Chapter 66: The Prince Kneels
When the sky was bright, Lin Ao's army was already more than ten miles away, and the two Yi army camps outside Shencheng were empty.
Xu Han did not relax his vigilance, and was still stationed outside Macheng, until the intelligence brought back by the scouts confirmed that Lin Ao had really retreated, and then he led the army back to Shencheng.
In this battle, the 20,000 Yi army was broken and Li Li was captured, which can be described as a complete victory.
Xu Han, who returned to the city, ordered to take all the wine and meat from the Shencheng Treasury and rewarded the three armies, and the soldiers of the whole army rejoiced.
After a celebration banquet, Xu Han ordered the prince of Yiguo to be escorted up.
A moment later, Li Li was dragged into the lobby by Cheng Ping.
At this time, the prince of Yiguo, who was crippled, was disgraced and angry, and when he saw Xu Han, he gritted his teeth with hatred, as if he could eat Xu Han.
Xu Han smiled lightly, admiring Li Li's angry appearance with interest.
Seeing this, Tang Mo shouted angrily: "The general of the defeated army, seeing my general, dare not kneel." ”
When Li Li heard this, he was so angry that his face turned red.
Who is Li Li, that is the eldest son of the king of Yiguo, in addition to his father and mother, how can he ever kneel to others in his life.
Let him kneel for Xu Han, which is naturally a great shame.
Stimulated by this, Li Li snorted coldly and said proudly: "You Xu Han is just a humble rebel general in my Yi country, if you want this prince to kneel to you, can you stand it!" ”
Li Li's arrogant words did not hide his noble background, and his words were full of arrogance and disdain.
Such arrogant words immediately angered Tang Mo, and this fierce general, who was drunk for three points, picked up the double halberd on the spot and was about to kill Li Li.
Li Li didn't expect Tang Mo to be murderous, as soon as he saw this fierce man jumping off the hall with a halberd, he couldn't help but change his expression in fright, where did he care about any arrogance, and instinctively wanted to dodge.
"Tang Mo stop, I don't want the world to say that I am the one who killed the prisoner."
Xu Han said lightly, and immediately drank Tang Mo.
Although Tang Mo was angry, he didn't dare to disobey Xu Han's order, so he had to retreat from his seat angrily.
Li Li saw Xu Han stop him, thinking that Xu Han was still taking care of his identity as the prince of Yiguo, the panic on his face immediately subsided, and in a blink of an eye, he showed arrogance again.
"Xu Han, my father has broken the Xuan Kingdom, no one in the world is invincible, if you know each other, you should quickly release the prince, otherwise you will anger your father, raise a large army to come to the expedition, and you will die without a place to be buried!"
Li Li relied on his father's momentum, and although he was a prisoner, he dared to openly threaten Xu Han.
However, what Li Li said is not false, and in today's situation, who dares to deny that Li Zhenwei is invincible.
It's just that others may be frightened, but it's a pity that Li Li ran into Xu Han.
A sneer appeared on Xu Han's cold face, and his blade-like gaze glanced at Li Li like a sharp blade.
Xu Han's gaze made Li Li shudder, although he was quite uneasy in his heart, he tried his best to pretend to be calm, proudly facing Xu Han's gaze, but his eyes looked away.
"He is worthy of being the prince of Yiguo, what a big man."
Xu Han smiled faintly and beckoned to Cheng Ping, "Isn't His Royal Highness Prince Li not wanting to kneel, don't you wait soon." ”
Li Li thought that Xu Han wanted to flatter him, but he was slightly proud, and when he heard the second half of the sentence, his face changed.
"You-"
Before he could open his mouth, Cheng Ping's big thick legs slammed and kicked on Li Li's hind legs.
Li Li's heels were weak, and he didn't stand firmly, so he knelt down.
This kneeling made Li Li feel a great shame, and he couldn't care about the leg pain when he realized it, so he got up with an angry face.
Xu Han's eyes swept away, and Cheng Ping kicked again, kicking Li Li who had just stood up again.
"Xu Han, how dare you ...... me like this?"
Li Li's legs hurt so much that he grinned, and he scolded, scolding and struggling to straighten up.
Xu Leng said with a smile: "You are worthy of being the crown prince of the imperial family, you really have backbone, I want to see if you are hard or hard." ”
After saying that, Xu Han's smile paused, and his fierce color suddenly appeared, and he glanced at Cheng Ping fiercely.
Cheng Ping was deeply disgusted by Li Li's arrogance and rudeness, and what he was waiting for was Xu Han's nod, but now he was excited, and his big thick legs kicked towards Li Li mercilessly.
Cheng Ping's strength is one of the best in the army, and his few feet are unbearable.
Li Li only struggled for a moment, and after being kicked seven or eight times, he was in pain, his two legs were almost broken, and he no longer had the courage to be tough, so he could only kneel on the ground angrily.
