Qin Rigang stared at Li Zhen with a horrified look in his eyes.
The clear demon in front of me is too terrifying.
Four burly and tall soldiers were killed in the blink of an eye, especially since all four soldiers were stabbed in the chest. They didn't even have a chance to take action. They just screamed and fell to the ground. The technique was too cruel.
Li Zhen dealt with the four soldiers who came in, and Zhu Wu also came in with the soldiers.
Zhu Wu looked at the person lying on the ground wrapped into a rice dumpling and smiled immediately.
"Commander, Qin Rigang is so unlucky that he turned out to be like this." Zhu Wu said with a smile, with a strong sense of teasing in his eyes. This look fell in Qin Rigang's eyes, and his face was even more burning with fever, making him extremely uncomfortable. , the majestic King Yan of the Celestial Dynasty actually fell to the point of being laughed at by an inconspicuous young general.
Suddenly, the word 'marshal' appeared in Qin Rigang's mind.
Isn't this word a name for Li Zhen?
Qin Rigang stared at Li Zhen, his eyes suddenly widened with an incredible expression. The person in front of him turned out to be Li Zhen. It was incredible, especially since Li Zhen, as the military commander, actually disguised himself as a Taoist priest and took risks. He was so courageous. When Qin Rigang was thinking wildly, Li Zhen said: "Take the cloth out of his mouth and let him speak."
Zhu Wu waved his hand, and a soldier walked up and took off the cloth towel.
"Hoo, ho."
Qin Rigang's mouth finally moved. He gasped for air and spit, spitting out all the saliva in his mouth. After a while, Qin Rigang gradually calmed down. He looked up at Li Zhen seemed a little unsure, so he asked again: "Are you Li Zhen?"
"Yes, I am Li Zhen."
Li Zhen touched his bald head and said with a smile.
Qin Rigang sighed and said, "What courage, courage, and scheming."
Li Zhen said: "Thank you for the compliment."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was another sound of footsteps outside the study.
Qin Rigang looked up and saw that two soldiers were escorting Li Xiucheng in. When Qin Rigang saw this, he thought of Li Zhen trying to protect Li Xiucheng, so he asked: "Li Xiucheng and you are mortal enemies. It is impossible for this person to be loyal to Yang Xiuqing." Surrender, you found a high-sounding reason to deceive me and asked me to spare his life, what are your plans?"
"Li Zhen, it's you."
Li Xiucheng stared at Li Zhen, who had removed his beard, eyebrows, and wig. When he heard Qin Rigang's name again, he suddenly realized that he thought the figure of the Taoist priest was familiar at first, but now he understood it when he saw Li Zhen.
Like Qin Rigang, Li Xiu had nothing to say about his success or failure.
Li Xiucheng thought that Li Zhen first asked him to lead the expedition, and then Pan Qingyang led the expedition, and then thought of Li Zhen's role in it. He already understood that this war was planned by Li Zhen.
The cunningness of his mind is hard to guard against.
Li Xiucheng straightened his chest and said loudly: "Li Zhen, if you want to kill or behead him, please do as you please. Go ahead."
Li Zhen said calmly: "You just heard what Qin Rigang said. I let you suffer defeat and let you survive. It is naturally useful. If I wanted to kill you, I would have killed you with the help of the military order. Why? I may allow you to live until now. I will ask you one more sentence, whether you are willing to follow me on the battlefield."
"no way."
Li Xiucheng's expression was stubborn, filled with the expression of generously willing to die.
Li Zhen shook his head and sighed. After a moment of silence, he waved his hand and said, "Take him down and keep a close eye on him. Remember, you can't be rude, but you can't let Li Xiucheng escape. If anyone is careless, I will chop off their heads."
The soldiers escorting Li Xiucheng turned around and left, taking Li Xiucheng with them.
Zhu Wu looked at Qin Rigang, who was still tied to the ground, and said: "Commander, if you capture Qin Rigang this time, will you drag Qin Rigang to the city and behead him in front of the people to serve as a warning? Killing Qin Rigang will not only inspire the army It will also improve morale and make people think twice about joining the Taiping Army."
