While Chen Qingzhi was thinking hard, the sixteen dead men selected by Zhong Jing personally died.

All committed suicide, and no one managed to survive after being surrounded by enemy troops.

This surprised Tang Jun.

Isn’t it good to be alive?

But they simply don’t understand what a soldier of Wei is and what a dead soldier of Wei is!

Before these sixteen people died, they recalled in their minds what His Majesty once said.

His Majesty said... he will restore a peaceful and prosperous era to all people in the world.

They cannot see the future of peace and prosperity, but they are willing to go through fire and water for His Majesty the Emperor, even if they die.

Time flew by, and at dawn, Zhong Jing was the only one to break through the numerous blockades and arrive in front of the Wei army's camp.

But...it doesn't stop there.

There were scars all over his body, some of which had hurt his meridians and lungs, which meant that he would not survive.

In his hand, he held His Majesty's letter firmly.

Before I died, I only heard a lot of noisy sounds, but these sounds sounded so joyful.

"It seems to be General Zhong?"

"It's really General Zhong!"

"General Zhong, wake up!"

"...."

Zhong Jing passed away with a smile on his face.

Except for the most senior generals such as Chen Qingzhi and Xiao Yuming, almost all the generals who had followed Zhao Changqing from guarding Chang'an were dead or wounded, and not many of them were left.

The cruelty of war is far more than that.

Chen Qingzhi heard that Zhong Jing collapsed outside the camp and went to see what happened for himself.

After feeling his pulse, Chen Qingzhi sighed, "Give General Zhong a good burial!"

Suddenly, at this moment, he observed Zhong Jing's vision, and got the letter written by the emperor himself from Zhong Jing's firm hand.

Chen Qingzhi was ecstatic.

After he ordered his soldiers to bury Zhong Jing, he came to the camp and carefully analyzed what the emperor wanted to convey to him.

Zuo Buqun only had 150,000 troops, which was not enough to trap Chen Qingzhi's army.

Since they have a conspiracy, they definitely need a large number of troops.

But where do these troops come from?

They must mobilize troops from Deng and Xia.

At this moment, Deng and Xia must try their best to help Zuo Buqun.

In other words, the direction where the two of them are stationed must be empty of troops.

If an elite force were to sneak attack their camp at this time, they would definitely not be able to rescue them in time.

In this way, they can take the opportunity to burn all their food and grass.

Although reinforcements from the Tang Army are arriving in a steady stream, supplies have not been sent here for a long time.

If their food and grass were burned at this time, they would definitely jump over the wall and pursue and intercept the Wei army.

Once they do this, the pressure on Zhao Changqing will be much less, and he will be able to wait for an opportunity to break out.

This is currently the most cost-effective and most effective method.

But this strategy lacks one most important link, that is, who will attract the enemy's attention?

Chen Qingzhi thought for a long time and finally made a heartbreaking decision.

This decision may very well end his career.

But in order to win the battle, he had no regrets.

Chen Qingzhi had a trusted general named Niu Ben.

This person has infinite manpower and has the power of a tiger or a wolf. Difficult tasks such as attacking cities and plundering territories are generally left to him.

Now, Chen Qingzhi asked him to carry out an extremely difficult task, "Niuben, your majesty is trapped and the morale of the army is unstable. For now, I have to let you take risks."

Niu Ben said righteously: "General, despite your orders, I, Niu Ben, will definitely complete the mission!"

Chen Qingzhi looked at his expression and felt a little unbearable. He turned his back and said, "Don't worry. If you don't want to go, I can find someone else."

Niu Ben patted his chest and said, "What's wrong, General? Why are you so hesitant today? His Majesty is surrounded, and those of us who are ministers naturally do not hesitate to rescue your Majesty to the death!"

Chen Qingzhi took a deep breath, turned around, hammered Niuben's chest, and said word by word: "I asked you to die, but do you still dare to go?"

When Niuben heard the word "send to death", he froze on the spot. After a while, he laughed and said: "Hey! Just follow the general's orders. I, Niuben, am afraid of everything except death!"

Chen Qingzhi nodded heavily to her and told Niu Ben the top-secret plan.

An hour later.

Niuben led the expedition.

Chen Qingzhi watched off.

After the army left the camp, he burst into tears and murmured: "Brothers, if you want to seek revenge when you go underground, just come to me! I can't help you!"

Niuben personally led an army of 50,000 people and headed straight for the enemy camp.

His army is here to die.

Of course, the soldiers in the army didn't know. The only one who knew was Niuben.

After Niuben went to war with the Tang army, Chen Qingzhi led 100,000 cavalry to attack Deng Xia's camp.

Zhao Changqing, who was trapped in the valley, felt a fight starting outside the valley.

He frowned deeply and secretly guessed: "Even if Chen Qingzhi didn't receive my secret message, he wouldn't have to break out at this time, right?"

Now that the reinforcements have arrived, Zhao Changqing does not intend to delay any longer.

He gathered his troops and began to break out of the encirclement, intending to cooperate with the reinforcements inside and outside.

However, Zhao Changqing had no idea that this army was actually here to die.

Their army helped the trapped army clear all the minefields.

A hole was torn open for Zhao Changqing to break out.

Unfortunately, by the time Zhao Changqing's army arrived, all the 50,000 troops had been lost.

Niuben has also died in the battle.

Knowing clearly that one is about to die, one goes to die brazenly for the sake of great courage.

"What on earth is Chen Qingzhi doing? Why did he choose to send the army at this time?"

Zhao Changqing felt very depressed as he looked at the corpses strewn in front of him.

These soldiers should not have died here!

After the enemy army dealt with the 50,000-strong army led by Niuben, they went to intercept Chen Qingzhi.

Because they received a war report, Chen Qingzhi went to steal the house.

Food and grass were also burned.

This matter was big or small, and there was no room for sloppiness. They quickly mobilized troops to support the camp.

This virtually relieved Zhao Changqing's pressure.

After all 50,000 men and horses were killed in battle, Zhao Changqing was able to enter an uninhabited land.

Although they have experienced confrontations with the enemy, they are not elite troops after all.

Zuo Buqun was only late to the news of Zhao Changqing's breakout.

By the time you knew it, it was already too late.

In this battle, there was barely a draw between Wei and Tang.

The Wei army suffered many casualties, but the Tang army's food and grass were gone.

After Zhao Changqing returned to the military camp, Chen Qingzhi also returned safely from the enemy camp.

The Tang army that rushed to the rescue made a mistake in time and failed to block Chen Qingzhi.

Zhao Changqing saw that he was covered in blood, and most of his arrogance disappeared. However, he was still a little angry, "I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation for the tens of thousands of soldiers who died outside the unknown valley."

Chen Qingzhi did not intend to defend himself, because this matter was indeed decided privately without His Majesty's consent.

But the military situation is urgent.

If you don't do this, His Majesty's breakout will be extremely difficult.

He knelt down on one knee and said with grief: "The general will be guilty!"
Chapter completed!