"Fortunately, he is in retreat, otherwise his method would not have been as simple as sending a few hundred soldiers to intercept him." Yun Moxi felt a chill in his heart when he thought about it.

As the two said this, the team that answered them had already arrived.

The young general led by dismounted and bowed down and clenched his fists, "The last general is ordered by Vice Marshal Pan to come to meet His Royal Highness King Wei!" ”

"Good!" Zhao Ting waved his hand, "Where has the army retreated?" ”

"Back to Your Highness! The army retreated south in two hours, and if the horses were quickened, they could catch up at night. ”

"Twenty miles ahead, the men who had just received the king were still fighting, leaving fifty men with the king to catch up with the army. The rest of the people went forward, and as long as they were alive, they were to be rescued. ”

"Order!" The young general clenched his fists and said loudly.

Zhao Ting pedaled his horse to the south, and the team followed.

The brigade quickly rushed towards the forest to meet it.

Yun Moxi looked into the forest, and silently prayed in his heart that Yun Yueqi and the red kites could come back safely.

……

Zhao Ting led a team of men and horses all the way to the places that the Song army had captured before, and the army had just withdrawn, so it was safe, and it was not intercepted by the Han Liao army again.

On the way, I saw many people sitting on the side of the road with hungry and miserable faces, or walking blankly on the road to escape the war.

Some children were crying and screaming when they were hungry.

And many of the fields on the side of the road have been deserted because of the civil strife in the Northern Han Dynasty and the trampling of this war.

The remaining old peasants who refused to flee dragged their emaciated, hungry bodies to the fields.

Although it is already autumn, I still hope that the fields will be suitable for planting next year. Look for any remaining edible plant roots or fruits.

Occasionally, there were corpses dying of starvation or war on the side of the road.

The war was inherently cruel, and before the Northern Expedition, there had been several civil strife in the Northern Han Dynasty, all of which were caused by the desperate struggle of the remnants of the throne change, or the tyranny and indiscriminate killing of Liu Jiyuan later.

The people who had experienced civil strife had not yet received a respite before the Northern Expedition of the Song Army was ushered in, although Zhao Ting, as the commander-in-chief, had tried his best to make the army innocent of the people.

But war is war!

It is impossible for six months of war not to implicate the people, and death and displacement are inevitable.

Look at the devastated land in front of you.

Yun Moxi thought of the Northern Han Dynasty back then, and the Northern Han Dynasty at that time was also a powerful country in the north, although it was not as prosperous as the southern trade, but it was also the people's peace and prosperity, and the people also had smiles on their faces, and they could eat and dress warmly.

In just a few years, I went back to the Northern Han Dynasty, but it was a different scene.

"Why are so many people starving to death? Is all this depression because of the war? She felt sad and couldn't help but ask.

"Historically, it has been the people who have suffered in wars. Although it has been fought for more than half a year, it has indeed caused a lot of losses to the Northern Han. But the people starved to death, and the country's fortune was not prosperous, but it slowly appeared after Liu Jun's death. Zhao Ting said.

Looking at the scene along the way, I couldn't bear it in my heart, "At the beginning, Liu Jien and the five kings were in power, and they only expropriated for their own interests, and the vitality of the people was greatly damaged. After Liu Jiyuan seized the throne, in order to consolidate his power, he wantonly killed dissidents. The nine clans of Zhulian even sat together, one person committed a crime, and dozens or even hundreds of people of the entire clan were killed, resulting in ten rooms and nine emptiness. Some villages or even entire villages have been implicated and imprisoned and exiled, where can the people live in peace, and where can they still farm with peace of mind. ”

"Hey!" I can only sigh when I hear it.

"Therefore, the Northern Expedition is imperative, even for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty and the people of the Northern Han Dynasty, only by unifying the world, can the people of the whole world have long-term peace and stability."

"The Yun family is duty-bound and will definitely do their best to help!"

Zhao Ting clenched her hand, and with force under his feet, a team of people galloped away.

When it was nightfall, he caught up with the army.

The Song army had already set up camp, and Zhao Ting convened all the generals non-stop.

Yun Moxi stood at the gate of the camp, looking at the dark distance, and his heart was very anxious.

Worried about Yun Yueqi them.

I have been standing for more than two hours and have not seen anyone come back, and I am getting more and more sad.

"It's late at night, why don't you go to bed!" Zhao Ting's voice behind her put a cloak on her.

Pulling his cloak, "I can't sleep." She said.

"Are you worried about Yueqi and them?" Wrap yourself around her from behind and hold her in your arms.

The body that had been frozen gradually warmed up.

"The night wind in the north is biting, so I keep standing like this, and Yueqi doesn't want to see you fall ill from the wind cold when he comes back." He reproached softly, "Go back to the big tent!" As soon as they return, someone will come to the court. ”

After thinking about it, she had to nod.

Embracing her, he was about to walk to the camp.

In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves could be heard, and in a short time the sentry scolded.

The two of them stood on their feet and looked up.

After a while, the sound of horses' hooves came galloping over.

When I got closer, I saw that it was Yun Yueqi who was the leader.

Looking at each other, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly greeted them.

Yun Yueqi galloped to the front, grabbed the horse and jumped down, walked in front of the two, hugged his fists and said, "The subordinate is back!" ”

"You're not hurt, are you?" Yun Moxi hurriedly asked, seeing that his face was still stained with blood, and his clothes were also torn in many places, because he didn't know if he was injured and bleeding, he couldn't help but choke a little.

Seeing her concerning, Yun Yueqi's heart warmed, and a rare comforting smile appeared on her always expressionless face.

"No injuries! It's not my blood, don't worry, master! ”

Zhao Ting was also very happy, and patted him on the shoulder, "Thank you Brother Yueqi for sacrificing his life to save him this time, thank you here!" He bowed down and clenched his fists at him.

Yun Yue turned sideways in fright, "Your Highness doesn't have to be inferior, this is what you should do." ”

Yun Moxi looked behind him, "How many people have returned?" ”

"There are dozens of people left! Fortunately, the rescuers sent by His Highness arrived in time, otherwise these people would have been gone. ”

My heart ached when I listened, and I couldn't speak for a while.

Knowing that she was uncomfortable, Zhao Ting diverted the topic, "Okay! Let's all go and rest! Tomorrow, you will follow me and rush back to the capital first. ”

Yun Yueqi hugged her fists and retreated with the remaining red kites.

"Won't you go back with the army?"

"Before we came back, the holy decree had already arrived at the camp, and Pan Mei took it."

"What are you talking about?"

"The third brother has ascended the throne and summoned me back to Beijing."

"Calling you alone? What about the army? ”

"Return to Yanmen Pass and stay in place and wait for orders."

"But if you don't bring the army, will he be bad for you?"

"Don't worry! If you don't bring the army, you won't have a mouth, and he hasn't sat down in the dragon chair yet, and he's also watching my attitude. If I want to rebel, I must have set up a feast. If you obediently hand over the military power, it should be fine in the short term. ”

"Since you can see it so clearly, are you willing to hand over the military power easily?"

"It is expedient that the safety of one person is no better than the safety of the people. I don't want the Great Song Dynasty to become like the Northern Han Dynasty, where the civil war is not extinguished and the mourning is everywhere. ”

"Alright! I will always be with you no matter what! I had to look at him with a reassuring smile.

Zhao Ting hugged her tightly, his eyes burning, "It is because of you that I dare to let it go." ”

Looking up at the south, "I also have to rush back as soon as possible to kowtow to the second brother." Presumably he hasn't gone far yet...... Still waiting for me. ”

A mist appeared in his eyes......