On the top of the city, there was a tsunami-like shout, and the shouts belonging to the barbarians filled the city top.
Cao Hua felt depressed. Sure enough, he still couldn't do it. General Xiao Cong and General Xie Wan were both famous generals in the north. They were overwhelming Thule. Now facing the barbarians, they were not even the enemies of Yihe.
Not even as good as myself.
Not to mention compared to the prince!
Their era has fallen behind. From now on, they will rely on the invincible prince and the generals under him who are like themselves.
Thinking of this, Cao Hua looked at Li Weiyuan.
"Dazong Zheng, this is what you wish for. General Xie Wan and General Xiao Cong, whom you value so much, are not even Yihe's enemies."
"It's just wishful thinking to defeat the barbarians."
"Come here, gather your troops and form formations. Form formations according to the alleys in Ning'an City. Block the enemy at every level, protect General Luo Du and evacuate the people."
Saying this, Cao Hua commanded Zhao Wu and Wang Si and led a group of generals to go.
Lu Zhan looked at Li Weiyuan with a cold face: "Let's go, Da Zongzheng, there is no need to stay here anymore, Ning'an has been abandoned."
"Boom"
A big stone flew from outside the city, landed at the base of the city wall, and hit the courtyard wall of a house. It kept rolling and crushed a hole in the house before it stopped.
Li Weiyuan was devastated and asked Lu Zhan to hold him back.
"Captain Lu, am I really wrong?"
"I wholeheartedly serve the country and the Li family. Is it really wrong?"
Lu Zhan snorted coldly, "You are right. You don't have eyesight. See for yourself whether you are wrong."
Lu Zhan wasn't angry either. He originally protected the prince, but now he was protecting this bastard who wanted to slander and kill the prince. If it hadn't been for the prince's military order, he would have killed such a waste with a knife.
Xiting suffered a series of defeats and the city of Ning'an was destroyed, all because of this bastard. If the prince was here, how could the city of Ning'an be conquered?
The city was in chaos, with shouts of killing constantly coming down from the city. Amidst all the roars, tall and fat barbarians jumped from the top of the city, killed the guards at the gate, cut down the door, opened the gate, and the barbarians rushed into the city.
coming.
Xiao Cong, who was wearing soft armor, came down from the city with the support of several guards. The old general had a look of despair when he saw Li Weiyuan.
"Da Zongzheng, I heard that you recommended me, Xiao Cong, to come here this time. Why should I, Xiao Cong, and you, Li Weiyuan, worry or complain?"
Xiao Cong's tone was full of coldness.
Lu Zhan hurriedly stood between the two of them, separating Xiao Cong. Xiao Cong was defeated and the city of Ning'an was destroyed. This time, Xiao Cong had to take the first responsibility. Being dismissed from his post when he returned was a trivial matter. He was afraid that he would be locked up.
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Li Weiyuan snorted coldly: "General Xiao, you are a good general. I have given you a high position and a high salary. This is how you repay His Majesty. It was a defeat in the first place. You are not as good as General Cao Hua who can lead troops."
Defend the enemy and hold out against the barbarians for several months."
Xiao Cong was speechless. It was really embarrassing. Although he was a bit disdainful when he took over the army, he couldn't argue with the fact that Ning'an City was destroyed as soon as it fell into his hands.
"Let's go, General."
The guard beside him reminded him that the barbarians had already opened the city gate. If he didn't leave now, he might not be able to leave even if he tried to leave in the future.
"General Xie Wan is still at the top of the city."
Lu Zhan couldn't help but speak.
If you can't stop the barbarians, it's because you're not strong enough. If you want to escape from the battlefield now, you're totally useless.
Xiao Cong slapped the guard who spoke, pulled out the saber from his waist, his beard and hair were spread out, and he roared.
"All officers and men, listen to my military orders and attack to stop the barbarians."
Wang Si led an army and rushed from a distance, "Commander Xiao, don't be impulsive. We are fighting in the plains. We are no match for the barbarians. We must retreat quickly. I will go to meet General Xie."
The spear formation opened up, with spears like dragons, charging into the barbarian formation, breaking a hole, killing the barbarians guarding the city gate stairs, and then merged to kill the guards from the city wall.
Xiao Cong knew that he could no longer interfere in the command, otherwise the army would not be unified and the defeat would be faster.
"Okay, I will lead the army and provide support. If you need anything, please feel free to come to me."
Xiao Cong was also a person who could make people look down on him, so he handed over the military power and allowed Wang Si to lead the army.
Looking back at Li Weiyuan, Xiao Cong ordered: "Captain Lu, Dazong is an important figure in the court. He can face this barbarian attack head-on. I think the court will have a more intuitive understanding of the barbarians. Please help him quickly."
Please escort Da Zong back to the capital, and report the situation here to the prince. You must report to the prince."
Lu Zhan bowed to receive the order, waved his hand, and several soldiers from the Imperial Guard Battalion carried Li Weiyuan away.
In Ning'an City, a battle broke out.
Cao Hua took over the command again, with the original old troops, plus two new armies led by Xie Wan and Xiao Cong. With these sergeants, he temporarily stopped the decline.
Luo Du led the sergeants of the rear camp and accelerated the retreat of the people. The old people who were originally unwilling to leave home, now saw that the city was broken and the barbarians were raging. They didn't even bother to clean up the guys, so they followed the sergeants and left.
The guards retreated steadily, taking advantage of the retreat to stop the barbarian offensive and evacuate the heavy supplies from the city one after another.
Outside the west city gate, Xiao Cong looked at the barbarians who were blocked at all levels, with an ugly expression on his face.
"General Cao Hua, have the barbarian army always been so unstoppable?"
Zhao Wu, who was next to him, said stabbingly: "That's not true. This is the end of the war. These barbarians have been fighting with us for a month. If there is a new group of barbarians, General, you will know why Xie Ruyu
He would say that the barbarians are invincible."
Cao Hua sensed that his troops were defeated and knew that the army formation was broken and could no longer stop, so he gave the order.
"General Zhao Wu, come and stop the rear. The battle formation I can command has reached its limit."
"Xiao Shuai, let's go."
Zhao Wu accepted the order, raised his arm, and a group of guards belonging to Zhao Wu stepped forward, formed a formation of spears and turtle shells, and blocked the city gate with force like a rainbow.
Cao Hua got on his horse and called to Xiao Cong.
"We will first retreat to Tulonggang in the north of the city, and set up a formation there to meet General Zhao."
Xiao Cong got on his horse and caught up with Cao Hua: "It's dozens of miles away from Tulonggang. If General Zhao Wu is defeated by the barbarians, I'm afraid..."
Cao Hua said lightly: "The worst case is death. With Wang Si taking care of him, it's no big deal."
When Xiao Cong heard this, a hint of admiration rose on his face. He looked down upon death in such a way that he, Xiao Cong, could not compare to him.
"General Cao regards death as home, Xiao Cong admires him."
While the horse was galloping, Cao Hua glanced at Xiao Cong: "The general also followed the prince, why didn't he learn the basics of how to lead the army from the prince? Now that he is fighting in battle, he is not as good as me and other young generals."
Xiao Cong's old face turned red, but after a moment, he spoke seriously.
"General Cao Hua is joking. I, Xiao Cong, march and fight. I have my own methods, so why do I need to learn the art of army command from the prince?"
