When he saw that Xindeng City, where fierce battles had taken place in the previous two Eastern Expeditions, was deserted, Yu Shuwen fell into great anger and fear at the same time.
This famous general and veteran of the Wei Dynasty knew very well that the opponent adopted the most targeted and possibly the most correct response strategy.
During this Eastern Expedition, people's hearts were shattered as soon as they started. The heartbreak led to the massive flight of the Central Army, and the large-scale flight of the Central Army, especially the civilians, caused the main supply line to shrink rapidly in a way that was visible to the naked eye.
This caused everyone, from the saint at the top to the ordinary people, to fundamentally lose confidence.
Specifically reflected in the front line, most soldiers were afraid to move forward, and at the same time, the troops crossing Luolongtan generally lacked food reserves.
At this time, for the Dongyi people, standing firm and clearing the country is the most correct choice and response... However, facing the opponent's most correct response, Yu Shuwen seems to have no extra way out.
"General Yu should withdraw his troops at this time, right?!"
In the open space in front of the military camp, Sima Huada read the military report and looked at his own father with some fear. "Why are you still chasing him? Do you want us to fulfill our oath and go together? Is he crazy?"
Sima Changying did not wear a helmet, but just sat on the horse with his hands tied, looking at the endless flat land around him... In front of him, some fields have begun to appear. This is a characteristic of the disappearance of saline-alkali tidal flats and the emergence of normal land, and the land is not bad.
Fertile, but at the moment there are only some green seedlings on these fertile lands, which can be used to feed horses at most, and cannot be used as military rations... Of course, if ears grow, Sima Changying has no doubt that the governor will personally order them to be burned.
After watching for a long time, Sima Xianggong went to look at his eldest son: "Is A Zheng gone?"
"I left early in the morning." Sima Huada was caught off guard, but he replied immediately. "According to your instructions, I didn't say any unnecessary words to him, and I didn't let him move around the army much, so I just drove him away... In fact, in the past
Azheng's cleverness may have noticed something, but I used my loyalty to the emperor to prevaricate it."
"That's good." Sima Changying nodded and asked, "Tell me, why did Yu Shuwen withdraw his troops?"
Upon hearing his father's question, Sima Huada immediately stopped talking and just looked introspective.
"Let me ask you, why did he withdraw his troops?" Sima Changying had no choice but to put down her hands and put her hands on her knees. "I'm not scolding you, I'm asking you seriously."
"He... has a strong wall and a clear field in front of him. He has limited military rations, and the people are divided. Among the Eighth Route Army, the only one willing to go forward with him is Zhao Guang, who is of low origin and doesn't care about anything... plus his self-reliance on cultivation.
And generals are not something worth mentioning in front of the Governor of Dongyi, right? If we chase forward, as long as we are out of touch behind, I am afraid that we will not have to hold on to the wall and clear the country, and the Governor will lead his army to meet him. "
"Then what?" Sima Changying couldn't ask further.
"Then...then nine times out of ten it will be a defeat?" Sima Huada finally showed his hands. "In addition, the morale of the army is so ridiculous, I am afraid that the whole army will be annihilated again."
"But so what if the army is defeated?" Sima Changying suddenly asked. "So what if the whole army is wiped out? He is a grand master, and there are 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers blocking him... Can't I escape?"
Sima Huada was startled for a moment, as if he had realized something, but he immediately shook his head: "But if the army is defeated, won't the saint want his life? Do you want to be a fugitive? Not to mention whether you can escape, just escape.
"Although the world is vast, Yu Shuwen is from Guanlong and has been serving as a general for generations, so where can he go? Doesn't he care about his family?"
"If he retreats without a fight, do you think the saint will kill him?" Sima Changying asked coldly.
At the turn of spring and summer, the weather was warm, and Sima Huada felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and then he realized: "So, for him, there is only one way forward, because there is still a chance to win..."
Sima Huada's voice gradually dropped midway through, because he vaguely realized something... something that was hard to say... For example, if Yu Shuwen, as the leader of the generals, would die if he retreated without fighting, then
Where is this biological father in front of me?
This seems to coincide with some unlucky words that day.
"Actually... whether it's going forward or going forward, you can give it a try." Sima Changying didn't seem to notice his son's strangeness, and just explained calmly. "Going forward, I'm betting that Li Ziqi's strong Qingye can't hold on.
