For those in the Prince's Three Guards, they never have to go back to the Three Guards. It's not just as simple as being dismissed. They are originally nobles, and they join the Prince's Three Guards to show off their faces in front of the future emperor, so that when the new emperor ascends the throne
, thinking of this old relationship, can have a good future.
If you are kicked out of the three guards by the prince in this way, it will be equivalent to offending the future emperor. Will you still have a good life? As long as you are not stupid, you will know how to choose.
This is also the reason why the prince's three guards will not betray. Their future and destiny are so closely integrated with the prince that they can no longer be separated. Li Mu's tiger talisman may not be absolutely easy to use for them.
No one raised any objections. Li Chengqian was very satisfied, nodded, and said: "Tonight is the day when we will make great contributions. After the city of Qizhou is destroyed, your contributions and rewards will not be less." After a pause, Li Chengqian remembered again.
He asked Li Mu and added: "The first one to enter the city will be rewarded by this palace——"
Li Chengqian originally wanted to reward him with money, but as he spoke, he suddenly realized that he had no money. There was money in the East Palace, but he could not control that money, but the officials in the East Palace. Otherwise, he would not have thought of asking Li Mu before.
It costs money.
He now has a lot of 'pocket money' in his hand, which is only a few dozen dollars. This was the salary he received when he was working as an urban management officer. He was not willing to spend it and saved it. But since it was saved, he also
He has no intention of spending it. Even if he spends all the money, it will only be a drop in the bucket. None of the people who can hang out among the three guards of the prince are from poor families. When it comes to money, none of them are more generous than Li Chengqian.
"——Reward a gold medal to commemorate your meritorious service!"
When they heard the word "gold medal", everyone cheered immediately.
The gold medal that everyone is talking about is not the gold medal of future generations, but the kind of gold medal that represents a certain level of effectiveness. It represents a promise made by the prince. Although it is not stated clearly, in the hearts of the three guards of the prince, if they can get this gold medal, it will be as good as their own.
The prince knew in his heart that when the prince ascends the throne, they will be promoted first.
Isn't this the reason for joining the Prince's Three Guards?
The momentum is like a rainbow.
"A man holds grass in his mouth, a horse holds a piece of gold in his mouth, and quietly reaches the city gate. He only hears the sound of a gong. Let's start it together. Do you understand?"
Li Chengqian was afraid that Li Mu would find out, so he gave the final instructions to the three guards. The generals nodded to express their understanding, and Li Chengqian waved his hand and led them out of the military tent.
Fifteen hundred sergeants of the Three Guards quietly left the camp. When the sergeants in the nearby Zhechong Mansion camp saw it, no one dared to stand up and ask. Those were the Three Guards of the Prince. Compared with the soldiers of Zhechong Mansion in these places, their status was
The difference is too great, so we basically keep a respectful distance from each other.
In this way, due to Li Mu's negligence, Li Chengqian led the prince's three guards of 1,500 people to attack the city.
The results can be imagined.
…
Li Mu discovered that the three guards were missing in the early morning. Just as he was about to go to sleep, he suddenly became restless and thinking about Li Chengqian, so he paced out and wanted to take a look. It didn't matter, he was scared to death. Li Chengqian was not in the house.
, I touched the bed board, and there was no warmth at all. It was obvious that I had been walking for a long time.
Li Mu rushed out and found that the three guards' camp was empty. He immediately understood what Li Chengqian had done. Before he had time to blame anyone, he gave the order to break camp and chased in the direction of Qizhou in a hurry.
But it was too late. When he arrived at the gate of Qizhou City, he saw the three guards who were trapped in a tight siege. Li Mu quickly ordered the army to cover up and kill them. Qizhou soldiers and horses saw that the imperial court had a large number of people and did not dare to carry it.
, leaving Li Chengqian and the three guards behind, they retreated like a tide.
Li Mu ordered his men to bring back the remaining soldiers of the three guards and retreat two li to set up camp.
The sky was gloomy, it was already past noon, and it was not suitable to continue fighting, so the battle ceased on the first day.
…
Inside the military tent, Li Mu looked at the three generals kneeling on the ground, his face as gloomy as water.
The three generals also knew that they had committed a capital crime. They all knelt straight and did not dare to raise their heads to look into Li Mu's eyes. Li Chengqian stood beside him. The young man's face was full of dissatisfaction and shame.
