He was allowed to escape! Liu Qi cursed secretly and quickly joined the strangulation battlefield.

Chen Zhi led the Bai Wei battalion to strangle the Ma army of more than 200 people, and it didn't take long to slaughter the scattered Ma army. These 200 or so people are worthy of being the elite carefully cultivated by Yuan Shu for his adopted son Yuan Xiong, and in the hopeless hope of escape, they fought back, and even caused the Baiwei battalion of more than 1,000 people to lose half a hundred soldiers.

Liu Qi looked at the lost soldiers, he was not very satisfied, he also knew that the elite could not be trained overnight, so he ordered the fallen soldiers to be buried on the spot, and said: "Uncle Zhi, retreat." Yuan Xiong actually fled, and it was useless to pursue at this moment. ”

Liu Qi didn't care about Yuan Xiong's escape, he was worried that if Yuan Xiong met Feng Zhou's pursuers or went to Cheng Si to ask for reinforcements, then Xinxi would be isolated, and he said in a worried tone: "I hope to return to Yiyang County before the pursuers besiege Xinxi." ”

Chen Zhi nodded, and ordered the Bai Yi camp to retreat towards Xinxi County without delay.

Sure enough, as Liu Qi expected, Yuan Xiong stopped the blood flowing directly, and under the escort of several personal guards, he galloped all the way to Xiang Xiangsi.

The 3,000 horse army defending the city, Yuan Xiong, who only had half his life left, knew that if his adoptive father Yuan Shu knew that Xinxi was lost and the elite was all destroyed, he would be furious. Therefore, he had to ask for reinforcements from Qi Si to recapture Xinxi, which could at least offset Yuan Shu's anger.

The general of Qi Sishou is Yuan Yao, the beloved son of Yuan Shu, and the commander is also an elite horse army of 5,000. As Yuan Xiong's eldest brother, even if he is not a pro, it is estimated that Yuan Yao will not die without help.

Feng Zhou and Yuan Fang's pursuers happened to bump into Yuan Xiong and the others who were rushing to Qi Si for help.

"The new breath is lost! The defenders are all annihilated?! Feng Zhou and Yuan Fang were shocked at the same time, they didn't care at all about Yuan Xiong only having half a life left, the two of them glanced at each other, and they both saw the seriousness of the incident in each other's eyes, Xinxi was not only a strategic place to balance Jiangxia, but also an important fortress for Yuan Shu to counterattack Yiyang. Now it has been attacked and lost by a sneak attack!

This is in trouble! The two of them no longer paid attention to the injured Yuan Xiong, and ordered the army to turn around and enter Xinxi! Both of them have a very clear meaning, no matter what the cost is, they will get back the new breath.

Looking at Feng Zhou and Yuan Fang, who were leaving in a hurry, Yuan Xiong and the others looked at each other.

"General, what should we do now?" A guard asked.

Yuan Xiongbao's eyes widened, and he endured the severe pain, and said: "The hatred of killing my brother is not shared!" Go to the expectation to ask for reinforcements from the eldest prince! If you can't take away new breath, you and I won't want to live! ”

After that, a few people took advantage of the gradually darkening sky and walked towards expectations.

The sun is sinking in the west, the mountain breeze is blowing, and the city is resting.

After about half an hour of galloping, Liu Qi, Chen Dao and Bai Yiying finally arrived at Xinxi before dark.

At this time, Xinxi had just gone through a big battle, the battlefield had just been cleaned, and before Zhao Yun and the other three had time to report the battle damage and capture to Liu Qi, Liu Qi entered the city and said: "Evacuate Xinxi immediately, Yuan Shu's pursuers will soon arrive!" ”

Zhao Yun was puzzled, and Chen Zhi explained to the three of them in detail. Zhao Yun ordered Li Tong to lead a battalion of 3,000 halberds to follow Liu Hu and retreat towards the Luoshan area of Yiyang County.

"Liu Hu!" Liu Qi thought about it carefully and exclaimed.

