It's not just Tie Zheng, even the two old marshals of Qiu Jian's cold sword are also covered in blood at this time.

How could the two veterans miss such a battle scene?

In fact, thanks to their good cultivation, each of them resisted one of the other party's masters.

Moreover, because of the old and spicy command of the two of them, the battle situation was even more overwhelming, and all these Four Seasons House masters were finally wiped out.

"Count the casualties!"

Tie Zheng's face was heavy.

Although all of these attackers are dead, Yang Botao's life and death are uncertain, and from the point of view of being rescued, the result of this public trial can be regarded as a failure.

Moreover, today's casualties will also be a shocking number!

After a long time of "......battle damage", a lieutenant general wiped his eyes and said in a low voice: "Brother killed in battle...... Six thousand three hundred and forty-two. Among them, Wan Fengjun, Wang Dezhu, Wei Dexu...... All three generals were killed...... In addition......"

The muscles on Tie Zheng's face twitched fiercely: "How many enemies?"

"Kill, twenty-eight!"

"Twenty-eight people!" Tie Zheng's face muscles were beating wildly: "Just these twenty-eight people, fought my six thousand three hundred and forty-two brothers!?"

He slowly turned his head, looking at the blood-drenched and blood-covered faces around him, and for a while, his heart was extremely heavy!

Just now, he was only bent on destroying the enemy, and he didn't think about his own losses, although Tie Zheng had expected his own heavy casualties, but at this moment, he really heard that his own losses were so much, and he still felt sorry for himself!

"Tie Shuai! I think that even the brothers who died in this battle will feel happy! The death is worth it!"

A guy who had knocked out one of his hands and ears tried his best to stand up straight: "Injured brother, I also think it's worth it!"

All around, countless wounded soldiers shouted in unison: "Not bad! Worth it!"

"Because we, after all, have done something for the Nine Lords!"

The soldiers' faces were pale: "Before, it was always the Nine Venerable Lords who sheltered us from the wind and rain, and constantly rescued us from danger and death, but we have never done our best for the Nine Venerables. Now, no matter how desperately the brothers try to their enemies, they are willing!"

Tie Zheng looked up to the sky and sighed, and suddenly laughed with tears: "Lord Jiuzun, the brothers have avenged you, you, have you seen it?!"

Qiu Jianhan gasped for breath, saw a guard hurriedly walking in, and hurriedly stopped: "What happened?"

This guard is the person he left behind to deliver the news, how could he come in a hurry, could it be that something happened again?

The guard said anxiously: "The fire in Yang Botao's mansion is monstrous and cannot be extinguished...... It was Mrs. Yang who poured all the oil in the house on the quilt and other things, which ...... Up and down the Yang Mansion, there were seventy-one people, and none of them survived. ”

Qiu Jianhan was shocked, and Tie Zheng also turned around suddenly, looking at this guard with a complicated face.

"It should be that Mrs. Yang gathered everyone in advance and drank the poison...... "The guard was a little frightened: "Only a stone in the courtyard pressed a package." Inside is a letter......"

The guards held a letter in both hands.

On it, there are a few small words of Juanxiu: "Marshal Qiu personally opened." ”

Qiu Jianhan's eyes turned red, and he took it with a trembling hand, directly tore off the seal, and unfolded it.

"Uncle Shi, my niece said goodbye today. My niece has been a heroic wife for half her life, which is enough, and I feel that I have not embarrassed my father. At the last moment, she will never be a sinner. ”

"May you die with glory and live without shame!"

"Yang Botao's matter, my niece didn't know. Uncle Shi should not be ashamed of his niece. In front of my father's grave, I also asked my uncle to distinguish one or two on his behalf. ”

"Farewell to unfilial girls!"

Qiu Jianhan's hands trembled, and old tears came out horizontally.

This is the daughter left behind by the brother who died on the battlefield that year......

In my life, the last sentence I left behind was to justify myself: I don't know! If I knew, there would have been another result.

I have not failed you.

I'm not sorry for my parents.

I'm not sorry Yutang.

Leng Daoyin leaned over and looked at it, sighed deeply, and said in a deep voice: "It's the child left by San Lang back then......"

Qiu Jian was cold and tearful.

"Pack up and report the matter to Your Majesty as soon as possible. ”

It was in the afternoon of the same day.

And the decree came out.

Yang Botao collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and the crime was unforgivable, and he murdered Jiuzun, causing Jiuzun to die, and the empire fell into turmoil...... Order, punish the nine clans! If the fugitive Yang criminals are discovered, everyone can punish them! Anyone who reports the whereabouts of the Yang thief will be rewarded with 1,000 taels of silver, and those who kill the Yang thief will be rewarded with 10,000 gold and sealed 10,000 households!

That's basically what it means.

The Northern Army was thoroughly reorganized from top to bottom.

His Majesty the Emperor personally issued an order: Tie Zheng, Marshal of the East Road, and his accompanying officers, were allowed to be transferred to the post of Marshal of the North Road, and the post of Marshal of the East Road was temporarily taken over by the deputy marshal of the East Army.

There is no way to use this deployment, the Northern Route Army is now disheartened, and it must be reunited by a strong iron-blooded commander before it can be applied. And at this stage, the entire Jade Tang Kingdom, except for Tie Zheng, does not think second-hand.

