12dz Chapter 124 Is he a wise minister or a treacherous minister?
Chapter 124 Is he a wise minister or a treacherous minister?
Reggie glared at her with bright eyes, his face full of embarrassment and anger: "You, why are you dressed like this again! You unruly girl!"
Lei Qimei then realized that she had forgotten to change clothes in her hurry to run here. She shrank her head guiltily and her eyes fell on Zong Yanli with a look of curiosity and excitement in her eyes.
Lei Jiliang felt a little embarrassed, and leaned over to Zong Yanli and said, "Don't blame me, General. This is my beloved daughter. She has been spoiled since she was young and has become even more unruly."
"Why don't you come and meet General Pingxi?" Lei Jiliang snorted coldly and said to Lei Qimei.
"Greetings, General." Lei Qimei was not shy. She walked forward with a happy face and bowed to Zong Yanli to greet him.
"Miss Lei, you are too polite. No need to be so polite." Zong Yanli nodded slightly and said, "I am sorry to bother you, General."
Lei Qimei found that Zong Yanli didn't show any expression towards her outfit, and her joy became even greater.
Lei Jiliang didn't let Lei Qimei go down, and called Lei Qimei to come forward to pour wine. Zong Yanli and Lei Jiliang sat down again. Lei Qimei stood behind Lei Jiliang, looking at Zong Yanli unscrupulously, as if she was looking at something rare.
Zong Yanli felt itchy all over because of such a gaze. When Madam Xie came in, he finally felt like he had seen a savior. He quickly stood up and helped take the food tray from Madam Xie's hand.
"Madam, be careful. I'll do it." Zong Yanli's considerate attitude made Lei Jiliang and Madam Xie happy.
"General, you are a guest. How can I ask you for help?" Mrs. Xie politely stopped him.
"It's okay." Zong Yanli put the food away and sat down again. He raised his hand to take off the armor covering his head, revealing his face underneath the mask.
Lei Jiliang, Mrs. Xie and their family of three looked at Zong Yanli with some astonishment after he took off his helmet and visor, wondering in their hearts that such a mighty general turned out to be such a handsome young man with a feminine look!
Lei Jiliang was amazed and said, "No wonder the general wears a mask all day long. With the general's appearance, I'm afraid he will attract a lot of rumors."
Zong Yanli lowered her eyes slightly, her eyes were sharp and her flying sword-like eyebrows added a bit of heroic spirit to her slightly feminine appearance.
She stood straight with a calm expression, as if she didn't care much about her appearance.
On the contrary, after seeing Zong Yanli's appearance, Lei Qimei had a look of disappointment. Perhaps, whether in the eyes of Lei Qimei or others, a fierce general like Zong Yanli should have tiger eyes and curly beard, and be fierce and fierce. At the very least, he should have sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, and be resolute and brave.
How could I have expected that he would look like this?
"Madam, you are a good cook." While Lei Qimei was still disappointed at the appearance of the mighty General Pingxi, Zong Yanli had already started to eat without any hesitation. He was really hungry. He was used to being in the army, so he didn't care about the food.
"General, eat slowly, there's still some in the pot." Mrs. Xie couldn't help laughing when she saw Zong Yanli eating with such relish and not forgetting to politely praise her cooking skills.
"I thought the general was so handsome, but I didn't expect him to be so rude when eating. He's like a soldier." Lei Qimei couldn't help but cover her mouth and laughed.
"You girl, don't be rude." Lei Jiliang scolded her again.
Lei Qimei stuck out her tongue mischievously. Even though she was wearing a men's gown, her every move was like a girl's, and her expression was as cute and innocent as a little girl.
Mrs. Xie was gentle and kind. When she asked about Zong Yanli's sisters, Zong Yanli suddenly had a bad feeling when he saw Mrs. Xie's increasingly appreciative and satisfied look.
Then Mrs. Xie said, "The general has been in the army for many years. I guess your family hasn't arranged a marriage for him yet, right?"
Zong Yanli was a little stiff, lowered his eyebrows and replied: "Not yet."
Madam Xie raised her eyebrows and smiled: "What a coincidence, my daughter hasn't got married yet!"
Lei Jiliang: “…”
"Cough, cough, cough!" Lei Jiliang coughed quickly, "Well, we have important matters in the army so we won't stay any longer. Let's go, let's go..."
"Mom! What are you talking about!" Lei Qimei didn't expect her mother to suddenly say this. Her face turned red with shame and anger. She stood up, stomped her feet and ran away.
"Let's go, let's go." Lei Jiliang was afraid that his wife would propose marriage next, so he quickly pulled Zong Yanli and ran away.
Zong Yanli put on his helmet and visor, and the two of them rode back to the city defense camp.
Lei Jiliang said apologetically, "My wife just loves to worry. General, please don't take it to heart. She has met all the young talents in the villages around Dongji City. She only had this idea when she saw that you are brave and resourceful."
Zong Yanli was somewhat helpless, but he replied calmly: "I don't mean to blame you, but the war situation is unstable, the country is not stable, and I don't have the heart to care about my children."
"Having said that, if you really meet the right one, General, would you still consider it?" Lei Jiliang coughed twice. He felt that if Zong Yanli really fell in love with his daughter, it would be a great joy!
"Let's talk about it later." Zong Yanli answered vaguely, frowned slightly, and returned to the camp to summon his soldiers to discuss the matter.
At the same time, letters were sent to Linxi and Nantai. If the enemy had the strength to attack the city, the wolf smoke would be a signal that help would come!
