Chapter 916: Traveling thousands of miles in one day
"Don't let a deserter go, don't make it difficult for a surrendered soldier, this is the attitude towards the Western Army!"
"Although the Western Army has been eliminated, the Song Dynasty still has Prime Minister Zhang Dun. He also has a general named Song Jiang, who should not be underestimated. You must be cautious when you go south to attack Jianghuai."
"But they should be in dire straits now. The Song Dynasty had recruited a large number of rebels, such as Xiangyang Guo Kang and others, and they were all rewarded with high-ranking officials and generous salaries. The reason why these thieves were able to obey was entirely due to Zhang Dun's personal prestige and the elite of the Western Army.
Supported by military strength, now that the Western Army has been expelled, even Zhang Dun is here and cannot suppress it..."
Regarding Li Yan's instructions, Shi Wengong and Luan Tingyu took notes attentively, but hesitated several times: "Your Majesty..."
Li Yan knew what they were worried about, but he would not change the plan: "Now that all the elites of Zhao and Song Dynasties have been lost, it is now the turn of the alliance between Fang La and Yang Tianwang. The special attack department and Qilan department will follow me south. You can stabilize the overall situation in the southeast."
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After that, he jumped onto the lion's horse, and behind him, hundreds of elite soldiers attached themselves to the magical armored horses and galloped out.
The Dudu Mansion has four departments: Secret, Special Attack, Qilan, and Supervision.
The Secret Department is responsible for intelligence collection and analysis, as well as the cultivation and acquisition of spies;
The Special Attack Department is responsible for operating cutting-edge equipment and performing secret missions deep into enemy territory;
The Qilan Department is responsible for the collection and actual combat of Taoist spells, various magic weapons;
The final inspection department is responsible for supervising each army and reviewing internal disciplinary violations;
Li Yan knew very few people about his trip south, and he took even fewer people with him. In addition to Wu Song, the captain of the bodyguard, and Yan Qing, the youngest but most agile bodyguard, there were also members of the Qilan tribe who were responsible for the emergency march.
Among the three major forces in the south, the 50,000 elite Western Army, commanded by Zhe Keshi and Zhong Shidao, poses the greatest threat and must be dealt with first.
After solving this side, the news of his going south is likely to spread. Before that, he must race against time to reach the second battlefield while the scouts are reporting and deal with the enemies on the second side.
Based on the threat, the second strongest one is undoubtedly Fang La's 100,000 elite troops who marched north, but the second most powerful one was not this army, but Xiangyang who marched south!
Target--
King Yang of Sichuan and Sichuan!
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"I've been quite uneasy lately. Your Majesty really can't stay outside Xiangyang City any longer!"
In the camp of the Shu army, after listening to Li Zhu's somewhat anxious words, Meng Yue drank a swig of wine from his glass, tsked his lips and said: "Brother Li, I have already persuaded the king. You don't know, so why bother again and again?"
Did you mention it? Besides, it was your suggestion to form an alliance with the King of Wu to fight against the Yan army!"
Li Zhu said in a deep voice: "The alliance between Shu and Wu to join forces to fight against the Yan army is to win a chance for Sichuan and Shu, but why does the king want to come in person? A gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall, let alone his highness, the King of Shu.
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Meng Yue frowned, looked around, and lowered his voice: "Can't you see why the king is here in person? If both the King of Wu and the Yan army are defeated, the responsibility of guarding Jingxiang will fall on our shoulders.
, Your Majesty, this is for the sake of all southerners!"
Li Zhu couldn't listen to such hypocritical words and said coldly: "That is to say, I hope that Fang La's army will be defeated and Yan's army will win miserably, so that we will have no time to look south for a while, and then our Shu army will take advantage of it and be able to attack naturally.
Accepting the territory of Jingxiang... Is there such a cheap thing in the world? Nowadays, the dynasty is changing, and the heroes are vying for the throne. How can you forget your life for a small profit?"
Meng Yue's face changed drastically. These words were too harsh, especially his final comment on King Yang. Under the influence of the wine, he lost his previous endurance and growled: "Presumptuous! Presumptuous! You are just
Relying on swordsmanship to gain power, haven't you been taught the importance of superiority and inferiority in the world?"
Listening to the undisguised contempt for Jiang Huzi, Li Zhu stared deeply at this supposed friend, and walked away without saying a word.
After leaving the camp, he looked at the outline of Xiangyang City, remained silent for a while, and sighed quietly.
"Brother Li is so sincere that he has wasted his sincerity. Are you feeling disheartened?"
The voice sounded from behind. Li Zhu's expression changed immediately. He held the hilt of the sword at his waist and turned around like a whirlwind: "Who?"
Wang Qing walked out: "Me!"
Assistant Li's expression softened a little, but he became alert again: "It's you...you are so bold as to sneak into our Shu camp?"
Wang Qing smiled: "With a little money, I came in easily. I can't say that you are daring... Don't stare at me. Brother Li still remembers that when we had our first in-depth chat, I made a comment. You are in Sichuan."
Under the command of a lord like King Shuyang, the pearls are destined to be covered in dust and unable to display their talents!"
Li Zhu said coldly: "You don't have to come to see my joke. If one person does not serve two masters, no matter how wrong King Yang Tian is, I will not switch to others!"
Wang Qing raised his brows slightly: "Anyone else would have thought that I had alienated the relationship between the king and his subjects, but would not have thought that I would introduce a new lord to you to be loyal to you. Brother Li really knows about me!"
