The Daizhou army rushed into battle as the vanguard, Ting Fei led his own army to break through the siege to attract the main force of the Yong army, and the main force of the Han army came out from the northwest. Yongren is afraid of Tingfei's prestige, and he blocked his charge with a large army, Tingfei rushed to kill for a day and night, the horse was exhausted, trapped by the Yongjun, and was injured in more than ten places, and could not do it. The king of Dayongqi loved his bravery, and went to the former enemy to recruit the surrender, Tingfei sternly refused, entrusted the future, and committed suicide, when Tingfei was only thirty-three years old, hundreds of his personal guards still existed, all martyred, the general loved horses, and died in the water. Wang Lingzhu general tomb in the field, and cast "loyal and righteous tomb", "righteous horse mound" accompanied, the old township to build the ancestral hall behind the tomb, spring and autumn sacrifices, all loyal and righteous people, into the shrine and worship, often see its spirit.

――"History of the Northern Han Dynasty - The Legend of Longting Fei"

On April 19, when the dawn of the morning penetrated the clouds again, there were only more than 1,000 Northern Han troops left on the battlefield surrounded by the Yong Army, after the main force of the Northern Han Army broke through yesterday, Long Tingfei rushed into the formation several times, saw that there was no chance to break through, so he formed a circle to defend, the Yong Army attacked on all sides, but the Northern Han Army was revenge for the heart of death, the two sides fought until the twilight, Li Xian was furious, people raised torches and fought hard all night, until late at night, the Northern Han Army began to collapse, but the scattered Northern Han Army formed a small circle formation, stubbornly doing senseless resistanceIt was not until early in the morning that Li Xian finally cleared all the remnants except Long Tingfei and his pro-army, almost no prisoners, all the Northern Han troops were almost resting to death, some of the Northern Han troops committed suicide after they were unable to fight, and they refused to be captured and humiliated, and the only few hundred captives were either seriously injured and unable to commit suicide, or fainted from exhaustion, and had no chance to seek death.

Li Xian looked at Long Tingfei who was trapped in the siege with a pale face, his hands clenched into fists, and he was very angry, at this time, a clear and elegant voice came from behind him: "Why is Your Highness's face so ugly, seeing that the enemy chief is about to be conferred the head, Your Highness should be happy." ”

Li Xian didn't look back, and said mockingly: "It turned out that the prison army was here, why didn't you sulk?" ”

I couldn't help but touch my nose, retract my neck, and smiled awkwardly, secretly regretting that I shouldn't have offended King Qi two days ago. But you can't blame me for it, although I have an industry all over the world, but I have a big spread and meager profits, and I have lost the business network in Shudi, how can I not be heartbroken.

Speaking of which, the industry in my hand is mainly divided into four parts, the first part is the Nanchu Tianji Pavilion, the Tianji Pavilion secretly controls the thirty percent of the Jiangnan business, but these three percent are not all I can control, most of the shares belong to my collaborators, and the other part is divided by me to the disciples of the secret camp, only a part is still in my direct control, but according to my plan, after the world is unified, I will disperse all the industries, that is to say, the industries controlled in the name of the Tianji Pavilion, I can't sell them casually, I can't get money through the branch, and in order to support the intelligence network in Nanchu, the part of the profit I should get is basically invisible.

The second part is the Ping An Inn that Green Ear is in charge of, this is the industry I completely control, responsible for my liaison with other industries, or a source of my intelligence, to control such a huge industry, it takes countless energy and money, in short, it is still in the stage of breaking even, although there will be a trickle of benefits in the future, but at least for now, I can't count on it.

The third part is my stake in Hai's Shipping Company, which can be said to be a windfall profit, and it is also my main source of money at present, needless to say. If it weren't for the endless stream of money provided by the Hai Clan, how could I possibly have a Jinghai Villa in a fairyland on earth, let alone build a Peace Inn.

