Even when the two armies reached the most critical moment before, the city gates of Tuofeng City were closed and no troops were sent out.

Because most of the Vietnamese troops in the city were seriously injured and lost their combat capabilities, and some were ordered to defend the city and form the last line of defense. Even Sun Bi issued a strict order before that, before he passed the order to go to the general, no soldiers or soldiers were allowed to be sent out in Tuofeng City.

But even so, after the battle finally ended, someone ran out of the city. The people came not to wish the army victory, but... brought bad news - the governor of Jinzhou and the frontier general Dong Gongwang, just now, was seriously injured and died!

When the bad news was told by the soldiers from Hump Peak City with grief, all the soldiers who came down from Sun Bi fell into silence, and the joyful smiles on their faces disappeared, turning into astonishment, sadness and anger.

Especially Di Jingfei, he grabbed the other party in a few steps, grabbed his clothes and shouted: "This is impossible! It was obvious that when I went to the city to see Dong Shuai two days ago, he seemed to have improved. But you, you have not been careful to treat Dong Shuai, which has worsened his injuries, thus..."

Seeing that there was a strong murderous intent in his eyes as he spoke, the soldier who came to report the news was so scared that he trembled violently, but he said anxiously: "General Di has wronged me and waited. How could we do something to harm Dong Shuai... It's really, it's really..."

But Di Jingfei didn't listen at all. He exerted force in his hand, threw it on the ground, and pulled out his sword and stabbed it on the other side: "I'll kill you first, and then talk about other things..."

Dang! His sword was blocked by a general beside him, and at the same time, Shen Chongshan and other generals shouted loudly: "Bold! Di Jingfei, are you going to rebel?" As he spoke, more than a dozen Youzhou generals had surrounded him and almost captured him on the spot.

It was not until then that Sun Bi came back from the shock and shouted angrily: "Get back all of them!" Then his eyes fell on Di Jingfei and said in a deep voice, "General Di, I know you are sad and angry, but don't be confused because of this. The people who take care of Dong Shuai in the Camel City are all his confidants whom he brought to him. Who would harm him?"

Sun Bi had already established considerable prestige in the army at this time, and the effect of anger at this time was very significant. Not only did the generals retreat as they said, Di Jingfei also calmed down from his anger: "Master..."

"I know you are angry and want to avenge Dong Shuai. Then keep this hatred in your heart. After the army is invaded into the grassland in the future, you will find the real enemy to pay the blood debts and blood! Don't forget that those who really caused Dong Shuai to be seriously injured and die were those Gui Rong people!" Sun Bi said in a deep voice again.

All the generals showed deep thoughts. Yes, the reason why Dong Gongwang died was because he had met the Gui Rong army head-on near Tuofeng City before, and had a fierce battle. In the end, although he temporarily led his army to withstand the enemy's fierce attack, he was hit by several arrows, and was penetrated by a spear, and fell into a horse. It can be said that he was seriously injured.

In fact, he was strong enough to last until now. After all, he was old and was no longer as good as his prime. And even an ordinary general was afraid that he would not be able to survive such a serious injury... But everyone didn't want to think so, and wanted to save him, so he took medicine to treat him at all costs. But in the end, he was unable to turn things around. While the Vietnamese army defeated the Ghost Rong, he waited for such bad news.

After a long silence, Di Jingfei finally calmed down and knelt down on one knee and apologized to Sun Bi: "Master, the last general lost his attitude for a moment. Please punish him severely!"

Sun Bi looked at him for a moment before then stepped forward to help the person up: "Forget it, you were affected by the death of Dong Shuai and lost your composure. Since there was no big consequence, I will not deal with it. But if you don't take the example, the same is true for you. The most important thing for generals is to stay calm at any time and never be distracted. Otherwise, not only will you be in danger, but you will also cause a lot of losses to the court!"

"Yes, I'll write it down!" Di Jingfei bowed sincerely again and replied sincerely.

After the others felt the different aura that Sun Bi showed, they all held their fists to respond. Unconsciously, they became more convinced by the young man.

Sun Bi did not make much of this matter, and said immediately: "Let's go, let's go to the city to meet Dong Shuai for the last time. He is our senior and has made great contributions to the court. We have to send him a happy journey in public and private life!" After that, he walked out.

After looking at each other for a few glances, the others followed one after another. Under the silent gaze of tens of thousands of soldiers, they went straight into the Camel City and glanced at the old general for the last time.

