Chapter 434
Li Gong was about to say his reward to Mo Yuan, and the person who wanted to receive the reward suddenly said: "Protector, my subordinates asked the Protector to suspend the reward."
"Why?" Li Gong was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion; Liu Qi was also very confused.
"After seizing the Suiye Town, I would like to ask the Protector to join the rewards for many contributions." Mo Yuan said.
"After seizing the Saiye Town, merged the reward?" Li Gong repeated it softly, not understanding Mo Yuan's meaning for a moment.
"Do you want to seize the Suiye Town with your cavalry and the Jieshan City defenders?" Liu Qi understood Mo Yuan's thoughts in an instant and said.
"Liu Dumai said it is right, that's exactly what it said." Mo Yuan immediately explained: "According to the interrogation of the prisoners, the regent of the Dashi Gebo Silin had the intention to abandon the Shuye Town. His subordinates believed that the remaining elite troops had already led the remaining elites to evacuate the Shuye Town at this time, leaving only a few soldiers and horses to stumble on the Dashi Army. His subordinates wanted to recover the Shuye Town in one fell swoop when the Dashi Army was still in a panic."
"You may be sure that Bingbo Silin has led the elite troops to withdraw from Suye Town?" Liu Qi asked.
"There is no evidence under my subordinates."
"Since that's the case, the Protector, what do you think?" Liu Qi was about to refute Mo Yuan's words, but suddenly remembered that Li Gong was still there, so he quickly turned his words and looked at the Protector again.
"How many days will it take to contact Suiye Town now?" Li Gong thought for a while and asked.
"It will take at least five or six days." Liu Qi replied. He sent people to Suye Town after the Battle of Gukou to contact those who secretly supported the Tang Dynasty to inquire about the news. Since the Battle of Jieshan City ended only overnight, the people sent to contact at this time probably had not arrived within the scope of Ruiye Town. After receiving the news, they would return to Gukou Camp, which was too late. It was shorter to send people from Jieshan City to Suye Town, but it would take at least five or six days to come back.
"Five and six days are too long." Li Gong said softly, lowering his head and thinking.
Of course, he really wanted to recover Suye Town immediately. Suye Town is one of the five major military towns in Anxi, the directly governed place in the west of Anxi, and the first place to fall into the hands of the great cannibals. Recovering Suye Town means that regaining all lost land will surely boost the emotions of all the soldiers and people in Anxi and will also give him great prestige.
But at this time, there were only about 3,000 cavalry in Jieshan City and four thousand infantry troops that didn't have to worry about starving just now. If Bingbo Silin was still in Suye Town at this time, with the combat power of these 7,000 people, he would definitely lose to the cannibals, and would be a crushing defeat. Most of the four thousand infantry troops could not be withdrawn.
But if Bingbo Xilin had left Suye Town, he would miss the opportunity to fight without sending troops. When Dazhao Rui had just withdrawn, people would definitely be in a state of turmoil. At this time, it would be the easiest to attack the city; if order is restored in the city, it would probably be half the result with twice the effort. Especially Suye City, this city is tall and sturdy. If the great cannibal defends it, it would probably take a lot of time and many soldiers to be taken away.
"Liu Qi, what do you think?" Li Gong couldn't make a decision and asked Liu Qi.
"The subordinates cannot make a decision." Liu Qi replied. He could not determine whether the Great Food Army had withdrawn. If he guessed wrongly, the responsibility would be too great, so he dare not say it.
"Where are you?" Li Gong looked at Li Bai and Niu Mou again.
"My subordinates think that they should act safely." Li Bai expressed his opinion.
"Essentials cannot make a decision either." Niu Mouze made a fool of himself.
"Well," Li Gong said softly when he heard this, lowered his hair and thought about it repeatedly, and finally raised his head and said, "Send troops to attack Suiye Town!"
"I obey the order!" Mo Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately agreed.
"Protector, please think twice." Liu Qi said again.
"I have thought about it twice and decided to send troops to Suye Town, so I bet that Bosilin has withdrawn." Li Gong said firmly.
"Since the Protector has made a decision, my subordinates dare not violate it anymore. I dare to ask how many soldiers the Protector wants to send?" Liu Qi said again. Since Li Gong has made up his mind, he will not violate it anymore and began to ask about specific methods.
"Jieshan City only has five hundred infantry troops, and another hundred cavalry left. All the remaining soldiers went to Suye Town. The army left behind was led by Niu Mou."
"Where are the captives?"
