The battlefield in Shouchun City finally fell into silence, billowing smoke rose in the air, and the fields outside the pass were filled with the corpses of soldiers from both sides.

The strong smell of blood wafted in the air, making people sick to smell it. This day-and-night battle claimed the lives of too many soldiers.

What makes people feel weird is that what is planted on the top of Shouchun City is not the military flag of the Long Army, but the imperial flag of Zhou Jiaqing, who is the bloodline of the Zhou royal family.

The army had a comprehensive advantage, and even the Long army, which had broken through the four gates, failed to capture Shouchun.

The battlefield was full of elite cavalrymen wearing armor, patrolling back and forth to see if there were any remnants of the Long Army. If they found anyone pretending to be dead, they would kill them with one blow.

There were still many infantrymen dragging their exhausted bodies limply on the ground, eating a little bit of dry food distributed to them by the cavalry, trying to regain their strength as much as possible.

On the top of the city, Zhao Zhongtian and Ding Hui stood respectfully in front of Zhou Jiaqing, with a trace of happiness on their faces that they had survived the disaster.

At the last moment of last night's battle, the Wu army collapsed and there was no possibility of repelling the Long army.

Just when Zhao Zhongtian led his troops to break through, Zhou Jiaqing suddenly led nearly 20,000 cavalry into the battlefield and broke the Long army's encirclement in one fell swoop. At the same time, the imperial flag was flying high in the air, which naturally greatly increased the power of his own soldiers.

Morale was low, so the Wu Army officers and soldiers in the city fought back with all their might, and worked together internally and externally to finally repulse the Long Army's attack.

Ruan Zhixiong didn't know how many reinforcements the Wu army had come, so he had to retreat first for stability. At present, the Long Army's military camp was stationed thirty miles away from Shouchun City.

After a major defeat, Zhou Jiaqing rescued him and returned, avoiding the tragedy of the entire army being annihilated.

Zhou Jiaqing's body was still stained with a lot of blood, and he put the saber he had just wiped clean into its scabbard. In terms of personal bloodiness, King Wu Zhou Jiaqing was indeed better looking than the other vassal kings.

Being able to fight on the battlefield with real swords and guns requires great courage for the royal family.

Zhou Jiaqing said with a hint of joy:

"I hurriedly hurriedly, and I arrived in time. If it had been half a day later, I'm afraid these tens of thousands of troops would have been wiped out."

Zhou Jiaqing not only saved Zhao Zhongtian's life, but also saved the lives of more than 20,000 people. These more than 20,000 people were veterans who had fought in the war. As long as they were fed, they would become an elite force.

Ding Hui asked softly from the side:

"Your Majesty, I have something to puzzle you about. How did your Majesty mobilize so many cavalry in such a short time?"

Ding Hui knew that the Wu army did not have many cavalry, and Wuzhou City could not provide ten or twenty thousand elite cavalry. Unless troops were mobilized from the front lines in Qingyang and Yangzhou, so many troops and horses could be gathered.

But judging from the time they were surrounded, it was impossible for the soldiers on the Qingyang front line to reach the battlefield in just a few days.

Where did the cavalry under Zhou Jiaqing come from?

"Haha~"

Zhou Jiaqing smiled slightly: "Because these cavalry have been rushing from the Qingyang front line to Wuzhou City more than half a month ago.

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Mr. Zhao's good news was sent to the front line, and Mr. Ling sent people to send a secret message, saying that the whereabouts of the Long Army were strange and that the battle of Shouchun was too easy. He was afraid that the Long Army was deceitful, so he asked me to gather soldiers secretly.

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Sure enough, as soon as I heard that Mr. Zhao was besieged in Shouchun City, I led my troops to attack, and finally it was not too late. Otherwise, Wuzhou's troops and horses alone would not have been able to save the two beloved ladies."

"That's it~"

An expression of sudden realization flashed across Zhao Zhongtian's face, and then he patted his thigh and said:

"I understand! No wonder there are spies left by the Long Army in the city. It turns out that they withdrew from Shouchun on purpose!

Just to create chaos in the city when our army is surrounded!"

Mr. Zhao finally realized that the great victory was not actually won by his own ingenious planning and god-like military tactics, but by the Long Army deliberately luring him deep into Shouyan Road so that he could encircle and annihilate them.

This step-by-step planning and deployment was all done by Ruan Zhixiong. Unfortunately, Ling Palace, hundreds of miles away, saw the flaw and the success fell short.

"Long Jun is really insidious and cunning!"

Zhao Zhongtian cursed bitterly, with a hint of embarrassment on his face. He did not expect that the victory he had always been proud of was a trap set by the Long Army.

This is too embarrassing.

Ding Hui grinned. Everything was exactly as he had guessed. Long Jun was indeed cunning.

Zhao Zhongtian shook his head and asked:

"Your Majesty, now that we have defeated the Long Army, should we continue to defend Shouchun City?"

After all, Mr. Zhao is still reluctant to give up the capital of Shouyan Road.

"No, let's withdraw our troops."

Zhou Jiaqing shook his head unwillingly:

"Although the Long Army retreated, their main force did not suffer too much loss. They can come back with a little repair, but the food our army needs will not be transported for a while.

Now we can only withdraw the division before the Long Army has figured out our details, and come back later. Otherwise, once we are surrounded by the Long Army, we will really have no way forward or retreat."

Zhou Jiaqing can be regarded as flexible and flexible. He didn't want such a big Shouchun City.

"All right."

Zhao Zhongtian lowered his head in frustration. It seemed that Shouchun City had to be given up.

Zhou Jiaqing waved his hand gently:

"That's all, retreat. Keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood."

"I obey the order!"

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In the Long Army commander's tent, Ruan Zhixiong was pacing back and forth anxiously, with a hint of anger in his brows.

After careful planning for more than a month, I finally seized the opportunity to kill Zhao Zhongtian. Unexpectedly, at the last moment, Zhou Jiaqing disrupted the situation, and he almost suffered a defeat.

A cavalry force of 10,000 to 20,000 people can still play an unexpected role when facing infantry.

"Report!"

"Report~"

Under Ruan Zhixiong's eager eyes, the scout who went to inquire about the news finally returned.

"How is it? How is Shouchun City?" Ruan Zhixiong asked impatiently.

The scout replied breathlessly:

"Go back, go back to the general.

The Wu army's reinforcements are less than 20,000, and they are all cavalry. At present, the Wu army has withdrawn from Shouchun City, and it seems that it has no intention of refusing to defend Shouchun."

"Alas~ I missed this huge opportunity!"

Upon hearing this, Ruan Zhixiong's face was filled with annoyance.

With less than 20,000 cavalry, as long as Ruan Zhixiong is determined to fight Wu Jun, he can still kill 20,000 people. If he can kill Zhou Jiaqing, tens of thousands of soldiers will die.

A great opportunity was missed by Ruan Zhixiong.

The scout asked cautiously:

"General, do you need to send troops to pursue us?"

Ruan Zhixiong frowned and thought for a while, and finally waved his hand and said:

"Forget it, Zhou Jiaqing personally led the troops, and there will definitely be reinforcements behind him. It's not worth the risk of sending troops to pursue him.

Send an order to the entire army to break camp and set off to take over Shouchun!"
Chapter completed!