Chapter 574: The Soldiers’ Ancestors’

After Xiang Quan left the central army, he rushed outside Xiapi City without stopping. Before coming to Sishui, he followed Yang Yanzhao's orders and asked Li Fang, Dong Ning and Fan Yang to lead the army outside Xiapi City, and contacted Yu Qi in the city, waiting for Yang Yanzhao's military orders and dispatched at any time.

"General!" Seeing Xiang Quan arrive, Li Fang, Dong Ning and Fan Yang hurriedly met him.

"This place is not a place to speak. Please follow me to enter the tent!" Xiang Quan said to several people in a low voice. After all, the task this time was very arduous. I don't know how many of the 30,000 troops in the camp were left in the end. In order to avoid postage, some smart people noticed their thoughts and shook the morale of the army, Xiang Quan asked several people to follow him to go to the tent of the central army.

Although Li Fang and his men felt very strange, they still followed Xiang Quan's intention and came to the Central Army's tent together.

As soon as he entered the account, Fan Yang asked, "General Xiang, what happened?"

Xiang Quan shook his head and said, "Nothing happened. The war ahead went smoothly. Our army has completely suppressed the Zhao army. It is only a matter of time before victory."

"What task does Yang Piqi have to give us?" Fan Yang asked again. Since everything went well on the front line, Xiang Quan's arrival must be because Yang Yanzhao had a military order.

Xiang Quan nodded and said, "Yes, now our army has the upper hand. Yang Cavalry concluded that the Zhao army would stop the loss in time and retreat to Liangcheng. Therefore, he ordered us to join forces with Yu Qi to go to the Zushui River, and to block the Zhao army at all costs, so he could not let them cross the Zushui River."

"Our army and Yu Qi have only 50,000 people in total, and our troops are simply unable to compare with the elite troops of the Zhao army. How can we intercept the Zhao army in Zushui? Isn't Yang Cavalry a forceful person?" Dong Ning, who was quite strategic, was immediately dissatisfied when he heard Yang Yanzhao ask them to go to Zushui to block the Zhao army. The total number of troops and Yu Qi has only 50,000 people, and in terms of elite levels, how can we stop the Zhao army?

"We just need to intercept it for a while. As long as we can hold on for a while, Yang Piqi will lead the main army to support it, and defeat the Zhao army under both sides." Xiang Quan said.

"That's good. Just blocking it for a while, that's no problem." Hearing this, Li Fang and Dong Ning were relieved and asked them to keep Zhao's army in Zushui. They could not do anything, but there was no problem with 50,000 troops to intercept for a while.

At this time, Fan Yang thought something and looked at Xiang Quan meaningfully, as if he had thought of something.

Xiang Quan understood, so he said to Li Fang and Dong Ning: "Li Fang, you go and integrate the troops immediately and prepare to set off. Dong Ning, go to see Yu Qi, convey Yang Piqi's military order to him, and tell him that this matter is related to the success or failure of our army. If it succeeds, then after arriving in Wancheng in the future, you will be in endless wealth and honor."

"Here!" Li Fang and Dong Ning responded.

After Li Fang and Dong Ning left, Fan Yang said to Xiang Quan: "General Xiang, although we join forces with Yu Qi, we can intercept the Zhao army for a moment with all our efforts, but the Zhao army's strength is far above our army. Even if we can succeed, there will be few of these 30,000 troops in the end. It seems that Yang Piqi is still worried about us."

Xiang Quan glanced at Fan Yang, sighed, and said, "Oh! It seems that the military advisor has seen that Yang Piqi is not worried about us. To be honest, Yang Piqi never took us seriously. However, there is no private military force in Deng State. The entire Deng State army can only have one loyal partner, that is, His Majesty the Emperor of Deng State. Our troops are all pulled up by our hands and feet, and will only obey our orders. This is not allowed by Deng State. If the troops and horses are forcibly protected, they will eventually be suspicious and will not be able to end up with good endings."

