Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 61 The world has changed
As the heavy rain fell, everything in the mountains and forests looked even more bleak.

The river water rose suddenly and submerged the camp, leaving the Wei army camp, which had been devastated by the war, without any trace of the solemn and murderous atmosphere.

In the Wei army camp in Shengle, Li Chong, despite his illness, summoned all his officers and subordinates to discuss how to resist the bandits.

Everyone fell silent as they looked at the "Memorial to the Court Requesting Peace to the People" signed by Li Shengui.

After suppressing it for a long time, someone finally tried to probe:
"Giving the Han people land is fine, but they also have to give them weapons, armor, and horses, and allow them to build forts. Isn't that right..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Chong looked over with a dark look in his eyes.

"My old man is ill and incurable, and here in this northern wilderness, medicine is incurable, making it difficult for me to undertake the task of defeating the bandits. If the generals are unwilling to jointly sign this memorial, then there are naturally other solutions."

"Please supervise me!"

"Since I was appointed to fight the bandits, I have achieved some military success, but I have also suffered heavy casualties. If someone were to say something in the court someday and the court were to blame me, I would return to Luoyang and apologize. Then, the court would undoubtedly choose another general to lead you in the fight against the bandits."

Everyone understood that Li Chong was going to give up.

He left two options: either you go with me, or I go alone.

Most of those present were generals of the Luoyang City's imperial guards. Who would be willing to stay in this northern border instead of returning to the prosperous Luoyang City?

After Li Chong’s guidance, everyone understood!
Yes, what happens in the North is none of our business!

Wouldn’t it be best if those Han people were willing to stay and fight against the rebels in the Six Garrisons?

At that moment, the expressions of everyone in the tent changed and became high-spirited.

"The Grand Commander is the backbone of the imperial court. If any treacherous minister dares to sow discord in front of Your Majesty, I will be the first to disapprove."

"This 'Memorial to the Court to Reassure the People' is truly the best strategy for governing the country, keeping the people safe, and defending against the enemy. I will sign it alongside the Grand Commander and General Pingbei and submit it to the court!"

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In the end, everyone signed the memorial together with Li Chong.

With the galloping of horses, this memorial was delivered to Luoyang City, and everyone was eager to return home.

Only the bandits who came down the mountain were completely different and full of enthusiasm.

Li Chong walked out of the tent and looked at the refugees outside, feeling a little sad.

As the saying goes, a kind person cannot command an army. Li Chong is nearly seventy years old and has fought for decades, so he has already developed a heart of stone.

But today, looking at those Han refugees, Li Chong realized his sentimentality. He would never be like this in the past.

"I'm really old!"

The people in Luoyang City avoided this wilderness of Shuozhou, but these Han people regarded it as a treasure.

What a world!
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The rain breaks in the mountains.

A group of riders rode quickly and arrived at the temporary camp set up by Wei Kegu.

"General, the Wei army seems to be retreating!"

This announcement made Wei Kegu stand up excitedly.

"Did the True King's strategy really work?"

He was extremely happy at the moment, and looked at Yuwen Gong beside him and said:
"Quickly gather the troops and prepare to hunt down the Wei army!"

Yuwen Gong dissuaded him:

"General, if Li Chong wants to retreat, we've already won. Why pursue him? If the Wei army retreats to the Great Wall garrisons, I'm afraid we won't be able to achieve anything."

"Forcing Li Chong to retreat is only a small achievement; only after capturing Li Chong can we take Pingcheng!"

When he thought of Pingcheng, Yuwen Gong's expression changed.

The Yuwen family was originally unwilling to rebel, but they held Wuchuan for more than half a year, and the imperial court never sent a single soldier, which made them very disheartened.

After surrendering to Po Liu Han Baling, they had only one way out.

Take Pingcheng!

Yuwen raised his arms and said.

"Okay, I'll go gather the troops right away!"

"Where is Heba Duba?"

"Brother Heba has gone to the rear to collect food and fodder. I heard that there is military intelligence coming from Baidao." "Then let's set off first!"

Wei Ke Gu passed the order down and the entire camp was in motion, but no one noticed that danger had already arrived.

A hail of arrows came.

There were not many people wearing armor in the camp, so they suffered considerable damage immediately.

When Wei Kegu saw the enemy troops surging in the mountains and forests near the camp, he said angrily:

"It's those bandits again!"

Wei Kegu and the Yuwen family's troops were all elite and quickly adjusted to a state of defending against the enemy.

However, the other party launched a sneak attack for a while and had no intention of starting a fight.

"General, do you remember me?"

A voice was heard from the forest. Wei Kegu was very familiar with it. It was the boy on the wall of the Japanese camp.

"Are you here to join me?"

While Wei Kegu was dealing with the situation, he also asked his men to put on armor and protect the injured soldiers.

"I just came to tell the general that the government troops are retreating. This is our territory from now on. How about we keep to ourselves?"

Wei Kegu laughed loudly.

"You are kidding me, why would the government troops give you Shengle?"

"Because we are loyal and righteous, and more importantly, because we are cheap! We ask for less than you, but we do more than you."

Wei Kegu felt it was absurd, while Yuwen Gong beside him fell into deep thought.

"If you are a loyal and righteous person, how can you make peace with us rebels?"

"If we talk about loyalty and righteousness, then we won't talk about money?"

When Li Shuang's words came, everyone in Wei Kegu's camp was stunned.

"You Xianbei people, or we Han people, fighting here for our lives, what can we achieve? Even a dog in Luoyang City eats better than us. Why not join hands and live in peace? Isn't that wonderful?"

These words really touched Yuwen Gong's heart.

He turned to look at Wei Kegu, but saw that his face was full of disdain. He wanted to say something, but gave up!
Wei Ke Gu secretly sent soldiers to encircle the refugee army in the mountains and forests.

"I've heard that you Han people are quite knowledgeable about etiquette. How could you say such vulgar things?"

"The people you are talking about have already died under the swords of the barbarians!"

As soon as the words fell, birds in the forest flew into the sky.

Crossbows flew, screams rang out, and the troops Wei Kegu had sent to take a shortcut were ambushed and suffered heavy losses.

At this moment, a cavalry came galloping over, holding Heba's flag!
Wei Kegu, who had suffered a loss, was overjoyed when he saw this.

"Boy, my reinforcements are coming, just wait!"

Heba Duba brought his troops, but he did not come to provide reinforcements, but to report news.

"General, this is bad. A cavalry unit of the imperial army has raided Baidao and is pressing into Wuchuan. Our troops are outside, and Heba Yun and Yuwen Hao have too few men to leave the city to fight. If we don't return to help, I'm afraid we won't be able to survive."

Wei Kegu was greatly frightened and asked:

"Whose troops are they?"

"They are fighting under the banner of General Li Shengui of Pingbei!"

"Li Shengui!"

Wei Kegu gritted his teeth, as if he wanted to tear this man to pieces.

Wei Ke abandoned the camp and left quickly without any baggage, taking only his men and horses.

Yuwen Gong turned around and looked at the group of refugees rushing out of the mountains and forests to loot supplies from the camp.

The Xianbei nobles in the court were actually willing to win over this group of Han people to fight against the Xianbei people of the Six Garrisons.

The world has changed!

Where should the Yuwen family go?
(End of this chapter)