Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Thinking about it for a long time.

Li Tai asked Wei Ting, "Lord Wei, do you think we should move the capital to Liaodong Road, Laizhou, or keep it in Xiangzhou?"

"Tell me what you think!"

Moving the capital is a major event, and one move will affect the entire body.

If they don't think carefully enough, it will surely accelerate their downfall.

Wei Ting glanced at Du Chuke and Cui Renshi. He frowned and thought for a moment before expressing his opinion.

"Your Majesty, Du Sikong and Cui Shangshu both agree that Xiangzhou is indefensible!"

"And I also agree to move the capital to another place where there are no worries."

After a few pauses.

Wei Ting continued, "Compared to moving the capital to Liaodong Road, I prefer to move the capital to Laizhou, because the prefectures and counties around Laizhou can provide us with a steady supply of soldiers and food."

"And we can also send a large army to occupy Sishui Road and Jincheng Road, and have a stable rear area!"

Now Wei Ting and Du Chuke both believe that moving the capital to Laizhou is the best option, and the result is self-evident.

Li Tai immediately made a decision and said, "Since we are going to move the capital to Laizhou, we have to plan carefully and see what to do next!"

For the next few hours, the four of them were in Ziwei Palace plotting the move of the capital.

It was not until after the starry night that the door of Ziwei Palace slowly opened.

In the next few days, Li Tai's troops were frequently mobilized. In addition to the original troops, they recruited tens of thousands of troops.

...

Weizhou.

In the governor's mansion.

Cheng Yaojin, Du He, Xue Rengui, Guo Daquan, Wang Xuance, Cheng Wuting and others all gathered here.

In the middle of the lobby was a middle-aged soldier with an ordinary appearance.

The soldiers reported: "Reporting to General Cheng and General Du, the rebels have been moving frequently during this period. They have moved their main forces to the Qizhou area."

"Moreover, General Xi's troops were attacked by the rebels, and they were forced to leave a gap, allowing a large number of rebels to escape to Zibo Prefecture."

Upon hearing this news, everyone's expressions froze.

Ever since they annihilated Zhang Liang's 2 elite troops, they have been busy dealing with the 3 rebels in Jizhou City and simply did not have enough troops to deal with the King of Wei.

I didn't expect such a big thing to happen in less than half a month.

Cheng Yaojin frowned and said, "What on earth is the King of Wei thinking about?"

"He transferred all the troops to Qizhou. Does he not want to defend Xiangzhou anymore?"

At present, the rebel forces under Li Tai only have about 10 troops in total. Even if they recruit soldiers temporarily, they will not be that many.

Under such circumstances, how dare they mobilize heavy troops to Qizhou? Wouldn't there be many troops left in Xiangzhou?

Guo Daquan flattered him and said, "General Cheng, you are currently in charge of Weizhou, and you have suppressed 5 rebels recently. How dare the King of Wei send troops to die?"

"Luzhou has Xue Wanche in charge, and there are more than 10,000 garrison troops from Taiyuan behind him. It is impossible for the King of Wei to expand his territory there."

"As for Dezhou and Zhaozhou in the north, there are 10 troops led by Duke Ying and 3000 elite cavalry led by General Su. Does the King of Wei dare to send troops there?"

"At present, Xi Junmai's group is relatively weak, so the King of Wei picked on them."

Hearing Guo Daquan's words, a smile appeared on Cheng Yaojin's face.

This kid is worthy of being his old subordinate who has followed him for many years. He speaks nicely and his years of cultivation of Guo Daquan are worth it.

Just when Cheng Yaojin was feeling smug, Du He, with a frown on his face, suddenly spoke.

"No, the King of Wei wants to run away!"

Cheng Yaojin asked in astonishment: "Du He, what did you say?"

"The King of Wei wants to run away? Where can he run to?"

Xiangzhou, Weizhou and Mingzhou are the King of Wei's foundations. If he abandons his foundation and runs away, won't he die faster?

Du He stood up and said, "General Cheng, the power of the King of Wei is being eroded by us bit by bit. He and his staff must know that Xiangzhou cannot be defended!"

"If he mobilizes a large number of troops to go to Zibo Prefecture now, he can occupy Qing, Mi, Lai, and Deng Prefectures without any hindrance, and then flee from Laizhou to Sishui Road!"

Currently, all the soldiers from the four states of Qing, Mi, Lai and Deng are brought by Xi Junmai.

As for asking ordinary people to use axes and hoes to resist Li Tai's tens of thousands of rebels, this is obviously unrealistic.

Therefore, there was no resistance at all in the prefectures and counties near Laizhou and Mizhou.

"this..."

Cheng Yaojin, Xue Rengui and others were all stunned.

They worked so hard to trap the rebels in the vicinity of Xiangzhou and Weizhou. If they let the King of Wei escape now, they would have to go through a lot of effort to hunt him down!

If the King of Wei were allowed to run to Sishui Road, it would be even more troublesome.

Just then, the guards' report came from outside the hall.

"Report to General Cheng, the Duke of England has sent soldiers to deliver a letter!"

Cheng Yaojin shouted quickly: "Let him in!"

Not long after, the messenger soldier came trotting in and presented a secret report to Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin quickly opened it and checked. After a cup of tea, he suddenly turned his head to look at Du He and cursed him in a bad mood.

"Du He, you are such a bad-mouthed kid!"

"The King of Wei had already escaped our encirclement with his main force the night before yesterday!"

"Now the four states of Qing, Mi, Lai and Deng have fallen into the hands of the King of Wei..."

what!

The King of Wei ran away?

All the generals in the hall stood up.

This news is not good news for them!

Du He curled his lips and said, "General Cheng, I have been busy as a dog during this period, and you have been enjoying drinking and eating beef every day. Now you blame me?"

"Is there any more justice left?"

When it comes to being a hands-off boss, Cheng Yaojin is second to none. No one dares to claim to be first.

He was the Minister of Works, but after half a month of hard work, he was almost becoming a full-time general.

Cheng Yaojin said calmly, "Du He, I am training your military and political abilities. You should give me some valuable gifts as a token of your respect."

"Besides, before I left Chang'an, His Majesty and the Crown Prince asked me to teach you more about the military."

"If you have any resentment in your heart, go and complain to His Majesty and the Crown Prince."

When the other generals saw Du He suffer a setback for the first time, they all lowered their heads and laughed secretly.

Who can convince Duke Lu, who is such a tough guy, by reasoning with him, except for someone who dares to beat him and can beat him?

Du He raised two middle fingers towards Cheng Yaojin and did not continue to argue with him. Instead, he asked in a deep voice.

"General Cheng, does the Duke of England have any combat mission?"

Cheng Yaojin always felt that Du He's middle finger was insulting, but he didn't want to pay attention to Du He now, so he frowned and said.

"Li Ji asked me to lead 1 infantrymen and 5000 cavalrymen under Xue Rengui to travel to Mizhou overnight."

"Li Ji, Su Dingfang, and Xi Junmai led 2 cavalry and 10 infantry and also rushed to Qingzhou overnight."

"The purpose of our battle is to quell the rebels as quickly as possible and prevent the King of Wei from leading the main force to escape to Sishui Road!"

This was a really bad fight.

Li Ji failed to coordinate effectively, and Xi Junmai was unable to stop the main force of the rebels, resulting in them having to raid thousands of miles away.

If Li Ji had not interfered too much with their battle plans, they would probably have already entered Xiangzhou and captured the King of Wei.

Hey!