Chiwuxing

Chapter [-] - Sworn to the death to surround the admiral and seriously wounded, the barbarians abandoned

"Open the city gate to fight!"

The city gate that they had knocked open a few months ago was opened again by them. Wu Masun stood at the top of the [-] barbarian army, watching the smoke and dust swaying around after the gate opened, revealing the Yan army who was also ready to fight.

The soldiers with red armor and red tassels are hunting, and the brown armor is shiny.At this time, they lined up to encircle the left and right sides, just like the spread wings of a long crane, it is the crane wing array that is about to encircle.

When Wu Masun saw Jia Yun who was at the back of the army, he couldn't help laughing at him for being as cowardly as a mouse and hiding behind the formation.In the past few battles, he never bothered to fight with this person, and every time he went to the first general.Nanman didn't have the eccentricity of Yan people's slavery, but he just thought that this man was different from ordinary men, and he despised this kind of Yan people's slave from the bottom of his heart. At the same time, he felt a deeper sense of humiliation. What qualifications does a slave who does not distinguish between male and female have the right to fight against a Southern barbarian warrior like him?

Wu Masun snorted lightly, picked up the Fengzui knife that had fallen in his hand, and charged straight ahead.

All the barbarians behind were suffering from hunger and thirst, and their eyes were full of cannibalistic blood.

Trumpets sounded, battle flags fluttered.

A row of archers on the top of the city tower set up their bows together, the tip of the arrow flashed, quenched with barbaric voodoo, and fired at the Yan army below the city.

Seeing the first barbarian coming straight towards him, Jia Yun was not afraid, and immediately went forward to attack him first.

Jia Yun held a red-tasseled long spear, and took advantage of the length of the weapon to take the lead in picking at his face.

Wu Masun dodged sideways, his eyes froze, and the moment he leaned over to dodge the attack, he slashed the Fengzui knife at the waist.

Jia Yun spun the horse back, and in an instant the distance between the two opened up again.

Neither of them benefited from the first move.

There was interest in Wu Masun's eyes, and he immediately went up to him with a knife.

Jia Yun took the gun without authorization and flicked it lightly in front of him, seemingly powerless, but better than dexterity and swiftness.

When Wu Masun fought against him, he found that the rhythm was taken away, and he was also annoyed for a while, and he used some internal strength in his strikes, and the knife can be fatal.

But he said that the two generals were in the midst of a fierce battle and did not pay attention to the overall situation of the battle.Here, Jiao Shiling and Tang Lan No. [-] Middle School came from the north and directly joined the melee. The barbarian army was still in Nahan, where the heavenly soldiers were blocked by these troops attacking from the side, blocking the dead end of the extended battlefield.

Tang Lan's eyes were firm, and he killed without mercy.

The [-] soldiers who came alone greatly weakened the flank strength of the entire barbarian army.

After several hours of fighting together, both armies showed signs of fatigue.

"The reinforcements are here again!"

A red-armored soldier shouted, obviously showing contempt and showing off towards the Nanman.

After all, it is not a local battle, and the speed of killing the enemy will slow down as a whole.

Liao Hui held a chain of long swords and led his soldiers into the formation from the south.

The following [-] barbarians also entered the fight. However, because of the barrier of Liao Hui's [-] Yan soldiers, the barbarians who did not convey the fatigue of fighting in the rear missed an opportunity to boost morale.

Fu Chen drank blood like a tiger, and the hesitation and thirst that had been dormant for many days were released with the help of this knife blood.He knows that no matter how much deceit and conspiracy there are, no one will keep those artificial masks at the moment before dying. Only this moment is incomparably real, incomparably fascinated by him, and incomparably deep. Tormented by sin, and taste the blood-red sweetness in this pain.

He could feel the blood splattering on his face hot, a heat he had never felt on a living person.

"Fu Chen!"

There was a cry of surprise during the fight, Fu Chen recognized Liao Hui's voice, but he didn't have time to look back.

As a general, Liao Hui always paid attention to the battle situation of all parties in the fighting center. The so-called "capture the thief first, capture the king", if the general is killed first, it will be a great mental shock to both the enemy and our side.

