Marquis Wuyang said: "I have been fighting in the south and north for decades, and I have never seen such a strange battle."
On the collapsed battlefield, countless red and green flags of the army fell down. The flags floating in the air suddenly disappeared, and the Chinese army seemed to have turned into a bald man. Xue Lu watched helplessly as the tall flagpole tilted and the handsome flag fell. Then
The flagpole actually had a hateful sign with a black background on a yellow background and it was re-erected, announcing to everyone within a radius that the Central Army had been defeated and occupied by the Suzaku Army.
"Help the Marquis to mount his horse, let's go quickly!" Xue Lu's most trusted general urged his subordinates.
Xue Lu suddenly pushed away the person who came to help him and said angrily: "Let's go? Where to go? The battle is not over yet. Look, there are still so many of us! Come back, come back..."
The subordinate advised: "Master Marquis, we have been defeated. If we don't leave, it will be too late."
When Xue Lu heard the word "defeat", his fiery red eyes showed crazy murderous intent, and he waved the sword in his hand twice. The soldiers who had just stepped forward to help him were too frightened to take another half step forward, and they could only
His confidants dared to speak out on this occasion.
"Master Marquis, as the old saying goes, you can leave green hills without worrying about having firewood. Now hurry up and leave. We still have a chance to fight back..."
Is there still a chance? Of course Xue Lu understands the concept of the 80,000 troops handed over to him. Not only human lives, but also all the costs it costs, no one can afford it. At this moment, he finally realized that all hope was lost.
What does it feel like.
He raised his head with a long sigh and looked up to the sky. Unexpectedly, he found that the sky was very clear, and it looked so ethereal from thousands of miles away. The white clouds dotted in it were covered with the streamers of the sun. They were beautiful and carefree; he never wanted to see them again.
He shifted his gaze from Tianshui to see the chaos on the ground.
The bearded man roared sadly, and his anger encouraged him to pick up the sword in his hand and wipe it on his neck. Fortunately, the confidant next to him had quick eyesight and quick hands, and hurriedly hugged his arm to save him. He also called for others to rush forward and forcefully
He handed over his sword and mounted his horse.
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Zhang Ning stared at the situation on the battlefield for a long time. When he turned around, he saw that there was no blood on Yu Qian's face. He gritted his teeth and said, "This Xue Lu! He doesn't understand how big a mistake he has made..."
"The army of tens of thousands will collapse just as it is said to collapse. It is true that misfortunes and blessings come and go. None of us knows what will happen tomorrow." Zhang Ning took the words and now he finally had the time and thought to say a few words to Yu Qian.
"This result seems to make Mr. Yu very disappointed."
Yu Qian said coldly: "When you are proud, just laugh if you want."
After hearing this, Zhang Ning looked at the mess in the wilderness and sighed: "There was an emperor in the West named Napoleon. He was completely defeated by the British Duke in a small town called Waterloo. Tens of thousands of people died. The British Duke said one sentence: Victory
It is the greatest tragedy besides defeat. This situation..." He pointed at the wilderness strewn with corpses, "What is so funny about me?"
As a winner, of course he has the right to pretend here, and there is nothing wrong with talking nonsense. However, although Zhang Ning's tone was relatively flat when he spoke, he acted very sincerely, and there was no falsehood in his black and white eyes.
Yu Qian could only sigh and close his eyes. He had nothing to say.
At this time, Yao Erlang and several other generals came to the central army on horseback. Most of them were covered in blood and mess. They all knelt down on one knee and saluted. Zhang Ning hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said seriously: "Those who are bold and not afraid of death are not necessarily
Warriors, but brothers who are not afraid of death on the battlefield must be true warriors, because fighting is always for others."
Yao Erlang said with emotion: "I would like to follow my cousin Zuoyou and die without regrets."
At this moment, Zhu Heng came over and said: "Congratulations to the prince for defeating a powerful enemy with a small victory and a large number. However, although the victory or defeat is determined, the overall situation is not over. The urgent matter at the moment is that I have two suggestions: chase the enemy and completely disperse and exterminate them."
; The most important point is to immediately dispatch a force to seize the opportunity to attack Changde City. At this time, all the supplies and ships from the Yangtze River and Dongting Lake are on Changde City and the Yuanshui River. As long as Changde is captured, the entire Yuanshui River will be destroyed.
Everything is in our bag...it can supply an army of 80,000 for a long-term battle!"
The unprecedented victory made Zhu Heng very excited. Even though he was restraining himself, it still showed on his face. Zhang Ning immediately agreed with his suggestion and authorized the Council of Ministers to be fully responsible for mobilizing the army to complete the next matters.
