On May 15th, after six days of deep and circuitous warfare, the 50,000 cavalrymen of Feng Jixing arrived at the Yunzhong Sluice in a mighty manner. Above the sluice stood a fortress for decades, it was Yunzhongguan. , And Feng Jixing’s purpose of this trip is Yunzhongguan. Only by holding the Yunzhongguan can the iron hoof of the Longji Corps continue to invade south, and Feng Jixing has no choice.
Looking up at this towering fortress, Luo Yu couldn't help frowning and said, "I don't know how long we want Pan to stay here."
"Until we have accumulated enough strength to regain lost ground in the Northern Expedition." Feng Jixing looked deep and said: "Enter the pass, pass on the order, take over the entire Yunzhong Pass, and send out feather letters to all states and counties in the Yunzhong province. Those who have not yet returned, those who have already returned, but all those who come to Yunzhongguan to take refuge will be taken in, and we must not let the people of the empire chill."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
The Yunzhong Sluice is adjacent to the transportation lifeline of the Yunzhong Ancient Road. A large number of iron hooves enter the fortress from the Yunzhong Ancient Road. The guard on the city is the old part of Lin Muyu. The Venus instructor of the temple has now become a guard. Feng Jixing's arrival handed over the city to him without hesitation. For the imperial soldiers, Lin Muyu and Feng Jixing were the two gods of war, supreme beings.
Stepping on the city wall and looking far to the north, Feng Jixing continued to give defensive orders despite his exhaustion, and recruited civilians to repair the city wall. After all, there has been no war between Yunzhong Province and Lanyan City for many years, and the clouds are connected. Many lengths of Shilidi's city walls have been in disrepair for a long time, and if they are not repaired, they will be vulnerable.
Leaning on the cold stone wall, Feng Jixing watched the endless water of the Daojiang River flowing from the north. The river was turbulent, and huge heads appeared in the heart of the river. They were the frost-armored horned dragons. They grow in clusters in the Daojiang Yunzhong River Basin. For decades, people have never wanted to approach Daojiang. These frost-armed horned horned dragons squeezed into a group and screamed under the sluice. It was this huge sluice that prevented them from going down the river to the south. , If they really go there, the fishermen in the south and farmers on both sides of the strait will probably suffer.
"His Royal Highness, what else do you want?" Luo Yu asked in a low voice.
"there is none left."
Feng Jixing was a little helpless, looking at the rushing Daojiang with furrowed brows, and after a few seconds, he said, "Luo Yu, how is the defensive power of the Seven Seas Province? Fang Lan is not a good kind, and took Twilight City. After that, the next step may be the City of Seven Seas. If the two major towns in the north are lost one after another, we will be sinners of the empire, an eternal shame."
"His Royal Highness, rest assured, the Seven Seas Province is temporarily guarded by General Chen Xiaoli. A few days ago, he began to assemble the troops of the provinces and counties, plus the troops and horses of his own department. There are at least 150,000 people. The Seven Seas Provinces The mountains between the provinces of Yunzhong and Yunzhong are easy to defend and difficult to attack. With the power of General Chen Xiaoli, I believe there will be no problems."
"Ok."
Feng Jixing muttered two sentences silently: "It's been a long time since I saw Chen Xiaoli, and I don't know how he is now... By the way, I sent out war eagle scouts to find the iron blade army that was scattered, and took them back to Yunzhongguan. It counts as much as you can return. In addition, we will send messengers to the major states and counties of Tianshu Province, ordering all government troops to transfer more than 70% to Yunzhongguan to wait for my dispatch."
"Yes, the subordinates obey."
"etc."
"His Royal Highness, what else is there?"
Feng Jixing pondered for a moment, and said: "I have ordered people to step up to rust the 100-faced Qin-character banner and distribute it to all ministries in Yunzhongguan. I want the whole army to know whose army we are and who we are fighting for. ."
"Yes, the subordinates will do it!"
Looking at Luo Yu's hurried figure, Feng Jixing couldn't help taking a deep breath. It was a wise choice to ask Luo Yu from Lin Muyu's side at the beginning, otherwise, at this moment, where there is such a powerful cadre, as for Zhang Wei, let He can charge and fight, he has the style of a general, but it is not enough to let him do some civilian work. The imperial army has always placed emphasis on military and civil affairs, but there are many disadvantages. If the war is really finished and the empire does not When it was destroyed, it was time to pay more attention to cultural affairs. After all, Qin Jin's money and economy accumulated for so many years were almost finished in these ten years. At this time, the empire was emptied of treasury and exhausted.
Until noon, the voice of the messenger awakened Feng Jixing from his dream—
"His Royal Highness, a remnant of the Iron Blade Army is back!"
"what… "
Feng Jixing turned over and fell from the chair. He hadn't closed his eyes for five days and five nights in a row. He was really tired. He only activated his supernatural powers when he was about to land. With his palms swayed, his body floated up and asked after opening the door. : "Who is back?"
"His Royal Highness, it was the Iron Blade Army who followed Luo Xin and went out of the city to meet the slain men and horses. It was led by Qin Yong, the right army of the Iron Blade Army. The losses were heavy, and now they are outside the city. General Zhang Wei asked me to report them and ask if they would be allowed to enter the Yunzhong Pass."
