1187 Retreat, Want to Become a General King
Xiling Tianlei promised the Xiling soldiers that as long as they won, they could return to Xiling. This was used to intimidate the generals of Xiling, but it could also be used by Dongling Ziluo and Nanling Jinfan.
Compared with Xiling Tianlei, Dongling Ziluo and Nanling Jinfan were more practical. They promised that as long as they won the battle, they would be promoted to higher positions, or at least guaranteed to have plenty of gold, silver and treasures.
No soldier would doubt the words of the two princes, the two favored princes. As a result, the morale of both sides was high, and of course the majority would overwhelm the minority.
In the first battle, Xiling suffered a crushing defeat. Then Dongling Ziluo and Nanling Jinfan launched a strong attack all the way, but they rushed out in a hurry and refused to retreat.
In two days of fighting, more than 200,000 people died, including 150,000 soldiers from Xiling.
Thinking of the battles of the past two days, Xiling Tianlei felt dejected.
"Wuyan, what should we do next?" Things had come to a point where they were doomed to fail, and he had to make a decision.
"Your Highness, as long as the green mountains remain, there will be no fear of running out of firewood. As long as Your Highness is still alive, we will have the possibility of making a comeback. Wuyan swears to follow Your Highness until death." Baili Wuyan knelt on one knee at Xiling Tianlei's feet and persuaded him silently.
Should I give it a try and risk my life, or retreat and try again another day?
Xiling Tianlei looked ahead without saying a word...
Time passed quietly. Without Xiling Tianlei's order, Baili Wuyan did not get up and just knelt there quietly.
Finally, Xiling Tianlei spoke: "Wuyan, let Jia Wei lead 50,000 people to attack Dongling's defense line at midnight, and Zhao Mei lead 100,000 people to attack Nanling's defense line."
Xiling Tianlei assigned tasks to the other two generals, but did not mention his confidant Baili Wuyan. This order explained his decision at this time.
Baili Wuyan responded and left.
At midnight, Doudou woke up. Although he was still a little weak, he was able to walk. At the same time, two generals under Xiling Tianlei led their troops to attack.
Dongling and Nanling were prepared and immediately fought back, using siege weapons to deal with the flesh and blood of Xiling. This battle lasted until dawn, and Xiling suffered countless casualties. When the Xiling soldiers came back to rest, they found...
"Where is His Highness?"
"His Highness is missing."
"Oh no, something happened to His Highness."
Without Xiling Tianlei in charge, the soldiers of Xiling were instantly thrown into chaos, frantically searching for Xiling Tianlei's whereabouts.
Someone said, "I saw His Highness and General Baili running into the woods." The people who were searching stopped.
"Nonsense, how could His Highness abandon us?"
"Impossible, His Highness will not abandon us."
At the beginning, some people couldn't believe it, or they couldn't accept the fact that they were abandoned, and they shouted with red faces and thick necks.
It was not until the seekers found the trail that everyone gave up hope.
"Your Highness has abandoned us."
"Hahaha, Your Highness ran away alone, leaving us here to die."
"His Highness has escaped. Why should we fight? Just surrender, just surrender."
"What a bullshit His Highness, he is just a deposed prince, don't call him His Highness anymore. We risked our lives for him, but he abandoned us. I curse him to die a miserable death."
"No, I would rather die than surrender."
"Surrendering may give me a chance to survive. My son is waiting for me at home."
"I am the only son of my parents. I don't want to die. I don't want to die."
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Morale dropped.
The army's morale was broken, and the soldiers of Xiling had no will to fight at all. They covered their faces and cried. They were all men who had fought on the battlefield, but now they were crying like children.
I wonder if Xiling Tianlei would regret what he did after seeing this scene...
Unfortunately, Xiling Tianlei will never see this scene. Xiling Tianlei and Baili Wuyan took four confidants and went into the miasma forest overnight. As a result, because it was too dark and they were too anxious, they accidentally took the wrong road.
If you take the wrong path in the miasma forest, you can't just go back. Just like Doudou said, it's dark and dangerous in there, every place feels the same, and you can't tell east from west.
Of course, Doudou is a person with poor sense of direction, so what he said was a little exaggerated. Just like the Ninth Prince, he is familiar with this place and would never go to a dangerous place.
Baili Wuyan was also familiar with this place, and he could also avoid those potential dangers, but it would take some effort to find their camping place.
After Doudou woke up, the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen continued to move forward. Although Doudou complained about their abuse of the patient, he still followed them obediently. That night, they were almost ambushed by the caterpillar army.
There were only a few places where people could stay in the miasma forest, and even fewer places that could accommodate three hundred thousand people. The Ninth Prince searched one by one and soon found the area where Xiling Tianlei had stayed before.
"This is it." Looking at the traces on the ground, the Ninth Prince and Feng Qingchen didn't need to think about it any more.
The three of them chose a secret place that was not too far away, and waited there slowly so that Doudou could heal his injuries.
Life in the miasma forest is boring. Doudou could bear it at first, but after staying here for three days, he couldn't stand it anymore.
"What a sad thing! So many days have passed, why hasn't the person come yet? He is either coming back or not." Doudou had injuries on his face and two of his teeth were knocked out. When he spoke, he not only had a lisp but also spoke unclearly.
"It's almost over. It's not easy for Xiling Tianlei to hold on for so many days." Rather than saying that Feng Qingchen knew Xiling Tianlei's character, it would be better to say that she believed in the Ninth Uncle.
The Ninth Prince said that Xiling Tianlei would definitely be defeated and would definitely turn back, so he would definitely retreat.
"I've been here for five days." Doudou hung his head and looked like a large dog.
"No hurry. It will be here soon." The Ninth Prince looked ahead and said in a mysterious tone.
That villain Xiling Tianlei was definitely unwilling to die. The fact that he could hold on for so many days showed that he had underestimated Xiling Tianlei.
The Ninth Prince was so confident because he had his men in the armies of Dongling and Nanling, and their positions were not low.
The deputy general whom Dongling Ziluo regarded as his confidant was the Ninth Prince's man. Together with the people he had planted in the Nanling Army in his early years, it would be easy to force Xiling Tianlei back to the miasma forest.
God seemed to be particularly fond of the Ninth Uncle. As soon as he finished speaking, there was movement in front of him, but it was too far away to see clearly. When the three of them could see clearly, they saw several figures walking towards the camp.
"My god, they're really here." Doudou's eyes widened, and the look he gave the Ninth Prince was even more scorching. Before the shadows came close, Doudou tried to get a clear picture, and said in a flattering manner, "Ninth Prince, please calculate how old I can live, how many wives I can marry, and whether I can become a general or a king?"
"Want to be a great general?" The first sentence did not seem like much to the Ninth Prince, but the second sentence made him quite curious.
A killer wants to be a great general. The most important thing is that this killer doesn't know who he really is...
Doudou nodded desperately, looking at the Ninth Uncle expectantly, hoping that the Ninth Uncle would say yes.
The Ninth Prince is always right in making predictions, isn’t he?