Not only Zhu Heng, but also Zhang Ning was so excited that his limbs were trembling when he saw the Suzaku flag hoisted over the army camp. But after the great sorrow and joy, he was already a little tired. Looking back on what he had experienced in the day, there were always
It felt like I had come full circle from the gate of hell... Fortunately, I had won the battle. Zhang Ning arranged for people to search for the surviving wounded and other things, and then left the crowd.
He went to the rear army camp to confirm with his own eyes that his family members were well, and his heart finally relaxed completely, just like a thread that had been tightened for a long time and then loosened in an instant.
The women and the attendants of the anti-evil cult all focused their attention on Zhang Ning. Most of them had never experienced a battle in person. Today, they were surrounded by thousands of surging horses and a river of blood. It was probably an unforgettable scene in their lifetime. The atmosphere was silent.
, Zhang Ning stepped forward to salute Yao Ji. I don’t know what his mentality was, but maybe he wanted to make the atmosphere lighter, so he blurted out: "Xue Lu was completely defeated. I am still waiting for the reward from my mother and concubine."
Yao Ji's beautiful face suddenly showed a trace of embarrassment. There were too many people present, but fortunately, no one understood what Zhang Ning was referring to. She maintained a dignified posture and said seriously: "The soldiers won the battle, you
You have to reward according to your merits. But no one can reward you. When you go back, if you like something, I will reward you."
Zhang Ning bowed cooperatively: "I would like to thank you for your kindness in advance." After saying that, he raised his head and glanced over Zhang Xiaomei, Zhou Niang and others one by one, feeling that some things that had been lost had returned to their original state.
, I felt good for a while. But at this moment, people seemed to be a little more in awe of him.
Yao Ji seemed to have something to say, so she signaled everyone to retreat. When people left the tent one after another, the two of them were left to talk alone. Zhang Ning found a futon and sat down relaxedly.
"Finally the fight is over, you can rest here for a while." Yao Ji stood up, picked up the teapot and brewed a cup of green tea. This is a military camp, and there are still constant noises of horseshoe men drinking outside, but Yao Ji's movements
Gentleness and tranquility are contagious.
While she was doing trivial things, she said softly: "Today I remembered the scene in Nanjing for more than 20 years. There were few people on the usually bustling streets, and the wind blew leaves and pieces of paper flying around on the roof. Occasionally, the leaves and paper flew around on the roof.
A few people also appeared on the street, but they were all running away and were in a panic. I saw a group of rioters smashing open the courtyard door of a house and rushing in to grab things. People on the road were killed and no one was held accountable. At that time,
I never thought I could escape, and I held you in my arms as a baby... I was only thirteen years old at that time, and I was so scared that I thought I would die here, but I couldn't let you go..."
Zhang Ning said hurriedly: "That man died in the 21st year of Yongle."
Yao Ji widened her sad eyes and looked at Zhang Ning: "But to me, what's the difference? I've never seen what he looks like when he grows up. I...failed to raise him as much as I could
Should we do it this way..."
"Stop talking." Zhang Ning lowered his head, "I was just joking, why should I take such a trivial matter seriously?" After saying that, he got up from the ground, clasped his fists and said, "My son, I have something to do and I have to go to the Chinese army. I'll say goodbye."
Yao Ji said helplessly: "Do you want to leave? I..."
Zhang Ning showed a gentle smile and said relaxedly: "Now is the time to be happy, but the big things are not over yet. I will be back." He was about to leave, but couldn't help but whisper, "I always thought you were the best
People who understand me, but now it seems that there may still be a misunderstanding between us. Please believe me, adults, I never meant to force you, not even cold violence, you are overthinking it. I even love you.
It's too late, how can I bear to let you do something you don't want to do?"
Love others with benevolence, love all without aggression, the word love may be a little different in Yao Ji's understanding, but it is definitely a good word.
Zhang Ning murmured: "Why do I love you so much? Even to the point where I was eager to win when this war started, and the most direct reason for this desire was just to protect you from harm... This kind of
The emotion was so strong that it was a bit abnormal. I thought that the problem might be my own.
A long time ago, before I came here, in another world, I was very young. I was hurt when discussing marriage with a woman. I finally discovered that the so-called eternal vows between men and women are so fragile and pale that they look like a joke... This is not true.
What is the problem? It is something that most people there have to go through, and it is normal; it is just that I was too sensitive and fragile, and my self-esteem was trampled on, which caused an impact that is difficult to eliminate.
At this time, those lost family ties highlighted their depth and sincerity, and I couldn't extricate myself. I regard you as a relative, and I can't help but want to get closer to your heart, just like an instinct. At first, I didn't have those unspeakable feelings.
Thoughts, but we have... and you are too gorgeous, so that I have inappropriate thoughts; the latter is just the hormones in the body, it is just a shallow desire, my feelings for you are not like that.
of……"
Zhang Ning shook his head and said, "What did I say?"
Yao Ji looked up and saw his eyes. His eyes were black and white, but could what he saw in them be black and white?