Chapter 521 It's not General Pei's consecutive victories, but your consecutive defeats
Chapter 521
When Pei Renji saw Yang Qian striding out of the city gate, the father and son quickly got off their horses and saluted Yang Qian respectfully.
"General Pei, General Pei, please come quickly. You, father and son, are the backbone of the army and the talents of generals.
With the help of your father and son, Yang will really be more powerful than a tiger."
Yang Qian's kind attitude and tone made the somewhat uneasy and shy Pei father and son really fall in love with each other.
However, Xiao Huaijing was not happy anymore and fell behind with a dark face, staring blankly at the cordial exchanges between Yang Qian, the left-behind man in Dongdu, and Pei Renji and his son.
After comforting the father and son, Yang Qian looked at Xiao Huaijing with a smile but not a smile. "Xiao Yushi, you are fine."
"Your Majesty has seen Yang Liushou." Xiao Huaijing could only brace herself and salute Yang Qian respectfully.
"We've met, and we've said hello. Let's go back to Dongdu as soon as possible. It's still early in the day, and we might not be able to make it back to Dongdu for dinner."
"By the way, General Pei and his son have returned to my command. I would like to trouble Xiao Yushi to inform the princes of the Eastern Capital to be careful of Li Guan directly attacking the Eastern Capital."
"For the safety of Xiao Yushi, Shimin, you will lead a thousand elite cavalry to escort Xiao Yushi back to the Eastern Capital.
To avoid this, if Xiao Yushi encounters an accident on the way, the people in Dongdu will think it was someone Yang who did something."
"..." Xiao Huaijing looked at Yang Qian who was chatting with a dark look on his face, and his whole body felt bad.
It's like this again, and they treat me as a stinking piece of shit, who is the supervisor of the army, and the supervisor of the censor, and they are not even allowed to enter.
But what could Xiao Huaijing say? Li Shimin, the young general beside Yang Qian, rode forward with a wicked smile on his face.
"Xiao Yushi, please, hurry up. After I send you back to Dongdu, I will lead my brothers back to Luokou City for dinner."
"In this case, Xiao will not stay and take his leave."
Xiao Huaijing pointed her sleeves with a dark face, and led the dozen or so followers to turn their horses, and under Li Shimin's "care", they sped away in the direction of Dongdu.
After Pei Renji saw Xiao Huaijing leaving reluctantly, he was very grateful and asked uneasily.
"Yang staying behind, will this allow those in Dongdu to seize the opportunity and be disadvantageous to you?"
Yang Qian smiled to himself and walked side by side with Pei Renji, his tone seemed very calm.
"So what if it's not good for Yang? Do they want us to ignore the suffering people of the counties and counties in the Central Plains with just one word from them and a handwritten order?"
Yang Qian's eyes fell on Pei Renji and saw Pei Renji's hesitation. Also, he was not himself.
Yang Qian continued to move forward. Behind him were not only the Pei family and his son and their generals, but also his own confidants.
They all closed their mouths and raised their ears, listening to Yang Qian's words from the bottom of his heart.
"There are only some unwise and unintelligent people left in the court. When the world is in chaos, they are still scheming among themselves to fight for power and gain."
"I won't participate, and I don't bother to go, and they don't want to mess with me. They can just live in peace with each other."
"Therefore, I would like to ask General Pei and his son, as well as the troops and horses under your command, to stay safely and take a good rest."
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Having been attacked, they returned to Luocang City and waited in Li Mi's Duke Wei's residence until the joyful Jia Runfu and the surrendered generals left.
The smile on Li Mi's face gradually dissipated, and he sat gloomily on the couch, his eyes wandering uncertainly.
At this time, Bing Yuanzhen, Li Mi's confidant who was now responsible for leading the army to the battle, came to Li Mi's side and spoke.
"Don't worry, Duke Wei. It's rare for Jia Shenjun to be able to recruit thousands of elite soldiers.
