Wars are often more brutal than imagined.

Even though the Warriors have the advantage of equipment, they are still somewhat outnumbered in the face of enemies several times their size.

Under the fierce fighting, casualties soon appeared among the brave army. And along with the decline in physical strength, the casualties of the brave army are increasing exponentially.

Commander Ma knew very well in his heart that these casualties were inevitable. But what about him?

In the face of a rebel army several times larger than himself, it is not easy to hold the Xiongguan.

The casualties are larger, but the price to be paid is just the price to be paid.

As the saying goes, one will succeed and ten thousand bones will wither, and the horse commander has experienced a hundred battles, so he naturally knows this truth.

But even so, his eyes were still blood-red!

"Kids, I'm ...... I'm sorry you guys! ”

The voice of the horse commander was a little choked, and there were faint tears flickering in a pair of blood-red tiger eyes.

But at this moment, these attacking rebels suddenly chose to evacuate!

They retreated in such a hurry that it was even obvious that they were willing to sacrifice some of their soldiers.

Commander Ma almost immediately noticed the changes in the rebel army.

A blank look flashed in his eyes, what is the situation?

It is clear that the rebel army has begun to gain the upper hand, why did they suddenly retreat?

Could it be ......

While he was thinking, suddenly the herald's hurried footsteps came from His Excellency.

"Happy event, great happy event!"

"Commander Ma, we've been saved this time!"

At this moment, even if the herald was already gray, he was still extremely fast.

Commander Ma looked at the herald who was panting, and his heart was a little bitter for a while.

He patted the herald on the shoulder, and couldn't bear to say:

"We're all this age, so there's no need to be in such a hurry."

"I see that the rebels have retreated, but where are the reinforcements?"

"Commander Ma's clever plan, our reinforcements are here!"

"Just half an hour ago, the Sabbatarian army raided the rebel camp, beheaded thousands, and then calmly retreated."

"These rebels have just received a request for help from the base camp, so they are in a panic."

"Commander Ma, are we going to take this opportunity to beat the water dogs?"

I have to say that the herald's offer was very tempting.

Commander Ma admitted that he was moved, but after a moment, he shook his head regretfully.

"Forget it, the children are already very tired, and they rush to chase and kill, maybe stealing chickens won't make it a mess."

The herald also understood Commander Ma's concerns, and immediately nodded and said:

"That's fine."

Beat the drum and beat the gold, and the troops returned to Xiongguan.

Commander Ma looked at these tired soldiers, and a touch of distress flashed in his eyes.

It's just that he's well hidden, and he's never been discovered.

Looking at the soldiers of the brave army, they returned to the pass in turn, and the horse commander on the city wall breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon, he frowned again.

As a horse commander who has been in the Great Zhou military camp for decades, the meaning of the rest army is not just an army for the first emperor to guard the spirit.

In fact, although the Sabbath army was always stationed near the capital, it was not released. But every one of them is a battle-hardened warrior king!

It can be said that the existence of the Sabbath Army basically represents one of the last hole cards in His Majesty's hand.

And now in the face of the rebellion of Yang Yan, a dog thing, His Majesty actually used the Sabbath Army!

What does this mean, this can only show that His Majesty is now overstretched.

Judging from the battle outside Xiongguan this time, the appearance of the rest army did prevent many soldiers of the brave army from causing large casualties due to exhaustion.

But if you look at the overall situation, it seems that it was a little too early for the rest of the army to come on the field.

After all, their existence is very special. His Majesty's choice of the Sabbath Army to support him can only prove one thing, that is, the other armies, I am afraid that it will be a little troublesome to mobilize.

Thinking of this, Commander Ma rubbed his eyebrows with some worry.

He looked at the blood-colored remnant sun and muttered to himself:

"Your Majesty, how exactly do you plan to lay it out?"

……

At the same time, in the study of the imperial palace in the capital,

The empress sat alone in front of the window, her eyes a little tired.

Since the blue bird was sent to the cold palace, almost no one else in the study has come in.

And she is only temporarily detained for the blue bird, and she does not plan to use the criminal law.

After all, Wei Laogou's side has already occupied a lot of her energy.

The cooperation one by one has been exposed in front of the empress.

When the empress saw these private messages, she trembled with anger.

You must know that Wei Laogou is her most trusted master of the Great Interior, and he is also the former emperor's trusted minister.

I never expected that the anti-bone boy was so deeply hidden!

Whether it is with the former first assistant Zhou Zaixing, or with the anti-thief Lin Chunqiu, Wei Laogou actually colludes with them!

Not only that, but he even secretly had a connection with Houjin and Daqin.

But most of it, was destroyed.

The empress could only find out that Wei Laogou had contact with them, but she couldn't find out the specific content.

Every time she thinks about this, the empress only feels like a man's back and a fish in her throat.

She closed the secret letter in her hand, looked out the window and muttered:

"Little Dongzi, what should I do?"

"When are you coming back, I'm a little ...... Some can't hold on. ”

"The Warrior Army is your brainchild, and I will not sit idly by. But...... As soon as the Sabbath Army moves, those who are about to move will probably become restless. ”

The empress sighed softly and stood alone in the study, silent.

At this moment, Yang Dong was on his way back to the capital.

Day and night are constantly advancing, ordinary horses can't carry it at all.

Fortunately, with the cooperation of the post station, Yang Dong did not delay for too long along the way.

In just one day, he rushed back to Luozhou from Xuanzhou.

And because of the existence of high-speed official roads in Luozhou, there can be a qualitative improvement in speed!

Yang Dong changed his horses at the post station in Luozhou and was about to continue his journey, but he saw the secret agents of the West Factory and sent the latest information again.

"Yang Gong, this is the latest battle report from the front line!"

The secret agents of the West Factory kept working and handed a top-secret battle report to Yang Dong.

Then he saluted and hurried away.

The rebels' return attack made Da Zhou fall into a stormy situation again.

The forces that had just been pressed down are now ready to move again.

They all wanted to tear off a piece of meat on the behemoth of Da Zhou.

Yang Dong nodded slightly towards the back of the secret agent of the West Factory.

Immediately opened the battle report in his hand and watched it carefully.

"Xiongguan brave army, with one enemy and ten, fight to the death and do not retreat......"

"The Sabbath army attacked the rebel camp and killed thousands of enemies......"

Have the Sabbaths been used?

Yang Dong frowned slightly, and a gloom flashed in his eyes.