Sometimes a thought is like a seed, once it takes root in the heart, it grows wildly uncontrollably.

Hu Er's proposal took root in Shi Wensheng's heart like a seed.

The precarious situation is like a catalyst for this seed to grow wildly.

Shi Wensheng's originally firm belief began to waver all of a sudden.

"Lord Shi, we are His Royal Highness the Prince's personal guards, if the entire army is wiped out because of this battle, it will be a heavy blow to His Royal Highness the Prince!"

Seeing that Shi Wensheng was shaken, Hu Er immediately continued to persuade excitedly.

"Lord Shi, don't forget, although Your Majesty has already set the position of Prince of His Royal Highness, there are still many people who are eyeing the position of Prince Prince!"

Shi Wensheng listened to Hu Er's persuasion, and the expression on his face began to become solemn.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and said to Tiger Er.

"Inform the brethren to prepare for a breakout!"

Hu Er couldn't help but be happy when he heard this, and then turned around and went to give orders to the soldiers of the Tiger Guard.

"Mu Xiayan can't help it, don't say that my Tiger Guard is not interesting enough, this time I have no choice but to wait!"

Shi Wensheng turned his head to look in the direction of the Qingjia Army, and then muttered to himself.

At this time, Mu Xiayan, who was still commanding the battle of the Qingjia Army, seemed to have something in his heart, and he also shifted his gaze to the direction where the Tiger Guards were at the same time.

"I'm afraid we're going to lose a lot in this battle!"

"Where does the temple say that?"

The general of the Qingjia Army beside Mu Xiayan asked puzzledly.

"Yes, although the vassal king's guards were scattered by the raiding grassland barbarians, as long as we stabilize our position, we can still turn defeat into victory!"

Another Qingjia army general followed.

"Look at the fact that the attack on our Qingjia Army has suddenly weakened a lot, which shows that a large number of grassland barbarians have shifted the focus of their attacks to other directions!"

Mu Xiayan felt as if he had collapsed at this time.

Because as things stand, they don't have any chance of winning.

Even the chances of breaking through and escaping are already very small.

"This ......"

Because the generals of the Qingjia Army were stunned when they heard this.

At this moment, a member of the Qingjia Army suddenly ran over and reported it.

"Lord Temple, it's not good, the Yaowu Army suddenly shrank the formation, and the battle formation on our side has been exposed, and now a large number of grassland barbarians are attacking us from the side!"

"Damn Zheng Yu, he dared to be so bold, he dared to disobey the military order and shrink the formation!"

A general of the Qingjia Army was furious when he heard this.

"I'm going to cut down this shameless man at both ends of the first rat!"

Another Qingjia army general even drew his long sword, and then was about to turn over and get on his horse in a rage.

"Enough, when is this still the time for you to go to Zheng Yu's trouble!"

Mu Xiayan roared angrily at this time.

All the surrounding Qingjia Army generals were silent, not daring to say a word more.

"Now we have to think about how to save the situation!"

"Lord Sizheng, since the vassal king's personal guard and the Yaowu army are no longer good, the only thing we can do now is to merge with the tiger guards of the imperial court, only in this way can we have a chance to resist the grassland cavalry."

Mu Wenpei, the commander of the Qingjia Army, stood up and proposed at this time.

As the strongest force in the hands of Zongzheng Temple, the Qingjia Army has been led by the descendants of the Mu Yin clan in successive dynasties.

And this Mu Wenpei is a member of the Mu clan.

However, compared to Mu Xiayan and Mu Qiuye, his bloodline is a branch of the Mu clan's Yin clan.

But if you talk about actual ability alone, although this Mu Wenpei is not as good as Mu Xiayan in terms of power and skill, when it comes to the ability to lead troops to fight, Mu Xiayan is not his opponent at all.

After all, this Mu Wenpei could have participated in the imperial examination under a pseudonym back then, and he went to high school in one fell swoop.

He then spent some time in the military department.

Later, under the arrangement of Zongzheng Temple, he went to the northern border fortress and became a general of the border area.

At that time, he was deeply loved by Emperor Shengwu.

However, with the violent death of Emperor Shengwu, Zongzheng Temple also realized the hidden danger in the imperial court.

Therefore, they then let Mu Wenpei resign from his official position and return to Jinling City, and finally let him take over the Qingjia Army.

Therefore, the reason why the current Qingjia Army can resist the charge of the grassland cavalry on the battlefield and even faintly suppress the grassland cavalry is also partly due to Mu Wenpei.

