The news of the fall of Heluo City spread all over the country, and the most affected was Beiyan Moyang Road.

The general Niu Cunjie's mood during this time can be described as uneasy, lest the Huaizhou West Route Army, which occupies Heluo City, move south and directly take the back of the Yan army's defense line on Moyang Road, as they did the year before last.

Fortunately, the Jing army led by Qingyu Zhongwang and Mou Lianghu did not relax their vigilance, and although they withdrew from the land of Gyeonggi according to Lu Shen's request, they repeatedly increased the number of ranger scouts, striving to grasp the movements of the Huaizhou army in time.

Niu Cunjie was finally able to feel a little at ease, but the tactics of the Jingzhou Army in the south also made him unable to understand.

Except for the initial capture of two cities on the Western Front, the subsequent Jingzhou Army has maintained the status quo, only maintaining an oppressive posture against the Yan army on the border, and has not launched a tough attack.

Niu Cunjie knew that the Feiyu Battalion was going north to support the Huaizhou Army, but the lack of a Feiyu Battalion was not a pain in the muscles and bones for the Jingzhou Army, why was Li Tianrun so conservative?

Although he was puzzled in his heart, Niu Cunjie did not dare to relax his carelessness, lest he be found by the Jingzhou army to find a flaw and break it in one fell swoop.

The two armies have maintained this state of confrontation.

Nearly 100 miles south of the Jingzhou Army front, Fuchang City.

This is the wartime residence of the Jingzhou Governor's Office, and Li Tianrun sits here to control the overall situation.

After the careful conditioning of a generation of divine doctor Xue Huaiyi, Li Tianrun's physical condition has improved, and the atmosphere in the Governor's Mansion has gradually become relaxed and cheerful, especially when Li Bingxue returns with the cavalry of the Flying Feather Battalion, this festive atmosphere has become more intense.

In the battle of the Northern Expedition, the Jingzhou Army was willing to cover on the flanks, and its combat exploits were not outstanding, but the Feiyu Battalion played a decisive role in the victory of Leize, and this matter had already spread all over the north and south of the river.

After this battle, presumably Li Bingxue can go to the next level in the army.

In the study, Li Tianrun looked at his daughter gently, and said approvingly: "Yes, I didn't embarrass the Jingzhou fathers." ”

"Daddy, when did my daughter disgrace you and the Jingzhou Army?"

Li Bingxue responded a little naughtily, obviously Li Tianrun's improved physical condition made her very happy, far more than her joy of making achievements on the battlefield.

Li Tianrun smiled slightly and said, "I thought you would take the Flying Feather Camp to Heluo City for a walk." ”

Li Bingxue explained: "Lu Shen didn't plan to defend Heluo from the beginning, and his daughter didn't know his specific plans, but he said that the Feiyu Battalion didn't have to make another trip, so his daughter led the troops back. ”

Li Tianrun said: "His choice is very wise, the difficulty of breaking through Heluo is very different from holding Heluo, and the imperial court may not be able to bear the price that needs to be paid to hold Heluo." ”

Li Bingxue's eyes fluttered, and he asked expectantly: "Daddy, will our Jingzhou Army strengthen the offensive next?" ”

Li Tianrun didn't answer, but looked at her and asked, "You put it down?" ”

This short question made Li Bingxue stunned, she vaguely guessed what her father meant, but she felt incredible, because Li Tianrun had never interfered with her life's events, at most, it was a knock on the side of her mother.

And the question now seems to mean that her father knows her mind well.

Li Tianrun said gently: "Ling is my daughter, how could I not know your thoughts?" That time you came back from Guangling City, you were full of praise for Lu Shen, I have never seen that kind of look on your face. When you went back to the capital, it was even more obvious when Lu Shen was assassinated and injured, and Huo Zhen and others also vaguely mentioned it in front of me. ”

"These people are really long-tongued......"

Li Bingxue smiled helplessly, not denying or being ashamed.

