Chapter 327: Xie Yan Leads the Troops

The middle-aged man made a "gurgling" sound in his throat, and a pair of big hands tightly grasped Xie Yan's wrist. His mouth opened and closed, as if he wanted to say something, but it was incoherent, and only blood continued to flow out.

There was reluctance and disbelief in his wide eyes.

I was unwilling to accept that I had worked so hard to climb to this position only to die in unclear circumstances, and I couldn't believe that there were still survivors from the Xie family.

The Xie family has come to the North. Is the Northern Army still your Majesty's Northern Army?

The sharp blade slowly advanced, and the middle-aged man died with his eyes open.

Before the middle-aged man fell to the ground, someone came up from the darkness and dragged him away.

Xie Yan put on a mask made according to the appearance of a middle-aged man, glanced at Langyan from a distance, stroked the token, walked down the city wall, and returned to the camp.

"Pass my order quickly. Zhenzhi Pass is under fire. No time is wasted. Soldiers under your command must be ready within a moment, assemble and wait for orders. Set out immediately to rescue Zhenzhi Pass and resolve its urgent need."

When the order was given, some soldiers followed it without hesitation, while others found it unusual and hesitated, so they advised Xie Yan to think twice.

"Those who disobey the order will be killed!"

"It is the duty of soldiers to obey orders. Anyone who shakes the morale of the soldiers and undermines their morale will be killed without mercy."

Xie Yan was wearing armor, standing on a high platform in the camp, his sword making a loud noise, blood flowing from the sword in his hand, and at his feet were two corpses that were not yet cold.

The man he killed was the middle-aged general's most trusted right-hand man, who was involved in all the dirty and messy things.

The Northern Army general was completely changed.

The morale in the army is not as good as before, as the superiors have done.

There was even a ridiculous order issued by the commander of a camp that every village should provide a young woman in her twenties to serve as a singing girl every month to boost morale.

What's the point of having them act as singing girls to boost morale? It's clearly about forcing decent girls to be prostitutes in the army to vent their lust.

This is the general that Your Majesty has painstakingly cultivated to replace the Xie family's trusted men.

When the people of the North mention the Northern Army, they no longer feel admiration, but fear and hatred.

These three years or so, nearly four years, have been a deep abyss for the Xie family, and have also been suffering for the people of the north.

Xie Yan looked around coldly, "Who else has objections?"

A quarter of an hour later, the middle-aged man's soldiers had assembled.

As for those who wanted to inform the news, they were all killed.

"Go!"

In the night wind, the sound of Xie Yan could be heard from far away.

Zhenzhi Pass is the Zhenzhi Pass of Daqian.

As long as the people of Zhenzhiguan have not colluded with the enemy or committed treason, they are all citizens of Daqian and should be protected by Daqian's army.

The movements in the camp were not kept secret for long.

Half an incense stick later, everyone in the surrounding camp knew about it.

"Is the guy named Qiao crazy?" The generals, both big and small, gathered together and looked at each other.

"Should we catch up and intercept him?"

"It depends on what the general wants."

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Liu Jingyuan got the news, put on his clothes and stood up, angrily called the military advisor, and asked urgently, "What should we do now?"

Although there was no clear decree, everyone with a discerning eye knew that the position of the man in the palace and Grand Tutor Qin on Zhenzhiguan was to let it fend for itself and there was no need to pay too much attention to it.

Your Majesty wants Old Lady Xie and the old ministers who are loyal to Emperor Jingxiang to die in Zhenzhiguan, so as to completely eradicate all hidden dangers.

When His Majesty ascended the throne, he killed many people, but even more people were exiled to remote towns.

To His Majesty and Grand Tutor Qin, Zhenzhi Pass was the base camp of traitors and thieves. Innocent people were not even considered by His Majesty and Grand Tutor Qin.

He was parachuted into the Northern Frontier Army by His Majesty. When he first arrived, many people felt sorry for the Xie family.

From generals to soldiers.

Can't kill them all.

