On the official road, Tian He was rapidly retreating with three thousand Forbidden Army soldiers.
His face was full of eagerness, and he was already worried.
His Concubine Kang is bedridden. I wonder if she has recovered a little now? When he thought that Concubine Kang was ill and that even the imperial doctors were unable to diagnose and treat her, Tian He was angry, but also extremely anxious.
"Speed up, speed up for me, don't waste any more time."
Tian He ordered to go down.
He wished he could have wings on his side and immediately flew back to Linzi Palace, where he could see Concubine Kang earlier and hold her in his arms to comfort her.
The general guarding the Forbidden Army is named Cui Hu. He comes from a wealthy family and is both civil and military. He is the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army.
Cui Hu received Tian He's instructions and reported: "Your Majesty, if you speed up further, your body will not be able to bear it due to the bumps. If your Majesty falls ill again when you return to Linzi, won't it make the imperial concubine worried? We are on our way now. The speed cannot be faster."
Tian He frowned, feeling impatient.
He said no more and just asked Cui Hu to hurry up and continue moving forward.
"Report!"
At this moment, a sentinel suddenly ran over.
The sentry looked panicked, with a hint of panic in his eyes, and reported: "General Cui, a Qin Army cavalry appeared behind us. The opponent should have taken a small road and came in another direction, so that our people discovered the opponent's whereabouts .”
"The opponent's number is at least about 6,000. They are less than three miles away from us. Moreover, the opponent is running extremely fast, completely ignoring the condition of the horses. They will catch up with us in two quarters of an hour at most."
brush!
Cui Hu's expression changed suddenly.
Three miles away!
The distance is too close.
Fortunately, Cui Hu, as the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army and from a famous family, was very vigilant and had already spread the word to spy out. Otherwise, it will be even more troublesome once Qin's cavalry approaches and finds out.
Cui Hu thought quickly in his mind. He made a decision in the blink of an eye and ordered: "Everyone should stop where they are and surround His Majesty."
Tian He said in a deep voice: "Cui Hu, don't you just evacuate?"
Cui Hu is Tian He's confidant, and he absolutely trusts him. However, Tian He didn't understand Cui Hu's arrangement for a while.
If we stop now, we will let the Qin army catch up.
This is quite dangerous.
Cui Hu explained: "Your Majesty, the Qin army came to attack with 6,000 elite cavalry, and we only have 3,000 men. If we continue to retreat, our speed is not fast enough, and if the opponent is rushing at full speed, we will definitely be overtaken. There’s no way to escape.”
"At the same time, as we continue to evacuate, we are getting further and further away from General Yan Fei's camp. Next, I will arrange for people to go back and report, asking General Yan to rush to rescue. When the time comes, General Yan Fei's reinforcements will come to rescue, and they will also Delay more time.”
"The final result is that our people are constantly being killed sporadically, so that the entire army is annihilated."
"Actually, there is another way."
"That is, the last general will lead his men to cut off the rear, and more than a hundred people will protect His Majesty, and Your Majesty will retreat on horseback. However, the number of people guarding Your Majesty is too small. Once encountering the elite pursuit of Qin State, especially the last general will not be able to cut off all the cavalry, as long as Your Majesty If you are overtaken, you will not be able to escape the capture of the Qin army."
"All things considered, the best way is to stay where you are. All the Imperial Guards have surrounded His Majesty and are fighting to the death to delay the attack."
"As long as General Yan's reinforcements arrive, all problems will be solved."
Cui Hu's eyes flashed with wisdom. He had briefly considered various plans in his mind, but overall, they were not the best choices because they were too weak to protect the emperor's safety.
The emperor's safety is of paramount importance.
Nothing could go wrong, so Cui Hu would rather let all the forbidden troops fight to the death than take any risks. It wasn't too long since they left the camp. The sentry went back as quickly as possible to report that reinforcements would arrive soon.
Although Tian He was headstrong, his mind was still normal. He understood Cui Hu's worry, which was that he was afraid that he would be taken down alone.
However, Tian He is also worried.
Can three thousand people stop it?
Tian He felt nervous as never before and asked, "Cui Hu, can you block it?"
Cui Hu first arranged for a group of soldiers to go back to the camp to ask for help. Then he looked at Tian He and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we have three thousand people in the Forbidden Army, all of them are brave men. All of them will fight to the death and will never escape from the battle. I, three thousand, will The Forbidden Army is sworn to protect His Majesty to the death. As long as we are still there, we will fight until there is only one soldier left."
"I believe you."
Tian He also nodded solemnly.
All he can do now is to trust Cui Hu and the Forbidden Army generals he single-handedly promoted.
"Form a circle and prepare for a battle."
Cui Hu quickly ordered: "Everyone is arrayed from the outside in, layer by layer, ready to resist."
The three thousand forbidden troops are direct descendants of Cui Hu.
These were all practiced by him personally. Although faced with difficulties, no one panicked, and everyone was waiting with serious expressions.
Cui Hu arranged the formation properly and said again: "Everyone holds their bows and arrows, waiting for my order."
