after being kidnapped by the general

The Youzhou warship left smoothly.

Yuan Li withdrew the broadsword, and Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief. It was winter, and the clothes on his back were soaked with sweat.

"Take Mr. Chen down, and interrogate him severely," Yuan Li coldly threw the sword at Jia Qing, with no expression on his face, "Ask carefully what the father and son did to our general, and what did they do to our general?" Where did the general go?"

Jia Qing took the sword and said in a deep voice, "Yes."

Chen Xi struggled in panic: "I don't know anything!"

Before he could say the next sentence, he was dragged away in a panic.

Yuanli dispersed the others and stood alone at the bow of the boat, blowing the wind.

Lin Tian cautiously persuaded: "Master, it's windy outside, go back and rest."

Yuan Li looked down at the sea surface, the dark sea water was rolling, and he could tell how cold it was by looking at it. He was in a daze for a while, and said in a hoarse voice: "How dare he say that Chu Hechao is dead."

Lin Tian had the feeling that it was true. He felt uncomfortable, and comforted Yuan Li, saying: "The great general has great blessings, and he will surely save the day."

Yuanli didn't speak.

No one knew the fear in his heart, and it rolled violently like the waves of the Bohai Sea.Fear is omnipresent, almost swallowing Yuanli.

No one could understand what kind of feeling Yuanli felt in his heart.

In the past, I heard people say that no one in this world can't live without leaving, Yuan Li has always thought so.But even if he is as strong as him, he doesn't know how he got through these days.

A piece of meat had been gouged out of the head of my heart, and I shrank in pain.Thinking of Chu Hechao's death like this, Yuan Li felt at a loss.

They haven't been together for the rest of their lives, and they haven't done many, many things.

Yuan Li couldn't imagine what the future would be like without Chu Hechao.

Chen Xi's words today seemed to hit him hard, but he didn't want to believe it, and he didn't dare to believe it.Whether it was self-deception or whatever, Yuan Li didn't believe that Chu Hechao was dead at all.

He told himself over and over that it was impossible.

The Yangzhou navy followed far behind, but their ships were not as fast as Youzhou's improved warships, and they gradually fell behind.When he was about to enter the boundary of Yuanli, he turned back unwillingly.

Yuanli did not return to Jizhou, but went directly to the coast of Youzhou.

As soon as the warship entered their own territory, everyone on board breathed a sigh of relief.

When they got to the shore, the navy army was already waiting.After Yuanli got off the ship, he didn't spend long here. He only asked Kong Ran and Gu Yue to prepare to lead all the navy and warships to attack King Chen in one month.

The navy still has 5000 people, which is certainly not comparable to the number of Yangzhou navy.

But the most powerful thing in Youzhou is not the navy, but the infantry.

Yuan Li didn't go back to Chu Palace, nor did he go to see his parents.Instead, he went directly to the Youzhou military camp and dispatched [-] Youzhou soldiers to the Bohai Navy, preparing to take another [-] Youzhou soldiers to Xuzhou for support in addition to taking away the navy.

Afterwards, he dispatched another 5 soldiers from Youzhou, and sent a letter to Jizhou, Bingzhou, ordering each of the two states to send 20 horses to come, and to gather [-] troops to go overland to Xuzhou in advance.

With a total force of 30 troops, Yuanli was determined to make King Chen completely defeated and pay for his blood.

Following his actions of returning to Youzhou to dispatch troops, the news of Chu Hechao's murder and unknown death spread across the north in an instant like the wind blowing.

When Yang Zhongfa, Guan Zhihuai and other northern generals heard about this, their blood was completely chilled.They were stunned for a long time before they came back to their senses, and immediately put down the things in their hands to go to Yuanli to find out what happened. Those who couldn't make it there rushed to send envelopes to inquire.

These people and Xin Yuanli didn't have time to deal with them, so Zhou Gongdan, Guo Mao, and Liu Jixin were all in charge.Before long, the ins and outs of Chu Hechao's murder became known to everyone.

Chu Hechao was ambushed by King Chen and fell into the Huaihe River.Yuanli searched for half a month but couldn't find it, and now his whereabouts are unknown.

