"Boom!"

In a long and narrow mountain valley, a cavalry team was moving forward quickly. There were no flags and no general orders, but judging from the standard armor, they should belong to the official army.

On the small slope on the right, more than a dozen figures stood. They were all the leading generals and captains in the army. They all looked calmly at Ma Xu, the Dugu Nan from Longxi, who was standing in front of him.

This place is the border of Tai'an Road. This group of officers and soldiers who were supposed to be stationed at the border of Jiuchang Road don't know why they appeared here.

Dugu Nan said in a deep voice: "I believe everyone already knows about this mission. The key to this trip is just one word, hurry!

The vanguard scouts lead the way, avoid all towns along the way, and go straight into the hinterland of the rebels without wasting time. If they encounter rebels along the way, avoid them if they can, and annihilate them as soon as possible if they can't!

This battle is of great importance. I hope you will work together and not delay this important event. Anyone who disobeys the order will have the right to be executed on the spot!

Everyone, do you understand?"

All the generals clasped their fists together and shouted:

"The general will wait and understand!"

Now, Dugu Nan has earned enough military merit through each battle, and with Shangguan Taiqing as his backing, it can be said that his prestige and status in the army are increasing day by day.

"Set off!"

"promise!"

Looking at the cavalry advancing like a whirlwind, Dugu Nan slowly turned his head to look in the direction of Tai'an Road and chuckled: "Come on, let's have a good fight!"

…

"Dong dong dong!"

"Swish swish~"

"Kill!"

"Bang bang!"

The fighting outside Shouchun City was fierce. Yellow-shirted troops as dense as locusts were attacking the city. Arrows and stones flew like raindrops over the city walls. Soldiers fell to the ground and died every moment.

The siege here has been going on for a whole month, and many places on the city wall have collapsed. Almost every day, the Yellow Shirt Army would climb to the top of the city and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the government troops.

Although there was a thick pile of corpses at the foot of the city, it could not stop the rebels from attacking the city. Everyone knew that Zhao Zhongtian, the Minister of War, was trapped in the city, and his head was worth a thousand taels of gold.

"Dang Dang Dang!"

Even Zhao Zhongtian's trusted general, Ding Hui, a third-rank military officer from Yangzhou, had personally gone to the top of the city with a sword.

Ding Hui was seen holding a big knife in his hand, rushing left and right in the crowd. The big knife was flying and yellow-shirted soldiers were seen vomiting blood and retreating.

The two yellow-shirted soldiers roared and raised their scimitars and rushed towards Ding Hui. Ding Hui's face turned cold. He leaned over and dodged the knife on the right, then raised his leg and kicked the rebel. Fall to the ground.

Immediately after he twisted his body, the big knife turned in a circle close to his waist, and struck the other person's chest hard with one blow.

"Pfft~"

The soldier in yellow shirt instantly vomited blood and died, and slowly collapsed to the ground with despairing eyes.

Ding Hui was not distracted for a moment, and continued to swing his knife, slashing the head of the fallen rebel. Although he did not cut off the whole head, the brains splattered out, and the scene was bloody.

"Huhu~"

Ding Hui, who killed two people in a row, took a few breaths and kept shouting: "Right side, go to the right side! Stop them, burn the ladder, don't let them go to the city again!"

"If we send more people to the city to support us, we won't be able to hold on any longer. Hurry!"

Waves of roars rang out from the top of the city, and almost all the generals and lieutenants threw themselves into the battlefield, which was enough to see how brutal the battle was.

After all, Ding Hui was a general favored by the Zhao family, and he was a good leader. Although Shouchun had been crumbling under the fierce attack these days, the city was never broken, and Ding Hui should take most of the credit for this.

When Zhao Zhongtian was defeated, he only gathered a total of 40,000 to 50,000 remnant troops. In this month's siege battle, thousands were lost. After deducting those who were injured and unable to fight, the number of troops that could be mobilized now was less than 20,000.

For this reason, Zhao Zhongtian was driven into panic and ordered the entire army not to take a step back but to fight to the death. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be executed on the spot.

The corpses of two war-fearing captains are still hanging on the top of the city, exuding a stench.

These soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River were furious. They fought a rare tough battle and survived for a month under the siege of hundreds of thousands of rebels. Although their own side suffered heavy casualties, the yellow shirt army on the opposite side also failed to gain anything.

Eat the good fruit.

"Woooooo~"

Just when the yellow-shirted troops and the government troops who had boarded the city were engaged in hand-to-hand combat, a shrill and piercing horn sound suddenly sounded outside the city.

"Woooooo~"

This was the horn sound for the yellow shirt army to retreat. As soon as the horn sounded, the yellow shirt army retreated like a tide. Even the soldiers who had already climbed onto the city filed down and stopped staying.

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After more than a year of training, this ragtag rebel army has gradually become able to obey orders and make rapid progress.

"Hey, are you withdrawing?"

Ding Hui frowned and looked outside the city. The rebels clearly had the upper hand, so why did they retreat so easily?

Many soldiers looked outside the city in shock and doubt, and they all looked at each other.

"General, what's going on?" A deputy general approached Ding Hui and asked cautiously.

Ding Hui shook his head: "I can't understand it, it's really strange."

It's midday now. Logically speaking, the rebels would fight until the evening before retreating. Why did they retreat so early today?

"You keep an eye here and I'll report it to your lord. Remember, don't let down your guard to prevent the rebels from playing any tricks." Ding Hui squinted his eyes and warned.

"promise!"

In the prefectural and county government offices in Shouchun City, Zhao Zhongtian, who was wearing armor, was running around anxiously.

The sound of the war drums that had just attacked the city suddenly stopped. He still didn't know what happened. Could it be that the rebels entered the city and started fighting in the streets?

Zhao Zhongtian has been in a bad mood recently. He has suffered a lot of criticism after losing two battles in a row. Now he has been trapped in this isolated city for another month, and his soldiers have suffered heavy casualties.

Although he can break out of the encirclement, he cannot leave. Once he withdraws and the entire territory of Shouyan Road is lost, he may lose the position of Minister of War.

These days, he didn't dare to take off his armor to sleep, for fear that Shouchun would suddenly be unable to hold on, and he didn't want to die here.

Soon Ding Hui's figure appeared in his sight, and Zhao Zhongtian hurriedly went up to him and asked:

"how's it going?"

Ding Hui, whose armor was stained with blood, said solemnly: "Don't worry, sir. The rebels have withdrawn. There should be no new movements today."

"Retreating?" Zhao Zhongtian looked confused. He knew the situation in the city well. The soldiers were at the end of their strength. How could the rebels retreat smoothly?

"We have really retreated." Ding Hui said with a wry smile: "As for why we retreated, my subordinates haven't figured it out yet, but it just gave us some time to consolidate the city's defense."

Zhao Zhongtian rolled his eyes: "Did you say reinforcements have arrived?"

"This subordinate is not sure, but there must be a reason."

"Send someone to investigate!" Zhao Zhongtian waved his hand: "We must find out the reason why they retreated!"
Chapter completed!