In order to report the progress of the peace talks to the emperor and the court as soon as possible, Zhang Xiaowu asked Li Chuncheng to escort Su Yu to Longdu City first, and told Li Chuncheng to protect Su Yu before returning after seeing the emperor.
"You are very familiar with Longdu City. If someone assassinates Mr. Su, you must protect him." Zhang Xiaowu said, "I'm worried that someone under Uncle Dushan will sabotage the peace talks."
Li Chuncheng nodded and accepted the order without asking any more questions.
When he thought of returning to Longdu City, Su Yu felt complicated. He naturally wanted to return to Longdu City to show off his talents, but he was worried about being framed and said incoherently: "I don't know how dangerous this trip is, but I feel that facing Quan Yi
Be more calm at times. You must know that in Seoul
Bei, at least I can still trust you. You support me behind my back. Even when I face King Wuhuan, I can deal with him calmly and eloquently. But when I return to the court, there are hidden arrows everywhere, and everyone
They are all selfish, I don’t know whether it is a blessing or a curse.”
Zhang Xiaowu didn't say anything, just gave him a waist knife. Su Yu understood what he meant, took the knife with a wry smile and left.
The 20,000 wounded soldiers marched south very quickly, and everyone was worried that the Wuhuan people would take the opportunity to pursue them. Li Yuan led the troops in front of the team, while Zhang Xiaowu led 200 cavalry to break up the rear. However, the Wuhuan people did not send anyone, but instead
It was the Tartars who appeared, followed by five hundred Tartar cavalry, not knowing what they meant.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Xiaowu knew that the Tartars were probably waiting for them to be exhausted before killing them. He immediately made a decision and ordered the two hundred cavalrymen behind him to turn around and face the Tartars. He raised his saber high and shouted: "
Brothers, come back with me and chop off these tails."
"Here!" the generals shouted in unison.
"kill!"
Zhang Xiaowu shouted loudly, shouted a killing cry and went straight towards the Tartar cavalry. Two hundred Han cavalry also raised their spears and rushed over. What was unexpected was that among the 20,000 wounded soldiers and civilians, thousands of infantry also drew their swords and fought back.
Kill it.
The Tartar cavalry did not expect that the Han army would counterattack. They hesitated for a moment and missed the opportunity to control their horses. They were led by Zhang Xiaowu into the formation and became a living target.
Zhang Xiaowu drew a circle with his saber, splitting the two Tartar men into four halves. Then he saw the Tartar captain, shouted and rushed towards him with his sword. Seeing this, the Tartar captain also raised his sword to kill the two soldiers.
The blades struck each other, making a loud noise, and the Tartar Tower
The captain was knocked out by the sword. Other Tartar soldiers rushed up immediately, and Zhang Xiaowu's saber slashed and killed several of them. The Tartar captain remounted a horse and shouted: "Ohuolaha! Ohuolaha!"
Ha!" (Retreat.)
The Tartar soldiers immediately turned their horses and ran away, but many of them were entangled by the Han army and could not escape. As thousands of wounded soldiers from Jincheng joined the battle, only more than 200 Tartar soldiers escaped, and they and others were killed and captured.
Wang Yijin's face and body were covered with blood. Zhang Xiaowu glanced at him and Wang Yijin said: "Other people's." Zhang Xiaowu smiled and said: "My martial arts skills have improved." Wang Yijin chuckled.
A leader of the wounded soldiers came over on a stolen Tartar horse, holding a long ax in his hand. He laughed and said: "It's fun, it's fun, it's really fun." He added, "I'm from the Qingzi Camp of the fifth regiment.
Military Marquis Chen Qing has met Mr. Ghost General."
Zhang Xiaowu was quite surprised that there was a Marquis of the Qinglong Army hiding among the wounded soldiers. He immediately figured it out. It was Gu Yong who didn't believe him. He sneered in his heart and saluted Chen Qing: "You're polite, Marquis Chen.
yes……"
Chen Qing was very embarrassed and apologized: "The military advisor is afraid that the general will not have enough guards."
