Empress, she is beautiful Lu Ziye

Chapter 590 There is news from the Empress
Xiao Rongxi looked at the people struggling at the pass and said sternly, "Retreat in time as soon as the rolling stones and bows and arrows are released. We don't need to annihilate these people. Ma Jing is guarding the rear, and we can't annihilate them all. Just consume a wave."

Zongbei said loudly, "Understood."

This battle is all about momentum.

The people led by Fang Congkun had obviously fallen into the trap, and Ma Jing was vigilant, but he couldn't stop what was happening.

"drive!"

Xiao Rongxi glanced at the flash of swords not far away, turned the horse's head, slightly tucked his legs under the horse's belly, and returned to camp.

As soon as he left, the cavalry followed and the soldiers on the cliffs on both sides also retreated in time after receiving the signal.

At the pass, only Fang Congkun and a few of his loyal men remained, while the other soldiers fell to the ground.

Some were crushed by rolling stones, or pierced by sharp arrows in the chest, staggering around, with different forms of death, and the yellow sand was stained with blood.

Fang Congkun's hand holding the broadsword trembled slightly, and his lowered eyelids covered his scarlet eyes.

At this moment, he slowly calmed down and realized that he seemed to have fallen into a trap.

Ma Jing looked at his slightly dull back from three feet away, twitched his lips, and drove his horse back to camp.

He doesn't understand reasoning with him, but he will understand after paying the price with blood.

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Since then, the two armies have fought several times, with each having its own victory or defeat.

There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Ma Jing and Fang Congkun in the Liang army often had different opinions and were not convinced by each other, which led to the inability of the soldiers to unite as one. The problem of the Zhou army was the lack of troops.

Although the previous battle had improved the army's momentum, this shortcoming became more and more exposed as the battle progressed.

The longer it goes on, the worse it will be for them.

There is still no news about Nan Zhen.

No one was seen, not even clothes or jewelry were dug up. Instead, a few Liang soldiers were dug up.

That evening, when Xiao Rongxi was studying the marching route in the camp, he suddenly saw Jinlin rushing in.

"His Majesty."

Xiao Rongxi's eyes were still on the map, and he circled the checkpoints without raising his head, "What's the matter?"

Jinlin took two steps forward and unfolded a bead wrapped in a handkerchief. "Your Majesty, look, is this the one you gave to your empress that day?"

Hearing this, Xiao Rongxi paused in writing, and the ink instantly smeared on the paper, leaving a group of black dots.

"Bring it here and take a look."

The small luminous pearl was covered with dust, and there were a few small cracks, but in the darkness, there were still bright lights.

He seemed to see Nan Zhen walking in the cave holding the luminous pearl.

The pearl is still there, but the old friend is never far away.

Xiao Rongxi held it tightly in her palm, "Is there any other news?"

Jin Lin felt a little ashamed, and his face stained with dust and dirt instantly dimmed, "No."

Since he was able to go to the ground, he and the mountain search team would search for Nan Zhen's whereabouts every day. Unfortunately, so far, they have only dug up this bead. Xiao Rongxi stared at the beads, exhaled a long breath, and finally said, "Look again."

"Yes."

Jin Lin always felt that he was responsible for the empress being buried under the mountain, so he had to find her no matter what.

After Xiao Rongxi let him go down, he put the beads on his body and studied the map for a while before walking out of the camp and heading to the wounded soldiers' treatment center.

It was already midnight, and lamps were lit at the wounded soldiers' quarters, revealing silhouettes of people. Occasionally, one could hear the groans of pain.

"His Majesty."

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

Seeing him coming in, the wounded soldiers immediately stood up to salute, but were stopped by Xiao Rongxi's gesture.

"You have worked hard and made great contributions to guarding the peace of the northwestern part of the Great Zhou Dynasty. This battle is over, and you will be rewarded for your hard work. You will not be treated badly."

Everyone was stunned. One of them injured his left arm. The soldier who was bandaging it gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. As citizens of the Great Zhou Dynasty, these are what we should do!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone agreed——

"Yes, it's all what we should do!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, we will definitely win this time!"

In the wounded barracks, there was no signs of decline, but instead everyone was in high spirits, wishing they could immediately talk about beheading the enemy again.

Xiao Rongxi smiled and spoke a few words to them. Just then Zong Bei walked in, so he went to the side and talked to Zong Bei.

"How is your injury?"

Zong Bei moved his right hand and said generously, "It was just a scratch from the arrow. It's nothing serious. Your Majesty, don't worry."

He paused and then asked, "Why did your Majesty come here late at night and not rest in the tent?"

His Majesty didn't seem to have much rest since his wife's accident.

While constantly busy searching the mountains, commanding operations and comforting the wounded, he actually lost a lot of weight in just a few days.

Xiao Rongxi pressed his eyebrows, his eyes showing a bit of fatigue, but his spirit was still tense, "I can't sleep, so I just came out to take a look. We have fought against Liang Jun these few times, and we have roughly figured out their number. There are quite a lot of them." There are ten thousand of us, and we are all rigorously trained. The situation is more severe than imagined."

"Yes." Zong Bei nodded and lowered his voice, "It won't be good for us if we continue to waste it like this."

But if we don’t waste it, there is no good solution.

Sufficient troops must also be left on the remaining borders, otherwise if one party reveals a flaw, other countries will not be able to guarantee a share of the pie.

Xiao Rongxi nodded, "Fei Liu came yesterday to report that he had found the passage dug by Liang Jun. We can send an elite team to find it through the passage, cut off Liang Jun's retreat, and cooperate from the inside out."

"Your Majesty already has a plan?"

Xiao Rongxi: "I..."

Just as he opened his mouth, a series of hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside the tent. Fei Liu didn't even have time to say a report, but ran straight in, which showed his eagerness.

"Your Majesty, there is news for your Majesty!"