First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 337 The New Chieftain
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After this point, Jiang Baoyi suddenly became enlightened, clapped his hands and praised: "Mr. Lu is a great talent", then looked at the left and right captains and said straightly: "Li Guangdu has a very high prestige among the bureaucrats. Seeing that Li Guangdu was seriously injured, he must have rushed to open the city. ".

"But Li Guangdu is intact?" A naive and strong captain scratched his head and said.

Startled, Jiang Baoyi got off his horse and kicked the rebellious Li Guangdu, right on the back of the neck, and Li Guangdu fainted before he could scream.

Then he grabbed his left leg and threw it into a pool of blood next to him, dragging and pulling again, Li Guangdu's body was soaked in blood.

"How, does it look like a serious injury?" Jiang Baoyi threw the corpse-like Li Guangdu aside, clapping his hands and said.

The strong man froze for a moment, stepped forward to check Li Guangdu's breath, and heaved a sigh of relief, "Not only does he seem to be seriously injured, but he seems to be dead."

Everyone laughed when they heard the words.

Jiang Baoyi immediately sent someone to Baishidong to report the battle situation here, and then selected some short Guizhou Han soldiers to be captured, dressed as Liao soldiers, carried Li Guangdu, and headed for Shi'an City.

After arriving at Shi'an City, the shadow of the sun moved westward, and the sky was getting darker. Jiang Baoyi motioned for one person to come forward, and the local soldier immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Open the city gate quickly, the chieftain fell down and was seriously injured, open the gate quickly!" ".

The guards on the top of the city were shocked when they heard the words, "Where is the chief?"

Li Guangdu at the bottom of the city woke up at this time, rubbed his neck, struggled to get up after seeing the situation clearly, and was about to shout, Jiang Baoyi was startled, his eyes were quick and his hands were quick, and he used his hand as a palm to strike at the back of his neck. Li Guangdu didn't react quickly. With a muffled grunt, he passed out.

It just so happened that the guard on the top of the wall was Li Guangdu's confidant, Li Guangdu was shocked when he heard that he was injured, he hastily stretched out half of his body to look down the wall.

Before he could ask in the future, when he heard this muffled hum, he was shocked and hurriedly exclaimed: "Chief, it's the chief's voice, hurry up, open the city quickly, call the doctor, hurry up."

Jiang Baoyi was overjoyed when he heard the words, and the city gate slowly opened.

The general hurriedly approached, and immediately saw Li Guangdu who was lying down, covered in blood, he didn't know whether he was dead or not, and suddenly his face turned pale with panic, and he rushed forward, "Chief Chief".

Just as General Liao flew towards him, Jiang Baoyi rushed out from behind, straightened his spear, and immediately pierced the General Liao, "Quick, seize the city gate."

Hundreds of soldiers behind him took action and rushed towards the city, but the soldiers in the city quickly reacted and yelled and fought back.

Jiang Baoyi and others stood guard at the gate of the city. Not long after, the Tang army from behind rushed up and poured into the city.

As the Tang army entered the city, more than a thousand Liao soldiers continued to be defeated. The overall situation was settled, and Shi'an City was restored.

That night, when Gao Chong of Baishidong received the news, he was overjoyed. He knew that it would not be difficult to recover Guizhou, but he did not expect that a battle would be final.

The next day, Gao Chong led his army to suppress the Liaoren from Baishidong and came to Shi'an City. A large banner with Tang characters had already been erected on the top of the city.

Having followed Gao Chong for a long time, Jiang Baoyi is also well aware of Gao Chong's tricks, and sent people to beat gongs and drums in the streets and alleys overnight, announcing that the rebel bandits have been punished, and the Tang Dynasty officially restored Shi'an.

Therefore, there was no major turmoil in Shi'an City, only some Liao people took the opportunity to make chaos, and the turn was quelled.

"Li Guangdu, surrender or not?"

Shi'an City, the front hall of the former Guizhou Governor's Mansion, Gao Chong looked at Li Guangdu who was dissatisfied and asked.

