There have been many magnificent wars in history, with magnificent scenes and, of course, countless casualties.
Every battle of this scale will leave a very strong mark in the history books, but when it comes to soldiers, they may only be a number, or a few numbers.
What if Baili Honglian's team really launched an attack on the border gate where the wind comes from, but Lin Ye didn't send troops to charge.
If Ye Luling wanted to test Lin Ye, Lin Ye did not release those two slightly disgraceful cold arrows.
Then a war recorded in history will take place at this border today, and the lives and deaths of the soldiers will also become a number.
Of course the soldiers would be happy because of a huge victory, but they would also be happy because a bloody battle was avoided.
Three days later, Lou Fan's army gradually receded, like waves at low tide.
At this point, most people will think that retreating troops is like retreating from the tide, and they are withdrawing in one breath.
But this is not the case. Retreating troops is like an ebbing tide. The army takes turns covering the retreat as it retreats. Even when the tide ebbs, the waves are still crashing one after another.
Lin Ye said, this is the command I am most proud of since I led the army.
A conductor who didn't start a fight.
Of course, Lin Ye would also be happy because of a big victory, but it would not be as happy as he was today.
Making the enemy retreat without a fight, without any casualties among his soldiers, is what Lin Ye thinks he should be proud of.
After Lou Fan's army retreated, Lin Ye led his troops and stayed in Changcheng for five days before withdrawing.
He wants to escort Yu Yucheng back to Immortal Tang Dynasty. Dongbo needs this monarch now, and the people also need a real sea-fixing needle.
Lin Ye glanced at Yu Yu Chengchong's carriage, and then declined Yu Yu Chengchun's invitation to get on the carriage with him.
That car came all the way from Xiantang City, and it didn't look like it would be comfortable to sit in.
And the axle might break at some point... He was afraid of falling, but Lin Ye would definitely not say that. Of course he would say that I want to be with my cavalry soldiers.
It just looks great.
The journey from Fengkou Chengguan back to Xiantang City was lackluster. This peace and safety was the best situation.
Originally, when Yu Yucheng heard Lin Ye talk about how many people he had killed in Xiantang City, he felt that he could already imagine what the scene was like.
But when he returned to Xiantang City and ordered all the officials to go to court, he realized that he was still superficial when he looked at the empty hall.
It's a vacuum.
He was sitting in the great hall, not on the throne, but on the steps below the throne.
Looking at the empty hall, Yu Yu Chengchang was really on the verge of tears.
When the trusted chamberlain just entered the door, he was ready to shout that His Majesty has arrived.
Entering the main hall, he choked back these words. He was a little scared, not because the main hall was empty, but because he was afraid that after he shouted, a group of people he couldn't see would shout long live on the mountain.
Not to mention actually seeing this scene, thinking about it, the waiter felt chills in his heart.
"It's...pure."
Yu Yucheng hurriedly muttered to himself, and then gave another wry smile.
It's so clean. This kind of thing has never happened since the founding of Dongbo. Even when the Loufan people attacked Dongbo's capital and the Loufan people went on a killing spree in the capital, so many people had not died...
..
It's not accurate to say that. It should be said that even after the Loufan people went on a killing spree, not so many officials died.
"Go and sweep the hall."
Yu Yucheng hurriedly leaned over and wiped the floor of the hall, but it was all covered with dust.
It stands to reason that if the main hall is covered with dust and this happens, the monarch will of course scold people.
But...who is he scolding? Lin Ye also killed everyone in the palace.
"well......"
Yu Yucheng stood up in a hurry and walked towards the outside of the main hall. When the chamberlain went to find the broom, he turned back and glanced at the monarch. His back looked really lonely.
At this moment, Lin Ye was riding on the wall of Xiantang City and looking into the distance.
At this time, if Hong Wuding was more aggressive and set up an ambush in Xiantang City in advance, and Lin Ye escorted Yu Yucheng back in a hurry, he would really be able to catch Lin Ye's three thousand cowardly troops by surprise.
But Hong Wuding obviously had no intention of doing this. He was still in Caoshu City and did not take any action.
Therefore, Lin Ye had no reason or evidence to trouble him.
Lin Ye had to admire Hong Wuding for being able to participate in it without leaving any trace.
"General."
Pang Panghai came forward, clasping his fists and saying: "General Jiao sent someone to say that many knowledgeable people in the city have been invited. Would you like to go and meet them in person, General?"
Lin Ye shook his head: "No need, just let Jiao Tianbao say what I told him again."
Pang Panghai responded and turned around to deliver the order.
Helping people to the end, Lin Ye killed all the civil and military members of Man Chao, and now he had to help to get some more people.
Lin Ye knew that Jiao Tianbao was a big boss and he should have said this in person, but he was too lazy to do so.
He asked Jiao Tianbao to tell those people two sentences. These two sentences were almost enough.
The first sentence is, the king needs you to help him, Dongbo needs your help.
The second sentence, from the seventh rank to the first rank, who can be a big official depends on your ability.
On the way back, Lin Ye sent scouts to investigate along the way, but found no sign of Baili Honglian's rebels.
That team is Dongbo's biggest hidden danger right now, or at least the biggest hidden danger on the surface.
The real hidden danger is, of course, Hong Wuding's 50,000-strong jade border army.
After arriving at Xiantang City, Lin Ye ordered to recruit brave people as the Dongbo City Guards, and select the best among them to join the Forbidden Army.
Not only did he kill all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, but he also scared away all the imperial guards. It is true that he has been a bare emperor before, but Yuyu Chengchang is unparalleled in the world.
