My country is dead again [Rebirth]

There is Jiaochang County at the northernmost end of Xuanyi Mansion, backed by Qianhuan Mountain, and beyond the mountain, it leaves the boundary of Chizhou and enters Suifang.

After the fall of Pingdu, Xuanyi Mansion was also isolated, Xu Zishen's encirclement circle gradually narrowed, and now the county government in Jiaochang County has become Xu Zishen's temporary camp.

The bleak autumn wind blew across the wilderness, and the half-human tall weeds swayed from side to side under the cold moon. Looking from the window of the ruined temple, it looked like a female ghost twisting her slender waist.

The dilapidated temple has sparse roof tiles, many holes in the window paper, and the Buddha statue in the Daxiong Hall is nowhere to be seen. There are only two bottles of mottled King Kong lying on both sides. They are missing arms and legs, but their eyes are still open. They are not even five years old. A little hairy boy with a ruler.

Xie Mingting, who was four feet five and barely close, was so frightened that he burst into tears at first. After spending three days with King Kong with big eyes and small eyes, he actually felt that he could still see a bit of heroism under closer inspection. Seeing that I am really promising.

Xie Mingting has been in this dilapidated temple for seven days.

Can't eat well, sleep well, the little grandson who was raised in the palm of his hand has lost a lot of weight, his eyes are swollen, his eyes are black and blue, and the white brocade robe he wears for condolence is dirty. A piece of ashes, he was tense due to extreme tension most of the time, but occasionally he would wander off and feel wronged for himself.

His biological mother died early, and his biological father also died of illness last year, but he was immediately established as the emperor's grandson, and his life is still miserable. The source of the misery now comes from the fact that those adults insisted that he come to Xuanyi Mansion to mourn his grandfather Ying Guogong .

Ying Guogong's lineage is the founding hero and the prince's in-law's family. In order to show courtesy to the hero and his descendants, the court sent the emperor's grandson to Xuanyi Mansion involuntarily.

Hebei was still safe when he came here, Xie Mingting agreed to stay in Yingguo's mansion for a while after expressing condolences, but Pingdu suddenly fell.

Of course Xu Zishen would not let Xuanyi Mansion go, and came right away.

Xie Mingting followed the half of the three major battalions to retreat from Xuanyi Mansion to the north, and fled from the county government office of Jiaochang County to the ruined temple.

When Tai Zu set up the three major battalions, there were 10,000+ elite soldiers. After several generations of chaotic court chaos, the scenery has long since faded away. There are only [-] to [-] soldiers who are really useful. The half that Xie Mingting took away protected him from fleeing. After walking all the way, there were only seven or eight thousand left, and Xu Zishen's soldiers had already surrounded them to death.

Xie Mingting sniffed and sat on the only clean and warm haystack in the temple with his knees in his arms. Suddenly, a piece of dry food and a bowl of water were handed to him. He pursed his mouth and shook his head like a rattle: "I don't want this... ..." The little emperor's grandson who was well-clothed and well-fed had just reviewed the innocent disaster, and couldn't help sobbing softly, "I want to eat shrimp dumplings... I want to eat jujube cake... woo woo woo, I want to go home..."

The commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army Battalion, Yue Tingchuan, knelt on the ground on one knee. His complexion was already very bad due to the exhaustion of the past few days, and his lips were chapped due to lack of water. Facing Xie Mingting, who was sad but still kept in mind not to make a big fuss, he bowed his head and said: : "Your Highness forgive me."

Xie Mingting is no longer unreasonable. These days, it is impossible for his arrogant temper to be completely worn out. He understands that everyone is protecting him with their lives. But each gave him a whole piece.

"I, I eat half a piece of food." Xie Mingting broke off half a piece of dry food from Yue Tingchuan's hand, swallowed it with cold water, wiped away tears on his arm, and asked, "Uncle Huang will really come to rescue me?"

Yue Tingchuan still stuffed the remaining half of the piece back into Xie Mingting's hand, and without much hesitation, nodded and said: "Yes."

Xie Mingting pursed his lips again, but didn't cry: "Uncle Huang hasn't seen me much, and I don't remember him for a long time. Xu Zishen's people said that Uncle Huang and Uncle Huang didn't even have time to kill me..."

"That's what they deliberately used to shake the morale of the army." Yue Tingchuan said softly, "Xu Zishen knew that we were at the end of the battle, but he didn't move in the past few days, and he didn't even go any further. They recently placed the main force of the investigation on the outskirts of Jiaochang County. , it is obvious that there will be foreign enemies coming. It can be seen that His Majesty's troops are not far away from us, and the battle with Xu Zishen should be within two days."

These words were a bit complicated for Xie Mingting, he frowned and pondered for a long time but couldn't figure it out clearly, but he chose to believe that the uncle who didn't remember what he looked like did not give up on him.

Not long after, Xie Mingting, who was so sleepy that he couldn't bear it anymore, fell asleep with his head tilted on the haystack. Yue Tingchuan gently moved his head inward, so as not to hit the ground when he turned over, and threw a thin piece of paper The blanket was on him before he left quietly.

Fighting all the way from Jiangbei to Pingdu, Xu Zishen was also exhausted. The several confrontations with them in Xuanyi Mansion were all assault battles, and he never fell into a few days of fatigued battles.At this time, the remaining troops of the three major battalions encamped in a circular shape with the ruined temple as the center are actually no longer capable of fighting. Hold on in one breath.

After hearing that the six princes of the late emperor moved their capital to the north and ascended the throne as emperor, Yue Tingchuan's heart sank.

No emperor would allow someone with a more legitimate name than himself to stay in the world, and the new emperor only needs to blame the rebel Xu Zishen, and he can easily remove this thorn in his side.

