Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 426
"Your Highness, please forgive Mr. Cui County." The people also began to persuade him.

First there were a few people, and then they rippled like waves.

"Your Highness, have mercy." Some people held their hands, while others knelt down.

Although Cui Hong neglected government affairs, he did not do evil things, nor did he do anything evil or harm them, which was good for these days.

The Chinese people have never had high demands on the government. If they can have a mouthful of food and survive, they will live in peace and contentment. However, in most dynasties, they are always hungry and always hovering on the edge of life and death...

Cui Hong was young, which aroused the sympathy of the people.

Li Yue stopped his whip and said loudly: "Did you see it? These are the Chinese people. How can you bear to treat them so badly? What shame do you have to treat them badly?"

Cui Hong turned around, tears streaming down his face, "I was wrong!"

"For the sake of the elders of Qiao County, this is the end of the day. I hope you can take this as a warning, work hard, and not let them down." Li Yue sighed in his heart.

Cui Hong bowed his hands to the people around him.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness!" The people were even happier than Cui Hong, and they laughed until sunset before retreating.

This flogging actually promoted the feelings and trust between the government and the people.

Even the princess's brother was flogged, not to mention others, and the official atmosphere of the Liang Kingdom was also purged.

The guards helped Cui Hong back to the inner hall. Li Yue asked people to find medicine for the wound, apply it on him, and prescribed a prescription. After a few days of nursing, he should be able to recover.

Both of them were silent.

At the end, Li Yue patted him on the shoulder and left without saying a word.

Cui Hong chased after him, stood upright, and then bowed his hands, "Your Highness..."

Li Yue smiled and waved, and then rushed to Yangcheng on a starry night. The person he wanted to see more than Cui Hong now was Wang Meng.

Qiao County is not too far from Yangcheng, and it only takes two or three days to arrive.

However, martial law has been imposed within a hundred miles.

Li Yue marched quickly without notifying Yangcheng in advance.

Two thousand cavalry arrived in a hurry, which immediately aroused the alert of the defenders.

Qingqi kept coming to ask questions along the way, but Li Yue didn't answer any of them and rushed towards Yangcheng.

How well Wang Meng trains his troops depends on their reaction.

Seeing Yangcheng right ahead.

Woo, woo, woo—

Suddenly horns sounded from all sides, and there was a heavy dust storm.

From the north, south, and east, a group of cavalry came from each side, blocking the retreat of Li Yue's two thousand fine cavalry.

Li Yue looked around, and saw the soldiers in the front row, all in black armor, with dense spears, surrounding them like reeds. The soldiers' steps were steady, without any panic, the array was neat, and the soldiers were imposing, but less murderous.

After all, this is a new army that has never seen blood.

The two rows of cavalry were like thunder, outflanking them like long snakes. The soldiers on horseback were tall and strong.

"Who of you dare to trespass on important ground? Get off your horse quickly!" A cavalry general led hundreds of horses and rode forward.

At this time, the speed of the pro rider did not slow down. With so many people rushing over, it was enough to trample them to death!
Li Yue's personal cavalry are all veterans of many battles. They are well-equipped and full of evil spirit. Two thousand cavalry are enough to deal with several times the enemy.

Ordinary soldiers stood in front of them and were terrified.

But this group of men and horses refused to retreat even a step, and even raised their spears towards Li Yue, "This is important territory of the country, dismount quickly!"

When they were seventy or eighty steps away, the horseman suddenly turned around, bypassed them, and stopped slowly, but did not dismount.

They were surrounded by formations on three sides.

Li Yue walked out of the military formation and took off his helmet.

"Your Highness... It's Your Highness!" There were waves of exclamations coming from the other side.There were a large number of good family members in the new army, as well as disciples of the Shangwu Hall. Many of them had seen Li Yue, and they immediately put away their weapons.

Several generals hurriedly came to pay their respects, "I didn't know that His Highness was here in person, so I may have disturbed you. Your Highness, please forgive me!"

