I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

It was unknown how much time had passed, but when Jiang Yuan woke up, he was already in the camp in Taiping County.

"Master, you are awake."

"Would you like something to eat?"

"Hurry up, I'm starving." Jiang Yuan rolled over and got out of bed.

It was already half an hour later when Jiang Yuan stopped what he was doing. "Wang Gang, how long have I been sleeping?"

"Master, two nights and one day." Wang Gang said with a smile.

"What's the situation outside now?" Jiang Yuan said casually, wiping his hands.

Ning Fei had already withdrawn his troops at that time, so it seems that he would not launch any counterattack.

"Master, it's nothing. I heard that Ning Fei retreated all the way to the city behind him. Everyone has been busy cleaning up the battlefield these days."

Jiang Yuan nodded, turned and walked out of the tent.

When Jiang Yuan was walking towards the central military tent, he clearly felt something was wrong.

The soldiers around were obviously replaced by a new group of people, all of them had stern faces and light in their eyes.

"What's going on? The battle is already over, why are you still so serious?" Jiang Yuan muttered and continued walking towards the central military tent.

Seeing that it was Jiang Yuan, the soldiers on both sides did not stop him and let Jiang Yuan enter the tent.

When Jiang Yuan stepped into the central army tent, the people in the tent turned to look at Jiang Yuan. Duanmu Yuanchen, Chen Liu, Xue Zhen, Long Guangxian, General Huang, and the Prince's tutor Zhou Chen were all there.

"Lord Jiang is here, please take a seat." Duanmu Yuanchen looked unhappy.

Jiang Yuan frowned and looked at the people in the big tent. After this battle, Daduan obviously had the upper hand. Why were they all acting like their parents had died?

After Jiang Yuan sat down, Duanmu Yuanchen looked around and wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed.

Jiang Yuan poked Long Guangxian's arm and said in a low voice, "What's going on? We've won a small victory, right? Why are we still like this?"

Long Guangxian stretched out his hand tremblingly and pointed at the empty seat next to Duanmu Yuanchen. If nothing unexpected happened, that should be Mu Songfeng's seat, but at this moment, it was empty.

Jiang Yuan turned his head and looked at Long Guangxian with suspicion, and the latter nodded heavily.

In an instant, Jiang Yuan understood everything. No wonder, no wonder Duanmu Yuanchen looked helpless and sighed.

Mu Songfeng died, he actually died.

For Duanmu Yuanchen, this is no different from his father dying!

The commander-in-chief of the three armies died at this time. If this matter were to spread out, it would probably cause shock to the three armies. If Ning Fei launched another counterattack, the situation would probably be reversed in an instant.

I'm afraid no one would have thought that the King of Hell, who was known as the Great Military God and swallowed up hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Zhao Dynasty with a wave of his hand, would actually die in his sleep.

For Mu Songfeng, such an ending is sad but also seems reasonable.

No wonder Ning Fei launched a crazy counterattack in the end, not caring about casualties at all. What he wanted was not to defeat the Da Duan army, but to drag Mu Songfeng to death.

After nearly seven days and seven nights of continuous command, Chen Liu, Long Guangxian, Xue Zhen and others were able to withstand it. They were martial arts masters and much younger than Mu Songfeng.

But Mu Songfeng couldn't bear it anymore. After forcing himself to finish the battle, he left this world forever.

"My dear ministers." Duanmu Yuanchen's voice came, and he seemed very weak.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much. Ning Fei has retreated after all. Although we are unable to attack, we can still defend." Chen Liu said in a deep voice.

Duanmu Yuanchen smiled bitterly and nodded, but if this happened, it would take who knows when to get back the remaining half of the country.

"I have made up my mind. The army will retreat. The people behind us have been displaced and their fields are no longer being cultivated. We cannot fight any further."

After Duanmu Yuanchen finished speaking, the others nodded. With hundreds of thousands of troops, they didn't know how much food and grass they would consume in just one day. They couldn't afford it, and Ning Fei couldn't afford it either.

Half an hour later, Jiang Yuan brought Wang Gang out of the central military tent.

Finally, after discussion, everything was settled.

After Mu Songfeng's death, Daduan was unable to counterattack and retreated to Jingzhou City, confronting Duanmu Yuanchen from a distance.

The troops from all over the country will also go back, and Jiang Yuan is no exception.

For Daduan, this news was particularly heavy, but for Jiang Yuan.

This is undoubtedly good news. First of all, it took him two months to get here from Taiping County, and it also took him two months to return to Taiping County from here, and he spent one month here.

When he set off, Bai Wei's baby was already two months old, so when Jiang Yuan returned, he would be able to see his baby being born.

This is perfect for Jiang Yuan.

As for the rest, the confrontation between the two sides is exactly the result that Jiang Yuan wants to see. Only in this way can Taiping County have enough time to continue its development.

"Lao Jiang!"

Chen Liu's voice came over, and Jiang Yuan immediately turned his head.

"Old Jiang, when do you plan to go back?" Chen Liu walked quickly to Jiang Yuan and asked.

Jiang Yuan let out a long breath: "Probably just a few days."

"Well, Lao Jiang, can we discuss something?"

"Just say what you want to say. What the hell do you want to do?" Jiang Yuan said unhappily.