In a flash, he saw Wumasun and Jia Yun wrestling for a long time, and it was hard to tell who was right.He had fought against Wu Masun before, but he never got any advantage from that young barbarian. After all, Jia Yun is the one who is in charge of the overall situation, and he should be in charge of the camp. If the Chinese army loses command now, the consequences will be unpredictable.Although he had some complaints about Jia Yun personally, he couldn't do anything that would endanger the entire Dayan at this moment of life and death.

"Go over there to support the admiral!"

Admiral?Jia Yun?

Jia Yun.

The name suddenly appeared in Fu Chen's mind, and the command began to echo.

Jia Yun... Jia Yun.

Don't move, don't move, don't move...

The young man let out a long shout, and the handle of the knife vigorously beheaded the barbarian in front of him, blood spattering in the air.

He drove slowly eastward.

Every time the knife pierced the flesh and blood along the way, the feeling of blockage gradually became the barrier that was piled up in his heart at this time.

Fu Chen gradually saw the scene of Jia Yunzheng and the barbarian fighting alone among a group of warrior shadows. He turned his horse and turned to the soldiers beside him, and suddenly saw Tang Lan who had been away for several months.

At this moment, Tang Lan used the knife smoothly and skillfully, leading several barbarians to gather towards him at the same time.

Fu Chen didn't think much, and attacked behind those barbarians.

Tang Lan was concentrating on the battle when a barbarian suddenly fell forward. When he dodged sideways, he saw Fu Chen who had not been seen for several months behind him. His upper body was only wearing light armor that didn't fit him. Lean and pale.

He was so taken aback that he even ignored the attack beside him for a moment.

"careful!"

He saw the young man directly riding his horse forward to his side, using a knife to deflect the unnoticed surprise attack from the side.

Pulled back to reality by this sudden attack, he swallowed the astonishment in his heart and threw himself into the current battle again.

Fu Chen was so focused on fighting that he didn't notice Tang Lan's changing expression.

Tang Lan cleared his mind of distracting thoughts, and clenched his weapon tightly.

There was almost no need to make eye contact, the two of them fought together with their knives, and together they relied on their strength to block a group of knives and guns attacking together.

Wuma Sun spit bloody foam to the side, his eyes were fierce.

This old thing is also a tough nut to crack!

He breathed out carefully, his combat experience warned him to be calm at this moment, but he couldn't help but feel a little anxious after a long time of attacking. During the attack, he didn't expect that the eunuch who came out of the palace of Yan Kingdom had some skills , but this move is obviously a wild way, and it is not the same as the basic skills of those Yan generals he has fought against before.

He raised the Fengzui knife and launched an offensive again.

The news of the arrival of the reinforcements was delivered after a period of time. Wu Masun looked at the encirclement of the Yan army, and thought that this may not be a long-term strategy. To kill most of them, it is more important to defend the city.

"Return to the city! All the soldiers of the Nanban fight back to the city now!"

"It's not good, General, another group of Yan troops is attacking from behind the city!"

Wu Masun thought of the [-] barbarian troops left behind in the city, and Rong Ze might be overwhelmed.

Anger filled his heart, and he shouted sharply: "All Nanman soldiers! Get out of the encirclement now!"

The remnants of the barbarian army rushed southward desperately on the field, and Wu Masun took the lead. The more they were besieged by all sides, they only had one hope of survival in their hearts, and they wanted to survive!

In the city of Tongzhou, Rong Ze led an army of [-] troops to stand ready.

"General, I haven't seen any news after fighting for so long. The brother who went to inquire has not come yet, why don't you mark it down and have a look?" A soldier beside Rong Ze asked worriedly.

Rong Ze frowned, obviously hesitating in his heart, and said: "Our five thousand are the last soldiers to defend the city. The Lord has already sent reinforcements there, so there shouldn't be any major mistakes."

The soldier continued: "We have also occupied Tongzhou for such a long time. Although the Yan army has not made any major moves, they have been stationed here and watched for a long time. It is hard to guarantee that they will not deliberately set up some suspicious formations."

"Then you go over and check the situation," Rong Ze said worriedly, "Be careful of Yan people's plotting."

As soon as the words were spoken here, the sound of horseshoes from far to near became more and more obvious. Rong Ze turned around and saw the Yan Bing rushing in from the back city gate at some point.

