Aspiration

Chapter 50 Infighting
Seeing no one answered, he shouted again: "I want to see King Chuang!"

Li Laiheng looked into Liu Zongmin's pupils, and said slowly but firmly, "You can meet King Chuang! No one prevents you from meeting King Chuang! These days, who prevents you from seeing King Chuang?"

Li Laiheng didn't even greet him with "Master Liu, the chief whistler". He asked a rhetorical question, which made Liu Zongmin dumb.

Who prevented him from meeting King Chuang?Indeed no one.He didn't fight well in the first battle, and let Lu Jiajun cut off his retreat.Who is to blame?Didn't he blame himself?

"Where is Chuang Wang?" Liu Zongmin paused, his doubts were not resolved, he continued to ask, but his confidence was not so strong.

Li Laiheng said: "Northern Front."

"He led the army to attack on the northern front? Where did the soldiers come from?" Liu Zongmin saw the flaw at a glance. How could there be a large army on the northern front?

"Soldiers will be limited. The troops on the southern front will be deployed to fight on the northern front. The troops will gather tomorrow. Commander-in-Chief, who do you think should lead the defense on the southern front?" Li Laiheng's last sentence was a very pungent question.

"What I meant by King Chuang"

"What do you think? Don't you know what King Chuang means?"

Liu Zongmin hesitated.

Last time, it was decided that Liu Zongmin would lead the southern front, which meant Chuangwang.He didn't complete the task, he was ashamed of King Chuang.Li Laiheng said that King Chuang is on the northern line, and based on his feeling, he also feels that King Chuang is indeed on the north side.However, what is incomprehensible is that if King Chuang is ill, there is no reason for him not to personally direct the counterattack on the southern front.Although the counterattack on the southern front was very good today, and the entire Lu family army was wiped out, King Chuang's troops would definitely come here in person. This was the conclusion he had come to after following King Chuang for so many years.He still has many questions to ask, and many doubts to answer.

"Laiheng, what is King Chuang doing these days?" Liu Zongmin asked.

"What do you think?" Li Laiheng asked back.Li Laiheng always avoided Liu Zongmin's questions, and he used his momentum to suppress him, telling him not to get entangled in the matter of King Chuang.Li Laiheng thought, as long as these two days pass, after the crisis on the northern front is lifted, even if Liu Zongmin knows the truth, the sky will not fall down.

Liu Zongmin was speechless after being asked repeatedly by Li Laiheng.Of the three fronts, east, south, and north, he was the only one who was in a mess on the south front. Now, besides Li Laiheng's strategic reserve team and Li Zicheng's personal barracks, those who came to rescue him were the troops from the east and north fronts.

Liu Zongmin felt ashamed and apologetic.

At this moment, an accident occurred.

"Liu Fangliang, General Liu is here!"

"Please." Li Laiheng finished his invitation when Liu Fangliang came in, "Has the Lu family village been captured?"

Liu Fangliang spoke with eyes shining, and yelled: "Damn it, Lujiazhai is so big. Let's open the granary and see, tsk tsk, it can feed our rebels for a few years. Hey, it's a good thing you ordered not to kill women and children, I I'm all soft-hearted. Alas, it's not good to kill too much. Ha, you're here too? I'm worried that I won't see you. Sigh, we have been brothers for so many years, we can't do without anyone. You It was a hard fight at Baiyangdian."

"Don't talk about it." Liu Zongmin was ashamed, and said, "It wasn't you who rescued me. I, Liu Zongmin, died, and I was ashamed to follow King Chuang. Fang Liang, please greet King Chuang for me. Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, you will go north to join the war. You Help me kill a few more enemies, this time I will have no face to meet King Chuang, so just guard here."

"That's natural. Oh, Lai Heng, is King Chuang healed?" Liu Fangliang asked about King Chuang this morning, but because of his busy military affairs, he didn't ask clearly. Now thinking about it, he asked quickly.

