Li Ganshun ran for several miles with a few personal guards, and heard the pursuers suddenly disperse, and they were chasing after him from behind. He couldn't care about the direction and could only run forward.
"Hua Hua"
When Li Qianshun was running for his life in panic, he heard the sound of running water coming from ahead.
No, I was driven to the waterside.
There is a big river south of the Xixia camp, flowing from west to east.
The prince of Daliang led an army from the north. The Liupan Mountain Pass in the east was blocked by the Deshun Army. Only the state capitals in the west were either captured by Xixia or dedicated to Xixia by the Qiang people in the territory, and there were Xixia soldiers and horses stationed there.
Therefore, Li Qianshun planned to flee to the west state capital, and then return to Xixia.
But I didn¡¯t expect to be chased by a large army, and actually ran in the wrong direction and ran to the river in the south.
As expected, Li Qianshun, who didn¡¯t know how to swim, couldn¡¯t cross the river several feet wide without running very far, so he could only run westward along the river.
Suddenly a guard pointed to the river and said: "Master, there is a boat on the river."
Li Qianshun looked over, and sure enough there was a small boat on the river with a light hanging on the bow.
Li Qianshun asked doubtfully: "How come there are still people sailing at this time?"
The guard said: "People who sell smuggled salt or do other businesses prohibited by the government often sneak across at night."
Li Qianshun also felt justified. Hearing that the pursuers were already rushing towards the river in overwhelming numbers, he didn't care anymore and hurriedly signaled to his guards to shout.
A soldier who could speak Chinese immediately shouted at the top of his lungs: "Boatman on the river, ferry us across the river. I'll give you more money for crossing."
The boatman on the river seemed to have heard the shouts of the soldiers and stopped the boat in the river.
The guards have met. He hurriedly shouted: "Ship us over, and you won't have to do business anymore."
The boatman seemed to be moved. Come closer.
When I arrived, I saw a tall man standing on the bow of the boat, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a red face. There were two grown men behind, rocking the oars, and they didn't look like they were doing good business.
Hearing that the pursuers were approaching, Li Qianshun didn't care to speak. He hurriedly led his men to abandon their horses and get into the boat, urging the boatman to cross the river.
We just reached the center of the river. Sun Li then chased him to the river and shouted: "The people on the boat are Han people. What you are saving is the leader of the Xixia Kingdom. Come over quickly."
Hearing this, Li Qianshun hurriedly asked the guards to look at the two men rocking the oars.
The boatman smiled and said, "Are you really the ruler of Xixia?"
"Exactly."
Li Qianshun is also the leader of a country. Although he is in some trouble now, he is not afraid to admit his identity.
The boatman heard that it was Li Qianshun. He couldn't help but show a hint of joy.
On the bank, Sun Li saw that the boat in the river was still rocking to the other side, and shouted: "If you don't stop the boat, I will release the arrow."
Hearing this, Li Qianshun couldn't help but feel nervous, and hurriedly pulled out his sword, preparing to block the arrow.
But the boatman shouted: "General Sun, don't shoot your arrows. I am Li Jun."
Li Qianshun heard that the boatman knew General Liang, and felt something was wrong, and hurriedly signaled to his guards to arrest Li Jun.
The two of them had just taken a step forward when Li Jun suddenly plunged into the water.
Tong Wei and Tong Meng, who were rocking the oar behind, also jumped into the water together.
Li Qianshun hurriedly asked his bodyguard to rock the oar.
The two guards didn't know how to drive a boat, so they rocked the oar a few times. The boat started to spin in the river.
When Li Qianshun was in a hurry, he heard a "gudong, gudong" sound under his feet.
"It's gone."
"There's water here too."
Li Qianshun saw water rising from several places on the ship's board. He hurriedly shouted: "Hurry and block the water outlet."
It turns out that Li Jun and others made many holes in the boat and plugged them with plugs from below. The three of them pulled out the plug from below. No matter how hard Li Qianshun and others were able to block it, the boat sank into the water within a moment.
