Nightwatcher

The reason why Zhang Shen came out to gather fourth-rank masters and some high-ranking generals was because the order to retreat was too important, and in terms of official position, he was only Yang Gong's aide, not a person who could make decisions.

Yang Gong, who could call the shots, was in a coma, and his life and death were unpredictable. The other, who could call the shots, was slaughtered by Xu Erlang.

From Qingzhou to Xunzhou, fighting and killing all the way, this frail scholar with stunning appearance accumulated incalculable hostility in his heart.

In the past, even if Xu Erlang was given ten guts, he wouldn't dare to kill a second-rank envoy.

In troubled times, human lives are worthless, not just ordinary people, but also officials and soldiers.

Soon, except for the generals on duty, all high-level officials were summoned in the commander compound of the barracks.

Among these people, there are several gang leaders and sect masters of the Wulin League, leaders of the rebel army such as Chu Yuanzhen, Hengyuan, Yang Qianhuan, and generals serving in the imperial court such as Yang Yan and Chen Ying. Experienced former Qingzhou garrison general.

It is worth mentioning that Zhou Mi, the former commander of the capital of Qingzhou, the highest official except Yang Gong, had died in Xunzhou.

In the inner hall, the middle-aged eunuch in a boa robe waited for everyone to gather, looked around and said in a deep voice:

"How is Duke Yang's injury?"

Li Mubai, who was the first on the left, said lightly:

"My life is saved, but I am still unconscious. As for when I will wake up, it is not yet known."

The palm print eunuch frowned, looked to one side, with his back to the figure in white:

"You can't even save Yang Qianhuan?"

The figure in white with his back to all sentient beings raised his chin and said arrogantly:

"If Yang who invited the moon to pick the stars hadn't been here, Yang Gong would have died in the city."

The palm print eunuch moved his lips, dispelled the idea of ​​talking to Yang Qianhuan, looked away, and continued to ask:

"Where's Yao Hong?"

Everyone looked at Xu New Year.

To be honest, Yang Yan and others have been in the officialdom for many years, and they really didn't dare to kill the second-rank chief envoy until they had to.

And the sect masters and sect masters of the Wulin League would not do this kind of thing. The political envoy of a state is dignified and obeys the second rank. How can outsiders like them kill them as soon as they say they want to.

The Martial Arts League and the Dafeng court have formed such a strong relationship, if the relationship breaks down because of being angry at the crown, or there is a rift in the heart, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Probably only Xu Nian has the confidence and determination to kill any signs that are wrong, and even knows that everyone has concerns, so he takes the initiative to stand up and shoulder this burden.

Although not as dazzling as his cousin Xu Qi'an, the ability, courage, and responsibility of this concubine have been unanimously recognized by Yang Yan and others.

Xu Xinian responded calmly:

"In order to appease the officials and squires, Yao Buzheng fell ill from overwork and recuperated in the mansion."

Looking back, just give Yao Hong a chance to "die for the country".

Xu Nian was not afraid of the Empress Xingshi's accusation after the incident was exposed, not to mention whether Huaiqing would be accused, even if he would, he turned around and pushed his elder brother forward, who would dare to speak out?

"Thank you, Master Yao!"

The palm print eunuch coughed and got straight to the point:

"Today, according to His Majesty's decree, our family ordered you to evacuate Yongzhou overnight, preserve our strength, and retreat to the capital."

No one spoke, and everyone kept silent and made eye contact, and there was no surprise, only anger and reluctance.

First of all, Yongzhou is the last barrier. If Yongzhou is lost, the Yunzhou army will hit the capital.

From the perspective of Xu Erlang and others, they can actually understand that the odds of winning in a showdown with the Yunzhou army in the capital will be greater.

But the problem is, this is a dangerous move, and General Dafeng has no way out.

