Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When Cheng Yaojin saw that Zhang Liang’s head was taken by Xue Rengui, he was so angry that he started cursing.

"Damn it!"

"You got a great bargain!"

Then Cheng Yaojin turned around and looked at Zhang Liang's adopted sons fiercely, like a tiger staring at a group of little white sheep.

"It's all your fault, you idiots!"

"I won't let you off!"

In anger, Cheng Yaojin increased the power of the lance in his hand by another three points, and in just over ten rounds he killed three rebel generals.

Moreover, with the assistance of his personal guards and Cheng Yaojin's swift attack, Zhang Liang's adopted son kept falling off his horse.

With the death of Zhang Liang, countless rebels surrendered, and the remaining rebels who were still resisting stubbornly fell in a pool of blood one after another under the encirclement and suppression of Xue Rengui and Cheng Yaojin's troops.

An hour and a half later.

This fierce battle also came to an end.

Cheng Yaojin, panting heavily, reached out and patted Xue Rengui's thick shoulders heavily, speaking with a tone full of envy.

"Xue Rengui, you are so lucky!"

"The head of the traitor Zhang Liang is second only to the King of Wei. You have done a great deed again!"

Because of Zhang Liang's important position in the court, the impact of his rebellion was immeasurable.

Therefore, Zhang Liang's head is more important than those of Han Wang Li Yuanchang, Teng Wang Li Yuanying, Wei Ting and others.

Xue Rengui quickly said modestly: "General Cheng, it is because you let me win this victory that I won this victory."

Cheng Yaojin waved his hand.

"Don't be modest. I didn't let you down. These are all the achievements you made through your own strength."

Then Cheng Yaojin turned around and gave orders to his deputy general Guo Daquan who was not far away.

"Guo Daquan, take all the rebels to the city of Jizhou, and take the bodies with you."

"We put pressure on the rebels in Jizhou City and force them to open the city gates and surrender!"

Without the tens of thousands of reinforcements led by Zhang Liang, those losers in Jizhou City would probably have been scared to death.

In addition, the city walls of Jizhou are all low earth walls, which cannot withstand the bombardment of catapults. If the rebels do not want to die, they have no choice but to surrender.

After resting for half an hour, Xue Rengui and Cheng Yaojin led more than 20,000 infantry and cavalry, and headed towards Jizhou at a leisurely pace.

Three hours later.

When the rebels on the city wall saw the corpses scattered all over the ground below the city and the body of General Zhang Liang, they were all frightened into silence.

Not to mention the group of soldiers who were forcibly conscripted, even the middle-level generals were panicked.

"The reinforcements were completely wiped out?"

"Even General Zhang was killed?"

"How can we resist?"

Invisible panic once again spread throughout Jizhou City.

At this moment, Cheng Yaojin sent hundreds of loud-voiced soldiers to the city wall to shout.

"Listen, rebels in Jizhou City! Surrender now and you will be exempt from the death penalty!"

"Those who resist will be killed along with their entire clan!"

It’s not enough to make a cup of tea.

There was commotion in Jizhou City, with countless soldiers pointing spears at their superiors and demanding that they open the city gates and surrender immediately.

The deputy general ran to Wei Keji in panic and reported to him.

"General Wei, the soldiers in the city are mutinying. What should we do now?"

"Do you think we should invest..."

Before he could finish his words, Wei Keji raised his hand to stop him.

A moment of silence.

Wei Keji ordered in a cold voice: "General Liang, lead the soldiers to suppress the leaders of the mutiny immediately. We cannot open the city gates and surrender!"

"There are 3 soldiers in the city, which can completely resist the imperial army below the city!"

As a core rebel, he was different from other ordinary soldiers. Even if he took the initiative to open the city gate and surrender, his end would be death.

Since we are going to die anyway, we might as well fight to the death.

The deputy general lowered his head, narrowed his eyes, and exuded a murderous aura.

Wei Keji saw that the deputy general did not take any action, so he shouted unhappily: "Didn't you hear what I said? Go and suppress the unrest!"

"Qiang!"

Wei Keji heard a sharp metallic sound and felt a flash of white cold light before his eyes, and then blood gushed out from his neck.

"You...you dare to kill me..."

Wei Keji stretched out his hand and pointed at the deputy general with horror in his eyes.

He had never thought that the deputy general, who had always been arrogant to him, would actually have the courage to attack him.

The deputy general swung the long knife in his hand again and stabbed straight at his heart.

"He who knows the current situation is a hero. We will not die with you!"

After dealing with Wei Keji, the deputy general immediately gave the order.

"Open the gates and surrender!"

...

Two days later.

The news that Zhang Liang was killed and the soldiers of Jizhou rebelled reached Li Tai's ears.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Li Tai, wearing a Yishan crown, kept punching the imperial platform in front of him and roared angrily on his chubby face.

"waste!"

"It's all rubbish!"

"An army of 5 soldiers was unable to defeat the imperial court's mere 2 soldiers. This is truly ridiculous!"

Zhang Liang, whom he had high hopes for, led 2 elite soldiers. They were stronger than ordinary soldiers in terms of weapons and combat effectiveness.

Unexpectedly, despite the absolute numerical advantage, Zhang Liang's troops could be completely wiped out by the imperial army.

Once the news gets out, it will definitely affect the morale of the army!

Moreover, Zhang Liang's incompetence led to his death, which led to the rebellion of the soldiers in Jizhou City and the death of his trusted general Wei Keji.

hateful!

How abominable!

After venting his anger, Li Tai realized that the situation was critical, so he quickly gave orders to the eunuchs.

"Xuan Weiting, Du Chuke, and Cui Renshi are here at Ziwei Palace!"

"Yes." The eunuch responded, then lowered his head and left quickly.

It’s not enough to make a cup of tea.

Wei Ting, Du Chuke and Cui Renshi hurried to the Ziwei Palace.

"See Your Majesty!"

Li Tai waved his hand at them and said, "My three dear ministers, please don't be polite. Sit down and talk."

After the three of them sat down, Li Tai told them the news that Zhang Liang had been killed and the soldiers of Jizhou had rebelled.

"this..."

After hearing the news, all three of them were stunned.

Only a few days had passed, and Zhang Liang's 2 elite troops were wiped out?

Even if we let 2 pigs run free in the wild and allowed the imperial infantry and cavalry to surround and kill them, it would take at least ten days or half a month, right?

Li Tai asked in a deep voice: "My three dear ministers, our territory has been continuously conquered by the imperial court, and the casualties of our soldiers are extremely huge."

"If we continue to fight like this, Xiangzhou will definitely not be able to be defended within a month."

"Now it's a matter of life and death, you guys quickly come up with a plan!"

At present, in addition to the defeats in Jizhou and Weizhou, news of defeats has also been reported from other armies.

After a long time.

Wei Ting said coldly: "Your Majesty, why don't you send an envoy to the Eastern Turks, promise them great benefits, and persuade Ashina Hubo to lead his troops south?"

"As long as the Eastern Turkic cavalry moves south, they will surely be able to tie down a large number of the imperial army and relieve our current pressure!"