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Encouraging the war horse to continue to rush forward, several Roman soldiers in front of him couldn't help but be shocked, and subconsciously dodged to the side.

Caracalla couldn't help but be a little angry, and at the same time a little inexplicably excited.

After Zhao Yun rushed to kill in the enemy army, he quickly disengaged from the Roman army, returned to the Aoki Bridge, pulled the reins of the horse, the white dragon horse neighed and stood up, Zhao Yun was covered in blood, and the sunset was reflected beside him.

At this time, a herald galloped to Zhao Yun's side and reported urgently: "General, the brigade has passed the Qingshi Ridge!" ”

The so-called bluestone ridge is a mountain ridge more than ten miles east of the Aoki Bridge, which is the only way to Ekbatana, the terrain is extremely dangerous, only a steep mountain road can pass through this mountain, of course, you can also bypass this mountain range from the desert like Batra's team.

When Zhao Yun heard this, the big stone in his heart was put down. Turning his head to look at the hundreds of thousands of Roman troops who were hesitating, he smiled, turned his horse's head and ran down the Aoki Bridge, leading the remaining 800 or so cavalry to quickly head east.

Seeing such a scene, all the Roman soldiers couldn't help but be stunned.

General Schneider was the first to react and hurriedly ordered: "Chase!" ”

Nearly 100,000 elite Roman troops immediately chased east through the Aoki Bridge.

Soon after, the Roman army stopped in front of the Bluestone Ridge. The bluestone ridge is very steep, and there seem to be flags looming in the mountains and forests on both sides.

Schneider frowned. At this time, Caracalla's imperial flag arrived.

"General, why did you stop advancing?" Caracalla asked.

Schneider pointed to the bluestone ridge in front of him and explained, "Your Majesty, the terrain here is extremely dangerous, and there seem to be a large number of ambushes in the mountains and forests on both sides!" My army cannot be deployed here! Once attacked, it is extremely disadvantageous! ”

Caracalla glanced at the bluestone ridge in front of him, and sure enough, he found that there were indeed flags looming in the mountains and forests on both sides.

frowned, and muttered: "He alone made my army so embarrassed!" If you really want to be ambushed here, I'm afraid that you will lose a lot! After hesitating for a moment, he ordered: "Pass the order, and the army will temporarily retreat to camp by the Aoki Bridge!" ”

"Yes!"

Caracalla turned his head to look at Bluestone Ridge and couldn't help but sigh.

That night, just as Caracalla was about to go to bed, a herald hurried out of the tent.

Immediately, an armored guard hurried into the tent.

"What's the matter?" Caracalla asked.

"Your Majesty, it's Ekbatana's emergency military situation!" The guard replied.

Caracalla's heart couldn't help but skip a beat, and he hurriedly said, "Let him come in!" ”

"Yes!" The guard answered and withdrew.

Then the guard led a herald into the tent.

The herald saluted and presented the letter.

Caracalla hurriedly looked at it, his face changed suddenly, and he suddenly became angry.

"Go and call General Schneider for me!" Caracalla said in a deep voice.

The herald answered and withdrew from the tent.

The guards on the side couldn't help but feel worried when they saw Caracalla's ugly face.

Moments later, Schneider came to the tent.

"Your Majesty, is there something wrong with Ekbatana?" Schneider asked urgently.

Schneider had been worried about Ekbatana's situation.

Caracalla nodded solemnly, handed the handbook in his hand to Schneider, and said, "Ekbatana was lost earlier today!" ”

He smiled with some emotion, "It was the same day as our capture of Qin Xifeng!" ”

Schneider's face changed, "Your Majesty, in this way, the victory of our army today will be greatly reduced!" ”

Caracalla nodded and said indifferently, "But don't be too frustrated!" This battle is evenly divided! The question now is, should we continue our eastward expansion? ”

Schneider pondered: "The overall strength of our army is stronger than the Wei army in front of us, and more importantly, our army has enough food and grass, while the Wei army is short of food and grass!" We should take advantage of the momentum to advance eastward and not give the Wei army a chance to breathe! ”

Caracalla nodded, "That's what the Great General said!" By the way, is there any movement in Qingshi Ridge? ”

"The scouts haven't paid in yet!"

Caracalla frowned and asked, "Is the Great General sure that he will conquer Bluestone Ridge in a short period of time?" ”

Schneider said confidently: "Absolutely!" The Wei army retreated here in a hurry, and it was difficult to build a strong defense line at all! The main reason why there was no attack just now was because the heavy equipment had not yet come up! ”

"Excellent! General, tomorrow the military flag of the empire will flutter on the highest peak of Bluestone Ridge! Caracalla said.

"Your Majesty, rest assured! The Imperial Soldiers will live up to His Majesty's expectations! ”

Then the two deliberated for a moment. Schneider prepares to withdraw from the big tent.

Just then, a scout officer entered.

"Your Majesty, General, there are no enemy troops on Bluestone Ridge!" The scout officer brought a surprising piece of news.

Both Caracalla and Schneider couldn't help but be stunned. "What do you say? There are no enemy troops on Bluestone Ridge? How is this possible? Schneider was incredulous.

The scout said, "That's true! Only a few flags planted in the woods! And there wasn't a single figure! ”

"Damn!!" Schneider scolded angrily.

