Chapter 911 Defeat
The defeat of Beiling came unexpectedly quickly. After Xiahou Ling led his men to flee north, many people in the army followed him. The sounds of bugles mixed with the shouts of the Wei army. Only a very small number of the entire Beiling army remained on the battlefield to fight.
However, no matter how brave they were, even if one person could fight against three or five people, they could not prevent their comrades from fleeing behind them and having no reinforcements. The morale of the Wei Dynasty was high and they attacked aggressively, becoming more and more courageous as they killed. In contrast, Beiling suffered countless casualties. Beiling, who originally still had some strength to fight, was chased and beaten by the Wei Dynasty.
The screams and sounds of fighting behind him lingered in his ears. The people around Xiahou Ling kept dispersing and staying behind to stop the Wei people from pursuing them. No one knew how far they had escaped. When Xiahou Ling was about to leave the battlefield with great difficulty, he was suddenly almost hit by several arrows.
Ge Yue and the people around him quickly protected Xiahou Ling, swung their swords to cut off the arrows, and looked up to see several generals of Beiling riding horses, covered in blood, coming from the diagonal direction and galloping in front of them to block them.
"Xiahou Ling, how dare you abandon the battle and flee?!"
The man who came was the general of the Wanhu tribe, and he was accompanied by several blood-covered Beiling soldiers.
They looked at Xiahou Ling, who was surrounded by the assassins and soldiers of the National Master's Mansion and had no trace of blood on his body, and their eyes were bloodshot.
The Wanhu tribe member swung his long sword at Xiahou Ling and hissed, "Xiahou Ling, you bastard! How dare you abandon my Beiling man?!"
Xiahou Ling, startled by the arrow, paled slightly. Hearing this, he said, "General Bei misunderstood. I didn't abandon the battle and flee. It was the Great Wei who set us up and tricked us. We've all fallen for their scheme. Luoyan Pass is fraught with danger, and there may be more traps behind."
"We're already losing ground. Continuing the fight will only lead to even more casualties, or even complete annihilation. I'm leading my men back to the camp. I want to find a way to contact Sanzina and the others, and then plan to fight back..."
“You fart!!”
The man called General Bei had a fierce look in his eyes. "You were planning to fight back, but why didn't you just organize your men to fight? Instead, you took these people and retreated? Do you know that your departure just now caused the entire army to fall into chaos? With morale low, how many people from Beiling died at the hands of the Wei Dynasty?!"
"I repeatedly tried to dissuade us from going into battle today, unwilling to be so radical. It was you who said you were absolutely sure to take down Wei and told Sang Qina and the others to split up their forces. It was you who also said you could lead us to crush the Zhen'an Army and have everyone come out in full force to besiege Luoyan Pass. Now you're saying you've fallen for some bullshit scheme."
"Back then, you instigated the Khan to send troops, doing everything you could to gain command. You promised us that you would lead our Beiling army into the Wei Dynasty and establish an unprecedented foundation. Only then did we believe you and bring all the soldiers from our clan with us. But you actually deserted the battlefield and abandoned them."
A man standing nearby, holding a bow and arrow, was also filled with anger. "Xiahou Ling, don't try to deceive us. I saw you fleeing during the battle with my own eyes, completely disregarding the soldiers of Beiling. You, a Qi native, really have never truly wanted to help us Beiling."
"You killed so many people and even fled the battlefield. If I can return to the royal court this time, I will definitely report to the Khan and the elders of the royal court and demand that you pay for the lives of my Beiling soldiers!"
Xiahou Ling's face turned grim and he opened his mouth to explain, but those people didn't give him a chance at all. The leader, General Bei of the Wanhu tribe, pointed his sword at him.
"Immediately issue an order prohibiting the withdrawal of troops. Order all soldiers to assemble to resist the Wei Dynasty. You will return to the battlefield."
"General Bei, going back now would be courting death..."
"Shut up! If you don't reply, I'll kill you!"
There were many soldiers and generals from Beiling around him, and the Wei army was chasing after him. Now he had fallen into a trap and suffered heavy losses. Xiahou Ling originally didn't want to touch these people and let Wei take advantage of him, but their words touched his dark side. Looking at these murderous and unyielding people, Xiahou Ling's face gradually turned cold.
"I don't know what's good for me."
If you want to kill him and file a complaint in the royal court, you will lose your life!
"Ge Yue, kill them!"
"You dare!"
Those people were all shocked, unable to believe that Xiahou Ling had the guts to kill them in public. General Bei was even more furious, "Xiahou Ling, deserting the battlefield is already a capital crime, and now you dare to order us to be killed? We are from the Wanhu and Zongyan tribes. If you dare to kill us today, the elders of our tribe and the Khan will not let you go!"
Xiahou Ling was indifferent when he heard this. "This national master leads the army under the order of the Khan. He has the power to command the army. Whether to fight or retreat, you must obey my orders. You have disobeyed orders and attempted to harm me. If this national master kills you, who will dare to hold you accountable?"
"You want to not let me go? You'll have to die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he said coldly:
"Goyue!"
A black shadow rushed out from the side, leading more than a hundred people in the crowd to surround the Beiling generals. Those generals were already seriously injured and could not stop so many people at all. They were hacked to death in just a few moments. When their bodies collapsed to the ground, their eyes were wide open in their heads.
Xiahou Ling said coldly to the terrified and shocked Beiling soldiers behind him, "Bei Zhi'e and his men colluded with the Wei Dynasty to set up a trap in Beiling, attempting to trap our entire Beiling army outside Luoyan Pass. This national commander will execute them according to national law as a proof of purpose."
"Now that the Wei army is pursuing us, we are trapped. If we don't want to be annihilated, we have no choice but to lead our troops across the Feng River as soon as possible to preserve our strength. After we reunite with General Sanqina, we can counterattack the Wei army. This national teacher is dedicated to Beiling. If anyone dares to interfere like Bei Zhi'e and others, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
After shocking everyone with his words, Xiahou Ling saw the Beiling soldiers closest to him lower their heads one after another, and he didn't care whether they were truly convinced or not.
He originally brought these people with him to save his life. If they could escape, he would have the confidence to fight against the Wei Dynasty. If not, these people could also "sacrifice their lives" at the critical moment.
Xiahou Ling was not afraid of their rebellion. The Imperial Master's Mansion had accumulated prestige for a long time, and the Wei army was chasing them. Killing Bei Zhi'e and a few others was enough to intimidate the others and make them dare not do anything in a short period of time. What's more, in addition to the obvious death squads and guards of the Duke's Mansion, he also had three thousand blood shadows and twelve divine guards hidden in the army. These were his greatest confidence.
Xiahou Ling waved his hand: "Keep going!"
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As Xiahou Ling expected, the generals who fled with him in Beiling did not dare to raise any objection when they saw the corpses of Bei Zhi'e and his men. After he gave the order, they all followed Xiahou Ling and continued to march north.
The Wei army was dragged further and further away by the people behind them. Xiahou Ling and others did not dare to stay at all. When the roof of the Beiling camp tent was vaguely visible in the distant sky, and even the Beiling soldiers on duty on the watchtower could be seen.
Xiahou Ling's expression relaxed slightly, and there was a hint of relief in his eyes. As long as he passed the camp and took everyone across the river, everything would be fine.
However, when he approached the camp and looked at the wide-open gate of the central camp, and saw people wearing the armor of Beiling soldiers walking back and forth in an orderly manner inside, Xiahou Ling, who was almost at the gate, felt inexplicably uneasy and stopped abruptly.
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