Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 347 King Jin

The rebel army occupied the four northwest cities. Li Lingshuai's army arrived at Fancheng, the fortress in the northwest leading to the capital. It was considered that the rebel army had completely captured the road through which the rebel army tried to move forward.

 After Li Ling was properly deployed in Fancheng, he divided the army into three groups. Fancheng left the elite divisions and ordered his deputy generals Liang Jin and Hu Dahai to lead a group of troops to station on the east and west wings of Fancheng. The three groups of armies formed a corner.

 The army was well deployed, and Li Ling did not rush to capture the city, but waited patiently.

When the King of Jin saw that Li Ling was standing still, he couldn't control his temper. He went to Li Ling's army tent and asked, "Now that the battle array has been drawn up, why not take advantage of the momentum of our army to attack the city in one fell swoop and capture the rebels?"

Li Ling didn’t say much to him and just replied: “The time is not yet ripe and we have to wait.”

Although the King of Jin is a prince, Li Ling is the commander-in-chief. No matter how eager he is to make contributions, he can only give up if Li Ling doesn't say anything.

The King of Jin returned to the main tent in a depressed manner, and his confidant Gongsun Yun said: "There is a saying in the art of war that 'one can make a strong effort, and then do it again and again, and then it will be exhausted.' Now the morale of the soldiers is at its peak, but Li Shuai is reluctant to order the attack on the city." , I’m afraid there’s something fishy inside.”

The King of Jin was a suspicious person. After hearing the advice from his confidants, he said suspiciously: "What Mr. Gongsun said is true. Although Li Ling maintains neutrality between the King and the Crown Prince on the surface, could it be that he has surrendered to the Crown Prince secretly?" , I am afraid that this king will gain meritorious service by acting like this."

Gongsun Yun nodded slightly and replied: "If this is the case, the prince has to be more careful."

Three days later, King Jin still saw no movement from Li Ling, so he went to Li Ling's tent again and asked, "Three days have passed now. Does Li Shuai still want to wait?"

Li Ling was reading the military newspaper. When he heard this, he looked at King Jin and asked directly: "King Jin is so impatient. Is it because he can't trust me? Or is he worried that I will hinder the prince from doing meritorious service?"

The King of Jin's temperament is different from that of the Prince. He has a treacherous mind and is flexible and flexible. He is a smiling tiger.

Seeing Li Ling's displeasure, the King of Jin knew that this person could not be offended, so he put on a smile, stepped forward and hugged Li Ling, joking and saying: "Cousin, what are you talking about? As the saying goes, brothers are brothers in war. Father and son go into battle, we are cousins, I still can't trust you, cousin."

Li Ling was not used to King Jin's warm way of expressing himself. He calmly took away King Jin's arm on his shoulder and replied: "Your Majesty, you can trust me."

After hearing Li Ling's lukewarm words, King Jin was not annoyed at all. He still smiled and talked to him warmly: "Cousin, we are here on an order this time. Although you are the coach, I am also the deputy after all." Handsome, what exactly are your plans, can you tell me a little bit about it?"

These 100,000 troops also have 100,000 lives. The reason why Li Ling has a high prestige in the army, in addition to his extremely high military talents, is that the most important factor is his benevolence and love for soldiers.

Winning the battle is important, but the lives and fortunes of the soldiers under his command, who have wives, children, and parents, are also important. Someone like the King of Jin who is willing to give up everything just to earn military merit really cannot be trusted by Li Ling.

Li Ling also knew that King Jin was the deputy commander, and it would be inappropriate if the quarrel got deeper. He looked at King Jin expressionlessly and said calmly: "King Jin, please be patient. I will give you an explanation in three days." that is."

After hearing this, King Jin rolled his eyes again and again, but his face was still cheerful and he said: "Look at what you said, cousin. It seems that I, my cousin, don't believe you. Cousin, you use soldiers." Rushen, to be fair, when it comes to leading troops in the war, cousin, you are worthy of this title."

 Speaking, Li Ling, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, gave a thumbs up.

 Li Ling was originally a person of silence, and he was most impatient with noisy people. He looked at the King of Jin who was shaking his head and said nothing. "Okay! In three days, I will wait for my cousin to issue a military order!"

As he said that, King Jin couldn't help but reached out to pat Li Ling's shoulder, but Li Ling dodged it, causing King Jin's arm to freeze in mid-air.

 King Jin retracted his arm, rubbed his hands in embarrassment, squinted his eyes and tried to smile at Li Ling: "Since we won't send troops these days, why should my cousin be so serious? Let's go and have a drink."

Li Ling glanced at the King of Jin and said with a cold face: "There is an order in the army. The generals and soldiers are not allowed to drink. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

Although Li Ling loved soldiers, he was very strict in running the army. He spat out the word "zhan" so loudly that the King of Jin couldn't help but shudder.

Seeing that Li Ling was so cold and unwilling to enter, the King of Jin had no choice but to leave the central military tent.

As soon as King Jin left the tent, the smile on his face completely faded. He returned to his tent with a cold face and summoned a few of his confidants to discuss the situation.

Several counselors under the King of Jin couldn't help but complain when they heard that Li Ling still refused to send troops.

“A hundred thousand troops are wasted here, so what is Li Ling’s intention?”

"Maybe he was bribed by the prince. Isn't he worried that you, the prince, will follow him to gain military glory?"

"If this is the case, then we can't sit back and wait for death. This time the prince comes out, he must take the credit. Otherwise, if he returns without success, wouldn't he be ashamed of the arrangement of the prince? Wouldn't it be a princeling? If they take the opportunity to suppress us, it will be difficult for us to stand up."

“As I see it below, why don’t we write a book and report this matter to the Holy One, and ask the Holy One to exempt Li Ling from the responsibility of the commander-in-chief and promote the prince to the commander-in-chief. Let’s win four cities in one fell swoop and go back to ask for credit.”

Although the King of Jin was very suspicious, he was not a brainless person, and he also had a deep understanding of his own abilities. He had never led an army, so how could he be a commander? Emperor Ming asked him to follow Li Ling, but he only relied on Li Ling's ability to fight The victory allowed him to take advantage of it. If Li Ling was really transferred, how could he handle it alone?



When everyone saw their master speaking, they all closed their mouths angrily. King Jin looked at them with a cold face and said: "This is a major matter that concerns me. You must pay more attention to it. If you can really do something for me, It is my skill to find out the reason why Li Ling did what he did. Instead of sharing my worries, each of you is making random ideas here."

When everyone saw this, they quickly knelt down to apologize.

King Jin rolled his eyes at everyone, sighed slightly, and softened his tone and said: "As the saying goes, the winner is the king or the loser. Whether this battle can be won or not is crucial to my ascension to the throne. If this succeeds, naturally I will not I will treat you all badly, but if it fails, your future life will naturally be even worse than mine. This battle can only be won, not defeated!"

 (End of this chapter)