That night, Tie Zheng took a few guards and stepped into the barracks of the Northern Route Army.

And Yang Botao's personal guards have already been controlled, but fortunately, these people are also honest and silently do not resist, which saves much trouble.

As soon as Tie Zheng arrived, he was the first to bring it up and see these people!

At this moment, the northern military camp was shrouded in an indescribable atmosphere of dead silence.

As far as the eye can see, Tie Zheng sees only the endangered eyes of dying people, despair and desolation.

Yang Botao guarded five hundred people, many of them were all there, and all of them were the same, full of death, this death intention did not belong to others, but to themselves.

"All assembled!" Tie Zheng strode in, and immediately gave a loud order, and the sound shook the audience.

As soon as the order was heard, the five hundred people, although their expressions were solemn and their morale was even more depressed, they still quickly gathered together with vigorous and resolute momentum when they heard the order, and it was clear from this that this group of people was the elite of the elite!

As the personal guard of the commander of the first army, how can he be competent without considerable strength, loyalty, and the consciousness of ordering and prohibiting!

In view of this, Tie Zheng couldn't help but be more determined in his previous decision, but he still kept his face calm and walked to a high place to stand still.

His body is already tall and different from ordinary people, but he also likes to stand on a high place, this time he is condescending, and he is even taller, and it looks like the whole person is an iron tower, standing majestically.

"What are you all doing with your heads down?" Tie Zheng shouted angrily: "Raise your heads for me!"

There was still silence below, and few people looked up.

Tie Zheng snorted and said, "Are you going to rebel? Didn't you hear the military order I just issued? All of them are here, hold their heads up, and everyone is looking at me!"

Military law is like a mountain!

Since Tie Zheng is the current supreme commander here, his orders are military orders, and everyone present must carry them out unconditionally and immediately, without any hesitation!

Under this order, the five hundred people collectively raised their chests and raised their heads, their eyes focused on Tie Zheng.

Whether these five hundred guards are willing or unwilling, in short, at this moment, all they see in their eyes is the extremely powerful image of Tie Zheng.

"Pretty words, scare words, I don't want to say more. ”

Tie Zheng said: "Although Yang Botao's sins are unforgivable, this person still has some bottom line after all, and he didn't take anyone in the army with him at the last moment." ”

"No matter how heinous he is, no matter how heinous he is, no matter how mad he is, he has lost all his conscience, and he has not involved any of you in today's public trial, and he finally has the last bit of conscience. ”

"It's also worthy of a man. ”

Tie Zheng said: "You are his personal guards, this cannot be changed, but regarding Yang Botao's betrayal of the Nine Venerables, I believe that none of you are involved in it, such a thing, he will not dare to complete it through your hands, and if I change it, it must be done by myself! This matter is too involved, no matter how much I trust you, there will always be concerns." So this matter must have been done by Yang Botao alone, and it has nothing to do with you. You don't have to look like a dead person at this time, no one says what to do with you, after all, in addition to Yang Botao's personal guard, you are also a soldier of the Northern Army, and a soldier of the Yutang Dynasty, which is also indelible!"

As soon as Tie Zheng said this, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Now, I give you the freedom to choose. The first choice is: If you are willing to follow Yang Botao and never abandon your life and death, you can be listed here, I will still not hold you jointly and severally responsible, and respect your feelings and choices; but you must cut off your military status, become a free man from now on, and live and die at will. ”

"The second option, I, Tie Zheng, was ordered by the king to lead the northern army this time, and now I only brought less than thirty people, so ...... I lack a guard of my own, a guard who can accompany me on the battlefield and entrust my back, and if you are willing to choose to be my guard, I am glad to accept it. As for the final third option, it is to remove your original status as a personal guard, break up the formation, and belong to the whole army, starting from the bottom, and slowly prove your loyalty to the Jade Tang Empire on the battlefield!"

"I'll choose third!" the pro-soldier general raised his hand and said, "Belong to the army, start from the bottom!"

Tie Zheng's eyes lit up, and his gaze focused on the general.

He said "I", not us. This is tantamount to leaving a choice for his other brothers. After all, if you choose to become Tie Zheng's personal guard, you can also prove yourself.

After the first person said his choice, then someone came forward one after another to choose the third one.

In the end, 471 out of 500 people came forward, and all of them chose third.

However, there were still twenty-nine people standing in place, their faces blank and dull.

Tie Zheng asked, "What is your choice?"

One of the tall, scarred men stood up and said, "I'll pick the first one." ”

Tie Zheng's gaze froze.

I don't know if it was because of the first words of the man with scars on his face, the other twenty-eight people also said, "We will also choose the first one." ”

Tie Zheng nodded slowly and said, "Okay." Clerk, record these 29 people, go through them in accordance with the normal discharge procedures, send them to return to Panchuan, strip them of their military status, and leave the army from now on; I will also pass on the order that no one should trouble them on the pretext of Yang Botao's personal guards, and those who violate the order will be severely punished!"

"Yes!"

"Thank you!"

"I'm waiting to go, no matter when or where I am, Yutang is in my heart, and the military spirit is immortal. I just want to send Yang Shuai on one last ride!"