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Speaking of Chunning, he fled back to the old city in a panic. After counting the people, less than 30 people returned to the city. Not a single Solon soldier who followed him to lead the charge returned, and they all died in the rebel camp outside the city.

In the city, Shuhede, Efu Lawangdorji, Du Yushi Asha, and Governor Xu Ji were drinking tea, looking calm. They were waiting for Chunning to bring good news. The primary purpose of this camp robbery was to destroy the Shenwei Wudijiangjiang Cannon and prepare for the battle tomorrow.

The four had seen the Solon soldiers' good fighting skills. These Solon soldiers were indeed the elites praised by Emperor Qianlong many times, "using them to rush and break the formation, all as expected". This time, the annihilation of Qingshui Sect also relied on their strength.

The four were all shocked when they saw Chunning, who had escaped with an arrow wound. Hearing that Chunning had fallen into a trap and failed to destroy the cannon, Shuhede even overturned the teacup. The four looked at each other in shock, with worried faces.

At the same time, cheers came from Zhao Zhen's camp, which were indeed from the former Green Camp soldiers. Zhao Zhen asked and found out that when the Green Camp soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, they found the Sauron soldiers in the front.

The Green Camp soldiers had seen the bravery of these people, and now they were all left behind. Although the Green Camp soldiers were defeated and surrendered, their future was confused and their morale was low. Now the morale has risen visibly.

Zhao Zhen asked carefully and got to know the Sauron soldiers again. Although he knew that the Sauron soldiers were brave from what Meng Can said, he did not expect that these people had such a high status, could draw a bow with ten strength, could tie themselves to a tree, shoot bears and tigers through, and carry them back.

The Sauron soldiers walked in the front and endured the most attacks, but most of them were still injured but not dead. After being captured, they kept cursing.

Zhao Zhen did not dare to keep these Sauron soldiers. After all, there were not many people in his camp and he could not allocate people to guard them. Simply, let the broadsword soldiers cut them all. The confiscated armor and weapons were stored separately.

Compared with the cotton armor worn by the Eight Banners of the Beijing Camp and the Jianrui Camp, the cotton armor worn by the Solon soldiers is thicker and heavier, and is comparable to the weight of the infantry armor. As for these one-stone bows, they were also preserved. After all, in the infantry that generally uses seven-dou bows as weapons, those who can use eight-dou bows are considered elite. These one-stone bows still need to be selected from the soldiers before they can be distributed. The selected people must be the elites picked out of a hundred.

The next day, Zhao Zhen and others went up to the tent to discuss matters. All the heroes had smiles on their faces. The battle had been fought until now, and the chances of victory were in their hands. The rest was just how to preserve themselves to the maximum extent and seek the greatest benefits.

As everyone was discussing, they heard a drum sound on the Wei River. Zhao Zhen hurriedly sent people to check, and the heroes also hurriedly gathered their soldiers to prepare for the response.

Before Zhao Zhen's soldiers gathered, Ruan Xiaowu had sent someone to report that Zhou Yuanli, the governor of Zhili stationed on the west bank, had recruited six two-masted merchant ships from nowhere, with General Wan Chaoxing and Deputy General Maerqing'a leading 1,200 Green Camp soldiers to transport soldiers across the shore.

The two men drove the boat to intercept, and the [Huhu Army] boarded and fought, and had wiped out the Green Camp soldiers who were unstable on these ships. Most of them were driven off the boat and drowned, and the rest were killed and captured. All six merchant ships were seized. Ruan Xiaoqi killed General Wan Chaoxing, and the crossbowman on the battleship shot Deputy General Maerqing'a to death. Ruan Xiaowu is now leading the water ghosts to salvage corpses and search for armor and weapons.

Zhao Zhen heard this and said to Wu Yong: "Xuejiu, since the team has been gathered, how about going to the old city to line up and challenge for a battle?"

Wu Yong said: "What the owner said is right, but we still need to prepare, so and so..." Zhao Zhen listened and nodded repeatedly. He ordered everyone to prepare, and after a quarter of an hour, they marched out of the camp and lined up, heading straight to the east gate of the old city of Linqing.

Today, the Qing army outside the east gate had already set up their battle formations, dug deep trenches and fortifications, and seemed to be planning to defend.

Zhao Zhen and others saw this and stopped outside the range of the Qing army's artillery. Zhao Zhen called over a newly captured Green Camp soldier and asked him to take the heads of Wan Chaoxing and Malqing'a to the Qing army camp to issue a declaration of war, shouting along the way: "Zhili Governor Zhou Yuanli led the army to the source, was defeated, and escaped alone. General Wan Chaoxing and Deputy General Malqing'a surrendered."

