Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 180 General, save my life!

At this time, on the top of the city wall, the Crown Prince Fang Tianding, dressed in a dragon python, was also watching with great excitement. From his perspective, the battle on the battlefield far away was extremely intense.

Some of the government cavalry rushed into the formation, seemingly charging recklessly and in a fierce fight.

At this time, we could see the elite armored troops, under the guidance of the two marshals, heading straight for the rear formation of the government army's center.

After just seeing this scene, Fang Tianding was already shouting excitedly: "Quick, quick, quick, rush up and kill the eunuch Tong Guan. This is a great victory!"

Lou Minzhong was also very excited and responded: "As long as we charge forward, the Song army will be defeated. The Song army will definitely be defeated!"

Even in the far field of vision, the armor was about to rush behind Tong Guan.

At this time, Yao Pingzhong was raising the big Pudao in his hand and said, "Here it comes!"

When the people around heard it, they heard the big shield smashing to the ground, and there was a deafening shout: "Hah!"

The battle was on full alert, and the situation had already taken shape. There were rows and rows of soldiers, three layers of armor inside and three layers outside, with some even wearing two layers of armor. Many fathers, sons, and brothers who went into battle together even looked at each other, with an indescribable determination in their eyes.

Large sword, bone flower and hammer, spear, large shield...

Yao Pingzhong was obviously very experienced. Even when the Western Xia Iron Harriers were flying back and forth in front of his formation, he was always able to keep the formation stable.

This is how he established his military achievements in the past. Even if Tong Guan was no longer willing to reward him, none of his colleagues were dissatisfied with him, and some even spoke well of him in front of Tong Guan.

In the minds of those colleagues, they did it for no other reason than to have a reliable teammate like Yao Pingzhong by their side and behind them when they went into battle.

Reliable people are born with a certain aura. Even though Su Wu had never known about what happened to Yao Pingzhong twenty years ago, after several exchanges, he could feel the reliable aura and temperament of Yao Pingzhong.

They really came. The armored soldiers of the bandits made a loud noise. After they passed by the armored and strong horses, their steps never stopped. They came as soon as they said they would!
The two large banners were running rapidly, and the number of people in the two places added up to about five to six thousand.

Although these soldiers could not form a neat row, they came shouting, running with weapons in hand and yelling incoherently. No one knew what they were shouting.

Yao Pingzhong looked at these elite bandits running towards him, screaming and screaming. He showed no sign of panic. He slowly calculated the distance and pace, and suddenly shouted, "Shoot!"

The arrows flew up, and there were many bows and steps, all of them were crossbows, and they were in the back formation, shooting forward!
The bandit army had quite a lot of armor. They plundered more than 60 counties and even broke into the big city of Hangzhou with a population of 300,000 to 400,000. Only then were they able to gather these elite armored soldiers!
Just think of these iron armors going into battle, and you can win every battle. After crossing the river, Suzhou, Lake Jiangning, you can attack Bianjing!

But at this moment, these iron frames did not seem very strong under the strong crossbows of the Northwestern men.

Arrows were shot one after another, piercing the armor of the enemy soldiers. It was not difficult to penetrate the armor. In an instant, countless people fell to the ground.

However, there are also many people who can still run even if they are shot by arrows or the arrows are stuck in their bodies. Even if the arrows do not penetrate their armor deeply, only the skin and flesh are injured. Armor has always been a life-saving weapon!

A moment later, the two began to engage in close combat. The big man from Guanzhong held a large shield in front of his head. After enduring a wave of fierce impact, he smashed the flail forward and stabbed forward with a spear behind him.

At the moment of the attack, Yao Pingzhong looked around and saw that the formation was the same as before, with no retreat at all, so he felt relieved!
Moreover, the charging bandit army seemed extremely brave and unstoppable, but when they reached the big shield, their momentum came to an abrupt halt.

Then the knife is the knife, the hammer is the hammer, if you hit me, I will hit you!
The whole place was filled with the sound of clanging, as if tens of millions of blacksmith shops had come together to work, and tens of millions of blacksmiths were working at the same time.

