From the fall of Yuezhou City on December 20, the siege of Tanzhou City on December 22, to the evening of December 27th. After five days of defending the city, there were only more than 1,000 people left in the whole army of 6,000 people in the special warfare, and even the cavalry got off the city wall.

The people of Tanzhou were strong in two batches, totaling more than 12,700 people, and only more than 2,900 people survived at the end.

The Black Flag Army of the Southern Han Dynasty was crusaded on three routes.

There were 43,200 people in Yunyang's department, and only 33,000 people returned to Tanzhou.

There were 16,200 people in Yu Cunzhong's department, and only 14,000 people returned to Tanzhou.

Xiong Ji's headquarters was 16,200 people, because he left a black flag army to garrison Shaoguan, and returned to Tanzhou for more than 9,000 people.

Liu Yan's forbidden army suffered the smallest losses, with only dozens of casualties, but dozens of people were left behind on the way back to Tanzhou. He also returned with the Black Flag Army that stayed in Guizhou.

Zhou Xingfeng's troops suffered huge losses, and after the most reckless inventory, it was found that there were only 2,971 people left in the forbidden army, and nearly half of them were lost.

Most of the attrition was due to the fact that the troops who had been left behind on the rapid march at the time of the withdrawal had to be recovered.

Baili Wuji quickly issued an order.

The Yu Cunzhong Department was ordered to be responsible for sheltering the stragglers on the three routes, and sent a powerful force to infiltrate the Southern Han Dynasty to verify the news of Bailiyi, and to see the corpses of people in life and death.

The Ministry of Xiong Ji cooperated with Xu Shouren to quickly stabilize Tanzhou City, and the government paid for the reconstruction of all the collapsed houses in the direction of the three city gates, and compensated the victims.

Xu Shiming led the palace officials to summarize the strength of the defenders, the casualties were compensated, and the survivors were rewarded. At the same time, Xu Shiming was ordered to mobilize all the intelligence forces in Gyeongju to find the bodies of his parents for burial.

After ordering Liu Yan's troops to quickly complete the supply, they continued to suppress the rebellion of Rongzhou Thorn Shi Ma Xicao and Yizhou Thorn Shi Ma Xisheng that had not been swept away.

After ordering Zhou Xingfeng's troops to quickly complete the supply, they continued to suppress the rebellion of the Yongzhou Thorn Shi Ma Xichong, the Daozhou Thorn Shi Ma Xineng, the Lianzhou Thorn Shi Ma Xiyin, and the Guiyang Assassin Shi Wu Hong.

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Yun Yang's face was expressionless, and he knelt straight in front of Baili Wuji.

He has fulfilled his wish, the army has withdrawn, Tanzhou has not fallen, and Ziqing is still there.

Now it's time to repay the debt owed to Bailiyi.

It has been made clear, and now is the time to accept the punishment.

Yun Yang didn't have any excuse and didn't need to excuse himself.

owes Baili Yi a life, and he will pay him back today.

Yun Yang's heart is intertwined with remorse and non-remorse, and guilt and conscience are entangled.

He couldn't tell if he was wrong or right.

What swelled in his heart was endless guilt for Bailiyi.

Bailiyi, am I really wrong?

If it's wrong, I'll pay you back.

……。

After hearing about it, it was already indifferent.

Both parents have just died, and one brother is missing.

Baili Wuji's heart has been beaten to pieces.

Looking at Yun Yang kneeling in front of him, Yun Yang, who was also a teacher and friend, Baili Wuji was speechless.

Speechless.

Since there is nothing to say, it is better to go back.

Baili Wuji slowly turned around and left.

Suddenly, there was a "bang...... "Ringing.

At the same time, I heard Yu Cunzhong shouting: "No." ”

Baili Wuji was shocked, and when he turned around, he saw that Yun Yang was ...... the long sword horizontally around his neck.

It's too late, it's too soon.

Baili Wuji turned around and kicked Yun Yang's wrist, and the sword came out of his hand and stuck against the wall, "Huh...... Boom" trembled.

Yun Yang stared at Baili Wuji and did not speak.

Baili Wuji knew that Yun Yang was remorseful in his heart and aggrieved in his heart.

A commander who abandons his lieutenant in an enemy country, no matter how brave he is, no matter how loyal he is.......

No soldier wanted to follow.

People are like this, knowing that he had no choice but to do so, knowing that he was rushing back to Tanzhou to rescue.

However, there are some things that cannot be erased.

It's like Bailikang.

Jianning ambush battle, a battle to become famous.

There is not a single soldier who does not admire, not a single general who does not admire.

But no soldiers would follow him.

The soldiers respected him, feared him, and stayed away from him.

A general who can use 5,000 soldiers as bait, which soldier wants to get close?

There are some things that I know are right, but I just can't do them.

Baili Wuji knew that Yun Yang was right, but he couldn't forgive him in his heart.

He actually left Bailiyi in the enemy country .......

But Baili Wuji didn't want to lose Yunyang.

Because, Yun Yang is also his brother.

Since they are brothers, they can only ...... Forgive.

Baili Wuji still shed a tear after all.

Tears of resentment.

He stepped forward, opened his bow left and right, and exerted all his strength.

"Smack......." "Smack......."

Blood splattered.

Two wisps of blood slowly flowed down the corners of Yun Yang's mouth.

"This is for Baili Yi." Leaving this sentence, Baili Wuji turned around and left again.

Yun Yang's face began to have an expression.

Tears began to seep from his eyes.

"Ah...... Yes...... Ahh

Finally, it turned into a howling cry.

The voice was hoarse, and everyone who heard it couldn't help but cry.

What a grief it was to make the famous executioner of the Black Flag Army so sad.

These two slaps saved Yun Yang, and it was Yun Yang's heart that was saved.

Yun Yang was deeply tormented by guilt all the way, until he saw Tanzhou City, his heart was relieved, and he was determined to die.

Suicide becomes a destination.

The two slaps of Baili Wuji, the words left behind, made the guilt in Yun Yang's heart begin to dissipate.

Crying is a kind of laxative.

But who can dispel the barriers in Baili Wuji's heart.

Baili Wuji locked himself in the study.

So much has happened in just one month.

Are you wrong?

What's wrong?

caused his parents to die because of this, and Bailiyi also died because of this, and he didn't even know where the body was.

Tens of thousands of Black Flag soldiers died as a result.

Tens of thousands of Tanzhou city spirits died because of this.

Tens of thousands of people were left homeless.

Is that what I want? Is this what I want to help them achieve?

I can't even protect my only loved ones, who else can I protect?

Am I wrong? What's wrong?

Baili Wuji kept asking himself, and kept asking .......

"Squeak......." The door was gently pushed open.

There is no need to look back, Baili Wuji knows that the road is Xu Shiming.

There were only two people in the entire Chu State who dared to come in without reporting.

The other voice that came in was "Bang...... "Unobstructed, and not afraid of kicking him out of the city. Because after kicking out, he will still come in again .......

Xu Shiming's voice coming in was different, he gently and slowly pushed the door open, let the goalball rub gently, and the door shaft slowly rotated, with a gentle "sque......ak" sound.

Xu Shiming is not here to persuade Baili Wuji.

He was able to persuade Baili Wuji to relieve the guilt of the casualties of the soldiers after the battle.

But Xu Shiming can't persuade Baili Wuji to recover the trauma of losing his parents and brothers.

He had come to inquire when the Northern Expedition would begin.