, being bitten by him speeding up the march is also a bet that the Eighth Route Army will be united and can move forward together; later, it is a bet that the saint is in a good mood, a bet that the law will not blame the crowd, and even more a bet on the tricks played by one's own court.
We can’t coax that saint and try our best to survive... Didn’t we survive the two horse troughs before?"
"Then..." Sima Huada came back to his senses and responded at a loss. "What is this battle about? There were rumors before that the saint was deliberately killing the old people of Dong Qi, but I feel that he was also deliberately killing us.
Guan Longjiangmen?"
"You ask me, who am I asking? I only know that normal people should stop their troops when they see hundreds of thousands of people fleeing on the road." Sima Changying remained calm. "The civilians fled like that, and they still have to send troops forcibly. It is originally a force.
We set out to recruit people to make a fortune...and if we were really being honest, not to mention Yun Nei, we shouldn’t have been asked to go there if we were dreaming about it that night.”
"Then...then father, how should we win?" Sima Huada responded carefully.
"It's very simple. I'm going forward, but you don't move... After three days, don't worry about what happens in front, immediately leave camp and return to the west." Sima Changying put on a helmet on the horse. "When you go back... you have to take the lead in crying.
, Yu Shuwen ignored the lack of food and fodder, ignored the enemy's stronghold and cleared the country, and just because he was personally humiliated by Li Ziqi, he insisted on going his own way and ignored the overall situation... This battle is his fault! "
"I understand!" Sima Huada nodded immediately. "I understand this!"
Sima Changying glanced at her son and immediately stood up, but staggered again.
Seeing this, Sima Huada immediately stepped forward to support the other party, but couldn't help but paused, and then responded carefully: "Father... How about I run away for you? I am young after all, but it is still easy to run away.
of."
Sima Changying fixedly looked at his hopeless eldest son. He was silent for a long time, and then he spoke under the noon sun: "Can you go... What is my identity? What is your identity? I am the only one who went.
No matter how hard you try, the saint will not express his anger; only if I go, Yu Shuwen can have nothing to say and continue to march forward; only if I go, and I am forced by Yu Shuwen, can you and others
Let's blame this guy for everything."
Sima Huada nodded vaguely in understanding.
Sima Changying wanted to say something more, but found it boring, so he simply mounted his horse and issued a military order, asking his troops to rush to the front line to catch up with Yu Shuwen's department.
When the military order was issued, a commotion immediately arose... After Sima and his son passed Luolongtan, they joined forces and moved forward. At this time, one group went forward and the other stayed behind. How could Sima Changying's subordinates be able to calm down?
Especially when the situation is now, with rumors flying all over the sky, those who bury food are burying food, and those who are afraid of war, why are only half of the people allowed to move forward?
However, Sima Changying has been in the army for decades, served as a general and became a prime minister, and has been in the family for generations. How come there is no dignity in the army?
After giving the order, family generals, private soldiers, and old troops naturally organized themselves to carry out punishments. Hundreds of people were killed. No one dared to speak out, so they had to set off in a hurry. Then there was a long journey of eighty miles day and night, and then finally
In the afternoon of the second day, we arrived at a hillside twenty miles behind Xindeng City, and caught up with Yu Shu's literary department here.
Then, the latter immediately gave an extremely bad intelligence feedback.
"The sentries came to report, and I went to see it myself... Longshan City in front was also empty, and all the wells were sealed, and all the city defenses were destroyed... They even abandoned such a strong city." Yu Shuwen's tone seemed a little bit.
Numb. "I never thought that I would fall into this situation one day... Sima Xianggong, have you ever thought about it?"
"Before last year, I had never thought about it." Sima Changying said sincerely with an expressionless face. "But after experiencing an incident in front of the imperial court, I have thought about every desperate situation."
Yu Shuwen nodded and did not ask too many details, but returned to the war itself: "Should we pursue it now or not?"
Sima Changying calmly replied: "General Yu has been marching forward ever since he sent out troops. I have always just followed him."
Yu Shuwen nodded again, but seemed to be retorting: "The military rations are already very dangerous. When crossing the beach, the soldiers took the opportunity to bury the grains."
"So should we pursue him or not?" It was Sima Changying's turn to ask impatiently.
