Chapter 280 The Fourth Prince Worse Than the Tartars
He personally mobilized the soldiers, "You are the bravest warriors of Tatar and the most loyal subjects of the Eagle God! We have broken through Yanhui Pass and defeated the Yanhui Army. Your Majesty is proud of you! Can this small city of Jing'an stop us?!"
"No! No!"
The soldiers' blood boiled and their roars spread out.
"Defeat the Lu family army! Capture Lu Chenyang alive!" Someone shouted, and this slogan immediately ignited the surging emotions in the soldiers' hearts.
The Lu family army not far away heard it, and some soldiers were furious.
Lu Chenyang was like a god in their hearts, and he still wanted to capture their master alive? It was simply wishful thinking!
Zar was full of vigor and prepared thoroughly for this battle. As expected, when the battle began, the Lu family army was defeated, allowing them to occupy Chen Village.
This was the first battle that could be called a victory since the Tatars fought against the Lu family army.
The morale of the Tatar army suddenly soared.
However, although they occupied Chen Village, it had been emptied out. They only looted a small amount of supplies and food, and not even a grain of rice was left.
This made Zale a little disappointed, but more of a joy of victory.
He finally, finally defeated Lu Chenyang.
After being happy, Zar felt a little uneasy, as he always felt that this victory came too easily.
Is Lu Chenyang so easy to deal with? Zar had doubts in his heart, and then became more cautious. He always felt that Lu Chenyang seemed to be calculating something.
Zar sent people to keep an eye on the movements of the Lu family army, but there was nothing unusual about the Lu family army.
Zar frowned, becoming even more uneasy.
The deputy general said, "General, Lu Chenyang took advantage of the trap before. Now the trap is no longer effective. The Lu family army was no match for us in the fight against the warriors! It is normal for them to retreat now."
Zar shook his head: "No, the Lu family army has always been tenacious. This victory was too easy."
The deputy general felt that his general was being overly cautious. Was he really frightened by Lu Chenyang? It was obvious that their soldiers were very powerful, and Lu Chenyang was at his wit's end. Without traps, he naturally couldn't defeat them.
But he didn't dare say that.
Zar didn't care what the deputy general thought. He immediately sent people to investigate what had happened in Jing'an City.
Zar did not act rashly until he received a reply.
He has suffered too much loss and cannot be fooled again.
After checking, I really found the problem.
There is a large army outside Jing'an City, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
This army is none other than the Yanhui Army that withdrew earlier!
When Zar received the news, he broke out in cold sweats, and even the deputy general was frightened.
Fortunately, he didn't say anything at the time, otherwise...
The deputy general said anxiously, "It seems that Lu Chenyang is feigning defeat in order to lure us into a trap." After a pause, he couldn't help but flatter him, "Thanks to the general's caution, he sent people to investigate the situation. Otherwise, we would have fallen into Lu Chenyang's trap."
Zar frowned deeply. "It seems the situation is not favorable for us." He pondered for a moment and said, "We must withdraw."
When Zar heard that the Yanhui Army had also arrived in Jing'an City, he naturally thought that they were supporting Lu Chenyang.
What is the weakness of the Lu family army? The only weakness is the small number of people, and now, this weakness has been made up.
Zar asked himself, if their numbers were equal, what were the chances of them defeating the Lu family army?
To be honest, he himself was not sure.
If it were the Yanhui Army from before, let alone the four princes and Yuan Kuishan, two good-for-nothings, even if the Duke of Zhenguo himself came, he would not be afraid, and he would have the confidence to fight.
But he was facing Lu Chenyang. When he didn't have enough people, they couldn't defeat General Lu, let alone now.
He had already determined in his heart that the Lu family army's retreat was just to lure him into the trap.
So he made a prompt decision to withdraw his troops.
But where could they retreat? Huai'an City behind them had already been occupied by Lu Chenyang, so he could certainly attack the city. But could Lu Chenyang just sit back and watch? He would then make a fool of himself.
He didn't worry about this before because he knew that Lu Chenyang didn't have enough people, and even if they tried their best, the Lu family army would not be able to defeat him.
Now... the Lu family army no longer has any weaknesses.
Zar fled with his troops overnight.
He did not return to Huai'an City, but took a detour to Jinzhou, which added more than 20 days to the journey, which seemed like he was fleeing in desperation.
Zar left under the cover of night. He thought he left quietly, but in fact, Lu Chenyang had received the news when he broke camp.
Inside the tent, Lu Chenyang sat in the center of the tent. He knocked on the table and said, "The old man's strategy is still effective."
Zu Xingwei also began to look at Lu Chenyang with sparkling eyes: "Sir, this plan is really powerful. It made the Tartars retreat without sacrificing a single soldier. This is real skill! Look at that Second Prince, he actually abandoned the city and fled with 500,000 troops. Tsk tsk."
Zu Xingwei had something in his mind that he hadn't said. When Zhao Xi wanted to ask them to assassinate the Fourth Prince, he actually agreed with it.
People like the Fourth Prince deserve to die.
Lu Chenyang twitched the corner of his lips slightly and said, "This time, Zar was too cautious and got scared. It's also because he didn't understand our situation."
Wei Dong said calmly at this time: "Even the Tartars, who are worse than beasts, would never have thought that our great prince came with his troops not to provide support, but to take advantage of the situation."
The sarcasm in his words could hardly be concealed.
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