Secondly, if Yongzhou is handed over, Xu Pingfeng's combat power will rise to a higher level. The Yunzhou Army will also take advantage of the situation to seize supplies from Yongzhou, recruit troops, and finally destroy the Yunzhou Army. Is it necessary to waste all previous efforts?

Finally, what about the people in Yongzhou City?

Although human lives are like worthless in troubled times, people still have a heart of compassion. If the Yunzhou army slaughters the city, these hundreds of thousands of people will be killed.

Seeing that no one spoke, Li Mubai coughed and said:

"Excuse me!

"If you give up Yongzhou, it will fuel the arrogance of the Yunzhou army, and it will make them regain their vitality. The battle of crossing the northern border has not yet come to fruition, but we can follow His Majesty's instructions. Even if Xu Yinluo wins the tribulation of the northern border Even if we fight, we may not have a chance of winning.”

Don't forget that Luo Yuheng succeeded in crossing the catastrophe, but he barely equaled his combat strength, not that Dafeng could fight back against Yunzhou.

Zhang Shen said lightly:

"Your Majesty is extremely talented, but he is not good at leading troops to fight. Miscalculations are inevitable.

"The so-called generals are not accepted by the emperor's orders, we also have our own opinions. Your Majesty will blame you afterwards, so you can come to me Zhang Shen."

Yang Yan and the others are Wei Yuan's confidantes, as well as the Empress's confidantes, but in this matter, they support the great scholars of Yunlu Academy.

His Majesty Huaiqing's talent is as good as men's, even far better than ordinary talents, but she is also a girl, what does she know about fighting?

However, after all, they are the empress's people, they want to return to their hearts, and they won't show it.

Fu Jingmen snorted coldly:

"If you want to retreat, you will retreat yourself, and the Wulin League will not!"

Yang Cuixue touched the sword and said in a low voice:

"The old disciples all died in Yongzhou, and I should die here too, so that the master and apprentice will not be in vain.

"The Martial Arts League is not under the control of the imperial court, if you want to leave, you go."

Qingzhou Department will be slightly moved, passionate.

Your Majesty expected it, and this group of people disobeyed the order. The eunuch remembered what His Majesty had told him before going to Yongzhou.

His Majesty said that if the defenders of Yongzhou disobeyed collectively, they would be told that Duke Wei had returned to life.

Your Majesty knows things like a god! The palm print eunuch took a deep breath and said:

"This is Duke Wei's order!"

After finishing speaking, he found that the hall was suddenly quiet, and a needle could be heard, and everyone looked at him without saying a word.

That look was very strange, indescribably strange.

After about a few seconds, the blue veins on Yang Yan's forehead became prominent, and he said word by word:

"Are you making fun of us?"

He swore that if the dead eunuch dared to admit it, he would dare to shoot him in the chest in front of everyone.

The palm print eunuch came from the Huaiqing mansion, he had seen strong winds and waves, he was not afraid at all, he said in a calm manner:

"Duke Wei has been resurrected today, and His Majesty summoned his soul himself. If you don't believe me, go back to the capital and verify it yourself."

There was an uproar in the hall.

Everyone has different expressions, ecstatic, bewildered, shocked, questioning, excited

Zhang Shen murmured:

"If Wei Yuan is really resurrected, then I agree to retreat to the capital."

Because Wei Yuan was in charge of the army, the decision to retreat to the capital was not a desperate decision, it was a death plan to survive.

But people still don't believe it.

Wei Yuan had already died in battle in Jingshan City, how could he come back to life?

At this time, everyone in the hall heard Yang Qianhuan slowly say:

"He didn't lie!"

A pair of eyes immediately focused on the back of the white-clothed warlock's head.

Yang Yan hurriedly asked for confirmation, and asked:

"Have you used the qi technique to read it?"

You seem to have never turned your head. Xu Erlang and others added in their hearts.

Yang Qianhuan let out a "huh" and said in a slow, anxious tone:

"No, I didn't. But"

He paused deliberately to gain everyone's attention.