"If you chase, you may still have a chance of survival, and you may end up with a hard-fought escape, or even a crime that is not a war. If you don't chase, you will only become the laughing stock of the world!" Yu Shuwen thought for a moment, gritted his teeth and responded. "How not?
Chase?!"
Sima Changying wanted to nod, but for some reason, he couldn't help but laugh.
"We are grasshoppers on a rope, what's so funny?" Yu Shuwen frowned and scolded.
"Actually, I knew you would think so before I came here, but it's still a little strange..." Sima Changying smiled. "Isn't it true that people like General Yu only consider their own merits and don't need to consider other people's?"
"Who else are you considering at this time?" Yu Shuwen immediately sneered. "Considering you people? Aren't we all the same? Is it just me with three heads and six arms? Let me tell you, if it weren't for Your Majesty
There is obviously mutual involvement, those few who are timid and fearful should have killed Ji Qi long ago, and then let you and I take over the military power...Li Ziqi could have been trapped at that time."
"That's not what I meant..." Sima Changying sighed and tried to say more, but finally gave up.
In this way, in the evening, Yu Shuwen's department took the lead in arriving at Longshan City.
On the second day, Yu Shuwen's troops left Longshan City and continued eastward. After gathering Zhao Guang's troops who came to join them later, Sima Changying also led his troops into Longshan... That night, there was a commotion. The soldiers of Sima and Zhao were too
They were tired and refused to set up camp again. They ignored military orders and entered Longshan City to rest.
But this time, Sima Changying did not pursue it too much.
However, the shortage of water in the city caused the order in the army to become even more chaotic. On the second day, after a long struggle, the troops were finally lined up... Many sergeants took the opportunity to hide in the ruins of the city and were unwilling to come out.
Zhao Guang still wanted to look for him, but Sima Changying just ignored him because the outposts coming from the front and back were clear. Although Yu Shuwen in front had conquered several small villages, he still did not encounter the main force of the Dongyi people, and he still could not
A decent supply of supplies was obtained, but at the same time, the armies at the rear were nowhere to be seen.
As for the number of troops and provisions at this time, Sima Changying was used to seeing troops and had already made an estimate - the two troops that originally had 30,000 soldiers in theory would be good at 20,000 at this time, and the provisions they brought
, and only seven or eight days.
This is mid-April.
In other words, just over ten days after crossing Luolongtan, the main force at the front of the Central Route Army fell into a state of disconnection, insufficient supplies, disorganized troops, and exhausted soldiers.
The troops continued to move forward for another day. On this day, there were already many sporadic battles with Yu Shuwen's tribe in front. There were also more and more Dongyi sentry cavalry and practicing special cavalry in the surrounding area. Sima Changying was impressed by his many years of military career.
They were keenly aware that the Dongyi people were about to counterattack... because they had noticed the embarrassment and weakness of this army, and they had to take action immediately before they could withdraw to deal with the Southern Route Army coming from the sea.
Sure enough, the battle emerged faster than expected.
In other words, the elite central army of the Wei Dynasty, which had lost military morale, was more vulnerable than imagined.
One afternoon later, the third day that Sima Changying had agreed with his son had just passed. His headquarters and Zhao Guangbu were marching hard in the fields from the burned-out village. Just now, there was only constant traffic on the road ahead.
The sentries and many sergeants who had fallen behind to rest for no reason suddenly turned into a large defeated army...
Facts have proved that nothing beats demoralization and war weariness.
After Sima Changying asked, he found out that most of Yu Shuwen's troops in the front did not have time to fight the Dongyi people, but the sentry cavalry detected that the main force of the Dongyi army appeared further ahead. The Dongyi people seemed to be launching a large-scale counterattack, and then took advantage of Yu Shuwen's
When Shuwen personally led his elite soldiers forward to verify the military situation, the Guanxi garrison troops who were thousands of miles away from home immediately collapsed on the wilderness and fled backwards, as if they had received a long-awaited signal.
Moreover, Sima Changying and Zhao Guangbu were involved.
There were at least 20,000 to 30,000 troops who abandoned their baggage, armor and soldiers, pushed and trampled each other, fled frantically, and even internal armed conflicts broke out.
