057. Spring is boundless
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After waiting for a while, Yue Peng and Su Quan rushed to the council hall.
The two used to have a holiday, but after two big battles, the relationship is now quite good. On the battlefield, you can always sharpen the friendship that has been killed.
Yue Peng shouted when he entered the hall: "Your Majesty, great victory, great victory, the enemy army has been ambushed!" Ha ha! ”
Zhao Dongting looked at him and was still covered in blood, crying and laughing, and said angrily: "When will your impetuous temperament change, learn more from General Su." ”
When Su Quandang heard this, he was immediately quite impressive.
Yue Peng scratched his head and muttered, "Isn't the last general happy......
Zhao Dongting naturally didn't really get angry with him, and asked, "Can the casualties of our army be counted?" ”
Yue Peng scratched his head again.
Su Quandang replied: "Your Majesty, the 5,000 Praetorian Guards I led have lost more than 1,800 people killed and more than 1,200 wounded. ”
When Yue Peng heard this, his face turned red, and he hurriedly said, "The last general will go and count it." ”
Then he hurriedly ran to the outside of the council hall.
The ministers in the palace looked at it, and they didn't feel it.
Subsequently, generals came one after another to report on the post-war situation.
Wen Tianxiang asked for orders to lead the army to clean up the battlefield, but Zhao Dongting did not leave him, let all the ministers go to assist, and he also left the council hall.
At the beginning of the war, when Leizhou arrived, his heart was a little stable, but he also felt a thick fatigue swept over. He hadn't had a good rest in days.
Zhang Hongfan and Li Heng had much better luck than Ge Lijun, found the warship of the original escort army on the seaside, and fled from Qizhou Island with hundreds of remnants.
In the evening, with the help of Zhang Shijie, the mighty army was completely wiped out, and Qi Shucai, who commanded the envoy, was captured by Liu Hongyi.
Zhang Shijie has a good impression of Liu Hongyi, who is loyal, and the two just met, so they praised him for his loyalty and righteousness, and then said: "General Liu will go with me to meet the emperor, and I will ask for credit for General Liu!" ”
Liu Hongyi thanked him, but said: "Thank you Lord Zhang for your kindness, it's just that the last general still needs to lead his troops back to Leizhou, let's talk about this later!" ”
Zhang Shijie couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, seeing Liu Hongyi covered in blood and tired, he asked, "What are you doing back to Leizhou at this time?" ”
Liu Hongyi endured his grief and said: "My wife's body is still in the Geli Jun's mansion, I ......"
Before he finished speaking, he couldn't say any more.
When the soldiers of the Flying Army next to him heard Liu Hongyi say this, their eyes were red, and they knelt on the ground: "General! ”
"This ......"
Zhang Shijie was slightly stunned, and then sighed: "General Liu's festival mourns." ”
Then he hurriedly said to the commander beside him: "You quickly lead two hundred elite soldiers and follow General Liu to Leizhou Mansion!" ”
Then he looked at Liu Hongyi again, "Mrs. Zun sacrificed her life for righteousness, I will give the Holy Saint and ask the Holy Lord to set up an ancestral hall for her." ”
He knew that Liu Hongyi's surrender would definitely be reused by the emperor in the future, and he deliberately took this opportunity to befriend him and give him favors.
Liu Hongyi was moved in his heart, and said deeply: "The last general will thank you again, but Leizhou is dangerous, and the last general can lead his cronies to go." ”
"Haha!"
When Zhang Shijie heard this, he was stunned and said, "Who told you that Leizhou is dangerous?" ”
Liu Hongyi was a little puzzled, he didn't know about Wen Tianxiang's takeover of Leizhou.
Zhang Shijie looked at him like this, and said: "The emperor has a clever plan, and he has already let Prime Minister Wen lead the army to help, and now all the counties along the coast of Leizhou Mansion are under the control of Prime Minister Wen's army." I sent a pro-army warship to send you there, because I was worried that the prime minister's soldiers would not know your banner and mistakenly take you for Leizhou soldiers, which would not be good. ”
"Is that so?"
After Liu Hongyi was taken aback, he no longer insisted, "Then it will be annoying to the adults." ”
Immediately, he entrusted his soldiers to Zhang Shijie's care, and hurriedly boarded the ship with Zhang Shijie's own army and went to Leizhou Mansion.
Not long after, arrive at the ferry port of Dexiliu. As soon as they got off the boat, they were surrounded by Wen Tianxiang's soldiers.
Liu Hongyi identified himself and left Zhang Shijie's pro-army at the ferry, and several Wen Tianxiang's soldiers were sent to Haikang County on horseback.
On the way, Liu Hongyi was sad. Although he was a great victory, the news of his wife's death made him not happy at all.
He is worthy of the monarch and the Great Song Dynasty, but he is only sorry for his beloved wife.
The fast horse arrived at the Zhizhou Mansion of Dehaikang County, and before the fast horse stopped, Liu Hongyi hurriedly turned over and dismounted and ran towards the Zhizhou Mansion.