As the soldier who came to report the news said, Dong Gongwang died suddenly with injuries worsening. If Li Ling was here, he might have seen some clues. The old general should have died of complications such as tetanus after serious injury. Perhaps it seemed to have improved before, but under the erosion of bacteria, he still killed him.

Of course, the generals could not understand these things, and they only felt a little sad. Perhaps the Youzhou generals were not very familiar with Dong Gongwang, but the veterans of the border who had been in the past decades still had a deep impact on them. Looking at his body, many people thought of themselves. Perhaps one day, they would also sacrifice their lives for their country in a certain battle with foreign enemies.

But this may not be a good ending. The best destination for the general is to wrap the corpse of horses!

But at the same time, Dong Gongwang's death also made the generals who were hesitant reach an agreement, and it was time for those robbers who had gone far away to pay a greater price.

So when Sun Bi solemnly said in front of Dong Gongwang's body that he would lead a large army to fight north again to avenge him and more soldiers and the people who died, the generals around him did not speak up again. This time, as long as the court could agree, they would definitely follow Sun Bi and attack Guirong in the north!

When Sun Bi and the others came out of Tuofeng City, Xiao Chengzhi also came with food and supplies.

Two days ago, the two armies in front of Tuofeng City fought a decisive battle, and the situation of the grain escort team at Qianfeng Fort was not optimistic, because they had to face not only the Canglang Iron Cavalry they had fought before, but also a Guirong Cavalry of more than 10,000 people ordered to support.

Facing two or three times the enemy, without reinforcements, the soldiers in Pioneer Fort naturally had to fight to the death.

The soldiers below couldn't understand why the main force did not send troops to rescue him, but Xiao Chengzhi, who had a deep friendship with Sun Bi and knew him best, quickly seized a key point and guessed that his cousin might have planned to take this opportunity to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

So, under his leadership without fear of injury, the five thousand soldiers and horses relied on the not-tall walls of the Pioneer Fort to block the attacks of the Guirong people one after another. Although the casualties of their own were quite large, they really defended the last line of defense against the city wall and the huge number of weapons, especially the huge number of arrows that were enough to provide tens of thousands of troops. They even gave Guirong troops a considerable blow.

Just as the entire army was exhausted and saw that the city was about to be destroyed, the Gui Rong army suddenly retreated at noon yesterday. Without thinking carefully, Xiao Chengzhi could guess that the victory or defeat of the front-line war had been decided, which led to the Gui Rong army's division of troops retreating in a hurry.

If the troops in the Pioneer Fort had not been exhausted, Xiao Chengzhi would have been determined to lead the army to chase and kill some enemies for a while.

After listening to his brief story, Sun Bi looked at Xiao Chengzhi with some shame. After a moment, he gave a deep blessing: "Chengzhi, this time I couldn't treat you and regarded you as an abandoned son, which made you thousands of people in danger... If you are angry, just come to me, I will never hold a grudge..."

Xiao Chengzhi was stunned and laughed: "What did you say? Who did you think of me, Xiao Chengzhi? In front of my father, we often listened to him about the way to use military force. Be kind and not in charge of the army, and letting the small and catching the big ones are the way to win? How could I blame you?

"And, Yu Gong said, you are the commander, and if you don't send troops to rescue me, I will naturally have the principle of not saving me. I will win in the end? To privately, you are my cousin. I believe that with your relationship with me, if there is no way, you will not give up on me... And from the results this time, you are completely correct. Not only did you defeat the main force of Gui Rong, but I and the grain and grass arrived safely..."

These words made Sun Bi even more moved, but he stopped saying anything. He patted the other person on the shoulder, and everything was silent.

Although the most shortage of military rations was shipped in place, the Vietnamese army took advantage of the victory and rushed into the depths of the grassland.

Because after this battle, the entire army was exhausted, and forcibly pursuing at this time would only increase their own casualties, which was very unwise. Moreover, even the commander of the Northern Expedition such a major event, even the commander of the three armed forces in the northern border like Sun Bi could not completely decide. In such a major event, he had to submit the imperial court first and the emperor made the final decision.

At the same time, the good news here must be sent to the capital as soon as possible, so that the fear in the court and the public can be calmed down. After all, the momentum of the Gui Rong invasion was horrifying, but it scared everyone very much. Maybe there are still people who are trying to escape south now.

So in the end, after a little rest, the army retreated back to Youzhou in a mighty manner and temporarily garrisoned. Li Ling, who had already heard the news of the good news, personally led his people out of the city to welcome him from afar, and set up a banquet in the city to celebrate the merits of the entire army.

After that, two more days passed, Yue Lin led the Jizhou army to arrive in a hurry.
Chapter completed!