(Two in One Chapter!!)
After cleaning up the soldiers and counting the casualties, there were many more tents of various sizes in the open space in the south of Guancheng County. Li Jing's 60,000 elites from the capital were able to set up camp. The generals of the army in the east and west naturally came to visit Li Jing, the General Manager of the Henan Province Army, and report the situation of the war in the past two days!
After receiving the generals, Tie Dan walked in and bowed. "Chief Steward, I was on the Celestial Lamp just now. I used the binoculars to observe the situation in the city and found that the three city gates were heavily guarded. There were also some elderly and children among the guards in the south of the city. They were all captured by the Cui family to guard the city!"
Li Jing frowned and said angrily, "Cui Junchuo, that old bastard! Does he want all the people in the city to die with his Cui Family? That's outrageous! "
At this time, he couldn't help but recall what Cui Junchuo said to Niu Jinda in the afternoon on the city gate tower, "Niu Jinda, it's impossible for me, Cui Junchuo, to surrender! There are more than 200,000 soldiers in the city now. If you and General Manager Li want to attack the city, then come! "
Now it seemed that Cui Junchuo not only wanted to bury these 100,000 new soldiers with him, but also wanted all the people in the city to be his cannon fodder. That was simply insane!
"Yes! I know all of this! Iron Egg, you've been traveling day and night. Have an early rest! "
Iron Egg's grandfather and Li Jing were cousins, so strictly speaking, Iron Egg also had to call Li Jing granduncle. With this relationship, Li Jing was quite close to Iron Egg.
"Yes!"
Bruiser clasped his fists and left.
In the tent, Li Jing closed his eyes and concentrated. After a while, he opened his eyes and wrote the situation here into a memorial. Then he asked someone to call Meng Wenhao and said, "Meng Wenhao, send this letter to Chang 'an City by telegram!"
Right now, Meng Wenhao and Iron Egg had become the core members of the entire army. They were in charge of the army's communication with the outside world. The rescue of Guan Cheng relied on the unparalleled transmission speed of the telegraph machine!
Li Jing had fought in wars all his life, but he had never been so comfortable as this time. Grasping first-hand information at the first moment allowed him to calmly make various tactical arrangements to deal with the changes in the situation on the battlefield. This was more efficient and useful than strategizing!
He had already secretly made up his mind. After returning to the imperial court, he would definitely suggest to Li Er to build a telegraph machine. With this thing, it would be extremely convenient to fight in the future!
Think about it. If an army had a telegraph machine in every camp, it could send their location and the deployment of the enemy's forces to the central tent in a timely manner. Then, he would be able to receive the news as soon as possible, formulate a strategy, and send the battle orders to the frontline!
Li Jing felt that it was impossible to lose such a war!
Information was crucial to the direction of the war!
"Yes! Chief Steward! "
Meng Wenhao clasped his fists and was about to turn and leave when Li Jing called out to him again. "Wenhao, contact Little Yu 'er and ask her how the situation in the city is."
"Yes!"
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"Beep! Beep! Beep!"
A series of long codes were sent to Chang 'an City. Little Fatty Li Tai was busy recording the codes. He was extremely busy!
Similar to him, there was another person busy collecting the codes outside Chang 'an City. It was Li Zexuan from Yunshan Residence.
Since the day the army set off, Li Zexuan had handed over the two remaining telegraph machines. He had made a few more telegraph machines. Because he knew all the codes and passwords used by the imperial court, Li Zexuan had also received a copy of all the telegrams that Meng Wenhao sent to the imperial court.
Because of this, although Li Zexuan had never left Yunshan Residence, he knew the situation at the front line like the back of his hand!
However, only God knew if what he did was considered as stealing the imperial court's military secrets!
"Wife, go and tell Grandmother and Grandfather that the imperial court has won a great victory in Guan City. The Cui family is at the end of their rope. The monk is not in any danger for the time being. Tell them not to worry!"
After copying the codes, Li Zexuan quickly translated them. After reading the information, he found Han Yuxi and said softly.
"Yes, yes!"
Han Yuxi nodded. Then, she hesitated for a moment and asked, "Husband, Iron Egg … Is Iron Egg doing well over there?"
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "Wife, don't worry. Iron Egg is with Uncle Li. He is safe. This time, he and Meng Wenhao have made a lot of contributions. When they return, His Majesty will reward them!"
