As soon as he came out of the courtyard, Zhao Ning met Zhao Beiwang head-on.

Zhao Beiwang was only in the early stage of Wang Jijing, and he did not have the strength to participate in today's battle with Yuan Muzhen, so he had been guarding the Jiedu Embassy in Hedong to deal with military affairs.

"Jingcheng Pass urgently reported, this morning Charahan in front of the Guancheng, and the elite of the Beihu army swore a bloody oath, threatening to conquer Jingcheng Pass at any cost. Then he personally went to the head of the city and led the people to start a bloody battle with the defenders of the city, and the attack was fierce. ”

Zhao Beiwang originally planned to visit the injuries of Zhao Xuanji and others, but after being told by Zhao Ning that they were not in danger of life and death and had begun to retreat, he gave up his plan to bother and instead told Zhao Ning about the military report he had just received.

"Yuan Muzhen made a move in Jinyang, and of course the Beihu army would attack with all his might, and after he defeated His Majesty at Bianliang, the Beihu army of Weizhou crossed the river and captured Yangliucheng. In Chalahan's view, Yuan Muzhen's shot must be foolproof. ”

Zhao Ning was not surprised by this news, and it was a bit joking to judge.

"After the news of Yuanmuzhen's defeat and retreat reached Jingcheng Pass, the Beihu army was bound to be in turmoil.

"In my opinion, Jing Chengguan can take advantage of the situation to counterattack - Jiani's child has also achieved the middle stage of the Wang Ji Realm, and with her in the lead, it is enough to achieve good results. Zhao Beiwang stroked his beard and said with confidence.

Yang Jiani arrived in the middle of the Wang Ji Realm, which was a natural thing for Zhao Ning, although it was a little earlier than he expected, but it was not surprising.

But for Zhao Beiwang's obviously reasonable tactics, he shook his head: "Whether Jingcheng Pass is counterattacked or not is related to the overall battle situation of the Hedong Army, and it is also inseparable from the general trend of the national war. ”

"What are you waiting for?"

"The situation in Bianliang and Yunzhou is clear. ”

......

Yunzhou.

Wei Wuxian received an urgent military report from Xihe City.

"Borshu has begun to cross the river with his main force?"

Hearing this, Wei Wuxian immediately realized that it was not good.

He immediately thought of the crux of the problem: Yuan Muzhen made a move in Bianliang, defeated Song Zhi and forced him to flee, the Central Plains army collapsed, and the Beihu army in the direction of Weizhou took advantage of the situation to seize Yangliucheng and entered the Central Plains.

"Manager Zhao is not here, no one can check and balance the Bol technique in the middle of the Wang Extreme Realm, and the number of Wang Extreme Realm cultivators under the other party's command is far superior to ours, how should we deal with it now?" Song Ming's face changed.

Not only him, but the other two Wang Jijing also had pale faces.

"At this time, Manager Zhao is not in the center of Yunzhou to preside over the overall situation, and we have no backbone. Now that Borshu is marching with the power of Yuanmuzhen's great victory, how can we be the enemy?" Song Ming was very worried.

Wei Wuxian said: "For the sake of today, there is only one way to go: withdraw the army!"

Song Ming hesitated: "Xihe City has finally been recaptured, so we have to give up?" Without Xihe City, we will not be able to play the role of the Yellow River moat, once the Beihu army kills in, the Yunzhou defense line will be broken......

"This is the military order left by Ning Ge'er when he left, once the whole army of Borshu attacks, we will withdraw, save the army and return to Yunzhou to defend. ”

Wei Wuxian briefly repeated Zhao Ning's words before leaving, "As His Highness said, the top cultivators in the Northern Hu army are too strong for us to compete with, and Xihe City is destined to be unable to defend it. ”

Of course, Song Ming understood the reason, but he felt that it was a pity: "When the army recaptured Xihe City, it paid a lot of price...... I didn't expect to give it up again in the blink of an eye, alas!"

Wei Wuxian didn't have any psychological problems about this:

"The first battle of Xihe City was the first big victory we have won so far in the national war, which inspired the morale of the army and the people, and beheaded nearly 40,000 people, so that the Beihu army lost a large number of elites, no matter how you say it, it is all earned.

