Northern Huan.
Jia Yao has already received the message from Yun Zheng through Bai Falcon.
Our troops defeated the enemy at the Sulu River. I have personally gone to Yu Shizhong's troops to supervise the battle. The enemy may withdraw in the near future. Our troops will pursue them with all their might. I order your troops to cooperate with our actions.
Looking at the news from Yun Zheng, Jia Yao couldn't help but frown.
Yun Zheng defeated the coalition forces of Qiuchi and Dayue so quickly?
Will the Guifang withdraw their troops?
If the Guifang troops really withdraw and the Beifu Army launches pursuit, with Yun Zheng's wisdom, the Guifang troops will probably suffer heavy losses!
This is a rare opportunity for Beihuan.
In the previous battle, they seized a large amount of armor, weapons, and many war horses.
With the captured supplies, she temporarily recruited more than 10,000 warriors.
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Now, she has 30,000 troops at her disposal.
Although there are only more than 10,000 elite soldiers, as long as the Beihuan warriors are given weapons and armor, the combat effectiveness of even the temporarily recruited warriors will not be bad.
In the previous battle with the Guifang, they also had a rare taste of victory.
Their morale is high now.
If we join the pursuit at this time, we will definitely be able to seize more supplies from the enemy.
However, as he thought about it, Jia Yao frowned again.
Yun Zheng will definitely not watch Beihuan become big again!
Given Yun Zheng's character, he will definitely find a way to weaken Bei Huan!
She was worried that Yun Zheng would want to set a trap for them in the next battle plan, using Gui Fang to consume Bei Huan's power, and in the end, the benefits would fall on the Beifu Army.
We must be careful about this matter!
Bei Huan won the victory with great difficulty and seized some supplies. The situation has just improved, so they cannot fall into the trap of Yun Zheng!
Jia Yao thought for a moment, then told Budu and Heasu the content of the message and his decision.
"Princess, if we pretend to obey but secretly disobey, Yun Zheng will probably bring an army to punish us later!"
Heasu agreed with Jiayao's idea, but still had some concerns.
Yun Zheng is not someone who is good at this!
Besides, this is an order!
No room for bargaining!
If they refuse to cooperate, Yun Zheng will definitely use this as an excuse to attack them after the battle!
“That’s right!”
Jia Yao nodded and said, "Yun Zheng only told us to cooperate with their actions, but he didn't say how to cooperate. We can first see how Yun Zheng specifically needs us to cooperate. If Yun Zheng is willing to use the Guifang to consume our strength, I will go and ask Yun Zheng..."
At that time, you can either throw a tantrum or beg for mercy.
As long as Yun Zheng can stop weakening Bei Huan in various ways, anything is fine.
After listening to Jia Yao's words, Budu and Heasu felt upset.
But at the moment, they have no better solution, so they can only make this plan for now.
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Three days later, the two hundred released prisoners were discovered by Guifang's spies.
Of the two hundred people, only about one hundred and twenty were still alive when they were found.
The rest were either hunted down on their way to escape or collapsed from exhaustion.
After capturing these people, the spy immediately sent someone to tell Tuo Lin the news.
Upon hearing the news of the defeat of Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom, Tuo Lin and the Guifang generals were all panicked.
They had originally hoped that Qiuchi and Dayue would capture the Sulu River Plain and join forces with them to attack the Northern Palace Army on the opposite side.
However, in the end, it was Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom that were defeated?
And it was a disastrous defeat, even the food and supplies were burned!
The most important thing is that Yun Zheng is here!
King Yun Zheng of Jingbei has already arrived here, and has brought with him 10,000 elite cavalry!
Those were truly elite cavalry. Even when Yun Zheng led his troops in a life-and-death battle with Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom on the Sole River, he did not use that elite cavalry!
But now, Yun Zheng has already arrived with this large army!
Obviously, after the defeat of Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom, they became Yun Zheng's new targets.
"Father, Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom can no longer be relied upon. Let's retreat quickly!"
Tuo Lin's eldest son Chi Yan was the first to speak up to persuade them.
