The sky is getting brighter.
The lights on Zhangzhou City had been extinguished at some point, and there was a faint smell of blood in the air.
Li Lin stood on the top of the city in armor, with one hand holding the sword on his waist and the other hand on the parapet.
He stared into the distance and asked without looking back: "Has everyone dealt with it?"
"It's all taken care of!"
The person who answered him was a tall man standing behind him. He was in his thirties, with a strong build and dark skin.
This person is none other than his confidant Wu Dong, who has now been promoted to the rank of school lieutenant.
Li Lin looked at the east side where the fish belly white was exposed and sighed inexplicably.
"The general seems unhappy?" Wu Dong said.
Li Lin said in a complicated tone: "Wu Dong, do you think I did the right thing this time?"
"The general once told me that once you make a choice, don't regret it. There is no regret medicine in this world." Wu Dong said.
Li Lin turned to look at him and said with a smile: "You remember my words clearly!"
He changed his previous confusion and said firmly: "That's right! Now that you've made your choice, don't regret it!"
Wu Dong took the words and said: "Actually, brothers have long had problems with those Xia people. They eat the best and take the most. As a result, we are doing all the hard, tiring and dirty work. We As long as there is any dissatisfaction, those sons of bitches will come together to bully us."
Li Lin said in surprise: "Are you even bullied by them?"
Wu Dong and others are his confidants. Almost everyone knows that, and those Xia people also know that bullying Wu Dong and the others is equivalent to bullying him, Li Lin.
Wu Dong's eyes dodge a little, and when he saw Li Lin glare at him, he nodded.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Li Lin angrily slapped his hand on the parapet.
"Brothers, it's not that I didn't tell you that those Xia people are too arrogant. They said that General, you are just them..."
At this point, Wu Dong did not dare to say any more.
Li Lin's face turned cold and he said loudly: "Speak!"
Wu Dong had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "They said, General, you are just a dog they raised. Only the master beats the dog. How can a dog bite its master?"
Seeing Li Lin's expressionless face. He gritted his teeth and continued: "They also said that it is useless even if we complain to you. The person in charge of Zhangzhou is Lord He Lian. Lord He Lian will not punish them at all. Instead, he will blame us for provoking trouble and punish us."
After hearing this, Li Lin was immediately disheartened.
yes!
As Wu Dong said, it was He Lian who was in charge of Zhangzhou, not Li Lin. He himself was in a difficult situation and was always cautious, so how could he protect them?
"This time the brothers know that General you are determined to get rid of those Xia people. They are all happy and no one is soft-hearted." Wu Dong said.
Hearing this, Li Lin felt relieved.
He suddenly understood why Wang Cheng decided to get rid of those Xia people. Keeping these Xia people would only affect the unity of the team, and sooner or later there would be big trouble.
What's ridiculous is that he still regards those Xia people as brothers and wants to keep them.
"Wu Dong, what do you think of General Wang?" Li Lin asked again.
Wu Dong thought for a while and said: "It is said that he has already killed tens of thousands of Xia people in less than two months after joining the Western Army. We all call him "The Butcher" and "The Killer King" behind our backs."
"Do you think he is a cruel person?" Li Lin said.
Wu Dong subconsciously wanted to nod, but stopped and shook his head: "I don't know."
He asked: "What does the general think?"
Li Lin frowned and did not give an answer immediately because he didn't know.
That is a mysterious person, not only has great strength, but also has first-class intelligence.
He is already a general leading an army at a young age, which makes people both respect and fear him.
He turned around and continued to look east.
I saw a group of people galloping towards here. At first it looked like a small team, but in an instant it turned into a group, so dense that the edges could not be seen.
Wu Dong held his hand and shouted: "General, look!"
Li Lin narrowed his eyes and said, "Looking at this posture, there are at least three thousand cavalry. Counting those who raided Liuzhou, General Wang has at least five thousand cavalry under his command."
"Where did he get so many cavalry?"
Wu Dong blurted out: "When Liu Xingze was here, Nanli could only have more than 2,000 cavalry. After General Wang came to power, the number of cavalry more than doubled."
"So, this person is too scary! It's better to be friends with him, but don't be his enemy!"
Li Lin looked complicated, and then said: "Let's go down! Let's go down and greet him. Who is General Wang? The answers are all here!"
So, the two quickly walked down the city.
It didn't take long before the three thousand cavalry galloping over had arrived at the city gate.
The leader is in his twenties, handsome and slender. He is Zhang Han.
Zhang Han jumped off the horse, hugged his fists towards Li Lin, and said, "But General Li Lin? I am Zhang Han, now the acting Zhonglang General under General Wang."
"It turns out to be General Zhang Han!"
Li Lin returned the salute, but his eyes quickly noticed the cavalry behind Zhang Han.
Although these cavalry all wore the uniform armor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, their skin color and appearance were different from the locals of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Many of them had blue irises in their eyes.
He immediately remembered something and said in surprise: "General Zhang, are these all Gaoshan people?"
Zhang Han smiled and said: "General Li has a good eye! Not long ago, this group of people attacked my Nanli and were captured by my general. The general spared their lives because of his kindness, and now they are all serving in our army."
He added: "Their tribesmen were also moved to our south by the general. The general also ordered them to build houses and settle down. Now they have all settled down."
