Facing Zhang Liao's self-blame and guilt, Ao Lie sighed and said with some regret: "Wen Yuan, get up, I don't blame you for this matter, I blame you for coming back late." ”

Zhang Liao stood up according to his words, walked to Ao Liema with a knife, and played the role of a guard. No one can guarantee that all the Wuhuan people lying on the ground are dead, in case there are still those who are not breathing, and they attack Ao Lie on the verge of death, it is not a joke. Therefore, out of safety considerations, Zhang Liao began to arrange for people to clean up the corpses of the Wuhuan people around Ao Lie, and beckoned the elite of the Tiger Camp to surround Ao Lie.

Suddenly, a group of men and horses rushed into the city on their own without being summoned by Ao Lie, and the two generals led by them were murderous, both with magnificent faces and powerful figures, one on a horse, and the other ran with his legs thrown off, and the speed did not have to be slower than the horse.

After these two generals entered the city, they didn't even bother to glance at the form of the city, and shouted together: "Lord! Xu Chu and Dian Wei are also here! The thief rests on his wounds! After shouting, he saw that the battle in the city was over, and when he looked around, he found that Ao Lie was sitting unscathed on the snow dragon horse in the night under the escort of a general with a face like purple jade.

Ao Lie clearly saw the eager looks on Xu Chu and Dian Wei's faces, obviously these two people were really worried about their safety, so they led their troops into the city without giving orders. In this regard, Ao Lie didn't take it seriously, for the use of Xu Chu and Dian Wei, Ao Lie had already had a plan in his heart, Ao Lie didn't expect these two tigers to become the generals in charge of the party, and the most suitable position for them was to command their own personal guards, so that Zhao Yun could also be liberated and let Zhao Yun play a greater role.

With a warm smile, Ao Lie beckoned to Xu Chu and Dian Wei. When the two saw Ao Lie's call, they immediately came to Ao Lie's side, and automatically put on a posture of guard, squeezing Zhang Liao aside, making Zhang Liao angry and funny.

Ao Lie pointed at Zhang Liao and said: "This is Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan, the generals under the command of a certain Yanmen, and they are the right-hand men of a certain one." Then he pointed to Xu Chu Dian Wei and said: "These two people are riding a horse is a tiger idiot Xu Chu Xu Zhongkang, and the foot fighter is Dian Wei, nicknamed Lao Hei." It was a certain two fierce generals accepted in Xujiazhuang. ”

When Xu Chu and Dian Wei learned that the general with a face like purple jade who was squeezed away by the two of them just now turned out to be Zhang Liao of Yanmen, both of them showed some embarrassment on their faces, but they both knew that Zhang Liao was the first general to follow Ao Lie, and he was the oldest in the army.

Seeing the embarrassment on the faces of the two, Zhang Liao said disapprerovitically: "It turned out to be a tiger idiot and Lao Hei, everyone will be a comrade in the future, so you don't have to worry about some small things." ”

Dian Wei immediately cracked his mouth and smiled innocently: "General Wenyuan, you are really a good person, just based on your words today, I made you a friend." ”

Xu Chu, who was riding on the horse, listened to Dian Wei's words, rolled his eyes helplessly, and secretly stretched out his foot and kicked Dian Wei's waist, signaling Dian Wei to shut up. Then he bowed to Zhang Liao.

Ao Lie looked at Zhang Liao and the other three with some amusement, and said: "Wen Yuan, you quickly go to clean up the battlefield and rescue the injured soldiers and civilians, but if you still have a breath, you can't abandon it!" ”

Zhang Liao replied: "No! Then he led his men and marched into the city.

"Xu Chu, you go outside the city to spread my general order and tell the army to enter the city."

"No!"

Seeing that Xu Chu and Zhang Liao both had tasks, Dian Wei's stupidity came up again: "Lord, what should I do?" ”

Ao Lie angrily stretched out his foot and kicked Dian Wei's shoulder lightly, pretending to be angry and shouting, "Don't you see that there is no one to guard around now?" What do you say your mission is? ”

Dian Wei didn't pay attention to Ao Lie's fluttering kick at all, scratched his head and said happily: "Oh, I understand, I want to stay and protect the lord!" ”

Not long after the time passed, the army outside the city, under the leadership of Zhao Yun and Ma Chao, entered the city. Ao Lie ordered Zhao Yun to lead a team of men and horses to clean up the battlefield, tidy up the burned houses, and then walk towards the city with the others.

