Chapter 66: First Meeting Li Cunxiao
They didn't know that it was not because their conspiracy was exposed, but because Zhu Li instantly guessed how they would deal with her through the news from Guo Qizuo.
Once Zhu Li determines that Tian Lingzi, Li Sigong will work together to deal with him, and Li Keyong is very likely to make a move. Then will Zhu Li dare to continue to stay in Guanzhong? So he ran away immediately without saying anything. How could Tian Lingzi and others have the opportunity to carry out the designed conspiracy? If that time comes, the daylily will probably be cold.
Li Keyong and Tian Lingzi looked very ugly, as if they were inclined to fight in internal conflict. Li Sigong quickly said, "Everyone Tian, Governor Li, it is not the time to hold people accountable now. It is better to quickly lead troops and gather generals to pursue Shuozhou Army. Killing Zhu Li is the most important thing."
"Yes, Duke Li said so well. What we need to do now is to announce the world, announce Zhu Li's conspiracy to rebel, and send troops to pursue them. This is the important thing." Li Xiaochang also spoke out to comfort him at this time.
After Li Sigong and Li Xiaochang's interruption, Tian Lingzi also knew that this was not the time to complain to each other, so he stopped pursuing Li Keyong and said, "The Shuozhou Army was leading the camp at dawn and returned north. It was only half an hour since then. If all the chasings were chasing each other, it would be too late."
"No need to be so troublesome. I sent Cunxiao to command the Three Thousand Flying Tiger Army early in the morning and chased them up. With Cunxiao's strength and the strength of the Three Thousand Flying Tiger Army, it is definitely not difficult to hold Zhu Li." Li Keyong said confidently.
"What we need to do now is to continue to send large troops to keep up with Cunxiao and others; at the same time, we should also send horses to the northern states quickly and let them try to stop the Shuozhou army. I don't believe that Zhu Li can still grow wings and fly back to Shuozhou."
As soon as these words were spoken, Tian Lingzi and the other three had their eyes lit up at the same time. If they quickly sent a message to the states and ordered them to help intercept the Shuozhou army. Even if they could not catch up with Zhu Li for a while, they would not be afraid of not being able to catch up with Zhu Li in the end. It was indeed a wonderful move.
Not to mention how the four conspirators planned to pursue Zhu Li, they only said that Zhu Li led the Shuozhou army and as soon as he arrived at Weiqiao, a scout came to report: "Report, the governor, a team of cavalry chased after him. Judging from their banner, they should be Shatuo people."
When Zhu Li heard this, he thought to himself that he was sure that Li Keyong would make a move. He didn't expect that the first person he had to face was this person. Zhu Li turned to look at Shi Yan and said seriously: "Shi Yan, urge your subordinates to cross the river quickly. I will go and meet them first, and try to delay for a while."
"Governor..." Shi Yan wanted to speak but stopped.
"Needless to say, now is not the time for mother-in-law and mother. Speed is faster." Zhu Li said with a expressionless face and said lightly.
"No" Shi Yan's face was solemn. Although he was helpless, he immediately bowed his order and left. He understood that as long as he urged the army to cross the Wei Bridge as soon as possible, he could help the governor escape from danger as soon as possible. Therefore, after receiving the order, he tried his best to urge the army to act, and refused to relax at all.
After instructing Shi Yan, Zhu Li turned to look at the Sanqian Yue Cavalry behind him and shouted: "All the fangs come with me, and the rest of the soldiers quickly cross the river."
Although the soldiers of "No" had doubts, they immediately responded to their orders.
Zhu Li commanded the eight hundred-fang soldiers on the south bank of the Wei River
The horse came to the rear of the Shuozhou army, and immediately stood up, waiting quietly for Li Keyong's Shatuo pursuers.
It took less than half an incense stick to work. Three powerful generals including Li Cunxiao, Xue Atan, An Xiuxiu led the Three Thousand Flying Tiger Army to the rear of the Shuozhou Army.
When he saw Zhu Li standing there from afar, he seemed to be ready, as if he was waiting for them. The three of them did not dare to be careless. The Flying Tiger Army was stopped by Li Cunxiao, two or three hundred meters away from Zhu Li, and stopped slowly.
Zhu Li looked up and frowned slightly. If he said that among all the generals in Chang'an at this moment, who he was most reluctant to face, it was obviously Li Cunxiao. It was not how powerful Li Cunxiao was in command of the troops, but that this person was too fierce. In the era of cold weapons, the role of an invincible general seemed a bit exaggerated compared to the atomic bombs in later generations, but it was no less than the deterrence of thousands of kilograms of explosives.
Li Cunxiao's bravery may have been known very little because of his first debut, but Zhu Li came from later generations, so how could he not know the other party's weight? It is no exaggeration to say that Li Cunxiao was the absolute number one general of Tianzi in this era. Even Wu Dao is probably not an opponent.
Looking around, Li Cunxiao was wearing an iron helmet and armor, holding Bi Yanyi in his hand, carrying a King of Yu, carrying a bow on his shoulder, and gently knocking the misty horse under his crotch. He rushed out of his formation. Facing the tens of thousands of Shuozhou troops behind Zhu Li, he saw nothing and rushed to a place two hundred meters away from Zhu Li. He stopped his horse and waved his head to Zhu Li and said, "Is there a thief Zhu Li in front?"
