The Nameless of the Common Clans

Huaili is only sixty miles away from Chang'an. The person stationed here is Li Jue's cousin Li Ying. When Li Ru rushed to Huaili with Tai Shici and Dian Wei, Li Ying had just fought with Guo Si. Obviously, Guo Bang also knew about the fall of Chang'an and wanted to take advantage of the situation to swallow up the two groups of Huaili and Huxian.

"The general has an order, sir. You are not allowed to lead troops into the camp." The soldier who stopped Li Ru and others frowned and looked at the Bingzhou military road behind Li Ru.

"Excuse me, General, please wait here." Li Ru looked at Tai Shici and winked at him.

"Here!" Tai Shici understood, nodded, and retreated away from the city gate with his troops.

Li Ru took Dian Wei into the city to meet Li Ying.

When he saw Li Ying, Li Ying was a little tired. Chang'an was lost and his brother's life or death was unknown. Under this situation, Guo Si came one after another to attack the city, and the food and grass in the rear were cut off. This made Li Ying a little confused about the future.

"Sir, we haven't seen him for a long time, why did you vote for Chen Mo?" Seeing Li Ru, Li Ying was a little unhappy and asked first.

"Although the general is Li Jue's disciple, does the general really think that Li Jue is the master of success?" Li Ru pressed Dian Wei's arm calmly, indicating that he should not be impulsive, knelt down and looked at Li Yingdao : "Since the counterattack on Chang'an last year, Guanzhong has become like this. I don't think it is necessary for Confucianism to say that the general also You should know that if things continue like this, not to mention clearing the world and redefining the Central Plains, with the current state of the Israeli army's lieutenant generals, I am afraid that it won't be long before there will be no food available and no money to calm the morale of the army. The general is not an irrational person. He is also a loyal man. Do you really want to follow Li Jue until the clan is exterminated? "

"Wen You, this is too much!" Li Ying frowned and shouted.

"No matter who is occupying Guanzhong, it will not be an exaggeration to exterminate three tribes due to Li Guo's crime. Will the general be justified by then?" Li Ru asked rhetorically.

Although Li Ying was Li Jue's cousin, he was more righteous. He used to be an official under Zhao Wen. Last year, when Li Jue tried to kill Zhao Wen, Li Ying tried to dissuade him many times and saved Zhao Wen's life, which was considered a blessing. Report it , when Zhao Wen came to see Chen Mo yesterday, he mentioned this matter and hoped that Chen Mo would save Li Ying's life if possible. At that time, Li Ru and others had not left the city, so Chen Mo went to find Li Ru personally and explained the matter. Again.

Of course, the premise is that Li Ying is willing to cut off the relationship with Li Jue. After all, Chen Mo wants to control the court. Others can be pardoned, but the crimes of Li Jue and Guo Si are difficult to pardon. Not only did they vent their anger on the emperor, At the same time, it also gave Sergeant Guan an outlet to vent his anger.

"Why do you think, sir, that my brother will definitely lose?" Li Ying said a little irritably.

"Chang'an has been lost, and Li Jue has no foundation for food and grass. The morale of the army will be dispersed over time. This is one of the reasons. Secondly, the troops under Li Jue, including the generals and Li Huan's troops, are only more than 30,000, and the city only has Huaili. , Huxian County, sandwiched between Chang'an and Guo Si, facing enemies from both sides, is there any luck? Third, Li Jue's rampage in Guanzhong and Japan? There have been complaints for a long time, and now that he has lost power, who will help him?" Li Ru looked at Li Ying seriously and said: "If Li Jue surrenders to Guo Si, the two of them may temporarily put aside their old grudges because of my lord, but the general thinks, will Guo Si still return? Will we trust each other like before? If we are suspicious of each other, how can we fight against the Marquis of Changling?"

"If I can convince brother..." Li Ying looked at Li Ru.

"I'm afraid it will be difficult for the general to convince Li Jue. Even if he can, any of the Xiliang generals can be pardoned, but only Li Jue and Guo Si cannot be pardoned. I am here to protect the general's life and to protect Li Jue." Leave blood at home Otherwise, when Li Jue is defeated and captured in the future, how will the general be spared from the calamity of the three clans?" Li Ru said solemnly: "This is the time when the Li family is about to survive. The general must not leave the Li family to be exterminated because of his temporary loyalty. Disaster!"

Genocide...

Li Ying was silent when he heard the words. The genocide was definitely an unacceptable thing for anyone, but now it seemed that the defeat was certain, and he had to consider what Li Ru said. He felt a little irritated and said, "Sir, can you give in?" I'll think about it."

"I'm not busy with this, but I have to remind the general that if he hesitates any longer, when Li Jue comes here, even if the general decides to surrender, he may end up fighting against the Li Jue brothers." Li Ru stood up calmly and looked at Li Ying said, "General, my lord does not want to see the general kill his brothers. Li Jue's defeat has been determined, but he should not be defeated at the hands of the general!"

Brothers killing each other? Li Ying felt even more painful when he thought about having to fight Li Jue on the battlefield: "This is definitely not what I want!"

"So, general, please make a decision early. Once Li Jue arrives, the general will only have two options: accompany Li Jue all the way to the extermination of his clan, or fight with him on the battlefield. No matter which one, it is definitely not Confucianism's wish! I hope the general will think twice!" Li Ru said solemnly, "I'll take my leave."

"Sir, wait a minute." Li Ying called Li Ru, hesitated for a moment and said, "If I am willing to surrender, I wonder how Chen Mo will treat me?"

