I thought you could hold on for a few days, or at least a few hours, right?
Who would have known that you would be killed as soon as you meet each other.
How infuriating.
The key is that Li Bin can't refute yet and can only smile bitterly.
He even wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
Unexpectedly, Wei Ran even comforted him:
"Brother Li, don't worry about victory or defeat. Victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs. Your army has just experienced a battle and captured Tuzhou. It is normal to be tired and lose alert..."
After saying that, Wei Ran came over, patted Li Bin on the shoulder, and then left the camp with his soldiers.
"Right."
Wei Ran turned around and said to Li Bin: "Brother Li, it's best not to walk around casually to avoid misunderstandings. If you have anything to eat or drink, or any other requests, just ask and I will try my best to help you."
After saying that, he waved his hand and left.
Li Bin was left sitting on the bed, feeling bad all over.
"Made, this is so embarrassing..."
Li Bin was very upset. He did not expect that the city gate would be breached so quickly. From his conversation with Wei Ran, he learned that almost at the same time that he fainted... the city gate was breached.
"Isn't that sound of thunder from the sky?"
"Or, if the sky wants to kill me, a thunder just hits the city gate?"
Li Bin couldn't help but doubt himself. He was not a good person to begin with, so naturally he felt guilty about God, and felt that being struck by lightning was not impossible.
But he was unwilling to admit this matter, even if it was thought that he was careless, and he did not want to be suspected of having moral problems, which caused the thunder to fall.
Therefore, he was embarrassed to ask Wei Ran whether there was any thunder the night before.
"Hmph..." Li Bin is not stupid. He feels that this matter is fishy.
Some doubts gradually came to mind.
At this time, he heard a group of soldiers guarding him outside the door whispering something.
Li Bin carefully got out of bed, without putting on any clothes, and tiptoed to the edge of the tent to eavesdrop on the soldiers outside.
One person said: "...the man in this tent is a famous general from Western Chu. We rescued him from the Beiliang Army. How do you think Western Chu should thank us?"
"Haha, that's natural. There must be some blood. Otherwise, how could this person go back?"
Hearing this, Li Bin was not angry, but felt normal.
If Wei Ran just let him go, Li Bin still feels something is wrong. The commander of the border army will form a habit all year round, that is, not to do anything early without profit.
If he didn't take the opportunity to sell him at a good price, Li Bin felt that something was wrong with Wei Ran.
"Hey, have you heard about it?"
The soldiers outside lowered their voices, footsteps sounded around them, and the people talking gathered together tighter.
"I heard from the scouts who were fighting outside the city the day before yesterday that the Western Chu army was also in bad luck. As soon as the Beiliang army rushed to the city gate, a thunderbolt hit the city gate."
"Isn't it?"
"No, otherwise you think this city gate can be breached so easily?"
"That's right, who is this Western Chu military commander? He is so unlucky. Is he unfilial or disloyal? God can't stand it."
"That's hard to say..." The soldier who spoke sighed meaningfully.
Inside the tent, Li Bin heard these sounds and suddenly felt something bad.
The little doubt in my heart was dispelled, and I was even more worried that the thunder from the night before yesterday would be spread.
No, it has been spread.
Although thunder is a very common sight in the northern Liang winter, but when a thunder struck the city gate, it had to be thought-provoking.
This kind of thing seems to have never happened before. God can't stand it anymore?
People of this era like to link the respective scenes and disasters of nature with the character of the victims.
They also have an extremely difficult reason to refute: So why do you want to hurt you but not others?
Returning to the bed, Li Bin pulled the quilt over and covered his old face, suddenly feeling that his future was uncertain.
If the officials of Western Chu and their enemies knew about this, they would definitely write a letter to the King of Chu and take the opportunity to attack them.
In cases like this in the past, the parties involved who were "punished by heaven" were not only scorned by the world, but more importantly, their futures would also be greatly affected.
…
In the afternoon, in Li Bin's camp, Wei Ran came again, still with two soldiers.
"Brother Wei, have you asked your Young Master General for instructions so quickly?" Li Bin said in surprise.
Wei Ran smiled and said: "I asked for instructions yesterday. Today's news came from Linzhou. Isn't it normal?"
"Linzhou?"
Li Bin grasped the key point and was shocked: "Your army has actually reached Linzhou?"
