On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 377 Loyalty is difficult to complete
"The soldiers and horses have assembled, why did Mr. Li suddenly change his mind!"

Li Jing couldn't swallow this breath, he found Li Jing to ask what happened, Li Jing explained:

"In the Battle of Liaodong, Goguryeo had an army of more than [-]. It could have defended the strong city, but Ulji Mundeok led the elite cavalry out of the city and was defeated. As a result, the morale of the defenders was demoralized. What I did today was to worry about repeating Liaodong City. mistakes.

"I heard that Duke Yongning (Lai Hu'er) has been appointed as the governor of Qingzhou. It is better to wait for reinforcements and wait for Qingzhou soldiers to go north and pinch Cui Niyu outside the city. That is the best policy."

But how could Li Jing be satisfied with such rhetoric, he retorted:

"Duke Yongning has just arrived, and the soldiers in Qingzhou have not yet established prestige, so how can they come quickly!

"Li Gong wants to stick to it and wait for help, but this person thinks it is just waiting to die."

Li Jing's words were very blunt, which made Li Jing's face uneasy, and he shouted:

"Pharmacist! Don't forget the superiority and inferiority!"

Li Jingru was struck by lightning, he didn't say anything for a long time, so he had to leave dejectedly.

Afterwards, Li Jing learned that it was Zhao Renming who had slandered Li Jing in front of him. He really couldn't figure it out. At first, all the generals advised Li Jing to ignore Zhao Renming's request for help, but he insisted and went north to rescue Maozhou. Why Zhao Renming now wants to avenge his kindness.

But Zhao Renming also has his own plans, even if it is under the banner of going to Xiangzhou to ask for help, it will not change the fact that he abandoned the city after all, and the court will definitely be held accountable in the future.

Therefore, Zhao Renming desperately wanted to make meritorious deeds and atone for his crimes, but he had no soldiers or generals, so he fled to Yecheng with his family. It was extremely difficult to make meritorious deeds.

The appearance of Li Jing was undoubtedly a ray of flame in the darkness, which made Zhao Renming see hope.

There is no need to elaborate on the personal relationship between Li Jing and Cui Che. Now they are hostile because they belong to two camps, but who can guarantee that they did not collude in private.

It would undoubtedly be a great achievement if he could confirm the identity of Li Jing's internal response.

When Li Jing returned to the mansion, he was still resentful about it. He had let go of his old friendship with Cui Che and was devoted to the court. Why should he suffer from such suspicion.

After thinking hard for a long time, Li Jing let out a long sigh and finally made up his mind.

Seeing this, his wife asked:

"Husband, why do you make such a long sigh?"

Li Jing smiled bitterly and said:
"Zicheng and I have a very close personal relationship, so we offered advice to Duke Ping Kou (Li Jing) repeatedly to express our intention to break with Zicheng.

"But Mr. Ping Kou couldn't use it, and even became suspicious.

"Forget it, I should keep silent in the future, so that I won't have the face to see Zicheng again when he enters Yecheng."

Mrs. Li heard this and said with a smile:
"Since ancient times, loyalty and righteousness cannot be both, and a husband cannot seek loyalty, so he should preserve righteousness."

Li Jing, who already had a clear idea, felt that there was no more anxiety for a while, and he just waited for Cui Che to enter the city of Ye.

Although Li Jing can also be called a veteran general, but he is good at running the army and appeasing the people, but when it comes to strategy, in Li Jing's opinion, he is far inferior to Cui Che.

At the same time, Li Jingzheng's military order to mobilize soldiers from Xingzhou Prefecture to assist in the defense of Mingzhou was also sent to Longgang County.

However, the governor of Xingzhou, who had already prepared for war, had not sent troops for a long time.

It turned out that ever since they learned that they were going to fight in Mingzhou, the soldiers of Xingzhou became agitated.

Over the years, the Yandi frontier army under Cui Che's command can be said to be well-known and recognized as an elite in the world.

For the soldiers of Xingzhou, if it is to defend their homeland, it is naturally their duty to do so.