"Okay." Li Laiheng said.

"Oh, that's good." Liu Fangliang said happily.

"You don't know either? You don't know about King Chuang either?" Liu Zongmin asked suspiciously.

"Yes. I don't know." Liu Fangliang replied.

"No! Li Guo, tell me, what happened to King Chuang?" Liu Zongmin saw the clue, he knew what Li Guo and his son were hiding.

When Li Guo was asked by Liu Zongmin, he panicked.

"Say!" Liu Zongmin shouted.After many days of suspicion, I finally figured out that they were playing tricks.He is angry.

"Okay, let me tell you! Now that this is the case, there is no need to hide it from you. Indeed, we have concealed the disappearance of King Chuang. This is the idea of ​​me, Jianxiu, and my wife, and it is also for the sake of the overall situation." Li But knowing that this test would not pass, he spoke frankly.

"Ah? King Chuang is missing"

"And you said it was for the overall situation?"

Liu Zongmin's eyeballs were about to protrude. He gritted his teeth and said, "The disappearance of King Chuang is such a big thing, and you keep it from us? You still say it's for the sake of the overall situation? Let me ask you, where is King Chuang?"

"In Shimen Valley." Li Laiheng said, "Do you want to hear the whole process?"

No one answered.They were waiting to hear Lee Raehyung tell the whole process.Li Laiheng only talked about the process, he didn't say why he did it.

After Li Laiheng finished speaking, Liu Zongmin still didn't speak. Liu Zongmin's face was ashen, and his violent eyes looked at Li Laiheng's face several times.

After a while, Liu Zongmin squeezed out a few words bitterly: "Hmph, you father and son are soldiers. What about Gao Yigong? He shouldn't know about it?"

"Please, General Gao." Li Laiheng said to his soldiers.

Gao Yigong arrived early.He was waiting next door, he was the last line of defense.How will he defend it?
"Do you know about King Chuang's disappearance?" Liu Zongmin asked Gao Yigong coldly.

"I know. However, I found out this morning. Chief, please calm down. I've thought about this for a long time. I think Laiheng is right. We can get to where we are today, thanks to Laiheng's strategizing. Chief, you too Think about it." Gao Yigong said.

"Hmph, you family, I calm down? If I don't calm down, Li Guo and his son will engage in military law. Okay, okay, okay, think about it, what have you done? I, Liu Zongmin, have been following King Chuang for so many years. Loyal, the scars on my body, the blood I have shed, are there no relatives like you? I want to ask King Chuang about this reason, and see what he thinks."

Looking at the situation, Gao Yigong knew that Liu Zongmin would not relieve his hatred if he did not see King Chuang, and that if King Chuang did not punish the Li family and his son, they would not be able to make up their errands, because this matter should be handled in other ways, and the estrangement between the rebels would be difficult to bridge.Therefore, he is ready to act according to the second plan.

"Chairman, although it is difficult to deal with this matter, Li Guo, what you did is too inappropriate, and so is my sister. This kind of important matter should be told to Chief Liu first. Fortunately, King Chuang is not a big deal. It didn’t make a big mistake. From my point of view, Commander-in-Chief, you go to the north to attack the enemy, rescue King Chuang, and I will guard the southern front.”

Liu Zongmin seemed to be a child who had been wronged, his eyes were a little wet, his mouth was pouting, and he was angry there.

Gao Yigong went on to say: "Li Guo, Li Laiheng, including Shuangxi and Liu Fangliang, you all went to rescue King Chuang with the chief sentry Master Liu, and I, Gao Yigong, took Xie Shiyao, Gu Ying and others to guard Baiyangdian here."

Li Laiheng glanced at Gao Yigong, with a trace of gratitude and cunning in his eyes.

