Although they didn't know why Deputy Marshal Chang dressed up as a Chuzhou soldier, many of them were looking forward to Chang Kuo's return. At this moment, there was chaos and noise everywhere, and no one came forward for a while.
Li Yi was shocked when he saw this.
Chang Kuo is not dead!
He understood...the one who died was not Chang Kuo, but the governor of Chuzhou!
The letter was just to lower his guard! In a panic, he picked up the head and shouted: "Chang Kuo killed the governor of Chuzhou and has rebelled. Take him down quickly!"
But soon a louder voice drowned out his. That voice was loud and sharp, and it was beyond the reach of anyone who had been swearing on the streets for ten years.
The woman shouted in a loud voice, her tone and words were like cursing on the street. Although it was straightforward, it had a natural attraction that made passing dogs want to stop and prick up their ears to listen to what was going on: "It was the governor of Chuzhou who rebelled, not our General Chang! The governor of Chuzhou colluded with Xu Zhengye and had a lot of bad intentions. He wanted to poison our General Chang. Fortunately, God has eyes and did not let that damn traitor succeed!"
He said sincerely, "I was originally a commoner in Hezhou City. When General Chang brought only 20,000 troops to rescue Hezhou, he was determined to die!"
It is the intention to live and die together with Hezhou...
Chang Suining wanted to correct it but held back. So let it be, it’s also good to express freely.
"I'm going to make this clear today. Even if the emperor rebels, General Chang will not!"
At this point, Madam Shepherd's Purse said with a loud "Pah": "Those who slander General Chang as a traitor are the thief crying thief!"
Li Yi, who was almost named by her, turned pale when he heard the words. How could there be a woman who curses in public appear here!
It's impossible that Chang Kuo specially hired a woman to scold him? !
Seeing the discussion among the army, Li Yi was already panicking: "Where did this vulgar woman come from? How dare she talk nonsense here? Why don't you kill these rebels quickly!"
At this time, a young man in Chuzhou military uniform appeared beside Chang Kuo on horseback, took a half step forward, looked at him, and raised his hand to show something.
It was a roll of bright yellow silk, stained with dark blood.
This thing stopped Li Yi's personal soldiers who were about to lead the attack.
The young man on the horse spoke with a voice more like that of a young girl. She looked down at Li Yi and said, "General Li claims that he is not a traitor. Since he is not, then kneel down and accept the order."
Looking at what she held in her hand, Li Yi's eyes were shocked.
He searched the entire military camp that day, but failed to find the imperial edict brought by He Wei and others... Unexpectedly, it fell into the hands of Chang Kuo and others!
He stared at the girl intently, and she was also looking at him, asking, "Don't you kneel when you see the imperial edict?"
Li Yi gritted his teeth and said, "What imperial edict... I wonder if it was forged by you guys!"
But the other party didn't seem to be listening to him at all, and said to himself: "It doesn't matter if you don't kneel, just stand and listen."
The girl then unfolded the silk and announced the decree aloud.
The sound is clear and can be heard everywhere.
Everyone in the army only realized after hearing the final words that it was actually an order to change the commander!
And he was asked to replace He Wei as the head coach...
Although many people did not see with their own eyes the incident in which He Wei was attacked and killed, they had heard about it.
"This imperial edict was handed to me by He Wei before he died." The girl finally said, "Li Yi was unwilling to give up the power to send troops, so he secretly killed He Wei."
"What nonsense! The rebels forged the imperial edict and framed and killed loyal officials, which is no different from what Xu Zhengye did in Yangzhou... Such dirty and sinister means are not uncommon!" Li Yi refused to admit it until his death.
Chang Kuo raised his eyebrows upon hearing this and asked loudly, "Xu Zhengye is also your master now. You insult him behind his back like this, aren't you afraid that he will make things difficult for you in the future?"
There is no nonsense before the battle. Even if it sounds like a joke, it can also have the effect of inciting people.
Just like the imperial edict, not everyone will believe it, and Li Yi himself will not acknowledge it, but this does not mean that it is useless.
"You may not know yet, Li Yi killed He Wei and wanted to trap me to death in Hezhou, and that's not the whole truth!" Amid the commotion, Chang Kuo's voice became louder and more powerful: "He had long been secretly communicating with Xu Zhengye, and this time he went to Yangzhou, saying he was going to attack the city, but in fact he was surrendering to the enemy!"
"The death of He Wei in the military camp and the 80,000 troops in front who were supposed to go to support Hezhou but are still standing outside Yangzhou City are the best evidence!"
"Li Yi's crime of treason has already been reported to the capital, and the imperial envoy who was ordered to punish him is on his way!"
As he spoke, he raised the sword in his hand, solemnly shouted: "Today, I will kill the traitor Li Yi!"
"Those who are willing to follow will be rewarded according to their merits later!"
"If anyone still wants to conspire with Li Yi, they will be regarded as traitors and executed!"
Chang Kuo's voice seemed to spread a murderous aura, causing the army led by Li Yi to subconsciously hesitate and take a half step back.
"Don't listen to this villain's slander!" Li Yi's voice was high but trembling. "I am a descendant of the Li family. My father is Li Tong, the King of Huainan. I am loyal to the Saint... How can this little outsider villain slander me! Whoever takes the head of the traitor Chang Kuo today will be rewarded handsomely!"
After he finished speaking, he actually took the lead in mounting his horse, and acted as if he was ready to kill the enemy bravely.