According to the predictions of the Western Chu Army, at this point in time, the Xia Army should still be fighting hard in Hanzhou.
"To be precise, we have taken Linzhou for three days." Wei Ran said confidently and proudly.
"hiss……"
Li Bin was shocked. The Xia army not only arrived in Linzhou, but also captured Linzhou three days ago. This is so unbelievable.
"You... came all the way without any obstacles?" Li Bin was confused. Even if most of Beiliang were transferred away, the people left behind are not an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people who can be manipulated at will.
Wei Ran shook his head and said with a smile: "Brother Li, you should care about yourself."
Naturally, he would not explain the details. The longer the power of firearms is believed by the world, the better it will be for Daxia.
"Um……"
Seeing that Wei Ran didn't say much, Li Bin didn't ask further questions. He asked about his own affairs: "Then what does your general decide to do with me?"
"Brother Li, what did you say? What kind of treatment? It's an arrangement." Wei Ran corrected.
Seeing Wei Ran's attitude, Li Bin breathed a sigh of relief. At least he would not be humiliated, and the matter still had to be discussed.
Then, Wei Ran waved his hand, and one of the soldiers behind him brought a table and placed it in front of the bed, while another took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
All were placed on the table.
"This is?" Li Bin pointed at the things on the table and asked doubtfully.
Wei Ran smiled and said: "Now in the Western Chu army, we still don't know that Brother Li is still alive and well among us. I heard that someone is already hosting your funeral. I think you still need to write a letter to report that you are safe.
Otherwise, the grass on the grave will be several feet tall when I return home, wouldn’t it mean that my life span will be shortened?”
"What?"
Li Bin stared: "Preside over the funeral for me..."
With just one thought, he knew who could do this, and cursed: "You idiot Gou Desheng."
Looking at Wei Ran, Li Bin nodded: "Yes, I have to write a letter, otherwise the news will be spread back to Xi Chu and a monument will be erected for me. How can I go back?"
If the King of Chu personally attended his funeral, issued a series of titles, and his family received excellent treatment... then how could Li Bin go back?
It would be better to die.
That situation would be very embarrassing.
"Well, how should I write?" As soon as Li Bin picked up the pen, he thought of something and asked Wei Ran with his eyes.
Wei Ran: "Write whatever you want, just be quick, otherwise we will send people to the Western Chu army, only to find that they have already left, and we will not be able to find them."
"Yes, hurry up..."
Li Bin took up his pen and wrote a letter in a very personal style, which was clearly his own handwriting.
There were only a few strokes in the letter, reporting peace and explaining the fact that the Northern Liang Army and the Xia Army occupied Tuzhou one after another, but not much more.
Why did Tuzhou lose it? He didn't write it down. He made up a random reason, saying that he was knocked unconscious by a flowing stone. He didn't know how the Beiliang army broke into the city.
As for whether it would be exposed, Li Bin didn't think so. The Beiliang army also had siege equipment, and the stones thrown by the catapults happened to hit people. This kind of thing happened in every battle.
It can only be said that it is too unlucky, and outsiders can't find anything wrong with it.
Of course, there must be some fault in losing the city, but Li Bin is a veteran general with many merits, so he will not be held accountable for this fault.
After a few strokes, after finishing writing, Li Bin handed it to Wei Ran very sensibly: "Brother Wei, do you want to review it?"
"No need." Wei Ran took it magnanimously and led people out of the camp.
"Send someone to the Western Chu Army's camp in the north."
Wei Ran reminded: "By the way, wear the clothes of the Western Chu Army and don't be treated as a scout and be tricked to death. That would be a shame."
"Yes, General, but do you really not want to review the content?" The soldiers felt it was inappropriate. What if the truth of the matter was revealed and Li Bin hid the secret text?
Wei Ran chuckled when he heard this: "Do you really think that all the people in Xichu are fools?"
"ah?"
"This matter will be seen through sooner or later, as long as they are not given a reason now. Who has not done this kind of thing?"
Before the soldiers left, Wei Ran told them: "Don't forget to add some more content, ask Xi Chu for money, and tell them that they will be sent back to Xi Chu after the war."
"Didn't we become kidnappers?" the soldier chuckled.
Wei Ran sneered: "Aren't we?" This chapter has been completed!
