Groups of seagulls hovered back and forth on the top of the sailboat. In the early morning, the chefs on the boat were ordered to cook for the escaped soldiers who had just boarded the boat. The aroma of the food was quite attractive, but not many people could arouse their appetite. At this time, the imperial guards had passed the excitement period after the escape. They were extremely tired and had no strength to raise their fingers. They even had no interest in watching the sea. They were either Yan Zhao's children or Hedong Daibei people. They had never seen the sea before. They had previously escaped from the sea. The originally quite excited mood was also depressed at this moment.

Some people think of their fellow comrades, their own team officials, and their relatives and friends. Many Hedong Daibei people are not only generals, but also ordinary soldiers have served in the army for generations. In the capital, at least a dozen people are from the same place, and even relatives such as cousins ​​or cousins.

In this war, more than 200,000 people escaped, and the essence of the imperial guards was lost. These soldiers also lost their robes and comrades and relatives. At this moment, they were lying on the wet and warm deck, looking at the blue sky, feeling the shaking under them. This was the safest and most reassuring moment in several months, and it also allowed them to heal the pain. When they thought of their relatives and comrades, at this time, many people kept crying in the corners of their eyes, some people sobbed and even beat the deck with their fists. The sad and tragic attitude moved all the soldiers and sailors of the palace army.

Yue Zhi also held on to the last moment. After everyone who was ordered to form a formation with him got on the boat, Yue Zhi fled at the last moment.

Behind him, there were more than 3,000 government troops on the shore. Yue Zhi originally did not want to get on the boat, but he had to wait until the government troops boarded the boat together before leaving. Later, he was persuaded to half-mount the boat.

When the boat was flying over, the Grand Wei Taiwei was also filled with mixed feelings and didn't know what to think.

At nearly noon, ships returned from the north one after another. The fleet only received less than a hundred people throughout the morning, and Hu Qi also rushed to Yuguan to chase after him. There should be no one who could escape from such a net.

Even so, in the afternoon, the fleet received the order from the King of Qin and continued to stay for a day. Anyway, the supply was sufficient, and the Donghu people could not go into the sea. The fleet not only stayed, but also launched the Eight Niu Crossbow to the shore from time to time, which made the Hu Cavalry not dare to pursue it at will. Before dark, there were still more than ten people running out of the hidden ground and running to the sea. The Hu Cavalry was limited by the Eight Niu Crossbow and was far away. They watched the dozen or so imperial guards running to the sea and were finally picked up on the boat. The small boat was undulating in the waves and quickly left. Many Hu Cavalry shouted in anger and angry voices. Many cavalry began to speed up on the beach and drew bows to the ships. However, after several firings of the crossbows, the cavalry felt the threat and were forced to leave far away.

By noon on the third day, the weather was extremely warm. Many soldiers of the imperial guards had recovered their physical strength after resting, but their spirits became increasingly depressed. They would only burst out when they saw that the robe was rescued, but they would calm down in a flash. By this time, no one was rescued anymore. Everyone understood that, except for the very few lucky people who could run from land to Ningyuan or Yuguan, more than 200,000 people were trapped, including a small number of wing soldiers, civilians, the main force of the imperial guards, and all the remaining forces were all here.

There seemed to be a lot of flags on the shore, and the Donghu cavalry exceeded 10,000, including heavy cavalry wearing strong palace tents. Obviously, there were also big figures from Donghu who rushed over and were accompanied by the main force.

This is not surprising. A few days have passed, and the breakout imperial guards are generally either killed or captured. The Donghu people only need to leave a small number of cavalry to search and sweep the battlefield. There is no need for these noble generals to ask about the rest. They rushed past Ningyuan City, and they probably did not find any opportunity... Li Enmao and Li Jian are both in Ningyuan. There are at least 50,000 or 60,000 people in this small city now, and the least they want to attack.

