Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 38, Re-adjustment of strategy, the disappearance of the water bandit Wang Ma

However, Qin Linglu is a member of the Qin family after all, and he has connections in the army.

Li Chengru was reluctant to use his privileges as a prince to report directly to Emperor Qing, and hesitated.

“Qinling Road is the Qin family after all. It’s not easy to impeach him.”

"I wrote a memorial impeaching Qin Linglu half a month ago, and it was passed to the court through Fanjiamenlu. The imperial edict should be passed on now."

Li Chengru looked at Liu Hong deeply and laughed.

"I didn't expect you to be so prepared. It seems like you have been planning to take Qin Linglu down for a long time!"

I originally thought that Qinling Lu used him and Liu Hong as scapegoats, and they were both victims.

Unexpectedly, Liu Hong was not a pushover and was well prepared.

Only the eldest prince was dumbfounded and knew nothing.

Liu Hong looked indifferent.

“Someone has to take responsibility for the defeat of the left.”

Liu Hong and Li Chengru joined forces and slowly pushed forward towards the Bifengpo position that had been prepared long ago.

Only Qin Linglu was left with the remaining 50,000 troops, staying there awkwardly.

Neither advancing nor retreating!
Now it was impossible to defeat the Northern Qi army, but if they retreated... the other Qing armies were advancing at full speed, but the Qinling Road was in a mess.

If this isn't the general's fault, then what is?
The decree from Kyoto arrived soon.

His Majesty the Emperor jumped over all the ministers in the court, without caring about the Qin family's face at all, and severely reprimanded Qin Linglu.

He also asked the Supervisory Council to bring Qin Linglu back to Kyoto and prepare for imprisonment.

If it weren’t for the Qin family’s old man Qin Ye who went to the palace in person and gave up his own face.

Otherwise, Qinling Road would be full of dead people now.

However, the eldest prince and Liu Hong were also severely reprimanded and received death orders.

We must hold back the Nanling County army and not give Xiao Zhan time to provide support.

Emperor Qing has mobilized 50,000 troops from Qingzhou and marched north again.

The eldest prince temporarily took over the position of general, and Liu Hong temporarily took over the position of deputy general.

Whether this temporary title can be cancelled depends on the efforts of these two people.

The young eunuch who announced the imperial edict looked at Liu Hong meaningfully.

Warn Liu Hong not to forget the agreement with the emperor.

Liu Hong enthusiastically tried to win over the young eunuch and gave him five hundred taels of silver before he left.

The bribe was delivered smoothly, and before anyone could react, the banknote was already in the young eunuch's sleeve.

This set of methods can only mean that Liu Hong and Guang Tongchen have reached a higher level.

The Dingzhou camp was reorganized, with Li Chengru taking over the camp and Liu Hong following.

The strength of the camp has been restored to 60,000 troops.

The Dingzhou camp originally had an army of 80,000, with more than 10,000 second-line county soldiers, and was known as an army of 100,000.

The situation is dire at this moment, and it has already tried our best to recover to 60,000 people.

"Your Highness, in this battle, our Dingzhou camp is not going to capture Nanling County, but to seize the horse breeding ground Qianlong Bay."

In the prince's military tent, Liu Hong and Li Chengru sat opposite each other, and Liu Hong told Li Chengru the plan openly.

Don't ask why he didn't tell Qin Linglu. That guy was only thinking about defeating the Northern Qi army so that he could be granted a title of nobility and become the second Qin Ye.

How can one compare to Qianlong Bay in this state?

Perhaps in Qin Linglu's eyes, conquering Nanling County and Qianlong Bay would be a piece of cake, right?
Li Chengru was a little confused.

"Now that Taiyuan Road and Cangzhou Road are winning victory after victory, the territory they have captured has surpassed more than one state. Why do our Dingzhou camps have such low requirements?"

"We have to give them all back! The people of Qi are arrogant. After they capture the city, they will just keep resisting."

Liu Hong sighed.

"If Dingzhou had not been defeated, Qing Kingdom might still have the energy to suppress it, but now all the troops from Qingzhou have been withdrawn, and the entire Xiliang Road is empty."

Li Chengru remained silent, clenching his fists.

Xiliang Road included Dingzhou and Qingzhou, and was used to guard against the Hu people, put pressure on the Nanling County of Northern Qi, and protect the capital.