"Now the situation is unclear, Your Majesty fled from Bianliang, the morale of the three armies has been affected, and now we can only shrink the defensive line, retreat to Yunzhou, and wait for the situation to stabilize, and then think about it in the long run. ”

What happened to Song Zhi and the others couldn't be concealed at all, even if Wei Wuxian and the others wanted to control the news, Borshu would make a big fuss.

"The situation is stronger than people, and it can only be so. Having said this, Song Ming let out a long sigh and no longer stopped Wei Wuxian from carrying out Zhao Ning's military orders.

When Xihe City received the military order to retreat, some of the soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, and many people knew about the battle between Yuanmu Zhen and Song Zhi, and now was the time for panic.

The other part of the soldiers was quite angry, when they took their subordinates out of the city, Geng Anguo, the commander of the Liangshan battalion, was unlucky, and when he saw He Ping, the defense envoy of the original Xihe City not far away, he beat his horse and came over, scolding and saying:

"Your Majesty, how did you do this, you are the Son of Heaven, you were defeated by a bearded chieftain, and now we have to abandon Xihe City, which was so difficult to recover.

"The corpses of my Liangshan brothers who were left under Xihe City have not come to cool down, and now we are going to abandon them, it's really unlucky!

"Brother Geng is cautious!"

He Ping was in a low mood, although he felt the same way as Geng Anguo's words, but the other party's criticism of the emperor's words still made him instinctively disliked, and he didn't have the same heavy gangsterism as the other party, so he couldn't scold whatever he thought, so he could only lower his voice and say:

"The military plan, you have your own ideas, you and I, as people in the army, can act in accordance with the military order, don't complain casually, let the soldiers under your command hear it, it will affect the morale of the army. ”

Geng Anguo agreed with these words, some disagreed, and a cold snort came out of his nostrils, and he said with disdain:

"The emperor Lao'er sits on the rich world and is rich all over the world, and he is happy and chic in life and death on weekdays, but now he is defeated by the beard, we can't say anything?

"It's easy to block the mouth of the world, and if you win the Northern Hu barbarian, you don't have to do anything, who is to blame?"

He Ping undoubtedly argued with Geng Anguo, what kind of temperament the other party had, he saw it when the two were drinking, and it was wishful thinking to want the other party to be loyal to and defend his father like him.

Immediately beside the road, silently watching the long dragon walk in front of him, He Ping's eyes were gloomy.

Because he learned about the battle situation in Bianliang, even if he was an elite subordinate who had killed many elite Beihu elites and made great achievements, most of them were now gloomy and in poor spirits.

When the team was hurrying, there was no sound, only the collision of military boots on the ground and the armor leaves, and the atmosphere was extremely depressing, full of disappointment that could not be dispersed, and even despair.

When some soldiers couldn't help but turn their heads to look back at Xihe City, there was a deep fear of the approaching pursuers in their eyes, as if the other party would catch up with them the next moment, cut off their heads and pin them to the waistband of their trousers, and turn it into the opponent's military exploits.

This scene is similar to when the army could only flee after being attacked by Borso's vanguard.

Holding back the urge to sigh, He Ping couldn't help but look up at the sky.

He felt very uncomfortable, and he also wanted to ask His Majesty the Emperor, how did the national war come to be the way it was, and why did he and his troops fight hard regardless of life and death, and still nothing to do?

The army in front of him, obviously brave and brave just after a big victory, is now depleted of energy, as if it has suffered a great defeat - how could the situation become like this?

"Brother He, you said, we retreated from Xihe City today, how will we fight in the future?" Geng Anguo stopped complaining and sincerely asked the other party for advice.

He is just a bandit and bandit with limited knowledge, and he can no longer see the future of the national war clearly, so he can only ask He Ping, an official and army general he can afford.

Before He Ping spoke, he added: "Don't try to trick me, although Geng is from the countryside, he is not stupid, if you don't treat me as your own brother and want to say something high-sounding to Geng, then forget it." ”

He Ping was angry and funny, if he wasn't in a bad mood, he would have teased the other party a few words:

"You and I have a lifelong friendship, I can deceive you? Take a step back and say, even if I will deceive you, will Mr. Zhao tease you?"

