The line couldn't help but panic a little about the situation in front of him, and immediately ordered: "Don't wait until tomorrow, immediately send an order to all armies to retreat to Faizabad!" Ma Jin answered and ran down.

Generalissimo Good, who had fallen asleep, was woken up by his own soldiers, and asked angrily: "It's the middle of the night, what are you arguing about!" The soldier immediately said, "General Gomez is here." ”

Goode sat up from the bed and said, "Call him in." The soldier answered and ran down, and a moment later Gomez, dressed in military uniform, hurried in. As soon as he saw Gude sitting on the bed, he immediately bowed and said, "Generalissimo, there seems to be something going on on the mountain, it's a mess!" ”

Goode immediately stood up, hurried out of the tent, and looked up the hill. At this time, the moon was full of sky, and the situation on the mountain was faintly visible, and I saw the figures on the mountain longing, as if countless people and horses were preparing to act. Goode frowned, and immediately ordered: "Order all armies to prepare for battle!" Gomez answered and immediately ran down. Goode reflexively ran into the big tent, recruited his own soldiers, and with the help of his own soldiers, he quickly put on his armor and cloak, and then went out of the big tent.

A moment later, Gomez returned and reported: "Generalissimo, the armies are being assembled. Goode glanced at the barracks, and saw that under the light of the fire, the armies were rapidly assembling, with sonorous sounds and rumbling footsteps.

Goode looked up the hill again, and saw that the movement on the hill seemed to be getting smaller and smaller, and he couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

Soon after, a scout rushed to report to Goody: "Generalissimo, the enemy has left the Widow's Hill and retreated eastward!" ”

Gude's heart moved, and he immediately ordered Gomez to lead all the cavalry in pursuit, and then ordered the infantry brigade to follow.

When the crusader camp was launched, the horses were neighing, and a dozen or two hundred thousand cavalry and infantry poured out of the camp like a tidal wave, and a small part went up the Widow's Hill, and the vast majority rolled around the Widow's Hill towards the east.

In the early morning, the sun rises in the east and the earth shines. The more than 30,000 crusader light cavalry chasing the Ming army saw the men and horses surging in front of them, and thousands of Ming war cavalry were rushing towards them. The Crusader cavalry became excited, and everyone shouted, and Gomez took the lead, leading the cavalry to rush towards the enemy cavalry in front. The two waves of cavalry marched forward at high speed, and the rumbling sound shook the heavens and the earth, the rushing iron hooves were like the sea and the tide, and the flickering cold light was like the sparkling sea! In an instant, the two war horses slammed into each other, and then went straight into the tide of the opponent's soldiers, and the roar sounded into a piece, mixed with the screams of people before they died, and the loud sound of weapons hitting and the neighing of horses complemented each other!

In this vicious battle, both sides shouted in a daze, although the Ming war cavalry was less than one-third of the opponent's, but they desperately assaulted, killing people like bloody horses! Seeing that the Ming army was so fierce, the crusaders couldn't help but be ruthless, charging desperately, and 30,000 cavalry continued to sweep the Ming army like waves! On the tragic battlefield, people shouted that horses neighed, people turned over on their backs, the corpses of horses were spread on the ground, and the corpses of people were spread on horses!

And so on until dusk. The Crusaders' infantry and heavy cavalry came up, and they were shocked when they saw the tragic and abnormal battlefield in front of them, and then Goode ordered the whole army to attack. The Ming cavalry led by Ma Jin was actually in a very difficult situation, and it was only by relying on the tenacious will of steel that he could barely fight with three times the enemy cavalry to this moment, and now seeing the enemy brigade coming like a sea of tides, everyone couldn't help but feel a feeling of exhaustion in their hearts. Ma Jin knew that there would be no benefit in continuing to fight except for the result of the total annihilation of the army, and his mission had been accomplished, so he immediately led the remaining horsemen out of the battle and galloped towards the east. And the Crusader cavalry was exhausted by this moment, and when they saw the enemy retreating, they could not afford to pursue at all.

Goode ordered the army to pursue and advance, and the HRE army continued to pursue in the direction of the retreat of the Ming army.

The Ming army's cavalry fought a bloody battle with the enemy's cavalry for a day, suffering heavy casualties, but their sacrifice bought time for the retreat of the large army. At dusk, the main forces of the Eighth Army finally retreated to Faizabad. However, the scene in front of them shocked Si Xingfang and the others. Faizabad was so open that it was quiet outside the city, and there was no sound inside the city.

Xingfang immediately led a large army into the city, only to see that the city, which was originally crowded with countless refugees, turned out to be empty and empty!

Xingfang immediately ordered a part of the soldiers and horses to guard the four gates and close the city gates, and at the same time ordered other soldiers to look for the soldiers and civilians in the city. The Ming soldiers scattered to look for the people in the city, and it took a long time to find a few old beggars.