Zhao Guang was horrified and quickly tried to stop and control, but Sima Changying and a group of close soldiers stood silently on the hill beside the road, watching the army collapse like a mountain.
He had already realized this scene.
And to be honest, it's useless to save them... It's better to let these people escape on their own and escape as soon as possible.
About half an hour later, Yu Shuwen returned in embarrassment with some of his elite troops. He immediately found Sima Changying and gathered with him.
The two faced each other, and Yu Shuwen took the lead in scolding: "Sima Xianggong, are you just so laissez-faire?"
"You have already destroyed the whole army, how can you blame me?" Sima Changying sneered. "We won't be around for long, so why not let them escape as much as possible... What's going on in the front? They can't be suspected soldiers, right?"
"The front is real..." Yu Shuwen suppressed his dissatisfaction and tried his best to deal with it. "Li Ziqi came in person, and there was also the banner of the Wang family of Dongyi Kingdom... Green Dragon Army, Golden Frog Army, Red Phoenix Army,
The black army has arrived!"
"Even if we fight, we are no match." Sima Changying responded calmly. "Unless we have 120,000 elite soldiers marching together... I will feel more at ease."
Yu Shuwen continued to sneer, and was about to scold him, but turned back suddenly.
It turned out that war drums suddenly rumbled in the east, and a strange golden frog flag suddenly appeared in the distance. It seemed that some Dongyi people who had no idea about life and death were rushing in and pursued them without waiting for the group.
"It's a deputy flag, not a general, at most it's a nephew of the leader of the Dongyi Kingdom. It's a pity." Yu Shuwen gritted his teeth and led his private soldiers to drive away and go straight to the opponent's flag, as if he was preparing to attack and behead him.
When he was about two or three hundred steps closer to the opponent, he used his true energy to leap into the air from his horse. The generals behind him also released their true energy and waved with all their strength. With this true energy, he
Shuwen held the knife and drew a huge ink-colored mark in the air, then dropped it heavily and hit the flag accurately.
But just when he was about to succeed, a sound like a dragon's roar suddenly sounded on the battlefield, and then a ball of green immortality energy rolled in from the east. In turn, Yu Shuwen's path was already very long.
The exaggerated weak water energy is easily dispersed.
Yu Shuwen himself also fell in mid-air and fell to the ground on the spot.
This scene caused the Wei army to flee even more desperately. Even the small number of soldiers and elite soldiers who had just formed a formation to lend their true energy were completely at a loss.
Of course, the Grandmaster is not that easy to die. Yu Shuwen could not have been completely defeated by Li Ziqi who was far away from the tower. He immediately tried to rise again with the help of a weak water energy... However, that
The huge amount of Changsheng Qi had no intention of letting go, but continued to suppress it condescendingly.
The two kept fighting with each other, making a lot of noise, but Yu Shuwen was obviously at a disadvantage.
After about ten times of exchanges between the two parties, a golden light suddenly flashed in the sky, flew from afar, and directly pierced half of the sky filled with green and ink colors, and was suddenly seized by the ink-colored infuriating energy.
A three-point gap was created, allowing the latter to successfully escape from the battle along the side and bottom of the green infuriating energy.
What was even more unexpected was that after the golden light passed through the great master's zhenqi ball, it was unharmed and continued to fly and fall somewhere else.
"What a handsome kung fu!"
In the air, Li Ziqi's voice was still majestic. "Is it General Zhao? The Moyun Golden Winged Dapeng is well-deserved!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another ray of golden light flew over. The speed and color were not as good as the previous one. Then he faced the immortal energy and stabbed hard, but it did not pierce, but fell back.
"It's also very good." Li Ziqi sighed with emotion. "The Central Plains is really full of talents...talented people!"
Moreover, they probably knew it well, and both Yu Shuwen and the two Condensation Pill and Chengdan masters who later assisted him knew that he was completely defeated, so they didn't say anything.
However, the three people on Wei's side did not say anything, but it did not delay someone from shouting curses under the Changsheng Zhenqi:
"Li Ziqi... do you want to save me, or do you want to take the opportunity to kill me? After this battle, I, Wang Yuande, will definitely impeach you in front of the king!"
The longevity energy obviously weakened, but Li Ziqi did not say a word.
However, the person under the Golden Frog did not calm down at all, and his voice became more and more angry: "It doesn't matter if I die alone... It's just that in today's battle, these few people together are no match for you, and the morale of the army has already dropped to this level.
