With torches like dragons and the sound of hooves rolling, the army galloped across the wilderness.

Different from what Song Zhi imagined, Zhao Ning did not have a white horse and white robes rushing in front of the army. His face was like a diamond, his eyes were like fire, and he was full of heroic and tragic aura.

His long-sleeved robe was flying in mid-air, and his clothes were fluttering, coming out of the dust, as calm and calm as if he were on an outing.

The imperial court deployed defenses on the front line of Bianliang, including the Wang division from Yangliu City, which could not be transferred to Yunzhou for a while, but the Wangji realm practitioners who were stationed there were able to rush to support as soon as possible.

In addition to the two Wangjijing who had previously obtained military information about Xihe City, two more people had arrived and successfully merged with the 40,000-horse army. Three of them were following Zhao Ning and rushing to the battlefield together.

The Da Qi Wangjijing in Bianliang could only be counted on two hands. Song Zhen died in the battle, and Sun Kang and three other people were injured and needed to be nursed back to health. In addition to Emperor Song Zhi and Queen Zhao Qiyue, the Wangjijing that the imperial court could send

, have been sent to Yunzhou.

But even so, compared to Borshu and the number of Wangjijing under his command, Yunzhou is still at an absolute disadvantage. However, Borshu wants to allocate manpower to guard the state and defend Bianliang, so he cannot concentrate everyone on Yunzhou.

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"General Zhao, are you sure about this battle? Can we win?"

The speaker was Song Ming, King of Shu, who was an uncle of Song Zhi. He was slightly younger than Song Zhen, but he also had white hair on his temples. Compared to Song Zhen's kind face, the majesty on his face was stronger.

But when talking to Zhao Ning at this time, Song Ming's eyebrows did not have the arrogance that royal princes are used to, looking down on all living beings from a high position. They could not be called very polite, but they could be regarded as equals.

This is because, on the one hand, Zhao Ning's cultivation is higher than him, and on the other hand, when he led his people to leave Bianliang, Song Zhi told him that he needed to rely on Zhao Ning for the battle in Yunzhou.

"What do you think, His Majesty the King of Shu?" Zhao Ning asked instead without answering.

"Boshu has five kings at the extreme level under his command. However, General Zhao has a lot of treasures in hand. Even if the opponent transfers one or two kings at the extreme level, as long as we dare to fight hard, we can fight to a draw with them. We will win this battle.

, completely depends on the 40,000 soldiers below."

At this point, Song Ming did not continue, but the meaning was self-evident. He did not think that these 40,000 miscellaneous soldiers could defeat Beihu's 40,000 elite soldiers.

Song Ming stopped talking, and Zhao Ning didn't speak again. Although he needed to answer the other party's questions, he obviously had no intention of doing so.

This is not Zhao Ning's fault, but what he says now is false, and everything will have to wait until the truth comes out.

"General Zhao, Your Highness the King of Shu, and the Northern Hu soldiers have given up chasing the defeated troops and have begun to retreat and assemble. It is expected that we will encounter each other in another hour." Wei Wuxian, who went to explore the road, came back to report the military situation.

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As the Minister of War, Wei Wuxian was supposed to be stationed in Bianliang, but the current situation was urgent and he had no choice but to rush to Yunzhou. This gave him an opportunity to go to the battlefield again and fight alongside Zhao Ning.

"Here's the order, the army should stop marching, drink water, rest, and prepare for battle." Zhao Ning nodded to Wei Wuxian, and after issuing this military order, he fell from the air.

The journey from Yunzhou to Xihe City is only forty-five miles. For the lightly-armed cavalry, it does not take a few hours. In addition, the Beihu army was chasing the defeated troops in Xihe City. This distance is still far away.

There is shortening.

Zhao Ning stood on a dirt bag and looked westward in the night wind.

On the vast flat ground extending out from below, there were many ghostly figures, stumbling in the mire of the night, approaching from a distance.

Either three or five here and there, or a large group in a large area, because the formation is extremely scattered, like a plate of scattered sand, and there are not many people gathered in a group, but if you look at the entire area, you will find that there are actually quite a lot of people.

