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Chapter 28: Gan Luo in Ancient Times, Li Yi in Modern Times

When we returned to Xinzhou City, it was already very late and the city was still brightly lit.

Prince Wei Fu Yanqing personally led people to meet them at the city gate.

"Thank you all for your help. After this battle, the Liao army will no longer dare to advance south. Your Majesty will no longer have to worry about attacking Jinyang."

"I have already sent a fast horse to Jinyang to ask His Majesty for your contribution!"

Fu Yanqing was obviously very happy. His original intention was just to delay the Liao army, but he didn't expect that he could actually repel the enemy.

The generals hurriedly said, "It's all thanks to King Wei's planning. We dare not take credit for it."

Fu Yanqing smiled silently, then looked at Li Yi and praised him, "I heard that Li Dushi was extremely brave in this battle. He personally led the heavy cavalry to break through the Liao army's rear formation and killed the Liao army's general."

"You are quite like the demeanor of my youth... Back then, at the age of thirteen, I could draw a bow and shoot on horseback, and when I was over twenty, I was appointed governor for my meritorious service."

Maybe when people get older they like to brag about their past achievements to the younger generations.

Fu Yanqing was no exception. While praising Li Yi, he also compared him with himself when he was younger.

However, he seemed to have forgotten that someone had previously suggested that Li Yi rescue Shi Yanchao, and he did not expect the other party to play any role.

Of course, he was the Prince of Wei and the emperor's father-in-law, so no one dared to blame him for this matter.

Li Yi said modestly: "I am unworthy of this!"

Seeing that Prince Wei wanted to say more, Xiang Xun interrupted at the right time, "Envoy Shi Jie and Envoy Li Du were both injured in this battle. We need to find someone to treat them as soon as possible."

Fu Yanqing then noticed that both of them were injured, and immediately asked someone to take them to see a doctor for treatment.

In this battle, Shi Yanchao was the most seriously injured. After all, he had been besieged for half a day, so it was good enough that he was able to survive.

Li Yi was not spared either. He was hit on the head with a hammer, leaving a dent on his helmet and bleeding from his head.

At the same time, he was shot in the shoulder at close range by an arrow, which penetrated deeper than the arrow shot at him in the last Gaoping battle.

No wonder Li Yi and Shi Yanchao charged the most fiercely in the Battle of Xinkou.

It was almost entirely thanks to the two of them that they led the cavalry to break through the Liao army's infantry formation.

Otherwise, it would not be so easy to repel the Liao army.

"Khitan dogs, you don't dare to fight me head-on, you only know how to sneak attack and ambush!"

Shi Yanchao was sitting on a mat with his bare chest, and the doctor was cleaning and bandaging his wounds.

This guy was seriously injured, but he looked like nothing happened, quite like Guan Gong who had his bones scraped to heal his wounds. He is indeed a fierce general.

No wonder Chai Rong felt so regretful and heartbroken after he was ambushed and killed in history.

Which emperor would not like a general like this who fights desperately but has no ulterior motives?

Perhaps because they had fought side by side, Li Yi's impression of this guy improved a lot.

He said casually, "Thanks to General Shi's bravery, he was able to hold back tens of thousands of Liao troops with just a few men, allowing our army to turn defeat into victory."

In fact, the Zhou army did not win after this battle. It barely repelled the Liao army after paying the price of nearly half a million casualties.

The Liao army suffered no more casualties than the Later Zhou army, and the two sides could at most be considered a draw.

But when promoting it, they must say that they won.

"If my troops were not so few, the Liao army would have been defeated by me long ago!"

Shi Yanchao laughed out loud upon hearing this, looking quite pleased with himself, but then he remembered that it was Li Yi who risked his life to rescue him.

He added, "Envoy Li Du's bravery is no less than mine. Our contributions to this battle are equal, and we both deserve the greatest credit!"

Oh my god...you are so immodest!
Li Yi was at a loss for words. He originally thought that Ma Renyu was a weirdo, but he didn't expect that the most powerful general of the Later Zhou Dynasty was also a funny guy.

Of course, to put it nicely, it can also be called straightforward and unpretentious.

