"The complete annihilation of Shangwei's army in Shuixian Village was largely due to the strong support from the local people."

The soldiers and civilians of Shuixian Village, led by Zhao Shaofu, are so united that their peasant army of tens of thousands has already struck fear into the hearts of the invaders. It seems that our Great Northern Dynasty still has hope.

General Li, representing Shuixian Village, delivered a large amount of urgently needed supplies to the border, lifted the siege of Shimengou, and dealt a heavy blow to the enemy troops.

This great victory has reversed the situation on the border. I must recommend General Li and Shuixian Village for credit, but..."

Marshal Han stopped there, his brows furrowed.

Seeing that Marshal Han hesitated to speak, Yue Heng asked:

"Marshal Han, has something happened in the capital?"

Marshal Han nodded and said:

"The capital has fallen, the palace has been breached, and the emperor, his family, and his ministers have fled through the passageway. Their current whereabouts are unknown."

The Fourth Prince led his guards to break out of the palace and head to Tongyu Pass to meet up with the garrison there.

Currently, the garrison at Tongyu Pass has only over 10,000 troops, and the soldiers brought by the Fourth Prince also number only over 10,000. Together, their forces number no more than 30,000.

These troops are currently no match for Sullivan's army, let alone be able to retake the capital.

Sullivan is now searching everywhere for the Emperor, hoping that he and the royal family are safe and have escaped to a safe place.

Upon hearing this, Li Guang was greatly alarmed and immediately stood up.

"I'm going to the capital to save the Emperor," Li Guang said, and then rushed out.

Marshal Han and Yue Heng were taken aback. They didn't know why Li Guang was reacting this way, so they quickly followed him out.

Marshal Han pulled Li Guang aside and said:

"General Li, wait a minute. Even if you ride at top speed to the capital to rescue the Emperor, it will still be more than ten days before you arrive."

Besides, the capital is surrounded by foreign troops, and your few thousand men are no match for them.

Another point is that the emperor should have already left the capital by now. Even if you find him, you might not be able to bring him out.

“The Emperor must be hiding among the refugees. Even if he has a month, he won’t get very far. If we can’t rescue the Emperor this time, I would rather die on the battlefield.” Li Guang said this with great emotion.

Yue Heng looked at Li Guang and suddenly remembered something. He carefully examined Li Guang and immediately understood eight or nine parts of the situation, but with Marshal Han present, he could not say anything.

By this time, Li Guang had already left. Marshal Han did not know why Li Guang was in such a hurry to go to the capital to save the emperor. He looked at Yue Heng, wanting to know the reason.

Before the matter was fully understood, Yue Heng dared not speak rashly, so he said:

“I have only recently met Li Guang and do not know him very well. I do not understand why he was so eager to rush to the capital to save the emperor.”

Marshal Han nodded and said:

"General Yue, what do you think we should do about this? Zhao Shaofu has arranged for Li Guang to come to the border to help us. Li Guang is in a hurry to go to the capital now, he must have his reasons, we just don't know them. Should we give him some help?"

"Marshal Han means that we should allocate some of our troops to help Li Guang, and then combine them with the troops at Tongyu Pass to form a large army to contend with Sullivan's army."

Li Guang was a strategist and skilled in battle formation. Coupled with his grenade-throwing troops, he was no match for Sullivan. Recapturing the capital was only a matter of time.

"General Yue, could you spare 20,000 troops from your forces and give them to Li Guang?"

“That’s no problem. Xiao Zan lost at least 60,000 to 70,000 troops at Shimen Gou. The allied forces have no more troops to spare. Shimen Gou is very safe during this period. 30,000 troops will be enough.”

"Okay, it's settled then. Get ready as soon as possible."

No sooner had Marshal Han finished speaking than a soldier came to report.

"Reporting to Marshal Han and General Yue, General Li has led his 5,000 troops out of the city."

"What."

Marshal Han was taken aback. Li Guang's troops had moved out too quickly; it seemed his men were on standby at any moment.

No wonder Narcissus Village was able to win the battle; it turns out they had a highly efficient army.

As for Li Guang, he led his team away from Shimen Gully and advanced at full speed. After a while, his mood calmed down a bit.

Li Guanggao reminded himself that he must remain calm in the face of adversity.

Marshal Han was right. Even if he flew back to the capital, he would be helpless. He only had five thousand men, which was no match for Sullivan's strength.

With the strength of my own team alone, I cannot retake the capital. It seems that the only way is to go to Tongyu Pass, meet with the Fourth Prince, and then make a plan.

After making up his mind, Li Guang spurred his horse onward, traveling day and night. The soldiers were exhausted, but they had no complaints.

Three days later, at noon, Li Guang sensed that a group of people was approaching from the opposite direction, so he ordered his troops to stop advancing.

He took out his binoculars, wanting to see what was going on.

He zoomed in on the distant scenery through the telescope and saw more than a thousand barbarian soldiers escorting more than ten horse-drawn carriages toward him.

Li Guang was shocked and immediately realized that the people in the carriage might be members of the royal family or important officials of the court, who had been abducted to a foreign country.

If that's the case, then it's too much of a coincidence that I stumbled upon it.

Li Guang was excited and immediately ordered his soldiers to disperse and ambush on both sides of the road.

As the group drew closer, Li Guang kept observing through his binoculars. He ordered his soldiers to shoot the group with crossbows as they approached, to prevent them from harming the hostages.

Soon, the group entered Li Guang's encirclement. At Li Guang's command, crossbow bolts flew out of the grass and shot at the enemy soldiers.

With screams of agony, most of the barbarian soldiers were shot dead. To prevent the crossbow bolts from accidentally injuring the hostages inside the carriage, the barbarian soldiers next to the carriage were not attacked for the time being.

The remaining soldiers sensed something was wrong, realizing they had been ambushed, drew their swords, and prepared for battle.

At Li Guang's command, the soldiers rushed forward like lightning, and without a word, they raised their swords and began to hack and slash. After a series of screams, all the remaining barbarian soldiers were wiped out.

More than a dozen carriages were parked on the road. Who were the people inside? Li Guang began to feel a little nervous.

"Who's in the vehicle? Please get off!" the soldiers began to shout.

The carriage was indeed filled with members of the royal family. In addition to the emperor's harem and some princes and princesses, there were also the families of some important court officials. They had also been captured by the barbarian soldiers and sent to the barbarian country.

They knew their predicament; the barbarian soldiers were watching them closely, giving them no chance to commit suicide. They dared not even think about what they would face if they were captured and taken to the barbarian country.

They had been traveling for many days and, through conversations among the barbarians, they knew that in two days, the caravan would enter the border of the barbarian country, and at that time, they might never be able to return home.