"The last general!"

"Take advantage of the night and quickly evacuate the new breath! Order Liu Pan to answer in the Luoshan area! Make no mistake! ”

"No!" Liu Hu, who had been running for a long time to refresh himself, had to take this order even if he was physically and mentally exhausted, and once the retreat was late, the whole army would be here!

"General Li, you lead the Euphorbia battalion to follow Liu Hu to Yiyang County, deploy with General Liu Hu, and wait for our military order!"

"No!"

After Liu Qi gave these two orders, he motioned for them to evacuate Xinxi immediately. He muttered a few times in Chen Zhi's ear, and Chen Zhi quickly arranged for the soldiers to obey Liu Qi's orders and open the north city gate.

At this time, a scout hurriedly went upstairs to report: "The three generals led the guard battalion to support, and now they have entered the city through the south gate!" ”

"Oh? How did the third brother know that I was here? Liu Qi waved his hand to let the scout retreat, and after waiting for a while, Shi A quickly rushed up the city wall and bowed: "The last general will meet the lord!" ”

"Third brother! Hurry up, please. Liu Qi hurriedly picked up Shi A and asked, "Third brother, how do you know that I am here?!" ”

"Mr. Xun guessed that the eldest brother was going to raid Xinsi, and asked me to come to support, but I didn't expect it to be too late." Shi Ah replied.

"It turned out that the teacher saw through my intentions?!" Liu Qi was overjoyed, and then said dejectedly: "I originally thought that I could remove this piece of meat from my heart by forcibly taking new breath, but I didn't expect to attract a bigger enemy, it's really providential." ”

Shi A was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Big brother, what's going on?" ”

Liu Qi smiled helplessly and told Shi A the ins and outs, and Shi A asked, "Then what should I do now?" ”

"Liu Hu and they have just withdrawn, and the Baiwei camp must buy them more time to evacuate." Chen Zhi's expression showed unprecedented solemnity.

Liu Qi looked indifferent and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it will take half an hour for them to chase after them, which is enough for Liu Hu and them to evacuate, plus we are here, the chasing soldiers may not dare to enter the city." ”

The sky gradually darkened, and Liu Qi and the four of them talked and laughed on the city wall, drinking and talking. At this time, the scout came over and whispered in Liu Qi's ear: "Lord, Yuan Fang's pursuers will soon be outside the city." Liu Qi was slightly surprised, he didn't expect that it wouldn't take half an hour to catch up with Xinxi.

"Feng Zhou, Yuan Fang, their pursuers have arrived, let us present him a pot of good wine to quench his thirst." Liu Qi said with a smile.

Da Da Da ......

A rapid sound like thunder came from outside the north gate, and Feng Zhou and Yuan Fang took the lead, followed by thousands of horse troops.

The city was pitch black, and there was no light in sight except for the lights on the walls. Liu Qi stood on the city wall, raised his wine glass and said, "General Feng, I didn't expect to meet again so soon." How about coming up for a glass of wine? ”

"It's too much of a deception! Feng Zhou was about to order the horse army to rush into the city, but Yuan Fang pulled him and pointed to the city wall. Feng Zhouyuan looked over, and vaguely saw a figure longing, as if countless archers were ambushing above, Yuan Fang said: "There is an ambush!" ”

Feng Zhou's words stopped abruptly, and he stared at Liu Qi fiercely, Liu Qi didn't realize it, and gently raised his glass to invite Feng Zhou. Feng Zhou took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "What now?" "You can't advance, you can't retreat, for the first time since Feng Zhou became a general, there is a feeling of being controlled by others everywhere and having no counterattack.

