Late at night, Nancheng's army quietly marched forward and soon came to the vicinity of the Ningze military camp.

From a distance, the camp was lit with fire.

Inside the makeshift wooden wall, the figures of the patrolling cavalry ran back and forth, looking heavily guarded.

Feng Qiao had already arranged it, and according to his deployment, Nancheng's army was divided into four ways to surround the Ningze military camp. The national teacher Xin Tieshan led his troops to make a detour to the rear, and under the siege of the three routes of soldiers and horses, including Feng Qiao, he caught Ning Ze off guard. Drain his forces and vitality at night, and let him evacuate this place as a last resort. Then Xin Tieshan fought on the way to retreat and took it down while he was weak.

Xin Tieshan set off ahead of schedule, and now the three teams were waiting for his signal. As long as the back road is cut off, the offensive will be launched immediately.

After lurking in the Ningze military camp for a while, he finally received a flying pigeon from the national teacher Xin Tieshan.

Feng Qiao immediately ordered, and Nancheng's army suddenly attacked in three ways, shooting rockets at Ning Ze's camp first.

The rockets lit up the night sky and soon set the entire camp outskirts on fire, with a raging fire and hot winds sweeping through.

Then the three-way army surrounded, arrows rained down, and they shot frantically into the camp.

I thought that Ning Zejun was attacked by rockets, and he would immediately use spells to counterattack. At least they will not let the fire expand and lead their troops to break through the camp and rush out of the camp. Unexpectedly, after a round of fierce attacks, there was no movement in the camp, only the neighing of war horses, and it was scattered.

Feng Qiao felt that something was wrong, and quickly reacted: "Oops, it's a trick!"

Immediately send a signal to your men to evacuate the whole army. and sent someone to quickly contact the national teacher, and be careful of being attacked by Ning Ze.

There was no one in the camp at all, the so-called patrols were all scarecrows wearing Chinese military uniforms, and those cavalrymen were just scarecrows placed on the back of their horses, and the reins of the horses were put on a rope that was straight across the inside of the wall, so that they could walk back and forth.

Since there was no one in the camp, it meant that Ning Ze knew in advance that Nancheng's army would come, so he set a trap.

Nancheng's army was in the air, and Ning Ze's troops must be hiding in the shadows at this moment.

Sure enough, at the moment when Feng Qiao ordered the retreat, the Nancheng army formation suddenly burst into flames in the dark? Apparently Ning Ze used a "spell".

Meanwhile? Those troops who had not had time to take orders and had already rushed to the vicinity of the camp suddenly exploded at the foot of the army? Flames? The wailing continued.

It turned out that a large number of mines had been laid around the camp.

Ning Ze's methods were already terrifying, and he was hit hard before he could get close? What's more, under the shroud of darkness, it is even more terrifying.

Gunshots out of nowhere? Ning Zejun didn't know where to kill? Smoke fills the air.

The Nam Sung soldiers kept falling in the chaos, and many of them trampled on each other as they fled, terrified.

Suddenly a huge black shadow swept through the air, and the Nancheng soldiers raised their heads to shoot arrows? It can't be tracked at all. And that black shadow a swoop? It will cause many soldiers to be killed and wounded, and then rise into the sky in an instant before the Nancheng soldiers can react.

The feet shook, and huge pits continued to appear, causing Nancheng soldiers to fall one after another.

Plus hiding in the darkness and not knowing when to rush out and attack on the periphery? A behemoth that fears no sword, and a terrifying venom that spews out of nowhere? Inflict more damage on the Nancheng army.

Under the continuous offensive, the Nancheng army was completely disorganized? Most soldiers fled for their lives, even ignoring orders. This makes the team start to fall apart? Loss of cohesion.

Faced with this situation? Feng Qiao barely commanded his troops to maintain order? Avoid being affected by other allies and evacuate all the way.

