() Li Jiqian knelt on the ground and cried loudly, kowtowing repeatedly. Li Jiqian, who had grown up with Li Yuanhao since childhood, naturally knew his cousin very well. When he was very young, Li Yuanhao was taller than his peers.
, his strong body and domineering eyes have an intimidating effect that makes people unable to look at him.
When he was a boy, Li Yuanhao liked to wear long-sleeved white robes and a high black crown, riding a tall horse with more than a hundred of his guards roaring back and forth, and Li Jiqian was one of them following him; although he had
They were direct brothers with a close relationship of flesh and blood, but Li Jiqian knew how ridiculous it was to talk about family ties in a royal family, so his childhood playmates were killed one by one by Li Yuanhao for offending them intentionally or unintentionally.
After that, only three or two were left.
There is no secret in this. Li Jiqian only learned one move and it was enough to save his life. He also gained the trust of Li Yuanhao and became the commander of the Jianing Army in Zuoxiang, one of the Twelve Supervisory Army Divisions. Everything
Everything can be summed up in just one sentence: In normal times, he pretends to be a softie, does not fight for land and money if he does not really have status, and takes whatever Li Yuanhao gives him, but at the critical moment, he has to protect Li Yuanhao's dignity at the risk of his life.
Li Jiqian usually behaves very low-key in speaking and doing things, but he will often do a few unreliable and immoral things, which makes his reputation very bad; Li Jiqian knows very well that just being low-key is not enough.
Being a good guy will make Yuan Hao feel like he wants to join a gang. In that case, his death will come soon.
Ever since he was young, every time Li Yuanhao had a conflict with others, no matter who was right or wrong, Li Jiqian would not hesitate to punch him first. Even if he was beaten all over, he would still shout: Yuan Hao goes first,
I'll stop it!
The same goes for the battle with the Song Dynasty. Li Jiqian chose the role of vanguard without hesitation, and like a stupid young man, he destroyed a lot of the old foundation of his Jianing Army, but he knew that the army did not
You can recruit them, but if your head is gone, it won't grow back.
But this time, Li Ningming's incident frightened Li Jiqian. He was the prince. Li Yuanhao asked him to stay in Jianing's army just to get some experience. However, the prince was eager to do his best and insisted on robbing the Song army's supplies.
, Li Jiqian really couldn't defeat him; Li Jiqian didn't want to offend the prince, and his impression in the mind of the future king was extremely important, but the problem was that the more he tried to have both sides, the more mistakes he made, and he never left the Song Dynasty.
The Daxia cavalry, which were all in an uninhabited land, were actually defeated by a team delivering supplies this time. Even the prince was captured. This was a huge flaw.
Li Jiqian didn't sleep all night after learning the bad news. There was no way to hide it, but to report it truthfully. There was no way to send someone to report it, so he could only report it in person and beg for forgiveness. With his understanding of Yuan Hao, maybe
There is still a glimmer of hope.
Li Yuanhao looked at Li Jiqian who was crying in front of him, frowned and said: "What's wrong? You are not in charge of military affairs in Youzhou, so why did you come to me and cry? Is it because Youzhou was lost?"
Li Jiqian kowtowed as if pounding garlic, crying: "Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Li Yuanhao was shocked and said: "What? Is it really that Youzhou was lost?"
Li Jiqian said hurriedly: "No, no, youzhou is safe and sound, and the Song soldiers are huddled in the city, not daring to show their heads at all."
Li Yuanhao took a long breath and said with a smile: "I was shocked. As long as Youzhou was not lost, what other big thing could make you, Commander Li, cry like this? He said, as long as it is not a big mistake, I will forgive you."
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Li Jiqian wiped his tears and said: "Your Majesty, Prince Ningming was captured by the Song army. I deserve death for my crime. Please punish me."
Li Yuanhao was shocked and asked hurriedly: "How could it be possible? Since you said that the Song army was immobile and no major war broke out between the two armies, how was Ning Ming captured?"
Li Jiqian had no choice but to tell Li Yuanhao the whole thing exactly, leaving Li Yuanhao dumbfounded.
"Three thousand cavalry can't beat the food protection team? How many people are there in the food protection team?"
Li Jiqian said: "The report is very detailed. There are 500 Song Dynasty horse troops and more than 1,000 escorting soldiers, totaling 1,500 people."
Li Yuanhao reached out and grabbed a porcelain bottle on the table, smashed it on Li Jiqian's forehead, and said angrily: "Three thousand cavalry were defeated by these fifteen hundred miscellaneous troops? Ning Ming was captured alive? You gave Ning Ming
What kind of soldiers are you bringing? Are they three thousand burden soldiers?"
The so-called "burden" soldiers are the name of Xixia, which refers to those who are responsible for chores and logistics in the army. It is a term corresponding to the regular army. Naturally, they are mainly old and weak, and have little combat effectiveness.
