Qin Qingxue and Shi Wushuang led the army to defend the city desperately, and they could no longer remember how many times they had repelled the enemy's attacks.
Several times the enemy had climbed onto the city wall, and the two men had to take action themselves to drive the enemy down.
Qin Qingxue hated Li Ye more and more.
If he doesn't lead his troops to flee, he can harass the surrounding area.
The Annan army was unable to attack the city with all its strength, so they could defend it more easily.
In just a few days, more than 20,000 people were injured.
If this continues, we won’t be able to hold out for much longer and morale will completely collapse.
And the most terrible thing is that food has been depleted.
Warfare consumes a lot of food, and the food consumed is several times more than in wartime.
It far exceeded Qin Qingxue's expectations.
Just when they were about to give up, the enemy retreated like a tide.
"What's going on? We were about to storm the city walls, why are they all retreating?
Could it be that our reinforcements have arrived?"
Qin Qingxue was overjoyed and quickly stood on the city wall to watch from a distance.
But there was nothing to be seen, not a single person in sight.
Even Shi Wushuang looked extremely embarrassed at this moment, with his white clothes stained with blood.
Even his hair was a mess.
I hadn't slept well for several nights in a row and I looked extremely tired.
Messages were sent out several times, asking the Annan army not to attack so fiercely.
But it didn't work at all.
The Annan army ignored his advice and wanted to annihilate them in one fell swoop.
Only then did I realize that in the face of huge interests.
The Annan Kingdom was unwilling to compromise with Yunlu Pavilion and did not even take their disciples seriously.
"We can't be too careless. Perhaps the enemy has come up with a better way to attack the city!"
There is no one in the world who is more cautious than you.
Things have gotten completely out of control at this point.
We must do our utmost to protect this city.
Once the city is broken, they will face an army of hundreds of thousands.
No matter how powerful the unrivaled warrior is, there is no guarantee of escaping safely.
The two were puzzled.
Even if Li Ye had a change of heart and came to support, he would not be able to pose much threat to the Annan army.
So as not to let the enemy give up the siege.
I always feel that the enemy's retreat reveals something strange.
But after watching for a while, he found that the Annan army had actually withdrawn from the camp and was about to retreat.
The two looked at each other in shock.
I really can't understand why the enemy army suddenly retreated when they were about to win.
"The entire army has withdrawn from the stronghold. Are they really planning to retreat?" Qin Qingxue couldn't believe his eyes at all.
"Could this be a trap set by the enemy, hoping to lure us out and surround us?"
The unparalleled man used his eyesight to look carefully into the distance.
“I don’t think it’s an attempt to deceive us!
You see, the enemy camp is packing up very quickly and in a panic. It must be that Annan is in great danger.
Otherwise, there would be no hasty retreat!"
Shi Wushuang guessed the situation of Annan at once.
But he really couldn't figure out who could threaten the security of Annan at this time.
"Could it be Li Ye? He led an army of 20,000 to attack Annan?"
"Impossible, he definitely doesn't have such a big deal!"
Shi Wushuang immediately rejected the idea that had just come up.
He felt that Li Ye would never dare to take the risk of entering the enemy country easily.
After all, this is a very dangerous thing.
Once surrounded by the enemy's army, without any military support, there is only one way out, which is death.
But it is impossible for the imperial court to send reinforcements so quickly.
It left him puzzled.
In the end, there was only one thought, that is, the armies of other countries took advantage of the lack of manpower in Annan and launched an attack on them.
Shi Wushuang told Qin Qingxue his thoughts.
Qin Qingxue agreed deeply after listening to it.
"It seems this is the only possibility!" Qin Qingxue breathed a sigh of relief.
After making sure that there was no danger, he could no longer hold on and leaned exhaustedly against the city wall.
Until the enemy has retreated and there is no need to hold on any longer.
Qin Qingxue's eyes were filled with anger: "Li Ye, you actually abandoned us and ran away. How hateful!"
Although Shi Wushuang was very angry, the Annan army had already retreated and he had no way to deal with Li Ye.
㱗In the past few days, he had also thought about sending disciples from Yunlu Pavilion to assassinate Li Ye.
But I quickly dismissed the idea.
Assassinating the prince is a serious crime, especially since Emperor Li Xuantian has become increasingly disdainful of Li Ye.
If he was really assassinated, he would not let it go easily and would investigate it thoroughly.
Once it was known that it was a disciple of Yunlu Pavilion who took action, the conflict between the two sides could no longer be reconciled.
At present, Yunlu Pavilion cannot bear such severe consequences.
The enemy had retreated, and Qin Qingxue ordered the soldiers to begin resting, while at the same time sending people out to collect food and grass.
The soldiers and civilians in the city are about to run out of food.
If there is no more food, there might be riots.
Li Ye let the soldiers sleep all night and set off immediately the next morning.
Travel through the cities at the fastest speed and take away all the seized silver.
Any food that cannot be taken away will be destroyed on the spot and will not be left for Annan.
The Kingdom of Annan also mobilized its troops to encircle the Dayuan army.
The commander-in-chief of Annan left 50,000 troops to garrison the hotel.
He led the remaining 100,000 troops into the country, ready to annihilate Li Ye.
The fighting atmosphere in the entire country of Annan suddenly became tense.
Zhao Wudi's cavalry played a huge advantage.
It has high mobility and can gather information from far away places.
As soon as you find any trace of the enemy, report it immediately and try to avoid fighting with the enemy.
However, as more and more enemy troops gathered, the scope of Li Ye and his men's activities became smaller and smaller.
Moreover, Li Ye was reluctant to throw away the seized money, which affected the marching speed to a certain extent.
Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly critical, Zhao Wudi rushed to find Li Ye.
He said with a serious face: "Your Highness! Given the current situation, it is almost impossible to leave smoothly.
I will lead the cavalry to divert the enemy's forces, and you lead your men to charge out as quickly as possible.
As long as we reach the border of Dayuan, we will be safe!"
"Why are you in such a hurry? It hasn't come to that yet!" Li Ye rejected his proposal without even thinking.
Zhao Wudi was extremely anxious: "Your Highness, haven't you realized that the enemy troops have surrounded us?
As long as they are discovered by the enemy during the search, they will be slightly blocked.
The other armies will immediately surround us.
I am more flexible in leading cavalry, and can escape if I cannot win.
But His Highness is leading an army of infantry, and even with a carriage, they can't escape the enemy's encirclement!"
"What you said is all right, but have you ever thought about defeating the enemy with these 20,000 troops?"
Li Ye said.
Zhao Wudi was stunned when he heard this.
He stared at Li Ye with wide eyes, even thinking that Li Ye had gone crazy.
How can we win with only 20,000 troops against 150,000 enemies?
"That's absolutely impossible. If it were 20,000 elite cavalry, perhaps they could fight to the death.
There were only 10,000 cavalrymen, and the remaining 10,000 infantrymen had just been assembled and had just formed combat effectiveness.
If you fight the enemy head-on, you will definitely lose!"
Zhao Wudi made his conclusion without hesitation.