced at Deng Zhong, who was a little agitated, and then said seriously, "The King of Kucha shouldn't be like this."

"However, Kucha is strong while Yanqi is weak. I hope that the prince will put the people first and not start a war lightly. I am willing to go to Baishan and ask him to apologize for this matter. You don't have to..."

Liu Shi persuaded him a lot.

The words are sincere and the expression is genuine.

Long Hui drank some more wine, then stood up and said with a smile, "Please come out with me, I want to show you something!"

Liu Shi and Deng Zhong followed Long Hui out of the tent.

They walked for a long time, and the sound of training became louder and louder. When they walked into a training ground elsewhere, they saw the soldiers there training frantically.

Some were forming battle array, some were shooting arrows, and some were riding horses.

At Long Hui's command, these people immediately gathered in front of Long Hui. Their speed was quite fast, which even surprised Liu Shi.

Long Hui looked at everyone and said, "Everyone!!"

His voice was so loud that even the soldiers who were far away could hear it clearly.

Long Hui said loudly, "The Western Regions Chief Secretary and his lieutenants have come to persuade us, hoping that I can let go of our grudges and prevent you from suffering a disaster!!"

"If you are afraid of the Kucha people, you can return to the city now! I will not hold you accountable!"

"If you still feel that the king has treated you well and remember his kindness, you can stay and follow me to chop off Baishan's head!!"

Hearing his words, everyone cheered, their eyes firm and their momentum high.

Seeing the expressions of the crowd, Liu Shi and Deng Zhong said nothing.

When they were about to leave, Long Hui personally escorted them to the camp gate.

"You two, once I kill Bai Shan, I will naturally apologize to Your Majesty. When the time comes, no matter how Your Majesty decides to punish me, I will accept it!"

"But I absolutely cannot tolerate that bastard Baishan! I will not stop until I kill him. No one can persuade me. Please don't come looking for me again!"

After saying this, Long Hui bowed, turned around and left.

Liu Shi was furious. Astride his steed, he couldn't help but shout to Deng Zhong, standing beside him: "This man is so arrogant and rude! He commands less than two thousand men, yet he dares to speak to us like this! If his power grows, he will surely be a threat to Shazhou!"

Deng Zhong did not agree with Liu Shi this time.

As the two walked side by side, Deng Zhong spoke up, "I think this guy is a loyal and righteous man. Just because the King of Yanqi was humiliated, he dared to lead over a thousand men to fight against the King of Kucha, and even dared to speak rudely to us!"

"He is also quite talented. His army is well-trained and completely different from those elsewhere. Perhaps he could be recommended to Your Majesty."

Liu Shi looked at him in astonishment. Why don't you recommend just anyone?
He's about to start a civil war, and you're still thinking of recommending me?
He sneered and said, "I'm afraid Lord Deng won't have the chance to recommend you. The Kingdom of Kucha has recovered its strength. Yanqi has come a long way to attack, and their forces are inferior. I'm afraid they will suffer a tragic death at their hands. Kucha has occupied Yanqi, making it even more powerful. I wonder how many obstacles they will encounter if they want to directly govern in the future."

Deng Zhong laughed.

"I've seen many armies of small nations in the north, but I'm not sure about the south. If the Kucha army is no different from the ones I've seen before, then it's hard to say who will win. I think this man is ambitious and quite brave."

"If we could recommend him to serve as a general under Your Majesty, wouldn't that be much more comfortable than just staying here as a petty prince?"

Liu Shi said nothing more, and the two of them quickly headed towards the Kingdom of Kucha. The two countries were adjacent to each other.

They met Baishan, the King of Kucha, in the city of Wulei.

Bai Shan gathered all his troops here and set up camps in various places. It was a mighty force. He could be said to have mobilized all the strength of the country this time. Even those small allies were called upon by him. The number of troops reached an astonishing 30,000.

An army of 30,000 can be said to be able to march freely in the Western Regions. The population of some small countries does not even reach this number.

Although Bai Shan's attitude was more respectful than Long Hui's, the arrogance in his eyes was barely concealed.

