Liaozhai Great Sage

But he saw Li Xiuyuan coming on horseback. At this moment, he got off his horse, holding the sword at his waist, and led a group of soldiers, striding forward with a smile that was not a smile.

"Li, Li Xiuyuan? It really is you, you, what do you want to do." Qian Zongbing said with a trembling voice.

Li Xiuyuan said: "This is strange to me. It is clear that Mr. Qian sent me a letter to invite me to come. Now that I am invited to come, Mr. Qian seems very unhappy. Could it be that you don't welcome me?"

After finishing speaking, he glanced again: "However, Zongbing Qian doesn't seem to be treating guests like this. There is neither banquet nor tea in the military tent. There are only bowmen and knives and axes. Could it be Zongbing Qian?" Are you holding a Hongmen Banquet in the army?"

Zongbing Qian's face turned pale, he forcibly calmed down, squeezed out a smile and said: "General Li, I did send an invitation to General Li, but I didn't expect General Li to come so fast, and the banquet is not ready yet. I also ask General Li to forgive me, General Li please sit down, I will let people fetch wine to prepare a banquet, today I will not return with General Li drunk."

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "I don't dare to drink this glass of wine from Zongbing Qian, but now that things are going on, Zongbing Qian still pretends to be?"

Zongbing Qian pretended not to know: "What does General Li mean by this? Is General Li referring to those soldiers outside the army account? This is all a misunderstanding. Those elite soldiers are the [-] elite soldiers that I want to give to General Li Ah, is it possible that General Li doubts my sincerity?"

After speaking, he looked at Li Xiuyuan with a sincere and sincere look.

People who don't know the truth about this acting skills will really be deceived by him.

But Li Xiuyuan said: "Today I lead the troops to the camp, Qian Zongbing also knows what's going on in his heart, do you want to fool it with just a few words?"

Qian Zongbing's face moved slightly when he heard the words; "General Li, it's better to make friends than to get rid of them. I promise to send you [-] elite soldiers and withdraw from the border of Yangzhou. How about ending today's affairs? I am also the general of one party, anyway. You are just a guerrilla general, what you rely on today is nothing more than Bing Feng, but how long can your Bing Feng last? After all, the imperial court is judged by official position."

"So Zongbing Qian wants to crush people to death?" Li Xiuyuan looked at him and said.

Qian Zongbing gritted his teeth and said, "Then what do you do? Kill the official? You don't have the guts yet. You can't bear the crime of murdering a local soldier. If it wasn't for the rebellion of Nine Mountain King Li Liangjin, Yangzhou Turmoil, how dare you, a small guerrilla general, dare to show your prestige in Jinling City? But the turmoil will be settled sooner or later. The governor, magistrate, and commander-in-chief appointed by the imperial court will come to Jinling City soon. By then, you have thought about your end Is it?"

"There is indeed some truth in what you said. I can't cure your crime, and I can't kill you easily, otherwise it's really hard to explain, but I don't mind teaching you a lesson, taking your military power, and letting you die." You have become a poor general." Li Xiuyuan said.

Qian Zongbing immediately opened his eyes wide and became a little annoyed: "How dare you?"

"There's nothing you dare not do. Pull this general to go down, beat twenty army sticks, and take over his tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Xing Shan, you take charge. Any general who dares to resist will be captured immediately."

"Li Xiuyuan, do you dare to hit the general's army stick? You, do you really think that Jinling City is your home? You can do whatever you want with the help of the soldiers, and there is no law in your eyes?" Qian Zongbing was surprised and angry.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Sorry, you can do whatever you want with a big fist, just like you can do whatever you want with a big official position."

Mr. Qian was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He had never seen such a shameless and barbaric person in his many years as an official.

His majestic commander-in-chief fell into the hands of a guerrilla general.

Soon the armored soldiers strode over, grabbed Qian Zongbing, and was about to take him out to beat him with twenty army sticks.

The nearby soldiers were furious and wanted to draw their swords to fight desperately, but Li Xiuyuan stopped them: "Whoever dares to draw his sword to resist, kill this Zongbing Qian first, and I will bear any consequences alone."

"Yes, General."

The soldier immediately pulled out his waist knife and put it on Qian Zongbing's neck.

Qian Zongbing didn't have the same aura as before, his legs were almost limp from fright, and he shouted urgently: "Don't move, don't move, this Li Xiuyuan is a lunatic, he really dared to kill me."