The enemy troops of Qing State invaded and set up camp in Changfeng County. At this time, Emperor Zhuo Kangshun of Qing State was cursing in the military tent: "Jin State is so incompetent! They couldn't even hold back Zong Yanli. Now our army has only occupied Changfeng County. How are we going to capture the next three cities?"
"Your Majesty, please be patient." The young man standing below Zhuo Kangshun had a red scar on his chin. His eyebrows and eyes were slightly sinister, but his expression was respectful.
"Does Lord Wu have any good ideas?" Emperor Qing asked with narrowed eyes.
This person was the guest official of the State of Qing appointed by Zhuo Kangshun himself. His surname was Wu and his name was Liren.
Wu Liren wrote a letter on state policy, in which his views on the Qing Kingdom completely touched the heart of Emperor Qing, so he specially received this counselor.
Emperor Qing met and talked with him for only half a day, but he was so pleased that he appointed him as a guest official of Qing Kingdom despite the opposition of his ministers.
"In my humble opinion, Your Majesty should adopt a guerrilla strategy to disrupt the enemy's cohesion." Wu Liren bowed and smiled, "Attack Dongji today, attack Linxi tomorrow, and attack Dongji again in two days to disrupt the Wu army's chance to return for reinforcements."
"When the Wu army is hesitant and doesn't know where to defend, we will suddenly launch a full-scale attack and capture the city."
When Emperor Qing heard this, he immediately praised: "Wonderful! Lord Wu is truly my noble man!"
Wu Liren smiled and bowed his head, saying, "It is my honor to be appreciated by the emperor."
Yuan Heng stood at the side, and after Wu Liren left, he turned to look at Zhuo Kangshun and said, "Your Majesty, the Wu army lost a county this time, and Zong Yanhongtu fled in defeat. Now the one who came to fight is the new general of Wu, Zong Yanli."
"Zong Yanli is a very capable leader of an army. He has many brave generals under his command. Even the old general Wu Taishi of Jin was defeated by him."
"I am worried that Zong Yanli will not hold the city defenses and will most likely take the risk of leaving the city to fight." Yuan Heng frowned, remembering the loss he suffered when he fought against Zong Yanli. He did not dare to be careless and said to Emperor Qing: "Your Majesty should not be so hasty to go out for guerrilla warfare..."
"No matter how powerful Zong Yanli is, would he dare to charge into the Qing army camp?" Zhuo Kangshun frowned, as if dissatisfied with Yuan Heng's words, "If he really dares to come, I will make him stay here forever!"
Yuan Heng secretly groaned in his heart, but he still hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you don't know that there is an unparalleled strategist in the White Eagle Army under Zong Yanli's command."
Yuan Heng bent down and said in distress: "Your Majesty must be on guard!"
Zhuo Kangshun was angry, but he looked at Yuan Heng with gratitude for his hard work and great contributions. Without Yuan Heng leading the army to fight the enemy, he would not be able to sit securely as the emperor.
"In that case, we will split our troops into two groups." Zhuo Kangshun frowned and said, "With General Yuan guarding the army, I am relieved!"
Yuan Heng wanted to persuade him, but Emperor Qing waved his hand and asked him to leave.
Yuan Heng walked out of the imperial tent, his brows slightly drooped and his face full of displeasure. Xu Yinghao quickly came up to him and asked, "General, what's the matter?"
Yuan Heng looked towards Wu Liren in the distance. Seeing that many generals in the tent were praising Wu Liren, he could not help but frown and said, "Who is this Wu that the emperor can let him do whatever he wants?"
"I don't know..." Xu Yinghao was also very puzzled by this person's sudden appearance.
"This general is worried..." Yuan Heng felt uneasy, although the current situation showed that the Qing Kingdom had marched all the way into Yuanshi Pass and occupied Changfeng County, looking like a victorious country.
But Yuan Heng never expected that Emperor Qing would lead the army in person so suddenly and even break the contract.
The emperor was naturally happy to have the help of a wise minister, but was this a wise minister or a treacherous minister?
Yuan Heng was extremely anxious, but he did not dare to disobey his emperor at the moment, so he had to find a way to find out the enemy's movements.
After all, they had fought each other, and it had to be said that what Yuan Heng thought was right. This time the Wu Kingdom suffered such a great loss, and Zong Yanhongtu was seriously injured. Zong Yanli was holding back his anger with nowhere to vent, so how could he just sit in the city and wait to die?
Furthermore, if Zong Yanli wanted to catch the spy in the army, he naturally had to take the initiative and find ways to make the spy reveal his identity.
"The enemy is stationed here, with mountains on both sides. We have defenses in front of us, and Changfeng County is to the back." Zong Yanli, Lei Jiliang and others were in the military tent. Zong Yanli pointed to the map spread out in front of him and said, "If our army advances from the side, we won't be able to strike and have no way to retreat. This is not feasible."
"If we attack from the front camp and the enemy retreats into Changfeng County, we will be helpless." Zong Yanli said with a frown, pointing at the location of the Qing army.
"General, I think the army attacking Qing State cannot be confused with the army attacking Jin State." Gongsun Pu stepped forward and said, "To attack Jin State, we need to consume its military strength, while to attack Qing State..."
"There is no need to rush into battle. The way to win is to consume their food and grass and damage their military supplies." Gongsun Pu said with a smile.
"Jin is a strong country, but Qing is not." Pei Liang followed up and said, "The enemy army has a geographical advantage, and it is difficult for our army to break through."