Han Yuxi heaved a sigh of relief and said, "That's good! Husband, I will go and find Grandfather and Grandmother! "
"Yes! Go! "
After watching Han Yuxi leave, the smile on Li Zexuan's face disappeared. A trace of coldness flashed in his eyes. He muttered to himself, "Cui Junchuo, I didn't expect you to be so vicious. You know that you will lose, but you still use the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people in Zhengzhou to buy time for yourself! It's a pity that this time, it may not be as you wish! "
Imperial Palace.
Li Tai sent the information he received to Li Er. After reading it, Li Er frowned and said coldly,
"What a vicious old man from the Cui family!"
The thing that worried him the most had happened. When he first learned that the Cui family had 300,000 soldiers, he was worried that after this battle, Zhengzhou would lose a large number of young people and their livelihood would wither. Now, he didn't expect that the Cui family would be even more vicious. They even wanted the old, weak, women, and children in the city to help defend the city. After taking two deep breaths, Li Er suppressed the anger in his heart. He looked at Li Tai and said,
"Qingque, send a telegram to inform Li Jing. Ask him to send two groups of troops directly to Xingyang and Boling. Capture all the clansmen of the Zheng family in Xingyang and the Cui family in Boling. The collateral descendants will be directly exiled to Qiongzhou, and the direct descendants will be escorted back to Chang 'an! In addition, let him handle all the military affairs in the county as he sees fit. Under the premise of eliminating the rebels, try to reduce the casualties of the people in the city as much as possible! "
As Li Tai spoke, he asked the servants for a pen and paper to record at the side. In the end, Li Tai cupped his hands and said, "Yes, sir! Tomorrow, I will go to the pagoda of Xingshan Temple and send the information to Supervisor Li! "
Xingshan Temple was built during the Sui Dynasty and was the largest Buddhist temple in Chang 'an. Although it wasn't as tall as Songyue Temple, it was still one of the taller buildings in Chang' an!
In any case, it was already late at night and there was no need to rush to send out the information. Li Er nodded and said, "Un! Good! Then, Qingque, go back and rest early! "
"Your son will take his leave ~!"
Li Tai cupped his hands and left, while Li Er sat on the dragon bed and fell into deep thought.
Although the outcome of the battle of Zhengzhou was already decided, Cui Junchuo's final counterattack made Old Li very uncomfortable!
"Your Majesty, Li Junxian requests an audience!"
After an unknown period of time, an attendant walked in and carefully reported.
"Oh! Let him in! "
Li Er came back to his senses and hurriedly said.
A moment later, Li Junxian walked in and was about to bow when Li Er waved his hand and said, "There's no need to be so courteous. Why have you come to find Us so late at night ~?"
Li Junxian cupped his fists and said, "Replying to Your Majesty, ever since the army went south to Zhengzhou, a total of forty-two officials have tried to send pigeons to inform the Cui Family and Zheng Family, but the letters have all been intercepted by the cavalry. This subordinate has come today to ask Your Majesty, how should we deal with these officials ~?"
Li Er's face darkened and he expressionlessly said, "Do you have a list? Let Us take a look! "
Li Junxian took out a piece of paper from his bosom and handed it over. "Your Majesty, please take a look ~!"
"Cui Liang, Cui Cheng, Zheng Shanguang … bastards! A bunch of bastards! They eat from the Emperor, but instead of sharing the Emperor's burdens, they colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country. These people have gone too far! Tonight, arrest all of them and hand them over to the Supreme Court, Ministry of Justice, and Censorate for public trial! "
Looking at the familiar names on the paper, the anger in Li Er's heart grew stronger and stronger. Finally, he slammed the dragon table and exploded.
Li Junxian's spirit was shaken and he solemnly said, "This general obeys the decree ~!"
… … …
Li Er's casual words set off a storm of blood in Chang 'an City.
At night, the doors of dozens of houses were opened by the Cavalry Department. The owners of 42 mansions were arrested almost at the same time. The screams, pleas, and shouts woke up many people who were sleeping soundly. However, no one dared to go out and check what was going on!
Because at this time, there were only two possibilities for such a huge commotion. One was that they were attacked by bandits, and the other was that the imperial court was arresting criminals. Regardless of the situation, it was not something that ordinary people could afford to offend.
Most of the officials who heard the news were unable to continue sleeping!
Everyone had a premonition that something big was about to happen in Chang 'an City ~!
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Guancheng County, East Gate.
A group of new soldiers were still guarding the city walls.
