Chapter 394: Another Northern Expedition
Zhao Guangyi held his hand excitedly and sighed: "You think so much about me, let me really ...... Ashamed. ”
"The conquest is done by the ministers, even if the horse leather shroud dies on the battlefield, if he can protect the country created by the first emperor, he is willing to face all kinds of difficulties. I only implore the imperial brother to be a Ming monarch, so that the rich and powerful people of the Great Song Dynasty can live in peace and realize the grand wish of the first emperor. Zhao Ting said sincerely.
Zhao Guangyi nodded hurriedly, "Fourth brother, don't worry!" The wish of the second brother is the wish of our brother, and the royal brother will definitely do it. ”
Seeing that he has changed a lot after this failure, Zhao Ting is very comforted in his heart.
Although he had an ominous premonition that he was going to drive the expedition in person, fortunately, the situation was not out of control.
As long as he can gradually change, for the sake of the Great Song Dynasty and the people, Zhao Ting is also willing to assist wholeheartedly.
"Please leave for the imperial brother, there are 20,000 horses deployed by the courtiers nearby to escort the imperial brother back to Beijing. The younger brother immediately rushed to join the army led by Pan Meisuo. ”
"Good! Be careful! In case of...... You must return safely. Zhao Guangyi advised. My heart was full of fear and hatred for the land of the Northern Han.
"Brother Huang, don't worry!"
The guards outside escorted Zhao Guangyi away, he didn't want to stay longer for a moment, and left in a hurry.
Zhao Ting looked at the forest and stood for a long time.
Yun Moxi walked over, "What are you thinking?" ”
"I'm thinking...... I hope he can eat a trench and grow wise. ”
"You're here to bear the charge of defeat on his behalf?"
"Half of the reason is that if I return from a big defeat this time, the prestige of the emperor will be greatly damaged, and the faction that supports me in the DPRK and China will inevitably make a big fuss. The tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop, even if I don't want to fight, someone will push and fight. Since I will protect his throne, I will protect him to the end. ”
Yun Moxi sighed lightly, stepped forward and gently grabbed his hand, and the intention of intertwining his fingers with each other was figured out.
Warmth is transmitted to each other's hearts.
"I can understand what you're doing, but sometimes I can't help but wonder if it's worth it for all your effort and sacrifice? Is it the right choice for you to carry the country of the Great Song Dynasty? If you want to recapture the ...... at this time I'm also willing to give up my insistence to help you ......"
"I've asked myself this question. But this is the final choice in my heart, no regrets. My personality is too affectionate and righteous, and my ambition is not in the court or in power. And the third brother is the opposite of me, so he is more suitable for this throne. ”
took her hand, put it to her mouth and kissed it gently, "The most important thing is that with you!" With you, I have the world. I am willing to give up everything for your sake. The power of the throne is not worth the slightest bit of you, and you will not let you wronged yourself for me. What's more, the cold and bloody dragon chair is destined to be alone and frightened, so do you think my choice is the wisest? He laughs.
Yun Moxi looked up, the sun shining through the trees on him, the man dressed in the morning sun shining in her eyes and warming her heart.
Stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around his waist, leaned into the warm embrace, and said softly: "I will be with you in this life!" ”
Zhao Ting sighed happily, "If I didn't want to leave this place as soon as possible, I really wanted to carry you in at this moment to warm up." ”
Pushing him away, he sneered: "It's getting more and more improper." ”
Thinking of the passion between the two of them night and night, he suddenly blushed.
Seeing her delicate appearance, Zhao Ting became more and more in love, laughed and pulled her back into his arms and hugged her tightly.
"You should also go back to the capital first!" He said.
"I'm not leaving!"
"I'm reluctant, even if I'm separated from you for a while...... But I'm not sure about this battle. ”
"Needless to say! We had a consensus when we left Beijing, didn't we?"
Looking at her firm eyes, Zhao Ting could only surrender.
said dotingly: "Okay, then let's face it together!" ”
There are thousands of difficulties and dangers, and we must always face them.
