That night.
The battle raged fiercely beneath Yunmeng City. The snow melted in mid-air before it even reached the city walls, and the shouts of battle shook the leaves of the trees around the city.
Xiao Luofeng's expression grew increasingly serious.
Dozens of scouts ran back and forth between the city and the camp, and every fifteen minutes a scout would come to report the battle situation to Xiao Luofeng.
Xiao Luofeng looked at the scout in front of him and asked, "Has the city gate been breached?"
The scout bowed his head and said, "Reporting to the commander, the Southern Zhou army is too well prepared. They have hot oil, rolling logs, and arrows as if they have an endless supply. Our army has suffered heavy casualties."
"Keep exploring!"
Just as the scout stood up, another scout ran up and said, "Commander! General Liu Tong... has been killed in action!"
Xiao Luofeng clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, and said in a deep voice, "How could the Yang family army suddenly become so brave!"
The scout said, "Their junior commander, Yang Qingzhi, is personally overseeing the battle from the city wall. The enemy's morale is high, while ours is low."
Xiao Luofeng paced back and forth, pondered for a while, and then said, "Prepare the horses, this commander also wants to go into battle to supervise!"
"promise!"
Just then, Gan Lang came running over.
Xiao Luofeng said, "You've come at the right time. Gather ten thousand men in the camp and let them join me in battle!"
"Commander, they..."
Before Gan Lang could finish speaking, Xiao Luofeng interrupted him: "Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to fight to the death. Abandon the main camp and fight the Yang family army to the death. Either we storm Yunmeng City, or we die under the city walls!"
Gan Lang said anxiously, "I mean they're here!"
"them?"
Xiao Luofeng's pupils contracted, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Yang Qingzhi really did arrange for a sneak attack?"
Gan Lang gripped Xiao Luofeng's wrist tightly and said, "And the number is far more than ten thousand!"
"How is this possible?!" Xiao Luofeng's expression changed drastically.
"kill!!!"
Suddenly, shouts of battle erupted from the woods behind the camp, and countless people emerged from the forest.
"Capture Xiao Luofeng alive!!"
"kill!!!"
"Damn it!" Xiao Luofeng drew his sword and shouted, "Everyone, don't panic! Follow me to meet the enemy!!"
A large axe cleaved the Dongjing soldier blocking the way, and then a young man wielding a long sword instantly killed two soldiers.
Xiao Luofeng's judgment was correct; the person who launched the surprise attack was indeed Zuo Zhu, but what he didn't expect was...
Besides Zuozhu, there's also He Biao!
"Xiao Luofeng, your Grandpa He Biao is here. If you don't want to die, get out here yourself!"
He Biao, holding a large axe, laughed heartily.
Xiao Luofeng exclaimed in shock, "How could He Biao be here??"
"Could it be..."
"Yang Qingzhi disregarded what was behind him and didn't station any troops in Yunjing City and Yunshui City at all?"
Gan Lang pulled Xiao Luofeng away, saying, "Now is not the time to think about these things. There are no less than 20,000 of them. He Biao and Zuo Zhu are both here. Even I cannot protect you. Let's get out of here!"
Xiao Luofeng angrily retorted, "I am the commander of an army! Tuo Tie Wuhua is still fighting at the front. How can I retreat?!"
"Commander!"
Gan Lang advised, "As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn. Just think of these ten thousand people. We can't let them die here in vain. Take as many as you can with you!"
"Commander, the defeat is inevitable. Only if you retreat first will the Deputy Commander retreat in time. This will buy them time to retreat!"
"Commander, give the order quickly!"
Xiao Luofeng gritted his teeth, glared fiercely at He Biao through the gaps in the crowd, then turned to look at Yunmeng City engulfed in war, as if exchanging a glance with Yang Qingzhi on the city wall, before giving the order with regret: "Withdraw!"
Gan Lang shouted, "There are mountains blocking the way to the west, retreat to the east!! Retreat!!!"
...
"call!"
"call!"
Xiao Luofeng, bent over on his warhorse, watched as a thin slit gradually appeared in the fog ahead, and asked breathlessly, "Where are we?"
Gan Lang, who had been closely following Xiao Luofeng, said, "The Yun Jing Canyon is just ahead. After passing through this canyon, we will reach the Jinghai coast in another day."
"They've already come so far."
Xiao Luofeng glanced back at the soldiers behind him and said, "Only two thousand cavalrymen left, cough cough cough..."
Gan Lang looked at Xiao Luofeng's body bent over like a shrimp and asked worriedly, "Commander, are you injured?"
Xiao Luofeng shook his head and said dejectedly, "My heart aches, it aches terribly, it's heartbreaking!"
"On the way south, I studied every battle of Yang Qingzhi and thought I knew his tactics well. I was very careful in my troop deployment, fearing that I would lose this battle after Feng Jing. But I never expected that Yang Qingzhi would be so cunning!"
"I was defeated in less than five days. How am I any different from Feng Jing?"
Gan Lang advised, "Commander, please don't be so sad. Wars have winners and losers. As long as we are alive, we can win again next time."
Xiao Luofeng waved his hand and said, "The two second-rank generals who were recently appointed by the court have been defeated one after another. I have lost not only the land of Yun Jing, but also the face of the new Dong Jing Dynasty."
"How...how can I face the General?"
Xiao Luofeng suddenly drew his sword.
"Commander!"
Gan Lang swiftly grabbed Xiao Luofeng's hand and said sternly, "If you don't even have the courage to meet the Great General, then you are truly a coward!"
Xiao Luofeng closed his eyes, and after a long while, he opened them and said, "You're right. I, Xiao Luofeng, owe my current position entirely to the General's trust. Even if I die, it will be because the General wants me to die!"
As he spoke, Xiao Luofeng glanced fiercely behind him and said, "As long as I survive this time, Yang Qingzhi, I will repay this humiliation tenfold in the future!"
Gan Lang said, "We've shaken off the pursuers. As long as we cross this canyon, we can enter Jiangyang County along Jinghai. The commander's life is safe."
Xiao Luofeng suddenly stopped, carefully examining the canyon in front of him, and said, "We can also reach Jinghai by going around the canyon, but it will take longer."
Gan Lang said, "No, what we need to do now is buy time. We may have shaken off the pursuers, but if they come this way, we could still be caught!"
"But what if there's an ambush in the canyon?" Xiao Luofeng looked up at the mountains on both sides.
"How is this possible!"
Gan Lang decisively said, "This place is far from Yunmeng City. How could Yang Qingzhi have predicted that we would take this route?"
"You're right, I was wavering."
Xiao Luofeng pulled on the reins and said, "Let's go then."
Gan Lang waved behind him and shouted, "Don't slow down, let's go into the valley!"
After the troops had entered the valley from both ends, Xiao Luofeng was still somewhat worried and ordered the troops to continue advancing at a faster pace, and then slow down after they left the valley.
When they reached the middle of the canyon, a horn suddenly sounded.
The sound was like the roar of a wild beast to everyone's ears.
Suddenly, hundreds of heads appeared on the mountain peaks on both sides, each holding a bow and arrow.
In an instant, arrows rained down.
Seeing this, Xiao Luofeng became even calmer and shouted sharply, "Don't panic, go full speed ahead and break out!"
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