Rong Ze was shocked, but he didn't want to hurt the morale of the soldiers, so he ordered loudly: "Brothers! Our enemy has arrived! It's time to use your strength!"

Needless to say nonsense, the two armies fought together with the voice.

Inside and outside the city, there were endless screams of killing and cutting.

Jia Yun obviously felt that the strength in the hands of the young brutal general in front of him was merciless. Obviously, in this encirclement, he knew that it was a dead end, but he still wanted to give the enemy a fatal blow with his last breath.

While concentrating on coping, he tried to pay attention to the overall situation of the barbarian army.

Wu Masun stared at Jia Yun blindly, seeing that he was not paying attention, he sneered in his heart, the battle is not over yet, does this person want to catch them all at once?

Immediately, his eyes showed a sharp look, his internal breath was adjusted to the best, and he slashed with a knife!

Jia Yun didn't expect his knife at first, seeing the sudden sound of the wind, he immediately blocked it with his red tasseled spear with sharp eyes and quick hands.

Wu Masun gradually strengthened his strength, and his eyes were proud.

Jia Yun struggled to deal with it. Compared with a knife, this spear is formidable.

At this moment, Wu Masun drew the knife suddenly, Jia Yun let go of his hand, careless, at the moment of his reaction, Wu Masun slashed the knife upwards towards his neck, Jia Yun quickly raised his gun to dodge— —

"bass!"

Jia Yun still did not dodge the blow, the blade carried internal force and slashed across Jia Yun's chest.

"puff!"

There was a pain in Jia Yun's chest, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Here, Wumasun saw that he had hit a hit, and became more and more savage, and once again took advantage of the vacancy, and attacked the vital point again.

Jia Yun endured the pain, his face wrinkled, and he managed to escape the blow with his horse.

Unexpectedly, Wu Masun chopped off his thigh again, this time the horse was injured as well, the horse's front hooves were raised high, and it neighed upwards.

The nearby Yan soldiers noticed the movement here. Tang Lan heard that Jia Yun was attacked, and hurriedly approached to support: "Admiral!"

Fu Chenben and him dealt with the barbarians here, seeing Tang Lan squeezed towards Jia Yunna, he hesitated for a moment, and rode his horse to keep up.

With Jia Yun at the center, the remaining barbarians began to gather. While dealing with the new enemies, Wu Masun said with red eyes: "Brothers! Let's get rid of the leader of the Yan army first! It's also a merit!"

Fu Chen defended Tang Lan who was rushing forward to block a few stabs from the barbarians behind him: "Tang Lan! Be careful behind you!"

Jia Yun's side was already stretched. He suffered several serious injuries, and he was even more powerless to resist the attack, let alone take the initiative to attack in the gap.

After receiving Wu Masun's order, the remaining barbarians approached Jia Yun, while Tang Lan and Fu Chen were kept out.

Rong Ze who didn't know when he rushed from the city to the battlefield outside the city also mixed into the formation, saying: "General, let's break through now, we can't be trapped here."

Wu Masun, who was still struggling in the melee between Yan and Man, gritted his teeth and said, "Look, I'll kill this old eunuch first!"

After all, Feng Zui Dao attacked Jia Yun's red-tasseled spear again, and there was another wave of internal shock. Jia Yun couldn't help but vomited a big mouthful of blood again, and gradually lost his strength.

Liao Hui came on horseback, seeing that the situation was not right, he immediately stepped forward to support Jia Yun who was about to fall from the horse, Rong Ze seized the moment when General Yan was vacant, and shouted loudly to Wu Masun: "General! Get out quickly!"

Wuma Sun's heart fluttered, and he led all the remnants around him towards the abandoned city to the south: "Brothers! Let's go!"

In the ever-strengthening Crane Wing Formation, a gap was opened in the defense of Liao Hui's group, which happened to allow the barbarians to escape. Several Yan troops were still preparing to take advantage of the situation to pursue them. Lin Ping shouted from behind: "Don't chase! There are no more soldiers in Tongzhou." Barbarians!"

All the soldiers stopped when they heard this, and moved closer to the group of people in the center. Liao Hui shouted among the submerged soldiers: "Call the military doctor!"

After a fierce battle, the first break.

Liao Hui sent Jia Yun, who was seriously injured and unconscious, into the tent, and a military doctor bandaged him for treatment.

