Simultaneous Transmigration: Both Start in a Near-Death State

The emperor immediately mobilized a large army to try to stop the King of Shu.

Unexpectedly, uprisings broke out everywhere.

The emperor's plan to assemble a large army was thwarted.

If he were to send all his troops to the front lines to stop the King of Shu, he would be overwhelmed by the rebel army before the King of Shu even arrived.

The emperor had no choice but to quell the rebellion first.

Li Ke's army was divided into three routes.

One route went south, another north, and yet another through the central region.

The three armies advanced at a steady pace, step by step, capturing city after city.

Over the years, the officials trained in Sichuan and the systems tested there have gradually taken root outside of Sichuan, along with the army.

Li Ke was not worried about the southern and central armies; he was only worried about the northern army.

Xiangyang was an important node that the northern army could not bypass.

at this time.

On the walls of Xiangyang.

Guo Jing frowned as he looked at the Shu King's army surrounding Xiangyang.

At this moment, Li Ke was standing next to Guo Jing.

Guo Jing asked, "Does the King of Shu truly intend to overthrow the entire world?"

Li Ke sighed, "I asked the King of Shu."

He said he didn't care who was emperor; he only cared about one thing: whether the people were doing well.

Guo Jing wanted to say that the people under the rule of the Song Dynasty were living very well.

But he couldn't bring himself to say it.

How could I possibly say that?

Because the truth is that the people under the rule of the Song Dynasty did not live well.

This is already an aging dynasty.

Various problems have arisen.

If the people were truly living well, why would there be so many uprisings?

Li Ke asked, "Master, must you stop the King of Shu?"

Guo Jing stated frankly, "Throughout my life, loyalty and righteousness have always been my top priorities."

"Now that the imperial court is in trouble, how can I stand idly by?"

Li Ke nodded.

He thought to himself, "If that's the case, then don't blame your disciple for being unethical."

night.

The people of the city rose up in rebellion.

Guo Jing was awakened from his sleep by the noise.

He immediately led his troops to suppress the rebellion.

But when he saw the unarmed civilians, Guo Jing couldn't bring himself to be ruthless.

Guo Jing shouted, "Everyone, let's go back now, and I, Guo Jing, will pretend that what happened tonight never happened."

An old woman called out, "Master Guo, I know you are loyal and righteous, but your loyalty is ill-timed!"

Another old man shouted, "The King of Shu's rule over Shu is renowned throughout the land!"

"Isn't there a saying? Follow the King of Shu, and your belly will never shrink again."

"Yes, the King of Shu was a wise ruler!"

"Great Hero Guo, please surrender! My city of Xiangyang is already riddled with holes from resisting the Mongol army. So many people have lost their children. Now you want us to fight again? Isn't this going to make us extinct?"

"Great Hero Guo, the King of Shu has helped us repel the Mongol army many times. How can we repay kindness with enmity?"

"Master Guo, we will follow your lead in fighting the Mongols; we have no complaints whatsoever."

"We dare to attack the King of Shu? We refuse!"

"We don't want to!"

"We don't want to!"

……

The people's voices resounded throughout Xiangyang City.

Guo Jing felt helpless.

The Song Dynasty has lost the hearts of the people.

At this moment, the soldiers of Guo Jing's army all knelt down.

"Master Guo, we are unwilling to be enemies with the King of Shu."

Seeing this, Li Ke roared, "Insolence! The King of Shu is now a traitor to the court! Instead of being loyal to the emperor and serving the country, you actually kneel before him! Don't you even have this much backbone?"

One of the captains shouted, "Hero Li, the imperial court has never provided any support to Xiangyang City over the years, so why should we care about the imperial court?"

Another commander shouted, "A good bird chooses a good tree to perch on. The court doesn't want us anymore, so why should we need the court?"

Li Ke shouted again, "The imperial court has been supporting Xiangyang City all along; otherwise, where would you get your food, weapons, and warhorses?"

One of the commanders shouted, "Master Li, please stop lying to us! Over the years, apart from the King of Shu, hasn't it always been the Li family supporting us?"

