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Chapter 350: Well-intentioned after all

At dawn, the northern military camp.

In the martial arts school, Xiao Jingpeng, the Marquis of Wu'an, stepped onto the general stage.

At this moment, Zhao Kuo and the soldiers who were ordered to guard Zhao Zhishan's camp last night were all kneeling at the front, begging for mercy:

"Please punish me, Lord Marquis. It was because we failed to protect the second lady that she died. It was our dereliction of duty. Please punish me, Lord Marquis!"

"Master Hou, it is Zhao Kuo's fault. I was ordered to guard Yang Yuqing, but I left privately, causing those soldiers to be killed, and the second lady also died because of this! Zhao Kuo is guilty, please punish him, Master Hou!"

Xiao Hengyu hurriedly helped and said: "Commander Father, although Zhao Kuo left his post without permission, Yang Yuqing's martial arts is so good, even if Zhao Kuo is present, he will still kill him!"

"On the contrary, it was because Zhao Kuo tied Yang Yuqing tightly with a rope, and Yang Yuqing had to break free from the rope, which delayed the time until the Eleventh Prince arrived. It can be considered that the merits and demerits are balanced, and I ask my father to give me a lighter punishment."

Xiao Jingpeng, the Marquis of Wu'an, also knew this well and finally said: "A dereliction of duty is a dereliction of duty, but what happened last night was also unexpected. Today, the 20 soldiers of Dai Viet will be sent away, and all of them will go and hire twenty army sticks. "

"Yes, my subordinates take orders." Zhao Kuo and others responded loudly, and hurriedly stood up and retreated to the side.

Because there are more important things to do today.

Wu'an Marquis Xiao Jingpeng's sharp eyes swept across the martial arts school grounds and shouted: "Today, we will send 20 Dai Viet soldiers to leave Tianqi. We won this battle! We will finally drive the Dai Viet thieves out of Tianqi, and we have protected ourselves. home.”

"However, all the soldiers have experienced what happened in our military camp last night. Are you sad?"

All the soldiers responded loudly: "It hurts!"

"Okay." Wu'an Hou Xiao Jingpeng shouted: "Just remember this pain!"

"Next, we have more difficult things to face!"

"So at this moment, we still can't slack off. We must work hard, guard our respective posts, and guard the northern border for the people of Tianqi and our families!"

All the soldiers responded loudly: "For the people of Tianqi and for our families, guard the northern border!"

At this moment, the anger in the hearts of the soldiers has not subsided!
From the moment Yang Yuqing's face towel fell off last night, from the moment the soldiers in the north saw that face clearly, this anger felt like a lump in the throat!

Marquis Wu'an shouted again: "Remember, no matter who it is! Anyone who dares to disturb this stability will be punished by our northern soldiers!"

All the soldiers responded loudly: "No matter who it is! Anyone who dares to disturb this stability will be punished by our northern soldiers!"

Xiao Jingpeng, the Marquis of Wu'an, continued: "Last night, the Eleventh Prince Murong Yi and I jointly reported the matter of Yang Yuqing and Zhang Tianling to the court, and respectfully requested Queen Mother Ren'an, Prince Yu, and Prince Gong to come forward to uphold justice for the soldiers in the northern border."

"Soldiers, guard the land under our feet and protect our home. The court should give us an explanation!"

All the soldiers responded loudly: "Guard the land under our feet and protect our home."

All the soldiers knew that it was the Eleventh Prince who arrived in time last night and stopped Yang Yuqing, and it was the Eleventh Prince who personally captured Yang Yuqing.

Lord Wu was telling them that it was only a certain person who was bad, not the Apocalypse court!Marquis Wu'an has good intentions in order to keep the morale of the army in the north and the people of Tianqi in peace!
Subsequently, Marquis Wu An issued a military order and loudly ordered: "Pass this order to the generals of all walks of life, and send the Dai Viet soldiers to Hu Xiaoling in accordance with the original order. I am waiting for them there."

"Yes, Lord Marquis." Several messengers received the military order, turned around, jumped on their horses, and galloped away.

Hu Xiaoling is the first watershed at the junction of the borders of Tianqi and Dayue.Today, 20 Dai Viet soldiers will be sent away from Hu Xiaoling.

