When Lin Xiusheng and the Yasukuni soldiers charged forward, they saw that the sky suddenly changed, and the clear sky suddenly turned into dark clouds. In a few moments, a downpour fell from the sky, and in a moment, the land turned into a quagmire. The horse's hooves were repeatedly sunk in the mud and difficult to pull out, so that the speed of the march was suddenly doubled.

Lin Xiusheng thought in his heart: "It's really not beautiful, and it rained heavily at such a critical juncture. ”

The torrential rain did not stop, and Lin Xiusheng led the army to spend nearly a meal before coming to the place where the dark fog was now a mess.

Lin Xiusheng didn't see Ming Wei and the Tang Army's soldiers, all that caught his eye was the messy corpses, and the princess who was lying on the ground surrounded by two strange men! Lin Xiusheng clearly saw the blood oozing from the corners of the princess's mouth, obviously suffering extremely serious internal injuries.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xiusheng's heart couldn't help but sink fiercely, knowing that during the time he came, there must have been a very serious change.

On the other hand, one of the two strange men, Emperor Wu had mentioned to him, was ---- Xuantian, a distinguished guest from Sanqing Mountain on the border of the Tang Dynasty. Lin Xiusheng couldn't help but wonder in his heart: "Isn't this Xuantian supposed to be in the imperial city at this moment? Why did it appear on the battlefield? Why was the princess seriously injured?"

Just when Lin Xiusheng was full of doubts, he suddenly heard the sound of horses' hooves in front of him, raised his eyes and watched, only to see Di Xiang, the pioneer of the Tang Dynasty, and three unknown young generals appear about ten zhang in front of him, holding his troops still, as if he was observing the movements of the Yasukuni Army, in order to adapt to the situation.

Although Lin Xiusheng didn't have much experience in the Qimen formation, his research on the method of using soldiers had reached the realm of perfection. Seeing such a scene, Lin Xiusheng immediately understood that the Tang prince was already on the way to retreat at this moment. The task of the four generals in front of them must be to temporarily delay their footsteps so that the main army can successfully withdraw to the north bank.

Lin Xiusheng saw through the situation in an instant, and a smile with deep meaning rose at the corner of his mouth, with a confident attitude, as if Ming Wei would not escape the net he set even if he fled to the ends of the earth.

"Zheng Ping, Yin Feng, Li Jiali, Li Qiu, the four of you go into battle to meet the enemy, that Di Xiang is extraordinary, you must be cautious!" Lin Xiusheng ordered.

"The last general commands!"

"Zhang Hai, Jiang Changsheng, the princess is seriously injured, I'll go to find out, you two guard the army on my behalf, if the four generals who go into battle are not enemy generals, they need to support immediately. ”

"Obey the Marshal's orders. ”

After Lin Xiusheng made the arrangements, he immediately rode his horse and ran towards Li Mengluan. When he got closer, he saw that Xuantian's face was stiff and his eyes were dull, and he looked like an empty shell that had lost his soul! Another man was dressed in a purple robe, his face was unusually handsome, and there was a trace of mystery all over his body. At this moment, he was placing his palms behind the princess's back, and the transparent air flow in the palms was surging, constantly seeping into the princess's body, obviously healing the princess's luck.

Lin Xiusheng was full of doubts, and hurriedly asked: "Two sons, I don't know why the princess was seriously injured like this, what happened just now?"

Before the words fell, he saw a spy hurrying from the north direction, only to see him come to Lin Xiusheng on horseback, so he immediately dismounted and knelt down, and said in a slightly trembling voice: "Marshal, something is not good! When Ming Wei, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, led the remnants of the defeated army to retreat, although General Zheng Xianyong had already gathered the 30,000 soldiers and generals, he was ordered by the marshal to ambush on the north bank to block them. But Na Ming is really brave, his martial arts are superb, and he will not fall behind in the slightest with one enemy. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty also fought desperately one by one, only advancing and not retreating. General Zheng Xianyong resisted the difficulties, and was finally killed by Na Mingwei out of the encirclement, and now the Tang Army has not taken much time to reach the north bank, so please ask the marshal to send troops to intercept it. ”

After Lin Xiusheng heard this report, he couldn't help but be shocked and angry, and his confident posture suddenly disappeared without a trace, and he immediately shouted: "Zheng Xianyong is really not enough to achieve, and more than enough to lose! You must not let the Tang Army escape so easily, Zhang Hai and Jiang Changsheng, you two protect the safety of the princess, and I personally led the army to immediately take a shortcut to the north bank to intercept the Tang Army." ”

The purple-robed man who was healing the princess suddenly spoke at this moment: "The princess is seriously injured, and the situation is not very optimistic. At such a critical juncture, the marshal should stay here to take care of the princess. If Her Royal Highness the Princess has three longs and two shorts, how can we explain to the emperor?"

Lin Xiusheng's expression on his face did not fluctuate in the slightest because of Fang Cai's words, and he said in a deep voice: "Please ask the son's name?"

The purple-robed man responded: "In the next night, Yichen is a friend of Xuantian Gongzi." ”

Lin Xiusheng bowed slightly: "I see, the night boy is extraordinary, he must be a hero among people, but Fang Cai's words are difficult to accept." The safety of the princess is indeed a major matter, but how is it not a major matter to intercept the retreating enemy army? On the battlefield, capturing the enemy marshal is the first one, if Ling Mingwei successfully escapes by boat, how will I explain to Your Majesty?"

Ye Yichen couldn't help but be surprised when he heard Lin Xiusheng's remarks, and he didn't know how to respond for a while.

