Horse on the World

Chapter 148 Substitution
Li Qing, who rushed back to Dingzhou quickly, received a bad news the next day. Jiang Kui's whirlwind battalion sent back news that Dingyuan had fallen, and the raiders were the tigers and wolves who had returned from Congling Pass.

"How's the situation? Tell me in detail!" Looking at the messenger, Li Qing was full of annoyance, and Bayar successfully put himself together.

"After the barbarians occupied Dingyuan, they did not continue to move forward, but stationed in Dingyuan on the spot. General Jiang estimated that the tigers and wolves must have been extremely tired after traveling long distances. Although they succeeded in occupying Dingyuan, they also I can't go any further. General Jiang Shen has joined forces with General Wang Wang and is stationed in Shahe Town, [-] miles away from Dingyuan. On both sides of Dingyuan, Weiyuan and Zhenyuan are ready to fight, and the order has been issued. The combat mobilization order, how to proceed next, still needs the commander-in-chief's order."

Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief, wondering why the prairie savage, who had always believed in blitzkrieg, stopped this time after he had set up a distance?I need to know that what I am most afraid of is that the wolf rushing army will drive straight in, causing irreparable damage to Dingyuan and other places. A large number of my own cavalry are in the upper forest, and only Jiang Kui has more than [-] cavalry, which is not enough It poses a threat to the wolf running army, and although Wang Qinian's pawns are strong in combat, their two legs cannot keep up with four legs.

"How about our troops and people in Dingyuan?" Li Qing then asked.

The messenger's face became heavy, "Commander, we gathered some rout soldiers. The news we got from them was that General Wang Wenfeng, the general guard of Dingyuan, was exhausted from fighting hard and died for his country. More than [-] Dingyuan garrisoned more than [-] men. died, more than a thousand people were captured, and hundreds of people were scattered, and now most of them have been gathered into the Tianlei Camp by General Wang Can."

With a bang, Li Qing kicked over the chair. Wang Wenfeng was the first senior general at the general level who died in battle since he took over the military power. As for those more than a thousand soldiers, if he was vigilant enough against Bayar If not, then these sacrifices could have been avoided.

"Commander!" Shang Haibo took a step forward, clasped his fists and said, "It's common to win or lose on the battlefield. General Wang's pursuit of benevolence is a worthy death. This time, Bayar took advantage. Next time, we will do more to find Come back, I am responsible for this matter, I never thought that Bayar would dare to drive the exhausted army to attack Dingyuan."

Qingfeng also stood up, "The Statistical Investigation Department should take the main responsibility. We didn't find the whereabouts of the Wolf Runners, but we guessed that they haven't returned yet. Intelligence failure is the main reason for our failure this time. I am willing to accept the general's punishment."

Li Qing waved his hand, his eyes turned red, "Now is not the time to pursue responsibility, we need to find out the real intention of the other party this time, what exactly are they trying to do?"

Li Qing is very surprised. Bayar's move is indeed taking advantage of it, but it will not have a big impact on the overall strategic situation. It is impossible for Huhe to occupy Dingyuan for a long time. If the wolf running army breaks Dingyuan and robs He immediately retreated to retaliate against being sent to Dingzhou in Shanglinli, but Li Qing could figure it out, but at this moment, he fought and didn't fight, and he didn't leave, what's the reason?Does Bayar still want to occupy a certain distance?To defend Dingyuan with Hu He's wolf running army?Impossible, I am in Dingzhou, and I can gather a large number of troops in a short period of time, and it is impossible for the opponent to defend.

What does he want to do?Li Qing muttered.

"Order King Jiang's two generals to station in Shahe Town, take precautions, order Zhenyuan Weiyuan, gather troops, and wait for the order to attack."

"Mr. Shang, order Dingzhou to prepare for war! Issue a mobilization order and gather all the reserve forces."

"Qingfeng, the Statistical Investigation Department is going all out to find out what Hu He's purpose is?"

After Li Qing issued a series of orders, Dingzhou immediately began to operate rumblingly. The military state Dingzhou has become accustomed to war. In just one day, the entire Dingzhou has become a war machine. All the yamen began to lean towards the army. As soon as the combat troops and the reserves all entered a state of war, Dingzhou City began to martial law.

But one day later, Li Qing found that all he had done was in vain, Hu He had no plan to fight him at all, and he actually sent an envoy to Dingzhou.

When Li Qing saw this messenger with braids appearing in front of him, he finally understood what Hu Hyuk wanted.

"Hao Ge, under General Hu He, has seen Marshal Li!" The little braid touched his chest with his left hand and bowed slightly.

Li Qing, who was on top of the tiger case, stared coldly at Hauge. In the lobby, everyone who had a deep hatred for the barbarian glared sideways, full of killing intent. Under the gaze of dozens of pairs of eyes, Hauge Ge didn't change his face, still smiling, looking directly at Li Qing.

"Sure enough, there are no weak soldiers under the strong general. You are very courageous. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you?" Li Qing said coldly.