"The enemy is dark and I am clear, I don't know what the opponent's strength is, and I am afraid that if I attack rashly, I am afraid that the elite of the lord will fall into the enemy's calculations, and there will be no return. You and I can't afford to do that. Yuan Fang tried to find out Liu Qi's purpose, but Liu Qi kept it indifferent, making him uncertain, and said: "This kid is scheming, in order to prevent the middle of the plan, retreat ten miles and station!" Let Yuan Lie lead the troops to support tomorrow and recapture the important town of Xinxi! ”

"This ......" Feng Zhou was stunned, Yuan Fang looked at him and said, "Unless you have any good plans." ”

Feng Zhou immediately choked and had no choice but to say: "The whole army retreats ten miles back and attacks the city tomorrow!" ”

The pursuers come and go as fast as they come. In an instant, more than 5,000 horsemen disappeared into the night. Liu Qi and the other four people's palms and backs were soaked with sweat, and the four of them pretended to be calm and drank a sip of wine to suppress their shock.

The four of them waited for about an hour, convinced that Yuan Fang's pursuers would not return, and led the Baiwei Battalion and the Guards Battalion to withdraw from Xinxi overnight, catching up with Liu Hu and Li Tong.

Expectation, Yuan Yao camp.

"The eldest son, the new general Yuan Ergongzi has something to ask for." Yu Li is Yuan Yao's deputy general, who is both a deputy general and a confidant. Yuan Shu only had one son, Yuan Yao, and later adopted Yuan Xiong and Yuan Bo as adopted sons, and let Yuan Xiong garrison Xinxi, a strategic location. This made Yu Li and a group of old courtiers feel dissatisfied, and they have always looked down on Yuan Xiong.

"Humph! What's the matter with him? Yuan Yao felt that after Yuan Shu adopted Yuan Xiong, he cared less about his own son, so he looked down on Yuan Xiong even more unpleasantly. Although he seems to take care of this second brother on the surface, he is eager to kill him in his heart.

Yu Li whispered in Yuan Yao's ear: "The new breath is lost, and Yuan Xiong only has half a life left!" I came to ask the eldest prince for help, hoping to regain the new breath in order to appease the anger of the lord. ”

Yuan Yao was taken aback and asked anxiously, "Is it true?!" He knew how important the new breath was to Yuan Shu, and if it was lost, even his future captain would be implicated.

"The eldest prince called him in and asked." Yu Li felt that this was a good time to kill Yuan Xiong, and said in a low voice: "Eldest prince, or ......" and made a killing motion towards his neck.

Yuan Yao understood and said: "Wait for the opportunity to act, and then blame Liu Qi, saying that he died in battle." Let him in. ”

As soon as Yuan Xiong came in, Yuan Yao shouted: "Second brother, you are guilty!" He was so frightened that he couldn't say a word after preparing for a long time, and knelt in front of Yuan Yao.

"Little brother is guilty!" Yuan Xiong deserved to be Yuan Shu's adopted son, and he knelt down and cried: "Big brother, you want to avenge the third brother... Xinxi has been lost, and the younger brother is incompetent and can't keep the family business for his father, so the thieves rob it. Big brother, you have to call the shots for your little brother... Now that General Feng Zhou has besieged Xinxi, he hopes that the eldest brother will send troops to help and recapture ......"

Yuan Xiong hadn't finished speaking, but Yuan Yao was impatient and glanced at Yu Li. Yu Li understood, the blades fell together, Yuan Xiong didn't have time to scream, and his soul returned to the west at that time.

Yuan Yao said: "Bury him thickly, you can't let my father see a little." Feng Zhou was also besieging Xinxi, which was a bit difficult to do. ”

Yu Li beckoned his henchman to drag away Yuan Xiong, who was not looking at him, and said, "Eldest prince, with your identity, you don't need to be afraid of Feng Zhou at all, not to mention that Feng Zhou has always been unaccustomed to this Yuan Xiong." ”

Yu Li's words reminded Yuan Yao, I am the eldest son of the Yuan family, why be afraid? Yuan Yao nodded and said, "You take three thousand horse troops to recapture Xinxi with the order of my son, if Feng Zhou dares to stop it, my son will tell his father everything." ”

"No!" Yu Li took the order and left.