1. "The defeat of this battle, among the first sinners, I didn't know that this son was also a wolf-hearted dog, and he actually colluded with that Zheng Zhixin and secretly colluded. But I also hate the old man for not listening to what the seed master said, and he is really ashamed to be loyal. Cai Jing opened his mouth and said, reflecting on the previous things in his heart, and he also summarized in his heart.

"The master is the best at fighting formations, and he has a lot of loyalty, Taishi Cai doesn't accept his words, so he naturally regrets it." Tong Guan received a sentence, and his words were slightly perfunctory, but he was also helping the seed master to exonerate.

In fact, Tong Guan knew in his heart that no matter who Cai Jing listened to, it was impossible for Cai Jing to win this battle, even if Cai Jing entered the Daimyo's Mansion, what could he do? Even if Cai Jing retreats early, what can he do? Zheng Zhizhi broke the Liaoren city and hit the Daimyo Mansion without any difficulty. The Tokyo Forbidden Army, Tong Guan knows best.

"Alas... I really regret it. But I don't know where the Seed Master Dao is, if the Seed Master Dao can escape safely, it will definitely be a big help in the future. "Cai Jing has been able to be in the court for so many years, it is not useless, and he has obviously summarized and improved step by step.

Tong Guan knew that the Seed Master Dao did not stay in Zheng Zhi's army, and it was not easy to say it directly, so he only said: "The Seed Master Dao has the grace to promote Zheng Zhi, and most of the generals under Zheng Zhi's command are also from the seed family, so I think Zheng Zhi will not be embarrassed to cultivate the Master Dao." ”

"If the Dao of the Seed Master can return to the south safely, Master Tong wants to help him and win him over, the old man and that Zheng Zhi are not in the same sky, and he will be crushed and scattered." Cai Jing's face was hideous, and the more he thought about it, the more he hated it.

Tong Guan saw Cai Jing's appearance, but just nodded, he didn't know what happened to Cai Jing, but he didn't bother to ask. At this time, Tong Guan's mind was already cold, and he had neither a huge hatred for anyone, nor a vision for anything. People have lived to this point, and they are missing a spiritual pillar-like pursuit, and for a eunuch, they still have no desires and no desires, and their hearts are like ashes.

Perhaps burying him in the ancestral grave after death is Tong Guan's last wish. Eunuchs are also human beings, and they don't want to be a lonely ghost after death. Buried in the ancestral grave, there is no descendant to pay tribute, and you can also share a little incense from the children of the family. This is the obsession of traditional Chinese.

Cai Jing sat up with his body propped up, ate some dry food, and drank a little water. Then he endured the pain on his body, took off his coat, and the coat was full of horse manure, fortunately, there were no horses in the stable for a long time, and the horse manure was extremely dry, but the smell was stronger.

At noon on the second day, the group rushed to Puyang City, which was more than 100 miles away. There were ragged soldiers along the road, but most of these soldiers even threw away their weapons, if it weren't for the cold season, I was afraid that even the red and blue clothes on their bodies would be taken off and thrown away.

The city gate of Puyang gathered countless soldiers, and the yamen of Kaide Mansion also set up a resettlement point at the city gate, distributed some porridge and food, and then temporarily placed these defeated soldiers in the disrepaired military camp outside the city.

When Tong Guan and his party arrived with more than a dozen horses, the city gate also exploded, and it didn't take long for the prefect of Kaide to rush over.

Arrange a doctor and the like, it's not a problem. Cai Jing also went to the mansion to rest.

The doctor was cleaning Cai Jing's wounds, and there was a charcoal fire for Cai Jing to keep warm. After the wounds were covered with gold sore medicine, the prefect of Kaide hurriedly entered the room to visit.

Cai Jing sat on the bed, and regained his former majesty, and the respectful prefect in front of him set off Cai Jing's power.

"Taishi, the road of the head planter passed through Kaide Mansion, but he didn't stay here, and went directly to the south."

