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Chapter 44 The old friend has passed away

The north wind blew on the face, and the small mountain bag was covered with mud. In this vast world, it was extremely eye-catching. The silver-white snow was as if it was washed by blood. At the top of the mountain bag, there were corpses of female soldiers everywhere.

Looking at all this, looking at Ye Zhao kneeling in front of him, Liu Hong sighed, and said a thousand words, and finally said: "I regret not listening to Ye Qing's words, believing in the villain's slander, and the tired soldiers of the three armies died tragically in a foreign land."

"Your Majesty, don't blame yourself. These thieves have planned for this matter, and the thieves have cunning methods, which makes people unpredictable! It is rare for Your Majesty to be in the battle formation and it is a rare opportunity to be able to work with the soldiers. I am on the battlefield for the first time, but I am not as calm as Your Majesty." Ye Zhao bowed and said.

Liu Hong shook his head: "Why did Ye Qing learn from those people saying this flattery? If I hadn't been afraid, how could I not see the tricks of the thief? These thieves are very hateful!"

Ye Zhao heard this and did not answer.

"Get up, my dear." Liu Hong saw that Ye Zhao was still kneeling, reached out to help him up, gently stroked Ye Zhao's palm and said, "Now the bandits retreat temporarily, what are your plans for the next step?"

"Last night, I was defeated by General Wang Fen's main force, but I was worried about the safety of Your Majesty and did not dare to fight. However, the vanguard Fang Yue returned to the army and could restrain him from being able to repair it. I was preparing to return to the army and attack the vanguard army and kill the thief leader." Ye Zhao bowed and said.

"Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, my ranks of officials, ha~ I, the emperor, are really blind!" A slight murderous intent flashed in Liu Hong's eyes, and then looked at Ye Zhao and said, "I saw that the thief army was in large numbers. I heard that the thief Wu Qiu Yi said that there are thirty thousand thieves, but Ye Qing only has these people. Are you sure?"

"Don't worry, your Majesty, the number of victory or defeat is not the number, but the hearts of the people. The bandit army gathered people to attack Your Majesty this time, which was a serious crime of killing the king. He was already confused and rebel. Now that things have not been done, not only will the hearts of the people be scattered, but the morale will also fall sharply. I led the elite men of the court to kill the rebels, and it is a righteous army to fight against the rebels with compassion. In addition, the morale of the thieves has been bleak, and your Majesty has also been blessed with great blessings. How can there be a reason for being invincible?" Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"I feel relieved after hearing Ye Qing say this. What else do you have to ask for? Let me say it together, and I will agree." Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao and said with a smile.

"Although I am sure, your Majesty is here, I will be worried about your Majesty's safety, and the situation in Jizhou is not clear. I beg your Majesty to retreat to Luoyang by the Beigong Guards, so that I can fight the enemy with all my heart." Ye Zhao bowed and said.

"This is natural." Liu Hong nodded and smiled. Even if Ye Zhao didn't say that, after this trip to the river, Liu Hong was not going to go again. God knows who will jump out. It is easy to hide from the open gun, but it is difficult to prevent the hidden arrows. Ye Zhao can protect him once, so how can he know if he can still protect him next time?

"In addition, I have a reluctant request." Ye Zhao bowed.

"I'm sorry, but I'm fine." Liu Hong said with a smile.

"Wang Fen and my ministers have some kindness. This rebellion and monarchy is unforgivable, and I dare not ask Your Majesty to let him go. But after all, I have some kindness and mercy. I beg Your Majesty to bury him and give him a decent way to die." Ye Zhao bowed and said.

Liu Hong looked at Ye Zhao, and a hint of unwillingness flashed in his eyes. Wang Fen was the leader of the thief. Liu Hong wished to tear him apart, but Ye Zhao was pleading for mercy at this moment, and he was really hard to ignore it. After a long time, he sighed: "How lucky is Wang Fen to be friends with Ye Qing? I'm sure! But the rest of them cannot be forgiven!"

"I obey the order!" Ye Zhao solemnly bowed: "Thank you Your Majesty!"

"Get up, live well and win a great victory. I am in Luoyang, and I will be in Luoyang and be appointed as a marquis for you!" Liu Hong reached out and helped Ye Zhao up again and said solemnly.

"Thank you Your Majesty!" Ye Zhao bowed to thank him again.

After all matters were agreed, Ye Zhao immediately arranged for Beigong Guard to escort Liu Xie and He Hou to leave and go to Ji County to meet with Liu Bian. The Hanoi side had sent someone to inform him that the troops who were receiving him would arrive today and escort Liu Hong back to Luoyang by then, and the storm would be over.

Beigong Wei did not want to leave. This was the first real remnant battle of Beigong Wei, which also made the girls of Beigong Wei realize their strength, but they were more sad about losing their chariot. After this battle, only eighty people survived by the eight hundred Beigong Wei. Tenting went to Jiuting. Although there were more enemy troops dead at their hands, it was still difficult to change the fact that Beigong Wei was almost defeated. Female soldiers were different from ordinary soldiers. Even if Liu Hong could not bear to see this strong female soldier dissipated, it was several times more difficult for the newly promoted female soldiers to retrain into an army. Not only did they have to keep up with their resources, but it would also take at least two years to achieve Beigong Wei's current combat effectiveness.

The Beigong Wei will most likely die, so these girls want to stay and kill more enemies to avenge the dead sisters. Even if they die on the battlefield, it will be better than wasting their time like ordinary palace maids when they go back.