I really wanted to hit him, Yang Yan and the others had blue veins on the back of their hands, and couldn't help but clenched their weapons tightly.

No matter what outsiders think, Yang Qianhuan is as steady as an old dog, and said unhurriedly:

"But I have seen Wei Yuan's body in Song Qing's secret room, and I also know that Xu Qi'an has been trying to resurrect Wei Yuan."

Oh, it's Xu Yinluo's revived Wei Yuan. Everyone suddenly realized.

The doubts in Yang Yan's and Jin Luo's hearts dissipated.

If it was Xu Qi'an who was resurrecting Wei Yuan, it would indeed be much more credible than the explanation that "Your Majesty personally summoned the soul to revive Wei Yuan" said by the palm print eunuch.

Li Mubai let out a sigh of relief, and looked around everyone:

"So, what do you guys think?"

"Get out!" Fu Jingmen said immediately.

On the spot, everyone chose to evacuate from Yongzhou. Yang Yan and the others even couldn't wait, wanting to return to the capital immediately and meet Wei Yuan.

"Yang Yan, Chen Ying, Yang Qianhuan."

The palm-sealed eunuchs roll their names one by one, they are all the confidantes of Wei Yuan and the Empress, plus a forced king, and said:

"You have other tasks, so you don't need to return to the capital with the army."

Yang Yan and the others looked at each other and said:

"What orders does Mr. Wei have?"

The palm print eunuch took out the kit and said with a smile:

"It's all inside."

The palm print eunuch can leave at will, but the evacuation of the army is a cumbersome and complicated task, including but not limited to gathering troops, transferring military equipment, money and food, and destroying bed crossbows and city cannons that cannot be carried.

Since the Yunzhou army was only fifty miles away, in order not to disturb the opponent, they could not take the people with them and evacuated on a large scale.

So the defenders didn't alarm the people, but Xu Erlang asked Miao Youfang to lead the team, bringing all the rich and well-fed gentry and officials with him.

Those who don't want to go should use reasoning to convince others.

In addition, Li Mubai ordered someone to tie straw men and place them densely on the top of the city to confuse the scouts of the Yunzhou Army.

Dawn, the darkest hour of the sky.

The Yunzhou army, which had already assembled, approached Yongzhou City quietly under the cover of the army.

A well-cultivated scout looked over the city of Yongzhou with the help of his powerful eyesight and binoculars, and saw dense figures standing at the top of the city in the dark.

"Hiss, that's not right"

The scout took a breath and said to himself:

"Why did the number of people suddenly increase several times? Did you expect us to attack the city?"

Normally, there would not be too many defenders on duty at the top of the city, and only a certain number would be kept. Most of the soldiers rested in the barracks below the city to ensure their physical condition was at its peak.

Vigilance is the job of the scouts.

The scout turned to his companion and said:

"Go back and report, and say that the situation at the top of the city is not right. There are a large number of people on duty at night, so I am afraid there will be fraud."

He was worried that his side's movements would be predicted in advance, and the defenders were fully prepared, and even made an attack plan.

The scouts quickly went to the Yunzhou Army to report the situation. To be cautious, the army stopped and sent scouts to wander around to collect information.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and the east side was gradually revealing fishy white, and the dark sky turned blue.

At this time, the Yunzhou army realized that something was wrong. The people standing on the top of the wall turned out to be straw men.

Straw man?

In the military tent, Qi Guangbo who heard the report sank in his heart and said:

"Send a flying rider to investigate the situation."

A rider of the Suzaku Army rode a flying horse towards Yongzhou City, swam over the city for a long time, and returned to the Yunzhou Army. The feedback he gave was:

The Dafeng defenders withdrew from Yongzhou, and the barracks were empty.

Qi Guangbo no longer hesitated, sent a large army to the city, and easily captured Yongzhou.

After some exploration and investigation, it was discovered that the Dafeng defenders had taken away food, gold, silver, and armaments, and destroyed large equipment.

