back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 917
In the city of Yunnei Prefecture, at the State Shepherd's Mansion.

"General, you can save me this time. Most of the people in Yunnei Prefecture were killed or injured. Your Majesty must peel off my skin..." Xue Gang, Mu Xuegang of Yunnei Prefecture, almost knelt down to Zhe Kexing with a gloomy face. up.

Finally, Zhe Kexing couldn't bear it anymore, and shouted: "What are you talking about!"

Xue Gang was taken aback for a moment, then sat with him cautiously, not daring to speak any more.

He also knew that the current situation in Yunnei State was not optimistic. The recruited young men were almost extinct, and even more than half of the ten thousand cavalry led by Zhe Kexing had been lost.It's all because of the damned Khitans who came to rob privates.It just so happened that Zhe Kexing led his cavalry on a routine patrol in the direction of Xiazhou, aiming to suppress the bandits.It never occurred to him that the Khitans had already quietly rushed to the city of Yunnei Prefecture, not only looting property, but also plundering the people.

After getting the news, Zhe Kexing hurried, but he was still one step too late.

When chasing fifty miles outside the city, he finally caught up with the people who were left behind.

Unexpectedly, the Khitan people were extremely cunning, they used the common people to set up an ambush, no matter young or old, they just shot arrows at them.

If it weren't for the brave cavalry trained by Zhe Kexing, although most of them were lost, they still desperately protected the people to leave, maybe the whole army would really be wiped out outside the city of Yunnei Prefecture.

However, the Khitans couldn't get any better, so he bent his bow and set up an arrow, shot a Khitan man who looked like a croaking Khitan official, and then pursued bravely for more than ten miles, and after driving all the Khitans away, he retreated. Back to the city.Bravery is like breaking and conquering, charging into battle, taking the lead every time, but it can only disperse the Khitan people, but cannot really encircle and wipe them out.Firstly, there were too few troops, and it was a hasty pursuit, which made it impossible to encircle them; secondly, the Khitan people were so good at riding and shooting that they couldn't easily pursue them; When we arrived at them, they ran away as soon as they accelerated their horses, which was really depressing.

In this battle, even Zhe Kexing suffered from arrow wounds.He has been in the army for more than [-] years, where has he suffered such a big loss?No wonder he has a bad temper, even Xue Gang dare not offend him.There is a saying that when a man gets angry, blood splashes five steps.Even if Xue Gang is the chief assistant of the cabinet, he still feels uneasy when facing a general in armor when he is unarmed.Not to mention that Xue Gang was originally a state shepherd who could not be supported by mud, and a literati who had no strength to restrain a chicken, so giving him a sword would not help.When the Khitan people called, he fled with his family to the side of the State Shepherd's Mansion, and hid under the altar, only to escape the catastrophe by chance.

"This campaign is the invasion of the Khitan people to the south. Your Majesty will not blame you, but will only hold me accountable. What are you afraid of?"

Zhe Kexing said coldly, although anyone could see that he was in a bad mood.

"Then I can rest assured..." Xue Gang blurted out.

"What did you say?"

Zhe Kexing raised his sword eyebrows, and tightened his hand holding the hilt of the knife suddenly, Xue Gang was so frightened that he quickly changed his words: "I mean that the general has been guarding privately all these years, and there is hard work without credit. Your Majesty is not a ruthless person. The general does not have to Worry……"

"Why didn't the supervisory department warn this time?"

Zhe Kexing was a little suspicious that someone was collaborating with the enemy, but now he is even more certain that this person is in the Supervision Department, and even occupies a high position.Even if he guessed wrong and there were no traitors in the Supervision Department, then the Supervision Department would be held responsible.It is unbelievable that the spies in the Liao Kingdom knew nothing about such a big matter as sending troops.

"If there is such a person, he should definitely be killed!"

Zhe Kexing thought of the dead soldiers, his heart felt as if he had been cut by a knife.

Ordinary people, if they die, they will die. Who will let people be away in the chaos of war?The people are unarmed, how can they beat the strong Khitans?If he hadn't been afraid of military law, Zhe Kexing wouldn't have been so foolish as to rashly chase the Khitan people who had gone away, causing himself to be ambushed.

This is the conspiracy of the Khitan people, even if Zhe Kexing sees it through, there is nothing they can do about the Khitan people.If he doesn't snatch the people back, he won't be able to get good fruit to eat. Military law is not just for display.The end result of snatching back the people is that most of the people were killed and injured, and more than half of the cavalry under his command were also lost.

The more he thought about it, the less angry he became, Zhe Kexing stood up abruptly, and strode out of the state pastoral mansion.

"General, general..."

Seeing that Zhe Kexing was about to leave, Xue Gang hurriedly called him to stop.

"What's the matter?" Zhe Kexing said angrily, he had to go back and write the memorial, otherwise, Lu Chengqi would have skinned him.

"General, do you think we can abandon the city and take refuge inside the Great Wall?" Xue Gang said cautiously, fearing that he would offend Zhe Kexing.

Zhe Kexing looked at him coldly: "If you want to lose your family's life, you can move the people into the Great Wall. If you want to save your life, you must wait for the imperial decree honestly. Your Majesty has a clear understanding of the priorities, and there will be a decree soon. Released."

When Xue Gang thought about it, it seemed to be the same reason. He was thinking that Zhe Kexing had already gone far.Looking at Zhe Kexing who was wrapped in gauze, Xue Gang spat disdainfully: "What's the air? Back then when I was rich, you were just a small group trainer. Back then...forget it, you've come to this point, think about it." It was useless back then..." Xue Gang laughed at himself, then walked slowly into the inner hall to appease his wife and children.It's desolate for a state shepherd to look like him.

Zhe Kexing returned to the camp without saying a word.

Seeing him walking all the way, all the soldiers were also saddened by his preoccupied appearance.

Sitting in the tent of the Chinese army camp, Zhe Kexing took out a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and prepared to write a memorial to apologize, and passed through the post stations along the way to Tianting.

He was born in a family of generals, and he read military books and maps since he was a child.Writing is not difficult for him.Just as the ink was polished and he was about to start writing, a sound of hoofbeats accompanied by shouts of "Report" suddenly appeared outside the camp.

"Who is so bold that he dares to cross the camp without getting off his horse?" Zhe Kexing just had this idea when he saw a person breaking into his camp.There were two small flags planted behind this person, with the words "Pegasus Express" written on them.

"General, Your Majesty has a secret decree." Pegasus Express handed over a wooden lacquered box respectfully, Zhe Kexing took the box and said: "I'm sorry for your trouble, please step back, the army is poor, if you If you want to stay and have a meal..."

After the Pegasus emergency report turned and left, Zhe Kexing quickly picked up the wax to see what Lu Chengqi wanted him to do.He fought so uselessly in this battle, even if he was reduced to a soldier, he would admit it.

"What, lure the Khitans to plunder again?"

After reading the secret decree, Zhe Kexing exclaimed in a low voice, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be a clever plan.The Khitan people will definitely get carried away if they get cheap, if they dare to come again, Zhe Kexing will definitely not let them go!

(End of this chapter)