"His Majesty!"
"Come quickly, doctor!"
When the ministers of the Ning Army saw that Shen Qiu had fainted, they were already panicked by the news that someone had been stolen from the rear, and they immediately panicked.
For a time, some people came forward to observe, some called for help, and some gathered together to feel worried.
Seeing this scene, Bai Yi'an couldn't bear it any longer and shouted: "That's enough, general, shut up!"
A loud shout, like a thunderbolt from the blue, woke everyone up.
Everyone's eyes came together to look at Bai Yi'an, wondering what the Marquis of Wu'an had in mind.
"Now that Yuzhang is empty, Chu thieves have entered, and it is difficult to defend. We are in Jiangxia, and our lone army has penetrated deep into the hinterland of Chu. Moreover, the land and water routes have been cut off, and the army will be without food in just a few days."
Seeing that everyone had been drunk, Bai Yi'an knew that the matter was urgent and could not delay, so he said bluntly: "If we stay in Jiangxia any longer, when the Chu thieves seize the Yuzhang and surround us from behind, surrounded by soldiers on all sides and without food and grass, we will all die." Burial place.
Before His Majesty fell into coma, he had agreed to the general's request and decided to withdraw his troops.
The emperor's order has been issued, and we will obey it.
Now, as the deputy commander of the army, I will take over the affairs of the army while His Majesty is in coma. Are you willing to obey? "
At the end of the sentence, Bai Yi'an looked around, his eyes sharp and imposing.
All the ministers in the hall, you look at me, I look at you, I think that just before your majesty fell into coma, you did agree to the request of Marquis Wu An.
And in the current situation, it would be really good for someone to stand up and take charge of the overall situation.
Although Marquis Wu'an has an extreme temperament, he is indeed one of the few people who can take on important matters. At this time, he is the only one who can do anything important.
So after a moment of hesitation, they all nodded and saluted, "We are willing to obey your orders."
"Okay, since you have no objections, I will tell you something ugly. When I am in charge of the army, military orders will never be changed. Anyone who disobeys will be killed!"
Bai Yi'an said murderously, and then said: "Where is Li Dao?"
"Ben will be here."
Among the ministers, Wuyang Marquis Li Dao walked out and saluted Bai Yi'an, expressing his attitude of compliance.
Bai Yi'an nodded to him, and then said: "The first military order of this general is hereby issued. The front camp of the army is on guard and the camp is strictly guarded to prevent the Chu thieves from attacking."
Li Daonai is the only third innate person left in the Jiangxia camp, besides Shen Qiu and Bai Yi'an.
In terms of status, he is no worse than Bai Yi'an. The two sides are on the same level and their strength is innate. There is no disparity.
Therefore, if Bai Yi'an wants to take over the camp, he must first obtain Li Dao's support.
Otherwise, his so-called "If you disobey orders, behead them." It would be a joke.
Because if Li Dao doesn't obey orders, Bai Yi'an won't be able to kill the opponent, and he won't have the qualifications and strength to do so.
Even Shen Qiu, the emperor, found it difficult to kill an innate master unless he didn't resist.
Fortunately, looking at Li Dao's attitude, he did not intend to fight for power with Bai Yi'an, but was very supportive, which made Bai Yi'an feel grateful and satisfied.
When the country is in crisis, not all people are incompetent and treacherous. There are still capable ministers and loyal generals.
"I will obey orders."
After hearing the order, Li Dao responded solemnly: "I will guard the front camp well. If the camp is still alive, people will die. If the camp is lost, people will die. I will never let down the general's trust."
Since the establishment of the Ningjun Jiangxia Camp, the camps lined up here have been divided into three major areas.
The most dangerous one is the front camp facing Jiangxia City; it is in the middle, which is the main camp of the Chinese army that Shen Qiu said; and the rear camp is at the end where it stores baggage, places wounded soldiers, connects with the rear, and covers the rear wings.
