Chapter 200: Keep a low profile and bide your time
There was silence outside the tent, the guards were still those guards, and the doorkeepers were still Li Rui and Li Zhang.
Even the bloodstains at the door have been cleaned, as if nothing happened.
Li Zun and his subordinates were all taken by Hu Baozong to settle down. There were still the same three people in the tent.
There are several pages of letter paper on the table. The big seal of General Zhenbei is very bright, which is clearly the military order brought by Li Zun.
The three people all stared at the letter with different expressions.
Yang Shu's brows were raised in anger, as if he was angry. Zhang Jingzhi's brows were furrowed, as if he was worried, while Li Chengzhi was the only one who was smiling, as if he had just gotten lucky.
Li Chengzhi once again scanned the lines related to him in the letter, and flattered him with a smile: "Xi Gong is wise!"
What a wise fart?
Yang Shu almost cursed.
Leave such a strong army unused, but just let the Baijia Battalion stay on the west road?
And if it wasn't enough, they sent an additional ten thousand...
The letter stated: Sima Zhang Jingzhi was appointed governor of the West Road and led 10,000 troops to cooperate with Li Chengzhi's white-armored soldiers to guard the West Road.
When Li Zun arrived, these 10,000 soldiers had already joined forces with Li Wenxiao's internal agents to capture Wuzhi.
Next, it depends on how many troops Zhang Jingzhi needs to consider to keep to defend Wuzhi, and how many more people to mobilize to meet with the Baijia Battalion.
In the middle, Xi Kangsheng personally led 30,000 soldiers and civilians. Two days ago, he sent troops from Binzhou (to the west of Xunyi County, Shaanxi Province) to advance westward to Jingzhou.
On the south road, Li Zun's cousin, the governor of Qizhou, and his cousin Li Yun were the governor. He led an army of 20,000 troops from Yong County (now Linyou County, Baoji City) to attack Quaigu (now south of Lingtai, Gansu Province).
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The target is of course the four thousand Huqi hiding in Quaigu City.
Arrangements have also been made for the North Road, and the Gaoping Army has sealed off the northern border...
Xi Kangsheng had the idea of encircling him from all sides, fighting quickly, and killing all the rebels in one fell swoop.
The strategy and tactics were both correct, and Xi Kangsheng also realized that Jingzhou City might not be able to defend it for long.
But what is excessive is that even Li Yun, the main force in attacking the four thousand armored cavalry, only led an army of 20,000, while Zhang Jingzhi, a partial division who was only responsible for blocking roads, actually also had 20,000 soldiers?
And 10,000 of them are from Li Chengzhi’s White Armor Battalion...
Yang Shu even wondered if Xi Kangsheng was so stupid that he could throw aside the most capable white-armored soldier to watch a show?
Li Chengzhi was so happy that he couldn't help but smile: He no longer had to fight hard or die, how could he be unhappy?
Furthermore, if he really has to do all the credit alone, where will the court’s face go?
It's hard to say whether it will be a blessing or a curse...
He wished he could ask Zhang Jingzhi to transfer the 10,000 soldiers overnight so that he could change defenses with the Baijia Battalion. Then he would take another two days off and let each battalion take turns to rest and recuperate...
The more cheerful Li Chengzhi smiled, the more dazzling Yang Shu felt, and he cursed angrily: "Are you laughing your ass?"
"Mr. Yanrong, is this wrong?" Li Chengzhi replied with a smile, "I didn't give this military order? It's useless for you to anger this junior..."
Yang Shu said angrily: "I will write to Duke Xi immediately... If that doesn't work, why not go there myself?"
"No need, right?" Li Chengzhi showed no fear at all and his tone was still relaxed, "It's been hundreds of miles here and there, and it's been exposed to wind and sun?"
It has nothing to do with whether Yang Shu is cool or not, whether he works hard or not, but whether the military order has been issued and all the armies have been sent out. How can the tactics be changed at a glance?
Not to mention the ancient times, even in modern times where only one phone call is needed to communicate tens of thousands of miles away, it is not such a child's play.
It had only been two days since all the armies came out, but the West Army had already captured Wuzhi?
