The weather in summer is changing, with sudden rainstorms, intermittent, sometimes large and sometimes small, for several days in a row.

At this time, the sky was dripping with light rain, and when the breeze blew, the drizzle fluttered like a light gauze curtain, and it seemed like a fine mist shrouded in Jinyang City, which stood not far away.

When Chen Xu returned to Jinyang a few days ago, the offensive of the Wei army had stopped, the army besieged but did not attack, the high walls of Jinyang City were thick, and the defenders of the Northern Han Dynasty were desperately guarding, the Wei army exhausted all the methods that could be thought of, obviously the effect was not very good, but the loss of troops was not small.

The rain washed away the blood stains on the walls and extinguished the flames of war.

It's just that the siege fortifications built outside Jinyang City, as well as the dense backs of the fortifications, and countless tents in the camp, prove that this war is not far away.

After the summer rains, the weather turned cooler, and the scorching heat swept away. But after the summer rains, while bringing coolness, the humidity is also distressing. In the rainy day, the semi-wet firewood can't be burned, the dry firewood is not easy to find, and the clothes and armor that are wet by the rain can only be baked half-dry, but the body is really uncomfortable wearing semi-dry clothes.

The road was washed muddy by the rain, and people often walked on the road connecting the barracks, and it was not very convenient for people and horses to walk, and the ground was loose and soft to tread, and people walked on it as if they were walking in a mire.

Only on the post road, because of the long-term rolling of cars and horses, it is very strong, and it is not deeply infiltrated by rainwater, but it is easy to slip when stepping on it.

Recently, the generals of the Wei army went to the camp of the Chinese army every day to discuss whether to fight or withdraw, and the arguments were endless, and the emperor did not make up his mind, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.

A day ago, Ma Yi sent someone to ask Chen Xu to meet him in the big tent and prepare to take him to see the emperor.

In fact, when Ma Yi patted his chest and said to him, "Take you to see the emperor", Chen Xu was actually not very attentive to meeting the emperor and didn't care. Although he has made war exploits and shown his face, how can the emperor be easily seen. The emperor has a lot of opportunities, how can he always remember his courtiers. No matter how much credit this courtier makes!

Besides, anyway, his own merits are in the eyes of the emperor, and he can't run away from the reward for his achievements.

Seeing and not seeing, it doesn't make much difference.

But unexpectedly, Emperor Wei Lu Rong really summoned him.

Lu Rong heard that Chen Xu was brave and resourceful in the Battle of Xinkou, and he was very happy, and rewarded Chen Xu with a lot of wealth. These are all gold and silver jewels presented by the Northern Han Dynasty generals who went north to Jinyang.

During this period, Chen Xu Bingming and Lu Rong said that they needed to go back to Beiyang City and had something to deal with.

In fact, there is no need to report to the emperor for this kind of leave, but the emperor dictated that he should return to Beijing and enter the forbidden army together. In addition, now Chen Xu's military position has not changed, and it stands to reason that he is still subordinate to the military registration of Beiyang Town, in the battles of Gaoping and Jinyang, the Beiyang Town Army suffered heavy losses, and the establishment was dispersed.

Now he felt that there was something that needed to be dealt with in Beiyang City in person, and he felt that he needed to tell the emperor about this matter first.

Lu Rong didn't ask much, and the courtier's private affairs didn't need him to worry about being an emperor. It's just that he said that the staff would write a military order later, and then send someone to bring it to him, so that he could finish the matter and then return to Beijing to report on his work.

After thanking him, Chen Xu left the Chinese army's tent.

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After a few more days, the sky was clear, and the sky was clear with blue clouds during the day.

These days, the Wei army did not attack the city again.

There was also news from the army that the emperor had ordered the troops to evacuate the division in batches.

The siege of Jinyang has come to an end.

First of all, the battle of Gaoping, which severely damaged the main force of the Northern Han army, and then since the north went to Jinyang, except for the capital Jinyang, the other territories of the Northern Han Kingdom were swept all the way by the Wei army, and none of the state and county army guards in these places had not surrendered to the Wei army. In short, although he didn't kill the Northern Han this time, it was enough to hurt his muscles and bones, and even if he remembered anything in a short period of time, he was powerless, let alone whether he could recover his vitality.

The Beiyang Town Army is no longer organized, and only some remnants of the army are left. Among them, the infantry suffered the greatest casualties, because during the Battle of Gaoping, the Northern Han cavalry attacked the right flank of the Wei army, and the position of the Beiyang Zhen army was precisely the right flank. The cavalry was okay, there were war horses running fast on four legs, and the infantry was miserable, and the two legs could not run the four legs of the cavalry of the Northern Han Dynasty.

So, Chen Xu attached the commander of the horse soldiers in the Beiyang Town Army and evacuated with them.

Along the way, it is still walking, and the horses need to carry something, and they rarely ride, after all, this guy is precious!

Chen Xu also carried some things on his body, but everyone heard that he was going to Tokyo to march as a general, and the future was immeasurable, and some people were grateful because they were spared from death in battle, and they all shouted to help Chen Xu share the heavy load.

On the way to this class, Chen Xu had a relatively comfortable life. Look at the scenery on both sides relaxedly.

First from Beiyang City to Gaoping, from Gaoping to Jinyang, then from Jinyang to Xinzhou, and finally withdrew back to Beiyang City. In the past few months, Chen Xu estimated that he should have walked thousands of miles, crossing most of northern China.

He soon found that his group was uncontrolled. It's right to think about it, Shangfeng's commander is hanging, and there is only one Beiyang Town army and horsemen who are in command, but how can he have the leisure time and energy to take care of their troops and horses under the infantry, so no one cares about the troops that are not under his control.

Unconsciously, the troops in front listened.

When I sent someone to inquire, it turned out that the front troops were chaotic and blocked the road, and there were already ministers to coordinate and deal with it, and the rear army stopped first to rest and recuperate.

"Where is this?" Chen Xu opened his mouth and asked, counting that this was his first time traveling, and he was not familiar with these place names and roads, and he was a road idiot.

"We're in Zezhou now." A warrior who knew replied.

On the way back to the division, God seemed to be in a good mood, did not change his face, and the army did not encounter rain along the way. The same is true today, the sky is blue, the sun is shining without scorching heat.

Seeing that the weather in Zezhou was good, Chen Xu beckoned the two brothers Suo Hu and He Meng to go around the neighborhood, anyway, no one cared about them, not to mention that it would take a while for the army to coordinate.

So the three of them rode around the neighborhood and came to a small village.

"Shall we go in and see?" Suo Hu on the side asked.

And He Meng said: "If you have nothing to do, go in and take a look, and find someone to ask for saliva by the way."

Chen Xu didn't care, so he listened to the words of the two and went in to have a look.

When I entered the small village, most of the houses in the village were loess houses, which looked relatively dilapidated, and they were obviously not wealthy.

The three of them didn't see anyone, the doors were all open, and they weren't afraid of someone stealing their property, all the way. It turns out that the people here have long since gone to the empty building, so they must have moved to other places to avoid the scourge of war.

No well was found in the village, and the three of them left bored.

By noon, the weather began to be sweltering, and Suo and He were dry, and they found that there were several families on the road, and black smoke was coming out of the houses, apparently there were people.

So they rode along the road.

As soon as I got closer, I heard someone in the room in front of me commotion, and then I heard the cry of the little lady for help.

The three of them heard it clearly, the three of them looked at each other, Chen Xu went to take off the bow on his back and prepared the arrows, while the two Suo Hu took out the knife hanging on their waists and stepped forward cautiously.