Valens' expression changed again and again.
He was riding on horseback and wearing fine armor. He originally had a good fighting spirit. Anyway, he could still gain a foothold after taking Split's advice and leaving Surudha City.
Unexpectedly, they evacuated overnight and were suddenly attacked.
Valens was extremely angry in his heart. He instinctively wanted to fight back, but the situation did not allow him to stay, so Valens could only be angry at the moment and ordered loudly: "Retreat at full speed, and leave Suratra as soon as possible." city."
Split said loudly: "Grand Duke Valens, the situation is not good. There are entangled Tianzhu people behind us. Once they stay, they may be entangled and unable to evacuate quickly."
Valens said: "I also know this situation, what do you think we should do?"
Split said solemnly: "There is no other way at the moment. Don't worry about the people in the rear. Retreat at full speed. Evacuate Surador City in the shortest possible time. And I think we will still be able to survive after we leave Surador City." was blocked by Lu Xuan."
Valens nodded.
He quickly arranged it and the army retreated at full speed, regardless of the situation at the rear.
Zhang Ren led his men into the rear of the Roman army and kept killing them. Although he was still killing Roman soldiers one by one, when the Roman cavalry and infantry left the city and began to retreat at full speed, Zhang Ren could still cover up and kill some people. , but was unable to entangle the large-scale Roman army.
Large numbers of Roman troops were already far away.
Large numbers of Roman troops were beyond Zhang Ren's control.
Zhang Ren looked at it with a calm expression.
All this is normal.
The Tianzhu people under his command are all infantry, so their speed is naturally slower when covering up the kill.
When Zhang Ren was steadily fighting the Roman soldiers in the rear, and a large number of Roman troops had left the southern city and began to move south quickly, Valens' tense and cold expression gradually slowed down, becoming more relaxed and less nervous than before. .
Valens laughed, looked at Split aside, and said, "Split, did you see that? We are retreating now, and we haven't encountered any resistance. It seems that Lu Xuan didn't notice it at all."
"We withdrew our troops at night, and the other side's troops had already rested. Even if Lu Xuan discovered the news of our withdrawal, the news was delayed. By the time Lu Xuan started chasing us, it was already too late."
Valens said: "Our current arrangement is the most stable."
Split's expression was stern and he said: "Dear Duke Valens, you must be cautious and not take it lightly. Maybe Lu Xuan is already on his way here. Lu Xuan is very cunning."
Libius smiled and said: "Split, you are too worried and think too highly of the Ming Emperor. This time, if we leave suddenly, nothing will happen."
"No, you can't underestimate it."
Split's eyes were wise and he said: "Lu Xuan is a very powerful person, not an ordinary person. For such a person, we must be cautious and make complete preparations."
Valens is more inclined to Libius.
He waved his hand and said: "There is no need for us to argue. The only task now is to evacuate with all our strength and seize the time to leave Suratra City."
"not good!"
Split suddenly shouted.
He raised his head and looked forward, and saw burning torches suddenly appeared on the official road ahead. The burning light of the fire dispelled the darkness, making the light in the night as bright as day.
Split said: "Lu Xuan is here."
Valens also looked towards the official road ahead, the relaxed expression on his face froze.
His eyes were solemn as never before.
His expression was unprecedentedly tense.
Like a nervous quail, he held the horse's rein tightly and stared at the official road ahead. Then he glanced around and saw that in the wide surrounding area, torches were burning, and the entire surrounding area formed a circle. , all are burning torches, all are Lu Xuan's army.
Valens cursed: "Split, you damn crow's mouth."
Split fell silent.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xuan had completely surrounded everyone.
They didn't stand a chance.
Before Valens could speak, he saw Lu Xuan's figure appearing on the official road ahead. Lu Xuan rode out. He looked at Valens and his group who were evacuating, and said loudly: "Valens, you have been surrounded. Dismount and surrender. I will spare your life."
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The cavalry and infantry arrayed around them all shouted, "Dismount and surrender."
For a while, shouts continued to come out.
Countless soldiers shouted, and their voices soared into the sky, impacting the hearts of every Roman soldier.
At the same time, shouts of killing came from behind.
The Tianzhu soldiers led by Zhang Ren were still biting the rear, constantly covering up and killing the fleeing Tianzhu soldiers.
Valens' heart sank completely.
Split's scalp was numb after seeing it. However, Split himself was rich in experience and he was not a weak person. He said decisively: "Grand Duke Valens, we will break out immediately."
Libius lost his mind and murmured: "Now we have to break out, where should we break out?"
Valens said: "Yeah, where to break out?"
Split looked solemn and said quickly: "Grand Duke Valens, ordinary Roman soldiers, even if they become prisoners, they will not have any impact. But you are different. You are the Grand Duke of the Roman Empire and a powerful person." An illustrious person. If a person as distinguished as you has chosen to surrender, the entire army will collapse."
"Of course, this is the most superficial level of analysis."
"A deeper analysis, you are the Grand Duke of the Roman Empire. Once you surrender. After the news spreads back to the country, countless people will despise your family when they know the news."
