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Liu Xie was both surprised and moved. "Youyang, you have worked hard."

"It's not hard for me." Before Ding Chong could speak, tears welled up, leaving two grooves on his face. "If it hadn't been for His Majesty fighting with all the generals and allowing Guo Bang to experience the majesty of the court, the minister would have been under Guo Bang's sword for a long time, and there would be no chance to see Tianyan again."

Chapter 86

Liu Xie was a little embarrassed.

Although I know that people in this era are more emotional, no matter men, women, young or old, it is perfectly normal to cry with joy and curse with anger.

Dan Ding Chong was so excited, it was a bit too much.

Could it be that he was abused by Guo Bang and his mood was not stable?

"Oh, Youyang's words are serious. It is the Wei Wei and the soldiers of the battalion who are fighting in blood. I just stand here, just stand here." Without waiting for Ding Chong to explain, Liu Xie went straight to the point. "How does Guo Bang react? Will he send troops?"

When it came to business, Ding Chong calmed down a lot. "He is in a dilemma, and wants to see Jia Xu." Ding Chong couldn't help snorting: "These Liangzhou warriors all use Jia Xu as their mastermind. Whenever there is something wrong, they want to ask Jia Xu for advice. Your Majesty worships Jia Xu as his master." Waiter, you are really clever."

After listening to Ding Chong's narration, Liu Xie breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Guo Si stands still, the possibility of a reversal of the situation is unlikely.

It is expected that Yang Xiu and Guo Wuzheng came with Duan Yan's thousand-step cavalry to assist Yang Feng and repel Hu Feng.Li Shi was entangled by Shi Sun Rui, and the Feixiong army had no leader, so it was difficult to exert its due impact. The only one who could affect the battle was Guo Bang.

As for Yang Ding, even if he refused to help the court, he would not help Li Shi after thinking about it.

Unless he's out of his mind.

Liu Xie ordered people to pass the news to Shi Sun Rui.

At this time, the sound of retreating horns was heard in the distance.

Immediately afterwards, billows of smoke and dust began to move northwestward, and some people were leaving the battlefield.

Judging from the concentration and height of the smoke and dust, a small number of cavalry rushed to the front, followed by about a thousand infantry.

If he guessed right, it should be that Hu Feng had a mental breakdown and left the battlefield voluntarily when he learned that Yang Xiu and Guo Wu had come to help him.

After a while, the Flying Bear Army who was watching from a distance also blew the horn to retreat. The Flying Bear Army cavalry withdrew in twos and threes. Wei Jie, who had been fighting hard, could finally catch his breath.

Liu Xie looked at Li Shi who was trapped in the position.

Li Shi's battle flag was still there, but he was surrounded by the battle flags of the Weiwei Battalion.Judging from the positions of the battle flags on both sides, the battle has entered the final stage.Without reinforcements, it is only a matter of time before Li Shi grants the leadership.

The bet paid off.

At this time, a crisp gong sounded, which was very clear on the chaotic battlefield.

After careful identification, Liu Xie was sure that the sound of the gong came from Shi Sun Rui's central army, not from other positions, and he was stunned.

At this time, Mingjin withdraws troops, isn't it a bit early?

Ding Chong was also stunned, with his mouth open and his eyes wide open, looking at the encirclement that was spreading, he couldn't say a word.

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Li Shi looked at the suddenly bright sky in front of him, and was also dumbfounded.

All the knights of the Flying Bear Army around him had been killed, and only the two guards were still fighting hard.

But they have also reached the end of their strength and can't hold on for long.

What happened and why did the enemy retreat?

Before Li Shi could react, the two guards had already followed the most instinctive reaction, set up Li Shi, jumped on the empty saddle horse, and galloped away.

The horses galloped across the battlefield, and Li Shi's corpses passed in front of him one by one, including many knights of the Flying Bear Army.

Leaning on his horse, Li Shi looked back at Shisun Rui's battle flag, and then at the emperor's flag farther away. His chest felt tight and he spurted out a mouthful of blood.

The Flying Bear Army suffered heavy losses, with at least one-third of the casualties.

After going back, how will I explain to my father?

Li Shi's mind went blank, and he seemed to be stupid.

The two personal guards didn't care that much, they ran all the way to protect Li Shi, and kept beating the horse with swords along the way, squeezing the horse's last potential.

No matter what happened, what was the reason, even if it was a hallucination, they escaped anyway.

At this moment, staying as far away from the battlefield as possible is their only thought.

They didn't even think about what kind of reward they would get for rescuing Li Shi.

They ran very fast, even faster than many Hu Feng's infantry who had retreated in advance. Fortunately, they escaped Yang Ding's interception and caught up with a group of Feixiong soldiers.

