"No, it will definitely not happen. Li Wenhao is a bastard. No matter how capable he is, without the support of his family, there is no chance of success!"
Xuan Hongyi clenched her fists and encouraged herself secretly, but she felt even more panicked.
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Compared with the turmoil in the Huaibei Marquis Mansion, the Qingyang Marquis Mansion was like a huge earthquake. When the news came, the entire Marquis Mansion was blown up.
"Did you hear that Li Wenheng was defeated? Not only was there less than 5,000 of the 30,000-strong army left, but most of the generals were also dead!"
"Isn't that true? I was so scared that I didn't dare to express my anger. I heard that the eldest lady smashed the Buddhist hall in a rage!"
"Hey, the seventh young master was made General of the Conquest of the West earlier, and the eldest young master is about to be made a marquis. It's rare for the master to be happy for a few days, but now it's terrible, and the future will be difficult!"
"Let's go quickly. The Marquis is convening the generals for discussion. Let's go and prepare tea!" The servants talked incessantly.
In the meeting hall of the Marquis Mansion, Qingyang Marquis Li Longji sat at the top with a gloomy face, and more than a dozen staff and generals sat at the bottom. The atmosphere was very dull.
Military advisor Cui Baihou held a fan in his hand and flapped it gently: "Master Hou, there are rebellions in many places in the county, and we really can't mobilize extra troops to support you. Why don't you send a letter to the Marquis of Huaibei and ask the Huaibei army to support you!"
"Yes, I just received the news in the afternoon that Kunshan is surrounded by tens of thousands of rebels and the roads are blocked. Even if we send reinforcements, they won't be able to arrive in a short time.
Also, some time ago, the seventh young master sent a secret message, saying that the three-headed eagle of the Hengduan Mountains was coming out of the mountain, but you didn't believe it.
What's more, the seventh young master is trying to please others by grandstanding and causing trouble over nothing!
Now, the three-headed eagle has taken over Huixian County.
If the three-headed eagle hadn't restrained my troops, why would I have no troops at all?"
The leader of the generals, the dwarf lion, spoke angrily. Everyone had sullen expressions, especially the military advisor Cui Baihou, who had the ugliest look on his face. It was he who said these words in the first place.
If he were an ordinary military commander, he would have started spraying him a long time ago, but when faced with a dwarf lion, he could only stare and dare not even fart.
The dwarf lion was very short, only about 1.6 meters tall. He was like a ball when he sat on a chair. He looked a little ridiculous and spoke in a low voice, but no one dared to look down upon him.
He is the only fifth-level master besides the Marquis, and the martial arts enlightenment teacher for many young masters. Everyone who sees him must bow to him as a disciple.
He is also the only person in power in the Li family who loves Li Wenhao.
"Humph!" Cui Baihou was sulking, suddenly rolled his eyes, and thought of a dirty trick: "Master Hou, as soon as General Shi reminded me, I thought of a way.
The seventh young master, Li Wenhao, has not been given the title of General of the Conquest of the West by His Majesty. He must be very powerful. It is said that he has recruited tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Why not give the seventh young master an order and ask him to go and meet the eldest son immediately."
"Cui Baihou, you are not a son of man!"
The dwarf lion became angry, opened his mouth and started to spit: "No one knows what the situation of the Fire Crow Army is, tens of thousands of people are just a group of horse bandits and refugees.
If you ask the Seventh Young Master to take these people to the rescue, aren't you going to die?"
Everyone nodded slightly when they heard this.
In this world, it's not that whoever has more soldiers is more powerful. Ten thousand ordinary soldiers will never be able to defeat a team of one thousand cultivators, even the lowest level one.
This is a truth that everyone understands. Instead of raising 10,000 ordinary soldiers and considering the various materials and equipment consumed, it is more cost-effective to raise 1,000 elite soldiers.
Therefore, everyone thought that Li Wenhao's sudden attack was a last resort, and his strength was not improved much.