Li Jiqian did not dare to wipe off the broken porcelain and blood on his forehead, and said hurriedly: "How dare I, brother? The three thousand soldiers are all elites of our Jianing Army, and the generals who assisted them are Yeli Xianzong and Mu Zangming.
A general who has experienced hundreds of battles, how dare I not be accompanied by elites when the prince goes into battle? Moreover, after the prince sent troops, in order to attract the attention of the Song army, I sent a large army to pretend to attack Beimulangzhai in Qingzhou to contain the prince, just to make the prince safer.
, but unexpectedly still failed.”
Li Yuanhao was so angry that he stretched out his feet and kicked the chairs and desks, causing a mess in the room. Li Jiqian was so frightened that he did not dare to speak out. He lay on the ground and let blood drip from his head and his face.
After a while, Li Yuanhao sat down slumped, sighed and said: "Get up and clean the blood on your face. I have something to ask you."
Li Jiqian kowtowed and said, "I am guilty and I dare not get up."
Li Yuanhao said: "I know you can't help it. Ning Ming is very conceited and has read a lot of military books. Some time ago, I saw him reading "Field Song" and "Taiyi Golden Jianjue", which I liked to read when I was young.
He wants to learn from me, but unfortunately he has great ambition and little talent, so he will never be able to become me. If he wants to go to war, you can't defeat him."
Li Jiqian lamented: "Even so, I also have a responsibility. I should send more troops and horses to follow the prince, so that this kind of thing will not happen."
Li Yuanhao sighed: "Three thousand cavalry are not enough? I have three thousand elite cavalry in Great Xia, which is enough to defeat the Song army's ten thousand, but it was defeated by a mere fifteen hundred people. This is not a problem of too many people, but a small number of people."
It was Ning Ming who was incompetent; what is even more tragic is that he was actually captured alive, he should have committed suicide immediately and died for his country, this idiot!"
Li Jiqian said: "Your Majesty, what should we do now? I am willing to launch a large-scale attack to take back the prince, but only with the emperor's order."
Li Yuanhao frowned and thought about it for a long time and said: "The Song people took Ning Ming, and they must have used it to blackmail me. Hmm, their wishful thinking is probably going to come to nothing. I can establish a prince again and put an end to their thoughts. I will also
How many sons do you have?"
Li Jiqian said to Ai Ai: "Your Majesty, if you appoint another prince now, won't you immediately kill Prince Ningming? The people of Song Dynasty will kill him immediately if they see that he has no use value."
Li Yuanhao opened his mouth and sneered: "I said, no one can take me hostage. If Ning Ming is captured, he has lost the qualification to be a prince. How can I leave the country of Daxia to the hands of a man who has been captured alive by the enemy? Song
Killing him is the best outcome for him, because he is afraid that the people of Song Dynasty will coerce him, a weakling, to do something appalling."
Li Jiqian's eyes were blank, and he nodded: "Your Majesty is wise, I understand."
Li Yuanhao asked Li Jiqian to stand up again, ordered his servants to bring water and medicine to help Li Jiqian clean his wound, apply medicine and bandage, and gave him a seat, then asked: "I think this defeat must have been a trap, are you sure?"
Is the information correct?"
Li Jiqian stood up and was about to kneel down again. Li Yuanhao stopped him and said, "Just sit down and answer."
Li Jiqian said: "There is absolutely no mistake. The previous seven or eight times our army went deep into the Song Dynasty to rob the materials transported by the Song Dynasty. The number of people and the number of vehicles were exactly the same. They were all informed by internal officials in the Song Dynasty. The news this time
The source is still those people, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.”
Li Yuanhao thought deeply: "That means that Ning Ming's opponent this time is a powerful figure. Who is the general escorting him?"
Li Jiqian said: "Afterwards, I sent scouts to investigate for a day and a night, and reported back that Di Qing of Yanzhou was present during the war, and there was another person who seemed to have a higher official position than Di Qing. His name was... It seems to be Su Jin, yes...
It’s Su Jin.”
Li Yuanhao said in shock: "Di Qing is here? This must be a trap. Di Qing is in Yanzhou, how could he appear in the team transporting supplies? But if the number of soldiers participating in the war is only these 1,500, even Di Qing's team will win
No, is this a plot set up by Su Jin?"
Li Jiqian said: "I will inquire about the details of Su Jin immediately after I return, and then I will report it back to the emperor."
Li Yuanhao said: "That's fine, we can't just let it go. If I don't show the Song people some color, I can't swallow this bad breath. Now that you're here, I'll recruit Zhang Yuan, Wu Hao, Ye
Li Rongnen, Ye Li Yuqi and others came to discuss countermeasures. I will go to the front line in person and give the Song people a head-on blow for their rude behavior in order to avenge this matter."
Li Jiqian stood up and said: "I am willing to be a pioneer and clear the obstacles for the emperor, so that I can avenge this shame!"