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"What, what did you say? Say it again!"

In Lingnan City, in the general's mansion, Pei Qing, who heard the latest news from Tiandang Gorge from the spies, immediately jumped up from the chair excitedly and shouted loudly.

The spy shrank his neck and said submissively: "Reply...Report to the General...more than 50,000 captured Shangling Army brothers in Tiandang Gorge...all... were burned to death by Bai Qi. Tiandang Pass has become a scorched earth..."

"Ah, drink~~"

Pei Qing shouted violently and slapped the table in front of him with a palm. The veins on his forehead kept beating, and the blood-red eyes were filled with anger.

"What a Bai Qi, what a Far East Army! I dare to slaughter prisoners against the will of heaven. I swear to be incompatible with them! I swear to be incompatible with them!"

Pei Qing's hissing roar echoed throughout the general's mansion. His ups and downs of his chest showed how angry the powerful general was at this moment. He had nowhere to vent his storm, and he waved his mad fist to destroy all the objects in the mansion hall. It made Yang Guotai, Lu Zirang and the spy dared not breathe for a moment, for fear of being affected by his anger.

After a while, Yang Guotai saw that Pei Qing seemed to be a little angry, so he waved his hand and asked the spy to go down first and said to Pei Qing:

"General Pei, the situation in Zhuozhou is no longer something we can control now. Let's leave Lingnan quickly and retreat to Shangling.

I believe that Bai Qi's massacre of prisoners will soon spread throughout Zhuozhou. The less than 10,000 remaining troops under his command are afraid that they will be scared and dare not fight again..."

After Pei Qing calmed down, he thought about it carefully and sighed heavily: "I regret not listening to Di An, Chen Yu's plan to strengthen the walls and clear the world, first transfer the strength of Zhuozhou, otherwise he would not have ended up like such an embarrassing situation..."

After hearing this, Lu Zirang stepped forward and advised: "The General is useless now, so he should withdraw back to Shangling quickly and make a decision. If the Far East Army comes at this time, he will not be able to leave even if he wants to..."

Pei Qing clenched his fists, waved his void heavily, and sighed: "I ordered the entire army to withdraw from Lingnan and retreat quickly to Shangling. However, this general swore that he would pay a heavy price to Lu Yu and Bai Qi!"

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On April 13th, Shangling, Qinghe Prefecture...

"This, what should I do..."

Pei Ji sat on the main case in the hall of the Governor's Office, holding the Zhuozhou information he had just sent, and said to everyone in the hall with anxiety.

"The 80,000 elite soldiers of Shangling from this governor are now not one ten. The butcher Bai Qi ignored the kindness of heaven and even slaughtered all 60,000 soldiers of Shangling. How can we resist such tyrannical people and tigers and wolves?

Please think of a solution for this governor as soon as possible. Otherwise, as soon as the Far East Cavalry arrives, can we sit here and talk about it safely..."

Pei Ji was now both shocked and scared. Bai Qi's terrifying methods completely scared him that he was not possessed. Even the many gentry present were also extremely frightened. He could not eat or know the taste and could not sleep at night.

It was actually as expected that the Far East Army could not be defeated on the front, and even if the entire army was wiped out on the battlefield, it was within an acceptable range. However, Bai Qi's method of massacring surrendered soldiers was too cruel, completely beyond their estimates.

Faced with such a situation, Di An could only grit his teeth and propose: "Governor General, don't worry. Liu Ce's move will definitely arouse grudges from heaven and people, and lose all the people's hearts.

Besides, I, Shangling, still have 600,000 troops and more than 20 million people to support me. If Liu Ce wants to lead his troops into Shangling, he must also consider whether he has the ability..."

"Don't comfort me again..." Pei Ji waved his hand to stop Di'an's words, "Now the Far East Army has already reached Zhuozhou, and it is only a place away from my Shangling. Why are you talking sarcastic?

Even Pei Qing returned in a defeat. How can he resist such a vicious and elite tiger and wolf army? Tell me, what should we do now?"

Di An said: "Governor General, please temporarily rest the wrath of Thunder. Since the situation is so complicated, I will defend Shangling to the death and engage in a war of attrition with the Far East Army. When the Far East Army's food and grass are exhausted, we will negotiate with them to fight for the greatest benefit for our Shangling..."

Pei Ji nodded constantly when he heard this: "Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want. As long as you can block Liu Ce from the border of Shangling, I will accept you whatever you say..."

"Governor General wise..." Di An said, then raised his eyes and put forward his own suggestions, "My subordinates suggest that all General Pei Qing's post should be temporarily removed to calm the morale of the army..."

Pei Ji was shocked when he heard this: "What did you say? Removing Pei Qing's position, who will command the army to resist Liu Ce's invasion?"

Di An said: "I dared to recommend Yang Shun as the commander, commanding the three armies of Shangling and resisting the Far East Army!"

"Yang Shun? Are you talking about Yang Shun, who was born in a commoner under Pei Qing?" Pei Ji frowned when he heard this, and quickly shook his hands repeatedly and said, "If it is not possible, how can hundreds of thousands of troops be handed over to an outsider? What's more, a commoner..."

Di An bowed and said, "Governor General, the situation is urgent, and his subordinates are willing to guarantee that Yang Shunding will not let down the Governor General's entrustment and will resist the Far East Army outside Shangling Province..."

"this……"

Pei Ji hesitated and thought about whether to hand over the military power to Yang Shun.

Seeing this, Chen Yu immediately came out and said, "Mr. Governor, my subordinates are willing to work with Mr. Di to guarantee Yang Shun..."

Pei Ji sighed: "Since that's the case, let Pei Ji come to the Governor's Office and listen to his plan to retreat to the enemy..."

