With Hei Guang, Dongfang Fengfu, and Yang Lan's troops clearing the way, and with Wang Ping's Wudang Flying Army, Tianyang finally made a bloody path and arrived in front of Ma Su.
"Is it okay to join the army?" Tian Yang greeted him indifferently.
"Are you here to laugh at me?" Ma Su asked Tian Yang in a self-deprecating manner.
"Are you kidding me? I won't laugh at people." Tian Yang replied indifferently.
"Didn't you see that I've brought my soldiers over? It's obvious that he's here to save you. Although you're not qualified to be a Great General, as a strategist, you're definitely an indispensable talent for the Great Han Dynasty.”
"Why? Why are you still willing to save me after I treat you like this?”Ma Su could not understand. He had treated Tian Yang so badly, but Tian Yang did not seem to care at all and came to save him.
"There's no reason. Although your attitude towards me makes me very uncomfortable, I know very well that we're family.”
"" Ma Su was speechless. Yes, they were all on the same side.
"Alright, join the army and follow us. Let's start breaking out of the encirclement!"
On the other side, Gou Fu also saw his elder brother, Gou An, and his heart was instantly stirred. It was extremely moving.
"Big brother, I'm here to save you."
" Brother." Gou An looked at his younger brother with a complicated expression in his eyes.
"Don't say anything. Let's break out of the encirclement first!”
On the other side, Tian Yang began to give orders to the crowd after seeing Ma Su. In fact, when Zhang He had retreated, only some deputy generals were commanding the remaining soldiers who surrounded the mountain. Even if they still had combat power, they would not be able to stop Tian Yang and the others if they wanted to break out.
Just as Tian Yang had thought, leading Ma Su to break out of the encirclement was much easier than rushing in front of Ma Su. First, Dongfang Fengfu displayed his " Bow and Arrow Creation " skill on the mountaintop. Then, Hei Guang, Yang Lan, and the others led their troops to attack directly, tearing apart the enemy's most vulnerable defense area. It split open and rushed out.
However, the Wei army did not pursue them too much because they had already achieved their goal, which was to seize the street pavilion.
After retreating to the vicinity of the street pavilion, Tian Yang heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Yi. Ma Su's face was dispirited.
"Join the army? Are you okay?"
"It's over, we're all done for. We're all dead once we lose the pavilion.”Ma Su. He said with a face full of despair.
Tian Yang frowned slightly, not knowing how to comfort the guy in front of him.
"Let this trash die so that we don't waste our food.”Yang Lan said coldly.
"I support it." Hei Guang raised his hand, indicating that he agreed with Yang Lan's point of view.
Tian Yang rolled his eyes at the two of them. He had no intention of asking for their opinions at all.
"Where did your high-spirited attitude go? It's really embarrassing to be like this now."
Liu Yin looked at Ma Su and could not bear to see him like this. He went.
"Enough, Ma You Chang! All you have to do now is find a way to survive. Go, at least you have to report to the Prime Minister personally. This is a responsible attitude.”Tian Yang couldn't stand it at all. Even though he lost badly, he shouldn't be so dispirited.
"Boss is right. If you commit suicide, you'll be an out-and-out coward.”Liu Yin said.
Wang Ping looked at Ma Su and sighed with emotion." I didn't expect that Jie Ting's defeat would turn a high-spirited soldier into this.”
" Tianyang " Ma Su looked at Tianyang in front of him, a complicated feeling spreading in his heart.
After that, Ma Su silently left the place. Gou An also silently followed behind Ma Su. The noodles left.
Seeing Gou An leave, Gou Fu felt very unhappy. "This defeat has cut off Big Brother's path to promotion. He must have suffered a huge blow."”
"Big Brother Boyue!" Tian Yang looked at one. Jiang Wei, who had a heavy heart, said," Big Brother Boyue, you don't have to worry about Auntie. Before we left the battlefield, I had already sent Li Jun to Ji City to pick Auntie up.”
Hearing Tian Yang's words, Jiang Wei's worry instantly disappeared and was replaced by endless gratitude. In fact, Tian Yang didn't have to be like this, but he still let Zhang Lijun go to Ji City at the risk of being discovered by the enemy. Jiang Wei would always remember this kindness.
After that, Tian Yang, Jiang Wei, and the others followed Ma Su and the others. The situation was very critical. They had to lead the Chang Bai Army to harass the enemy so that Zhuge Liang and the others could return to Hanzhong smoothly.
