Chapter 280 : The Ways Are Different and Not Contrasting (2) [Supplement 32/40]
"Excuse me...can't accompany you?"
Li Mu looked at Cheng Cheng in shock, it was unimaginable that Cheng Cheng would refuse his request.
Why?
This is not Li Mu’s personal matter, but concerns the entire country!
"General Success..."
"No need to say more!" Le Cheng raised his hand to interrupt Li Mu and said righteously: "General Li Mu, the war between Korea and Wei lasted for six years from the confrontation to the beginning of the war and then to the end.
...It is now the seventh year, and people have settled down. Although, as you said, the monarch of Jicheng, Han Yi, is not justified, he contributed to the alliance between Han and Wei. I think this is the right idea... What do you think?
You still have the power to counterattack because you are in Yanmen County. Yanmen County has several great passes that can resist the armies of Qin and Wei, but what about other counties? Take my Taiyuan County as an example.
Huan Wang Zhao Xuan and Wei General Jiang Bi attacked from both sides, and out of the tens of thousands of soldiers there were only over ten thousand left... Phew!" He took a long breath, shook his head and said, "We finally stopped fighting between Wei and Han, so why start another war?"
"..." Li Mu opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
On the side, his eldest son Li Yao couldn't help but mocked when he heard this: "General Lecheng pushed back and blocked me. I'm afraid the willingness is not what General Lecheng said, right?"
Le Cheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and asked Li Yao with a chuckle: "Then what do you think the reason is, Major General?"
Li Yao snorted coldly and said: "It must be the State of Wei that promised General Le Cheng all kinds of preferential treatment, so that General Le Cheng no longer has his motherland in his heart..."
"..." Li Mu frowned slightly, but after hesitating for a moment, he did not scold his eldest son Li Yao, but looked at Lecheng. Obviously he also wanted to find out whether Lecheng was his Korean general or Wei Wei at the moment.
The general of the country.
Under the gazes of Li Mu, Li Yao and his son, Cheng Cheng shook his head mockingly. Then, he looked at Li Mu and said in a deep voice: "Li Mu, I guess you have already made some guesses, so Le Mou simply said
To put it bluntly, the Marquis of Yangyi and I defended Taiyuan County for more than half a year under the attack of more than 100,000 Wei troops, and finally ended up in the situation of besieging Jinyang... But even so, Master Han Xu and I were still struggling at that time.
Resist the Wei army until the king's order is sent from Jicheng. I think that I am worthy of the late king (Han Wangran) and worthy of the Marquis of Li Han Wu... This country is in ruins. Even the officials in the capital of Jicheng have surrendered to the Wei state. I
Why can't you think about yourself and surrender to the Wei State in exchange for a way out? The young general doesn't have to look at me like that, at least in my opinion, I have a clear conscience."
After hearing this, Yangyi Marquis Han Xu nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Li Mu became even more heartbroken and asked with a slightly trembling voice: "Marquis Yangyi, do you think so too?"
Seeing Li Mu's unbelievable look, Yangyi Hou Han Xu let out a long sigh.
Just as Chenggong said, they have done everything they can, but God is destined to destroy Korea, so what can they do?
If Han Wangran was still alive, and if Lihou Han Wu was still alive, they could probably grit their teeth and hold on for a while longer. But the problem is, Han Ran and Han Wu passed away one after another, and there was no hero in Korea who could rival Wei Wang Zhao Run.
A country cannot stand without people and prosper without a king. With a hero like Wei Wang Zhao Run, the Wei State is destined to become increasingly powerful; and Korea, after losing Han Wangran and Han Wu, is destined to decline and die - this is the number of days.
!
In recent days, while Han Xu was temporarily living in Jinyang, he was always thinking about a question, that is, is there still hope for this country?
After repeated reflections, he regretfully concluded that there was no hope for this country.
At least he can't see it.
In fact, Yangyi Hou Han Xu felt that Li Mu's plan had a great chance of coming true, but so what?
So what if Jicheng is recaptured?
When the Wei State resolves the coalition forces of other countries and the Qin State, it will surely be the first to attack South Korea. Will South Korea be able to stop Wei's army by then?
How is that possible!
Don’t forget, the war between Korea and Wei lasted for six or seven years from the confrontation to the beginning of the war and then to the end. At that time, Korea could not stop Wei. Is it possible that the country is as riddled with holes as it is now?
Can it be done?
This was the reason why Han Xu, the Marquis of Yangyi, did not support Li Mu: he felt that Li Mu's plan was meaningless and could not change the situation at all.
If we insist on saying that there is even the slightest chance, unless the Wei State is defeated by the coalition forces of other countries or the Qin State, and the hero of Wei King Zhao Run is killed in the battle, and the Wei State is trapped in a struggle for political power and unable to care about South Korea, then there is even the slightest chance.
Chance.
But the problem is that the Wei army that captured Jicheng will soon attack Qi and Lu this year. As Qi and Lu strive to protect themselves, they will definitely recall their troops that attacked Wei - the defeat of the coalition forces of various countries has been cleared.
It’s clearly in front of you!
After Wei defeated the coalition forces of other countries, it only needed to turn its guns and defeat Qin to win the final victory in the battle and become the only winner in the entire Central Plains.
The trend of the world is clearly laid out in front of us!
Han Xu really didn't understand why Li Mu still felt that there was still a chance to help the country, a country that had already lost hope.
