Flocks of seagulls circled and fluttered back and forth on the top of the sailboat, and in the early morning, the men on board were ordered to cook for the fugitive soldiers who had just come aboard the ship, and the aroma of the meal was quite tempting, but not many people could whet the appetite. At this time, the soldiers of the forbidden army have passed the excitement period after fleeing, they are extremely tired, they don't even have the strength to raise their fingers, and even they have no interest in watching the situation at sea, they are either Yan Zhao's children or Hedong Daibei, they have never seen the sea, and they fled from the sea before, and the emotions that were originally quite excited were also low at this moment.

Some people think of their comrades, their own officers, relatives and friends, many people in Hedong are not only generals, ordinary soldiers are also in the army for generations, and there are probably at least a dozen people from the same place, even cousins or cousins and other relatives.

In this war, more than 200,000 people only escaped more than 10,000 people, the essence of the forbidden army was lost, these soldiers also lost their robes and comrades-in-arms, at this moment, they lay on the wet and warm deck, looking at the blue sky, feeling the shaking at the bottom of their bodies, this is the safest and most reassuring moment for them in the past few months, and it is also the time when they can heal the wounds, thinking of their relatives and comrades-in-arms, at this time, many people are constantly shedding tears in the corners of their eyes, some people cry out loud, and even beat the deck with their fists, That sad and vicious state moved all the soldiers and sailors of the government army.

Yue Zhi also held out until the last moment, and when everyone who was ordered to form a formation with him boarded the boat, Yue Zhi got on the boat and fled at the last moment.

Behind him, there were more than 3,000 government troops on the shore at that time, Yue Zhi originally did not want to get on the boat, and he had to wait for the government army to board the boat before leaving, but later after being persuaded bitterly, he half got on the boat.

When he saw the boat flying with four oars, the heart of this great captain Wei was also full of mixed feelings, and he didn't know what to think.

When it was nearly noon, there were also ships returning from the north, and the fleet received less than 100 people in the whole morning, and Hu Qi was also cruising and chasing Yuguan, and the people who could escape from such a net should be one in ten thousand.

Even so, in the afternoon, the fleet received the order of the King of Qin, continue to stay for a day, anyway, the supply is still sufficient, and the Donghu people can not go to the sea, the fleet not only stays, but also from time to time to the shore to launch eight bull crossbows, so that Hu cavalry does not dare to act at will to chase and kill, to the dark, there are still a dozen people do not know how to run out of the hidden ground, galloping to the sea, Hu Qi is limited by the eight ox crossbow, the distance is far, watching the dozen or so forbidden army soldiers run all the way to the sea, and finally are connected to the boat, the boat rises and falls in the waves, Soon away, many of the pursuing horsemen let out cries of frustration and rage, and many of the horsemen began to gallop along the seashore and draw their bows at the ships, but after a few shots from the bed crossbows, the horsemen felt threatened, and they were forced to leave far away.

By the noon of the third day, the weather was unusually warm, many soldiers of the forbidden army had recovered their strength after resting, but the spirit was becoming more and more sluggish, only when they saw that there was a robe rescued will burst into a burst of cheers, but it will calm down in an instant, by this time no one has been rescued, everyone understands, except for a very small number of lucky people who can run to Ningyuan or Yuguan by land, more than 200,000 people are trapped, including a small number of van troops, people, the main force of the forbidden army, all the remnants of the force, are here.

There seem to be a lot more flags on the shore, and the Donghu cavalry has also exceeded 10,000 people one after another, including many of the palace tent heavy cavalry with strong and stubborn clothes.

It's not surprising that a few days have passed, and the breakout forbidden army is generally either killed or captured, and the Donghu people only need to leave a small number of cavalry to search and sweep the battlefield...... Li Enmao and Li Jian are both in Ningyuan, and there are at least fifty or sixty thousand people in this small city now, and they want to attack the least

Gathering 100,000 main forces may not be able to attack down, there is still Jinzhou City behind him that has not been conquered, and the losses of the Donghu people are not small, and then they want to storm the two cities of Jinzhou and Ningyuan, and even ask Yuguan is absolutely impossible, not only the troops, morale, physical fitness, but also logistics, the Donghu side is also on the verge of collapse, and then the stalemate continues, and even the appetite is too big, and the results of the previous battle are not good to vomit, then it is really worth the loss.