Li Zhu didn't want to talk to this kind of people anymore: "For the sake of our old friendship, I won't touch you, so please do as you please!"
Wang Qing laughed, clasped his fists and saluted: "Although the Shu army's military discipline is lax, this is not a big deal, but I can bear in mind that Brother Li can make an exception to the violation. Thank you very much!"
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face. Wang Qing kept smiling, but his smile was very sincere and not sarcastic. This made Li Zhu feel very uncomfortable. He felt so cruel that he actually pulled out the sword.
"戗!"
Accompanied by a strange sword cry like a dragon's roar, Li Zhu's sword flashed past. Wang Qing felt a light movement on his waist, and saw that the sword tip seemed to stretch and contract, and his decorated belt hung on it.
He reached the tip of the sword and couldn't help but praise: "As expected of Mr. Jin Jian, he is really good at swordsmanship!"
Li Zhu's face was as cold as ice: "Your Excellency, if you mess with me again, the thing you stab next time will not be your belt, but something more precious. Don't say you didn't predict what you said!"
Wang Qing waved his hand and smiled sincerely: "I regard you as a friend, so I came to chat with you. Isn't it nonsense? Brother Li is too repulsive to others thousands of miles away!"
Li Zhu shook the tip of his sword slightly, turned around and left without saying another word.
Wang Qing spontaneously followed him and said as he walked: "Brother Li, do you know that Fang La seems to have led all the elite troops to the north, but he has left a lot of defensive forces behind. Wang Yin, the military minister, is on the surface and is the first to defect.
His creek cave barbarians..."
Li Zhu was slightly startled: "I am from Jingzhou. I know that there are many Xiyi people living in the mountainous areas. They have always rebelled and surrendered. I didn't expect that they would be conquered by Fang La?"
Wang Qingdao: "In fact, they were not subdued by Fang La, but by the Mingzun cult in the name of Buddhism. These barbarians are very stubborn. Since they surrendered, they must be loyal, otherwise they are afraid of punishment from the Buddha..."
Li Assistant frowned: "How do you know such secret things so clearly?"
Wang Qing's eyes were filled with sadness: "Because I was once a member of the Mingzun cult!"
Li Zhu suddenly realized that he didn't know much about this sect. He only knew that it was a cult banned by the imperial court and had been rebelling. But now that he was on the rebel side, he was only curious about this: "I would like to hear the details!"
Wang Qing explained how he joined the religion because of his mother's faith, and was later valued by Mingzun. He rose in status within the religion, got acquainted with Fang La, and became a military advisor who made suggestions. However, under Mingzun's order, he almost stole his inheritance, but in the end he failed.
The matter of settling the feud with Fang La was told in detail.
Li Zhu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and explained many doubts in his heart: "I see. No wonder the King of Wu suffered successive setbacks under Xiangyang City, and the morale of the army can remain so high. It turns out that such a method was used, and your identity,
I should have thought it was you, Wang Qing, the Minister of Civil Affairs..."
Compared with these, the legendary figure's actions interest Li Zhu even more: "'Zuoming' has always been a strong person I want to challenge. You have had contact with him, can you describe his strength?"
Wang Qing looked solemn and said four words without hesitation: "Unfathomable!"
Assistant Li raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"
Wang Qing's martial arts skills are definitely good, but he has no power to resist in that man's hands. This can indeed prove from the side how tyrannical the world's greatest rebel is!
This made people even more excited. Li Zhu couldn't help but get energetic, adjusted his breathing, temporarily suppressed his excitement and warlike heart, and asked in a deep voice: "How to find 'Zuoming'?"
Wang Qingdao: "Senior Shenlong 'Zuoming' has seen his head but not his tail. Only he has seen us, and we have not seen him. However, senior has assisted His Highness King Yan in the competition. If Brother Li surrenders to His Highness King Yan, he may be able to find 'Zuo Ming'
An opportunity for seniors to learn from each other!”
Li Zhu shook his head: "As expected, Tu Qiongdiao has met, but I have to disappoint you. I have no interest in King Yan. He dominates the north and is indeed powerful, but I like to help the weak!"
Wang Qing laughed: "If King Yang Tianwang hears this, I will definitely have a lot of trouble with you, but I won't tell the truth. After all... my goal has been achieved!"
Li Zhu was slightly startled at first, and then his expression suddenly changed: "Trying the tiger to leave the mountain?"
Just in response to these words, a roar was heard. On the Han River not far away, there was first a loud noise, then a fire broke out, and thick smoke billowed into the sky.
"The thief mistaken me!"
The King of Shu's car was on the river. Li Zhu was so angry that he stabbed Wang Qing with his sword, but Wang Qing dodged it elegantly: "The legendary figure I just mentioned is right there. Brother Li, why don't you go quickly!"
"Even if 'Zuo Ming' comes in person, I won't be afraid!!"
Li Zhu said a word and rushed to the shore resolutely. In the distance, he saw several figures leaping out from the river, throwing one person into the air as if passing by.
Finally, the man fell to the shore.
On top of a particularly majestic and tall horse, a majestic figure reached out and grabbed it.
The captured man didn't even wear a robe. He was screaming in fear and was extremely embarrassed. A familiar scent of incense floated over through the river wind, and Li Zhu's heart sank to the bottom.
Because this means that King Yang Tian, who has dominated Sichuan and Shu for several years, and is now the King of Shu, was captured alive on the Han River outside Xiangyang City!