Now it can be said that Kyoto has no more troops around the northwest.

The Northern Qi Dynasty adopted the prefecture-county system, and a county was even much larger than that of the Southern Qing Dynasty.

How difficult it is to annex a county of Northern Qi!
"I'll listen to you! When the Qingzhou troops arrive, I will contain the Northern Qi army, and you will seize Qianlong Bay."

Li Chengru was dejected and suppressed his desire to achieve great things.

Liu Hong looked grateful and a little guilty.

The eldest prince is actually a kind person!
It was a bit unbearable to let him fight for his life in the front while I was just a monkey stealing peaches to get the title of earl. Li Chengru seemed to have thought of something and reminded Liu Hong.

"If you need anything, just ask me. Qianlong Bay is a place of war. Let's not talk about the Hu people. Let's talk about Shangshanhu from Langya County in the north. He is not someone you can easily deal with."

Liu Hong gently picked up the wine glass, which was filled with clear water.

Drinking is not allowed in the military except on special occasions.

"I know he will let me capture Qianlong Bay, and by the way, he will lead his troops south to help me suppress the Hu people."

Li Chengru was full of disbelief, but when he saw Liu Hong's confident look, it seemed that he had a backup plan.

Liu Hong left the prince's military tent and returned to his own camp.

Fatty Lu looked anxious. When he saw Liu Hong, he quickly pulled Liu Hong over and walked quickly.

"Brother, Wang Ma is dying."

Liu Hong was stunned for a moment.

He sighed, said nothing more, and quickened his pace.

My old brother who accompanied me all the way from Danzhou, have he suffered any casualties now?
In the wounded soldiers' camp, the burly young man was now pale, and the white cloth on his chest was stained red with blood.

He is Wang Ma, who is always taciturn among the old bandit brothers and is easily ignored.

So even though Liu Hong has temporarily taken over as the deputy general of the Dingzhou camp, Wang Ma is just a centurion.

This position is almost the same as that of the Kyoto gangster who followed Liu Hong.

This guy is loyal. Even if he doesn't have much money, he will lend it to his friends without hesitation when he hears that they are in need.

I don’t know how many lives I saved on the battlefield.

It was a pity that his chest was pierced during a battle with the Northern Qi vanguard.

Even if Liu Hong arranged for the best doctors, he could only barely keep him alive for a few more days.

Many generals were in sorrow, and even the strongest men had red eyes.

"Big brother is here."

The crowd immediately surrounded Liu Hong.

Liu Hong impatiently pushed the group of guys away and sat next to Wang Ma.

"...brother."

Wang Ma held his breath and smiled when he saw Liu Hong coming.

Liu Hong, who has always been eloquent, was inexplicably silent at this moment.

Looking at Wang Ma's chest, the sword from the Hu people was originally intended to stab Liu Hong.

"Feel sorry……"

"It's okay, big brother, you said that life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God. I have another favor to trouble you, big brother."

Wang Ma looked indifferent and quite free and easy.

But when talking about this matter, Wang Mazi looked a little uneasy.

"I fell in love with the White Widow from Niulan Street in Kyoto, and she became pregnant with my child before I went to war."

Wang Ma seemed to have a last burst of energy. He grabbed Liu Hong's hand tightly with a pleading look.

"Brother, I know you will definitely raise my child, but the White Widow also has her eight-year-old son. I hope you will treat her equally."

Wang Mazi's face was already red and he kept coughing.

I held my breath just to say this.

Liu Hong nodded and spoke in a deep voice.

"I know, don't worry! I will treat them as your widows."

With his mind at ease, Wang Ma finally let out the breath in his throat.

He looked at Liu Hong and a group of brothers with lifeless eyes.

He originally thought that at the last moment of his life, what he would be unable to let go of would still be his own children and the widowed couple.

Memories fly by, and countless fragments flash by.

Staying on a shabby little fishing boat, more than twenty brothers wolfed down black-flour pancakes.

Although I had no money or power at that time, I still felt very happy following my elder brother.

At the end of his hazy state, Wang Ma suddenly realized.

It turns out that the people I can't let go of the most are my brothers.

"Brother...I'll still follow you in my next life!"

(End of this chapter)