When the well gate was closed, Hu Dan sat on the bed and stared blankly outside the window. The window lattice gradually appeared in the darkness and became clear. The two-foot-sized light was divided into small squares, fragmented. The window was open to the west, and there was no sunlight coming in, and it was dawn.

Last night, a defeated soldier fled back in Hecheng County, alarming Hu Dan who was resting in bed. Regardless of everyone's obstruction, Hu Dan forced his sick body to climb to the top of Jingmenguan. The terrain of Jingmenguan was extremely high. Although it was thirty-eight miles apart, Hu Dan still saw the light of fire in the distance.

He was persuaded to return to his residence by the generals, Hu Dan sat on the bed without any sleepiness. It took two days to go on the battle this time. Except for Jingmen Pass, none of the county towns had been seized. Forty thousand soldiers had been damaged by 10,000, and four generals Jin Hu lost two people. The most important second son Hu Li died. Hu Dan lost his son in his old age. Hu Dan felt like a knife was squeezing his chest, and he felt like he was fishy in his mouth, and there was also sign of vomiting blood.

The sound of footsteps came from outside the door, and the eunuch brought the witch officer in, praying for exorcism for Hu. Hu dared to wave his hand to repel the witch officer, and asked the attendant to call Chi Kouzhe and Xipa, and asked: "Has Clerda been back? How many people have returned from Hecheng County?"

Xipa said: "Zeleda has not returned yet, and more than 4,000 people have returned from Hecheng County one after another."

Hu Dan sighed and said sadly: "I am afraid that I will not be able to come back. Alas, he is twenty years younger than me, but I will leave first. Could it be that God is punishing me Rong Mi, and the country is hurting the general. How painful is it, How painful is it, How painful is it, Icedo?"

Seeing that the king's eyes were deep, his white hair turned white in the past two days, and his cheeks were unusually red, Chi Kouzhe quickly advised: "King, victory or defeat is a common thing for military affairs. Take care of his health. The king is willing to lead 10,000 light cavalry to avenge the prince and the two generals."

Hu Dan shook his head, closed his eyes and gasped at the head of the bed for a while, opened his eyes and said, "The spirit has been lost, so don't do anything. Retreat."

Chi Kouzhe and Xipa were both shocked and looked at each other and knelt down on the ground. Xipa said, "King, our army has suffered a small setback but its strength remains. Although the Zheng army has won our army in a row, the number of returns is not large. It is lucky to win by relying on Hecheng County to use tricks. Now Hecheng has been burned down, and it is not difficult to defeat this Zheng army with a little caution. If the king does not believe it, General Chi and I are willing to issue a military order."

Hu Dan signaled the two of them to stand up and sighed: "This time, I invaded the east, and I used my light cavalry to fight and decide quickly. In three or five days, I took down at least six cities in the border of Zheng State, and grabbed the Tuncang in my hand. Then I used my superior forces to defeat the Zheng army in Huazhou, and broke through the Zheng State border from the inside and out. Before the arrival of the army of the Anxi Protectorate of Zheng State, I recruited 100,000 troops from the country to station and steadily attacked the base within Zheng State. Unexpectedly, Jingmen Pass easily acquired Hecheng County but suffered repeated surprises. Zhe soldiers and generals also lost their troops and died in Hecheng."

He closed his eyes and gasped for a few breaths, calmed down his sadness. Hu Dan continued: "The time has been missed. Calculate the time, Huazhou's garrison will arrive one day at most. Even if Hecheng is captured, it will be difficult to seize Tuncang, let alone seize the six cities. Once the reinforcements from the Anxi Protectorate's Office arrive, it will be difficult for us to withdraw safely."

Although there are only 40,000 light cavalry in the east, Hu Dan brought half of the elite in the country, and now nearly 10,000 people have been lost. If all of these 40,000 people are lost in Huazhou, Rong Mi Kingdom will be unstable. Not to mention Xiu Li, Wei Che will look at the tiger and dendan, and even those vassal states will probably make small plans and be willing to accept the loss. This time, Dong

The invasion was almost completely defeated, so it would be better to lose face and keep the foundation, bring the remaining troops back to the country, and wait for the opportunity.

Chi Kouzhe and Xipa were silent for a moment, knowing that Hu dared to say the right thing. The combat effectiveness shown by Zheng's army in the Eastern Expedition was amazing. When the Anxi Protectorate's Mansion moved to Huazhou, it would be difficult to invade the east in the future. With a bitter mood, the two went out to arrange for retreat.

Hu Li stood up from the bed under the help of the servant and said to Chou Keduo, who was standing on one side: "You go to Hecheng County and bring me the head of Zheng Jun's team leader. Li'er's revenge must be avenged."

Chou Keduo's chest and collar order. After a while, more than ten war horses ran from Jingmen Pass to Hecheng County. Hecheng County was already a hell on earth. Jiang Anyi ordered the burned bodies to be dug out of the west gate. Siyu covered her nose and said, "There is no skill now? Rong Mi people may come to attack the city again. I will talk about it in two days."

"It will smell in two days," Jiang Anyi said expressionlessly: "It is the greatest death of people, and it is the peace of mind to be buried in the land. If the Rong Mi people want to come, we will leave and leave this place for them. I guess these Rong Mi people will not ignore the bodies of their robes."

The three thousand light cavalry stayed in Hecheng County to clean the battlefield. The Rong Mi people left nearly a thousand war horses, which made Guan Pingzhong quite happy. As long as there were horses, he could form a light cavalry. With four thousand light cavalry in his hand, and with the governor Jiang, he leaned on each other to help each other, even Yang Xiangliang would give him three points of face.

