Chapter 840: Sunrise in the East (65)

"Exile to the Kingdom of Wei?" Ji Ling looked melancholy. He had been in exile for many years. He had not enjoyed a few years of happiness, so he was going to go into exile again? Only those who have had this experience know the pain of exile

"No, it's not exile!" Tan Feng said loudly: "We entered Wei to help Wei resist the Qin people."

Ji Ling had a wry smile on his face. What Tan Feng said was just for good looks. There was no difference in its meaning. However, Zhou Yu thought thoughtfully, "Your Majesty, there is still a difference. Now Wei is being The Qin people's general Lu Chao drove tens of thousands of soldiers to attack fiercely. If the Zhao people had not sent the general Zhou Changshou to lead his army into Wei, I am afraid that Daliang would have fallen into Lu Chao's hands. Although we were defeated by the Qi people, we still have control in our hands. Thousands of soldiers, and after the return of Kongde, the number of troops could reach tens of thousands. At this time, they entered Wei and asked the King of Wei for a place to rest and help them resist Qin. The King of Wei was now urgently ill and sought medical treatment. It must be welcome.”

"We have tens of thousands of troops entering Wei, won't King Wu Ya of Wei be wary of us?" Ji Ling asked

"Toothless may be wary of Zhao Ren and Zhou Changshou, but now, he will never be wary of us." Although Zhou Yu's tone was indifferent, there was a sad look on his face. Yes, why should Wei Prince Ya If we continue to be wary of them, although they still have a certain amount of military strength, they have become rootsless trees and water without a source. From now on, they will live under others, be driven by others, and work for others. What future is there for them?

Ji Ling hadn't turned the corner yet, but Tan Feng also lowered his head heavily.

"When the Lechang County Magistrate has collected enough food and grass, let's set out early tomorrow morning. Has Hu Yanchao not come back yet?" After a long silence, Tan Feng raised his head.

"The scouts just came to report that Hu Yanchao has escaped the pursuit of the Qin general Tian Zongmin. However, of the 10,000 troops at the rear, there are only less than 5,000 left," Zhou Yudao

"Based on this, our two armies have more than 10,000 men together. If Kong De's entire army returns, we still have 30,000 men. Once we enter Wei territory, we can still fight the Qin people. As long as we still have the strength "It's not difficult to get a place to recuperate from the Wei people." Tan Feng looked a little more excited. "Lieutenant Zhou, have you sent out the order to Kong De?"

"It has been sent out a long time ago. When I came out of Jicheng, I had already sent the order to Kongde, asking him to meet up at Lechang. However, I haven't received a reply from him yet, and I don't know if he will still receive the order. "Zhou Yu is a little worried. Now there are 20,000 troops under Kong De's command who have withdrawn from Yuyang, but they only have more than 10,000 people left. If the leader is weak and the ministers are strong, will Kong De pay attention to them. It's another matter. Or I should go and see Comte in person."

"Absolutely not!" Tan Feng immediately stopped him and said, "As far as I know, when Kongde withdrew his troops from Yuyang, he met Gao Yuan. The two sat across from each other and had a drink. They had a very happy conversation. Gao Yuan wanted to win over you and me. For a long time, if you go to Kong De's army in person, if Kong De turns against you, you will fall into a trap."

Zhou Yu's face changed color.

"Are we just going to sit back and wait?"

"It all depends on Kong De's will," Tan Feng said helplessly. "Time, momentum, and destiny!"

At this point, the situation was completely out of their control. From now on, they have changed from hands holding chess to chess pieces on the chess board. From now on, their destiny can no longer be controlled by themselves. Thinking of this, Tan Feng can't help but feel sad. The once heroic and lofty ambitions are now Brought away by the rain and wind, from now on I will be a lonely ghost, struggling to survive.

When the sky was bright, the remnant army hurriedly reorganized. The magistrate of Lechang County was really capable. In one night, he collected the food and grass for more than 5,000 people to travel and sent them to the army. Ji Ling was lucky What a compliment. If it were before, Magistrate Lechang would naturally be overjoyed, but now, where does this joy come from? The magistrate of Lechang County was like sending off a plague, wishing that they would leave immediately, otherwise the Qi army would catch up and Lechang would inevitably be in the flames of war.

Ji Ling was a king, but when he left Lechang, he was miserable. Every house in Lechang was closed, and no one came out to say goodbye to him, the king.

The army left Lechang, and looking back at the gradually blurring city wall, Ji Ling couldn't help but feel sad. Once she left, she was far away from home. She wanted to come back again, but she didn't know what year or month it would be? There will never even be a chance

"Your Majesty, let's go. One day, we will come back. This is our home!" Tan Feng reached out and held Ji Ling's horse rein, comforting him softly.

Just as Ji Ling was holding back tears in grief, she turned back three times and left Lechang, fleeing in embarrassment towards the direction of Wei. In Kongde's camp, he was also pacing back and forth in the tent, the expression on his face changing. Shiqing

At the crossroads of life, how should you choose? Thinking of the military order he had just received from Zhou Yu, Kong De couldn't help but feel agitated. All his subordinates were ordered by him not to step into the big tent, even his own son. He locked himself up. It's been half a day in the big tent

"Father, Captain Zhou's second military order has arrived again!" The voice of his son Kong Fang came from outside, revealing anxiety and uneasiness inside.

"Let him come in!" Comte took a deep breath and ordered

The messenger, covered in mud and sweating profusely, strode into the tent, knelt down to salute Kongde, took off his bamboo tube, and presented it to Kongde with both hands.

