Royal Road

Leaving Jizhou as soon as possible. Seeing the gray-headed and embarrassed subordinates nestled in the mountain col, Shi Le secretly made up his mind in his heart.

When he left Qinghe Nation before, he had only five thousand horses left, and he did not even gather the broken parts, and attacked other counties all the way north. Although the county magistrates were prepared, it was much harder to break the city than in the past, but the rest were elites, and took advantage of the quickness of the cavalry. He still allowed him to lay down several cities and the team re-expanded to one. Seventy-eight, still invaded Youzhou. Only a few days after the good days, he met Youzhou Iron Cavalry.

Wang Jun actually sent fifty thousand cavalry to surround them. Shi Le had heard of how powerful the Xianbei people were, but he didn't expect to really match up, it was even more terrifying than imagined. The group of horse thieves under him were already weak, and the opponents had fought several battles in a row, but he had exhausted his mind and could only return in a big defeat. As usual, the infantry became abandoned, but this time the remaining people around him would add up to less than three thousand. If you drag it any longer, maybe you won't even be able to keep this wealth.

There are wolves and tigers in front of him. Shi Le is not a stubborn person and knows how to advance and retreat. The most important thing now is to quickly leave the fierce land of Jizhou. As for the next plan, if he is to vote for the Huns, his strength is really not enough, I wonder if it can be reused. But if I go to Yanzhou or Yuzhou again, I am afraid of encountering court officials.

After thinking about it, Shi Le finally sighed. I'm afraid it is the most realistic to vote for the Huns. As for the people and horses, let's talk as you walk, maybe you can fight all the way, and you can make up six or seven thousand people. That Liu Yuan is said to be an extremely courteous corporal, and he should not be turned away.

With concentration, his movements are extremely fast. Three thousand horse soldiers set off again, ready to go to Leling, ready to cross the river and then rush to Pingyang. This is also no alternative, after all, Binzhou is now like an iron bucket, and it is impossible to get around. Yiyan was guarded near Qinghe State, and he might even lose his strength. You can only go a little farther, avoid it.

Shi Le's route was extremely appropriate, and even the siege was put down, and within two or three days, he arrived at Leling. All the food and grass are almost exhausted along the way, and I can barely support it when there are few people. After scouting for the news four times, the ferry was right in front of him, but it was a drum. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Unexpectedly, they were on the run at the critical moment of life, and a team of soldiers stood in front of them.

It's that group of soldiers! Riding on the horse, Shi Le only felt that his anger was approaching Tianling! Why did they stop it again? Why choose this moment! Even if it was just one day in the morning, the morale of the subordinates would not fluctuate so much. Seeing to escape, the road ahead is blocked tightly. These rebel soldiers who are used to horse thieves will not have the determination to die and break the net. They will only be discouraged and run away.

If the last soldiers and horses are scattered, what else would he use to vote against Liu Yuan? Or fight against each other? There are only more than two thousand soldiers on the opposite side, and it seems to be able to fight...

I don't know how many thoughts linger in his mind, but the brightly armored cavalry on the opposite side hasn't given him time to make a decision. The horn blew, and the sound of hoofs sounded like thunder. Facing the aggressive enemy, Shi Le pulled the reins bitterly and shouted: "Retreat!"

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The mountain road is in a mess. The flag was abandoned, the corpses were everywhere, and the horses neighed occasionally, which made the road paved with blood even more desolate.

Yi Yan was riding on the horse, frowning at the soldiers rummaging through the corpses. He was well prepared for the encirclement and suppression of the insurgents this time. Not only has it set up a number of sentinels and monitored them from time to time, but also spent a lot of effort on intercepting locations and formations. It was originally intended to wipe out the enemy forces, but the opponent turned around and fled before taking over.

The battlefield he chose is actually not conducive to fleeing. If he fights hard, he might still have a chance. Any general who is more reckless and conceited will choose to rush out of the siege desperately. But the leader of the rebel bandit chose to retreat. Pursuing a desperate army is naturally easier than facing the enemy, but in this way, it will be impossible to close the net and fight a complete battle of annihilation.