In such a situation, you force us to fortify our walls and clear our country, and abandon our cities and lands. What are your intentions behind this? Is it because after the war the year before last, the lands in these states were all given to us, the Wang family's children?"
Li Ziqi finally spoke up, but he was also suppressing his anger: "General Wang is overthinking!"
Taking this opportunity, one black, two gold, and three light spots had already quickly retreated and temporarily returned to the hill.
Let's say that those who can control the air and fly are at least masters of Condensation Pill or above. There are only a thousand people in the world, and many of them are destined to be scattered in gangs, sects, civil servants, spies, and local systems. If they are placed in the army, some
Counting one by one, he must be a Zhonglang general... Therefore, after the two golden lights appeared, Sima Changying became a little serious, but she only thought that among the several Zhonglang generals, he had a conscience and took the initiative regardless of the power of the great master.
It is really rare to come to rescue.
At this time, after seeing these three people clearly, his lips trembled - without him, the extra person was a Zhonglang General, and he was very familiar with him. He was one of his closest relatives, Sima Changying, who had been on a business trip before.
Halfway through the trip, I was supposed to turn back to Sima Zheng in front of the emperor.
"Grandpa!"
Sima looked pale, and as soon as he landed on the ground, he asked in panic, "Why did you lose like this?"
Sima Changying hesitated to speak and could only smile on his horse: "Why are you back?"
Sima Zheng felt sad for a moment: "I asked for this job because I overheard a wise acquaintance behind the scenes saying that the front would be defeated, so I came over to see the situation and see my father and ancestors... After returning that day, the road became more and more crowded.
The more I thought about it, the more I couldn't worry about my grandfather, so I turned back to look for him, only to find that my grandfather and father had already separated their forces. Then I hurried over, but I didn't expect that they were completely defeated."
"It's just in time." Before Sima Changying could say anything, Yu Shuwen interjected. "Right now, the army is defeated like a mountain. When the main force of Dongyi's four armies and the masters of the army arrive from behind, we won't be able to leave even if we want to... I just said
During the fight, it became clear that Li Ziqi himself must have suffered some hidden injury or was overworked, so he could not pursue us... Let's go together quickly. Sima Erlong is approaching, and General Zhao is on the side. Sima Xianggong and I are leading the elite privates.
The soldiers marched on horseback below and rushed all the way back."
Zhao Guang on the side stamped his feet and pointed at the completely disordered defeated soldiers around him: "But going back like this is almost equivalent to the annihilation of the entire army. How will I explain to the saint then?!"
Sima Zheng was also sad.
However, Sima Changying looked at the three of them, then at the infuriating energy spreading in the distance, and then sighed on the spot: "General Yu, do you remember what I said a few days ago?"
Yu Shuwen was puzzled: "What words? What words at this time? Still not leaving?"
"I laughed at you back then because you only cared about your own achievements and didn't care about others... You thought I meant that you didn't care about other generals." As he spoke, Sima Changying pointed at the defeated soldiers who were running around in embarrassment and stampeding out of control. "But in fact, I was
I want to ask, has General Yu ever thought about them? Did you expect that 80% of the time that day, and still insist on marching?"
"Compassion does not command troops!" Yu Shuwen was startled for a moment, and then immediately replied boldly. "Sima Xianggong, you have also been a general and a prime minister. How come you are so old and pedantic? In this situation, 20% have already been
It’s the best, so you should take the gamble!”
"If I hadn't become so pedantic, how could I have been able to be a general and a general?" Sima Changying answered seriously on the horse. "It's because I know that I can't just care about myself, but to consider the ups and downs, so I can be a general and a general. But you are at the height of the sun.
At that time, he was thrown to Beihuang Guard..."
Yu Shuwen was startled for a moment, and then he stared at the old man in front of him in the chaos, as if he was meeting him for the first time: "Sima Xianggong, what you said makes sense, but this time I didn't kill the people below.
Am I the only one who counts his life as his own? It’s not you who forces the soldiers to carry sixty days’ worth of food? Isn’t it His Majesty who forces us to march but cannot reach Luolongtan?”
