However, after hearing this, Li Cheng also became serious, but he was not in a hurry to reply. Instead, he nodded slightly to the long-sword knights in front of him... The latter understood, and one of them was in the best position and the most correct angle, and he chopped down at the neck of the man on the horse, and killed Wu Shun, the number two figure of the Mizhou army, right in front of Li Cheng and Hong Ya, and the head of the Five Yang fell to the ground on the spot!
Wu Shun had been lying on the ground listening to the conversation between the two important figures, and he thought he had already saved his life. He even wanted to volunteer when they talked about the Mizhou soldiers guarding the imperial guards...but Li Cheng immediately objected, so he remained lying on the ground motionless.
The result? He suddenly lost his life!
After all, this person forgot that Li Cheng was strict in managing his army. Not to mention the previous defeats, Wu Shun failed to gather his troops after the death of his commander, so they were doomed to fail.
Back in front of us, we saw the head rolling in front of the horses of Li and Hong, and the body was gushing out warm blood, spraying the mud around the front hooves of the war horses into a blood-red color. However, several long-sword knights did not even look at it, and turned around and returned to their teams.
Li Cheng, on the other hand, stared at Hong Ya the whole time. Seeing that the other party was still not afraid, he made up his mind and finally spoke frankly: "Mr. Hong, let me tell you the truth... You only know the Zhao Song official, but not the other person, and I only knew the other person before, but not the Zhao Song official, so we each got here with a little luck. And now that we have come to this point, and at this time, we should open our hearts to each other and let each other understand the future."
Hong Ya just twirled his beard and said nothing.
Li Cheng did not keep anyone in suspense: "I didn't take this battle seriously at first, because everyone thought Yue Pengju was young, and if he integrated the 100,000 troops of the Tokyo Garrison into 50,000 or 60,000, there would definitely be chaos. Even if there was no chaos, the internal situation would be difficult, and it would be difficult to march out to fight. But I knew his ability... That's why he stayed in Liaocheng for a long time before, until the sky turned gloomy and he thought he could fight a quick battle, and then he made up his mind to cross the river! But who could have expected this to happen?"
Hong Ya was slightly moved, and then said: "Although Yue Pengju and I had a fight in Changsha that day, he was just one of the generals and was not outstanding. I wonder how his ability compares to Han Shizhong?"
"I have not met Han Shizhong, so I cannot be convinced by him." Li Cheng answered frankly. "But I have met Yue Pengju, and I am a little bit inferior to him in terms of martial arts and bearing! I dare not say I am convinced, but I believe in his ability and know that he is a person who cannot be underestimated!"
Hong Ya hesitated for a moment, and seeing that there was no one around, he said simply: "What does the Grand Commander want to do? Do you think that the Emperor of Zhao Song and the generals in front of us are both powerful people, and we will definitely lose this battle, so why not just waste time here and wait and see?"
"Yes and no!" Li Cheng responded sternly. "We are blocked here. If we cannot remove or force back the imperial guards in front of us before noon today, the battle of Dongping will be completely ruined. But as a general, how can I retreat in the face of battle? If I wanted to retreat, I would not have gone to Liaocheng to wait in the first place..."
"What exactly does the Grand Commander want to do? Please speak clearly!" Hong Ya became impatient and urged directly.
"I want to lead my elite troops to attack the enemy in front of us. If we can defeat them and drive them back before noon, we will continue to besiege Pingyin from here or downstream." Li Cheng also answered simply. "If this is not possible, then please forgive me for being frank. We two should just waste some time here and wait and see what happens. After all, the Jin Kingdom has tens of thousands of soldiers in Daming Prefecture behind us. We can't let Jinan Prefecture be lost, right?"
Hong Ya finally reined in his horse and smiled again: "If so, I will wait and see what the Grand Commander can do!"
After receiving the promise from the military supervisor, Li Cheng no longer had any political worries, so he said nothing and urged the warhorse under his crotch with his bare hands, and rushed forward over the broken body in front of the horse. Hundreds of cavalrymen with long swords around him followed the officers' orderly orders and rode their horses.
For a moment, although there were only a few hundred cavalrymen on both sides of Li Cheng, they advanced and retreated in an orderly manner, with long swords like a forest, and they created a momentum in the easing rain.
As for the Prime Minister of the Great Qi, Hong Ya, he stopped behind this man for a while, first glanced at the head right in front of his horse's hoof, then stared coldly at the other person's back, trying hard to hide a scholar's instinctive disgust for such a warrior in troubled times, and then rode forward to see the outcome.
PS: I feel like I need some time to find my form…
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