"Execute all." Li Gong originally wanted to leave behind prisoners who were not killed on the spot by coincidence, and reduce the fighting will of the Great Food Army, but since he wanted to send troops to Suye Town immediately, there were very few soldiers left, so he could only kill them all.
"When will the troops be sent?"
"I ordered the soldiers to prepare immediately, the Huotou Army steamed dry food, demolished the military camps outside the city, and set off before the afternoon.
The rewards to the soldiers will be rewarded until they seize the Thunder Leaf Town."
"Yes." Li Bai, Mo Yuan, Niu Mou and others agreed when they heard Li Gong's words. After saying this, they saw that the two guardians stopped asking and answering questions. After thinking about it, they felt that there was nothing else worth ordering. They bowed and turned around to execute the order.
"Protector, I still think it's too risky." After only the two of them were left, Liu Qi said again.
"Why, do you still want to persuade me to take back what I have just now and not send troops?"
"I don't mean this. I just ask the Protector to be more cautious."
"I will be very cautious. Moreover, you will not stay in Jieshan City, but will follow me to Suye Town. On the march, you can still advise me when my orders are not cautious enough, and there is no need to persuade me as if we are just apart." Li Gong said with a smile.
He originally wanted to keep Liu Qi in Jieshan City, but he himself was worried about a mistake in his judgment, and Bo Silin was still in Shuye Town. In order to minimize the losses as much as possible in the case of his mistake in his judgment, he could only let Liu Qi go together, and in this case, he took over the commander and led the soldiers back.
"After saying this, he said again: "It has been decided to set off before the afternoon. Let's have breakfast and sleep for a while so that we can experience enough to go to Suye Town in the afternoon." As he said that, he called the guards and gave instructions.
"Yes." The guard agreed first, paused and said, "Protector, do you want to summon Dan Niang?"
"Dan Niang? Look at my memory, I still want to see Mo Yuan after giving me rewards, but now I have forgotten it." Li Gong patted his head and quickly added: "Xuan she comes in." After thinking about it, he said: "Is her brother here?"
"I'm waiting outside the yamen."
"Announce it in together."
"Dannie/My subordinates have met Protectorate, Protector Liu." Dania and Dimash quickly walked in and saluted the two. When they said "Protector Liu", Dimash almost said something wrong. Fortunately, Dania spoke a little faster than him, so he did not say the wrong name.
"Get up quickly." Li Gong smiled and said to Dania: "I heard that you were injured, what's going on now?"
"You are the Protector, Dannie was scratched on the left side of her waist and the inner side of her left arm. The injury was very mild, so the Protector was worried about it." Dannia paused and said again: "Because the Protector and Liu Dupisode have always cared for soldiers. If Dannie was seriously injured, she would definitely lie on the bed to rest instead of coming to pay homage to the Protector."
"Haha!" Li Gong couldn't help laughing a few times when he heard this, and then said to her: "No matter what, injury is always hurt, so it's not good."
"Danya feels very good!" Danya said, "Although she is hurt, she feels a little uncomfortable when she sees her brother, Danya feels so happy. How can she feel bad?"
"That's what I mean." Li Gong said with a smile and looked at Dimarsh standing aside. He looked up and down a few times, and saw that he was almost skinny and bone-like. He thought that the other soldiers in the army were probably like this, and he felt a little regretful in his heart to order troops to Suiye Town.
However, he quickly broke out from his regretful mood and thought: "If Bingbo Silin had really withdrawn, if I did not send troops at this time, I would cause more soldiers to be killed and injured, and to exhaust these people and reduce the casualties of the entire army. I did this right. At worst, I would reward these soldiers more after seizing Suiye Town."
"Since you brother and sister are reunited, stay together for a few more days. Dan Mother, you are just recovering from your injuries. After your injuries are healed, most of the time, you can go back to your hometown." After saying a few words to Danya, he praised Dimash with a few words of saltiness and slightest expression. Li Gong finally said casually, and after saying this, he wanted to go to the house for breakfast.
"Protector, are you going to send troops to Saiye Town?" Dania asked.
"Ah, I want to send troops to Suye Town." After hearing Danya's question, Li Gong realized that he had accidentally told them about the dispatch of troops, but he would send troops in the afternoon even if he didn't say it, they would soon know. Li Gong didn't care much and nodded in agreement.
"Protector, please allow Danniang to follow the army to the town of Suye." Dania asked again, and immediately knelt down.