"Yes, Master Li."

"We're not stupid."

"We know who is good to us."

……

Li Ke looked at Guo Jing helplessly.

Guo Jing shook his head, indicating to Li Ke that he didn't need to say anything more.

Guo Jing looked quietly at the crowd in front of him, and finally had no choice but to turn his horse around.

Li Ke followed closely behind.

Intelligent people have already figured out what Guo Jing meant.

Silence means agreement.

Then, the city gates of Xiangyang were pushed open by the crowd.

The Shu king's army entered the city.

They were disciplined and never harmed the people.

The next day.

Guo Jing stood on the roof and saw the sun rise as usual, and nothing happened in the city, just like always.

Guo Jing knew all too well the value of this "usual" gift.

Throughout history, apart from Yue Fei's army, whose army could achieve this level of success?

Once a large army enters the city, it will act recklessly and even do whatever it wants.

But the Shu King's army was not like that.

Guo Jing sighed again, "The fate of the Song Dynasty is sealed."

Li Keyao jumped onto the roof.

Guo Jing looked at Li Ke: "Is there something you want to tell me?"

Li Ke said, "The King of Shu gave me a letter, appointing me as the commander of this army."

Guo Jing nodded: "If you want to do it, then do it."

Li Ke hesitated: "But..."

Guo Jing laughed: "Are you afraid I won't acknowledge you? Don't worry, I've thought it through."

As he spoke, Guo Jing pointed to the scene in Xiangyang City, which was as usual: "The King of Shu has shown me one thing through his actions: he will be a better emperor."

Li Ke said, "The King of Shu actually wrote you a sentence as well."

Guo Jing asked in confusion, "What did you say?"

Li Ke said, "He asked you if you wanted to launch a northern expedition?"

Guo Jing was stunned for a moment.

He murmured, "A northern expedition?"

Guo Jing looked at Li Ke: "Do you think I'll live to see the Northern Expedition again?"

Li Ke said, "Then we'll have to see what the King of Shu is capable of."

Guo Jing nodded.

He laughed and said, "Then you help me reply to the King of Shu: when he launches his northern expedition, I, Guo Jing, am willing to be his vanguard!"

Li Ke thought to himself, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

one year later.

Li Ke stepped into Lin'an.

Immediately afterwards, Li Ke decided on the name of the dynasty: Tang!

A month later.

Guo Jing, Huang Rong, and Guo Fu entered the palace to meet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

They entered the main hall and saw Li Ke sitting on the throne.

Their eyes were filled with disbelief.

But the facts are right in front of them, leaving them no choice but to believe.

At that moment, Guo Jing desperately wanted to curse, "You unfilial disciple!"

But he couldn't bring himself to swear.

Huang Rong, however, was working at lightning speed.

Finally, she thought of the time when she first met Li Ke and Yang Guo.

Did Ke'er already have such lofty ambitions back then?

Time passed slowly.

Guo Jing and Huang Rong were each given official titles, and Guo Fu was made empress.

Li Ke began to implement new policies.

Education is of paramount importance.

He established a Royal Military Academy, a Royal Political Academy, and a Royal Academy of Sciences, with Li Ke personally serving as the principal of the two academies and the president of the academy.

Three years later.

The Tang Dynasty launched a northern expedition.

Li Ke personally led a large army.

The Tang army advanced with unstoppable momentum, capturing city after city.

Even in open field battles outside the city, the Tang army was no less formidable than the Mongol army.

With the proper use of firearms and artillery, the Mongol army suffered heavy losses in open field battles before even getting close to the Tang army, not to mention that each army was equipped with light cavalry and heavy cavalry.

First suppress with firepower, then finish off the enemy with cavalry.

It may seem simple, but it is actually a set of tactics and strategies that the Royal Military Academy has been developing over the past three years.

Of course, there was another reason why the Tang army was able to advance so smoothly.

That is, uprisings were also constant within Mongolia.

This is all thanks to Yang Guo.