The carriages and horses are sparkling, like dragons.

The tens of thousands of troops of the Ning army lined up in a long line, marching quickly along the official road, heading east.

They've been on the road for two days and one night.

The long journey made everyone tired, but no one complained. Just because everyone knows that this trip is not a rush, but a run for their lives.

Lost the battle on his side.

As the price of defeat, hundreds of thousands of Chu troops have rushed to kill from all directions, and they may surround their people at any time.

Once you are under siege, not only will your life be difficult to protect, but you will never be able to return home in the future.

At the thought of this terrible consequence, everyone held back the exhaustion in their bodies, and new strength poured out from their bodies, supporting their bodies to continue to move forward.

Live!

Go home!

At this moment, the two beliefs put forward by Wu Anhou before setting off have become the hope and source of strength in the hearts of all the soldiers of the Ning Army.

In the middle of the long Ning army, a gorgeous and huge carriage was guarded by nearly a hundred knights in golden armor.

Next to the carriage, in addition to the knights, there are burly eunuchs standing, and there are also slender and delicate palace maids in the back, sitting in the carriage and accompanying them.

There is no doubt that when the army is on the way, the only one who can still have this pomp is the son of Ningguo, that is, the commander of the army, Shen Qiu.

"Where are you now?"

Inside the carriage, as wide as a hut, Shen Qiu was lying on the dragon couch, flipping through a Taoist scripture in his hand, and there was no expression on his face.

There were two white-faced and beardless eunuchs waiting next to him, and when he heard the Son of Heaven asking, he hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, now the forward army has arrived in Yongxing." ”

"Yongxing ......"

Shen Qiu pondered these two words, and sighed: "It's almost Yuzhang, and I'm about to return to China!" ”

The little eunuch next to him echoed: "Yes, Your Majesty." Crossing Yongxin and arriving at Ruichang, it is the territory of Yuzhang, and then we can return to the country, and the Chu army will not dare to chase after it. ”

"Don't dare to chase after you?"

Shen Qiu smiled bitterly, and said in a low mood: "The Chu thieves have now besieged Nanchang City, hundreds of thousands of troops, and the surging from all over the world are just to catch me. How could he not dare to chase after him? ”

"Your Majesty is relieved, Marquis Wu'an can fight well, he is a famous general for generations, and he is a person with great ability. In recent days, Chu has attacked several times, but they have been easily repelled by Wu Anhou. ”

The little eunuch next to him saw that the Son of Heaven was in a bad mood, and hurriedly comforted: "With him, I will be able to ensure that Your Majesty is worry-free, and let me wait for me to return to China safely." ”

"Wu Anhou, ......"

When Shen Qiu heard this name, his mood became more complicated.

In fact, when I heard that Yuzhang was attacked by the Chu army, Nanchang was even surrounded, and the back road of his army had been lost.

At that time, Shen Qiu was really angry, and he fainted for a while.

But he is a master of the innate second realm in the end.

In the current world, when all the monks in Kyushu crossed the sea together, in addition to Lu Yuan's extraordinary combat power, Shen Qiu was the small group of people at the apex of the world.

In the entire Ten Domains of Kyushu, among the hundreds of innate grandmasters, there are only a few twenty or thirty who can reach the second innate realm of cultivation.

Among the ten Innate Grandmasters, there is not necessarily a Second Realm Grandmaster.

It can be seen from this that the strength of Shenqiu is how strong it is.

Even because of this strength, the Xiao family lost the hearts of the people back then, and the entire Linhai family was re-elected.

Shen Qiu relied on the strength of the innate second realm to stand out, successfully replace the Xiao family, and start a new dynasty.

This is the weight of the Second Realm Grandmaster.

But now it seems that those who are strong in martial arts may not be able to be good emperors. If the martial arts are poor, it is not necessarily that other abilities are poor.

At least in terms of war, Shenqiu is more than a step behind its level of governance.

A war with the State of Chu not only lost the hegemony of Yangzhou, but also at this time, even half of the original country was about to be lost.

How can you lose so badly without damaging your personal spirit?

How can it not be frustrating?

So after being unconscious at that time, Shen Qiu actually woke up first after returning to his tent, before the imperial doctor arrived.

But after he woke up, he heard the people next to him mention that Bai Yi'an, the deputy marshal of the army and the Hou of Wu'an, had already taken over the authority of the entire army during his coma, and began to arrange for various departments, after the left hand broke through and evacuated.

Shen Qiu, who originally wanted to save the crisis, suddenly fell silent.

At that moment, he remembered many of the proposals that Shen Qiu had made to him before.

