Delong

Chapter 168 Floating Horse Walk (15) (2 in 1 Repayment)

Seeing that Xindeng City, where fierce battles took place during the previous two Eastern Expeditions, was also empty, Yu Shuwen fell into great anger and fear at the same time.

This famous and veteran general of the Great Wei Dynasty knew very well that the opponent had adopted the most targeted and possibly the most correct strategy.

In this Eastern Expedition, people's hearts were broken as soon as they came up, and the collapse of people's hearts led to a large-scale flight of the Central Route Army, and the large-scale flight of the Central Route Army, especially the peasants, led to the rapid shrinkage of the main supply line in a way that was visible to the naked eye. This caused everyone - from the sage at the top to the ordinary pawn in turn - to fundamentally lose confidence.

It is specifically reflected in the front line, that is, most soldiers are afraid to move forward, and at the same time, the troops who have crossed Luolongtan generally have insufficient food.

At this time, for the Dongyi people, fortifying the wall and clearing the wilderness is the most correct choice and response... However, facing the most correct response of the opponent, Yu Shuwen seems to have no escape route.

"At this time, General Yu should withdraw his troops?!"

In the open space in front of the barracks, Sima Huada looked at the military newspaper and looked at his own father with some trepidation. "Why do you still want to chase? We still want to fulfill our oath to go together? Is he crazy?"

Sima Changying didn't wear a helmet, but sat on the horse with his hands tied, looking at the endless flat land around him... In front of him, some fields had already begun to appear, which was the characteristic of the disappearance of saline-alkali tidal flats and the appearance of normal land, and the land was still It's fertile, but at the moment these fertile lands are just some young crops, which are mostly used to feed horses, and can't be used as military rations at all...Of course, if there are ears, Sima Changying has no doubt that the governor will personally order it to be burned.

After watching for a while, Mr. Sima finally went to look at his eldest son: "Has Ah Zheng left?"

"I left early in the morning." Sima Huada was caught off guard, but he replied immediately. "According to your instructions, I didn't say anything unnecessary to him, and I didn't let him walk around in the army, I just drove him away...Actually, with Ah Zheng's intelligence, he might have noticed something, but I used Zhongjun The fate has been prevaricated."

"That's good." Sima Changying nodded.Nian Xu came to ask. "Tell me, why did Yu Shuwen withdraw his troops?"

Hearing his father's questioning, Sima Huada immediately fell silent and only acted introspective.

"I'm asking you something, why did he withdraw his troops?" Sima Changying helplessly put down his hands and put his hands on his knees. "I'm not scolding you, but asking you seriously."

"He... the front is solid and clear, his army is limited, and his people are not united. Among the Eighth Route Army, the only one who is willing to go forward with him is Zhao Guang, who comes from a humble background and doesn't care about anything... plus his self-confident cultivation. He Jiangcai is not something worth mentioning in front of the Dongyi governor, right? If you chase forward, as long as you get out of touch, there is no need to fortify the wall and clear the field, and the governor will lead the army to meet him."

"And then?" Sima Changying couldn't ask.

"Then...then nine out of ten will be defeated?" Sima Huada finally let go. "Coupled with the fact that the morale of the army is so ridiculous, I'm afraid it will be annihilated again."

"So what if the army is defeated?" Sima Changying asked suddenly. "So what if the whole army is wiped out? He is a master, and there are [-] to [-] armored soldiers standing in his way... Can't I escape?"

Sima Huada was slightly stunned, as if he had realized something, but he shook his head immediately: "But won't the sage take his life if the army is defeated? Do you want to be a fugitive? Not to mention whether you can escape, just escape , although the world is big, Yu Shuwen is a Guanlong native, who has been a general for generations, where can he go? Does he leave his family? "

"If you retreat without fighting, 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 in the future..."

Sima Huada's voice gradually lowered in the middle of his speech, because he vaguely realized something...the kind that is hard to say...for example, Yu Shuwen, as the leader of the generals, would die if he retreated without a fight. What about this own father in front of him?
This seems to be in line with some unlucky words that day.

