Li Tai stopped when he saw that he was good, and changed the topic: "The new army must have a full strength of 300,000 people. As a Taiwei, you do something like empty pay. How will the soldiers see you? Where is the majesty of the word? Let's do this.
You don't need to command the imperial army. I'll give you a chance to atone for your sins. I'll give you half of the 300,000 new troops. I'll arrange for the other half to be sent to another person. I'll test the training effect after two months. If the training is not good, you know the consequences.
"
"I... obey the order!" Lu Chengqing's face instantly darkened.
The Taiwei was in charge of the imperial troops, but the only ones under Lu Chengqing's command were the Forbidden Army and the New Army. The Forbidden Army was the most powerful, but now that it had been removed, the New Army only commanded half of it, which was a great loss in strength.
Li Tai stared at the other party, his eyes unblinking, not letting go of any expression. He was not sure whether the other party would be dissatisfied and retaliate, and seize power by force. He did not dare to take risks, and asked Lu Chengqing to hand over the imperial troop deployment seal on the spot.
Things happened too hastily, and there was no time to make any arrangements. Even if Lu Chengqing wanted to mutiny, there was nothing he could do. He glanced at the vigilant guards of the prince around him. If he didn't surrender, he would be killed on the spot, so he had to take out the big seal and hold it with both hands.
Shaking slightly, very unhappy.
Li Tai took the seal and said with satisfaction: "Liu Taiwei, I still think highly of you and understand your difficulties, but since this happened, there must be an explanation, otherwise I will not be able to explain it to the civil and military officials. I hope you will
You can understand my difficulties and don’t hold grudges.”
"I don't dare, thank you for not killing me." Lu Chengqing quickly thanked him, but he felt counter-intention in his heart.
Li Tai waved his hands nonchalantly, with a smile on his face, like a fox that stole a hen, and chuckled: "As long as you understand, the training will be tested and successful in two months, and then I will be able to re-entrust you with important tasks."
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Once closed and released, it gave Lu Chengqing enough face.
Immediately, Li Tai waved to a close general to come over, handed the big seal to him and said: "Take some people back quickly and take over the forbidden army without any mistakes."
The other party understood deeply, took the seal respectfully, and hurried away.
Seeing that Li Tai was so anxious to take over the Imperial Army, Lu Chengqing was obviously on guard and didn't say anything, but the hatred in his heart increased.
Li Tai continued with a smile: "After the pay is distributed, how about reorganizing the march?"
When Lu Chengqing saw that Li Tai couldn't wait to take over the march again, murderous intent surged in his heart, but he did not show it. Instead, he showed a respectful attitude and solemnly responded: "It all depends on the Holy One."
"Very good, let's continue to pay." Li Tai smiled with satisfaction. His waist and back were no longer sore. He was full of energy. As long as the Forbidden Army was in hand, his safety was guaranteed, and he would dare to compete with anyone in the ring.
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The next moment, Li Tai glanced at Kong Yingda not far away from the corner of his eye, his eyes cold.
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At the top of the South China Sea, Linyi Kingdom.
The name of an ancient country located in the eastern part of the Indochina Peninsula, also known as the Linyi Kingdom, was located around Hue and other places in southern Vietnam in later generations. This place was originally the stronghold of the Cham people. In the Western Han Dynasty, it was established as Xianglin County, Rinan County, and was called Xianglin County.
, omitting the image, so it is called Linyi.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, a man named Qu Lian killed the county magistrate and claimed to be the king of Linyi.
Lin Yi built trees as fences, built strongholds as cities, used vines as shields and bamboos as bows. He was good at fighting on elephants and was fierce and aggressive. He ran like the wind in the mountains and forests, coming and going without leaving a trace.
In the early morning of this day, suddenly a harsh gong sound broke the tranquility. Countless people were shocked and rushed out of the wooden house. They held bamboo bows and spread their guard. They looked around vigilantly. The elephants were also driven out and blocked in front of them as a wall of flesh to resist possible dangers.
, the shouts were loud.
King Lin Yi was awakened, came over surrounded by guards, and asked: "Why are you warning?"
