Chapter 290: Grudges (IV)

"Master, you must not take this risk! As soon as Li Ming finished speaking, Malin jumped out first and objected loudly: "In theory, although there is no danger, who knows what unexpected things will happen then? Your safety is related to the fate of the people in the world, so you must not take risks easily."

Speaking of this, he turned his head with anger on his face, pointed at Gao Wei and shouted: "Gao Wei! I usually admire your character very much, but today I really want to beat you up with one palm! My lord was not so determined yesterday, it was because of you..."

"Stop!" Li Ming yelled softly and interrupted Malin's words and said unhappily: "Malin, pay attention to your words and deeds. You are not the guard who is nothing now. Your current view represents the security bureau you lead. Don't say such words at such meetings casually! That's right, I made this decision after listening to Gao Wei's suggestions, but this does not mean that Gao Wei is wrong. On the contrary, he did this for the sake of the people in the war zone and is truly responsible for his work. This work attitude is truly admirable. Marlin, your rights and responsibilities will be more important after unification in the future. You must remember the saying that public and private distinction are clear, otherwise we may easily lose this hard-won stable situation."

Seeing Li Ming getting angry, Ma Lin retreated with a flushed face, but his eyes could still kill people when he looked at Gao Wei.

Gao Wei took a step forward with awkward expression, clasped his fists at Marin and everyone present for a while, and said, "Dear colleagues, I know that today's suggestions will inevitably bring everyone's displeasure and concern. To be honest, I am also worried about the safety of my lord. However, as the lord who vows to benefit the people of the world, sometimes such dangerous things are inevitable. Everyone knows the lord's kindness and noble character. Faced with the opportunity to resolve the problem peacefully, even if I, Gao Wei, do not make such suggestions, the lord himself will decide. Therefore, please don't hate me. I, Gao Wei, have absolutely no thoughts that are not good for my lord."

"Okay, don't explain." Li Ming interrupted Gao Wei's words and stood up to everyone present: "Gao Wei is right. If my trip can avoid a war, I would rather take this risk. At least I can avoid the casualties of millions of innocent people. Since I, Li Ming, set a goal to benefit the people of the world, I should have this awareness. This is a responsibility that those in power cannot escape, so everyone does not have power. Brother, go and convey the order. I will take the 80,000 desert legions away. The defense work on the island will be handed over to the garrison stationed in Jianghu and the two states. You can arrange it and draw 40,000 elite troops from the garrisons of these two states back to the island to defend. In addition, call Leng Hen and ask him to transfer the forces of the two divisions to replenish the defense of these two states. The overall situation of Yuzhou has been decided and no more so many troops are needed."

"Chen Hao, give the more than 100 rifles and all the bullets made in the past two months to Yi Yi. Just in case, I will organize a rifle team in the personal guards. I will not be afraid even if I face thousands of troops. As long as this weapon is concentrated, its power is amazing. They plus the 5,000 musket team on the periphery, their strength can be said to be very terrifying. If Li Song really wants to meet me this time, it would be best if he led the troops to annihilate his 800,000 scattered soldiers in Pingzhou. I will never let go of such a thing as killing two birds with one stone."

After hearing Li Ming's words, everyone who was still opposed began to become a little excited. According to Li Ming's words, not only was he not dangerous in his trip, but he might even take the opportunity to eliminate Li Song's main force. This good opportunity is real and undesirable. Therefore, for a moment, all the opposition disappeared.

Li Ming's various institutions are still very efficient in their work. In just one night, the preparations before departure were almost done. Li Ming also stayed up all night in his office. He repeatedly considered the possible results of this trip to Pingzhou. He did not sleep in bed until he felt that it was foolproof. When he opened his eyes, he found that it was already bright.

Walking out the door, two beautiful figures immediately cheered up. He hurriedly walked forward and grabbed Zhang Yao and Man'er's hands into the room. At the same time, he felt full of guilt. He originally decided to accompany Zhang Yao to buy silk yesterday afternoon, but he didn't expect that this sudden situation would shatter his idea of ​​accompanying his family. He was in a high position and sometimes he couldn't help himself. Now he really envied those ordinary civilian families. After working hard every day, he enjoyed family happiness around his wife and children at night. This wish was something he had since childhood, but now, he could not even guarantee his personal freedom. Li Ming felt very sorry.

After learning about Li Ming's decision, Zhang Yao did not raise any objections. As a woman, she knew when she should put forward her own different opinions. This has always been very appreciated by Li Ming. Just now, she didn't even say a word of dissuasion. She just looked at Li Ming with concern and encouragement, and whispered: "Yao'er knows Mr.'s ideals and the necessity of this trip, so Yao'er can't stop Mr. from going there. However, Yao'er hopes that Mr. can pay more attention to her own safety and not be as dangerous as when she was in Linjiazhuang. Take your car with you. At least you can save your life in the critical moment. Pingzhou is flat and nothing can stop it." Speaking of this, his face was lying in Li Ming's arms with tears in his eyes, and he could no longer say anything.

