After a detailed explanation, Ning Chen had a look of emotion on his face: "My little brother is indeed a genius in governing the country. He is a small person in Huainan, but he can take care of it so meticulously. The two courtyards and three departments each perform their own duties."
"There is also the tax bureau. If the imperial court follows suit, do you gentlemen think it is possible?"
"Your Highness!"
Di Renjie had a serious look on his face and said in a deep voice: "This matter is of great importance, so we must not rush..."
"Of course I understand!"
Ning Chen took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Now, the civil and military officials in the imperial court are verbally criticizing my younger brother. My father has no choice but to ask me to patrol the south of the Yangtze River and take a look at the current situation in Huainan."
"Mr. Gongtai, please prepare an official document for me and send it to the court to appease the officials."
"this……"
Chen Gong also glanced at King Sheng in surprise. Does His Highness mean... that he wants to hide the expedition from his lord?
"how?"
"Sir, don't you want to?"
Chen Gong quickly shook his head and explained softly: "Your Highness, the master is not in Huainan now..."
"hehe!"
Ning Chen smiled, glanced at the three of them meaningfully, and said calmly: "Sir, you only need to act according to my instructions. I am your master, and I am the king's biological brother."
"promise!"
…
"Withdrawal?"
"Is Lao Qi crazy? If we withdraw our troops at this time, wouldn't we be handing our backs to the Li people?"
"We can't retreat. Give me my order to defend the enemy with the entire army. Anyone who retreats will be killed without mercy!"
When all the princes heard the news that King Qi had withdrawn his troops, they were all furious and their expressions were full of resentment. They had 300,000 coalition troops, but now they were about to withdraw after being charged by Dali's 30,000 cavalry.
If it were spread, wouldn't it mean that he would be ridiculed by the heroes of the world?
How can the nine princes retain their dignity?
"Damn it, you shouldn't have gone through this muddy water."
"Brothers, don't the Li people have more horses than us?"
"Set up the spear for me..."
King Zhao, who had the most fiery temperament, directly raised the spear in his hand, looked back at the soldiers behind him, and shouted: "Come with me!"
"Your Majesty!"
"We can't charge anymore, our arrows can't even penetrate the Li people's armor!"
"Our weapons are incomparable to Da Li's. They will instantly curl up after a single slash. Let's withdraw first!"
"..."
King Zhao clutched his spear tightly and looked at the Dali cavalry in front of him, breaking through the defense lines like a bamboo, with a look of unwillingness in his eyes.
"The front army becomes the rear army, withdraw!"
"This time, I must ask King Qi for an explanation!"
…
The great battle ended. Ning Fan did not lead his army to pursue the victory. After all, the coalition forces of the princes were outnumbered. Although Dayu's cavalry was strong and invincible, the soldiers would eventually be exhausted.
Now that this battle has gained a lot, continuing to fight fiercely will only hurt both sides.
Whether it is the White Robe Army, the Black Armor Army or the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, they are all Ning Fan's treasures. They will have to compete with Da Yan's Dragon Cavalry in the future. It is not cost-effective to lose them here!
"Lord, in this battle, we will kill at least more than 60,000 coalition troops!"
"Hehe, this group of rabble-rousers has been completely emboldened by us!"
"We have captured six of the nine flags of princes and kings."
Xu Chu came to Ning Fan with a grin on his face and an excited look on his face. The armor on his body was dripping with blood, and he didn't know whether it belonged to the enemy or his own.
"Um!"
"Command the three armies to return to the city immediately!"
"promise!"
Ning Fan was wearing armor, riding astride a war horse, looking at the key points in the distance, and then rode his horse directly towards the eighth level pass.
"Hahaha, it's really nice to be able to fight side by side with all the seniors today!"
"For the bravery of King Wu, I, Yang Zaixing, am willing to be defeated!"
Yang Zaixing looked at Ran Min with a look of admiration on his face. He was already crazy enough in fighting, but he didn't expect that Ran Min was even more brutal than him. The number of enemy troops killed by the two of them today was not even a thousand but also eight hundred.
Lu Bu mingled in the crowd with a gloomy look on his face. He was supposed to come out on top today, but he didn't expect that he was put in a position by Huang Hansheng.
"Lord, have you had enough wine for tonight?"
Dian Wei shouted at Ning Fan's back, and Xu Chu grinned at the side and said, "I must take care of it enough. Maybe the master will introduce you to a wife when he is happy!"
"Hey, I don't have to!"
…
Nine passes.
One after another bloody figures walked into the city gate, each face filled with confusion and fear, their heads drooped, like a defeated rooster.
King Qi stood quietly on the tower, looking at the vast sky from a distance, his expression extremely profound.
"Your Majesty, the princes are waiting in the main hall now."
"Um!"
"In this battle, we suffered over 10,000 casualties. The princes from all walks of life added up to more than 60,000 killed in battle!"
King Qi turned his head and looked at the scribe beside him, "Wu Xiang, in your opinion, where did our Guanshan army lose in this battle?"
"Your Majesty, the key to this great defeat is that the generals of Dali are extremely brave, the morale of Dali's generals is high, and Dali's weapons and armor are excellent."
"besides?"
"I, the princes of Guanshan, have different hearts and minds."
Wu Xiang's eyes were deep and he said calmly: "If King Xu was besieged by the white-robed cavalry, King Chu and King Bei would support him from both sides, or even outflank him. Even if they were defeated, they would never be so defeated."
"In this battle, King Xu's army was almost destroyed."
"I'm afraid the princes are going to leave."
When the King of Qi heard this, he also sighed deeply and said sadly: "Dali... Although the weapons are sharp, our Guanshan army is more than 300,000 strong, which is ten times that of Dali."
"Even if everyone holds a fire stick, these 30,000 cavalry can be buried here."
"But, if the princes are alienated, it will be hard to use the morale of the army."
"In this battle, we deserve to lose, and we will lose completely."
"Let's go and take a look at their faces. It's time to give me eye drops again."
King Qi walked down the tower and took several personal guards to the Jiuchongguan General's Mansion. All the princes had been waiting for him for a long time. When they saw King Qi's figure, their expressions instantly darkened.
"King Qi!"
"Why did you order the withdrawal?"
King Zhao was the first to step forward and question him, with a bit of anger in his eyes: "At the critical moment, if you shake the morale of the army and retreat from the battle, nearly ten thousand of my men will be buried on the battlefield!"
"How do you want me to explain to my brothers?"
King Qi looked around, and his eyes gradually became cold: "So, the root cause of this defeat is my king?"
"snort!"
"We are willing to travel thousands of miles to help you, but you have such sinister intentions and use Da Li's hands to weaken our power."
"They are all real people!!"
"King Qi, today, you must give an explanation to me and the 20,000 men under my command!"
"Yes, if you don't give me an explanation, don't blame me for waiting for you to fall out!"
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