They originally had an army of 100,000.
However, the other group of troops was ambushed by the Northern Huan and lost nearly 30,000 people.
As a last resort, Tuoliang sent another 30,000 troops to provide support.
Now, they have only 70,000 people, including 10,000 Quanrong vassal troops.
Yun Zheng came here personally to lead the troops in battle, but the number of people they have is probably not enough for Yun Zheng to deal with.
"My lord, we must retreat!"
"The Beihuan and Beifu armies have joined forces. Once we are defeated on one route, the other route will be attacked from both sides!"
"If we don't retreat, the enemy troops in the Sole River Plain can easily attack our rear area through Dayue Country! Or, if the enemy troops over there quickly support us, it will also be a huge threat to us!"
"Since Yun Zheng took command of the army, he has never been defeated! My king, quickly give the order to withdraw the troops!"
"Yes, Yun Zheng always wins with fewer people. This man is too scary. Let's retreat quickly!"
“…”
For a moment, all the Guifang generals began to persuade him.
A man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree.
How could they not have heard of Jingbei King Yunzheng's achievements?
The once powerful Bei Huan was defeated by Yun Zheng in one battle after another!
Even the Great Chanyu of Beihuan was beheaded by Yun Zheng and his troops!
The fact that Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom were defeated so quickly once again made them see how terrifying Yun Zheng was.
Although they suffered a great loss at the hands of Bei Huan, fortunately their main force was still there.
If we withdraw our troops now, we won't suffer too great a loss.
After listening to the advice of the generals, Tuo Lin also began to think of retreating.
Of course he knew how terrifying Yun Zheng was.
Many Beihuan people would tremble when they heard Yun Zheng’s name!
He doesn't want to be the second Hu Jie.
However, Tuo Yan was extremely unwilling to give in.
This is the second time that Guifang has sent troops this year!
The last time they went out to fight, the enemy burned their food supplies and they had to retreat in disgrace.
This time, not only did he not get any benefit, but he was also severely tricked by Bei Huan.
If the Guifang troops were to withdraw in such a disgraceful manner, they would become a laughing stock!
"My king, we cannot retreat!"
Suddenly, a dissenting voice emerged.
The person who spoke was none other than Tuohuan, the Prime Minister of Guifang State.
Tuo Yan raised his eyes and looked at Tuo Huan, "Prime Minister, why can't we retreat?"
Tuo Huan: "Those prisoners were obviously driven here by the Northern Army! The Northern Army's move is to disrupt our morale! If we retreat, we will surely be pursued by the Northern Army and Bei Huan! At that time, we will suffer heavy losses!"
"this……"
Tuo Jing frowned, "What the Prime Minister said makes sense! But if we don't withdraw, once the Northern Army crosses the Sulu River and attacks our rear through Dayue Country, what should we do?"
To be honest, although Tuo Yan was extremely afraid of Yun Zheng, he did not want to retreat.
He really couldn't swallow this!
They devoted the entire country's strength to this war, consumed a large amount of food and supplies, but in the end it ended up like this.
It would be really embarrassing if we withdraw.
Tuo Huan shook his head and said, "The enemy has traveled a long way, and it is unlikely that they can attack us from behind through Dayue Country!"
"Low probability?"
Chi Yan's face suddenly fell. "Why don't you ask Jia Yao, is this possibility small? Is it farther from the Suole River to our rear, or farther from Sanbian City to the Beihuan King's Court?"
"this……"
Tuohuan opened his mouth slightly and was suddenly speechless.
After confronting Tuohuan, Chiyan said to Tuojin, "Father, Qiuchi and Dayue are worthy of death!"
"What do you mean by that?"
Tuo Lin asked in confusion.
Chi Yan said angrily: "Qiuchi and Dayue have been defeated for several days. Our three countries are an alliance, so they should send someone to inform us!"
"But we haven't received any news yet, which means they never thought of notifying us!"
"They clearly want us to help them contain the power of the Northern Army!"
"Maybe they want us to lose both of us and the Northern Army, so they can reap the benefits!"
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