However, Beigong Wei's duty was to protect the emperor. After this battle, Liu Hong was quite at ease with the combat effectiveness of these girls. With Ye Zhao's persuasion and Liu Hong's promise, these girls reluctantly left the battlefield.

"Lord, what should I do next?" The emperor left, and the soldiers under Ye Zhao's command felt much more relaxed. Without the pressure brought by Liu Hong's safety, they could go into battle lightly and advance and retreat freely.

"Go and send Brother Wenzu for the last journey!" Ye Zhao turned over and looked at the tired soldiers, took a deep breath and said, "Soldiers, follow me to kill people!"

"Here!" Two thousand men gathered in a row and agreed in unison. There were thousands of troops and horses, and the sound shook the sky.

The bandit army at the foot of the mountain left with Xu You and had already fled. Ye Zhao ignored these scattered soldiers and went all the way to the camp yesterday. When he arrived, there were not many of Wang Fen's 30,000 troops left. A small part was killed, while the rest fled.

Ye Zhao broke through the siege last night and killed many generals, which made Wang Fen's army unable to control it. Many soldiers who had lost their subordinates also dispersed after Ye Zhao broke through. The remaining people followed Fang Yue's troops and were in trouble. Then it was almost dawn. Ding Li and another team of troops arrived, which made Wang Fen's army even more disorganized. After a fight, many people fled directly. The remaining people were exhausted and could not bear to fight again. They hid in Ye Zhao's camp and rely on the camp to defend themselves.

When Ye Zhao led his troops to arrive, the war had temporarily stopped. Fang Yue, Ding Li and another army gang formed a group of troops surrounded the camp and were preparing for the final decisive battle.

"Lord!" After learning that Ye Zhao had arrived, Fang Yue and Ding Li had arranged military affairs, they came to pay their respects. There were two other heroic young men who were accompanying him.

"No need to be polite, what's the situation?" Ye Zhao stretched out his hand to help him, smiled and signaled to the two young men, and looked at Fang Yue and Ding Lidao.

"The lord has almost defeated Wang Fen's army. In the end, the courage of the bandit army has dispersed and it is difficult to see things when it is dark. The bandit army thought that the main force of the court was coming, and only knew that we were running in a hurry. The losses of our army were not serious." Fang Yue bowed and said.

"Are these two Changshan people?" Ye Zhao nodded and looked at the two young men beside him and said with a smile. He had contacted two troops before, one of which was the Ye family army led by Ding Li, and the other was sending Meng Hu to Changshan to find Zhao Rong for help.

"Just about to introduce to your lord, these two are Changshan heroes with superb martial arts. Yesterday, it was precisely because of their arrival that the thieves completely lost their fighting spirit. The two young heroes not only have excellent martial arts, but also brought great courage to Changshan Township." Fang Yue said with a smile.

"When we parted, we told Brother Zihao that if we had something to do, we would come to me. But I would like to ask Brother Zihao to help me first." Ye Zhao looked at one of them, and there was a bit similar to Zhao Rong in his eyebrows. He couldn't help but smile and said, "This is Zilong. When Jundu Mountain, I often heard Brother Zihao mention it."

"Zhao Yun, see the general!" the young man said solemnly.

"No wonder Brother Zihao often praises Zilong in front of us. It's really a very human being." Ye Zhao looked at Zhao Yun with satisfaction. At this moment, Zhao Yun agreed with the white horse and silver spear. He was handsome but not feminine. He exuded a sense of heroism all over his body. He was also full of masculinity in every move. Although he had never seen the ability, it should be good at Fang Yue's reaction.

This is only twenty-year-old Zhao Yun. If he could carefully cultivate and polish his achievements in the future, he would probably be far above historical records.

"My brother also talked about the general with Yun for a long time. In the Changshan area, the general's name is known to everyone." Zhao Yun smiled and pointed at the young man beside him: "This is Yun's junior brother, Xiahou Lan. Since he heard of the general's deeds, he has respected the general very much. He wished he could have been born a few years earlier and fight with the general in the frontier."

"Not bad." The fanatical eyes of Xiahou Lan made Ye Zhao feel a little unbearable. She smiled and nodded. Xiahou Lan looked a little introverted, and even though she was emotionally excited, she didn't say anything.

"Why don't you see Brother Zihao coming?" Ye Zhao looked at Zhao Yun and said.

Upon hearing this, a glimmer flashed in Zhao Yun's eyes and bowed and said, "I dare not deceive the general. My brother has passed away before the New Year..."

"Why is this?" Ye Zhao frowned. Although Zhao Rong was in his prime, he was always strong, unlike the appearance of dying prematurely.

"The sores recurred in the early years and the treatment was delayed. By the time the doctor came, there was no help from the medicine!" Zhao Yun's voice was a little low.

Ding Li and Zhao Rong were both two captains under Ye Zhao's command back then, and the two sides also had a friendship. Although they had known about this before, they were still a little depressed at this moment.

"I don't expect that after parting back then, it would be a farewell forever!" Ye Zhao was silent for a moment, sighed sadly, and looked at Zhao Yun and said, "Since that's the case, why didn't Zilong come to find me? I once told Brother Zihao, but if there are any difficulties, just come to find me."

"My brother once said that men's merits are obtained immediately, not clinging to others. When the general was powerful in the country, my brother said that Yun should not be allowed to look for the general." Zhao Yun bowed and said.
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