Chapter 302: False Surrender
"It is worthy of being the governor who can retreat in the face of lack of food and grass, you see, the soldiers are neat and murderous, and they are definitely elite soldiers!" At the head of the city, Cao Zhen, Li Yun and others stood aside and talked cautiously.
The arrival of Li Xin's army shook the entire Liangzhou City, this is the real master of Ganliang Dao, Li Liang seemed a little unjustified in front of him, even Cao Zhen and the others thought so now.
"How do you feel that something is wrong with the soldiers and horses! At the beginning, it was rumored that the Metropolitan Governor led 60,000 troops to conquer the Western Regions, but now it seems that there are only a few thousand. Li Yun asked with some curiosity.
"Needless to say, I'm afraid the rest of the soldiers and horses are going to deal with Tuyuhun." Cao Zhen shook his head and said with a wry smile: "It seems that this Metropolitan Governor has a great appetite, and while eating us, he also wants to eat Tuyuhun." Look at how many people he and his men have eaten during this time, and anyone who opposes him on the Ganliang Road is the target of his attack. β
From this point of view, Gan Liangdao in the future will have to act according to his eyes. Brother Cao, where should you and I go! Li Yun's face was gloomy, he still didn't like it very much to let him take refuge in Li Xin, Li Xin's policy and his interests conflicted, but if he didn't take refuge, it would be a ruined family! Li Yun didn't dare to bear this price.
"If you can't resist, then blend in." Cao Zhen touched his beard and said: "The policy of the Metropolitan Governor may harm our interests, but Brother Li, have you thought about it, when the Metropolitan Governor achieves great things, which of the people who follow him will not be prosperous and rich?" The Metropolitan Governor can change for a while, but he can't change a lifetime! β
"Brother Cao, you mean, Grand Duke?" Li Yun's face changed, and he couldn't help but exclaim.
"Brother Li, the world is in turmoil, haven't you heard? His Majesty the Emperor was almost trapped and died in Yanmen Pass. Can such an emperor still be an emperor? Cao Zhen said disdainfully: "Look at the actions of the Metropolitan Governor, you can see that on the Ganliang Road, any person or force who has opposition will either die or surrender." The Grand Governor is integrating the entire Ganliang Dao, not to enter the Central Plains, or what? Don't say that the Metropolitan Governor is like this, but isn't it the same with Li Liang's father and son? Saying that the governor is brutal and unkind, and he is reckless in his army, in fact, it is not for the purpose of separating one side. It's just that now that the Metropolitan Governor is here, his dream of yellow sorghum is coming to an end. β
"If this is the case, it is not impossible for you and me to sacrifice fertile land and dismiss the subordinates, the Metropolitan Governor can restrain us now, and when the power develops to a certain point, can the Metropolitan Governor still be hostile to the general trend at that time?" Li Yun's eyes lit up and said.
"Let's go, go back and discuss." Cao Zhen also nodded and said. The two looked at each other and smiled. He glanced thoughtfully out of the city.
What Li Xin didn't know was that Yang Guang was trapped in Yanmen Pass, which actually brought such a big impact, and he had already entered the camp. Shen Guang led many captains to welcome Li Xin in.
"Brother Shen, if it weren't for you to help, I'm afraid Li Liang would have already hit Lanzhou." Li Xin was very happy to see Shen Guang, in his opinion. Shen Guang's skill should not be to conquer the battlefield, but to lead the Jinyi Guard, and spying on intelligence and assassinating enemy generals is where Shen Guang can give full play to his strengths. He really wanted to keep Shen Guang.
"The last general was ordered by the princess to come to help General Li Jing. On weekdays, he just sits in the camp, and he has no merit at all, so he deserves such praise from the governor. Shen Guang beckoned Liang Shuo and said: "Metropolitan Governor, this is Mr. Liang Shuo, most of the things in the army these days are handled by Mr. Liang Shuo for the last general, if it weren't for Mr. Liang Shuo, the documents exchanged in the army would be enough for me to drink a pot." What he said was a bit exaggerated, but it was to recommend Liang Shuo and downplay his crimes.
"The sinner Liang Shuo visited the Grand Governor." Although Liang Shuo was a little resourceful, he couldn't help but be a little worried at this time, the person in front of him was Li Xin, who controlled his life and death, he was still a sinner, and when it came to the end, his life was still very important.
"Mr. Liang Shuo, it's so hard to make Ben Hou wait!" Li Xin heard the other party's name Liang Shuo, not only did he not have any dissatisfaction on his face, but instead pulled him up and said: "Benhou wants to recruit Mr. into the capital to protect the mansion, but Mr. has repeatedly failed to recruit him, but I didn't expect to see Mr. here, which is enough to comfort his life!" "Li Xin This is also a helpless thing, in the desolate land of the northwest, there are mostly brave people, there are few scholars, and it is extremely difficult to find a qualified civil official, this is the saying that Kansai is a general, and Kanto is a minister.
Li Xin had very few officials, and although Liang Shuo followed Li Liang to rebel, Li Xin decided to use him anyway. What's more, after destroying Li Rail, Liang Shuo and these people will die and will definitely follow him. In the time of chaos, it is normal for Wenchen to look for the master, win glory and wealth, and leave a name in history. Liang Shuo and these people can follow Li Rail, and they will definitely follow him.
