"I see, follow the order!" Pang Jun responded.

The army chased all the way, and by this time the men and horses were exhausted. Pang Jun discussed with several generals under his command for a while, no matter how much, he decided to find a place to camp in Fuliu first, feed the horses, and rest for a night.

I only slept for one night, and the next morning, Pang Jun was about to set off after reorganizing the soldiers and horses, but he was told: The people and horses who are still near Fuliu don't need to go to Fucheng anymore.

Ten days later, the Ji army returned to Xindu City. Zhao Huan, the emperor of the Ji State, held a feast in the palace to celebrate the achievements of the generals, and the palace was very lively. On the seats in the main hall, the military generals exchanged heads and ears, and the military ministers happily recounted how strategically they were, and the generals excitedly boasted to each other how many heads they had captured and how many Tang troops they had captured.

This war is indeed an unprecedented victory! The Tang army, known as an army of 300,000, was defeated, killed and wounded, and the corpses covered the road from Xindu to Fucheng.

And the strength of the Ji army was not weakened by the war, but the strength of the army soared to nearly 200,000 people!

At the banquet in the main hall, a general drank wine and shouted with a big grin: "This prince of Tang is not very high?"

Another general took a sip of wine and said excitedly, "I really didn't expect that the famous Tang Guogong would actually escape overnight! Escaped!"

Suddenly there was laughter in the main hall, and the generals almost overturned the table.

Pang Jun looked at the noisy scene around him and was silent.

Zhao Huan stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It's really unheard of, the current coach of the big war slipped away first, I have experienced so many battles for so many years, and it is the first time I have met it."

The Minister of State stood up and saluted, "Holy Lord, I hope to win this battle, and I am gratifying, but this battle is not over. Half of the land lost by our Ji country has passed, and the Tang army has gathered in Fucheng and has not left. I also hope that Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince, and all my colleagues will continue to work hard."

The civil and military officials in the main hall suddenly fell silent when they heard the words of the Minister of State.

Pang Jun also stood up and said to Zhao Huan and Zhao Yan, who were in the first and second seats: "Holy Lord, His Royal Highness the Prince, the Tang army lost tens of thousands of troops in this battle, but the Tang State is strong and has not been completely defeated, and the Duke of Tang may make a comeback."

A military general was stunned and said, "After this defeat, can the Tang Kingdom make a comeback?"

Pang Jun said thoughtfully, "It's hard to say."

At this time, Zhao Huan saw that the atmosphere was a little cold, and said with a smile: "The minister and the old general are right, but forget it today, these days, all of you Aiqing have worked hard to resist the Tang thieves, and finally won the victory, which should be celebrated." Then play music, then dance, come and come, for the prosperity of the country, drink this cup together!"

After the banquet, Pang Jun returned to his mansion to rest. With the support of his son Pang Xun, he sat on the chair in the study, drank the sobering soup handed over by his son, looked at the bookcase, and was stunned.

After Pang Xun finished his work, he waved his hand to the servants, and the servants left one after another, busy with their own affairs ten meters away from the study.

Pang Xun looked at his frowning old father and asked softly, "Father, now that my Ji country has won the victory, the Tang army has been defeated, and the reconquest of the lost territory is just around the corner, what else do you need to worry about?"

Pang Jun was awakened by Pang Xun's questioning, he looked at his son and said, "You have participated in the pursuit these days, do you think the level of the Tang Army is so low?"

Pang Xun showed a thoughtful expression and said, "Father didn't mention it, I haven't found out that these days, the Tang army I captured is basically recruited from these counties and counties in Jizhou. Although they have been trained, they are far from the elite of the Tang Army."

Pang Jun then asked, "Is this the case on your side, but what about your cousin and your brother-in-law?" Are they the same?"

Pang Xun nodded and said, "At the banquet today, I heard them boast that the Tang Army was nothing more than that, and I don't know why General Li Mubai was defeated and died on the battlefield."

When Pang Jun heard his son's words, he sighed and said, "These recruits recruited from Jizhou are afraid that they will be regarded as outcasts, and the real elite of the Tang Army should have withdrawn to Fucheng long ago. Otherwise, you won't pay it back

Before I arrived in Fucheng, I turned back."

Pang Xun listened to his father's words, nodded, and said, "That's true, as soon as my troops and horses left Fuliu, news came that several troops and horses pursued Fucheng, but the whole army was wiped out, and only a dozen people escaped."

Pang Jun bowed slightly, and said, "This is the strength of the elite army of the Tang Kingdom, and their withdrawal this time is indeed because of the lack of food and grass, but Wang Rong chose to retreat very wisely. And very suddenly, the spies we planted in the camp of the Tang Army did not have time to deliver news to the city. Before rushing to the palace banquet, I deliberately went to Bingjing. Of the more than 30 spies sent out earlier, none of them came back alive."

Pang Xun was shocked when he heard his father's words, and he asked in disbelief, "Father, are you sure?" These spies were carefully trained, and they died so easily?"

Pang Jun took a sip of sobering soup and said helplessly, "In order to allow these spies to enter the Tang Army camp smoothly, they can only be recruited as recruits from Jizhou County. But this time, the Tang army was defeated too suddenly, and they deliberately regarded the recruitment of soldiers from Jizhou counties as outcasts, blocking the way of our Hebei army's pursuit, and these spies became the military exploits of those generals in the court."

After listening to Pang Jun's words, Pang Xun was also very helpless, being an agent experiences life and death every day, and their personal ability is certainly very powerful. But in such a huge battlefield, no matter how superb personal skills are, they are in vain.

Pang Jun waved his hand at Pang Xun and said, "It's useless to think about these things now, you can help me back to the room." For my father, I have to rest earlier, my country is now in turmoil, and if I am not careful, the country will be ruined, so while I can still move, do more things for this country."

Since the death of his old wife, Pang Jun has not continued or straightened the concubine's room, he has become accustomed to sleeping alone. Just as the two of them left the study, two fireworks suddenly rose in the air, and the bright fireworks flashed away, and soon disappeared into the night sky.

The two didn't take it seriously, but soon, there was a commotion in the city. The sound was so loud that even a courtyard as deep as Pang Mansion could hear it. Pang Jun's face changed suddenly, he looked at his son seriously, and said, "On this day of celebration, how can Xindu be so noisy? Hurry up and find out what's going on?"

After hearing this, Pang Jun was first helped to the pavilion in the courtyard, and let his old man sit on the stone bench and wait. Then, Pang Xun walked quickly to the front yard and shouted, "Someone! Come! That's a good weapon, come with me!"

Hearing Pang Xun's shouting, the servants in Pang Xun's mansion took wooden sticks and ring-headed knives from the arsenal, and then followed Pang Xun out of the mansion.