Cai Jing was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked: "Since he escaped, why didn't he stay here to rearm and fight, why did he go south to Beijing alone?" ”

To the south, of course, is Gyeonggi.

"The lower officials also don't know, but I can only hear a few words in the mouth of the planter, saying that he entered Beijing to ask for death for the crime, and he is ashamed of the court and His Majesty."

When Cai Jing heard this, his face was even more difficult to look at, he only hated that he didn't know anyone, and said again: "Quickly send someone to chase the master, and say that the old man has prepared a banquet in Puyang City to wait for him, and there are many things to rely on." ”

When the prefect heard this, he hurriedly went out of the door, and sent someone to chase down the master Dao.

The banquet prepared for Cai Jing and Tong Guan in the government was naturally very rich. After lunch, Cai Jing didn't care about the pain in his body, and began to control the gathered generals and soldiers, and arranged for these soldiers to enter the city to prepare for war. Cai Jing can have such motivation, only because of the hatred for Zheng Zhi in his heart, the more he wants to take revenge, the more motivated he is to do things.

Cai Jing was disappointed by the number of re-orders, there were less than 20,000 people, and most of them didn't even have weapons and armor, let alone bows and crossbows.

Even so, Cai Jing still went to the head of the city, and called Tong Guan to the head of the city, just to ask Tong Guan for some strategies.

"Master Tong, after this big victory, the anti-thief will definitely not give up, there are more than the battle formation, and now there are more than 10,000 soldiers in this Puyang City, can there be a way to block the anti-thief's edge?" Cai Jing finally learned to be a little better this time, and knew that he took the initiative to ask for a plan.

Unexpectedly, Tong Guan opened his mouth and said: "It is the proper way to bring the troops back to Tokyo quickly." ”

Tong Guan's words were brief and did not say much. At a deeper level, it means relying on the walls of Tokyo, which are much higher than other castles, to hold on and wait for reinforcements, and wait for the army of King Qin from all over the country to arrive, and then relieve the siege. But Tong Guan didn't bother to explain to Cai Jing one by one.

Cai Jing was stunned when he heard this, hating the current situation, where is he willing to give up, and only said: "How can the city not be defended, and thousands of thieves can defend the Daimyo's Mansion, why can't this Puyang be defended?" ”

When Tong Guan heard this, he didn't say much, but said: "You can't keep it, you can't keep it." ”

When Cai Jing saw Tong Guan this time, he always felt that something was wrong with Tong Guan, and he was obedient. But at this time, he suddenly reacted, this Tong Guan always had an indifferent expression, or an expression of no desire, and the words were very few, and the tone of his speech was extremely flat.

Cai Jing found out about this, and said, "Master Tong, are you worried that it will be difficult to explain to the official family after returning to Beijing?" You can rest assured that the old man will keep you safe. Originally, some suspicions between you and me were nothing, and the old man would inevitably take care of you many times in the future, and not teach you to be bullied. ”

Cai Jing guessed that Tong Guan thought that his life was short, so this was the appearance. So under the explanation, I hope that Tong Guan can cheer up a little and help him make suggestions.

When Tong Guan heard this, his complexion did not change much, where did Cai Jing's care come from, Tong Guan's heart was clear, without Zheng Zhi's good intentions, how could Cai Jing's care come from.

Tong Guan didn't say anything, but suddenly raised his hand and pointed forward.

Cai Jing hurriedly looked in the direction of Tong Guan's finger, and the familiar black dot had already appeared at the end of the road, Cai Jing panicked inexplicably, and only asked: "How did the anti-thief come so quickly?" ”

"A healthy horse is a good horse, and it is not a problem to attack thousands of miles away, not to mention this more than 100 miles." Tong Guan replied.

Cai Jing asked again: "Is it really unguardable?" ”

Tong Guan nodded, and had already turned around and began to head down the city. Tong Guan was about to leave, the guards and the carriage were waiting under the city, and Tong Guan got into the carriage without returning.