And the fourth part is the industry under the control of the Splendid Alliance, I originally wanted to let those allies of the Splendid Alliance have a place to stay, lest they only think about revenge every day, but they didn't expect that it was a rolling source of money, most of the people in these Splendid Alliances are quite talented and well-connected, if it weren't for such figures, how could they have the heart to resist Dayong, with the efforts of these local snakes, the industry of the Splendid Alliance is thriving, and I am happy to see the income account every year. At the beginning, I was fascinated by the authorities and didn't want to give up the Splendid Alliance, just to be reluctant to give up these benefits, but after learning about Xiahou Yuanfeng's request, my brain cleared up, and I reluctantly found that I needed to give up the Splendid Alliance, in order to prevent Xiahou Yuanfeng from infiltrating my power through the industry of the Splendid Alliance, I made up my mind to give up all the industries, and let Chen Zhi send more than ninety percent of the working capital to the green ears through Tianji Pavilion, although I have tried my best to minimize the loss, leaving only the store, The goods and real estate were given to the Jinxiu Alliance to manage these industrial people, waiting for Xiahou Yuanfeng's forcible acceptance in ignorance, but I was still very heartbroken, thinking that my annual income would be reduced by forty percent in the future, why didn't I beat my chest.

What, you said to me that wealth is like floating clouds, it's just nonsense, although I, Jiang Zhe, don't love power and fame, but I still love money, if I don't have gold and silver, what can I do to support my family, is it difficult for me to be corrupt and take bribes. I think it was not because Xiao Shunzi beat my stuffy stick, so I went to the top exam, although it was a few years of comfortable life, but it also changed my life, if I had a family fortune at the beginning, maybe now I am still in the place where the mountains and rivers are beautiful, reading books and tasting tea every day, enjoying flowers and fishing, the fun is endless, although it will be dull, but it can spend this life carefree. Besides, with my current body, although I can barely call it healthy, if I don't have enough money to use all kinds of expensive drugs to recuperate my body, and then let me go to work hard to make money, I don't know if I can live until the day when Roulan and Shen'er get married. If you want to live a comfortable life, where don't you need money, my favorite celebrity calligraphy and painting also cost money, and my favorite rare book also needs money, that is, the paper and ink used for writing, the fragrance burned when playing the piano, and the strange flowers and plants in the garden, aren't they all piled up with money.

Thinking about it this way, this loss is enough to make me feel pain in my heart and lungs, thinking about it, it is all because of the Dayong royal family, since Li Zhen is the emperor, I dare not be angry, Changle is my beloved, I can't bear to be angry, naturally I can only anger Li Xian in front of me, and the eldest grandson Ji and Jing Chi, who let them be Li Zhen's confidants and favorite generals, so I will be angry together. These days, under the pretext of recuperation, he ignores all the affairs of the army. Of course, I also think that Li Xianzu can block Long Tingfei and Lin Bi, and I am not very proficient in combat, so I ignored it, how could I have thought that the battle situation has become like this now, but I am still quite satisfied with the current situation.

Long Tingfei was trapped, sooner or later, although Lin Bi took advantage of the opportunity of the Yongjun army's inability to reinforce, broke through the siege of Xiying, and broke out with 7,000 Daizhou disciples, but the strength of the Daizhou army was greatly damaged, and according to the information I received, Lin Bi's breakthrough could no longer affect the overall situation of the Northern Han Dynasty, and her survival also gave Dayong and the Northern Han royal family and the Daizhou Lin family still room for turnaround. And the most unexpected thing is that Jing Chi was assassinated, which made the main force of the Qinzhou army break through successfully, if it weren't for the fact that I gave him a life-saving pill when I was in Hanyuan in the past, I was afraid that his life would not be guaranteed, which obviously exceeded my expectations. However, because Li Xian made a quick decision, Changsun Ji did not have to worry about the besieged Long Tingfei and the Daizhou army, but concentrated on chasing and killing the fleeing Qinzhou army. Although the Qinzhou army broke through successfully, and also took the opportunity to kill the Yongjun who sealed Qinshui, and rescued the remnants of the Northern Han army, but under the pursuit of Changsun Ji, only 30,000 remnants fled back to Qinyuan, and now Changsun Ji has blocked the Qinshui River Valley, Chen Bing Qinyuan City, it can be said that the expected goals have been achieved, although it is not perfect, Jing Chi was seriously injured, Li Xian also felt that he could not get over face, but this was still a decisive victory.