After the military doctor wrapped up several major injuries on Jia Yun's body, Jia Yun still didn't wake up. The military doctor said that the temporary fainting caused by the serious injury and excessive blood loss could be recovered after a few days of recuperation.

Jiao Shiling, Lin Ping and other generals were all observing the injuries in their tents, and they didn't realize that it was already sunset, and they worked hard to get back to the old city from night to evening, which was a fulfilling mission.

Lin Ping looked at Jia Yun who was still awake on the bed, his eyes were worried.After scanning backwards for a while, he found that Liao Hui, who had just carried Jia Yun on his back, was not in the formation, and asked doubtfully, "Where is Lieutenant General Liao? He was still there just now."

In the corner of the tent, a tall and slender young man with a vague face under the shadow suddenly said: "General Liao went to the outer edge of Mengshan Pass to pick up His Royal Highness King Yu back."

As soon as he said a word, everyone in the tent turned pale with shock.

Fu Chen quietly raised his eyelids to scan the expressions of everyone, but a slight mockery flashed in his heart.

"Your Highness... His Highness is still alive?" Jiao Shiling asked tremblingly.

The surprise and suspicion in everyone's heart arose together.

Fu Chen took a few steps forward, walking from the backlight to the well-lit place in the tent, and everyone immediately recognized that this ragged and haggard young man was the same Fu Chen who had also disappeared for several months before. They couldn't believe it for a while. surprised.

Fu Chen half-closed his eyelids to block the gazes coming from all directions, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness fell to the bottom of the cliff that day, and was trapped at the bottom of the mountain with the villain. Because the villain was injured, it has been delayed until now before he can ask for help. .”

All the soldiers had mixed feelings, and Jiao Shiling repeated in a low voice: "It's good to be back... It's good to be back."

The young man said nothing.

Jiao Shiling thought about the context carefully, and knew that King Yiyu would not be able to take the initiative to go out of the mountain in his current state, so he said again: "You have done a great job in protecting His Highness for the past few months, and you can remember it."

Fu Chen lowered his eyes: "Thank you, General."

Jiao Shiling saw that the crowd was still huddled together in the tent, so he ordered: "The admiral is still injured and needs to rest. Everyone has worked hard besieging the barbarians today. Why don't you go back to the camp to rest and inform you if there is something important."

The soldiers were all right, so they listened to the order to go out of the tent and disperse.

Tang Lan pulled Fu Chen aside, and seeing his sparkling eyes, Fu Chen seemed to have something to say, and said, "Go back to the tent first."

The two of them entered the account and took off the armor that was still stained with blood. Tang Lan turned around and hugged him back, with a sad face on his face: "These few months... really made me feel disheartened, knowing that you have no trace." , I wanted to find you alone several times...Mengshan Mountain is dangerous and difficult to walk, but you survived, I really know that Fu Zijie...you are back..."

Fu Chen felt the body temperature from Tang Lan's clothes, the smell of blood was much lighter, his heart warmed up, he stretched out his hand to pat him on the back, and comforted him with a smile: "Don't worry, my life is hard," Fu Zijie ordered to race cats and dogs, The Seven Difficulties Are Unsolved’, you said this, why don’t you believe it now?”

Tang Lan propped herself up to look at him, the ashes and blood on the young man's face hadn't been cleaned off, but his eyes were rare and clear, with a smile on his face, he could still joke with him.Perhaps because he had just come down from the battlefield, he didn't see the familiar shyness and cowardice from the young man's expression, but instead had a hint of chicness and ease.

Passing through this calamity, which is close to life and death, has become more and more remarkable.

He said: "Human life is at stake, you can't be sloppy. By the way... You have been out for so long... Is it King Yu... holding you back?"

Seeing his tone lowered, Fu Chen glanced left and right, and whispered softly: "I don't dare to say such nonsense, if there is no His Highness, I would have died as a dead body at the foot of the mountain. Your Highness is the royal family and nobles. It is impossible to run out alone in order to survive."

Fu Chen thought of the familiar figure sitting upright in the mountains these days, the darkness could cover his face, but it didn't reduce his sense of existence.Although the man was not disturbed by the imminent death, he couldn't imagine that the man who planned the strategy would really fall here. This impression and confidence may come from the man's never-behind attitude, and perhaps from his words. A man's obsession.

