The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Outside the east gate, Guan Yizhi was riding on a horse, followed by 30,000 cavalrymen and the rest were 40,000 infantrymen. The Daxi Dynasty had 90,000 cavalrymen left.

Guan Yizhi originally wanted to lead 20,000 cavalry to break through, but all the generals finally gave up most of their cavalry, and the other three gates each led 20,000 cavalry. Only Guan Yizhi's East Gate led 30,000 cavalry.

It is easier for cavalry to break through than infantry, and they don't want their commander to end up trapped in a siege.

Thirty thousand cavalry led the way, followed by forty thousand infantry. As soon as they left the city gate, the cavalry began to charge at the camp outside the east gate.

The sound of horse hooves was so urgent that the entire ground outside the east gate was shaking. The city was less than two miles away from the camp, and the cavalry could reach the camp in just a few dozen breaths.

Just as the cavalry was about to charge to the front, suddenly, countless thorny bamboos blocked the cavalry's charge. Then, there were bursts of explosions with flames shooting into the sky.

The cavalry that rushed to the front were immediately thrown into chaos by the series of explosions, and the infantry in the rear were shocked by the situation in front of them before they could get close.

At the same time, flames shot up into the sky from all directions, illuminating almost the entire battlefield.

The Dashi cavalry had lost the advantage of charging at this time, and the infantry rushing to both sides also found that they were surrounded by heavy enemies.

Countless shells fell into the position, blowing them away in all directions. They had just launched a charge, but they were already defeated! Everyone watched this in amazement.

Seeing this, Guan Yizhi made a prompt decision and immediately led his cavalry to rush to the right.

The fire in that direction was very weak, and it seemed that there were not many people in ambush. On the battlefield, encountering such a situation, everyone would instinctively think that it was the best breakout point.

Following his lead, the Dashi cavalry and infantry rushed in this direction, and the surrounding encirclement was shrinking rapidly at this time.

This contraction seemed unintentional, but it slowly blocked the entire city gate. Even if the Dashi Army wanted to retreat back to Jiangyue City, it was impossible!

Guan Yizhi led the way, and he ordered the cavalry to light torches, and the army rushed in that direction. However, as the army charged, Guan Yizhi had a bad premonition in his heart.

It was too quiet, so quiet that it didn't look like a breakout. Apart from the army blocking the way ahead, there wasn't even an army blocking the way here.

This seemed like a trap set up for them. He turned around and looked behind, but was surprised to find that the back road of the city gate was blocked.

A sudden realization came to his mind: this was... an attempt to completely cut off their retreat!

At this moment, countless thorny bamboos suddenly appeared in front of him again. Seeing this, his face changed slightly and he hurriedly tried to rein in his horse. But the horse was running too fast.

It was so fast that they were all caught off guard, and plus, the vision was too weak at night, visibility was low, so they didn't see it until it got close, but it was too late.

The warhorse under him was pierced by the sharp bamboo, and the horse let out a scream and went crazy in an instant. Guan Yizhi was almost thrown off the horse.

But his horse only rushed forward less than two feet before it fell to the ground. The horse behind him also rushed up.

If Guan Yizhi had been hit hard by this collision, his life would have been in danger on the spot. He shouted loudly and flew into the air, narrowly avoiding the danger of being hit by the horse.

He took advantage of the situation to step on the head of one of the horses, and after a few jumps, he landed in the spiked bamboo formation in front of him. Behind him, dozens of equally powerful generals also took advantage of the situation to jump into the spiked bamboo formation.

But the cavalry behind them were not so lucky. Horses hit horses, men hit men, and they lost nearly a thousand people in an instant.

When they attacked the East Gate Camp before, they had lost nearly a thousand cavalrymen, and now they had lost nearly a thousand more. Guan Yizhi felt a surge of fear in his heart.

He didn't expect Jiang Fan to set such an elaborate trap, and even lured him into it invisibly. Now, he didn't even have the chance to return to the city.

Although, when he left Jiangyue City, he had not thought about returning to the city. But Jiang Fan's way of cutting off his retreat was indeed too cruel! He did not give him any chance.

Moreover, the way to survive ahead was now completely cut off. They were all surrounded and had no chance of escape.

In the distance, countless artillery fire was still bombarding, and their infantry suffered heavy casualties, and the situation was in chaos. Guan Yizhi could not estimate the casualties, but he also knew that his side would probably suffer heavy casualties.

At this moment, not far ahead, a fire suddenly lit up, and Guan Yizhi saw the Yan army blocking the way. He saw several horses appearing from one side.

When he saw the man on the horse, his eyes flashed with a sharp light, a strong murderous intent, and of course a strong admiration.

"Duke Guan, you... lost..." Jiang Fan looked at Guan Yizhi indifferently.

"Haha...did you lose? I don't think so. As long as I'm not dead, I haven't lost!" Guan Yizhi looked at Jiang Fan and laughed wildly.

At this moment, a feeling of pride surged in his heart. Although he did lose, he had never felt so happy as he did now.

Because he had almost never encountered an opponent in his life. On the battlefield, he had always met a worthy opponent, but he had never been suppressed and beaten like he was now.

But just like that, he recalled the time when he first joined the army and encountered a desperate crisis on the battlefield! He seemed to have recalled the time when he was full of heroic spirit and fearless of life.

"Jiang Fan! Are you willing to fight with me... If I lose... I will surrender!" Guan Yizhi pointed his spear at Jiang Fan.

Jiang Fan heard this and smiled, "Old General, I really want to accept your challenge, but... I don't like to use brute force. If I can kill the enemy in secret, I think it's better to do so!"

He no longer called him Duke, but Old General, which was a kind of respect for Guan Yizhi.

Having said that, Jiang Fan waved his hand behind him, and soon, Guan Yizhong was brought up.

"Old General, do you see who he is? If you surrender, I can spare his life. If you don't surrender, he... will die!"

Jiang Fan didn't want to use Guan Yizhong to threaten Guan Yizhi, but the old man was too stubborn. If he insisted on not surrendering, he would still have to make some effort tonight.

Even though they have the upper hand now, the Dashi Army is not without the strength to fight. Jiang Fan cherishes his soldiers very much. He said that the battle will be fought without bloodshed, and he hopes that it will be fought without bloodshed!

The moment Guan Yizhi saw his brother, his pupils shrank slightly. He had not yet received the news that Guan Yizhong had been captured.

He only got the news that his brother went to Yan with the Seventh Princess and the Ninth Prince. But he never thought that Jiang Fan would dare to capture the Daxi envoy and threaten him.