strictlysupreme Chapter 2137 Pre-war arrangements
Chapter 2137 Pre-war arrangements
Xue Rengui looked at the map. He knew that Prince Ji must be planning something. Although he hadn't told him, he just had to execute it.
When it is time for him to know, Prince Ji will naturally tell him.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. It will be much easier to drive them away. As long as we attack them by surprise, they will surely flee."
Xue Rengui agreed.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, Governor Qu has arrived." At this time, Shitou came back to report.
"Call him in."
Qu Zhiping was brought in and bowed to Li Shen. He was a little puzzled as to why King Ji had called him back after he had just left.
"Prefect Qu, come here. I suddenly feel that what you said makes sense. Every day of delay will put the people in danger.
So I have decided to go out tomorrow to wipe out the rebels." Li Shen waved to Qu Zhiping.
"Really?" Qu Zhiping showed surprise on his face and hurried forward.
"Of course it's true. I will never deceive you. However, I only have more than 2,000 men, so I need your cooperation."
Li Shen said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, please give us your orders. As long as we can do it, we will definitely cooperate. Your Majesty, please don't worry about the food and grass.
I will arrange for the tribe to prepare food and fodder."
Qu Zhiping immediately expressed his opinion. He thought King Ji wanted them to provide food and fodder.
"Haha, Governor Qu, I have brought a lot of food and fodder myself, so there is no need for your department to arrange anything.
The reason I summoned you here is because I hope you can gather some warriors from the tribe to go with me to wipe out the rebels."
Li Shen chuckled. Was he someone who was short of that little money?
"Go together?" Qu Zhiping was stunned, but soon his heart sank. Prince Ji wanted them to take the lead.
The Tang Dynasty has always been like this. In foreign battles, it is always these foreign races that charge in the front, just like when they attacked them back then.
It was also the Turks and Khitans who sent out troops in the front, led by Tang generals.
However, most of these survivors were ordinary people. Some of the Gaochang army died, some fled, and the rest were dispersed.
These common people have no fighting power at all, they are just going to die. Thinking of this, Qu Zhiping looked gloomy.
I feel sad for the people who are about to die in the war.
"Governor Qu, do you have any concerns?" Li Shen asked when he saw Qu Zhiping's unhappy expression.
“No, don’t worry, Your Highness Prince Ji. Since it is to save our people, we will certainly help.
I will ask them to gather their troops right away, with each tribe sending 500 people."
Qu Zhiping shook his head.
"We don't need 500 men, a total of 5,000 will do. Rengui, tell Governor Qu how to deploy them."
More than ten thousand people are too many. We don't need so many people at all. Too many people will slow down the march.
Xue Rengui immediately said after hearing this:
"Sir Qu, in this attack, our Imperial Guard Battalion will be the vanguard, and you will be the support. Look here, your troops are deployed here.
Wait until the fleeing rebels pass by, then ambush them.
By blocking here, we can also prevent these rebels from attacking our tribe out of desperation."
Xue Rengui drew something on the map.
Qu Zhiping looked carefully and found that this place could indeed block the rebels from attacking their tribe.
"General Xue, what you mean is that as the vanguard heroes, you let us encircle and suppress those rebels who escaped?"
Qu Zhiping asked uncertainly. He didn't expect that it was different from what he thought. They were not asked to be scapegoats.
"Haha, of course not, Governor Qu, you are all ordinary people, how can you have any fighting power?
Why would I let you serve as the vanguard to fight against the rebels?
Wouldn’t this make the people feel disheartened?
I was forced to ask you to encircle and suppress the escaped rebels. You also know that we only have two thousand troops.
Even though we have extraordinary fighting power, the enemy has too many people, and we are powerless to escape.
That's why Governor Qu was sent to intercept these stray dogs.
But I do not ask you to leave them all behind. If they force their way out, you do not have to fight to the death.
We just need to drive them away from here. After this battle, they won't dare to come back for revenge in a short time.
When I return to Xizhou, I will send troops to protect you, so you can rest assured."
Li Shen laughed and spoke to Qu Zhiping in a friendly manner.
"Your Majesty, Prince Ji, is so merciful. I, on behalf of the people, thank Your Majesty for his grace."
Li Shen's words moved Qu Zhiping deeply. He didn't expect that King Ji was still thinking about them and asked them not to fight to the death.
Logically, any general would tell them that they must stop this group of rebels, and they would have no choice but to fight to the death and increase casualties.
Prince Ji is indeed a righteous man who loves his people so much, and everything he said to them before was true.
"Okay, this is what I should do. I only hope that you can lead this tribe to truly become members of our Great Tang.
In the future, your descendants will be able to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty and serve the Tang Dynasty just like us Tang people."
Li Shen waved his hand. This place will be an inseparable part of China in the future, so it would be better to let them integrate as soon as possible.
"Don't worry, Your Highness Prince Ji. I will lead this tribe to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty and to Your Majesty." Qu Zhiping bowed deeply and solemnly.
"Well, go and make the arrangements. We will set out tomorrow. This time, I will definitely avenge you."
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji. I will take my leave."
Moved by Li Shen's emotion, Qu Zhiping left the central army tent.
"Your Highness, do you think there will be rebels in this tribe?" Xue Rengui asked softly as he looked at Qu Zhiping who was leaving.
"Of course there is. After we defeat the two rebel groups tomorrow, they will pass on the news."
Li Shen sat down, took a sip of tea, and replied with certainty.
"If that's the case, wouldn't it be even more difficult to find other rebels?
When they hear the news, they will surely run away.”
Xue Rengui reminded quickly.
"Let them run, Rengui. Our purpose in coming here is not to wipe out the rebels. It's good that they run away, so I can save myself a lot of trouble.
We can also…”
Li Sheng was about to say something else when the guard at the door walked in.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, Captain Zhao Tiejun has arrived and is asking for an audience outside the tent."
"Let him in quickly."
Upon hearing this, Li Shen immediately gave an order. He had been waiting for seven or eight days, and if he didn't come, his family would be killed.
A moment later, Zhao Tiejun walked in dressed in tattered clothes.
"See His Highness Prince Ji."
"Tiejun, have you... been ruined by someone?" Li Shen couldn't help but ask when he saw what Zhao Tiejun was wearing.
"......." Zhao Tiejun was speechless.
"Your Highness, I am dressed like this for the convenience of my actions."
"So that's how it is. Come and tell me how you are doing now and what results have you achieved?"
(Who knows that every grain of rice on the plate is the result of hard work?
Wasting food is shameful)