Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 71 Distance
More people surrendered, and Li Yue became numb.

On the contrary, I am a little worried. If they encounter Zhang Yu or a more powerful force in the future, will they surrender like this?

Li Yue never had illusions about human nature, most people just want to "beg for work".

After thinking about it, the only way is to use harsh military laws, making them unable to bear the price of surrender.

In troubled times, heavy scriptures should be used, especially in this era of sinking hearts.

Li Yue faintly grasped the pulse of the times. Liu Kun, Li Ju, and Zu Ti failed because they were not ruthless enough. Shi Le was cruel and cunning, and Shi Hu was cruel, so they succeeded.

So China needs a strongman!
Whether it is a hero or a hero.

It's a pity that in history, the strongman who came out of the North Kingdom a few years later, some can't describe it in words...

It wasn't until more than 50 years later that the celebrities on the dance pavilion and song stage in the southern country were blown away by the rain and the wind, and the heroes who walked out of the ordinary alleys with grass and trees in the setting sun were like a tiger with gold and iron horses.

But it also failed to restore the rivers and mountains.

Moreover, 50 years is too long, and the country of Beiguo has been ravaged many times.

Just when Li Yue was thinking wildly, the scouts came to report: "General, the thief chiefs Guo Ning and Zheng Sheng escaped with more than a hundred people!"

"Chasing!" Of course the culprit couldn't let go.

Cutting off the heads of Guo Ning and Zheng Sheng in front of the Xuanyuan Mountain tribe is a good strategy to regain people's hearts and establish prestige.

An hour later, Cui Jin brought someone over.

Seeing that he was safe and sound, Li Yue felt relieved and got up quickly, "Brother!"

This action made Cui Jin take a step back, and bowed his hands, "Meet the general!"

A young woman beside him also saluted.

In front of outsiders, Cui Jin is always so restrained.

Seeing the woman beside him, Li Yue smiled in his heart, it seems that he will be an outsider in the future.

You don't need to think about it to know that this woman is Guo Furong, the daughter of Guo Shi. She looks ordinary, but she is faintly heroic.

The two stand together, but also complement each other.

"Sister-in-law." Li Yue cupped his hands at her, unexpectedly her cheeks were slightly flushed, and she was a little shy. She must have been married not long ago and had not yet adapted to her new identity.

"General!" Guo Furong bowed, half a step behind Cui Jin.

"Xuanyuan Mountain, Heiyun Mountain, and Heiyun Mountain have merged into one, and the momentum has been established. The general can make great achievements in the future." After getting married, Cui Jin changed a little, keeping a distance intentionally or unintentionally.

Li Yue felt a little bit lost in his heart, knowing that he was thinking of himself. Now everyone's identities are not what they used to be. Being too close can easily arouse the jealousy of others.

Some things just need to be tacit, the brotherhood of several years has long been deeply buried in the heart, Li Yue will not change, and neither will Cui Jin.

What he did was actually good for everyone.

"Making great achievements is inseparable from everyone's support!" Li Yue said to the crowd.

Everyone's expressions were different, Wei Shan's shame had not dissipated, Xu Cheng's face was radiant, Liang Xiao's expression was indifferent, and the eyes of the other leaders who surrendered were still worried.

Li Yue knew what they were worried about.

Although Xuanyuan Mountain was captured, Zhang Yu's army was on the way.

The test is not over.

At this moment, the scout came back, covered in blood, "Ji, general, failed to take down the two thieves Guo and Zheng..."

A wave of scouts and soldiers had already surrounded them, but Guo Ning was quite brave and led Zheng Sheng to break out of the encirclement, but finally disappeared.

Liang Xiao clasped his hands and said, "Guo Ning is the bravest on Xuanyuan Mountain. He is familiar with the terrain of Xuanyuan Mountain, so it is difficult to catch the two of them."

"Could you just let them go like this?" Li Yue laughed, doubting his position in his heart.

But he had a calm face, "Guo Ning is brave and intrepid, a fool, Zheng Sheng's dandy, let me ask the general, would Xuanyuan Mountain have been breached so easily if these two hadn't been for their own cleverness?"