The Qing army was indeed restless, and Zhao Zhen and Wu Yong were still standing on the high platform, watching a team of Qing soldiers quickly suppress the commotion.

Zhao Zhen saw that the leader was majestic, so he called up a Green Camp surrender officer to identify him. Although the distance was still far, judging from his clothes, it was Lawang Dorji, the Efu.

After waiting for two quarters of an hour, the soldier brought a man to Zhao Zhen's camp.

The man brought a reply letter, Zhao Zhen read it, and showed the letter to all the heroes. Until now, the Qing army did not know Zhao Zhen's identity. Seeing that Zhao Zhen and others all had long hair, they thought they were remnants of the former Ming Dynasty.

The letter responded to Zhao Zhen's invitation to fight, wanting to fight in front of the battle, and each side would send three people.

Before Zhao Zhen and others responded, Luan Tingyu, the right wing, sent someone to report that a group of people rushed out of the Qing army camp and challenged the battle in front of the battle.

Zhao Zhen heard it, sent the Qing army soldier who replied to the letter, and rode to the front of the battle with Wu Yong, Ji Minghan, and Ji Mingdan to watch. A man in front of the battle array was seen wearing a white satin iron leaf cotton armor, holding a three-foot four-inch two-point short sword, riding a seven-foot long Dayuan horse, and shouting in front of the battle array: "Where did the rebels come from? Do you recognize General Chunning? Why don't you get off your horse and be tied up? If you are a little slow, I will chop off your head with a knife and make it into a urinal for grandpa."

Before Zhao Zhen could speak, Luan Tingyu on the side stared with wide eyes and shouted: "A defeated general dares to talk about courage." He raised his yellow-maned horse, held the [Cold Star Plum Blossom Spear], and rushed straight to Chunning.

The two horses met, and the swords and spears were raised. They fought for more than thirty rounds, but there was no winner. A young general in the Qing army saw that Chunning could not win, so he rushed forward with a spear and shouted loudly: "Xu Kun, the deputy general under the command of the Governor-General of Zhili, is here. Who dares to fight?"

On Zhao Zhen's side, Deng Fei saw it, held the black gold spear, and rode forward to fight Xu Kun.

Four horses and two pairs of men fought in front of the battle formation. Everyone watched and cheered. When the fight was deep, Deng Fei showed a flaw, turned his horse back and headed back to the battle formation.

Xu Kun was overjoyed when he saw this and chased after him. Deng Fei took the gun and quietly withdrew the black gold chain. He looked clearly and turned over and swung. The whip hit Xu Kun in the chest and knocked him off the horse. Deng Fei reined in his horse and turned around, raised his gun again, and killed Xu Kun immediately.

Chun Ning and Luan Tingyu had fought for more than fifty rounds and were anxious. Seeing Deng Fei stabbed Xu Kun to death, his sword skills were a little slow, and Luan Tingyu stabbed him in the throat with a gun, knocking him off the horse. Luan Tingyu took the opportunity to seize the Dayuanliu, cleaned up the battlefield, and returned to Zhao Zhen with Deng Fei to present the bodies of Chun Ning and Xu Kun and the saber and armor. Zhao Zhen praised them and the two returned to their battle formation.

When the infantry saw the cavalry's success, Guanghui drew out a pair of sabers and shouted, "Blood-headed monk Guanghui is here, who dares to fight?"

Batubao, the second-class guard of the Qing army, saw Guanghui fighting on foot and thought he could take advantage, so he rode his horse and ran straight towards Guanghui with a saber.

Guanghui laughed and rushed forward on horseback. When he was about to be hit by the horse, Guanghui lowered his body, rolled over, and chopped the horse's leg with a knife. The horse felt pain and stood up, throwing Batubao off the horse. Batubao fell down and was stunned. Before he could recover, Guanghui stepped forward and chopped off Batubao's head with a knife.

Seeing that all three battles were lost, the morale of the Qing army was shaken. Zhao Zhen ordered the [Crocodile War Drum] to be beaten, and the whole army rushed straight to the Qing army camp.

Seeing Zhao Zhen's aggressive approach, the Qing army suddenly became chaotic. Some wanted to go forward to resist the enemy, but more wanted to escape from the city gate. The soldiers could not suppress them and they became chaotic.

Luan Tingyu and Deng Fei rushed into the camp, running left and right, and the Qing army scattered. Chao Gai and Guanghui followed the cavalry and also led the Pudao soldiers into the camp.

Seeing that he was not going to win, the Efu Lawangdorji also hurriedly drove his horse to run into the city, but he did not expect Chao Gai to rush out from the side and stabbed him in the leg with a Pudao, capturing him alive.