Such as pouring out all the soldiers and horses in the country, and fighting a decisive battle with the Chu State.

If the army is called off and the truce is held, all the soldiers and horses will be withdrawn to the country, the fortress will be repaired, and the state of Chu will be consumed like this.

No matter which of the above two strategies was chosen, perhaps the situation was very different at this time.

But in the end, in order to balance the interests of all parties in the country, he was paranoid and self-righteous and modest, and completely ignored Wu Anhou's suggestion.

At this time, it can be regarded as self-reaping.

It is precisely because of this that I wanted to stand up and redeem my mistakes at that time, but suddenly, there was a fear in my heart.

He was afraid that if he made another decision, he would bury all the 100,000 troops.

He was afraid that his decision again would bring down the entire Ning Kingdom.

He was afraid that his decision again would ruin the entire six surnames and seven clans, and the foundation of thousands of years.

The successive fiascos and decision-making mistakes have made the once high-spirited son of Ning Guo no longer have the confidence and spirit of the past.

At this time, lack of confidence and fear filled his heart deeply.

Therefore, after seeing Shen Qiu stand up in danger, take over his duties, and begin to lead the army to escape through the danger.

He chose to back down.

It seems that in this way, I don't have to bear the guilt, I don't have to bear the infamy, I don't have to bear the responsibility that has overwhelmed me, and I am almost out of breath.

Everything in the world seems to be far away.

I only need to shrink into this small car, so I don't have to worry or worry anymore, and someone will help me take care of everything.

Shen Qiu is like an ostrich with a shrunken head, burying his eyes in the blind, and no longer thinking about everything.

However, this kind of escape is illusory after all.

He knows it.

With the continuous persecution of the Chu army and the deterioration of the situation in Ningguo, it is impossible for him to escape forever.

One day, I will stand up.

Either perish with Ning Guo, or tide over the difficulties with Ning Guo.

That day will not be far off.

"With Wu'anhou here, I can indeed rest assured."

Coming back from the long thoughts in his heart, Shen Qiu sighed, stunned.

Compared with other evasions, in times of crisis, Wu Anhou, who stood up, is indeed capable and responsible, and is worthy of the title of Wu An.

In the past few days, since leaving the Jiangxia camp, Ningjun's return journey has been full of hardships and turbulence.

First of all, the tens of thousands of cavalry of the Chu army, like scavenging vultures, smelled and chased after them.

These elite horsemen selected from the captives of the Zhou people and the people of the snow field of the Chu State, in terms of riding skills, are indeed far better than the Yangzhou people who are in the water towns south of the Yangtze River and travel by boat.

The Ning army in the Jiangxia camp is actually quite a few cavalry troops, and there are also as many as 10,000 people.

The cavalry of the Kening army and the cavalry of the Chu army fought each other, often with the same number of people, but their own side was at a disadvantage.

Even when the number of people has increased, because the riding skills are more skilled and can use more tactics, the disadvantage of the Ning army in this regard is even greater.

In order to escort the safe withdrawal of the army, the cavalry of the Ning army who were sent out to drive away the cavalry of the Chu army can be said to have paid a heavy price, and the final effect was extremely poor.

Under the harassment of the Chu army's rangers, the Ning army drove for a day and only walked more than 20 miles.

In this case, let alone return to China safely.

It is a question whether they can leave the Jiangxia range before the embattled armies come over.

At the critical moment, it was Wu Anhou who made a quick decision and transferred elites from various battalions in the army to form a team composed entirely of internal warriors.

gathered more than 1,000 elites, led by himself, designed ambushes several times, ruthlessly opened up the Chu cavalry, and beheaded thousands, which scared the Chu army rangers away, and they didn't dare to come to offend again.

Without the harassment of the Chu army's rangers, the speed at which the Ning army fled was undoubtedly much faster.

In one day, he walked more than 80 miles, which can be regarded as breaking away from the Jiangxia battlefield.

But after leaving Jiangxia, it didn't take long for the fleeing Ning army to encounter the Chu army that came from the direction of Luokoudu to intercept and block the attack.

On the side of Luokoudu, Chu has 40,000 forbidden troops and 20,000 sailors, and its strength can be called strong.

After receiving Lu Yuan's order, Hanhua, who had not been here for a long time, made a decision and directly left 20,000 sailors to guard the ferry, and he personally led 40,000 forbidden troops to rush to an official road junction southeast of Luokoudu to block it.

At this time, Ning Jun had already rushed for a day and a night, and it could be said that his spirit and body were exhausted to the extreme, and his combat strength was not at his peak at all.