"Actually...whether it's going forward or backward, you can take a chance." Sima Changying didn't seem to notice the strangeness of his son, but calmly explained. "Going forward, it is because Li Ziqi's strong walls and clear fields cannot persist, and he is bitten by his accelerated march. , It’s a way to bet on my own court, to see if I can coax that saint, and try to survive...Before the two-horse trough, didn’t we survive?”

"Then..." Sima Huada came back to his senses, and answered in a daze. "What is this battle about? It was rumored before that the saint was deliberately killing the old people of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, but why do I feel that he is also deliberately killing us Guanlong generals?"

"You ask me, who do I ask? I only know that normal people should stop fighting when they see tens of thousands fleeing on the road." Sima Changying remained calm. "The civilian husband fled like that, and he still forced to send troops. He was originally forcing his subordinates to fight... And if it is reasonable, let alone Yunnei, we shouldn't be asked to go in a dream that night."

"Then...then father, what should we do?" Sima Huada answered cautiously.

"It's very simple. I'll go forward, and you don't move... After three days, don't worry about what's going on in front of you, leave the camp and return to the west." Sima Changying put on the helmet on the horse. "After you go back... you have to take the lead in crying, Yu Shuwen didn't care about the shortage of food and fodder, regardless of the fact that the enemy army had fortified the wall and cleared the field, just because he was personally humiliated by Li Ziqi, he went his own way and ignored the overall situation... This battle was his fault! "

"Understood!" Sima Huada nodded immediately. "I understand this!"

Sima Changying glanced at his son, got up immediately, but staggered again.

Seeing this shape, Sima Huada immediately stepped forward to support him, but he couldn't help but paused, and then he said cautiously: "Father...how about I take it for you, I am young after all, it is easy to escape if I just escape of."

Sima Changying fixedly looked at his worthless eldest son, and was silent for a long time before opening his mouth in the midday sun: "Can you go... What is my identity? What is your identity? I am the only one going, If you work hard, the saint will not be angry; only if I go, can Yu Shuwen have nothing to say, and continue to march forward; only if I go, and Yu Shuwen forces you to go, then you can go with other people Let's push everything to this guy together."

Sima Huada nodded half understanding.

Sima Changying wanted to say something more, but felt bored instead, so he simply got on his horse, and then issued a military order, asking the soldiers and horses of the headquarters to move forward at top speed and catch up with Yu Shuwen's department.

When the military order was issued, there was a commotion immediately... Sima and his son joined forces after they passed Luolongtan.
Especially in the current situation, rumors are flying all over the sky, those who bury food bury food, those who are afraid of war, why only half of the people are allowed to move forward?
However, Sima Changying has been in the army for dozens of years, he has been a general and a prime minister, and the family of the hairpin tassels for generations, why is there no dignity in the army?
As soon as an order is issued, there will naturally be family generals, private soldiers, and old ministries organized to carry out punishments. Hundreds of people will be killed.Then it was a long journey of eighty miles a day and a night, and finally arrived at a hill twenty miles behind Xindengcheng on the afternoon of the second day, and caught up with Yu Shuwen's department here.

Then, the latter immediately gave an extremely bad intelligence feedback.

"The sentinel came to report, and I went to see it myself... The Longshan City in front is also empty, and the wells are all sealed, and the city defenses are all destroyed... They even abandoned such a fortified city." Yu Shuwen's tone seemed a little bit numbness. "I never thought that I would fall into this situation one day...Sima Xianggong, have you thought about it?"

"Before last year, I didn't even think about it." Sima Changying was expressionless and sincere. "But after experiencing an incident in front of the imperial court, I have thought about any desperate situation."

Yu Shuwen nodded, and didn't ask too many details, but returned to the battle itself: "Is it to chase now or not?"

Sima Changying replied calmly: "General Yu has been indomitable since he dispatched troops, and I have always only followed suit."

Yu Shuwen nodded again, but he seemed to be retorting: "The army rations are already very dangerous. When crossing the beach, the soldiers are taking the opportunity to bury the food."

