Liu Hao is a veteran of Li Zhengyi's era and is currently Li Na's number one general. When Zhu Si attacked Licheng County, he was the commander-in-chief of the entire army. The other two generals, Wu Xiaoqian and Pan Yu, were just his deputy generals who could
He said that he made great achievements in defending Licheng County.
Although Li Na didn't give him any reward after the war, Liu Hao didn't care, but an incident that happened a few days ago really made him depressed.
He led an army of 10,000 troops to Jeju with only ten days of dry food, but the follow-up food and grass were delayed. He could only let the soldiers eat one meal a day, which almost caused a mutiny in the army.
In desperation, he forcibly confiscated the grain from four grain stores in Dong'a County and Yanggu County, as well as the granaries and pig and sheep pens of 23 large families, and obtained 15,000 shi of grain and thousands of pigs and sheep.
The urgent need of the army was solved.
Liu Hao asked himself that there was no problem with this approach. It was much better than plundering with troops. Moreover, it was called forcibly requisitioning food, not robbing people's wealth. There was no casualty in the whole process, which is a rare thing in other armies.
But what Liu Hao didn't expect was that this incident actually caused Li Shigu to become furious. He pointed at his nose in front of dozens of generals and yelled at him, calling him a thief and a black sheep, ruining the reputation of their father and son.
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Liu Hao was also very angry and ordered Li Shigu to be driven out of the military camp. Li Shigu immediately led a dozen of his men south.
Several days have passed since this incident, but Liu Hao's mood is still very low.
The day after Li Shigu went south, he sent people to send eight thousand shi of grain to Xuchang County in Yunzhou. At present, Qi King Li Na leads an army of 10,000 in Xuchang County, from Dong'e County to Xuchang County.
The county is not far away, only two hundred miles away, but it has been several days since the incident, but there has been no news from Li Na. Shouldn't it be Li Na who asked his son to apologize to him?
The Qi army's camp is just outside Dong'a County. Inside the tent, Liu Hao is pacing back and forth with his hands behind his hands worriedly. Liu Hao is about fifty years old. He has a Chinese character face, thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, and looks very powerful. He follows Li
How many years had it passed? After Li Zheng passed away, he continued to assist Li Na loyally. But he did not expect that Qi State was increasingly declining, and in the end there were only two states left. Moreover, Jeju was almost unprotected.
Liu Hao did not think that Li Na was incompetent. On the contrary, Li Na was ambitious and very diligent. However, he made two major mistakes in strategic judgment, which ultimately ruined the state of Qi.
The first time was to participate in the battle for Hebei? Li Na cannot be blamed for this. Everyone supported the Qingzi army to go north to get a share of the chaotic situation in Hebei. Even Zhu Si personally led the army to the north. Why did they miss the opportunity?
But the facts prove that the decision to go north caused the Qingzi Army to lose 80,000 troops, becoming the most disastrous loss since the establishment of the Qingzi Jiedu Prefecture. Nearly half of the army was directly lost. This was a major strategic mistake in any case. They underestimated the Jin Dynasty.
The determination and strength of the army to unify Hebei.
The second strategic mistake was to form an alliance with the Jin army. If we had not formed an alliance with the Jin army at that time? Instead, we stayed together with Zhu Si to keep warm? Formed a alliance to jointly resist the eastward expansion of the Jin army, then Zhu Si would not have led dozens of armies.
In the attack on Qi State, there will be no fight between the crane and the clam of the Jin army. If the fishermen gain, they will not be defeated so miserably.
But now there is no if, the matter has come to this, they can only think of ways to preserve the last living force, think of ways to preserve the last glimmer of vitality of Qi.
At this time, there was a report from the soldiers outside the tent: "Reporting to the general, the envoys of the Jin army are outside the camp asking for a meeting!"
"What?" Liu Hao was stunned for a moment.
He walked out of the tent and asked, "It's the envoy of the Jin army. Did I hear you correctly?"
"It's the envoy of the Jin Army!"
Of course, Liu Hao already knew the news that Li Bing led his army to Lu County. He was preparing to fight to the death with the Jin army, but what did the arrival of the Jin army's envoy mean? Did he write a letter of challenge to himself?
"Ask him to wait in the side tent, I'll be right away!"
After saying that, Liu Hao turned around and went back to his account...
The envoy of the Jin army is called Gongsun Liangsi. He is a soldier under Li Bing and is a military officer. He is only twenty-six years old this year. He is a Jinshi. He is of medium height and looks elegant.
Gongsun Liangsi was led to the side tent, and after only waiting for a moment, the curtain was lifted, and the tall Liu Hao walked in. The soldier next to him introduced, "This is my general!"
Gongsun Liangsi quickly stood up and saluted, "My Lord, Gongsun Liangsi, I am serving as a military officer under General Li, and I am sent to your camp as an envoy under General Li's order!"
Liu Hao looked him over, sat down and asked, "How old are you?"
"Six out of twenty this year!"
Liu Hao laughed contemptuously, "You are only twenty-six years old, and you can become a soldier of a prince and join the military?"
Gongsun Liangsi blushed and said seriously: "General, you shouldn't be so rude. It doesn't matter if you despise me, but I am representing General Li now. If the general despises me, he despises the Jin army and despises General Li."
Liu Hao was startled, and then said apologetically: "I didn't think well, so I apologize to Gongsun for joining the army. Please sit down and talk!"