The clerk asked Kumar to ask them where the people in the city had gone. Kumar immediately asked in Tianzhu. An old beggar muttered something, and Kumar hurriedly translated it to the priest: "He said that the people in the city had already run away!" Although Xingfang had already expected it, he was still angry when he heard this, and scolded angrily: "I don't want my own homeland and land, do you want our Ming army to guard them for them?" Immediately, the executive communicated with the beggars through Kumar, and gradually learned what had happened.

It turned out that not long after the Ming army left Fazabad, various rumors spread in Faizabad City. The Tianzhu monarchs and the people were terrified, and then they didn't know who was leading the way, and the people in the city began to flee in droves, even the emperor and the ministers and nobles also fled. After a whole day of hustle and bustle, the whole city became an empty city.

After scolding the Tianzhu people for passing, Xingfang only felt that this Fazabad was also undefendable, and decided to wait for Ma Jin to return and retreat immediately, retreat to Batna first, and then talk about it after meeting with the general. Batna, five or six hundred miles east of Faizabad. Batna, unlike Faizabad, is a large city with the same status as Lucknow, and it is currently the most important city in the east of Tianzhu, which belongs to the territory of the Eastern Legion of Tianzhu.

The night darkened, and in the middle of the night, there was a sudden commotion of people outside the city. The pedestrian immediately ran up the city wall and looked out of the city, but the night was dim and it was impossible to see who was coming and how many people were coming.

A moment later, the rumbling of horses' hooves came to a halt outside the city gates. The priest saw the bloody horse in front of him by the light of the torch, and his heart was overjoyed, and he immediately ordered the city gate to be opened.

The city gate creaked open, and Ma Jin immediately led his war horses into the city gate. Then the gates slammed shut.

Xingfang went down the city wall and saw that there were no ordinary cavalry who had only returned, and he couldn't help but feel nervous. Ma Jin jumped off the horse, stumbled a little, and quickly held on to the saddle so as not to fall. Si Xingfang ran to Ma Jin and sighed: "Brother, it's hard work! Ma Jin shook his head and said, "Many brothers have died, but they have finally delayed the progress of the enemy army!" Then he hugged his fists and said: "General, the enemy army will arrive in the early morning, you should make plans in advance!" ”

Xingfang said angrily: "Fuck, those eggless Tianzhu people have long since run away, and there is almost no one else in this city now except us!" Ma Jin was taken aback, "All the Tianzhu people in the city have run away?" Xingfang nodded. Ma Jin said angrily: "We were sold by the Tianzhu people!" They used us to stop the Crusaders, but they themselves ran away! Xingfang said angrily: "That's it! ”

Ma Jin hurriedly said: "General, we don't need to take the blame for the Tianzhu people!" Now that our army is under-strengthened, and the enemy is in full swing, we should retreat immediately! Xingfang said: "I think so too. I'm going to retreat to Batna and wait for the General, just waiting for you to come back. You're back now, and we can act. Ma Jin immediately said: "I'll prepare!" Si Xingfang hurriedly grabbed Ma Jin and said, "You and your cavalry have a good rest, and I'll do the rest." Then he said to a few soldiers around him: "Immediately send the order, and the army will assemble at the east gate." A few of the soldiers answered and ran down.

The soldiers of the Ming army quickly assembled towards the east gate and prepared to leave Faizabad.

At that moment, a scout ran to the city gate from the east, opened the gate, and ran into the city. The scout reined in his horse at the door, and when he asked where the priest was, he rode straight over. When he came to the side, he reined in his horse suddenly, turned over, and reported urgently: "General, Varanasi is occupied by the Crusaders!" Xingfang was shocked, "What? Varanasi was occupied by the Crusaders? The scout said, "Not only Varanasi, but many cities in the east have been conquered by the Crusaders!" The Tianzhu people in the east were terrified when they heard the news of the defeat of the Tianzhu army, and the people and officers and soldiers fled in a hurry everywhere, and the crusaders seized a large area of land in the east almost without blood! ”

Xingfang frowned. The generals whispered, and everyone had a sad face. Ma Jin said worriedly: "Varanasi has fallen, and our road back to Patnadi has been cut off!" "Varanasi is located on the north bank of the Ganges, Patna is located on the south bank of the Ganges, Varanasi is in the upper reaches of Patna, and Varanasi is in the southeast of Faizabad. Now that this road has been occupied by the Crusaders, the situation of the Ming army can be said to be very critical.

Xingfang glanced at the generals and said categorically: "Now, since there is no way to retreat, we simply won't retreat!" Just stand here and wait for the arrival of the general! Seeing that the generals showed a worried look on their faces, the chicken raised his eyebrows and shouted: "As a Ming general, you should be fearless!" The general's hearts sank, and the worried look was immediately replaced by determination.

