The northern border of the Tang Dynasty.

This is the area where Datang fell the fastest, and it is also the area with the most casualties.

The betrayal of the Yan State made the tens of thousands of Tang troops stationed in the north completely unexpected, although the Tang Army was strong in combat, but the whole country of Yan broke out resentment against the Tang Dynasty, coupled with the elite cavalry regiment of King Jin Zuo led by Yongyan, tens of thousands of Tang troops were slaughtered in a short period of time, leaving no one behind.

After that, the Wei army made a detour to the north and united with Yongyan's cavalry regiment to march towards Chang'an.

On the way, they were blocked by Mr. Shuyuan, which also caused a gap between the combined forces of the two countries, and the Wei army and Yongyan finally parted ways.

As for the Yan State, it has long been left behind by Yongyan and the Wei State.

Faced with such a situation, Prince Yan could only look up to the sky and sigh.

The destruction of the Tang Dynasty army that he bought at the expense of a country ended up burying himself by the way.

After separating from Yongyan, Prince Yan led his personal guards and wandered around the north like a wandering ghost, he didn't know what else he could do, and he didn't know where he should go.

The Yan Kingdom was long gone, and the garrison in the north of the Tang Dynasty erupted with extremely terrible destructive power at the last moment of the war, and they turned the capital of the Yan Kingdom into ruins.

Among the ruins, there were also the corpses of the Yan people.

The Tang people are so clear about love and hate.

Yan Guo is unkind in the front, and there is no reason for the Tang people to continue to maintain the so-called friendship.

All you can see is the enemy!

"Your Majesty......" The personal guard handed over half a piece of bread and a pot of water.

Prince Yan glanced at the guards.

The other party's eyes fell on the half of the cake.

This exile team led by Prince Yan has fallen into the embarrassing situation of running out of food.

The northern region was relatively poor and not rich in products, and the war drove all those animals far away, which directly caused Prince Yan and his guards to be unable to fill the gap in food by hunting.

Even Prince Yan had to divide a cake into several meals to eat.

The situation of these guards can be imagined.

Prince Yan only took the kettle, "Give it to the others." ”

The guard said, "Your Majesty, let's eat it, we've all eaten." ”

Prince Yan smiled bitterly: "At this time, are you still lying, is it interesting? I'm really not hungry, besides, half a piece of bread can't even deceive your stomach, take it and soak it in water, everyone can drink soup." ”

The guard sighed, "Your Majesty, it will be fine, the hunters will be back soon, and they will definitely be able to hunt wild game this time." ”

Prince Yan hummed, leaned against the trunk of the tree, and slowly closed his eyes.

The guards bowed down and put half of the cake into the pot, just like Prince Yan said, so that every guard could drink a mouthful of cake soup and barely coax their belly.

When the sun was setting in the west, the three men who had gone out to hunt returned.

They did not carry their prey in their hands, and it was clear that this time the hunt had failed again.

Disappointment was written all over everyone's face.

Hunger is a drain on the will.

No matter how loyal you are, in the face of hunger, everything is not worth mentioning.

One of the guards saw his colleague returning empty-handed, but he couldn't bear the pressure, so he swung his sword and killed himself on the spot.

Everyone exclaimed in unison, but it was too late to rescue, and the other party was already dead.

Looking at the gradually cold corpses of colleagues, everyone's face was full of emotion.

There is no greater mourning than death.

Prince Yan also came over.

"Your Majesty. The guards bowed, their tones full of grief.

"Let's disperse. Prince Yan said: "The Yan Kingdom is gone, and you have no future if you follow me again." Escape separately, with your ability, you may be able to find a good future in any country, there is no need to follow me anymore. ”

"Your Majesty......" The guards were a little confused, they didn't think that Prince Yan would say such a thing.

Prince Yan waved his hand: "My father handed over Dayan to me, but it was destroyed by me, and I am ashamed of the ancestors of Dayan." If you follow me, you are destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame. So let's go, go find your future, and don't follow me. ”

"Your Majesty, where are you going?" asked the guard.

"Back home. Prince Yan said: "Back to Jicheng, back to the palace, only where I die, can I find a little lost value." Okay, let's disperse, take care of yourself, I won't be far away. ”

After Prince Yan finished speaking, he turned around and left.

The guards froze in place, not knowing whether to leave or continue to accompany them.

Prince Yan is right, they are all athletic people, and they have very rich experience, they can indeed get a good job in any country, and there is no problem in spending the rest of their lives in peace. What's more, since the outbreak of the war, many officials and ordinary people of Dayan have poured into other countries in large numbers, among which Qin and Chu are the majority.

These two countries have the least hostility towards the Yan people, and in these two countries, the Yan people will live more comfortably.

But no matter how comfortable you are, the name of the slave of the dead country cannot be removed.

