Li Gang never thought that one day he would see such a tough soldier. Not to mention seeing him before, he had never even heard of a general from the Song Dynasty who dared to talk to him like this.
He is the Prime Minister and the pillar of the Song Dynasty!
"Liu Qi, you are relying on the favor of the officials to rebel!" Li Gang did not use the reason Liu Qi gave him to retreat. Instead, he raised his tone a few degrees again.
As soon as Li Gang's words came out, not to mention Liu Qi froze here, but all the surrounding generals were stunned by Li Gang's words, and some even couldn't help but touch his waist.
Seeing this scene, even among Liu Qi's army, Li Gang was not afraid at all. He even took a step forward and looked directly at Liu Qi.
"I have this great head here. If you want it, then take it, take it!"
This time, Liu Qi did not scare Li Gang, but Li Gang held him there, looking at him with no fear at all, even his eyes were bloodshot, and he was so angry that he didn't even have the slightest intention of flinching.
Liu Qi knew that this old man was really not afraid of death.
"You bastard!" Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, a loud roar came from outside the tent, followed by a veteran in armor and a helmet who rushed in with anger.
It was Liu Zhongwu, the general of the Western Army, who rushed more than 300 miles to rescue Liu Qi after hearing this news.
That is Liu Qi's biological father.
All I saw was that after Liu Zhongwu appeared, without saying a word, he rushed directly in front of Liu Qi and kicked Liu Qi in the abdomen.
Despite Liu Zhongwu's age, Liu Qi, who used to be called a fierce general, was directly kicked to the ground by him. Several generals under his command tried to step forward to stop him, but Liu Zhongwu glared back.
Don't look at the fact that Liu Qi is now in the important position of Zhao Huan and is in charge of one side. In terms of status, he is probably still above his father.
But everyone in the big tent knew that when Liu Zhongwu beat his son, Liu Qi didn't dare to fart.
This is of course not because Liu Qi is Liu Zhongwu's son and he needs to be filial. This is Liu Zhongwu, the commander of the Baojing Army, not comparable to Liu Yanqing, the guy who just wants to take credit.
Liu Zhongwu is not a general with mixed qualifications. This guy is a general himself.
Liu Zhongwu was born in Chengji, Qinzhou. During the Xining period, he relied on his martial arts examinations and his outstanding archery skills to enter the court. He was valued by the officials and became an alternate official.
As a general, but a general who was almost in decline, Liu Zhongwu did not continue to wait for an official position to find him. He chose to return to the northwest and continue to join the army.
It happened to coincide with the continuous war between the Song Dynasty and Xixia, so there was naturally no shortage of opportunities.
Liu Zhongwu relied on his bravery to cut down from the candidate officer to the concierge with a simple knife, and became the original general of Jing!
Later, the Xixia people conspired to invade Tianshengzhai and directly made a battle with the Song army. At that time, Shaanxi Province was in danger. At that time, the generals in Liu Zhongwu's army gathered all the generals and did not think about attacking, but thought about escaping.
The euphemistic name is: Temporarily avoid the edge.
After several discussions, he finally reluctantly agreed to the battle, but gave the order.
If the thief doesn't come after a certain day, leave now!
It means that I will wait until that day, and I will not wait for you for any longer.
When Liu Zhongwu saw this, he directly asked for orders to separate the camp. On the agreed date, he would definitely fight to the death with the Xixia people. However, he was not trusted and was only given one general and a few troops.
As soon as the agreed time came, Xixia soldiers and horses arrived as promised and stormed Liu Zhongwu's camp. The general at that time was afraid of fighting and did not dare to move forward. Under such circumstances, Liu Zhongwu was stunned to rely on the few soldiers and horses in his hands. Hit the opponent back.
And because of this great victory, he moved to the Imperial City as the envoy and the governor of Xihe. Then he led his troops to directly recapture Huangzhou, and went to Dongshanggemen as the envoy to know Hezhou!
From this time on, he officially began his frontier career, a legendary life.
When Tubo Zhao Huaide and Lang Azhang led tens of thousands of troops to invade the Song Dynasty, Liu Zhongwu led his soldiers and horses to fight with them for several days, and then sent his deputy generals with less than 2,000 people to rob the camp.
But tell them not to fight to the death with them. If they come out to pursue you, just run away. There will be an ambush behind you.
In a surprise attack, the battle turned out as Liu Zhongwu expected. The enemy discovered that the Song army was outnumbered and immediately sent troops to pursue them. Then Liu Zhongwu ambushed and defeated them.
Not only did he behead three thousand people, he also took advantage of the situation to regain Xining Prefecture, and finally forced the Tubo Zhao Huaide and Lang Azhang to surrender to the imperial court.
With this military exploit, he was promoted to the envoy of Hakka Province and the defense envoy of Rongzhou.
As for his exile back then, it was also because the old general was really righteous. At that time, Linzhou was inspecting Gao Yongnian's Western Expedition and wanted to fight fiercely, while Liu Zhongwu wanted to rely on his large number of soldiers and horses to camp step by step.
As the main and deputy generals, no one of them could convince anyone here. As a result, Liu Zhongwu had just stationed his troops and built a series of defense lines and fortresses where the enemy counterattacked.
Then Gao Yongnian, the leading general in front, was defeated and returned.
In the end, Liu Zhongwu felt that his failure was due to his failure to discuss his issues with the general, so he took the blame and imprisoned himself in Lingnan.
However, before Liu Zhongwu was taken away, Xixia counterattacked again. Liu Zhongwu ignored orders and imperial edicts and directly led his troops to attack again.
