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Ye Ming didn't continue talking on this topic either. After he was silent for a while, he began to talk about business.

"Chang'an, you should have received the battle report from Yunzhou City."

Li Xin nodded.

"Yes, I received it from the court the day before yesterday."

"It's much earlier to be a brother. I have received this military report five days ago."

Speaking of this matter, General Ye frowned slightly, and sighed: "At first glance, it is dripping with blood."

Five or six days ago, Ye Ming had just left Jimen Pass, and he was much closer to Yunzhou City than the capital, plus he had greeted Xianbei people for many years, and he was well-informed in Beidi, so he The news received was much more detailed than that received by Li Xin.

"The military report given to you by the imperial court probably didn't include any casualties, but Brother Wei probably knows the number of casualties of the Zhong family. The battle lasted for nearly three days. Of course, the Yuwen Qigui Department suffered heavy casualties, with two to three thousand Jing Zhuang died on the battlefield, including those who were seriously injured, it is estimated that there are 6000 to [-] people, but..."

"There are more people who die in the family."

Ye Ming slowly stretched out a finger, and said in a deep voice: "Although I don't have an accurate number for my brother, the number of soldiers killed in the Zhong family is estimated to exceed [-], and the number of seriously injured people may exceed [-]." gone."

"Zong Xuantong of the Zhong family is not a reckless idiot. He has guarded Yunzhou City for 30 years and has always been known for his stability. For decades, the Yuwen tribes have never dared to offend Yunzhou City. Without going out of the border to fight with Yuwen's tribes, this time Zhong Xuantong suddenly went crazy, leading people directly into the hinterland of Yuwen's Qigui tribe, and even approached their king's tent..."

The tribes of Yuwen, to be precise, are the four tribes of Yuwen. These four tribes were established by the Yuwen family's clan fleeing north in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Because they were royal families, each of them named themselves kings. For example, Yuwen Qigui now The leader of the Ministry, Yu Wenqi, was called King Mu Le, which means the king of the grassland.

The other three tribes probably did the same. They all took the throne for themselves. Of course, most of these princes did not pass through the Northern Zhou court.

"This battle was indeed lost by Yuwen Qigui."

Ye Ming said in a deep voice: "The Yuwen Qigui Department is relatively small among the four Yuwen Departments. They can't afford such a big loss, and they take the initiative to ask for peace and admit defeat. In the eyes of the imperial court, this kind of victory may be regarded as a victory." It is a victory, but in my opinion, there is really nothing to be happy about."

On General Ye's old face, anger appeared faintly.

"It is natural for the court to restrain the frontier army, but the affairs of the court should not affect how the frontier army fights. Chong Xuantong is obviously influenced by the will of the court, so he will do such a stupid thing! "

Any veteran who has led troops for many years will probably be angry when he finds out about this battle in Yunzhou City.

Because there was no need for so many people to die...

Li Xin also sighed, and said softly: "This matter is indeed caused by the will of the court, but the Chong family is also impatient, and they don't need to fight like this."

Ye Ming snorted and didn't say much.

Then he raised his head to look at Li Xin, and said in a deep voice, "It was because of the incident in Yunzhou City that Brother Wei felt that it was more suitable for you to preside over the Zhenbei Army than Maoer or Lao Si."

"The two of them, including the elder brother, are far worse than you, Chang'an, in the court. With you in charge of the Northern Army, at least the elder brother doesn't have to worry about such things as becoming a monk."

Having said this, Ye Ming's face flushed.

"Northern Xinjiang has become like this. Until now, I, the general of the Northern Army, still haven't received any documents from the imperial court, and I still don't know what the imperial court is going to do!"

He looked up at Li Xin, and said in a deep voice, "Chang'an, tell Brother Wei, what is Your Majesty going to do?"

Li Xin said with a wry smile: "What else can I do, of course it is to expand the territory."

"The Southwest has been pacified. There has been no war in the court for five or six years, and the household department has piled up money and food. Of course, His Majesty will have other thoughts."

"In fact, he's been thinking about it for years."

General Ye's expression changed.

After a while, he had to accept this fact, took out a wooden box from the table beside him, and handed it to Li Xin.

"This is the seal of General Zhenbei."

Ye Shaobao's voice was a little hoarse: "It was supposed to be handed over to you at the Zhenbei Army camp, but I am in a hurry to return home, so I can only give it to you here."

He looked up at Li Xin and took a deep breath.

"Chang'an, the Zhenbei Army will be entrusted to you in the future. I have no other requirements for my brother, but I only ask you for one thing."

Li Xin took the wooden box, bowed his head and said, "Senior brother, please tell me."

Ye Ming looked serious.

"No matter what the court's attitude is, the Zhenbei Army can't do stupid things like the Zhongjia Army!"

Chapter 721 We Are Our Own People

If ordinary people saw the military newspaper of Yunzhou City, they might only regard it as an ordinary big victory. Even if they saw the number of casualties in Yunzhou City, they would probably only regard it as an inconspicuous number Look, but Ye Ming and Li Xin are different from generals who have led soldiers. They have all seen dead people.

And there are many, many dead people.

In their eyes, the content of this military newspaper is bloody.

Therefore, it is very normal for Ye Ming to make this request to Li Xin. He is different from Zhenbei Army, which is influenced by politics to the point where the generals make decisions like Yunzhou Zhongjia Army.

Li Xin is also a military general who led a large-scale army in the southwest. He could understand Ye Ming's meaning. After reaching out to take the wooden box, Lord Jing'an took a deep breath and looked serious.

"Brother, I understand what you mean. This battle can be fought or killed, but it can't be fought as stupidly as the Yunzhou Army, let alone use the lives of the soldiers to win the happiness of some people."

Li Xin looked resolute.

"Brother, don't worry, unless the court doesn't allow me to be the Great General of Zhenbei, it is absolutely impossible for the Zhenbei Army to reproduce the old events in Yunzhou City today!"

Ye Ming showed a satisfied smile.

He coughed and said slowly: "With your words, I don't have any worries anymore, I can go back to my hometown in Ningling without worry."

He stretched out his hand to pull Li Xin's sleeve, and said slowly: "The dog is with you, you have to teach him for me, he...he doesn't have much time."

Ye Shaobao said in a deep voice: "If I'm not around one day, he will attack Duke Chen, and then the burden of the entire Ye family will be on his shoulders. His fourth uncle can't help him, and your uncle can't help him either. He can only support this family by himself."

"Brother has been in the north all these years. There is no way to teach him, and now you can't bring him by your side to teach him anything. In Chang'an, you preside over the Zhenbei Army and bring him by your side. Brother, I hope you can teach him well."

Li Xin shook his head.

"I am the same age as Ye Mao, and even a few years younger than him. I can't talk about teaching, but at most we can learn from each other."

Li Xin looked sincere, and said in a low voice: "The Ye family has lost Master Ye, senior brother, you must take care of yourself."

Ye Ming smiled.

"I don't want to die if I can live as a brother. When I return to Ningling this time, I'm going to resign. From now on, I will stay in Ningling's hometown and guard my father's grave while studying quietly for a few years."

"In the blink of an eye, I have been in the army for more than 20 years, and my daily focus is on military books and war strategies, or complicated military affairs and intriguing courts. I don't like these things."

Ye Ming let out a breath of foul air slowly.

"Being able to go back to my hometown, holding a few volumes of books and facing the breeze for a few years, is the ideal for the rest of my brother's life."