"So, we all have to pay the price." Sima Changying also stared at the other party seriously. "I have done something wrong, and I will pay for it. Even if you escape back, you have to pay... Believe it or not, even a saint
Sooner or later you have to return it!"
Yu Shuwen was dumbfounded. After all, he just waved his sleeves, then rode away with his troops. Zhao Guang also felt confused and flew away directly to his own army formation.
But Sima Changying looked at his second grandson, who seemed to have woken up: "Azheng... do you know what happened that night? Did you ask Bai Yousi?"
Sima Zheng was so confused that he could only nod his head randomly.
"You know it, I'm sorry, my grandfather failed to set a good example for you." Sima Changying said sincerely. "But today is not the time to talk about this, you should go! In fact, if you don't come today, I will also
I have used my own life to earn a result for your father and son. If all three generations of my ancestors and grandsons go back, and I am the leader of the generals, according to that saint, I will not let our whole family go. You are here, I
Even more so, so that I don’t lose my dignity as a grandfather in front of you..."
Sima Zheng was in mourning, so he stepped forward to hold the horse's rein, and then wanted to say something.
"I know what you are going to say." Sima Changying immediately held his grandson's hand and said. "You want to say that if one person has to die to save the whole family from the sin, why not die... To put it bluntly, you
He's not qualified...even your father is not qualified! After that night, although he continued to be a saint and escaped for half a year, when he wakes up, he still has to be taboo and come back. I can't do it until I die!"
Sima Zheng completely lost his composure and burst into tears.
"Okay." Sima Changying turned over and dismounted, continued to hold the opponent's hands, and then ordered around. "It's your luck, you can go back with Azheng this time! I'm old, you can help him get on the horse for me."
Those soldiers and generals felt as if they were being pardoned after hearing the words, but they immediately stepped forward, pushed and pulled, and helped Sima Zheng onto the horse. Sima Zheng had the intention to stop him, but on the one hand he knew his grandfather's truth, and on the other hand
My grandfather took the initiative to release his true energy from his hands to control himself. Due to his unstable mood, he did not dare to use his own strength for a moment to avoid accidental injury... He was actually helped up by those generals.
At this time, Sima Changying held hands and looked up to see his grandson. For some reason, he, who had not lost his composure in public after what happened that night, actually had a sore nose at this time and shed tears:
"Zheng'er... When the late emperor destroyed the Eastern Qi and Nanchen, the world was almost unified. I just thought that the world would return to peace, and the Sima family would also have a great and long-term inheritance. In addition, you are extremely talented, so I devoted myself to teaching you how to do it.
I am a loyal and filial son, your father and your uncle are bastards, so I have restrained my habits and set an example with you... As a result, now, the situation has deteriorated, and my grandfather can only become a bad person again, but I don't know whether I should let go or not.
You are also a bad learner... As for today, we, our grandparents, might as well make an agreement. I will set a final example for you, but you will have some room for change in the future. Just do your best in everything... Is that good or bad?
"
By the end, it was almost pleading.
On the other side, the conversation had stopped at this point, and since he was a general after all and had been taught about life and death since he was a child, Sima Zheng could only burst into tears and nodded immediately.
With just a nod, Sima Changying let go of his hand and stared blankly at a group of generals and private soldiers surrounding his family's hope, which was also the most upright and upright side of his family's trust, and quickly followed the defeated army westward.
I don’t know how long it took for the Prime Minister of Wei to look back and look at the old man Jian Jia who came behind him:
"It's a joke to Governor Li."
"How can you not be a husband if you pity your son?" The old man Jian Jia, who is also the Governor of Dongyi, Li Ziqi, stood with his hands behind his hands and his face was serious. "If people like your grandfather and grandson were born in our East Island, they would be enough to make me die.
regret."
"A treacherous minister is not worthy of the law, but my grandson is not worthy of you Dongyi." Sima Changying replied seriously as well.
"Oranges are oranges when they grow in the south of the Huaihe River, and oranges when they grow in the north of the Huaihe River. When you are in the Eastern Kingdom, you will be the arm of the country like me." Li Ziqi was still serious. "Even though you, my grandson, have some skills, you can't see the world."
If great chaos occurs in our Eastern Kingdom, it may not be possible for us to develop our grand plans..."
