The speed at which the enemy retreated made Ye Li and others feel like they were off the mark. In his opinion, Li Rulin should choose to fight to the death.
Because the other party chose to rebel, if he failed, it would mean that he would have no place to stay in the entire Tang Dynasty.
The purpose of following his army now is to gain more benefits, not to die.
If Li Rulin failed to seize the throne, how could he support such a large army by himself? It would be difficult to support a hundred thousand soldiers without the power of a country.
Now that Li Rulin has chosen to retreat, it means that he has basically given up the fight for the throne, so his troops will in most cases choose to surrender directly.
After all, most of the soldiers are innocent and will only act according to the arrangements of the generals. If they choose to surrender at this time, they will basically not be punished.
But the current situation is that all the legions have chosen to follow Li Rulin willingly, which has caused a hint of doubt in everyone's hearts.
"If they withdraw their troops just like that, then where will they go? Does Li Rulin intend to take tens of thousands of people away from the Tang State? What will they eat and how will they get supplies along the way
And how to allocate the cultivation resources for these people? The soldiers will not be willing to live in the open air like this."
Huo Xing spoke as he watched the enemy troops retreating without hesitation from afar.
The enemy troops that were fighting against the Zhenzhong Army also left the battlefield at the first opportunity and turned around to withdraw. In Ye Li's view, the whole process was somewhat calm, as if they had been prepared in advance.
Li Rushan stood on the city wall, and when he saw the troops surrounding him withdraw, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.
But then he frowned again and said, "They retreated so easily and naturally, could it be that they still have a base to return to and continue their rebellion
Why does everyone seem to be so orderly? This is really abnormal!"
Looking at the enemy retreating to the northwest, Li Rulin was somewhat confused.
The same is true for Tiankui Fu Sheng next to them. They are all well versed in the ways of the battlefield. The performance of the soldiers can basically reflect a lot of situations. For example, the current situation has already shown that this matter is not over at all.
They could not recall those rebellious troops at all. Both soldiers and officers would follow Li Rulin to evacuate.
The sudden loss of nearly 100,000 troops was a heavy burden for the Tang State, and it was unknown how much the national strength would be weakened.
Now the enemy forces have gathered together. With an army of 100,000, they are able to completely suppress Bian Yingxiong and Ye Li.
So Ye Li and Bian Yingxiong did not dare to chase after them and could only watch them leave.
After Li Rulin's army completely disappeared from everyone's sight, Bian Yingxiong hurriedly led his men to the bottom of the city wall.
"I am late in coming to your rescue, Your Majesty, I hope you will forgive me!"
Bian Yingxiong knelt down towards Li Rushan.
Li Rushan looked at Bian Yingxiong and other reinforcements from the tower and said, "Heroes, you came at the right time. How can you say you are late? This time, it is really thanks to you for the rescue. Otherwise, my Tangjing City would not have been able to hold out for much longer."
As he spoke, Ye Li also walked over with his two legions.
He didn't say much to Li Rushan, but just greeted him with his eyes.
Li Rushan stood on the city wall and gave him a grateful smile, then said: "Open the city gate and let Yingxiong and Ye Li in.
All the troops are temporarily stationed outside the city. I will hold a special dinner tonight to entertain all the soldiers.
Afterwards, rewards will be given to all.”
After Bian Yingxiong and Ye Li arranged their troops respectively, they followed into Tangjing City, and Huo Xing followed beside them.
Originally, Ye Li wanted to ask Second Grandma Riyue to go into the city with him, but Second Grandma Riyue thought the etiquette was troublesome and after knowing that Ye Li was not in danger, she chose to stay with the legion and did not follow him into the city.
Soon, Ye Li and others followed Li Rushan to the palace hall. At this time, all the ministers in Tangjing City had gathered here, and they all had happy expressions on their faces.
However, Li Rushan's face was not looking good at this time. He coldly glanced at the ministers, then stared at an official who looked a little unnatural, and said: "Mu Xuxuan, you are a member of the Mengshan Society, right? The reason why I have not touched you is not because I don't know your identity, but because I want to observe you secretly to see if I can get any information.
You must have known about this incident, so tell me the whole process of how Li Rulin led his troops to rebel.
Also, he just chose to retreat instead of running away, which means he has further preparations. Tell me what his next move will be and what your plan is! ? "
As soon as Li Rushan finished speaking, several guards nearby instantly walked up to Mu Xuxuan, grabbed his arms, and forced him to kneel on the ground.
Mu Xuxuan's face was already pale, and the lucky look in his eyes just now had completely disappeared.
Li Rushan had previously purged a large number of members of the Mengshan Society in the court, and many of his companions were also purged.
Mu Xuxuan, who had never been purged, thought that his identity had not been exposed, so he stayed in the court with peace of mind and wanted to continue serving the Mengshan Society.
However, the reason why Li Rushan did not send anyone to touch him was just to keep a clue, so he was not caught until now.
Mu Xuxuan, who was pressed to the ground, looked at Li Rushan, who had an extremely stern expression, and was speechless for a moment.
He thought he would not be exposed, but who knew that he was dragged out just as the crisis in Tangjing City was resolved.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... I am innocent.
I don't know anything. I am not a member of the Mengshan Society!"
Mu Xuxuan still wanted to make a final denial and refused to admit his identity.
Li Rushan glanced at him coldly and said, "Do you think it's okay if you don't admit it? I know very well that you, Mu Xuxuan, are the deputy head of the Red Flower Hall of the Mengshan Society, and are responsible for contacting the Mengshan Society members.
Since you are the gateway for intelligence to come in and out, you naturally know a lot of information. If you don't tell me today, I think I have many ways to make you confess."
As he spoke, Li Rushan's eyes released a cold light and he stared at Mu Xuxuan, causing the other party to shiver uncontrollably.
Mu Xuxuan knew that he had no way to escape this time. He originally thought that Li Rulin would be able to successfully capture the Tang capital and ascend the throne to become emperor.
A high-ranking member of the Mengshan Society like him will naturally rise to a higher position.
However, the opposite happened. Li Rulin's defeat made all his expectations come to nothing.