bestfiction Chapter 77 Wei Qing! Who is he?
Chapter 77 Wei Qing! Who is he?
After more than a decade of eliminating dissidents, the Leizhou Army had long been corrupted by Yan Qing and his associates.
Those who refuse to compromise their principles and get rich together are destined to be ostracized.
The remaining veterans either switched sides and joined Yan Qing and others, or went without pay for years or even decades, becoming slaves to the new officers.
But even a centipede with a hundred legs doesn't die easily; it was only fifteen years, not enough for the Yue family to completely lose their prestige.
When they heard that Yue Shan had come to take over the Leizhou army, many soldiers who were not actually paid began to secretly contact Yue Shan from their old superiors.
Of the 100,000 troops in Leizhou, 70,000 to 80,000 were paid without working. They were assigned to various aristocratic families as unpaid laborers, forming construction and production teams.
Many people were even arranged to die, but in reality, not all of them died.
Filled with resentment towards Yan Qing and the others, they opened the city gates wide under the cover of night.
Yue Shan marched his troops overnight, without even needing siege equipment.
Two cities were captured in one night.
After a day of rest, Yue Shan continued his march at an accelerated pace.
Within three days, seventy-two cities were captured!
Yue Shan's isolated army ventured deep into enemy territory, advancing straight towards Muhua City, the capital of Leizhou!
Then, they stopped in Hanshan County outside Muhua City.
It wasn't because he didn't want to continue, but because something went wrong.
He was a general, and at such a young age, he didn't understand people's hearts.
When Wei Qing looked at him angrily, he didn't know what to do.
"These are the troops your Yue family led!! I really thought you, General Yue, were so capable, capturing seventy-two cities in five days. Well done, very well indeed!"
Wei Qing's face was streaked with tears.
After Yue Shan breached the city, he led the main force to quickly approach Mu Hua City.
In the eyes of this young general, he was determined to achieve great feats and restore his family's title of Prince Zhenguo Wucheng.
Therefore, he marched through the night, determined to capture the entire Leizhou army within ten days and escort Yan Qing back to the capital for trial.
He then had to quell the rebellion of the King of Chu within a month to prove his abilities as Yue Shan.
But his strategy was correct. As a general, he used tactics such as sowing discord and turning enemies to make all the cities open their gates to him.
In fact, in most cities, the officials themselves killed their chief officials and opened their gates to welcome him.
With such readily available merit, Yue Shan had no reason not to accept it.
He felt he had done nothing wrong, achieving the greatest victory with the least losses.
To his utter surprise, every time he recaptured a city, chaos would erupt within it after he left.
The reason is quite simple.
Fifteen years of hatred! Fifteen years of suppressed hatred has been long enough.
Now that Yue Shan has returned, they have a sense of righteousness and naturally want to kill the superiors who oppressed them.
He then killed the corrupt official who colluded with Shangguan.
This led to their taking revenge on the powerful families who had enslaved them.
They numbered from three to five hundred men, forming military formations taught by the Yue family, or they mobilized the common people to act together.
After the powerful families and high-ranking officials were all broken into.
Seeing the wealth built upon countless corpses, these soldiers and officers, in the name of the Yue family, plundered and killed under the pretext of demanding back pay.
Then came the beginning of evil deeds.
The officers and soldiers were even more ruthless and cruel than the rebels!
In particular, the officers and soldiers who have not undergone formal training for many years.
Since he killed the official, he had committed an evil deed, and since he had committed an evil deed, someone had to take the blame for him.
Who will stand up for this evil act of killing officials and rebelling?
Only Yue Mountain!
The army of the Yue family today is no longer the army that Yue Jingzhi commanded fifteen years ago.
Hatred corrupted them.
Rather than saying that Yue Shan recovered seventy-two cities, it would be more accurate to say that he instigated another kind of rebellion.
Wei Qing personally led the Imperial Guards to suppress some rebellions, but ironically, she couldn't catch them all.
City after city, the former Yue family generals, their eyes filled with hatred and greed, even formed ranks to fight her to the death.
What kind of army was that?
Facing a Martial Spirit expert like himself, more than 50% of them had been killed or wounded, yet they still dared to launch a desperate attack.
That was a cry against the injustice of fate, a rebellion against fifteen years of oppression.
Wei Qing withdrew; she, who was always fair and just, didn't know whether all of this was right or wrong.
She caught up with Yue Shan, wanting him to end the evil he had committed.
But how could Yue Shan stop?
"Qing'er, don't worry, I'll take over the entire Leizhou army soon! Then we'll deal with them according to military regulations!"
Yue Shan's words were somewhat perfunctory and evasive.
He would be willing to drink poison to quench his thirst.
In his view, what could he possibly do if he went back?
He would return to one place, pacify it, and then, after he left, chaos would erupt again.
He's only eighteen years old. It's already quite an achievement that he can lead troops into battle. Now, how can he govern a city?
He only knows military regulations!
If we go back now, we can wipe out the rebel army in the city we pass through.
What behavior does this correspond to?
They opened the city gate for me, and I turned around and killed them.
In that case, who would dare to open the city gates of Yueshan?
What will happen to the soldiers who are killed or wounded when we attack the city?
Moreover, time is of the essence. If Yan Qing and the others find out and escape, what will happen to our merit?
The best course of action now is to first take over the entire Leizhou army, then investigate these rebel troops, and when they come to Muhua City to receive their rewards, take them all down and deal with them according to military regulations.
But Wei Qing didn't understand him.
"Yue Shan! Haven't you always put the people first? Didn't you tell me that your Yue family is loyal to the people of the world? Now that the people are suffering, you are completely unmoved! Or is this something you conspired with your former Yue family members to let them plunder at will, which is why they opened the city gates for you?"
Wei Qing's question was firm and resounding.
Without a doubt, the King of Qi would think the same way.
However, Yue Shan was now in a dilemma.
Looking at the girl questioning him, he felt a pang of pain in his heart and said, "When the people suffer, how can I not feel pain?"
But tell me! What should I do?! Tell me!
Do you expect me to turn back now and kill those old subordinates who opened the door for me?
Thus, all previous efforts to suppress the bandits have been in vain, and the prestige of my Yue family has been greatly diminished!
Meanwhile, the Chu King's army, riding tall horses, entered Muhua City and took over the military equipment of the entire Leizhou!
"Wei Qing! How could I not know that these old subordinates deserve to die! But I have no time. I can only attack Muhua City as soon as possible, then capture Yan Qing and defeat the King of Chu. Only then will I have the time and enough prestige to deal with these old subordinates. Do you understand?"
Wei Qing felt a wave of despair wash over her. She lowered her head, tears streaming down her face.
She didn't know what to do, but perhaps following Yue Shan's plan wouldn't be wrong.
Quickly storm Muhua City, capture Yan Qing, and deal with him later.
But is justice delayed still justice?
Can the civilians killed by the chaotic soldiers come back to life?
Wei Qing wiped away her tears and looked up at Yue Shan.
"I'm leaving..."
Yue Shan grabbed her wrist: "Qing'er... I'm sorry..."
Wei Qing chuckled and shook off his hand.
"If he were here... what would he do..."
Yue Shan was stunned when he heard this.
"Wei Qing! Who is he?!"
Wei Qing mounted his horse and headed straight for Taikang County.
"Farewell!"