"My mission is to protect my husband. As long as he is fine, it doesn't matter how idle I am!"
Li Ran knew what he was thinking, smiled slightly, and said nothing more.
Chu Dang saw that he was still drinking scented tea, but he still couldn't hold back:
"The fighting outside is fierce. Are you so sure that you will win this battle?"
Li Ran smiled and said:
"Although both Gao Qiang and Qin are quite capable, Zhong Xingyin cannot make full use of them. Gao Qiang is the old master of the Gao family in Qi State, so he can be regarded as a traitor, but Zhong Xingyin has never rectified his name, and has never rectified his name.
He doesn’t entrust him with important tasks, but unlike General Zhao, he can treat Yang Hu without any doubts about his employment!”
"Although Gao Qiang is capable, he has no foundation in the Zhongxing clan, so he cannot handle some things naturally. As for his Qin origin, since he is a Duke of Jin, the Zhongxing clan cannot trust him either...
"
When Li Ran said this, when he saw Chu Dang's confused look, he burst into laughter. Knowing that he couldn't hear clearly what he said to him, he just waved his hand:
"That's all! Chu Dang, come and drink some tea with me!"
Chu Tang picked up the tea cup and drank it in one gulp, but he couldn't taste anything:
"The taste... is quite strange..."
When Li Ran saw this, he burst out laughing again, and began to drink tea by himself...
…
The war on the other side is raging
Lu Hun's army suddenly fell into a hard battle and suffered heavy losses. Gao Qiang's command knew from the beginning that Lu Hun's army would be fooled, so they did not dare to send troops rashly at first.
But later it became clear that Lu Hun's army was wiped out and he had no choice but to lead his troops to support him.
But this unusual move played into Zhao Yang's plan! Zhao Yang immediately changed his formation and set up an ambush on the road he must pass, preparing to encircle the point for reinforcements and divide and annihilate him!
On the Qin side, however, they were restrained by Fan Li's plan to suspect soldiers, so they had no choice but to hang up their war-free card and be unable to retreat.
Just as Gao Qiang led his army to support Lu Hun's army, he didn't know that Zhao Yang was already waiting for him there.
On the way, Zhao Yang suddenly came out of the way and caught Gao Qiang by surprise!
Seeing that he was about to be defeated, Gao Qiang had no choice but to fight and retreat, and ordered his men to hold up the smoke and beg for support from Qin.
However, half an hour passed like this, but it was still too late.
At this time, Zhao Yang also realized that Ji Qin seemed to have been deceived by Fan Li's suspicious soldiers, and he would definitely not send troops to rescue him, so he stepped up his attack on Gao Qiang with all his strength.
Chi Hao, who was surrounded by the formation, knew that he had caused a big disaster this time, but he didn't care about anything else. He just took the lead and rushed to the front bravely, hoping to die.
In the end, he was killed by several arrows in the rebel army.
As a result, Lu Hun's army was leaderless and even more defeated.
The front army collapsed, and the reinforcements led by Gao Qiang were caught off guard. Gao Qiang finally could no longer control the morale of the army. In a huge rout, he was eventually captured alive by the Zhao army.
Zhao Yang couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered people to escort him back to the camp, while he took Yang Hu with him to join Fan Li and continue to attack Qin.
When Gao Qiang was sent back to the camp, Li Ran took him over. Li Ran saw Gao Qiang being tied up tightly and immediately went over to untie him. Chu Dang, on the other hand, stood aside to prevent Gao Qiang from suddenly attacking.
Gao Qiang actually had no strength and was too old to do anything at all. He looked at Li Ran in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.
"You...are the world-famous Li Ran and Li Ziming, right?"
Li Ran smiled and said:
"Exactly, Master Ziliang is the son of Gongsun Yu, the great-grandson of Qi Huigong. He has a distinguished status. Logically speaking, he should not be treated like this. Come, prepare a seat for our guests!"
Immediately, a servant brought a rug and a mat. Gao Qiang was not polite at all. He only moved his muscles and bones, then sat down directly, and then said with a wry smile:
"Hmph! How can I have a noble status when my subordinates are defeated? Sir, you are really making fun of me!"
Li Ran also sat on the ground opposite him and comforted him:
"Lord Ziliang, your words are serious! No matter what, your status as a nobleman cannot be changed."
Gao Qiang felt helpless and said:
"Although I was lucky enough to survive...but this life...I'm afraid I won't live long!"
Li Ran motioned Chu Dang to pour a glass of water, and then smiled and comforted:
"Haha, why is Lord Ziliang so pessimistic? You may not die here!"
Gao Qiang pursed his lips, but did not hold out much hope for this, and only said:
"Although Gao is an old honorary figure of the Qi State, he is actually an abandoned person. Now he has committed himself to the Zhongxing family and is captured by the Zhao family. How can the Zhao family tolerate me?"
Li Ran was noncommittal:
"Does Lord Ziliang really want to die?"
Gao Qiang looked at Li Ran and couldn't help but sneered:
"Haha, Mr. Ziming... you want to know more things from me, right? But I'm really sorry, I will never betray the Zhongxing family!"
"Zhongxing's family is worthy of being here, and I will never do such an unjust act!"
When Li Ran heard this, he didn't say anything else. He just made another pot of scented tea for him...
…
Not long after, Ji Qin's defense line was also breached by Zhao Yang and Yang Hu. Ji Qin wanted to escape, but was captured by Kuai Chi.
As a result, in the Battle of Ludi, Zhao Yang won a complete victory and captured Ji Qin and Gao Qiang in one fell swoop, which must be said to have greatly boosted their morale.
Zhao Yang was in high spirits, and when he came back, Li Ran could hear his laughter from afar.
When Zhao Yang saw Li Ran, he laughed and said:
"Hahaha! Sir, as expected, the master predicted what was going to happen. He won a complete victory in this battle. Not only did he directly capture the two commanders of the opponent, but he also annihilated the entire army of Lu Hun's army! The strength of the Zhongxing clan will also be greatly reduced!"
Li Ran said:
"Although Lu Hun's army has been destroyed, the main force of Chaoge's army is still there, and Qi and Zheng are also looking at it. The general cannot be careless!"
Zhao Yang said seriously:
"Sir, I would like to remind you that I really cannot get carried away!"
Li Ran looked around and said with a smile:
"However, today's victory is still worth celebrating! General, why don't you have a banquet with wine and reward according to your merits. This can also reward the soldiers and boost their morale!"
Zhao Yang nodded and said:
"Sir, what you said is true! By the way, we just took this opportunity to kill Gao Qiang and Ji Qin directly!"
When Li Ran heard this, his expression suddenly became serious and he said:
"General... General, please treat Gao Qiang with caution!"
When Zhao Yang heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little strange:
"Gao Qiang is a rebel general. Killing him today will boost the morale of our army, and it will also make our Zhao family famous here. Why did you say this, sir?"
Li Ran went a step further and said:
"Gao Qiang is in a high position in Qi State, and he knows a lot about Qi State's Tian Qiye. Now we can find out from his mouth the reality of Qi State! Therefore, this person cannot be killed for the time being! I hope the general will be aware of it!"