Ning Ze's anti-ambush offensive was too fierce, and he directly defeated the Nancheng Third Route Army, chasing them all the way to the vicinity of the checkpoint, until Ma Jian realized that something was wrong and led his troops out of the city to rescue, so he gave up the pursuit and evacuated the same way.

Ma Jian found Feng Qiao and saw that he was a little embarrassed, and the surrounding soldiers were the same, so he hurriedly asked, "Is the military advisor okay?"

Feng Qiao was very ashamed: "The minister is fine! It's just that he fell into Ning Ze's strategy and caused the loss of his troops, and he has no shame to face His Majesty!"

"Ning Ze has always been cunning and proficient in spells, he has never been defeated since his debut, so the military advisor doesn't have to mind!" Ma Jian looked around and found that the national teacher Xin Tieshan and the Bai family brothers were not there, and hurriedly asked the soldiers who had fled back. Everyone shook their heads and said that they didn't pay attention, after all, they were all scared stupid at that time, and they only cared about running for their lives, how could they care about others?

After asking around, no one had ever seen the national teacher Xin Tieshan and the Bai family brothers, and Ma Jian felt a little heavy.

The Bai brothers are capable and are rare generals under their own command. If the two brothers failed to escape, or were captured by Ning Ze, it would be a great blow to him.

The national teacher Xin Tieshan is the only support for defeating Ning Ze, if he can't come back, how can Nan Cheng stop Ning Ze?

Even if the Bai brothers can't come back, at least I hope that the national teacher can return safely and keep the last possibility!

Although Ning Zejun retreated and turned back to pick up the scattered and lost generals of Nancheng, Feng Qiao was worried that the other party would kill again, so he persuaded Ma Jian to retreat to the pass for the time being.

Although Ma Jian wanted to wait for the Bai brothers and the national teacher, he was also worried that Ning Ze would be killed, so he had no choice but to follow the advice of the military advisor Feng Qiao and withdraw the whole army to Guannei.

At the same time, he strengthened the guard of the checkpoints, and personally led the generals to prepare for the battle all night, not daring to be negligent.

During this period, Nancheng soldiers fled back one after another, and Ma Jian ordered people to confirm their identities one by one, and only opened the door and put it in if there was no problem, and at the same time kept inquiring about the news about the Bai brothers and the national teacher.

It was almost dawn, and there was still no information about these three people, not only Ma Jian, but also other generals in the city were also anxious.

At this moment, a team suddenly appeared from the side, waving the banner of the national teacher Xin Tieshan, and fled to the checkpoint in embarrassment.

Ma Jian's eyes widened until the other party came to the gate of the checkpoint, and he was sure that it was the national teacher Xin Tieshan who was in the lead, and finally showed joy on his face and ordered the door to be opened.

Xin Tieshan led his troops into the pass, and soon came to Ma Jian, panting and covered with mud marks. As soon as he saw Ma Jian, he immediately stepped forward and saluted, and his voice was full of tears: "Your Majesty, the minister almost died!" Ning Ze actually set up an ambush in advance and set up a formation to deal with our army. Fortunately, thanks to the alertness of the ministers, and the protection of Xuanwu and poisonous lizards, it was not easy to break out of the encirclement. ”

"Has the national teacher received a warning?" Feng Qiao asked.

Xin Tieshan clenched his fists at him: "If it weren't for the military advisor to send someone to warn, it would be difficult to avoid Ning Ze this time! Thank you military advisor!"

"How did Ning Ze know our army's strategy and set a trap in advance?" Feng Qiao always had a question in his heart.

"Either someone in our army leaks secrets, or Ning Ze can pinch it. "Xin Tieshan Dao," the minister thought that Ning Ze's mana reached the sky, and the latter was more likely. After all, I, the soldiers of Nancheng, are loyal to Your Majesty, how could I secretly take refuge in Ning Ze?"

Ma Jianxin said that there were many soldiers who secretly took refuge in Ning Ze, but he would not deny this in public, otherwise he would slap himself in the mouth, how could anyone who was an emperor say that his soldiers were not loyal? Wouldn't that reduce his prestige?

