"Congratulations to Brother Xu, for Po Di's great military exploits, he may be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister."
Zhao Qingyun put on a smile and kept holding his hands in congratulations.
"But I have something to say, and I hope Brother Xu can listen to it. In the past few days, the Hezhou defenders have been fighting hard day and night. The number of dead is unknown, and the civilians are even more miserable."
"I hope Brother Xu can let me use these military achievements -"
"Go pick it up." Xu Mu said coldly.
This time, he entered the border as a martyr. As early as before, Yuan Tao had said that they would not be able to take the military merit this time.
Xu Mu understood that Yuan Tao was protecting him.
The battle in the court is a game of open guns and hidden arrows. To gain military merit and be promoted to the palace as a general?
Xu Mu didn't want to, and he even disdained it.
As Chang Silang said, he was not trying to save a dying dynasty by taking people into the border, but was trying to save the people of the Central Plains.
It's very pretentious, but it is indeed the choice.
"Brother Xu, are you serious about what you said?" Zhao Qingyun looked suspicious.
In front of Wangzhou City, Xu Mu did not dispose of the corpses of the Di people who died in the battle. There were at least 30,000 to 40,000 corpses, piled up all over the mountains and plains.
This military achievement is unparalleled in the world.
But Xu Mu didn't have any interest. If we talk about silver and jewelry, a cart full of them has been plundered from Wangzhou City. If we talk about weapons, robes and armor, there are at least thousands of new ones. Along with Di Ma, as early as
When the Beidi people fled, he had already brought several hundred people with him and rode back.
This round of Baiqi entering the border, he was even more sure of one thing.
There is no way to save the rotten Daji. Chang Shiro did not want to be the number one scholar, but became a rebel. Marquis Guo worked hard, but he could not withstand the rapid aging of the old tree of Daji.
And for him, at least for now, being a small boss is the safest option.
At this time, in front of Xu Mu, the three thousand Qingqi led by Zhao Qingyun had quickly dismounted, with ecstatic expressions on their faces. They kept pulling at the enemy's corpse, cutting off the ears and removing the copper rings.
"Look for those from the capital first!"
"By the way, Brother Xu, where is the body of King Guli?"
"In Liyang Town, it was picked up by the Di people. General Zhao wants to take it. Why not lead troops to attack the city?"
Zhao Qingyun was silent and did not answer.
"Old General, come with me to have a sip of tea to quench your thirst." Xu Mu turned around coldly and stopped looking at Zhao Qingyun.
Zhao Qingyun frowned and felt a little chilly.
"I dare to ask Brother Xu, is there anything wrong with water flowing down and people going up?"
"If I, Zhao Qingyun, are granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister, I will definitely lead a large army to defend the border! Drive away the Di Gou barbarians!"
Xu Mu, who originally turned around, suddenly stopped.
"Brother Xu, you don't understand the world. If you want to live, you have to fulfill your ambition! You have to climb up first! Do you understand? Climb up first. Once you have the strength, you can talk about other things later!"
"Shut up!" Xu Mu roared, turned around, raised his head and punched Zhao Qingyun in the face.
Zhao Qingyun staggered a few steps away, and a bodyguard rushed towards him with a sword. Si Hu kicked him one by one, and he was kicked fifty steps away.
"Get away from me!" Zhao Qingyun stood up coldly and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Let me ask Brother Xu, am I wrong? Otherwise, how can I, as a captain, lead an army and defend Hezhou!"
"You are guarding Hezhou!" Xu Mu's eyes were red, he rushed closer and punched Zhao Qingyun again, causing blood to ooze from Zhao Qingyun's nose.
"You are defending Hezhou? You are only defending your position as a general! You are afraid that Hezhou will be defeated, and you, the defeated general, will end up doing this!"
"Don't think that I don't know how Hezhou was defended! How many civilians have died if you piled them with heads, including one hundred thousand!"
"Didn't you also say that the battlefield is changing rapidly? If I didn't use civilians, Hezhou would have been defeated!"
"I never taught you, you beast! I only taught you to defend your home and country!"