Among the three battalions, Li Dao has been the general manager of the front camp of the army since the beginning and is responsible for all affairs of the front camp.
Now after all the battles, there are still about 30,000 soldiers and horses left in the front camp. They are all veterans and are the most elite troops in the camp.
In front of Jiangxia City, there are only about 50,000 Chu troops.
Li Dao relied on 30,000 elite troops, a strict defense of the camp, and fortifications.
Even considering the strength of Chu King Lu Yuan, who was rumored to be the best in Jiangnan, as long as he is more careful, even if he comes to attack in person, Li Dao should be able to hold on for a while, and there should be no problem.
With Li Dao looking after him, Bai Yi'an can be worry-free.
"Generals of the Chinese army, listen to your orders!"
After arranging the front camp, Bai Yi'an said again.
"The end will be here."
In the hall, more than ten officers and generals of the Chinese Army walked out and saluted Bai Yi'an.
Because Bai Yi'an's position is that of deputy commander of the army, his main duty on weekdays is to assist Shen Qiu in managing the Ningguo army in the Jiangxia area.
And because Shen Qiu needed to take charge of the overall situation and did not have so much energy to deal with the many trivial affairs in the army, he assigned many powers and responsibilities to his subordinates and asked them to handle military affairs for him.
Bai Yi'an is one of them. In the name of deputy commander, he commands the Chinese army battalions.
Therefore, the generals of the Chinese army present were actually his direct subordinates.
Bai Yi'an felt more comfortable giving orders to his subordinates. When he saw all the people from the Chinese army marching out, he said: "You will return to the camp as quickly as possible, immediately reorganize the troops and horses, and then march towards the rear in the direction of Yuzhang in the order of their respective battalion numbers.
Each battalion was dispatched, with the first five battalions serving as the vanguard.
The remaining fifteen battalions will be led by the general himself. After the vanguard leaves the camp, they will slowly follow along the proven road.
Cui Hao, you will be the vanguard of the fifth battalion, pioneering Yuzhang, to explore the way for our army. "
Bai Yi'an looked at the middle-aged general among the generals in the Chinese army and gave the order.
"The last general takes orders."
Cui Hao walked out, received the order, ordered the commanders of the first five battalions, and went out to prepare.
Seeing this, other generals of the Chinese army also resigned and returned to the camp to gather troops.
Bai Yi'an looked at the figures of his many subordinates and nodded secretly in his heart.
The Ning army's central army, totaling 50,000 people, was divided into twenty battalions, each with 2,500 men.
These soldiers and horses were personally trained by Bai Yi'an, and the chief officers at all levels were also hand-picked by him.
He is still assured of the subordinates he personally trained, believing that these reliable subordinates will not let him down.
"All units in the rear camp obey orders!"
After arranging the Chinese army, Bai Yi'an said to the last group of people.
"I'm waiting."
In the hall, only a few rear camp chief officers stood out.
"You will return to the camp immediately, sort out all materials, prepare food, grass and meals, and arrange for the transportation of wounded soldiers. After my commander-in-chief's army sets off, your rear camp will follow behind to ensure good supplies for my army."
Bai Yi'an instructed.
"yes!"
The officials in the rear camp will respectfully accept their orders.
There are 20,000 people in the rear camp of the Ning army, divided into four battalions.
One is the wounded soldiers camp, with about 3,000 people. They are all wounded soldiers who are recuperating. They have no fighting power and are just a drag.
The second is the baggage camp, which has 8,000 people and is responsible for guarding the army's food, equipment, medicine and other miscellaneous supplies.
The third is the cook camp, with more than a thousand people dedicated to cooking for the 100,000-strong army.
The fourth is the auxiliary barracks, with more than 7,000 people, responsible for handling daily chores, logistics, errands and other daily affairs for the army.
Although these four battalions are large in number, their combat effectiveness is low.
They were called war soldiers, but in fact they were not of the same quality as county soldiers and could not be put to great use. Therefore, Bai Yi'an had no intention of using them to fight tough battles. He only wanted to ensure good logistics for the army.
