Chapter 1369: Run away
On the Qiqiong River, the soldiers cut down big trees, cut off branches, and then made pairs of double-layer rafts, and then spread them one by one on the river to build a floating bridge so that the team could cross the river.
Wang stood by the river again, his eyes full of worries.
It’s not because the soldiers didn’t work hard, but in fact, everyone worked very hard. In just half of the day, the floating bridge had been built. At this speed, the entire team could start crossing the river early tomorrow morning.
What he was worried about was Annan and Liu Xinda's attitude.
It had already been negotiated before, but now they have entered Lang Son and stepped into Annan, but they still haven't seen Liu Xinda's people come to greet him.
It was Liu Xinda's request to bring the emperor to Annan. The other party wanted to master the emperor and then call on everyone to reveal his intentions. For the Southern Alliance, which had a setback, this was now their only way out. There was no other way to go except to agree to Liu Xinda.
Logically speaking, since Liu Xinda still wants to use the emperor's identity, at least on the surface, he should maintain respect for the emperor. After they stepped into Annan, shouldn't Liu Xinda come to greet him?
But not.
This is worth pondering the other party’s true intentions.
Wang sent Ma Xiang's nephew Ma Li, the nephew of the Rongguan Army, to fight the Qianzhan. Rongguan bordered Annan. Ma Xiang had many contacts with Liu Xinda and his subordinates Teng Jian, and the two sides also had business dealings. Wang also hoped that Ma Li could find out some useful news.
This team is very complex, with a population of more than 20,000.
But the real warriors are only more than 5,000. The rest are either the elderly, weak, women and children, or young and strong men.
Almost all the Xiang family, the Zheng family under Guiguan, and the Rong family who were sneak attacked by Tang soldiers in Fujian and robbed all their wealth. The Rong family is really miserable. They are almost inseparable now. The adult males in the clan are almost dead. The rest are the old, weak, women and children. If Rong Hong and Rong Ju cannot escape this time, even if they arrive in Annan, the fate of this clan will probably not be much better.
Along the way, they were bullied a lot, and even food and drink became a problem. If Wang hadn't taken care of Rong Hong's favor in the past, he would have probably died.
But Wang was just a general under Xiang's command. It was okay to take care of him, but it was not worth it to let him offend several other big families to protect these people.
As for the same sentence, unless Rong Hong and Rong Ju can escape from the battlefield, the Rong clan will be finished.
Annan Liu Xinda was also a beast that eats people and does not spit bones. How could he raise a group of people who could not create benefits for him?
After staring at the young and strong men who built the boat bridge for a long time, Wang reminded the responsible generals to say a few words before turning around and coming back.
The little emperor Li Ke was in a convoy not far behind him.
As the banner of the Confederacy and the key figure whom Liu Xinda named to arrive in Annan, Li Ke was surrounded by all the guards. However, this long journey was definitely not a pleasant trip for Li Ke.
It can even be said that it was a bitter journey that had to go.
He was once the most noble person in the world.
But now, it has become a dog that falls into the water.
He hated the guy who usurped his family's country and ruined him. If that person stood in front of him, he felt that he would have the courage to pounce on him and tear him down and eat him with his flesh and blood.
Unfortunately, it was just him.
He sat sadly on a large rock, looking at the rushing Qiqiu River. In this life, the possibility of seeing Li Ze again was probably gone.
That great country finally belongs to the guy with a human face and beast heart.
Once upon a time, he always believed that Li Ze was a loyal minister to the Tang Dynasty and a pillar of the Tang Dynasty's rise again.
Now, the Tang Dynasty has indeed risen and become stronger, but it is no longer his Tang Dynasty.
Sometimes when he tossed and turned in the middle of the night, Li Ke regretted the idea of deciding to escape from Wuyi.
If I hadn't left at the beginning, would it be another ending?
But who would have thought that the Southern Alliance, which seemed so powerful, was beaten by Li Ze in a few years and was defeated?
At that time, the north was far inferior to the south!
The analysis Xiang Zhen gave him all sounds very reasonable.
Li Ze was very happy with merit. In the situation beyond his reach, he forcibly expanded the borders in the Western Regions, controlled the desert south and north, occupied the entire northeastern region. The territory was vast, but the power was also dispersed. Moreover, those places would inevitably make Li Ze in a mess in the future. In the south, there were many people and the land was fertile. It would be as easy as he could to raise the banner to defeat Li Ze.
I also blame myself for being too young and actually believed these words.