"So whether to chase or not?" It was Sima Changying's turn to ask impatiently.

"Chasing, there may still be a glimmer of life, and there may be a hard-fought escape, or even a non-war crime. 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. "Why not chase?!"

Sima Changying wanted to nod, but for some reason, he couldn't help laughing.

"What's so funny about being a grasshopper on a rope?" Yu Shuwen scolded with a frown.

"Actually, I knew you would think so before I came here, but it's still a bit strange..." Sima Changying smiled. "For people like General Yu, who only think about their own achievements and don't need to think about other people's achievements?"

"Who else are you thinking about at this time?" Yu Shuwen immediately sneered. "Think about you people? Aren't you all the same? Is it just me who has three heads and six arms? Let me tell you, if it wasn't for His Majesty's obvious intention to get involved with each other, those timid and fearful people would have died a long time ago." It's time to kill the sacrificial flag, and then let you and I take over the military power... Li Ziqi can be trapped at that time."

"That's not what I meant..." Sima Changying sighed deeply, trying to speak again, but finally gave up.

In this way, in the evening, Yu Shu's Ministry of Culture arrived at Longshan City first.

On the second day, Yu Shuwen's department left Longshan City and continued eastward, and after gathering Zhao Guang's department who came to meet later, Sima Changying also led his troops into Longshan... That night, there was a commotion. Tired, they refused to set up camp again, and one after another entered Longshan City to rest in disregard of the military order.

But this time, Sima Changying didn't pursue too much.

However, the lack of water in the city made the order of the army even more chaotic. On the second day, after a long toss, the troops finally formed a line... Many soldiers took the opportunity to hide in the ruined walls of the city and were unwilling to come out.

Zhao Guang still wanted to look for it, but Sima Changying just ignored it, because the front and rear sentries came clearly - although Yu Shuwen in the front had conquered a few small villages, he still hadn't encountered the main force of the Dongyi people, and he still couldn't. Get a decent supply of supplies, but at the same time, the troops in the rear are nowhere to be seen.

As for the number of troops and provisions at this time, Sima Changying was used to the army, and had already made an estimate—there were originally two troops with [-] soldiers in theory, but it would be good to have [-] at this time, and the food they brought , and only seven or eight days.

It was mid-April at this time.

In other words, less than ten days before crossing Luolongtan, the main force of the Central Route Army fell into a situation where there were multiple fronts and backs, insufficient supplies, the morale of the army was lax, and the soldiers were exhausted.

The troops continued to move forward and walked for another day. On this day, there were already many sporadic battles in the front of Yu Shuwen's department, and the surrounding Dongyi sentry cavalry and practice special cavalry gradually increased. Sima Changying's years of military career made Sima Changying Keenly realized that the Dongyi people were about to counterattack... because they had already sensed the embarrassment and weakness of this army, they had to act immediately before they could withdraw to deal with the South Route Army coming from the sea.

Sure enough, the battle appeared faster than expected.

In other words, the Great Wei's elite Central Route Army, whose morale had fallen, was even more vulnerable than imagined.

One afternoon later, that is, the third day agreed by Sima Changying and his son had just passed. His headquarters and Zhao Guangbu were marching hard in the fields from the burned village. The sentry cavalry and many sergeants who left behind to rest for no reason suddenly turned into a large group of defeated troops...

As it turns out, nothing beats demoralization and war weariness.

After Sima Changying asked, he found out that most of Yu Shuwen's troops in front did not have time to fight the Dongyi people at all, but the sentry cavalry found out that the main force of the Dongyi army appeared in front, and the Dongyi people seemed to be launching a large-scale counterattack. When Shu Wen personally led the elite soldiers forward to verify the military situation, the Guanxi troops who were thousands of miles away from home immediately collapsed in the field and fled back as if they had received the signal they had been waiting for for a long time.

Moreover, Sima Changying's department and Zhao Guang's department were scrolled.