Seeing Li Shi, these Flying Bear soldiers who retreated first were also very surprised.

They thought that Li Shi would definitely die, and they were discussing how to report to Li Shi, and put the responsibility on Li Shi, but they never expected that Li Shi would break out of the siege and come back alive.

For a while, everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

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"Your Majesty thinks, which is more beneficial to cut off Li Shi's head, or let Li Shi go back, and let him continue to lead the Feixiong Army?" Shi Sun Rui said unhurriedly.

Liu Xie looked at the calm-faced scholar Sun Rui, then at the silent Wei Jie and the smiling and silent Ju Jun, and he understood everything at once.

This is what they discussed early in the morning, but they didn't say it clearly.

"Li Shi lost so badly, can he still lead the Feixiong army?"

"As long as he is alive, there is a possibility. If he is dead, there is no possibility at all." Shi Sunrui sighed. "It's hard to find such a weak cavalry general. Even if Hu Feng leads the Feixiong army, I can't persist until now, and I didn't even dare to gamble from the beginning."

Liu Xie nodded and said nothing.

He understood what Shi Sun Rui meant.

The reason why Sun Rui dared to gamble is because the strongest Feixiong army is in the hands of Li Shi, and its combat effectiveness is greatly reduced.

Almost broken.

As long as Li Shi is useful, Shi Sun Rui can't trap him.

Li Shi couldn't be trapped, and it was an unrealistic fantasy to face the Feixiong Army only with the combat effectiveness of the North and South Army.

If he is allowed to choose, he is also willing to let Li Shi continue to lead the Feixiong Army, and he will have a chance to win again in the future.

Win-win.

"Wei Wei uses his troops like a god." Liu Xie said helplessly: "It's just that if I can explain something in advance, I won't be so worried."

Sun Rui looked at Liu Xie, the corner of his mouth twitched, a little uncontrollably proud.

"Your Majesty, using troops is risky. Although I have a plan, I can't guarantee success. For example, if the infantry battalion intercepted the Feixiong army, if His Majesty hadn't sent a servant of Tiger Ben to help out, Wei Jie might have died in battle and would not be able to complete the scheduled mission at all. The fighting power of the Flying Bear Army cannot be underestimated, and the infantry Sima Wei Meng is also a warrior, and he is still in his prime, so he was still not spared."

Liu Xie didn't speak any more.

He had already heard from Wang Chang that Wei Jie's follower, Wei Meng, had died in battle. He was originally Wei Jie's general, and he had just been promoted to Sima before the battle. Unexpectedly, he was killed by an arrow as soon as he went into battle.

Wei Jie himself is no exception.If it weren't for Wang Chang and others' effective protection, Wei Jie would not have survived to the end.

The battlefield is dangerous, and it is by no means as simple as talking about it.

"Wei Qing, my condolences."

With red and swollen eyes, Wei Jie got up to pay his respects.

"The minister waits to eat the king's salary, share the king's worries, and do his duty. Moreover, he is not the only one who sacrificed himself to serve the country in this battle. More than half of the infantry battalion suffered casualties. Everyone has a family and a mouth. Wei Meng and them The only difference is that there is an uncle who is a lieutenant of the infantry."

Chapter 87 Two-legged sheep

As soon as Yang Xiu and Guo Wu walked halfway, they received a report from scouts: Hu Feng withdrew from the battlefield and was fleeing northwest.

Guo Wu heard this, and immediately looked at Yang Xiu. "Servant, what can I do?"

Yang Xiu pondered for a while, and stretched out his hand to point. "Go to Li Shi's camp."

Guo Wu responded, pulled his horse and was about to leave, then reined in his mount and looked back at Yang Xiu with surprise in his eyes.

"Go to Li Shi's camp?"

"Correct."

"Don't chase Hu Feng, go to intercept Li Shi's retreat?" Guo Wu's eyes became more puzzled.

Although the fighting power of these thousand-step cavalry is not weak, it is too risky to rush to intercept the flying bear army led by Li Shi.

Is Yang Shilang drifting away, or is he treating me as Xiang Yu, who can shout and repel the enemy?

Yang Xiu shook his head. "It's not cutting off Li Shi's way, but robbing Li Shi's camp. The cavalry consumes a lot, and Li Shi's camp must have a lot of food, grass, and baggage, several times that of Hu Feng..."

Before Yang Xiu finished speaking, Guo Wu understood, kicked the horse's belly, and shouted: "Cavalry follow me!"

Hundreds of cavalry listened to the order, shouted in unison, turned their horses' heads, and galloped away following Guo Wu.