One by one, the soldiers raised their bows and nocked arrows, aiming ahead.
This is Cui Hu's intention.
The cavalry under his command all formed a defensive formation. Although they did not have spears or horses, the soldiers were equipped with bows, arrows and swords, and they could shoot a wave of bows and arrows first. Even when fighting, the soldiers on the outside are responsible for resisting, while the soldiers inside shoot with bows and arrows.
On the one hand, it can resist, on the other hand, it can shoot the enemy.
Cui Hu waited quietly. After a short time, Cui Hu's expression changed slightly, and he felt the vibration of the ground.
coming!
The army of Qin is coming.
Boom!
The sound of horse hooves became more and more rapid.
Six thousand Qin cavalry led by Wang Can quickly approached. Wang Can's eyes became brighter and brighter. Regardless of whether the Emperor of Qi was present or not, his mission was to cover up this group first. When the distance narrowed to less than 150 steps, Wang Can shouted: "Short spear, prepare!"
"Projection!"
Wang Can shouted the order.
He held the short gun in his hand, leaned back at this moment, and threw it violently.
call out! call out! call out! !
Short spears flew through the air and were thrown in the direction of the Qi army.
"Fire the arrow!"
Cui Hu also gave the order decisively.
A dense barrage of bows and arrows rose up and shot at the short spears falling in the air. The two sides were completely shooting at each other.
In fact, the number of bows and arrows shot exceeds that of short guns. After all, the Qin army's six thousand cavalry were scattered. The cavalry behind them were not suitable for throwing short spears because of the long distance. Only the most forward part of the Qin cavalry could throw their spears.
The soldiers of Qi State were more concentrated. Bows and arrows flew into the air, some hit the short spears, and more bows and arrows were also shot at the Qin army.
"Block!"
Wang Can ordered loudly.
He unsheathed his sword and swung it. He heard a clanking sound as he deflected the wave of arrows.
The Qin army's cavalry also resisted for a while.
The distance between the two sides narrowed again. Although Qi's cavalry was affected by the short spear and had a short period of confusion, they recovered in a blink of an eye and were already in formation again, surrounding the emperor.
"kill!"
Wang Can doesn't care about that much.
Whether this is Qi's conspiracy or the emperor is really here, he must attack.
Wave after wave of Qin army cavalry rushed up and fought with the forbidden army under Cui Hu. The Qin army has a large number of cavalry, but the cavalry are scattered and cannot kill them all. They can only attack back and forth in waves.
The Qi soldiers arranged by Cui Hu formed a stable formation and resisted the fighting with all their strength, supplemented by shooting with bows and arrows.
The Qi Imperial Guards are all the best among the best.
These soldiers resisted with all their might. Although they were small in number, they held firm. For a while, the Qin army failed to break the Qi army's defense line.
The two sides continued to fight.
Tian He's face looked a little ugly. Because he was worried when he looked at the scene of fighting. Tian He looked at Cui Hu and said, "Cui Hu, can you block it?"
Cui Hu said firmly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will be able to defend. The Qin army is all cavalry. Although they are powerful, our defense is still stable and will not collapse. If General Yan Fei is not stationed nearby, we will be killed." . But with General Yan Fei here, there will be no problem in this battle."
"That's good, that's good."
Tian He nodded hurriedly.
He looked at the killings around him, heard the shouts of killing and screams, and felt nervous for no reason.
Fighting on the battlefield was different from what he imagined.
The killings on the battlefield are too brutal.
During the battle between Wang Can and Cui Hu, Yan Fei and Sun Youdao were discussing the next specific strategy in the Qi camp. The two of them were always meticulous and cautious in their work. Once they decided on the general direction, they had to make detailed arrangements. , every step is calculated.
Only in this way can the success of the war be ensured.
Only in this way can everything be under control and the war will not be lost due to details.
"Report!"
While Yan Fei and Sun Youdao were discussing with each other, a general came in hurriedly, with a panicked look on his face, and said loudly: "General Yan, something bad is going on. The sentry we sent out found that the Qin army had a cavalry force of about six thousand. With people on the left and right, bypass our camp and kill toward the rear."
"not good!"
Yan Fei shouted loudly and his expression changed drastically.
Sun Youdao also stood up reluctantly, gritting his teeth and said: "Your Majesty is on the way back. It must be that the flags your Majesty sent out when you retreated, as well as your Majesty's cavalry and others, were discovered by the Qin army's sentry, so that the Qin army immediately pursued them."
At this moment, Sun Youdao became anxious.
Sun Youdao waved his hand for the general to retreat, lowered his voice, and said urgently: "Old Yan, because we don't want your majesty to get involved in the war, we asked King Langya to do some work and transfer your majesty back to the court. If because of this incident, it will lead to Your Majesty was caught by the Qin army, which is self-defeating. This matter must be dealt with immediately. "
Sun Youdao was extremely anxious.
The emperor is the head of a country.
Once the emperor is captured, it means that the Qi army and the Qin army will lose the confidence to fight.
