Kai Fu Han

Chapter 415 Ingratitude
"Why did you come here this time?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"The Emperor of Qi asked me to come over as a lobbyist to persuade the Xinghan Alliance to reach a consensus with Qi." Liu Zhijin replied.

But when he said this, Liu Zhijin's tone was not very serious, as if this task was not assigned to him.

"So you're here to ask for peace?"

"No, I'm not here to ask for peace." Liu Zhijin shook his head in denial: "A ship is going to sink. Most people are thinking about how to escape before the ship sinks. Only the ship owner will consider whether the ship can be saved."

For Qi State, only the Emperor of Qi is the "ship owner", and everyone else, including those ministers, are "ship passengers".

These ship passengers could abandon Zhao first, then Puppet Chu, and then easily abandon Puppet Qi again.

"Then who do you represent?" Liu Xinqi already somewhat understood the purpose of this uncle's visit.

"My teacher, Zhu Yi."

"He hasn't been caught by us yet." Liu Xinqi said.

"Although I managed to escape this time, where can I escape from in the future?" Liu Zhijin sighed.

"It seems that the clan uncle is very optimistic about our Xinghan Alliance."

"I regret not discovering this earlier." Liu Zhijin sighed again.

"Just because your surname is Liu, you have never done anything to disgrace our Liu Family Fort. It's not too late to find out now." Liu Xinqi's words made Liu Zhijin greatly relieved.

"Thank you."

Liu Zhijin thanked Liu Xinqi for being able to ignore the past grievances and take care of him in the future. He was very satisfied simply by not being targeted.

He, Liu Zhijin, was able to study all the way to become an official, and received a lot of support from Liujiabao. It can be said that everyone in the clan contributed to his "growth" path, but he suffered in Liujiabao and had to move to When he was away from home, he gave up Liujiapu and stayed in Qizhou to enjoy his comfort.

In a narrow sense, it would not be unfair to evaluate his behavior as "ungrateful".

However, Liu Xinqi came from a later generation and had seen too many such things. Moreover, Liu Zhijin was still helpful to Liujiabao after becoming an official, and Liujiabao's "investment" was not considered a loss.

"Now you can tell me, why did you come here this time?" The army had to set off to cross the Weishui River, and Liu Xinqi didn't want to delay any longer.

"Can you spare my teacher, Zhu Yi?" Liu Zhijin asked.

"No."

Liu Xinqi's attitude is very firm.

Zhu Yi definitely belongs to the vested interest class in Puppet Qi. If he can't enjoy the blessings, he will pounce on them, and if there are difficulties, he will disperse.

Moreover, in the previous Battle of Glue West Bank, if Zhu Yi had surrendered early, Liu Xinqi might have given him good treatment.Now because of his insistence on going his own way, Liujiabao wasted so much war supplies and caused so many casualties to the puppet Qi soldiers. How could he be forgiven in such a light word?

"Two armies are fighting each other, and each has his own master. The teacher has no choice but to do so."

"Then ask him to be loyal to his master to the end." Liu Xinqi directly interrupted Liu Zhijin's persuasion.

"Okay, I'm still very busy. As a Liujiapu person, if someone threatens you with your family, you can come to me for help. If it's for other reasons, you don't have to waste your breath."

After speaking, Liu Xinqi ignored him and left the tent directly.

The field army officers and soldiers outside the big tent have almost gathered.It can be seen that the second field regiment led by Liu Xinjun is already leaving the camp and heading west.

"The Army of the Central Route has passed Jiaoxi and is heading towards Anqiu. The Army of the South Route has also passed Gushui and plans to attack Jiaoxi today." Liu Xinanghui reported.

"We need a commander-in-chief over there. The main battle here is over. You can go over and take command." Liu Xin said.

According to the battle plan, the Central Army and the South Route Army will first clear out Anqiu, Gaomi and Jiaoxi, and then join forces to attack the Guofu cities in Mizhou.The seventh to No. 11 field regiments have a high proportion of new recruits, and the regiment leader is not a veteran. Liu Xinang needs to be in charge of the overall situation.

"Okay, I am indeed a little worried." Liu Xin'ang replied, then directly called his guards and rode towards Anqiu.Watching Liu Xinang walk away, Liu Xinqi ordered the guard.

"Call all the group leaders here."

...

"The main force of the Puppet Qi has been eliminated by the glue. Now the main enemy we face is the garrison of various states and counties. In order to improve the efficiency of siege of cities and territories, we will divide our forces from now on. If there are signs of the Puppet Qi's army gathering, I will summon them again. Meet everyone.”

After several regiment leaders arrived, Liu Xinqi began to organize a combat meeting.

"Yes!"

"According to the previous plan, this westward attack will only occupy the city in the early stage, regardless of the villages and towns. Therefore, our northern route army will mainly divide its troops into two groups."

"Sun Li!"

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"You lead the second and third field regiments to recapture Changyi County, Shouguang County, Linzi County, Qiancheng County, and Boxing County. After conquering Qingzhou, stand by to rest."

"Yes!" Sun Li and Liu Xin both stood up to accept the order and took the paper order from Liu Xinqi's hand.

"I will be responsible for leading the fourth, fifth, and sixth field regiments to recover Beihai County, Changle County, Guofu County of Weizhou, Yidu County, Linqu County, Guofu County of Qingzhou, and Zichuan County, Guofu County of Zizhou, and then rest and recuperate."

"Yes!" Liu Xinyuan, Liu Xinhui and Zhao Yinghao stood up to accept the order.

Liu Xinqi wanted to attack Guofu County in three state capitals along the way. The defense intensity of the state capital must be higher than that of other counties, so he arranged three field regiments.

"Liu Lisheng, the Logistics Department must do a good job in the logistics supply work of the Fourth Route Army." The North Route Army divided its troops, and the Third Route Army became the Fourth Route Army.

At the military meeting, Liu Xinqi did not call Liu Lisheng his grandfather.

"Yes! Alliance leader." Liu Lisheng accepted the order.

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"Send the Puppet Qi prisoners to Haicang Town as soon as possible and hand them over to..." Liu Xinqi didn't know how to arrange it for a while.

The garrison must not be delayed in guarding the prisoners for a long time. The prefectures and counties captured by the frontline field regiments need to be taken over by the follow-up garrison. These 6 prisoners suddenly became a problem.

"I'll dispatch some more naval officers to disembark and help guard the ship." Gao Yuan saw Liu Xinqi's dilemma and suggested.

"It's not a long-term solution either."

Liu Xinqi lowered his head and thought.

"Let's do this. You first mobilize some naval officers to disembark. There is no need for the garrison to follow the field regiment's siege pace for the time being. After we occupy Weizhou, all the soldiers and strong men from Weizhou among the prisoners will be released, so that They go home by themselves." Liu Xinqi said.

"Is this appropriate?"

"It's appropriate. After we occupy Weizhou, the soldiers and strong men from Weizhou will not be recruited by the puppet Qi again after they return home. They can also publicize the benevolence of our Xinghan League and reduce the difficulty of subsequent management. But there is one thing. Soldiers and able-bodied men will be released, but officers and soldiers will not be released."

"Okay! Will Mizhou and Qingzhou do the same thing later?" Gao Gao asked.

"With the same operation, I estimate that the majority of the young men in these three states will be accounted for, and the pressure on the guards should be drastically reduced by then." Liu Xinqi said.

"Preliminary statistics indicate that this is indeed the case." Ying Ping continued.

"Okay, who has any questions?"

(End of this chapter)