There is no way to kill them all.

He simply couldn't remember how much blood of Daqian soldiers was on his hands.

Later, almost all of the Xie family's personal guards died.

Generals loyal to the Xie family were also executed or exiled on trumped-up charges.

Instead of reprimanding him, His Majesty repeatedly rewarded his wife, daughter and son.

From then on, he knew that His Majesty had made up his mind.

As a subject, if you want to survive, you must obey the orders of your superiors.

Those he promoted obeyed his orders without hesitation.

Qiao Song followed his lead and never dared to disobey him in the slightest.

Is Qiao Song going to die tonight?

He was not worried about the survival of Zhenzhi Pass, nor was he worried about the life and death of Qiao Song's 10,000 men. He was worried about the emperor's reaction after the battle report was transmitted to Shangjing.

Would Your Majesty doubt his loyalty and question his ability to protect His Majesty?

All his honor and power were bestowed upon him by Your Majesty.

Your Majesty can make the Liu family a place of splendor, but naturally you can also make the Liu family a place of bloodshed.

"General, let's just go all the way." A man dressed as a scholar used his hand as a knife, his eyes were sinister.

Liu Jingyuan frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Let all of Qiao Song's men stay in the town."

"Let the town become a dead city!"

Each sentence the scholar spoke was more cruel than the last.

Liu Jingyuan's fingers trembled, he swallowed his saliva, his expression stiff, "That's 10,000 soldiers."

"Including the civilians stranded in the town, there are tens of thousands of people."

"All killed overnight?"

The scribe thought without hesitation, "It is a great honor for the common people to share the worries of the nobles."

"As for the soldiers under Qiao Song's command, the blame should go to Qiao Song, not the general."

"General, your tone is hesitant again."

"Delay brings change."

"Either Zhen Zhiguan will be killed, or the entire Liu family will be wiped out."

"Does the general want to watch the Liu family follow the Xie family?"

Liu Jingyuan made up his mind and said in a cold voice, "Qiao Song led his subordinates to escape at night. He colluded with the enemy and committed treason. We must kill him and leave no one alive."

"The general is wise."

At Liu Jingyuan's order, the entire Northern Border Army was shocked.

"Didn't Qiao Song lead the people to rescue the stranded people? How could it be considered treason?"

"General, just intercept Qiao Song and bring him back. Why go on a killing spree?"

Many generals were worried and anxious.

"The general received a secret report that Qiao Song was secretly communicating with the Northern Hu. Tonight the Northern Hu attacked Zhenzhi Pass. It was Qiao Song who cooperated with them from the inside and outside to first capture Zhenzhi Pass and then attack Shengyan Pass."

"Qiao Song has evil intentions, and everyone has the power to kill him."

"Anyone who intercedes for Qiao Song will be treated as a fellow party member."

"Go out immediately to wipe out the rebels, enhance the prestige of Daqian and the prestige of the northern border army."

Responders were sparse.

Few military comrades are willing to raise their swords and guns and swing them at their comrades who are fighting side by side.

After Liu Jingyuan took office, in order to quickly control the Northern Frontier Army, he completely disrupted the deployment of the Xie family and scattered his comrades.

Dark clouds cover the moon.

The night is as dark as ink.

The blackness makes one's heart palpitate.

"Puff."

"Puff."

Two more sounds.

No one noticed that two more battalions of generals disappeared and reappeared.

No one noticed the slightest change.

The people Xie Yan brought with him were originally the survivors of the Xie family's personal guards of the Northern Army, and they were familiar with the contact and messages of the Xie family army.

Even though things have changed over the past three years, the time spent in hiding is enough to get to know each other again.

We have to thank Qiao Song for bringing Xie Yan's people into the military camp openly.

"Did Qiao Song really have an affair with the Northern Hu and commit treason?" A powerful voice sounded.

"Everyone knows that Qiao Song is loyal to the general. He will fight wherever the general points."

"To say that Qiao Song committed treason is less credible than a dog not eating shit."

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