I run a newspaper in ancient times

Before the gate of the city was closed, and before Prince Yi repented, Emperor Yan hastily ordered people to draft the imperial decree, and sent a team of speeding troops to the northern border.

At this time, the war in northern Xinjiang suddenly reached a strange point.

Rumors abounded in the Dayan army camp, the morale of the army was unstable, and the coach Fan Zhiyuan just watched indifferently, and did not take any action to stop him. Seeing that the opposite Daxia army was ready to attack and took advantage of the opportunity to attack, he found that the opponent's hundreds of thousands of troops retreated without warning. up.

Originally, seeing the densely packed tents stretching for several miles on the opposite side, they were pulled out overnight, as if they had seen a ghost.

What's going on?

It was not yet dawn, but the big tent of Commander Dayan was full of generals from all walks of life, each of them whispered to each other with different expressions, but looked up at Fan Zhiyuan directly above him from time to time, his heart felt like thousands of ants crawling, numb and itchy I really want to know what the commander-in-chief is doing!

Such a good opportunity, Dayan's back was on fire, and it was time to take advantage of the fire, and it was so strange to let it go like this.

Scouts were sent out to look for the Great Xia Army.

After waiting for a while, the scouts who had been watching the movement of the Great Xia Army came back when the sky was bright. They entered the tent and reported, "Marshal, the Great Xia Army has all retreated to Yaocheng!"

Before Fan Zhiyuan could ask a question, General Fang from the Northern Camp hurriedly asked, "Yaocheng? Have all the troops retreated?"

His tone revealed an unbelievable feeling, not only him, but all the generals who heard the news all looked over in unison.

The scout gave a resolute answer: "Yes, they all retreated to Yaocheng, but I saw it with my own eyes."

This is really surprising. Just yesterday they were nervously preparing to meet the enemy. Some of them were already ready to abandon Fan's army and retreat privately at any time, but the crisis was resolved like this?Thousands of words finally converged into an eternal mystery-"Why?"

"It's under investigation. Yaocheng has our internal response. Now it's under martial law. Please wait a little longer, and the news will come out by then."

After this was finished, several scouts came in one after another from outside the tent, and they brought similar answers with minor differences. At this point, no matter how unbelievable, everyone accepted this fact.

The fastest responders were the generals of the Fan family army, saying that their marshal was not in a hurry even if the old god was here, so they had a backup!

Wei Ping immediately asked: "The retreat of the enemy army means that there is a greater disturbance in Daxia than ours, so what should we do next? Marshal, should we attack?"

As soon as this remark came out, Lu Jin's eyes lit up, and he was gearing up and said: "This is a good opportunity to make meritorious service. Yaocheng belongs to our Dayan. How about taking it back?"

The Fan family army has always been reckless in wars, because they followed a commander who was reckless.

On the other hand, hesitation appeared on the faces of the other generals. Before the matter is clear, should they wait a little longer, what if it is a fraud?However, seeing the Fan family's army eager to try, as if the victory was in sight, thinking that they only questioned Fan Zhiyuan two days ago, and the latter's cold warning voice, they wisely didn't ask.

Fan Zhiyuan pointed to the table with his finger, and said, "Send the order, and the whole army is on standby."

This sound, whether they like it or not, everyone obeys.

The generals all took orders to gather their own troops, while those of Fan's army took a step slowly. Wei Ping asked, "General, are you really fighting?"

It is easy to defend the city and difficult to attack the city, and there are people with different ideas in the army, which is actually not suitable. As for what I said just now, it is just to restrain these people who are at both ends of the head.

In a real fight, it is easy to become a mess.

Fan Zhiyuan said: "We don't fight, it's just for deterrence. As for Yaocheng and the other three cities, whether Daxia will send them over by himself depends on how well you pretend."

Hundreds of thousands of Yan troops pressed down on Yaocheng, densely packed with people, the fan flag was fluttering in the wind, and the sound of horseshoes seemed to shake the whole earth.

Holding three golden orders in his hand, the fourth prince who had to return to the capital looked at the eldest prince standing in front of him, with deep unwillingness in his eyes, he made a final struggle and said: "Brother, they are all bluffing, don't Seeing so many people, they have already been torn apart, let the younger brother lead the army, and they will definitely kill them all! I will definitely bring Yanjing Jiuzhou back to my father, and let Fan Zhiyuan die without a place to die! Big brother, be more accommodating A few days, just a few days!"

