Outside the city gate of Juan County, Gao Fei gathered Zhang Liao, Wenpin, Wu Lideng, Tadun and others nearby, lined up at the city gate, and set up a welcoming formation, preparing to welcome Zhao Yun and others who returned in triumph.
However, when Zhao Yun and others came closer, he saw that they all had sad faces. Each of them looked lonely and dejected, like a defeated rooster. Moreover, he did not see what he should have seen.
The person who arrived also didn't see Guan Hai or Li Tie.
"My lord, it may be Guan Hai and Li Tie, two generals are protecting your majesty from behind. General Zhao will come back first to announce the good news." Sima Lang frowned when he saw Gao Fei. He had been following Gao Fei for so long, and his ability to observe what he was saying was still good.
Yes, he comforted me.
Gao Fei didn't answer. He saw something unusual on the faces of Zhao Yun, Pang De, Lu Heng and others. Therefore, the smiles that originally appeared on their faces gradually disappeared, and finally turned into a gloomy look.
"Perhaps General Zhao wants to make a joke to the Lord. They must be showing it deliberately now. Maybe they will give the Lord a surprise when they get to the Lord soon..." Sima Lang tried his best to say nice things, but he said
As he spoke, he realized that his kind words had no effect on comforting Gao Fei, so he stopped talking and just stood there quietly, but his heart was already churning.
For a long time, Gao Fei didn't speak, just stood there quietly.
"Boda."
"My...my subordinate is here..." Sima Lang suddenly heard Gao Fei's cry and became a little panicked.
"Go and send an order to Xu You, the commander of the army, to prepare an altar." When Gao Fei said this, his tone was very calm, and his gloomy face gradually returned to calm, and he stood there expressionless, even when he spoke.
He only moved his lips.
"Prepare...prepare the altar?" Sima Lang asked in surprise.
"You should understand what I mean." Gao Fei's words were still very light, but they gave people an irresistible force.
"Yes, I understand." Sima Lang really understood, turned around and left, running towards the city.
"Wenyuan, Zhongye, Wuliden, and Tadun, you should withdraw all your congratulatory messages and let the soldiers return to the city."
"Lord..." Zhang Liao stopped talking.
"What did Wen Yuan want to say?"
"nothing."
In fact, Zhang Liao wanted to say that he would like to ask Gao Fei to express his condolences, but it seemed that it was not appropriate at this time. Although he saw something was wrong with the expressions of Zhao Yun and others, he did not dare to guarantee his guess, so nothing
Didn't say.
After the order was issued, not long after, the soldiers who had gathered at the city gate to prepare for the celebration returned to the city. Gao Fei left only Zhang Liao and Wenpin, while Wu Lideng and Tadun left.
As for the city gate that was so crowded just now, it suddenly became so depressed that only three graceful riders were left.
After a while, Zhao Yun, Pang De, Lu Heng and others all arrived at the city gate, got off their horses one after another, walked to Gao Fei's side, clasped their fists and said, "See my lord!"
"Thank you for your hard work. Wenyuan and Zhongye, please take the generals and captains down to rest."
Zhang Liao and Wen Pin said: "No!"
However, this time, Zhao Yun, Pang De, Lu Heng and others did not move, still standing there quietly. Zhao Yun took a step forward, cupped his fists and said: "Lord, I..."
"Zilong has been there for four days with the members of the Rangers. You have all worked hard during these four days. Let's go down with Zhang Liao and Wenpin to rest. If there is anything else, I will wait until you have had enough wine and food to rest.
We'll talk about it later." Gao Fei knew what Zhao Yun wanted to say, but he wasn't ready yet.
After saying that, Gao Fei turned the horse's head and entered the city. Although there was no expression on his face, his heart was extremely painful. He had already guessed the result.
He rode his horse to the county government office. At the gate of the county government office, Xu You had already arranged an altar, waiting for Gao Fei's arrival.
At this time, when Xu You saw Gao Fei arriving, he took the initiative to greet him and said, "My lord, everything is ready. We are just waiting for my lord."
Gao Fei got off his horse and walked directly to the altar. He first burned three sticks of sandalwood and inserted them behind the incense burner. Then he clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and said silently: "Soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, where are you?"
Live a good life, and I will definitely avenge you. If you don’t completely defeat the Xiliang soldiers, I will fly high.
You are in vain to be the master of a country! Tathagata Buddha, God, Allah, although I have never seen you, I still hope that you three can protect me together. No matter you are dead now or not born, please take good care of you.
My brothers on your side, let them live a happy life."
In order to be sincere, Gao Fei knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, firstly to make up his mind, and secondly to pay homage to the dead souls.
Xu You and Sima Lang were watching. They saw Gao Fei's strange words and actions, but they didn't know what he was talking about. They couldn't understand what Tathagata, Buddha, God, and Allah were talking about.
After Gao Fei stood up, he turned around and two dazzling rays of light shot out from his eyes. They were murderous and very sharp.
