Chapter 402: Retreat

"Look at ......"

A panicked voice sounded from Tan Hongda's side.

Not only Tan Hongda, but even Liu Zhengqi and others turned their heads involuntarily.

In the southern part of the battlefield, there was a disturbance for no reason.

A contingent of 20,000 men voluntarily withdrew to the rear.

Without any orders, without any horns, they retreated to the rear on their own initiative.

Liu Zhengqi's face was pale, and even his voice changed his tone due to excessive resentment, and he suddenly shouted angrily: "What a Cheng family." ”

"Alas...... Cheng family, this wall grass. Tan Hongda smiled helplessly.

"Cheng Xuanfeng is also a shrewd person, he should know that even if he shows favor to Xu Haifeng at this time, he won't get much benefit, so why do you want to go back on your word and turn against us?" Tan Yutu, who was beside him, asked softly.

"yes, why?" Liu Zhengqi asked in a muttered voice.

If he is the one in power in the Cheng family, he will definitely not miss this last ray of hope. This northern expedition of the two coalition forces, whether for the Cheng family or for Liu Zhengqi, is the last chance to fight.

If this northern expedition fails, and they can't obtain the Beijing Division before Xu Haifeng's army returns south, they will never have such a good opportunity again.

In their view, since they have reached this point, they can only get through this difficulty by working together in the same boat.

However, the Cheng family's sudden withdrawal broke their entire plan. made Tan Hongda and others feel powerless.

Although the Northern Expedition was extremely important, it still could not be made out of the nest in the south. Among the 100,000 troops of the Qilin Legion, only 80,000 actually set foot on land. The rest of the 20,000 elites are sticking to their territory as their final foothold.

Everything must leave a way out for yourself, this is Tan Hongda's first principle for many years.

If it weren't for that, he would have died an unknown number of times.

Therefore, among the 100,000 troops here, there are actually 20,000 remnants of the Cheng family. These men formed an army of their own, and they followed the army all the way, following unhurriedly.

However, even if Tan Hongda is wise, he can't know that at this most important critical moment, those cowards of the Cheng family actually dropped the chain.

They actually defected just when the Second Army was about to start the war.

"These bunnies don't want to die."

The general of the guard shouted and cursed.

It's just that no matter how they scolded them, the hussars of the Cheng family left the battlefield in the shortest possible time as if they had eaten stimulants.

"What is this? Traps? ”

Xu Lihu, who was standing on the city wall, thought of the word trap at first glance.

Tan Hongda led the troops, the military discipline is strict, as long as you look at the 100,000 troops outside the city, everything is in order, at a glance, you know that he is indeed a general with great means.

Then, there is still no warning for such a sudden change at this time, and how can it not make people suspicious.

At the same time, Zhang Jinzhong also looked ahead inexplicably, he had led his troops to fight for decades, and he had never seen any strange formations, but it was the first time he had seen such a sudden and unreasonable army movement.

With a wave of his hand, the order came out, and the 10,000 cavalry on the right slowly lined up, avoiding the Chinese army camp of the Qilin Legion, and dragging this group of troops from afar, who seemed to be suddenly going away.

It suddenly occurred to him in his mind that before Xu Haifeng left, Jiang Kongming had visited the mansion and told him that if there is an accident in the south, it is not enough to seek merit, but to have no faults.

took a deep breath, there is no big mistake in being careful, when fighting against battlefield veterans like Tan Hongda, you must be cautious and cautious, and you must not be careless.

At this moment, Xu Lihu above the city suddenly shouted loudly: "Look at ......"

Everyone turned their heads to look, and on the distant horizon, there was a little black.

Gradually, it got closer. It dawned on them that it was just a fast horse.

One person, only one man drove a horse.

The speed of this horse is unparalleled in the world, far away, at the beginning, it was only a small dot like a grain of sand, but in just a moment, it has become the size of a broad bean.

As it got closer, the sudden sound of horses' hooves stomping on the ground in the distance was clearly audible.

"Who's coming?"

A loud shout, coming from the mouth of Xu Lihu at the head of the city, faintly thought of a person's name in his heart, but he absolutely couldn't believe how this person could suddenly appear on this battlefield.

"Erhu, it's me."

The person who came shouted softly, although the voice was extremely flat, but it was endless, and the hundreds of thousands of troops on the entire battlefield could be heard clearly.

"Lord ......"

Xu Lihu exclaimed in surprise, and suddenly shouted loudly: "The lord is here." ”

His shout exploded like a bomb on the battlefield.