Two days later, Zhao Ting led his team to join Pan Mei's army.
At that time, the remnants of more than 100,000 troops led by Zhao Guangyi fled back to the Great Song Dynasty, and met Pan Mei on the way to regroup.
It was reorganized into an army of more than 200,000 people, but the morale of this part of the soldiers was low and they had no intention of fighting again.
In the army, these soldiers would tell the story of the defeat, how they saw the emperor being chased, and how they saw the flag fall.
So much so that the soldiers brought by Pan Mei were also affected.
For a while, rumors spread in the camp that the emperor was always even likely to be captured.
It endangers the community and shakes the people's hearts.
The soldiers were afraid of the Han-Liao coalition army and confused about the future.
Seeing that the army was stationed in the border city and did not retreat or advance, the soldiers did not know what was happening, and they were even afraid all day long, and even deserted.
Several generals were discussing in the big tent, discussing countermeasures with headaches, after all, they were afraid of whether the emperor would die or live, and they did not know how to calm the soldiers.
Even if the King of Wei went to the rescue, even the safety of the King of Wei was unknown.
How can they not be in a hurry, neither advance nor retreat?
was arguing with each other, only to hear the soldiers outside the door shouting: "His Royal Highness King Wei has arrived!" ”
Then King Wei strode in.
Now everyone was surprised and delighted.
Qi Qi stepped forward to greet him.
Pan Mei said excitedly: "If Your Highness doesn't come again, the last general will die in a hurry." ”
"You've been on the battlefield for a long time, why are you so breathless." Zhao Ting said calmly and sat down on the main seat in the center.
"The main thing is that His Royal Highness personally went deep into the Han Land to rescue His Majesty, and the last general is worried."
"Is the camp alright? Can the soldiers who retreated be reorganized? ”
"It's all settled, but rumors are rife that half of the battalion has seen the defeat of the army with their own eyes. Some even say that they saw His Majesty captured with their own eyes. Many people are worried and panicked, and many deserters have been captured by the general. He is now in custody at the disposal of His Highness. ”
"I wonder if Your Majesty has any news?" The other generals asked.
"Your Majesty has not been captured, and is already on his way back to Beijing at this time." Zhao Ting said.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing whether to be happy or worried.
They are all subordinates who have followed King Wei for many years, and almost all of them have been promoted by King Wei, and the most discussed thing in the past few days is that the emperor will immediately support King Wei to ascend the throne if something happens, and follow the example of Taizu in the yellow robe back then.
Now that they heard that the emperor had returned to Beijing safely, they looked at each other and did not dare to mention the matter again.
"Is the army retreating or what?" Pan Mei asked.
"This king has been appointed by His Majesty to lead a large army to continue the Northern Expedition."
When the generals heard this, their faces showed joy, and they were naturally willing to fight on the battlefield and make military exploits.
After the new emperor ascended the throne, he suppressed the old ministry of the King of Wei, and these generals had not been in power for a long time.
Seeing that the emperor suffered a great defeat, these generals breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Everyone suddenly became emotional, "Your Highness, rest assured, the last general will wait for a snow to go straight to Jinyang." ”
Zhao Ting nodded, "This time the Northern Han army won a big victory, I can't imagine that the Song army will come back so quickly, and Liu Jiyuan has started to retreat again recently, so it is best to take this opportunity to attack." ”
"The last general is worried about the Liao army." Pan Mei said.
"Don't worry about this, Your Majesty has made an alliance with Liao, and he shouldn't interfere anymore. It's just that Liao has always been cunning and has to be guarded against, and it is necessary to pay close attention to the movements of Liao. ”
"Great!" When the generals heard that Liao would not interfere, they became even more confident.
took out the Northern Han armament deployment map given by Xiao Xuan from his sleeve, "Let's discuss the offensive countermeasures together!" ”
The crowd will gather around him.