Although most of the troops sent by Xi Kangsheng to the West Road were cavalry, among them Li Wenxiao also contributed a lot. He had already sent a message to Wuzhi. Almost all the people in Wuzhi City were internal troops, which meant that the officers and soldiers did not even fight. When they arrived,
They occupied the county seat.
But doesn’t walking take up time?
It is three hundred miles from Binzhou to Wuzhi.
From this we can see how fast Xi Kangsheng is marching. Two days have passed and the army is probably not far away from Jingzhou City.
How courageous is Xi Kangsheng to suddenly change his generals during the war, leaving the 30,000-strong army unused, and instead let Li Chengzhi and the white-armored soldiers, whom he has never seen before, take the main attack?
How dare Xi Kangsheng believe it based only on a few bragging letters from Yang Shu and Zhang Jingzhi?
Li Chengzhi would not dare to gamble like this, unless his brain was kicked by a donkey...
Therefore, Li Chengzhi didn't care at all about Xi Kangsheng's reluctance to reuse the White Armor Army. Instead, he secretly praised Xi Kangsheng for being calm and experienced, and worthy of being a famous general...
Yang Shu has been in the army for half his life, how can he still not understand this truth?
He was afraid that Xi Kangsheng would start to look down upon him.
One is to despise Liu Huiwang, and the other is to despise Li Chengzhi.
I guess he made the same mistake as Li Shixian: he thought what Yang Yanrong and Zhang Jingzhi wrote in their letters were all bragging, and didn't believe that the white-armored soldiers who had just entered the army were so powerful.
It is even more suspected that Li Chengzhi's record of killing more than ten thousand enemies but not even losing more than a hundred losses was just a lie.
If all this is true, then how powerful can the rebels, who are regarded by the White Armored Army as chopping melons and vegetables, be?
Not much better than paper...
If Xi Kangsheng holds such an idea, he will most likely suffer a big loss.
Yang Shu was so angry that he was on the verge of exploding. Then he saw Li Chengzhi laughing and joking, almost gloating about his misfortune, and his head was so angry that smoke was rising from his head.
Li Chengzhi was startled when he saw his face flushed, his eyes bulging, and his eyes constantly darting around, as if he was looking for something handy.
Did you get too carried away and made the old man angry?
The soles of his feet seemed to be greased, and he fled away as fast as he could. As he ran out, he made excuses: "Zhong Jinggong (Li Zun) is also an elder after all. There is such a big turmoil today, and the younger generation must go to tell the truth."
Those who complained... Yanrong and Sima also rested earlier..."
How do you not know that he is going to escape?
Yang Shushun picked up a tea cup and threw it out.
But when the tea cup is taken away, where is the shadow of Li Chengzhi?
"A treacherous boy makes me angry..."
Yang Shu's eyebrows and beard trembled in anger, "And that Xi Kangsheng, is he an old fool? Even if he doesn't believe what you and I say, and doesn't believe that the white-armored soldiers are unparalleled in combat, they shouldn't be used as decorations like this?
If Li Chengzhi is allowed to take the initiative to fight and attack from both sides with his army in the middle, how can the rebels be invincible?"
I thought that even if Zhang Jingzhi did not share his hatred and scold Xi Kangsheng, he should still complain a few words.
But the strange thing is that Zhang Jingzhi remained silent?
Looking at his expression again, it seems that this is how it should be, and there is even a hint of joy...
What kind of person is Yang Shu?
As if he was playing face-changing, the anger on his face was wiped away, and the eagerness and anger in his heart suddenly disappeared. Yang Shu stared at Zhang Jingzhi closely: "Fengzhi, is there something fishy in this?
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It's more than just strange...
Zhang Jingzhi sighed secretly and bowed deeply: "Please don't blame me, Mr. Yanrong. This was done intentionally..."
Listening to Zhang Jingzhi's explanation, Yang Shu's eyes opened wider and wider, looking at him in disbelief as if he had seen a ghost.
It turns out that he is the only one who desperately helps Li Chengzhi advocate?
Zhang Jingzhi’s official documents are all straightforward... No, it’s just to avoid the important and ignore the important...
He wrote a letter himself and said: Li Chengzhi mobilized four thousand white-armored soldiers to fight the enemy in a decisive battle in the north of Jingyang City... After a great victory, he annihilated the enemy's elite armored soldiers and more than 6,000 armored cavalry, and captured the leader of the thieves alive... However, the white-armored soldiers were defeated alive...
