Standing on a simple arrow tower behind the fence, Wang looked at the endless spring rain again. In the past two days, the defeated soldiers have been gathering again. His camp has gathered more than 5,000 people. As more and more defeated soldiers, he knows more and more news.

There is indeed no army.

Li Zuxin was also killed in battle.

The entire Eyue has fallen into the hands of the Northern Tang army.

The only good news is that General Xiang Zhen is still missing.

At this time, the whereabouts of unknown origin became good news. What is certain is that the Northern Tang army definitely did not capture or kill Xiang Zhen, otherwise the other party would definitely promote it vigorously. Xiang Zhen's death or prisoner would cause another blow to the Guangzhou court. Without these news, it means that Xiang Zhen is still alive and has not yet fallen into the other party's hands.

When the Right Guard of the Northern Tang Dynasty and the Right Qianniu Guard encircled and annihilated the tens of thousands of Xiang Zhen's army, they did not use the perverted and fierce artillery attacks he encountered in Ezhou. A classic encirclement, cutting, interspersed, defeated more than 40,000 Xiang Zhen's army. The king, who figured out this, was even more frustrated.

The army led by Xiang Zhen is recognized as the most combat-capable force in the Southern Confederacy, but it is also vulnerable in front of the Northern Tang army.

The king was also very clear that the army under Xiang Zhen was completely imitating everything about the Northern Tang army, and the Caodian used was common to the Northern Tang army.

The implementation of this book of Taoism in the Southern Confederacy has always been greatly resisted. Because it involves too many interests from all sides, it will become a piece of waste paper if we want to balance the interests from all sides. And this crushing defeat will probably cast a thick shadow on the military reform that Xiang Zhen has been working hard on.

Wang has been waiting in Yangxin for ten days.

He can't wait any longer.

At first, he had almost all the food and grass that Yangxin could raise locally, and asking for help from Hongzhou's Qianwen was like a rock sinking into the sea, and he didn't even hear a sound.

Secondly, the vanguard of the Tang army, the right Qianniuwei unit led by Ren Xiaonian, has already advanced towards Yangxin. If you don’t leave, you may not be able to leave.

There was already a lot of luggage in the military camp, but there was actually nothing to manage. Many people in this army have now lost even the most basic weapons on the way to escape.

He glanced at the distance again, and when he was about to turn around and leave the Arrow Tower, his eyes were fixed.

On the path in the distance, a staggering figure was staggering towards his camp. Although he could not see the person's appearance clearly, his body outline was so familiar. Wang felt ecstatic again and quickly went downstairs to the arrow tower, greeted the soldiers around him, and flew forward to meet him.

Hearing the dense footsteps, the man who was muddy and could hardly see his eyebrows stopped, raised his head, looked at Wang You, grinned, and showed his big white teeth all over his mouth.

Wang stared at Xiang Zhen again.

At this moment, Xiang Zhen's clothes were ragged, and many places were torn, hanging upside down, disheveled hair, and many of his hair was tied into pieces. There were blood lame on his face. He was leaning on his hand with a half-broken spear. A rope was placed on his shoulders, and a wooden raft made of tree poles tied to the other end of the rope. On the other end of the rope was tied to a wooden raft made of tree poles. A person was lying on his head. If the man's chest was not slightly undulating, the king would almost think that this was a dead person.

"General!" Wang burst into tears, and took the step forward and knelt down on one knee.

Xiang Zhen stared at Wang for a while, but he turned his eyes and leaned back, falling heavily into the mud. The scene was panic again.

When Xiang Zhen woke up, it was already night. Wang You took the initiative to take a bath and change his clothes. Seeing the scars on Xiang Zhen's body was even more shocking. In some places, there were already suppuration and maggots. The doctor who was caught by Wang Youlin from Yang Xin treated Xiang Zhen with his hands and feet trembling.

"General, if you drink this potion after boiling it, it will be fine if the high fever can fade tonight." The doctor said tremblingly.

"Thank you, doctor!" Xiang Zhen was not as fierce as Wang You, and lay on the bed and bowed: "Wang You, do you still have money? Give more doctors."

"I dare not, I dare not!"

"Let's go!" Wang picked up the doctor and took him out the door: "But go and rest first. If the general is fine tomorrow, he will naturally pay a lot of money."

When the doctor heard this, he was frightened.

In this case, whether Xiang Zhen can survive depends on his fate. If this person dies, I am afraid that his life will be lost.

When she returned to the tent, Xiang Zhen was already sitting up leaning against the quilt.