Li Tianrun continued: "You have been independent since you were a teenager, and you basically don't need me and my wife to worry about it, so I didn't interfere with your dealings with Lu Shen. It's just that as far as I know, Lu Shen has a great relationship with the daughter of the Lin family, and you are not a competitive character, so I can't help but be a little worried. This time, you are asked to lead the army north, in fact, there is also an intention for you to think clearly. Now it seems that you have finally let go? ”

Seeing him ask again, Li Bingxue said calmly: "Daddy, my daughter never thought about competing with Lin Xi at all. ”

Li Tianrun said with a complicated expression: "Are you unwilling to fight, or are you afraid that you won't be able to fight?" ”

Li Bingxue smiled dumbly, raised her eyebrows slightly, and said, "Of course I don't want to." I made it very clear to Lu Shen, although I have a good impression of him, but I don't want to be trapped in a deep house with a husband and children. The way of the world...... Once a woman marries a wife, it is not easy to show her face, and I still have something to do, how can I live up to my father's expectations? ”

Li Tianrun sighed lightly and said slowly: "Silly child, as a father, I only want you to be safe and happy. There are some things that are the responsibility of our fathers and cannot be placed on your shoulders. ”

Li Bingxue smiled sweetly and said, "Of course my daughter understands her father's intentions. It's just that the eldest daughter of the dignified governor of Jingzhou can't be a concubine, right? Even if her daughter doesn't want to be decent, how can she ignore her father's face? Lu Shen is very stubborn in his bones, he thinks that Lin Xi will not change, and now that there is another daughter of the Wang family, his daughter really doesn't want to fight with them. ”

Li Tianrun looked at her bright eyes and cheerful expression, and muttered, "Okay, you can just make up your own mind." ”

Li Bingxue suppressed the complicated emotions in her heart and continued the previous question: "Daddy, when will our army strengthen the offensive?" ”

Li Tianrun shook his head and said, "That's it." ”

Li Bingxue looked puzzled.

Li Tianrun briefly explained: "The main force of the Jing army is still there, and it is not a good thing for our army to stretch the battle line too long. Half of Moyang Road and the entire territory of Dongyang Road have exceeded expectations, and at this time we need to digest the recovered territory, and we will suffer from it if we are greedy and chew more. Brother Xiao and I wrote to him, and he also agreed with this view, and now we need to take root and stabilize the front. ”

Li Bingxue bowed slightly.

Li Tianrun said again: "In the future, our army and the main force of the Jing army will face each other head-on, as long as we can gain an advantage, our army can take advantage of the situation and drive straight in." Until then, we have to wait patiently for the real big battle. ”

Li Bingxue said heartily: "My daughter understands, and she will step up the training of her soldiers during this time." ”

Li Tianrun smiled and said, "It's not so urgent, let's go back to Pingyang Mansion to see your mother." ”

"Yes, Daddy."

Li Bingxue got up and responded.

Walking out of the study and into the courtyard, she looked up to the north, only to see that the sky was high and the clouds were blue.

She exhaled slowly, and there was a faint sadness in her eyes.

……

Qi Jianwu 14 years, Jing Tiande 6 years, March 12.

After seven consecutive days of back-and-forth and bitter bargaining, the envoys of Qijing and the two countries finally reached peace talks.

The two sides agreed that the Huaizhou West Route Army would withdraw from Heluo and return to the territory of Dongyang Road (Dingzhou, Qi State) along the eastern line of Gyeonggi, and that the Jingjun Qingyu Zhongwang Division, the Moulianghu Division, and the Dingbai Army under the command of Shanyang would enter the Gyeonggi area one after another, and take over Heluo after the withdrawal of the Huaizhou Army.

The position of Emperor Yan was abolished, and the central court fulfilled the responsibility of governance, and the Heluo area was used as a buffer zone between Qijing.

The Jing Dynasty tacitly accepted that half of the territory of Dongyang Road and Moyang Road was occupied by the Qi Dynasty, but no written text was formed.

The Jing Dynasty paid a total of more than 8,600 war horses to redeem all the prisoners of war led by Qingyu Huaijin, the lord of Yongping County.

One of the most fierce arguments between the two sides was the ownership of the pass east of Heluo, and finally with the consent of Xiao Wangzhi and Lu Shen, Xu Zuo agreed to the other party's request in the imperial history, and the two armies of Qi and Jing took the common city as the boundary, the Qingliu Pass in the east belonged to the Qi army, and the Yaoshan Pass in the west belonged to the Jing army.