Looking at Li Xian's cold face, I sighed and said apologetically: "The minister was sick a few days ago, and he couldn't help but miss his wife and children a little, so I offended His Highness a lot, and I ask Your Highness for forgiveness." ”

Li Xian knew in his heart that what Jiang Zhe said was just a pretext, but he could hear the guilt and reconciliation in his words, and then when he heard Jiang Zhe mention his wife and children, he immediately appeared in his mind Shen'er's coquettish appearance, his heart softened, and his anger gradually dissipated. not only let Lin Bi break through, but also let tens of thousands of remnants of the army to Qinyuan, which inevitably had some fly in the ointment, and the assassination of General Jing was seriously injured, which also made the king angry and unbearable. ”

I saw that Li Xian had eased up, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, now that the enemy chief is under control, if you can capture Long Tingfei alive and sacrifice the prisoner, this is also a rare honor." "I originally thought that I could get Li Xian's approval when I said this, after all, the merit of capturing the enemy commander alive was enough to make Li Xian raise his eyebrows, and it could also make up for his loss of face this time. To my surprise, Li Xian not only did not agree, but frowned and said: "It's difficult, this king and Long Tingfei have been fighting for many years, I know who he is, this person has an arrogant temperament, and he is the military god of the Northern Han Dynasty, if he is defeated, he would rather die than be captured and humiliated, not to mention others, it is this king, if there is a possibility of falling into the hands of the enemy, there is only one way to go." ”

My heart was shocked, and I looked at Li Xian with a new gaze, after repeated setbacks and blows, His Royal Highness the King of Qi, who was flying and domineering in the past, had a deep mind like the abyss on the premise of not changing his arrogant temperament in the past. Turning his gaze to the battlefield, seeing Long Tingfei and his personal guards who were in a heavy siege, everyone's faces were very quiet, and the killing in their hands seemed to be completely unable to affect their mood, that was the expression of a real warrior facing the mortal realm, I sighed softly, in vain I think I am good at grasping people's hearts, there are still some deviations from this kind of battlefield warrior, Long Tingfei is impossible to be captured. I remember that someone once told me that when the hunting palace changed, the emperor was forced into a desperate situation by Wen Ziyan, and he had the intention of dying, but now that I think about it, although Li Zhen, Li Xian and Long Tingfei have very different identities and statuses, but one thing is similar, that is, they are all real generals, for them, they can die in battle, they can be defeated, but they must not be captured and humiliated. Suddenly, I have a little more respect and attention for the bloody battlefield, so let me, a weak man with a weak heart, witness the last demeanor of the peerless famous general.

At this time, Li Xian sighed and said: "Although it is impossible, but this king can't just give up, if Long Tingfei can surrender, the blow to the heart of the Northern Han army is incalculable." After that, Li Xian ordered a truce, and now the situation on the battlefield is completely under the control of the Yong army, so the Yong army stopped attacking, but only surrounded the remnants of the Northern Han army, and the Northern Han army, which was already on the verge of despair, did not continue to attack, but stopped hoping to recover some strength and reorganize the circle that almost collapsed. The battlefield suddenly became silent, and there was silence in heaven and earth, except for the sound of heavy breathing and the wailing of war horses.