It's just that if you fall down, I will fall down too. There's nothing fancy about it. It's just a mixture of iron and blood.

At this moment, the individual has no thoughts at all, as if he has turned into a machine, adrenaline running through the body, and there is no room for rationality in the head.

The most primitive human being, the most primitive desire to kill, the most primitive fighting gene.

At this moment, there is no question of victory or defeat. We have to wait for a while. When the strength is slowly consumed and fatigue slowly sets in, people will begin to become rational again. The return of rationality at that moment is the beginning of determining the winner!
Under the two marshals' banners, some people were impatient and shouted heart-wrenchingly countless times, charging and killing!
The two marshals did not seem to have expected such a situation. They thought that victory would be within their grasp with a charge. They never expected that the unstoppable momentum before would come to an abrupt halt here.

In a hurry, Li Tianrun stepped out of the crowd and led the way. Beside him were his younger brother Li Tianyou and his generals Zhang Jian and Zhang Tao.

Coming in front of the enemy in person is of course to break the deadlock and create a gap. Only in this way can the Biao government troops be defeated and retreat.

Li Tianrun went to the front and knocked down a government soldier with one hammer. He squeezed forward and knocked down another person with another hammer. The people on his left and right were even more courageous and followed Li Tianrun to fight forward. In an instant, several people squeezed into the tight formation of the government army!

The effect of leading by example was really good, and Li Tianrun was really brave, so he was able to open up some of the ideas.

But after really rushing into the crowd of government troops, Li Tianrun himself began to make crackling sounds. In such a large crowd of people, no matter how brave a man is or how powerful his martial arts are, it is impossible for him to really live up to the description of being so brave that no one can match him.

He was a mortal with only two hands and two feet, and the weapons that were flying everywhere made him dizzy. His brother who came to help him was also the same, and so were Zhang Jian and Zhang Tao...

Why is it so difficult? Li Tianrun wondered.

It was only because the elite troops under his command could not rush into the crowd like him, and also because this government army was equally brave, and they fought one after another, without any cowardice at all.

In this kind of battle, everything is so difficult. It all depends on the overall advance and retreat, not on individual bravery!

Not far away on the platform, Tong Guan, who had seen a lot of the world, no longer looked so calm. His fists were clenched tightly on both sides of his body, and his rapid breathing became increasingly clear.

Cheng Hao, who was standing nearby, could hear Tong Guan's rapid breathing more clearly, and even thought about whether he should hide for a while, or talk to Tong Shu and hide first.
I endured it again and again, my Adam's apple rolled countless times, and I don't know how much saliva I swallowed, before I finally held back from talking nonsense...

This was the first time Cheng Hao had seen such a brutal battle at such close range. He clearly saw the hammer hitting the face and the blood and flesh flying everywhere. He didn't feel anything, but subconsciously touched his trouser leg...

He always remembered what his father said to him in Bianjing. He wet his pants and quickly changed them in a place where no one was around...

He felt that he would never do that, but these words kept lingering in his ears, letting him know that when he was scared, he would subconsciously touch his trouser legs from time to time...

It's moist...

But, where can I change it at this moment?

The only thing he did was to use his still trembling legs to clamp his trouser legs tightly, which seemed to be able to cover up a little.

Far away on the city wall, Lou Minzhong also clenched his fists. He didn't speak loudly, but just kept muttering softly: "Hurry up, hurry up, hit them quickly..."

It was Fang Tianding who gnashed his teeth and shouted non-stop: "Charge, charge and kill the eunuchs, charge!"

Neither of them looked at the top of the city wall, but only looked into the distance.

Because this city is really unbearable to look at...

I don't know how many government troops have already rushed to the top of the city wall. If you look around, you can see them everywhere.

There was also a steady stream of bandit troops climbing up the city walls from various stairs, trying desperately to push the government troops off the top of the city walls!
No matter how hard Marshal Shi Bao tried to put out the fire, he couldn't save so many places...

