"Retreat? Do you want me to retreat? Where? If you retreat further, you will have to retreat all the way to Yizhou County. Where can I still have a foothold?"

When he learned that neither Meng Huo nor Yong Kai from Yizhou County came to help him, and even told him to give up Qielan and continue to retreat south, Zhu Bao became furious on the spot, drew his sword and chopped down the pawn who had sent the message.

Further east from Qielan is Wuling in Jingzhou. The reason why Zhu Bao dared to respond to Yong Kai's rebellion was because of Soochow.

When he thought about it, not only did the Shu Han dare to send troops south, but even if they dared, he could easily get support from Soochow. Even if he thought about the worst case scenario, if he couldn't defeat the Han army, he couldn't go to Soochow. Within the territory?

Who would have thought that these cowardly people in Soochow would take the initiative to seek peace despite clearly defeating Liu Bei in Yiling?

Yong Kai killed the prefect Zheng'ang, and kidnapped Zhang Yi, the prefect of Yizhou, to Soochow. Soochow only gave Yong Kai the empty title of prefect of Yongchang County, without sending even a single soldier!

So when Zhu Bao knew that Yong Kai was blocked from entering Yongchang and returned to Yizhou County, and Soochow still had no intention of helping him, he immediately overturned the case!

At that time, he already understood in his heart that Soochow wanted to take advantage but was also afraid of getting into trouble.

She is really like a market woman!

If he had known that Soochow was so virtuous, how could he have reacted against him?

What's more, now that Han and Wu have renewed their alliance, if he really dares to go to Soochow, he might be beheaded by the people of Soochow, and then be sent back to Shu Han as a gift.

Thinking of this, Zhu Bao felt frightened in his heart.

The Han army has already reached the border and Soochow cannot go. Is it true that they can only continue to run south?

At this moment, a commotion was heard outside, and someone was seen crawling in, exclaiming, "General, it's not good! The scout has discovered the imperial court's front army!"

"What, how could it be so fast?"

Zhu Bao cried out. Although he tried to calm down, he only heard a "bang" and the knife could not be held firmly in his hand and fell directly to the ground.

Outside Qielan City, the former army led by Zhao Guang could finally see the walls of Qielan City in the distance.

"Zi Shi, have any scouts come back to report?"

Zhao Guang's eyes flashed with excitement, he licked his lips and asked Wang Xun beside him.

"Two groups have already returned. They both said that there were only outposts of the rebels outside the city, and there was no sign of any large army lurking."

"Okay! Send some more scouts out. It's best if you can find out what's going on in the city. If you can't find out, you should find a way to catch the other party's scouts and ask them about the situation. Also, see if there are any natives around here. , also bring it here."

"clear."

"Scout farther away and find a suitable place to set up camp."

"promise!"

One day later, Ma Zhong arrived with his Chinese army and ordered the entire army to rest for a day, and then began to attack Qielan. At the same time, he sent Zhao Guang to lead some troops to go around Qielan City to watch Zhu Bao's retreat.

Just as the war in Nanzhong was getting more intense, Feng Yong and his party finally took to the official road of Pingyi County.

"This Pingyi County is not as chaotic as expected. If they weren't informed, no one would have known that the rebels almost attacked this place two years ago."

Seeing the city wall of Pingyi County in the distance, Feng Yong looked at the scene outside the city and couldn't help but say something.

There were many pedestrians on the official road outside Pingyi City, and some of them were wearing swords and other weapons. This shows the martial arts in the Han Dynasty.

In the fields in the distance, the crops planted have grown quite tall, and the breeze blows, causing waves of green waves.

Feng Yong and his party were mixed with barbarians, and there were many horses that were rare even for big men. They also led a group of dogs. Their majestic appearance attracted many people's sideways glances.

"My brother doesn't know that Pingyi County was not like this two years ago. At that time, there were refugees coming from all over the place every day."

Li Yi pointed in one direction, "The city and outside the city are full of people fleeing the city. Not to mention the city, even the places where food is grown outside the city are crowded with people."

He then pointed to the south bank, "Fortunately, there is a pass here, surrounded by mountains, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The rebels attacked day and night but failed to capture it, so peace was preserved in Pingyi.

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Feng Yong nodded, "The late Emperor's vision is beyond the reach of others. There are Xiongguan guards here. If you advance, you can intimidate Nanzhong, and if you retreat, you can stick to one side. It is indeed a good place to set up a governor's palace."

Now that the Southern Expedition is in full swing, the situation is tense, so even though Li Yi is leading the team, Feng Yong still has to verify his identity at the city gate.

The guard of the city gate came out in person and carefully took the official seal and official disc from Feng Yong. After confirming that they were correct, he looked at Feng Yong carefully, with something strange in his eyes.

Feng Yong thought he was uneasy about bringing so many Hu people with him, so he took the initiative to explain, "These are naturalized Hu people brought from Hanzhong. General, please rest assured that nothing will happen."

Yes."

"How dare a villain be called a general in front of Feng Langjun?"

Hearing what Feng Yong said, the city gate guard quickly handed back the official seal and official disc respectfully, "Verified that they are correct, Mr. Feng, please."