Even Yuan Congyun followed, not knowing whether it was life or death.

Ever since Chu Hechao went to the battlefield, Yang Zhongfa had thought about his own death or the death of Chu Hechao and other colleagues many times, but when the truth came, he aged dozens of years in an instant.

The whole person seemed to have been given a sap, with tears in his eyes, and he kept murmuring "impossible".

He Lang, who hurried back from northern Xinjiang day and night, had bloodshot eyes and tense neck veins.He whimpered a few times in pain, his expression grim.

"Where is Wengong now? I want to see Wengong," He Lang clenched his fists, gnashing his teeth, "I want to follow Wengong to attack King Chen and avenge the general!"

Yang Zhongfa closed his eyes, took a deep breath to calm his trembling hands, "I'll go too!"

Duke Zhou sighed, "Since my lord came back, I haven't gone back to the manor for a day to rest. I'm still in the barracks to deploy troops and inspect food and grass. If you want to find him, go there."

Yang Zhongfa and He Lang came to Youzhou camp together, and soon met Yuanli.

The first time they saw Yuan Li, the hatred and grief that the two of them had condensed in their hearts stopped for a moment, and they almost couldn't recognize Yuan Li anymore.

Yuan Li lost a lot of weight, and the clothes that originally fitted him became looser.The relaxed smile that was often on his face disappeared, and the coldness and majesty were pressed between his brows. His pale appearance made it clear that he had had an extremely bad time these days.

Yuan Li also saw them, and after a few words with several generals in the army, he walked over, without even being polite, and asked indifferently: "What's the matter?"

Yang Zhongfa suddenly didn't know what to say, choked up and said, "Why... how thin are you?"

He Lang was both sad and relieved in his heart, and he was relieved that Yuan Li also treated the general with sincerity, which shows that he treats the general as his family.The sad thing is that the general was killed, and everyone felt bad. He couldn't hide his sorrow and concern in his heart: "Wen Gong, general...you have to work hard to hold on."

Yuan Li's expression didn't change, he just nodded and asked again: "What are you looking for?"

He Lang said bitterly: "The last general and General Yang came to look for you, begging you to let us also go south to fight King Chen!"

Yuan Li nodded and agreed without hesitation, "Now that the general is not here, Jia Qing alone is not enough. I planned to take you generals with me, not only you and Yang Zhongfa, but also Guan Zhihuai. Guan Zhihuai has already discussed with me in the letter, he decided to go south by land, do you want to go by water or by land?"

The two thought about it, and finally decided that He Lang and Guan Zhihuai would take the land route with 20 troops, while Yang Zhongfa and Jia Qing would follow Yuanli with [-] troops by water.

Yuan Li looked at He Lang and said, "Then you go back and pack your bags first. It's not too late. Once the food and grass are ready, the infantry will leave."

He Lang responded without any hesitation, and went back directly to pack his bags.

Yang Zhongfa did not leave.

He is not He Lang, he only thinks that the general and Yuanli are pure friends and family.Yang Zhongfa couldn't imagine how Yuanli survived these days after the general's death.

"Wen Gong..." He said in a hoarse voice, "You..."

I can't say how to persuade Yuanli not to be sad or sad.

Yang Zhongfa gave a wry smile, and wiped his face, he himself was suffering, how could he persuade others not to suffer.

Seeing Yuanli like this, he felt no less uncomfortable than Yang Zhongfa.

Yuan Li suddenly said: "I believe he is not dead yet."

Yang Zhongfa looked up at him.

Yuan Li didn't look at Yang Zhongfa, but looked at the distant sky, with his lips tightly pursed, "He's definitely not dead."

This is affirmative, it is obviously a matter of no trace, but Yang Zhongfa can't help but believe it. He thought of Yuanli's miracle, and remembered that Yuanli and the general were a pair of lovers hand-picked by heaven, and suddenly felt a little stronger. .

A couple recognized by the heavens, how could the general leave early?

He then nodded fiercely, and said firmly: "That's right, the general has escaped so many deaths, he is a truly blessed person, and nothing will happen."