Zhang Xiaowu chuckled lightly and said, "With the help of Marquis Chen, this trip will definitely go smoothly."
On the other side, Li Yuan came with more than 20 Tartar prisoners and asked what to do and whether they should be killed. Zhang Xiaowu asked Li Yuan to cut off the right ears of all the Tartar prisoners and told them: "I am a ghost."
General Zhang Xiaowu, if you are not afraid of death, come to Mucheng to find me, I will wait for you."
The Tartar prisoners had their ears cut off and were released, then fled back in embarrassment. When the Tartars learned that the leader was actually a ghost general, they regretted that they had encountered such a tough opponent, so they stopped pursuing them.
Without other pursuers, the speed of returning south was also accelerated. The 20,000 soldiers and civilians had been holding on in Jincheng for six months, and their minds had long been tempered to be extremely tough. The mighty team returned south along the official road,
In late May, I finally saw the pastures around Mucheng and several groups of wild sheep from a distance.
There was abundant snowfall last year, and this year the grass and trees in Saibei suddenly became lush, and the Luolan River channel rejoined into a river. Many small lakes and rivers appeared near Mucheng, and even many small fish appeared. It makes people feel sorry for the nature.
It is amazing that in the dry desert, fish eggs can survive for more than ten years or even decades.
Around here, many people actually opened up wasteland for farming and planted drought-resistant crops early.
Seeing tens of thousands of troops from a distance, the people panicked. Then they saw Zhang Xiaowu and others returning and shouted happily: "The ghost general has returned to the city! The ghost general has returned to the city!"
Xiao Kai had received the news early and led his generals to greet them, and quickly arranged to treat the wounded. Mucheng's defense did not relax, and Xiao Kai fulfilled his duties as the acting garrison officer very well. After Zhang Xiaowu returned to the city, he saw that Mucheng was in good order and the people looked good.
There is hope for the future hanging on my head, and I feel relieved.
Xiao Kai said again: "General, the imperial court has issued six imperial edicts in succession these days, and the six envoys have been waiting at the inn for several months."
Zhang Xiaowu's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he immediately thought of the story of Zhao Gou in the Southern Song Dynasty who summoned Yue Fei with eleven gold medals to return to the court. Could it be that the imperial decree changed overnight and did not allow him to negotiate peace with the dog barbarians? Or maybe he was blamed by the Ministry of War for escorting Su Yu without permission?
He immediately asked: "Is there any official document from the Ministry of War?"
"No, but the Ministry of War sent someone to send 50,000 taels of military pay for two years." Xiao Kai said with a smile.
Zhang Xiaowu was overjoyed. The Ministry of War sent military pay, indicating that the Ministry of War recognized Mucheng's status. Mucheng finally gained a living space for himself. He then asked, "What are the contents of the Six Paths Imperial Edict? Tell me."
Ruan Qingwen reminded: "Sir, you need to receive the order in person."
Xiao Kai also said: "General, don't let the envoy register."
"Okay." Zhang Xiaowu was suddenly stunned and said hurriedly: "Wait a minute, what did you call me, general?"
Xiao Kai and the generals laughed: "Yes, you are now the defender of Mucheng, a third-rank military general of the imperial court."
Hu Lidao: "General, general, general of an army, sir general, now that you and Cao Yan, the two wolf gate guards, are at the same level, then Murong Yan has to salute you when he sees you. Think about it, everyone, Ying Chuan
We will see the state of our general." Everyone couldn't help but laugh. This Hu Li just likes to talk nonsense. Zhang Xiaowu also smiled and asked: "The imperial court, that is, the Holy Emperor, didn't he blame me for taking Su Yu's place as an envoy without authorization?"
Xiao Kaidao: "Yes, that's why I issued six imperial edicts in succession."
This is strange. The court blamed him and actually promoted him. What did the emperor think? Could it be that the people in the Ministry of War are out of their minds?