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Chapter 128 "General on the Road" Pan Mei

Inside the camp tent, Li Yi met with more than a dozen Shu army officers who came to surrender.

After the group came in, they saluted respectfully and said, "We greet General Li!"

The leading general was about thirty years old, his armor was stained with blood, and he was holding the head of a middle-aged man in his hand.

The expression on the man's face was frozen, his eyes were wide open, and his mouth was wide open, as if he had been frightened by something before dying, and he looked in disbelief.

Li Yi glanced at the few people and then looked at the leading general and asked, "What is your name? What is your position in the Shu army?"

The general quickly replied, "I am Du Cunyu, a deputy commander of the Weiwu City garrison."

He bowed and saluted, holding up the head in his hand. "This is Wang Xu, the commander of Weiwu City. The other day, General Li sent someone into the city to deliver a letter of surrender. It was he who ordered the captives' heads to be chopped off and thrown over the city wall."

Li Yi chuckled and praised, "This general does not wish to cause unnecessary slaughter. Your abandonment of the dark and joining the light is truly a great achievement. I will certainly commend you to the Emperor of our dynasty, and you will certainly receive rewards and benefits."

Everyone hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, General Li!"

Shu General Du Cunyu said indignantly, "Wang Xu, relying on his kinship with the mighty Jiedushi Wang Huan, has been abusing and scolding us all the time. We've all grown tired of him. But military law is so strict that we dare not speak out."

"However, Wang Xu has overestimated his own capabilities, disregarding the lives of our soldiers and attempting to resist to the bitter end. We will not tolerate his reckless behavior any longer. We will simply execute him and apologize to General Li."

Looking at his indignant expression, it seemed that Wang Xu had really reached the point where he was hated by both humans and gods, but what the actual situation was, probably only these Shu army surrendered knew clearly.

Li Yi didn't point it out. As long as he could capture Weiwu City, the process was not important.

He immediately praised the Shu army officers and generals, and then ordered the troops to follow them into Weiwu City to take over the city defense.

Then he arranged for people to gather all the Shu soldiers and civilians who had surrendered and laid down their weapons into the Zhou army camp and placed them under guard, waiting to be escorted to the rear early the next morning.

It was dark at this moment, but there was a bustle inside and outside the mighty city. Groups of soldiers were coming in and out of the city, and large fire dragons were leaping in the valley, like the stars in the sky reflected on the earth.

Li Yi led his men into Weiwu City and went straight to the grain warehouse. When he saw the mountains of grain, he couldn't suppress the excitement on his face.

More than 50,000 hu!

The grain reserves in Weiwu City are more than twice as much as those in Tangcang Town.

Not to mention supplying thousands of vanguard troops, even if the entire Western Expedition army ate together, it could at least guarantee food for half a year.

Tsk tsk... No wonder they say that if you fight a war well, it will be a sure win!
Wang Changgong followed Li Yi and flattered him, saying, "Last time, the Fengxiang garrison troops were driven away upon reaching Weiwu City. That was because they weren't led by Li Du Yuhou. Otherwise, with Li Du Yuhou's reputation, the Shu army would have been terrified. Why would we have to make this second trip?"

"Is that right, everyone?"

Upon hearing this, all the accompanying generals quickly agreed.

Li Yi glanced at Wang Changgong and couldn't help feeling a little amused. This guy was probably scolded for being greedy and reckless before, and was worried about being punished later.

These past two days he has been as obedient as a good baby, talking about Li Du Yuhou all the time, as if he was afraid that others didn't know how much he respected and admired Li Yi.

It has to be said that the warriors of the Five Dynasties were sometimes arrogant and domineering, but as long as they could be subdued, they could be used as an invincible weapon.

That night, Li Yi slept directly in the government office in Weiwu City. This was the first time that he could spend the night in a warm and comfortable bedroom since he had been on a military expedition from Fengxiang Prefecture for nearly half a month.

The temperature difference between day and night in the mountains is large, so he asked someone to boil a large bucket of hot water and took a thorough bath from head to toe.

After several days of running back and forth, and it was early summer, the sun was very scorching during the day, and I was sweating all over and almost stink. I took a good shower and immediately felt refreshed and comfortable.

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The next morning, on the mighty city wall.