Li Xiance immediately stepped forward and said loudly: "General Long, now you are in a desperate situation, except for these hundreds of personal guards, there is no soldier who can be mobilized, this king respects you for your loyalty, and admires your army is unique, if you are willing to abandon your weapons and surrender, this king promises that you will be treated as a guest, even to your soldiers, there will be no slightest humiliation." The general takes the body as bait, fights bloody day and night, blood loyalty, heaven and man learn from each other, even if you give up resistance now, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty will not be harsh, why fight to the death, doesn't the general cherish these soldiers who are loyal to you? ”

Long Tingfei, who was surrounded by the guards, heard this, and slowly looked around, only to see that there were only hundreds of guards, all of whom were already sleepy, the battle robes were broken, and the blood penetrated the red battle robes, making it impossible to distinguish where the blood stains were and where was the true color of the battle robes. The bow and arrow had long been broken, the steel knife had been blunted, and there was a deep tiredness between the eyebrows of each of the guards, and there was nothing but despair and indifference in their eyes, and everyone here already knew that death would come at any time. Long Tingfei smiled slightly and said, "Gentlemen, let Long and His Royal Highness King Qi say a few words." ”

Those guards looked immovable, and quickly separated a road, from the gap in the circle array, Long Tingfei and Li Xian saw each other face to face again, although separated by a distance, but it was enough to see each other's faces clearly, those guards did not hesitate at all, anyway, it was already a mortal situation, what does it matter if the King of Qi took the opportunity to attack, and although they hated the enemy commander, they also knew that person was also a hero in the world, and would never do anything to go back on his word, a real hero, Only through bloody battles on the battlefield can we understand each other.

Long Tingfei's eyes fell on Li Xian's back, the scholar who was dressed in green clothes, described as haggard, but with a leisurely attitude, this time his defeat was defeated by Li Zhen and Li Xian's team, if he didn't expect Li Zhen to send an army to help Li Xian deal with him at such a dangerous time, how could there be such a fiasco, and the person who could let Li Zhen and Li Xian cooperate smoothly, and threaded the needle in it, was only this Tsing Yi man - Hou Jiangzhe of Chuxiang. However, his eyes flashed, and finally fell on Li Xian, no matter how careful the plan was, if there was no such person to fight hard, he would never fall into the encirclement.

Taking off his helmet and dropping off his horse, Long Tingfei said with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Qi, you are also the commander of an army, how can you not know that the commander was captured, it is a great shame, Long is not talented, and he is also a general. ”

Li Xiandao: "This king also knows that General Long is righteous and awe-inspiring, and he will never be willing to tie his hands, but the general can be willing to die, do you deserve to die for the soldiers under your command, so let's do it, this king can be loyal to the whole king, why not give an order to the generals under the command to surrender to this king, this king can guarantee that their lives are safe, and in the future the emperor will give amnesty to the world, this king promises to let these soldiers disarm and return to the field, instead of letting them die with the general, if the general lets them go, so that they can marry wives and have children, and keep the countryside in peace, Didn't the general want to leave some heroes for the Northern Han Dynasty? ”

Long Tingfei smiled faintly, and said calmly: "His Royal Highness King Qi is also good, since Long is already embattled, there is no need to drag them to be my companion, gentlemen, you have paid enough for the king, for Long, today Long fell into your death, you are still fighting to the death, you are reasonable, you have all fulfilled your duties, loyalty is worthy of your heart, Long now ordered, you can abandon your weapons and surrender, this is Long's order, if you have the opportunity to see the lord again in the future, you can tell the king, just say what Long said, You are not cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death, but warriors of my Northern Han Dynasty. ”

When these guards heard Long Tingfei's words, they were all in tears and silent, they naturally knew the scene in front of them, the boss had already stated that he would not surrender, but let them abandon their weapons, Long Tingfei's intentions, they could naturally understand, but how could they rest assured if they abandoned the master and stole their lives. A young guard in his early twenties suddenly hid his face and cried, his face was covered with blood, tears and blood were mixed, and he became more and more embarrassed, his cry seemed to be a signal, one of the guards bowed his head gloomily, and the steel knife in his hand fell into the dust, and then, one after another, the guards began to cry, and their blades began to take off, apparently having received the next fate.

Li Xian did not send an order for Yongjun to go and accept the prisoners, but just watched all this quietly.