Naturally, there were his people in the army, and there were quite a few of them. When they saw the situation, they immediately followed, raised their swords and shouted to kill.
The army was surging, but also chaotic.
Some of them were more willing to believe Chang Kuo's words.
The strangeness of Li Yi's march had been questioned by some people as early as when he left Shouzhou, but Li Yi suppressed it with strict military law.
At that time, it was because Chang Kuo was not there, but now that Chang Kuo is back, with someone backing him up and taking charge of the overall situation, everyone's long-suppressed dissatisfaction burst out at this moment.
What they care about is not only the truth, but also what comes from the heart.
Regardless of whether Li Yi was a traitor or not, the imperial edict from General Yi did not seem to be fake! Since he had been replaced, he was no longer their head coach, and what he said was no longer a military order, but bullshit!
Who would listen to that bullshit!
There were leaders among these people, so many of them began to fight back against their comrades who still obeyed Li Yi.
Seeing the chaos in the army, Li Yi gritted his teeth in hatred.
This is one of the reasons why he had to kill Kuo Kuo!
If he and Chang Kuo had switched identities today, there wouldn't be such a mess! These soldiers' hearts were crooked, they didn't trust him at all, and they never regarded him as the real commander!
Amid the chaos, he ordered his men to raise the commander's flag in an attempt to stabilize people's hearts.
After all, he had the upper hand in terms of numbers. Although there were internal conflicts in the army, he would not lose the situation in an instant.
Moreover, with an army of 60,000 strong, Chang Kuo's words could not possibly reach everyone's ears. Many soldiers at the back did not know what was happening and could only follow the waving flag and charge forward.
Li Yi took advantage of this gap to change into a soldier's uniform to confuse the viewer, and then he escaped from the rear with two aides and a group of trusted men.
Li Yi was sitting on the horse, his heart almost jumping out of his chest.
The reason why he pretended to kill the enemy just now was just to deceive those soldiers.
Facing Chang Kuo, he knew that his chances of winning were slim, so how could he dare to risk his own life!
It is time to sacrifice. No matter how they fight each other, the longer the better. No matter how valuable these 60,000 troops are, they cannot be worth his life! If he abandons these 60,000 troops, he still has 80,000 ahead! Fortunately, he had sent a message to Yu Zai the night before! Yu Zai must be on his way to meet him at this time. As long as he meets Yu Zai, he can immediately rush to Yangzhou to find Xu Zhengye.
Now Li Yi has only one thought in his mind, escape, the faster the better!
He left in time, and the general's flag was still there. With the situation so chaotic, Chang Kuo should not have discovered it too quickly!
But there was one thing he didn't know. When Chang Suining faced an enemy, he always liked to capture the leader first.
Capturing the leader first is not only a shortcut to victory, but also means ending a war as quickly as possible and minimizing casualties on both sides, so Chang Suining favors him very much.
But at the same time, this method is also extremely risky. If you want to capture and kill a military commander, it means you have to go deep into the enemy's formation, especially for a commander like Li Yi who likes to hide in the back.
Accompanied by Deputy General Jin and Adian and others, Chang Suining rushed towards the direction of the general's flag with a clear goal.
The soldier disguised as Li Yi, who was half-covering his face with a helmet, had already lost his mind due to fear. When he was knocked off his horse by the spear in Chang Suining's hand, he quickly sat up and shouted in a trembling voice: "Don't kill me, don't kill me!"
"Girl, this isn't Li Yi!" Deputy General Jin realized it later and cursed, "That coward actually ran away!"
He pointed the knife at the soldier and said, "Tell me, which direction did Li Yi escape to?"
The soldier shook his head in panic: "...I don't know!"
After he was forced to put on this extremely unlucky coach's armor, he knew nothing!
Chang Suining had already seized the commander's flag and shouted to all around: "The traitor Li Yi has escaped, you all should stop fighting immediately!"
The surrounding soldiers became panicked upon hearing this - the battle was halfway through and the commander ran away, how could they not panic!
But the soldiers further away could not hear for a moment, so Chang Suining threw the general flag to Chang Ren and said, "Give this flag to my father, and let him stay to calm the war!"
Among those who are still fighting for Li Yi, except for Li Yi's confidants, most of them have been deceived by Li Yi and should not sacrifice their lives in vain. The best way is to stop the war as soon as possible.
Chang Ren took it: "Where is that girl!"
"I'm going to chase Li Yi!" Chang Suining shouted "Go!" and rushed through the crowd on horseback with a gun in hand.
Adian, Deputy General Jin and others followed immediately.
Rushing out of the crowd, Deputy General Jin caught up with Chang Suining who was leading the way and said, "Girl, do you know where Li Yi fled to?"
"I know!" There was a fork in the road ahead, and the girl made a choice without hesitation.
Li Yi must be heading towards Yangzhou. There are many roads to Yangzhou, but he would only choose one in his panic - that is the road that would connect him with the 80,000 troops ahead.
This is not difficult to guess, especially since the other party is Li Yi.
Deputy General Jin also quickly figured this out.
The girl thought of it before him, which made him, a man who had been marching for many years, feel a little inferior.
What surprised him even more was that the girl was leading them along a small path that seemed to be winding, but after chasing for two quarters of an hour, they actually saw the horse hoof prints left by Li Yi and others!
Good night!
(An extra chapter for my book friend Chunhua Qiuyue 85. It’s a debt from a long time ago, and I’m paying it back with difficulty. I have a stye in my left eye. Woohoo.
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