Now, there are more than 1 officers and soldiers in front of the Baiyangdian Gate, all of whom are elite soldiers of Yang Sichang, and we must not relax for a moment in this direction.Zhiting Mountain has been lifted, and the Lu family army no longer exists. The garrison here can be reduced to a minimum, 300 people will do.Since the battle at Zhiting Mountain was fought thoroughly, the Qingfengya and Guiren Valley areas can reduce their troops, which can save a lot of troops.Originally, if it weren't for this episode of Liu Zongmin, Li Laiheng would be able to lead his army northward tomorrow, recover Shimen Valley, and rescue King Chuang.Now, this situation has emerged, which is actually a huge crisis.Who will mediate this crisis, at present, the best candidate is only Gao Yigong.

Since he knew about this this morning, Gao Yigong thought about it for several hours, and when the battle here was over, he knew that the threat of Ghost Man Valley was almost eliminated, so he hurried over with a few soldiers.

In dealing with this matter, Gao Yigong had to be impartial, he had to stand on Liu Zongmin's side, otherwise, he would not be able to resolve this conflict.

So, he made this decision.

Li Guo had nothing to say.Li Laiheng would not say anything.Let them go to the northern front to attack the enemy.Besides, this time is no longer suitable for speaking. People must have strength as the basis for speaking. In the rebel army, prestige and positions accumulated in history are called strength.Li Guo and Li Laiheng obviously didn't have enough strength to speak to Liu Zongmin.

Li Guo and Li Laiheng agreed with Gao Yigong's decision.

However, Liu Zongmin disagreed.

"I disagree!"

Li Laiheng felt a "thump" in his heart, thinking, it's over, the worst result has come.

"Li Guo, Li Laiheng, listen to the order! Let you father and son lead your troops to guard Baiyangdian, and keep them locked up. Gao Yigong, Liu Fangliang, Li Shuangxi, and Zhang Nai, each lead your troops to go north to rescue King Chuang and destroy the king. Cao turned into Jiao." Liu Zongmin began to exercise the power of deputy commander in chief.

Except for Liu Zongmin himself, everyone else was taken aback.

Let Li Laiheng and Li Guo lead their respective elite troops to guard the southern front?Their 1000 people are an elite division that can defeat the enemy.Liu Zongmin's self-esteem was at fault. He led thousands of exhausted troops to the Northern Expedition, allowing Li Laiheng's elite to trade off their strengths and take advantage of their weaknesses, guarding the pass and fighting on foot.

"Please think it over again, the chief sentry, my five hundred cavalry is more useful to charge forward." Li Laiheng said.

"You can keep it as an elite!" Liu Zongmin said coldly, ignorantly, disdainfully and tauntingly.

"Please consider the chief whistle."

"Please, Chief Officer, please think about it."

Li Guo and Liu Fangliang also requested.

Liu Zongmin has no habit of changing his decision unless King Chuang is there.

Li Laiheng was helpless, and he did not give up. Liu Zongmin commanded his elite cavalry, and he would be reckless, so he no longer insisted that Liu Zongmin change his mind.

The military order has been issued, and the entire Shangluo Mountain is once again united.Except for Li Guo and his son, everyone else was passionate because everyone knew that King Chuang was trapped, and saving King Chuang became everyone's wish and goal.

Fortunately, the enemy in the southeast has been defeated. Otherwise, Shangluo Mountain would have been wiped out within two days.

Li Zicheng is really great, even in danger, he can calmly analyze the situation, and strictly ordered the news that he was trapped.Otherwise, how can the rebels still have today?Nanke Yimeng has long been.

Li Laiheng admired Li Zicheng even more.Similarly, he admired Li Guo and Tian Jianxiu a little more.Their courage and foresight at that time were not available to ordinary people.

"Oh, I hope we can win the battle, otherwise, our father and son's life will be difficult." Li Guo said to himself.

People are willing to forgive others for their mistakes, but they cannot forgive others for their rightness.Li Laiheng knew that with Liu Zongmin's departure, the entire rebel army would fall into another abyss.

(End of this chapter)