At least [-] to [-] troops abandoned their baggage, abandoned their armor and dragged their soldiers, pushed and stamped on each other, fled frantically back and forth, and even armed conflicts broke out inside.

Zhao Guang turned pale with shock, and hurriedly tried to stop and control it, while Sima Changying stood silently with a group of confidant soldiers on a 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 by themselves, and escape as soon as possible.

About half an hour later, Yu Shuwen turned back with some elites in a panic, and immediately found Sima Changying, and gathered with him.

The two faced each other, and Yu Shuwen took the lead in yelling: "Mr. Sima, are you just going to let it go like this?"

"You collapsed the entire army first, how can you blame me?" Sima Changying sneered. "It won't be long, let them escape as much as possible... How is the front? They can't be suspicious soldiers, right?"

"The front is true..." Yu Shuwen suppressed his dissatisfaction and tried his best to correct it. "Li Ziqi has come in person, and there is also the banner of Dongyi's surnamed Wang... The Qinglong Army, the Golden Frog Army, the Red Phoenix Army, and the Black Army Army have all arrived!"

"That's a fight, and it's not an opponent." Sima Changying replied calmly. "Unless we have 12 elite soldiers going hand in hand... I will feel more at ease."

Yu Shuwen sneered and was about to reprimand him, but he turned his head abruptly.

It turned out that there was a sudden rumble of war drums in the east, and a strange golden frog banner suddenly appeared in the distance. It seemed that some Dongyi people who did not know how to live or die were greedy for merit, and they chased after them without waiting for the brigade.

"It's a vice-flag, not the chief general, at most a nephew of the Lord of Dongyi, what a pity." Gritting his teeth, Yu Shuwen directly led his family and sent his private soldiers away to the opponent's flag, as if he was about to attack and behead him.

When he got close to the opponent for about two or three hundred steps, he used his true energy, leaped into the air from his horse, and the generals behind him also released their true energy, and with a vigorous wave, with this true energy, Uncle Wen drew a huge ink-colored trace in the air with his knife, and then fell heavily, hitting the flag accurately.

But just when he was about to succeed, a sound like a dragon's chant suddenly sounded on the battlefield, and then a cloud of turquoise immortal energy rolled from the east, and Yu Shuwen's way was already very strong. The exaggerated weak water qi was easily dispelled.

Yu Shuwen himself also suffered a fall in mid-air and fell to the ground on the spot.

This scene caused Wei Jun to flee even more desperately, and even the small number of soldiers and elites who had just formed an formation to borrow their true energy were completely at a loss.

Of course, the master is not so easy to die. It is impossible for Yu Shuwen to be completely finished after being hit by Li Ziqi who is far away from the tower. He didn't intend to let go of the huge longevity zhenqi, but continued to suppress it condescendingly.

The two continued to fight each other, and there was great movement, but Yu Shuwen was obviously at a disadvantage.

And about ten times after the two sides exchanged their true qi, a golden light suddenly flashed in the sky, flying from a distance, directly piercing half of the sky filled with turquoise and black, and the black-colored true qi forcibly seized it. A three-point gap was opened, allowing the latter to successfully rush out of the battle along the side of the turquoise true energy.

What was even more unexpected was that after the golden light cut through the zhenqi ball of the majestic grand master, it was unharmed, but continued to soar and land elsewhere.

"What a handsome kung fu!"

In midair, Li Ziqi's voice was still majestic. "Is it General Zhao? Moyun Golden Winged Roc lives up to its reputation!"

As soon as the words fell, another golden light flew over, the speed and color were not as good as the previous one, and then met the long-lived true energy, stabbed vigorously, but unexpectedly failed to pierce, and instead fell back.

"It's also very good." Li Ziqi was greatly moved. "Central Plains is full of talents... Talents come forth in large numbers!"

Besides, he probably knew it well, whether it was Yu Shuwen or the two Ningdan-Chengdan masters who came to his aid later, they all knew that he had suffered a crushing defeat, so they didn't say a word.