Long Tingfei showed a bright smile and said, "Your Royal Highness King Qi, you and I have been at war for many years, and we can be regarded as confidants, and I have entrusted you with something, I don't know if you are willing to agree." ”

Li Xian said cautiously: "This king and the general, sympathize with each other, it is not a day, as long as Li Xian can do it, he will do his best." ”

Long Tingfei's gaze became gentle and distant, he thought about how to phrase it for a while, and then spoke: "Long Mou young man lost his wife and has no heirs, so naturally there is no need to worry about the future, as for the fathers and sons of the clan, they are all loyal ministers of the Northern Han Dynasty, and there is no need for Long to worry about life and death, they will live and die with the Northern Han Dynasty." There is only one thing, Long can't let go, that is, Princess Lin Bi of Jiaping, Long's fiancée. ”

Li Xian was stunned, Lin Binai was a princess of the Northern Han Dynasty, even if Long Tingfei was not at ease, he shouldn't talk to himself about it. He said with a strange expression: "General, don't worry, Princess Jiaping has successfully broken through and should have returned to Qinyuan now." ”

Long Tingfei smiled faintly and said: "It's not Long's hypocrisy, if the Northern Han Dynasty can not be annexed by Dayong, it is useless to mention this matter, if it is unfortunate, it will be included in the territory of Dayong, although Princess Bi is a member of the royal family, but she is also the commander of the Daizhou Army, the Daizhou Army has defended the territory for more than 100 years, and the royal Hu is barbaric in Yanmen, and the merit is in Sheji, unless Dayong wants to slaughter the people of Daizhou, it is necessary to appease Daizhou after all, if you kill Princess Bi, I am afraid that Daizhou will never have peace, so please ask His Royal Highness to speak and protect the Lin family, Long can guarantee, Once the Daizhou Lin clan is submitted, there will be no disagreement. ”

Li Xian hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "This matter is very important, this king does not dare to guarantee, but he will definitely try his best, my imperial brother is wise and martial, and he will not easily harm the loyal and brave." ”

A ray of relief flashed in Long Tingfei's eyes, and he said: "There is one more thing, if Dayong rules the world, Princess Bi is safe and sound, Long hopes that His Royal Highness can take care of her on my behalf." ”

Li Xian's body trembled, if he hadn't grabbed the reins in time, he would have almost rolled off the horse, as if the secret in his heart had been revealed, he blushed and said, "General Long, what nonsense are you talking about?" ”

Long Tingfei seemed to see through Li Xian's intentions, and said solemnly: "Long is not nonsense, although Princess Bi and I have been named, but we have not yet married, although the two of us are destined to have no part, but after all, everyone regards her as Mrs. Long, I am afraid that even if Princess Bi intends to choose another good mate, no one dares to ask for a phoenix." Princess Bi is a heroine among women, I can't bear her to bear this false name and live a lonely life, the prince is a hero in the world, Long is also very respectful, Princess Bi mentioned the encounter in the East China Sea, Long believes that the two also have a confidant and sympathy, if possible, Long hopes that the prince can take good care of her. ”

Li Xian's face was even more flushed, and he said after a long time: "Princess Bi is both talented and beautiful, and she is a famous general in the world, a heroine among women, but Li Xian is a gentleman and a bad reputation, how can she be worthy of Princess Bi, not to mention ......" Speaking of this, Li Xian suddenly stopped talking, just because he suddenly discovered the secret hidden in his heart, Donghai for a while, he was already in love with Lin Bi, but because of Luo Shi's husband and hostile identity, he never dared to think about it, and now he suddenly has a fair and honest opportunity to pursue Lin Bi, In his heart, he did not want to refuse gently.

Seeing this, Long Tingfei couldn't help but say, "If Princess Bi also has permission in the future, I don't know if the prince is willing to agree to this marriage?" ”

Li Xian was ruthless, and he couldn't care about the stunned cronies behind him, and said: "If Princess Bi agrees, Li Xian will definitely live up to his trust." After saying this, Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief, but he smiled bitterly in his heart, probably he didn't have a chance to give birth to a county lord and recruit Shen'er as his son-in-law.

