The sudden arrival of so many reinforcements from Daning State caught Teng Gexiang off guard. Wu Yuanzhang was also surprised and exclaimed repeatedly.
"King, there are too many of them. We probably won't be able to hold our own against the reinforcements. What should we do?"
Teng Gexiang shook his hands anxiously.
"Give the order, hold on even if you can't. Anyone who dares to take a step back will be killed without mercy."
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Yun rode up to him. When he saw Huang Yun, he looked at her evasively.
"Yunmeng, are you okay? Father was just about to send someone to rescue you."
Huang Yun felt that this perfunctory attitude was hypocritical, but she had no intention of exposing her father.
She immediately shook her head gratefully.
"Thank you, Father, for your concern. I'm fine. However, I heard that three groups of reinforcements have arrived from Daning Country. The number of reinforcements has reached 300,000."
"Three groups? Three hundred thousand?"
Teng Gexiang's eyes instantly became bright, and he looked at her with a look of horror and surprise, "Where are they from?"
"The King of Chu, Huang Shixiong, the King of Ping Liao, and Leng Zi'an, the King of Zhennan, are all veterans of battles for many years, and they've brought with them elite soldiers and generals. Father, let's retreat!"
"Humph, boosting others' ambitions while destroying your own prestige, is that something you should say?"
"Father, now is not the time to be aggressive. As long as there is life, there will be no shortage of firewood. If we retreat now, we can still retain half of our troops. Otherwise, I'm afraid even you will find it difficult to escape unscathed."
"nonsense."
Teng Gexiang glared at Huang Yun furiously, "You're talking nonsense. Do you want to be a coward?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a general came forward hurriedly to report.
"Report... King, the enemy reinforcements total 300,000 men. We've suffered heavy casualties and are almost overwhelmed. What should we do?"
Hearing this, Tenggexiang's face turned pale instantly.
He was just being stubborn and shouting that no retreat was allowed, but now faced with facts, he had to give in.
He picked up the telescope and looked at Leng Yu, who was riding on horseback and looking at this side against the wind, gritting his teeth in hatred.
Seeing that he had no intention of ordering a retreat, the general who had just reported the news became anxious and urged again:
"King, please make a decision quickly. My brothers can't hold on any longer. If this continues, none of us will be able to get out."
At this time, more people came running over.
"King, retreat! We can't hold out any longer."
"King, retreat!"
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Teng Gexiang was unwilling to retreat from the bottom of his heart. He had spent most of the silver in the national treasury on his trip to Daning. In order to hide smoothly in Daning, he asked these soldiers to disguise themselves as businessmen, civilians, and people from the escort agency... After these people were disguised in various ways, they moved around in the cities and villages near the capital of Daning. He even stayed in that small village for a whole month. During this period, the food, drink, and accommodation expenses of all people were not a small amount. He originally thought that by capturing the five cities of Daning or the capital of Daning, he could not only get back the silver he had spent, but also take this opportunity to make a fortune.
Everything was going smoothly, and their people would soon be able to rush into the capital of Daning State and take it over.
But who could have thought that Cheng Yaojin would appear halfway, and there would be more than one.
Teng Gexiang knew that judging from the number of enemies and our side, if he did not retreat now, even if his 100,000-strong army arrived tomorrow morning, it would probably be too late.
Thinking of this, he roared angrily:
"retreat."
As soon as he gave an order, the people of Beihai Kingdom retreated one after another.
However, Huang Shixiong and Leng Zi'an were not going to let him go so easily. He retreated again and again, and they pressed on step by step.
Teng Gexiang sensed something was wrong and instructed Wu Yuanzhang beside him:
"I will go ahead and join our 100,000-strong army, and then come to rescue you. You will hold out here for a while!"
Wu Yuanzhang knew that Teng Gexiang was going to give him up, and he immediately looked at him with a sullen face.
"Are you sacrificing pawns to save the king?"
"Grand Tutor Wu, please don't say such harsh words. Back then, you fled to the North Sea Kingdom like a stray dog. Over the years, I have never treated you unfairly, have I? Now that I have asked you to protect me, do you still have any complaints?"
Even if he had complaints, Wu Yuanzhang did not dare to speak them out. He had taken the position of national teacher in Beihai Kingdom, which had already made many people jealous. If he rebelled against Teng Gexiang at this time, he would be afraid of losing his head at the first command of Teng Gexiang.
Perhaps, if we hold on for a while, there is still hope of survival.
Thinking of this, he clasped his fists solemnly.
"King, please take Princess Yunmeng and leave first. I will stay here with the soldiers."
After hearing what he said, Teng Gexiang nodded with satisfaction.
He shouted to those around him:
"General Liu, give the order. Everyone here must obey Grand Tutor Wu's command. All those above the rank of Deputy General must follow me and leave."
Hearing this, Wu Yuanzhang's forehead immediately broke out in sweat. He became even more certain that Teng Gexiang wanted to throw his life here.
But at the moment, he seemed to have no other choice, he could only grit his teeth and clasp his fists in agreement.
"Don't worry, King. I will be waiting for you to come with your army to rescue us."
There was a scornful smile on Tenggexiang's lips. The reason why he valued Wu Yuanzhang was that he had a better understanding of the situation in Daning State. He hoped that he could play a role in conquering Daning State.
Now that there is no hope of recovering Daning State, what's the point of keeping him around?
Thinking of this, he waved to the generals around him and shouted,
"drive!"
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