After hearing Xiang Quan's words, Fan Yang was very struggling. It was not that he didn't understand this truth, but these soldiers were all pulled up by them. They put in a lot of effort for this, and they would definitely not want to give up like this. But Xiang Quan was right. Forcibly protecting these soldiers and horses is not a good thing. After all, they will live in Deng State in the future. It is not easy to be suspicious. If they are not careful, they will die of a bad life.

"Well, since you can't save it, let it go. Using these soldiers will not lose money for us." Fan Yang said with relief. From beginning to end, he thought about the future of his own people. As for the lives of those soldiers, the lives of those soldiers were not within his consideration. It should be said that in this chaotic world, few people really care about the life and death of these big-headed soldiers.

"It's good that the military advisor understands it!" Xiang Quan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Fan Yang had figured it out. He was really afraid that Fan Yang would not be willing to let go and cause disaster.

"General, what we can think of is that the knowledgeable people under Yu Qi can also think of it. Do you think they will do the same thing as us?" Fan Yang asked again. Yang Yanzhao is a conspiracy. Anyone with a little ability can see that Yu Qi also has some knowledgeable people. It is not surprising to see that. The question is whether Yu Qi will be the same as they thought. If Yu Qi is reluctant to let go, it will be difficult to deal with.

Xiang Quan smiled and said, "It's okay. If Yu Qi really doesn't want to do it, then we won't force it. But once the war is over, it's unknown what fate they will face. But I don't think Yu Qi will be so unwise. The world's situation is very clear now. Unless he can guarantee that he will be safe, no matter which side he surrenders, his troops will not be able to be protected."

"I hope so!" Fan Yang sighed and said, these were not something he could consider.

It was just like Xiang Quan and Fan Yang guessed that when Dong Ning conveyed Yang Yanzhao's military order to Yu Qi, someone under Yu Qi's command could see it, but their ideas were the same as Xiang Quan. Since they were destined to be unable to save it, it would be better to use it to gain wealth.

"I've seen General Xiang!" When Xiang Quan led his army to Xia Pi City, Yu Qi had already brought the entire Xia Pi City troops out of the city to greet him.

Xiang Quan walked forward and it was the first time he saw Yu Qi, but Yu Qi claimed to be the son of Yu Zilong. He had met Yu Zilong. I have to say that Yu Qi and Yu Zilong are indeed somewhat similar. I think Yu Qi's identity is real.

"I have met General Yu Zilong several times, and General Yu's appearance is indeed somewhat similar to General Yu Zilong." Xiang Quan said.

"Haha!" Yu Qi smiled awkwardly: "Is the general afraid that my identity is impersonating? My father was regarded as a rebellion by the former Chu and as a remnant by the State of Zhao. What are the benefits of impersonating his son?"

"General Yu, I think you are already very clear about Yang Piqi's military order. I wonder what you think?" Xiang Quan asked.

Yu Qi sighed and said, "Although doing this is unfair, strength is the hard truth in such a chaotic world, so how can there be fairness? Since that's the case, it's better to pretend not to know."

"It's good that General Yu can figure it out. It's getting late. Let's set off as soon as possible. Yang Piqi appointed me as the main general this time. He also asked General Yu to cooperate with him. When he returned to Wancheng, I will hold a banquet to thank General!" Xiang Quan said again. These are the main generals, but Yu Qi's men will not listen to him, so Yu Qi's cooperation is very important.

Yu Qi nodded and said, "Don't worry, General Xiang, I, Yu Qi, are not ungrateful people. In this battle, let us work together to fight for a prosperous future."

Xiang Quan nodded, and then made it easier for Yu Qi to join forces and head towards Zushui together. Zushui was only half a day away from Xia Pi. In order to hurry, they took two hours to arrive at the ancestral water and form a formation to deal with the Zhao army that could arrive at any time.

Just as Xiang Quan and Yu Qi led their troops to the shore of Zushui to form a formation, the war on the Si Shui River also came to an end. Deng's army and the power of the generals defeated the Zhao army. They were about to be defeated. Zhang Jie and Kou Fei were also anxious.

"General Zhang, you can't stand it anymore, so you'd better retreat!" Kou Fei said to Zhang Jie.