He immediately pleaded with Caracalla, "Your Majesty, the last general will make a mistake, please punish Your Majesty!" ”

Caracalla picked up Schneider and said in a harmonious voice, "This is my decision!" What a crime the general has! ”

Schneider couldn't help but be ashamed, and said urgently: "Your Majesty, I will immediately lead the army to occupy Qingshi Ridge!" So saying, he was about to run out of the big tent.

"Wait!"

Caracalla stopped Schneider and frowned: "It's still night, it's easier to be ambushed by enemy troops!" When the day dawns, the general will lead people to go again! ”

Schneider thought that what His Majesty the Emperor said made sense, so he agreed.

As soon as it was dawn the next day, the general Schneider led tens of thousands of horses to rush to the Qingshi Ridge, and sure enough, he did not find a single Wei soldier, which made Schneider very annoyed.

At the same time, a legion of Roman troops marched north from Qinxifeng toward the desert, their purpose was to meet the defeated army of Batra, who had retreated from Ecbatana.

A day later, Zhao Yun and his 80,000 soldiers arrived at Ekbatana.

Originally, this was an army of 250,000, but in just half a month, more than half of them were lost! Especially in the Fifth Legion, there are only about 20,000 people left in the 100,000 elites!!

Cao Cao, who went out of the city to greet him, couldn't help but be shocked when he saw the scene in front of him, and Ma Chao and other generals on the side were not a taste.

"Your Majesty, the last general is incompetent, please punish Your Majesty!" Zhao Yun knelt down in front of Cao Cao with a look of shame and pleaded guilty.

At this moment, Zhao Yun was covered in blood, and his expression was a little haggard.

Cao Cao picked up Zhao Yun and patted him on the shoulder, "What is Zilong's crime?" You've done your best! Besides, the loss of the city is not your sin! ”

Zhao Yunhu's eyes flashed with gratitude, and he hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, please cure the crime of losing the city at the end!" The law of the Great Wei Dynasty clearly states, 'Whoever loses an inch of land will be beheaded and shown to the public!' ’”

Cao Cao was startled and blurted out, "How can this work?!" ”

Zhao Yun knelt down towards Cao Cao, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't punish Zhao Yun, where is the law of Great Wei?" Where is the majesty of military law? ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a sense of being cocooned.

This Great Wei Law was formulated by him, and he was unwilling to really behead such a loyal and brave general as Zhao Yun in accordance with the military law.

The 80,000 soldiers behind Zhao Yun knelt down together and begged in unison: "Please ask Your Majesty to be extrajudicially merciful!" ”

Immediately afterwards, tens of thousands of soldiers who followed Cao Cao to greet him also knelt down and begged: "Please ask Your Majesty to be extrajudicial and merciful!" ”

All the generals also knelt down.

Cao Cao couldn't help but think of the story he had seen in the TV series, 'Cao Cao cut his beard instead of punishment'.

With an idea, Zhengse said: "The law of Great Wei is like the power of heaven, don't offend!" ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and Ma Chao asked in disbelief: "Your Majesty, you, do you really want to kill Zilong?" ”

Cao Cao ignored Ma Chao, walked in front of Zhao Yun, and helped Zhao Yun up.

Zhao Yun said indifferently: "Your Majesty, it is a great blessing in life for the last general to be able to follow His Majesty to fight in the south and north for more than ten years in his life!" If there is an afterlife, the clouds will follow His Majesty!! ”

Cao Cao patted Zhao Yun's arm and nodded heavily.

"Zilong, take off your helmet!"

When the people heard this, they were mistaken.

Xu Chu was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, you, do you really want to do this?!" ”

Cao Cao Zhengse said: "Is this still fake? The laws of Great Wei, even if I violate them, I must be punished! ”

Xu Chu didn't know what to say, a pair of tiger eyes showed a look of sadness and chagrin, it's no wonder, according to reason, Zhao Yun shouldn't be punished at all in this situation, but should be rewarded!

Zhao Yun hugged his fists at Xu Chu and said, "Thank you Zhongkang for pleading!" But no one is an exception in the face of military law! ”

Zhao Yun took off his helmet, glanced at it, knelt down, and presented his hands to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao took it and handed it to Dian Wei on the side.

Pulled out the barrier knife and came behind Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun thought that Cao Cao was going to be executed in person, and couldn't help but say gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

Cao Cao patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder.

At this time, more than 100,000 people watched closely, with sad faces.

Cao Cao glanced at all the soldiers and raised his voice: "Although General Zilong fought unyieldingly, he lost the city after all!" According to the military law of the Great Wei, he must be punished with beheading! However, now is the time of the big war, and the battle will be very ominous, and the loss of this battle is not Zilong's fault, so he will be punished by cutting his hair! ”

As he spoke, he cut off a strand of Zhao Yun's hair with a knife in his hand.

This is simply a joke now, but in ancient times it was different, the so-called 'parents of the body', cutting hair can indeed replace beheading in the minds of ordinary people.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" More than 100,000 soldiers thanked them together.

It can be seen that Zhao Yun's prestige in the army is really high enough!

Zhao Yun came back to his senses and frowned: "Your Majesty, this!" ”

Cao Cao glared at Zhao Yun angrily, and reprimanded in a low voice: "It's not enough to cut your hair and replace the punishment? I have to cut off your head to be willing?! Besides, it makes sense for me to do this! ”

Zhao Yun had nothing to say, and bowed to Cao Cao gratefully. (To be continued.) )