As General Zuo Dugu Xian had predicted in advance, the number of fierce fire shells was too small to pose a lethal threat, and after leaving the water, the scope and duration of the burning were also much reduced.

But the new weapons still played a huge role, and the first group of Jinpeng troops suffered heavy casualties, struggling in patches in the flames, and the cries of misery were more terrifying than the death itself.

For a while, everyone thought that the dragon army was going to win.

They forgot, or rather overlooked, that Shangguan Jianyi had countless soldiers in his hands, and the second group of soldiers was quickly replenished, and in addition to weapons, each carrying a bag of dirt.

The fiery bullet is not afraid of water, but succumbs to the cover of dust.

The road ahead has been paved, and the third group of Jinpeng troops has launched a charge, and they are the real main force.

The morale of the dragon army cannot be said to be low, but most of them have been enlisted for less than five months, have received only the most basic training, have never experienced the test of real swords and guns, and with the enthusiasm to return home to protect their relatives and friends, they rushed to the battlefield.

The battle was extremely fierce, and the formations of both sides could not be maintained for long, and soon it entered the melee, with the reserve soldiers entering the battle in batches, running towards the enemy with corpses on them, adding more corpses to the ground.

Judging from the scene, the outcome is still unpredictable for a while, but Dugu Xian knows that the Dragon Army is about to be unable to support it, and there is not much power left for him to use, and the Jinpeng Army is still endless, and if it continues to fight like this, the Dragon Army will face a rout.

So before obtaining the consent of the Dragon King, he ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

This is General Zuo's army, and the Dragon King cannot openly interfere in battle.

Gu Shenwei wanted to go to the battlefield several times, but he held back at the last moment, a single person could not change the situation of the battle, he could kill hundreds of enemies, but it was still like a drop in the bucket, the situation on the field was changing rapidly, and it was likely that the situation there had been reversed in the process of running over on his horseback.

Retreating from the battlefield is not an easy task, and the slightest mistake will lead to the distraction of the army and the collapse of the enemy's pursuit.

Therefore, Dugu Xian will always keep a part of the troops in his hands, and it is the strongest part, when the front-line soldiers retreat to their positions, they will build a line of defense to block the enemy forces following behind.

Shangguan Jianyi seemed to be particularly anxious to fight a decisive battle, and when the Dragon Army withdrew its troops, he immediately sent more men and horses to launch a more violent charge, and the furious hooves even trampled on the bodies of many Jinpeng Army soldiers.

Gu Shenwei participated in the war at this time, and he personally led a thousand directly subordinate troops to participate in the construction of a defensive line, like a sieve, sparing his own people and killing enemy soldiers.

The retreat process was almost as tragic as the previous battle, and only the strongest and most disciplined warriors could remain calm in this situation, obey strict orders, retreat step by step, and never let the front line go out of too big a gap, even with one enemy and ten dragon kings, at this time can only play the role of one person, and cannot act without authorization, let alone run out to chase and kill the target.

It wasn't until the first group of dragon troops had retreated into the heavily defended camp that the Jinpeng army gave up the pursuit.

The Dragon Army lost the first battle, and the news of the Jinpeng Army's complete victory immediately spread to the north bank, Shangguan Jianyi naturally would not prevent this kind of thing, but when he privately told a few of his cronies, he only said one word about this victory, "Duguxian is a talent, it's a pity." ”

In the camp of the Dragon Army, the evaluation of General Zuo was not so high.

With more than 2,000 casualties and almost a third of them killed during the retreat, the order to collect troops at that time was not only wrong in the eyes of many, but also a disaster.

When it was rumored that the Dragon King did not agree to withdraw the troops, and it was all Dugu Xian's own opinion, the bad impression of the boss was even stronger.

At the critical moment, Gu Shenwei gave unreserved support to General Zuo, and even refused to meet with the generals who came to complain to him.

The situation on the battlefield was complicated, and Dugu Xian felt that he had prevented a rout, but he couldn't provide too much clear evidence, so he simply kept silent.

He waited for the final victory, countless generals in ancient and modern times fell under the verbal criticism of the civil officials because of the same situation, and could not wait for the day of victory to wash away the previous shame, Duguxian was very glad that he could meet the dragon king.

Early the next morning, the dragon army abandoned the first line of defense and slowly retreated to the second line of defense.

The military affairs are still handed over to Dugu Xian, and Gu Shenwei has to solve other problems, the most important of which is to find out the betrayers around him.

When King Hui was still a little prince, he once overheard Shangguan Yun's conversation with his mother in the palace.

Queen Hui was very jealous of the Dragon King and didn't want to be a bird, so Shangguan Yun comforted her and said: "The Dragon King is just an ordinary person, he can betray Jinpeng Castle, and naturally there will be people around him who betray him, no matter how powerful he looks, when he is empty inside, he is still vulnerable." ”

Queen Hui asked for details, but Shangguan Yun refused to reveal it, only said something unfathomable, "Betrayal can only be found from loyalty, and the sharpest weapon is not the sword, but-" Shangguan Yun pointed to his head, and then he found the little prince and threw him out with a smile.

