"Long live King Yan!"
"The Yan army is victorious!"
As Gu Cheng led his army to surrender, the Yan army suddenly burst into deafening cheers.
All the soldiers looked at Yan King Zhu Di feverishly, their eyes full of admiration and awe!
The weak defeated the strong, the few defeated the many, and it was a hearty victory!
His Highness King Yan led them to do it!
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
Hearing the shouts of these soldiers, Zhu Di also smiled happily.
With such morale and such an iron army, why is it undesirable in the world?
But he didn't let the upgrade go to his head.
After a brief moment of joy, Zhu Di immediately ordered to clean up the battlefield and then quickly move.
Half an hour later, the Yan Army led the surrendering troops to move in a hurry, directly abandoning a large amount of weapons and baggage of the Confederate Army, and only took away the food and supplies, and the bones of the Yan Army soldiers!
When Geng Bingwen personally led the main army to the battlefield, he only saw the corpses of the southern army all over the ground, and his expression suddenly changed wildly!
After a while, Guo Ying also arrived with his left-wing army, his expression equally grim.
Guo Ying's left-wing army went straight to Hejian Fucheng to aid Xu Kai and others stationed in Hejian City.
However, the Yan army did not attack Hejian City. Just when Guo Ying was about to convey military information, he received an urgent request for help from Gu Cheng.
The right-wing army encountered the main force of the Yan army, and a bloody battle broke out between the two sides!
After learning the news, Guo Ying and Geng Bingwen immediately sent troops and hurried to help.
However, most of their regiments were made up of infantry, which slowed down the rush for reinforcements.
When they arrived at the battlefield, they only saw corpses all over the ground!
Guo Ying was a little unbelievable, and his eyes were full of fear.
"General, this is...impossible, right?"
Geng Bingwen's face was extremely ugly and he said nothing.
He understood what Guo Ying wanted to say, but he didn't want to believe it either!
You must know that the right-wing army has a total of 40,000 troops, and it is led by the famous founding general Gu Cheng!
How could such a right-wing army be defeated by King Zhu Di of Yan in a short period of time? Even the life and death of generals such as Gu Cheng and Ning Zhong were unknown?
How is this possible?
Is the Yan army's combat power really so terrifying?
Geng Bingwen immediately gave the order and sent out sentries to collect the remaining and defeated troops!
He wanted to know what happened on this battlefield and what happened to Gu Cheng's right-wing army!
Another half an hour passed, and the Southern Army's cavalry brought back many of the fleeing soldiers. At the same time, they also discovered that the Yan Army's cavalry had not gone far, but were stationed directly in Wuji County. There were even battles between the two sides' cavalry!
After learning the news, Geng Bingwen suppressed the infinite murderous intention in his heart and took the lead in interrogating the deserters.
"General, we have been defeated, completely defeated!"
"The Yan Army's cavalry are too terrifying!"
"They're all a bunch of lunatics!"
The deserters roared crazily one by one, obviously frightened by the Yan army's fearless charge and attack!
As a result, Guo Ying and Geng Bingwen did not get any useful information at all, and they became increasingly frightened and uneasy about it.
It wasn't until a general appeared that the whole story was revealed.
"Our army received a request for reinforcements from the Prince Consort Li Jian. Because of his special status, General Gu Cheng immediately led his troops to rush for reinforcements."
"However, when our army arrived on the battlefield, the Yan army had successfully swallowed up Li Jian's 10,000 vanguard army, and did not retreat. Instead, it openly confronted our army."
Hearing this, Guo Ying and Geng Bingwen couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
His Royal Highness, King Yan, was so courageous that he didn't take them seriously at all!
The general continued to narrate, a look of panic gradually appeared on his face.
"Immediately afterwards, General Gu Cheng set up the Liuhua military formation to stand firm and wait for reinforcements, and at the same time ordered the messenger to notify the two generals to come for reinforcements."