He didn't see any preparations from the Qizhou rebels along the way, and Li Chengqian's stereotype of Li You made him look down upon him. He actually mistakenly thought that he could attack with only his three guards of 1,500 people.
Go to Qizhou City.
He forgot that no matter how ridiculous Li You is, no matter how unreliable his talents are. He still owns a state, and the money, food, and soldiers raised in this state will not be defeated by a thousand soldiers no matter how bad they are.
Five hundred people were defeated head-on. How weak must they be?
Furthermore, he also overestimated the combat effectiveness of the Prince's three guards.
Different from the veterans of Zhechong Mansion and the soldiers of Tunwei, the three guards of the Prince are all just raw melon eggs. They have never experienced a real battle and do not know how to fight. Everything about the war is still in their minds.
In the paper stage, with Li Chengqian as an unreliable commander, if he can win, he will be a ghost.
However, after all, the usual drills were not lost and were not in vain. Being besieged by troops several times larger than our own, they were able to persist until Li Mu arrived, and the casualties were not too many. This tenacity was already very difficult.
Li Mu looked at the people in front of him and really didn't know what to do.
If he is an ordinary general or an ordinary soldier, it is very simple. Anyone who disobeys military orders will have his head displayed in public. But after all, Li Chengqian is not an ordinary general, and the three guards of the prince are not ordinary soldiers. It is absolutely impossible for him to handle official business.
However, if not dealt with, these people have truly violated military regulations.
"Why did you guys leave the camp without authorization?" Li Mu looked at the three generals and said slowly.
Someone must take responsibility, and this person cannot be Li Chengqian. What Li Mu said is completely evasive. As long as these generals admit that they left the camp without authorization, then the fault can be placed on them, and Li Mu will not kill them.
.It’s just that their future ends here.
This is not unfair, because they violated military orders. In the army, disobeying military orders is punishable by death. Li Mu only ended their future, which was considered merciful.
Several generals also understood what Li Mu meant.
Leaving the camp without authorization and disobeying military orders are two crimes that are enough to lead to death. It's not that they don't understand, they just think that if they can capture Qizhou, they will take credit for this crime. Who would have thought that they would almost capsize?
If Li Mu had arrived later with his troops, he would not have been able to withstand the Qizhou soldiers, and Li Chengqian would have been captured. Not only would their own lives be in danger, but the lives of their family members would also be in danger.
Several people were frightened for a while and regretted it endlessly. After hearing Li Mu's words, knowing that this meant to excuse the prince, they all admitted it and kowtowed: "Master Marquis, we will be convicted."
"Now that you have been convicted, you have nothing to say." Li Mu took the sandalwood box, opened it, took out the tiger talisman, and said: "I will sentence you to——"
"General!" Li Chengqian finally couldn't help it and spoke: "Everything was my idea, and I should take the blame. They acted under my orders, and so many people were killed and injured. Please let them go, don't
Punish them."
"You take it?"
Li Mu sneered and said, "What crime can you take? As a prince, do you have any privileges?"
Li Mu approached Li Chengqian, stared into his eyes, and said sternly: "Do you know how many people died today because of your whim? Three hundred and fifty-two people! They all had parents, wives, and children.
Living people! They could have survived, but because of your decision, they are dead now. How do you accept the crime? "
Li Mu grabbed the Longquan Sword and threw it on the ground, saying: "Come here, don't you want to take the blame? The Shang Fang Sword is here, you can take the blame!"
Li Chengqian was so scolded by Li Mu that he squatted down in a daze and reached out to pick up the Longquan Sword on the ground. Upon seeing this, the generals hurriedly hugged Li Chengqian to stop him from doing stupid things.
"If you can't bear the responsibility, don't say anything to plead guilty!" Li Mu sneered, grabbed the tiger charm, and shouted: "Come here, I am now depriving Li Yu of the vanguard of the army and detaining him until I report to Your Majesty.
, let your majesty come and make a decision. The rest of the people will be severely punished with twenty lashes, and the three guards of the prince will be dismissed and will never be hired again."
No one dared to raise objections. Li Mu was silent for a moment and then said: "As for the dead people, I will inform your majesty and provide preferential compensation."
Li Chengqian burst into tears: "Thank you, brother."
"Don't get too close to me. Come here, take him into custody!" Li Mu asked someone to arrest Li Chengqian and throw him into a separate military tent. Sixteen sergeants were deployed to guard the surrounding area. Now Li Chengqian wanted to escape.