"Brothers Li Xian and Li Li fought each other. When Chang'an broke through the city, Li Jin died in battle, and Li Xian was shot dead by Huangfu Song's men. My lord can guarantee that, except for Li Jue, all the Li family members will not be exterminated as much as possible. , after the general returned to Chang'an, he went to Sikong's mansion to plead with Sikong. We should be able to escape the disaster." Li Ru told the situation of Chang'an City. The three generations of the Li family are in danger. However, Li Ying's son is no longer in Chang'an, but he has escaped the disaster. This is why Li Ru came to Li Ying first. Li Jue San. He is the son of Li Huan and Li Wei, and it is difficult to persuade Hu County.

"Alas~" Li Ying was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "The general is willing to surrender to the Marquis of Changling, but he doesn't know what to do?"

"The general only needs to take the soldiers and horses out of the city, leave Huaili to be garrisoned by General Tai Shici, and the general will lead his troops back to Chang'an with me. As for other things, general, don't worry, the lord has his own arrangements." Li Ru said with a smile.

Once Chang'an was lost, Li Jue's situation was over. Now that Li Ying surrendered, even if Li Jue fled to Guo Si, he would never be able to recover.

"General, just let it be arranged!" Li Ying sighed and bowed to Li Ru.

"Let's move our troops out of the city and leave some troops and horses. I'm afraid General Taishi's troops are not enough to resist Guo Si." Li Ru nodded and smiled.

"Here!" Li Ying nodded in agreement, and then left two thousand troops for Tai Shici to help defend the city. He also brought five thousand troops with him and followed Li Ru into Chang'an to meet Chen Mo.

Early the next morning, Li Ru took Li Ying back to Chang'an to see Chen Mo.

For Li Ying, Chen Mo naturally comforted him, and named Li Ying the captain of the gangsters. He divided his five thousand soldiers and horses into three battalions. Li Ying led one battalion, and the other two battalions were temporarily handed over to Bai Piao and Bao Geng. .

At this point, Chen Mo's military power in Chang'an was more consolidated. At the same time, Li Ru also took Dian Wei to Hu County. Compared with Li Ying, Hu County was much simpler. Li Huan, Li Wei and Chen Mo had some killers here. It is impossible to surrender sincerely to the hatred of a son.

"Two generals, be patient!" Li Ru came not under the banner of Chen Mo this time, but as an old friend.

"How can we calm down when our heirs are extinct?" Li Huan said angrily: "We should gather all our troops and horses to join my brother and attack the traitor Chen together!"

"Indeed!" Li Ru nodded and said: "The hatred of killing a son is irreconcilable. Ru can also understand the feelings of the two generals, but Ru came here this time for this matter. I have heard that Li Jue led The troops bypassed Chang'an and went to Huaili, but with General Li's current strength, it may not be easy to capture Chang'an. I have a plan, why don't the two generals listen to it?"

"Oh?" Li Wei's eyes lit up and he looked at Li Ru and said, "Sir, what advice can you give my brother?"

"Have you ever thought about surrendering to Marquis Changling?" Li Ru looked at the two of them and asked with a smile.

"Li Ru, what do you mean?" Li Huan stood up and glared at Li Ru.

"Two generals, please be patient." Li Ru comforted them and said with a smile, "It's not really about surrendering, but..."

"Fake surrender?" Li Huan frowned.

"That's right!" Li Ru nodded and said, "Although Chen Mo has occupied Chang'an now, it has just been occupied and the foundation is unstable. If the two generals lead their troops to surrender, it will increase his momentum and intimidate people, so he will naturally be happy. We will definitely meet you two. When the time comes, you two can ask Chen Mo to come in person to accept your surrender. As soon as Chen Mo arrives, we will immediately..."

Li Ru made a gesture of cutting his throat, and the two of them nodded repeatedly.

"As long as this person can be killed, his subordinates will be in chaos, and they can take advantage of the situation to recapture Chang'an. By then, General Li will still be able to recapture Chang'an, and he will still have the power to dodge Guanzhong." Li Ru smiled and said, "What do you think, two generals?"

"Sir, you are a hundred times more resourceful than me. We are willing to listen to your orders." The two of them bowed to Li Ru without much hesitation.

"Without further delay, we should send troops immediately. We should capture Chang'an before General Li runs out of food, so that General Li will have no worries." Li Ru stood up and helped the two of them up.

"At your command, sir." The two agreed, and immediately ordered the soldiers in the city to assemble their troops and set off. Huxian County is seventy miles away from Chang'an. When they arrived in Chang'an, it was already the next morning, and Li Huan had already sent people on the road to deliver the goods. He asked Chen Mo to come and accept the surrender. Chen Mo also sent a reply overnight and agreed on a time for the surrender.

In the early morning, Li Huan and Li Wei, who had arranged everything, looked at the closed Chang'an City. Chen Mo's shadow was not seen, and they had no intention of leaving the city to accept surrender.

"Sir, what does Chen Mo mean by this?" Li Huan frowned and looked at Li Rudao.

"In my opinion, why not surrender?" Li Ru looked at the generals behind Li Huan and Li Wei, and saw the other generals nodded slightly to him and said with a smile.

"What do you mean?" Li Wei noticed something was wrong and looked at Li Ru with an evil look.

"Ru suddenly felt that General Li was no match for Marquis Changling. Instead of being defeated and dying, it would be better to surrender now and still save his life." Li Ru said sincerely, looking at the two of them.

"Li Ru!" Li Huan pulled out his sword and looked at Li Ru with a fierce look in his eyes: "Are you plotting against my brother!?"

"You are too stupid!" Li Ru laughed and backed away: "Kill!"

"Puff~" Dian Wei, who had been waiting for a long time, picked up the two halberds without hesitation, raised the halberd with his hands, and the two heads fell to the ground before he even had time to react. At the same time, the army quickly came out from both sides. Two troops surrounded him. With the help of several generals who Li Ru had incited to rebel in advance, the surrender was successful. At this point, Li Jue was left alone.