In the middle of the night, when the battle was fierce, by the time dawn, Chuzhou had already withdrawn its troops.

After the Northern Command Army cleaned up the battlefield, it withdrew its troops out of the city under the command of Cao Zhi and stationed south of Dongxing City. According to him: The Northern Yu Army has strict military discipline, and unlike the Chuzhou Army, it will never disturb the people!

This point has made the people of Chuzhou feel more good.

On the way out, Cao Zhi muttered, "It's a pity that Brother Shen is not here, if he sees that the Northern Command Army can fight against the Chuzhou Army, he will definitely be very happy."

"Let's hurry back to the capital and bring the good news back."

"Well, but this victory came strangely, I'm afraid that the old guys in the court won't believe it." Cao Zhi said worriedly.

The two talked and left, not knowing that Shen Yunfan was actually in Dongxing City.

On the same day, Cao Zhi rode back to the capital on a fast horse and reported the results.

What happened in Dongxing City last night was reported back to the capital, and it immediately set off a wave in the court.

"Fifteen thousand against forty thousand, and it was a draw?"

"The Northern Command Army, do you really have such terrifying combat power?" There was an uproar in the court.

In the early morning of the same day, Di Xingchang of the Imperial Forest Army was also present. Hearing the results, his eyes widened and he asked, "Young Master Cao, you didn't lie about your achievements, did you?"

"Excuse me, is it necessary for me to misrepresent my record?" Cao Zhi glared at Di Xingchang, "If you don't believe it, you can go to Dongxing City to see it yourself."

Di Xingchang retreated stupidly and didn't speak again.

He came to participate in the early dynasty today, originally to see the defeat of the Northern Command Army, laugh at them fiercely, and help Xu Kailin persuade the emperor to sue for peace by the way.

But who knows, the Northern Command Army actually didn't lose?

Cao Zhi also knew that the result of this battle was very unexpected, so he explained to the emperor: "Your Majesty, in fact, we were in a bitter battle last night, but at the critical moment, many lights suddenly floated in the sky."

"A light floating in the sky?" Wei Qing was a little puzzled.

"That's right, I heard from the people of Dongxing City that those are called Kong Ming lanterns. Thousands of lights drifted to the west, and in the second half of the night, the offensive of the Chuzhou army weakened a lot, and later it withdrew directly!"

"According to you, the Chuzhou army will withdraw because of those lights?"

"That's right." Cao Zhi nodded.

At this moment, all the civil and military officials were in doubt.

The Chuzhou army is brave and good at fighting, how can it be afraid of a few broken lights?

"Could it be a miracle from heaven?" Someone muttered.

"How can there be miracles in the world? Maybe it's made up." Xu Kailin snorted coldly, not believing Cao Zhi's statement.

And Wei Qing lowered his head and thought: Could this be a trick of the stinky thief, right?

But she still felt that the so-called "Thousand Lights Retreat" was too mysterious, so she didn't dare to determine whether it was true or false.

So, she changed the topic and stopped asking, and directly rewarded Cao Zhi, the Northern Command Army, and the Praetorian Guard according to their military merits.

Di Xingchang saw that others had rewards, and his eyes were a little red.

As for Xu Kailin, he was full of sorrow. He was afraid that the king of Beishan would attack his son if he lost the battle.

The so-called fear of what comes, the early dynasty ended, Xu Kailin returned to Xu's house.

As soon as he entered the door, the housekeeper of the Xu family greeted him and whispered, "Master, someone has sent you a letter."

"Who sent it?"

The butler looked strange, and after a while he said, "People from the north."

To the north, it is Chuzhou!

Xu Kailin's expression changed, he took the letter from the housekeeper, and then went back to the room by himself, before opening it and taking a look.

"Brother Xu, please help us pass a message to the emperor tomorrow when you go to court. We in Chuzhou don't want to provoke a war, as long as we send Shen Yunfan to the front line, we will no longer attack."

At the end of the letter, he also wrote: "By the way, Brother Xu, don't forget that your son is in my hands."

This letter was obviously written by Liu Cheng.

After Xu Kailin read it, his whole face darkened. This letter is a naked threat.

"However, if the kid surnamed Shen is sent to the front line, Chuzhou will withdraw its troops, and it will be fine

Not bad......" Xu Kailin muttered.

After all, getting rid of Shen Yunfan is also a great thing for him.

……

Dongxing City, Little Beast Mountain.

There are several new graves erected on the mountainside, all of which are members of the Five Paths Ghost who died last night.

They don't show their true faces all their lives, so when they die, there are no words on their tombstones. Among the many wordless tombstones, only one is inscribed with words: Fluttershy's grave.

Shen Yunfan was kneeling in front of the tomb at this time, burning incense for everyone.

Zheng Wanyi accompanied her and whispered comfortingly, "Lord Shen, you have been sitting all morning, get up and move."

Liu Meiniang came back from outside at this time, and when she saw this, she also advised, "Fluttershy's girl is very soft-hearted, and if she sees you like this, she will definitely feel distressed."

"That's right." Shen Yunfan smiled, got up with the wine bottle on the side, poured half a pot of wine on the ground, and then raised his head to drink the other half of the wine.

Liu Meiniang breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "The Five Paths Ghost has lost too much, and Qiao Nian recruited people in Dongxing City, but he was hindered by something."

"Who's in the way?" Shen Yunfan asked.

"Dongxing City is too guarded by Cheng Liang, he has to say that we are Zheng Guonu's subordinates, and he is the one who surrounded us in the city."

"Taishou? I'll go see him." Shen Yunfan threw the wine jug, hugged Zheng Wanyi and said, "Lady, accompany me to Dongxing City for a walk?"

"Who allowed you to call this princess that?" Zheng Wanyi raised her eyebrows, but still let Shen Yunfan hug her, "Let's talk about it first, just this once."

Shen Yunfan smiled, and the three of them walked down the mountain.

"By the way, I heard that the bandit army also joined the battle last night?"

"That's right, after we put on the Kong Ming lantern, we will change into armor and join the battle."

"How's the result?"

"Most of the dead and wounded, the Chuzhou army is too powerful." Zheng Wanyi sighed.

"Hung Feirong believes my words now, right? If the bandits dare to rush and kill, they will only suffer more casualties."

"Don't say it, Hong Feirong is still angry about this, and he hasn't seen anyone for a day today."

"Hmm...... Don't forget what I told you, there's a chance to get rid of him."

"Don't mention it." Zheng Wanyi pouted and made a gesture to turn back.

"Okay, okay, don't mention it, don't mention it." Shen Yunfan scratched his head helplessly.

The three of them entered the city as they spoke.

In Dongxing City, fortunately, the fierce battle last night was not long, and the Chuzhou army did not wreak havoc for long.

So after some simple repairs, Dongxing City returned to its former prosperity.

At this time, in a courtyard in the east of the city, Cheng Liang, who was too guarded, was leading people to block outside, and the momentum was violent.

"Dare to form a private party in my Dongxing City, and none of the detailed works in this can be let go!"