Guo Ning held his forehead and smiled bitterly, and said repeatedly: "Go and take a look... control your general, don't cause any harm to anyone!"
Li Ting's followers responded in succession and seemed to be running away.
When Li Ting came to the state, he was often involved in unclear things, so Guo Ning took him to Liaodong. Firstly, to let him relax, and secondly, to find an opportunity to persuade him a little to let him know how to restrain himself.
I didn't expect the result to be like this. As soon as the soles of Guo Ning's feet touched the ground in Liaodong, before he took two steps, Li Ting caused trouble ahead.
Under Ding Haijun's tent, the dignified commanders of the capital were fighting with people at the port they built. It was really something Li Ting could do. When it comes to frivolity, this guy is ten times more frivolous than Guo Ning. Guo Ning is as steady as a wooden stake in front of Li Ting.
But although Li Ting's temperament is like this, he is not a villain. When he had conflicts with people in Laizhou, even if he drank too much and went crazy, he would just treat himself as a rogue and deal with people in the same way as a wandering teenager in Zhongdu. Even if he was outnumbered sometimes, resulting in the situation being at a disadvantage, or being beaten to a bruised face, he would never bully others.
Once, he was unable to make a deal with a few ordinary soldiers. Later, he deliberately followed the military government's process of transferring soldiers and transferred that group of soldiers to his own camp for proper training.
Guo Ning found this ridiculous and asked Zhao Jue to come forward to investigate, lest the soldiers would be wronged. As a result, the soldiers were actually happy and happy, which was surprising.
For this reason, Guo Ning was not in a hurry. Li Ting's followers rushed over quickly, while he and his own bodyguards lagged behind.
The entire port was built from scratch, so there are inevitably some imperfections. Walking along the trestle and approaching the land, we saw that the village walls were quite messy, extending from the inland to the seaside. There were not many watchtowers along the walls, and most of them were built in a hurry using untreated logs.
There is a flat and open meadow across a stream outside the village. The meadow is surrounded by fences, which is probably where the pasture is. Outside the fence, there are some yellow-haired, ghost-like savages, holding axes and constantly cutting down the trees and transporting the wood back to the village.
Guo Ning recognized all the generals who were busy in the village. They didn't notice the fleet, which was leading people with solemn faces, cutting the whole wood into gun shafts, or making simple shields.
"What are you doing?"
Ni Yi also noticed this situation: "I see that there is something wrong with the atmosphere near the dock and the village. Is this preparing for war? Commander, do you want me to go and ask?"
"No, let's go to Li Erlang first." Guo Ning quickened his pace.
As soon as I stood at the gate of the fortress and before I stepped in, I saw Li Ting in the middle of the courtyard, like a fighting cock, with red eyes glaring at someone fiercely.
"That's Li Yun! That's my brother! It's because of the complicated situation in Liaodong that Guo Liulang asked you to lead the troops here... As a result, you just watched my brother fall into the hands of thieves and did nothing?"
Something happened to Li Yun? Guo Ning was slightly surprised. Looking ahead, he saw that the person Li Ting was glaring at and scolding was Zhang Qian, the general who had been assigned by Guo Ning to lead his troops to guard this area.
The corners of Zhang Qian's eyes were black and blue, and he looked very embarrassed. He thought he had been beaten severely by Li Ting, so several of the soldiers behind him looked unhappy, and some were even particularly angry. They had already pressed the handle of the knife with their hands, muttering curses in their mouths. What.
Zhang Qian's face was calm. He stood steadily. Except when he heard the soldiers around him being too restless, he turned his head and looked back. When the soldiers shut up, he withdrew his eyes. Other than that, he made no unnecessary movements.
This young general was also known as a frivolous figure in the army. Last time, he was punished by Guo Ning for being lax with his subordinates, and then he was transferred to Liaodong. Judging from his current appearance, even though it had only been ten days, he seemed to have undergone some tempering, and his personality had changed somewhat. At least, Shen Stop being angry.
"We have done what we should do, and we have just reported it to you, General Li. If you don't think clearly, I will say it again!"
Zhang Qian said in a deep voice: "It was four days ago that Judge Li lost contact with us. We sent a capable team of flying cavalry to investigate and confirm his whereabouts. It took three days. Several knights risked fighting, and three The round trip is 500 miles a day, and it’s very hard to track them down. It’s those few! I have already agreed to ask for credit on their behalf.”
He pointed to several soldiers behind him. The soldiers immediately raised their heads and chests.
Zhang Qian continued: "As for Judge Li's whereabouts, it is currently roughly presumed that he is heading towards Xianping Prefecture. There are pieces of cloth and scattered small objects scattered along the way as evidence. It was obviously left behind intentionally by Judge Li and his party. It cannot be It’s fake.”
"Where are the things?" Li Ting asked.
"I've asked someone to get it immediately. General Li, you can check it out if you wait a moment."
Li Ting hesitated for a moment and nodded slightly: "What about the Xianping Mansion?"
