Chapter 545 I am also willing to follow Sima Gong (the commander) to retaliate
Chapter 545
On Linyi City, the soldiers who had just experienced a big battle fell down on the city wall and gasped for air.
For those injured soldiers, the young men were responsible for bandaging them and carrying them down or helping them off the city wall.
Deng Pingxiu, the prime minister of Langya County, was wrapped in iron armor and panting while holding a bloody ring-headed sword.
He saw the rebels under the city dispersing in droves and retreating to the rebel camp several miles away.
Then he wiped the ring-headed long knife clean and put it back into its sheath.
Ying Yanglang beside him wiped Deng Yuan's face. "Cousin, if we continue to hold on like this, we won't be able to withstand it for long."
"Don't worry, we don't have to wait too long. Just before I went to the city, I just received news from the Jingnan Army. They have sent troops to reinforce."
"Today, the one who can protect you and my brother's wealth is not Wagang Village or Wei Gong, but the Jingnan Army."
Hearing these words, Deng Yuan couldn't help but look ashamed and punched the wall. "This is all my fault, little brother."
"If I hadn't listened to Liu Sheng's sweet words, the Jingnan Army would have entered Langya, and Sanlang would not have died here..."
"Okay, things have already happened. Talking about them will only add to the troubles." Deng Pingxiu sighed and patted Deng Yuan on the shoulder.
"The most important thing now is to secure Linyi City. The offensive of these bandits today seems not to be as good as yesterday. Be careful they want to attack at night."
"Brother, don't worry. I'll keep an eye on you from the city. You'd better go back and rest early."
After Deng Yuan watched his brother leave, he led a group of generals from the Yingyang Mansion to inspect the post-war city wall.
In the rebel camp in the distance, Sima Dekan was sitting in the Chinese army's tent. At this moment, the generals who came to report the failure of the siege had already retreated.
Sima Dekan announced that the entire army was resting and burying pots to make rice. After everyone dispersed, Zhao Xingshu, Li Ben, Yin Zhengqing, Yuwen Tutor, and Xu Hongren were left behind.
"You have all heard the edict issued by the envoy just now. I don't know what you think."
Speaking of this, Sima Dekan paused deliberately and glanced at these confidants.
Zhao Xingshu saluted Sima Dekan. "Sima Gong, you must not agree to this matter. This must be the intention of the prime minister, who wants Sima Gong to send troops."
"Without military power, our life and death will fall into the hands of Yu Wenhua and his brothers."
"What does he mean by Wenhuaji? We have been unable to capture Pengcheng for a long time, so can you blame us? When we left Jiangdu County, the ship was loaded with rare antiques."
"A lot of heavy ordnance was thrown away in Jiangdu County, and Pengcheng is one of the most fortified cities in the world. No one can defeat it with those broken ladders."
As Zhao Xingshu spoke, other close generals also complained.
At this time, Zhao Xingshu rolled his eyes and lowered his voice.
"Sima Gong, I feel that in today's troubled times, we must rely on outstanding and talented people to bring peace to the world."
"Yu Wenji is incompetent and confused, Yu Wenzhi is vicious and capricious, Sima Gong worked hard and wept for us, and he was willing to take the lead.
But in exchange for this, we lost our military power, so what use do we, the warriors, have?"
Sima Dekan said secretly. "Now, Yang Qian's Jiangdu Army has been renamed Jingnan Army and is here with troops."
"To the south, Chen Leng has surrendered Qin Qiong. Now the Jingnan Army is surrounding our army on three sides for the head of their brother Yuwen."
"It was the fault of Yu Wenhua and his brothers who insisted on taking His Majesty's life, so that now, we are all not tolerated by the world."
"Sigh... It's a pity that someone was busy with other things that day and couldn't prevent such a tragedy..." Sima Dekan sighed hypocritically.
He raised his hand and wiped the corners of his eyes, but unfortunately, not even a drop of crocodile tears came out.
The confidant generals on the side almost laughed out loud, "Boss, what are you busy with that day? We brothers don't know."
At least half of the heads of the royal family members in Jiangyang City were chopped off by you, right?
But at the moment, naturally, everyone can't criticize, and they all have to put on a sympathetic attitude of enemies, blaming all the blame on Yu Wenhua and his brothers.
Zhao Xingshu saluted Sima Dekan and consoled him.
"Commander, there is no need to be sad. The situation was urgent at that time. For the sake of our own lives, we had no choice but to become thieves. It was just a ploy for personal gain."
"Old Zhao's words make sense. Mr. Sima, now we are in charge of the army. Otherwise, we can raise troops to go back and kill brother Yuwen."
"Yes, the late Emperor was harmed by Na Yu Wenhua and his brothers. We killed them and rescued the Queen Mother and Your Majesty."
"Well Yang Liushou is the late emperor's most favored minister. Even if he doesn't listen to your majesty, if the empress can tell the truth, at least our lives will be safe."
"There is no need to confront the Jingnan Army head-on, and there is no need to be as hasty as a lost dog like now..."
"Then are you willing to join forces with a certain person to eliminate the thieves?" Sima Dekan asked, scanning the group of confidants with burning eyes.
Xu Hongren looked around and was the first to stand up and express his loyalty to Sima Dekan.
"The last general is willing to follow Sima Gong to fight against rebellion."
"We are also willing to follow Sima Gong (marshal) to fight against rebellion..."
"In that case, General Zhao, go to the Angel Camp and tell him that I have found a good opportunity and will break the city soon..."
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After the secret discussion on the execution of Yu Wenhua and his brothers was completed, the generals left the camp one after another to perform their tasks.
After General Xu Hongren returned to his military tent, he thought about it and finally asked his soldiers to summon his old friend Zhang Kai.
I heard that Sima Dekan was dissatisfied with his being granted the title of Minister of War and deprived of his military power, and was planning to launch an army to kill Yu Wenhua and his brothers.
Zhang Kai couldn't help but his face changed drastically. "Isn't this old thief Sima crazy?"
"This is simply a joke with our lives. Brother Hongren, please don't let him fool you."
"You and my men are all stained with the blood of the royal family, so it is true that Yang Qian is a loyal minister of the late emperor."
"But without my Xiaoguo Army's rebellion, how could we be here today?"
"You mean, even if we kill Yu Wenhua and his brothers, there will be little chance of survival?"
"Even if the Queen Mother really agrees at this time, she is willing to help cover it up.
But once Yang Qian arrives and the queen’s safety is guaranteed, do you think you and I will still have a chance to survive?"
After hearing Zhang Kai's analysis, Xu Hongren stroked his thick beard and said with a dejected look on his face.
"In that case, it doesn't matter, this general, Xu is tired of his job anyway, and he is always on tenterhooks..."
Zhang Kai looked at Xu Hongren and couldn't help laughing angrily.
"Do you mean to leave behind your high-ranking official and your salary and flee alone?"
"What else can we do?"
"Of course, we should report this matter to the Prime Minister quickly. In this way, not only will you and I have no fault, but we will have merit.
By then, even if you can't take the position of Sima the old thief, you will still be able to hold more military power."
"When that time comes, no matter how we decide what to do, it will be much better than trying to stay away from right and wrong now..."