The more he walked into the city, the more Ao Lie's heart ached. Starting from the north city gate, extending into the city, about nearly a hundred steps of houses and streets have been burned down, Ao Lie roughly calculated in his heart, just within a hundred steps of the direction he walked, there were dozens of houses destroyed, based on the number of five families living in each house, after this fire, there were as many as six or seven hundred displaced people, this is only what he saw, and what he didn't see? War, no matter who wins the war, it is always the people who suffer. Ao Lie sighed softly.

Xun Yu's figure turned out at the corner in front of him, followed by more than 20 civil and military officials in Beiping, among them, Tai Shici followed Jia Xu inch by inch, and also stood in the queue behind Xun Yu.

Xun Yu's face was depressed, and the burning of one-third of the area of Youbeiping was a plan set by him and Jia Xu, although because of Ao Lie's return and timely fire extinguishing order, the fire was not as strong as Xun Yu expected, and the burned area did not really reach one-third of the area, which saved some losses for Youbeiping, but when Xun Yu came all the way, he witnessed the houses and streets that were swallowed by the sea of fire, and a feeling of burning his own home with his own hands began to entangle in Xun Yu's heart, making Xun Yu's heart ache faintly.

Behind Xun Yu and others, there are thousands of people who originally lived in Beicheng District. When the war was over, they were taken out of safety to see what their home was like. When they saw their houses burned down, although they had long known that this would be the result, they couldn't help but cry bitterly, and the crying was only intermittent at first, as more and more people walked out of the safety zone and towards the northern city; As we get deeper and deeper into the northern urban area, there is a ruined wall in front of the eyes, and the cries of the people are getting louder and louder, and they are gradually connected into one, one after another, which makes people can't help but feel sad after hearing it.

Xun Yu walked slowly to Ao Lie's horse, sighed, and was about to ask for guilt, but Ao Lie stopped him with a voice: "Wen Ruo doesn't have to blame himself, today's incident, you are not wrong, you don't have to ask for guilt one after another." Speaking of which, if Wen Ruo is not only innocent, but meritorious, if Wen Ruo hadn't set this desperate plan, maybe Youbeiping has been captured, and at that time, it will not only be as simple as Beicheng District being burned. ”

Xun Yu has always admired Ao Lie's mind and has long been accustomed to it. But this time, I was convinced by Ao Lie's mind again. He never expected that this incident would have such serious consequences, and Ao Lie only said a word, without the slightest intention of pursuing responsibility, but faintly with the intention of asking for credit for himself.

Seeing the people crying behind Xun Yu and the others, Ao Lie turned over and dismounted and walked slowly towards the people. Dian Wei lifted the Ground Splitting Twin Halberds and followed closely behind Ao Lie like a shadow.

When he came to the crowd of people, Ao Lie bent down, stretched out his hand to help an old man who was kneeling on the ground and was grief-stricken, and said gently: "Old man, you have made you suffer. But please believe so, and please believe that the officials under the command of so-and-so, we will definitely restore the building facilities in the northern city as soon as possible, and even better than before. ”

The old man kept muddy tears, and the old voice was filled with endless gratitude: "General, we lived in Youbeiping in our time, and suffered greatly from the war, until the general entered Youbeiping, we lived a stable life, the general was kind to me, and I was unforgettable." Don't say that it is a few houses, but if you want the old man's white head, the general can only take it. It's just that when I saw the destruction of the house left by my ancestors, I felt uncomfortable. ”

The old man's simple but sincere words deeply moved Ao Lie, who stood on a beam that had not been completely burned and said loudly: "Folks! This siege of the city, a certain soldier was forced to be helpless, had to burn the city to kill the enemy, brought huge losses to the villagers, and apologized to the villagers here. After speaking, Ao Lie bowed deeply three times to the thousands of people nearby.