No matter how you look at it, in the face of the Chu army that is waiting for work, this Ning army has only one final outcome, that is, it is intercepted and finally besieged to death.

But in times of crisis, there are always miracles.

At the last moment, it was Wu Anhou who stood up again.

Because he knew that the army was tired and his combat strength was unbearable, and it was difficult to be of great use.

If you want to break the interception of the Chu army in front, you must use the momentum of thunder and concentrate on one point in order to break the enemy.

Therefore, in the face of interception, Bai Yi'an did not use a larger number of troops to attack, and relied on the numerical advantage to consume and break through.

On the contrary, from all battalions in the army, they recruited the elite who dared to die, and selected warriors who still had spare strength and were stronger at the same time, forming a selection army of about 5,000 people.

In the end, he personally put on his armor and stomach, took the 5,000 selected vanguard army, and first broke the enemy and fought bravely.

After several hours of bloody fighting, relying on this lifeless style of play, as well as fighting with serious injuries during the period, the Chu army general Han Hua was also seriously injured and escaped.

After paying more than 3,000 casualties of the elite of Xuanfeng, as well as leaving the corpses of nearly Wanning Army, the remaining army finally broke through the interception of the Chu army.

Then the Chu army, which was also hit hard, and Hanhua, who was almost killed, did not dare to continue to chase after and continue to intercept.

It's just that behind the Ning army, there was a convergence of those Chu cavalry who were also feared, hanging ten miles away, tailgating and peeping.

After the Ning army fought a series of bloody battles and continued to break through the encirclement, they led the remaining remnants of about 50,000 soldiers all the way to Yongxing County in front of them.

This is the border of Dongting of Chu State, and the opposite Ningguo Yuzhang Ruichang County is far away, just cross here, you can enter Yuzhang Xunyang Mansion.

In Xunyang Mansion, there is Pengli Lake, the first big lake in Yuzhang, which is connected with the Yangtze River, spreads several provinces in the north of Yuzhang, and irrigates many fertile fields.

Therefore, the water transportation here is convenient, and the money and grain are abundant.

As long as the Ning army fled back to Xunyang Mansion and relied on the savings of the mansion, the dilemma of lack of food at this time could be solved immediately.

At the same time, because it is the junction of Pengli Lake and the Yangtze River, because of the geographical importance, in addition to the capital city of Xunyang Mansion, Ningguo also specially set up a water village, stationed tens of thousands of sailors, and hundreds of warships.

As long as you can escape back and arrive at Xunyang Mansion, then rely on this sailor to respond, whether it is all the way down the Yangtze River and return to Jinling, the national capital.

Or go south along Pengli Lake and rush to Nanchang, the county capital, for rescue, which is extremely convenient.

The way to survive was in front of them, and all Ning Jun saw hope, so it was naturally impossible to give up.

After repelling the Chu army one after another and achieving several victories, everyone believed that as long as Wu'an Hou was there, as long as General Bai was there, he would definitely be able to return to his hometown and return to Ningguo.

With his ability and bravery, as well as his military exploits, Bai Yi'an's prestige in the heart of the remnants of this Ning army has reached its peak, and it has faintly surpassed Shenqiu.

In ordinary times, it would certainly cause the king to be jealous, and even cause a tragedy, which is not surprising.

But when the country is ruined and the situation is precarious, everyone just wants to live, even if it is a monarch, and no one cares about this.

Alive!

Go home!

All the Ning troops, with this belief, dragged their tired bodies, and under the reflection of the setting sun, pulled a long shadow, and walked towards Ruichang.

……

"Ning Jun has already arrived in Yongxing."

Lu Yuan rode a white horse, looked at the dark red twilight on the horizon, and stood on his horse.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, tens of thousands of Chu troops walked, like the Ning army, in a difficult hurry.

The Ning army fled for a few days, and the Chu army naturally pursued it for a few days.

After two hundred miles of pursuit, the Chu army was actually very tired.

However, what is a little better than the Ning army is that because there are friendly forces in front of them that are constantly blocking and harassing, the Ning army has to fight and break through from time to time, so even if they are desperately rushing, the speed is actually not fast.

After three days and two nights, they left from the Jiangxia camp, and by now, the Ning army had only walked more than 200 miles, with an average of less than 70 miles a day and a night.

And because of the escape, Ning Jun basically couldn't get any good rest, and it was even more of a luxury to want to sleep for a long time.

The Chu army led by Lu Yuan, because there was no tie-up, could rush at full speed.