Xu Mu roared, and the scenes of the bloody battle in Wangzhou reappeared before his eyes. Feng Qiu led his men to jump into the city to die, dozens of chivalrous men went to attract the defenders' arrow firepower, Chen Sheng commanded the catapult with a broken arm... Three thousand
In Qinglong Camp, the eighty heroes and their villagers were almost completely wiped out.
There were even old veterans with pale heads in front of them.
And Zhao Qingyun is nothing, he only knows how to gain military merit and be promoted! How can such a person have the face to talk about justice!
"When you were riding a horse and standing in front of Xujiazhuang, weeping bitterly for the fall of Wangzhou, I just thought that you should be like San Qian Tong Ziying, a hero who hangs eggs."
"But you are not. You, Zhao Qingyun, are just a dog greedy for success."
With murderous intent on his face, Xu Mu grabbed hold of Zhao Qingyun's tiger head armor and almost couldn't help but draw his sword and slashed him with it.
"Brother Xu, our paths are different." Zhao Qingyun pushed Xu Mu's arm away coldly.
"Be your General Po Di and sit still." Xu Mu said with a smile.
"Brother Xu, are you really no longer friends?"
"I don't play with dogs."
Xu Mu turned around again, taking Lian Yong beside him, and walked quietly towards the city.
Zhao Qingyun stood there, silently raising his head and looking at Wangzhou City in front of him. After a long time, he suddenly burst into laughter.
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Zhou Zun handed over two cups of hot tea, one cup was given to Xu Mu, and the other cup was given to veteran Lian Yong.
"Brother Xu, is it possible that you are acquainted with General Zhao?"
"We knew each other before, but not now." Xu Mu sighed deeply, not wanting to continue to struggle with this issue.
"Old General rushes to Wangzhou to rescue me. He is in danger of saving me. Xu Mu has nothing else to repay. I will give this to the old general."
Xu Mu took out a gold token from his sleeve.
"Brother Xu, what is this?"
"I hid the waist badge of King Guli Huyange and his body under the old tree in the south of Wangzhou City, and gave it to the old general as a gift."
The corpse and physical evidence of King Guli show that this military achievement is truly unparalleled in the world.
Lian Yong's expression changed slightly, but in the end, he pushed back with a wry smile.
"I am just an inch away. Brother Xu is the leader in this round."
Xu Mu shook his head, "I am not suitable to enter the court. It is most appropriate to give this military merit to the old general."
After all, when he entered the border this time, he was acting as a righteous soldier and as a surprise soldier.
"If the old general doesn't want it anymore, it will be taken by people like Zhao Qingyun."
This sentence finally made Lian Yong look solemn. Now, he really needs a military merit so that the last more than 30,000 veterans can have something to rely on.
"Don't attack that side of Liyang Town. You only need to defend Wangzhou City. In less than half a month, the 80,000 Beidi army will be defeated if they don't attack."
"Thank you Brother Xu for your kind words."
"Old General, please remember not to let others know about this military merit."
"I understand everything. But...I can't bear it after all."
"Don't worry, old general, I've got what I want."
Lian Yong hesitated for a moment, but finally did not persuade him any more. When he stood up to say goodbye, he couldn't help but feel a little sad. It was a pity that Xu Mu could not enter the court, otherwise he would have been another peerless general.
"General, there are scouts outside!" At this time, in the open space under the city, a veteran householder hurriedly came to report.
"The Qingfeng Camp, which originally belonged to the Dingbian Camp of the Daji, and the camp commander Huang Long came with three thousand people to ask for surrender."
As soon as Xu Mu finished listening, he picked up his sword and walked out coldly.
He remembered that Yuan Tao said that when the famous general Li Poshan was defending Yongguan, he was betrayed by these eight Dingbian camps. In the end, he could only defend with 6,000 men, facing the 300,000 Beidi army.
, the bloody battle continued, no one surrendered to the enemy, and they lived and died with Yongguan.
All of the six thousand warriors in Zhengzheng City are unworthy of being a real man.
In contrast, the eight Dingbian camps were simply rotten into the mud.