Seeing Ao Lie's actions, Jia Xu couldn't help but whisper: "Is this the pretentiousness of the hero, or the heart of a real hero?" Tai Shici, who was next to Jia Xu, immediately said angrily: "Of course it's my heart!" Who is our Lord? Are you willing to do those duplicities? Hearing Tai Shici's angry rebuke, Jia Xu was not annoyed, but his gaze towards Ao Lie became more condensed, as if he wanted to see Ao Lie through.

The reaction of the people is completely different from Jia Xu, since Ao Lie entered the right Beiping, whether it is the Wuhuan people or the Huns or the Xianbei people, they are all taken by the tiger power of the little overlord, and they dare not invade the right Beiping for several years. In addition, Ao Lie worked diligently for the people, and successively formulated a series of policies to benefit the people, so that the people of Youbeiping enjoyed a rare and stable life for several years. For these ordinary people, having food, clothing, and a more stable life is their greatest pursuit. Therefore, they have always regarded Ao Lie as a savior-like existence in their hearts, and when Ao Lie bent down and bowed to his people, many people immediately knelt on the ground, bowed to Ao Lie in return, and said:

"It's not the general to blame for this, it's all to blame for the miscellaneous pieces raised by the bitches in Wuhuan!"

"The grass people and others are deeply favored by the general, but they can't afford to bow down to the general."

"The general doesn't have to worry about us, the general is burdened, how can he be distracted by us and other grass people?"

Listening to the sincere words of the people, Tai Shici leaned into Jia Xu's ear and said, "See, what is the desire of the people?" You poisoner, have you seen the heart of my lord? ”

Jia Xu was also moved by the actions and words of the people, he has always been good at self-preservation, and for the first time he had the idea of thinking about others, and it was these kind and simple people in front of him who imperceptibly had some influence on Jia Xu. After hearing Tai Shici's words, Jia Xu sighed, and then nodded slightly.

Ao Lie saw the people kneeling beside him, his eyes swept over their simple faces, and he said loudly: "Folks, please get up, get up." I promise you that within half a year, Beicheng District will be rebuilt and Beicheng District will become better than before! ”

After hearing Ao Lie's promise, the people were all overjoyed, and they all knew a little bit about Ao Lie's character, and their sadness suddenly subsided a lot, and they all bowed to Ao Lie.

Ao Lie talked to the people for a while, and after comforting them a few words, he led his officials back to the Taishou Mansion, and it happened that Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun also finished counting the battlefield and came to report to Ao Lie. After Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun's inventory, Ao Lie learned that in this battle, more than 6,700 soldiers under his command were killed, and more than half of Beicheng District was burned, which was much less than Xun Yu's estimate in advance of one-third of the city's area. It can be said that this battle is the largest loss of Ao Lie since his debut, and the garrison of Youbeiping has directly attribution of nearly a quarter!

However, the result corresponding to the loss was the total annihilation of the coalition forces under the Bunton, 50,000 rebels were killed, 20,000 people were killed, and the remaining 30,000 people surrendered; Most of the 20,000 Wuhuan cavalry were killed, and the remaining 4,000 were forced to surrender. The results were brilliant.

After counting the battle losses, Ao Lie looked at Jia Xu and said coldly: "Jia Wenhe, you really deserve the title of poisoner, in order to protect yourself, you did not hesitate to use Youbeiping City as a bet. Just now, outside, the tragic situation of the people in the city being displaced, you must have seen it, right? Ben Hou wants you to give an explanation. ”

Jia Xu looked at Ao Lie in amazement, even he was the best at perceiving people's hearts, and he couldn't understand why Ao Lie's attitude towards Xun Yu and himself was so different in the same matter. After being silent for a while, Jia Xu said slowly: "I often hear people say that Ao Hussar is loyal and courageous, and has a clear distinction between public and private, why is the general's attitude so unfair in this matter today?" ”

Ao Lie said with a frosty face: "Mr. Wenruo is the chief of the Hou Dynasty, so he naturally has the right to decide everything in Youbeiping, but you, Jia Wenhe, are not officials of the imperial court, and the other is not a person from Youbeiping, so why do you want to burn Youbeiping on your own initiative?" ”

Jia Xu opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak. Ao Lie's words are simply strong words, the situation was critical at that time, in order to defeat Badun, who cares so much? Simply, Jia Xu was not arguing, putting on a rogue posture and not talking.