In a canyon, Zhao Yiming, wearing armor, galloped on his horse in front, with more than a thousand enemy soldiers chasing him closely behind.
On the surface, it seemed that Zhao Yiming was being chased, but in fact, in order to let them keep up, Zhao Yiming slowed down from time to time.
While controlling his speed, he also did not forget to observe the surrounding terrain.
Finally, a protruding stone platform on the cliff not far to the front right caught his attention.
Although it was early spring, the steep mountains on both sides of the canyon were still covered with snow. Even under normal circumstances, it would be very difficult to climb such a steep cliff, not to mention that the cliff was now covered with hard ice and there was not even a place to stand.
But just because others can't do it doesn't mean Zhao Yiming can't do it.
Looking back at the pursuers behind him, he suddenly cracked the whip. The horse felt pain and sped up, immediately putting some distance between itself and the pursuers.
The enemy troops, unaware of the danger, thought he was trying to escape and shouted at him to give chase. "Don't let the cooked duck fly away! This guy injured the general. Whether we capture him alive or kill him on the spot, it will definitely be a great achievement!"
In view of Zhao Yiming's brave performance just now, they did not dare to take all the credit for themselves and could only encourage each other.
But Zhao Yiming in front suddenly took out a bundle of ropes from the side of the strange backpack behind him.
There was an arrow on the top of the rope. He put the arrow on the crossbow in his hand, aimed at the cliff on one side and pulled the trigger.
With a "whoosh" sound, the arrow with the rope was inserted into the hard cliff. The moment the rear section touched the cliff, it exploded into eight claws and was firmly fixed on the cliff.
Zhao Yiming tightened the rope, used the horse's back to gain leverage, and easily climbed to the platform he had just set his eyes on.
Seeing the target person "fly away", the pursuers in front immediately stopped, but were knocked to the ground by inertia by their companions who were following closely behind and had no time to react.
Then, just like stacking people, the whole team finally stopped after the person at the bottom was squeezed to the point of vomiting blood.
But the matter did not end there. Zhao Yiming on the high platform threw a black object onto the opposite mountain.
Immediately afterwards, there was a loud "bang", and the next second the mountain exploded. Countless rocks fell from the sky, completely blocking the road ahead of them.
Looking at the blocked road, everyone realized that something was wrong. The road ahead was blocked, and the mountains on both sides were inaccessible. If Tian Ling's army arrived, wouldn't they...
"We've fallen into a trap, everyone, retreat quickly!"
It is true that the more you fear something, the more likely it will come to you. Just as a quick-witted soldier shouted this, the sound of horse hooves behind him was already getting closer and closer.
"It's over..."
The enemy soldiers suddenly looked ashen.
In the end, except for a few people who were running in the front at the beginning and were crushed to death by their companions, all the 1,238 people who ran out to chase Zhao Yiming, the "great military meritorious service", were captured alive.
“Okay, okay, okay!”
In the hall, the emperor said "good" three times in a row, and the joy on his face could not be concealed.
The civil servants who had been scolded for letting the princess marry a foreign prince saw that the emperor was very pleased at this moment, and they all began to flatter him with smiles on their faces.
"It's said that a tiger father will have a dog son. The Zhao Guogong Mansion is truly worthy of being a family of military generals! Even the young Zhao Guogong, who has been a scholar for many years, is still a fierce general on the battlefield now!"
"Yes! He just arrived at the battlefield and blew up the enemy's food depot, and captured over a thousand enemies alive by himself. This is truly a well-deserved victory!"
"Your Majesty is wise..."
Seeing the civil officials fawning on the powerful, the military generals showed disdain on their faces.
"You've said everything good and bad. It seems like you're the only ones who have the final say, right?"
"Fawning on the powerful."
"Fence-sitter."
"Coward..."
The generals' whispers were neither too loud nor too soft, and even the emperor on the dragon throne could hear them clearly.
The civil servants didn't show it on their faces, but in fact they all wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
But there was no other way. They had previously advocated for the princess to marry a foreign prince, which had displeased the emperor. Now, even if they were ashamed, they had to shamelessly "flatter the emperor" to make up for it.
The military commanders were amazed at the shameless appearance of the civil officials. "If they used this shamelessness to build a city wall, they might actually be able to resist the enemy."
Xijing Pass.
Zhou Haoqun, who saved his life thanks to Zhao Yiming's timely support, was treated by a military doctor and took the good medicine brought by Zhao Yiming. After being unconscious on the bed for three days, he finally woke up.
When he saw the reinforcements arriving, he only had time to ask his deputy general to fully cooperate with the reinforcements to repel the enemy before he fainted due to exhaustion. When he woke up, the first thing he did was to ask his deputy general about the battle situation outside.
From the deputy general, Zhou Haoqun learned that Zhao Yiming first sent people to blow up the enemy's grain depot, then trapped the enemy alone, and finally captured thousands of enemy soldiers alive.
What's more, even his life was saved because of the good medicine Zhao Yiming took out.
Hearing this, the jealousy towards Zhao Yiming in her heart instantly turned into admiration.
"Where is General Zhao?"
At that time, he only saw the man from a distance and didn't even see his face clearly. Now Zhou Haoqun was eager to meet and thank this young general who had saved all the people, soldiers, and him at Xijing Pass as soon as he arrived.
"General Zhao is readjusting his defenses and overseeing the repair of the city walls with over a thousand captured Western Liao prisoners," the deputy general replied.
Zhou Haoquan suspected he had misheard and frowned, "Are you sure you want to let the prisoners repair the city walls?"
The deputy general knew what he was thinking and explained, "Don't worry! General, you heard it right, and I didn't say anything wrong either.
General Zhao said that wars were all decided by those in power, and ordinary soldiers were just following orders, with different perspectives! Apart from their identities as soldiers, they were just ordinary people, so there was no need to kill them all.
But now they've been captured and are in Xijing Pass. Although we can't let them go back, we can't feed them for nothing either. So we're sending them out to repair the city walls. Firstly, this way they can earn three meals a day with their labor, and secondly, it can be considered as atonement for their sins."
At first, Zhou Haoqun thought that Zhao Yiming's decision was inappropriate, but as the deputy general spoke more, he gradually came to agree with it, and finally even shouted excitedly, "This is the way to do it."
After learning from the deputy general that he had been lying in bed for three days, Zhou Haoquan refused to continue lying down. "Although Xijing Pass is now supported by General Zhao, we can't just sit there idle. We don't know when the enemy will attack again. I have to go to him to discuss our next plan."
The deputy general was startled and quickly stopped him, "General, your wound hasn't healed yet! The military doctor said you can't leave the bed for at least ten days or half a month."
"The war is imminent. How can I afford ten days or half a month? I know my own body well. It won't be a problem..."
Zhou Haoqun said this and was about to push the deputy general away and walk out.
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