After a long pursuit during the day, you can also sleep comfortably at night and regain your physical strength and spirit.

After also driving two hundred miles, the Ning army was physically and mentally exhausted, but the Chu army was full of energy and kept its combat power in a high state.

Under this back and forth, the difference in strength between the two sides is naturally becoming more and more disparity.

"According to the time calculation, the vanguard of the Ning army should have arrived at the border of Ruichang at this time."

Next to Lu Yuan, his face was pale, his breath was fluctuating, and his voice replied with a weak Hanhua: "At this time, Zuo Xiang has led 50,000 soldiers and horses to seize Ruichang County. This city is a border fortress, located in the center of the official road, and the transportation is the most convenient.

If you don't go to the city, you can choose to take a detour, which will take at least two more days.

The Ning army was pursued by us and others, and every time they delayed for a moment, there was more danger, and they would never dare to choose a detour.

It is inevitable to take the official road of Ruichang City.

The left prime minister has a strong city to rely on, advance and retreat freely, and the Ning army takes this road, whether it is to forcibly attack the city and recapture Ruichang. Or a detour from the city will be ten times more dangerous than breaking through the obstruction of the ministers before.

At that time, as long as the left minister slightly hinders the Ning army and arrives with the king and the army, the Ning army will be destroyed under this city. ”

Han Hua's tone was cold, with a little murderous intent.

Previously, he led his troops to block the Ning army, but as a result, the 40,000 troops who were waiting for work were broken by Bai Yi'an with 5,000 people, and he himself was seriously injured and fled, losing face.

Since Chu Ning started the war, this is almost the worst battle lost by the Chu State.

As the coach who led to this failure, Hanhua was inevitably blamed and faintly doubted about his ability.

As a congenital grandmaster, Hanwha is also arrogant.

Such a great shame will naturally be washed away with blood.

So even though he was seriously injured at this time, he still held on to the battle, thinking that when he finally annihilated the Ning army, he would personally find Bai Yi'an, kill this person, and be ashamed of Xue.

"Yes, after a long delay, this war should almost be over."

Glancing at the injured Hanhua, Lu Yuan didn't say anything, his eyes were gloomy.

In fact, since the day of Ning's escape, he led his troops to break through the soldiers in the front camp of the Ning army, and killed Li Dao, Marquis of Wuyang, Ningguo, on the spot.

On the second day, he had already led his troops to rush and chased them to the tail twenty miles behind the Ning army.

It's just that at that time, Lu Yuan considered that the main force of the Ning army was still there, and it had not been long since he escaped, and his morale was still at a high level, so it was not so easy to deal with.

And the art of war is cloudy, and it should not be stopped.

In the face of an army that wants to go home alive, directly step forward to block it, even if it can succeed, it will inevitably pay a heavy price.

In addition, Lu Yuan also wanted to try if he could leave another Ning Guo innate after cutting Li Dao to reduce his top-level combat power.

Therefore, due to the above considerations, when Han Hua was leading the army to block the Ning army, Lu Yuan's side could actually rush to participate in the battle.

But in the end, in order to do his best and obtain greater benefits, he finally held his mind and watched from the back, watching the Ning army break through.

Anyway, even if the Ning army broke through the Hanhua blockade, there were two blocking lines behind Sun Siwen and Huang Xuan.

The road is still long, and it is not so easy for them to escape from Shenqiu.

However, after hanging all the way, at this time, when the Ning army was about to return to China, the time for a decisive battle finally came.

Lu Yuan has received the news that yesterday, after some urgent marching, Sun Siwen finally led his troops to Ruichang, took a step ahead of Ningguo, seized the county seat, and built an interception defense line.

Similarly, it was also yesterday that Huang Xuan contacted the ontology and sent back a message.

After besieging Nanchang City, this doppelganger personally led the troops, took the lead, and attacked the city first.

In the end, after two days and two nights, Meng finally broke through Nanchang City and the capital of Yuzhang County in the early morning of yesterday.

Now Huang Xuan has left a group of soldiers and horses to clean up the mess of Nanchang City, maintain law and order, and chase down the remnants.

He himself led 30,000 soldiers and horses, and took the ships collected from Nanchang City, and rushed to the front line of Ruichang.

At the speed of the boat, it will be possible to reach the city of Ruichang early tomorrow morning.

Coupled with Lu Yuan's way, as well as Hanhua who rushed to meet, the four-sided encirclement and the four-way army that were set at the beginning were about to gather under Ruichang City.

The Ning army ran for his life, but after all, he still failed to escape from this encirclement, and was about to usher in the final fate of destruction.

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