He doesn't understand what a man's obsession is, he only knows that when his obsession is not over, his great desire for life restrains his various distracting thoughts, although he doesn't want to admit it, he is transparent to others.I'm afraid he's the only one who thinks that he's good enough to hide perfectly...

Tang Lan stepped forward and touched his thin and shabby clothes: "Did you suffer any serious injuries?"

Fu Chen shook his head: "It's all flesh wounds, they'll heal a long time ago, it doesn't matter."

Hearing this, Tang Lan pulled him over and helped him apply the wound medicine.Fu Chen's hands were heavy and his movements were sloppy. Looking at Tang Lan's careful wiping, he said with a smile, "I've been in the army for such a long time, so why bother with these minor injuries."

Tang Lan glanced at him and said, "You're a fool, you'll leave scars all over your body when you turn around."

He took out another set of clothes from the tent and handed it to him: "You go and change into my clothes first, the riverside after the camp can be used for soldiers to bathe."

Fu Chen smelled the bad smell on his body, but it was difficult for him to hold back when Tang Lan approached just now, so he took it with a smile: "Thank you."

Tang Lan watched him leave the tent, silently put away the ointment, and his face darkened.

At this time, the river water was gradually getting colder in winter. The men in the military camp were in good health, and they were not afraid of the coldness of the river water.

After all, it is a small victory over the barbarian army, so I am very happy in my heart.

When Fu Chen came out of the river, he still couldn't help shivering, and hurriedly got dressed.

With his hair still dripping sticking to his back, Fu Chen walked towards the barracks.At this time, a large group of soldiers gathered outside the main camp, and the soldiers behind them all pushed forward with their heads poking around, but quietly.He thought to himself that King Yu should be returning to the camp, hesitated for a moment, and then stepped forward to follow.

"Fu Chen."

Someone called him from behind, he turned his head and saw that it was Wei Xu, who hadn't seen him for a few months, but felt that he was a lot more restrained.

Fu Chen chuckled and said, "I've washed your armor, thank you very much."

Wei Xu glanced at him, then turned his eyes again: "The weather is getting colder, why don't you go back to the camp after washing?"

Fu Chen asked back: "Is His Highness back?"

Wei Xu replied: "General Liao won't let them enter the account, you might as well go back first."

Fu Chen lowered his head and thought: "...Okay."

Just as he was turning around, Wei Xu saw his drooping wet hair and asked, "You just returned to the camp, where do you live now?"

"There seems to be a seat in the side camp. I'll go to Tang Lan's side first." Fu Chen turned his head, "What's wrong?"

Wei Xu looked at him and said: "In the previous battle in the Meng Valley, the Qingqi New Army lost more than half of it as a whole."

Fu Chen frowned when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "...the training time was short that day, and I was too hasty when I went to investigate, if I wait for the rain to stop and act, maybe I can see reinforcements from the barbarian army going up the mountain to ambush. It is my inexperience that has dragged everyone down. I will definitely apologize in public in the future."

"It's not your fault. You didn't make the orders and decisions. There were reasons for doing so at the time. It's just that we need to make good arrangements for the future." Wei Xu said.

"Correct."

"There are still vacancies in the light cavalry battalion, why don't you pack up your things and come here, there will be room for you here."

"...I'm afraid I will have no face to see you brothers again at this time."

"You go."

The two have their own concerns, so let's say goodbye.

Liao Hui looked at King Yu who was eating soup and medicine by the bed, and turned around with complicated emotions.

He still remembered that Fu Chen placed it on the rock at the entrance of the mountain pass before he left.

A few hours ago, when he took people to greet him back, he saw Zong Zhengxi sitting on the slope behind the mountain pass, facing the exit at the foot of the mountain, sitting in the middle of a group of corpses that were on the verge of decay, still in the same posture and angle, he even I suspect that my memory has become disordered.

At that time, King Yu was still the unsmiling look in his eyes all the year round, even after seeing him, he didn't show any emotion.But he faintly felt that Zong Zhengxi's gloomy look revealed from the inside out among the corpses of a group of brothers was the same as the dark shadows and dark spots emerging from those corpses.The former King Yu's murderous aura on the battlefield was vitality, but the reserved silence at this time revealed a death aura, which made him feel a chill down his spine just by looking at it.