However, the three people on Da Wei's side didn't say a word, but it didn't delay someone yelling under the Changsheng Zhenqi:
"Li Ziqi... Do you want to save me, or take the opportunity to kill me? After this battle, I, Wang Yuande, will impeach you in front of the king!"

The longevity zhenqi obviously faded, but Li Ziqi did not say a word.

However, the man under the Golden Frog didn't restrain himself 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 people together are no match for you, and the morale of the army has already fallen to this level. In such an extreme situation, you force us to fortify the walls and clear the country, abandon the city and the land, what are you hiding? Is it because after the war the year before last, all these states belonged to our Wang family's children?"

Li Ziqi finally spoke out, but he was suppressing his anger: "General Wang is thinking too much!"

Taking this opportunity, one black, two gold, and three light spots have already retreated quickly and returned to Xiaoqiu for the time being.

Besides, those who can control Qi and fly are at least masters of condensed alchemy and above. There are only a thousand people in the world, and many of them are destined to be scattered in gangs, sects, civil servants, secret agents, and local systems. Counting one by one, he must be a Zhonglang general... So, after the two golden lights appeared, Sima Changying became a little serious, but he just thought it was one of several Zhonglang generals who had a conscience, disregarding the prestige of the great master, and took the initiative. It's really rare to come to rescue.

But at this time, after seeing these three people clearly, his lips trembled—there is no one else, the extra one is a Zhonglang general, and he is very familiar with him. He is one of Sima Changying's close relatives, who was on a business trip before. Halfway through, Sima Zheng, who was supposed to turn back to Yuqian.

"Master Grandfather!"

Sima's face turned pale, and he came to ask in panic as soon as he landed. "How did you lose like this?"

Sima Changying hesitated to speak, and could only smile on the horse: "Why are you back?"

Sima Zheng was sad for a moment: "I asked for this errand this time because I overheard a wise acquaintance saying from behind that the front must be defeated, so I came here to see the situation, and also to see my father and grandfather... After returning that day, the road became more and more difficult. The more I thought about it, the more worried I was about my grandfather, so I looked back, only to find that my grandfather and my father had already divided up their troops, and then hurried over, only to find that the army had already been defeated."

"It's just in time." Before Sima Changying could speak, Yu Shuwen interjected. "At present, the army is defeated like a mountain, and when the main force of the Dongyi Fourth Army and the masters of the army arrive at the rear, we will not be able to leave... I just fought against each other, and I can clearly feel that Li Ziqi himself must have suffered some kind of hidden injury, or he was tired. Excessive, we can't pursue us... Let's go together quickly, Sima Erlong is in front, General Zhao is gliding to the side, and Sima Xianggong and I lead the elite private soldiers to ride horses below, rushing all the way back."

Zhao Guang on the side stomped his feet and pointed at the completely disorderly defeated soldiers around him: "But going back like this is almost equivalent to annihilation of the entire army. How can I explain to the saint then?!"

Sima Zheng was also sad.

However, Sima Changying looked at the three of them, and at the infuriating energy that dissipated in the distance, but 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? Are you still leaving?"

"I laughed at you back then. I only cared about my own achievements and ignored other people... You thought I meant you didn't care about other generals." As he spoke, Sima Changying pointed at the defeated soldiers who were fleeing in panic and trampled out of control. "But actually, I wanted to ask at the time, had General Yu thought about them? Did you expect this to be [-]% of the time, and you still insisted on marching?"

"Compassion does not command soldiers!" Yu Shuwen was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately replied boldly. "Sima Xianggong, you are also a general and a prime minister, why are you so old and pedantic? This situation, [-]% is already the best, so you should take a gamble!"

"If it weren't for being so pedantic, how could it be possible to become a general?" Sima Changying replied seriously immediately. "It's because I know that I can't just care about myself, I have to think about the ups and downs, so I can go out and go, but you were thrown into Beihuang to guard at the height of the sun..."

Yu Shuwen was taken aback 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: "Mr. Sima, what you said made sense, but this time you didn't take the old man in front of you." Is it just me who took my life as my life? It wasn’t you who forced the soldiers to bring sixty days of food? Wasn’t it Your Majesty who forced us to march but failed to reach Luolongtan?”