"General Lion, there is nothing I can do about this. I can't just do nothing and watch the eldest young master in danger!" Cui Baihou wiped the spittle on his face with a handkerchief, not caring at all.
He is used to being sprayed, and he can't beat him anyway, so he can only treat it as a practice!
"Okay, stop arguing!" Qingyang Marquis Li Longji, who was in charge, patted the table and stopped the quarrel between the two: "Bai Marquis, you should write a letter to Huaibei Marquis now and ask him to send troops to support Heng'er.
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After Li Longji finished speaking, he hesitated and then said: "Send someone to Tuke City again, pass my order to the general, and let Xiao Qi lead the troops to rescue!"
"Brother, Xiaoqi is also your son!"
The dwarf lion spoke dissatisfied. He and Li Longji were brothers with different surnames, so they spoke directly and were not afraid of Li Longji's anger.
"There is a difference between concubines and concubines. Xiao Qi should understand the truth here!"
Li Longji said with a sullen face and strode out: "Okay, let's all disperse. Our Li family has been embarrassed and disgraced this time!"
"Pedant, now is not a time of peace and prosperity, but a time of chaos, and you still need to pay attention to these things!" The dwarf lion shouted angrily, jumped up, and "crash, clatter," a big hole was opened in the roof and he walked away.
Everyone in the room looked disgraced and their mouths twitched. They all pretended that nothing happened and patted the dust on their bodies to disperse.
The dwarf lion dared to lift the roof of the Marquis' house, but they didn't have the courage.
However, besides the dwarf lion, there is another person in the Hou Mansion who is very concerned about Li Wenhao.
Second Young Master Li Wenhe: "Quick, send someone to deliver a message to Lao Qi right away. As long as he doesn't move, I will thank you greatly!"
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Outside Daha City, there is the camp of the Fire Crow Army, or the camp of General Zhengxi.
"Report, urgent military information. A battle broke out in Langya King's City today. Prince Yucha set up an ambush in the palace and secretly assembled more than a thousand war elephants to attack the Qingyang Army camp outside the city.
The fierce battle continued until the afternoon when the eldest son, Li Wenheng, escaped from the city and led more than 5,000 remaining troops to retreat to the north. Their whereabouts are unknown.
Subsequently, Langya Prince Yucha announced that he would inherit the throne and personally led 20,000 Langya troops to pursue northward...!"
"Okay, please step back!"
Inside the tent, Li Wenhao waved his hand to signal the sentry who reported the news to retreat, and stood up confidently: "Everyone, the progress of the war is roughly in line with our previous expectations.
Now I order all the ministries to assemble their troops immediately. Wolf Seventeen and Ma Yida will command the left and right cavalry battalions, and Li Rong will command the new first battalion. A total of 16,000 people will set off with me.
Li Erkui commanded the infantry battalion, the new second battalion, and 167 infantrymen garrisoned the camp!"
"I will obey the order!"
"Crash, clatter," the sound of armor sounded, and all the generals put on their helmets and armor and bowed to receive orders.
Then the trombones sounded in the camp, people neighed and horses roared, and it became completely lively.
"Eunuch Hong, I'll leave the camp to you!" Before leaving the camp, Li Wenhao clasped his fists at the old eunuch, Eunuch Hong.
"Don't worry, we have Sa's family here, and the camp is safe and sound!" Eunuch Hong's face was red, followed by Li Erkui, his head drooped, with the expression of a dead father and mother.
Li Wenhao glanced at him sympathetically and jumped on the horse. He didn't want to force Li Erkui to become a disciple of Eunuch Hong unless he had no choice.
But who is short of manpower? It would be a waste not to use Eunuch Hong, a great expert.
Fortunately, he inquired around and found out that although Eunuch Hong's kung fu was a child's kung fu, he didn't need to draw his sword to commit suicide!
Li Erkui endured it for several years, and once he perfected his skills, he became a good man again!