After a while, both of their wounds were bandaged. Shi Yanchao was injured in more parts of his body and was wrapped like a mummy.

Li Yi had a cut on the side of his forehead, so the doctor shaved off the hair there and wrapped his head in linen several times. He also wrapped the injured area on his shoulder several times.

After treating their injuries, the two went back to their tents to rest.

After a whole day of high-intensity fighting, Li Yi's body couldn't bear it anymore. He simply washed his face with cold water and fell asleep.

……

Early the next morning, Prince Wei Fu Yanqing summoned all the generals to the yamen to discuss matters.

"Jinyang has been under siege for a long time, and Your Majesty may return to the capital."

As soon as Fu Yanqing opened his mouth, all the generals were stunned and their faces looked a little ugly.

Everyone fought so hard yesterday and suffered such heavy casualties, just to buy time for the attack on Jinyang.

After finally repelling the Liao army temporarily, the emperor suddenly wanted to give up attacking Jinyang.

Wasn't yesterday's battle fought in vain?
Did so many soldiers die in vain?

You should have said it earlier...

Everyone was somewhat unhappy about this news.

Fu Yanqing saw the generals' discontent and sighed, "Your Majesty has mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops, civilians, and laborers to the city of Jinyang, and has stockpiled nearly a million hu of grain and military supplies, intending to destroy the pseudo-Han in one fell swoop."

"But Jinyang City is strong and well-fortified. After more than a month of siege, there has been no progress. The soldiers have suffered heavy casualties and are privately complaining. Your Majesty is also very worried about this, so he has begun to consider withdrawing."

Shi Yanchao was impatient and immediately asked, "So, are we going to retreat or not? We can't just sit there with hundreds of thousands of troops idling away under the city walls of Jinyang, can we?"

Most of his cavalry were killed in the Battle of Xinkou. He was already unhappy about this and there was inevitably a hint of resentment in his tone.

Fu Yanqing was not angry. He reminded Shi Yanchao to be careful with his words and continued, "The withdrawal of the troops has not yet been decided."

"But if His Majesty returns to the capital, our army will not be able to hold on to the cities we have captured, and the puppet Han will surely retake them."

"We must make preparations early to prevent being harassed by the pseudo-Han and Liao armies when we evacuate Xinzhou."

All the generals fell silent upon hearing this.

Seeing the atmosphere was becoming somewhat tense, Fu Yanqing changed the subject, saying, "The person I sent to Jinyang last night to report has returned this morning. His Majesty heard that you have won a great victory over the Liao army and highly praised your contributions. I believe rewards will be given upon your return."

At this point, he looked at Li Yi again and said with a smile, "Especially Envoy Li, His Majesty has praised him highly. In my opinion, a mere Inner Palace Guard Commander is not worthy of Envoy Li's numerous achievements. He should be promoted higher."

The position of Inner Palace Guard Commander-in-Chief is quite low... Li Yi couldn't help but feel that Fu Yanqing's tone was a bit too arrogant.

But think about the other party's identity. He is a king of a different surname and the queen's father.

What Fu Yanqing said was indeed correct!
Li Yi hurriedly said, "I am young and inexperienced. Your Majesty's promotion is already a great favor. How dare I expect anything else!"

"No!" Fu Yanqing shook his head. "In ancient times, Gan Luo became prime minister at the age of twelve. Li Dushi is now an adult. Could he be younger than Gan Luo?"

After hearing Fu Yanqing's words, Li Yi felt inexplicably ashamed.

To be honest, he had heard a lot of praise from people since the Battle of Gaoping, but this was the first time he had heard such explicit praise from Fu Yanqing.

The position of Inner Palace Guard Commander-in-Chief was promoted further... Li Yi would never dare to be so bold in his dreams.

Afterwards, Fu Yanqing encouraged him a few more words.

Then he ordered all the generals to arrange to evacuate Xinzhou at any time.

When Li Yi followed everyone out of the yamen, he had just stepped out of the door when he suddenly felt a chill on his face.

Looking up, I saw it was raining.

Soon.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier.

It seems that Jinyang will be returning soon...

(End of this chapter)