Li Yi stood on the city wall, gazing northeastward. In the distance, he saw a vast cloud of dust rising. It was the rear army rushing in to support him. The cavalry commander trotted up, subconsciously following Li Yi's gaze. Then, with a salute, he said, "Marshal Wang Jie has sent an order directing our vanguard troops to advance directly toward Guzhen for defense. The attack on Weiwu City and Fengzhou City will be left to the rear army."

Li Yi chuckled and said, "It seems that the prince's military order was a step too late. He doesn't need to worry about Weiwu City anymore."

Wang Changgong couldn't help but grumble, "General Wang Jie is quite calculating. After we finish the tough battle, he wants to take advantage of Weiwu City. Tsk tsk... If it weren't for Li Du Yuhou's incredible prowess, taking Weiwu City in ten days, we wouldn't have received any credit for breaking the city."

After hearing this, Li Yi actually agreed to some extent. He had previously issued a military order to capture Weiwu City within half a month.

Wang Jing might not have been optimistic about this matter at the time. The reason he nodded in agreement was simply because he would be blamed if it failed, but he would also benefit from it if it was successful.

Now that the elite Shu troops on the Fengzhou front had been defeated, Wang Jing immediately sent people to take over, as he knew that he could slowly wear down the defenders by besieging the city.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with Wang Jing's behavior. Although it makes people unhappy, the other party is the main general of the Western Expedition after all, and the logistics of the vanguard troops also rely on him for support in the rear. It is also human nature for him to want to take the opportunity to gain some achievements to show off.

Thinking of this, Li Yi casually said, "No one can erase the credit of our vanguard. Even if we didn't capture Weiwu City last night, Fengxiang's troops will be the ones to fight for it later. If they succeed, won't we also have a share of the credit?"

"Besides, the prince is a veteran of five dynasties after all. As the younger generation, we should still show some respect. We have already gnawed the meat off the bones, so it's okay to share the remaining soup."

Lü Su quickly agreed, "Marquis Li Du is right. If we hadn't taken down the main force of the Shu army blocking our way, it wouldn't have been so easy to capture Weiwu City."

Li Yi nodded, looking quietly at the distant sky, while thinking about the next battle plan in his mind.

It would probably take at least two days for the news of the fall of Weiwu City to reach the Shu court.

It will depend on how Shu responds then.

After a while, the rear army that came to support arrived at the foot of Weiwu City.

The troops that came were the garrison troops of the Yongxing Army, and the general leading them was naturally Pan Mei.

"This humble general pays homage to Li Du Yuhou!"

Pan Mei climbed to the top of the city wall and immediately saluted respectfully.

Li Yi acted quite affectionate. He took his arm and patted it, then laughed heartily and said, "General Pan, you're really a step late. Look, last night the Shu army killed their commander and surrendered directly... You had to rush all this way."

Pan Meilian said he dared not, and began to praise, "Li Du Yuhou is a master of military strategy. He captured Weiwu City in ten days. Our army's western expedition is now stable!"

Although he said this, he actually felt helpless in his heart.

Originally, the 1,000 Yongxing soldiers he led were considered the support reserve for the vanguard troops, and the two sides were a day's journey apart.

In this way, the reserve troops can advance to support the vanguard troops, and retreat to prevent the vanguard troops from suffering a defeat and affecting the rear troops. Maintaining a certain distance is the safest arrangement.

However, Pan Mei found that he had not fought a single battle along the way, but had traveled a lot of distance... He was just running behind the vanguard troops.

The forward's advancing speed is so damn fast!

Pan Mei had just taken over the garrison mission of Huangniu and other camps a few days ago. Before he could even sit down, he learned that the vanguard had ambushed the Shu army in Huanghua Valley and was ordered to take people to help escort the prisoners.

When he arrived at Huanghua Valley and had not yet figured out the situation, news came that Tangcang Town had completely wiped out the main force of the Shu army.

Then Pan Mei received an order to go to Weiwu City to assist in the siege.

He immediately prepared to pack up and march towards Weiwu City, but just as he was about to set off, another victory news arrived -

The mighty city has been taken!

The hassle of setting up camp and setting up camp again and again, and the constant rushing made Pan Mei very tired. He felt that he should be given the title of general.

That must be the "General on the Road"!
(End of this chapter)