Chapter 798 Clash - Blockade
The speaker was none other than the deputy general of the Jin army.
The deputy general has always been the commander-in-chief's right-hand man. Back in the army, the two often argued about troop deployment and training. Now that the commander-in-chief has fled with the Emperor of Jin, the deputy general's words naturally carry the most weight.
Those soldiers who had initially wanted to resist slowly lowered their weapons as he finished speaking.
Of the 400,000 soldiers in the three armies, more than 50,000 had died by the time the battlefield was cleared, not including the wounded.
However, this was better than they had expected. If it weren't for Xu Yunzhi's promise, the death toll today would probably be in the hundreds of thousands.
The war, which should never have happened, ended up with 50,000 more innocent deaths due to the instigation of the Jin Emperor.
With the generals of Wei and Zhou, along with the deputy general of Jin, in command, the battlefield was quickly cleared. As night fell, to prevent any unforeseen circumstances, all the troops chose to break camp overnight and head towards the border.
Under the cover of night, the exhausted Emperor Wei was arranged to rest in a carriage.
Because he was surrounded by his own army, Emperor Wei slept soundly. It was precisely because he was so at ease that no one noticed when an uninvited guest appeared in the carriage.
The Emperor Wei was silently led away from the carriage. When he woke up again, it was already broad daylight. He was so frightened by the unfamiliar surroundings that he sat up abruptly.
"Finally decided to wake up?"
A slightly familiar voice came from behind. The Wei Emperor looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was none other than the Jin Emperor.
"It was you? I can't believe you got away."
Although Emperor Wei had just woken up, he clearly remembered that when the old thief ran away, Yun Yichen led his men to chase after him.
Emperor Jin glanced back at him and snorted coldly, "If it weren't for that brat's prior arrangements, having General Shao, who was stationed on the southern coast of the Great Zhou, lead men to intercept me, I wouldn't have lost my personal guards and suffered such serious injuries."
After Emperor Jin led his men away from the battlefield, they were originally going to continue towards the capital, but they never expected that they would be intercepted by General Shao after only half an hour.
With Yun Yichen arriving shortly after, the two sides were bound to clash. In the end, Emperor Jin suffered a crushing defeat, losing not only a pair of cavalrymen but also more than half of his personal guards.
Although he managed to escape, he was seriously injured.
Upon hearing this, the Wei Emperor noticed that the Jin Emperor was wrapped in bandages, indicating that he had likely been injured by being cut in half at the waist.
"Hehe, looks like that kid's martial arts skills are pretty good."
The Emperor Wei recognized the move; it was the move his elder brother had taught him, and the only move he had ever taught Yi Chen.
The Wei Emperor's light laugh caught the Jin Emperor's attention, but his expression remained unchanged.
"My lord, shall we return home next?"
The deputy general of Jin suddenly appeared outside the door, bowing respectfully and clasping his hands in greeting.
Emperor Wei glanced at the slightly familiar face. "Did you bring me back?"
Although they relaxed their vigilance when they returned to the frontier, the person who could so easily bring him out under so many watchful eyes must not be a kind soul.
Seeing that the Wei Emperor was staring at the deputy general, the Jin Emperor curled his lips into a mocking smile, "Are you very curious about him? Doesn't the Wei Emperor find him familiar?"
"Who is he?" Emperor Wei squinted at him, but he just couldn't remember who this person was.
Seeing that he couldn't remember, Emperor Jin simply looked at the deputy general and said, "Mu Fan, you see, your former master doesn't remember you at all."
As soon as Emperor Jin finished speaking, Emperor Wei felt a chill run down his spine.
"You, you are Mu Fan."
Mu Fan was originally Princess Baiyun's personal bodyguard. He accompanied her to the capital to be responsible for her safety.
Mu Fan ignored the Wei Emperor and said to the Jin Emperor, "He is just the brother of my former master. What does it matter whether he remembers me or not? Now I am the master's subordinate, and what others do is none of my business."
Seeing Mu Fan, Emperor Wei had a lot of questions to ask, but after hearing what he said, Emperor Wei had nothing more to ask.
"Speak, what do you want with me here?"
"Just stay put!"
Emperor Jin did not answer him, but instead had Mu Fan help him to his feet and slowly walked out.
Yun Yichen and General Shao joined forces to severely injure the old man, but they also suffered considerable injuries as a result.
Watching the other party escape, General Shao felt very guilty and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Yun Yichen, saying, "This humble general has failed your trust, sir."
"General, you flatter me. The Emperor of Jin is as cunning as a fox; he won't be so easily caught. Fortunately, I added something to the sword beforehand, so even if he manages to escape, he won't get away with it."
Yun Yichen naturally couldn't blame General Shao, knowing that General Shao had returned to the capital ahead of schedule and brought 20,000 soldiers to support them today.
Based solely on this friendship, Yun Yichen couldn't say a bad word about the other party. Moreover, he had to thank the other party for stepping forward to help him, otherwise, how could he have seriously injured the old man on his own?
"You're too kind, sir. But what should we do next?"
General Shao was initially arranged by Yun Yichen to set up an ambush here. Now that most of the enemy troops have been annihilated, Yun Yichen still needs to make arrangements for what to do next.
"If the general doesn't mind the trouble, why don't you accompany me on a trip to the frontier?"
Things seem to be moving in a positive direction now, but there are still many things to deal with back at the border.
General Shao had been stationed in the south for many years and had never seen the mighty Ji family army in the north, so he readily agreed.
After leaving the frontier, the three armies, led by their respective generals, headed to their respective military camps.
As the crown prince of Jin, Xu Yunzhi naturally had to return to the Jin army to comfort the soldiers when the emperor was missing.
But watching him leave, Ji Wenxuan was still worried. After all, the Emperor of Jin was a dangerous person, and Xu Yunzhi had already been disliked by the Emperor. He certainly wouldn't have a good life after returning to Jin.
"Don't worry, I have my own personal guards and secret agents, nothing will happen."
Xu Yunzhi saw Ji Wenxuan staring straight at him, and even though he had already walked a distance away, he couldn't help but run back.
"You're just being presumptuous. Who's worried about you? You're so resilient, who could possibly hurt you?"
Feeling awkward that his thoughts had been seen through, Ji Wenxuan started arguing with Xu Yunzhi as before.
"Yes, I was just being presumptuous, and I don't know who was being hypocritical. Fine, I'm too lazy to waste my breath on you."
Xu Yunzhi glanced at Ji Wenxuan, just as they had when they used to dislike each other.
"If you're too lazy to waste words, then get out of here. I don't want to see you either, you defeated opponent."
Ji Wenxuan, having lost all his sadness after hearing what he said, waved his hand and immediately started to chase people away.
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