Only hundreds of thousands of Yongzhou people remained.

In the urn city.

Xu Pingfeng, who was dressed in white like snow, was not surprised after hearing Qi Guangbo's report, and breathed out:

"Wei Yuan wants to compete with me in the capital."

Qi Guangbo in uniform pressed his hand on the handle of the knife and said slowly:

"As expected of Wei Yuan, this decisiveness is beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Instead of defending Yongzhou and retaining high-end combat power and troops, it is indeed a better way to retreat to the capital, but the corresponding price is enough to make a group of experienced veterans and advisers in a dilemma.

But the first thing Wei Yuan did after his resurrection was to transfer Yongzhou's troops back to the capital to increase the defense force of the capital.

A qualified coordinator is reflected in these details.

Qi Guangbo continued:

"The money, food and military equipment have been taken away, but the people are still there, every household has some reserves, and the forces in the Jianghu in Yongzhou are still there, which is very good."

Those who can live in the city of Yongzhou are from well-to-do families. By digging three feet, they can find a lot of wealth to supplement the army's expenses.

However, the Jianghu forces in Yongzhou can be wooed and used for their own use to make up for the lack of combat power.

Xu Pingfeng said:

"Take a short rest and go north immediately after I start to refine Yongzhou. Wei Yuan wants to use Yongzhou to feed us, delaying time? How can he do what he wants."

Qi Guangbo took a deep breath, his fighting spirit was high:

"The idea of ​​​​the national teacher is that before the end of the battle of crossing the northern border, Chen Bing will force Xu Qi'an and other extraordinary people to use the capital as the battlefield, and completely divide the victory with Dafeng."

Xu Pingfeng nodded slightly:

"This battle has been fought so far, it should be over. Do you want to entangle with Dafeng for several more months? I will not give Wei Yuan a chance to breathe. Fight fast and win the battle quickly."

Qi Guangbo nodded, this was also his idea.

The situation has reached this stage, and the battlefield has been pushed to the capital, but it can be concluded for this battle of deer.

"How is the war in the North?"

He couldn't believe that Jialuoshu and Baidi hadn't killed Dafengfang's Chaofan yet.

Xu Pingfeng said:

"My avatar has gone to the north."

The avatar has no fighting power, he is just worried about the northern battlefield, and wants to see what's going on with his own eyes.

As a chess player, he was used to controlling everything in his hands, so when the war in the northern border fell into a stalemate, he was instinctively anxious and uneasy.

What is certain is that there must be something wrong in the battle of crossing the catastrophe.

Xu Pingfeng could more or less guess that the problem was Xu Qian, his "Tao" that became stronger as he fought, but even with his wisdom, he still couldn't figure out what kind of power could support a second-rank martial artist, and a first-rank martial artist. For so long.

Unheard of.

Of course he didn't know that in the current world, there are only a handful of people who know this, and they are all old monsters who have lived for endless years.

That undying tree is living in the palace very well now.

"Aunt Mu, don't you know?"

Xu Lingyue blinked her eyes, and said in a soft and not bad-hearted tone:

"The spring festival is over, my eldest brother and His Highness Lin'an's marriage is just half a month later, and my mother didn't tell you?"

In the palace, in the elegant compound, beside the stone table, Mu Nanzhi said with air:

"Your mother knows how to grow flowers all day long, and those who don't know think she is the god of flowers!"

Xu Lingyue said blankly:

"What flower god?"

"It's nothing, I'll go to Fengxi Palace and meet that old woman!" Mu Nanzhi stood up.

Xu Lingyue was taken aback, and looked at Mu Nanzhi repeatedly. The old woman was referring to the Queen Mother. What kind of identity did she have, and she dared to call her Queen Mother that way.

PS: Continue to code words, but I suggest you read it tomorrow, don't wait. Because I am tired of coding, I will sleep on my stomach for a while. There will definitely be an update tomorrow morning, but it may not be possible to code at night.