Although King Hui is young, he has a lot of ghost ideas, Gu Shenwei will not easily believe the information he provides, but this time it is different, "the sharpest weapon is not the sword, but the brain", he has heard similar words, and knows that the little prince will definitely not be able to make it up.

The third young master, Shangguan Yun, is the most proud and favorite disciple of Mr. Zhang Ji, and it is not unusual for the two to have similar ideas.

The point is whether Shangguan Yun's words are implying that he is going to buy the betrayer, or whether he has already done so.

King Hui swore that Shangguan Yun's tone at that time was full of confidence, and he must have achieved results.

That conversation took place after Shangguan Yun had returned from the Land of Incense.

Gu Shen was the first person to suspect that she was Shangguan Ru, but she had not been "by her side" for a long time, let alone "loyal", at most she could close the passage of the country of incense and prevent the dragon army from entering, but it could not play a major role in turning the tide of the battle.

Moreover, the Jinpeng Army had an advantage from the beginning, and the entire Western Regions did not believe that the Dragon Army would achieve the final victory, and Shangguan Yun seemed to be too much to buy the people around the Dragon King at this time.

Gu Shenwei had to guard against it, the ambush plan he and Dugu Xian formulated, every step was like walking on thin ice, and any mistake in any link could lead to the failure of the entire plan.

But King Hui couldn't provide more clues, Gu Shenwei thought about the "people around him" one by one, Henu, Chu Nanping, Xu's sisters and brothers, Zhong Heng, Duguxian, and even the princess of Shiguo and generals from various countries also joined in, and found that everyone had the possibility and reason to betray, and if he thought about it again, it would only make him lose confidence in the entire dragon army.

Maybe that's what Shangguan Yun is for.

Across the sea, there is a person who is also thinking about this problem for the Dragon King.

Shangguan Fei was not suspicious of the Dragon King, not that he was trustworthy, but that he had never been regarded as the "person around" of the Dragon King, and so far, even if he betrayed, the impact on the Dragon King was extremely slight.

On the day he sent a message to Meng Mingshu, the news of the Dragon Army's defeat in the first battle came, and no matter what the Dragon King expected from Meng Ergongzi, he would not receive a response at this time.

Meng Mingshu left Shangguan Fei and Long Chuanyun in the palace, saying that it was to protect their safety, but in fact they were imprisoned.

The two lived in the same room, Shangguan Fei didn't care about this arrangement, Long Chuanyun was not happy, but he couldn't protest, in the eyes of others, he was just a bodyguard, and he didn't have the right to make demands.

"That's fine. Shangguan Yun tried his best to look at the current situation from the positive side, "Meng Er didn't hand over the two of us, it means that the Dragon Army has not been defeated, he has to wait for the battle situation to be clear before making a decision, this guy is really insidious, I used to underestimate him a little." ”

"What will he do if the dragon army is defeated?"

"Well, I'm going to get a good night's sleep tonight, so don't make me imagine a tragic ending. Bed, bed, I didn't feel it when I slept on you, I haven't seen you these days, but it makes me think badly. ”

Long Chuanyun sat there on the floor by the door, and sat there without sleep, "I have to go back, I can't stay out of the matter during the decisive battle." ”

"This is not called staying out of the matter, this is called preserving strength, maybe the Dragon King deliberately sent the two of us out to keep the dragon army's glimmer of hope." ”

Long Chuanyun didn't think it was so heavy, and as for Shangguan Fei, he couldn't see the slightest "hope", "I have to go back, you have to find a way." ”

He had to ask Shangguan Fei for help, his knife was taken away, and he never returned it, facing the layers of guards outside, he was like a tiger with its claws removed.

Shangguan Fei had an idea, but none of them were reliable, and he talked for a long time, just to chat with Long Chuanyun.

After Long Chuanyun saw through the trick, he didn't speak anymore, and made a decision in his heart, it was a big deal to break out, in short, he couldn't sit here and wait for the result of the big battle.

It was precisely in order to tease Long Chuanyun to open his mouth that Shangguan Fei mentioned the incident, "Ah, I remember, that old man is really a character." ”

The dragon turned over the clouds without squeaking, and Shangguan Fei said by himself, "The person Meng Er sent away during the day, do you know who it is?" King An, I haven't seen him, but his entourage is definitely holding the royal flag in his hand, yes, yes, it's him." This guy doesn't stay in Biyu City honestly, what is he doing here? ”

Long Chuanyun was even less interested in King An, Shangguan Fei knew that he still had to lead the topic to the Dragon Army on the south bank, thought for a while, and said: "King An has no soldiers, no horses, no money and no food in his hands, the only thing left is a king's name, the only role of this kind of person is to be a puppet, inducing the former subjects to be loyal to the old master, I don't know if the Dragon King is prepared, the soldiers of An Guo in the Dragon Army are a little unreliable." ”

Shangguan Fei said casually, but after that, he felt that this possibility was very high, so he pursed his lips and muttered in a low voice: "The Dragon King had better be smart and hold on for a while." ”

Long Chuanyun was still thinking about the escape plan, and he didn't take Shangguan Fei's words too seriously, but vaguely remembered that Wu Zongheng, the deputy thousand lieutenant sent by the Dragon King to carry out the mission, was a native of Anguo, but he wouldn't know how important the task was that Wu Zongheng shouldered.

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