"ah--"
A scream sounded, and the whistle from the big tree fell down. He fell heavily to the ground. He was hit by an arrow in his neck and died on the spot. Everyone's expressions changed in fright, and they drew their bows one after another.
But the surrounding woods were quiet, as if nothing had happened.
King Lin Yi suddenly thought of something, was shocked, and shouted: "Warriors, foreign enemies are invading, pick up your bows and fight, for Lin Yi, for your women and children."
"Oh oh oh!"
Countless people screamed strangely and dispersed, rushing forward like wolves and tigers.
"Boohoo!"
Suddenly, thousands of arrows shot out in the woods, like locusts passing by.
Half of the people who rushed up instantly fell down, while the rest rolled over and hid themselves, daring not to show their heads.
The woods became quiet again, as if nothing had happened just now, but it gave people an endless chill.
Seeing that his guess was correct, King Lin Yi took a few steps forward and shouted loudly: "Who is coming?"
"Hanzhou Army, Cheng Chumo is here!"
A domineering voice sounded, with a bit of murderous intent, and said without a doubt: "King Linyi, you only have about five thousand soldiers, so you are no match. I give you two options, one, unconditional surrender; two, annihilation.
Ten breaths to make a choice.”
"You..." The other party was shocked. This man was so murderous and made such domineering decisions. Lin Yi felt panicked, feeling unwilling and helpless.
A man stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, let's fight. The worst we can do is find another place to survive."
"The Hanzhou army came all the way from the north. No one can defeat it. The army is powerful. It is said that there are 100,000 people. What can they fight with?" King Lin Yi asked with a bitter face.
"We are familiar with the jungle. If we can't fight, we'll have no problem running away."
"Everyone in the clan, old and young, is here, why don't you want me to leave everyone behind? What's more, the Hanzhou Army has been fighting all the way and has never been defeated. The jungle battle is no worse than us, and there is no way to escape?" King Lin Yi recognized the facts and said,
Stride forward.
"Your Majesty, be careful." The other party shouted worriedly.
King Lin Yi was not stupid. The disparity in strength between the two sides was too great. If he wanted to kill him, he would have killed him earlier. Without answering, he signaled his entourage to stay. He strode forward alone, stopped in an open area, and solemnly said: "Lin Yi, I am willing to surrender."
, I also ask the Hanzhou Army to treat you kindly, and everyone in Linyi is grateful."
In the woods, Cheng Chumo came out in armor, majestic and majestic, with a cold horse in his hand. He said with satisfaction: "That's it! The King of Han is benevolent and righteous. All those who surrender are his subjects. He will not kill anyone indiscriminately, and he will not take a needle or a thread.
You can rest assured and get ready to eat and welcome the army."
"Thank you General for not killing me!" King Lin Yi said gratefully.
Cheng Chumo was already very experienced in surrendering. With a wave of his hand, a troop came forward to hand over the weapons of the Linyi people. The soldiers were concentrated on guarding them, but they did not violate or insult them. The cooks were also supervised by soldiers to prevent poisoning. All the senior officials of the clan were concentrated there.
The family of King Linyi accepted "appeasement".
After some conversation, Cheng Chumo got a general understanding of Lin Yi. In one word, he was poor. He didn't have many decent weapons. They were basically bamboo bows and rattan shields. Cheng Chumo had already seen Teng Dun. He was invulnerable to water and fire and had very strong defense.
But it couldn't stop the crossbow bolt from shooting at close range.
A glance at the other tribes showed that Lin Yi made a living by going out to sea to fish, but there was no big boat. They were hollowed out from a big piece of wood and made into a canoe. They could not go into the deep sea and could only live in the shallows. There was no shortage of rice.
While they were chatting, suddenly a soldier hurried in: "General, there are countless large ships on the sea, and they are rushing towards us with fierce force."
"Big ship?" Cheng Chumo was a little surprised and looked at King Lin Yi.
King Lin Yi said angrily: "They must be pirates from Niboluo, these bastards."
"Nibolao, what's going on?"
Cheng Chumo felt there was something wrong and asked.