It is not necessary to conquer the main force of 100,000. There is still Jinzhou City behind it that has not been conquered. The losses of the Donghu people are not small. It is impossible to attack Jinzhou and Ningyuan cities even if they want to question Yuguan. Not only the troops, morale, physical fitness, and logistics, the Donghu side is also on the verge of collapse. If they continue to be stalemate, they even have too much appetite. If they can't get the results of the battle they had eaten before, it will be really not worth the loss.

The imperial guards were also taking stock of the more than 10,000 remaining soldiers. There were only more than 240 officers above the head, and the rest were ordinary soldiers. Among these 240 people, the head level accounted for about 70%. When they came to the battalion, the command level of the army was only about 30%. The generals of the military command level, the commander of the Xiangdu and even the Taiwei, except for Li Youde and others in Jinzhou City, there was only one Yue Zhi left in the ten thousand troops.

Yue Zhi was appointed as the temporary commander of the army because he was in danger and was responsible. Li Guorui repeatedly instructed him before the battle that he must bring more soldiers to escape. Otherwise, with Yue Zhi's multiple identities as a general of the country, a general of the country, and a senior official of the court, it would be impossible for him to survive until now. He either rushed forward and died in front of the battle or had already committed suicide.

From Xiangdu to the generals of the military, no one was left, and the civil servants followed the army committed suicide to their country, and no one surrendered or escaped. This is also a moving number.

Most of the civilians who followed the army were killed, and less than a hundred people escaped.

During the statistics, there were no one left in each wing, army, battalion, and many battalions. The statistics of the imperial guards called out again and again, and there were only empty calls on the sea, but no one responded.

Xu Zixian was also filled with emotion. No matter what, although after the Donghu entered the country and Li Kaiming conquered Yanjing, many of the generals and civil servants of the Great Wei chose to surrender and cooperate with the Donghu people, but at this moment, regardless of civil and military affairs, the mainstream was the mainstream. The center of the Great Wei was still there and the country was still there. Not only did the monarch and ministers have great justice, but also the national defense, but also had deep blood hatred for each other. If it were absolutely necessary, they would never choose to turn to the Donghu people.

The generals died, and even one middle-level military officer was not yet available. Only more than 200 people were left at the top of the capital. This is not more than 200 military officers in the army of ten thousand people, but more than 200 military officers from more than 200,000 troops, and dozens of people followed Yue Zhi directly. It is conceivable that if it weren't for Yue Zhi's escape, there would probably be no military officers who could run out of the army of twenty-hundred thousand troops.

"All are loyal and martyrs!" After hearing the news, Xu Zixian was also very moved and beat the boat's sideways: "After returning, the Military and Political Department and the Privy Council were ordered to follow the list of soldiers who were conquered. Each soldier was qualified to leave his name. He then entered the Martyrs' Temple and was worshipped by future generations. Incense is endless all year round, and his family and descendants should also be given pensions and care."

Wang Zhi shook his head and said, "The concept of the court is different from that of His Highness. The kindness that the generals receive is the reward for the sons of the country. As for ordinary soldiers, tax exemptions and military salaries are the reasons for their lives. More pensions and care are absolutely not available."

Xu Zixian smiled coldly and said, "The shogunate has no spare energy yet, so I can only wait and say that in a few years, the shogunate will do this. Except for the Northern Expedition soldiers who fled with Xu Ziwei, who can provide pensions and care, the shogunate will never ignore or miss any of them!"

Everyone around was standing solemnly, and everyone knew that the King of Qin could do it when he said that. If the imperial guards could be like the King of Qin's mansion, they would probably have the strength to rise.

Before Yue Zhi arrived, Xu Zi said these words first, of course, it was not to invite people to win people's hearts, but to the true feelings at this moment.

Regardless of victory or defeat, no matter success or failure, these soldiers and the soldiers who were killed and killed were all good men of the Han family. They died in the national war and should enjoy the preferential treatment of the court, including the honor behind them, pursuit and care for their families.

If there is no such thing, what prestige in the court?

How could it be a mess of sand?

