"The enemy's food supplies have been burned!"
"Brothers, kill!"
"kill!"
On the other hand, the morale of the Northern Army is now high.
The Northern Army, which had been under continuous compression, burst out with amazing fighting power and launched a counterattack against the enemy again.
The enemy's morale was already low, and now being overwhelmed by the Northern Army's momentum, its morale completely collapsed.
"escape!"
“Run away!”
Under the frenzied counterattack of the Northern Army, the enemy troops that rushed into the gap retreated in panic.
"You can't retreat! Hold on, hold on!"
...
...
The generals of Qiuchi and Dayue tried desperately to stop the fleeing soldiers, but they were powerless.
Their roars had no effect.
The morale of the two countries' armies collapsed very quickly, and many soldiers even turned around and started to flee.
"brush……"
A sharp knife flashed across. A Dayue soldier who fled in panic was beheaded by the general supervising the battle.
"Those who retreat will be killed!"
The general raised the bloody knife and roared murderously.
Faced with the ferocious gaze of this general, many soldiers who were fleeing in panic were frightened.
Just when the general thought he had shocked the fleeing soldiers, he suddenly felt a chill on his neck.
The general really wanted to turn his head and look behind him to see who was killing him.
But unfortunately, he can no longer do it.
With a "thump", the general fell to the ground.
With the death of their general, the demoralized soldiers of the Dayue Kingdom began to flee for their lives.
On the battlefield, this kind of collapse is often like an infectious disease.
As the soldiers in this area began to disperse, soldiers in other areas also began to disperse.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Northern Army quickly recaptured all the gaps.
Yun Zheng let out a long sigh and immediately gave the order: "Order Deng Bao to lead all our cavalry to charge towards the enemy camp and support the Bloody Clothes Army! The rest of the troops just need to drive the enemy out and are not allowed to pursue them!"
After the messenger left, Miaoyin looked at Yun Zheng in confusion, "Why didn't you chase them?"
This is not like Yun Zheng’s character!
The enemy was already doomed to be defeated, but he didn't even order his men to pursue them?
This is a good opportunity to capture prisoners!
"Don't chase after a desperate enemy!"
Yun Zheng shook his head slightly. "If we chase them now, the enemy will be furious and will definitely fight us to the death! We must wait until the enemy's morale is completely destroyed, and then we will launch a pursuit with cavalry..."
Even a rabbit bites when it is angry!
What about people?
Pursuing them now would only increase their casualties further.
The enemy's food supplies had been burned, and the collapse of their morale was inevitable.
When the enemy troops are too hungry to have any strength left, their morale will drop to the bottom.
It will be much easier to chase them then.
"I see!"
Miaoyin nodded in sudden realization, and supported Yun Zheng distressedly, "The winner has been decided, you don't need to worry too much now, you should take a rest!"
"No, just hold on a little longer!"
Yun Zheng shook his head gently, "I've endured for so long, this last shudder doesn't matter! If something goes wrong at this moment, I will cry to death."
Seeing Yun Zheng's insistence, Miaoyin had no choice but to give up persuading him.
This is how Yun Zheng fights.
Although he is no longer leading the troops in person, he is the one who cares the most.
Deng Bao strictly followed Yun Zheng's orders. He did not lead his troops to attack the enemy's fleeing soldiers, but continued to raid in the direction of the Qin enemy camp.
When they joined forces with the Blood-Clothed Army, they immediately led their troops back.
It was not until the Blood-Clothed Army returned that Yun Zheng finally felt relieved.
…
Some are happy, some are sad.
While Yun Zheng and the others were extremely happy, Lou Yi and Yu Tai, who had fled with the main force, were filled with grief and indignation.
The originally good situation was completely destroyed as the food and grass were burned.
At this moment, two words kept flashing in the minds of both of them: destroy the country!
They wanted to gather the defeated soldiers and launch a desperate attack on the enemy, but they simply couldn't do it.
They had been unable to capture the city for a long time, and now they were faced with the dilemma of food and grass being cut off. The morale of the soldiers of both countries had completely fallen to the bottom.
Now, if they dare to forcibly stop these madly fleeing defeated soldiers, it will definitely cause a large-scale mutiny and lead to infighting.
In the chaos, Lou Yi and his men found Yu Tai, who was being surrounded by people and running away.
"General Yu, we can't admit defeat like this!"
Lou Yi's eyes were bloodshot, and he growled, "If we are completely defeated, the enemy will be able to attack and enter your hinterland! By then, both our countries will be destroyed!"
"right!"
Yu Tai's face turned pale. "I was just about to discuss this matter with Your Highness."
"Please speak, old general."
A glimmer of hope rekindled in Lou Yi's heart.
Yu Tai said weakly: "Right now, we can't gather the fleeing soldiers. We can only let them flee. After daybreak, everyone should have run too much and we can gather the fleeing soldiers then..."
"That's right!" Lou Yi nodded, "To forcibly gather the defeated soldiers now will only cause a mutiny."
Yu Tai: "What I am thinking is that after we gather the defeated soldiers, we will leave some troops to defend the place, and then quickly prepare the cavalry to enter Tianqiong Pass, and then quickly send troops out from Tianqiong Pass..."
It was no longer possible to break through the defenses of the original defenders of the Sole River.
The only solution now is to leave troops behind to defend the place and delay the enemy's advance.
As long as they sent troops from Tianqiong Pass to defeat the Northern Army's garrison at Tianqiong Pass, they would be able to launch an offensive, attack the enemy's rear, and force the enemy to return for reinforcements.
Right now, this is their only chance to win.
"General Yu and I share the same idea."
Lou Yi said: "We can leave 5,000 horses for the defenders as rations!"
"right!"
Yu Tai nodded heavily, "Your Highness and I have the same idea again! My idea is that I will lead my troops to Tianqiong Pass, and this side will be handed over to Your Highness, so these 5,000 war horses will be provided by Qiu Chi!"
Listening to Yu Tai's words, Lou Yi couldn't help but frown, "Your cavalry also suffered a lot of casualties. If you just rush back with so few people, I'm afraid it won't be of much use. I think my cavalry can go to Tianqiong Pass with the old general, so that we can quickly raid the defenders of Tianqiong Pass and then threaten the horse-herding grassland..."
"Your Highness, I want to do the same, but if Your Highness wants to lead his troops into Tianqiong Pass, he must have the king's consent!" Yu Tai's face was full of helplessness.
Yu Tai was always wary of Lou Yi.
How could a strategic location like Tianqiong Pass be allowed to be occupied by a large number of foreign troops?
What's more, he is a very ambitious person like Lou Yi.
Lou Yi was furious, "Time is running out now. By the time your king agrees, it will be too late!"
"I understand, too."
Yu Tai was helpless, "But I really have no choice! I hope Your Highness will understand."
"you……"
Lou Yi was almost so angry that he cursed.
After hesitating for a moment, Lou Yi finally nodded helplessly, "Then let's do as General Yu said!"
As he spoke, a cold light flashed in Lou Yi's eyes.
What a short-sighted old man!
Are you still on guard against me at this time?
In that case, don’t blame me for being rude!
Lou Yi was thinking viciously in his heart, but he didn't notice that a cold light flashed in Yu Tai's eyes...
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