On the other hand, he also felt that Ning Ze had such a powerful mana, it was not surprising that he could pinch it. It's like the meticulous work sent out, there is no way to hide in front of Ning Ze, all the previous strategies against Ning Ze have been seen through, if you can't pinch it, how can it be so?

When the other generals heard this, they also thought the same way as Ma Jian.

Xin Tieshan saw that everyone was silent, so he said: "Your Majesty, in fact, there is nothing wrong with the strategy of the military division, but Ning Ze is really difficult to deal with, both a magician and a cunning. If not, the minister will definitely have a chance to confront him head-on and take it down smoothly!"

Ma Jian frowned slightly, this defeat gave him an extreme headache. Ning Ze is becoming more and more difficult to deal with, obviously he only has such a small number of troops, but he can't beat him, and his own side even loses his troops. If the other party can really pinch and calculate, any strategy will not work for him, can he only gather the army to fight head-to-head and fight with him with his life?

"National Teacher," while Ma Jian was pondering, Feng Qiao next to him asked, "On the way back, have you seen the Bai Jingtang and Bai Tingwan brothers?"

Hearing this, Ma Jian and Nan Chengzhong all stared at Xin Tieshan.

Indeed, there is no news from the Bai family brothers so far, and they don't know if they died on the battlefield last night or were captured by Ning Ze.

Xin Tieshan replied: "I got a warning last night, and our army immediately withdrew. met Ning Ze halfway and was almost ambushed by him. There was no support, so after letting Xuanwu and the poisonous lizard palace, they did not dare to go the same way, and all the soldiers fled into the mountains to hide their whereabouts and avoid Ning Ze's army. Make sure it's safe to do so early before making a detour. I haven't seen the Bai family brothers!"

"The Bai brothers haven't returned yet," Feng Qiao said, "If they hadn't been killed, they would have been captured by Ning Ze." It's all to blame for the minister's inconsiderate thinking, which led to this defeat!"

"As I said, the fault of this battle is not in the military division. Ma Jian sighed, "The most important thing now is to find out whether the Bai brothers are alive or dead, can the military advisor have a strategy?"

Feng Qiao replied without hesitation: "It is extremely difficult to reconnoiter Ning Ze's camp, not to mention that after last night's battle, the other party is more cautious. According to the minister's opinion, he simply sent an envoy to the Ningze military camp to inquire face-to-face. The two countries are not at war, but it is easier to figure out the life and death of the Bai brothers. ”

"The military advisor is reasonable!" Ma Jian nodded, "and follow what the military advisor said......

Before the words fell, Ma Lian next to him suddenly pointed into the distance: "Your Majesty, look!"

Following the direction pointed by Ma Lian, the generals looked into the distance from the wall of the checkpoint and found that Ning Ze's army had reappeared, probably to solve the rout of the deserters, and marched towards the checkpoint again.

"It seems that there is no need to be so troublesome!" Ma Jian immediately ordered, "All arms for war!"

The defenders of Nancheng defended all parts of the checkpoint and made full preparations.

Ning Zejun soon came to the front of the checkpoint, and the team lined up in a fierce manner.

Nancheng's side was relatively poor in morale because of yesterday's defeat, and he was a little flustered in the face of Ning Ze's army.

However, Ma Jian tried his best to be calm, even if he lost a game, the number of his own army still far exceeded that of Ning Ze, and he occupied a favorable location, with a steep checkpoint defense, and the other party might not be able to fight in. Seeing Ning Ze riding forward, he condescended and shouted loudly: "Ning Ze, you and I are originally in-laws, why are you aggressive?"

"This is ridiculous!" Ning Ze replied, "Alone in the Minjiang River to subdue demons, it is you Nancheng who is not emotional! Since you turned your face first, how can you blame us in turn?"

Anyway, they all say that the other party is unreasonable, and there is no way to reach a consensus on this.