The forbidden army is also in the inventory, more than 10,000 remnants, there are only more than 240 officers above the head of the capital, and the rest are all ordinary soldiers, among these more than 240 people, the head level accounts for about 70 percent, to the battalion command, the command level of the army is only about 30 percent, the general and the commander of the box and even the captain, except for Li Youde and others in Jinzhou City, among the 10,000 people, there is only one Yue Zhi left.

Yue Zhi was appointed as the temporary commander of the army because he was in danger, and he was burdened with heavy responsibilities, Li Guorui repeatedly instructed him before rushing into the battle, and he must take more soldiers to escape, otherwise with Yue Zhi's multiple identities as a general, a general of the country, and an important minister of the court, it is impossible to survive until now, either he died in front of the battle, or he committed suicide a long time ago.

From Xiangdu to the general in charge of the army, none of them remained, and the civilian officials who accompanied the army committed suicide one after another, and no one surrendered or escaped, which is also a moving figure.

Most of the van soldiers and people who accompanied the army were also killed, and less than 100 escaped.

At the time of the count, there was not a single person left in all the chambers, all the armies, the battalions, and many battalions, and the military attachés of the forbidden army shouted again and again, only the empty cries were heard on the sea, but no one responded.

Xu Zixian is also full of emotion in his heart, no matter what, although after the entry of Donghu and the conquest of Yanjing by Li Kaiming, many of the generals and civil officials of the Great Wei have chosen to surrender and cooperate with the Donghu people, but at this moment, regardless of the civil and military, martyrdom is the mainstream, the center of the Great Wei is still there, the country is still there, not only the righteousness of the monarch and the ministers, but also the defense of the nation, and there is a deep enmity between each other, if it is not a last resort, they will never choose to fall to the side of the Donghu people.

The generals are all gone, and even the middle-level military attachés are not one in a hundred, and there are only more than 200 people left at the top level of the capital, this is not more than 200 military attaches in the 10,000-strong army, more than 200 military attaches in the army of more than 200,000, and dozens of people are directly following Yue Zhi, it is conceivable that if Yue Zhi had not escaped, the military attachés who could run out of the 200,000 army would not even have 200 people.

"All are loyal martyrs!" After Xu Zixian heard the report, he was also greatly moved, and patted the side of the ship and said: "After going back, the military secretary and the Privy Council should be recruited from the list of soldiers, and each soldier is eligible to leave his name, and then he will enter the martyr's shrine, and be worshiped by future generations from generation to generation. ”

Wang Zhi shook his head on the side and said: "The concept of the imperial court is different from that of His Royal Highness, and the favor and care received by Jiangmen is the remuneration for the martyrdom of Jiangmen's children. More bereavement care is categorically absent. ”

Xu Zixian smiled coldly and said: "Now the shogunate has no spare strength, so I can only wait and say, after a few years, the shogunate is going to do this, and the soldiers of the Northern Expedition who are in the expedition, except for the forbidden army in the Beijing camp who escaped with Xu Ziwei, can take care of them, and the shogunate will never ignore or omit any of them!" ”

Everyone around them is solemn and serving, everyone knows that the King of Qin in front of him can do what he says, if the forbidden army can also be like the army of the Qin Wangfu, I am afraid that the combat power will also go up to the boss.

At this time, Yue Zhi had not yet arrived, and Xu Zixian said these words first, of course, not to invite people's hearts, but out of his true feelings at this moment.

Regardless of victory or defeat, regardless of success or failure, these soldiers and soldiers who were killed and mutilated in front of them were all good sons of the Han family, and they died in the national war, and they deserved to enjoy the preferential treatment of the imperial court, including the glory after death, memorial service, and the care of their families.

If there is no this, what kind of prestige will the court talk about, and the place will be

How can it not be a mess of sand?