Li Zhen glanced at Qin Rigang and felt something in his heart.
Immediately, Li Zhen waved his hand and said: "Take it down and kill it tomorrow."
Qin Rigang's body went limp, his eyes rolled up, and he fainted from fear.
He was only in his early thirties and still had a lot of time to have fun. How could he be killed? No matter what Qin Rigang thought, Li Zhen had already made up his mind. Two soldiers came up, lifted Qin Rigang and left the study. Li Zhen looked at After the soldiers left, he ordered: "Qin Rigang cannot be killed. After you go down, make some arrangements and give Qin Rigang a chance to escape at night."
"What."
When Zhu Wu saw that Li Zhen had changed his mind, he immediately became anxious.
Qin Rigang was the King of Yan of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. If he killed Qin Rigang, it would definitely be a huge blow to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. However, Li Zhen wanted to let Qin Rigang go. Isn't this crazy? Zhu Wu immediately advised him: "Commander, kill Qin Rigang." , it will prove that you have made great achievements, and Emperor Xianfeng will also reward you. Wouldn’t it be better for the commander-in-chief to be promoted to a higher rank?"
Li Zhen shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Of course I know the benefits of being promoted to an official position, but once Qin Rigang died, there was one less troublemaker in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, and one less person who hated Yang Xiuqing. Without Qin Rigang, the situation of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would be clearer. , it would be better to let Qin Rigang run amok in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. I can rest assured that a useless person like Qin Rigang is in a high position."
In fact, Li Zhen didn't say a single reason.
Now Li Zhen doesn't want to hit the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom too hard.
The value of Qin Rigang's life far exceeds that of death.
Zhu Wu thought for a while, nodded in agreement, and said: "Don't worry, Commander, I will ask the jailer guarding the cell to give Qin Rigang a chance to escape at night. As long as Qin Rigang is not a fool, he will definitely escape." After a pause, Li Zhen asked again: "My lord, what do you plan to do with Li Xiucheng? You can't keep him in prison forever."
Li Zhen said in a deep voice: "Give him three days to think about it. If he doesn't reply after three days, we can only kill him. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom must be ruled by mediocrity and does not need capable ministers or strong generals."
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When the situation in Changshu County was turbulent, Yang Xiuqing had already returned to Tianjing.
Originally, Liu Taiping planned to send someone to intercept Yang Xiuqing on the way, but finally gave up the idea. In fact, Liu Taiping and Li Zhen had similar ideas. Only by keeping people like Yang Xiuqing, could Li Zhen accumulate military exploits step by step. If he was suddenly given The Taiping Army violently attacked and killed the main figures of the Taiping Army, and the Taiping Army would easily collapse, so Liu Taiping gave up.
In Tianwang Mansion, Yang Xiuqing was sitting in her study, stunned.
For no reason, Yang Xiuqing was very worried about the war situation in Changshu County. However, considering that Li Xiucheng was here, Yang Xiuqing was not worried anymore. Li Xiucheng was mature and prudent and was a promising talent.
"Report,."
Outside the study, there was a loud shout.
Li Xiucheng asked the soldier to enter the study and asked, "What's the matter?"
The soldier saluted and replied: "Reporting to King Dong, we have just received news that Li Xiucheng was defeated in Changshu County. All 10,000 elite soldiers were killed or injured. Li Xiucheng fled back to Changshu County in embarrassment with hundreds of soldiers."
Yang Xiuqing heard the buzzing in his ears, and his mind was already blank. Li Xiucheng lost three thousand elites back then, but he did not hold him accountable, and now he lost another ten thousand elites.
Could it be that Li Zhen is Li Xiucheng's nemesis?
Yang Xiuqing quickly calmed down, and then carefully asked about the specific situation. Finally, she waved her hand helplessly to repel the soldiers, and could only feel sorry for herself in the house.
ps: The second update will continue in the afternoon;