The rooster sings, the dawn in the east, the sunrise in the soup valley, the light is shining, after the light of the day, Liyang City slowly calmed down, the flames were extinguished, the smoke dissipated, the golden drum did not sound, the shouting stopped, everything seemed to have returned to the original state, only the banner of the word 'Xiao' fluttering at the head of the city clearly told everyone that this important town on the north bank of the Yellow River changed hands overnight!

In this battle, the Xuanjia army rushed thousands of miles, deep behind the enemy, with the help of the Liang caravan, the inside and the outside should be combined, broke the city in one fell swoop, beheaded 17,000 people, captured 25,000 people, and the rest fled in all directions, occupying the important town of Liyang City, which cut off the retreat of Yuan Shao's army, which was really a great victory, and the most important thing was that the grain and grass in the city were saved!

"Da! -Da! -Da! ”

After the end of the war, Xiao Yi led a team of personal soldiers to the north of the city to check the grain and grass, that is the lifeblood of the whole army, dare not be careless at all, the treasury is heavy, the defense is strong, surrounded by high walls, a two-zhang wide road in the middle, on the ground paved with blue bricks, the corpses are piled up, and it is unbearable to see, it is obvious that after a fierce battle, this is captured!

What is surprising is that the defenders have resisted fiercely, but there is nothing wrong with the grain depot inside, and there is no wolf smoke everywhere in Liyang City, and there is not a single spark here......

The answer is at the end of the road, and it is also the last line of defense, a corpse leans against the gate, blocking the way forward, it stands to reason that the Xuanjia army is brave and good at fighting, even the sword mountain and the sea of fire, will also move forward, but in the face of this corpse, everyone can't help but stop, and even have a sense of awe!

"Brave and loyal, unparalleled in the world, perfect in ancient and modern times, nothing more than this, please accept our devotion and worship!"

At the end of the road, Xiao Yi led a group of soldiers, kneeling down on one knee and saluting, with tears in his eyes, this standing corpse is his former friend, the current enemy of life and death, Hebei's first think tank - Tian Feng!

Tian Feng was dressed in white, holding a broken sword, leaning against the gate, with more than a dozen arrow feathers stuck in his body, blood flowing all over the ground, he had been dead for a long time, and his eyes were slightly open, revealing anxiety, anger, sadness, and helplessness...... All kinds of emotions, combined in one sentence: 'I've done my best!' ’

In the face of the inevitable defeat situation, Tian Feng was not afraid, he held a sword, fought bravely, persevered until the last moment, and also fulfilled the responsibility of the minister: 'I would rather die in battle than surrender', behind the corpse, is the Liyang grain depot, which is piled up with grain and grass, and it is very well preserved!

Some people can't help but wonder, Tian Feng fought to the end and chose to be a loyal minister, why at the last moment, he didn't put a big fire and burned the grain and grass in the treasury, but left it to the enemy.

On the other hand, he was unwilling to set fire to the grain and grass, and left it to the enemy in vain, so he should abandon the blade and surrender, hand over the key to the treasury, with his status, fame, talent, and personal relationship with Xiao Yi, he could keep his glory and wealth, and rise to prominence, but he fought to the death, that is, he did not surrender, nor did he escape?

Two different choices, he did not come to the end, that is, did not surrender, did not burn grain and grass, the two are seriously conflicting and opposed, people are very puzzled, could it be that in the last moment, 'Hebei's first think tank' lost his mind and went crazy?

Others don't understand the situation, but Xiao Yi knows it, Tian Feng is not crazy about gains and losses, on the contrary, he is very sober at the last moment, and the choices he made seem to contradict each other, but they are actually well-intentioned!

Don't surrender, don't run away, with a weak body, holding a sword, fighting to the end, and even using his own corpse to block the enemy's pace, Tian Feng repaid the lord Yuan Shao with a lot of blood, and did it reach the people, as for the grain and grass left, it was for the people of Liyang!

Just imagine, if Tian Feng set a fire and burned all the food in the treasury, after tens of thousands of Xuanjia troops entered the city, there would be no food available, Xiao Yi, as the commander, for the sake of the general trend of the world, would never give up Liyang City, nor would he let the soldiers starve, there was only one way left - 'kill the people and raise soldiers!' ’

There are 40,000 or 50,000 people in Liyang City, in order to let the soldiers have something to eat, Xiao Yi's only way is to snatch the people's rations, although this method is vicious and ruthless, but for the sake of the overall strategic situation, it can only endure the pain, the people of a city cry is better than the people of the world crying, so once Tian Feng burns the grain and grass, the unlucky can only be the people in the city!