Marquis Wu'an gave another loud order: "Xiao Hengyu, I order you to guard the military camp. After all the soldiers have returned to the camp, assist the generals in reorganizing the army, and convey my words to each soldier. Wait for my return."

Xiao Hengyu responded loudly: "The last general takes orders."

At this moment, a thousand soldiers appointed by Marquis Wuan were ready in front of the camp gate and would follow Marquis Wuan to Huxiao Ridge.

A thousand soldiers followed Marquis Wu An, which was indeed a small number.But now the other troops have not returned to the camp, but there are two important prisoners in the military camp, Yang Yuqing and Zhang Tianling, as well as more than 2000 men in black who were escorted back last night.Guarding these people requires troops.

Last night, Emperor Mingxi's assassination had just failed, and Marquis Wu An expected that Emperor Mingxi had not received the news yet.

After the order was given, Xiao Jingpeng, the Marquis of Wu'an, stepped down from the general platform, jumped onto his horse, and loudly ordered: "Let's go!"

Then, Wu'an Marquis Xiao Jingpeng took the lead, followed by a thousand soldiers, galloping on horseback to Huxiao Ridge...
And in the barracks.

Yang Qing led the secret guards to dig the ice cellar together. Soon, many soldiers came to participate. At this moment, these soldiers were supposed to have their turn to rest, but they volunteered to help. It only took them half an hour. An ice cellar was dug.

Soon, the soldiers found the best stretcher in the military camp and sent Zhao Zhishan into the ice cellar. At this moment, Zhao Zhishan was still covered with the quilt that Marquis Wu An had put on him before leaving.

At that moment, the northern soldiers at different posts bowed deeply in the direction of the ice cellar!
This bow is their respect for this woman!

Just because this weak woman risked her life to save their commander and the backbone of their northern army.

Last night, there was an assassination, and many soldiers were killed or injured in the military camp. All the soldiers guarding Yang Yuqing were killed, as well as the patrolling soldiers, and even the squad leader who continued to send out signal flares even before his death.There were also soldiers who died from Yang Yuqing's fierce sword energy during the battle.

But dying in battle is an unavoidable fate for a soldier of Tianqi!The northern border is also the last resort for their northern soldiers to bury their bones!In the face of danger, it is also their responsibility as Apocalypse soldiers to bear it bravely!

But the second lady is different. She is not a soldier of the Apocalypse. She is just a weak woman. But she has no fear when facing the sharp sword. It was this weak woman who protected them in critical moments. The coach!She can afford their bow!

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The border between Tianqi and Dai Viet is at Huxiaoling.

Prime Minister Zhao of Dayue saw from a distance the Marquis of Wu'an, Xiao Jingpeng, leading about a thousand soldiers, galloping towards them.

Soon, everyone in Wu'anhou stopped their horses in front of Huxiao Ridge.

When it became clear that Marquis Wu An had indeed come to the appointment with only a few soldiers, Prime Minister Zhao was shocked, but he said with a smile: "Marquis Wu An is really brave. This place is closer to my country, Vietnam, and you actually brought only this Zhao has to admire him for coming to the appointment as soon as possible."

Xiao Jingpeng, the Marquis of Wu'an, looked disapproving and said, "Prime Minister Zhao is joking. The 30 soldiers in the north are right behind me. What do I have to be afraid of!"

Then, as if watching a show, he continued: "The one who should be afraid is Prime Minister Zhao. Prime Minister Zhao knows who started this Apocalypse War."

"If I hadn't had some kind thoughts to suppress the anger of the soldiers in the north, I'm afraid Prime Minister Zhao wouldn't be able to bring back 20 soldiers today. If so, Prime Minister Zhao would probably be eaten alive by the people of Dai Viet when he returns to Dai Viet."

Hearing this, Prime Minister Zhao felt angry, but he suppressed his anger instantly and said: "As the commander-in-chief of an army, Marquis Wu An always keeps his word, so Zhao was relieved last night and handed over all the supplies to you. Of course Zhao is I believe that Marquis Wu An will not go back on his word."