Li Xiuyuan gave him a cold look. The person he was dealing with was Zongbing Qian, not these innocent people. If Zongbing Qian wanted to fight him to the death, he would kill him first, so as not to cause chaos in the army.

But together with their own expectations good.

Qian Zongbing, who is greedy for life and afraid of death, still feels that his life is important, and dare not bring his own soldiers to fight.

The leader of an army is like this, and the people below can imagine, even if they want to desperately dare not act rashly.

"Ah! Ah!"

Soon, Qian Zongbing's screams sounded outside the army tent, how could his pampered body hold twenty army sticks.

Even if the twenty army sticks are beaten continuously, they will never collapse in a few months.

Sitting in the military tent, Li Xiuyuan listened to the screams of Zongbing Qian, and there was no joy of revenge in his heart, only a sense of urgency.

The root of all his unfettered actions lies in his own power, whether he controls the ghosts and gods in all directions, or leads troops in battle, all rely on his own powerful power, without enough strength, he can't do anything .

Therefore, he wants to expand the army.

Recruiting an army from among the people is a way of consuming the power of the people. Today, these three general soldiers happened to be sent to the door, so the army should be taken from him.

As long as there are cavalry, there must be infantry.

As long as he manages Yangzhou, when his power is strong enough, even the imperial court will fear three points.

In this way, it is convenient for your ideas to be disseminated.

"Brother Li, just now I saw the commander-in-chief outside the army tent being tortured with a military stick. I'm afraid it was your order, Brother Li. I don't think there is anything wrong with punishing him a little bit. It's just that after the beating with these sticks, there will be a deep hatred between Zongbing Qian and him, and I'm afraid he will retaliate against him in the future." Wang Ping hurried over, walked into the army tent, and said.

Li Xiuyuan suddenly raised his head and said: "It's okay, there are many people who want to take revenge, and he is not missing. Brother Wang, you came just in time, and help me lightly take away the horses, ordnance, food and grass in this barracks." , we will rest for one night today, and after rectifying, we will get up and go to Yangzhou tomorrow."

"To Yangzhou? Why?" Wang Ping asked in surprise.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Nine Mountain King Li Liangjin is entrenched near Yangzhou. He is the leader of the rebel army. He will not be destroyed. The turmoil in Yangzhou will not subside. It's just that besides Li Liangjin, many cities along the way have been destroyed by thieves. The army has captured them, and we need to take them back one by one. We have been delayed in Jinling City for several days, and it is time to act."

"So that's the case. No wonder Brother Li wants to intercept the elite soldiers, food and weapons of these general soldiers." Wang Ping suddenly said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Jinling City has been eaten away by stupid officials. Although there is some surplus food, there is a serious shortage of soldiers and armaments. If we want to fight the war, the [-] cavalry I recruited are far from enough. More soldiers are needed."

Wang Ping took it for granted: "I'll do it with a few colleagues, and try to get it ready tomorrow."

"Thank you, Brother Wang." Li Xiuyuan nodded.

Chapter 473 The Crocodile Demon Presents Treasures

The next day.

Li Xiuyuan left the barracks with [-] cavalry and [-] infantry, and headed in the direction of Yangzhou City.

After he left, what he left to Zongbing Qian was only a few thousand old and weak soldiers, hundreds of soldiers, and some incompetent partial generals. He swept away all the food, salaries and weapons in the army.

Qian Zongbing was beaten with [-] army sticks yesterday and passed out in pain. When he woke up, he saw that his barracks were empty, and all the soldiers in the army were coerced by Li Xiuyuan. Almost vomiting blood.

"Li Xiuyuan, I'm not finished with you."

His angry, resentful voice echoed in the military tent.

But after shouting, his butt hurt, the wound burst open, and blood flowed out again. He was so painful that he wailed and shouted again and again, dying on the couch.

"It's not over with me? I want to see how you, a commander-in-chief with no soldiers, fight with me?" Li Xiuyuan rode on the road, and at this moment, his eyes flashed with gold. He saw what happened behind Qian Zongbing's army tent. scene.

He wasn't worried about Qian Zongbing's revenge. If he couldn't deal with a stupid official, then he would look stupid too.

Just when the army was marching for about half a day.

The scouts in front suddenly flew to report.

"General, a small river in front suddenly swelled and turned into a big river, blocking our way." The scout got off his horse and said with fists folded.