Therefore, at the last moment of life and death, Tian Feng would rather die on the battlefield than set fire to the grain, just hoping that the enemy would have food available and not harass the innocent people.

Therefore, Xiao Yi will lead the soldiers to pay homage to a corpse, in front of the noble personality, although he is an enemy, but also worthy of respect, you know, 'Ghost Face Xiao Lang' is arrogant, except for his father-in-law, even in front of the current emperor, he has never bent his knees!

"Use a high-quality coffin, bury Mr. Yuan Hao, don't accompany the burial of gold and silver vulgar things, just put some bamboo slips, choose a high post outside the city, let him enter the earth for peace, and then build a sacrificial temple, I hope that Yuan Hao's heroic spirit will not be extinguished, and protect the safety of the people!"

Xiao Yi stepped forward, pulled out the arrows on the corpse, untied his own big skull, covered Tian Feng's body, and finally wiped it with his hand, closing those sad eyes - "The demise of the Yuan clan in Hebei is not the fault of the king!" ”

A generation of loyal strategists, fallen on the battlefield, the pillars of Hebei were broken, and they were no longer able to return to the sky!

Next, Xiao Yi led people to check the treasury, and the result was quite satisfactory, with a total of 200,000 quintals of corn, more than 100,000 bean cakes, and more than 1,000 piles of pasture...... Most of them were intercepted by Yuan Xi, and there were countless armors, blades, and equipment, and it was definitely more than enough to maintain the daily consumption of the Xuanjia Iron Horse!

Xiao Yi immediately ordered: first allocate 50,000 loads of grain and distribute it to the people of Liyang, thank them for their help, and compensate for the damage of the war.

Next, leaving 10,000 horses in the city, Xiao Yi personally raised 20,000 troops, set up a large camp at the crossing of the Yellow River, monitored the movement on the opposite side, and cut off the retreat of Yuan's army.

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"The boss has always been fine, I really want to die!"

"Brother Xian is safe and healthy, I miss you too!"

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The weather is sunny, cloudless, cool breeze gusting, relaxed and happy, on a high slope on the bank of the Yellow River, Xiao Yi and Liang Xiaoyu sit opposite each other, talking about the friendship of friends, the soldiers are a hundred steps away, no one dares to disturb the two, the only one who can come over, only 'Uncle Cabbage', it is also a member of the small Taoist temple!

The world's first general, and the world's first party party, should be delicacies, delicacies from the mountains and seas, the fact is the opposite, except for a large jar of wine, there is nothing, it is extremely pitiful!

Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing, in the past on Crouching Tiger Mountain, they often drank poor wine together, they have long been used to it, Liang Xiaoyu didn't say anything, took the initiative to pick up dry firewood around, and lit a bonfire, as for the snacks, it will be handed over to the boss to be responsible, this is a man who can 'make something out of nothing'!

"Whew! …… Oh! ”

A lazy man, who doesn't have to forage for food by himself, saw Xiao Yi raise his head and let out a long roar, alarming the four wilds, straight into the sky, and a moment later, a golden figure appeared, swooping down from the clouds, it turned out to be a giant golden eagle!

Two years have passed, 'Yuanbao' has grown up completely, weighing sixty or seventy pounds, wings spread out one foot and two feet, a body of feathers red as gold, iron claws and steel beaks, extremely sharp, wings shake, straight into the sky, the character is even more fierce, every day to beasts as food, is to fight tigers and wolves, and do not fall behind at all!

As an adult golden eagle, he must be self-reliant, work hard, strive to make a difference, marry a wife and have children as soon as possible, so Xiao Yi arranged two jobs for it:

First, use their own advantages, hovering in mid-air, reconnoitring the enemy's situation, and reporting in a timely manner, the Xuanjia army rushed thousands of miles and went deep behind the enemy, able to avoid the enemy's soldiers and horses.

Second, when going out to hunt, after eating and drinking, he also brought a copy back to Xiao Yi, the golden eagle's appetite is very tricky, so that the prey it likes must be delicious and abnormal, and there is nothing to say about the deliciousness!