The generals in the rear camp also left quickly.
"I hope we can successfully break through this time and lead the army back to Yuzhang safely."
In the empty meeting hall, the ministers had dispersed, and Shen Qiu had already been taken away to see the imperial doctor. Bai Yi'an stood quietly, reviewing the orders he had just given, and finally let out a breath and sighed softly.
Faced with the Chu army surrounding him on all sides and Yuzhang's retreat being cut off, the pressure in Bai Yi'an's heart was far less relaxed than it seemed on the surface.
Hundreds of thousands of enemies are about to attack, but he is trapped in a tight siege, with a shortage of food and supplies, and the situation has become extremely dangerous.
It can be said that if you make a slight mistake, the army will be overturned and the country will be destroyed and the family will be destroyed.
Bearing a heavy responsibility, Bai Yi'an was naturally trembling with fear and did not dare to slack off at all.
"The Chu army is rampant and difficult to control. It has become powerful and swept across the south of the Yangtze River. But I swear in the name of my ancestor Wu'an Hou that as long as I am here, the Chu thieves will never think of destroying my country and Jiangdong."
After closing his eyes for a while and calming down his mind, Bai Yi'an opened his eyes and muttered to himself, strengthening his determination.
Then he walked out of the hall and rushed towards the military academy.
The military order has been issued, and the Chinese vanguard led by Cui Hao has been out of camp for some time.
The other units of the Chinese army had also used the meals prepared by the rear camp at this time and were gathering and ready. It was time for him to set off.
This journey will be difficult and dangerous, but we will surely defeat the fierce enemy and achieve success soon.
Bai Yi'an set off.
At the same time, the entire Jiangxia Camp of the Ning Army, consisting of 100,000 people, including the front, middle and rear battalions, also quickly moved under his arrangement.
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Ning Jun's movement was quickly noticed by Lu Yuan, who had been watching outside.
After all, it was the mobilization of 100,000 people, and every move made so much noise that it was impossible to cover it up.
In addition, Lu Yuan had previously planted tens of thousands of cavalry near the Ning Army's camp to serve as his eyes. As long as there was the slightest abnormality in the Ning Army, it would not be hidden from the gaze of tens of thousands of eyes.
"Ning Ren has received the news and noticed something is wrong behind the scenes. He knows that he is in a bad situation and wants to escape."
After receiving the reports from the various cavalry groups, Lu Yuan knew Ning Jun's plan without any effort.
After all, given Ning Jun's situation at this time, as long as Shen Qiu's mind is clear, he will understand that leading his army to break out and escape is his only way to survive.
However, although he knew that Ning Jun wanted to escape, Lu Yuan was not too anxious.
At this time, he had made arrangements. The Ning army under Shen Qiu was surrounded by powerful generals from the front, rear, south and north, which could be said to have completely blocked the Ning people's retreat.
Now Shen Qiu realized something was wrong and wanted to escape.
But Lu Yuan's battle to slay the dragon has been completed. How can he, a big dragon, just walk away?
There are examples of trapped dragons ascending to heaven and survival in desperate situations throughout the ages.
But Shen Qiu is by no means the protagonist in these stories.
Lu Yuan is sure to take down this big dragon, Ning's army of 100,000 men.
"Instruct all the troops to leave the city immediately. I will personally go out to attack the Ning army's camp. I want to break the camp today."
Lu Yuan immediately summoned the generals in the city and issued military orders to go to war.
When the generals went to prepare, several military orders were issued one after another.
The order was given to the cavalrymen near the Ning Army to immediately abandon the Ning Army's camp, assemble into teams, and turn to attack and harass the Ning Army's soldiers fleeing eastward, slowing down their speed and buying time for the surrounding armies to arrive.
He ordered the soldiers of Hanhua's unit at Luokou Du to go south from the ferry and intercept the Ning army's return route in an attempt to stop the enemy.