Indeed, the attack on Xuanyuan Mountain this time is simply as powerful as a broken bamboo.

Except for Gou Zhan who resisted desperately, everyone else was basically paddling.

It can be seen from this that after Guo Shi's death, the hearts of Xuanyuan Mountain were scattered.

Guo Shi is like Bo Wu in Heiyun Mountain, he is the one holding the stage.

"In that case, I have to thank the two of them? My general strategized, made a decisive decision, and cut the mess quickly, so that we can win this victory!" Xu Cheng slapped his palms.

Liang Xiaodao: "The general uses his troops like a god, so there is no need to say too much, but the old village master is here, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the general to break through Xuanyuan Mountain. The subordinates mean that Zheng Sheng is the son of the Zheng family. If he dies in Xuanyuan Mountain, I am afraid that the Zheng family will retaliate .”

Li Yue glanced at it, secretly thinking that this person should have taken a lot of benefits from the Zheng family, so he spoke for Zheng Sheng in this way.

But there is some truth to what he said.

The Zheng family has a great career in Xingyang, and there are still many forces in Yecheng.

It is not good for Heiyun Mountain to completely tear the skin apart. As long as Zheng Cherry blows the wind beside the pillow, maybe 10 people will be killed by Shihu...

Shihu cannot be judged by common sense.

Zheng Cherry was implicated by Shi Sui. Although the queen's seat was abolished, she still won the favor of Shi Hu alone, and Shi Hu didn't make a queen for so many years.

Although the two sides are fighting secretly, they have not torn their faces so far.

In addition, Zheng Du, the prefect of Xingyang, was not the head of the Zheng family.

Cui Jindao: "It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. Guo Ning and Zheng Sheng escaped today, and they will take the initiative to find them in the future."

Guo Furong had a dejected look on her face.

"You are right, the two of them will collide with our sword sooner or later." Li Yue comforted.

The scouts and soldiers were exhausted, and it was impossible to send thousands of people all over the mountains and plains to hunt down the two dogs in the water.

Xuanyuan Mountain is too big, and it is connected to Songshan Mountain. As long as the two of them are not stupid and find a hidden ravine to hide in, let alone thousands of people, it will be difficult for tens of thousands of people to find them in a short time.

Moreover, the troops from Mi County and Xuchang are already on their way, and they need to seize the time to deploy defenses, win people's hearts, and prepare the army for war.

"The general is wise."

Li Yue stood up, "Xu Cheng is in charge of Xuanyuan Mountain's defense, and Cui Sima and Liang Tou will follow me to appease the soldiers and civilians."

"Follow the order." The three of them cupped their hands at the same time.

After everyone retreated, Li Yue had a chance to spend time alone with Cui Jin.

"Brother suffered."

Warmth rose in Cui Jin's eyes, "Master Guo treated me well, not to mention suffering, but it is a pity that he will not die in peace. The general's surprise attack on Xuanyuan Mountain is very clever, breaking Zheng Sheng's trick and Zhang Yu's arrangement, and now the black Yunshan has become a momentum, advancing can be attacked, retreating can be defended, I don’t know what to do next?”

"Brother, do you have a good strategy?"

Since he said this, he must have some ideas.

"Although Heiyun Mountain has become powerful, it has no status. It is better to go south to the imperial court to obtain an official position. In the future, you can order loyal people from the two prefectures of Henan and Henan."

The major forces south of the Yellow River are secretly flirting with Jiangdong.

The status must be sought from Jiangdong, even when Murong Hao was called the king of Yan, he repeatedly sought the canonization of the Jiangdong court.

Although Li Yue felt a little disgusted, this was a routine operation.

To the south or the north, there must always be one close, otherwise you will be caught in the middle and be attacked on both sides.

The several northern expeditions of the Jiangdong court were not good for dealing with foreigners, but they were quite good at dealing with their own people. This is also the strength of the Sima family...

"What brother said is true, I will send Xin Can to the south to contact the imperial court."

In the past, Heiyun Mountain was just a small shrimp, but now it has become a force that cannot be ignored in the Central Plains.

(End of this chapter)