The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 288
Inside the big tent, everything was quiet.

Geng Qing looked at the commander of the first army on the opposite side with a blank face, suddenly raised his hand, and arched his hand towards him.

"Qingben wanted to attack Luzhou, but changed his mind halfway, but was chased by the Black Crow Army. Qing violated the general's order, and he is really ashamed. Please ask for envoys to punish him."

The identity of the opponent is there, and Geng Qing is not trying to seize power, so naturally he has to give the opponent a step down, not to mention the Zezhou battlefield, Yang Shihou fought beautifully, Geng Qing dare not say that he can have the ability of the opponent, if he really wants to seize power, pinch the army In hand, who will fight the next battle?If something goes wrong, a misjudgment, a wrong step, it will be like Li Keyong.

With all the generals in the tent, it might not be a good thing to give the opponent a step down.

Over there, Yang Shihou was a little surprised when he heard this, his previous sullen expression was subdued, he is an old man, how can he not understand Geng Qing's intention, nodded, and then bowed his hands to return the salute.

"The supervising army has violated the general order, but it is also for the sake of the war. How could I not know that since I have already returned to the camp, let go of the past." As he said, he stretched out his hand and invited Geng Qing to take a seat. However, regarding Geng Qing's attitude , the younger Wang Yanzhang didn't buy it and snorted.

"When I was born and died, some people ran away to wander the horses, and then ran back after the fight. If they make an apology, they will live in peace. I am afraid that they will return to Luoyang, and some of the credit will be shared."

Master Yang looked at Wang Yanzhang and frowned.

Geng Qing just smiled, and before he sat down, he walked to the side, where there happened to be a topographic map of Ze and Lu prefectures.

"Since Commander Wang feels that Geng has done nothing, why not let Geng fight the next battle?"

"This is you."

"Commander Wang!"

Before Wang Yanzhang finished speaking, he was interrupted by Yang Shihou who was speaking at the same time, "The supervisor is a literati, how to fight in battle, stop talking nonsense!"

"Supervisor."

Yang Shihou looked at the young man in front of the topographic map over there. The latter looked at the city and the terrain of Luzhou with his hands behind his back. He reacted after a moment, and smiled slightly: "I won't be needed in the battle, but Qing has a way to add more to you. A credit."

As for Geng Qing's continuous fight against the autumn wind, Wang Yanzhang sneered when he heard his words, "I can't even hold a knife, and you still talk about fighting. If you have a way to take Luzhou, go back to Luoyang and I will run around Luoyang naked. !"

Geng Qing walked over and raised his hand, and Wang Yanzhang over there also raised his hand, and the two clapped each other.

"Okay, then I will remember Commander Wang's words."

After the words fell, Geng Qing turned around and walked to the desk, facing the generals in the tent again, and talked about his arrangement
at the same time.

In Luzhou, the city was in utter desolation. The people had been informed that their daily life and business were temporarily suspended, and they were not allowed to go to the streets at home.In the deserted streets and alleys, occasionally soldiers and horses patrolled over, checked the surrounding situation, and continued to the next street.

As the sky gradually fell, a carriage came out of the palace and stopped outside the prison. The guards here were all soldiers from the Jin army, and many of them were soldiers from the Shatuo tribe. Straight, it was only when the figure walked through them and entered the prison that he muttered softly.

"Why is King Jin here?"

"...maybe enlarge the general."

"I just said, the general is brave and invincible, and he will never make a defection."

Whispering and whispering, the room in the big prison was dim and humid, and in the noisy prison cell in the past, it was quiet to hear the sparks of the torches stuck in the wall 'crackling'.

After the defeated soldiers entered the city, the first thing to do was to repair and strengthen the city wall. The prisoners in the prison, regardless of their severity, were pushed to the city wall.

Right now, the entire prison is empty, and there is hardly a single person to be seen.

Li Cunxiao, who was thrown into the prison in the early hours of yesterday, was standing under the small broken window, looking at the bright red cast by the window, he was a little confused, he had never done anything out of line, let alone Geng Qing, And betrayed his adoptive father, why was he thrown into prison.

Jingle bells
Just as he was thinking, footsteps and iron chains collided suddenly sounded behind him. Li Cunxiao turned around and saw the jailer unlock the chains, push the cell door inwards, and retreated to the side.

A tall but slightly stooped figure walked in with a cloak on his shoulders. Seeing his appearance in the firelight, Li Cunxiao subconsciously called out.

"Father."

Immediately, he clasped his fists and bowed in salute, "Boy, I've met foster father."

Li Ke's beard was slightly gray, and his beard trembled slightly. He looked at the adoptive son in front of him, and he opened his mouth after a while.

"I originally didn't want to come to see you as a father."

This was a start, and he continued.

"But when it comes to the end, I can't see the previous side. As a father, I don't understand. The relationship between father and son for many years is nothing compared to a righteous brother who separates two places and has his own affairs? The Zezhou battlefield, based on your past performance, I will definitely meet you." Do things, go straight to the Liang army's middle formation, no matter how bad it is, you can return to the main formation, and defeat Liu Po's soldiers and horses. I can wait for my father, and I will not see you doing things. Keep filial piety, can you think of my father and son's love?"