"Oh......" The soldiers of the iron-blooded army in the city shouted loudly, in the hearts of these subjects who were originally Tufan Kingdom, Liu Zhengqi was considered to be the oldest, and only Xu Haifeng, who married the princess, was the only emperor in their hearts.

If it weren't for Zhang Jinzhong's insistence on refusal, they would have rushed out of the city under the leadership of Xu Lihu and smashed the group of loaches in front of them who could only play in the water.

Zhang Jinzhong, who was outside the city, raised his head and looked at the familiar figure that appeared above the city, he finally made a decision in his heart, sighed gloomily, took a deep breath, used all the power of his dantian, and shouted: "Long live the lord." ”

The entire battlefield seemed to be silent, and then the soldiers of the Iron Blood Army shouted: "Long live the lord." ”

"Long live the lord......"

Suddenly, an even bigger wave emerged in the city, and the countless people let go of their throats and screamed with all their might.

Gradually, even the soldiers of the Aquila Legion joined in the thunderous tsunami-like roar.

Xu Haifeng was smiling, standing on the city wall, his voice was long and powerful, even such an earth-shattering shout could not hide his words.

"Xu is not talented, the Northern Expedition to the Huns, after three months."

Everyone's ears heard these words, and the cheers suddenly stopped, and they listened intently, waiting for the final answer of this proud son of heaven, and the whole battlefield suddenly fell silent.

Xu Haifeng's gaze drifted over the warriors in front of him, and when he saw the big banner of the word "Liu" erected high opposite, a sneer overflowed from the corner of his mouth, and his voice was still extremely high, spreading throughout Cangzhou City:

"To ...... From today onwards, there is no longer the word Xiongnu in the world. ”

"Roaring ......"

If the cheer just now was a small pebble thrown into the pool, then the roar now is like suddenly throwing the whole Mount Tai into the river, splashing endless waves.

"Long live the lord......"

This time, the surging shouts really filled the entire heaven and earth, whether it was the Sky Eagle Legion or the Iron Blood Army, they were all boiling with blood, from Zhang Jinzhong to an ordinary soldier, all shouting loudly.

In the inner mansion, after the skillful hands of the famous doctors in the city, he finally saved the prosperity of an old life, and suddenly, two lines of cloudy tears flowed from his old and dizzy eyes.

The Xiongnu, like a mountain, the two words that have been pressed on the heads of the Han people for hundreds of years, finally no longer exist from today.

A year ago, when the Huns stole half of the northern part of the Han Dynasty, no one dared to have such an idea.

In the hundreds of years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, I don't know how many talented people, their dream of the desire has finally come true today

A strong sense of joy and pride of nationality struck everyone's heart, their throats were hoarse, but they still shouted loudly, and at this moment, they had no other way to vent their ecstasy than to shout the loudest.

In the distance, Liu Zhengqi's face had turned from blue to white, and he muttered softly.

By this time, even idiots can see that the time has come to an end to this so-called war.

Tan Hongda looked at his soldiers with a gloomy expression, although they still clenched the blades in their hands, but in their eyes, they had no fighting spirit.

They are also Han Chinese, and they want to join in the cheering, but they can't because their position is hostile.

However, at this time, it is necessary to drive them to attack the hero who represents the pride of the entire nation.

Tan Hongda's smile was full of bitterness. How could Xu Haifeng come back so quickly, could it be that it was really the favor of the sky, could it be that the Liu family's qi had really come to an end.

"Your Highness, let's go."

"Let's go? Where to go? Liu Zhengqi asked helplessly.

"Go back, go back to the south. Your Highness, on the water, our Qilin Legion is still outstanding, whether it is the Cheng family or Xu Haifeng, it is impossible to fight us in a decisive battle on the Yangtze River. So......" Tan Hongda lowered his head, but his voice was as determined. "As long as the old minister is in one day, no one will be allowed to touch His Highness."

"On the water?" Liu Zhengqi's mood fluctuated for a while, and in his heart, there was a voice that kept shouting, I don't want water, I want Jingshi, I want the whole Han.

It's just that the facts in front of him have completely shattered the extravagant hope in his heart. He just wanted to get back what belonged to him, but he couldn't do it anymore.

Liu Zhengqi looked at the north from afar, and his thoughts returned to the day of the palace fire, and he once vowed that one day, he would return to Beijing. Today, however, he was confused, because he knew very well that this vow was impossible to fulfill in his generation.

So, where should he go?

Go......