The soldier guarding the door was about to stop him, but was stopped by the soldier escorting him.
With tears in his eyes, Liu Hongyi ran to the house.
When I arrived at the compound in the mansion, many family members and servants of the Zhizhou Mansion were gathered here and were guarded by Wen Tianxiang's soldiers.
There were still a few corpses on the ground.
Liu Hongyi rushed to these corpses like crazy, looking for the body of his wife.
The soldiers who escorted him over hurriedly explained the situation to the soldiers in the courtyard.
The centurion of the guards muttered: "Everyone in the mansion is here, General Liu's wife......
When Liu Hongyi heard this, his burly body shook slightly, his face was bloodless in an instant, and he almost fell to the ground.
He only felt that the news had drained all the strength of his body, and he had lost even the last glimmer of hope.
But when he had seen all the corpses, he had not seen his wife, not even the corpses of Xiyi and the maid.
He looked back with red eyes, "Why isn't my lady there?" ”
The centurion was stunned, and then said with a slight joy: "When we captured the Zhizhou Mansion, many people took advantage of the chaos to escape, could it be that your wife also took advantage of the chaos to escape?" ”
"Could it be that Ge Lijun deceived me?"
Liu Hongyi only felt that his whole body was surging with strength again, and he couldn't say anything, so he pulled out his legs and ran out.
His eyes were full of anxiety and hope.
By the time the soldiers who were escorting him had chased him out of the house, he had already ridden out into the streets, but he could not catch up.
The wind was whistling and blowing, Liu Hongyi was unconscious, his eyes were staring at himself, and before he knew it, tears blurred his eyes again.
He and Hui'er have been together for many years, although they have no children, they love each other, and they have long integrated their lives into each other's hearts.
If it weren't for the Great Song Dynasty and the hope in his heart, after killing Ge Lijun on the shore of Qizhou Island, Liu Hongyi might have committed suicide with a knife.
The war horse under the crotch galloped hard, and it seemed that he could also feel Liu Hongyi's anxiety.
When he arrived at the door of De's house, he shouted, "Hui'er! Hui'er! ”
The man dismounted, sprang up, and ran toward the house. The unstoppable general on this battlefield, the burly man, actually looked so helpless at this time.
However, the house was empty. His shouts echoed through the room, and no one answered.
Liu Hongyi sat down on the ground, covering his face with his hands, "Hui'er...... Hui'er ......"
If Hui'er really escaped from the Zhizhou Mansion, how could she not be at home?
Liu Hongyi couldn't help but wonder if his wife had been secretly executed by Ge Lijun.
He didn't regret it, but he hated himself, why didn't he send Hui'er and them away early.
"Sir!"
At this moment, an excited shout suddenly sounded outside the door.
Liu Hongyi was stunned and looked back. The man outside the door was none other than the boy from Xiyi.
Xiyi ran over, "Master, you're back!" Is the battle over? ”
Liu Hongyi's eyes burst with brilliance, and he grabbed his wrist tightly, "What about Madam?" What about Madame? ”
Xiyi was dragged painfully and replied, "I hid my wife in the Kangding Dart Bureau." ”
"Okay, wow!"
The tears in Liu Hongyi's eyes couldn't help but burst out of his eyes at this moment, and he looked up like a demon and laughed, "Hahaha......"
Xiyi said again: "My wife and I were taken to the Zhizhou Mansion by Ge Lijun, I don't know what happened last night, there was a sudden uproar outside, I took the opportunity to knock out the guards of our family, took advantage of the chaos to take my wife out of the Zhizhou Mansion, and I was afraid that the soldiers would come to arrest us, so I took my wife to the Kangding Dart Bureau and hid there." Then I thought that if you couldn't find us when you came back, I would be worried, so I secretly ran outside the house to hide, waiting for you to come back. ”
"Okay."
Liu Hongyi said again and again, looking at Xiyi with gratitude and appreciation, "Let's go, take me to the Kangding Dart Bureau quickly." ”
When he learned that his wife was not dead, he just wanted to fly to her side immediately.
Xiyi nodded, helped Liu Hongyi up, and his face was full of joy, "Master, the army that broke into the Zhizhou Mansion last night was the emperor's soldiers and horses?" ”
Liu Hongyi didn't let go of Xiyi's hand, let him hold him, his face was still surprised, and he gasped: "That's Prime Minister Wen's soldiers." ”
After fighting all night and experiencing such great sorrows and joys, he had no strength in his body.
Xiyi saw that the old man was tired like this, so he didn't ask again. helped Liu Hongyi outside, helped him get on the horse, and then the two went to the Kangding Dart Bureau.
At this moment, Liu Hongyi only felt that even the wind was sweet, not a hearty laugh.
Xi Yi looked at the side, and couldn't help thinking, "I'm afraid that the master is not crazy, right?" ”
He is still too young to know how Liu Hongyi, who has experienced hope, disappointment, despair, and surprise in such a short period of time, feels in his heart at this time.
In Liu Hongyi's eyes, the whole world is full of spring at this time.
There is joy in the heart, and the world is boundless spring.