During this attack, Liu Zhongwu was lame on one leg, the same leg that he had just kicked Liu Qi on.
Everything Liu Zhongwu achieved was achieved bit by bit by him, not relying on anyone or any force.
In the army, especially in the Western Army, people know which general can fight and which general is worthy of admiration, and Liu Zhongwu is the general who can fight and deserves admiration.
Liu Zhongwu had nine sons in total. Except for Liu Qi, the eldest son Liu Xi, who was beaten violently by him, and the two youngest sons Liu Zhao and Liu Rui, the remaining five were all killed in the battle.
In recent years, Liu Zhongwu's family has been no more relaxed than Yang Wudi's family back then.
When the generals continued to surrender and seek peace, the Yang family, the Zhe family, the Zhong family, and now Liu Zhongwu's Liu family, etc., were all the ones who saved the last face of the Song Dynasty.
There are also many talented people under Liu Qi's command. Even the Wu brothers, who are now famous in the land of Bashu, can be regarded as Liu Qi's generals.
In the past few years, he and Xixia have also been fighting a small amount every three days, and a large amount every five days. They go out to fight in the autumn wind every three to five days. Their reputation and strength are already comparable to those in the Song Dynasty.
But just such a person is now beaten into disgrace by his father.
“Who do you think you are, how dare you shout in front of Prime Minister Li?
Do you know that Li Xiangnai is a famous general of our Song Dynasty? He has given everything for our Song Dynasty for so many years, and even officials will be polite to him when they meet him. "
"You have only been the leader of an army for a few days and you already lose track of priorities. When did you dare to say such words to discredit me, the Song Dynasty!"
"So what if Li Xiaozhong is talented? Our Song Dynasty has many talented people. Is it possible that because of his talent, our Song Dynasty can change coaches on the spot?
You have been a general for many years. Do you not know the consequences of changing the commander on the spot? "
“Also, do you still want to find out who was the informer?
You kid, if you don’t want to live anymore or if you miss, find a place to wipe your neck on your own and don’t disgust other people!
This is the army, the army of the Song Dynasty, not your Liu Qi!
In what capacity are you conducting a thorough investigation at this time?
What are you?
Who gave you the right to conduct a thorough investigation?
Is he, Li Xiaozhong, qualified to write to His Majesty, or do we, the Song Dynasty, allow us to file a complaint privately?
The war is urgent. If you really feel that something is wrong, Li Xiaozhong is your general, Liu Qi. You can just go and solve it for him yourself. Why is it necessary?
He's just trying to get ahead of me, how dare you, you brat, to roar with Li Xiang over him? "
As Liu Zhongwu spoke, he punched and kicked his son in front of Li Gang and everyone else, without caring about Liu Qi's face.
Because Liu Zhongwu knew that the officials were promoting the status of the generals of the Song Dynasty, but the premise of this promotion was to compare with whom.
Do you want Liu Qi to compete with Li Gang?
Liu Zhongwu felt that if Liu Qi died, there would be people like Yaoshi Guo, Han Shizhong, and Yue Pengju who could replace him.
But Li Gang is gone...he can't be gone!
The officials can't let him go!
"I can't tell how many taels of food I have eaten!" Liu Zhongwu ended the beating of his son with this curse after kicking him.
Then he turned and bowed to Li Gang.
"Forgive me, Prime Minister Li. The most important thing in this army is the spirit of blood and courage. If this bastard really hands people over to Prime Minister Li today, then tomorrow this half of Guanzhong will no longer be used by the Song Dynasty!"
This sentence made Li Gang's big eyes that had just been closed stare again, but this time Liu Zhongwu was neither tough nor weak, he just told him the matter calmly.
"Prime Minister Li is also leading the troops. He should know that if the morale of the army is dispersed, then this team will also be dispersed. We are all for the Song Dynasty, for the court, and for the officials.
I also hope that Li Xiang will give this boy a chance, and also give that crazy and rebellious person a chance.
We will definitely teach him a lesson in the future, there will be no next time. "
Liu Zhongwu was able to reach this point by more than just punching and rushing. After these words, Li Gang fell silent.
Li Gang did explode, but the premise of his explosion was that it would not destroy the stability of the Song Dynasty. He would not allow a general to be arrogant to the prime minister of the imperial court.
If he allows it, this army will have nothing to do with the court in at most ten years.
In twenty years at most, Liu Qi's son will be thinking about the yellow robe.
This is not persecution paranoia, this is a step that a domineering general will definitely take. Even if he doesn't take it, the moment he becomes domineering, someone will push him to this path.
Because if he doesn't leave, he will die.
But in the same way, Liu Zhongwu told Li Gang that he could still suppress this kid, but he just couldn't speak. He used the future of the Song Dynasty and the future of Guanzhong to persuade him.
Liu Zhongwu's methods were much stronger than that of his son.
"Since General Liu has arrived, it would be inappropriate for me to say anything else." Li Gang finally relaxed.
But just when the two of them took a deep breath, Li Gang said something faintly again.
"But death penalty is inevitable, and living punishment is inevitable. I can guess where you will hide that crazy person.
If Shaanzhou is to return to the hands of the imperial court, Guanzhong must also calm down within two months.
Otherwise, how can the old and new accounts be calculated together? "
After Li Gang finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving behind the generals of the Western Army looking at each other... and Liu Qi's new round of screams.
"You bastard, you have to make your own father angry to death, right?"
Liu Zhongwu's loud voice told everyone in the military camp that even if Liu Qi was the leader of an army, he was still a son.