Zhu Li felt relieved when she heard this. Fortunately, she didn't say a word and started fighting immediately. He was in need of delaying time now. If he was talking nonsense, he would be happy to accompany him.
With a cold snorting, Zhu Li lightly knocked his horse's belly and rushed out of the formation. The two of them were a hundred meters apart. He stopped his horse and raised his head to the other party and said, "I am sorry for the name of a rebel. Zhu is not afraid to be accused of it. His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is far away in Chengdu. Zhu is the third-rank Left Wu Guard General of the court. His Majesty has not yet spoken to me. How could he be convicted if others say they are convicted?"
When the ancients confronted and conquered, they paid attention to a master's reputation. Li Cunxiao said that Zhu Li was a rebel, so Zhu Li obediently admitted it. This would not only damage his reputation, but also reduce his morale under his command in vain.
Besides, even if Zhu Li did not accept this imperial title, he was also the General of the Left Wu Guard, the Grand Protector of the Shanyu, and the Third-rank official. Not everyone could convict him at will. Emperor Xizong was far away in Chengdu. Since he did not preach Zhaoding Zhu Li's rebellion, relying solely on Tian Lingzi's conviction, he would not admit it anyway. Of course, he would not admit it.
Li Cunxiao was invincible. He directly claimed that Zhu Li was a rebel, just to win the lead and his army was famous, but Zhu Li's words made him look stagnant and he insisted on himself: "In Taiji Hall, you refused to accept the orders, which was to despise the emperor and disobey the court; when attacking the Cao Army, you went south to serve the king, but secretly instructed your subordinates to attack Hetao and harass the place. You are a great rebellion, what is it?"
"Hahaha" Zhu Li laughed loudly when she heard this. The laughter was filled with the injustice of tearing the sky and roaring into the sky. As the laughter suddenly stopped, he looked up and shouted: "In Taiji Hall, Tian Lingzi ordered the title of the king and the generals, but the imperial edict of Zhu was left unannounced. This matter is obvious to everyone. If you say that you despise the emperor and disobey the court, Tian Lingzi did so obviously, why didn't the general go?
What about attacking him?"
"General Li said that Zhu refused to obey the order in Tai Chi Hall. Is this what you saw with your own eyes?"
"The general said that I was the king and secretly sent someone to attack Hetao. What is the evidence for the general?"
"If Zhu is not sincerely serving the king, would you ask if the strong general Meng Juehai of the Cao Army captured by Zhu himself?"
"If Zhu didn't really serve the king, outside Yiting City, he still let the camp be fired, but Zhu personally brought the arrows and burned the camps?"
"If Zhu did not really serve the king, he would formulate a strategy to attack the east and the west, and conceal the world and recover Chang'an, but was it done by Zhu?"
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Zhu Li became more and more excited as she spoke. A series of passionate questions made Li Cunxiao speechless, the entire Flying Tiger Army silently, and the entire Shuozhou Tooth Soldiers were excited. If this was the case, it would be a pretending to be the king, then Li Xiaochang, Wang Chongying and others, these characters who were so-called "saying to be the king" really.
Zhu Li's guide to Hetao may be wrong in the eyes of the people of the times, but he, who came from later generations, knew that this fertile land was originally a land that was exchanged for blood and tears because of the incompetence of the Dangxiang people, ended up in the hands of the Khitans. Shouldn't he seized it as soon as possible and make arrangements?
Hetao not only has fertile fertile fields, but also rich resources and minerals. Instead of falling into the hands of the Khitans in the future, they can use them to strengthen themselves and bully the people of the Central Plains. Why can't they take them over as soon as possible? Using these resources to strengthen the Han people themselves can also allow the Han people to gain some advantages in the future battle against the Khitans.
Thinking of this, Zhu Li didn't think there was anything wrong with him taking Hetao, but instead felt that it should be like this. If this was the case, it would be like treason for the enemy and the crime was very serious.
Seeing that the other party was speechless, Zhu Li continued: "The general did not answer, it was not that the general was indecent, but that these things were all iron-like facts and could not be gimmicked. In this case, the general was still chasing me. What was the reason? The general naturally understood in his heart."
"The general is here not for the public, but for Li Keyong's personal grudges, why should he list some charges to accuse Zhu?" After a brief summary, Zhu Li looked at Li Cunxiao joked.
The mistake was that Li Cunxiao wanted to win the lead. He was famous for his master, so he talked nonsense to Zhu Li. He shouldn't stop talking nonsense to Zhu Li. Now, not only did he not suppress the morale of Zhu Li and the Shuozhou Army, but instead aroused their indignation. Although Zhu Li was not as strong as him, when it comes to eloquence, Li Cunxiao could not catch up with Zhu Li.
Li Cunxiao's thin little face was flushed with a series of aggressive questions from Zhu Li. After a long time, he spoke stiffly: "No matter what, I am ordered to pursue you, so you can just wait for death."
Chapter completed!