"Your Highness," Liao Hui stepped forward, "The admiral was seriously injured and passed out in this battle, and most of the soldiers are also tired, so the plan is to rest here for a few days before returning to the court."

Zong Zhengxi also had a general understanding of the battle situation on the road, and now he looked at him and said, "How about the siege in Luanzhou?"

"The soldiers and horses over there have already got the news. Long before the reinforcements from Tongzhou arrived, they were cut off from food and water, and the pass between the two cities was also specially arranged for guards from the neighboring city Yiwei. Sweep up and wipe out." Liao Hui replied.

But this time the barbarian army dispatched less than [-] troops, but it took all the guards of Yan State to mobilize and surround them. Even if they won, they were in a terrible embarrassment.

"How many soldiers escaped in this battle? How many barbarian generals were killed? Why didn't you pursue them?"

Liao Hui choked, and replied: "In this battle, more than half of the [-] barbarians were killed in one fell swoop, and the number of fugitives should not be more than [-]. As for the barbarians... the one sent in this battle is Wu Masun, and the last general has fought against him before. The young but inexperienced military talent, as well as a lieutenant general who defended the city, were lucky enough to escape. The soldiers fought hard all night, and they finally seized the loopholes in the encirclement, and some remnants escaped through the gaps. "

"How did they take advantage of the loophole?"

Liao Hui recalled: "In the original Crane Wing Formation, Lin Ping and I reinforced the right wing in the southeast direction, and Deputy General Jiao led [-] soldiers to attack the left wing in the north. Wu Masun went straight to the main general. It was here to reinforce the admiral's side, and they lost their defense in the melee, allowing them to tear open the opening to the Nanman in the south. But in the end, the barbarian army was indeed angry, and they did not shy away from beheading people. Lin Ping also took care of it. Seeing that our goal was to seize the city, and the admiral was seriously injured, we temporarily withdrew our troops."

Zong Zhengxi didn't get too entangled in this matter, he just said: "Since Tongzhou has been recaptured, there is no rush to start marching, and we will rest here for the time being, so that the soldiers can take a good rest."

"Yes."

"Since we've mentioned this, go and call Jiao Shiling and the others in. I have something to ask." Zong Zhengxi put the medicine bowl aside, his fingertips still warm.

Liao Hui was surprised that Zong Zhengxi had just come back today, and he had to toss about after a few hours of rest: "Your Highness has been tired for the past few months, so why don't you take the opportunity to take a day off to talk about it? After all, the battle situation is under control now, and there won't be any major problems for a while. trouble……"

"What? I have been trapped for several months, and now I can't even call the generals? After an hour, all the lieutenants will gather here, and those who violate it will be punished," the man said coldly, and then added, "Jia Yun is still seriously injured. Do not disturb him."

Hearing this, Liao Hui had no choice but to follow orders.

When the generals came in an hour later, Zongzheng Xi had already finished tidying up and changing his clothes, and he was no longer in the tattered state he had when he first arrived this morning.

"When the main army first arrived outside Tongzhou City a few months ago, the reinforcements never came. Why?" Zong Zhengxi asked straight to the point.

In the early stage of this battle, the reinforcements were late, which made the Chinese army resist for a long time in the attack. Therefore, it can be regarded as one of the crux of the barbarian army's ability to occupy Yancheng for a long time with a small number of people.

The following generals looked at each other in blank dismay, but none of them dared to speak, so Zong Zhengxi waited patiently on the seat, also not speaking.

Liao Hui, Jiao Shiling and other auxiliary generals who have been in the personal guard for many years have been with the man all the year round, so they can see that he is unhappy at this time. It is good to admit his mistake at this time. He was convicted of a crime of deception and failure to report, and he will be sentenced to military punishment again.But the rest of the local leaders of Yancheng Yiwei Army didn't know his temper, they were only shocked by this situation, so they didn't dare to stand up and take responsibility.

Lin Ping wanted to wink at those people, wanting to secretly remind them, but those people kept their heads down and remained silent, not daring to look up.

"Wang Chuang!" Impatient with the atmosphere, Liao Hui shouted first.