Li Ming stroked Zhang Yao's hair and smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely bring the base bike this time. It's a life-saving thing. If you can, I will definitely bring it. Don't worry now? The heavy armored cavalry formed by the 80,000 Desert Corps is not a joke. Any army can only bow down in front of them. So my trip is absolutely safe, so don't worry. This way, take advantage of the opportunity when the troops are ready to set off, I will accompany you and Man'er to the silk workshop. Haha, make me a new set of clothes before the trip. I just don't know if you make clothes fast enough. I will set off overnight at night."

Zhang Yao burst into tears and smiled, raised her pink face with tears and said, "I don't have that ability. The main thing is that a few aunts in the workshop are doing it together. They used to be famous tailors around. They can still be driven out by making a piece of clothing for you. Let's go now?" Speaking of this, Zhang Yao seemed to have forgotten the sorrow of parting and began to become happy. Perhaps, only she herself understood whether she could really forget the sorrow of parting.

After intense preparations, Li Ming's army began to board the two docks on Biquan Island in the evening. With the help of the powerful naval force on the island, it is estimated that it will reach the transit dock in Huzhou in six days. After a little rest there, he will be able to meet Li Song's 800,000 troops within three days.

Standing on the dock, Li Ming's officials on the same island said goodbye one by one. Not far away, Zhang Yao and Man'er looked at Li Ming reluctantly with their swollen eyes, and waved to him from time to time.

It took 80,000 troops five or six hours to fully board the ship at the two wharfs. With Li Ming's order, more than 400 large transport ships, under the escort of peripheral warships, opened a long dragon nearly a hundred miles long on the lake, and the night color that broke through the lake was sailing towards the Fenshui Island.

At noon the next day, the fleet crossed the narrow waterway of Fenshui Island and rode the wind and waves into the wide Songjiang River.

This is already a region ruled by Li Ming. Although the trade with the imperial city has not been cut off, the defense on the river has been significantly strengthened. The powerful Biquan Island naval army is invincible on the Songjiang water, making Li Song and Li Qing unable to march towards Huzhou through the Songjiang water.

The huge fleet sailed continuously on the river for four days and four nights, and finally reached the Hushan Wharf on the edge of Huzhou. It has been expanded to a considerable scale. After a day of busyness in this place, Li Ming's fleet finally allowed his large army to set foot on this land. After a simple whole team, he drove to Pingzhou.

Pingzhou should have been a harvest at this time. It was one of the main grain-producing areas of the Tang Dynasty. At this time of year, the golden wheat waves would become a landscape in this area. However, now, the scene of the past wheat waves was no longer visible. The fertile fields were full of lodged wheat straw. In order to compete for the grain of this place and to pass through the large army, all the wheat was affected. They were either harvested in advance or were swept by horse hooves. In short, what appeared in front of Li Ming now was a desolate scene. There was no one in the villages ahead that should have been filled with villagers. Thinking of Gao Wei's concerns and hard work, Li Ming became more determined to end the war as soon as possible.

After marching quickly on the land of Pingzhou, which became extremely desolate for two days, he finally got into contact with Li Song's rear guard forces on the third day.

In order not to cause misunderstanding, Li Ming ordered the army to station there, and then asked Xiao Fugui to lead his envoys to go back and report first. Then, in the heavily guarded Central Army camp, Li Ming issued an order to the special team in Li Song's military camp: "From now on, monitor Li Song's every move twenty-four hours a day, and all his words must be returned in time, and any abnormal mobilization of his troops must be reported in time." With this information advantage, Li Ming was not worried about Li Song's tricks. At present, he was almost transparent in front of him. From this point alone, Li Ming was full of confidence in this trip.

The troops spent a day building a solid defensive camp on the already deserted fields, and then set up a separate luxury camp tent more than 100 meters away from the camp. They surrounded it with thick and strong wooden stakes, leaving only an import and exit of more than one person wide. This place was the place where Li Ming planned to meet with Li Song. Although Li Song had no secret in his eyes, after experiencing several life and death, especially the separation of life and death in Linjiazhuang, Li Ming became more careful. Now he never wanted to leave any opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of.

The next night, the special forces team sent a telegram to report that Xiao Fugui had returned to Li Song. When bidding farewell to Xiao Fugui, Li Ming specially asked him to bring a bottle of diuretics and trace elements to supplement drugs. He did not want any accidents when he saw Li Song. According to Xiao Fugui's description, Li Song's heart had shown severe failure. If it was not handled in time, Li Ming would probably not be able to see him again.

