Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 396
Zhang Ping did not cherish his adopted son, but Li Yue cherished his soldiers. This kind of fighting was unnecessary.

"Look again." Li Yue continued to beat the drum.

Just when there was no movement below the city, more than a dozen cavalry broke out of the siege. The horses and soldiers were all dyed blood red. The first oyster helmet was missing. His messy hair was dancing wildly in the wind. He raised a big spear in one hand and held an arm in the other. Several heads rushed into the pass.

"Wan Sheng!" The cheers were overwhelming.

The Yan army pursued them to the city gates, where they threw down arrows and rocks. The Yan army threw down more than a hundred corpses and retreated in disgrace.

"As expected of an enemy of ten thousand people, come and give me some wine!" Li Yue looked at the bloody Zhang Hao in front of him, a little recklessly. Only 12 of the hundreds of cavalry who followed him came back.

Charge into the battle and fight in front of the two armies. I am afraid that no one in the Black Cloud Army can surpass them.

Wei Shan couldn't do it, and Liu Laozhi was probably a little short of the mark.

The wine was brought, and Li Yue poured a large bowl for him himself.

Zhang Hao picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

After passing the pass, the Yan army arrived at the place where they could shoot.

Being treated like this by Zhang Hao, his morale was low.

There was silence for a long time, but there was still no attack on the city. More than a hundred soldiers shouted at Guan Guan: "The King of Liang has good tactics."

There was one person among the soldiers, with a calm and composed expression. Who could it be if it wasn't Murong Ke?
Zhang Hao swallowed, "I only need two hundred riders to capture and kill this man!"

Li Yue looked back at him. Blood was still dripping from the gaps in his armor, and his aura was not as fierce as before.

Murong Ke was surrounded by burly men, and less than twenty steps behind him were Yan army soldiers. He was afraid that Murong Ke would retreat as soon as the city gate opened.

Moreover, Murong Ke was not a weak scholar.

Back then, he personally led two thousand elite cavalry to charge towards the 40 Jie Zhao army, which was at least the level of a brave general.

"No need, Murong Ke must be prepared." If he did this, he would be a villain in vain. Li Yue was even more curious about what Murong Ke said.

"Shangdang has been owned by Daliang, Xuan Gong can retreat." The guards shouted towards the city.

"Ke comes here to form an alliance between the two families. From now on, we can live in peace with each other and never attack each other."

These words surprised Li Yue.

The two sides have long been in a life-and-death situation, so why talk about an alliance?
"Oh? Is Xuan Gong feeling guilty?" Li Yue laughed.

War is a continuation of politics, but politics is also a continuation of war.

In this battle, Liang Guo defeated Jiangdong and rejected Murong's family in the north, laying a solid foundation for domestic innovation and a stable external environment. Liang Guo's strength was already faintly superior to that of Yan Guo, and soon after, Liang Guo would surpass Yan Guo in an all-round way and even crush Yan. Suppress the Yan Kingdom.

The State of Yan has nothing to do with the State of Liang, and it is impossible not to feel guilty.

"Back then, Shihu's 40-strong army attacked me and was defeated. King Liang only had [-] troops. How could Ke feel guilty? If King Liang had the courage, he might as well go out of the pass and fight openly and decisively. It is not the behavior of a man to hide behind the pass. "

Murong Ke counterattacked an army.

"Your Highness, please don't be deceived by him. There will be heavy troops ambushing you outside Huguan." Cui Hong quickly raised his hand to advise.

Li Yue was the king of Liang, the king of a country, while Murong Ke was just a general of the Yan clan.

If you want a decisive battle, you have to go to Murong Jun, otherwise the price will drop.

"In the future, if Xuan Gong is the king of a country, it won't be too late for you and me to talk about a decisive battle. As for forming an alliance, if Yan can withdraw from Youzhou, you and I can still live in peace."

After Yan Guo captured Bingzhou, the most urgent problem before him was no longer Liang Guo.

It's Dai Guo behind it.

Daijun is like a nail embedded between Youzhou and Bingzhou. With Tuoba Shiyijian's urine nature, he will definitely not give up.

The killings among the grassland tribes were more brutal than those in Middle-earth.

Murong also stepped on the corpses of Yuwen, Duan, and Chile all the way to where he is today.

Since they are unable to invade the Central Plains for a while, the Murong clan's strategic target will inevitably shift to the Tuoba clan. At that time, Yuan Shao also had a strategy of taking advantage of the desert people and heading south to compete for the world.