"Okay, I'll go over."
Feng Jixing stepped forward, a flash of lightning flashed past, but the person had disappeared in place, shattered and gone.
…
"Papa!"
Under the shade of the willow trees on the ancient road in the clouds, a thunder light burst forth, and Feng Jixing appeared several miles away as soon as he shook his body. When he appeared, Zhang Wei and others behind him were slightly taken aback, but soon Calm down, it's no surprise that the Forbidden Army didn't know that Feng Jixing was a powerhouse of the gods.
But on the ancient road, a group of remnants of defeated generals stood there with extremely bleak purge military appearances. The one in the front stood up and jumped off the horse. His armor was already incomplete, and his arms and chest were scratched with blood stains. The sword in his hand. The upper part was full of cracked holes, and his face seemed to be smeared with blood.
Qin Yong, the distant bloodline of the Qin family, used to be the bloodline of the ancestors, but passed down to this generation, but has been farther and farther away from the direct line, so that Qin Yong was originally just a small prefecture captain, but it was this small However, the small captain relied on his own ability to step by step to the position of control of the right army with military exploits.
"The whole army dismounts and salutes the Palace of the King of Letters!"
Qin Yong yelled, and the soldiers behind him, who seemed to be fished out of blood, got off their horses. They all performed the current imperial military salute. They knelt on their right knees, their right fists hit the ground, and their left hands were naturally placed on their left knees. Go up, bow your head, Gong Xun, this is the current gift of the Imperial Military Salute, which is only used when meeting princes and emperors.
"stand up."
Feng Jixing's voice was decisive, saying: "Salute to the army, I Feng Jixing is a soldier!"
"Yes!"
Qin Yong stood up, took the soldiers behind him, stood and saluted, holding a fist, holding a weapon in his right hand, and wrapping his left hand on the back of his right hand, demonstrative and mighty.
Feng Jixing also saluted them, this is the respect among the soldiers.
"General Qin Yong, how many of you are there?" he asked.
Qin Yong's body trembled: "His Royal Highness, there were 50,000 people who followed Xin Gong when he was out of the city. Nearly 20,000 of them were my brothers from the right army. After rushing out, I was chased twice three days ago and five days ago. There were only more than 7,000 brothers left. We lacked food and grass along the way. Many brothers wounded soldiers and died of hunger... More than a thousand people died, and many war horses have been slaughtered, but..."
"Are there no villages and towns on the way?" Feng Jixing said sternly: "Why don't you provide food and grass in the villages and towns?"
"His Royal Highness, I..."
Qin Yong trembled and knelt down on the ground again, saying: "The general is incompetent, but the imperial military laws are clear and do not disturb the people. The villages and towns along the way have been ransacked by the thieves of the Tianji Empire. Many people have been displaced and lost their homes. There is nothing to eat, so how can the subordinates looting with troops? Those... those brothers from the right army who died of starvation would rather die than rob the people, please, your highness... convict!"
"good!"
Feng Jixing’s eyes were a little fuzzy, and his voice was a little trembling: "Well, General Qin Yong, this is the role model for the empire's soldiers... A year ago, His Royal Highness Yu rebuilt the military system and re-planned the military salute, with his left hand holding the cover and holding the hand. The implied meaning is'to be brave and not to provoke chaos, and to use force not to violate the prohibition', General Qin Yong... You are more qualified to be a soldier of our Qin family than a surrender like Su Changyan."
"What?" Qin Yong was stunned: "Vice commander Su Changyan...he surrendered?"
"Otherwise?"
Feng Jixing said with a cold face, "Su Changyan gave Twilight City easily without resisting. It is simply a shame to the empire and a shame to the Su family. Qin Yong, I will appoint you as the new leader of the Iron Blade Army. , Receive the returned iron blade army skirmishers in Yunzhongguan, and the troops we recruit will also be used to supplement the iron blade army. Can you be the commander?"
Qin Yong was stunned, and instantly promoted from the Right Army to the Iron Blade Army. It would have been too fast to join the ranks, but it was too late to be happy. There was more revenge in his heart, and he clasped his fist and said: "The last will obey!"
"Come in! Zhang Wei, arrange the camp for the brothers of the Iron Blade Army, and immediately send Linghuo Si to cook, let everyone eat a full meal before talking."
Zhang Wei clasped his fists: "Yes, Your Highness!"
…
Luo Yu was standing next to Feng Jixing, watching the remnants of the Iron Blade Army enter the city. He was unspeakably heavy, just like Feng Jixing's mood, Feng Jixing from the Forbidden Army, Longdan Camp, Shenwei camp drew the last fifty thousand cavalry to support Muyucheng for a long distance, but he didn't expect such a result in exchange.
The results of the ten famous generals blood-stained on the battlefield may have been in vain just because of a surrendered general.
Until three days later, the endless stream of iron blade army remnants gathered from the mountains, fertile fields, and jungles of the Yunzhong Province, and finally formed a team of nearly 30,000 people. The Iron Blade Army now has only this few people left, and praises such as "Northern Iron Lion", "Imperial First Army", "Su's Hero", etc. have all gone by the wayside.