According to the report of the special team, after taking the medicine brought by Xiao Fugui, Li Song had already woken up from a constant coma and was able to have a brief conversation with Xiao Fugui. When Xiao Fugui said that Li Ming wanted him to go out of the camp to meet, Li Song just sighed and said nothing again. By the time of the report, Li Song had fallen asleep, and he could obviously hear his snoring from the monitor.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Ming sent several teams to conduct a thorough investigation of the surrounding terrain and the arrangement of troops. Every day, from morning to night, the temporary scouts of the Rangers kept coming and going between the military camps, which seemed quite lively. In the past two days, Li Ming knew all the situations within fifty kilometers around him.

It can be said that this area has become the area where Li Song's 800,000 remaining soldiers survived. Due to Li Qing's constant harassment, so many troops could not provide supplies. As a result, the people in this area suffered. According to Li Ming's troops' investigation, there was no ordinary people in the area with a radius of 50 kilometers. All the food and villages had been looted, and no living things were seen except the troops.

The figures and corpses of deserters can also be seen everywhere on the road leading to the Imperial City. Under the surveillance of the elite troops of the Imperial Guard, there is still no large-scale escape, but the escape of small troops still occurs from time to time. It can be seen that Li Song's management agency has no solution to this.

On the third day, the special forces came to news, telling Li Ming that Li Song had already left his camp under the lifting of several yellow gates. He was surrounded by more than a dozen yellow gates and was lying in a luxurious carriage. Without leading a guard soldier, he came to Li Ming's side under the leadership of Xiao Fugui.

Upon hearing this news, Li Ming began to feel a little moved by Li Song's sincerity, but he still ordered the special forces to closely observe Li Song's every move. Because Li Song did not lead a guard, the special forces members dressed as Li Song's soldiers could not continue to track. After all, this was in Li Song's camp. No matter how incompetent his troops were, it was unrealistic to follow Li Song so blatantly. Therefore, Li Ming could only let them keep an eye on Li Song as much as possible.

Li Song's camp is about 100 kilometers away from Li Ming. According to Li Song's illness and speed, it is good to arrive in three days. Although this is a place controlled by Li Song and there will definitely be Yang Ping's protection around him, anything may happen during this war. Just in case, Li Ming sent several military doctors brought from the island and headed towards Li Song under the escort of a Ranger team. The military doctor carried first aid medicine and had already understood how to deal with such emergency rescue under the guidance of Li Ming. Therefore, after watching them leave, Li Ming had already begun to prepare for a meeting with Li Song.

Three days later, Li Song's carriage finally appeared in Li Ming's sight. Under the cold wind in late autumn, the yellow curtain on the carriage was blown and fluttered. Li Song seemed to be a little better. He was sitting in front of the carriage, lifting the curtain of the carriage and looking forward.

A special feeling surged into Li Ming's heart. Only now did Li Ming truly understand what the taste of intertwined love, hate and affection looks like. After he came to this world, the one who helped him the greatest help was Li Song. Without his support, Li Ming could not have reached the level of today. Although he used Li Song at that time, Li Ming was the kind of person who valued feelings, so he always had a special feeling for Li Song.

As soon as he lifted the reins, Li Ming rode his horse and galloped away as Li Song's carriage. Behind him were the old chef and a hundred personal team members holding 95 imitation rifles. After the team led by several military doctors met, Li Song was actually under Li Ming's surveillance. According to the team's constant reports, Li Ming knew that Li Song did not bring any troops to come, and the only person who had the ability to threaten Li Ming was Yang Ping. Therefore, surrounded by the old chef and a hundred personal guards holding rifles, he did not have to worry about any danger at all.

He rushed to Li Song's carriage, Li Ming tied the reins and the war horse stood alone in front of the carriage. Li Ming jumped off the war horse and looked at Li Song sitting in the carriage in front of him. He was immediately filled with mixed feelings and could not say anything.

Li Song also seemed very excited, his cheeks, which had become extremely thin, were trembling violently, and tears kept sliding down from his eyes. His hands, which had become skinny and bone-like, were barely raised and extended to Li Ming tremble.

Li Ming felt sad. He no longer cared about his own safety or Yang Ping standing beside him. He grabbed Li Song's bone-filled hand and shouted tremblingly: "Brother!"

The elder brother screamed from the heart. Seeing Li Song's tragic phenomenon, all the grievances between the two in the past were thrown away by him. Li Song in front of him was just a seriously ill middle-aged man. He was just the King Kang who helped and supported him with all his strength back then. Even Li Ming felt hated himself in his heart. Why didn't he think about giving Li Song some modern medicine in the past two years? In that case, he would not struggle on the brink of life and death at this time.
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