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Chapter 31 A bloodthirsty greeting gift from Lingnan

After a conversation between Li Yuanji and Wang Xuance, Li Yuanji recruited Wang Xuance under his command, and the army set out again.

On the way, Li Yuanji asked Wang Xuance.

"Xuan Ce, you said that I am the King of Qi of the Tang Dynasty. If they come to attack me, aren't you afraid that the Tang Dynasty will send troops to retaliate?"

After hearing this, Wang Xuance laughed.

"Your Majesty, in their eyes, your coming here means that the Tang Dynasty is sending troops, right?
Now that Lingnan has become the king's fiefdom, how can those people be willing? In the past, they did not need too much control from the Tang Dynasty because they were the local emperors here. But with the arrival of the king, everything is different.

Since the king is in Lingnan and can govern them directly, how could they be willing to do so?

Although the king is the King of Qi, they only need to destroy the king's army and then escort the king back to Chang'an, or prepare a separate house for the king. Both are options.

In Chang'an, the struggle between the Crown Prince and the King of Qin was known to everyone in the world. Although Lingnan is remote, this news has also been heard."

After hearing this, Li Yuanji couldn't help laughing. It was indeed what Wang Xuance said. Just think about it, he had become the local emperor of Lingnan, and then the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty sent another person to lead a large army to take over Lingnan. Even he, Li Yuanji, had to obey that person. He would either destroy that person or make that person a puppet.

In any case, the most basic thing is to destroy the army that man brought. This is the basis for doing everything.

After thinking all this through, he felt helpless about the questions he asked.

"Xuan Ce sees things clearly. These people have been doing whatever they want for too long. Now it's time to set some rules for them."

Not long after Li Yuanji and Wang Xuance were walking and chatting, Su Dingfang came up to Li Yuanji.

"My lord, there is something unusual ahead. The scouts we sent out reported that the grass and trees in the forest ahead have signs of being crushed. I went to check it out myself. Although it is not obvious, I have dealt with the signs, but the method is not good enough.

I can see this abnormality at a glance, please be prepared, my king!"

After hearing this, Li Yuanji laughed even more.

"It seems like these people can't wait to give me a gift. That's really great. These people are great."

After Li Yuanji finished speaking, he immediately looked at Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang.

"You, Shufang, are well aware of my ability to lead an army, and you, Dingfang, should have heard of it as well. So I have decided that from now on, the army will be commanded by you, Shufang, and you, Dingfang, will assist Shufang, and the two of you will cooperate with each other.

As for me, you can make all the arrangements. I'll leave the fighting to you. If you need people to charge into battle, I can still carry a knife and do the charging.

Okay, now you guys handle this matter, I won't be in charge anymore."

As soon as Li Yuanji finished speaking, Xie Shufang, Su Dingfang, and Wang Xuance were all stunned. Li Yuanji just handed over the army to them to command so easily?
Especially Xie Shufang, he has followed Li Yuanji for so long, he knows Li Yuanji's character best. In the past on the battlefield, Li Yuanji would not tolerate anyone disobeying his military orders, but now he just let it go. He was really shocked.

Li Yuanji looked at the expressions of several people and felt helpless. If he didn't hand over the command power when encountering a war, what could he do?
He himself doesn't know how to fight. He was a complete waste in fighting. If he were asked to command, he wouldn't know how to do it.

His thoughts now were very simple. If he didn't know how to do it, he would just learn slowly and see how Xie Shufang and his men fought. Once he had no problems, he would combine his own ideas and then he would be able to command the army himself.

Seeing the urgency of the matter, Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang did not think any more and agreed immediately. It was rare for Li Yuanji to take the initiative. If they were not more proactive and Li Yuanji had to take charge themselves, they would be worried.

Especially Xie Shufang, he knew very well that Li Yuanji's martial arts skills were indeed okay, or at least okay, but when it came to commanding a large army to fight, it was hard to describe.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will do my best and destroy any invading enemy!" Then Xie Shufang looked at Su Dingfang and immediately began to issue military orders.

"General Su, the situation is urgent now. You go to the front, and I will stay in the middle. I will order the sword and shield soldiers to the outermost side. If there is an enemy ambush, they will surely shoot arrows.

Soldiers holding spears and halberds were arranged at the back, waiting for the enemy to attack and then counterattack, while bows and crossbows were concentrated in the middle, ready to strike the enemy at any time.

Su Dingfang received the order immediately.

"The last general takes command!"

After Su Dingfang left, Xie Shufang called the Central Guard General Li Xiang.

"You lead a thousand soldiers and immediately break away from the main army and march on its flank. Once the main army engages in battle, you lead your troops to go around to the rear. If the enemy does not retreat, attack from behind. If the enemy retreats, stop the enemy from behind and do not let even one person escape!"

After Xie Shufang made the arrangements, he personally went down to command the soldiers to start the action. All the soldiers immediately moved and went to their respective positions.

Li Yuanji watched this scene, learning and sighing, fortunately he still had someone available, otherwise if he came alone, he would have to rush in.

Wang Xuance on the side couldn't help but speak at this moment.

"Your Majesty, General Xie and General Su both have the talent to be great generals. Congratulations, Your Majesty, for having such good generals."

When Wang Xuance mentioned this, Li Yuanji immediately looked very proud.

"Xuan Ce, although I had a bad reputation in the past, that was in the past. You will slowly discover in the future that both Shu Fang and Ding Fang have much more abilities than this."

Wang Xuance looked at Li Yuanji's proud expression and smiled. At this time, a soldier came up to him with a full set of armor.

"Your Majesty, the general said that Mr. Wang has no armor now. If he encounters an enemy, it will be very dangerous. He asked me to bring a full set of armor."

Li Yuanji slapped his forehead.

"Well done, Shufang. I had forgotten about this. Xuan Ce, come here. I will put on the armor for you myself. It's a bit heavy. I don't know if you can adapt to it, but there is no other way. You have to put it on."

Wang Xuance was deeply moved. He had not expected this, especially when Li Yuanji took the armor and wanted to put it on him personally. Wang Xuance was deeply touched.

"Your Majesty, no, I will do it myself. Your Majesty, don't look at me as a scholar. I have mastered the six arts of a gentleman. I can still lift a knife and kill the enemy."

Li Yuanji did not listen to Wang Xuance and insisted on making him put it on. What else could Wang Xuance do but to obey.

After putting it on, Wang Xuance tried it on and found it was OK and completely bearable. He thanked Li Yuanji again and then looked at the soldier.

"Thank you very much. Please tell General Xie that I, Wang Xuance, will always remember this and will never forget it."

After the little episode, they moved forward again. However, less than two hours into the journey, something strange happened.

"kill!"

As soon as Li Yuanji heard the sound, an arrow came from the sky and his pupils shrank.

(End of this chapter)