Li Lin and Wu Dong looked at each other, and their hearts were filled with turmoil, but they soon regained their composure.
This time, both of them were reassured that that person was worthy of their trust.
They could do this to a group of savages from the Gaoshan Kingdom. Are they, the old people of the Zhou Kingdom, not as good as those savages?
After completely putting aside his grudge, Li Lin introduced Zhang Han and others into the city with a smile on his face.
As he walked, he said: "Since General Zhang has arrived, it's time for Li to leave."
"Oh? General Li is leaving?" Zhang Han was startled.
Li Lin nodded and said: "I just received the military order from General Wang. General Zhang will stay here to take over the city defense. Li will attack Dizhou with General Wang."
"Attack Dizhou?" Zhang Han was shocked again, but Wang Cheng had never mentioned this to him.
Li Lin said meaningfully: "The general is playing a big game of chess. If this game is played well, the situation in the entire southwest region will be completely reversed. Dizhou is a crucial part of this big game."
Seeing that Zhang Han obviously didn't know, he didn't explain anything and introduced Zhang Han to Wu Dong who was following him.
"This is Wu Dong, a lieutenant under Li's command. He has been with me for more than ten years. I have handed over all military affairs in the city to him. If General Zhang has any doubts, you can go to him directly."
He also told Wu Dong: "During my absence, you must fully cooperate with General Zhang. You must not be careless. Zhangzhou will never allow any mistakes!"
Wu Dong looked solemn and said: "Yes!"
"Okay! It's almost time for Li to explain what he needs to explain. It's time for Li to leave!"
Li Lin hugged Zhang Han's fists and turned to leave.
Seeing Li Lin leaving immediately, Zhang Han quickly stopped him: "General Li, stay!"
Li Lin turned around and said, "Is there anything else General Zhang doesn't understand?"
Zhang Han originally wanted to say, "There are many things I don't understand," but his words changed again. He clasped his fists and said, "Please tell General Li, please tell the general that the fish has been baited!"
Li Lin was confused when he heard this, but thought that this might be a plan secretly carried out by Wang Cheng, so he nodded.
After keeping this in mind, he stopped staying. Wang Cheng should be waiting for him in Dizhou now.
That General Wang acted really resolutely. He only took over two thousand troops here, and he was already heading towards Dizhou over there.
Dizhou.
This is an inconspicuous small place, but it borders Lingzhou to the east, Liuzhou to the south, Suzhou to the west, Fangzhou to the north, and Zhangzhou to the southeast, so it has always been regarded as the hub of Xia Kingdom.
It can be said that with this place in hand, Lingzhou and Zhangzhou have an extra nail in their backs that can be driven in at any time.
Precisely because it occupies a high strategic position, Xia State stationed a total of 10,000 troops here and hoarded a large amount of military supplies.
Therefore, Dizhou City, which is only three or four miles long and wide and covers an area of less than four square kilometers, actually has two inner and outer cities, which are completely based on the border towns.
The red sun rises.
A group of ragged soldiers gathered at the foot of Dizhou City, but they were all blocked by the moat.
The city was filled with soldiers, each with their bows and arrows bent, all aiming down.
"Open the door! We are under Lord Tuoba of Liuzhou. We have urgent military information and we need to see Lord Liu!"
"Hurry up and open the door for me. If you delay any longer, you will delay the military flight and you will all die!"
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A group of people outside the city kept shouting, but the people on the city still didn't open the city gate. But hearing that the situation was urgent, they had to talk to them on the city.
"You said you are under Lord Tuoba, what proof do you have?"
"Waist badge! I have a waist badge!"
"You can't enter the city casually even if you have a waist card. You should first tell us what the emergency military situation is."
"I won't tell you! Call Mr. Liu, who is in charge of your family, out!"
"Okay! Just wait!"
After a period of calm, a middle-aged man wearing an indigo official robe appeared on the city.
He shouted to the city: "I am Liu Shangqiang. Do you have any urgent military information to report?"
"Master Liu, our Liuzhou was invaded. Master Tuoba went to Zhangzhou to bring reinforcements but was killed by Li Lin."
Liu Shangqiang was stunned when he heard this. He had heard someone say that Liuzhou City had been disturbed the night before. It was said that a lot of things had been lost. General Li Yuanxu, who was in charge of the southeastern defense of Xia Kingdom, was sending people to investigate the matter. How could it take so long? , Liuzhou City is gone?
Also, how come Tuobayong was killed by Li Lin from Zhangzhou when he went to Zhangzhou to bring reinforcements?
What the hell is this?
At this moment, a group of cavalry was galloping from the southeast and soon arrived at the bottom of the city.
There were hundreds of cavalry in this group. Their bodies were in tatters and covered with blood. They had obviously just experienced a big battle.
One of the leading cavalrymen shouted: "I am Gu Xin, the centurion under Lord He Lian of Zhangzhou. I have urgent military information to meet Lord Liu!"
I heard that the cavalry team that came earlier was under He Lian's command. Aren't these damn people from Li Lin?
What the hell is Lord Helian's subordinate?
This is obviously fake!
It’s all fucking fake!
The group of people who arrived earlier were filled with indignation and started shouting immediately.
"Master Liu, don't believe their lies, they are the ones who killed my Master Tuoba!"
"Master Liu! Kill them quickly and avenge our Master Tuoba!"
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