Di Jie applauded and said: "This is what men of our generation should be like, but there are so many heroes in Da Gan who waste their lives just to have a clear conscience."
?q?u?g?e?. c?nLiu Ce is an example. Without you, I can only live in Youzhou forever. It’s a pity that in Dagan China, there are many talents, but no one appreciates them, and the pearls are covered with dust. You are better than them
Qiang, Your Majesty values you very much. No minister in the DPRK dares to offend you. Since you led the army into the Western Palace, you have had more food, grass and soldiers than I did in the Western Expedition in several years. It is no wonder that my officers and soldiers are very dissatisfied.
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Li Luo smiled solemnly, Emperor Wanlong's actions had already made the Dagan army extremely angry. If it hadn't been for the great victory in Dizhou, Li Luo could not imagine how he would face his dear uncle once he returned to Zhuocheng.
Seeing that Li Luo was dejected, Di Jie joked: "You have been given such a great responsibility from heaven. I cannot help you to be more romantic. At Luo Guan's age, you have a lot to do. From now on, Dizhou will be handed over to you. I should also enjoy a few years of peace and happiness."
Li Luo was shocked and looked at Di Jie. Just as he was about to speak, Di Jie waved his hand and said, "Let's not talk about this for now. We will talk about it after we capture Yingchou Gorge."
After saying that, he picked up the tea cup, drank it all in one gulp, and stood up. Li Luo also stood up. Di Jie looked back at Li Luo and said seriously: "I am following the general's orders." After saying that, he ignored him.
Li Luo, who had a helpless face, left the tent laughing.
The army had been besieging the city for ten days. Li Luo did not send an order to attack, and the army gradually became anxious. The generals in the camp asked for a fight many times, but Li Luo refused. The generals of the Western Expedition army could not hold back and repeatedly ran to Di Jie.
There were too many people who came to the tent to ask for a fight, which made Di Jie angry. He scolded him, and then he felt stable for a few days.
Unexpectedly, just after ten days, Li Luo suddenly ordered the withdrawal. The generals were in an uproar. Even Mu Tianlang and the generals did not understand what Li Luo wanted. Except for Di Jie and Shen Xiangdong, Liu Ceyun Wuyan noticed the abnormality and comforted the generals.
Listen to the order and retreat as ordered.
What Li Luo didn't expect was that Hucha Dongchan saw through this matter and ran to Li Luo mysteriously. He asked Chi Li, who had not seen him for many days, whether he was no longer in the army but in Yingchou Gorge.
Li Luo laughed dumbly and did not hide it. He only asked Hucha Dongchan to strictly guard the news and not to spread it outside. Hucha Dongchan nodded repeatedly and returned to the Zhongjun camp happily. Li Luo couldn't help but smile bitterly. He let her go.
Yingchou Gorge.
Both armies have no masters. The right army is better off. Jie Cheng is dead, but there are still a few veteran generals in the camp, who can barely gather their troops. There are only 8,000 soldiers left in the left army. Among the generals in the army, except for the two brothers Qiang Qingchi,
, all of them were killed in battle. After entering the pass, their morale was low. In addition, they had been at odds with the right army for a long time, and they were looked down upon.
At some point, there was a rumor in Yingchou Gorge that Qiang Xingzhi did not hesitate to bury his entire army in order to save his son's life. The story was told vividly and vividly, and the battle by the Lushui River was narrated so vividly that it felt like he was actually there.
The rumors came together, and the officers and soldiers of Xirong's right army believed them to be true. Otherwise, how could it be that only the Qiang Qingchi brothers had saved their lives, while the rest of the generals had all died in battle. Even the generals in the army thought this way.
Qiang Qingchi was so angry that he couldn't explain anything, and blamed the right army for not saving him. The officers and soldiers of the two armies clashed several times. Fortunately, there were still Qiang Qingzhu among the left army, and Ma You was still among the right army. After persuasion, they added
Li Luo's army pressed on the border, and it calmed down temporarily, but the conflict between the two armies became increasingly serious.
Ma You secretly suspected that Li Luo was Li Liang. He sent people to investigate everywhere, but they had no clue. He had no choice but to order that if anyone in the army discussed it, they would be killed without mercy. Qiang Qingzhu also reassured the soldiers of the left army that they should not act on their own initiative and that the most important thing was to defend the city.