"Please allow the subordinates to rush to the town of Saiye as one of the soldiers on the expedition." Dimash knelt down at the same time and asked. But he immediately reacted: 'My sister is going to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to rush to
"Dimash, if you want to go, I will naturally not stop you; but Dan Mother, your injury has not healed yet, and a woman has many inconveniences, so you should stay in Jieshan City." Before Dimash could speak, Li Gong had already said. Hearing this, Dimash felt that he didn't have to ask for anything anymore, so he quickly lowered his head.
"The Protector, Dan Niang's injury is unimpeded, and it will not affect riding or walking. As for a woman's inconvenience, even if I stay in Jieshan City, I will be alone. What's the difference between marching? Even because the Protector promised that my brother would rush to Suye Town, it would be better to be in the army.
Danniang asked Dugu to give in to her again and allow her to go to Suye Town with her brother." After saying this, Dania hurriedly kowtowed again.
"Well, okay, I promise you to go to Suye Town together." Li Gong agreed at the valley entrance, but it was not easy to refuse at this time, so he could only agree again. Liu Qi didn't want him to go, but for the same reason it was not easy to refuse, so he didn't say anything.
"Thank you, Protector!" Dan Niang kowtowed immediately.
"Protector!" Dimash shouted, "She is young, how can he follow the army to Suye Town! Ask the Protector to take back his life." He said to his sister again, "You can't go!"
"I must go!" Dania said, "We escaped from Thunder Ye City in a panic and are about to recover. I must go back first!"
"No! I don't allow you to go!" Dimash cried and turned his head to salute Li Gong: "Please take back the life of the Protector!"
"This, Dan Madam, you should obey your brother's words and don't go. He is also for your own good." The brother and sister's behavior in front of him was quite rude. Li Gong was a little unhappy, but he could understand it. He did not intend to pursue their guilt of rudeness. Instead, he thought about it and decided to support Dimarsh.
"Protector, Liu Dumai." Dania said while kowtowing: "Dannie knew that brother said this out of concern, but Dannie wanted to return to Shuye Town as soon as possible. As for the danger, he had not encountered any danger along the way to Jieshan City from the valley entrance. If the slave had not taken off his armor, he would not be injured. At this time, the slave would not take off his armor again, and would never take off his armor. He would definitely not be injured again, nor would he encounter danger again.
Moreover, there is no woman in Jieshan City except Danniang, and there is only one brother and one relative. Both Protectors take care of him. If the brother goes to the expedition to Suye Town, the two Protectors lead their troops away. Danniang stays in the city more dangerous than in the army! Please also ask the two Protectors to agree to follow the army."
After saying this, he said to his brother: "Please agree to me, too."
"I won't go to Thunder Ye Town!" Dimarsh said, "Let's stay in Jieshan City to guard you!" For the sake of his sister's safety, he would rather give up and return to his hometown as soon as possible.
"Brother," Dania wanted to speak again when she heard this, but Li Gong coughed, and the two of them hurriedly turned their heads to look at the Protector.
"Di, Dimarsh, Dannie, I think it's better for you to go to Ruiye Town." Li Gong initially decided. He thought that both the brother and sister went to Ruiye Town to maximize the morale and fighting will of the soldiers, so he allowed Dania to accompany the army. As for the possible dangers, Li Gong himself had to lead his troops to Ruiye Town himself and take risks. Are they more precious than themselves?
"Thank you, Protector!" Dania kowtowed happily again.
"Protector!..." Dimash still wanted to object.
But Li Gong had no intention of listening to him, so he turned around and walked into the house with Liu Qi, and wanted to have breakfast.
Dimarsh stood up and wanted to follow him, but was stopped by the guards. He shouted loudly again, but Li Gong did not react at all.
"Brother, you don't have to call you anymore, and the Protector will not change his mind anymore." Dania said.
"Dannie, how can you follow the army to Thunderbolt Town?" Dimarsh stopped shouting to the Protector, turned his head and shouted loudly at his sister.
"I want to return to Suye Town as soon as possible, even if I can't find the body of Ye Niang. No matter what you say, I will not change my mind." Dania was silent for a while and said what she thought in her heart.
"You, alas!" Faced with his stubborn sister and the unchangeable result, Dimarsh could only sigh and turn around and leave the government office.
Dania immediately chased after him and took his brother's arm. Dimarsh seemed to want to shake it away, but finally put it down. A smile appeared on Dania's face and leaned against her brother again.
'Although my brother is still blaming me, he will not be wrong to me.' She couldn't help thinking in her heart.
‘I don’t know what the situation in Saiye City is at this time. How were the people who stayed in Saiye City doing? Did the Great Food Soldiers kill everyone? Especially at my uncle’s house, did they escape or stay in the city? If they stayed in the city, what would be going on now?’
Chapter completed!