"Wen Pei wants to unite with the Tiger Guards now, I'm afraid it's too late."

Mu Xiayan shook his head bitterly and said.

Why is that? As long as we unite with the Tiger Guards and then rearrange the formation, there is still a chance to block the charge of the steppe cavalry, can't these Tiger Guards understand it? ”

Mu Wenpei said with some annoyance.

"That Shi Wensheng and the Tiger Guards under them are not fools, they must be able to understand this, but it is still impossible for them to unite with us to fight the enemy together."

When Mu Xiayan said this, Mu Wenpei felt as if he had suddenly been drained of his energy.

"Why is that?"

"It's very simple, because although we may be able to hold the other side's charge, we will no longer be able to defeat those steppe barbarians."

Mu Xiayan said with a long sigh.

"So in the final analysis, they are still afraid of being wiped out by the steppe barbarians?"

Mu Wenpei had already heard the meaning of Mu Xia's words.

"That's right, they are the prince's personal guards, they can lose, but they must not be destroyed, otherwise the prince's majesty will be damaged, and some hidden power will surge."

Although the people around him were all generals of the Qingjia Army, Mu Xiayan still didn't dare to speak too clearly.

However, Mu Wenpei, who was a member of the Mu family, immediately understood the meaning of Mu Xia's words.

"Isn't there no way for us to live?"

The general of the Qingjia Army next to him couldn't help but feel a sense of sadness in his heart when he heard this.

Thinking that their Qingjia Army was once extremely brilliant, they were once the benchmark of the Dayu Dynasty's combat power, the invincible nightmare of countless enemies, and they were once an immortal monument poured with iron and blood.

But now they are like old men in their twilight years, and all the glory of the past is gone, and all that remains is the sorrow of the twilight of the hero.

"Yes! Could it be that our Qingjia Army will be buried in the hands of these steppe barbarians today, and die in humiliation in front of the tombs of our ancestors? ”

Another Qingjia army general surnamed Mu said even more sadly.

"No, we still have hope!"

Just when everyone was all concerned, Mu Wenpei suddenly spoke.

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up, and even Mu Xiayan looked at him excitedly.

"There is a cloud in the art of war, and then life is put in the place of death, and now our Qingjia Army wants to escape this catastrophe, there is only one way!

"Wen Pei, if you have any way, you can say it quickly."

Mu Xiayan urged anxiously.

"This method is for us to break through these grassland barbarians in front of us, and then rush directly into the ancestral tomb of Emperor Yu, and then use the mountain to defend."

Mu Wenpei looked at the ancestral tomb of Emperor Yu not far away and said.

As soon as these words came out, all the generals of the Qingjia Army were dazzled.

"Good way!"

Immediately, someone clapped their hands and exclaimed.

At the same time, everyone has to admire Mu Wenpei's wit.

This ancestral tomb of Emperor Yu is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the ancestral temple in it is built on the mountainside.

Although the main hall of the ancestral temple has been burned down by the grassland cavalry at this time, as long as they can rush to the ancestral temple and guard the road to the ancestral temple, those grassland cavalry will not be able to destroy them again.

But while this plan is good, it's not perfect.

Because they thought that when they reached the ancestral temple of Emperor Yu's ancestral mausoleum, they would have to break through the grassland cavalry opposite them, and then they would have to run a distance of four or five miles at the risk of being attacked from behind by the grassland cavalry.

The stakes are too great.

Not to mention whether this plan can succeed or not, the number of soldiers they have to sacrifice during the time they rush to the ancestral temple will be an unbearable number.

"Wen Pei's plan is indeed feasible!"

And Mu Xiayan, as the backbone, he pondered under pressure for a while, and finally gritted his teeth and said.

Although the next operation will sacrifice some of the soldiers of the Qingjia Army, it may even be completely disabled in the next operation.

But compared to the annihilation of the whole army, the plan proposed by Mu Wenpei is already a good strategy.

"Lord Teramasa, did you just say that the Tiger Guards are likely to break through next?"

Immediately, Mu Wenpei asked again.

"If I'm right, they'll be on the break soon."

Mu Xiayan looked at the battle situation that was becoming more and more chaotic, and then slowly spoke.

"In that case, then we'll wait for them to break through before we act."

Mu Wenpei then smiled slightly.

"Mu Shuai, why is this?"

The generals of the Qingjia Army all asked puzzled.

In their opinion, the Yaowu Army's side has begun to shrink the front, so the left flank of the Qingjia Army is already in danger.

Now, for every second of delay, a large number of blue-armored soldiers will be killed.

