Although it was not a huge defeat, at this time, the morale of the Dongling army had completely fallen into a slump following the ambush by the cavalry camp and the tragic death of Zuo Shixin.
Among them, there are still many Dongling generals who have tried every means to boost their morale. Unfortunately, none of them have much effect.
After calming down, Zuo Shiren ignored the situation and quickly led his men to prepare for the defeat.
"Enter the forest, enter the forest quickly!"
After recovering from the decline and recuperating, there is no doubt that there will be another chance. Furthermore, there is still the Shanyue elite group——
"The world is still uncertain." Zuo Shiren said in a cold voice.
With one move by the Demon Queen, Dong Ling's original advantage was suddenly wiped out. Even the most favored young general of the family died in the battle.
"Lord, Shanyue Camp has retreated."
"Very good." Zuo Shiren breathed out. Fortunately, Shan Yue's general Kang Zhu was one of the few stable generals in Dongling.
"Then my lord...I'll wait for now."
"I told you to go back to the forest first."
The defeat was so great that the morale of the soldiers was shattered. If they continued to work hard, they would be completely wiped out.
"It's a pity. We're only a little short of it. We've already broken through the Lotus City. We can march straight into it." Zuo Shiren said in a hateful voice, "However, no one in the world could have imagined that this Demon Queen would dare to There is a cavalry army hidden in Cangzhou. The northerners are good at horses, and the southerners are good at boats. Look at Xu Buyi, who spent so much effort to form a cavalry camp. Where did the demon queen get the cavalry and horses from? "
"Don't let me find out anything about this matter." Zuo Shiren's voice was hateful. Cangzhou, which was within easy reach, fell into disarray as the Demon Queen's cavalry camp was exposed.
"My lord has ordered that the Dongling army retreat to the mountains and forests for the time being!"
"General Kang Zhu of Shanyue Camp, protect the Chinese army!"
A little further away from Liancheng, the cavalry did not pursue them. After all, after crossing the flat terrain and approaching the mountains and forests, the advantage of the cavalry was gone.
If the army had not been in chaos before the cavalry appeared, and had not been fascinated by the ecstasy of breaking the city, they would have been able to fight directly.
"Losing troops and generals is my fault, Zuo Shiren!"
Retreating into the mountains and forests, Zuo Shiren suddenly burst into tears.
"The pretender Zuo Shixin also died in the battle. The great cause has not been accomplished, and the people are not at peace. Today, I will cut off my hair and take over as the leader. I only hope to kill the demon queen one day and avenge Dongling Erlang who died in the battle!"
Around Zuo Shiren, countless soldiers and counselors looked moved.
Shan Yue's general Kang Zhu sighed and stood beside Zuo Shiren. He raised his head and looked at the defeated Dongling Army, feeling an unspeakable aggrievedness in his heart.
My own benevolent king, what a wonderful move, but it's a pity that the Demon Queen's soldiers are coming to stop him, and there are too many things hidden in Cangzhou.
"Donngling Erlang, let's rest in the mountains for a day!"
He is not afraid of the Demon Queen going into the mountains to kill him. If he dares to come, with this mountain-mountain army, he may never come back.
Within Liancheng, Demon Queen Su Waner sat silently on the city gate, looking at the retreating Dongling army, and for a moment, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Exposing the cavalry camp is a risky move. But if we don't do this, I'm afraid that Zuo Shiren's Dongling Army will march straight into the city after breaking through the lotus city.
"This time, this Zuo Ren should be seriously injured."
"Send an order to send more reconnaissance scouts to pay attention to the situation in the nearby mountains and forests. In addition, dispatch a thousand craftsmen to repair the Liancheng gate!"
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"The fight ended like this?" Xu Mu frowned after receiving the information.
"Zuo Shiren has already fought well... He has hidden elites all the way up the mountain. Seeing that Liancheng is broken, he is about to advance. But the Demon Queen has an extra cavalry army for no reason. Moreover, she is very You were smart. You didn’t ambush outside the city at first, but chose to hide behind Liancheng.”
"They were buried outside the city at first, and they would definitely be discovered by the Shanyue people. Bolie, what I'm curious about is, where did this cavalry come from?" Xu Mu said in a calm voice.
"I don't know either. Logically speaking, there is no racecourse in Cangzhou... Lord, why don't you ask the head of the Huang family. I think he might know."
Xu Mu only thought that the previous incident of fishing for gold scraps was a secret deployment of troops, but he never thought that there was actually a cavalry buried in Cangzhou. If Zuo Shiren hadn't pushed too hard this time, I'm afraid that when Xi Shu comes to attack Cangzhou in the future, he will also suffer a wave of hardships.
"Tell Ye Xiao to investigate this matter carefully."
Xu Mu rubbed his forehead, feeling a little irritated. In the final analysis, this time the Dongling Alliance, with its various formations, still could not defeat Cangzhou.
Although he had expected it, Xu Mu also felt a little uncomfortable when the facts were in front of him.
"My lord, are you worried about Miao Tong?" Dongfang Jing thought for a while and spoke. He knew that his lord still thought deeply about the 20,000 watermen.
"Bo Lie has a way."
"Right now, it can be considered a period of friendship between Xishu and Dongling. I have a suggestion. Your lord can write a letter to Zuo Shiren and let Miao Tong stay and garrison at the dock on the bank of the Kezhou River. Together with me, Twenty thousand naval troops from Western Shu will stay on the other side of Cangzhou together."
"I think that under the current circumstances, Zuo Shiren can't ask for anything more. It won't take long. After rectifying military discipline, Zuo Shiren will definitely continue to conquer the Demon Queen."
"But actually, I wanted to say it before..." Dongfang Jing's voice became extremely serious for a moment, "It is an excellent thing to form an alliance to defeat the Demon Queen. I suggest that the lord can be the leader and win over More princes come to form a grand alliance to continue the crusade against Cangzhou."
"Great alliance?"
"Exactly. The Dongling Little League is like scattered sand but not gathering together. And in this way, the spearheads of the world's forces are all pointed at Cangzhou. Therefore, the lord can buy a lot of transition time."
"In addition, the matter of the four slaves in the world, and the sudden appearance of horses... Looking at it this way, it doesn't look like the methods of the Central Plains people. I have some doubts that the Demon Queen is a foreigner."
"Bo Lie, have you found out?"
Dongfang Jing smiled faintly, "There is no need to check, if you say she is, she is. The lord can use this as an excuse to take the lead in contacting. However, if the alliance is really formed, the lord must remember to give courtesy to others for the leader's seat. Xi What Shu needs most now is time, the more clumsy it is, the more advantageous it will be."
Listening, Xu Mu fell into deep thought.
As Dongfang Jing said, this is indeed a good idea. Although there are six states in Western Shu, to be honest, they are inferior to Zuo Shiren's three states in Dongling.
The Xiangjiang area is, after all, a land of plenty. The three states of Liangdi, plus Dingzhou, except for the horse farm, are all poor and barren states.
"Chang Silang's side is still fighting fiercely in Hebei." Xu Mu expressed his worries.
"My lord, it's okay. Even if the King of Yuzhou sends 10,000 allied troops, it can be regarded as responding to the covenant to fight against the thieves. Based on the suspicion of the Demon Queen's foreigners, I estimate that the King of Yuzhou will be very angry when he finds out. .”
Xu Mu laughed when he heard this.
When Beidi came to visit, only he and Uncle Chang formed the Northern Expeditionary Army and rushed to Hezhou all the way.
"Bo Lie, it's just what you said. However, regarding the four slaves in the world and the horses in Cangzhou, no matter what, we must strictly investigate them."