Ever since Guo Wu beheaded three flying bear army rangers before the formation, these cavalry have obeyed Guo Wuyan, even more obedient than the personal guards.

Watching Guo Wu lead more than a hundred cavalry rushing away, the rest of the infantry soldiers looked envious, Yang Xiu was dumbfounded, smacked his lips after a long while, and led the infantry to follow Guo Wu's pace, and rushed to Li Shi's large army. camp.

To be honest, at this moment, he was panicking.

Although these Duan Yan's subordinates are well-trained and better at fighting than Yang Ding's subordinates, they are only infantry after all. Without a warrior like Guo Wu leading the formation, once they encounter the defeated soldiers under Li Shi and Hu Feng's command, they may still be defeated. to danger.

But Guo Wu had already run away, and he tried to persuade him, but Guo Wu couldn't hear him.

In desperation, he had to bite the bullet.

Yang Xiu was lucky. After walking for an hour with nearly a thousand infantry, he arrived at Li Shi's camp safely.

Although there were some Xiliang routs on the way, but after seeing Duan Yan's big camp and well-organized team, no one dared to ask for trouble, and they all avoided it by a long distance.

Everything in front of him made Yang Xiu overjoyed.

Guo Wu came in time and captured the camp before Li Shi's men were defeated.

The hundreds of Flying Bear Knights staying in the camp didn't take these hundreds of riders seriously at first, they opened the door and left the camp, intending to pick up some heads for credit.Unexpectedly, being hit head-on by Guo Wu and others, more than a dozen died in one round, and a hundred generals were also picked off by Guo Wu.

Someone recognized Guo Wu, no longer fighting spirit, turned around and ran away.

Guo Wu took advantage of the situation to occupy Li Shi's camp, closed the gate of the camp, lowered Li Shi's battle flag, and raised Duan Yan's battle flag.

The knights of the Flying Bear Army who had just retreated from the battlefield saw that the battle flag had changed, and no one dared to return to the camp, so they went around the camp one after another.

The food and supplies in the camp, as well as hundreds of captured Kanto people—most of them young women—all became Guo Wu’s trophies, so rich that Guo Wu and the knights didn’t know what to say, and they couldn’t agree more. He pursed his lips and kept smirking.

To welcome Yang Xiu into the camp, before he could speak, Guo Wu raised his thumb.

"The servant is worthy of being a scholar. He has a wide range of knowledge and knows where to harvest the most. The food in this camp is more than what we sent to the general's camp."

Looking at the piles of grain everywhere, Yang Xiu was also stunned, and then felt a burst of fear.

There was a severe drought in Guanzhong last year, and the harvest was extremely poor. Li Jue still had so much food. How many people would starve to death?

In other words, how many people did Li Jue have to kill to get the food?

He looked at those Kanto women with frightened eyes again, and said softly, "Guo Shilang, have you seen a vegetable man?"

Guo Wu froze for a moment, the smile on his face disappeared. "You mean, these people... are all vegetable people?"

"The Flying Bear Army only has more than 1000 riders. Even if they need people to serve them, they don't need so many people." Yang Xiu looked away, unable to bear to look any further. "These people... are all vegetable people, also known as two-legged sheep."

After waiting in Yang Dingying for a few days, Guo Wu naturally knew what the two-legged sheep meant.

Thinking that these women were insulted by Li Shi and his subordinates before they were alive, and would be eaten after death, Guo Wu, who is as brave as Guo Wu, couldn't help but shudder.

In contrast, Duan Yan's subordinates were more indifferent.

Yang Xiu couldn't bear to look any further, and turned to leave.

"Yang..." Among the captives, a young woman suddenly stood up and called out. "The servant...is the servant the son of Duke Yang?"

Yang Xiu stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look, and saw that the woman was of medium build, as thin as a stick, and her face was so dirty that she couldn't look directly at it. After a few steps, she could smell the stench from her body.

"You are..." Yang Xiu took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth and nose.

The young woman squeezed out from the crowd, staggered towards Yang Xiu, and fell to the ground as soon as she took two steps.She didn't care to stand up, crawled a few steps on the ground, rushed to Yang Xiu, and grabbed Yang Xiu's clothes.

"You... are you really the son of Duke Yang?" Her eyes were bright and her voice trembled.

"Yes, I'm Yang Xiu, the son of Taiwei Yanggong." Yang Xiu took it down and looked at it carefully. He felt familiar, but he still couldn't see the woman's face clearly.He handed the handkerchief to the woman and motioned her to wipe her face. "You are……"

"The concubine... the concubine is Cai Bojie's daughter." The woman took the handkerchief, but did not wipe her face, crying bitterly.

Yang Xiu gasped.