Those so-called national dregs, miserable remarks, and the national character of a scattered sand are not things made by the court to facilitate the control? In normal times, heavy taxes are imposed, people are prohibited from forming associations, and people are forbidden to be martial arts. The treatment of soldiers is equivalent to be beggars. Those who die in battle have no glory and cannot care about their families. When the army is defeated, the soldiers have no desire to fight and the local area has no power to resist, they are in turn blamed for the lack of force in the army and the local area has no desire to die... They really want to take advantage of all kinds of advantages. How can this be done in the world?

"I've seen Your Highness."

"I've met the Grand Marshal."

At this moment, Yue Zhi was extremely haggard. When he met Xu Zi first, he first bowed his fists and waited for Xu Zi to get up first before he got up. In terms of etiquette, he was quite respectful and polite.

Yue Zhi had wounds on his body and commanded the army to break through and escape for several days and nights. He suffered heavy mental and physical injuries. When he saw Xu Zixian on the boat, his expression was already quite calm and calm.

"This matter can only be the result of this." Xu Zixian said to Yue Zhi: "We have done our best. The fleet cannot save people at sea, and the consumption is also high, so we can only turn around."

Yue Zhi said in a deep voice: "Your Highness and the Commander Jie have no arrangements between the emperor and the two governments. We come to rescue the fugitive soldiers by ourselves. How dare we try more if the rescued people? It's just a pity..."

Yue Zhi's face showed a look of pain, even a little hideous.

The news was not clear, and Li Guorui, Yue Zhi and others did not expect the court to rescue him at all. The matter was obvious. The main force of the imperial guards was trapped, and then Yuguan and Ningyuan were important. The imperial guards would also force the remaining imperial guards to force the Donghu defense line, which was impossible, so they had never expected reinforcements.

In the battle of attacking Jinzhou, the attack was full of all its strength. The goal was to save some food in Jinzhou. It would take another month to save food. Even in April, wild vegetables and fruits were everywhere, and the army could hold on for more than 40 days.

The Donghu people were unable to conquer themselves by leaning against the strong city and digging trenches. After delaying the time, it is very likely that the Donghu people would be exhausted and exhausted, and had to withdraw their troops.

The final conclusion is of course more ideal. In fact, Che Chenhan is not the kind of person who is a bit off. Even if he delays Jinzhou's grain for another month or two, the final result will not have much change. But in Li Guorui and Yue Zhi's eyes, there is finally a glimmer of hope. If you can fight, you have to fight.

The result was also unsatisfactory. The army did not break through and could only turn to escape from the Songta Forts, and by chance, more than 10,000 people escaped.

This is what Yue Zhi felt sad. If he had known that there were a large number of ships coming to rescue him by the sea, he would have not attacked the Changhao of Jinzhou at the beginning. The main force of the entire army attacked Songta. Even if more than half of the people died, there would have been no more than ten thousand people left to escape, and at least 30,000 to 40,000 people could escape. The situation would be much better than now.

As for the court, the main elite imperial guards with twenty or thirty armies will be greatly reduced, and the pressure on the defense line in the north will not be lying down and being beaten, and there is no power to fight back at all.

Yue Zhi sighed lightly, and his emotions gradually calmed down.

He and Li Guorui are not gods. They knew that there were so many ships on the sea to rescue them, and it was impossible for the court to do such a thing. They did not expect that His Highness of Qin would do such a thing.

Before this, Yue Zhi and Li Guorui often talked about the King of Qin, believing that it was the hope of the royal family. If the Wei Dynasty could not withstand the pressure in the future and lost the north, the hope of the restoration center would probably fall on the Prince of Kaifu.

But neither Li Guorui nor Yue Zhi, everyone did not expect that the King of Qin would intervene in the northern battlefield at this time. Although this time it was just a boat sailing on the sea and only more than 3,000 people from the government army went ashore to try their best, judging from the King of Qin's dispatch and reaction, it was indeed true that Li Guorui's recognition and appreciation were previously correct.
Chapter completed!