Chapter 150 Discussion
It is said that after Du Chong arrived in Yanling City, he drove out the Black Dragon Wang Sheng of Han Shizhong's army who had stayed there. Now the person in charge of the defense of Yanling City is Li Qiong, his fellow villager who is common to him, Yue Fei, Zhang Yong, Kong Yanzhou and others.
As for Li Qiong, her experiences so far actually make her look like a "protagonist".
First of all, although this person loves archery, horse riding, and stabbing, and is known for his bravery, he is a student of a state... This identity originated from a reform that seemed to be on the right track by Cai Jing. It was to establish universal official schools at the local level, with county schools, state schools, and Imperial College forming a three-level institution. Selection was based on test scores, and finally, if a student of the Imperial College performed well in the exams many times, he would be directly appointed as an official without having to take the imperial examination.
In other words, before the chaos came, General Li had a diploma and a background, and his image was much better than that of a peasant like Yue Fei, a military scoundrel like Han Shizhong, a fugitive like Li Yanxian, and many of his colleagues who were born as thieves and bandits.
Secondly, as I just said, Xiangzhou in this era is a place of talent, whether good or bad. Li Qiong, who is both civil and military, good at socializing, and obviously has a good family background, naturally has a network of connections.
However, among all his connections, the most obvious and valuable one was Zong Ze and Zong Ruolin, who happened to be the governor of Xiangzhou when he was a student of the state. As a student of Xiangzhou State School, Li Qiong could naturally call himself a disciple of Zong Ze, which was a huge backer during the Jing Kang and Jian Yan years.
In fact, Li Qiong first appeared in Zong Ze's army as Zong Ze's student. Moreover, he returned to the occupied Xiangzhou alone very early, and pulled out a 700-800-strong volunteer army of his own, and used it as his private team, and then continued to follow Zong Ze.
Not only that, the last time the Jin army marched south, the place where the battle broke out between the Tokyo Liaison Office and the Jin army was Huazhou, and he had been stationed in Huazhou at that time, so he had accumulated enough military merits and had enough battlefield experience. After the war, he became a commander and was always valued by Zong Ze, and was also always looked up to by the Tokyo Liaison Office.
Now that Zong Ze has fallen ill and his fellow villager Du Chong has taken over, he has not been left desolate but has been directly promoted to commander-in-chief, becoming the actual controller of the most core troops in the Tokyo Liaison Office, and also becoming Du Chong's 'second favorite general' to balance Yue Fei, his 'chief favorite general', and has his own unique status and considerable military power.
As for the disagreement between Li Qiong and Yue Fei this time, it was also caused by this to some extent... He understood Du Chong's needs very well, which was why he was at odds with Yue Fei.
In essence, there is no personal grudge or real conflict between the two parties.
Therefore, when Yue Fei suddenly led his troops into the city, first "peacefully" controlled a city gate, and then immediately led the Tabai Army to the county government office where Du Chong was stationed in the city, the alarmed Li Qiong immediately fell into panic and hesitation.
He had no choice but to react like that, because the commander-in-chief who held military power in Yanling City's capital city's first reaction was that Yue Fei wanted to "make a military remonstrance"!
And if Yue Fei wanted to "make a military remonstrance", what should Li Qiong do at this time?
Du Chong was his benefactor, but Li Qiong, the garrison commander of Yanling, knew better than anyone else that he had been wasting time these days. Yue Fei was his "political enemy," but in fact, there was no real conflict between the two sides. On the contrary, after Yue Pengju crossed the front line and led his troops back to Tokyo, he was somewhat convinced and grateful...
But no matter what, now that Yue Fei is trying to commit treason, what should he do?
Mobilize immediately and fight Yue Fei to the point of bloodshed? Regardless of whether it is aiding and abetting the tyrant, if they do so, they will not be able to clean up the mess, the whole army will be in internal strife, and if the Jin army is attracted, all the troops of the Tokyo garrison will probably be killed here!
Then pretend not to know and watch Yue Fei succeed?
But Yue Fei couldn't succeed. This man came to war to persuade the enemy, but even if he really controlled Du Chong, what could Yue Fei use to order Wang Yan and Ma Gao to send their troops to the front line? Although Du Chong was a waste, he was a leader recognized by the Tokyo Residents and the court. He had an official rank, qualifications, and the righteousness of the court.
You, Yue Fei, don't have that! And half of Ma Gao's so-called ten systems must have bad intentions, or at least they are meant to preserve strength.
Moreover, since you, Yue Fei, wanted to lead the army to remonstrate, why didn't you follow the example of last time and try to connect the dots? At least ask yourself first, why did you suddenly lead the army into the city?
But there was no time to think too much, because Li Qiong soon realized that if he continued to sit back and watch, the others might be fine, but he, the defender of Yanling, would definitely be held accountable as Yue Fei's accomplice afterwards!
This time, young Li Qiong was really panicked.
In a game, this is a typical case of being caught by surprise, causing confusion and panic.
However, facts have proved that neither Yue Pengju nor someone else could ignore Li Qiong.
"A decree?"
In a mansion in the west of the city that served as the central army, Li Qiong, who had just fallen into chaos and didn't know how to respond, was stunned by the report from the lieutenant, and then became furious. "Where is the order? It can't be the order of the lord who stayed behind, right? Others don't know about my master's health, but don't I know? After this battle, I may have to wear mourning clothes, so how can the order of my master be passed on?"
At this point, Li Qiong wanted to scold the messenger out immediately, but he hesitated for a moment. He wanted to lure Li Kui, who came to report the news, to his side and capture him so that he could make an excuse in the future. But then he changed his mind and felt that Yue Fei's move might be giving himself a way out... He was deceived by Yue Fei's false order, and this would be an explanation in the future.
When he thought of this, although he had just finished scolding, this person ordered the messenger to come in as if possessed by a ghost, which also made the lieutenant who came to report the news puzzled.
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