If it is difficult to stop them, they will follow them along the way, harass them, and wait for follow-up reinforcements.
Under the order, Sun Siwen's troops from the south gave up and rushed to Jiangxia. The army turned around and went straight to the Yongxing and Ruichang lines on the border of Xunyang Prefecture in Yuzhang County of Ning State. They set up a defense line there to block the Ning army and prevent them from returning home. road.
As for Huang Xuan's route, Lu Yuan communicated with his spiritual thoughts and immediately understood that the soldiers and horses on this route had just arrived at the Nanchang City of Yuzhang County.
Wu Che, the governor of Yuzhang County, urgently gathered his troops and horses, and recruited the strong men in the city. At this time, there were more than ten thousand Ning troops guarding the city, and the defense could only be considered average or even empty.
Huang Xuanzheng led his troops to besiege the city. He took the lead and attacked for days. It would take one or two days to break the city.
Seeing this, Lu Yuan did not assign any tasks to this clone.
Although it is important to intercept Shenqiu's main force, it is equally important, or even more important, to capture Yuzhang.
After all, if Shen Qiu and the others were allowed to go back, Ning Guo would have tens of thousands more remaining soldiers.
But by taking Yuzhang, Ningguo lost one county, six million people, and an important source of money and grain.
The above are not comparable to tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Moreover, after Huang Xuan captured Yuzhang, he actually blocked Shen Qiu's retreat.
If Shen Qiu could really break through Lu Yuan's obstacles and pursue him along the way. When the Ning army arrived in Yuzhang, Nanchang City was the next blocking point and the strongest fortress.
At that time, Huang Xuan would personally take action to stop Shen Qiu.
If Ning Jun can't break through, it doesn't matter.
After Nanchang is captured, Shen Qiu will also come with his troops to participate in the final encirclement and suppression of the Ning army.
This time they were encircling and annihilating 100,000 people, including three innates. It would not be that easy to wipe them all out in one go.
He can always catch up, Lu Yuan is not in a hurry.
As the military orders to gather troops out of the city and the orders for the remaining three groups of soldiers and horses were issued, the entire Chu army, followed closely by the Ning army, began to mobilize quickly.
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When he received news of the Ning Army's escape, in addition to the 10,000 cavalry sent out to harass and block the Ning Army, Lu Yuan immediately mobilized 40,000 infantry in Jiangxia City to prepare to leave the city and attack the Ning Army's front camp.
So when Bai Yi'an led his army to leave, only three hours later, the Chu army had been mobilized. Not only did they leave the city, they were also ready to attack the camp.
And Lu Yuan himself went into battle personally, using his innate strength to be the first to attack, defeat the enemy, and attack the city.
The front camp of Ning Army.
Blood filled the air, and the sound of killing shook the sky.
At this time, tens of thousands of soldiers were fighting on the front line of the entire camp, and countless lives were quickly lost, turning into a hell of mincing meat.
"Haha, I'd rather die than a thief!"
Lu Yuan was surrounded by red divine fire, and the area within ten feet of his body had turned into a lava hell, igniting and burning everything nearby.
Along the way, Ning's army either turned into ashes or fled in terror. There was no one who could stop them.
Under his leadership, the Chu army quickly broke through several camps in front of the Ning army. The progress was rapid and overwhelming.
Seeing that if things continued like this, the entire camp would be pierced. Li Dao, who was hiding behind him, finally couldn't sit still and jumped out to stop him.
"Damn it, Chu thieves should not be arrogant. Bullying ordinary soldiers is nothing. You have the guts to fight with me!"
Li Dao shouted angrily, and then turned into a blazing sun, falling towards Lu Yuan.
This person actually also has an outer body that is biased toward the Yang-heat attribute, a blazing sun, which is quite similar to Lu Yuan's red sun divine fire outer body.
Or that's exactly what happened.
Therefore, after Li Dao saw Lu Yuan's outer body, he felt that with the blazing sun outer body, his resistance and defense against the red sun divine fire should be enough to be immune to most of it.