Everything seemed impossible. Inside countless battlements, the armored troops firmly occupied the position and held their ground. Even an endless stream of armored troops were coming up continuously.

It seemed that both sides were holding their breath, and whoever released the breath first would determine the winner.

But no one wants to let go of this breath. Where does human spiritual power come from?

Just like these bandit soldiers who are still fighting bravely on the city walls, why are they still here? And why did they bring huge losses to the elite Western Army of the Song Dynasty in history?
Putting aside other things, they are, in the final analysis, the lowest class of people who can't survive. They rose up just to save their lives. They have no other way to go, so they have come to this day.

As for the other group of people, whether it was the Northwestern Army or Su Wu, they should not have been their opponents.

At this point, everyone has done something wrong. These men who couldn't bear to live and rose up in rebellion have no other way to go. At this point, they have also done something wrong. They have imposed their own suffering on other weaker and more innocent people...

The men of the Western Army also did something wrong. They only wanted to make money, to achieve merit, and to have a future.

Su Wu was wrong, too. He only wanted money, merit, and a future, and even the future. He only wanted a great victory, and he didn't think about why these people rose up in the first place...

This is a tragedy. There are many sources of the tragedy, both indirect and direct. The most direct source is Zhao Ji, who was still playing the piano and writing in the imperial city of Bianjing.

This tragedy is doomed to be unavoidable!
Then it can only be ended with iron and blood.

There is no right or wrong to talk about!
In the north city, under the city walls, countless government troops were crowded, unable to advance and dared not retreat.

Tan Zhen finally understood the situation and was cursing: "Why don't you obey orders? Why are the troops so incompetent? Come on, tell the troops, ride your horses and tell all the generals quickly that if they can't climb the city wall today, everyone will be punished!"

The military order was issued again, which was extremely strict and everyone would be punished.

It would only make life difficult for these soldiers. How could they possibly deliver military orders under such circumstances?
Where are all the generals and how can we find them?
Is Mr. Tan… stupid? At this moment, other than beating drums and sounding gongs, what other military orders can be delivered?

But the soldiers were helpless, how could they say anything? They could only ride their horses and go, but where to go? Which soldier should go to find which general...

Order the soldiers to just ride their horses to the front lines. If they can't find anyone, just shout a few times. If they can't climb the city wall, all the generals will be punished...

After shouting, his throat was hoarse, but few people paid any attention to him.

What's the point of shouting at tens of thousands of people?
Do you want to go back after shouting? It’s better not to go back, because you can’t complete the task if you go back…

Just wait, the bell will ring soon...

The army always had to retreat back to the camp. Many soldiers realized that sounding the gong was a dignified act. If they didn't sound it again, the dignified act would be gone. The wooden poles, rolling stones, gold juice, kerosene and arrows on the top of the city would not be a pleasant experience.

It would be really disgraceful for the soldiers to turn back without waiting for the horn to sound!

Mr. Tan...

To the south, the government army’s rear camp.

A team of six or seven hundred armored cavalrymen have turned around and returned calmly from the two hundred thousand bandit troops!

On the platform, Tong Guan suddenly called out, "Ziqing is here!"

It seemed that this call had let out countless fears.

While shouting, Tong Guan turned around and glanced at Cheng Hao, with a look of surprise on his face.

Cheng Hao could never find who Su Wu was, nor where Su Wu's troops were. He didn't know much about military formations, and he was already dazzled. When he heard Tong Shuxiang's words, he also looked carefully.

He still couldn't see which one was Su Wu, but he knew that the returning group was Su Wu's group. He was overjoyed and said, "If Ziqing comes back, we will definitely win a great victory!"

I don't know where this confidence comes from. When has Cheng Hao ever seen Su Wu go into battle? But he has this kind of confidence inexplicably, and feels that in this sea of ​​blood and corpses among thousands of troops, his own people are the reassurance.

I also heard Tong Guan muttering, "It will definitely be a great victory!"

