The next day.
"My lord!" Xue Rengui walked into the tent and cupped his fists."My lord, General Dong Zhuo has just ordered the army to prepare to attack at noon today. He has sent someone here to inform us.”
Although the two of them were of the same rank, Dong Zhuo had 60,000 soldiers under his command, including the Western Liang Army. On the other hand, Li Qing only had 8,000 soldiers, and they were all cavalry. It was obvious that Dong Zhuo was silently declaring that this was his home ground, and that he was the one the Emperor had ordered to guard this place.
"This idiot!" Li Qing cursed in his heart. It was easier said than done to attack. This was Zhang Jiao's base camp, and there were hundreds of thousands of people in the city. Even if it was one for one, or even one for two, or even one for three, they wouldn't be able to defeat him. This Dong Zhuo was simply a pig.
"Is there any news about General Huangfu in the south?”Li Qing asked.
Li Qing nodded and said,"Alright, gather the troops and go watch the battle."”
At this moment, Li Qing was very glad that his subordinates were all cavalrymen. In such a tough battle, cavalrymen were obviously useless.
"Reporting to my lord, Liu Guan and Zhang are requesting an audience outside the tent!”At this moment, an Illusion God Guard walked in quickly and knelt on one knee.
The big-eared thief came at this time?
"Invite them in." Li Qing said indifferently.
"Greetings, Duke Cheng De." When Liu Guan and Zhang walked in, Liu Bei bowed to Li Qing for the first time.
"Oh? Why is Xuande looking for me?" Li Qing looked at the three of them and asked.
"Duke Cheng De, the three of us have come to bid farewell.”Liu Bei said.
"Farewell?" Li Qing was slightly startled, but then he reacted. This guy must have heard the news and knew that Dong Zhuo was going to attack Guangzong County. He was afraid that Dong Zhuo would hold a grudge against him and push them to the front as cannon fodder.
"Since you are bidding farewell, did Liu Bei greet General Dong?”Li Qing said with a smile.
"I don't dare, I don't dare!" Greet your sister, she was being hated by others. If she ran over now, wouldn't she be courting death?
" General Dong is busy preparing for the attack. It's best not to disturb him…" Liu Bei waved his hand.
Actually, he wanted to slip away quietly, but he was afraid that Li Qing would smear his reputation behind his back and say that he didn't know manners, so he came to tell Li Qing.
As for Dong Zhuo, he wouldn't go no matter what. He had just injured his trusted general. If he went to bid farewell now, and the other party was preparing to attack, wouldn't that be hitting the muzzle? He would definitely be captured and used as cannon fodder.
"Xuande, the great war is imminent. A good man should carry a three-foot-long blade and serve the Imperial Court. Why are you leaving now?”Li Qing said.
"Duke Cheng De is wise. With you here, it is enough. You should go to other places and fight a bloody battle to return the world to peace.”Liu Bei said loudly.
"In that case, Xuande can do as he pleases.”Li Qing said.
He naturally wouldn't force him to stay. He wanted to see what this big-eared thief could do in the end.
At this moment, Li Cunxiao turned his eyes and said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei,""Old Guan, Old Zhang, the three of us can be said to be old friends at first sight. When we meet again in the future, we must drink three hundred bowls to our heart's content.”
300 bowls?
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's eyes lit up. They were both brave and heroic people. However, they had been following Liu Bei for a very short period of time. They had never dared to think about drinking so much.
"Thank you, Brother Cunxiao."
The two of them were excited, but because Liu Bei was in front of them, they did not dare to show too much.
Liu Bei's face instantly darkened. Li Chengde, you're so shameless. You actually sent your subordinates to win over my two brothers. Shameless, too shameless.
He didn't dare to stay any longer and hurriedly bid farewell with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
"My lord, Liu Xuande must have gone to seek refuge with General Zhu Rong.”Xue Rengui said.
Li Qing nodded his head. Huangfu Song had Cao Cao's help, and he had won many battles. It would only be icing on the cake if he went. On the other hand, General Zhu Xiong's side did not make much of a move. As long as Liu Bei was not stupid, he would definitely go and join him.
Forget it, let's see what this big-eared thief can do.
Now that Li Qing was already in the position of a general of the Tiger Troop, as long as the Spirit Monarch was still alive, the value of this position was definitely very high.
After all, the Spirit Monarch was willing to do anything absurd in order to accumulate wealth. It was not uncommon for him to buy and sell official positions. He was reluctant to be rewarded generously.
This was also why Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, and Zhu Xi were all famous generals of the dynasty, but they could only hold the position of Zhonglang General.
They couldn't even reach the Four Palaces and Four Towns, let alone Cheji Generals. That was simply too far away.
Once Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, the Han Dynasty would be threatened and the various feudal lords would rise up. At that time, it would be the true battle for hegemony.
Even official positions became less and less valuable. A Zhonglang General might not have much say among those people.
After all, among the various dukes, the weakest was a prefect, and the stronger ones were provincial governors. Each of them had strong soldiers and horses. If the Zhonglang General did not have the special privileges of holding a festival, he would be a real brother in front of them.
Therefore, Li Qing's top priority now was to crazily earn credit. Not to mention official positions, but at least his privilege level.
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