Long Tingfei's expression was relieved, and he said with a smile: "Long naturally hopes that my Northern Han country will be prosperous, but he also sincerely wishes the prince all the best, although there are some contradictions, but the prince should know that Long is sincere." ”

Li Xian's face was pale and speechless. Long Tingfei also ignored him anymore, and said in a low voice: "Blue blood and yellow sand, the loyal soul is deeply buried, Long Tingfei dies today, there is still a residual hatred, if he can still serve the lord of the country after death, how good it would be!" With that, Long Tingfei's long sword came out of the sheath, the cold light flashed, the blue blood flowed, and in the exclamations of everyone, the body fell off the horse. The officers and soldiers of the two armies originally saw him talking and laughing and feasting, although they were asking for things after his death, but they had a calm bearing, and they even gave birth to the illusion that he would not seek death. Long Tingfei's mount is also a rare dragon horse, at the moment it is covered with blood, not seeing the heroic appearance of the past, before seeing the master fall off the horse, the war horse is wailing, while bowing his head from time to time to arch the owner's gradually cold body, neighing sad and sad, making people smell the heartbreak.

Li Xian was gloomy, and was about to order the aftermath, when one of Long Tingfei's personal guards suddenly shouted: "The general treats us like a mountain on weekdays, how can we let the general go on the road alone." "The guard had discarded his weapon, but he had been seriously wounded in battle, and a sharp arrow pierced his arm, and although the body of the arrow was severed, the arrow was still deeply rooted in the flesh. The guard was so sad and angry at this moment that he desperately stretched out his hand and pulled out the arrow, bringing out a ball of flesh and blood, but the guard didn't care, the arrow stabbed straight to the throat, and he immediately died of anger and fell to the ground. Seeing this, another guard, who was crying and crying, shouted: "General! Leaning down to pick up the discarded saber, he killed himself. Their actions infected everyone, those guards had already abandoned their weapons after listening to Long Tingfei's orders, but now they were full of shame and unbearable grief, and when they saw this, they all shouted "General" and killed themselves.

Li Xian said loudly: "No! But it was too late, but in an instant, hundreds of guards had already committed suicide. Li Xian put down his hand in despair, and couldn't help but be stunned in his heart, no one was saved, the warriors of the Northern Han Dynasty were really loyal. In the center of the battlefield, Long Tingfei's mount suddenly let out a wail and ran towards the east. No one in the Yongjun army could think of stopping the horse, letting go of the defensive line, and letting the horse escape.

I watched coldly from the back, although Long Tingfei's move was unexpected, it was not incomprehensible, presumably he also knew in his heart that no matter whether he could break through successfully or not, the Northern Han Dynasty was already in the twilight of the Western Mountains, and all the moves to entrust the future to Li Xian. However, I didn't expect him to entrust Lin Bi to Li Xian, how this matter has been resolved, whether it is advantageous or disadvantageous, I began to secretly calculate.

Next, Li Xian ordered the battlefield to be cleaned, and I have been following Li Xian to see how he arranges it. Li Xian personally asked people to build a tomb for Long Tingfei in the field of the Ji clan for burial, and asked the martyred pro-soldiers to be buried next to it and cast a large tomb, called the Tomb of Loyalty. On the day of the burial, there was a return from the Yongjun, and the dragon court flew to the Qinshui horse, wailed and cried blood on the bank of the Qinshui, and then sank into it. When Li Xian heard this, he sighed and was silent, and I was also sad in my heart, so I proposed to transport the corpse of the war horse and bury it on the side of the tomb of Longting Fei, Li Xian immediately agreed, and let people do it, and the tomb of this war horse was given the name "Yima Tomb" by Li Xian. ”

Before our army went north, I came to the tomb of Long Tingfei again, although it was only a few days, but I saw that there were fragrant flowers in front of the tomb, I don't know who came to pay respects, I drank wine in front of the grave, and prayed: "General Long, although I killed you, but this is also a helpless thing, I will help you complete your last wish, I hope you don't blame me under the nine springs, you have a soul, and you should protect a side of the water and soil, but don't make a mess, come to ask for my life." "Somehow, I felt a little windy in front of the grave, and I shivered, and decided that it was better to leave immediately.