There were many people around, including various military governors, recorders, and military officers, as well as Zhu Wu, Xu Guanzhong, Wu Yong, Wen Huanzhang and others, all of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu Yong had more fantasies in his mind. He thought of the past, his old friends, and the man who wanted to be recruited, the timely rain Hu Baoyi. If he had succeeded in recruiting him...

Needless to say, he should also be on this kind of battle array...

How many of the tens of thousands of bandits on Liangshan Mountain would die in such a battle? And how many would survive?

What would it matter if he was recruited? Would he still be rich and powerful? Could he really become a general or a prime minister?
Wu Yong had no idea how much he was thinking. He thought of too many tragedies. Su Wu had such a strong army, but he still fought so hard. How would the Liangshan people in the past respond if they were faced with such a battle?
Alas... what brotherhood, what honor to be an official...

Maybe, everything... is the best arrangement...

Just then, General Su came back. A group of armored knights did not go straight to the rear of the enemy army, but ran in circles. They actually entered the enemy army from the side and rushed sideways. In an instant, people and horses were thrown to the ground!

Xu Guanzhong couldn't help but say: "General Su, you are really good at fighting!"

Who said no?
Everyone nodded in agreement. Even Tong Guan turned around and glanced around, saying, "This is a talent that only appears once in a thousand years!"

Looking at the scene in front of him, General Su came in from the side and chopped a big man's waist like a sharp blade.

The big man's legs were unstable, his body could not move forward, his hands were powerless, and his whole body was broken into two in a moment.

Those two big banners still wanted to move forward bravely, but no matter how Li Tianrun or Si Xingfang rushed and killed, it was of no avail.

The enemy army's formation was already in disarray, and now it was even more chaotic. The front was still advancing, but the rear had long since been cut off.

Yao Pingzhong cooperated well and shouted, "Forward!"

The big shield was being raised forward, the feet were moving forward, the hammers were smashing forward, there were countless spears, and the armor was making crackling sounds.

Did you think the situation was precarious just now? It was never like that. Yao Pingzhong, who had fought for so long, was always as firm as a mountain.

In the past, even the Western Xia Iron Harriers could not break up his army, let alone the Fang La bandits today?

Why did the father and son go to the battlefield? The forty-year-old soldier who looked old was the pillar of the army. He could die on the spot, but he would never retreat a step!
forward!

It can actually move forward!

Li Tianrun was puzzled. He didn't understand why he, with such powerful martial arts skills, was retreating step by step involuntarily!

This was a situation he had never encountered before. Ever since he personally selected the personnel and began to form this elite armored force, he had never been defeated.

But today, it appeared inexplicably.

This feeling made Li Tianrun panic. He looked around and shouted hoarsely, "Follow me, charge." It was not that the people around him would not follow him, but that they were powerless. Charging is a kind of "inertial potential energy", a state of being swept away by the successive generations. The people in front are also charging, the middle are squeezing, and the back are also pushing.

This is the collective power of a “trend”.

Without a backflow, how can the tide be stirred up?
Just look at the armored cavalry cutting through the horizontal formation without stopping, and the surging tide, how could it not be retreating involuntarily?

Li Tianrun turned around to look and saw it clearly. But what could he do in such a hurry?

He turned around and walked away, but he also shouted: "Brothers, hold on, I will personally go back and kill the knight who entered the battle!"

This is the only way. The cavalry that entered the battle formation would come back as soon as they went out. If they are not stopped on the spot, the army will never have the follow-up strength.

Pushing and squeezing in the crowd, Li Tianrun reached the center and waited sideways, waiting for the government cavalry to rush into the battle again!
Here it comes, here it comes. Under the impact, a man weighing more than 100 pounds colliding with a knight weighing several hundred pounds is like an egg hitting a stone. I don't know how many of them will fall over.

The knight's lance was a deadly weapon. With the combined force of man and horse, it pierced the armor, and the armor instantly became as thin as paper.

This horse must never run again!

Li Tianrun stood still, his eyes fixed on a monstrous horse in front of him. When the horse came, Li Tianrun was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and jumped up, not for anything else, just to knock the rider off the horse.