However, since Cui Che raised his troops to the south, he has done nothing wrong with the people. In addition to his high reputation in Hebei, at least in this land of Hebei, he is more popular than the imperial court.

The gentry were dissatisfied with the imperial court's insistence on taking Guanzhong as the standard and crowding out people from the Guandong.

The people believed in the prophecy and believed that Yang Guang killed his father.

That is to say, the governor of Xingzhou finally came to the court, otherwise the city of Longgang would have already changed its banner.

The soldiers were unwilling to go to war, and their families did not want the Xingzhou soldiers to go to Mingzhou.

Seeing the situation like this, Xingzhou Inspector was worried about stirring up a mutiny, so he could only give in, and made a public promise to the soldiers that they would close their borders and guard themselves, and would never force them to go to Mingzhou.

For a moment, thunderous cheers were heard in the city, and the soldiers of Xingzhou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Xingzhou was peaceful, but Mingzhou's elite soldiers had already been transferred to Yecheng, leaving a group of old and weak soldiers, how could they resist Wang Dangwan's [-] cavalry.

Mingzhou, named after Mingshui, governs Yongnian County (now Yongnian, Hebei), and has eight counties under its jurisdiction: Yongnian, Feixiang, Qingzhang, Ping'en, Mingshui, Wu'an, Handan, and Linming.

Wang Dangwan led the army west and did not encounter much resistance along the way. When they came to Yongnian City, the city gate was wide open. At first Wang Dangwan thought it was a fraud, and was almost bluffed by the so-called empty city plan.

It wasn't until the local gentry went out of the city to work in the army that they realized that the governor of Mingzhou saw that the city was empty and there was no reinforcements, so he simply abandoned the city and left.

The rest of the counties in Mingzhou also depend on their numbers.

According to Cui Che's previous instructions, Wang Dangwan searched for the family members of the soldiers who had rushed to aid Xiangzhou according to the records. At first, this behavior caused panic among the people. The representatives of the local scholars approached Wang Dangwan and persuaded him:

"The general took the eight counties of Mingzhou without spending a single soldier, why should he bring disaster to the families of the soldiers, they are just obeying orders, they really have no choice but to do so.

"Heaven has the virtue of loving life, and I ask the general to raise his hands high and forgive the families of the soldiers and soldiers, and don't want to blame the innocent."

Wang Dangwan is no longer young now, and the Northern Qi Dynasty has been destroyed for 27 years. He has also become a white-haired veteran from a middle-aged strong man who defected to Cui Che back then.

It's just that although he is old, his appearance is really not compatible with kindness and kindness. It's no wonder that the Mingzhou gentry thought he was going to take revenge on the families of the soldiers.

Wang Dangwan also knew that the other party misunderstood his intention, so he could only patiently explain:
"What I did today was at the order of Duke Yan.

"Duke Yan couldn't bear to see Hebei soldiers killing each other, so he ordered me to take the family members of Mingzhou soldiers and go to Xiangzhou city to persuade them, how could I want to harm them.

"Besides, Duke Yan comes from a prominent family in Hebei. If he angered the common people, wouldn't he be cutting himself off from his elders in Hebei?"

Hearing what Wang Dangwan said, the local gentry finally felt relieved and actively cooperated with Wang Dangwan.

And when they learned that they wanted to persuade their relatives not to risk their lives in vain, the family members of the soldiers also came forward one after another.

Wang Dangwan was overjoyed when he saw this, and hurriedly informed Cui Che about the Mingzhou incident.

At this time, Cui Che had already approached Yecheng, and learned that the family members of the soldiers below Mingzhou would also be sent to Xiangzhou in the near future. He ordered Dou Jiande to stay in Mingzhou, and Wang Dangwan led an army of [-] men and Zhou Kan. The troops also escorted the families of Mingzhou soldiers to the south.

Compared to Wang Dangwan who almost picked up Mingzhou for nothing, Mai Tiezhang really encountered some resistance in Weizhou.

The soldiers of Shenzhou did not resist orders like the soldiers of Xingzhou, but under the command of Sima of Shenzhou, they rushed to help Weizhou.

(End of this chapter)