"Report...Young Marshal...something bad has happened!"
The Tanma dismounted in panic, raised his hands to Xiang Yang and said, "The enemy troops behind us are chasing us, and they are fighting with the rear troops."
"What? How... so fast?"
Xiang Yang was completely stunned. According to his calculations, even if Xiang Ning'er knew about it, it would already be dawn, which is now this hour.
By the time she figured out what was going on and gathered her troops to pursue him, she would have already set up an ambush in the Tiancrack Gorge to wait for her work.
Even if he was beaten to death, he would never have imagined that his flawless plan would be ruined in the hands of a deserting soldier.
But now that the matter is over, Xiang Yang doesn't have time to figure out what went wrong.
Now there is an ambush, and then there are troops chasing him. He has reached the end of his rope.
Without enough time to think about it, Xiangyang gritted his teeth and said: "Order the entire army to ignore the ambush and chasing troops and not to stay!"
"Pass through the Tiancrack Gorge at full speed and meet at the foot of Yanzhou City!"
The order was issued, but I was praying silently in my heart that nothing would happen to Yanzhou City.
Reluctantly, Xiang Yang could only move forward along the edge of the road under the protection of his personal guards.
Sixty to seventy thousand people were running forward desperately in the narrow and rugged canyon, facing fierce attacks from above.
Along the way, there are more traps and traps.
On top of his head, there were muskets and artillery, beating wood and rolling stones, making countless enemy troops hide.
Even in normal times, it would take more than an hour for a massive 60,000 to 70,000 people to pass through the canyon, let alone now.
The road is littered with large rocks, large logs and large craters made by artillery shells.
The broken carriage fell on the roadside, and the wounded soldiers who were on fire were rolling in the blood.
The raging fire ignited the grass and trees on the roadside. The war horse was frightened and threw off the knight on its back, and was crushed to death by the rolling boulder.
Everyone was crowded together, and one person fell down and was instantly trampled into a pulp by the people behind him.
Repeatedly, the narrow Tianshui Gorge instantly turned into a hell on earth.
Minced meat and blood filled the entire canyon, and the smell of blood shot straight into the sky.
When Xiang Yang led his army out of Tianxi Gorge, there were only less than 20,000 troops left around him.
The war horse was dead, the banner was lost, and Xiang Yang was shot in the left shoulder. His white armor had long been stained with mud and blood, and his helmet was lost somewhere.
He could only be supported by his personal guards and ran forward staggeringly, looking embarrassed.
"Hurry up..."
Looking at Yanzhou City gradually appearing in front of him, Xiang Yang desperately urged his men.
The rumble of horse hooves behind him meant that the enemy's preparations were getting closer and closer to him.
With the support of his personal guards, Xiang Yang looked at the Yanzhou City Gate kindly and longingly, where a banner with the word "Xiang" was flying.
Although he had just been put in such a position by the enemy, at this moment, he felt as if a life-saving straw had been planted in his heart.
Look, Yanzhou City must be fine! Isn’t this still under my banner?
Xiang Yang comforted himself over and over again. This was the only thing he could do at the moment.
The thoughts in the hearts of the 20,000 remaining soldiers behind him at this moment can be said to be exactly the same as Xiang Yang's.
They were all eager to return to the city, even though they knew in their hearts that Yanzhou City seemed to be unbearable with these 20,000 remnant soldiers, and they were eager to go back if they could.
The steps under their feet unconsciously accelerated, and they all waved to the head of Yanzhou City, which was getting closer and closer.
"Hurry up and open the city gate... come out and save us..."
At this moment, Nangong Ruoxue and Lu Yingying were standing on the tower in military uniforms, using binoculars to observe the approaching enemy troops.
Naturally, the two of them could see Nan Yanxi and Xiang Ning'er's troops that were chasing closely behind them.
With them here, the two of them felt a lot more at ease after having been a little confused.
Nangong Ruoxue on the side looked at the enemy troops who had entered the shooting range, and asked excitedly: "Sister Yingying, fire?"
"No rush..." Lu Yingying smiled slyly, with a beautiful arc on her pretty face.
"If you let them get closer, there are only a few of them. Let me tell you, it's better to put them under the city and then fight."
Then he ordered: "Attention, artillery observers, wait until the enemy's leading troops enter the minimum range of our artillery, and fire immediately without asking for instructions."
"There is no need to economize on artillery shells, fire them quickly and bombard them at full speed."
"Order the riflemen to listen to the artillery's signal to fire and fire freely."
"Yes!" The ordering soldiers agreed and passed down the orders to the generals one after another.
Xiang Yang, who was under the city, desperately grabbed the last straw and staggered towards Yanzhou City.
But the closer he got to Yanzhou City, the more panicked he became. In this situation, shouldn't they open the city gate early, lower the suspension bridge, and send troops to respond?
The army is almost arriving at the city, why haven't they seen action yet?
At this time, Xiang Yang was getting closer and closer to the city gate. The two young generals standing on the top of the city gate looked more and more familiar to him.
Two familiar faces flashed through his mind instantly, and Xiang Yang couldn't help but exclaimed: "No, it's Nangong Ruoxue and Lu Yingying!"
Of course he knew these two girls. His father and their fathers were both officials in the imperial court.
Although I am not close friends with these two girls, I can be considered acquaintance with them.
Especially the two identical white and blue armors worn by the two of them were personally given by him back then.
No wonder it looked so familiar just now.
Now everyone in the world knows that Qinglian Sword Sect and Yuzhou are Nan Yanxi's most loyal partners.
These two women are naturally from Nan Yanxi.
Xiang Yang's heart instantly became cold to the bone. The two of them appearing at the top of Yanzhou City could only mean one thing, Yanzhou City was lost.
Yanzhou City is lost...
Yanzhou City is lost...
It's over...it's all over...
At this moment, Xiang Yang was eroded by the overwhelming feeling of powerlessness, and he was beginning to feel at a loss.
Once a person loses hope, his energy is gone.
For a moment, he even had the idea of giving up resistance...
"Boom...boom...boom..."
On top of Yanzhou City, a sudden burst of violent gunfire pulled Xiang Yang out of his daze.
At this time, on top of the city, the Xiang banner had fallen, replaced by the Nan banner and the Yuzhou banner.
Lu Yingying and Nangong Ruoxue stood at the top of the city, holding swords in their hands and shouting commands: "Fire! All fire!"
Countless soldiers emerged from behind the battlements and fired at the enemy troops within easy reach of the city.
The dense gunfire crackled with thunder, and the rain of bullets hit Xiang Yang's remaining soldiers.
"No... there's an ambush... Young Marshal, leave quickly!"
Several loyal guards stepped forward and carried Xiang Yang, turned around and ran towards the dense forest of the Qinglian Mountains to the west.
Seeing this, all the troops behind him followed suit in unison.
The Qinglian Mountain Range is a place that eats people.
It is said that there are black ghosts, man-eating zombies, crazy beasts and poisonous vines in this mountain range.