"Your Highness!" left and right were shocked.
"I'm fine." Zhou Han shook his head and looked at the other side dejectedly: "No chance..."
Looking at the corpses piled up on the river bank, he couldn't help but sigh.
Many men and horses were lost, but Guo Zhenyue's elite troops were also disabled by him.
"I'm just afraid that I want to make the so-called Zhou Jiao cheaper..."
"Your Highness!"
As soon as the ship docked, someone quickly came to greet it.
It's not Cao Yanqing, but Cao Zheng, the eldest son of his family.
Cao Zheng supported Zhou Han: "How is His Highness's injury?"
"I can't die from my injuries." Zhou Han shook his head and looked at the other side with some dejection: "It's just that the defeat in this battle has made me closer to death than ever before."
"Why should Your Highness be discouraged?" Cao Zheng shook his head and said with a smile, "As the heir of the Emperor, His Highness did not shy away from the target. He climbed to the ground first and then fought hard without fear. He brought glory to the Imperial family and won the respect of his ministers and all the people. How can he be guilty?"
Zhou Han was silent for a moment.
Cao Zheng's words are absolutely reasonable. A prince fights with blood, which is a glorious deed that earns big points for the royal family.
But...failure is also a fact!
"After two failures, the suppression of the bandits failed, and the imperial army was lost on the north bank, shouldn't someone be responsible for this crime?" Zhou Han asked.
"Yes!" Cao Zheng nodded and said firmly: "Originally, it might have been you, Your Highness, but now it will definitely not be you."
"You have tried your best and achieved this level. How can Your Majesty make you feel guilty? There is someone more suitable!"
Zhou Han's decadent eyes gradually became shiny: "Lao Liu?"
"Bing Cao's men have already set off and will go to Jishan with the Governor of Hanoi to summon the Sixth Prince back to the court for disobeying orders, assassinating the supervisors, and being suspected of treason." Cao Zheng said coldly: "If he disobeys and disobeys, we will directly Arrest and bring him to justice!"
"That's good!" Zhou Han breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I can't return to the city for the time being, so I have to stay here to guard against Guo thieves crossing the river."
"His Royal Highness was seriously injured, but he held the front line and refused to retreat. The emperor and many ministers should feel sorry for him!" Cao Zheng bowed his hands and bowed.
——The other side——
"Hahaha……"
"Although Zhou Han could not be retained, after this battle, the victory is determined!"
Guo Zhenyue put his sword into its sheath, feeling proud for a moment.
After Zhou Han retreated, Tang Jiye was left unable to make a comeback. After he was killed, he would be put on tight defense until Hu Nu entered the pass... The inside should be coordinated with the outside, how difficult would it be to defeat Zhou Jiao?
"Guo Gong is wise!"
In front of him, all the generals bowed down.
Such a victory boosted the morale of the low-ranking troops.
The hilltop forces that originally had their own agendas and relied on Guo Zhenyue to suppress them became obedient.
Seeing this scene, Guo Zhenyue's smile grew thicker: Jia Dao, did you see it? I am who I am after all, even without you, I can still sit on this throne!
However, when he glanced at the piles of corpses on the ground, his heart twitched slightly.
His guard camp has been completely disabled!
In other words, the troops in his hands have lost their blades, and it will be difficult to fight tough battles in a short period of time.
Fortunately, all we need to do next is to deal with Tang Jiye who is waiting for death!
"Leave two battalions to defend, and the rest will follow me to destroy Tang Jiye."
"yes!"
On the way, Guo Zhenyue received two pieces of news:
First, Tang Jiye's men never left the defensive position, let alone coordinate Zhou Han's attack;
Second, the scouts discovered that a cavalry group had entered Tang Jiye's defense point. After leaving some men behind, the rest left.
This news gave Guo Zhenyue an unpleasant thought: Could it be that Tang Jiye and Zhou Jiao got together! ?
Except for Zhou Jiao, no other force within Hedong could produce such a cavalry.
If Tang Jiye chooses to seek refuge with Zhou Jiao, and then abandons his original plan of taking risks to support Zhou Han, then everything will be explained!