Although the guard's behavior was a bit unusual, Feng Yong didn't pay attention. After all, at this sensitive moment, he had brought so many people into the city, and there were also so many barbarians in his way. Everyone had to be careful.

I heard from Li Yi that in the past, those militia groups brought laborers back from the south and could not even enter the city. They could only send some people to the city to buy supplies.

So when Feng Yong thought about it, in addition to benefiting from his official seal and official title, he was able to enter the city so smoothly, and one of the reasons was because Li Yi led the way.

But he didn't know that after they entered the city, some soldiers guarding the city came over and asked, "Marquis, is the gentleman standing in the middle just now really Mr Feng?"

"Didn't you see Li Langjun calling him brother? Who else could he be?"

The city gate guard said this, but his eyes were looking at the retreating team.

"The little man just now took a few secret glances and felt that Mr. Feng was very kind to others and good-looking. The average Mr. Feng couldn't compare to him. How could he look like a ghost king?"

The soldiers also stretched their necks and looked into the city.

"King of Ghosts, King of Ghosts, those are all coming from those stupid barbarians, you believe it too!"

The city gate guard finally turned his head and cursed.

At the same time, he weighed the money bag in his hand and heard a clattering sound. He reached out and took out a copper coin and saw that it was the five-baht coin most recognized by the world.

"How can the Ghost King be so generous? Even if the Ghost King gives you money, I'm afraid it will also be buried with you. Do you dare to accept it?"

"That's impossible!" The soldier looked at the heavy bag of money in the guard's hand, swallowed his saliva, and said, "This Feng Langjun is really generous."

"Okay, you look like a loser! Go away and keep watch. When you're on duty, call your brothers and have a good meal!"

When the guard said this, he also swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "Mom, I haven't eaten meat for a long time, I must have a good meal this time!"

At the same time, he also murmured in his heart that the barbarians here in Nanzhong all said that Feng Langjun was the reincarnation of the ghost king. Not only did he look extremely vicious, but he also fed on human blood and human flesh, and had sex with women every night.

Now it seems that this is clearly a generous and generous young master, how can he be as scary as the rumors say?

Pingyi County is Li Yi's territory. Once here, he will naturally arrange food and accommodation.

Before everyone arrived in Pingyi County, Li Yi had already sent someone to notify them in advance and asked them to arrange a place.

"This small courtyard is quite quiet. Brother, please stay here for now. Those tribes live in the courtyard next door. If something happens to me, please just ask the servants in the courtyard. I will go back to the house to see you first.

Sir, come back later."

Feng Yong and others were led by the servants of the Li Mansion. After arriving at the two courtyards, one large and one small, they arranged to stay respectively. Li Yi was about to say goodbye to Feng Yong for the time being.

"Wenxuan, just go ahead. When you get to the house, don't forget to give my regards to Governor Li."

"Brother, don't worry, brother, please take a rest for a while, little brother is going."

Li Yi cupped his hands and turned to leave.

At this time, Feng Yong had time to carefully observe the small courtyard where he lived. He saw sparse flowers and trees, luxuriant trees, and the sound of birdsong from time to time. The leaves swayed, and the silhouettes of birds passed by from time to time.

Although it is a small courtyard facing the street, it is a quiet place amidst the hustle and bustle. It is a rare and good place.

"Feng Langjun, do you want to take a bath or eat something first?"

I saw a rather delicate maid coming up, a little timidly, and asked in a low voice.

"Let's take a shower. You've been tired for so many days. Remember to heat up the water."

Feng Yong stretched himself and felt that all the bones in his body were cracking, but he did not notice the look on the maid's face.

He was too tired from traveling these days. After taking a shower, Feng Yong ate something casually and went to the room to rest without paying attention to the maid with complicated eyes.

He didn't know how long he had slept. In a daze, he could only hear a faint noise outside, and then the waves became louder and louder. Feng Yong even felt someone beating gongs and drums outside.

At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door and shouted loudly, "Brother! Brother!"

Feng Yong was extremely anxious when he heard the voice. He thought something had happened, so he quickly turned over, forced himself to wake up, stood up and shouted, "But Wenxuan?"

"Brother, it is my little brother."

"come in."

The door was pushed open with a "clatter", and with uncontrollable excitement on his face, Li Yi rushed in like a gust of wind, "Brother, who are you looking at..."

Before Li Yi finished speaking, he heard a familiar voice, "Brother! I miss you so much!"

Then a dark shadow rushed over directly.

So before the sleepy-eyed Feng Yong could clearly see who was coming, he was thrown firmly onto the couch.

"pain!"

Feng Yong took a breath of air and shouted, "You're kidding me!"

Zhao Guang was still wearing the armor that Feng Yong personally supervised and made, which suppressed Feng Yong until he almost died.

"I'm sorry, brother, I was so happy that I couldn't control it for a while!"

Zhao Guang heard Feng Yong's cry and quickly got up. The armor on his body was rattling. He rubbed his hands with a fawning smile on his face, "You deserve to die, little brother."
To be continued...