More than ten zhang away from Lin Xiusheng and the others, Yin Fengzheng and Di Xiang were inextricably fighting, and the strings of metal tremors brought by the contact of the blades were endless. In the void, there were sparks from the friction of weapons against each other, which was dazzling.

In terms of martial arts cultivation, Di Xiang is not Yin Feng's opponent, but in order to delay as much time as possible and make the main force successfully retreat to the north shore, Di Xiang fully exerted his potential at this moment, several times more brave than before, Yin Feng couldn't easily defeat it for a while.

"It seems that we have to use all our strength against him in order to achieve a quick victory. ”

Yin Feng made up his mind, gathered all his body strength on the steel giant axe in his hand, and went straight to the Baihui point above Di Xiang's head.

The wind broke through the air, and the air waves ran wild.

Yin Feng's lifelong skill was infused into the steel giant axe, cutting gold and breaking iron, which was not a blow that Di Xiang's halberd could resist.

The overwhelming pressure of the mountains and seas went straight through Di Xiang's top door! Di Xiang now felt that the giant axe had not yet touched, and the power that burst out from the blade of the axe was about to split him in two.

"Is my life coming to an end here? I'm sorry, Your Highness the Prince, I have not been able to fulfill the important task you have entrusted me. At this moment, Di Xiang was unwilling and desperate, but more of a guilt for Ming Wei.

At the moment before the giant axe fell, a loud voice came from the air, and that voice changed Di Xiang's fate.

No, it is not only the fate of Di Xiang that has changed, but the fate of the entire Tang Army.

Time, back... Go back to the moment before Lin Xiusheng prepared to lead his army to the north shore.

The two pools of clear fairy springs flowing with seven-colored gorgeous streamers suddenly appeared in Lin Xiusheng's eyes. The pure eyes, which were soft but seemed to imply an irresistible majesty, stared at Lin Xiusheng quietly, as if to warn him about something.

After a while, the owner of the two pools of immortal springs finally spoke. The voice was faint but with a hint of command: "Marshal, poor Kou Mo chase." Now that our army has won a great victory, there is no need to worry about it. If we continue to pursue, it will only add to the misery of life, and it will not benefit you or me. Withdraw the troops, marshal ......."

The voice grew fainter and fainter, and at last it was almost inaudible, but the phrase "Withdraw the troops, marshal." But it was unusually clear and accurate into Lin Xiusheng's ears, like a bell ringing in his heart, which lasted for a long time.

Lin Xiusheng's usual firmness and decisiveness were all shattered at this moment, and he fell into a hesitant predicament.

Ye Yichen's voice sounded at the right time, and he said word by word: "If the emperor is not here, you must follow the princess's order, if the emperor blames him in the future, it has nothing to do with you." But if you don't listen to the princess's orders at this moment, you will be investigated in the future, and you will not be able to get out of it. ”

Lin Xiusheng himself never imagined that at this moment, his heart would fluctuate like a raging wave, and his original decision would be wiped out, leaving him with a choice that made him feel extremely shocked. He opened his mouth with great difficulty, and shouted loudly to Zhang Hai and Jiang Changsheng: "Princess order, Mingjin withdraws the troops!"

Although Zhang Hai and Jiang Changsheng were full of doubts in their hearts, how could they dare to disobey the marshal's order, and the two immediately ordered the soldiers to mingjin to recall Yin Feng and the other four who went out to fight against the Tang generals.

Yin Feng was preparing to kill Di Xiang at this time, killing him with a fatal blow and ending his stubborn resistance to delay time. Unexpectedly, the sound of gold in the rear suddenly sounded, and it was obvious that the marshal ordered several of him to quickly retreat back to the army. Although Yin Feng deeply regretted it, he still quickly withdrew his killing move, turned his horse's head with Zheng Ping, Li Qiu, and Li Jiali, and galloped back to the army.

Lin Xiusheng looked at Li Mengluan, who fell into a coma after persuading him to withdraw from the army, and a feeling of admiration inexplicably rose in his heart.

"This girl is really not mortal. Lin Xiusheng sighed in his heart.

After looking up at the sky and taking a deep breath, Lin Xiusheng turned his gaze to Ye Yichen, and said with a solemn expression: "The responsibility of escorting the princess back to the imperial city has been handed over to Ye Gongzi and Xuan Gongzi, please be sure to protect the princess thoroughly." He first led the army to the Falling Snow City to rectify, and then went to meet the saint. ”

Ye Yichen shook his head when he heard this: "Brother Xuan and Xia will do their best to protect the princess, please rest assured, marshal!"

Lin Xiusheng politely saluted Ye Yichen, and before Ye Yichen returned the salute, he rode back to the front of the army, and ordered loudly: "The three armies listen to the order, alternate heads and tails, and retreat to Falling Snow City." ”

Di Xiang looked at the slowly retreating Yasukuni Army in astonishment, his heart was full of doubts, but it was not appropriate to think about it at this moment, naturally it was important to retreat to the north bank first to meet His Royal Highness the Prince.

Di Xiang and the other three generals retreated to the north shore without wind and waves, and successfully joined the main force of the Tang Dynasty. When Di Xiang mentioned to Ming Wei that Lin Xiusheng had withdrawn the army for no reason, Ming Wei also showed surprise on his face, but he calmed down for a moment, and just replied lightly, "Maybe there is no endless road."

Under Ming Wei's careful arrangement, the remaining 100,000 Tang soldiers boarded the ship with only one cup of tea and set off to return to the Tang Dynasty!

After Ming Wei returned to the palace, he immediately resigned as the crown prince to his father, the current emperor of the Tang Dynasty, according to the military order. After Ming Wei experienced this battle, he suddenly felt that he was not mature in terms of martial arts or strategy, so he decided to retreat and seriously cultivate his body and mind.