"So, we all have to pay the price." Sima Changying also stared at the other party seriously. "I did something wrong, and I will pay it back. Even if you escape, you have to pay it back... Believe it or not, even a saint will have to pay it back sooner or later!"

Yu Shuwen was dumbfounded, after all, he just flicked his sleeves, and then he rode his horse and led his own soldiers away. Zhao Guang also felt baffled, and directly pulled away and flew towards his own chaotic army formation.

But Sima Changying looked at the second grandson who seemed to have come to his senses: "Ah Zheng...do you know what happened that night? Did you ask Bai Yousi?"

Sima Zheng was so upset that he could only nod indiscriminately.

"If you know it, you know it. I'm sorry, the grandfather failed to set a good example for you." Sima Changying sincerely confessed. "But today is not the time to talk about this, you should go! In fact, if you don't come today, I will use my own life to earn a result for your father and son. If the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren go back, I will be a general again." First, according to that saint, we will not let our family go; you are here, I want to do this even more, so that I will not lose the dignity of being a grandfather in front of you..."

Sima Zheng was greatly mourned, so he stepped forward and grabbed the reins, and then wanted to say something.

"I know what you're going to say." Sima Changying immediately said while holding his grandson's hand. "You want to say that if you have to die to avoid the sins of the whole family, it is better for you to die... To put it bluntly, you are not qualified...even your father is not enough! After that night, although you followed the momentum of a saint to avoid After half a year, but when he wakes up, he still has to taboo, I can't die!"

Sima Zheng completely lost his composure and burst into tears.

"Okay." Sima Changying rolled over and got off the horse, continued to hold the opponent's hands, and then ordered the left and right. "It's your luck that you can go back with Ah Zheng this time! I'm getting old, so help me mount him."

The soldiers and family generals heard the words as if they had received an amnesty, but they immediately stepped forward, pushing and dragging Sima Zheng onto the horse.Sima was trying to stop him, but on the one hand, he knew his grandfather's truth in his heart, and on the other hand, his grandfather took the initiative to send out his true energy to restrain himself. When he was emotionally unstable, he didn't dare to use his own strength for a while, so as not to accidentally hurt him... He was actually put on the horse by those generals.

And Sima Changying held hands and looked up at his grandson. For some reason, he, who went through that night without losing his composure in public, had a sour nose and burst into tears:

"Zheng'er... When the former emperor destroyed Dongqi and Nanchen, the world was almost unified. I just thought that the world would return to peace, and the Sima family would have a long-term inheritance. In addition, you are very talented, so I wholeheartedly teach you how to do it." A loyal and filial son, your father and your uncle are bastards, and I restrain my habits and set an example for you... As a result, the situation has deteriorated, and I can only be a bad person again, grandpa, but I don't know whether I should let it go or not. You also learn to be bad... But today, our grandparents and grandchildren might as well make an agreement, I will set you a final example, but there will be a gap in your heart in the future, and you can do everything you can... Good or bad? "

By the end, it was almost pleading.

On the other hand, the conversation stopped at this point, and since he was a general after all, he had been educated about life and death since childhood, so Sima Zheng could only weep and nod his head immediately.

Just a nod, Sima Changying let go of his hand, staring blankly at a group of generals and private soldiers surrounded by his family's hope, which was also his sustenance to the most upright side of the family, and quickly followed the defeated army westward.

I don't know how long it took before the Great Wei Xianggong turned his head and looked at the Jianjia old man who came behind him:
"Let Governor Li see the joke."

"Why is Lianzi not a husband?" The old man in Jianjia, Li Ziqi, the governor of Dongyi, stood with his hands behind his back, with a serious expression on his face. "If people like your grandparents were born in our East Island, it would be enough for me to die without regret."

"A treacherous minister is not good enough, but my grandson, you Dongyi are not worthy." Sima Changying also replied seriously.

"Oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and those born in Huaibei are oranges. Your Excellency is in the Eastern Kingdom, and you will be the arm of the country like me." Li Ziqi was still serious. "It's your grandson, even though he has some knowledge, but seeing the world in chaos, he was born in our Eastern Kingdom, so he may not be without the possibility of making great achievements..."

"It's useless to talk about it." Sima Changying bowed his hands. "For the sake of my tacit understanding, please kill me immediately, and then send a letter to Dengzhou... If my son and grandson are saved by this, it will also be beneficial to Dongguo."

Li Ziqi nodded heavily, and with just a wave of his sleeves, a gust of longevity qi enveloped the person in front of him like green smoke... But after a while, a few drops of blood still splashed out and landed on Li Dadu's clean clothes on the sleeve.

Seven days later, the first three armies on the east side of Luolongtan were defeated, Sima Changying was killed in battle, and the news that the other five armies fled in embarrassment reached the imperial court. Sima Zheng, crying bitterly, asked to lead an army to meet him.

The saint hesitated for a moment.

Seeing this situation, Mr. Zhang proposed a veto resolution on the spot: "At this time, the front line is completely lost. Wouldn't it be absurd to send out another army and lose another army? Compared with this, the saint's safety is the top priority. When the whole army is gathered, Please move to Dengzhou."

This proposal was nodded by the sage, and it also attracted everyone's attention, but no one said anything more.

After getting the news, Yu Jia was in the rear army camp, and immediately lost control, and the civilians and soldiers fled wildly at that time.

The holy driver set off, and after walking for half a day, there was a complete disorder, the maids and servants were all out of line, the civilian husbands abandoned their baggage, soldiers and horses scattered, and some bold soldiers even plundered the same line and raped the court ladies.

In the evening, when we returned to the camp set up on the road before, 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 went straight to find Zhan'er, his eyes were red, and he questioned him on the spot. "If Zhang Han said he couldn't be rescued, did his uncle not save him? Why didn't he say a word?"

Lai Zhan'er blushed, "I just want to save him, so how can I save him? Your father walked by water, heading straight for Shouchuankou..."

"Uncle, why do you have to deceive yourself?" Zhou Xingfan asked. "As long as we can stay here for a day or two longer, will my father be able to survive on South Road? Isn't that saint greedy for life and afraid of death?! That bastard Zhang Han is just..."

Before the words were finished, Lai Zhan'er quickly covered the opponent's mouth with his hand, like an adult holding down a child. At the same time, an invisible qi quickly blocked the surrounding area.

It turned out that Lai Zhan'er was also confused, and when his nephew came to question him, he actually forgot to take precautions.

The camp where Lai Zhan'er is located is the theoretical secondary camp of the Chinese army, there are many officers around, not to mention the current chaos?If this word gets out, it will really be life-threatening.

However, the more I was afraid of something, the more something... Zhou Xingfan cursed, and there was indeed a group of middle and low-level servants and officials who were lighting a fire outside the tent, and they clearly heard it, and then turned pale in shock.

Of course, most of them continued to pretend that they had never heard of it, just bowed their heads in silence.

But after waiting for a while, a civil official from the Ministry of Punishment only said to relieve his hand, but came straight to the front of the imperial court under the eyes of others.

When I came to the imperial tent, it turned out that the imperial tent was huge and it was on a flattened hill, so it hadn't been set up yet, and the emperor just stood on the hillside under the setting sun with many civil servants and servants, watching coldly, and the atmosphere was heavy.

Seeing the opportunity, this person shouted from a distance, saying that he had something to report, but was stopped by the Jinwu Guards outside, and could only ask to see the high-ranking officials of the Ministry as an official of the Ministry of Punishment. Now he had nothing to say. Wang Daiji, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Punishment, walked down immediately.

"Is that so?" After listening to the narration, the yellow-bearded servant was stunned for a moment, and he was a little suspicious, then turned to look at a man beside him who was covered in dust but obviously had a scimitar hanging on his face. "Zhang Sanlang, how do you think this matter should be handled?"