From this point of view, the Qi Dynasty suffered a slight loss.

Heluo doesn't need to mention much, the key lies in Yaoshan Pass, I believe that after this failure, Jing Jun will definitely attach great importance to Yaoshan Pass, after all, this pass is the last barrier to the east of Heluo.

However, neither Xiao Wangzhi nor Lu Shen insisted too much on this matter, as if they were satisfied if they could get Qingliu Pass.

From March 14 to March 17, near Linying City, north of Heluo, the Qi army returned prisoners of war in batches for four consecutive days, and at the same time obtained a corresponding number of war horses from the Jing army.

On March 17, the last exchange ceremony, there was only one prisoner of war.

The elite of the Huaizhou West Route Army was exhausted, the cavalry of the Ruishi Battalion advanced slightly, and the Feiyun Army and the Lai'an Army lined up in the rear to respond.

The Jing army was Qing Yu Zhongwang led 5,000 elite cavalry to suppress the formation, and the banner of the Dingbai Army was faintly visible in the rear.

In the Ruishi camp, Lu Shen and Qing Yu Huaijin rode their horses side by side.

Lu looked ahead silently and watched as Li Chengen led people to receive the two thousand war horses that Jing Chao used to redeem the women around him.

The spring breeze is slow, blowing the green silk on Qingyu Huaijin's sideburns.

She turned her head and said, "Hey." ”

Lu Shen said indifferently: "Say." ”

Qing Yu Huaijin looked around at the soldiers of the Rui Battalion who were well-groomed, and said in a low voice: "You really didn't want to defect to our court?" This is your last chance. ”

Lu Shen said without squinting: "Want to hear the truth? ”

Qing Yu Huaijin nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Lu Shen said: "I haven't thought about it. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin pursed his lips.

Lu Shen added: "Although I can't be a character like Yang Guangyuan and Yang Dashuai, I definitely won't become a villain like Pang Shigu, who will be poked in the backbone for a lifetime, and finally be executed without turning a blind eye." ”

Qing Yu Huaijin looked up at the sky and didn't pick up the conversation.

After about half a burnt of incense, Li Chengen came to report that the war horse had been received.

Lu Shen said: "County Lord, you can go back and say hello to Ling Zun on my behalf." ”

Qingyu Huaijin did not move.

Lu Shen smiled: "Don't want to leave? Or do you think that two thousand war horses are not worthy of your honorable status? ”

"Phew."

Qing Yu Huaijin snorted lightly, waved the horsewhip and flicked it, and the horse neighed and stepped forward with four hooves.

After taking a few steps, Qingyu Huaijin turned his head to stare at Lu Shen, and said word for word: "Goodbye, Lu!" Big! Disloyal! Minister! ”

When it was time to part, there was finally a little more inexplicable emotion in her eyes, as if she wanted to engrave Lu Shen's face firmly in her heart, and to repay the shame he had imposed on her in the future, and it seemed that she felt sorry for this young man's pedantry, maybe he could have a better future in the north.

But she received no response, so she looked back and did not hesitate any longer.

Lu Shen's face did not change, watching her ride through the distance of hundreds of zhang between the two armies, and then entered the Jingjun array, and then disappeared.

"Withdraw!"

Lu Shen gave an order, and all units of the Huaizhou Army retreated in an orderly manner in the direction of Heluo, and the Jing army on the opposite side also cautiously withdrew to the north.

Between heaven and earth, there is only the sound of the wind, which is boundless.

……

The fourteenth year of Qi Jianwu, March 20.

The Huaizhou army withdrew from Heluo, carrying more than 8,000 fine war horses, 13.75 million taels of snowflake silver, and countless grains, grasses and ordnance.

At this point, the Northern Expedition of the border army of the Qi Dynasty came to an end.

The Yan Kingdom has already existed in name only, and the two countries of Qijing have temporarily stopped fighting, but neither of them dares to take it lightly, because they can confirm that the war is not really over, unless they divide the final victory.

There will be a war.

Hello book friends, the third volume of this book [Feng Qi Heluo] ends, and tomorrow the fourth volume [or leaping in the abyss] will begin.

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