Shaking his head, Yangyi Marquis Han Xu persuaded Li Mu: "General Li Mu, our country has decided not to provoke another war..."
Li Mu looked deeply at Le Cheng and Han Xu, shook his head for a long time, and sighed: "A true man has something to do and something not to do. When the country is in turmoil, we should sacrifice our lives generously and be loyal to the country. Although the future is dire and troubled,
There is no wavering..."
At this point, when he saw his success, Han Xu remained silent and seemed not to be moved by him. He sighed sadly, stood up and said, "If you don't agree with each other, you won't work together, so Li will take his leave."
After that, he took his eldest son Li Yao, got up and left.
After about an hour of burning incense, Li Mu left the north gate of Jicheng with his eldest son Li Yao and several cavalry guards.
An hour ago, he entered this city full of hope.
However, an hour later, he walked out of the city gate full of sadness, disappointment, and resentment.
"Unexpectedly, success, Han and Xu are such people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, traitorous and seeking glory!" The eldest son Li Yao cursed a few angrily, and then asked his father: "Father, handsome, what should I do now?
manage?"
Li Mu turned his head and glanced at Jinyang City, exhaled a long breath to calm his mind, and then said seriously: "Back to Heyang City, there must be a pair of soldiers who are loyal to this country in that area, and then... he went to represent
county."
Obviously, Li Mu's sincere heart to save the country did not become cold because of his success and Han Xu's refusal to help.
At the same time, on the tower of the north gate of Jinyang, Cheng Cheng and Han Xu silently watched the back of Li Mu riding away.
The two of them agreed that Li Mu's unnecessary counterattack was extremely stupid, but for some reason, recalling Li Mu's unhesitating attitude, they couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.
It's like being a deserter.
"No!"
Le Chenggong shook his head vigorously and murmured: "This country is destined to fall. If Li Mu tries to reverse the situation by himself, he will be punished in the future!"
Next to him, Yangyi Marquis Han Xu nodded vigorously.
At this time, the successful guard stood aside and said: "General, we were in the city just now. Why didn't you capture Li Mu and tie him in front of King Huan Zhao Xuan? ... Wait until the day when Li Mu's actions are revealed to the Wei State.
You know, Wei may be angry with the general because of this."
"hehe."
Le Cheng chuckled lightly, with no intention of explaining.
Do you want to take credit from Wei for arresting Li Mu?
If he really dares to do this, his reputation will be really ruined.
Who is Li Mu?
He was the head of the ten tycoons of Beiyuan. With his success, Han Xu was also a general in South Korea, and when Taiyuan County was threatened, Li Mu sent troops to aid many times. Thanks to his success, Han and Xu, if they
If Cheng Cheng dares to kidnap Li Mu to claim credit from Wei, how will the world treat him?
What's more, Li Mu is preparing to counterattack Jicheng in the name of "supporting the country." Those ignorant Korean civilians, who have not yet understood the consequences of this move, will naturally be attracted by this slogan and gather together.
Under Li Mu's command - if he succeeds and dares to kidnap Li Mu, then he will be a sinner of the entire Korea and will be despised by thousands of Koreans.
However, Le Cheng also knew that Li Mu's plan was doomed to fail.
It won't be long before this Li Mu will become a thorn in the side of both the Wei and Korean courts. When Li Mu's behavior arouses the anger of the Wei State, and even suffers the revenge of the Wei State, those ignorant civilians will surely be punished.
Dispersed in a hurry.
By that time, Jicheng doesn't want to see Li Mu, tens of thousands of Koreans don't want to see Li Mu, and Wei also doesn't want to see Li Mu. Li Mu may become a public enemy that everyone can kill.
"...You are as far-sighted as you, Li Mu, can you really not see what kind of road of no return lies ahead of you?"
Watching Li Mu return to his army and lead the two or three thousand cavalry to leave slowly, his mood of success could not help but be a little complicated.
In fact, does Li Mu really not know?
I'm afraid that's not the case.
Maybe as he said, there are things that a real man should do and things that he shouldn't do. There are some things that Li Mu thinks he must do, no matter how dire and unfavorable the future may be.
Now that the country has lost all hope, if everyone is like Le Cheng and Han Xu and only seeks to protect themselves, then this country will really have no hope at all.
"绻儿."
On the way, Li Mu said to his eldest son Li Yao: "Perhaps it will work. Han and Xu are right. Even if we regain Jicheng this time, we will not be able to change the fate of this country. Instead, we will catch up with you and my father."
life..."
Li Yao heard this and said: "Why should my father listen to the words of such villains? As ministers of Korea, my father and son should die in service to the country. Although there will be a near-death life in the future, my father and son will die too!"
"good!"
Li Mu was very happy when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "In this case, my father and son will bet on that one glimmer of hope. If it succeeds, it will help the country and support orthodoxy; if it fails, both father and son will die together..."
…Both of these two paths are worthy of heaven and earth, and worthy of our ancestors!”
"What my father said is absolutely true!"
In mid-March of the third year of Wei Zhaowu, Li Mu recruited many soldiers in Heyang City. Then, Li Mu took these soldiers directly to Daijun to recruit soldiers in Daijun.
Waiting for his deputy general Yan Feng and his clan brother Li Ren to lead the Yanmen army to Daijun, General Li Mu sent his army from Handan to the valley to attack Jicheng.