It couldn't be better used on today's Yan State.The Tuoba tribe is also from Xianbei, so it is convenient for the two sides to integrate. If it were Li Yue, he would not hesitate to make such a decision.

"King Liang has neither sincerity nor the courage to fight decisively, so there is no need to talk anymore. We will see you on the battlefield someday!" Murong Ke turned around and left.

Li Yue looked at his back for a long time, then said to his left and right: "As long as Murong Ke is here, the Yan Kingdom will not be destroyed."

Cui Hong rolled his eyes and said, "If Murong Ke is not here, wouldn't it mean that the Yan Kingdom will perish?"

"Do you want to take countermeasures?" In fact, Li Yue had already thought about it.

But Murong Ke was too stable, without any flaws in his character, and had a very high reputation in the country. After Murong Jun's defeat in Shuzhou, his reputation plummeted. Without Murong Ke's support, could Murong Jun still hold the position of King of Yan? Two words.

Moreover, Murong Jun and Murong Ke have a very good relationship.

Such a person cannot do anything against the enemy.

"Murong Ke can't move, but Murong Chui may not. A single move can affect his whole body. Murong Chui is supported by Murong Ke. If Murong Chui is shaken, Murong Ke will be implicated!" Cui Hong's voice became smaller and smaller.

"You can give it a try." Li Yue nodded slightly.

Murong Ke and Murong Jun have a good relationship, but the conflict between Murong Chui and Murong Jun has been around for a long time.

Regardless of whether Murong Ke can be shaken or not, as long as there is some trouble in Yan State, it will be a good thing for Liang State.

A few days later, the Yan army retreated one after another.

The troops were divided to garrison Yuwu, Xiangyuan, Luxian, and Shexian. Shangdang was divided into two. The Liang Kingdom occupied the south of Huguan and was connected with Hanoi and Yecheng.

Yan State occupied the north of Huguan and was connected with Xiang State and Handan.

With Huguan in hand, Liang Guo can advance, retreat or defend. Overall, he has a slight advantage.

Coupled with Zhang Ping's [-] troops, the gains were considerable.

Murong Ke stopped his troops, and Murong Chui in Hedong was firmly blocked from the Baibo Valley. There was no point in fighting, so he retreated to Pingyang.

Li Yue gave up Hedong as promised.

Yao Xiang received the support of Sanxue, and his strength increased a lot. He prepared his troops and marched into Guanzhong wholeheartedly. He no longer looked down on the small corner of Hanoi and concentrated on managing the two fertile lands of Hedong and Hongnong.

While the iron was hot, Li Yue took the opportunity to reorganize and surrender the army, and ordered that he could retire and serve as a civilian, with each person receiving twenty acres of land.

However, it is difficult for people who are used to licking blood from their sword tips to return to a peaceful life when they put down their swords and spears.

Only more than [-] people were willing to retire.

Li Yue ordered Zhang Hao, Zhao He, and Cui Hong to select the best and eliminate the old and weak, while he accompanied Zhang Ping exclusively. They had a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days. The superficial skills should still be in place.

A total of more than [-] people including the old, young, disabled and weak were laid off.

The older ones are in their 60s and have gray hair, while the younger ones are only eleven or twelve years old. There are also some disabled people who find it difficult to survive in tough battles.

With the help of Black Cloud Saber and Spear, they had no objections and took over the land obediently.

Li Yue also rewarded each person with five stones of grain, which was enough for them to eat for a while.

More than [-] elite soldiers were selected and divided into various armies in Heiyun. Needless to say, the quality of the troops in Bingzhou was not to mention. In these days of killing, the weak had already filled in the ravines.

The elite number of Heiyun was expanded from 11 to 12, and the remaining 1 people were incorporated into the town army and garrisoned in Shangdang.

After Shangdang people registered their household registration, they would be allocated fifteen acres of land. Li Yue ordered that warehouses be opened to store grain. As long as they registered their household registration, each household would receive one stone of grain.

A few days after the notice was posted, the refugees and thieves from the mountains all came down, and the people north of Huguan also came to seek refuge with their families...

It can be regarded as a happy event.

The only one who was not very happy was Zhang Ping. After various measures, Zhang Ping's old department was basically hollowed out.

Even if he has some ideas in the future, it will be difficult to conduct the previous part.

　Uh-huh...Two chapters today...

　　
　
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