Because of his cultivation in the middle stage of the King's Realm, Zhao Ning could clearly see that the frightened fish, the panicked sheep, and those running away like confused flames were none other than the desperate running soldiers.

They were so scared that they ran away, rolled and crawled, and showed their claws. In the heavy night, they did not look like humans at all, but looked like terrifying ghosts who wanted to tear a way out of the curtain of night.

Behind Zhao Ning are the horse troops holding torches. When the soldiers are marching, there are long dragons. Now that they are about to change into a battle formation, the fire dragons are changing into the sea of ​​fire.

In any case, tens of thousands of torches gathered together, in the pitch-black night, were an extremely eye-catching and shocking presence.

The soldiers who were getting closer and closer saw the sea of ​​​​fire gathering here. They did not cheer or jump for joy. On the contrary, their speed suddenly dropped. There were many people in the middle and began to speed up to both sides, as if they were about to

After walking around here, some confused figures turned around and ran away.

Zhao Ning's eyes darkened.

Wei Wuxian, who was sitting next to him, took a step forward upon seeing this, channeled his energy, and shouted, "The King of Yunzhou is here! General He Ping's troops in Xihe City are gathering towards the left wing of the army. There are some who are running away randomly.

cut!"

His voice was as loud as thunder on a summer night, traveling thousands of feet across the wilderness, and instantly shocked the defeated soldiers.

However, their eyesight was limited in the dark night, and the frightened soldiers were obviously suspicious and still did not dare to approach, for fear that what was waiting for them here was the Beihu Jingqi who had come around.

Zhao Ning waved, called Chen Yi, and ordered, "Send someone over to respond."

This time, the goal of rushing to Xihe City was to meet these defeated troops. Now that they met successfully, Zhao Ning naturally did not leave them at a loss.

He Ping's troops have all suppressed bandits before, and some of them were ordered by Song Zhi to cross the river to attempt a counterattack last year. As far as the Wang division in the Yunzhou area is concerned, they are already elite and can save one more.

The state will have more fighting power.

Furthermore, these people were refugees before and are now warriors fighting for the country. No matter from any aspect, they should not be allowed to fall into such a pitiful situation.

After Chen Yi led a group of Yuanshen realm masters and rode out with the banner of the Yunzhou Army, Wei Wuxian suddenly laughed and looked at Zhao Ning and said, "I found a few things when I was exploring the road before.

Interesting facts.

"Boshu, Zuoxian King of Beihu, after learning that you were personally leading the army, immediately issued an order for all Beihu soldiers to retreat, seize the time to adjust their formation, drink water and rest, and prepare for the battle.

"He had no intention of stopping us from responding to the defeated troops in Xihe City, and he allowed us to achieve the minimum goal of this trip.

"I, who was in the early stage of the Wangji Realm, had already approached Xihe City. He neither captured me personally nor sent anyone to surround me. He just asked his Wangji Realm subordinates to force me back.

"Do you think it's interesting?"

Speaking of which, the two of them have not seen each other for a long time, and many major events have happened in the meantime. It can be said that times have changed and the world has changed. As dignitaries and ministers of the Qi Dynasty, they should have a lot of emotions.

But this time the two of them fought side by side, but they didn't even have time to talk. They jumped into the war as soon as they met.

Zhao Ning moved the corner of his mouth, but before he had time to respond, one of the four Wangji Realm early stage men in this trip, a middle-aged Wangji Realm man from a scholar family, was already stroking the short beard on his chin and said with a smile

"This can only mean one thing. Borshu is very afraid of General Zhao. When General Zhao came to Yunzhou, he rescued Sun Kang and others and wounded him. How could this guy not be afraid?

"Besides, whether it was the Battle of Fengming Mountain in the seventh year of Qianfu's reign, or this time the Yanmen Pass and Jingxing Pass were defended so tightly that the Beihu army suffered a bloody blow, all of them have proven the outstanding talents of the Zhao family and General Zhao.

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"Now that General Zhao has led his troops, how can Borshu not be fully prepared to deal with it? It's too late for him to return to the army and prepare for war, so how can he still have the heart to chase down the defeated troops?

