Seeing this, Zhou Xiuying, who was ordered to lead the soldiers and horses on the left, shouted loudly to stabilize the formation.

However, except for the "Women's Army" of her cronies, the rest of the disciples had already been frightened by the heirs of the legendary "Qi Family Army" in front of them, but no matter how Zhou Xiuying tore her slender voice and shouted desperately, there was no way to stop the disciples who were like a big flood of sand.

Zhou Xiuying also wanted to repeat the old trick, wanting to follow the example when Fang Cai killed and retired the official army, leading Su Liu and Qi Yun alone, into the enemy formation, and killing one or two leaders of the leading army, so as to disrupt the opponent's command and boost the morale of his own side.

However, the "Ming Wu Army" led by Ji Qingwen was completely different from the Nanjing garrison, and its strict formation, high martial arts, and elite weapons were far superior to the Nanjing defenders.

When Zhou Xiuying was hidden in Beijing at the end of last year, she had also heard about Ji Qingwen's troops fighting against the elite Manchurian Eight Banners, but now that it was her turn to face such an army in person, she finally felt the pressure of this strong army that had cost no idea how much money and how much effort it took to build.

In the face of such an army, even if Zhou Xiuying's martial arts are strong, she may be able to rush into the formation and kill one or two enemy soldiers, but after all, she will still be cut down by other sergeants with a sword, and then her life will be injured - she is not the kind of person who is reckless, so naturally she can't do such a meaningless thing.

At this moment, Zhou Xiuying suddenly had a little admiration and curiosity for Ji Qingwen: How did such a few dogs in Xi'an City a few years ago build such a formidable army in just two or three years?

However, it was said that Xu Daoqing over there originally wanted to defeat more than 1,000 people under Ji Qingwen's command in one fell swoop through this charge with absolute superiority in troops, but he did not expect that the blow he suffered was even more tragic than Zhou Xiuying.

Zhou Xiuying still has hundreds of "women's army" loyal to herself, but Xu Daoqing is a new disciple under the sect leader Xu Hongru, and he has no foundation in the White Lotus Sect, nor does he have any descendant power.

Therefore, the team led by Xu Daoqing encountered a strong opponent like Ji Qingwen, and it was more desperate than an egg touching a stone - the egg touched a stone, and after the eggshell was broken, it would also leave a mess of egg whites and yolks on the stone. And Xu Daoqing's team, as soon as they came into contact with Ji Qingwen's department, they escaped, leaving only seven or eight close cronies still guarding him - it was like a popped soap bubble, once it shattered, it only left an illusory bubble.

At this moment, Xu Hongru, who was at the back of the team, had also arrived, most of his subordinates were old White Lotus disciples who had believed in religion for a long time, although their beliefs were firmer, but seeing so many fellow disciples around them retreating, their hearts were naturally panicked.

Therefore, when Xu Hongru, who was originally worshipped as a god in his heart, commanded them to move forward to fight with their opponents, none of these White Lotus Sectists obeyed the order, and they all stood in place, looking at each other, and they just refused to rush forward to kill.

Seeing this, Xu Hongru was furious, waved his left hand forward and scolded: "Mingzun has an order, kill the demon in front of him, and if you don't listen to the order, you are the same party of the demon, and you are not afraid to go ......to the ground after death."

He was in a fit of rage, forgetting that he had suffered a significant gunshot wound on his shoulder, and with a big movement, the wound that had just been applied to the gold sore medicine immediately burst open, causing the usually very stylish White Lotus Sect Master to grin his teeth.

When a White Lotus Sect saw Xu Hongru's ugliness, they all looked sideways and watched coldly—Xu Hongru's prestige in their hearts was suddenly reduced by more than half.

Xu Hongru barely endured the pain, calmed his mind, and suddenly realized that although the number of White Lotus Sectists under his command was large, he could only bully others, and in the face of the weak court officials and soldiers, he might still be able to rely on the large number of people and high morale to catch the opponent off guard; However, against the well-trained, well-equipped, and well-tactically "Ming Wu Army", although the number of people was several times that of the opponent, it did not have the slightest strength to fight back......

