"Principal, the observation post ahead sent a message that the main force of the Chen Dynasty has moved, but the cavalry has remained behind."

Cheng Guorong said to Lin Hai with regret.

"Oh? The cavalry didn't move? Something unexpected happened?"

Lin Hai turned to Wang Zuo in surprise and asked.

"Principal, the situation over there hasn't been reported yet, but it shouldn't be a problem with the undercover team. If the undercover team was exposed, then their armored infantry and tiger-catching soldiers wouldn't have been deployed."

"Yeah, that's right."

Lin Hai nodded, turned around and said to Cheng Guorong:

"When it's time to eat, you have to eat, even if one or two dishes are missing."

Cheng Guorong saluted and said, "As you wish."

With the arrival of reinforcements from the Chen Dynasty, Cheng Guorong gave another order, and the battle entered the third phase. The specific execution time was still decided by Huang Zong on the front line.

"Oh? The higher-ups have made up their minds, eh? Fine then, order the crossbow formation to fire at full power to cover the battlefield, and we'll continue retreating."

After seeing the flags from the rear, Huang Zong immediately gave the order:

"Have the destroyers on both sides test-fire and perform a final calibration."

Then, under the cover of overwhelming crossbow arrows, Huang Zong and his heavy armored infantry struggled to pull their legs out of the pile of corpses and quickly retreated to the second line of defense.

For Ma Huaide and Jiang Yuan, who had already met up, all this was perfectly normal.

If the enemy cannot withstand his offensive, he will naturally retreat. As long as he does not retreat in a rout, he will definitely retreat to the next line of defense. As long as he wants to retreat safely, it is normal for him to use his powerful crossbows, which have an absolute advantage, to provide cover.

As for the fact that the other side had sent catapults to provide cover and used the catapults, which had low accuracy to begin with, to attack the scattered infantry, this just showed that the opponent's coach was actually very panicked, so he threw out all the cards in his hand in an attempt to stop his own side from chasing him.

"Master Jiang, thank you for your hard work."

Ma Huaide spoke to Jiang Yuan with a forced smile, and waved his hand. The armored infantry arranged in a square formation rudely pushed aside the light infantry blocking their way and walked to the forefront of the battle.

"Master Ma, what do you mean?"

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan knew that this bastard was here to steal the credit, and he couldn't help but get angry.

"What do you mean? I came to save you, just like when you were trapped in the middle of the battlefield and I came to save you."

Ma Huaide said with ill intention.

"Master Ma, I don't need your help!"

"That's true, but I didn't come here on my own initiative. This is a military order from His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Besides, you, Lord Jiang, have been fighting for so long without any results. It was my armored infantry that had to be dispatched, and you see, the Qinghe people retreated. So, Lord Jiang, why don't you just follow behind and learn from them? Maybe you can even pick up a few heads on the battlefield later, so that when you are commending your achievements, you can say that your trip was not in vain."

Ma Huaide put in a lot of effort in the last incident, but in the end he didn't get any benefit, but Jiang Yuan was promoted half a level. This result made Ma Huaide secretly resentful. Fortunately, it was his turn now to pick Jiang Yuan's peaches, which was considered a counterattack.

"I don't have any achievements? Who broke through the Qinghe people's defense? Who blocked the Qinghe people here? It's unacceptable for Master Ma to take credit as soon as he arrives."

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan immediately tore off his face and threw the words "stealing credit" in Ma Huaide's face.

"Yeah, I'm here to take the credit. What do you think? If you can take the credit away, it won't be my turn, right? Besides, if it's not justifiable, don't talk about it. We are soldiers, do we really have to talk like those civilian officials? If Lord Jiang is not convinced, just take it back, hahahahahaha."

As Ma Huaide laughed loudly, he pressed his right hand down suddenly, and the armored infantry in strict formation began to advance forward in unison. For a moment, there was a force that seemed to shake the earth and mountains.

As a military general, the most important thing is prestige. Seeing that he was slapped in the face, if he cannot turn the tables, Jiang Yuan is afraid that he will not be able to lead troops in the future.

Jiang Yuan was extremely angry, his face flushed red. He was about to draw his sword and chase after him, but a pair of big hands held his shoulders.

"Master Jiang, calm down."

A deep voice came from behind.

Jiang Yuan looked back and, as expected, it was Han Qinhu.

"Master Han, what advice do you have?"

Jiang Yuan said unhappily.

"They must be here to stop you. Otherwise, if the two teams were to clash in front of the battlefield, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince magnanimously let it go, it would still be a laughing stock for the people of Qinghe."

Han Qinhu said calmly.

"Then wouldn't it be that my military achievements were taken away for nothing?"

Jiang Yuan said angrily.

"It wasn't robbed in vain."

Han Qinhu laughed.

"It wasn't robbed for nothing. Could it be that Ma Huaide paid for it?"

"Oh, he didn't give you any money, but he slapped you in the face, in front of everyone."

Han Qinhu continued to laugh and said: "Oh, no, look, he also took away your stick man."

Jiang Yuan looked in the direction of Han Qinhu's finger, and sure enough, as the armored infantry advanced, Ma Huaide captured all of Jiang Yuan's remaining stickmen. Even some of the light infantry who had separated from the main force were controlled by Ma Huaide's men, and they were still forced to attack Qinghe's defense line.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuan, who was about to lose control, miraculously calmed down. Among the three military generals present, he had the lowest rank. If he really wanted to lose his temper, he couldn't do it on the battlefield, as it would be easy for others to find an excuse and punish him according to military law.

Now it seems that the other party is really trying to steal his credit and his soldiers, but it is also true that they are trying to deliberately provoke him, which is feared.

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