The fourth prince almost used a pleading tone.

However, the eldest prince who came here with the imperial guards smiled, and said with contempt in his eyes: "Fourth younger brother, since the emperor knows your thoughts, why would he let the tiger go back to the mountain and let you take charge of the military power? , your layout is too shocking, you should honestly go back to Beijing with your brother to plead guilty to the emperor, explain the matter of Jiang Zhi, and admit your mistake. Is it just a ban?"

The fourth prince was obviously enraged, he stood up abruptly and shouted at the eldest prince: "What am I thinking? I am loyal and open up territories for my father, where do I have any other intentions? I missed the opportunity, you guys...let go!"

The Ouchi guards on both sides hurried forward and locked him, restraining him from moving.

The eldest prince was sprayed all over his face, but he spit on himself, and said with a cold smile: "Then the death of the second child is always your fault, right?"

The fourth prince choked suddenly.

"I still remember how righteous indignation you felt when the news of your second brother's death came. You wished you could take the murder of your brother with your own hands. You had to avenge him. That's why you persuaded the emperor to send troops. But I didn't expect that the real murderer was precisely you. He even killed his brothers, how cruel! The second child was so determined for Daxia that he would go all the way to borrow food from Dayan. The common people all remember that whoever kills him kills their parents, their food, their food, and their hope of life. Even Grandmaster Ruolan can buy you, fourth brother, your ambition is too big, your father and thousands of people are watching it. When you return to Beijing, you must look at the surrounding people to see how much they have. Hate you! In this way, the second child can smile at Jiuquan in the sky!"

The fourth prince's heart was suddenly covered with a shadow, and his whole body was like falling into a cellar of ice.

"General Huwei has already relinquished his military power, so you don't have to struggle anymore. When you catch Dayan's spy, Jiang Zhi, we will go back to Beijing together. If you have anything to say, tell your father."

Hearing this, the fourth prince knew that the general situation was over, and he never expected that he would fall short at this critical moment.

He grabbed the eldest prince, fixed his eyes on him, and said vigorously: "Without General Huwei, how can we fight against Dayan? Now that soldiers are approaching the city, who can resist? What are you going to do?"

"That doesn't bother fourth brother."

The first prince said something indifferently, and then pulled his hand, but unfortunately he didn't pull it out, the fourth prince's hand was very strong, and he said quickly with his eyes wide open: "You must never surrender, big brother, you must never admit defeat! Fan Zhiyuan is at the end of his battle. Believe me, there is a lawsuit on him. Emperor Dayan fears that he will call him back soon. As long as he leaves, the Yan army will have nothing to fear. No matter who accepts the army, he must not ask for help. And, did you hear, no!"

The fourth prince gritted his teeth and said his final insistence, which was also an extremely heartfelt statement, as if he wanted to cut his heart out, spat his flesh and said: "Brother, no matter what, we are people from Daxia after all, we must not surrender! As long as you fight, you can win, and you will definitely make meritorious deeds!"

There was a little hope in those unwilling eyes, but the eldest prince slowly pulled the fourth prince's hand away, and said softly: "Fourth prince, maybe what you said is right, but if the second son is not dead , the four prefectures of Yan and Jing should also be returned to Dayan, but at that time they could borrow food, but now they have nothing. The people of Daxia don’t want to fight, let alone fight for someone’s ambition, they just want to live well .”

His words completely shattered the hope in the fourth prince's eyes.

"Put the fourth prince under custody, return to Beijing early tomorrow morning, arrest Jiang Zhi, and bring them back together for trial."

Seeing the fourth prince being taken down, the eldest prince pretended to sigh deeply, and then said: "Come here, send an envoy to bring a message to the commander-in-chief of Dayan. Daxia has always regarded peace as the most important thing. Because of a certain Some people are in the way of it, so we meet with each other, and this king is willing to negotiate peace with him personally with sincerity, so as not to hurt the peace between the two countries, and let the common people suffer."

"Yes."

Fan Zhiyuan led the army to press down on Yaocheng. Although he had different intentions, like loose sand, he looked like a rainbow, full of oppressiveness, and very bluffing.

The army stopped three miles away, and the vanguard battalion stepped forward to call for formation, and it seemed that they were really going to attack the city.

The guard of Yaocheng looked at the darkness and the climbing ladder behind him, and he was terrified. He always felt that Yaocheng would not be safe in the next moment, so he closed the city gate firmly.