Xingfang couldn't help but feel relieved in his heart, and said loudly: "All armies immediately prepare for defense and check the reserves of the treasury!" All the generals agreed together and ran down.

Soon after, the generals came over one after another to report: "The preparation for the defense of the West City Gate has been completed. "The defense preparations for the South Gate have been completed." "The defense of the North Gate has been completed." "The security of the East Gate has been arranged." "The patrol guard in the city has been arranged." In the end, Ma Jin rushed to the front of the division and reported: "General, there is finally good news!" The storehouse in the city was full of grain and grass baggage, and it seems that the Tianzhu people were afraid that these grain and grass baggage would slow down their escape when they fled, so they didn't carry it! ”

Xingfang was still worried about the shortage of grain and grass, and it was difficult to hold it for a long time, but at this time, when he heard that the grain and grass in the warehouse were piled up, his hanging heart couldn't help but let go. Tsushima Jin said: "Let's fight with the Shenluo here fiercely, let's see if the Shenluo is powerful or our Ming is strong!" Ma Jin's eyes couldn't help but show an impulsive light.

Goode led a large army to the city of Faizabad. Seeing the swords and guns on the city wall, such as Lin Jun's neat appearance, he couldn't help frowning. Immediately, Goode made up his mind in his heart and prepared to order a large army to storm Faizabad. However, at this moment, Gomez next to him said: "Generalissimo, we are here to fight to the death with the Ming army, but let others rob countless wealth, it's really not worth it!" ”

Goode frowned, and felt that in such a situation, he really suffered a great loss. Ask Gomez, "What do you think we should do?" Gomez said: "I think we will use part of our forces to contain the Ming army here, while the other soldiers and horses will bypass here and continue to march eastward, and we can't let others take advantage of the benefits of the east!" General Muller immediately objected, and said with some anger: "We can't do this!" To do so is detrimental to the dignity of our Holy Roman Empire! It's not the way God should be! ”

Gomez smiled coldly, "Winning the greatest benefit for our great empire is the preservation of the dignity of our empire!" Mueller frowned, even if he wanted to retort. Goode raised his right hand and said, "You two don't have to fight!" I think Gomez is right! Gomez was overjoyed, while Müller said angrily: "If you do this, you will be rebuked by Her Majesty!" Goode said angrily: "Her Majesty the Empress will never reprimand a general who seeks the interests of the empire. Seeing that Mueller was still going to speak, he immediately said impatiently: "Okay, I've already decided, don't say it!" Mueller closed his mouth in frustration.

Goode said to Gomez: "Gomez, you lead your soldiers and horses, as well as the soldiers and horses of Mueller and Khedira, to stay here to contain the Ming army. Remember to just contain, don't take the initiative to attack. Gomez bowed. Goode turned his head and glanced at the other generals, and said in a loud voice: "The other armies march to the east with me!" "The people will make a promise together.

He Ma Jin stood on the city wall and watched the overwhelming enemy army outside the city, just waiting for them to attack. However, after waiting for a long time, the enemy not only did not attack, but instead divided more than half of his troops and horses to bypass the city and went to the east, while the remaining part of the soldiers and horses retreated for more than ten miles and set up camp.

Xingfang was surprised and said, "What the hell are they doing?" Ma Jin speculated: "The enemy may not want to fight us to the death, so he doesn't plan to attack the city!" Xingfang nodded, and then smiled: "That's fine!" We're going to have a good time! Ma Jin smiled and nodded.

Xingfang, the Ming army, was happy, but the Tianzhu people were not relaxed, under the continuous pursuit of the crusaders, it was like being in dire straits, holding the head of the rat and running away in embarrassment, panicking like a lost dog, anxious like a fish that slipped through the net, parents could not take care of their children, husbands could not take care of their wives, and the wilderness on the official road was full of lost children crying in Wow, and the anger was miserable. The Tianzhu people were confused and panicked, and they only felt like they were in a nightmare that they could never wake up.

The Tianzhu people and the Crusaders fled and chased after them, and before they knew it, the majestic and lofty city of Batna, located on the south bank of the Ganges River, finally came into view. When the Tianzhu people, who had fled for a long time, saw Batna City, they only felt as if they had seen heaven after all the hardships, and everyone only felt infinitely happy, and their originally exhausted bodies were instantly full of strength, and they rushed towards Patna.

However, when the Tianzhu people rushed to the gate of the city with infinite hope, they were greeted by a closed gate. Thousands of people gathered under the city gates, shouting to the city to open the door. But the defenders of the city were indifferent.

"Your Majesty has arrived! Your Majesty has arrived! Get out of the way! Get out of the way! ......" With a burst of shouts, a team of soldiers and horses surrounded a gorgeous carriage with silk as a curtain and gold as a wall came to the city gate. Generalissimo Prusha shouted at the city wall: "Your Majesty is here, open the city gate to greet you!" But there was still no reaction from the city.

