The strongest emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

Chapter 854

"Don't force yourself here, someone will drag Zhou Qing down and deal with it under military law." Xue Rengui said with a grim face.

Zhou Qing didn't say anything more, he knew it was indeed his fault.So let the soldiers take him down the wall.

At this time, Xue Rengui had tears in his eyes, but Zhou Qing was always following his brother.Although they are not first-milk compatriots, they are better than blood relatives.

How could Xue Rengui be willing to kill Zhou Qing, but Xue Rengui has nothing to do now.Otherwise, others will eventually say that he has no reward or punishment.

Xue Rengui is not planning to use his brother's life to preserve his reputation.But as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, if the rewards and punishments are unknown, the prestige in the army will be greatly weakened.

Just when Xue Rengui couldn't bear it, Zhou Qing came back to him.But Zhou Qing didn't come back by himself, but was brought back by Li Zhi.

"See Your Majesty, why did your Majesty come to the city wall? Now that the Xiliang army is overwhelming, the city wall is extremely dangerous. Please return the Emperor to the palace. I am in charge of the affairs here." Xue Rengui stepped forward to salute Li Zhi.

"If I don't come to the city wall, then General Zhou Qing's life will be lost. How about I ask you for favors, let Zhou Qing take the blame and make meritorious deeds." Li Zhi said to Xue Rengui.

Hearing Li Zhi pleading for Zhou Qing, Xue Rengui naturally went downhill.But he said angrily: "The emperor is pleading for you today, so I will let you go this time."

"However, capital crimes can be avoided, and life crimes are hard to forgive. Someone will pull Zhou Qing down and beat him with fifty army sticks. Let him remember the mistakes he made today."

"Marshal Xie will be punished lightly, and the last general Zhou Qing is willing to accept the punishment of the military baton." Zhou Qing said to Xue Rengui, pointing to one knee.

At this moment, Xu Mao, who was standing beside Li Shimin, said openly: "Now that the Xiliang army is besieging Suoyang City, it is time for the army to employ people. In my opinion, write down the fifty army sticks first."

"If Zhou Qing can take the crime and make a meritorious service, then the fifty military sticks will be spared. If he can't take the crime and make a meritorious service, then he will be punished for a second crime."

Just as Xue Rengui was about to say something, Li Zhi took the lead and said, "Military division is a very good idea. Brother Xue Wang should think about it."

"Since the emperor and the military adviser are pleading for you, let's write down the fifty army sticks for now. You take 5000 people to the Xiliang army camp to challenge. If you can kill one or two generals of the opponent, you will make up for it." Xue Rengui said to Zhou Qing .

Zhou Qing naturally understood Xue Rengui's meaning very well in his heart, that is to give himself a chance to take the blame and make meritorious service.Lest other military generals make irresponsible remarks behind their backs.

So he opened his mouth and said to Xue Rengui: "Marshal, please don't worry, the last general will kill him one or two generals of Xiliang to strengthen our army's prestige."

After Zhou Qing finished speaking, he turned down the city wall.Not long after, Zhou Qing led 5000 troops out of Suoyang City.But Xue Rengui on the city wall was not so relieved.

So Xue Rengui said to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, it is said that Su Baotong is very good at martial arts, and he has nine throwing knives in his hand, so he can kill the enemy invisible. So this commander is going out of the city to watch the enemy for Zhou Qing."

"Brother Xue Wang, hurry up to avoid any danger to General Zhou Qing. I can't afford such a loss now." Li Zhi said to Xue Rengui.

Xue Rengui nodded gratefully to Li Zhi, and then led the brothers out of Suoyang City.Go to watch the enemy for Zhou Qing.

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"Report to the Generalissimo, there are barbarians from the Tang Dynasty who came to challenge the camp. They keep saying that the Generalissimo will fight." A soldier from Xiliang came to Su Baotong and said.

"Hahaha, this commander was about to send troops to Suoyang City to call for battle, but he didn't expect that this death-defying person would come." Su Baotong said with a big laugh.

So he ordered people to lead horses and carry swords, and prepare to go out to fight.At this moment, the Taoist Iron Man standing aside said: "General Marshal, how can you kill a chicken with a bull's knife, this poor man will take a trip for the Generalissimo."

Hearing Taoist Tie Ban asking for a fight, Su Baotong nodded and said, "In that case, please trouble the Taoist priest to go to the front of the two armies. The commander will lead someone to watch the enemy formation for you personally."

Not long after, the gate of the Xiliang camp was opened wide, and a group of people rushed out of the Xiliang camp.Set up battles in front of the two armies.The leader turned out to be a Taoist monk, the iron Taoist under Su Baotong's command.

Zhou Qing touched the horse with both feet, and came to the front of the two armies.Seeing the Taoist standing in front of him.Then he said: "You are a monk, why do you want to be involved in the world of mortals. Hurry back and change your marshal to come, so as not to lose your life in vain."

"Hahaha, you are an arrogant barbarian from the Tang Dynasty, and you are so arrogant in front of the poor. Today, the poor will let you know what it means to know that there are heavens and people outside the sky." After finishing speaking, he rushed towards Zhou Qing .

This can't help but surprise Zhou Qing. After all, this Taoist priest who has become a monk has no weapons in his hands. Could it be that he is going to fight with his bare hands?

At the moment when Zhou Qing was stunned, a black shadow directly hit Zhou Qing's face.Zhou Qing is also a veteran of the battlefield, so he naturally knew that this was a hidden weapon played by the opponent.

So he yelled in his heart that it was not good, and hurriedly blocked it with the weapon in his hand.Fortunately, Zhou Qing reacted in time and blocked the sudden blow.

But at this moment Zhou Qing already felt that his arms were numb, and he couldn't even hold the long spear in his hand.

But what Zhou Qing shot down was an iron plate, and there was a chain behind the iron plate.I saw the iron plate Taoist put his hand to his arms, and the iron plate flew back again.

And without hesitation, he called Zhou Qing again. Zhou Qing didn't dare to confront him head-on this time.He leaned his body on the horse's back, and at the same time pulled the fuse of a grenade and threw it out.

It turned out that when Zhou Qing was leaving the city, Cheng Yaojin actually handed him three grenades.Let him save it for a rainy day.At this time Zhou Qing just came in handy.

After Zhou Qing threw the grenade out, he waited for the horse to turn and ran away.After all, Zhou Qing knew the power of this grenade, and if he didn't retreat quickly, he might be affected by it.

The Iron Taoist saw something flying towards him, so naturally he didn't dare to continue attacking Zhou Qing.He returned and pulled the iron plate back into his arms.At the same time, it flew towards the grenade.

It was said that it was too late, and the iron plate collided with the grenade in an instant.But what Iron Man didn't expect was that instead of knocking the grenade into the air, a huge explosion occurred.

With a loud noise, the Iron Man was blown up and flew into the air.It flew a few feet away before falling heavily to the ground.

Tie Ban Taoist reluctantly stood up, but he felt a sweetness in his throat, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.The whole person could no longer stand still and fell to the ground again.

At this time, Su Baotong, who was watching the enemy's formation for the Tieban Taoist, saw all this in his eyes.So he immediately urged him to go forward and save the Iron Man Taoist.

Su Baotong handed over the Tieban Taoist to the Xiliang soldiers, and then brought his horses to the front of the two armies again.And pointed at Zhou Qing with the red copper knife in his hand.

He cursed loudly: "What a barbarian from the Tang Dynasty, you actually used heresy ways. Today, the commander-in-chief is going to avenge the Iron Man."

(End of this chapter)