Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 56 The Advancing Front

Inside the big tent, Li Chong was holding a meeting.

Yuan Shen's old subordinates died, and the remaining troops needed someone to lead them.

Although the siege of Yunzhong has been lifted, a general is urgently needed to take charge.

The two things are actually one thing, because the person who leads those remnants is the one who will sit in the clouds.

Li Chong observed the crowd and found that the imperial guards from Luoyang in the big tent were all hiding.

Which of these imperial guards generals doesn’t want to go back to Luoyang, and who would want to stay in Yunzhong?
What's more, although the rebels in the Six Garrisons have withdrawn, no one knows when they will attack again. Staying there is like a bomb.

Finally, Li Shuang came out.

The moment he saw Li Shuang, Li Chong's eyes lit up.

But then he said:

"I recommend General Li Shengui of Pingbei to take command of Yunzhong."

Li Chong took a deep breath and looked at Li Shuang with an expression of disbelief.

Just when he couldn't figure out what was going on, Li Shengui suddenly spoke, as if someone was trying to snatch it from him.

"Hey, my brother, it sounds like there's no one else in this tent who can rule the clouds except me. There are plenty of brave generals in this tent who can rule the clouds!"

After hearing this, Li Chong understood.

His son Li Shengui once again made his own decision.

Although the generals in the tent wanted to agree, they did not dare to say a word when they saw Li Chong's expression.

As long as it's not me who goes, I don't care who goes. But the problem is that this is the leader's son. If I agree, won't it seem like I'm distant from the leader?
All the generals in the tent were caught in a strange and awkward atmosphere.

Li Chong too!

If he doesn't agree, it will seem that he is biased; if he agrees, he will really be worried about his silly son.

At this time, Li Shuang came out again.

"I also feel that there should be someone to assist me."

Li Chong was like a drowning man who grabbed a life-saving straw.

"Who?"

"Assisting General Fei Mu!"

Fei Mu took a deep breath and couldn't help cursing in his heart.

I...you...fuck!
None of my business!

Although Li Chong did not get the answer he wanted, he could barely accept Fei Mu.

Fei Mu still has some military talent. With him around, at least Yunzhong City will not be lost.

"Well, let's decide it this way!"

After the meeting, Li Chong kept Li Shuang and Fei Mu.

"Tell me, why did Qingchen go to Yunzhong to take charge?"

Li Chong's question was very straightforward, without any leadership airs, but Fei Mu was a little hesitant to breathe when he heard it.

"how to say?"

"What could make you so speechless? What exactly does Qingchen want to do?"

Li Shuang hesitated for a moment and gave a reason that seemed simple but was actually very complicated.

"He wants to quell the rebellion in the Six Towns!"

"..."

Li Chong had been through a lot in his life, and had gone through many storms and waves, but when he heard the news, he twitched and almost fainted.

"The Governor, the Governor!"

Fei Mu was standing nearby. He quickly walked up to the commander's desk and patted Li Chong on the back, finally helping him to catch his breath.

"Grand Commander, as the saying goes, like father, like son. It's good that Qingchen has such an ambition."

Li Chong looked at Fei Mu and started to attack.

"I beep at you, and your beep is just a beep..."

Fei Mu did not dare to say anything, just waiting for the old man to finish venting, but then he heard him ask:
"When did it happen?" Li Shuang said honestly.

"I was sleeping in my tent last night when he suddenly burst in and stuffed a lot of jewelry into my pocket. He said he must make me mention his presence in Yunzhong at today's meeting."

"You just agreed?"

"Foster father, if I don't agree, he will take these jewels and go find someone else. It's better to keep the wealth within the family!"

"..."

"Fortunately, the General Auxiliary is here, and he should be able to ensure my brother's safety."

Li Shuang's words made Li Chong focus his attention on the object of his output just now.

Fei Mu quickly swore an oath.

"Don't worry, Grand Commander. I will definitely ensure Qingchen's safety."

Li Shuang added another sentence.

"If my brother can't come back, you don't have to come back either!"

Fei Mu looked at Li Shuang's calm face, thought of Yuan Shen's old subordinates who had disappeared, and did not doubt the truth of these words at all.

Fei Mu said heavily.

"I see!"

A few days later, Li Shuang saw Li Shengui off.

Li Chong was really worried about Li Shengui. He brought a total of one thousand troops this time and handed over eight hundred of them to Li Shengui.

You know, this is not an ordinary army.

This is the private army that Li Chong has accumulated during his decades of military career, and they only obey his orders.

These troops are powerful, well-equipped, experienced in combat, and absolutely loyal to the Li family.

However, Li Chong was still cautious and asked one of his old family generals to follow him.

Li Chong was still afraid that his troops would be ruined by Li Shengui, so he only asked the old general to take his troops and guard Li Shengui closely, and not to obey his command in battle.

On this day, Li Shengui was riding on his horse, full of vigor and energy, and said to Li Shuang:
"Brother, watch me accomplish great things for you!"

Li Shuang clasped his fists and bowed, watching Li Shengui walk away. He then said to Hou Jing and She Digan beside him:
"My brother has the potential to be a famous general!"
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"what happened!"

Po Liu Han Kongque, who was in Wuyuan, cursed:
"We've clearly won every battle against Li Shengui, so why are our men constantly retreating? At this rate, Li Shengui will soon reach Wuyuan!"

The general under the True King was very angry, but he listened to his subordinates' explanation.

"Your Majesty, you don't know that this kid named Li Shengui always recruits a large group of tribal soldiers from Shuozhou to fight, but he is defeated every time and leaves a large number of people to us."

"Can't you just not answer it?"

"Your Majesty, these are all related matters. It would be inappropriate not to accept them."

Po Liu Han Kongque's hair and beard were standing on end, and there was still a trace of rationality in his anger.

"But even so, why are our people constantly retreating?"

"After every defeat of Li Shengui, a group of cavalrymen from the Wei army would come out and destroy the villages and pastures of the surrendered tribes, plundering all the cattle, sheep and property. They took away what they could carry and destroyed what they couldn't. Their methods were more sophisticated than ours. The entire Shuozhou, except for Yunzhong, was almost a wasteland. Our supplies were dwindling, and we were forced to retreat!"

Po Liu Han Kongque gritted his teeth and glared.

"I understand, this kid is really vicious!"

"What do you mean, my king?"

"He must be faking a defeat in order to force all the people from Shuozhou over here and speed up the consumption of our food supplies."

"Why are you so sure, Your Majesty?"

"It's such a simple battle, who could be so stupid as to not win it even once."

"What about that?"

Po Liu Han Kongque really wanted to say that if there were any more prisoners of war, they should be killed on the spot.

Unfortunately, he couldn't do that.

Once he did this, the more than 200,000 people in the Six Towns would no longer be able to trust each other, and the foundation of the Six Towns rebels would collapse in an instant.

Po Liu Han Kongque had no solution and could only sigh:
"The son of a crouching tiger is also a fierce beast!"

(End of this chapter)