What's the point of knocking down a knight?
At this time, Li Tianrun didn’t think much about it, nor did he ask. He really had no choice but to do something.

The knight on horseback reacted quickly and stabbed with his spear, but Li Tianrun had anticipated this and used his arm guard to deflect the spear while his body was still in the air...

How could it not be a miraculous martial art?
He pounced on it just in time, with perfect timing, and jumped on top of the tall horse.

But the knight was also very tenacious. He did not fall off the horse and remained sitting upright. In an instant, he was actually riding on the horse. Li Tianrun also got on the horse, riding with his back to the knight, and they hugged each other on the horse's back.

Li Tianrun just started punching, and the knight had already let go of his spear and also started punching.

The two men were fighting on horseback, making crackling sounds. Even after three or two punches, the knight was already unable to resist. Li Tianrun even stretched out his hand to attack the knight's leg, intending to throw the knight off the horse.

If you want to know who the knight is, it is Fan Yun who rushed to General Su again.

Behind the knight was Su Wu. How could Su Wu not come to the rescue? The Snow-Treading Black Horse was very smart. As soon as Su Wu gave it a little push, it ran a few steps quickly. Su Wu had just stabbed one person with his spear and it was too late for him to retreat, so he drew his sword and went ahead.

It's not chopping, it's smashing.

The long sword passed over Fan Yun's head and hit Li Tianrun's iron helmet heavily, just like an iron bar.

Li Tianrun only felt a buzzing in his head, his eyes turned black, his body became unstable, and he fell to the side, but he still held Fan Yun's hands tightly.

That means both of them are falling off their horses together!
Su Wu had already ridden his horse to his side. He stretched out his hand and grabbed the iron collar on the back of Fan Yun's neck. Even with this hand holding Fan Yun, the horse continued to gallop.

What Su Wu grabbed was not one person, but two people, two people who were entangled with each other.

Even though Su Wu's body was pulled to the side, he held on with all his strength and did not let go. No matter how hard he tried, he could not pull him up, so he just dragged him to the side of the horse and ran away.

Why didn’t Su Wu let go?
Because once he lets go, Fan Yun will be trampled by countless iron hooves, and his life will be over!
As long as he kept dragging and tugging, Fan Yun would be pulled out of the gates of hell by Su Wu.

Fan Yun knew that his life was hanging by a thread, so he pushed with his hands and kicked with his feet, trying to kick out the thief who was entangled with him.

The thief was stunned for a moment, but he had already woken up and would not let go. No matter how hard he tried, he held on tightly.

Su Wu's horse speed was getting slower and slower, and his body was leaning to one side, as if he would fall to the ground at any time. In his other hand he held a long sword, which he intended to hit the thief who was farther away.

However, he could reach the long sword, but he couldn't exert much strength. If he really exerted all his strength, his body would suddenly fall down, and Su Wu himself would inevitably fall off his horse.

Fan Yun pushed and kicked, and shouted anxiously: "General, please let me go, or you will fall too!"

The general didn't answer. No matter what, he had to hold Fan Yun back. I don't know why...

Are there not enough soldiers who died today?
What's the harm if one more person dies? It's just some compensation money...

If you really ask Su Wu, Su Wu doesn't know why he has to hold on to this soldier at this moment! If he must sublimate some lofty character, it seems that there are not so many thoughts in his heart...

"General, let go!" Fan Yun knew he couldn't get away, so he screamed heartbreakingly, his veins throbbing, and his facial features looked so hideous that he didn't look like a human.

"Shut up and get him off!" The general gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words. He stopped swinging the knife and threw it away. He used both hands to grab Fan Yun, because he couldn't grab him with one hand.

At this moment, a rider came up from behind: "Don't be alarmed, General, I'm coming!"

Shi Jin, the Nine-Patterned Dragon, had already approached, holding the spear in both hands, and with quick eyes and hands, he lowered his head and stabbed again.