That's why he dared to stand up and confront King Chu, the famous innate killer.
"Haha, you're well on your way. The rats finally dared to show up. I thought you were going to stay in retreat until the camp was breached and you fled far away!"
Lu Yuan saw Li Dao appear, but he didn't panic at all. Instead, he laughed, turned around and faced him, and screamed: "Look at me, I will kill you!"
Li Dao, who has only broken through the Xiantian for five or six years, can only be regarded as having just stabilized this realm and got used to the methods of the Xiantian Grandmaster.
He is essentially a new talent, and his strength is not taken seriously by him at all.
Previously, the other party was hiding in the dark and refused to come out. Lu Yuan did not dare to go up and force him, for fear of scaring him away.
Even for this reason, he deliberately restrained his strength to make the power of the Red Sun Divine Fire look less scary.
If an innate master doesn't interact with others and only wants to escape, it will be very difficult to keep him.
But now the other party comes to his door and takes the initiative to fight with him, which is really asking for death.
This is also true.
Li Dao jumped forward, and when he transformed into a blazing sun and made contact with the divine fire around Lu Yuan, he suddenly felt an irresistible wave of scorching heat hitting his face.
Under this high temperature, the blazing sun that he transformed into looked like the cold moon, while the other party's divine fire looked more like the blazing sun.
With Lu Yuan's current martial arts strength, and with the help of the Immortal Dao, after more than ten years, he has almost reached the limit of the second innate realm.
He even had a hunch that if he could condense the second energy of the Five Elements in his body, his cultivation of immortality would be further improved.
Then as the level of mana increases, it may be possible to further improve the level of martial arts and break through to the third innate level that no warrior has reached for hundreds of years, that is, the level of the Grand Master.
By that time, even if he does not use magic power and only relies on martial arts cultivation, he will be like a god or a demon, a land god.
But now even the cultivation level has not reached this point.
But relying on the martial arts outer body of the second level of Xiantian, it is enough to form a crushing advantage over Li Dao's poor Liyang outer body.
"You have been hiding your strength before -"
Li Dao and Lu Yuan had fought for more than ten times, and there were already more than ten burnt wounds on their bodies. The outer body of the manifested Lieyang was also much darker, and their eyes were filled with fear.
"I only know now, it's too late!"
Lu Yuan sneered, the true energy inside his body surged, and the divine fire released suddenly became powerful, instantly covering the entire blazing sun, completely covering up its light.
In order to block the divine fire, Li Dao had to mobilize his whole body's energy and try his best to resist. It was inevitable that some of his energy would be neglected.
Therefore, when a chill came from the surface of his body and he subconsciously wanted to avoid it, his body was slowed down by half a beat.
Then the sharp sword energy broke through his waist and abdomen and came out, almost cutting off half of his body.
The originally indestructible outer body of the blazing sun suddenly appeared a huge hole under this heavy blow.
Lu Yuan's divine fire took advantage of the momentum and poured in along the gap. In an instant, Li Dao, who was severely injured and whose true energy was not flowing smoothly and could not effectively resist, was lit into a torch.
Within a few breaths, all that was left in front of him was a pile of ashes and a dry, dehydrated head that had been deliberately left behind.
"Li Dao is dead, you still won't surrender!"
Lu Yuan reached out and made a move, and the head wrapped in true energy fell into the palm of his hand. Then he jumped up and flew into the air of countless Ning soldiers. He used his true energy to forcefully stay in the air and roared.
Many Ning Jun soldiers around witnessed the death of their coach. Seeing this scene again, looking at the dead head, their remaining will to resist completely dissipated.
The sound of weapons falling to the ground one after another, and the figures bending down to prostrate themselves, were like an infectious plague. Along with the news of Li Dao's death, it quickly spread throughout the entire front camp.
On that day, the entire Ning army camp was destroyed and occupied by the Chu army, which took three hours.
Ningjun Jiangxia camp was completely eliminated.
