Jiang Chengyou gritted his teeth, quickly making a decision in his mind.

With Lu Yanzheng around, even if they outnumber the enemy by two to one, they might not have a chance of winning today.

But he has prepared for so long, how could he be willing to give up now?

Jiang Chengyou stared intently at Lu Yanzheng, steeled his resolve, and shouted, "Brothers of Xiqiang, charge!"

He spoke in the Western Qiang language, which the people of Dingshui Village naturally couldn't understand, but Lu Yanzheng did. Upon hearing this, he immediately shouted, "Don't hold back! Beat them to death!"

After saying that, he charged into the battle formation of the Western Qiang people.

Seeing this, Meng Tianze shouted, "Fellow villagers, these bastards dare to plot against our village! Today, let's show them what we're made of! Charge!"

The daily morning training in Dingshui Village was not for nothing. Everyone continued to follow the three-three tactics taught by Jiang Qinyu, cooperating with their own small teams and charging towards the Western Qiang people step by step.

Meanwhile, the Northwest Army left behind also launched an attack. With Lu Yanzheng's command, although their numbers were fewer than those of the Western Qiang, the situation on the field managed to reach a stalemate.

"Your Highness, this can't go on!" Tuoba Ling shouted to Jiang Chengyou, kicking aside a soldier from the Northwest.

As Jiang Chengyou fought and retreated, he roared angrily, "Are all the people you brought trash? Three thousand men can't even beat a little over a thousand?"

Wei Chengzong left behind only about 1,500 people, plus the able-bodied men from Dingshui Village, which is less than 2,000. They have 3,000 people. If they can get their hands on all of them, where will he put his face?

Tuoba Ling pursed his lips, thinking of a countermeasure as he made his move.

He really didn't understand why the king would listen to Jiang Chengyou's words and insist on going to the territory of Dayue to snatch people away.

They did have a large number of people, but this was their home ground, and the former Protector General, now the King of the Northwest, was also here. In addition, these villagers were putting up an organized and planned resistance, so their chances of winning kept decreasing. He even doubted that they would come out unscathed today.

If that's the case, then his first priority must be ensuring that Jiang Chengyou lives.

Thinking of this, Tuoba Ling's movements noticeably quickened, but he intentionally led Jiang Chengyou away from the battlefield.

Jiang Chengyou was completely unaware of what was going on. He was just wondering how these peasants from Dingshui Village could fight so well. He had almost injured them several times, but they not only dodged the attacks with a turn of their heads, but also forced him to retreat continuously!

Looking around, almost all the people from Dingshui Village were in groups of three on the battlefield. Although they were not regular soldiers, they fought the Western Qiang soldiers to a standstill, and they seemed to be doing a pretty good job.

Jiang Chengyou felt very uncomfortable. Why didn't they have such people in the Western Qiang region?

Unfortunately, he won't get an answer right now.

Lu Yanzheng keenly sensed that Jiang Chengyou was leaving the battlefield, so he immediately abandoned his current target and leaped into the air, arriving near Jiang Chengyou in a few bounds.

"Trying to run away?" Lu Yanzheng looked at him with a half-smile. "Did you get my permission?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chengyou's face turned green, and he angrily retorted, "Who's trying to run away? I..."

He looked around, and his face immediately turned even uglier. He had already broken out of the battle!

Tuoba Ling remained silent, but stepped forward to block Jiang Chengyou's path, saying, "Your Highness, please leave quickly!"

Jiang Chengyou: "..." He just said he didn't intend to run away, is it appropriate to run away now?

Lu Yanzheng didn't care what they were thinking. Instead, he looked at Tuoba Ling with high regard and directly attacked his vital point!

Tuoba Ling's heart tightened, and he immediately stepped forward, but he was weighing his options in his mind.

No, the Jiang family's empire is theirs to protect. I only need to fulfill my responsibilities. There's no need for me to lose my life here because of Jiang Chengyou!

Thinking this, when Lu Yanzheng attacked, Tuoba Ling intentionally or unintentionally led Jiang Chengyou to retreat.

Upon seeing this, Lu Yanzheng immediately changed his tactics, his long sword splitting in two, and he attacked Jiang Chengyou and Tuoba Ling with both hands!

Tuoba Ling was shocked. As he stepped back, he pulled Jiang Chengyou along. Due to the momentum, Jiang Chengyou bumped into Tuoba Ling and sent him flying more than three zhang away.

"Your Highness!" Tuoba Ling cried out in anguish, supporting himself with one hand on the ground and raising the other.

Jiang Chengyou lowered his head, looking at the long sword at his neck, his face drained of color.

Is he going to die here today? Die in this obscure little village?

Lu Yanzheng sneered, and with a flick of his longsword, he was about to kill Jiang Chengyou with a single strike.

"Don't kill him!" Jiang Qinyu's voice came from behind.

Lu Yanzheng quickly pressed several acupoints on Jiang Chengyou's body with one hand, while looking back.

Jiang Qinyu, lifting her skirt, came to him under the escort of Li Dachui and Liu Erleng. "Brother Zheng, this person cannot be killed."

Lu Yanzheng paused, not asking why, but simply nodded and said, "Alright, then you can take him back with you!"

Jiang Qinyu nodded to Li Dachui and Liu Erleng, and the two quickly tied Jiang Chengyou up with rope.

"Be careful, Brother Zheng. We're heading back now," Jiang Qinyu said, then left with her entourage.

Lu Yanzheng faced the remaining Western Qiang soldiers and shouted, "Your fifth prince has been captured by us. Why don't you surrender?"

These words were spoken with internal force, and everyone on the battlefield could hear them.

The Western Qiang soldiers paused slightly, hesitating, when they suddenly heard Tuoba Ling shout, "We, the men of Western Qiang, will never admit defeat! Retreat!"

These words completely baffled the people of Dingshui Village and the Northwest Army. So you don't admit defeat, but you can retreat? Isn't retreating an admission of defeat?

However, this was not the time to think too much. Seeing that these people wanted to run away, Lu Yanzheng did not show them any mercy and commanded everyone to give chase. During the ensuing battle, a third of them were left behind.

Unfortunately, they had too few men, and Tuoba Ling still managed to take away less than two thousand troops.

"Ah Zheng, what should we do? Should we keep chasing them?" Meng Tianze raised his arm to wipe the bloodstains from his face and asked, looking in the direction of Yunshan.

Lu Yanzheng nodded, "Chase!"

Village Chief Li asked with concern, "But Zheng, we don't have as many people as them. Won't it be dangerous if we chase them into the mountains?"

The tactics for fighting in the mountains and on flat ground are different. If the enemy deploys troops into the mountains, what will they do?

"Uncle Village Chief, don't worry, Lord Wei has already led his men to wait in the mountains." Lu Yanzheng didn't take it seriously and strode up the mountain.

Li Dachui clapped his hands, "Hey, I knew A-Zheng had a plan in mind! He'd already arranged everything!"

"Quick, quick, let's catch up and go see what's in the mountains..."

A group of people rushed forward, following Lu Yanzheng up the mountain.

Without a doubt, apart from a few skilled fighters who escaped into the mountains and forests and those who died, all the other Western Qiang soldiers were captured, totaling more than 2,400.

Meanwhile, at Jiang Qinyu's home, Chen asked fearfully when she saw that Jiang had brought Jiang Chengyou back, "Eldest daughter-in-law, why did you bring him back? He's scary."