Chapter 729

"Your Majesty, we don't actually need to be in a hurry now."

"Instead of wasting our own strength to probe the reality of the capital, it would be better to utilize the Southern Prince and Ning Prince."

"Let the Southern Prince and Ning Prince send troops to add some pressure to Zhu Wushi; when the time comes, if there is really some chaos in the capital, it won't be too late for us to send troops."

Hearing this, a smile bloomed on Zhu Houzhao's face.

"Then I will leave everything to Minister Wang."

"I ask Minister Wang to take more trouble."

Zhu Houzhao said to Wang Yangming; after so many things had happened, Zhu Houzhao also knew that he should change his own problems.

Since his ability was insufficient, Zhu Houzhao thought about relying more on the capable ministers under his command.

Then Wang Yangming laughed and vanished before Zhu Houzhao.

Wang Yangming quite liked Zhu Houzhao's attitude toward him; at least without the constraints of a monarch, Wang Yangming could display his talents.

With Wang Yangming's persuasion of the envoys sent by the Southern Prince and Ning Prince, after the envoys returned to the Southern Prince and Ning Prince, it didn't take long for the Southern Prince and Ning Prince to decide to send troops to the capital where Zhu Wushi was located.

The Southern Prince and Ning Prince had been waiting for this moment for a long time; previously, because Wang Yangming was obstructing them in the middle, the situation of the Southern Prince and Ning Prince was very awkward; they couldn't advance and didn't want to retreat, which was too shameful.

Now that they had the order from Zhu Houzhao to conquer Zhu Wushi, the Ning Prince and Southern Prince could no longer endure it.

Coupled with the fact that the two of them had naturally heard about Zhu Wushi's affairs, the Southern Prince and Ning Prince directly gathered their troops and attacked toward the Great Ming capital where Zhu Wushi was located.

As if it had been agreed upon in advance, not long after the Southern Prince and Ning Prince sent their troops, the Jurchen tribes of Jianzhou outside Shanhai Pass also directly sent troops to attack the Great Ming's Shanhai Pass.

At this time, the Great Ming could be said to have reached its most chaotic moment, and the imperial court in the capital was even more panicked due to Zhu Wushi's disappearance, and the morale of the garrison troops in the major strongholds was also unstable.

Chapter 339: Yao Yue Fei returns to Zhuxian Town, sends troops to Xiangyang City!

Southern Song.

Ever since Yao Yue Fei was released by the Southern Song Emperor Zhao Gou, he had rushed to the Yue Family Army without stopping.

On the way, what Yao Yue Fei hoped for most was that their Yue Family Army would not have any accidents.

Now, apart from the Yue Family Army, which had not followed the Southern Song Emperor's orders to go to Northern Song, but had been listening to Yao Yue Fei and resisting the Great Jin army on the front line.

Apart from the Yue Family Army, the Southern Song was already empty.

As long as Great Jin crossed the border of the Southern Song, the Great Jin army could drive straight in and arrive directly at the Bianjing of the Southern Song.

So if the Yue Family Army encountered any trouble now, even if Yao Yue Fei were a god, he would have no way to change the current situation of the Southern Song.

"You must not have any accidents!!!!"

"Whether the Southern Song can survive this catastrophe depends solely on our Yue Family Army!"

Yao Yue Fei muttered loudly in his heart while riding his fast horse.

Fortunately, the situation of the Yue Family Army did not have any mishaps; after Yao Yue Fei arrived at the location of the Yue Family Army, the Yue Family Army was still waiting there intact for Yao Yue Fei.

After Yao Yue Fei arrived at Zhuxian Town, he soon saw the large area of camps where the Yue Family Army was located.

Before Yao Yue Fei could get close, the people of the Yue Family Army discovered him.

"Who is it?!"

"Idle people, leave here quickly!"

"This is a military camp!"

The soldiers guarding the camp saw someone walking toward them and immediately shouted loudly toward the front.

Yao Yue Yun, who was very irritable in the camp, heard that someone was trying to break into the camp, so he immediately walked out, just wanting to vent the anger in his heart.

"What's wrong??!! What's wrong!"

"Which little thief dares to break into your young master's camp?!"

Yao Yue Yun walked out carelessly, and it wasn't until he got close to Yao Yue Fei that Yao Yue Yun shivered.

"Fa... Father???!!!"

Yao Yue Yun seemed unable to believe that the person in front of him was Yao Yue Fei; he rubbed his eyes and looked carefully at Yao Yue Fei's appearance again, then said loudly:

"Father, how did you become like this?!!"

"What is the situation??? How could the people in the imperial court make you like this?!!!"

Looking at Yao Yue Fei's appearance, the anger in Yao Yue Yun's heart suddenly soared.

In fact, with Yao Yue Fei's current appearance, one couldn't blame Yao Yue Yun and the soldiers guarding the camp for not recognizing him at first glance.