Xu Hongru was thinking about it, Zhou Xiuying had already walked up and said in his ear: "Daddy, Ji Qingwen is too powerful, no matter how bravely the believers kill the enemy, they are just sent to death in vain." Daddy, stay in the green mountains, don't worry about no firewood, let's retreat first......"

"Retreat? Where to retreat? If we lose today, do we still have a chance to turn over? I'm almost seventy years old......" Xu Hongru's words were full of discouragement and resentment.

Zhou Xiuying has been following Xu Hongru for twenty years, and it is the first time she has seen this Tianzun sect master who has pulled him up since he was a child show such a decadent expression.

So Zhou Xiuying could only comfort: "Daddy, you can't be discouraged, I think Jiang Ziya was still fishing next to Weishui when he was in his seventies, and when the time comes, hasn't he also achieved a great cause?" Although Daddy is old now, his martial arts have never slackened, and his muscles and bones are also very strong, so there is an opportunity for you to achieve great things! ”

Xu Hongru listened to Zhou Xiuying's words, his mood was slightly relaxed, and then he frowned and said: "But after the failure of Nanjing City, where do we go?" ”

Zhou Xiuying said: "The world is so big, there is naturally a place for us. What's more, although the Nanjing Incident did not succeed this time, it was a sudden incident, and it is understandable. What's more, after this battle, we have accumulated a lot of hardcore believers in our hands, and with the help of these people, Daddy naturally has the foundation of success, and it is not considered to be nothing! ”

Xu Hongru obviously heard Zhou Xiuying's words in his heart, and the tense muscles on his face suddenly stretched, and said, "Okay, this is reasonable." It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge, ten years is not too late, the deity is not an ordinary horseman, and if he is self-cultivated for a year or two, he must have made a great achievement. Xiuying, Daddy is old, and it will all depend on you when the time comes! ”

Zhou Xiuying didn't have time to think about it, so she hastily agreed and said, "Okay." Daddy, this is not the place to talk, let's go to a safe place first! ”

After Zhou Xiuying's almost child-like persuasion, Xu Hongru finally recovered his spirits, gritted his teeth and endured the sharp pain in his shoulder, and said, "That's good! I think that although the city of Nanjing is prosperous, it is just a prison in all directions, and there is not much way out of staying here. It's better to withdraw first, and then find a few remote states and counties to attack. ”

After making up his mind, Xu Hongru left Ji Qingwen alone, and immediately led Zhou Xiuying and Xu Daoqing, two cronies, and led the less than 3,000 remaining believers of the White Lotus Sect who fled to the death, turned around and retreated outside Nanjing.

Seeing that the opponent was receding like a tide, Ji Qingwen finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said to Li Yan beside him: "Brother Li, it's really not easy, Xu Hongru finally retreated!" ”

Li Yan couldn't help but reach out and wipe the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and said, "Yes, this Xu Hongru has no other skills, and his kung fu to pull people's heads is first-class, I really don't know where he got so many White Lotus Sect disciples." If we hadn't taken advantage of the territory, we would have been drowned by Xu Hongru's men......"

Ji Qingwen also said: "That's right, it is estimated that the gunpowder and bullets we brought are almost finished, and it will be dangerous to fight any longer." ”

As he spoke, Ji Qingwen asked Meng Hong and others to count the casualties of the soldiers of the "Ming Wu Army" in this battle.

Ji Qingwen and Li Yan were talking with you and me, but Li Yuanyin came over and said, "Lord Ji, it seems that the White Lotus Sect Xu Hongru was not defeated by our army, but took the initiative to withdraw, so there should be still strength left to fight, right?" Now is not the time to take it lightly! ”

Ji Qingwen thought that what Li Yuanyin said was really the truth, so he asked, "So what?" They're not going to retreat to my side anyway......"

Li Yuanyin said: "Lord Ji's words are true, but Xu Hongru is in Nanjing City after all, and he will always have an encounter with the defenders of Nanjing......"

"Hmph, I don't understand what you're saying. Nanjing garrison, that is Xiong Mingyu, Han Zanzhou, Liu Kongzhao their responsibility, and I have nothing to do with half of the copper plate! Ji Qingwen's words were a little capricious.

Li Yan beside him said coldly: "From what Brother Ji can see, although Xu Hongru is already a general of the defeated army, he doesn't know if the defenders of Nanjing are their opponents?" ”