"Whew! --Oh! ”

'Yuanbao' is very smart, when he sees the bonfire raised, he knows that he is going to eat, and after a few cries, he begins to circle over the Yellow River, looking for satisfactory prey, and after a while, his body dives straight down, and he strokes lightly on the water, and when he flies up again, there is a big carp in his claws......

"Whoosh! --Click! ”

'Yuanbao' glided over quickly and threw the prey on the high post, which was a big carp of the Yellow River, with a black back and golden scales, a big head and long beard, weighing at least fifteen or sixteen pounds......

Ha ha! -Yuanbao is good, I will marry you a daughter-in-law next year--hey! “

After making a small promise, Xiao Yat pulled out a knife and began to cut the scales, disembowel, and buckle his cheeks...... After cleaning up the big carp, threading it with a wooden stick and grilling it on the campfire, this is their appetizer!

"The boss mounts a horse, a golden eagle on the shoulder, crisscrossing the world, invincible, in a few years, the military achievements are incomparable, and he has become the first general in the world, which is really enviable!"

"The virtuous brother led the caravan, walked in all directions, gathered rare treasures, gathered and scattered like sand, and in a few years, he earned countless money, known as the world's first and smallest, which is also gratifying!"

"Huh! -What is the use of having billions of dollars today, but not being able to exchange them for the happiness of the past, and the gold and silver are like mountains, and they are not brought with them in life or in death? ”

"Haha! - The rise and fall of the world, what do you have to do with me, how good it is to be a little Taoist, smiling proudly in the mountains and wilderness, carefree, but unfortunately there is no chance! ”

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After a while, the grilled fish is cooked, the aroma is overflowing, the two sit opposite each other, taste the wine, tear the fish, talk about the past, sometimes look up to the sky and laugh, sometimes sigh, the feeling of being cold in the heights, only their own hearts know!

"Last autumn, I went back to Crouching Tiger Mountain, the small Taoist temple was intact, exactly the same as the original, and I was sacrificing the immortal master again, praying for the immortal master's spirit in the sky to protect us from safety!

The Crouching Tiger Pavilion is also being restored, and when the orphans grow up, they will be sent back to live, live and work in peace, marry and have children...... In the past few years, natural disasters have continued, wars have been frequent, and the people in Youzhou have been hard, and many prosperous villages and towns have been turned into ruins......"

When the wine was half-drunk, Liang Xiaoyu changed his words and mentioned the past of Crouching Tiger Pavilion, and in his words, it seemed to have a deep meaning, don't look at him as a businessman, he also has a benevolent heart, if everyone is dead, what's the use of leaving money?

Xiao Yi was very intelligent, and immediately heard it, this is in the name of the old Taoist master, exhorting himself to kill less, now on the south bank of the Yellow River, surrounded by 300,000 Yuan troops, as well as double the number of auxiliaries, miscellaneous servants, and people, the total number of people exceeds one million!

In other words, the population essence of the four states of Hebei is in the encirclement, as long as Xiao Yi is ruthless, none of these people will survive, I don't know how many orphans and widows are left, within thirty or forty years, Hebei will not want to recover!

"Today's battle, the crime lies in the Yuan family, and it has nothing to do with the people of Hebei, I will advise the Prime Minister, raise your noble hand after the war, and leave some vitality for Hebei!"

Xiao Yi was a native of the imperial capital in his previous life, and he traveled to Yuyang County in his later life, fundamentally speaking, he is also a child of Youzhou, and he naturally has a certain affection for his hometown!

"If that's the case, the younger brother will thank Xiao Lang for his great kindness on behalf of thousands of living beings in Hebei, but I'm afraid that Prime Minister Cao Cheng will not agree!" Liang Xiaoyu stood up and saluted respectfully, but on his face, he was still a little worried, killing and surrendering prisoners since ancient times?

"Brother Xian, don't worry, the prime minister has to agree if he doesn't agree, don't forget, under the sky, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, there is also my share!"

Xiao Yi held the sword in his hand, looked at the Yellow River, and exuded a momentum all over his body, swallowing mountains and rivers in anger, and rushing straight to Xiao Han, if a man does not protect his hometown, what is the use of leaving an eight-foot body?

(End of chapter)