Only Hei Guang and Yang Lan were left at the scene. Just as Yang Lan was about to catch up, Hei Guang spoke.
"Hey! Yang Lan!"
Hei Guang's shout caused Yang Lan to stop in her tracks. She looked at Hei Guang in confusion.
"Then…At this moment, Hei Guang appeared rather reserved,"Now that our army has lost Jie Ting, we will definitely face Great Wei's ferociousness." Li Lie pursued. You are not an official member of our army, so there is no need for you to take the risk.”
" Really?" Yang Lan laughed when she heard Hei Guang's words." At this juncture, you should be more selfish." However, you're also the first employer who cares about my safety. You can even say that you treat me like a human being. At least let me follow you to the border of Shu.”
"Hey!" Hei Guang was a little anxious. Do you know how urgent the situation is? If you don't leave now, you won't be able to leave when you go to the battlefield later.”
"Of course I know." Yang Lan smiled faintly and said," You know what? The Qiang people treated mercenaries the same way they treated livestock. However, it was rare for an employer to treat me like a human. Of course, I was willing to sacrifice my life to accompany him.”
"Is that so?" Hei Guang couldn't help but sigh and laugh." I know how to do everything. Let's go."”
As he said that, Hei Guang took the lead and walked forward, following behind Tian Yang and the others. Yang Lan, on the other hand, was the one who spoke. The horn slightly tilted up, following closely behind the black light, trying not to be left behind.
Chang 'an Wei Army Camp
"General Zhang is truly a pillar of our Great Wei. Cao Zhen sincerely admires him. In addition, the princess could tell that…The strategic significance of Jie Ting was also a great contribution.”Cao Zhen couldn't help but praise after reading Zhang He's battle report.
"Great General is too polite. Originally, General Zhang already had plans for the attack on the street pavilion, and Cao Ling was just agreeing.”Cao Lingyi. He said humbly.
"It's a pity that we lost two of our generals. After all, these two people had contributed greatly to the pacification of the new city.”Fei Yao sighed.
"This is just a small interlude in the great victory. These two people originally had ulterior motives. It's not a bad thing to get rid of such a big problem through the hands of the Shu people.”Cao Zhen did not feel that it was a pity. He had the intention of getting rid of the two of them.
"However, in such a one-sided battle, two generals died in such a manner. The enemy must have unexpected combat strength.”Cao Ling had other thoughts from this.
"That's right. According to the messenger, there's a person named Tian Yang who leads his troops and appears and disappears mysteriously.”Fei Yao nodded.
"Tianyang?" Cao Ling was slightly stunned.
"I know Tian Yang." Guo Huai stood up," Tianyang is a good friend of Jiang Wei who joined the army in Tianshui Prefecture. He has outstanding abilities and Jiang Wei has recommended him to me many times. Previously, Jiang Wei joined the army in Tianshui Prefecture to defend Ji City. After retreating, he surrendered to Shu and persuaded Jiang Wei to surrender.”
"Oh!" Cao Ling was shocked.
"Let's not talk about Tianyang for now. Personally. Since we have already taken Jieting, Zhuge Liang cannot not retreat. In order to prevent the Shu people from invading again, we must pursue them. Guo Huai and Lu Zhi, together with General Zhang He's pursuers from Jieting, pursued Zhuge Liang's army. The job of chasing Zhao Yun was left to Fei Yao.”Cao Zhen ordered.
"Understood!" Guo Huai nodded and thought to himself," Boyue, looks like I'll have a chance to meet you.”
"Yes, sir!"
"Yes!"
Lu Zhi and Fei Yao replied.
"Let Cao Ling participate in this pursuit mission. Otherwise, the Great General will not be able to focus on recovering the lost territory. Now, recovering the three prefectures of Longxi was the top priority. The general should cooperate with the Liangzhou governor Xu Miao's army to expel the Shu army.”
Cao Ling also stood out. Dong pleaded.
"No, that's too dangerous. Although the Shu army had retreated, he did not know what tricks the Shu army would use.”
Out of concern for Cao Ling, Cao Zhen did not dare to let Cao Ling go to the battlefield. After all, Cao Ling was a rare talent in the Cao family.
"Cao Ling wanted to avoid the Shu army's tricks, so she requested to follow.”
"Alright, I'll leave the pursuit to the princess, but Fei Yao! He absolutely could not let the princess run to the frontlines.”
Feeling. Sensing Cao Ling's determination, Cao Zhen could not say anything more. He could only try his best to prevent Cao Ling from running to the front line.