"Then you will tell the truth, can we still fight this battle? Beihu Manzi is a superb cultivator, and the emperor Lao'er is not an opponent, now that Bianliang is gone, and the Central Plains is in danger, can Yunzhou hold it on its own?"

He Ping finally let out a long sigh: "To be honest, I don't know. The situation is difficult, the future is uncertain, and we can only take one step to watch one, and the battle is one game. ”

Speaking of this, his face was solemn, "But no matter whether I can hold it up or not, I, He Ping, will not be a deserter! Even if I die on the battlefield and die for my country, I will definitely not bow my head to the Northern Hu barbarians!"

Geng Anguo gave a thumbs up to express his admiration for He Ping.

But he didn't echo the other party, and also said things like martyrdom, but continued to delve into the question just now:

"The emperor Lao'er has no problem with the Northern Hu barbarians, if the other party turns his head and kills Yunzhou, we are no different from ants, even if we are willing to fight to the death, I'm afraid it will be useless, right?"

He Ping was silent.

He was speechless.

However, he does not intend to admit defeat, after the baptism of the previous two wars, his heart is already very tenacious, even in despair, he is unwilling to give up hope:

"I heard General Wei say that Chief Zhao is going to face Tianyuan Khan, maybe ...... The Zhao clan master can win!"

Geng Anguo stopped talking.

Although he admired Zhao Ning, he knew that the other party was only in the middle of the Wang Ji Realm, and the Zhao family's cultivation was the highest person, but he was only in the late stage of the Wang Ji Realm, and he was too far behind the Tianyuan Khan of the Heaven and Man Realm.

Looking at the direction of Yunzhou City, Geng Anguo was depressed and melancholy.

He took his brothers down the mountain to participate in the war, in order to find a way out for everyone, but not to die, if there was no hope for this war, he would never let all his brothers die in vain.

......

The next day, Wei Wuxian, Song Ming and others stood at the head of Yunzhou City, looking at the soldiers who had returned to the barracks in batches, and were speechless for a long time.

"Look at these soldiers, returning to the camp is like a funeral, all of them have their heads down, they look bitter and hateful, their morale is so low, how can they guard the city and fight against the elite army of Beihu?"

Song Ming was worried.

The army retreated from Xihe City in time, but it was not pursued, but after Borshu's troops landed, there was no stop, and the vanguard chased straight over, not far from the rear team.

The big war is coming, and the current mental outlook of the army is that this battle cannot be fought at all.

Wei Wuxian was silent, he also wanted to boost his morale, but in this situation, whether it was a righteous encouragement or a gold and silver incentive, it would not have much effect at all.

"The situation is like this, I can only hope that Brother Ning and they can defeat Yuan Muzhen. Otherwise, everything is a mirror......" Wei Wuxian looked in the direction of Jinyang again.

Song Ming's face was gloomy: "This king also hopes that the Zhao family can win, but Yuan Mu is really ......"

At this point, he sighed and could not continue.

Just when everyone was grieving, a military report came to them:

"Report! The Beihu Jingqi behind the army has just stopped and stopped pursuing!"

This military report made everyone unclear, and everyone looked at each other, and they were all shocked for a while.

Beihu Jingcai followed the army all the way east, only twenty miles away from the rear team, and it was clear that he was going to chase and kill to Yunzhou City, and now he hadn't fought with the Yunzhou army, how could he suddenly stop?

"The Beihu army stopped pursuing, does it mean ......" Song Ming took a deep breath, and there was some hope in his eyes.

"Explore!" Wei Wuxian's face turned red, but he didn't rush to conclusions.

"Order!"

The city fell silent, and everyone unconsciously looked to the west.

A moment later, the second army arrived:

"Report! Beihu Jingqi turned his horse's head and returned to Xihe City! After the big army, there was no more enemy to pursue!"

Hearing this, no matter how steady he was, Wei Wuxian couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Borshu suddenly didn't chase us at this time, and he didn't hurry to attack Yunzhou, could it be the battle of Jinyang...... What happened to Yuan Muzhen?" Song Ming's eyes flashed, and his hands were already trembling with excitement.

"Explore!" Wei Wuxian ordered in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

"Could it be that the Zhao clan really defeated Motomu Zhen......? This is really incredible!" Song Ming couldn't calm down, looking at his eager appearance, it seemed that he wanted to fly to Jinyang immediately to see what the situation was.

