Chapter 255 Dilemma

Li Zhaonian's face was pale, "Jifeng..."

Li Jifeng moved closer, "Royal brother."

Li Zhaonian looked at him, "After I die, they will definitely not let you go. I can't protect you anymore. The rest of the things will only be done by you."

"Royal brother will not die." Li Jifeng looked at Li Zhaonian and said again, "Hold on a little longer, you won't die."

Li Jifeng had many brothers and many brothers died. He even watched Li Yanchang die in front of him and was unmoved.

But now he looked at the weak Li Zhaonian and felt a stone blocking his chest.

Li Zhaonian blinked gently, "I won't live long, I'll just linger on. Border...border...Shen Yu..."

"When you were unconscious, she won the battle at Yanliang Pass. She was very powerful." Li Jifeng said.

Li Zhaonian laughed, "I knew it a long time ago, I knew she could do it."

He laughed for a while, then stopped smiling, "Where's Xie Tingzhou?"

Li Jifeng paused for a moment and said, "I haven't received any news that he went to Yanliang Pass."

"Then, then Shen Yu..." Li Zhaonian struggled to get up, but was gently held down by Li Jifeng.

"You have to believe in Shen Yu and Xie Tingzhou." Li Jifeng said.

Li Zhaonian lay panting, "Help me... draft an edict."

Li Jifeng had guessed Li Zhaonian's intention, "Nandaying is the last line of defense for Shengjing, and there is another Xuanping Hou in the Great Zhou."

Xuanping Hou has not yet mobilized his troops, and they have not guessed his intention. If Nandaying goes to Yanliang Pass for support, Shengjing will become someone else's possession.

Li Zhaonian looked depressed, "It was fine when my father was in power, why did it become what it is now in my hands?"

He said this naively, but Li Jifeng did not make it clear.

Li Jifeng persuaded: "The defeat at Yanliang Pass was the key to the demise of the Great Zhou. It's not your fault. We can't turn the tide."

Li Zhaonian was tired and very weak.

He closed his eyes and thought that perhaps he would be the last emperor of the Great Zhou and the shortest-lived emperor.

Li Jifeng moved closer and heard Li Zhaonian's steady but weak breathing.

He stood up and put down the bed curtains, stood beside the dragon couch for a moment, and then left.

…

The black armor of the Qingyun Guards stretched in the snow, and there was no end in sight.

The whole army was in order. Except for the sound of the wind and the sound of the marching footsteps in the snow, almost no human speech could be heard.

Xie Tingzhou led 80,000 troops this time, 20,000 light cavalry went first, and the remaining heavy cavalry and infantry followed.

They traveled day and night, and had left Beilin for more than 200 miles, heading towards Yanliang Pass.

Xi Feng handed over the water, "Your Highness, drink some hot water."

Xie Tingzhou was ill and became even weaker in winter. Doctor Yu, who was with the army, had warned him not to eat raw or cold food.

It was too cold. It was not easy for them to drink something hot during the march. The cavalry had to run ahead and boil the water. When they caught up, the water was almost ready.

Xie Tingzhou did not dismount. He took the water and coughed several times after drinking two sips. When he recovered, he finished the water in the bowl and handed it to Xi Feng.

Han Jiwu saw this and said, "Your Highness, why don't you stop and rest?"

"No need." Xie Tingzhou said, "Continue marching."

This time, Han Jiwu followed the army and left Chang Heng in Beilin, and left 20,000 Qingyun Guards as Beilin garrison.

Xie Tingzhou always felt uneasy. He had read the military report from the northwest. Shen Yu won a small victory. Xijue had an overwhelming advantage in manpower, but it had not launched a general attack yet, as if it was waiting for something.

Han Jiwu had suggested to Xie Tingzhou that he could lead his troops to Yanliang Pass first, so Xie Tingzhou would not have to rush, and it would not be too late for the heavy cavalry and infantry behind him to go.

But this suggestion was rejected by Xie Tingzhou at the time, and he was told not to mention it again.

Han Jiwu looked at Xie Tingzhou worriedly, and then his eyes met with Xifeng beside him.

Xifeng understood and said immediately: "Your Highness, it will be dark soon, and the light cavalry can't stand running like this, so let's stop for a while."

Xie Tingzhou hesitated for a moment, but still nodded.

Han Jiwu immediately ordered, "The whole army should rest and stop marching!"

The temporary camp quickly set up a tent.

Xie Tingzhou sat in the tent, and Xifeng brought hot water, wrung out the handkerchief and handed it to Xie Tingzhou.

Xie Tingzhou wiped his face and soaked his frozen hands in the warm water.

"Bai Yu hasn't come back yet?"

"Not yet." Xi Feng said, "It's flying north. Maybe it's hard to hunt in winter."

Xie Tingzhou frowned, wiped his hands, and Xi Feng went out with a basin of water.

As soon as the curtain fell, Xie Tingzhou heard a slight commotion outside, and then Xi Feng shouted outside.

"Prince! It's Bai Yu!"

Xie Tingzhou heard something wrong and immediately lifted the curtain to go out. Xi Feng had just picked up Bai Yu from the ground.

"Prince..."

"Come in!" Xie Tingzhou raised his hand to support the curtain, "Call the doctor."

Xi Feng rushed in quickly with Bai Yu in his arms, put it on the simple couch, and untied the letter tied to Bai Yu's leg and handed it to Xie Tingzhou.

Xie Tingzhou soothed Bai Yu's heaving body with one hand, quickly scanned the short letter, and then stopped.

Xie Tingzhou's face was heavy, and for a moment, he showed confusion and uneasiness on his face.

"Your Highness?"

Xie Tingzhou handed him the letter and said in a deep voice: "Bei Rong..."

He exhaled and quickly calmed down, "Bei Rong people crossed the snow mountain and were attacked in the north."

At this moment, he finally understood what the Xijue people were waiting for.

They were waiting for this winter snow.

After the winter snow, the mountains were covered with snow, and Beilin and Beirong would enter a truce period. Xie Tingzhou would lead his soldiers to Yanliang Pass for reinforcement and to welcome back his princess.

At this moment, Beilin's combat power was the weakest, and the Beirong people could enter an empty land and take Beilin directly.

Xie Tingzhou, Shen Yu, and even the Great Zhou would be attacked from all sides.

Xijue and Beirong colluded with each other, and they stood on the same front, wanting to divide this piece of fat meat at a time when the Great Zhou was in turmoil.

Xie Tingzhou clenched his fists.

"Ayu." He called her name in his heart. This name that brought him peace countless times, at this moment, stabbed into his heart like a sharp knife.

If he continued to move forward at this moment, it would be equivalent to giving up Beilin and the hundreds of thousands of people in Beilin. The families and children of the soldiers were still there.

But if he turned back to Beilin, he didn't dare to think about it. He didn't dare to think about what the result would be.

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