This is not cowardice, but very clever anticipation, and can even use the lives of his own men as bait to delay the enemy. Yi Yan's forces are insufficient, and once the prey is out of the net, he cannot pursue it separately. In this battle, there should be no fewer than 800 enemies who escaped.

In this, I am afraid that there is his cunning family. Yi Yan's eyes narrowed, and the killing intent in his eyes was more triumphant. He felt that this person was dangerous that day, and now it looks really good. Without the army to follow, it would be easier for this person to escape from Jizhou. Where can he stop him?

"General, I didn't find the bandit leader." After a little effort, the result came from below.

Yi Yan nodded slightly: "Return to Qinghe quickly."

Now that Wang Jun's men and horses are also making waves in Jizhou, it is impossible for him to spend all his energy on the chaotic army. It is more important to stick to the territory you have obtained.

Retreat quickly, unimpeded along the way. Now most of the southern part of Jizhou is under Yiyan's control. It wasn't that his army suddenly increased or the number of officials controlling the county government soared, but the result of Ding Shishi's instruction.

In the past two months, Ding Shao's condition became more and more serious, and it was obviously no longer possible to command the state soldiers. He entrusted the leader of the army to Yi Yan. Jizhou soldiers actually did not train recruits by themselves, but Yi Yan would not refuse Ding Cishi's kindness. At least this person is much more pleasing to the eye than Wang Ping's villain.

With two trips, counties and counties stabilized faster, and it was more convenient for Yi Yan'an to intervene. Moreover, looking at the meaning of Ding Cishi and Wang Ping, the court is very likely to order him to take over the military affairs of Jizhou. If this is the case, the lord's command will be more than half completed.

The horse crossed the barren field, and when greenery finally appeared in the front, Yi Yan ordered the whole army to slow down. It is now approaching May, and it is the busy time for farming. Jizhou missed the spring plowing due to military chaos, so he could only replant some bean millet. These grains are the lifeblood of the people's hard survival in the second half of the year. How could he let the galloping horses disrupt the farming?

Sure enough, seeing the soldiers far away, there was a commotion in the field, and it seemed that many people wanted to escape. But when they saw the dress code of the visitors, they immediately calmed down. Some farmers even knelt down facing the main road. Many of these people were Qinghe people, and some were even entrapped into the rebellion army and almost died. If there were no soldiers and horses in front of them, maybe they would have buried their bones in the loess and became fertilizer for feeding the wasteland.

If someone can rescue them from the **** and fire, they should be worshipped.

Yi Yan's gaze swept over the heads of the kneeling crowd. He has been leading the army for some years, and his subordinates are uncountable. But these are not soldiers, but fools and women in the fields. If it had been back then, even they would have scorned and frightened their Jie people's face, and avoided it. But now, carrying a sword bow, straddling a war horse, with murderous aura all over his body, even the blood on his clothes has not been washed away, but the group of people are not afraid of him. Not only was he not afraid, but he bowed down devoutly and regarded him as a **** and Buddha.

why?

The bean millet in the field has emerged, green, and slightly sparse, intertwined with the yellow-brown soil, like a colorful woven carpet. Although faint and insignificant, the meaning contained therein is far beyond the blood-splattered battlefield.

Jizhou is not like Bingzhou. Here, he is not just a general, but also a herdsman. It is necessary to properly arrange the refugees who have been engulfed in the rebellion, try every means to obtain grain, so that the people who have lost their land will not be turned into bandits, and they must also have relations with the officials of Jizhou to facilitate the deployment of troops and generals.

Many of these have never been contacted by Yi Yan before. But these annoying things gradually caught his mind. Let him understand what the lord wants. It is not the worship of the people, or the influence of power. The man just wants to see the farmers in peace and stability, working and living in their homes, and living a humble and ordinary life.

He should have understood the meaning of this yearning better than the lord. Is what he wants to achieve only the lord's wish? Maybe not, it became his own wish a long time ago. A vision that may be difficult, may be dangerous, but worth fighting for.