Sparks flew everywhere when he stabbed, but every shot was accurate. When there were two people fighting, he could hit the bodies of the bandits with every shot, and never missed!
The thief's eyes were red, his gaze was like copper bells, and he looked around, but could only watch as the spear pierced his body again and again.

After a short while, his hands finally became too weak to embrace him, and he slipped away, disappearing under countless horse hooves in an instant.

Who would have known that the man hidden in the countless horse hooves was none other than Li Tianrun, one of the four marshals under Fang La and the great general guarding the country!
Just think of him as a brave thief!

Su Wu naturally relaxed his whole body, and with both hands exerted all his strength, he pulled the man weighing 140 to 150 kilograms hard and pulled him onto his own horse, the Snow-Treading Black Horse.

The horse can actually speed up again, what a great horse!
Fan Yun was sitting behind the general. He felt relieved and said, "General, you saved my life!"

The general did not answer, but only said: "Look at the horses!"

What horse should I look at? An ownerless horse. One horse carrying two people is not a long-term solution. But if there is an ownerless horse and I want to chase it or wait for it, Fan Yun should ride another one.

"I see!" Fan Yun answered loudly, waiting for the opportunity to get close, reaching out to grab the reins, then flipping over and leaving. It seemed like a miracle that he landed steadily on the back of another horse.

What to do if you don’t have a weapon? Just lower your head and look, and when you see it, lean sideways to grab it.

That far away...

There were also the so-called 200,000 thieves in gray cloth and linen clothes. At this time, they were like headless flies, running around in all directions, and few of them followed forward.

Just look at the 3,000 Western Army cavalrymen, still stirring back and forth, the more they stirred, the more chaotic it became, and the more chaotic it became, the more they stirred, and they really turned the 200,000 bandits into a pool of turbid water.

It has long been the case that the soldiers cannot find their generals, and the generals cannot find their soldiers!
Tired and exhausted, Han Shizhong went out directly, stood up on his horse and looked around to see if there was any clear water in the muddy water. He went out to take a break and catch his breath, and also to have a clearer view from the sidelines.

After taking a few breaths, Han Shizhong shouted, "Follow me again!"

The clear part is gone, but we still need to stir it, for fear that the turbidity will become clear again.

These rabble really let him stir things up as he pleased, with really no hindrance!
For Han Shizhong, this battle was really easy to win, and he even lacked a certain sense of accomplishment, such as the sense of accomplishment of defeating the elite troops of the Western Xia and the Tanguts!

In front of Yao Pingzhong's formation, he was moving forward step by step, advancing faster and faster.

There were two large flags, one with the word "Li" written on it seemed to be turning, while the other with the word "Si" written on it seemed much more determined.

Yao Pingzhong raised his big sword and pointed at the big banner with the Chinese character "Si": "Go there!"

His military orders could not be transmitted very far, and could only be transmitted to the personal guards around him, but it was enough. He also had a general's flag behind him, and the flag would follow him. Wherever the flag went, that was the direction of the entire army!
Just keep moving forward!
On the stage, Tong Guan's two tightly clenched fists at his sides finally loosened a little. At this moment, he realized that his fists and palms were already bleeding from his own nails...

It hurts a little, but it's good to feel pain. Feeling the pain is a kind of relief. Tong Guan took a deep breath and said softly, "I won!"

Win?

Cheng Hao was puzzled. All he could see was a sea of ​​blood and corpses. He had no idea who was winning.

He even suspected that Tong Shumi was comforting himself, so he looked around and saw that many people's faces suddenly had cheerful expressions.

Did you really win?

He also went to see the advisers under his brother-in-law. He gradually became more familiar with them and knew that they were all extraordinary people. He also saw the four of them breathe a sigh of relief.

Really won!

"Okay!" Cheng Hao shouted.

Tong Guan turned around to look, and Cheng Hao immediately shut up, thinking that his words were abrupt!

But Tong Guan was able to smile and ask, "Have you found Ziqing?"