A carefully planned escape from the cicada finally paved the way for Li Ze's plan to usurp the throne.
Now, the whole world thinks that it is a fake person built by Xiang, a ghost called Guchuan, and the real Guchuan is now named King of Lingnan by Li Ze, who is free to live a life with his own name.
When he arrived in Lingnan, he was once ambitious and soon suffered a blow.
When he was in Wuyi, Li Ze took over the power, but he could not touch the edge of power.
When I arrived in Lingnan, all the promises I made were like farts. I could only be a puppet, and my power was still out of reach.
The key is that it is a big question whether you can even treat a puppet as now.
I regret it!
When he was in Wuyi, there were Xue Ping and Han Qi who dared to look at him with Li Ze and talk to him for a while. When he arrived in Lingnan, except for a few people in the harem, he had no power to see an outsider. Xiang Lan died, and he was a woman who dared to act and acted. Xiang found another queen named Xiang for himself, but she was a woman who knew nothing. Even if she talked with him, she couldn't even get an idea to please him.
Even the canary in the cage is probably a little happier than yourself.
At least, it doesn't have so much sorrow and anxiety.
"Your Majesty! The sun is too big, you might as well move under the shade of the tree to avoid the sun!" A voice came from behind him. Li Ke turned around and saw the general manager of this major migration. Xiang Zhen's confidant general Wang was standing behind him again.
Touching his face, Li Ke said in a slight voice: "It's just the sun. I still remember when I was in Wuwei Academy, I was so dark because in addition to studying, we also had to farm and practice martial arts. In the past few years, we have rarely even left the palace gate, and we have turned white."
"With His Majesty's dignity, how can you do these things?" Wang smiled again, with disdain in his tone, but he was absolutely meticulous in etiquette.
Li Ke sighed, and finally followed Wang You's words and walked back to the shade of the trees beside him.
"General Wang, when will you be able to cross the river?"
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid I'll camp here today. According to the current progress, the bridge will be fully built tomorrow." The king said again: "The soldiers have already started to set up camp, so don't worry."
"Why didn't Liu Xinda come?"
"I heard that General Liu is in poor health and is not easy to travel far. However, Ma Li has already gone to Langshan Prefecture. Teng Jian, the general guarding Langshan Prefecture tomorrow, will definitely come to pay homage to Your Majesty." The king said again.
"Liu Xinda, is it really credible?" Li Ke looked up at Wang You.
"Your Majesty, General Liu has been fighting against the rebel Li Ze since Shandong. It has been seven or eight years of war. I don't know how many times he has been dead. Therefore, General Liu's loyalty is undoubtedly determined." Wang smiled again: "When we arrive in Annan, we will stand firm and just come to gather the generals, Rong Jiedu, Ma Jiedu, and Zheng Jiedu, and our strength will become stronger again. Then we will discuss how to counterattack the Central Plains and recapture the Deer Cauldron!"
"I hope so!"
Li Ke sat on the stone, closed his eyes, and decided not to pay attention to Wang You. He had heard too much of this over the years, but after every such swearing, the next thing was a thrilling defeat.
Wang was too lazy to talk to Li Ke. Tens of thousands of people gathered here, and a big deal of things had long made him feel worried.
What he didn't know was that at this time, Ma Xiang's fallen Ma Li, whom he sent, was being thrown into a thatched house with many flowers tied up and was panicked.
Liu Buwu came with his five thousand elites.
These five thousand elite troops were stationed on the border between Shenglong Mansion and Lang Shan Mansion, which was originally used by Liu Xinda to guard against Tengjian. If Tengjian had any bad intentions, these five thousand people could easily occupy the wealthy southern part of Lang Shan and cut off Tengjian's wealth.
Liu Xinda may trust Tengjian, but as the leader of a force, he still needs to make preparations.
I am not afraid of ten thousand, but I am afraid of anything.
Tengjian convinced Liu Buwu two reasons. One is that the little emperor is here, and Liu Buwu will not be the best person in Annan from now on. Moreover, when the little emperor comes, Xiang Zhen and others will come. At that time, whether Annan's surname is Liu or Xiang, it is really hard to say. The other is that this time the little emperor comes with a large amount of gold, silver and treasures and countless beauties.
As an energetic young general, Liu Buwu is naturally obsessed with certain things. Unfortunately, he has been busy with military service before and has no time to care about these things.
Now I have time, but Liu Buwu couldn't see these beautiful women from Annan and could not speak.
There is naturally no shortage of these around the emperor.
Chapter completed!