Chen Liu nodded and said, "In that case, I won't be polite."

"How about you stay here, Old Jiang? I won't let you suffer any loss if you stay."

"Didn't Yang Cheng fall from power? You should take his place."

"Besides that, the various benefits will definitely not disappoint you."

Jiang Yuan looked at Chen Liu in surprise. Is this something you can decide?

"Jiang Yuan, I'm just a messenger. His Majesty also hopes that you can stay. He knows that he did something wrong before and hopes that you can let go of the past." Chen Liu said sincerely.

Jiang Yuan pondered for a while, then slowly shook his head: "No, I have to go back."

"I have put so much effort into Taiping County. Although it is not as glorious and wealthy as following Your Majesty, I am still worried about it."

"Besides, Taiping County just had an influx of 200,000 refugees a while ago, so I have to go back and take charge of the situation."

Chen Liu sighed helplessly: "Alright, I'll go back to find His Majesty. Let me know when you arrive."

When Jiang Yuan returned to the Taiping County camp, he immediately passed on the order, packed his bags, and set off for Taiping County early the next morning.

"The fight is over, we can finally go back." Li Hu dragged his injured body to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan looked at Li Hu in confusion: "You're not well yet?"

Li Hu rolled his eyes: "Sir, do you think I'm made of iron? It takes a hundred days for a broken bone to heal."

After hearing this, Jiang Yuan realized that something was wrong. He was injured just like Li Hu, but when he woke up, he seemed fine.

He even commanded the battle for seven days and seven nights immediately, but Li Hu has been lying there until now. Something seems to be wrong.

"Li Hu, are you injured so seriously?" Jiang Yuan asked cautiously.

Li Hu was stunned, his face darkening instantly. "Brother! That was a palm strike from a sixth-level expert. Let me be frank, we're lucky we didn't die instantly!"

"What about me?" Jiang Yuan pointed at himself in surprise. Since Li Hu was seriously injured, no matter how lucky he was, he wouldn't be able to get out of bed and be full of energy after waking up, right?

Li Hu curled his lips, and said with a hint of envy in his eyes: "Sir, I think you have turned a disaster into a blessing."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Yuan asked subconsciously.

Li Hu stretched out his hand and said, "It's very simple. I think Ning Fei's palm strike helped you."

"Let me give you an example. Your original martial arts talent, sir, is so good that to describe it as rubbish is an understatement."

"You're like a pipe with a blocked exit, but by some strange coincidence, Ning Fei helped you open it with one palm."

"This causes you to be reborn instantly, with your body bursting with intense vitality, so you will naturally recover faster."

After Li Hu finished speaking, Jiang Yuan looked at his hands, smiled, and did not believe this statement.

There aren't so many blessings in disguise in the world. According to Jiang Yuan's own guess, it was because his two selves finally merged into one, unleashing his full potential, that this was possible.

But he should indeed thank Ning Fei. Without his palm, he would not have been able to enter the depths of his mind and merge with the other half.

"Okay, no matter what, as long as we're alive, pack up and we'll leave early tomorrow morning." Jiang Yuan said, stretched, and found a place to sit.

The next morning, after saying goodbye to Chen Liu and his group, Jiang Yuan and his group officially set out on their journey back.

Since Li Hu couldn't ride a horse yet, they could only prepare a carriage for him, and Jiang Yuan simply lay down in it.

There were three thousand people when they came, and not many fewer when they left.

Jiang Yuan took a long breath and looked out the window. It was already late autumn, and when he returned to Taiping County, it would be the end of the year.

A year has passed by unknowingly, but so much has happened this year.

Zhao Junxuan was defeated and killed, and the Zhao Dynasty was completely hopeless. Ning Fei sneaked back to Daduan and stirred up trouble again. The situation in the world became confusing again.

When Jiang Yuan sorted out his thoughts and turned to look at Li Hu, he saw that the other party was reading a book with great interest.

"Fuck, when you haven't seen a man for three days, you should look at him with new eyes. When did you learn to read?" Jiang Yuan looked at the book in Li Hu's hand in surprise.

Li Hu pulled the corner of his mouth: "What can I do? I'm lying down and can't move."

"It's well written, but this guy writes too slowly. I've finished reading it, but he hasn't updated it yet." Li Hu complained.

"If I could catch the author, I'd lock him up in a dark room and make him write every day."

Jiang Yuan sneered disdainfully: "What can you do? You don't even know the penguin group."

"What is a penguin group?" Li Hu asked curiously.

"Seven, seven, eight, six, two, five, zero, three, seven. Find it yourself." After Jiang Yuan finished reading a string of numbers, he fell asleep.

Before they knew it, winter had come again, and Jiang Yuan and his group had finally crossed several states and were about to arrive in Taiping County.

Due to the large number of wounded soldiers, the journey was slow and it took three months to arrive.

However, before Jiang Yuan got close to Taiping County, Li Hu, who had recovered, hurried back.

"Sir, the situation is not good."

"What happened?" Jiang Yuan spoke quickly. Taiping County was his base, and no problems could occur.

Li Hu pointed to Taiping County in the distance, his face pale. "The barbarians have surrounded our city."

"Looking around, there are at least 100,000 people!"