Cheng Hao shook his head blankly. How could he find it among so many soldiers and horses?
Tong Guan pointed and said, "Look at that group of armored cavalry that are about to break out of the battle formation, the one leading them!"

Cheng Hao went to look. He could see who was the leader, but he couldn't see clearly and couldn't recognize him. He just asked, "Is it that one?"

Tong Guan nodded: "It's your brother-in-law."

"Then... why is he the first one?" Cheng Hao was worried. How could a general leading the troops be the first one?
Tong Guan answered honestly: "He was one step ahead and one step behind, and now it's the first one!"

"How did the Prime Minister find it so clearly?" Cheng Hao was puzzled.

Tong Guan answered again: "The closest people around him are his personal guards, that's one reason. But more importantly, he stood up the most on horseback in the army, and he also looked around frequently, and even shouted to the people around him from time to time!"

"Oh... I understand." Cheng Hao learned a little trick when watching a battle for the first time, how to find his brother-in-law among thousands of soldiers.

Next time, if this situation happens again, Cheng Hao will be able to find the person in the first time.

While the conversation was going on, Su Wu had already gone out to the battlefield, gathered the troops from a distance, stopped at a distance, and even dismounted and stood still to rest again.

The formation of these five or six thousand armored thieves had already been thrown into chaos. The rest was up to Yao Pingzhong. Yao Pingzhong was already pushing forward step by step. Facing Yao Pingzhong's rigorous battle formation, the armored thieves no longer had any real power to resist!
The banner with the character "Li" had already turned and started moving, and the banner with the character "Si" could no longer hold on and was retreating step by step...

Collapse was right before our eyes. Reason returned to many people's heads. Their heads controlled their steps and they began to turn around.

Then a team of armored men emerged from the gray cloth and linen clothes in the distance. It was Lu Da. He strictly followed Su Wu's orders and completely cut through the so-called 200,000 bandits. After a short rest, he cut back into the mob.

The light cavalry on both wings were still driving back and forth. Their arrows had long been used up, and their long spears were parallel to the thieves on the side formation, stabbing them from far and near.

In fact, the mob had already collapsed, but there were too many people, and they were like a whirlpool, and even running away was a little confused...

The collapse had already begun, even the elite armored troops were beginning to break.

On the tower, the view was too far away, so they could only see the beginning of the clues. The crown prince Fang Tianding asked: "What's going on? Why can't we attack the central army for so long? Why does the big banner seem to be retreating instead of advancing?"

Who can answer?

Fang Tianding glanced at everyone, but no one could answer the question. He really couldn't answer it.

"Prime Minister Lou, what happened?" Fang Tianding called out and asked.

Lou Min was also puzzled, but he answered: "The Grand Marshal of the Nation and the Grand Marshal of the Nation are both extremely brave, with countless elite troops under their command, and they are invincible in hundreds of battles. It must be... a trick!"

"What plan?" Fang Tianding asked again, feeling extremely flustered.

What plan?

Lou Minzhong really couldn't answer, so he said: "It's a strategy of confusing the enemy and showing weakness!"

"Really?" Fang Tianding asked again. He was never stupid, he was just confused. Defeat? He couldn't think about it, let alone accept it.

"Really..." Lou Minzhong nodded...

Fang Tianding also nodded repeatedly, muttering: "Really, seriously... I must be serious..."

Seriously?
Once the two hundred thousand bandits were defeated, everyone found their target in a daze and ran south. At this moment, everything suddenly became clear before their eyes...

Even if the banners and armor were turned back, the pace of defeat would be faster and faster, more visible than the receding tide...

Don't take it seriously...

Fang Tianding was stunned on the spot!
Lou Minzhong was also stunned!

Inside the city wall, everyone was in a daze!

Under the tower and on the wall, someone shouted, "Why haven't the reinforcements come for so long? Why are they retreating?"

"Yes, he is really retreating...he is escaping..."

"Are they afraid of death and not coming to save Hangzhou? Are they not coming to save us?"

It’s over. The stunned Prince Fang Tianding murmured clearly: “It’s over…”

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