Yang Qian was at odds with the kings of Dongdu, Pei Renji led his troops away, and all that was left in Dongdu were a bunch of people who didn't know how to fight.
Incompetent people who only know how to scheming have given us a perfect opportunity to conquer the Eastern Capital."
The right Sima Zheng Qianxiang's eyes also lit up. "Wei Gong, Bing Shangshu's words are right. If we take this opportunity to attack the Eastern Capital, we will definitely win a great victory."
Li Mi thought about it and couldn't help but feel excited. "No, we should make a move to attack Hanjia Cang.
To induce the Eastern Capital to send troops, if we can achieve a great victory, the Eastern Capital will have no remaining strength, and we may be able to attack them in one fell swoop."
"Wei Gong's statement is correct. Among the warehouses in the Eastern Capital, apart from the Luokou warehouse occupied by Yang Qian, the only remaining warehouse in the Eastern Capital's hands is the Hanjiacang."
"As long as we launch an all-out attack on Hanjiacang, we will have no choice but to have Dongdu come to our rescue."
Right Sima Zheng Qianxiang narrowed his eyes. "Wei Gong, since Pei Renji went to join Yang Qian, he has not returned to your command."
"But those five or six thousand elite soldiers still belong to the imperial court. If they are allowed to go to Hanjiacang..."
Li Mi's eyes suddenly shone and he struck the case with his palm. "Zheng Sima's words are reasonable. If we can really deceive Hanjiacang City, then I would like to see how Dongdu can still be my enemy."
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In the court hall of the Eastern Capital, Ye was already in chaos, and Duan Da and others even angrily scolded Pei Renji for being a wolf-hearted person, and reprimanded Yang Qian for being shameless.
But there was nothing to do. The more than 30,000 arrogant soldiers under Pei Renji's command left Dongdu, which was equivalent to returning Dongdu to its previous situation, with no buffer against Li Mi.
"How many soldiers have been recruited by the armies in Beijing over the past month?" Guo Wenyi asked Duan Da, stroking his long beard and frowning.
"How many can there be?" Duan Da snorted coldly with a livid face. "Due to the consecutive defeats, there are now less than 50,000 soldiers and horses in the Eastern Capital City."
"These days, although I spent a lot of money to recruit soldiers, I only raised less than 20,000."
"Although the weapons are adequate, the armor is far behind. Today, less than 30% of the new recruits are wearing armor.
Now the Ministry of Industry has adopted the method of beating paper as armor, and is stepping up its production of paper armor."
Yuan Wendu sighed and said, "Once Pei Renji is gone, the Li thieves are no longer a threat, and Yang Liushou is a stranger to us."
"If Thief Li raises troops to attack again, he must not go out of the city to defend the enemy. The best policy is to stand firm."
"Of course I can save it, but Your Highness, Pei Renji led the army away without permission. Such behavior is tantamount to rebellion. Please give your Highness some advice."
"What's Gu Neng's idea?" Yang Tong, the king of Yue, looked at the general who held the military power of Dongdu with a confused expression.
"Of course I am asking His Highness to send an order to Luokou City and order Pei Renji to return to the Eastern Capital as soon as possible to obey orders. Otherwise, he will be disobeying the military order and shall be punished..."
"..." All the ministers looked at the extremely frustrated and angry General Duan with strange eyes.
Youwuwei General Huangfu Wuyi couldn't help but sneered.
"General Duan is so majestic. It sounds like you can really capture Pei Renji to the Eastern Capital and behead him in public."
"Huangfu Wuyi, what do you mean?"
"What I mean by this official is, who was it that prevented Pei Renji from eating in the Eastern Capital, and who was it that prevented Pei Renji from rewarding the soldiers with the wealth and silk they gained from the victory?"
"I would like to ask General Duan whether there is insufficient food in the Eastern Capital? Or there is not enough money and silk. Why do you insist on forcing Pei Renji like this?"
"Isn't it General Pei who has won consecutive battles? But you have lost consecutive battles."