Because of the long-term torture in prison and not being given food, Yao Yue Fei's originally very sturdy body had now become like a thin monkey.

And his complexion had become abnormally pale; because he couldn't wash in prison, after the Southern Song Emperor Zhao Gou released him, Yao Yue Fei was worried about the situation here and didn't wash or rest, but rode his horse straight here; his hair was also messy.

Hearing Yao Yue Yun's loud shout, Yang Zaixing and Xu Qing in the military camp also walked out.

After seeing Yao Yue Fei's appearance, they were also stunned for a moment, then walked to Yao Yue Fei's side and began to say:

"General, what kind of suffering have you endured in the imperial court!"

"We brothers have been fighting to the death to defend the border for the Southern Song, but those people who have been staying in Bianjing have treated you like this!"

"This truly makes us feel some injustice!"

As he spoke, tears appeared in Xu Qing's eyes.

Ever since he followed Yao Yue Fei, he had never seen Yao Yue Fei in such a disheveled state.

In his heart, Yao Yue Fei was like a victorious general; as long as Yao Yue Fei was there, no matter what predicament their Yue Family Army was in, they could overcome it.

It was precisely because he saw the victorious general in his heart become like this that Xu Qing, a man who seemed to be made of iron, couldn't help but cry.

"Commander, you have suffered during this time!"

Yang Zaixing grabbed Yao Yue Fei's hand, looking at the scars on Yao Yue Fei's hands, and couldn't help but sigh.

"From now on, we will never return to the imperial court, just do what we feel is right!"

Yang Zaixing's tiger eyes were also somewhat red; he held Yao Yue Fei's hand tightly and said loudly.

Hearing the words of Yang Zaixing and Xu Qing, and seeing their red eyes, Yao Yue Fei sighed helplessly, then patted their shoulders.

"Didn't I return safely?"

"A man of honor, what's the point of crying?"

Then Yao Yue Fei said to Yang Zaixing, Xu Qing, and Yao Yue Yun with deep meaning:

"Behind us is not just the Southern Song imperial court, but also thousands upon thousands of common people!"

Then Yao Yue Fei walked in front of the three of them and slowly walked toward the large tent.

Hearing what Yao Yue Fei said, Yao Yue Yun, Yang Zaixing, and others were also slightly stunned.

They felt that Yao Yue Fei had changed somewhat after going to the imperial court this time, but they couldn't quite say what had changed.

Watching Yao Yue Fei's figure walking toward the large tent, the three of them didn't think deeply, but chased after Yao Yue Fei directly.

Inside the large tent, after Yao Yue Fei rested for a while, he began to say to Yang Zaixing:

"Zaixing, during the time I returned to Bianjing, what happened here in Zhuxian Town?"

What Yao Yue Fei wanted most now was to grasp what had happened to the Yue Family Army while he was away in the shortest possible time.

Only by clearly understanding the situation on his side could Yao Yue Fei make deployments for the future.

Hearing Yao Yue Fei's words, Yang Zaixing slowly walked to Yao Yue Fei, cupped his fists, and began to say:

"Ever since the Commander left and told us to be careful of the Jin army, we brothers have been paying attention to the situation of the Jin army."

"In the end, it was just as the Commander thought; not long after you left, the Great Jin army launched a general attack on our Yue Family Army."

"Perhaps the Jin army was at the end of its rope and could only fight like a trapped beast."

"Coupled with the fact that our Yue Family Army was well-prepared, we wiped out that Jin army without much effort."

"After that, according to the news from the scouts, Great Jin had already split into several routes and was heading toward the Southern Song; after we thought about it for a moment, we decided to respond to the changing situation with the unchanging, so our Yue Family Army has been guarding here."

"After all, if they want to attack Bianjing, Zhuxian Town is the only way!"

Hearing Yang Zaixing's analysis, Yao Yue Fei let out a long breath.

Fortunately, there were no accidents here, which allowed Yao Yue Fei, who had been tense, to finally relax for a while.

"You did very well."

Yao Yue Fei said gently, but after a moment, his words became very serious.

"However, during this period, we must not let our guard down!"

"You also know that Zhuxian Town will be our last line of defense; now the imperial court's army is all in Northern Song, and the Emperor has already begun to order the Northern Song army to return!"

"What we need to do now is to guard here firmly; even if we die, we must stop the Great Jin army here! Until the reinforcements arrive, we cannot let the Jin army step into Zhuxian Town!"

Yao Yue Fei said word by word.

Seeing Yao Yue Fei's appearance, Yao Yue Yun, Yang Zaixing, and others lost their joking manner and became serious.

After thinking about the situation for a moment, Yao Yue Fei looked at Yao Yue Yun, Yang Zaixing, and Xu Qing and continued:

"I want one of you three to lead twenty thousand Yue Family Army soldiers to Xiangyang City!" ===== CHAPTER 730 =====