Zhang Xing was extremely speechless, nuzui gestured to the side of the hill, where the view above could be covered.

Wang Daiji understood, immediately walked a few steps over there, and beckoned this person to come over. The official was actually careful, but seeing that there were too many people around and the clothes were of different shapes, especially Zhang Sanlang who was asked , just paced to one side of the group of Jinwu guards, did not approach, but felt relieved,

However, when the person turned around, Zhang Xing just winked at Qin Bao, who was following behind him, and the latter immediately understood, but suddenly stepped forward from behind, wrapped his arms around the opponent's waist, and He tightly squeezed the mouth of the official.

And Zhang Xing didn't hesitate, and immediately pulled out the knife from the waist of Ding Quan, a general of the Jinwu Guards, and walked forward, taking advantage of the cover of the terrain, sideways to avoid the possible spray direction, and killed him with one knife.

Then calmly returned the bloody knife to Ding Quan who hadn't reacted yet, and there was no blood on his body.

Up and down, silent like cicadas, just staring blankly at Qin Bao leaning over to drag the corpse away.

But at this moment, there was another change. Not far away, Eunuch Yu came over quickly and asked on the spot: "Your Majesty saw Wang Shilang leave suddenly, and asked Wang Shilang what happened when he was in an emergency?"

Wang Daiji was at a loss and just went to see Zhang Xing.

Zhang Xing was slightly confused, and immediately gritted his teeth to support himself: "I made the noise, I will go with Wang Shilang."

Eunuch Yu looked at the other party in surprise, then at the blood on the ground, he could only forcefully suppress his panic and nodded his head.

After a while, Eunuch Yu and Wang Daiji led Zhang to the front of the imperial court. All the civil and military officials were there. The emperor frowned and asked Wang Daiji, "Wang Qing, what happened? You left without authorization?"

Wang Daiji immediately stepped aside, revealing Zhang Xing behind him.

But Zhang Xing didn't wait for Wang Daiji to open his mouth, and immediately cupped his hands and saluted: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Minister Fu Longwei, Deputy Chief Inspector Zhang Xing, just now at the foot of the mountain with his colleagues saw several cranes flying towards the imperial court, and I don't know how to deal with it. Just because I knew Wang Shilang well, I asked Wang Shilang if I wanted to report to Shengjia, and I didn't want to disturb it... 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 stepped forward. "Reporting to the sage, I just went to proclaim the decree, and happened to see the last crane soaring into the sky."

"It's 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 was going on, suddenly came out and congratulated with a smile. "The crane is the envoy of the heavens. Your Majesty is lucky, and God favors you."

The emperor immediately took a long breath, and then looked at the silent Yu Changji: "There is such a good omen, please report it in time, and you will be rewarded... This is the deputy general inspector, pick him a sheriff as a reward!"

With that said, he turned around and walked towards the imperial tent that had already been set up.

In front of the imperial tent under the setting sun, Zhang Xing looked up in astonishment. He didn't know whether to feel ridiculous or lucky, but there was definitely no surprise. And there are merits and deeds, but in the past, all kinds of extra money and hard work to buy an official failed, but today he easily won the governor of this county because of a prevarication lie?
At the same time, how many civilian husbands and soldiers were killed and how many good people were forced to rebel in this almost child's play Eastern Expedition?
Sima Erlong was so alone, why did he cry in court?
Xiao Zhou is such a person, why is he so gaffe?
The country and the world, the common people and officials, up and down, rich and poor, what is it in the eyes of this emperor?
Just as he was stunned, Yu Changji came over, clasped his hands together 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 while, but didn't say anything.

Yu Changji nodded: "Let's go to Wu'an then... I'll write the paperwork and I'll ask Eunuch Yu to give it to you at night."

Saying that, the gentleman didn't blame him, but turned around and went directly into the imperial tent.

But Zhang Xing remained silent.

PS: A new book "The Thief King in the Late Ming Dynasty" is sacrificed as a routine... The end of the Ming Dynasty, the end of the Ming Dynasty, it is very difficult to write well.

(End of this chapter)