Meeting Li Jinglong's troops was actually not that strange. Their destination was the capital, and they followed the same path.
It's just that Li Jinglong's troops didn't expect to catch up so quickly, and Li Ying's troops didn't expect that Li Jinglong would move so slowly.
"This... how is this possible?" Li Jinglong's pupils trembled when he heard the news from the scouts. Although he also knew that Li Ying's troops would march towards the capital, there was no way he could catch up with them.
You must know that from Qiuzhen to the capital, there are more than a dozen cities of various sizes along the way. It would take ten days and a half for the gods to break through them.
Li Jinglong obviously hadn't received the news about the surrender of the cities in the rear. To be honest, even if he had received it, he wouldn't dare to believe this outrageous thing. He might even think that this was false news released by the enemy, which disturbed his mind.
What.
However, now that the opponent's troops have arrived behind them, even if Li Jinglong doesn't know what's going on, he can only face it.
"Marshal, what should we do?" the general next to him asked.
Obviously there are only two options, one is to turn around and fight the opponent on the spot, the other is to leave some troops behind and rush forward to the next city.
It's not that far from the next city. According to the marching speed of the army, it's only about two hours' journey, so it's indeed within reach.
Li Jinglong is very confused. The total number of troops he has gathered now is about 100,000, but the organization of the troops is really chaotic.
He has almost no time for reorganization, and besides, he doesn't have Xu Jing's organizational skills.
Just by looking at the faces of these soldiers, one can tell that they have no will to fight, and their morale is horribly low. At present, these soldiers can only be regarded as troops following Li Jinglong preparing to flee back to the capital, not troops that he can fight with.
Although Li Jinglong was not very talented, he could still understand these situations. So he quickly ruled out the option of turning around and fighting, so the only remaining option was naturally to continue running.
But who will stay behind? Simply running won't work. Just because the opponent's troops can catch up with them, it means that their marching speed is much faster than our own.
Of course, Li Jinglong also knew what the current state of his troops was. It was good if they could not disperse. How could this march be so fast?
But in the current situation, who dares to stay behind? Previously, 400,000 people were defeated by the opponent. He still doesn't know how many people are on the opposite side, so even he dare not turn around and fight. Those who stay behind will survive.
?
While Li Jinglong was thinking, he began to look at the generals around him, as if he was trying to decide which one to stay.
However, before he had any doubts, a man suddenly volunteered to step forward and saluted Li Jinglong: "Marshal, I am willing to stay behind!"
"Oh? General Chen is actually so enlightened. He is worthy of being the iron-blooded man of Daning..." Li Jinglong was quite happy at first, but in the middle of his words, he suddenly frowned.
Yes, he thought of another question and looked suspiciously at General Chen, who volunteered in front of him. What kind of occasion is this? Is anyone really willing to die? He is so proactive, maybe he wants to... surrender directly.
Just when he first started to doubt, he unexpectedly saw another general standing next to him: "Marshal, the last general is also willing to stay behind."
"Are you willing too?" Li Jinglong's brows furrowed even more tightly. Is there anyone else who wants to risk his own life? There is indeed a problem.
Li Jinglong's guess was not wrong, because these two people really wanted to surrender.
After a big battle in Qiu Town, the situation changed drastically. In fact, everyone has already seen some trends. This was also the reason why a large number of cities surrendered without a fight.
By now, Li Ying's troops had even caught up with their troops, and it was obvious that there would be generals who wanted to surrender. So after hearing what happened after the break, the two men couldn't wait.
Of course, there are also those who are really willing to cut off the throne, such as the one who came out after these two. This is a general named Chi, who belongs to the emperor's foolish loyal faction. It is true that the emperor needs him to die, and he doesn't even frown.
The kind that wrinkles a bit.
It's just that although he sincerely wants to break off the relationship, Li Jinglong has begun to have doubts, and he doesn't know who to believe now.
At first, he was still worried that no one would accept the hard work after the break, and he didn't know who to let him do it. Now, the good guys are rushing to do it one by one, which makes him even more panicked.
Letting those who surrender go, isn't this giving troops to the opponent in vain? Moreover, it cannot stop the opponent at all. According to the opponent's speed, he can still catch up immediately, which will not have the effect of breaking up the enemy at all, and may even expose his own side.
intelligence.
But we can’t continue after this. What else can we do if we continue? Wait for the other party to catch up?
For a moment, Li Jinglong didn't know what to do, and seemed to be unresponsive.
However, when he hesitated, Linton showed no hesitation at all.
Almost at the same time that Li Jinglong and his troops discovered Linton's troops, of course Linton and his troops also discovered the troops in front.
To be honest, this somewhat surprised Linton and Li Ying. They didn't expect to catch up with Li Jinglong's troops. Shouldn't this opponent rush back to the capital at full speed to prepare to defend them? All the information they heard from those who surrendered along the way
That's what he said, the other party has already received the order from the capital.
They really didn't expect this army to move so slowly.
Although it was a bit unexpected, since he had caught up, of course he couldn't let it go. However, although Li Ying had the idea of pursuing him, he still asked Linton what he meant.
So what else does Linton mean? His tactic has always been to act recklessly, and his original intention has not changed.
So Li Ying directly ordered the army to speed up the pursuit. Not only that, Xu Jing was asked to lead 6,000 cavalry troops to pursue first, making sure to hold off the enemy's troops and wait for their army to arrive.
Xu Jing took the order and left. However, although he received the order to delay, he did not expect that the troops on the opposite side would be so vulnerable.
Because just when he rushed to the opposite army with 6,000 cavalry, the battle had not begun yet, and the formation on the opposite side had already begun to become chaotic.
Yes, seeing the enemy troops appear, Li Jinglong's troops themselves panicked.
Li Jinglong hasn't chosen the person to break up the rear yet, and his troops are completely unprepared to face the enemy. As a result, the enemy's troops have already appeared in front of him, and he is in chaos in an instant.
Seeing this situation, can Xu Jing, who is leading the team, let go of this opportunity?
This chapter has been completed!