"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid. Marshal Li hates his hands. When he raided the Angu Department back then, tens of thousands of people were killed. Duandi is a murderous demon king. Hauge is also raised by his parents. How can he not be afraid?" Hauge's answer was beyond everyone's expectations. Everyone thought he was going to show off his arrogance and say a few bold words!
Li Qing let out a sigh of relief, the people brought out by Hu He are really extraordinary!
"Then you still dare to come?"

"Why don't you dare to come?" Hauge smiled and said, "Dingyuan, there are as many as a thousand noble soldiers captured and abused by our army, and tens of thousands of civilians. If I die, they will have to be buried with me. Think about it." To have so many people buried with me, even death is worth it! Marshal, it is a great honor to have so many buried with me in our grassland. If this is the case, I, Hauge, really have to thank Marshal !"

Li Qing was furious, and the living people were buried with him. It really was a group of barbarians.Seeing Hauge with a serious face, Li Qing's anger gradually calmed down, stared at Hauge for a while, and suddenly burst out laughing.

Hauge's face changed, "Why is the commander laughing, do you think I'm saying it's impossible? Can the commander give it a try?"

Li Qing laughed hard, and after a long time, he put his hands on the tiger case, leaned out half of his body, stared at Hauge, and said teasingly: "Hauge, you imagine yourself too important, I will kill you, I dare not kill you!" Said that Hu Hyuk won't even let a fart go, he will immediately send another person to contact me. Right? You'd better not play in front of me for such a serious matter, be careful that I will kill him when I get angry You, let someone lift your head to see Hu He. See if Hu He dares to touch my soldiers and civilians in Dingyuan?"

Hauge's face turned red and turned pale, staring at Li Qing, panting heavily, but couldn't speak.

"Come on, let's talk about Hu Hyuk's conditions. If it's possible, isn't it impossible for us to talk about it?" Li Qing sat back and looked at Hauge with disdain.

Hauge's arrogance was completely suppressed, thinking about what Commander Hu He said before he came, he finally let go back with a sigh of relief.

"Master Hu said, we will exchange the lives of tens of thousands of people in Dingzhou with the commander-in-chief. As long as the master releases these two people, our wolf army will immediately withdraw from Dingyuan and release all the prisoners."

Everyone couldn't help being moved. Everyone here knows that the value of these two people to Dingzhou is self-evident. The value of these two people to Dingzhou is self-evident. , the purpose turned out to be to rescue these two people, would the commander agree?Everyone looked at Li Qing together.

Shang Haibo stood up, bowed to Li Qing, and said, "Commander, Nafu and Nuo Qi'a are of high status..."

Li Qingmeng raised his hand and interrupted Shang Haibo's words. He knew what Shang Haibo meant and wanted to use these two people to get back a bigger bargaining chip. Thinking of this question at the same time, Shang Haibo's opinion is that since these two people are so important to Bayar, they can call themselves rare goods, and they can ask for higher returns from each other. The common people, even if they don't change, Huhe will not kill them, he will only take them back to the grassland. In the past, the grassland didn't take people from Dingzhou, and there is still a chance to rescue them back in the future.

But Li Qing felt that it was too cost-effective. He never thought that one or two people could affect the overall situation. Nuo Qia was a fierce general and a wise general. What is it compared to the rest of the soldiers?What's more, if I trade these two people back for these people, what I get is not only the trust and gratitude of these people?

"It can be exchanged!" Li Qing first gave a conclusion, Shang Haibo couldn't help but sighed, and lowered his head, "But how can you guarantee that after I release these two people, Hu He will release my people and withdraw?" How about leaving Dingyuan?"

"Master Hu He guarantees with his personality!" Hauge said loudly.

"Don't talk about personalities and other nonsense to me, I never believed that you still have personalities at all!" Li Qing said bluntly.

Hauge was furious: "Master Hu promises a thousand gold, when what you say doesn't count, but you people from Chu Chu are cunning and capricious by nature. How can the lions of the grassland, Mr. Hu, be like you?"

As soon as the words came out, there was a loud clang on the floor, all the generals in the hall were furious, and drew their waist knives. As long as Li Qing gave him a wink, they would chop this rude bastard into flesh?

hum!Li Qing sneered and said: "It's useless to say these things, Hauge, go back and tell your commander, is he willing to let people go first and withdraw troops? How about I also use my personality as a guarantee? Does he believe it? You and me The two families have a deep hatred, and no one will trust the other. You go back and tell Hu He, I will let Nuoqia go first, then he will withdraw from Dingyuan and let our people back, and then I will let Princess Nafu go back. If you break your promise, you should know the consequences."

Hauge left helplessly.

"Marshal, do you really want to change?" Hauge left, and everyone surrounded him and asked.

"Let go, why not let go? Just two people, how can they compare with the lives of tens of thousands of people and more than a thousand soldiers in Dingyuan, we are making a lot of money from this business!" Li Qing said with a smile: "One knife, go to Chong County , bring these two people back to me."

(End of this chapter)