Li Guangdu sneered, turned his face aside and spat: "Zhuzi".

Gao Chong nodded, but he didn't get angry. He waved his hand casually and said, "Pull it down, cut it off, and hang its head on the gate tower."

The crowd was shocked.

"Ambassador, calm down," Li Guanglue hastily persuaded, "The sinner is willing to persuade you to surrender."

"Youzhi..." Jiang Baoyi hesitated to speak.

Lu De opened his mouth, very surprised.

When we met for the first time, I did not expect this young Ambassador Gao to be so decisive.

"A mere traitor dares to act ferociously in front of me, what's the use of keeping him, behead him immediately, as a warning to others", Gao Chong looked at the rebellious Li Guangdu and said disdainfully.

Now even Li Guangdu was stunned. Seeing that the guards really came forward to pull him, Li Guangdu struggled and said, "You, how dare you kill me. I am the chief of the Liao people. If you kill me, the Liao people will never be at peace. ".

Gao Chong was about to get up and leave, when he heard this, he shook his head and looked at Jiang Baoyi with a sneer, "Baoyi, why do you think there are always people in this world who are so self-righteous, but they are just mere bureaucrats and chieftains, so they are so arrogant?"

Jiang Baoyi also slowed down, nodded, and said contemptuously: "It's normal for barbarians in the frontier to be ignorant and ignorant."

Gao Chong waved his hand, the guards pressed him down vigorously, after a while, the guards came to report: Li Guangdu had been beheaded, and his head was hanging on the city gate.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the words, especially Li Guanglue, his eyes widened and he was at a loss, "This, it's over, it's over, what should I do...".

"Ambassador, did you really kill Li Guangdu?" Lu De asked in surprise.

Gao Chong looked at Lu Deyong, "Why not?"

"No, no," Lu De shook his head in shock, and then praised: "The chief of the bureaucrats who occupy several states, the ambassador will be killed as soon as he says, the ambassador is so brave."

"It's just the commander in chief, whoever dies will make a new one," Gao Chong said with a nonchalant smile, "Where is Li Guanglue?"

"Ah, here, the sinner is here." Li Guanglue didn't know whether he was mourning his brother's death, or he was frightened by Gao Chong's iron and blood methods, and he was a little stunned.

"The sage gave me the right to inherit and worship. From now on, you will be the Liaoren chief in Guizhou 48 Dongzhai. If there is anyone who refuses to follow, General Jiang can lead the army to help you."Gao Chong was very satisfied when he saw Li Guanglue's distraught appearance.

From the perspective of the Tang Dynasty, such an obedient Liaoren chieftain is easier to control, not to mention Li Guanglue's identity as "rooted and young".

His eldest brother Li Guangshi and second brother Li Guangdu were both highly respected chieftains among the Liao people. It was only natural that his third brother Li Guanglue would succeed him after the two elder brothers died.

"What?" Sure enough, Li Guanglue was shocked when he heard the words, and then hurriedly waved his hands and said: "No, sinners can't, how can we take on such a big task."

"I say you can do it, and Datang thinks you can do it." Gao Chong's face sank, he walked up to Li Guanglue, and said word by word: "Anyone who disobeys orders, kills the clan!"

Unable to bear the pressure, Li Guang fell limp on the ground.

"Mr. Lu, I heard that you are familiar with the situation here, so you will assist Li Guanglue to take over as chief commander." Gao Chong then looked at Lu De with a smile and said, "After the matter is completed, the imperial court will definitely reward you."

Lu De smiled wryly, and had no choice but to agree. There was no discussion in the tone between these words, and no rejection was allowed. If Lu De knew in his heart that if he refused, he would lose face, so it is better to respond briskly.

After Gao Chong went out, Lu Deyong looked in the direction of the door, shook his head and exclaimed: "At such an age, he is so decisive, he will become a great weapon in the future."

"Now that he has been worshiped as a third-rank official, and has been named a county magistrate, isn't he a great weapon?" Jiang Baoyi said quietly behind him.

Lu Deyong was taken aback, "It's a great tool."

(End of this chapter)