Upon seeing the two men for the first time, Bai Shan couldn't help but say, "If you two are here to mediate, then there's no need to say anything more. How can I be humiliated by such a brat from the Dragon Society?!"

"This time he's summoning his army, saying he's going to attack me and chop off my head! I want to see how he does it!"

"I have gathered a large army here. If I cannot defeat the Dragon Society, I will never leave!"

Liu Shi frowned and said nothing more, but Deng Zhong shook his head slightly.

Before coming in to see Baishan, he walked through the tents and saw what Baishan called the army.

Deng Zhong has followed his father for many years and is very experienced in warfare. He believes that fighting is not simply about who has more people. His father has told him many times that the most important thing is the condition of the soldiers, and it depends on their morale.

Judging from the morale, Baishan's lazy troops are no match for Longhui's high-spirited army.

He felt that Baishan was likely to lose.
Liu Shi frowned, "Don't you take His Majesty's edict seriously?"

The arrogance on Bai Shan's face disappeared immediately, and he quickly lowered his head and said, "That's not the case."

"It's just that this war was instigated by the Dragon Club, not because of me. I have already written a letter to inform His Majesty."

Liu Shi sighed deeply and was in no mood to stay here to attend the other party's banquet. He took Deng Zhong and left.

Bai Shan wanted to keep him, but Liu Shi ignored him.

Walking down the road again, Deng Zhong said, "Mr. Liu, we have done what we should do. Since they insist on fighting, we should be prepared to clean up the mess."

Liu Shi nodded.

This time when the two countries are at war, he only needs to make the final move to deal with the winner and escort the other party to Luoyang.

He immediately ordered Deng Zhong to lead the cavalry to continue hiding outside Yanqi and observe the situation here.

Liu Shi himself gave orders to the Chief Secretary's Office, asking them to prepare the army and be ready to go and provide support at any time.

With Liu Shi no longer involved, the two countries completely let go of themselves.

Long Hui immediately led his army towards Wulei City, vowing to kill Baishan and severely humiliate the Kucha people.

As for Baishan, he held banquets day and night, inviting the allies who came to help to drink.

They waited for the enemy to approach in Ulei.

A counselor suggested setting up an ambush along the way to catch the enemy off guard.

Bai Shan was very angry and immediately asked: Do you think I can't defeat Long Hui and need to use a sneak attack?

The counselor also suggested reorganizing the army in advance and making preparations for the attack.

Bai Shan added: The enemy has come from afar, so we should conserve our energy. When the enemy approaches, they will be very tired. We can defeat them by attacking them at that time, without having to make the soldiers suffer in advance.

So, until the Dragon Meeting was less than twenty miles away from Wulei City, Baishan was still drinking and singing as usual, entertaining the generals. The soldiers had no preparations for fighting at all. They threw their weapons aside and stayed in the tents to sleep and rest.

Long Hui learned about the other party's situation and made a decision immediately.

He left the infantry behind to provide support, and led three hundred elite cavalrymen towards Wulei at nightfall.

In the early morning, just as the sky was getting light, the Dragon Society, which had already arrived outside the military camp, suddenly launched a charge.

Hundreds of cavalrymen rushed into the enemy camp, set fire everywhere and killed people indiscriminately. The unprepared Baishan army was thrown into chaos. The generals were all in the city and did not even have time to go out to command. The army was defeated and fled everywhere. Long Hui led the way and drove the defeated soldiers into Wulei City.

When the drunk Baishan got up in a disheveled state, he saw Long Hui holding a knife and standing in front of him with a grin on his face.

At this moment, Bai Shan's face finally turned pale.

"The Chief Secretary came to persuade me not to start a war, and I agreed, so I never made friends with you."

"Pfft!"

Before Bai Shan could finish his words, the knife in Long Hui's hand stabbed directly into his chest.

Long Hui kicked Bai Shan's body over and then looked at everyone.

"Quickly recruit Baishan's troops to surrender, hang Baishan's head on the banner, and persuade the nobles and officials of the various countries in Kucha to surrender!!"

(End of this chapter)