"You actually captured Liu Heitai alive?!"
"He wasn't kidnapped by General Liu Heita, was he?"
"Why did Yuchi Baolin get involved?"
"This guy is really capable of seeking death!"
While chatting with Su Dingfang, Li Shan hurried to the county government office. The battle report about the almost annihilation of Liu Heitai's remnants outside Yongji County had already come. What he was waiting for now was the result of the final pursuit of Liu Heitai.
After hearing the news, Li Shan began to discuss with Ling Jing... But unexpectedly, there was a disturbance at the county government.
Before he entered, Li Shan heard an unfamiliar voice whirring. It was Wang Junkuo.
"After all, I was the first one to entangle those hundreds of cavalrymen!" Wang Junkuo looked unhappy, "Liu Heitai will definitely die anyway, so why is this so?"
Qi Shanxing, who had just arrived in Guantao today, advised softly: "Brother Mingzhen, capturing Liu Heita alive is a great achievement. The saint will definitely reward him heavily. If he is executed by lynching, I'm afraid the saint will be displeased..."
Li Shan slowly walked in and glanced around. Cheng Mingzhen's face was ashen, Li Daoxuan and Xue Zhong were sitting there silently, and Yuchi Baolin was playing with the dagger in his hand in boredom.
Wang Junkuo and Qi Shanxing were both trying to persuade Cheng Mingzhen... For them, there was probably a big difference between the reward for killing Liu Heita and the reward for bringing prisoners to Beijing.
"Huairen is here." Li Daoxuan stood up and greeted, and Xue Zhong also stood up.
"Is this Li Huairen?" Qi Shanxing was decisive and strong, but had a round, fat face. He said with a smile: "He burned ships twice and caused chaos to the enemy troops twice. He is really a young hero."
"I don't dare to be praised so highly by General Manager Qi." Li Shan bowed and glanced at Cheng Mingzhen, who had a look of hatred in his eyes, "General Manager Cheng, this is..."
"It's just a trivial matter." Qi Shanxing smiled brightly, "By the way, why did Li Langjun come to the county government office?"
The smile on Li Shan's face gradually disappeared, and there was a hint of sarcasm in the corner of his mouth. This was the first time we met, and it seemed that he was a little confused about the situation... You want to send me away with just one sentence?
Qi Shanxing's performance in the Hebei War was quite outstanding. The burning of the granary made Liu Heitai embarrassed. He led his army south twice to gather troops and marched eastward. He also made great contributions in the victory in Wei County.
But Li Shan did not belittle himself. He knew what he had done in the Hebei war and what weight he had in the three battles of Guantao, Wei County and Yongji.
After all, he was from Prince Qin's palace, so there was no need for Li Shan to protest, so he just turned his head slightly and walked aside.
Qi Shanxing was stunned for a moment, with an angry look on his face, but then he saw Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan quickly following him.
After asking a few questions in a low voice, Li Daoxuan replied in a low voice. Li Shan chuckled, "Who does Brother Daoxuan think Cheng Mingzhen is?"
"It is rare to have both civil and military skills, and to manage the military and government." Li Daoxuan nodded and said: "At the beginning of the year, he cut off Luoshui and forced Liu Heitai to fight... After the great victory in Luoshui, Brother Qin Wang praised him many times."
Li Shan walked back and forth for a few steps and said with a smile: "Brother Daoxuan has made such a great contribution this time. It is only a pleasing thing to make some small mistakes."
Before Li Daoxuan could speak, Li Shan turned around and shouted: "Bring Liu Heita here!"
Wang Junkuo coughed twice but did not speak. He came from Shaanxi Province. He knew a lot about Li Shan through Jiang Guogong Qu Tutong, Shangshu Zuocheng Han Liang and Yu Zhining, as well as Li Kai and Yuchi Baolin who came from Beijing. Information.
But Qi Shanxing knew nothing and immediately said angrily: "Liu Heitai has been causing trouble in Shandong for two years. Since he was captured alive, he should be escorted to Beijing!"
"What is the sworn hatred?" Li Shan turned a deaf ear and shouted: "Paulin?!"
Yuchi Baolin grinned and turned around to leave, thinking that this guy was now very powerful and had nothing like the cautious and self-reflective person in Beijing back then.
Qi Shanxing wanted to ask, but he saw that Li Daoxuan, Xue Zhong and others were silent. What surprised him most was that Wang Junkuo, who had just warned Cheng Mingzhen with him, also remained silent.