Cai Jing looked entangled, there were soldiers and horses under his command, Zheng Zhi was in front of him, hatred was in front of him, but he wanted to avoid it from afar.

The tangled Cai Jing finally got into the carriage, and never dared to make the previous mistakes again, and never dared to put himself in danger again. Although Cai Jing himself didn't know, he was in the deepest part of his heart, and his fear of Zheng Zhi had already arisen. Human nature is always like this, and hatred and fear are often everywhere.

The group went straight to the south gate, and after the south gate was opened, the horse's hooves also galloped up, which was to the south.

But it was the south gate that was opened, and it could no longer be closed, Cai Jingjing fled, where could the big and small officials in the yamen still sit, and one by one the frames came out of the south gate.

The soldiers scrambled to be the first to leave.

Even when many people saw this situation, they were also cleaning up and dragging their families and mouths.

Puyang City has become an undefended city. Zheng Zhi didn't expect this, and the fast horse galloped over, but he simply entered the city. This is also the first time that Zheng Zhi has captured a city so easily.

If Cai Jing didn't go to Puyang City, Puyang City might not have no resistance, but as soon as Cai Jing left, the whole city fled.

In the city of Tokyo, the latest news about the battle in the Northland has not yet arrived, and even Cai Jingjing has not had time to send military information to Tokyo.

Zhao Ji was in the main hall, he was angry, and shouted in his mouth: "How can this be reasonable, how can you ask for food everywhere?" What kind of food did you use to fight against the steppe divination people before? Why did he order him to kill Zheng Zhi, so he had no food? Isn't it a bargain and that wolf ambition? ”

When Zheng Juzhong heard this, he hurriedly bowed: "Your Majesty can't say so, the northwest is already barren and has a lot of hard fighting." Lack of food and salary is also normal, and if His Majesty's words reach the ears of Zhe Keqiu, it will inevitably cause panic in the hearts of the people. The Fold family is also loyal and good for generations, and His Majesty is Mingjian. ”

You can eat food indiscriminately, but you can't talk nonsense. Especially if the king of a country talks nonsense and casually says the speculation or angry words in his heart, the consequences will inevitably be unimaginable. Just like Zhao Ji's words that he said angrily at this time, if it really reached Zhe Keqiu's heart, he couldn't even sleep well.

Zhao Ji was even more angry when he heard this, and said: "I am the king of a country, why should any will go on, there are still people who make conditions with me. Do you want to ask for tens of thousands of horses under your command? Why can't the millions of residents in the Northwest feed these people? When the imperial court hired people, where did they come from so many conditions, I don't believe it, if Tokyo didn't allocate food and salary, wouldn't tens of thousands of people still starve to death on the road? Spread the decree, if the western army can't cross the east of the river within a month, it will be called Zhe Ke to wear shackles and enter Beijing to ask for guilt! ”

Zhao Ji, who was angry when the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty saw it, where did he dare to speak. Only Zheng Juzhong said: "Your Majesty, a month is too short, and the journey from the northwest border to Hedong is really long. I also ask Your Majesty to give me a few more days. ”

Where could Zhao Ji still listen to Zheng Juzhong's words, and only said: "From the news transmitted by Qin Feng, the fast horse can arrive in more than 20 days." Nowadays, there are many parties in the northwest, and there is not enough time to cross the east of the river within a month. is such an order, forcing Na Zhe to fight quickly and destroy Zheng Zhi. ”

Zheng Juzhong looked up at Zhao Ji, with a worried expression, he really didn't understand why Zhao Ji, who was usually gentle and elegant, was so angry now. But I still want to say a few more words of explanation.

However, Zhao Ji had already turned around and left, and the voice of the eunuch retreating from the court also fell.

Zheng Juzhong was helpless, shook his head and turned around and slowly walked out of the main hall, and as soon as he left the palace, an official hurriedly greeted him and handed over a military information. Zheng Juzhong was extremely shocked, turned his head and entered the palace again, and climbed with a roll.