"It's useless to talk about this." Sima Changying bowed his hands. "Please, the Commander-in-Chief, for the sake of my tacit understanding, kill me immediately, and then send a letter to Dengzhou... If my children and grandchildren can be saved through this, I will be in the east."
There are also benefits to the country.”
Li Ziqi nodded heavily, and with just a wave of his sleeve, a burst of immortality energy enveloped the person in front of him like green smoke... But after a moment, a few drops of blood spattered out and fell on the clean clothes of Governor Li.
On the sleeves.
Seven days later, the leading three armies on the east side of Luolongtan were defeated. Sima Changying was killed in battle, and the news that the remaining five armies fled in embarrassment reached the imperial court. Sima Zheng, crying bitterly, asked for an army to come back and respond.
The saint hesitated for a moment.
Seeing this situation, Mr. Zhang proposed a veto on the spot: "At this time, the front line is completely depleted. Wouldn't it be absurd to send out another army and lose another army? In comparison, the safety of the saint comes first, so we should gather the entire army.
Please move to Dengzhou."
This proposal received the saint's nod and attracted everyone's attention, but no one said anything.
After receiving the news, the rear army camp where the imperial commander was located immediately lost control, and the civilians and soldiers fled without restraint.
The holy cavalry set off on its journey, and after only half a day of walking, it was completely out of order. The palace maids and chamberlains were all out of line, the civilians abandoned their baggage, soldiers and horses were scattered on the road, and some bold sergeants even robbed their fellow soldiers on the side road and raped the palace maids.
In the evening, when we returned to the camp set up on the road, order was barely restored.
"What should my father do? What should my father do?"
As soon as he returned to the previous camp, Zhou Xingfan came straight to find Zhan'er. His eyes were red and he asked on the spot, "Did uncle Zhang Han not save the dog thief when he said he wouldn't save it? Why didn't he say a word?"
Lai Zhan'er's face turned red: "I just want to save him, but how can I save him? Your father walked by water, heading straight to the mouth of Shouchuan..."
"Uncle, why do you need to deceive yourself?" Zhou Xingfan asked bluntly. "As long as we can delay this for a day or two, will my father have a few more chances to survive on the South Road? Isn't that saint greedy for life and afraid of death?! That thief Zhang Han is just...
…”
Before he finished speaking, Lai Zhan'er reached out and quickly covered the other person's mouth, just like an adult holding down a child. At the same time, an invisible energy quickly isolated the surrounding area.
It turned out that Lai Zhan'er was also upset. When his nephew came to question him, he actually forgot to take precautions.
The camp where Lai Zhan'er is located is theoretically the secondary camp of the Chinese army, and there are many officers around, not to mention the current chaos? If this word spreads, his life will really be in danger.
However, the more you fear, the more you get... Zhou Xingfan cursed loudly, and there was indeed a group of middle- and low-level servants making a fire outside the tent. The officials heard clearly, and then turned pale in astonishment.
Of course, most of them continued to pretend that they had not heard anything and just bowed their heads in silence.
But after a while, a clerk from the Ministry of Punishment only said that he was going to relieve himself, but he went straight to the imperial court under the eyes of others.
Arriving at the imperial tent, it turned out that the imperial tent was huge and located on a flattened hill, so it had not yet been erected. The emperor only stood on the hillside under the setting sun with many civil servants and servants, watching coldly, and the atmosphere was heavy.
Seeing an opportunity, this person shouted from a distance, saying that he had something to report, but was stopped by the Jinwu Guards outside. He could only ask to see a high-ranking official of the Ministry of Justice as an official of the Ministry of Punishment. At this time, he had nothing to say. The civil and military officials in front of the emperor got the message. Wang Daiji, the Minister of Punishment, immediately walked down.
"Is that so?" After listening to the narration, the yellow-bearded minister was stunned for a moment, and actually had some doubts. Then he turned to look at the man beside him who was covered in dust but obviously had a scimitar hanging on his head. "Zhang Sanlang, what do you think? How should the matter be handled?"
Zhang Xing was speechless and gestured towards the side of the hill with his mouth open, where the view above could be blocked.
Wang Daiji understood, and immediately took a few steps over there, and waved the person over. This official was actually careful, but seeing that there were too many people around, with clothes of different shapes, especially Zhang Sanlang who was in question , he just walked to the Jinwu Guards group on one side and did not get close, so he felt relieved.