When Gongsun Liangsi saw the other party apologizing to him, his dissatisfaction quickly subsided. He sat down, took out a letter from his arms and presented it to Liu Hao, "This is a personal letter from my general to General Liu. Please take a look at it."
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Liu Hao took the letter and opened it. After reading two lines, he smiled bitterly and said: "General Li actually praised me as a loyal and brave general and a caring general for the people. I can accept being a loyal and brave general, but a caring general for the people. He didn't know that I just robbed him."
Have you eaten the food of the people?"
Gongsun Liangsi bowed and said: "My general is praising the general for this matter. The army has no food. If it is not solved in time, a large-scale out-of-control incident in the army will inevitably break out. People's property will be plundered wantonly. Burning, killing and rape are inevitable. The general is for
To avoid such an extreme situation, we used the minimum cost to forcibly confiscate grain stores and grain depots of large households. This was not a traumatic loss for them. On the contrary, it protected the majority of the people. Therefore, my general believes that this
It is an act of caring for the people, and it is not excessive to praise the general for being a general who cares for the people."
Liu Hao was silent. He felt inexplicably moved in his heart. The person who truly understood him was actually his enemy. Compared with Li Bing's open-mindedness, Li Sigu was so narrow-minded.
His nose was slightly sore, but he suppressed the emotion in his heart and continued to read the letter. Li Bing said in the letter that Li Na was at the end of his rope. Even if the King of Jin was willing to let him go, Zhu Si would never spare Li Na and his son. He hoped that he, a gentleman, would not build a dangerous wall.
He went down and went to the King of Jin to find a way out for himself and his descendants.
After a long while, Liu Hao sighed and said: "Please Gongsun join the army and thank General Li for his understanding and love for me. Since I admit that I am a loyal and brave general, I dare not throw away a word of loyalty in it. My old master treats me well. Now
When his descendants are in trouble, how can I abandon them to seek wealth? Although Li Shigu was rude to me, I cannot be unjust."
Gongsun Liangsi added: "The general may not know that Zhu Si is currently negotiating with His Highness the King of Jin. Zhu Si proposed to use the heads of Ji, Yunzhou and Li Na and his son in exchange for Wei Han. His Highness the King of Jin did not agree, so he ordered General Li
Capture Jeju first. Our 30,000 cavalry have arrived. If the general insists on a decisive battle, 30,000 cavalry will reach Dong'a County in two hours!"
Liu Hao was stunned. He was confused. He glanced at Gongsun Liangsi and suddenly said: "Li Bing is not afraid that I will use my participation in the army as a hostage?"
Gongsun Liangsi shook his head, "Li Na's second son Li Shidao is still a hostage in Chang'an. If the general kills me, then the King of Jin will kill Li Shidao. How can the general explain to Li Na?"
Liu Hao didn't expect the opponent to be so powerful, so he refuted himself with just one sentence. He paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his hands, and then looked up at the direction of Lu County. The opponent was 30,000 elite cavalry, and he couldn't resist it no matter what.
The poor lord only has so few troops left, which cannot be destroyed anymore. The territory may be discarded, but the army must be preserved.
Liu Hao has been in charge of the army for more than 20 years. It is impossible that he does not know the military philosophy of "If you save the land and lose the people, you will lose the people and the land; if you save the people and lose the land, you will gain both the people and the land!"
But he was afraid that his lord wouldn't understand, and after pondering for a long time, Liu Hao finally decided to take responsibility.
Thinking of this, he turned to Gongsun Liangsi and said: "Please Gongsun join the army and tell General Li that I don't want a decisive battle. I will immediately lead the army to withdraw from Yunzhou south and give Jezhou to you!"
When Gongsun Liangsi left, Liu Hao immediately ordered, "The entire army must break camp and evacuate to Yunzhou!"
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As Guo Song judged, Wang Chongxin was still negotiating in Luoyang, but in order to stabilize Li Na's army, Zhu Si gave them 50,000 shi of grain, and Li Na also stabilized Yunzhou.
Li Na has a big weakness, poor mental endurance and weak will. If his career goes smoothly, he will be high-spirited and ambitious to seek development, but once he is hit hard, his will will quickly collapse and he will enter a self-defeating decadence.
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In fact, it is not just him, but most people are like this. After their careers suffer continuous blows, they will become depressed. After all, there are only a handful of strong-willed people in this world.
Li Na was depressed after the defeat in Hebei, but under the repeated persuasion of the Prime Minister Wang Chongxin, he cheered up and renewed his military strength to regain his strength.
But this time, the newly recovered vitality was completely destroyed again, and his wife and daughter fell into the hands of the enemy. The blow to Li Na can be imagined. In addition, Wang Chongxin went to Luoyang for negotiations, and no one could persuade Li Na to cheer up.
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So after Li Na came to Xuchang County, he once again indulged in his favorite joining the army drama. Yunzhou is a highly developed area of joining the army drama. There are many folk masters. There are more than 20 performers in joining the army drama in Xuchang County.
A community hall or a garden for learning, exchanging and participating in military drama.
This was undoubtedly a fish in water for Li Na. He didn't care about military and political affairs at all, and ordered his son Li Shigu to come back from Jeju to handle military affairs. He went to one theater company after another all day long, completely immersed in it.
Li Na's decadence and selfishness finally aroused the dissatisfaction of some generals, and also aroused the prying eyes of some generals.