Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

This was a rapid march of fifty thousand deserters, holding torches in their hands and marching continuously along the winding mountain road.

In this land in the northwest, the mountains are not stones, but loess slopes. The winding slopes cause great difficulties to the march. There is often a gap between two slopes, and the two slopes are It would take at least half a day to cross the chasm.

Chen Qiao took 50,000 deserters with him and spent more than ten days without escaping from the northwest. This illustrates the difficulty of marching on the northwest plateau.

The 20,000 Dragon Scale Army intercepting 50,000 deserters was an impossible task in anyone's eyes, but Ning Fan insisted on doing so.

Ning Fan had reasons for doing this, because he believed that among the 50,000 deserters, the vast majority must not be willing to follow Chen Qiao and flee to the Huns.

A rumbling sound spread from the top of the mountain to the canyon, and Chen Qiao was distracted. He suddenly raised his head and saw a huge log rolling down the hillside.

Seeing this scene, Chen Qiao's expression changed. He knew he had been ambushed. He looked up at the top of the mountain in the distance and saw the black dragon scale army standing on the top of the mountain.

Seeing the armor of the Dragon Scale Army emitting a cold light in the dark night, Chen Qiao felt a chill in his heart. He knew that this was the arrival of the True Dragon Emperor from Dakang.

"Put down your weapons and turn around to avoid death."

The sound of twenty thousand dragon scale troops roaring into the sky at the same time shocked the entire valley.

A strong wind blew, and at least half of the fifty thousand people in the valley dropped their weapons.

These people have been fleeing with Chen Qiao for the past few days, sleeping in the open without even being able to guarantee food and drink. In fact, many of them have already regretted it. When they learned that the destination of their escape was the Huns grassland, more Some people retreated.

The hatred for the Huns is deeply buried in the blood of every Dakang person. Dakang people are born with hatred for the Huns, but Chen Qiao wants to take these Dakang people and flee to the territory of the Huns. , these well-off soldiers are naturally unwilling.

As an elite team cultivated by Chen Qiao, many of them may blindly and unconditionally support Chen Qiao, but they have to decide what to do.

Perhaps these people would dare to follow Chen Qiao in rebellion, but if Chen Qiao led them to defect to the Huns, I am afraid that most of them would not be willing to do so.

There was chaos in the valley, and Master Chen's hoarse roar sounded particularly sad in the valley.

It was a mess, with cries, curses, and surrender...

When Ning Fan led 20,000 dragon scale troops to rush down from the top of the mountain, he saw densely packed people kneeling in the valley.

All these northwest troops threw away their weapons and knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads, because anyone who dared to raise their heads would be shot by the Dragon Scale Army.

At dawn, Ning Fan counted the number of people and found that there were more than 5,000 people who fled with Chen Qiao, and the remaining 40,000 people all surrendered on the spot.

"This Chen Qiao is really determined to defect to the Huns."

Ning Fan sighed, with a touch of regret on his face.

The team that sniped at Chen Qiao in the Calabash Valley last night failed to capture the culprit and allowed Chen Qiao to escape.

Next, Chen Qiao only brought a few thousand men and horses, so the target became smaller and smaller. I am afraid it will be even more difficult to capture Chen Qiao, because after climbing over this Wulong Ridge, it will be the grassland of the Huns. .

"Your Majesty, thousands of people from the front have returned to surrender. They are all from Chen Qiao, and their subordinates are all affiliated with the original Northwest Army."

Chen Yuanqing came back quickly to report, and soon he saw thousands of troops dismounting and surrendering.

Ning Fan couldn't help but shake his head when he saw these Northwest troops who had returned to surrender.

These people would not follow Chen Qiao and flee to the grassland. This was what Ning Fan had expected. But now that there were fewer and fewer people around Chen Qiao, it became increasingly impossible to track Chen Qiao.

"Forget it, it's going to rain and my mother wants to get married. Just let him be. Whether this Chen Qiao will become a serious problem for my Da Kang in the future depends on God's will."

Ning Fan couldn't help but think of Zhong Xingyue, an eunuch from the Han Dynasty. Zhong Xingyue was originally a eunuch from the Han Dynasty, but he hated the Han Dynasty so much that he later fled to the territory of the Huns. Just go against the Han Dynasty.

Now it seems that this is the final fate of Chen Qiao. As for whether Chen Qiao can succeed, it depends on the comparison of the national power of Dakang and the Huns later.

A few days later, Ning Fan reorganized the Northwest Army. In the new Northwest Army, the middle and lower-level officers were almost replaced, and the upper-level officers were also slaughtered by Ning Fan. Today, the entire Northwest camp has erected took the flag of the Dragon Scale Army.

"Then Chen Qiao failed to stay in the end. If this person is allowed to escape, he will definitely become a serious problem for me, Da Kang, in the future."

Song Chengzhou sighed.

Ning Fan nodded. Ning Fan also had many regrets about Chen Qiao's escape, but sometimes, objective facts cannot be changed by human will.

"Sir Song, this crisis is all thanks to you. Otherwise, if Chen Qiao were to control hundreds of thousands of Northwest troops, the harm to our Dakang would be incalculable."

Ning Fan looked at Song Chengzhou with admiration.

"What happened this time was indeed extremely dangerous. When I first came to the Northwest Camp, Lao Chen actually had no confidence in his heart. He just had to go step by step. He just didn't expect Chen Qiao to be so powerful."

"Old Chen just roped in some middle- and lower-level captains, and slowly emptied Chen Qiao. It seems that the foundation of this city wall in the northwest is not very deep."

Song Chengzhou's implication was to ask Ning Fan not to treat the Northwest Army differently, but to treat them equally.

You can't have any opinions about the Northwest Army because of Chen Qiao's incident. After all, these members of the Northwest Army are all good men of Dakang.

"Don't worry, Master Song. After the Northwest Army is reorganized, the 20,000 Dragon Scale Army I brought will also stay and reorganize."

Ning Fan didn't say much, but revealed a piece of news to Song Chengzhou, that is, the 20,000 Dragon Scale Army brought from the south of the Yangtze River would not be brought back, but they would be allowed to take root in the northwest and become the backbone of the Northwest Army.

In this way, the possibility of the Northwest Army rebelling in the future is extremely slim, and Ning Fan's return to control the Northwest is almost certain.

The land in the northwest is windy, sandy, and cold all year round. It is actually not suitable for the cultivation of crops. This is the main reason why the northwest is vast and sparsely populated. In fact, the northwest is not without suitable places to live, nor is it without places that produce food. But in fact A large area is mountainous and is the most barren place.

The greatest value of the northwest to Dakang is actually the rich mineral resources in the northwest. Copper mines, iron mines, gold mines, silver mines, and various other minerals are all necessary for Dakang's future industrialization.

Of course, coal, which is the black gold of industry, can be found everywhere in the northwest. You can dig out an open-pit coal mine with just a casual dig. The role of the northwest in Dakang is self-evident.