As soon as Hou Xuanyan said this, Qin He knew that he could not persuade him, so he simply turned around and rushed into the crowd.

The Qing soldiers fought in the woods and were born with advantages. They were as dense jungles as the hunting grounds outside their passes.

After the Songjiang Navy landed in the south, it tore a hole in the encirclement of the back mountain. After Zhang Huangyan broke through, he stood at the foot of the mountain and gasped.

Zhang Mingzhen and he were both old ministers of the King of Lu. They had a great relationship with officials in the same palace in Shaoxing. After glimpsing Zhang Huangyan among the crowd, Zhang Mingzhen quickly stepped forward and asked anxiously: "Xuanzhu, where is the Duke of the Kingdom?"

Zhang Huangyan suddenly realized, held Zhang Mingzhen's arm and said hurriedly: "The Duke of the Kingdom is trapped in front of the mountain, and the Qing soldiers are extremely vicious. Go and save the Duke of the Kingdom."

Zhang Mingzhen was born in Nanjing Jinyiwei, and his ancestors were embroidered with the flying fish suit. He was not a weak scholar. He heard this and led the crowd forward, and happened to meet Zhang Yitong who came to pass the message.

Zhang Mingzhen recognized the guard with a terrifying scar on his face. He knew that he was a personal soldier beside Hou Xuanyan, and stopped him and asked, "Where is the Duke?"

Zhang Yitong stuttered: "Where... which one is, Lord Zhang Mingzhen?"

"I am!"

Zhang Yitong looked happy and said, "It's considered to be found. The general has an order to continue shelling the Qing soldiers and delay time. The Qing soldiers are powerful and must not rush to rescue people without authorization."

Zhang Mingzhen was anxious when he heard this and cursed: "What are you talking nonsense about here? The Qing army is powerful and we won't save people. We are not allowing the Duke to be captured by others? And you can break through, what about Duke? Why not protect him and come out together? If you dare to be greedy and lie to the military information, I will kill you first."

"Who is the grandson who is greedy for life and fears death? The general thinks that my ability is low and asks me to come out to report the news. Do you think I want it?"

Zhang Mingzhen couldn't care about the aggrieved of the scar-faced personal soldier, kicked him away, and sang: "The Duke of the Kingdom is in trouble. The navy obeyed the order and rushed over the back mountain with me to save the Duke of the Kingdom."

Zhang Yitong was protected and killed by someone, but he was not willing to give up. He struggled to climb to the front and raised his sword and shouted: "Who dares! The Duke of the State has an order. The navy cannons on the ship and cannot participate in the battle. It will only increase unnecessary casualties. Three rules were made before the Northern Expedition. Those who do not obey the military order will be killed without mercy."

Zhang Mingzhen stepped forward and saw that it was indeed the sword that Hou Xuanyan wore, and he couldn't help but stalk.

After Zhang Yitong shouted this sentence with a majestic voice, his face immediately collapsed, his tone mixed with a strange emphasis, as if he endured the sadness: "Mr. Zhang, I also want you to save the Duke of the National People, but the battle in the forest ahead has been so fierce that you can't imagine. Everyone is fighting together, and your navy is just going to die. The Duke gave the villain a death order, so that you can shell the Qing soldiers and buy time, and wait for the troops of Yan Yingyuan and General Zhu Dadian. Even if I die today, I have to complete the order given by the commander. You kill the villain and step on the body of the villain to save the Duke of the National People. I will also miss you if you die."

Zhang Mingzhen stomped his feet and turned to the riverside, leaving only Zhang Yitong crying on the ground.

When Zhang Huangyan saw him leaving and returned, he was shocked and suspicious, and stepped forward and asked, "Houfu, what's going on? Is it that Duke?"

Zhang Mingzhen's face turned pale and said word by word: "The Duke of the State has ordered that the Qing soldiers be bombarded and the reinforcements are not allowed to be rescued, and he will use his body as bait and wait for the reinforcements of the Second Battalion of Water and Earth to arrive."