"After noon, ask Zhao Yun to come here to find me. All the others will return to their respective armies, report the list of all missing personnel, and draft a document for military compensation. All those who died in battle will be treated as martyrs.
"After saying this, Gao Fei strode into the county government office.
When Xu You saw Gao Fei like this, he turned around and asked, "Boda, what happened?"
"It seems that General Zhao failed to fulfill the lord's assignment, and Generals Guan Hai and Li Tie may have been killed in battle." Sima Lang told his experience from Gao Fei.
Xu You said "Oh" without saying anything else, and hurriedly had the altar removed. Sima Lang, as the military advisor, offered wine and went to convey Gao Fei's order.
Just after noon, Zhao Yun stepped into the county government office, and his steps seemed very heavy along the way. He came back with the defeated army, and there was also a very bad news that he had not had time to tell Gao Fei, so he
I felt very guilty.
From the gate of the county government office to the lobby of the county government office, a short distance of several tens of meters, he felt as if he had walked for nearly a day.
There was no one in the hall. Zhao Yun stepped into the hall with one foot and while the other foot was still outside, he suddenly froze there. After hesitating for a long time, he finally took back the foot that entered the hall and turned around.
Walk.
"Now that you're here, why leave?" Gao Fei's words suddenly came from the hall, "Come in and tell me what's going on."
"My lord, my subordinates are incompetent and failed to bring the emperor back, and... they also damaged eighty-seven good brothers including Guan Hai, Li Tie, etc. In addition..." Zhao Yun didn't know how to say the last thing.
, kept wanting to speak but stopped.
"speak!"
"The emperor passed away..." Zhao Yun said it bluntly.
A trace of surprise appeared on Gao Fei's face, and after a moment of silence, he asked: "Is it Dian Wei who killed the king?"
"Well, Dian Wei pretended to be crazy and deceived his subordinates. It's all his fault! Please punish me, my lord."
"This has nothing to do with you. Dian Wei has deceived all of us." Gao Fei said, "Okay, you go down and rest. After tomorrow, there will be a big battle, and it is also the time for our army to avenge its previous humiliation."
"However, the emperor passed away. Because Dian Wei framed the blame, the crime of regicide fell on the lord. In addition, Ma Chao's ghost army was amazingly powerful and the method of fighting was also very weird..." Zhao Yundao.
Gao Fei said: "Bian Xi has sent back the latest news. When Ma Chao's ghost army fought with Cao Cao on the battlefield east of Guandu today, Cao Cao used it to lure the enemy deep and almost annihilated Ma Chao's army. Ma Chao was only on fire.
There were more than a thousand horses left and fled. So,
Ma Chao has lost his advantage, and it's time for us to launch an attack. Besides, I am a regicide to begin with, and Liu Hong died under my sword. Even if the charge of regicide falls on me, what does it matter?
I’m so worried. The one who cleans up what happened this time will be sorted out by himself.”
"No, I understand."
At this time, a soldier handed several flying pigeon letters to Gao Fei. After Gao Fei took them, he read them silently and said slowly: "Han Meng has led the Bingzhou troops to Yecheng and is preparing to attack them in Yecheng."
Join the army from Jicheng, they will arrive soon."
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When the white fish belly appeared in the east, Wang Shuang single-handedly broke into the camp where Ma Chao was. When he heard about Ma Chao's defeat, he felt very incredible and hurried in.
"Your Majesty, how is this possible? Your Majesty, our..." Wang Shuang yelled as soon as he entered the tent. He still didn't believe that the ghost army would die so tragically.
However, after entering the big tent, he realized that he was wrong, because there was another face in the big tent, and he seemed to have seen that person before somewhere.
"What are you here for?" Wang Shuang finally knew who he was. It was Sun Qian, the envoy sent by Liu Bei last time.
Sun Qian said politely: "My king asked me to come here. I have something urgent to discuss with King Qin..."
"Wang Shuang, stand aside!" Ma Chao said sternly.
Sun Qian said: "King Qin, then my great king will completely rely on His Highness the King of Qin."
"That's it. I hope King Chu won't break his promise this time. What happened last time..." Ma Chao said.
"What happened last time was a complete misunderstanding. It was not that our army did not send troops, but because His Highness the King of Qin was brave and invincible. He felt there was no need to cause trouble to His Highness the King of Qin..." Sun Qian began to use his mouth to defend Liu Bei.
"No need to explain, I know it clearly. When you return, please tell King Chu that the matter has been settled. I hope King Chu will not break his promise this time, otherwise don't blame me for being rude..."
"Definitely."
Ma Chao said: "I won't give it away!"
Sun Qian walked out of the tent. Wang Shuang, who was outside the tent, glared at Sun Qian. He walked into the tent again and hurriedly reported: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has passed away..."
"Died?" Ma Chao's face, instead of showing a trace of sadness, showed a hint of excitement and he asked hurriedly.