Di An, Chen Yu hurriedly leaned over and thanked: "Thank you, Governor..."

Pei Ji thought about it and said, "In addition, my governor sent someone to prepare some gifts and ordered someone to deliver them to Liu Ce. Since he couldn't beat him, he could only use other methods to ease the tension with them..."

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At the same time, after learning about what happened in Tiandang Gorge, Liu Ce immediately took the Guards and put down all the affairs at hand and rushed to Zhuozhou in a hurry.

After passing Tiandang Gorge, when he saw Tiandang Pass that had become a pile of scorched earth, and the bodies that had not been cleaned up on the ground, Liu Ce's face was so heavy that water was almost dripping from it.

After arriving at the occupied Lingnan City, Bai Qi, who had contributed to the tragedy of Tiandang Gorge, had already knelt in front of the general's mansion, waiting for Liu Ce's defeat.

"snort……"

When passing by Bai Qi, Liu Ce snorted coldly, walked directly into the palace hall, and sat on the main case.

Both sides of the palace hall were filled with generals at all levels, and even Chen Qing came. I thought it was known that they were here to plead for Bai Qi.

After sitting down, Liu Ce did not mention the matter of Bai Qi slaughtering prisoners, glanced around everyone coldly, and asked slowly: "Is there any latest news in Shangling? Can the army from all walks of life beg for camps at the border?"

Wu Zhenying bowed and said, "Qi reported to the military governor, Zhen, Pojun, Pioneer and Qing, all have gathered at the border. Just wait for the military governor to send the order to attack Shangling to the final general attack..."

Chen Qing also stepped forward and said, "Mr. Military Governor, according to the information from the Intelligence Department, everyone in Shangling is now in danger, for fear that our Far East Army will continue to march. Pei Ji was even more scared and was so scared that he heard that he was crying all day long and was frightened..."

Liu Ce nodded: "Very good. Let the Intelligence Department continue to work harder and continue to put pressure on Shangling. This military governor wants Pei Ji to know what the price he will pay if he dares to disobey this military governor!

By the way, I heard that Pei Ji has sent someone to form an alliance with major families, and it has been a few days since then. Is there any specific news coming?"

Chu Zijun said: "At present, only the information was found that Li Suwen, Yongzhou and Gu Zhaoliang, Taizhou, supported the Shangling Pei family against our Far East Army. No specific news has been reported in the other families..."

Liu Ce frowned: "Gu Zhaoliang is in Taizhou, Li Suwen's power is in Yongzhou. The two provinces are thousands of miles apart. How can we learn about the trends of the two so quickly?"

Chu Zijun replied: "Mr. Governor, because Gu Zhaoliang and Li Suwen are now in the capital, it is estimated that Ling Siyuan met them directly in the capital, so the news came so quickly..."

Liu Ce pondered and continued for a long time: "Don't worry about them for now. Let the Intelligence Department pay close attention to the movements of Shangling. If there is any disturbance, come and repay it immediately."

Chu Zijun retreated in response, and then everyone looked at Liu Ce and Bai Qi, who was kneeling outside the door, as if they were considering whether to plead for him now.

Unexpectedly, before they could speak, Liu Ce took the lead and asked loudly outside the door: "What are you doing when you kneel outside? Are you feeling wronged? Talk to the military supervisor!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi immediately got up and entered the office, lowered his head and knelt in the middle of the office. He was about to speak, but Liu Ce shouted loudly: "How many times have this military governor said? There is gold under the man's knees, why are you kneeling for no reason? Do you want to violate military discipline?"

Bai Qi heard this and bowed and said, "Mr. Military Supervisor, I am guilty of the last sentence. Please punish the military Supervisor..."

"Where is the sin?" Liu Ce asked in a deep voice.

Bai Qi said: "The crimes of torture and killing surrendered soldiers are unforgivable..."

Liu Ce snorted coldly: "Bad and kill the surrendered soldiers? What do you mean is that this military governor deserves to die?"

Bai Qi was stunned, his face full of incredible expressions. Just when he and the generals around him were at a loss, Liu Ce asked Wu Sidao beside him: "Wu Mucheng, have you ever remembered the laws of my Far East Army?"

Wu Sidao hurriedly said, "Report to the Military Supervisor, my subordinates have been memorizing the military laws and laws these days. I dare not tell them clearly, but I also remember a rough idea..."

Liu Ce's lips raised: "Oh? Is that right? Then Wu Mucheng told this military governor that in the military rules, are there any plans for those who have surrendered but mutiny?"

"All kill!" Wu Sidao said two words coldly.

Liu Ce nodded, and stood up in the confused eyes of everyone in the palace hall and said, "This military governor has already understood that 54,000 surrendered soldiers in Tiandang Gorge have mutiny. Bai Qi decisively controlled the situation and made the most correct judgment.

However, he did not take action before the military commander delivered the order, which was a serious violation of military discipline. He thought that there were reasons for his merits and demerits, and he would not be rewarded.

In addition, because of the excessive means, it had extremely adverse effects on the people of Zhuozhou, so I was punished for twenty or so, and I was fined three months to warn me. Go to the Military Law Department to receive the military rod..."

Liu Ce's operation completely shocked everyone, including Bai Qi. Feng Chounian and Wu Zhenying communicated with each other for a while. It was obvious that they had no time to use a pleading vocabulary they had prepared before, which made him worry in vain.

"This, that's the end?"

Bai Qi couldn't help asking, the punishment was too light and I felt really embarrassed.

Liu Ce said angrily: "What else do you want? Let this military supervisor be with you as a military stick? Why don't you get out of here? After getting the military stick, continue to go back to the palace to discuss matters!"

"Abide by the order!"
Chapter completed!