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Chapter 145: Righteousness comes first in troubled times, the Northern Envoy

【Hulao Pass!】

【The most majestic city in the world. 】

[You gather an army of 300,000 and start marching north.]

[The gate of this mighty pass was opened with all its might, and three hundred thousand troops suddenly passed out. ]

【If a long dragon comes out of the border!】

[The flag on top has a big "Yan" character in white on a black background, fluttering in the wind!]

[Looking back at Hulao Pass, you see a molten golden sun that has not yet set at dusk.]

[Black clouds came out of the city, and armor shone with golden scales. ]

[The iron cavalry rumbled, and the 300,000-strong army followed closely behind, with great momentum, like a mountain or a sea. ]

[The next day!]

[The army arrived at the city of Yunzhou, rested for a while, and then headed north. ]

[At noon on the second day, we crossed the Yellow River!]

[You put on the armor you haven't worn for a long time. Beside you is Lu Yu, and behind you are Feng Haichao, Yu Xu, Xie Ling, Linghu Jian and other generals of the Lu family army.]

[All the soldiers in the 300,000-man army are eager to fight, and their excitement is beyond words. Who among the northern men doesn't want to join the army?]

[Yanran engraved merits, chasing the enemy to the north!]

[Passing through Yunzhou, Yanzhou, and crossing the Yellow River, morale grew stronger with every mile we advanced north.]

[As the army marched forward, the sound of horse hooves roared, like thunder rolling down the sky, or like the sound of passionate drums on the battlefield.]

[It has become an unstoppable trend!]

[Behind the Yellow River is the gateway to the north wind—Xuzhou!]

[This state is mostly a vast plain, which has experienced the Yellow River and the Zhishui River. After thousands of years of continuous erosion, it has produced fertile land and is one of the indispensable granaries in the Beifeng territory. ]

[You made a quick decision and divided the army into two. You led 200,000 cavalry in the front, while the 100,000 infantry behind you acted as a solid backing, setting up important towns along the way to ensure that the food and grass supply lines were unobstructed.]

[This route is both a path to advance and a line between life and death. Every step must be taken with caution.]

[This move undoubtedly shows Yandi's determination to go north this time - to fight a real protracted war. ]

[To march, one must have the force of thunder and lightning, and also the tenacity of water dripping through stone. ]

[The prelude to the war has already begun. ]

[On the morning of the third day, you split your troops into two groups and launched attacks on Xuzhou and Bozhou respectively.]

[The generals thought it would be a bloody battle!]

【Only two days have passed!】

[Good news came in frequently, Xuzhou and Bozhou were successfully recovered, without seeing a single soldier from Beifeng. ]

【at this time!】

[Inside Xuzhou City, in the camp of the Yanbei Army. ]

[You sit at the top!]

【Lu Yu is still standing beside you. 】

[Below, are the generals of the Lu Family Army, which has changed its designation and officially become the Yanbei Army. They are all sitting upright. ]

[As urgent military information was reported one after another, your face remained calm.]

[Yu Xu shouted as usual: "If there is any urgent military situation, please report it first."]

[Feng Haiping walked out and said in a deep voice: "The five cities of Xuzhou are all empty cities. The people have been relocated to Yuezhou by Beifeng. Only one empty city is left."]

[The act of abandoning the city was hasty. ]

[But the deep meaning behind the fact that not a single person was left alive is self-evident. Population is the real lifeblood and foundation of war.] [Feng Haiping continued: "According to the order of King Yan, after our army entered the city, we did not dare to slack off in the slightest. We did not destroy any ancestral temples or houses. All were intact."]

[You nodded slightly when you heard this. ]

【at this time!】

[A middle-aged military commander with a dignified bearing stepped into everyone's sight. He had a face like a long halberd, a full beard, and a heroic spirit in his eyes.]

【Thank you Ling!】

[Born in the Xie family, the largest family in the north, and later joined the Lu family army. 】

【The name of Xie Ling was well-known in the Northland before. He had many good friends in the Northland and had as many as 8,000 guests. He was known as "the rain after the drought."】

[There are many popular stories about Xie Ling, including this one. 】

[According to legend, there was a guest of Xie Ling in the past who was known as a "brave warrior". He was good at shooting, but was seduced by beauty. He sneaked into Xie's house at night, intending to steal the fur coat of Xie Ling's beautiful concubine.]

【unexpectedly!】

[This incident happened to be witnessed by the concubine, who reported it to Xie Ling.]

[Faced with this situation, the warrior was originally desperate and was saved by Xie Ling. Seeing that the truth had been revealed and that he was "ungrateful", he felt extremely ashamed and prepared to draw his sword and commit suicide to atone for his crime.]

【Seeing this, Xie Ling quickly snatched the sword from his hand and slashed his thigh with it. The sharp tip of the sword instantly cut Xie Ling's thigh, and blood gushed out, staining his clothes red.】

【Everyone was shocked!】

【Xie Ling seemed to be unaware of this, and instead said to the warrior: "Brother, if you are wrong, it is also the fault of me, your elder brother. I did not teach you well. So let this sword of mine be a lesson to you."】

[“Beauty is like clothes, how can it compare to brothers and sisters! ”]

【The warrior couldn't help crying. 】

【That's all!】

[Xie Ling ignored his injuries and threw the sword aside. He called the beautiful concubine to his side and said to her in an almost generous manner:]

[“Since you have a special liking for her, I will give her to you. But I hope you can treat her sincerely in the future and not do such stealing again.”]

【This kind of broad-mindedness and generosity moved everyone present. 】

【The warrior was even more grateful and shed tears. 】

[From then on, they were all impressed by Xie Ling's kindness and generosity, and vowed to fight for Xie Ling and go through fire and water together!]

[After hearing this, Xie's uncle said to Xie Ling with disdain and reproach:]

[“As the son of the Xie family, you can’t even protect your own female relatives. It’s really a waste of the Xie family’s cultivation of you, not to mention the group of scoundrels you raised, which consumed a lot of the Xie family’s wealth!”]

[In Xie Ling's mansion, the daily meals for the eight thousand guests are indeed a huge expense, and there are many idle and lazy people among them. ]

[However, facing his uncle's accusation, Xie Ling was not angry, but smiled calmly and said: "Times of chaos are not like times of peace, righteousness comes first."]

【Uncle Xie just sneered when he heard this.】

[Afterwards, a north wind suddenly rose and moved southward like a tide. The defenders of Daqing abandoned the city and fled. Before the news came, the north wind was already at the gates of the city.]

[Tuoba Shu left behind an order not to accept any surrender and to root out the evil. ]

[The Xie family was not spared in this catastrophe, and their entire family was destroyed.]

[Only Xie Ling was able to escape thanks to the life-saving efforts of his followers, and the warrior who had given the concubine as a gift died while blocking an arrow for Xie Ling!]

[Xie Ling, who escaped from the world, relied on his former prestige and loyalty to gradually gather a 10,000-strong volunteer army in the north.]

[Finally, this force attracted Lu Chen's attention and was recruited by him, becoming an important force in the Lu family army.]

【Xie Ling said: "Reporting to the King of Yan, the envoy from the North Wind Land has been waiting outside the tent for a long time."】

[“Who is the envoy?”]

[“The son of Tuoba Shu, Tuoba Hongyan!”]

(End of this chapter)