Now for Yuyu Chengchang, think about it, there is only one thing that makes him think it is good news.
There is no need to worry about the salary of hundreds of officials.
Lin Ye was thinking, and Cui Fanye was also thinking. One was high up on the city wall, and the other was under a willow tree by the river.
Cui Fanye returned to Xiantang City first. He knew that there was nothing he could do now, he just had to wait patiently.
After Lin Ye left Xiantang, he was using the power accumulated by the Cui family in Dongbo to open up relationships and integrate into Dongbo's court power.
But he can't really think about nothing. If he wants his people to show up in Dongbo as soon as possible at this time, the best way is to let a worse situation occur.
Lin Ye was thinking about the whereabouts of Baili Honglian, and Cui Fanye was also thinking about it.
Jianmen has been destroyed by Lin Ye, but Jianmen's influence in the Dongbo Jianghu is still there.
As long as Baili Honglian is not stupid, he will send out people, raise supplies, and recruit brave soldiers.
In fact, Baili Honglian's rebel team is not that far away from Xiantang City, about three hundred miles.
What Baili Honglian is doing is exactly what Cui Fanye expected.
He sent a large number of people to contact the people he had won over in the world over the years.
Now he doesn't dare to be too public, so he can only expand the size of his team first, and then come back to the limelight.
Attack the wind outlet by force, then occupy this place, and then send people to Loufan to welcome Loufan's army going south.
Only in this way can he survive in Dongbo. As long as Dongbo still has Dayu's support, he has to leave.
Lou Fan is Baili Honglian's last hope, not only the hope of survival, but also the hope of reaching a higher level.
At the same time, Dongbo came to the southeastern border.
Just like the situation in the border towns at Lai Fengkou, the Dongbo border troops here also had a hard life.
They have also not received supplies from the imperial court for a long time, so they can only hold on here all by themselves.
What's better than the situation at the wind outlet is that it's not that cold here, so you don't have to worry about freezing to death.
A border military lieutenant ran up from under the city wall and saw their general standing there looking into the distance, and his steps immediately slowed down.
"General."
The captain came closer, hesitated again and again, and decided to speak directly.
"My subordinates just went to check. The army's food and grass are enough for five days at most. This is still one meal a day. If we don't have supplies anymore, we won't be able to last much longer."
The general let out a heavy breath.
"Have the people sent to Xiantang returned?"
"No."
"Have the people sent to Caoshu City to ask for help from the Jade Army come back?"
"No."
The general was silent.
After a long time, his voice was a little soft, but his tone was particularly heavy: "Let the soldiers go out and scan again. If there is nothing decent, bark, grass... there is always something to eat, something edible
Just eat whatever you want."
The captain also fell silent, because they had already scanned the bark of the tree.
After another long time, he lowered his head and said, "General, why don't we leave."
The general looked at his loyal subordinate. In the past, he would have scolded his subordinate for these words, but today he didn't want to scold him.
"I want to leave too."
The general said: "Take off this uniform, forget that you are a soldier, and walk away."
He looked outside the city: "But if you don't care, I don't care, and no one cares, Dongbo will really be over."
"I don't expect that everyone can be like us, still breathing and doing what they should do."
"I don't expect that if we starve to death here, the winter lake will always be there..."
He took a deep breath.
"I just thought, if we starve to death here, at least... we won't let the border pass from our hands."
As soon as he finished speaking, a trumpet sound suddenly sounded.
The general immediately stood up straight, raised his clairvoyance and looked outside the city.
In the fields outside the city, dust and smoke were flying in the distance. It looked like a sandstorm rolling close to the ground and rolling toward the border town.
"Prepare for war!"
The general immediately shouted loudly, and as he shouted, the trumpet sound on the city wall became more and more urgent.
The hungry soldiers picked up their weapons and helped each other to the edge of the city wall. Everyone looked sallow and thin, but no one let go of their weapons.
"Like...Jade Army?"
The captain said in surprise.
"Jade Army?"
The general actually saw the bright red battle flag looming in the dust and smoke, but he couldn't believe it.
"It's the Jade Army, it's really the Jade Army!"
The soldiers couldn't help but cheer. At this moment, it seemed that even hunger was forgotten by them.
Soon after, General Ning Haitang urged his horse to the outside of the city gate.
She was sitting on a war horse, looking dusty and her armor was covered with a layer of dirt.
Her riding posture is a bit chic. She is not riding upright, but sitting with her legs tilted.
When she reached the bottom of the city, she raised her head to look at the top of the city wall and spat out the fur grass in her mouth.
"Open the door and come out to get something to eat!"
This shout caused another burst of cheers to erupt from the city wall.
"Oh shit."
Ning Haitang looked at the cheers of the Dongbo border troops and couldn't help but cursed in a low voice.
"I still have the strength to shout, it doesn't look like I'm about to starve to death. I'm in a hurry and don't dare to stop for a moment. I don't even have the strength to shout a second time."
One month later, Fairy Tang City.
Ning Haitang looked at Lin Ye, and Lin Ye looked at her.
Ning Haitang: "What do you want me to do?"
Lin Ye: "Why are you here so late?"
Ning Haitang stared at him: "It hurts to stand and talk? You asked me to raise food and grass, but don't you know that Guzhu is poorer than Dongbo?"
Lin Ye: "..."
He smiled coquettishly: "But you're still here, how did you get the food and grass?"
Ning Haitang: "Guzhu really can't provide food and grass to support Dongbo. I can't let the Guzhu people starve to death. After all, I am General Guzhu."
Having said this, she raised her chin and raised her hand to scratch her nose.
"There is no other way. Let's go out and destroy a small country first."