"Fellow colleagues, I have made my decision. The commander of the guards said, "I will escort Your Majesty back to Jicheng, which is also my hometown. If you want to leave, you can come to me and receive a small amount of coils. ”

After a moment of silence, the guards began to make their final choice.

The twenty-man guard team eventually left fifteen, leaving only five of them.

The commander of the guards took these five people and caught up with Prince Yan.

Prince Yan didn't say much.

The group walked silently towards Jicheng.

A few days later, they encountered a Tang army.

Prince Yan never thought that there would be a Tang army in the north.

Haven't all the troops of the Tang Dynasty been slaughtered?

Even if there is still the Tang Army, it should be thousands of miles to help Chang'an, why do they still stay in the north?

The guards surrounded Prince Yan and took out their weapons to face enemies several times their number, but the long-term hunger had made them almost unable to hold their knives.

The composition of this Tang army is relatively mixed, and the equipment is also full of bells and whistles, and the leader is even younger and excessive, at first glance, it is estimated that he is not yet twenty years old.

"Yo, look like a big fish. The leader of the Tang Army walked out: "Let's talk about it, what's the source?"

Prince Yan looked at him: "You guys...... Are they all Tang people?"

"Nonsense. The commander of the Tang Army: "We are all Tang people who are like fakes, what country are you?" ”

"Little leopard, I know. Someone in the team shouted: "This guy is the prince of Yan Kingdom." ”

"Oh?" the commander of the Tang Army, who was called the little leopard, became interested, "Prince Yan? Your Yan Kingdom is gone, why are you still wandering around our country? ”

"Little leopard, don't talk nonsense with him. This guy is extremely evil, his betrayal directly killed General Guo Zhenying, don't you admire General Guo Zhenying the most? Kill him, you can avenge the general. ”

The smile on the little leopard's face disappeared instantly, and his gaze became extremely fierce, "It turns out that you are the culprit who killed General Guo Zhenying, and you really have no place to find it when you step on the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it." Take them all!"

Prince Yan said, "Wait." ”

"Do you still have a last word to explain?" the little leopard sneered.

"Kill me, let my men go. Prince Yan said.

"Every Yan person is an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, and they are all unforgivable sins, you want me to let them go? The little leopard said.

Prince Yan took a breath: "Then I exchange information, how about it?"

The little leopard raised his eyebrows: "What information can you have?"

"I'm sure you'll be interested in this information. Prince Yan said.

The little leopard muttered for a moment, "Tell me about it." ”

"Then you promise me to let my people go after listening to the information. ”

"You say first, I'll think about it if I don't let it go. ”

Prince Yan also knew that he didn't have much room for bargaining, and said slowly: "There are still many Tang people in Banan City, which is about sixty miles to the south, if you want to strengthen your team, you can go to Banan City to try." ”

The little leopard smiled: "This kind of information can't be exchanged for human lives." ”

Prince Yan continued: "Chang'an City is in danger, and you can't do anything with your manpower alone. If you don't want Datang to perish, you have to keep growing your team. Do you know that Yue Jingyu, the master of Zhiyue Guanguan, has entered Chang'an City, and the gentlemen of the academy are trying their best to resist, but no one in the entire Great Wilderness is Yue Jingyu's opponent except for the master. Datang doesn't want to lose the country, it can't rely on the academy tightly, it has to rely on you. ”

The little leopard took a deep breath, "Okay, let your people go." ”

Prince Yan hugged his fists: "Thank you." ”

"Let's go. Prince Yan turned around and scolded in a low voice: "There is no room for bargaining, this is a holy decree!

"Your Majesty......" the guards were indignant and helpless, "it's a big deal to fight with them." ”

"There's no need for that, I want you to live! Every living Yan Guo person is very important now. Prince Yan patted the guards on the shoulders one by one, let's go. ”

"But we're gone, what will you do, Your Majesty. The guard asked.

Prince Yan smiled, "They shouldn't kill me for the time being." And don't you see? This Tang army is in great need of a military division. ”

"Your Majesty doesn't want to ......"

"You're thinking too much. ”

The little leopard shouted, "What are you still talking about? ”

Prince Yan said, "Hurry up." ”

The guards knelt down and bowed in unison, then walked away quickly.

Prince Yan turned around, and the little leopard strode in front of him.

There was not much difference in height between the two sides, and even the little leopard was a little one or two inches taller, he looked at Prince Yan and asked, "Aren't you afraid?" ”

Prince Yan shook his head: "There's nothing to be afraid of. ”

The little leopard pulled out the Tang knife, "Then say goodbye to this world." ”

"Wait. Prince Yan said.

The little leopard smiled: "I thought you were really not afraid of death." ”

Prince Yan said: "I'm really not afraid of death, I just want to do something more interesting before I die." ”

"What's the matter?"

"Don't you want a military advisor?"