"You have done your duty faithfully, so why are you guilty of this? No courtesy!"

Five or six thousand people could be gathered to intercept them so quickly, and there were still people who dared to stand in front of two thousand personal riders, which shows their courage.

A courageous soldier has a bloody spirit and will never be inferior on the battlefield.

As for actual combat experience, you can get it through fighting. Who hasn’t seen blood and killing these days?The backbone of the new army includes many black cloud veterans.

Li Yue was quite satisfied and signaled to the generals not to be nervous.

At this time, Wang Meng rushed over in a panic with a group of generals. From a distance, he could hear Wei Shan's loud voice, "Your Highness has come all the way, and you didn't even hear a word in advance."

Li Yue laughed, "If we were informed in advance, how would we know the details of this army?"

Wang Meng quickly dismounted, trotted for a while, bowed his hands and said, "Greetings to Your Highness."

"No courtesy." Li Yue also dismounted, "Your Yangcheng Camp is no worse than Xiliu Camp back then."

Zhou Yafu's army was so thin that even Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty blocked it.

Although Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty did not punish Zhou Yafu, Zhou Yafu also ended up tragically during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty because of his character problems.

Li Yue's words were somewhat reproachful. Wang Meng had been training his troops for more than half a year, but he did not report the progress in a memorial, which caused quite a bit of criticism in the court.

Wang Meng waved his sleeves and said with a smile: "The sharp weapon of the country cannot be shown to others. I hope your highness will forgive me!"

There was quite a bit of arrogance in his words.

No wonder Wang Meng is not very popular. This aloof and arrogant temper has offended many people.

Fortunately, I met myself, and historically I also met the tolerant Fu Jian.

Li Yue laughed and didn't take it seriously. People with abilities naturally have character. "What Jing Lue said is true. Extraordinary people do extraordinary things!"

Wang Meng waved his hand, "Back off."

The command flag fluttered behind him, the soldiers turned around and retreated with a roar.

In just one stick of incense, the soldiers retreated calmly, their flags undisturbed and their formations neat.

When a large army fights, this is what it looks like. All kinds of flags, orders, and drum beats cooperate with each other to achieve the point of being able to command like an arm.

If the rabble can pile people onto the battlefield without running randomly in one direction, it is considered well-trained.

"When I see this army today, I know that great things can be expected in the future!" Li Yue and Wang Meng walked side by side and chatted.

Wang Meng changed the topic, "I think that according to the current trend, I am afraid that the war will come early."

"Oh, why is this?" Li Yue is planning to start next spring, but Murong may not follow the plan.

"The Yan people endured the bitter cold, the twelfth lunar month of winter, the ice and snow, and the rivers froze. It was just when the Yan army's cavalry went south. The former Murong Ke and Murong Chui attacked to replace the county. This was to clear away threats from the rear and devote all the national power to the decisive battle to defeat the Yan state. With the current situation, they can’t wait any longer.”

Many defense lines in Hebei are built on rivers. Once they freeze, it will be difficult to stop the Yan army.

Four years ago, Jie Zhao was destroyed. Murong Jun personally led an army of 10,000+ to bypass Lukou and march south to the three counties in eastern Hebei. It was also winter.

Nowadays, the Yan Kingdom is full of contradictions. Only by expanding externally can it integrate various internal forces and deal with the outside world in a unified manner.

"In this case, I should strike first and lead one hundred thousand elites to go north to attack Zhongshan and Xiang Kingdom to contain the main force of Yan Kingdom. Jing Lue will lead an army to attack Bingzhou." Li Yue said solemnly.

The best defense is offense.

Instead of waiting for the Yan army to move south, it is better to take action yourself, push the war to the enemy's territory and catch Murong Jun by surprise.

The entire Liang Kingdom had already completed war mobilization.

"Haha, your highness is thinking the same as your minister!" Wang Meng held his hand.

(End of this chapter)