At this time, the generals of Dayan realized that they really wanted to fight?Is Da Xia's army of hundreds of thousands just a display?

When they were about to persuade Fan Zhiyuan to think twice, they didn't expect that the gate of Yaocheng opened, and a small group of cavalry seemed to escort an envoy in the middle, waving a negotiation flag, towards us.

Fan Zhiyuan didn't feel embarrassed, and opened the way to meet the envoy.

Then the envoy stunned all the generals present as soon as he opened his mouth. When Dayan was in such chaos, and there was no better opportunity to invade, Daxia actually came to ask for peace.

Probably the only one who was not surprised was Fan Zhiyuan, he sat in the tent in a stable manner, and only said one sentence: "It's okay to retreat, return the four prefectures of Yanjing, and send Jiang Zhi back to our army intact."

Fan Zhiyuan was straightforward and tough, with the momentum of going to war if he didn't agree.

The envoy didn't stay long, and returned to Yao City under the gaze of Dayan Wanshuang, and asked to be delivered to the First Prince.

Returning the four prefectures of Yan and Jing was a concession he got from the emperor when he left the capital of Xia Kingdom. It was not difficult, the only accident was that Jiang Zhi.But after thinking about it, it makes sense, isn't this spy the biggest "hero" this time?

There was a sound of footsteps at the door, and the First Prince turned around and asked, "Did you get caught?"

The visitor replied: "Not yet, someone was chasing him. He got the news and fled early in the morning."

The eldest prince sneered and said: "It must be the fourth child who wants to kill someone, so he must be captured alive."

"Yes."

In the dark night, a person fled in a hurry like a bereaved dog.

Behind him, various forces are chasing him, Jiang Zhi doesn't know the meaning of his escape, but he understands that the world is so big that there is no place for him now.

A person followed him not far or near like a ghost, as if admiring his embarrassment and abjection.

Until there was no way ahead, Jiang Zhi turned around and looked at the empty and abandoned alley, panting and asked: "Where is your Excellency, Jiang doesn't remember offending you, why is he chasing you?"

A figure jumped down from the eaves above his head. Yunxi was dressed in black, leaving only a pair of big eyes to carefully look at the man in front of him.

It was this person who caused his second senior brother's family to be ruined, and countless people in the northern border died under Daxia's iron cavalry.

"Are you wearing a human skin mask, or have you changed your face like the second brother?" Yunxi asked curiously.

Jiang Zhi shook his face, his eyes fell on the snow field when he came, his feet were messy, but he was the only one, his heart sank suddenly.

The difference in martial arts is too much, he is not an opponent at all.

"If you don't answer, it seems that I have to confirm it myself."

As Yunxi was speaking, he came over suddenly, and Jiang Zhi took this opportunity to shoot a hidden weapon.

"Hey, are you playing dirty in front of me?" Yunxi opened his eyes, turned around and flew up, dodging the hidden weapon, and at the same time sprinkled a handful of medicinal powder, "Don't you know that your grandpa and I are the originator?"

As soon as the words fell, Jiang Zhi fell down in response.

If it can be solved by the most indiscriminate means, it is definitely not to use real swords and guns to fight desperately. This is the teaching of the elder brother.

"Master Yun!" Beixing came looking for the voice, and when he saw Jiang Zhi, he couldn't help being stunned.

"Not dead, just fainted." Yunxi squatted beside Jiang Zhi, stroking his chin, and he, who was deeply taught by Master Yun, soon beamed with joy, and withdrew his hand and said, "I didn't change my face, it's just Easy."

He got up and asked Beixing, "Do you want to take him away?"

Northbound Road: "No, just leave it to the chasers behind. Daxia has agreed to hand him over to General Fan. No matter whether he changes his face or not, this person redeems Dayan in this way. With Daxia's endorsement, his identity It is undoubtedly Jiang Zhi."

Messy footsteps came from behind, and he said northward: "Young Master Yun, let's leave."

Yunxi nodded, and after thinking about it, he stuffed another medicine into Jiang Zhi's mouth.

"Let him sleep for three days, and he will be able to see the second senior brother when he opens his eyes. Do you think it will be pleasantly surprised?"

Beixing felt that he didn't know the surprise, but he must have been frightened.

"Back to his homeland, I don't know if he will have the face to meet the old Dingbeihou and the people of Beijiang."