The other two Wang Extreme Realm cultivators also looked nervous, happy, and expectant.

They wanted to confirm that Motomu was defeated, but they were afraid of getting an unsatisfactory answer, so they rejoiced, and for a while everyone paced back and forth like ants on a hot pot.

Their agitation didn't last long.

Half an hour later, Zhao Ning returned to Yunzhou and appeared in front of everyone.

"General Zhao!"

"Mr. Zhao!"

"How is the battle in Jinyang? Did you defeat Yuan Mu Zhen? Zhao really won him?!"

"Brother Ning'er......"

Regardless of his identity, Song Ming hurriedly stepped forward, and everyone also locked their fiery eyes on Zhao Ning's face, as if they were going to eat Zhao Ning.

Zhao Ning smiled slightly, signaled everyone to be relieved, and said unhurriedly: "Fortunately, with the help of a few strangers, we defeated Yuan Muzhen."

"Rest assured, within three or five years, Yuan Muzhen will no longer be able to use the cultivation of the Heavenly and Human Realm in front of people. In other words, how the national war will develop in the future depends on how we fight. ”

"Really?"

"Really?"

"This ...... It's wonderful, it's so exciting, it's so exciting!"

Everyone was pleasantly surprised, excited, and there were those who hit the knot on the spot, and those who looked up and laughed.

"That'...... What about three or five years from now?" Wei Wuxian asked tentatively.

The people who were still excited just now immediately quieted down and looked at Zhao Ning together.

Zhao Ning said lightly: "It's just another battle of Jinyang." Who knows who will win or lose? Perhaps, the national war will be over before then. ”

"Okay! Okay! I'll rest assured!" Song Ming was relieved.

"Exactly, I have a lot of resources, how many warriors are more than a million, can't I repel the barbarians in five years?!"

"Chief Manager Zhao is really a god and a man, and he can defeat the realm of heaven and man with the cultivation of the king of the extreme realm, which is really unparalleled in the country!"

"The Zhao family is worthy of being the first family of Daqi, and it is worthy of being the clan of Zhenguogong, mighty, mighty!"

When everyone began to praise themselves and the Zhao family from the bottom of their hearts, Zhao Ning flicked his sleeves, flew into the air, overlooking the people of the Quartet military camp, and used the power of cultivation to spread out the majestic voice, shouting:

"Wait for this, the general Zhao Ning, and now I am telling you and the others: Tianyuan Khan Yuan Muzhen has been defeated by my Great Qi cultivators in Jinyang, and now he is seriously injured and has escaped and does not know where to go.

"From this moment on, there is no enemy that I can no longer defeat as a Great Qi cultivator!

"How the national war will go on depends on how you fight and whether you can defeat the Beihu army! Now, everyone listens to General Ben's order: Prepare for battle, defend Yunzhou, and fight the Beihu barbarians to the death!"

The soldiers raised their heads with their heads drooping, the sad-looking cultivators' eyes widened, and the confused and hesitant officials opened their mouths wide, they looked at Zhao Ning in the sky from all directions, all of them stood on the spot.

Then, deafening cheers rang out inside and outside the city.

Then the low morale was lifted again, the atmosphere of despair was swept away, the weak body was strengthened, the stagnant eyes were bright, and the voices one after another finally converged into a uniform cry:

Fight to the death!

Fight to the death!

Fight to the death!

He Ping, who had just dismounted, looked at Zhao Ning with tears in his eyes, and there was no more heavy despair like a boulder in his heart, he only felt that his blood was burning and full of strength, and he couldn't help muttering to himself:

"I know that there is no way for the heavens to be endless! How could my Great Qi Dynasty be destroyed by a mere Hu Lu?!"

Geng Anguo, who was about to gather a few leaders to discuss what to do in the future, stopped in front of the tent.

After listening to Zhao Ning's order, the depression in his heart disappeared, and he only felt that the road ahead was bright again, and he couldn't help but clench his fists, so excited that he couldn't help himself:

"General Zhao is really powerful, my Liangshan brothers still have a future, this battle still has to be fought, we still have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions and seal our wives and sons!

"General Zhao...... It's really my Liangshan's reborn parents! I must follow General Zhao closely in the future, yes!"