"I was just worried about Marquis Wu An just now. Zhao heard that there was a fire in the supplies camp last night. What a pity. Those supplies were collected with great effort by my subjects in Dai Viet. In the end, they caught fire."

"Not only that, I heard that there were people fighting even in front of the military camp in the north. I guess Marquis Wu An must have stayed up all night and was exhausted mentally and physically, so I was worried about whether Marquis Wu An's body could bear it."

Marquis Wu An responded calmly: "Thank you, Prime Minister Zhao, for your concern. It's just a small matter. The soldiers in the northern border can solve this problem easily. It's not to say that they are physically and mentally exhausted." "Those supplies are the thoughts of the subjects of Dai Viet, and they are thousands of miles away." I, the Tianqi soldiers, will take good care of what you have sent, and everything will be fine."

Prime Minister Zhao of Dayue was shocked and wondered: "Are those things okay?"

Marquis Wu An nodded and said, "Of course it's fine. Prime Minister Zhao can rest assured."

Prime Minister Zhao of Dayue's eyes dimmed. The scouts saw such a big fire from a distance, but everything was fine!The Queen Mother said that Tianqi is going to have a civil war, so I must carefully observe the situation in the north!But now it seems that the northern army is not in chaos.

But he smiled and said: "It's okay if nothing happens. With Marquis Wu'an here in the north, everything will be worry-free."

Marquis Wu An said with a smile: "Prime Minister Zhao is particularly concerned about my Tianqi affairs. Last night Quanzi sent Prime Minister Zhao back to the border of Dai Viet, but he didn't expect that Prime Minister Zhao has returned, but he is still worried about me Tianqi."

"But Prime Minister Zhao, I advise you not to be too concerned."

"Why are Apocalypse and Vietnam fighting this time? Li Yuan alone cannot stir up such a big storm! This time Dai Viet has lost so many things, and many subjects must be unhappy! I think it won't be long before you, Vietnam, will start to investigate The culprit of this war."

"Prime Minister Zhao cares too much about me, Tian Qi, and will be easily suspected by the people of Dai Viet. If this hat is placed on your head, Prime Minister Zhao's life will not be worth it."

Hearing this, Prime Minister Zhao of Dayue was shocked. He had never thought about this. The Queen Mother asked him to deliver things because she wanted him to secretly investigate the situation in the north.After a moment of recovery, he said with a smile: "Thank you so much, Marquis Wu An, for your concern. This time the imperial court sent me to deliver things. It is indeed sincere to take all the soldiers back. Apart from that, there is nothing else."

Marquis Wu An nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good."

While the two were talking, they saw a dense crowd of people walking this way from a distance. Dai Viet soldiers were walking on foot in the middle, while the northern army was surrounded by front, rear, left and right.

Marquis Wu An said: "Okay, everyone is here. Prime Minister Zhao will pick them up and take them back alive. Don't let anything happen again. Otherwise, you won't be able to go back next time."

Prime Minister Zhao of Dayue's eyes dimmed, but he smiled and said: "I should take them back well. Thank you Marquis Wu'an for your hard work."

As the two of them talked, the Dai Viet soldiers were slowly approaching, and the one at the front was Li Yuan.

It's just that at this moment, Li Yuan has lost all the momentum he had back then. The embarrassment of a night's defeat, the humiliation of being captured, several days of imprisonment, and the unknown future after returning to Oechi have all made him lose his energy!But he is the commander-in-chief of an army after all. At this moment, he is still walking with his back straight.

Following closely behind were the soldiers from Li Yuan's group.And they all walked with heavy steps, one steamed bun and one bowl of water a day. At this moment, these people really only had the strength to walk back to Dai Viet. They were all exhausted, both mentally and physically.

The only thing the same is that everyone is wearing simple clothes!
Marquis Wu An ordered that all Dai Viet soldiers must take off their armor and weapons this morning before they can leave the prison!
So at this moment, these Dai Viet soldiers were all dressed in simple clothes, and in this cold winter, they had no spirit to resist.

Prime Minister Zhao of Dayue looked at it, frowned, and asked angrily: "Marquis Wu'an, the weather is so cold, how can you let them wear only these simple clothes?"

