—Liao soldiers camp.
"Your Majesty, we stopped a carrier pigeon." A soldier suddenly ran in, holding a carrier pigeon in his hand.
"Bring it here!" Xiao Han took a look and concluded in his heart that this homing pigeon came from Daqi Military Camp.
The soldier took out the note from the bamboo tube and handed it to Xiao Han.
Xiao Han opened it and saw a smile in his eyes. He crumpled the note and handed it to the soldier: "Burn the note and roast the pigeon to eat!"
The little soldier's eyes lit up when he heard this. Since the granary was burned down, everyone has been suffering from famine recently, and they haven't touched fish for a few days.
"Thank you, Your Highness, Prince!" the soldier said happily.
After the soldiers left, the soldiers in the camp couldn't help but ask: "I wonder what is written on the note that makes His Royal Highness so happy."
"It seems that Fu Tingye doesn't know that Hua Qingxue has been imprisoned in the sky prison by the Queen Mother of Qi." Xiao Han curled his lips with a hint of pride in his eyes.
He thought for a moment, then stood up and issued an order: "Tell the soldiers to have a good rest today and recharge their batteries. There will be a tough battle tomorrow."
"yes!"
…
It was not until dawn that the soldiers of the Qi army just opened their eyes and heard the faint sound of the earth shaking.
—It’s the cavalry of the Liao soldiers!
"Report—"
A soldier rolled and crawled into the commander's camp with a panicked look on his face, "General, the Liao army is making a surprise attack!"
"Call the generals of the army to fight!" Fu Tingye picked up his sword and walked out in a deep step.
The battlefield was full of sounds of fighting and smoke.
Fu Tingye killed countless Liao soldiers with his hand-held weapons. He killed countless Liao soldiers with his sword. He was so powerful that no one could stop him!
Xiao Han saw that his soldiers suffered heavy casualties under Fu Tingye's hands, and his expression became colder. Just when Fu Tingye slashed at him with a knife, Xiao Han raised his knife to block his attack, with a smile of unknown meaning in his eyes.
"General Fu probably doesn't know one thing yet," Xiao Han said.
Fu Tingye frowned, and with the strength of his hand, Xiao Han and his horse took a few steps back.
Xiao Han was unmoved and sneered: "Mrs. Si Bing has suffered a lot these days when General Fu is away from Shengjing!"
When Fu Tingye heard the words "Mrs. Si Bing", his expression was stunned, but he quickly recovered and slashed horizontally with his knife. Xiao Han held the reins tightly to dodge. The knife hit the horse, even through the metal and soft armor, it was eaten by the horse. Neighing in pain!
Xiao Han couldn't control his out-of-control mount and was thrown off the horse!
"What do you think happened to Hua Qingxue?!" Fu Tingye pointed a knife in front of Xiao Han's face with a cruel voice.
Xiao Han stood up, wiped the dirt at the corner of his mouth with his hand, and evoked a sinister smile.
"You don't know that Mrs. Si Bing was imprisoned in a prison by your Queen Mother of Daqi, right?" he asked.
After hearing this, Fu Tingye's head was buzzing and he was extremely shocked!
how come? !
Why didn't Zhao Sheng write to him
And what about the emperor? Why didn't the little emperor send him any news
Xiao Han looked at the change of expression on his face and felt physically and mentally comfortable. Even though many Liao soldiers died, he felt bad breath!
"Are you curious why no one notified you?" Xiao Han endured the pain of the injury and said with a smile, "That's because I blocked all the letters sent to you! Hahahaha!..."
Fu Tingye's scarlet eyes were full of anger, and he slashed at Xiao Han's face without even thinking!
There was a flash of white light, and an arrow shot out from afar! Stab straight into Fu Tingye's shoulder!
Fu Tingye's expression changed, and the knife in his hand deflected, forcing Xiao Han to escape!
"General!" Hai Shixuan rushed over quickly and blocked the arrows that came one after another with his knife.
"I'm fine." Fu Tingye's expression was solemn. He clenched his knife tightly, his brain still confused by Xiao Han's words.
On the other side, Xiao Han had already escaped out of sight.
"General, the prince of Liao Kingdom has escaped." Hai Shixuan said angrily.
How could Xiao Han really run away? Fu Tingye was injured, and this was a great opportunity to pursue the victory!
As the Liao soldiers evacuated one after another, some black spots suddenly appeared in the sky, and they were thrown towards the Qi soldiers -
"No! It's Thunder!"
When Fu Tingye heard this, he quickly raised his head. His expression changed drastically. Regardless of the injury on his shoulder, he quickly turned the horse's head and ran towards the military camp quickly.
"Generals, listen to the order! Disperse in all directions immediately!" Fu Tingye ordered.
In an instant, Qi's army quickly dispersed in all directions.
Xiao Han stood on the high observation platform, frowning, and was a little confused about Qi Jun's action.
"Prince, what does Qi Jun want to do?" A general couldn't understand what Qi Jun wanted to do.
If they were afraid of Zhentian Lei and wanted to evacuate, they wouldn't be so scattered. It would be like a frightened bird fleeing without a plan. But Fu Tingye's army is strictly disciplined. Will there be such a situation of fleeing like a mouse
At this time, a row of strange devices appeared in the position vacated by Qi Jun.
The thunderbolts of the Liao army had already smashed down, making a deafening explosion. The frightened horses were confused and running randomly.
The battlefield was filled with smoke.
