Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 60 They Want to Improve Too Much

Although they had just repelled Wei Kegu's surprise attack, there was no atmosphere of joy in the Wei army camp.

In front of the big tent, the imperial guards of Luoyang and the nearby bandits and robbers were clearly divided, and no one looked down on the other!

The Luoyang Imperial Guards were there because of their background, while these bandits and roving bandits were there because of the cowardly behavior of the Luoyang Imperial Guards just now.

There were only Li Chong and Li Shuang in the big tent!

"Godfather, they saved your life, how can you not pay them?"

"No no!"

If there were only 1,800 people, it would be fine, but wow, there are so many people outside. If you rob Luoyang, you can probably get enough for the reward.

"Why are you being unreasonable, old man?"

"How can this old man be unreasonable? Go ask the market outside, is there anyone who is robbing like you?"

Li Shuang smiled.

"If the Grand Commander can't give it to me, that's fine. At least give him a chance to serve the court!"

"What do you mean?"

"Shuozhou has been reduced to a wasteland. Those hereditary soldiers who were loyal to the court have rebelled or died. It's not too much to give some land, weapons and armor to those brothers outside and let them guard the border of Wei!"

Li Chong looked at the "Memorial to the Court for Peaceful Relief of the People" presented by Li Shuang, and the signature was surprisingly the name of General Pingbei Li Shengui.

"You kid must have planned this all along!"

"What premeditation?"

"You implemented the three strategies for suppressing bandits, instigated a bloody fight between Qingchen and the rebels, and drove out all the Hu people from Hengshuo and other states. Is it all for this day?"

The Hu people were driven away, and the bandits and vagrants were forced to move down the mountain, turning Shuozhou, which had already been devastated, into a place to resettle refugees.

The key point is that the number of these refugees is not just a few hundred or a few thousand, but tens of thousands.

"Godfather, how could I have planned this?"

Li Chong snorted lightly. How much he missed this boy just now, how annoyed he was with him now.

"I was originally the leader of a righteous army in the mountains. Later, with the support of the Duke of Liang, I had the opportunity to serve the imperial court. Of course, it's not that being a righteous soldier is bad, but serving the imperial court gives me more room to display my talents!"

"Humph!"

"Tell me, I've pledged my loyalty to the imperial court, but what about my fellow rebels? They've begged me for help, so how can I not help them?"

Li Chong stared at Li Shuang with cold eyes, wishing he could tear this guy to pieces.

"I think if you have the chance, you should even bring the dogs from your village to eat the royal food."

"Godfather is wrong!"

Li Chong laughed angrily.

"How am I wrong?"

At this moment, a dog barking was heard outside the tent.

"Wang!"

A Chinese pastoral dog rushed in happily, wagging its tail.

Li Shuang bent down and touched the head of the local dog, and the dog also enjoyed being touched.

"Da Huang, call the Grand Commander!"

"Woof, woof, woof!"

"Da Huang, you are so good. From now on, you will be the Grand Commander's dog!"

Li Chong touched his chest and felt so angry that his liver ached.
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The night is foggy.

In the mountains, Wei Ke was sitting alone on the ground, chewing some grass.

The fire was blazing, emitting heat and bringing warmth to people in this cold night.

"General!"

Heba Duba and Yuwen Gong came together to explain why they did not reinforce Wei Kegu during the day.

Heba Duba and Yuwen Gong were both tall and handsome, but they were smaller than Wei Kegu. In addition, they were older, so their aura was naturally weaker in front of Wei Kegu.

"General, we..."

Wei Kegu didn't let them continue, but just asked:

"Have the food supplies been saved?"

"We noticed something was wrong, so we didn't send any reinforcements to the general to avoid being cut off. After driving away the bandits, we took inventory and found only 60% of our food supplies were left." "60%!"

Wei Kegu was reciting this number and thinking about something.

Heba Duba said:

"General, now that things have come to this, it's better to withdraw!"

The Heba family and the Yuwen family are both famous families among the Six Garrisons. There are many talented people in the family, and they are all brave generals.

There is a reason why they want to retreat.

Since the raid failed, there is no need to stay any longer.

What's more, they don't want to waste time with the government troops.

"I understand your concerns, but the True King has his own plans. We are not without a chance of victory!"

Heba Duba and Yuwen Gong looked at each other, neither of them understood where the chance of victory lay.

The so-called one blast, then decay, and exhaustion.

If the situation develops to the point where they need to sacrifice their lives to fight Li Chong's government troops, then they will lose whether they win or not.

The winner was Po Liu Han Baling and the Six Garrison Army, but they were the ones who lost.

In this northern territory, everyone knows that if you sacrifice your troops for the so-called greater good, no one will think you are a hero. Instead, they will ruthlessly devour you when you are weak.

"hold on!"

Wei Kegu murmured, with a tone that left no room for doubt.

Heba Duba and Yuwen Gong stood by, silent.
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"Military Commander, please go to the Grand Commander's tent quickly. He is ill!"

Li Shuang heard the announcement and rushed to Li Chong's tent in the middle of the night.

Li Chong was lying on the bed, his face pale.

Beside the bed stood Li Chong's chief secretary, Wei Langgen.

"What happened to the Grand Commander?"

Wei Langgen was beside him and bowed:
"A letter arrived from Luoyang, stating that the Grand Commander's eldest son, Li Shizhe, had recently passed away. Upon hearing the news, the Grand Commander fell ill!"

After hearing this, Li Shuang glanced at Wei Langgen and kicked him to the ground.

"Come here, capture this traitor!"

When Li Chong's followers heard about it, they arrested him immediately without asking the reason.

"Mayi Shou, why are you like this?"

Li Shuang sneered:

"You've been with the Grand Commander for many years. There are powerful enemies out there. Knowing that the Grand Commander loves his son dearly, you're still bringing out this obituary at this moment. It's clear you're colluding with the enemy!"

"I don't!"

"How dare you quibble!"

On the bed, Li Chong coughed twice.

"Shuang'er, don't embarrass him!"

Li Shuang helped Li Chong up, only to see him staring at Wei Langgen.

"I value your talent and cannot bear to kill you. Go! Also, tell the person behind you that stabbing someone in the back is not heroic. Let him fend for himself!"

Wei Langgen was very excited and seemed to have a lot to say, but in the end he said nothing and just kowtowed.

"Grand Commander, take care!"

Li Chong, lying on the bed, seemed to have aged ten years and had lost his former energy and spirit.

"Shuang'er, I won't care what you want to do. If you want this Shuozhou, take it. But there's one thing: you have to protect Qing Gun!"

"Don't worry, godfather!"

Li Chong heard the cry of Dahuang, and it seemed that it was also worried about the old man's health.

It was late at night and Li Chong was lying on the bed, unable to sleep. He looked at the big yellow dog that had been squatting beside the bed and smiled.

"I've fought all my life, the most courageous of my time. But in the end, I'm filled with sorrow, and I can only tell this dog about it!"

In this great Wei kingdom, whoever loves it can do it!

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(End of this chapter)