Seven days ago, they fought a fierce bloody battle with Xu Zishen's soldiers and horses, each of them suffered casualties, and the two sides temporarily died down after a distance of twenty miles.

Yue Tingchuan and every soldier had decided that this was a dead end, and even Xie Mingting seemed to understand after listening to it for a while.

Unexpectedly, after three or two days, there was a change in the north.

Xu Zishen put all his energy into guarding against the periphery, and even sent his troops back to Pingdu instead of attacking.

Yue Tingchuan didn't know what happened in Lezhou, but a miracle happened without warning.

Hunger made the night extraordinarily long. Yue Tingchuan leaned against the dilapidated temple gate with his knife in his arms, and just stood there to rest with his eyes closed. Overwhelmed, he hurried to see the battalion officer who came in a hurry.

They looked at each other, and the battalion officer didn't say a word, but Yue Tingchuan could see the uncontrollable ecstasy in his eyes, his hanging heart suddenly fell back to the original place, his eyes couldn't help but brighten up, and he said affirmatively: "His Majesty's people have arrived."

"Xu Zishen's right army has already engaged in a battle in Qi County. Those who went to investigate have just reported that they have confirmed that the leader is Song Qingge." The battalion officer pointed to the west again, "Xu Zishen's left army seems to be on alert. As far as I can see, there is another army that will arrive, but I don't know who else can lead the army in the north."

Yue Tingchuan knew who the four generals of the Northern Territory were, but since there was no general in the court who could be the leader, it was hard to guess who the leader of the other army would be.

"No matter who is on the other side, we don't want to move." The sky has already revealed the white belly, Yue Tingchuan ordered, "Let everyone be vigilant at all times, just protect His Highness, and the rest will be arranged by His Majesty's people."

It is still difficult for them to protect themselves, the best way is to stand still, otherwise, if they are not careful, they will become a drag.

Now that the new emperor has sent troops all the way south, if he wants to go back on his word, he will have to bear a bad name, and the gain is not worth the loss. Therefore, until now, the only option is to wait.

The scope of information Yue Tingchuan and the others could get was very small, but Xu Zishen knew that the Pei family was also involved in the southward rescue when the troops in Lezhou were already on the move.

From Suifang to Chizhou, the closest and safest route is to cross Qianhuan Mountain directly. Song Qingge's marching route is well-regulated, and he really appeared at Qianhuan Mountain. Xu Zishen waited for Pei Yunjing for several days, but he did not wait for his soldiers to appear. here.

The soldiers and horses were close and far away, and traveled from the long and narrow border between Ningya and Chizhou to the side of Qianhuan Mountain within the border of Chizhou. It was determined that although King Yan sat firmly on Ningya, he did not dare to conflict with Xu Zishen on the border. He didn't dare to fight the soldiers and horses who had lived in the hinterland for a long time with the cavalry of the northern border. They were low-key on the surface but walked in a grand manner all the way.

Xu Zishen's control at the junction of that area was already weak. The more than 1 soldiers of the Pei family seemed not in a hurry at all, and they didn't take saving lives seriously. They can't stand this kind of desperate and fierce style of play. In addition, Pingdu is in Chizhou, and their position is sensitive. They can't stand too much consumption. They have no choice but to choose to avoid their edge.

From the horizontal line where Pingdu is located to the entire northern part of Chizhou on the Qianhuan Mountain, the shape on the map is short on the top and long on the bottom. All the way back, Xu Zishen, a prefecture and county west of Jiaochang County, hadn't held his hand for a few days, but he returned it like this.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of saving the emperor's grandson, King Dayu pushed the battle line to the other side of Qianhuan Mountain and inserted into the boundary of Chizhou.

Xu Zishen is not a conceited person, but he also believes that apart from Pei Yuankai, there is no general in Dayu who would dare to take risks under his nose, confront him like this, and bite him to the death.

This move is really not a very tricky tactic. Anyone who knows the situation can think of it, but very few people dare to take this risk, because the slightest carelessness or any accident will lead to death.

Xu Zishen never believed that Fifth Young Master, a sick child of the Pei family who had never been on a battlefield, dared to do this. The Pei family and his soldiers and horses had confronted each other several times.

Moreover, the opponent was too confident in the situation of the battle, and knew the situation of the Jiangbei Army well.

This is a person who even the rigid and rigorous Song Qingge dared to let him make his own way. Xu Zishen couldn't figure out which expert was by Pei Yunjing's side.

Xu Zishen's head was full of doubts, but the troops who had won a great victory all the way were really afraid of this expert.

"Xiao Shen, shouldn't we join up with Song Zongbing?" Kong Yu, the commanding officer, wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Song Zongbing has already started."

Standing beside him, Shen Ci seriously looked at the map on the table, and it took a while before he remembered to answer him, casually dropped "No hurry", and continued to stare at the map in thought.

Kong Yu almost didn't turn to him on the spot, but he couldn't scold him, so he could only be persuasive: "Our main purpose this time is to save the grandson, and now we are one step away. Let's save people as soon as possible."

Shen Ci's expression was already very restrained, but his face was still filled with displeasure and impatience, and he replied: "Didn't it be agreed in advance? Listen to me."

"Yes yes yes, of course I listen to you." Kong Yu was extremely helpless. Seeing Pei Yunjing nestled in a chair and not speaking, he pulled a life-saving straw, "Pei Qianhu, you are the general, do you think we should..."

"Shut up." Pei Yunjing's face was more impatient than Shen Ci's, and he coughed twice, "If you have the ability, do it yourself, if you don't have the ability, don't talk nonsense."

Kong Yu: "..."