"Yes," Fei Yao said. " Yes." Li replied, but she couldn't help but sigh in her heart." Great General is good in everything, but he's too soft-hearted towards his family."”
"Clan brother, General Zhu and I have followed you for many years but we have not made any outstanding contributions. It is time for us to show our abilities.”
At this moment, a general stood up and said.
"Yes, Uncle Cao Shao hopes that we will follow you to make contributions and return home in glory.”
Soon after, the other general standing next to him also stood up.
These two people were called Cao Zun and Zhu Zan respectively. The former was a member of the Cao Clan.
In short, he did not need to remember these two people too much. He just needed to know that they were just extras.
"Alright then! I hope you can make contributions and add glory to my clan.”
Cao Zhen was obviously hesitant, but he agreed in the end.
At this moment, Cao Ling frowned slightly and immediately stood up to say," I suggest that these two generals be the vanguard of the pursuit of Zhao Yun's army.”
"Why?" Cao Zhen could not help but ask in puzzlement.
"We want to kill Zhuge Liang. What's the use of killing Zhao Yun?”Cao Zun was also puzzled.
"That's right, then. What's there to chop at an old man?" Zhu Zan was the same.
"Zhuge Liang has tens of thousands of troops and two generals, Ma Dai and Wei Yan. Do you really have the confidence to take him down? In comparison, although Zhao Yun was brave, he had less than 5,000 troops, so his chances of success were higher.”Cao Ling explained.
"Alright, then let the two generals and the princess travel together.”Cao Zhen felt that it made sense after hearing the explanation, so he nodded and said.
Shu Han Army Camp
"Gao Xiang's garrison in Willow City was unable to stop the rebel army's attack. The city has already fallen, please punish me, prime minister.”
Gao Xiang half-knelt in front of Zhuge Liang. He apologized to Zhuge Liang with a terrified face.
"What about Jie Ting?" Zhuge Liang was not in a hurry to punish him. Instead, he asked about the situation at Jie Ting.
"Jie Ting was breached by Zhang He, and the whereabouts of the soldiers and General Wang are unknown. General Zhao had also been defeated by Cao Zhen's army and was now beginning to retreat from Ji Valley.”
Gao Xiang's report made Zhuge Liang's face turn gloomy. The current situation was too bad.
"Ju Da! What was going on? You Chang wouldn't have ended up like this if you had given the instructions. Are you hiding the fact that You Chang disobeyed orders?”Zhuge Liang suppressed his anger and asked Xiang Lang.
Xiang Lang didn't know how to answer for a moment, but he complained in his heart," I was soft-hearted and made a big mistake. I really regret it."”
Seeing that Xiang Lang was silent, Zhuge Liang could only get angry but it was useless. He could only sigh and say," I'll decide your punishment when we get back to Hanzhong." When he was young, he often did not listen to Zhuge Liang's advice and violated the military discipline, which eventually led to a defeat. It is lamentable that the late emperor once said that he often exaggerated his words when he was young and could not be reused. Zhuge Liang did not follow his words and ended up like this.”
As he spoke, Zhuge Liang's face. There was a trace of regret on his face.
At this moment, Wei Yan stood up and said," Prime Minister, since things have come to this, we can only take advantage of the fact that the enemy hasn't gathered their troops yet. Quick! It was best to retreat as soon as possible, and Wei Yan would be in charge of bringing up the rear.”
Yang Yi looked at Wei Yan with a sneer and thought, Hmph! You are stupid. You still want to stand up when the prime minister is at his most disheartened. You are clearly embarrassing the prime minister.”
Zhuge Liang didn't think too much about it. He just nodded and said," Wenzhang, I'm counting on you." General Ma, you should also assist Wen Chang."
"Understood!" Ma Dai accepted the order.
"The rest of you, help move the residents of Longxi into Hanzhong to strengthen our country's strength. Even if the Northern Expedition fails, at the very least, the gap between the two countries 'strength should be narrowed. By the way, where are Tianyang's troops?"
At this moment, Zhuge Liang realized that he had not heard any news about Tianyang.
"I didn't hear any news about General Jiang. It seems that after the fall of Jieting, his whereabouts were also unknown.”
Gao Xiang carefully reported to Zhuge Liang.
Hearing Gao Xiang's report, Zhuge Liang's heart was not only covered with a shadow, but he thought to himself," Sigh, nothing can happen to Tianyang. You're the pillar of my strength."”
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