Prusha was so surprised that he thought the other party hadn't heard, so he shouted again. There was still no movement on the walls. The people had already quieted down, quietly watching the emperor and his party, hoping that they would open the city gate and follow them into the city. But they found that the defenders of the city did not even pay attention to His Majesty the Emperor, so the scene was noisy again, and everyone was shouting at the city wall.

Prusha was furious when he saw that the other party did not pay attention to him at all, but he had no choice but to return to the carriage. When the emperor saw that the city gate was not opened, he asked Prusha in displeasure, "What's the matter?" Why haven't they opened the gates to meet me? ”

Prusha said angrily: "I shouted several times, and the above must have heard it, but I just ignored it!" The emperor was furious and rebuked, "What does Kshatriya mean? He dared to turn me away, did he want to rebel? Prusha frowned and said, "I'm afraid he's going to rebel!" The emperor was taken aback and asked, "What did you say?" ”

Prusha said angrily: "That Shastrili is going to rebel a long time ago!" Otherwise, when he was defending Delhi, he would not have suddenly led his army to escape! The emperor was shocked and asked urgently, "Then what do you say to do now?" Prusha said angrily: "We still have about 200,000 soldiers and horses, so we will simply enter the city!" The emperor couldn't think of any other way, and he was angry in his heart, and after listening to Prusha's words, he immediately nodded and said, "Good! That's it! Hmph, if you dare to betray me, I won't let him end well! ”

Purusa immediately led his army to escort the emperor out of the city gates.

Soon after, the sound of trumpets reverberated in the fields outside the city, and the 200,000 soldiers of the Tianzhu Central Army divided into two groups and approached the city from the north and west at the same time. The scale is huge, but it is also a bit amazing. The officials and people who were shouting under the city to enter the city were all frightened when they saw that the emperor's central army army was actually on a posture and looked like they were about to fight, and they did not dare to stay under the city anymore, so they scattered and fled. The scene was chaotic.

Seeing that the Tianzhu army saw that it was lined up in a military formation, it was about to go to war. At this moment, the gates of the city suddenly opened, and a general rode out, none other than Singar, the general under the command of Kshatriya. I saw him riding his horse between the two armies, restraining his horse, and shouting at the emperor who was in the army: "Your Majesty, what are you going to do here?" ”

When the emperor heard this, he couldn't control his anger, stood up in the carriage, pointed at Singer and shouted, "You even came to ask me!" Now that you have rebelled, what do you say I am going to do? You rebels, I'm going to kill you today! The soldiers around him let out a shout together, and all the officers and men of the Central Army looked very indignant.

Singh said: "There is one thing that Your Majesty may not know yet. We, the Eastern Legion and the nobles and people of the Eastern Territory, have all submitted to the Ming Dynasty! We are now a subject of the Ming Dynasty, and it doesn't matter if you come to attack us, but I'm afraid that it will cause the anger of the Ming Dynasty! ”

The Tianzhu army was originally violent, and everyone was holding their breath, but after hearing Singel's words, the momentum suddenly leaked, and almost all of them had a look of bewilderment on their faces.

How could Kshatriya suddenly take refuge in the Ming Dynasty? It turned out that Kshatriya was completely desperate for Tianzhu after seeing the panic and selfishness of the Tianzhu Emperor in dealing with the Crusader invasion, and from that time on, he planned to attach himself to the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, when the Crusader army was about to march under the city, Kshatriya immediately led his Eastern legions to leave Delhi and go straight to Batna, the last territory of the Eastern nobles. At the same time, he also sent his cronies to Dhaka in the east to express his sincerity to the Ming general Shi Liancheng. Soon he received a reply from Shi Liancheng, agreeing that he would submit to the Ming Dynasty and become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Kshatriya was very excited when he received the news, and when he returned to Patna, he ordered all the localities to bring grain, forage, baggage, and ordnance to Patna in preparation for holding Patna.

Singh continued: "As a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, we are willing to accept the Tianzhu people fleeing to our land, but if the Tianzhu people dare to have evil intentions, we will definitely fight to the end!" Emperor Tianzhu couldn't help but be shocked.

Singhal raised his voice: "Now please tell me, Your Majesty, what exactly do you want to do?" ”

Emperor Tianzhu was flustered, and hurriedly raised his voice: "We, we have no bad intentions, you must not misunderstand!" ”

Singh smirked and exclaimed, "In that case, your army will be stationed outside the city." We, by grace, will give you support the food and grass. With that, he turned his horse and ran toward the city. Emperor Tianzhu subconsciously said: "Thank you, thank you......" I was depressed and helpless, and I felt a resentment in my chest. Turning his head and yelling at the generals angrily: "What are you still doing in a daze, you have withdrawn from the army!" Then he got into the carriage and never came out again.

After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.