The prince of Yiguo finally lowered his noble head and knelt in front of Xu Han.
Although he was not willingly, he was beaten to his knees.
Xu Han drank a glass of wine, got up happily, and slowly walked in front of Li Li.
He looked down at Li Li, who looked aggrieved, and said with a slight smile: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Ben Jiang looks at your anger on his face, it seems that he is not convinced, if you really don't accept it, Ben Jiang will beat you until you are convinced." ”
Li Li is deeply aware of how ruthless Xu Han's methods are, and when he heard this seemingly plain speech, Li Li was like a man on his back, and he was so panicked that he broke out in a cold sweat.
He knew that Xu Han was not joking, he was definitely doing what he said, and under fear, he had no choice but to suppress the anger on his face, and he could only hang his head aggrievedly, not daring to have a trace of arrogance.
Xu Han nodded with satisfaction.
Turning back to his mouth, he waved his hand and said: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is so polite, he will treat him with courtesy, come, send His Royal Highness the Crown Prince down, greet him well, and don't be slow down." ”
Under the order, several tiger and bear soldiers stepped forward and dragged away Li Li, whose legs hurt so much that he couldn't stand straight.
Xu Han understated that he ruthlessly knocked out Li Li's arrogance, and the generals on the left and right looked at the relieved qi, and they all clapped their hands.
"The general fights well, a person like the surname Li should be beaten until he is served, but why should the general keep him, it is better to slaughter him with a knife."
Tang Mo was not angry enough, and gritted his teeth to persuade Xu Han to kill Li Li.
Xu Han said lightly: "Although Li Li is annoying, he is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Li Huang clan, if he is slaughtered, there will be no one in the Li Huang clan and his second brother Li Bing to compete for the throne. ”
Xu Han's words revealed the reason why he didn't kill Li Li, just to leave a bane for Yi Guo.
Tang Mo suddenly realized at this time, and couldn't help but exclaim: "I didn't expect the general to be so far-sighted, I was really stupid." ”
The rest of the generals also admired.
In the face of everyone's praise, Xu Han only smiled.
At this moment, the soldiers outside came to report, saying that Yi Xiancheng had rushed to Shencheng.
Xu Han's spirits perked up again, and he said with a smile: "It's just in time, Ben Jiang has something to do with him, so invite him in to meet him." ”
Yi Xian was in Qianyang to assist Ling Zirui and Jiang Zheng to prevent Han Zhaofu, and after Xu Han broke through Shencheng, he sent people to Pegasus back to Qianyang to report the news, and ordered him to rush to Shencheng in the starry night.
Now that the wine is about the same, Xu Han called for a banquet, and after sobering up a little, he summoned Yi Xiancheng to come to see him in the side hall.
"Congratulations to the general for his victory and fame in the first war!"
Yi Xiancheng, who walked into the hall, smiled at Xu Han with a happy face.
Xu Han did not pretend to be humble, and did not hide the slight pride in his heart, but beckoned Yixian to sit close to him.
"How is Qianyang, can Han Zhaofu move?" Xu Han asked first.
Yi Xiancheng said with a smile: "General rest assured, Qianyang is as stable as Mount Tai, then Han Zhaofu has been very honest since the first two defeats, and he took the initiative to send tens of thousands of grains yesterday." ”
Xu Han nodded slightly, expressing satisfaction.
"It's rare that Han Zhaofu is so enthusiastic, after I settle Shencheng and take all the Huaishang, I will definitely take the time to thank him."
There was a murderous intent hidden in Xu Han's tone, which seemed to imply that after the Battle of Shencheng, he had the intention of turning his troops to Luoyang City.
Yi Xiancheng didn't pay attention to Han Zhaofu, and he had long been resentful, but now when he heard that Xu Han had the intention of attacking Luoyang City, he was in good spirits.
However, Yi Xiancheng was not too excited, and the trip had another purpose.
"I heard that the general captured Li Li in this battle, Mr. Ling Zirui and that Liu Xu both instructed me before leaving, let me give it to the general, this Li Li must be left alive, and he must not be killed easily."
Yi Xiancheng mentioned Li Li.
Xu Han raised his eyebrows slightly, waved his hand and smiled: "I don't need you to remind me, of course I know that I have to keep Li Li's life, otherwise how can I sit back and reap the profits of domestic fighting." ”
"It turns out that the general has already made an opinion, but I have been thinking too much."
Yi Xian's face was strange, but he was impressed by Xu Han's foresight.
"But I don't know why the general recruited his subordinates to come?" It was only then that Yi Xiancheng remembered this.
Xu Han's eyebrows twitched slightly, and the corners of his mouth raised a sly smile, "Mr. can be eloquent, I will recruit Mr. this time, just to let Mr. show his strengths." ”
Yi Xiancheng suddenly became excited, and hurriedly asked Xu Han what he was sending.
"Ben wanted Mr. to be a conversational officer."