Those so-called national dross, remarks that make a living secretly, and a mess of scattered national character, aren't they just things made up by the imperial court in order to facilitate control? In peacetime, heavy taxes are levied, the people are forbidden to form associations, the people are forbidden to practice martial arts, the treatment of soldiers is equivalent to beggars, the war dead have no glory, and they cannot take care of their families, and when the army is defeated, the soldiers have no will to fight, and the localities have no power to resist, they in turn blame the army for insufficient force, and the localities have no desire to resist and serve the dead...... I really want to take advantage of all the cheapness, how can there be such a reason in the world?

"I've seen Your Highness."

"I've seen the captain."

At this moment, Yue Zhi was haggard and abnormal, and when he greeted Xu Zi first, he first hugged his fists and bowed, and only then did he get up after Xu Zi got up first, and above the etiquette, he was quite polite and polite.

Yue Zhi had wounds on his body, and he commanded the army to break through and flee for his life for several days and nights, and his mental and physical injuries were quite serious, and when he saw Xu Zixian on the boat at this time, his expression was already quite calm and indifferent.

"That's all it could be." Xu Zixian said to Yue Zhi: "We have done our best, and the fleet can't save people at sea, and the consumption is also huge, so we can only turn around." ”

Yue Zhi said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness and the Jie Shuai have no arrangement between the Son of Heaven and the two governments, and they come to rescue the fugitive soldiers on their own. It's just a pity ......"

Yue Zhi's face showed a look of pain, even a little hideous.

The news is not clear, Li Guorui, Yue Zhi and others do not hope for the rescue of the imperial court at all, the thing is obvious, the main force of the forbidden army is trapped, and then Yuguan, Ningyuan is important, and the imperial court will also force the remaining forbidden army to forcibly break through the Donghu defense line, which is not possible at all, so they did not count on reinforcements at all.

The battle of attacking Jinzhou, the attack with all his might, the plan is the tens of thousands of stone grain in Jinzhou City, saving some food can last another month, and even in April, there are wild vegetables and fruits everywhere, and the army can last for more than 40 days.

Leaning on the strong city and digging trenches to defend themselves, the Donghu people were also unable to storm down, and after delaying for a long time, it is very likely that the Donghu people were also exhausted, exhausted their national strength, and had to withdraw their troops.

The final conclusion is, of course, idealized, in fact, Chechen Khan is not the kind of person who is anticlimactic, even if the Jinzhou grain is delayed for another month or two, the final result is afraid that there will not be much change, but in the eyes of Li Guorui and Yue Zhi, there is finally a glimmer of life, and if you can fight, you must always fight.

The result was also unsatisfactory, the army did not break through, and could only turn to flee from the Songta forts, and more than 10,000 people escaped by luck.

Yue Zhi's sadness lies in this, if he had known that there were a large number of ships on the seashore to rescue, he would not have attacked the Jinzhou Governor's Trench at the beginning, and the main force of the whole army would attack Songta, even if more than half of the people died, there would not be more than 10,000 people left to escape, at least 30,000 or 40,000 people could escape, and the situation was much better than now.

As far as the imperial court is concerned, the main elite forbidden army of more than twenty or thirty armies, the pressure on the northern defense line will also be reduced a lot, and it will not lie down and be beaten, and there is no power to fight back at all.

Yue Zhi sighed lightly, and his emotions gradually calmed down.

He and Li Guorui are not immortals, knowing that there are so many ships at sea to rescue, it is impossible for the imperial court to do such a thing, and they did not expect His Royal Highness King Qin to do such a thing.

Prior to this, Yue Zhi and Li Guorui also often talked about the King of Qin, thinking that it was the hope of the clan, and in the future, if the Great Wei could not bear the pressure and lost the north, the hope of recovering the center would fall on the prince of Kaifu.

But whether it is Li Guorui or Yue Zhi, everyone did not expect that the King of Qin actually intervened in the northern battlefield at this time, although this time it was only a sea voyage, and only more than 3,000 people from the government army went ashore to test the knife, but from the perspective of King Qin's dispatch and reaction, it was really right to recognize and appreciate Li Guorui before.

For Yue Zhi, he was also full of admiration for the prince of Kaifu in front of him, and he was also full of curiosity.