The Yaowang Valley's borrowing of water sources became famous in Yancheng. It added a layer of gold to their glorious image of having good hands and benevolent hearts and hanging pots to help the world. In the hearts of the people of Yancheng, they have become living Bodhisattvas who save people in distress.
The people of Yaowang Valley enjoyed this honor very much. When traveling, they saw people lining the streets to welcome him. Some excited people even knelt down and worshiped in the street. They felt an unprecedented sense of achievement and honor, and felt great inner satisfaction.
Qi Wuwei never stood up to say who discovered the water source. Shen Congwen and other senior disciples of Yaowang Valley were all ambiguous. They knew that the water source was not discovered by Yaowang Valley, but they did not go to the bottom of the matter to explore and clarify the truth.
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Wan Qiuqing led two thousand light cavalry to gallop along the Yanbei Road. He only rested for an hour that night, and finally met up with the retreating army at 10 noon the next day. Wan Qiuqing did not want to delay for a moment, and went straight to the commander's carriage to find Marshal Jin Wu to inquire about the latest battle situation and news about the left route army. Two thousand Qingqi were on standby to rest and seize the time to feed and serve the war horses.
War horse feed is specially made and mixed with a lot of elixirs. You only need to eat a little to regain your strength. Otherwise, you will not be able to withstand the long journey that lasts almost a day and a night. However, even after eating the special horse feed, the war horse still showed signs of fatigue.
Zhang Xiaozu couldn't help but feel distressed in his eyes. The long journey of working hard and enduring the burden all day and night made him have some affection for the war horse under his crotch. He was busy using the massage techniques he learned from the cavalry during last night's rest to loosen the muscles of the war horse. Vigorous, after a while a comfortable moan came out of the war horse's mouth.
The retreating army passed by. Although it was in good order, one could clearly feel the demoralized morale that had collapsed after the defeat.
Looking at their anxious, nervous and frightened eyes, Zhang Xiaopou felt that they were like frightened birds. If the Big Tooth Army came from behind to kill them at this time, most of them would not need to fight with real swords or guns, they would only need to beat the drum and shout to kill twice. , can scare them into throwing away their armor.
"They are all soldiers recruited urgently from the refugee camp. It is not easy for them to retreat in an orderly manner after being attacked by the main force of Daya Army." Zhou Jianlai sighed.
Zhang Xiaozhu still remembered that Qi Yoyo once said on the roof of Juxian Restaurant that if she was given 50,000 elite cavalry, she would be able to contain the 1.3 million army that was urgently recruited from the refugee camp. If she was given 100,000 elite cavalry, she would be able to contain it. An army of 1.3 million people was killed and they were reduced to shit.
Although this number eventually increased from 1.3 million to 1.8 million, the combat power probably did not increase much, otherwise the 1.8 million army would not have been defeated. To put it bluntly, even if 1.8 million people stood there and let the Big Tooth Army attack them, it would still take several days.
Thinking of Qi Yoyo's failure in leaving the army, and now his whereabouts, life and death are unknown, the worry and anxiety that Zhang Xiaozu had suppressed surged out of his heart, but he suppressed it again immediately, because he knew that worry and anxiety could only disturb his mind. It's of no use outside.
"Hold on, we will rescue you right away!" Zhang Xiaozhu clenched his fists subconsciously, silently cheering Qi Yoyo in his heart.
Less than half an hour later, Wan Qiuqing came back with a frown on her face. Just by looking at the solemn and gloomy look on her face, one could guess that the situation was not optimistic.
"The Daya Army is chasing closely. They are less than twenty miles behind us and may launch a surprise attack on our army at any time." Wan Qiuqing said the bad news that made people's hearts sink when he opened his mouth. "The preliminary estimate is that there are a hundred There are more than 600,000 troops, and they are well-equipped regular troops. They have blocked the entire east-west front, and while pursuing our army, they are steadily advancing towards Yancheng. What I want to say is that we need to forcefully break through the blockade of Daya Army to get to Yancheng. Behind the enemy lines, because Marshal Jin just told me that the left army was dispersed by the Daya Army and retreated northward in a panic. Now it has either been wiped out or captured, or it is still trapped somewhere behind the Daya Army's line. The place is waiting for reinforcements to rescue us. The most terrifying situation is that the Daya Army deliberately surrounded and refused to attack the left army, using them as bait to set up many traps, waiting for us to fall into the trap. So——"
Wan Qiuqing paused, then slightly raised his voice and shouted: "It is extremely irrational to go and escape death. I can't force you to go with me, because I went to save the Zuo Route Army with selfish motives. My son My daughter and I are in the left army, and I have to rescue them. If you are alive, you need to see people, and if you die, you need to see corpses. If you don't want to go, you can just retreat with the army later. Note that this is not about fleeing from the battlefield, but about being sensible. It's your choice, so no one will laugh at you or look down on you. If there is, they will definitely be laughing at the stupidity of those who stay."