One wave after another broke out. Seven days after the siege, a fire broke out in the grain and grass fields in Yingchou Gorge. The soldiers of both armies were shocked. Fortunately, the fire was put out before it started. The right army seized the grain and grass from Mu Tianlang's army.
It doesn't matter if there are a lot of them.
Ma You was so angry that he searched Yingchou Gorge several times, but could not find out any clues. At the beginning of the fire, he surrounded several Dagan dead soldiers, who refused to surrender and were shot to death by random arrows from Xirong. From then on,
, the vegetation in Yingchou Gorge is full of soldiers, and everyone is in danger.
Just the day before Li Luo sent an order to retreat, Xirong sent 10,000 reinforcements to Yingchou Gorge. The soldiers of both armies breathed a sigh of relief. Adding in the old and weak soldiers, there could be 50,000 reinforcements in Yingchou Gorge.
Taking advantage of the advantageous location of Yingchou Gorge, he could barely fight Li Luo.
The leader of the reinforcements was none other than Jie Ketian, who was known as the Little Wise King of Xirong. He had been closely aligned with Jie Fenghuo on Shuo Xi. After entering the camp, although he had no intention of favoring one over the other, the remnants of the left army showed even less power.
Jie Ketian has a prominent status, so Jie Luo sent him to reinforce Yingchou Gorge, one to resist the enemy, and the other to fear that he would be held accountable after the war. Xirong suffered such a disastrous defeat, and if Jie Luo could not give an explanation to the various tribes, the throne would be difficult to protect.
The next day after the reinforcements entered the city, Li Luo ordered the withdrawal. The army slowly withdrew fifty miles away. Jie Ketian immediately summoned the generals of the left and right armies to the government to discuss matters.
Among the generals of the left army, only two brothers, Qiang Qingchi, were left. After entering the palace, all the generals of the right army had arrived. Jie Ketian sat in the middle, Jie Fenghuo was next to Jie Ketian, and the seats of Qiang Qingchi and Qiang Qingchi were actually assigned.
Outside, Ma You knew the opportunity and passed by Qiang Qingchi and entered the seat on the left. Qiang Qingchi snorted coldly and sat down without being polite.
Qiang Qingzhu secretly sighed, but had no choice but to thank Ma You, and the two of them took the last seat.
A ruthless look flashed in Jie Fenghuo's eyes and he remained silent. Seeing Qiang Qingchi's gloomy face, Jie Ketian was filled with anger and asked in surprise: "General Qiang, what happened?"
Before Qiang Qingchi could speak, Jie Fenghuo said surreptitiously: "It's not just about leading the troops to fight. Now Gangou's hundreds of thousands of troops are outside the city. General Qiang insists on going out of the city to fight, but I won't allow it.
I have made trouble several times and I don’t know the seriousness of it.”
Jie Ketian frowned and said harmoniously: "General Qiang, I know that you are a warrior from Xirong and you are not afraid of life and death. However, in the current situation, if you go out of the city to fight, you will die in vain. General Qiang is the leader of an army, how can you do that?"
Motivated?"
Qiang Qingchi looked at Jie Fenghuo, stood up, and said angrily: "What you said is nice, if your father's body is still in the hands of Dagan's thieves, how can you sit still?" As soon as he finished speaking, Qiang Qingchi
Zhu Bian quickly stopped and said, "Brother, don't talk nonsense."
Qiang Qingchi's original intention was to scold Jie Fenghuo angrily, but he didn't expect that even Jie Ketian would scold him. Jie Ketian's father was the previous king of Xirong, so speaking like this was treason. Jie Ketian slammed the table and his tone became fierce.
Said: "Qiang Qingchi, unbridled."
Qiang Qingchi woke up, but he was holding a tight breath in his chest and couldn't say a word. Jie Feng said in a cold voice: "Your father died, and my father was also assassinated by Gan Gou. Don't I want to go out to take revenge?"
What?"
Qiang Qingchi sat down slumped, hit his leg hard, lowered his head and said nothing. Qiang Qingzhu stood up, took a few steps forward, knelt on the ground, and said: "But Lord, my brother is just suffering from acute pain. He didn't mean it.
Please forgive me, Your Majesty." (To be continued.)