"...here." Among the few local generals huddled behind, a man stood up, middle-aged and potbellied.

"Your Highness is asking you something, why do you insist on being named by your name?" Liao Hui scolded, "You can't make a fool of yourself! You haven't made any progress for so many years!"

The man was ashamed of being scolded, glanced at the people around him, and came out embarrassingly, but knelt down in the middle with a "bang".

This kneeling made the generals of the pro-guard army feel something unusual, and their eyes focused on him.

Zong Zhengxi narrowed his eyes slightly, waiting for him to speak.

"...Please forgive me, Your Highness. It's just that there was a sudden civil unrest in the cities in Jiangdong at that time, and the last general was too late to take care of himself, so he delayed his arrival." Wang Chuang stammered.

"When did it happen?" Zong Zhengxi asked in a deep voice.

"Well, just two days before the main army set off, the last general and others just got the news of sending troops from the imperial court, but they were suddenly stumbled by the local civil unrest..."

"How can there be such a coincidence, as soon as you are needed, there is a sudden change on your side!" Liao Hui couldn't help interjecting.

"Liao Hui." Zong Zhengxi gave him a warning look.

Liao Hui kept quiet, and then he heard the man say again: "There is a riot, why didn't you report it?"

Wang Chuang speculated: "The last general sent someone to deliver a letter to the former army as soon as he heard the news of the chaos...or...was he cut off by the barbarians on the way?"

"The reason for the civil unrest, the size of the congregation, who is the leader, how many troops were used in the suppression, how many were lost, and how the people will be resettled, all have been reported to the imperial court," Zong Zhengxi looked at him coldly, and said, "This The king has a lot of leisure today, so please speak slowly."

The voice was so deep and solemn that it was terrifying, Wang Chuang was hiding his guilt in his heart, but now he broke out in a cold sweat, almost wanting to tell the truth.He couldn't help but glanced at the fellow generals behind him, but the latter also looked bleak and there was no way to help them.

How could his little tricks have been hidden from the eyes and ears of everyone present, Jiao Shiling couldn't help but sighed and said, "Wang Chuang, you should tell the truth clearly, even if you can hide it alone, you can still send someone to Jiangdong at that time." How long can you lie to find out the truth?"

Wang Chuang covered his face with his hands, seemed to be very entangled, and it took a long time before he trembled and said: "...Your Highness, it's not that the last general deliberately concealed the truth, but the county guard Zhu Kai and Master Zhu threatened his family's life, so don't ask the last general to say more disclose……"

As soon as this remark came out, I knew that there was something strange in it.

Liao Hui couldn't help being annoyed again: "Things with eyes but no pearls! At this moment, I still can't tell who can make the decision for you... Your Highness is still not telling the truth."

Wang Chuang buried his head deeper.

"Liao Hui," Zong Zhengxi said calmly, "I ordered you to send some soldiers to Dongping County to bring Wang Chuang's biological father here. Go now."

Liao Hui glared at Wang Chuang from behind, and strode out of the tent.

Zongzheng Xizhuan saw that the people below did have a somewhat relaxed expression, and said, "Then how did Zhu Kai threaten you?"

"He said... If I reveal the truth to the court... I will cook my family in private..." Wang Chuang was about to cry, and seeing that King Yu wanted to help him, he hurriedly said, "...at the end I would like to thank Your Highness for protecting me... I would like to tell you the truth."

"Don't say thank you too early," the man's brows were sharp, revealing his ruthlessness, "Speak first, if you dare to lie a single word, this king will burn your father as a sacrifice first."

Not waiting for the generals of Yiwei in the cities below to be horrified, Jiao Shiling and Lin Ping, who were in the same battalion, also looked at each other when they heard the words, and they both saw shock in each other's eyes.It's just because the man was in the army when he was young, and he was gradually promoted from the bottom to the top by ordinary soldiers before his royal identity was revealed, so he also knows more about the hardships of fighting with the army.Therefore, after taking over the military power, he managed the army dignifiedly but not violently, and always ate and drank with the soldiers, especially without paying attention to etiquette. I don't know why at this time he became angry to the point of threatening the lives of his relatives because of this incident.