The team fell silent.
More than 1.6 million Daya regular troops are approaching fiercely, and they only have 2,000 people. They have to forcefully break through the blockade and rush to the enemy's rear. They also have to go into a trap that the enemy may have set for them to fall into. This is terrible. It was truly a narrow escape.
Wan Qiuqing, who had been anxious all the way, was not anxious this time and gave everyone a full quarter of an hour to think about it. In the end, thirty-five people chose to withdraw.
When these thirty-five people left, their faces were red and they were too ashamed to raise their heads, but no one laughed at them. As Wan Qiuqing said, this was not an escape, but a wise decision.
"Those of you who are left behind are all fools." Wan Qiuqing said with slightly red eyes, "I only thank you as a mother. I promise you that if you die in battle gloriously, your family will be saved." I will take care of you. If you survive the disaster, the City Lord's Mansion will definitely give you extremely generous rewards. In addition, I, Wan Qiuqing, will make a promise to each of you. If I, Wan Qiuqing, are lucky enough not to die in the battle, I can To do something for you or your family, as long as it does not violate chivalry, is within my power, Wan Qiuqing, and I will do my best to do it."
Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard the promise made by Yancheng City Lord's Wife, a half-step powerful person. This was undoubtedly a rare opportunity.
"Thank you madam! I am willing to stand up and charge for madam, and never regret it!" Zhao Quan placed his right fist on the knight's badge on his chest and bowed to Wan Qiuqing to express his gratitude.
"I am willing to stand up for my wife, charge into battle, and die without regrets!" Others followed suit and saluted Wan Qiuqing.
"Thank you! Thank you!" Wan Qiuqing's eyes were red. He was deeply moved by the people in front of him who knew that the road ahead was dangerous, but still chose to stay. He took a deep breath to suppress the turbulent emotions, got on his horse, and shouted: "Let's go! "
If you go any further, you will plunge into the arms of a large enemy force. Wan Qiuqing then led the team down the official road and followed a trail to the west.
Although the Daya Army has blocked the east and west fronts, there must be weak defensive positions. If they want to break through the blockade and reach the enemy's rear, they must find this weak position and break through it.
The team had just marched one mile to the west when a group of cavalry suddenly chased behind them. At a glance, there were about two thousand men and horses. The leader was a handsome young man wearing silver armor and carrying a silver gun.
Zhang Xiaozu and the other three were walking at the end of the team. When they heard the sound, they looked back and their eyes fell on the young man with the silver gun. Their eyes lit up involuntarily and they praised in their hearts: "What a brave and handsome general!"
I saw him taking the lead, shouting loudly and resonantly: "Madam, wait a minute, I will go with you to save sister Yoyo."
When Wan Qiuqing heard the shouts from behind, he immediately slowed down, turned around and saw the young man's face from a distance. He couldn't help but said in surprise: "Haotian, why are you here? You are the commander-in-chief of the right army. Here you are, right army." What should we do with the army? There is no such thing as childishness in the army, and we cannot let our tempers run wild."
"Madam, don't worry. I understand the importance of this and don't dare to act recklessly." The young man with the silver gun responded, "I have been ordered by Marshal Jin to come and help my lady."
The young man with the silver gun was none other than Li Haotian, who had been promoted to the rank of general and was responsible for commanding an army of 300,000 men on the right.
The genius of the Li family, Li Haoran's brother, Li Haotian.
Zhang Xiaozhu and the other three heard Wan Qiuqing's name for Li Haotian and immediately knew his identity. The three of them couldn't help but touch their noses, and their hearts tightened. They knew that they had deep conflicts with the Li family, so they naturally warned themselves to be wary of Li Haotian.
"Thank you Marshal Jin for your help!" Wan Qiuqing hurriedly raised his hands in the direction of the army to thank him, then looked at Li Haotian and said: "Having the help of the young general is like a tiger with even more wings!"