"Brother Ren, do you have time? Brother, I have some matters to discuss with you! "
At this moment, Liu Rengui was leaning against the city wall and dozing off. Speaking of which, this fellow wasn't afraid of falling off the wall in his sleep. At this moment, someone patted him on the shoulder and said.
"Mm? Who? Oh, so it's Brother Wang Lang! Do you need something from me? "
Liu Rengui woke up from his sleep and saw that the person who had come was the Captain of the Sixth Platoon, Wang Lang, whom he had wanted to join a few days ago. He immediately perked up and greeted him.
"Mm!"
Wang Lang nodded and whispered, "Brother Ren, can we talk in private?"
Seeing his mysterious expression, Liu Rengui's eyes turned. There was no reason for him to refuse. "Of course, of course! Brother Wang Lang, follow this one ~! "
A few moments later, Liu Rengui led Wang Lang to a corner of the city wall. This place was rather remote, and under normal circumstances, no one would come here.
"Brother Wang Lang, what do you need? Speak! "
Liu Rengui asked as he leaned against the wall.
Wang Lang looked around and whispered, "Brother Ren, don't you think that Provincial Governor Pan and Commandant Cui are getting more and more overboard ~?"
Liu Rengui asked "curiously", "Brother Wang Lang, what do you mean?"
Wang Lang said with a face full of resentment, "Brother Ren, don't you know about the battle in the south of the city today? At first, Commandant Cui's army did have the upper hand, but later on, Duke Wei Li Jing and Duke Niu Jinda of Langye County led an army of fifty to sixty thousand. Commandant Cui was so scared that he fled in panic! It's fine if he fled, but he actually had the brothers of the 13th and 14th Battalions stay behind to cover his retreat. After the army retreated back to the city, he ordered his men to close the city gates!
And the several thousand brothers of the 13th and 14th Battalions were all locked outside the city gates! Do you think Cui Quan is still human? In my opinion, he thinks that the 13th and 14th Battalions are all new recruits like us, so he doesn't care about us!
What's even worse is that according to what I know, Cui Quan's men have started to capture some old, weak, women, and children to guard the south gate. Because of today's battle, more than half of the new recruits guarding the south gate were killed or injured. He's short of manpower! This guy is really a beast!
In my opinion, if the army outside the city attacks later on, us new recruits will definitely be the first to die. If we're all dead, Cui Quan will definitely capture the citizens in the city and put them on the city walls! Bah! This son of a bitch is really a good-for-nothing ~! "
"Hey, hey, hey! Brother Wang Lang, keep your voice down. If someone hears you, then we'll be in big trouble ~! "
Liu Rengui was overjoyed when he heard this, but he tried to persuade him out of "good intentions".
After talking for a long time, Wang Lang's heart was already burning with anger. He wanted to smash the pot to smithereens. "Hmph! So what if they hear me! At worst, I'll die. If this continues, I'll die sooner or later! Although my family doesn't live in the city, I have many relatives in the city. If Cui Quan captures my relatives and puts them on the city walls to guard the city one day, how do you think I should face them? How much do they hate me ~? "
Liu Rengui looked at him sympathetically and said, "Brother Wang Lang, calm down first. Being angry won't solve the problem. Actually, Cui Quan is just a lackey of the Cui family. The reason why he did so is because the Cui family ordered him to do so. The Cui family is now able to cover the sky with one hand in Guancheng County. Although they can't defeat the army outside the city, but dealing with the citizens below is still easy! "
Wang Lang said angrily, "Hmph! When I was young, my father told me to study hard. If I can become a hanger-on of the Cui family in the future, then I'll bring glory to my ancestors. Now it seems that I'm lucky that I didn't study hard at that time. Otherwise, if I rely on the Cui family, such a dirty place, I might as well cut my own throat! "
When Liu Rengui heard this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He thought to himself, "The Cui family is dirty, is that the reason why you didn't study hard?"
"Brother Wang Lang, now we're all chess pieces under the Cui family. If they want us dead, what can we do?"
Liu Rengui pretended to sigh helplessly and said.
"Bullshit! Brother Da Niu, I, Wang Lang, respect you as a man. Today, I'll tell you something from the bottom of my heart. If you want to report me after hearing it, then I'll accept it! We're going to die anyway. Instead of dying in the hands of the imperial army without knowing why, and ending up with the title of 'traitor', making our descendants unable to raise their heads, why don't we rebel against the Cui family together? Even if we die, we'll die like a real man. How about it? Brother Da Niu, do you dare to rebel with me? "
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