"Father, that's not the case."

Li Cunxiao had unspeakably complicated emotions, just as Li Keyong said, in the past, he would have done this, but his righteous brother Geng Qing marched to the north, his intentions were unclear, coupled with brotherhood, he was a little distracted at that time, It is difficult to grasp the rapid changes on the battlefield.

".Ye-brother and I really have a strong bond, but the child has never thought of betraying me. I hope my step-father will see clearly."

"I can't see clearly."

Looking at the adopted son who was bravely crowned in the three armies in front of him, Li Keyong felt complicated, but he couldn't let him go when he thought of the letters handed in anonymously in the past, the performance of the adopted son, and the intelligence of the scouts the day before yesterday.

"You alone caused the defeat of my entire army, and nearly [-] casualties. Can you be worthy of them? How can you be worthy of being a father?"

When his voice came, it was almost roaring: "This defeat is all because of you, someone must explain to the whole army, yesterday morning, I already discussed with the generals."

The voice paused, and the tone eased.

". Discuss, let the whole army watch the sentence early tomorrow morning!"

Li Keyong closed his eyes and pressed his lips tightly, "If you need anything else, you can just mention it to the jailer, and I will try my best to satisfy you as a father."

After finishing speaking, he turned around and walked out of the prison door, and left directly.Li Cunxiao caught up two steps, pulled on the wooden pillars of the fence, looked at the distant figure, but finally did not yell for mercy.

With his ability, it is not difficult to break out of the prison cell, but thinking of what his foster father said just now, he made a mistake that caused many soldiers under his command to die in Zezhou, and he felt unspeakable guilt in his heart.

"General, what do you need?"

The prison chief's words resounded outside, looking at the distraught figure inside, he felt somewhat regretful, life and death in the prison, he had long been indifferent, but such a majestic general died like this, he still sighed tone.

"If you need anything, the general just needs to call me. Even if you want a woman, I will find a way to find a woman for the general."

In the prison cell, the tall figure standing in the sun, as if he didn't hear it, was still looking at the sunset outside the window in a daze.

The military camp in Luzhou City, Youshi.

A large number of Jin troops squeezed into the open area in the northwest of the city and built a camp on behalf of them, and the military affairs of rectifying morale and merging were carried out in the camp.

The Black Crow Army, which formed alone, did not reduce its personnel because it did not participate in the frontal confrontation on the Zezhou battlefield. It was only restrained by Li Cunxin and stayed in a separate military camp waiting for the general's order.

Pieces of Black Crow Army soldiers were sitting on the ground, or chatting with others, looking at another camp not far away.

In the silence, occasionally a few buzzing whispers were spoken in the mouth.

"...No wonder it was Li Cunxin who commanded us. It turned out that the general was imprisoned by King Jin."

There were also people who heard these words and never looked at them from afar, so they plucked up their courage and said: "Our Black Crow Army has always been brave. How could it be Li Cunxin's turn to lead us? In terms of martial arts, we are not as good as the generals. When using soldiers, he is always the kind of person who runs behind the general's ass, bah, where's the face?"

Then someone said: "The general must have been wronged. As a subordinate, should we think of a way?"

In the crowd, someone came back from the outside at this time and went to another camp to see injuries. He squeezed past the people in front with one hand hanging, and came over with a somewhat anxious expression, "Everyone, I just heard the news that King Jin .To execute the general, and said that the car cracked."

"What is a car crack?"

"It's five horses and quarters!"

As soon as the words came out, the Black Crow Army around and even further away looked over. Many of them were from Shatuo, and they were a little indignant at what happened to the general, but they had always been loyal to Li Kexue, so they were not very happy. care.

On the other side, the group belonging to the Fanhan soldiers seemed a little turbulent. Among them, the leader seemed to be a small leader. He looked at the Shatuo people who were not far away, and quickly asked them to whisper, and shouted: "There is an uproar in the army. If you want to judge the crime, Just keep your mouths shut!"

The few people who were the most annoyed probably understood the look in the companion's eyes, gritted their teeth, and sat down angrily.

"In the past, the general was not mean to them. It really wasn't my race. When the general was in trouble, they didn't have any emotions at all."

While speaking in a low voice, many people, Fan Han soldiers of the Black Crow Army, quietly moved their buttocks and moved closer to this side, surrounding the speaker.

Someone said in a low voice: "If you count on them, it's better for us to think of a way." Some people nodded: "The general treats us kindly and gives us all the rewards we get. We can't just watch the general being killed by the Shatuo people like this." die."

"Yes, the general cannot be left behind."

"Then what should we do?" "It's the opposite. Rob the general, break open the city gate, and defect to Liang Jun!"

Soon, the surrounding figures dispersed again, and the Fan Han soldiers who changed the wound medicine before went out again under the pretext of changing the wrong medicine, and whispered a few words with a figure who looked like a scout in the corner, and then leave in a hurry.

The sky gradually fell.

(End of this chapter)