"Protect the general!" Hai Shixuan gave orders to the soldiers while fighting with the Liao army.
"Fire the guns!" The commander of the artillery battalion waved the flag.
Immediately, countless black cannonballs were fired from the barrel!
"T-Prince! Look! Da Qi..." The Liao soldiers were so frightened that they could not speak incoherently.
The Thunderbolt fired from the cannon barrel has a long range, and its lethality is several times more powerful than the Thunderbolt held by the Liao Army. Even the farthest observation platform is no longer safe! Artillery fire will come at any time!
Xiao Han's face changed in an instant, "Damn it, it turns out they have prepared a back-up plan!"
"Prince! That Qi army's sky-shattering thunder was so lethal that our people suffered heavy casualties!"
"Throw all the thunderbolts out to me!" Xiao Han was unwilling to give in and finally pushed the Qi army to this point. If he retreated, all his previous efforts would be wasted!
"Prince, is it possible that Qi Jun's Sky Thunder has been modified? It is much stronger than our Thunder!" The general next to Xiao Han asked in fear.
Xiao Han looked gloomy and suddenly thought of the explosion he encountered in Shengjing. It seemed that at that time, Hua Qingxue was already preparing to modify Zhentian Lei. No wonder Fu Tingye and the young emperor of Da Qi were not worried about selling this thunder to Da Liao. It turned out that they had better weapons!
"Report—" Another soldier came to report.
"Say!" Xiao Han said impatiently.
"Back to the Crown Prince, nearly half of our casualties have been lost!"
"What?!" Xiao Han's eyes widened in shock. How could it be possible that only half of the Liao army's hundreds of thousands of troops were left in just a short while? !
Xiao Han wanted to see clearly the battle ahead, but there was thick black smoke everywhere, which hurt his eyes. Looking at the soldiers who came to report the military situation, they were still stained with blood and had black ash on their faces.
Xiao Han's body was shaking a little. How could he accept this? !
"Prince, what are we going to do next?" The soldier next to him quickly supported Xiao Han and carefully asked him his next plan.
Xiao Han stood firm, his eyes were scarlet, and he gritted his teeth and uttered one word: "Withdraw!"
He closed his eyes and felt unwilling: his wish to unify the world could not be realized...
…
The border war situation was reported all the way from Panshui to Shengjing.
Li Jingnan looked at the letter in his hand, his mood went up and down, from nervousness to joy, and from joy to worry. He frowned and finally crumpled the letter in his hand into a ball.
The eunuch was a little curious on the side, not knowing what the battle ahead was like.
"You guys go down first." Li Jingnan was upset and waved his hand to signal the maids and eunuchs serving around him to leave.
Li Jingnan was the only one left in the imperial study.
He sat on the chair with a sad expression. Da Qi won. A hard battle brought Da Qi stability for at least twenty years in the future. This was originally a happy thing for everyone.
However, another bad news came: Fu Tingye disappeared.
Li Jingnan felt very sad when he heard the news! Why did it happen at this juncture...
"Your Majesty, Master Chen would like to see you."
"Let him come in." Li Jingnan said absently.
"I see you, Your Majesty." Chen Yuan came in and saluted Li Jingnan.
"Tell me, what do you want from me?" Li Jingnan frowned, a little impatient. He had just learned about the war ahead, and he was not in a good mood now.
"The Emperor is in a bad mood?" Chen Yuan couldn't help asking. If Li Jingnan was in a bad mood, he should wait until the Emperor was in a better mood before coming.
"The results of the war just came from the front." Li Jingnan's little face wrinkled together.
"Could it be that our Qi army was defeated?!" Chen Yuan asked in shock, feeling uneasy. Seeing the little emperor like this, could it mean that the war was urgent? ! Even Fu Tingye failed in his attempt, so how can he still play
"Fu Tingye led the army to a great victory over the Liao army." Li Jingnan said.
"Shouldn't this be a happy event?" Chen Yuan was immediately overjoyed, Qi Jun won!
"The Liao army suffered heavy casualties. There should be a truce for many years. At least there will be no more war until the Liao's weapons are upgraded." Li Jingnan's heart was relieved, but there was still some worry on his face. .
After hearing this, Chen Yuan became even more puzzled.
This is a great thing, but why does the emperor still seem unhappy
"Why does the emperor still look distressed?" Chen Yuan asked.
"Fu Tingye is missing!" Li Jingnan replied irritably.
"Ah?" Chen Yuan was stunned, "... General Fu, is missing?!"
No one can predict the consequences of a country's generals not knowing whether they are alive or dead. Chen Yuan's heart beat suddenly, and he probably understood Li Jingnan's mood.
At this time, Li Jingnan was a little undecided and asked Chen Yuan: "In your opinion, should I tell Mrs. Si Bing?"
Chen Yuan thought carefully for a moment and replied: "It would be better for the emperor to tell Mrs. Si Bing."
"Why?" Li Jingnan hesitated, "She won't be able to bear it."
"Your Majesty, please think that General Fu's life and death are uncertain now. You can hide it for a while. Mrs. Si Bing will always know. Instead of letting her hear those embellished words from others, why don't you tell her yourself? You can still Tell your wife that you will send someone to search for the whereabouts of the general, so that the commander's wife can feel at ease."
Chen Yuan's analysis was clear and logical, and Li Jingnan felt it made sense after hearing it.
"I can't go to Tianlao recently, so you can go there instead of me." Li Jingnan handed over this important task to Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan was embarrassed, he really shot himself in the foot!