They knew that Zong Zhengxi survived in the mountains for a few months and it was not easy to escape, but men are usually prudent and considerate, and they will never take the opportunity to vent their anger at will.Today was the day when Benqi left the mountain and returned to the camp, but he didn't know that he was happy, so he took the lead in this difficult scene.

Wang Chuang was frightened, and his whole body shook violently upwards.But the matter has come to this point, and there is no way to hide it, so he told the known situation:

"Report, Your Highness, this matter dates back to before the barbarians came to attack the border. At that time, Maocheng area was in charge of water conservancy construction, and the neighboring counties and counties released the criminals who were serving hard labor in the border area to participate in the construction. Some of these prisoners Those with evil intentions united with the people around the body to make trouble. Later, the local county magistrate sent the Yiwei Army to suppress them. Some of them were killed directly, and some fled along the Jinhe River, so they rushed to the Jiangdong area. .”

"If there were only a hundred or so people, they would not be able to cause any disturbances, but later, for some reason, a group of peasants from the upper reaches were called by him, and rushed over one after another, until the barbarians happened to invade the border in the west again, causing the fleeing people to go east. Many refugees were not resettled in time, and the officers and soldiers who guarded the city ignored their intentions for a while. chaos, with the name 'red eyebrow' and the red scarf."

"The turmoil in the frontier has not yet spread to Jiangdong, so many people are doing justice under their noses, and you haven't noticed it at all?" Jiao Shiling couldn't help but look a little bit annoyed when he heard this.

Wang Chuang bowed his head in embarrassment, and said falteringly: "Actually... there is another reason, that is, these few thousand people secretly killed Yiwei, an army in the suburban camp, and dressed up in the same red armor, which led to... It took a long time before I realized something was wrong..."

Lin Ping was very helpless when he heard the words, and sighed: "Confused...confused!"

Jiao Shiling sneered and said, "No wonder the reinforcements didn't arrive later, it seems that it wasn't at all dragged down by that fake 'Red Eyebrow Army', but that your men and horses were swallowed up and you rushed to mobilize troops from the neighboring city Let’s see? If it weren’t for the fact that this brutal war required troops to be transferred from Jiangdong, how long would you have to pretend to be deaf and dumb? If the entire Yan State’s Chi Jiayi Guards were like you, I’m afraid the whole country would have to pay for it secretly. empty."

The cities and counties in the Jiangdong area are located in the south of the Jinhe River, the imperial capital is to the north, and it is close to the fertile and thick land in the middle. Therefore, any border accidents rarely involve soldiers and horses on this road.

"...Then how did the 'Red Brow Rebels' solve it?" Zong Zhengxi asked from his seat.

"The last general waited... and mobilized the surrounding soldiers and horses to suppress it forcibly, and finally wiped it out completely..." Wang Chuang said tremblingly.

Then there was another silence.

Jiao and Lin, the generals from the imperial guards of the Imperial Capital, heard him tell the whole story completely. They were first shocked by what Yiwei could do in this place, and then they were very annoyed by his deceitful behavior.And the leader of Yiwei in the Jiangdong area never thought that the barbarian army's border raids would reveal what he had concealed and hid, which is really unpredictable.

Wang Chuang was the main general who knew everything about this matter, and he knew in his heart that his secret deployment of troops was really a crime of usurping power and collusion. According to military law, he was doomed.

"...Everything that Wang Chuang said just now is true, and he dare not lie to His Highness. Now that he knows that death is inevitable, I hope His Highness will forgive me and spare my father's life."

Men don't like this.Death has always been the most one-stop solution, which is straightforward and neat, so there will be no more right or wrong.

"When the battle is over and we return to the imperial court, we will investigate the matter thoroughly again and determine the punishment for the crime," Zong Zhengxi said, "you should go back and draw up a memorandum to inform the imperial court of the ins and outs of the Jiangdong Rebel Army, and we will discuss the matter later. "

Wang Chuang was ordered to kneel down and thank him, not daring to say more.

Zong Zhengxi scanned all the generals and generals in the tent, and immediately lowered his eyes and said: "Everyone, go back and rest first, and wait for the news to return to the court in a few days."

Several people who were familiar with his style knew that he was tired at this time, so they didn't want to say any more, they just suppressed the words in their hearts, and paid out the accounts one after another after receiving orders.