After thinking about it in his mind, Qi Shanxing looked at the young man with new eyes, hesitating for a while before closing his mouth... It was better not to provoke Yuchi Gong's eldest son to be so obedient.
Not long after, disheveled Liu Heitai was escorted in. There were wounds on his shoulders and thighs, but they were all bandaged.
Cheng Mingzhen's body was trembling slightly, his right hand unconsciously grabbed the handle of the knife at his waist, and his eyes were fixed on Liu Heitai.
Liu Heitai, who was at the end of his rope, didn't look afraid. He shook his head and shook his long hair away, scanning everyone's faces one by one.
Everyone in the courtyard, including Qi Shanxing, Li Daoxuan, and Cheng Mingzhen, were all old acquaintances. Liu Heitai's eyes fell on Su Dingfang, "Gao Yaxian persuaded me with soft words that day, and I had no choice but to leave the mountain. Unexpectedly, today I meet Brother Gao's adopted son."
"This time you join the Tang Dynasty, what is your official position?"
Hearing such words, Su Dingfang looked indifferent, "If my adoptive father has not yet been killed in battle, and he sees the Eastern King of Han leading the Turks to invade his hometown, he will definitely surrender to the Tang Dynasty and fight."
Liu Heitai felt uncomfortable in his chest. How could he stand up without borrowing troops from the Turks?
But it was a fact that the Turks were brought into Shandong. Liu Heitai didn't bother to refute. His eyes fell on Li Shan again and he hesitated for a moment.
"My name is Li Shan, and my courtesy name is Huairen." Li Shan took a step forward with a bright smile, "By the way, it was the name given to me by Mr. Ling, the prince of the state under King Xia's command."
"Ling Jing..." Liu Heitai looked gloomy, "If he is willing to help..."
"That's all, that's all." Li Shan interrupted with a smile: "You still don't know how to defeat?"
"Is it because of insufficient troops?"
"Is it because Tang Jun is good at fighting?"
"Is it because the Turks returned north?"
"No, no, neither."
"Back then, the Xia King was defeated and captured in the battle at Hulao Pass, but more than ten state capitals in Hebei were still there, and the Xia King's son was still there, but the Xia King's old troops dedicated all their land in Shandong to surrender to the Tang Dynasty."
"Why?"
"Since the attack on Goguryeo during the Daye period of the previous dynasty, there have been frequent wars in Shandong and Hebei. The people are in dire straits, and both officials and civilians want a truce."
"The King of Xia was beheaded in the capital, and the old troops fought without anger. Last year, Shi Jian was able to sweep Hebei. But the war started again this year, attracting Turks to invade, and the people were withered, and the fields were barren. Who can hope that Shi Jian will rise again?"
Li Shan explained Liu Heitai's defeat from another angle. After saying this, everyone present, mostly from Shandong, couldn't help but nodded in agreement. Xue Zhong smiled and said: "The so-called analysis of truth is nothing more than this."
Su Dingfang thought in his heart, maybe this is the reason why Uncle Ling chose to go to Beijing... The land of Shandong has been at war for hundreds of years since the founding of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and it really can't survive anymore.
Even Liu Heitai had nothing to say. Unlike the food route that was cut off by Cheng Mingzhen at the beginning of the year, in August this year, Turkic soldiers went south, which was the time of harvest. However, in fact, so many prefectures were conquered and the harvest of military food was quite small, so that the army There was a lack of food in the country, and they eventually failed because of this.
"Ashina She'er praised you for your ovary plan and Chen Ping's wisdom... it is indeed the case..." Liu Heitai smiled miserably and closed his eyes without saying anything.
Li Shan took a few steps back and nodded slightly.
Cheng Mingzhen strode forward and kicked Liu Heitai down. Before the latter could react, a sharp sword flashed through the air. Liu Heitai's Liuyang leader had already flown up, his eyes seemed to be closed. The column of blood spurting from his neck rose into the sky and sprinkled on the white snow on the ground, which looked shocking.
On the third day of November, Liu Heitai, whose second resurgence swept most of Hebei, was defeated in Wei County and fled.
On the fourth day of November, Li Daoxuan and Cheng Mingzhen led the Tang army to defeat again outside Yongji County and captured Liu Heitai alive.
That night, Cheng Mingzhen, the general manager of Weizhou, beheaded Liu Heitai in the Guantao County government office in order to sacrifice his mother, wife and children.
