"Your son is willing to go!"
Li Chengqian and Li Tai said in unison.
The former was very surprised.
He didn't expect his younger brother, the King of Wei, to publicly compete with him for military merits!
If they did not suppress him, he would definitely be in big trouble in the future!
"Imperial Father, if your son wants to lead an army, I only need ten thousand men!”
As expected, Li Tai didn't hesitate to say such words in order to fight for the opportunity to lead the troops.
"Oh? Ten thousand people?"
Li Shi Min narrowed his eyes.
According to his judgment, the bandits on Jilei Mountain were in turmoil and were not conducive to the Tang army's battle.
At least 15,000 people would be needed to take it.
Li Tai had said that he only needed 10,000 people, which was a bit of an exaggeration.
however
"Imperial Father, your son only needs 3,000 elite soldiers to take down Jilei Mountain!”
" What?!"
Li Shi Min was shocked.
Only three thousand people?
Had this kid become muddle-headed after staying in Reliance Village for a month?
"How can three thousand people take down Jilei Mountain?”Li Shi Min asked curiously.
"Your son has his own way. Please rest assured, Imperial Father.”
"Qian 'er, do you know that the army is serious? If you didn't take Jilei Mountain, what should we do?”
"Your son will resign from the position of Crown Prince!”
Li Chengqian said firmly.
Hiss!
Not only Li Tai, but even Li Shiming took a deep breath.
What had this kid experienced in Reliance Village to be so confident?
Did he really know what he was talking about when he resigned from the position of Crown Prince?
However, before Li Shiming could speak, Li Chengqian continued,"
"Moreover, your son will reimburse the military pay for this expedition. There is no need to find the Ministry of Revenue to pay!”
"Big brother, are you crazy?!"
This time, even Li Tai couldn't stand it anymore.
Although he and Li Chengqian were indeed competitors.
However, they were blood brothers after all, and blood was thicker than water.
Li Chengqian's actions were going to kill someone!
"Qian 'er, you have to think carefully. This trip to Jilei Mountain is very dangerous. Without military pay and an army of more than 8,000 people, it will be very difficult to take it.”
Li Shi Min reminded in a low voice.
"Don't worry, Imperial Father, your son knows what to do.”
As he spoke, the corners of Li Chengqian's mouth curled up, and he left the royal study.
Only a dumbfounded Li Tai was left on the spot.
"Imperial Father, let me go in this battle. Big Brother is going to die if he does this!”
Li Shi Min nodded in agreement.
Li Chengqian was too reckless. If the Crown Prince died at the border, the morale of the Tang army would be greatly affected.
He had to think of a way to get the best of both worlds.
"How about this, Green Sparrow, I'll transfer 10,000 elite soldiers to fight with your big brother at Jilei Mountain.”
"Thank you, Imperial Father!"
Li Tai was overjoyed.
He hurriedly cupped his hands in thanks.
This way, he could compete for military merits with Li Chengqian again!
……
……
A month later.
Li Chengqian led the army and went straight to Longyou Wilderness.
During this period of time.
He had been selling illegal salt and earning his own salary.
In addition to the 70 - 80% income, he had almost earned enough.
The army set off!
As for the King of Wei, Li Tai, in order to be the first to fight for the military merits, he had already gone ahead for three days.
They should be arriving at Jilei Mountain soon.
"Everyone, move faster. We must take down Jilei Mountain before the King of Wei!”
Under Li Chengqian's lead, the army left for several days.
Until the three thousand soldiers arrived at the Longyou Wasteland.
"How far is it to Jilei Mountain?”Li Chengqian asked.
"Your Highness, there are less than thirty miles left.”
The person who spoke was the commander of the Left Thousand Bull Guards, Cheng Chumo.
He was the Crown Prince's man.
This expedition, Li Chengqian also brought him along.
After all, he was reliable among his peers.
At this moment, two Tang Dynasty soldiers in tattered clothes ran toward them in a panic.
"It's Green Sparrow's men. Stop them!”
Under Li Chengqian's command, Cheng Chumo rode his horse forward and stopped the two of them.
"What's going on up ahead? Why are you in such a sorry state?”
"Yes, yes, General." One of the short men panted and said,"The army of the King of Wei was ambushed in front and lost many men. We were lucky to escape. Please spare our lives!”
"Got it. You may leave."
As he spoke, Cheng Chumo turned his horse around and reported the truth to Li Chengqian.
"Has Green Sparrow's team been ambushed? This group of traitors is really not simple." The corners of Li Chengqian's mouth curled up, and he said with a cold smile,"
"Fortunately, he was the one who left early. Otherwise, I would be the scapegoat now.”
"Should we send reinforcements? After all, he is the King of Wei." Cheng Chumo asked.
"It's too late." Li Chengqian shook his head and said,"
"Even if we rush over now, we can't save him from his decline. Moreover, I can't be distracted by his defeat. I established a military order in front of my father. If I can't eliminate the rebels in Jilei Mountain, I will resign from the position of Crown Prince!”
Seeing this, Cheng Chumo didn't say anything.
The group of people could only continue to rush to Jilei Mountain.
They ran for another hour.
Finally, they found a large number of corpses of the Tang Army on the wasteland not far ahead.
This meant that the rebels of Jilei Mountain were nearby!
At the same time, Li Chengqian shouted,"
"Archers, get ready!"
"Mechanical beast squad! Step forward!"
As soon as he shouted, the archers behind him all took out their Zhuge Repeating Crossbows.
About a hundred Tang soldiers rode out of the formation on mechanical ostriches.
Li Chengqian was determined to win this battle!
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(PS; The reason why the author wrote Li Chengqian's plot separately was to pave the way for the big plot later. The readers can read on patiently.)）
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