, but it’s even harder than climbing to the sky.
The tests that should be passed and the fights that should be fought. Li Mu still felt no less uneasy in his heart.
Arriving outside Qizhou City, Li Mu found that there was a certain deviation between what he had thought before and the reality he saw before him, and the deviation was not small.
Li You was not unprepared at all. Look at the Qizhou City in front of him. The city wall has been reinforced and has been raised by more than ten feet on the original basis. Now it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to shoot bows and arrows from below.
Went to the battlements.
A new design was also made on the sides of the city wall. The outside of the city wall was re-reinforced, and the slope is very steep, making it impossible to climb.
The moat has also been widened, at least it cannot be crossed by galloping horses. Li Mu did not get closer, but he could guess that since the moat was widened, it must also be deepened.
There are various signs that Li You's rebellion is not as unreliable as imagined. He has still made some preparations. As far as the city in front of him is concerned, if he really can't retreat, Li Mu will really kill him in a while.
There was nothing he could do, unless he built a cannon and blew down the city wall. Otherwise, he could only adopt the stupidest method and let the soldiers under him die.
Li Mu didn't want to do that. He wanted to be steady and see if he could come up with a way to get the best of both worlds. More importantly, he still had a problem that he didn't want to figure out.
The city walls of Qizhou City have been reinforced in such an orderly manner. It is really not something that the troupe under Li You can do. If they had these two things, they would not go to the village to recruit young men and play house.
words.
There should be another force that helped Li You build the city wall. In other words, it was this force that added fuel to the flames and gave Li You the confidence to rebel.
Who else in the world can have this idea and have the ability to put it into action?
"Mrs. Lu, it seems that we will meet soon."
Li Mu murmured to himself, but before he finished speaking, the captain outside the tent said loudly: "Tell the Marquis that someone has sent a letter."
"Come in."
The captain entered the tent, handed the letter to Li Mu, and then went out. Li Mu opened the letter, and the light orchid fragrance filled the air. He could smell it without using his nose. This was the perfume sold by his Feng Qiuhuang. It was not signed, but
Li Mu knew clearly that the person who wrote the letter must be Mrs. Lu.
Li Mu read the letter in silence, took out the fire certificate, and burned the letter.
In fact, it doesn't matter if you don't burn it. The content written in the letter has nothing to do with the matter in front of you. They are just some common things. She already knows about Wang Ou. As sisters, she is happy to see Wang Ou live well.
She will definitely try her best to help Chengquan. She has also heard about Miao Jiang. She admires Li Mu's methods. She really did not misjudge the person. Li Mu is a first-class talent in the world, and so on. She said a lot.
There is not a single word in the whole article that talks about the current situation. But the more it goes like this, the more uneasy Li Mu feels.
If it was just to talk about these things, why did he send this letter when he was approaching the city? Since he sent the letter without explaining it clearly, what did it mean?
Does she want to show that she has everything under her control? However, the Qizhou City in front of her obviously does not have the ability to take the initiative to attack. It can be defended for a while, but even if Li Mu does not attack, it will only last for three or two months at most.
matter--
Suddenly, Li Mu thought of one thing, food!
The batch of grain that disappeared from Luoyang before should be in Qizhou City at this time. If this batch of grain is added, Qizhou City should be able to hold on for half a year.
That's it at most, half a year, so what?
They still don't have the ability to counterattack. This rebellion is destined to have no chance of success.
Unless, they have a trump card.
The all-pervasive Jisi Hall? What other trump cards does it have? In other words, what opportunity are they waiting for? Whether this opportunity is internal or external, Li Mu has no clue.
Li Mu kept thinking about the darkness and couldn't figure it out. He simply stopped thinking about it, wrote a small note about today's events, sent a dove back, and reported it to Li Shimin. It would be best to let Li Shimin make a decree to let the prince
The three guards escorted Li Chengqian back, otherwise he could not guarantee that nothing would happen to Li Chengqian when a fight really broke out here.
Even if the possibility of something happening is extremely low, what if something happens?
The enemy's situation was still unclear and he could not take the risk.
At this time, on the wall of Qizhou City, a woman wearing a cloak was facing the hunting wind and looking at the Tang Army camp in the distance. It was so far away and it was dark, so she couldn't actually see anything. But she still could
Standing here and looking at it, it seems like there is something interesting.