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If those featherless arrows had marched at top speed back then,

Those infantrymen from their own Jingyang Town

How could they be isolated and helpless?

They were utterly wiped out by Liangshan!

But he forgot,

It was his father who accelerated the march at that time.

They wanted to shake off Zhang Qing, who was bringing up the rear!

He also sent a message to the soldiers that the featherless arrow had been delivered.

They tied him up and gave him a severe beating!

can only say,

This has been the nature of many petty people throughout history.

Only thinking about other people's mistakes

I never think about my own mistakes.

"Thanks to General Zhang's timely assistance, my son and I were able to escape this predicament!"

Yunlong gritted his teeth and glared at Zhang Qing.

He then swung the whip.

He spurred his horse and caught up with his father, Yun Tianbiao, who was ahead of him!

"General Zhang, what's going on?"

The deputy general of Dongchang Prefecture asked in confusion,

"Then the army in Jingyang Town must have already...."

"It's highly likely they've been completely wiped out."

Zhang Qing sighed.

"I never imagined that the government troops would suffer such a defeat so soon after the start of the battle,"

"This campaign against Liangshan will likely be fraught with difficulties."

"These Yun family father and son are truly despicable."

The lieutenant said angrily,

"They lost their own horses, but they blamed us."

"Forget it, those two are already all alone, why bother arguing with them anymore?"

Zhang Qing shook his head.

Then he looked in the direction of Liangshan Town.

Hesitant expression

They were clearly unsure whether to continue advancing.

"General, shall we retreat?"

The lieutenant offered his suggestion.

"The entire army and their families in Jingyang Town were wiped out."

This shows that Liangshan was prepared all along!

"Now we are all alone."

"If we continue forward, what if we are ambushed by Liangshan again?"

"Wouldn't it be bad if we followed in the footsteps of Jingyang Town?"

"...That's true."

Zhang Qing nodded.

"The prefect reminded us of this when we came here,"

"In this campaign against Liangshan, our Dongchang Prefecture only seeks to avoid mistakes, not to achieve merit."

"Our entire Dongchang Prefecture only has a little over two thousand elite soldiers,"

"If we lose here, Dongchang Prefecture will likely become like other prefectures, overrun with bandits..."

Chapter 747 Utter Hypocrisy

Think clearly about the gains and losses.

The Featherless Arrow feared that Liangshan would raise a large army to ambush them again.

They ruined the military strength of Dongchang Prefecture.

They didn't delay any longer.

He hurriedly gave the order.

Order the army to return along the same route.

halfway,

Passing by the place where Liangshan had feigned aggression and then launched an ambush.

The Featherless Arrow had originally intended to take the opportunity to capture a few bandits.

They were also taken back and interrogated for information.

But to their surprise, the forest was already deserted.

The former Liangshan soldiers,

They've all been evacuated!

"Oh well, looks like this trip was a waste of time!"

Zhang Qing sighed.

He ordered the troops to speed up.

Return to the main camp of the government troops!

.....

But when it comes to speed,

Zhang Qing's two thousand-plus soldiers,

Naturally, they couldn't compare to Yun Tianbiao and his son.

When the soldiers of Dongchang Prefecture were still four or five li away from the government army camp,

Yun Tianbiao and his son had already returned to the gate of the government army camp.

At this point,

Yun Tianbiao then remembered,

If we return to camp now,

Then the entire army of Jingyang Town was lost.

How should he explain this to Huyan Zhuo?

I'm afraid that simply dismissing them from their posts wouldn't be enough.

In the end, he'll also face imprisonment!

Yun Tianbiao stood at the entrance of the government army camp with an uncertain expression.

Yunlong hesitated when he saw his father.

The reason became clear immediately.

He thought for a moment,

He hurriedly stepped forward and said,

"Father, the only way to exonerate ourselves now is to shift all the blame onto Zhang Qing of Dongchang Prefecture!"

"As a father, I have always been upright and honest, how could I possibly shift the blame for my own mistakes onto others!"

Yun Tianbiao snorted coldly.

His face was full of anger.

"But Father, if we go back like this, we will be seen as defeated generals."

Yunlong said worriedly,

"If General Huyan were to blame us, he might even kill us!"

"Hmph, a true man would rather die standing than live on his knees!"

Yun Tianbiao's face was full of righteous indignation.

Coupled with his appearance, which resembles that of Guan Yu,

He truly was a man of unparalleled righteousness, like Guan Yu!

This might fool strangers, but...

That cloud dragon,

And the guards of Jingyang Town nearby,

Having been by Yun Tianbiao's side for many years

How could he not know the character of this military commander!

Don't say anything else,

If he really is as he says,

Disregarding death,

Why would they hesitate at the gate of the government army's camp?

They should have gone in and confessed their crimes long ago!

Now that things have come to this,

And they still have to pretend!

Yunlong was both amused and exasperated.

But Yun Tianbiao was, after all, his father.

At this moment, all I can do is think quickly in my mind.

An idea came to mind very quickly.

"Father, what are you saying? We have never shirked our responsibility!"

Yunlong's face was full of righteous indignation.

"The Dongchang Prefecture garrison commander, Zhang Qing, has entrusted General Huyan's generals to escort us back,"

"But their march was delayed, and they did not follow behind our army!"

"Afterwards, I realized that there were ambushes at Liangshan, so I rode quickly to seek their help,"

"But that fellow agreed verbally, yet halfway through, he became afraid of the enemy soldiers and stopped advancing!"

"That's why we missed our chance!"

"You have ruined the army of Jingyang Town!"

"...Yes, my son is right. Zhang Qing is indeed hateful."

Seeing that Yunlong had already put it this way,

Yun Tianbiao immediately seized the opportunity to back down.