The tight figure seemed to relax a little. Yi Yan didn't stop, and just led the group of soldiers through the green and hopeful farmland.

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Sitting in the big tent, Gou Xi's face was gloomy, staring at the young man with his head high, who was clearly afraid of death, but pretended to be calmly going to death. This person is of noble origin, not very outstanding, and his reputation is even more lackluster, but the place where he came is unexpected.

"Your Majesty really said this?" There was a long silence, when the opposite youth was about to sweat, Gou Xi asked lightly.

The man swallowed his mouth: "General Gou is the pillar of the country. If there is no general, there will be no such big victory. However, the king of the East China Sea has no emperor, domineering, and arbitrary. The king's children are divided into Jingzhou and Qingzhou governors. Since the five states of grazing, the general can get one state and one county? How can he reward this splendid merit?"

His words were very inflammatory, and he knew it was trying to divorce the relationship between him and Sima Yue. But Gou Xi didn't interrupt the other party and just listened without saying a word. Just because of these words, there is no falsehood!

After conquering the imperial imperial army, it took several months to defeat Wang Mi's camp. What was waiting for Gou Xi was not the kindness he had given before. Sima Yue did not entrust any state to him, but promoted him to the general of Zhengdong, Kaifuyitong Sansi, served in the middle, and entered the county. It's the same, it's all honorary titles!

Isn't his credit comparable to Wang Yan who sits in Luoyang? ! Without him, how could Sima Yue have the status below this person and above the ten thousand people!

But how did Sima Yue treat him? !

Seeing that Gou Xi did not interrupt him, the envoy mustered some courage again: "Now the King of East China Sea is plotting to eliminate dissidents in Xudu. Today is the king of Sima, and tomorrow will not be the turn of the generals of the different surnames? As long as that person is suspicious The general will have no peace in one day..."

Gou Xi waved his hand and interrupted the man's presumptuous remarks: "The prime minister is worthy of my brother, how can you rat generations be able to instigate."

His volume was not loud, but the sweat on the forehead of the opposite youth rolled down. It was because he knew that the General Gou in front of him was so cruel, he was known as "Uncle Tu". With great effort, he stopped the trembling and whispered, "The King of East China Sea is nothing but a thief, and there is only one lord of the world. If the general understands righteousness, he knows who he should be loyal to."

Is he just loyal? Is there a power like Sima Yue?

Gou Xi's breathing became slightly quicker. But as a leader, he has seen too many dangerous situations and faced too many cunning enemies. Can you believe this vain thing?

"I have received this message. Come, please Zhang Tingwei to go down and rest." In the end, Gou Xi didn't nod or shook his head, but just dismissed the other party casually.

This attitude made the envoy nervous for a while, but he was already in Gou Xi's big account, where could he escape? Reluctantly straightened his waist, the envoy followed the soldiers and retreated.

"General, this may not be the words of your majesty. It is better to send someone to kill the thief who preached the imperial decree..." On the side, the aides suggested softly.

A court lieutenant in a mere district brought a message from the emperor, can you believe it? Now Sima Yue is in power, if he turns his face, it is very wrong. The best way is to kill the envoy, just as if he hadn't heard the cynicism.

Gou Xixin thought about it: "Don't touch the envoy first. Send someone to Xudu and ask the prime minister Yanzhou how to arrange it!"

Sima Yue took the five prefectures of herd, but these prefectures and counties still have provincial histories, and some even have captains. If he could give himself a place in the Central Plains like Yanzhou, it would prove that Sima Yue had not been wary of him. But if it's the opposite...the envoy, I'm afraid there are other uses.

Hearing this, the staff on the side sighed inwardly. It seems that the emperor's divorce plan is not in vain, and doubts arose in the heart of the owner of the family. But if the King of East China Sea really guards the Lord, maybe Fengtianzi is the best way.

It's just that the situation that has just been settled, I am afraid it will be chaotic again...