Zhang Jie nodded and said, "It's time, but once we retreat, Deng's army will definitely pursue from the back, so we still need to leave a group of people to cut off the back. We go all the way to the ancestral water. As long as we cross the ancestral water, we can calmly retreat to Liangcheng, but who should leave behind to cut off the back?"

Kou Fei thought about it and made a great determination in his heart and said to Zhang Jie: "General Zhang, Deng's army pursued a large amount of troops. If there were fewer troops left, it would not be of any effect at all. If there were too many troops left, our generals under our command would have no way to command them, so it was either you or me. Since that's the case, let me stay!"

"What! No!" Zhang Jie thought Kou Fei would choose a general to cut off the rear, but he didn't expect Kou Fei to take the initiative to cut off the rear. How could this be possible? Kou Fei is a general of Zhao State, with a status equivalent to him, second only to Li Rubing. How could a general of such a level easily take risks? Besides, those who leave behind a dead death to the rear. If Kou Fei dies in battle, Zhao State will lose a general smoothly. This is an unbearable loss for the current Zhao State military.

"General Zhang, listen to me!" Kou Fei also expected that Zhang Jie would not agree easily, but he was ready to speak out long ago and said, "If you want to successfully cut off the rear, you must leave 50,000 elite troops. And so many people, you or I cannot command it. Besides, before the war, I expected this result, so I had already ordered people to build fortifications behind our army's camp. With these fortifications, it is not a problem to block the Deng army for one day, and one day is enough for you to cross the ancestral water. At that time, I will lead the army to retreat north. You only need to pick me up at the ancestral water, and that is not a problem."

Zhang Jie thought about it, nodded with difficulty, and said, "Okay, then as you said, but you must remember that things should not be done. You should retreat immediately and not fight in love!"

"Haha!" Kou Fei smiled and said, "General Zhang, don't worry, I haven't lived enough yet and don't want to die."

"That's good, then I'll ask General Kou to organize his troops. As long as the troops are organized, I will order the gold medal to withdraw the troops!" Zhang Jie said.

Soon, Kou Fei selected 50,000 elite troops, and Zhang Jie also ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops. Zhao Jun, who was fighting fiercely, felt relieved when he heard Mingjin's voice and began to retreat in an orderly manner.

The Zhao army's every move was under the surveillance of Yang Yanzhao and others. When the Zhao army's voices were heard, Yang Yanzhao ordered the central army to go out and directly take over the Zhao army's central army. The left and right wings also launched a charge at the same time. The Zhao army must not be allowed to leave the battlefield easily.

When he saw the Deng army's central army dispatched, Kou Fei led his troops to kill him. Deng army thought that the Zhao army would retreat in a row, but he didn't expect that the Zhao army would actually have a team of troops coming up, so he was caught off guard and suffered a little loss. However, he quickly woke up and attacked the Zhao army with all his strength. Kou Fei also blocked it with all his strength so that Zhang Jie could lead the main army to retreat. When Zhang Jie's main army had retreated for a distance, Kou Fei also led the retreat and retreated all the way to the defensive fortifications built in advance.

Before Yang Yanzhao led his army to the fortifications, he saw that the Zhao army had already been prepared, and sighed and said, "It seems that there are also capable people in the Zhao army. They can actually build fortifications here in advance to block our army."

"Hmph!" Guan Yu, who was standing aside, sneered, "So what? A mere defense fortification cannot stop our army's tens of thousands. It doesn't take long to break through. There are Xiang Quan and Yu Qi's 50,000 troops beside the Zushui River. This time, the Zhao army cannot escape with its wings!"

"Okay, Xiang Quan and Yu Qi's troops cannot be compared with the Zhao army, nor can they stop the Zhao army for too long, so we must break through the Zhao army's defense line as soon as possible, otherwise we will let the main force of the Zhao army retreat to Liangcheng, and then we will have trouble in our lives. Send orders and attack with all our might, and break through the Zhao army's defense line as fast as possible!" Yang Yanzhao's eyes were cold and he said.
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