"General, why has it reached such a point?" Wang asked again.

"I just escaped by luck." Xiang Zhen said lightly: "Along the way, I encountered some defeated soldiers robbed me again. Hehe, for a little food, I could draw my sword to face each other."

"They actually dared to offend the general!" The king was furious again, but immediately realized it again. In that environment, Xiang Zhen dared not reveal his original identity. I was afraid that he would really reveal his appearance, so some ulterior motives captured him and presented him to the Northern Tang army, which would definitely be rewarded with a large amount of bounty.

"Liu Xinda betrayed me." Xiang Zhen sighed: "If I could join forces with him, even if I was defeated, I would not have been defeated so badly."

"One day, I will tear him to pieces!" Wang gritted his teeth and said, "Now that Liu Xinda has arrived in Jiujiang. When we meet with Qian Wenzhong, we will deal with him."

Xiang Zhen shook his head: "At present, he can't move him anymore. Even Qian Wenzhong would not agree. In the future, Qian Wenzhong would be afraid that he would be in love with Liu Xinda and get married."

The king was stunned again.

"This time I sent troops to E Yue and asked Qian Wenzhong to send troops and grain. This guy was silent. Now I lost a lot. Of course, he was also afraid that we would settle the score later. Liu Xinda has a grudge with me this time, and he can use Liu Xinda to fight us. Under the current overall situation, we will eventually unite all the forces to fight against the Northern Tang, and we can only swallow this breath."

"Are they really reliable?"

"They all use their own little abacus, but one thing is clear. Once Li Ze's soldiers come over, they will not be left. Therefore, they will not be wrong in resisting the Northern Tang Dynasty. If E Yue is thrown away, Jiangxi will be the first to be hit. No matter how stupid Qian Wenzhong is, he knows that he cannot fight against Li Ze alone, and he still has to rely on our strength." Xiang Zhen said: "When I go back, make plans. Wang You, tell me, why did the Battle of Ezhou be defeated in one day?"

The king sighed again: "General, the Northern Tang army has new weapons and is unparalleled in power. We knew nothing about them in advance. We suddenly encountered them and suffered a great loss immediately. Killing and injury were second, but the shock to the soldiers was beyond the reach of the Tang army. It is better to say that we were scared and the war had not started, but the morale of the army had dispersed."

When the king came to the king's description of the battle in Ezhou, Xiang Zhen was also silent.

A distance of about four or five miles can cause heavy losses to the defensive side. Such a weapon is so terrible.

"Can you find out what weakness he has?"

The king thought about it again and said, "After my defensive position on the embankment was defeated by them, they dragged this weapon called artillery to the shore. I saw it clearly on the city. A cannon like this requires many people to drag, which is extremely heavy. It is estimated that it weighs at least thousands of pounds. This also explains why they loaded it on the ship before, and you have never encountered such a weapon in Guangshui."

"It's not impeccable at all!" Xiang Zhen sighed: "The south is mountainous and the roads are rugged and difficult to move. Such heavy weapons cannot be used on a large scale, which is a blessing in disgrace."

"General, we are leaving Yangxin tomorrow. The Northern Tang army is approaching in this direction. I plan to go to Hongzhou first, get some supplies from Qian Wenzhong, and then return to Lingnan. This group of troops will not be able to go to the battlefield without a long period of reorganization!" Wang said again.

Xiang Zhen nodded: "Okay, I want to see Qian Wenzhong when I go to Hongzhou. I think his attitude should be different now."

"But it's too late."

"It's not too late to repair the sheep." Xiang Zhen sighed.

What surprised Wang again was that after a night passed, Xiang Zhen's high fever faded and the person seemed to be much more energetic. At that moment, he no longer hesitated and immediately set off the camp and retreated to Hongzhou with these thousands of defeated soldiers.

What he didn't expect was that in Hongzhou, they not only met Qian Wenzhong, but also Fu Xiaotian, the general of Liu Xinda whom he hated.

However, Xiang Zhen did not have any additional expression. It seemed that Liu Xinda's betrayal earlier led to his entire army's destruction, which had no impact on him.

In the face of great defeat, the three parties maintained a rare peace. Everyone understood that it was not the time to settle accounts. Concentrating all their strength to resist the attack of the Northern Tang was the matter that was urgent for Mei Jie. Even Liu Xinda, Xiang Zhen could tolerate it, let alone Qian Wenzhong.

The negotiations between the three parties in Hongzhou were harmonious.
Chapter completed!