Pulling out Zhou Yu's military order from it, and just glancing at it, Kong De showed a strange look on his face, "You actually want to go to Wei State to take shelter under the Wei people?" He murmured.

After a while, he slumped down on the chair and said, "With the current situation, this is a good idea. The Wei people are attacked by the Qin people and are short of major generals. If you enter Wei at this time, you can also get a county, but that's it." Once it comes, I am afraid that I will never return home, and will eventually become a tool in the hands of others. When it is used, it may be a friend, but when it is not used, it will be discarded like a shoe.

After pondering for a long time, he let out a long sigh and said to the messenger who was kneeling on the ground with an extremely uneasy expression: "When you go back and reply to the king, Taiwei, tell him that Kongde will definitely lead his army to join the king."

Hearing Conde's reply, the messenger was relieved and kowtowed heavily to Conde, "General Conde is loyal and righteous, and he will return to the king for his humble duty."

"Go!" Comte waved his hand

As soon as the messenger left, a person broke in from outside. Comte looked up at the person, "Did you hear it outside?"

"Father, now that the king of Yan is declining, he wants to take shelter under the rule of the king of Wei. It is easy to go but difficult to come back. No matter whether the Qi people really destroy our Yan country, or Gao Yuan's army comes back to drive away the Qi people, the king of Yan will not leave. There is also the name of righteousness. Once we leave, we are destined to lose our country. Father, why should we follow them all the way to the dark side?" Kong Fang said angrily: "A king who abandoned his country and left, why should we talk to him again? Loyalty? Even if he just goes to occupy the mountain and become the king, we can go and serve him. Now he is as panicked as a bereaved dog. Why should we follow him to be buried with him? If he goes to the Wei State, he will definitely be driven by the Wei people to attack the Qin people and resist them. When Qin attacks, how can the people of Qin be easy to deal with?"

Kong De's expression remained unchanged, "Don't I understand what you are saying? It's just that my Kong family has been favored by the royal family of the Yan Kingdom. I can't bear to abandon them now."

"Father!" Kong Fang shouted

Kong De raised his palms to stop Kong Fang from saying, "Go and ask General Ye to come over. I have something to say to him, so you should come too."

Kong Fang looked at his father for a long time, then finally turned around and walked out.

After a while, Kong Fang led a man in civilian clothes into Kong De's tent. The person who came turned out to be Ye Zhen, the commander of the Central Field Army of the Eastern Expedition Army currently stationed in Hejian, Yuyang.

"General Ye, please sit down!" Kong De stood up and took a step forward to greet him.

The two sat down opposite each other, and Kong Fang stood behind Kong De.

"After listening to what General Kong said, you have made a decision?" Ye Zhen looked regretful, "Once you leave, there will be no return date. General Kong, have you really thought about it clearly?"

"It doesn't matter!" Kong De waved his hand, "Kong is loyal and righteous, and he doesn't want to end up with the reputation of being the leader and the rat. Kong is convinced by the high righteousness of General Ye and Governor Gao."

Ye Zhen nodded, "In this case, I can only wish General Kong a safe journey. If we are destined to meet again in the future, we will meet again."

Kongde was silent for a while and asked: "General Ye Zhen, there are only you and me here today. I just want to ask, can the Eastern Expeditionary Army deal with the Qi people's invasion?"

Ye Zhen smiled slightly, "Now that our Eastern Expedition Army is on its way back, the vanguard of tens of thousands of cavalry has set off in advance and will return to the homeland in the near future. Although the Qi people are now strong in military strength, they are not yet in the eyes of our Eastern Expedition Army. Even if So what if Langya is lost?"

"What if they break into western Liaoning? As far as I know, their 20,000 cavalry are marching towards western Liaoning," Kongde asked.

"The meat buns beat the dogs, and they will never come back. They don't understand the western part of Liaoning, let alone my expedition to the east. A blind man touches an elephant, but in the end he can only get its shape, but it's hard to understand its reason." Ye Zhen said easily and honestly. He didn't hide it from General Kong, King Yan. This departure has saved us a lot of effort, General Kong. It won't take long before you can see that the sun and moon are changing the sky on this land."

"Okay, I understand what General Ye said, Kong Fang, come here," Kong De said

Kong Fang walked in front of Kong De

"You, go and kneel down in front of General Ye," Kongde said sternly.

Kong Fang was stunned and stood still. Ye Zhen was also shocked, "General Kong!" He looked at Kong De with an inquiring look.

"Kneel down!" Kong De kicked Kong Fang in the crook of his knee, knocking him to his knees. Ye Zhen stepped aside, unwilling to accept this courtesy.

"General Ye, I want to be loyal, but I don't want to be associated with the Kong family. Kong Fang will ask General Ye to take more care of him in the future. Although you and I were enemies before, we also cherish each other. I want Kong Fang to lead me." Three thousand soldiers of the Kong family are under General Ye's command. I wonder if General Ye is willing to accept it?"

Ye Zhen never expected that Kongde would arrange it like this. These three thousand soldiers were Kongde's core combat strength. It can be said that once these three thousand people left, Kongde's tens of thousands of troops seemed to have been taken away. Backbone, fighting strength will no longer be the same as before

"As long as General Kong is willing to join our Zhengdong Army, is it too late for our Zhengdong Mansion to welcome him?" Ye Zhen held up Kong Fang with both hands and said (to be continued)