"Pass the order down. Except for the soldiers who need to defend the city, they can be fully supplied with food. The food for other soldiers will be reduced by half.

The people in the city could only eat two meals a day.

All grain will be collected and distributed uniformly."

Qin Qingxue adopted the deputy general's suggestion.

This is also the method used when being trapped.

"We absolutely cannot give up like this, we must continue to look for opportunities to defeat the enemy!

If Li Ye doesn't come to support us, it will take at least three months for the court to get the news and send troops.

We have to find a way to save ourselves!"

Qin Qingxue still has some ability. Although she lost the battle, she still managed everything in an orderly manner according to her arrangements.

At least I wasn't at a loss because of failure.

When Shi Wushuang heard the news, he was furious.

He spread the news and wanted to take the opportunity to kill Li Ye.

I didn't expect Li Ye to be so timid and run away early.

"This Sixth Prince is truly a disgrace to the Dayuan Dynasty! When he's in danger in the future, we shouldn't send troops to rescue him.

The best outcome for him is to die at the hands of the enemy."

Shi Wushuang took the opportunity to instigate.

This made Qin Qingxue even more resentful towards Li Ye.

As long as Li Ye is not killed, Annan must not be allowed to withdraw its troops.

"Hmph, since he abandoned us and ran for his life, I won't save him anymore.

Just let him fend for himself!"

Qin Qingxue's pretty face was full of resentment.

"Having said that, we still need to know Li Ye's exact location.

Find an opportunity to send out scouts to search for him."

Shi Wushuang spoke.

Qin Qingxue nodded and agreed: "Tai, I will give the order right away!"

In the Annan camp, the troops sent out have retreated.

The general leading the army told the commander-in-chief the news of the mission failure.

The Annan commander also felt a little unbelievable after hearing this, but he did not take it too seriously.

"It's okay. Perhaps they learned that the main force was surrounded and immediately fled with their troops.

This kind of army poses no threat to us.

It is better to quickly prepare for a strong attack so that we can capture the city in advance.

As long as we destroy the main force of Dayuan, our troops can advance directly into the enemy territory."

"But if this happens, the mission entrusted to us by Yunlu Pavilion will have failed. How can we explain this to them?" The deputy general was a little worried.

After all, the army’s victory was inseparable from the advice and support from Yunlu Pavilion.

If I fail at the first task I was given, will that make them unhappy?

"What can we say? The information they gave us was inaccurate. They didn't even know that 20,000 troops had fled, so we made this trip in vain.

I haven't even lost my temper with them yet!"

The Annan commander said in a cold voice.

"I think the best thing to do is send someone to inform them! Tell them that Dayuan's 20,000 troops have retreated and we've come up empty-handed."

"Okay, just take care of this little thing! Let's think about how to capture this city.

There are still tens of thousands of troops in the city, I'm afraid they won't surrender easily..."

The news of the defeat of the main army of the Dayuan Dynasty spread quickly.

This caused great panic among the people nearby.

Even the government was frightened.

Quickly take people to escape and relocate all the people with the surname of Qi.

The Annan army looted wherever they went, and any people they found were either captured and used as cannon fodder or killed.

The surname Qi must not be allowed to remain.

At the same time, all the young and strong men were gathered together, weapons were given to them, and a temporary army was formed.

They hoped to rely on the city to continue to resist the Annan army.

He had finally waited for the imperial court to send a large army to support him, but he didn't expect to be defeated so quickly.

Their only hope was shattered.

This made countless officials with the surname Zhou extremely disappointed.

Hurry and send eight thousand cavalry to the capital, hoping to send more troops.

Perhaps the Annan commander simply did not take the other vagrant soldiers seriously.

Almost all the troops were used to attack the city.

There were no troops stationed along the road.

Li Ye brought 20,000 troops to the border between the two countries.

It was already night, but none of the soldiers were tired at all.

"General Zhao, please send out the cavalry, one man at a time, to search in all directions.

All the people of the Annan Kingdom who are surnamed Annan will be killed, and absolutely no one should be left alive.

Let’s try not to expose ourselves too early!”

Li Ye pointed at the map and said, "Let all the troops gather in Gumang City.

We must attack with lightning speed and at the first sign of dawn, when the city gates are opened."

"No problem, I will complete the task!"

The elite troops had an adequate supply of food and fodder. In order to ensure they had good eyesight at night, they ate some animal livers every day.

The cavalry also had a compass, so they didn't have to worry about getting lost during the battle.

The cavalry and infantry began to move.

Li Ye continued to move forward with his men.

"Tell everyone that we want to avenge our people! Attack the capital of Annan and capture the King of Annan alive.

Whenever a city was captured, half of the property obtained would be given to the soldiers.

Everyone, please work harder. We cannot rest until we defeat Annan."

"Please rest assured, Your Highness. Don't worry about the lack of rewards. As long as we can kill the enemy and avenge the people of our country, we will be rewarded.

Even if we don't sleep for three days and three nights, brothers will never complain!"

"That's right! The Annan Kingdom massacred my Dayuan clan. We must not let them go!"

"Hey, everyone is the same! Let's go!" Li Ye gave the order to attack.

The army advanced at top speed.

The villages in Annan were immediately devastated, and were massacred before they could even react while sleeping.

In ancient times, the most important thing was population.

Without enough population, it is impossible to support a large army.

Under normal circumstances, when two countries are at war, they generally will not massacre people of the Zhou clan at will.

However, the Annan Kingdom was ruthless and massacred the Dayuan clan everywhere.

Li Ye was not polite either and retaliated directly.

Once a small country like Annan suffers heavy casualties among its people, it may take decades to recover.

Li Ye planned to defeat the Kingdom of Annan in one fell swoop this time.

If conditions permit, they will even directly annex Annan.

The army marched southward and finally arrived at Gumang City at daybreak.

The cities of Annan were not very tall when they were built, and at most they were only as tall as the water wall of Dayuan County.

The city wall is six or seven meters high. As long as siege ladders are placed, it can be easily climbed over.

Zhao Wudi led the cavalry and began to gather one after another.

They killed everyone along the way, leaving no one alive.

Even in the early morning, there was not a single person on the street.

All the cavalrymen were covered in blood, emitting a strong smell of blood.

Every soldier is murderous!

There was a strong murderous look in his eyes.

Zhao Wudi's face was even gloomier. Seeing this, Li Ye cursed loudly, "The people of Annan are simply beasts! They treated the captured Dayuan people like slaves.

They were not even given clothes to wear, but were chained and locked in a barn.

I have to work for them every day and they don’t even give me food to eat!

Starve them to death or tire them out..."