Li Qianshun didn¡¯t know how to swim, and he was wearing armor. He fell into the water and sank to the bottom, struggling wildly with his hands and feet.
Li Jun originally wanted to go up and catch Li Qianshun, but when he saw a soldier next to Li Qianshun cut into two pieces by Li Qianshun's sword, he was shocked and had to watch Li Qianshun floating in the water.
Li Qianshun struggled for a while and drank a lot of water before he calmed down.
Li Jun saw no danger, so he swam over and picked up Li Qianshun and headed to the shore.
Sun Li watched Li Jun and Tong Wei Tong fiercely drag Li Qianshun out of the water on the shore, and couldn't help but wonder: "How did brother Li Jun get here?"
Li Jun clasped his fists and said, "My younger brother originally led the navy to transport grain and grass to Wating Village, but I didn't expect that General Lu would?? and General Dong have arrived at Deshun Army. The younger brother escorted the grain and grass to the Deshun Army again, and the two of them went to attack the camp tonight. The younger brother had nothing to do in the city, so he and his brothers Tong Wei and Tong Meng went to the river to try their luck to see if any Xixia generals would crash into the river. Unexpectedly, he caught Li Qianshun and robbed his brother of his business. My brother forgave me. "
Sun Li shook his head helplessly and said: "Today the prince dispatched troops and horses, five people drew lots, and I was the last one. Unexpectedly, they all failed, so they asked me to come here to ambush. I thought I was lucky enough, but I didn't expect my brother's luck to be better. ah."
Li Jun smiled and said: "If my brother hadn't chased Li Qianshun in a panic, my younger brother wouldn't have been so lucky. Li Qian was caught by us by the way, how about that?"
Sun Li smiled and said: "What you catch is what you catch. It's not bad that I captured Li Qianshun's thousand-mile horse. It was a good horse, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye."
Sun Li saw that Li Qianshun had been captured and did not dare to be careless, so he took his troops and horses to escort Li Jun and others to Deshun's army.
When a group of people arrived at Deshun Army, the sky was already a little bright.
The soldiers guarding the city had already heard the news of Xixia's defeat. When they saw the large group of soldiers and horses in black clothes and armor, they also ordered the city gates to be opened.
Li Qianshun has been rescued by Li Jun. He did not expect that he would enter the Deshun Army that had been besieging them for more than a month, and he was filled with emotion.
Li Qianshun, who had been besieging the city for more than a month, was naturally familiar to the Zhongshi division. When he saw Li Qianshun being sandwiched among Sun Li, Li Jun and the soldiers behind him, he immediately ran down the city.
After more than a month of siege, Deshun's army of 30,000 soldiers was left with less than 5,000 soldiers.
When the master saw Li Qianshun, the culprit, his eyes suddenly turned red. He wanted to draw his sword and kill Li Qianshun several times, but was stopped by reason.
Li Qianshun also saw the hesitation among Master Zhong, and raised his hands on his horse and said: "General Zhong, you are well."
Li Jun and Sun Li respected him as the master of the country, but they did not tie him up. They just took all the weapons from him and gave him a bad horse. The original thousand-mile horse became Sun Li's trophy.
Master Zhong gritted his teeth and said with a smile: "A few days ago, I was showing off my power outside the city, but I didn't expect to become a prisoner so soon."
Li Qianshun smiled and said: "Maybe General Zhong will have to send me out of the city in a few days, haha."
Li Jun looked at Li Qianshun strangely and said, "Isn't the leader of the Xixia Kingdom an idiot?"
Li Qianshun smiled and said: "I already know the current situation of Daliang. If they capture me, Xixia will not let it go. Daliang is unable to fight in the northwest. The prince should let our country pay the same ransom as Liao to redeem me."
When Sun Li and Li Jun heard this, they couldn't help but think about it.
