After nightfall, Wu Shulu ordered Lu Qi to rush to the camel market with the wind cavalry regiment, and he himself led a team of men and horses to take advantage of the cover of night to bypass the dirt slope of the camel market to the waterway of the lower Kusu River.

Sure enough, there were no soldiers from the Zhenxi Army on duty in the lower reaches of the Kusu River. Leaving the two men to guard the horses by the river, he led a dozen soldiers who were good at water, each of whom bit a reed pipe and dived into the water, heading up the river to the palace. The autumn night of the river was already very thorough, but it did not dampen the Wushujie's ambition to infiltrate the palace.

An hour later, we finally arrived at the entrance to the underground water of the palace, which was located under a stone bridge. The Wushu barge surfaced, and with a long change of breath, he arranged for the soldiers to quickly pry into the iron fence of the water inlet.

"Ah——!h One of the soldiers at the front suddenly let out an exclamation.

"What's wrong!"

"General, my hand, my hand is bitten and I can't pull it out......"

"Bitten by something?"

"I don't know, ah, it hurts, help me......"

When the soldier next to him heard this, he tried hard to pull his hand, but the soldier let out an even more frightened scream. The soldiers who helped to assist pushed harder and harder, and after a few moments, pulled out an iron thistle from the water that pierced through the palm of the palm!

Soon, there was a dense sound of footsteps on the bridge deck. Wu Shujie poked his head out and looked, and the bridge and both sides of the bank were full of Zhenxi troops with bows and crossbows! The vultures turned their heads and tried to escape from the water, but they were finally killed in the water by the dense rain of arrows.

In the camel set, before the Hurricane Cavalry Regiment led by Lu Qi rushed to the front of the dirt slope, it was stirred by the rope hidden in the sand, and was quickly captured alive by the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army.

On the second day, at the request of Ling Li, Wu Dashan Yu led the members of the royal family and the officials of the royal court to the camel market, and read out the letter of armistice and peace in front of the 200,000 Zuo Dragon and Tiger troops led by Wushu Jinchang. At this point, the eleven-month battle for the Western Frontier officially came to an end.

After arranging the defense of Xili State, Ling Li led the Zhenxi Army to safely evacuate Xili. At the same time, he arranged for people to report the situation of the war to the imperial court, and urged the Privy Council to consult as soon as possible on the Xili State's letter of request for peace, and determine the terms of peace talks.

After the news of the complete victory of the Zhenxi army was transmitted back to Yongding, the whole of South Vietnam was boiling, and the people rushed to tell each other, and the whole world celebrated.

Wrap. Emperor Chengde, who had been sick for many days, suddenly relieved a lot of his sick body after learning of this good news, and personally issued an edict on the same day, summoning Ling Li to return to Beijing immediately to accept the reward.

Ling Li was not in a hurry to return to Beijing. After he returned to the camp of the Zhenxi Army, he immediately ordered people to sort out the list of soldiers who had died since the beginning of the war, recorded in detail the achievements and exploits of the soldiers, and held a grand funeral for the 3,000 soldiers who were defending Huifeng Ridge.

Thanksgiving and remembering the dead is the best consolation for the soldiers who have been tired of fighting for a long time.

After the military appearance was rectified and the defense was arranged, the first thing Ling Li did was to find the girl Chu Qing who was alias Mu Zhi. According to the clues provided by Zhang Yi, Ling Li summoned Bai An, who was busy in the military medical center, to inquire.

"This insect worker named Mu Zhi did come to the military medical center to find a villain." Bai An replied respectfully.

"Why is she looking for you?"

"He is mainly here to tell my Highness about your injuries and remind me to do a good job of follow-up treatment."

Ling Li looked at Bai An and said with a disappointed expression: "That's all? ”

"After he explained his condition, he left, and the villain was busy treating the wounded, and he didn't pay attention to his whereabouts." Bai An replied against his will. Since he promised her, he naturally kept his mouth shut for her.

Ling Li had already asked the people who had seen Mu Zhi in Huifengling that day, but most of them were not particularly impressed, and they didn't know when she left and where she went. Ling Li was unwilling, and sent people to Rouge Zhou and Anyuan to investigate, except for collecting some information about Mu Zhi and his temporary residence in Rouge Zhou from Gu Pozi and Ji Dapang, he found nothing else.

This girl has become a mystery that Ling Li wants to solve the most in his heart, but he has never been able to solve it.

After receiving the holy decree of Emperor Chengde to summon him back to Beijing again, Ling Li had to put down the matter and set off to return to Beijing with Chen Ping, the lieutenant of Zhenwu, and other attendants and a military affairs document.

In the ten-mile long pavilion outside the West City Gate, Ling Zhao took the important ministers of the two governments of the DPRK and the Central Government to buy drinks to catch the wind for Ling Li and his party.

"My father ordered me to welcome the third brother back to Beijing here, and the third brother's expedition to Xili this time has really made immortal achievements for my Nanyue border Yongjing, and I will toast you with a glass of wine for my brother and the people of South Vietnam!"

- "Your second brother wants to kill you, and their people are chasing you all the way, and I really have no choice but to bring you here." ”

Ling Li took the wine glass, but the words of the day of the first sunny day came to his mind.

"Your Highness, you are still taking medicine, but you can't drink alcohol." Bai An, who was beside him, suddenly spoke.

"Are you ......?" Ling Zhao turned his head to look at Bai An with the mask, revealing a puzzled expression.

"Back to His Royal Highness, the villain is Bai An, the third-class assistant medical officer of the Zhenxi Army." Bai An immediately bowed back and said, "General Ling Li was seriously injured, but now he has not recovered, he can't drink alcohol, and he still hopes for His Royal Highness. Understanding. ”

"Oh? didn't know that the third brother was seriously injured. If this is the case, then this cup of wine will be drunk for you for your brother. With that, Ling Zhao took the white jade wine glass in Ling Li's hand and drank it all in one gulp.

After drinking the wine, Ling Zhao stepped forward and took Ling Li's shoulder, "My father has been looking forward to it for a long time, if it weren't for his health and the Antai Hospital's strong dissuasion, he would have come here to wait for you, let's go back to the palace." ”

"Okay." Ling Zhao handed over the reins of the horse to the guards beside him, and stepped with Ling Zhao on the red chariot with a red cloak.

After getting into the car, Ling Zhao asked about Ling Li's physical condition. Ling Li did not mention the incident of Xiangji Temple, only said that he was injured during the battle with Wushujie.

"Where is the injury?" Ling Zhao looked concerned.

"I heard from the lieutenant general of the army that I accidentally fell off a cliff while chasing the enemy and injured the back of my head, and I fell asleep for a while, and now I am fine."

"The military doctor just said you haven't recovered yet......"

"That Bai'an is just too cautious, I just don't remember some things, and it doesn't matter." Ling Li smiled faintly, looking indifferent.

"Why doesn't it matter? After returning to the palace for a while, I will ask the Tai Hospital to come and take a good look for you. Ling Zhao originally wanted to find out what happened after that night in Xiangji Temple, but Ling Li blocked the conversation with a sentence of "I don't remember something".

"There's Second Brother Lao. The second brother said that his father was not in good health, what is the situation? ”

"It's an old problem, since the death of your mother, my father has been depressed, and later Ling Chong and Empress Zhao's affairs, my father was too worried, and he was depressed, and finally he was deficient in qi and blood, and he was lying on the sickbed. The third brother's victory in the western realm this time greatly lifted his father's spirits and made him full of joy, and he was able to sit up and eat yesterday......"

The two chatted all the way in the chariot, and the team that received the wind soon entered the city.