So now is the time for them to hurry up and act quickly.

And more importantly, once the steppe cavalry attacking the Yaowu Army completely scattered the Yaowu Army, then they should quickly turn around and attack in their direction.

"I thought about it carefully just now, and now the Tiger Guards want to break through, then the only direction they can escape from is the direction of Jinling City, so there is a high probability that they will flee to Jinling City after breaking through."

Mu Wenpei analyzed it for everyone.

"And the ultimate goal of these grassland barbarians is to enter Jinling City and plunder, so once the Tiger Guards break through to Jinling City, they will inevitably send troops to stop them, otherwise when the Tiger Guards enter Jinling City, they will have to spend a lot of hard work if they want to take Jinling City."

Mu Wenpei explained, and everyone nodded.

"So as long as the Tiger Guards break through and those steppe barbarians will draw troops to encircle them, and the resistance we will face if we break through again will be reduced!"

A general of the Qingjia Army followed Mu Wenpei's train of thought.

"That's right, and if my judgment is correct, the steppe cavalry that attacked the Yaowu Army will also join in the pursuit of the Tiger Guards."

Mu Wenpei looked at the Yaowu Army's military formation, which was already crumbling.

"In this way, this Tiger Guard is a target to attract firepower for us!"

Immediately, the other Qingjia army generals spoke.

"And not only that, we have another benefit to let the Tiger Guards break through first!"

At this time, Mu Xiayan also spoke.

Everyone immediately looked at Mu Xiayan and wanted to hear him say what was good.

Mu Xiayan saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, and then he slowly spoke.

"The advantage is that if we can survive this time, then we will completely occupy the righteousness, after all, at the critical moment of fighting against the grassland barbarians, the prince's tiger guards took the lead in escaping, and our Qingjia army is not afraid of life and death, swearing to protect the ancestral tomb of Emperor Yu."

Mu Xiayan said proudly.

When the Qingjia army heard this, they were a little confused.

Because in their opinion, the benefits that Mu Shayan said were not beneficial to the battle.

Mu Xiayan saw that everyone was looking at him blankly, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head.

At this time, he remembered that these people in front of him were all Qingjia Army, not those old vassal kings.

The righteous name that he and those vassal kings valued was meaningless to the Qingjia Army.

"Lord Sizheng has a point, if we really tear our faces with the court in the future, they will no longer dare to call us rebellious, and we can also justifiably use troops against the court in the name of the Qing monarch, and then the people of the world will support us."

After Mu Wenpei saw Mu Xiayan's embarrassment, he immediately stood up and said to the generals of the Qingjia Army.

When the generals of the Qingjia Army heard Mu Wenpei say this, they all showed abrupt expressions.

Then a smile appeared on their faces.

"Alright, now that the plan has been made, go and inform your subordinates now, so that they are ready to break out at any time."

"I'll do as I was told!"

The generals of the Qingjia Army immediately clenched their fists and commanded.

And just when the generals of the Qingjia Army went to give orders to their subordinates, Zheng Yu's Yaowu Army finally failed to resist the charge of the grassland cavalry.

Even if they had already shrunk their battle line at the first moment, the dense steppe cavalry charged one after another still made them completely collapse.

Under the scimitars of the steppe cavalry, the soldiers of the Yaowu Army scattered in panic.

But these terrified Yaowu soldiers didn't know that once they lost the protection of the battle formation, they were fish and meat on the chopping block, and these steppe cavalry could handle it as they wanted.

So for a while, the screams of the Yaowu soldiers became one.

Those scattered Yaowu soldiers even took a step forward, running wildly all the way, wanting to escape from this battlefield immediately.

It's just a pity that fear has completely affected their judgment.

They forgot that it was impossible for them to outrun the four legs of a steppe horse on two legs.

However, as soon as Zheng Yu found out that the battle formation of the Yaowu Army was defending, he rode his war horse and galloped all the way in the direction of the Tiger Guards.

And behind him were more than a dozen generals of the Yaowu Army.

However, just as they were halfway through the run, they were horrified to find that the Tiger Guards had suddenly launched a desperate charge towards the steppe cavalry.

And the steppe cavalry in front of the Tiger Guards obviously didn't expect that the Dayu army, which was like a shrunken turtle just now, would suddenly attack them.

Therefore, in a situation of surprise, those steppe cavalry were stunned at once.

"Good opportunity, brothers rush with me!"

Tiger Er held a long sword in his hand, and then shouted at the soldiers of the Tiger Guard, and then he took the lead in killing the steppe cavalry.