"This kid is so quick to strike!" Guo Zhenyue said.
"Or is it Jia Dao's idea?" the adopted daughter asked.
Guo Zhenyue was stunned for a moment, then said angrily: "It must be him!"
"Send the order, the whole army march forward quickly! Within one day, I want to see Tang Jiye's head on his neck!"
"yes!"
The two places are extremely close.
Guo Zhenyue's order was quickly sent, and the 30,000 troops guarding the defense point took the lead in launching the attack.
Huangfu Chaoyi and Ding Fei couldn't hold on.
In the evening, Guo Zhenyue added the bandits along the river who had finished their rest to the battle group.
As the night progressed, the fighting became more intense.
Guo Zhenyue personally supervised the battle, holding his sword and shouting: "Everyone, we must defeat the enemy before dawn!"
"Report——"
At this moment, a piece of shocking news struck like thunder: "Lord, the army along the river was suddenly defeated and fled towards our location!"
"What!?"
Guo Zhenyue swayed on his horse in shock, his face pale: "Is... the imperial army came back?"
No, it would be difficult for the imperial court to assemble a second wave of troops in a short period of time, unless the emperor mobilized all the Luojing Guards.
But this possibility is slim. After all, for the emperor, the stability of the throne is more important than anything else...
"Mr. Guo!"
A general with blood on his body ran over, grabbed his shirt and cried, "It's Jia Dao and Xu Ponu!"
"Jia Dao persuaded the garrison downstream to surrender, so that we did not receive any news."
"Xu Ponu and his men suddenly came from the lower reaches of the river to kill us. We were all staring at the other side, and he caught us off guard."
"The two captains died and surrendered. Seeing that they were acquaintances, the sergeants did not resist..."
"It's over."
Guo Zhenyue's face turned pale and he fell down.
"grown ups!"
"Mr. Guo!"
Everyone quickly supported him.
Guo Zhenyue barely supported his body, pointed to the north and said: "Retreat... retreat quickly, go north!"
Xu Ponu arrived, but he did not rush to attack himself, but instead captured the docks and along the river.
What is this action?
Close the door and beat the dog!
The enemy's main force must be behind them.
"Report——"
A sentry rushed over: "Lord, there is an army approaching us from the east!"
Everyone's hearts trembled.
Uneasiness began to spread, and comments started to come and go.
"Shut up, everyone!"
Guo Zhenyue scolded angrily, and his expression softened: "Everyone, at this point, does panic and fear have any effect?"
"Does it work like I did just now to scare you so much that you fall off your horse? You can only wait to die!"
"The most urgent task is to restrain the troops, leave Tang Jiye alone, and go north quickly!"
Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, and then suddenly agreed——
"call out!"
In the night sky to the east, a sharp roar suddenly erupted.
Far away, but clear.
After a while——
"Boohoo!!!!"
Rhino howls erupted in waves, resounding throughout the night sky.
A few arrows were like shooting stars, wrapped in fire and soaring into the sky.
Everyone looked at him in trance—Ming Dy!
Wow!
Guo Zhenyue got on his horse faster than he fell off his horse: "Let's go! Go north!"
Almost at the same time as he finished speaking, there was movement in the 'Tang Jiye' camp, which was silent and being beaten in front of him.
With a loud bang, Guo Zhenyue's indestructible camp gate fell down on its own.
Then, the sergeants, who were not in the right number but in good order, came out in formation.
Ding Fei sits astride his horse in the middle, holding a long sword and pointing to the sky:
"Soldiers, it is now time to atone for your sins!"
"What the hell is he farting!"
Guo Zhenyue cursed angrily.
Atoning for one's sins?
A group of imperial troops surrendered to attack themselves on behalf of Zhou Jiao. What kind of sin did they atone for?
At such a critical moment, Tang Jiye did not show up...
Although there were many doubts in his heart, Guo Zhenyue couldn't care less at this moment: "The enemy will block the way, I will open the way!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a bandit in the crowd shouted: "Mr. Guo, I am willing to clear the way for you!"