Thinking about it this way, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.Yang Zhongfa stood with Yuanli for a while, then suddenly turned around and said, "Mr. Wen, the general has put some things here with me. He once told me that if something happens to him, let me give these things to you."

Yuan Li was taken aback, then looked back at him, this is the first time he heard about it, "What is it?"

Yang Zhongfa said: "You follow me."

Yang Zhongfa took Yuanli back to his house and walked to a remote courtyard.

As soon as the door of the main room was opened, Yuan Li saw wooden boxes, large and small, and letters piled on the table, which almost filled the whole room.

His gaze was fixed, he had vaguely guessed what these were, and his heart was so sore, "He gave me all these?"

"Yes," Yang Zhongfa glanced into the room, couldn't help laughing, smiled and sighed again, "Swords and guns have no eyes on the battlefield, and the general is afraid that something will happen one day and he won't be able to come back... Even if there is nothing wrong on the battlefield , he is also afraid that he is eight years older than you, and will leave eight years earlier than you. Therefore, the general has secretly prepared a lot of things in the past few years. He wrote the letter every month for eight years Yes, the gift is the same. In addition to twelve a year, there is also a birthday gift for you, all of which are here. The general once made an agreement with me that if I leave first, he will take care of my family for me. He If I leave first, I have to take care of you too."

Yuanli's eyes were hot, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Wen Gong, our general really cares about you," Yang Zhongfa wiped his eyes, and said with strength, "for the sake of the general, you have to take good care of yourself, eat well and sleep well, so that the general can rest assured No one enters this house on weekdays, so take a good look, I won’t bother you, and go to pack your bags.”

Yuan Li responded from his throat, and I don't know if Yang Zhongfa heard it clearly.

Yang Zhongfa left, leaving only Yuanli in the yard.Yuan Li closed the door, walked slowly around the room, finally stopped by the table, and picked up a letter casually.

These envelopes were old and new, and the one in Yuanli's hand happened to be written by Chu Hechao before he went to Xuzhou.

The handwriting on the letter was familiar, and the words were also familiar. The whole text was actually rambling, exhorting Yuanli to take care of it, as if Chu Hechao himself was speaking in front of Yuanli.Yuan Li looked at it, and gradually lost sight of things in front of his eyes, tears welled up and dripped on the envelope.

One drop, two drops, scorching tears wrinkled the letter paper.

With blurred eyes, Yuanli only saw the last sentence.

"Don't worry, but if you have a breath, it will be born for you."

Don't worry about me.

As long as I have a breath, for you, I will try my best to live.

on the river.

On the small and dirty fishing boat, there are dozens of people hiding in the bottom cabin full of rope nets and wooden barrels.

Someone quietly opened the door and came in. Everyone looked at him vigilantly, and put down their weapons when they saw that it was one of their own.

The visitor walked quickly to Yuan Congyun's side, took out the herbs and clean linen hidden in his bosom, and said in a low voice: "My lord, the people on board are poor, so they can only get these things to change the general's medicine."

Yuan Congyun shook his head and smiled wryly: "It's fine if you have one, I can't choose right now."

He took the medicinal materials and linen and walked to the other side. Chu Hechao was leaning against the wall with his eyes closed.His face was pale, his clothes were messy, his upper body was wrapped in a white cloth, and his beard was unshaven.Although his appearance was thin and pale, when he opened his eyes and looked at Yuan Congyun, his calm and sharp look showed no weakness at all.

Yuan Congyun said: "General, it's time to change the medicine."

Chu Hechao nodded, took off his shirt and asked Yuan Congyun to change his dressing.When Yuan Congyun was about to finish his work, he said, "What time is it?"

His voice was hoarse, the fall into the Huaihe River hurt his throat after all.

"The sun is already setting, and it will be night soon." Yuan Congyun lowered his voice, "The winter in the south is not very cold, even the river is not frozen."

Chu Hechao gathered his clothes and said "um", he subconsciously wanted to touch the Jade Bodhisattva around his neck, but he couldn't find anything. He lowered his eyes and thought about Yuanli.

"Before I knew it, one day passed," Yuan Congyun expressed a little joy, "Fortunately, we will arrive in Jiaozhou in half a month."