Guo Ying and Geng Bingwen nodded and had to admit that Gu Cheng's approach was indeed the safest.
As soon as Guo Ying's left-wing army and Geng Bingwen's main army arrive, under the attack of the three armies, King Zhu Di of Yan will definitely be defeated!
This Liuhua Army Formation is quite prestigious. Even if it is not enough to bite the Yan Army cavalry, it is enough to protect yourself!
In this case, how could Gu Cheng's 40,000 right-wing army be penetrated by the Yan army's cavalry in such a short period of time?
Could it be that someone surrendered to the enemy in battle?
"The next step is a nightmare!"
General Pian recalled that battle, his whole body trembling with fear.
"The Yan army first sent out three lines of thousands of cavalry and launched a fearless charge and attack on our army's formation!"
"Those Yan Army cavalry were like lunatics who were not afraid of death. They broke through our front army formation with their lives!"
"General Gu Cheng immediately ordered the rear army cavalry and the surprise troops from the central army formation who had been prepared to quickly support the front army formation!"
"However, no one thought that King Zhu Di of Yan was waiting for this opportunity. He had already sent three lines of cavalry to outflank our army in the rear. As soon as the rear cavalry moved, these three lines of cavalry immediately launched a surprise attack and beat General Gu Cheng. Caught off guard!"
"And... those Yan Army cavalry... are all a bunch of lunatics... lunatics!"
Guo Ying and Geng Bingwen were stunned and speechless for a long time.
They were surprised by the extraordinary courage of King Zhu Di of Yan, and were also frightened by the terrifying combat power of the Yan army's cavalry!
Charge without fear of death!
Use cavalry to break the enemy's formation!
Such an iron army is enough to make all generals feel scared!
Coupled with the addition of a wise commander with proper command, King Zhu Di of Yan who inherited the mantle of General Xu Da, Gu Cheng was indeed defeated unjustly!
"Where is General Gu Cheng?"
Geng Bingwen continued to ask.
However, this time, the general did not say a word.
During his escape, he heard with his own ears that General Gu Cheng had surrendered to Yan and King Zhu Di of Yan!
Seeing his evasive eyes, Geng Bingwen's face suddenly darkened.
"Did Gu Cheng die in battle or surrender?"
"General Ning Zhong died in battle!"
The general sighed, "General Gu Cheng has surrendered!"
"Bastard!" Guo Ying's face changed drastically and he couldn't help but cursed angrily.
Gu Cheng was a general of the three armies, so he directly surrendered to King Zhu Di of Yan. This would be a fatal blow to the morale of the southern army!
Geng Bingwen's face was as gloomy as water. After thinking for a long time, he finally sighed.
"Command the three armies to return to true determination!"
"In addition, order Xu Kai to abandon Hejian City and retreat quickly!"
Guo Ying's face changed drastically, and he couldn't help but whisper: "General, if this happens, I'm afraid..."
Geng Bingwen waved his hand, feeling a little sad and lonely.
"The Yan army's cavalry has amazing combat power, we have all ignored this!"
"Gu Cheng's defeat this time is a reminder to our army that it is simply impossible to defeat this Yan army head-on in the wild!"
"Now we can only hold on to the city and not give the Yan army's cavalry a chance to take advantage of it. The walls of Hejian City are low and not suitable for holding on. We can only defend the city!"
Naturally, he understands the truth, but Guo Ying is more worried about another thing now.
Their 130,000-strong army has been reduced by about half after several encroachments by the Yan army.
If we directly return to Zhending City and hold on to it now, I am afraid that after the news reaches the imperial capital of Jinling, His Majesty the Emperor will be dissatisfied with it, and the first person to bear the brunt will be Geng Bingwen, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces!
"General, why don't we fight again and there must be decent results!"
"There is no need for this. The lives of soldiers are also lives, and they cannot be wasted in vain!"
Geng Bingwen let out a long sigh, his eyes full of loneliness.
"I, Geng Bingwen, will bear all the responsibility for the crime!"