"My subordinates are ashamed." Liang Shuo's face was slightly red, he knew that he would surrender to Li Xin in the end, and he should have promised Li Xin at the beginning, and there would be no embarrassing situation today.
"Brother Shen, how is His Majesty the Emperor doing now?" After sitting down, Li Xin couldn't wait to ask, from receiving the secret letter from Jinyiwei to returning to Liangzhou, fifteen days have passed, and after careful calculation, Yang Guang has been trapped in Yanmen Pass for at least almost a month.
"His Majesty the Emperor is still in Yanmen Pass, but I heard that the army of King Qin has gone to Yanmen Pass, and I am afraid that Shibi Khan is about to retire." Shen Guang's face was slightly red, and he sighed: "This time, His Majesty has suffered. It was all Shen Guang who was incompetent, but he was not by the side of His Majesty the Emperor at this time. β
Li Xin nodded and said: "The emperor is the son of heaven, even if there is any crisis, someone will rescue him, before returning to the northwest, I have sent the surrender table of all the countries in the Western Regions to the emperor's majesty, and after breaking through Liangzhou tomorrow, I will personally go to welcome His Majesty back to the court." Of course, Li Xin knew that Yang Guang was suffering this time, but Li Xin was still happy to see this kind of suffering.
"Tomorrow?" Shen Guang was shocked by Li Xin's news, although there are more than 30,000 soldiers and horses now, but there are also a lot of soldiers and horses in the city, after such a long time of training, presumably Li Liang has trained a soldier and horse, maybe it can't compete with Li Xin's soldiers and horses, but as a defender of the city, it is still possible, Li Xin wants to conquer Liangzhou in one day, it is almost impossible.
"Hehe, General Shen, since the Metropolitan Governor has returned, it means that the overall situation has been decided, Li Liang and his son may resist stubbornly, but your people around him will not, the Metropolitan Governor's Daxu is enough to reach 100,000 troops!" Liang Shuo said with a smile: "If my guess is right, Cao Zhen and the others are discussing the surrender at this time." β
"Well, I hope so, but in order to prevent Li Liang from dying and struggling, everyone still has to be careful." Li Xin glanced at everyone and said with a smile.
"At the behest of the Grand Governor." Shen Guang and Yan SΓΉ hurriedly answered loudly.
It was just as Liang Shuo said that the surrender was being discussed in Liangzhou City, but it was not Cao Zhen, Li Yun and others who discussed, but Li Liang gathered many subordinates to discuss.
"Hey! Originally, I Li Rail wanted to hang the people and fight the crime, I was afraid that the Metropolitan Governor would be lured by the people around me, and I would be reckless, but now the Metropolitan Governor has won and returned to the court, which is all my Li Rail's mistake, so I want to go to the gate of the Metropolitan Governor tomorrow in person to take the blame, what do you think? Li Liang's face was pale, with a faint hint of fear.
Li Yun was about to step forward, but saw Cao Zhen shaking his head at him, walked out by himself, and said loudly: "General, although Li Xin is back, there are not many soldiers and horses around him, why should we intercede with him, it is better to take advantage of the fact that he has just come back and his foothold is not stable, and now rush out and kill him alone, even if it is a failure, it is a big deal that we go to other places, such as the Turks." As long as we are here, are we afraid that we will not have the opportunity to do it again? Li Xin ruled the northwest, seized our fertile land, and asked us to dismiss private soldiers, is such a person still worthy of our service? β
"Yes, yes. What Brother Cao said makes sense, Lord Steward, this matter must not be done, it cannot be done! Although Li Yun didn't know what Cao Zhen wanted to do, he also said at this time. There were other lieutenants around him who also spoke out one after another, agreeing with Cao Zhen's point of view.
"Yes, yes, worthy of being my brother." Seeing this, Li Rail suddenly showed joy on his face, and said: "I, Li Rail, are for the people of Liangzhou, to conquest Li Xin, this person is cruel and unkind, I, Li Rail, will not live under the same sky with him, Li has a plan, but let us come back to life, kill Li Xin, and seize the entire Ganliang Dao, so please help me!" β
After Cao Zhen, Li Yun and the others heard this, they were suddenly shocked in their hearts, but their faces showed joy, and they said loudly: "I am willing to listen to the instructions of the chief manager." β
"I want to surrender Li Xin, who among you is going to send the surrender table?" Li Liang suddenly said with a smile.
"Ahh Cao Zhen's face was stunned, and he suddenly realized, and said: "The manager is wise, the current situation is the only way to come back to life, and turn defeat into victory. β
"Brother Cao still understands me." Li Liang was very happy to see this, and said, "Since this is the case, please ask Brother Cao to go." As he spoke, he took out the descending table that he had written long ago from his bosom.
"If there is something to do with the subordinates, please ask the manager to take care of the family on their behalf." Cao Zhen said loudly.
"If anything happens, I will take care of your wife." Li Liang was also a little moved. He knew that if something happened, Cao Zhen would die, and at this time he felt a little ashamed of his suspicion of Cao Zhen and the others. It's just that I really didn't notice a hint of joy in Cao Zhen's eyes, and I didn't notice the disdain in Li Yun's eyes. (To be continued......)