Marquis Wu'an shook his head and said: "Prime Minister Zhao, the first condition of this surrender is that Tianqi is not allowed to be invaded within 50 years. Since there is no longer a war, why are you going back wearing this armor?"

"Is it possible that Prime Minister Zhao wants them to go back and recuperate before starting a war?"

Hearing this, Prime Minister Zhao immediately said: "Of course not, it's just that in such a cold winter, it's too much to bully my Dai Viet soldiers like this!"

Marquis Wu An shook his head and said: "Prime Minister Zhao is serious. They all took off their armor just before setting off. Don't worry, this little time won't freeze them. I believe that the Dai Viet soldiers still have the physical fitness."

Prime Minister Zhao of Dayue was furious: "Marquis Wu'an, you..."

However, before he finished speaking, Marquis Wu An took over: "Prime Minister Zhao, take everyone back quickly. It is only right to have a bowl of hot porridge. Don't waste time here."

"This is the first group of people, and there are seven groups of people behind. Could it be that you want them to stand here in the cold and listen to your long speech."

Just as he was talking, Li Yuan was already approaching.

Prime Minister Zhao hurriedly dismounted, walked forward, bowed and saluted: "General Li."

"Yes." Li Yuan nodded in response, but turned around to see Marquis Wu An on horseback, his face sank: "Marquis Wu An, you actually came to see me off in person, I'm really flattered."

Marquis Wu'an was very cooperative and said: "On such a special day today, I should come actively and watch General Li Yuan leave."

Li Yuan sneered: "Haha... It's really hard work for Marquis Wu An."

Then he shouted: "Let's go back to Dai Viet." After saying that, he took the lead and walked towards Dai Viet.

After taking a few steps, he stopped, turned to look at Wu'an Hou again, smiled and said: "Wu'an Hou, I think the northern military camp must have been very lively last night, Li Yuan was in Dayue, waiting to see It’s a great show for your Marquis Wu’an Mansion!”

Marquis Wu An responded with a smile: "Thank you, General Li Yuan, for your concern. It's a pity that General Li Yuan will be very busy after returning to Dai Viet. You won't have the chance to watch the drama in my Marquis Wu An's mansion."

Hearing this, Li Yuan's face turned even darker, but he shook his head and smiled: "Ha...ha...that's not necessarily the case." After saying that, he started walking towards Dai Viet again.

Looking at Li Yuan walking away, Marquis Wu An's eyes darkened. No wonder Nangong Chu valued Li Yuan so much. These five days of imprisonment had not really worn away his will. Li Yuan was still trying to figure out the situation in the north. !
Then, he sneered in his heart, Li Yuan, it seems that imprisoning you can calm your mind.But when you return to Dai Viet, I'm afraid your heart won't be able to calm down, and you won't have time to deal with things in the north.

After a long time, the soldiers rode up to report: "Master Marquis, all Li Yuan's troops have entered Dai Viet."

Marquis Wu'an responded: "Okay."

On the side, Prime Minister Zhao of Dayue had a dark expression: "Marquis Wu'an is really rigorous."

Marquis Wu'an responded unceremoniously: "Prime Minister Zhao is being polite, as you should be."

Hearing this, Prime Minister Zhao of Dayue held his breath, turned dark, and stopped talking.

Soon, the soldiers came on horseback and reported: "Master Hou, the second batch of Dai Viet soldiers are a hundred meters away from here."

Marquis Wu'an responded: "Okay."

After more than half a day, Marquis Wu An finally successfully dispatched 20 soldiers from Dai Viet!

Prime Minister Zhao of Dayue, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke: "Thank you for your hard work, Marquis Wu An. Zhao takes his leave."

"Okay." Hou Wu'an shouted: "Here, take Prime Minister Zhao back."

At the order, twenty soldiers rode out and shouted: "Prime Minister Zhao, please."

At first glance, Prime Minister Zhao of Dayue's face turned even darker. He held his breath and said, "Thank you, Marquis Wu'an." Then he turned around and left.

The loud voice of Wu'an Hou Xiao Jingpeng came from behind: "Prime Minister Zhao, if you come here privately next time, I will let you be a guest at Tianqi. The northern prison cell is very spacious."

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(End of this chapter)