"Her Majesty the Queen always hates incompetent and disloyal people. If you surrender even after being defeated, you have violated Her Majesty the Queen's opportunity. Your family will definitely be punished."
"If you die in battle, your family will still have glory."
"Surrender, the family will be affected."
Split looked decisive and said: "So now, His Excellency the Grand Duke has no choice but to break out. Anyone can surrender, but you cannot surrender. Please be firm in your determination and you must not surrender."
After Valens heard this, his expression changed again.
He looked around. In the distance under the night, there were burning torches all over the mountains and plains.
The torches are burning, as if the sky is full of stars, and the fire is bright. It was originally a nice sight. But in Valens' eyes, these flickering lights were like sharp arrows shooting into his heart.
Libius said loudly: "Split, are you asking the Grand Duke to die? When you and Daiya come back, you must know how powerful the other party is. Do you think the Ming Dynasty's cavalry is so powerful that they can break through and evacuate? ?”
Split hesitated for a moment.
The cavalry of the Ming army was indeed very powerful.
The opponent's combat effectiveness, as well as the soldiers' cavalry qualities, far exceeded theirs.
Split took a deep breath and said, "No matter what, we still have to retreat and we cannot become prisoners."
Libius retorted: "Split, you are talking easy. You think you cannot be reduced to a prisoner, but I think that if His Excellency the Grand Duke dies, everything will be lost."
"Can you blame His Excellency the Grand Duke for this defeat?"
"It's not that our army is incompetent, it's that the Ming army is too cunning, and it's that Lu Xuan is too cunning."
"We've done our best."
Libius said: "Now, I think what we should do is to save our lives and ourselves. As long as we survive, we will have a chance in the future. Otherwise, everything will be in vain."
Split sneered: "You are not the coach. Of course you hope that the Grand Duke will survive."
"you shut up!"
Libius shouted loudly.
His expression was solemn and he further said: "You are a retainer of the Grand Duke, there is no room for you to speak here."
As a member of a noble family, Libius looked coldly and said loudly: "Now, just wait and don't interfere with anyone's decision. Especially, don't try to influence the Grand Duke."
Valens hesitated for a moment.
Lu Xuan shouted while riding on the horse. After he shouted something, his eyes suddenly brightened when he saw that Valens did not respond.
The other party is hesitating.
Otherwise, they would have directly attacked and been rejected long ago.
Opportunities to recruit.
Lu Xuan still doesn't know enough about the situation in the Roman Empire, and he needs more guidance and guidance. If Valens was willing to serve as a Roman spy and become a Roman traitor, it would be more helpful for Lu Xuan to attack the Roman Empire.
With the help of Valens, it would also be of great help to deal with the Roman army that was about to arrive at the port of Guvani.
Lu Xuan further said loudly: "Valens, you have been surrounded. Look around carefully. The surroundings are densely packed with troops from the Ming Dynasty. In addition, all the Tianzhu people in Suraduo City have also been surrounded. They are instigated and they are all attacking.”
"By the way, let me tell you that all the cavalry troops under my command are roaming nearby. Once you leave this area, these troops will come over to kill you completely and kill you."
"You want to escape, it's impossible!"
"You have no escape."
Lu Xuan said loudly: "If you put down your weapons and surrender, I will not kill you. Now, this is your only chance. If you want to evacuate, I will kill all the Roman soldiers and leave no one behind."
Valens' expression was even more grim.
Lu Xuan's infantry blocked the road, and Lu Xuan's cavalry were all around.
Can you escape?
There is no escape.
Lost!
Valens took a deep breath, his eyes were helpless as never before. He looked at Split and said: "Split, what you say makes sense. However, it is no longer possible to arrange it. Look at the people in the army. Soldiers, do you still have the desire to fight?"
Split looked back.
In an instant, I saw a large number of people whispering to each other, and people were in panic, like soldiers who were ants on a hot pot.
Everyone was in a panic.
These people are extremely nervous.
This army has no fighting capacity.
Split sighed: "Grand Duke Valens, I will obey any order you give."
"surrender!"
Valens shouted decisively.
He shouted loudly: "Lu Xuan, I am willing to surrender. However, I have a condition."
Lu Xuan asked: "What are the conditions?"
Valens said loudly: "The soldiers under my command are willing to submit to you. I, the Grand Duke Valens of the Roman Empire, am also willing to serve you. However, the soldiers under my command cannot be disbanded and their weapons cannot be handed over. We Everyone must maintain a separate identity.”
"impossible!"
Lu Xuan smiled coldly.
Valens is really naive.
Now, it is impossible to still think about preserving the establishment and the army.
Lu Xuan said in a deep voice: "Valens, I have given you the chance to live, and I have done my best to give you the chance to live. If you don't want to, then you can only kill. Now, you have no other way but to surrender and lay down your weapons." Surrender and obey the arrangements. Otherwise, you will be killed without mercy!"
Valens was silent for a moment.
"surrender!"
"Lay down your weapons and everyone surrenders."
Seeing that he could not persuade Lu Xuan, Valens issued an order loudly.