"Wei Shilang went to Xihe City to explore the way. Although he was alone, in the long night, Bo Shu did not know this situation. The reason why he did not dare to take action against Wei Shilang was not because he was afraid that Wei Shilang was a bait sent by General Zhao.

, thinking that if you act rashly, you will risk making a mistake?

"So he could only take the most conservative response and force Wei Shilang to retreat."

The man who spoke, Zhao Ning, had met several times before, but it could only be regarded as an acquaintance. He knew that the other person came from the Kong family, his name was Kong Xiu, and he usually lived in seclusion and did not care about worldly affairs.

This Kong family is said to be the descendants of Confucius. There is a genealogy to prove it. Zhao Ning doesn’t know whether it is true or not, so he believes it. However, the Kong family is independent in the family and does not participate in court disputes. The sense of existence is not strong, but it is true.

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Because of this, Zhao Ning has no friendship with Kong Xiu or the Kong family, but judging from the closeness in the other person's words now, it seems that the two have a close relationship and the other party appreciates him very much.

This surprised Zhao Ning somewhat.

Wei Wuxian laughed softly after hearing this, "Confucius' words are true. Brother Ning's current reputation is indeed unparalleled by few in the national war. As for the record of fighting against the Beihu army, so far,

I'm afraid only the former Yanmen Army and the Hedong Army can do it."

Having said this, Wei Wuxian winked at Zhao Ning with his pea-sized eyes, looking proud.

Even the King of Shu, Song Ming, lamented, "The number one general in Da Qi, the Zhenguo Gong clan of the dynasty, is indeed well-deserved. When the country is in crisis, the Zhao family is the Great Wall of Da Qi, and everyone in the world is watching.

." Inexplicably, Zhao Ning was blown away by everyone.

Peng, except for Song Ming, the clan prince, who may have been motivated before the war, hoping that Zhao Ning would do his best and sacrifice his life in the future, the others seemed to take it seriously, trust him, and have high expectations. They all looked at it.

Coming from the bottom of his heart, he couldn't help but feel a little dumbfounded.

Although he was speechless, Zhao Ning also had many feelings in his heart.

It's just that among all kinds of moods, there is no complacency or pride.

For some reason, when the public praise was the loudest, what came to Zhao Ning's mind was the last moment of the national war in the previous life, when the city was broken, Song Zhi, with disheveled imperial robes and blackened hair, was kneeling in a pool of blood, holding his dead young daughter.

, the sad and indignant accusation against him

"Zhao is the first general in the dynasty and has been the ruler of the country for generations. I have given you all the honor, wealth, and power that I can give you. Why can't you perform your duties of guarding the country when the country is in danger?!

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The situation in the two lives was different. In the previous life, Song Zhi had no regrets towards the Zhao family.

Since the Daizhou interception and killing in the sixth year of Qianfu, the Zhao family has declined greatly. Song Zhi's attitude towards Zhao has always been one of trust and support. Especially after the national war began, he entrusted Zhao with important responsibilities and bestowed many gifts.

Received massive resources.

It's just that in the previous life, neither Zhao Ning nor the Zhao family could do anything more after being intercepted and killed by Daizhou.

During the ten years of national war, what Zhao Ning felt the most was the self-blame and powerlessness in his eyes when he saw his relatives and friends dying on the battlefield one after another. It was the grief and indignation that he felt when he saw his comrades being massacred when Jianghe fell, and he had no choice but to kill the thieves.

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To be fair, Zhao Ning had tried his best during the National War, and the Zhao family had also reached its limit. However, due to the calculations of Xiao Yan and the Tianyuan Royal Court, the family's power had been reduced early and their strength was limited.

But even so, when faced with Song Zhi's accusation in the end, Zhao Ning had no room to refute.

Because it is true that the Zhao family has been rich and powerful for more than a hundred years, and the loss of family status is also in the hands of the Tianyuan Royal Court. Either Song Zhi was sorry for them, or he was derelict in his duty. No matter how many reasons there are, they are all excuses.

For this reason, after his rebirth, Zhao Ning began to lay out the plan in the sixth year of Qianfu, and the process was quite desperate.
To be continued...