Zhang Huangyan was stunned when he heard this. After a while, the navy of Jiangshan vented his anger and poured all the shells into the Qing army. With a loud noise from the sky, Zhang Huangyan murmured: "Zhang Huangyan only realized today that Jiadinger was a real hero."

In the woods, 20,000 elite soldiers fought for so long, and more than half of them were killed or injured. Jiang Jianxun took his troops and slowly moved towards Hou Xuanyan. Wang Da held a big knife in his hand and was covered in blood. Even though he was born with divine power, he was fighting with his body instinct until this time.

Jiang Jianxun's clothes were covered with dust, hiding behind his loyal servants, watching the situation on the battlefield. When he saw Hou Xuan lifting the stone like crazy and smashing it on the Qing soldiers' head, Jiang Jianxun actually smiled: "You said that people have such courage. They risk being chopped into meat paste and want to take a gamble. They are such a lunatic."

Wang Da repeated the simplest and most practical chopping casually, turned his head and looked at him: "Master, you are the only one who has the time to chat at this time. I think you are like a madman than anyone else."

At this time, a Qing soldier suddenly came out from behind the tree and chopped down according to Jiang Jianxun's head. Wang Da was quick-eyed and his hand came out. He wiped the book cover and stabbed the Qing soldier to death. Jiang Jianxun could not dodge and a piece of blood was splashed with his trouser legs. Jiang Jianxun was furious and finally raised the knife in his hand for the first time and cut off the bloody trouser legs. Wang Da shook his head, turned around to protect him, and blocked left and right to fight with the Eight Banners Heavy Infantry.

The huge sound of artillery and the continuous firing of artillery shells caused heavy losses to the Qing soldiers, but Jirgalang seemed to be indifferent. There were just a group of Han soldiers in the south. As long as they could kill Hou Xuanyan, they would die a little more or even a good thing.

The north has been famine for years, and the war has continued to fly, so food has been tight. So many green camp soldiers of the Han Eight Banners, the daily military rations consumed is an astonishing number. Without the support of Jiangnan, the Qing court could no longer afford so many green camp soldiers.

All Jirhalang's eyes were focused on the woods, and he refused to waste a single slightest bit of it elsewhere. Yan Yingyuan and Zhu Dadian were about to arrive, and he knew this. Jirhalang waved his hand and the sound of a desolate horn sounded, urging the Qing soldiers to continue to fight into the woods.

Hou Xuanyan, who was already tired, had a smoke and his body was stiff. He knew that after a little rest, his muscles would be extremely sore.

Hu Bawan looked at his appearance, and Mung Dou stared at him and asked while killing: "Master General, please take you out from behind first. Go to the river and wait for reinforcements to arrive. We can also turn back to fight the clear soldiers."

Hou Xuanyan was speechless. He had not seen reinforcements from Houtu Camp and Shuizi Camp yet, and his mind was shaken. Looking around, his 20,000 troops had fought for now, and half of his casualties were already. On the battlefield, half of the casualties were definitely a huge loss. Generally speaking, more than one-third of the casualties were enough to cause a flee. Those who could damage half and fight bloody battles were all elite soldiers throughout history.

Hou Xuanyan lamented, and was about to speak, but he saw that the Qing soldiers retreated like a tide after hearing a rapid strike. Even the Qing soldiers who were fighting with the Northern Expedition Army found a flaw and turned around and retreated. The Eight Banners military laws were strict, and if they did not obey the order, they would be the crime of beheading.

Hou Xuanyan was stunned for a moment, then fell into ecstasy: "Haha, my reinforcements have arrived, fight out and encircle them."

The remaining Northern Expedition Army in the forest was completely red in its eyes at this moment. After hearing this, he screamed and rushed down the mountain.

Hou Xuanyan exhausted his strength and squatted on the ground, while Hu Bawan stood still and stood in the distance.

Hou Xuanyan grabbed a stone and threw it away casually. The stone fell down halfway and hit Hu Bawan's heel. After the battle, he had no strength to raise his hand.

Hu Bawan turned around and looked at him, scratched his head and smiled, "Hehe, I know, protect the general and cannot charge."

"Rare, the enemy has no protection. Kill a few more, I'll reward you with a big one."
Chapter completed!