"A few days ago, the Northeast Xuanfu envoy Pu Xianwannu sent an urgent report, saying that the Khitan Yelvliu brother had raised an army of 100,000 to attack Xianping. The momentum was earth-shattering. He sincerely requested the troops from Fuzhou, Gaizhou and other places to quickly support him. . Our army is small and we cannot get involved in the chaos in Liaodong at will. Therefore, I informed Shi Liehuanduan, the commander-in-chief of Fuzhou, about the matter and gave generous gifts to his subordinate Qianhu Wuyanboha."
"Wuyan Boha? Where did this person come from? What's the big deal?"
"After the Khitan Yelvliu Ge rebelled, he made Guangning Prefecture the capital, and then Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo, was destroyed by a military disaster. At this time, the two important towns that controlled the Khitan rebels were Dading Prefecture in the west and Xianping Prefecture in the east. Once If the Xianping Prefecture suffered a loss, Brother Yeluliu would emerge like a ferocious tiger and move across the entire northeastern interior. Therefore, Heshi Liehuanduan had urgently mobilized his troops and horses to support the Xianping Prefecture. Wuyan Boha was the chief general of the Fuzhou reinforcements. If anyone on our side can arrive at Xianping Mansion and inquire about Judge Li’s whereabouts, it must be from Wuyan Bo’s command.”
Li Ting said nothing.
Zhang Qian added: "We have also made preparations ourselves. Two hundred soldiers are staying at Hesihan Pass, and we have gathered all the wild Jurchens recruited these days to urgently add city defense facilities. In addition, we have ordered 300 elite soldiers and horses. Five hundred, as well as food, fodder and military supplies, to make preparations for subsequent contingency. When General Li came in, I was discussing the route to the north. The people we discussed with me were six lieutenants and twelve team members who were ready to act at any time. ...Three of them were punched and kicked by your General Li."
"Hey!" Li Ting nodded.
"My response was roughly in accordance with the procedures described in the military academy. I did not dare to exceed the rules, but I did not slack off. We have also written detailed military reports on these situations, ordered the speedboat to cross the sea, and reported to the state urgently. Of course, because Due to the headwind, it will take five days to cross the sea... Come to think of it, you missed the messenger and General Li, but this does not mean that the defense officers in Liaodong are incompetent, or that I, Zhang Qian, deliberately delayed."
Zhang Qian said this in one breath and took two deep breaths. It was obvious that he was extremely angry when Li Ting suddenly broke in and made a fuss, but he was just suppressing it because of concerns about military law.
Li Ting thought about it for a long time.
Zhang Qian is a subordinate of Guo Zhongyuan and a direct subordinate of Xiao Mo Le, not Li Ting's subordinate. He and Guo Ning recognized each other again. His brother still died heroically in the battle, and he was very stubborn. Li Ting started fighting on impulse, but now he realized that Zhang Qian's response was flawless, and he also knew that something was wrong.
What's more, Guo Ning is following behind... isn't this a taboo in person?
At this time, several soldiers came out of the backyard, each holding a plate in their hands. What Zhang Qian said should be the pieces of cloth and scattered small items scattered along the way to Xianping Mansion.
"General Li, do you want to take a look?" Zhang Qian asked.
"No need."
Li Ting exhaled heavily and bowed deeply to Zhang Qian: "Just now I heard that something happened to my brother-in-law, and I was so angry that I lost my mind. It was all my fault that I rushed in and scolded you just now."
Li Ting raised his head and looked at the bruise on Zhang Qian's face: "This punch was really hard, and the few punches and kicks I gave the soldiers just now were not appropriate. I will buy you a drink to make amends when I have free time in the future."
"Invite you to a drink? You don't dare to accept it." Zhang Qian also has a temper after all: "You are the commander of the capital and the right-hand man of our commander. We, unknown people, are only meant to be beaten."
"That's not necessarily the case."
Li Ting felt a fire burning in his heart and couldn't suppress it. Hearing what Zhang Qian said, he sneered and acted like he was settling down.
He pointed at his face: "Zhang Qian, if you are not angry, just give me a punch and come here! What's the matter? I got it over with just one punch. I, Li Erlang, dodged even half a moment and frowned, so I'm not a good man." !”
"real?"
Li Ting frowned: "When Li Erlang, the capital of Zhongdu, speaks, every spit is like a nail! Can there be any lies?"
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Qian punched Li Ting in the face.
"If my own family is being bullied, that's fine. This punch is for the soldiers under my command!"
The punch was very hard and hit Li Ting right on the bridge of the nose. Li Ting suddenly burst out with blood. Although his nose was not crooked, it was as if there was a soy sauce shop in his two nostrils, with salty, sour, and spicy things rolling out.
As expected, Li Ting didn't hide, he covered his nose and just shouted: "Good fight!"
Guo Ning shook his head and strode into the door.
"Okay! That's enough with this punch! Let's get down to business!"