Once lost...the hero of this army has never been heard of...Xi Gong should reuse him...
Zhang Jingzhi said: The descendants of the Li family, who lived in the ancestral home, led their troops to capture thousands of refugees in the north of Jingyang City!
Refugee?
Grandpa fucked your mother...
He also said: Li Chengzhi led nearly 10,000 troops to attack Anwu... On a snowy night, he broke out with a strange force, and fortunately, with the help of thunder from the sky, he defeated Anwu... He killed the enemy and captured more than 6,000 of them, and not a single white-armored soldier was lost...
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Zhang Jingzhi also said: Now we have summoned all the squires in Longdong, thousands of powerful and righteous soldiers, commanded by the descendants of the Li family from their ancestral home, to attack Anwu...
Good guy, in Zhang Jingzhi's official documents, Li Chengzhi's name was omitted from beginning to end, and he was just called "a descendant of the ancestral Li family"?
The white-armored soldiers have not even mentioned it. Either they have become Li's private soldiers, or they have become the private soldiers of "the powerful gentry in Longdong"...
You still can’t say that what Zhang Jingzhi said is a lie?
Comparing the two, if you were Xi Kangsheng, who should you believe?
Regardless of the relationship between them, Xi Kangsheng probably would have scolded himself half to death based on the sentence in his letter: "Fortunately, he was helped by thunder from the sky" and the two sentences: "Not a single part of the white armor was damaged."
Just think that you are bragging and fool him like a fool, and you may even doubt whether Li Chengzhi is the nephew of the Yang family...
So after working on it for a long time, it’s not that Xi Kangsheng doesn’t use Li Chengzhi, but that he doesn’t understand Longdong at all, or even the recent battle situation in Jingzhou?
Yang Shu's pupils shrank sharply, and his words were full of coldness: "Fengzhi, as a Sima, don't you know that concealing military information and not reporting what you know is a major crime of beheading..."
Zhang Jingzhi couldn't laugh or cry: "Mr. Yanrong, even if you are full of courage, you would not dare to mislead Mr. Xi like this... This is an official document, it is an official document... It was Mr. Yan who sent a private message to beg Mr. Xi, and this time Chengzhi did not use it."
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Which means, no matter what the truth is, how could he not report it to Xi Kangsheng truthfully?
Yang Shu's eyes were like daggers: "Why not use it?"
Zhang Jingzhi said bluntly: "It is not the behavior of a gentleman to show off his sharp edge!"
The relationship is extremely complicated. No matter which aspect you consider, Li Chengzhi's biding his time at this time will definitely bring more benefits than if he went all out and destroyed Liu Huiwang.
It was in anticipation of this that Li Chengzhi was so happy to hear that he would not have to take the initiative.
Yang Shu was so shocked that he gasped: This is ridiculous, you are not Li Chengzhi’s father?
Besides, there is Guo Cunxin. What does his uncle do for a living? It is your turn, Zhang Fengzhi, to worry about this?
Seeing Yang Shu's gaze piercing his face, Zhang Jingzhi felt helpless.
If you don’t tell the truth today, I’m afraid it won’t work...
He pondered for a moment and then bowed: "My father has made the decision and has promised Jingmo to Chengzhi... But because he has not discussed it with Huaide yet, he is afraid of setbacks, so he will not have time to inform Duke Yanrong in the future..."<
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Yang Shu's eyes almost fell to the ground: "Jingmo, your eldest brother's eldest daughter...then Li Shixian...how could you agree?"
Li Chengzhi is his legitimate son, and his ancestral home is the Li family, no matter how unworthy it is. How could he marry a daughter who lost her father?
As if he was a little embarrassed to say anything, Zhang Jingzhi lowered his head: "It's my concubine..."
Yang Shu was stunned: "You are so willing..."
Hmm... No, this is not a question of reluctance?
If Zhang Jingmo doesn’t become a concubine, he may never get married.
In this case, why not choose someone who stands out?
Yang Shu took a breath as if he had a toothache: "Zhang Fengzhi, you are such a traitor..."
There was another sentence that he was embarrassed to say: Why didn't I think of it?
There are a lot of concubines of marriageable age in the family...