However, when the man turned around, Zhang Xing just winked at Qin Bao, who was following behind him. The latter immediately understood and suddenly stepped forward from behind, holding the man's waist with one hand and holding the other man's waist with the other. He pinched the clerk's mouth tightly.
Zhang Xing did not hesitate, and immediately pulled out the sword from the waist of Ding Quan, the Jinwu guard on the side. He stepped forward, used the terrain to cover him, and turned sideways to avoid the possible direction of the jet, killing the man with one blow.
Then he calmly handed the blood-covered knife back to Ding Quan, who had not yet reacted. There was no blood on his body.
Up and down, they were as silent as cicadas, just staring blankly at Qin Bao leaning over to drag the body away.
But at this moment, another change occurred. Suddenly, not far away from the imperial palace, Eunuch Yu came quickly and asked on the spot: "Your Majesty saw the Minister Wang leaving suddenly and asked him what happened when he was in trouble."
Wang Daiji was at a loss and just went to see Zhang Xing.
Zhang Xing was slightly confused, and then he gritted his teeth and said, "I was the one who made the noise. I will go with Wang Shilang."
Eunuch Yu looked at the other party in surprise and then at the blood on the ground. He could only suppress his panic and nodded with all his strength.
After a while, Eunuch Yu and Wang Daiji led Zhang to the front of the emperor. All civil and military officials were there. The emperor frowned and asked Wang Daiji: "Wang Qing, what happened? You left without authorization?"
Wang Daiji immediately moved out of the way, revealing Zhang Xing behind him.
Zhang Xing, without waiting for Wang Daiji to speak, immediately bowed his hands and saluted: "Reporting to your majesty, I am reporting to Zhang Xing, Deputy Chief Inspector of Fulongwei. I just saw several cranes flying towards me at the foot of the mountain with my colleagues. They gathered in front of the emperor and for a while, I didn't know what to do. Just because I know Wang Shilang, I asked Wang Shilang if he wanted to report to the Holy Master, and I didn't want to disturb him...but the crane also flew away."
The emperor was surprised for a moment: "Is it true?"
"It's true." Eunuch Yu suddenly lowered his head and moved forward. "Reporting to the saint, I just went to announce the decree and happened to see the crane rising into the sky at the end."
"It's indeed true." Wang Daiji immediately agreed. "It's a pity that it flew away."
The emperor nodded slowly.
"Your Majesty, this is a good omen." At this moment, Mr. Zhang Han, who had no idea what had happened, suddenly came out and congratulated him with a smile. "The crane is a messenger from heaven. Your Majesty is blessed with good luck and God's will favors you."
The emperor immediately took a long breath, and then looked at Yu Changji who said nothing: "If you have this good omen, please report it in time and receive a reward... I am the deputy inspector, and I will select a county guard for him as a reward!"
With that said, he turned around and walked directly to the imperial tent that had been set up.
In front of the imperial tent under the setting sun, Zhang Xing raised his head in astonishment. He didn't know whether he should feel ridiculous or lucky, but there was definitely no surprise. He asked himself that he had experienced a lot when he became emperor two years ago, and he had a clear conscience.
Moreover, there is meritorious service, but in the past, all kinds of extra money and hard work were not enough to buy an official, but today, because of a lie to fend off the situation, you can easily get the governor of this county?
At the same time, in this Eastern Expedition, which was almost a child's play, how many civilians and soldiers died, and how many good people were forced to rebel?
Why did Sima Erlong cry bitterly in front of such a person?
Why is Xiao Zhou so rude?
The country and the world, the people and officials, top and bottom, rich and poor, what do they really mean in the eyes of this emperor?
While he was stunned, Yu Changji came over, clasped his hands and asked calmly: "You wanted to go to Hebei before? There is a vacancy in Wu'an County, how about it?"
Zhang Xing was silent for a long time, but did not say a word.
Yu Changji nodded: "Then let's go to Wu'an... I'll go write the paperwork and let Eunuch Yu give it to you in the evening."
After saying that, the husband did not blame him, but turned around and went into the imperial tent.
But Zhang Xing remained silent.
PS: It is my routine to dedicate a new book "The King of Thieves in the Late Ming Dynasty"... The end of the Ming Dynasty, the end of the Ming Dynasty, it is very difficult to write it.