Chapter 1141 Farewell
Outside the north gate of Shu County City, Ji Ling led five thousand selected soldiers to leave the army and headed towards the barracks in the south of Shu County. Ji Ling dismounted from his horse, bowed to Yuan Yao and saluted solemnly: " Your Highness, this is the last time that your Highness will call you His Highness. See you again in the future. We are most likely colleagues. If something happens in the future, someone can tell me. For the sake of Your Highness's safety, we can no longer be the same as before. , If Ji Ling can help, he will definitely help!"
Ji Ling's words made Yuan Yao's eyes darken. He understood the implication of Ji Ling's words. If it was something within his power, he would do his best to help. If it was beyond his ability or something that violated the laws and regulations of the Tang Army, then he would There is nothing I can do to help. Yuan Yao also understands this truth. Shu Zhao, Yuan Si and Yan Xiang have all talked to him about some issues in this regard in the past few days. In addition, Yuan Yao was born in a noble family and has understood it since he was a child. Some of this truth, so with the guidance of the three of them, they have already understood these things.
Facing Ji Ling's gift, Yuan Yao dismounted from his horse, saluted back to Ji Ling and said: "General, the kindness you have shown me all the way will be unforgettable by Yuan Yao. General, there is no need to feel guilty. General, I, Yuan Jun, owe nothing to me. Yuan Yao owes the general a lot, so Yuan Yao is here to wish the general a good gallop on the battlefield and make further achievements!"
"Thank you for your kind words, Master. Ji Ling also wishes you safety and health, and the rebirth of the Yuan family!" After saying that, he turned to the rest of the people and said, "Everyone, Ji Ling also wishes you all smooth sailing in your official career!"
"Thank you, general! We also wish the general to gallop on the battlefield and make more achievements!" Everyone responded in unison;
Ji Ling bowed his hands to everyone again, then walked to the group of family members, looked at a woman and two children, and said softly: "I'm going to Luoyang this time. It's hard for me to deal with family affairs and two children, madam." , I will go to Luoyang to see you when I have time."
"Don't worry, husband, I will definitely take good care of the two of them. We are waiting for you in Luoyang!" The woman said with a gentle blessing to Ji Ling;
Ji Ling nodded, got on his horse, glanced at everyone again, turned his horse's head, and rode away in the direction of the military camp in the south of the city.
Seeing Ji Ling and the five thousand soldiers heading towards Juechen in the south of the city, everyone in Yuan Yaojun felt a sense of disappointment in their hearts. Although they had thought that the army would go their separate ways as early as the time of the agreement, it was inevitable that the army would go their separate ways at this time. Somewhat lost.
After a long time, Yuan Yao sighed softly, looked at a Tang Army civil servant next to him and said: "Master Lu, I have kept you waiting for a long time. Let's go! There will be trouble for Master Lu all the way from Lujiang to Luoyang!"
Going to Luoyang with Yuan Yao was Lu Ling, the county magistrate of Lujiang County. As Ji Ling and Yuan Yao bid farewell, Lu Ling said nothing and just watched quietly. Seeing Yuan Yao condescending to him, Lu Ling bowed and said: "Master Yuan, you are too polite. From now on, we are all colleagues, so there is no need to be so polite!"
As he spoke, Lu Ling nodded to the generals around him. He immediately led a thousand cavalry out. Next to them were hundreds of horses. According to the previous agreement, all central-level officials and military officers in Yuan Yao's army All the generals of one thousand generals and above will rush to Luoyang to meet Huangfu Chaobo under the escort of cavalry, while the other soldiers, horses and family members will slowly drive to Luoyang in carriages under the escort of another four thousand cavalry. .
The purpose of this is to prevent the more than 10,000 imperial guards from passing through the territory of the Tang Army. If someone really has bad intentions, the 50,000 elite troops will be enough to turn the hinterland of the Tang Army upside down. Of course, these 15,000 imperial guardsmen were not completely disarmed. They only collected all their armor and long weapons. However, they still had weapons on their bodies. All generals above the length were equipped with a ring-headed sword, and ordinary soldiers They all also have a short blade for self-defense.
In this way, all unstable factors are reduced to a minimum.
After all the middle and high-level officials and generals came out, they each received two horses from the cavalry. After everyone got their own horses, Lu Ling led everyone to salute Zuo Chengzu and other Lujiang officers and generals: " Lord Prefect,
General Kong, let's set off! "
"Thank you, Grand Administrator Zuo, and General Kong for coming to see me off. Let's take our leave!" Yuan Yao and others saluted Zuo Chengzu and others;
"I wish you all a safe journey!" The people of Lujiang County, headed by Zuo Chengzu, quickly returned the greeting.
Afterwards, hundreds of Yuan Yao's generals headed north, escorted by a thousand cavalry, while tens of thousands of soldiers and family members also slowly set off northward, escorted by four thousand cavalry.
Watching the flow of people heading north disappear from sight, Zuo Chengzu turned to look at Kong Xin and said with a smile: "It's finally come to an end. The next step is to prepare for Sun Ce's possible attack! General Kong, next It depends on the soldiers of Xuanwu Camp!"
"Don't worry, Prefect, Xuanwu Camp will definitely not disappoint the Lord and the Prefect!" Kong Xin replied confidently;
"We'll wait and see!" Zuo Chengzu said with a smile;
"Your Majesty, the military camp has a lot of affairs, so I won't stay here any longer, so I'll take my leave!"
"I won't keep any generals anymore. If you need anything, just send someone to tell me. I will give my full support!"
"Farewell!"
Kong Xin cupped his fists and saluted, then got on his horse and chased Ji Ling's direction.
Kong Xin, who returned to the camp in the south of the city, immediately sent people to summon all the generals at the rank of lieutenant colonel and above to discuss matters. Soon, all the generals rushed to Kong Xin's tent. After everyone arrived, Kong Xin took a picture. He clapped his hands and said: "Okay, generals, before we start discussing the matter, I would like to introduce to you a senior general!"
With that said, Kong Xin walked up to Ji Ling, pointed at Ji Ling and said: "This is General Ji Lingji. I believe everyone knows General Ji, but the chief general under General Yuan Gong was a famous general in the world. Now that General Ji has abandoned the dark side and turned to the bright side, he has been appointed by Tang Gong as the deputy general of Xuanwu. We are fortunate to serve as officials with General Ji. You must seize this opportunity and ask General Ji for advice. This is a rare good thing. Chance."
Except for a few people in Lujiang County, even the senior generals in the army did not know that Ji Ling had come to surrender. So when they heard that Ji Ling appeared in their army, all the generals were surprised. After listening to Kong Xin's words, Everyone raised their hands and saluted: "General, I will pay my respects to General Ji!"
When Ji Ling saw this, he quickly stood up and returned the greeting: "From now on, I will be an official in the same tent as all the generals. Please take care of me!"
"General Ji, you don't have to be polite. You are a veteran in the army. If there is anything wrong with the kid, please tell me!" Kong Xin said with a smile;
"General Kong is very polite, we can communicate more!" Ji Ling quickly replied;
"General Ji, you don't have to belittle yourself. You can keep the general in the Xuanwu Camp. I have put a lot of thought into the lord. Besides, with the ability of the general, he will not be able to stay in the Xuanwu Camp for long. The lord will be put to great use in the future, so I will ask him again in the future." General Ji, please give me a lot of advice!”