But Zhong Shizhong smiled and said: "I also understand the situation in Xixia. If I let you go back, Xixia will still be monolithic. Your son is still young. If I kill you, there will definitely be civil strife in Xixia. Hahaha"
Li Qianshun couldn't help but feel his heart sinking when he heard this, but he still managed to remain calm and said: "My prince is born to a princess of Liao Kingdom. Even if you kill me, no one in Xixia will dare to compete with my prince for power. By then, he will We will definitely use all our troops to take revenge.¡±
In fact, he also knows that if the leader of a country is captured, the chance of redemption is very small, but he is not willing to give up hope completely. His prince was only fourteen years old at this time. Although he was smart since he was young, his temperament was a bit weak. He liked to dance and write, and he was quite sentimental like a poet. If he was allowed to be the guardian of the throne, with the support of the Liao Kingdom, he might be able to do it with difficulty. But if he is asked to take orders in the face of danger, he may not even be able to intimidate the people in the country, let alone protect the country. Moreover, Cha Ge and Wei Ming Anhui were killed in battle, and the power of the royal family was greatly reduced. The Renduo family might come out to cause trouble again.
After the founding of Xixia, three major families emerged: Weiming, Renduo, and Liang. The Liang family gave birth to two queen mothers who controlled the government. The royal family, the Weiming family, was overwhelmed.
After Li Qianshun took office, he naturally wanted to avenge his father who had been a puppet all his life and himself who had been controlled for more than ten years. Fortunately, before he took office, Empress Dowager Xiao Liang and his brother Liang Yibu seized power. Liang Yibu conspired to usurp power. Half of the disobedient members of the clan were killed. Therefore, after Li Qianshun succeeded to the throne, he easily wiped out the Liang family.
Of the three major families, the Liang family is gone, and only the royal family, the Weiming family and the Renduo family, are left.
When the Empress Dowager of Liang Dynasty controlled the government, the Renduo family had many contacts with the Liang family in order to protect themselves and for rights. Naturally, Li Qianshun would not destroy the Liang family, but spared the Renduo family.
It¡¯s just that Ren Duobaozhong has been leading troops in Xixia for many years, and his forces are intertwined. Li Qianshun has just purged many members of the Liang family. He is also afraid that the purge will trigger turmoil in Xixia, so he can only endure it. It was not until Cha Ge gradually took control of the military that Li Qianshun seized the evidence that Ren Duo Baozhong planned to defect to the Song Dynasty, and dismissed Ren Duo Baozhong from his post.
Although Li Qianshun was benevolent and loyal, he was ready to commit treason.However, due to Ren Duo Baozhong's power in the army, Li Qianshun could only dismiss Ren Duo Baozhong from his military post.
Renduo Baozhong was not only a brave general of Xixia, but also very scheming. When Empress Dowager Xiaoliang became more powerful, she made friends with the Liang family and Liang Yibu prepared to usurp power. Renduo Baozhong helped Empress Dowager Liang get rid of Liang Yibu, the brother of Empress Dowager Liang. After that, he became Empress Dowager Liang's confidant and gained more military power.
It¡¯s just that he didn¡¯t expect that the Liao Congress would suddenly kill Empress Dowager Liang. After Li Qianshun took office, as a confidant of Empress Dowager Liang, his life would naturally be difficult. He also knew that Li Qianshun would not let him go. It happened that the Song Dynasty general Wang Hou and the powerful prime minister Cai Jing wanted to surrender him, so Renduo Baozhong was also interested. I just didn't expect that Cai Jing was not keeping secrets, and the letter to Ren Duo Baozhong was robbed by Yipintang, the Xixia intelligence agency.
Li Qianshun took the evidence of Renduo Baozhong, so he dismissed Renduo Baozhong from his post and let Cha Ge take over the rights in Renduo Baozhong's army.
Although Cha Ge has eliminated the Renduo family forces from the army in recent years, Renduo Baozhong is still alive. Chage died in the battle and the king was captured again. It is difficult to guarantee that Renduo Baozhong will not come out to cause trouble. If Renduo Baozhong coerces some people If they vote for Daliang, Xixia will be in danger. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (.) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m to read.