Guan Pingzhong rode on the horse, looking at the miserable situation around him, and said with a calm expression: "It's not hard for Rong Mi to come, it's just to add some credit to us. Lord Jiang's trick of digging the road is really wonderful. Rong Mi is all light cavalry, and we can only open our eyes when we see the road is not smooth. At most, Lin Liyong will be able to lead troops to arrive tomorrow at noon. At that time, there will be three thousand light cavalry, 12,000 infantry, and more than 20,000 garrisons. We can definitely support the arrival of reinforcements from the Anxi Protectorate."

Jiang Anyong was full of spirit. Guan Pingzhong promised him to ask for credit from the Ministry of War after the war. The merits of killing the second prince of Rong Mi and General Jin Hu were enough to upgrade him to the third level, at least the sixth-rank Zhaowu Captain. If the emperor was happy, he might be able to jump to the guerrilla general who was below the fifth-rank and enter the ranks of middle-level officers from then on.

Looking at the big pit dug out, Jiang Anyong said confidently: "Brother, after the war is over, you might as well build a stele here. I heard that scholars often say that there are people traps. This is a veritable people trap. You write an article on the stele to warn those Rong Mi people to dare to invade my Dazheng. This people trap will be their end."

"Good idea", Guan Pingzhong applauded with high fives. He was lucky enough to participate in this war. If he really erected a monument as Jiang Anyong said, his name of Guan Pingzhong would definitely be on the monument and would be famous all over the world, passed down for thousands of years, honor and future generations.

The sound of horse hooves came from the avenue in the direction of Jingmenguan. Everyone looked forward vigilantly. Many light cavalrymen threw their bodies, turned over their horses, and drew their swords on their hands to guard. The sound of horse hooves was crisp, and there were not many people coming. More than ten cavalrymen were still twenty feet away from Jiang Anyi and others to stop the war horses, and the two sides looked at each other.

"Who is the person in charge of the Zheng people opposite? King Rong Mi sent an envoy to come and write a book."

When it was involved in military affairs, Jiang Anyi signaled Guan Pingzhong to speak. Guan Pingzhong replied loudly: "This official, Zheng Guoan, Xinan, General Zhongwu, Guan Pingzhong, where is the letter from King Rong Mi?"

Chou Keduo glanced at Guan Pingzhong, jumped off his horse, cage his hands into his sleeves, and walked

Walking towards Guan Pingzhong. Guan Pingzhong sat upright on the horse, waiting for the messenger to get the letter from his sleeve. Jiang Anyi, who was beside him, watched the visitor walk calmly, and was walking like flowing clouds and water, as if it was slow and fast. He was in front of him in a flash of twenty feet. He was clearly a martial arts master.

"Be careful", Jiang Anyi rushed to ride a seat, trying to stand in front of Guan Pingzhong. Chou Keduo's hands stretched out from his wide sleeves, and he held two scimitars about a foot long. His body was like lightning, and the knife was as cold as ice. Chou Keduo's figure jumped up lightly, and the short knife wiped towards Guan Pingzhong's neck.

Guan Pingzhong never expected that the person who wrote the book would take a vengeance. He hung the steel knife around his waist and had no time to pull it out. Seeing the knife slashing through the air, he had to lean back and fall onto the horse's buttocks. Jiang Anyi sat on the horse and couldn't help. He jumped up from the horse and rushed towards Chou Keduo.

Chou Keduo ignored Jiang Anyi at all. He twisted his body in the air, avoiding Jiang Anyi like a ghost. His figure sank, and his short knife in his hand pierced Guan Pingzhong's lower abdomen. Guan Pingzhong thought it was not good and tried his best to roll to the side of the horse, trying to fall to the ground to avoid the short knife. Jiang Anyi stretched his feet in the air and kicked towards Chou Keduo's head, surrounded Wei to save Zhao, and forced Chou Keduo to save himself. Chou Keduo's fat robe sleeves were spread out, as if there were more wings, drawing an arc, allowing Jiang Anyi's feet to land on the ground at the same time as Guan Pingzhong.

Guan Pingzhong fell off his horse, and Chou Keduo stood on the ground. Jiang Anyi rushed in front of the two. As long as Chou Keduo reached out, Guan Pingzhong's life would be difficult to save. From Chou Keduo to Guan Pingzhong's landing, Siyu took the lead in reacting, shouting lightly, urging the horse to Chou Keduo, pulling out the sword from his waist and throwing it at Chou Keduo. Jiang Anyong, who was beside him, stepped forward and prepared to attack left and right. In the distance, the light cavalry of Zheng State rode his horse and whipped it, surrounding more than a dozen Rong Mi people.

Chou Keduo reached out to shoot down the sword. Looking at Guan Pingzhong who was rolling and avoiding it, he knew that the opportunity had been lost, and if he didn't leave, he might be surrounded by Zheng Jun, and his life would be difficult to save. The breath rushed inside his body, and his body floated up and fell lightly on Guan Pingzhong's saddle. His legs were clamped, and the horse rushed forward.

Jiang Anyi was about a foot in front of the horse. He was avoided by Chou Keduo just now and felt a big loss of face. Of course, he would not let him escape easily. He clenched his fists with both hands, and Yuan Xuan's true energy was as swollen as a hammer. He did not dodge or avoid, and hit the horse's head. The galloping horse was hit by a thousand-handed iron hammer, and he fell to the ground with a miserable "bang".

I felt the fist wind was fierce, and Chiko roared a lot, and the clothes were blowing without wind, like a goshawk spreading its wings. When the horse was in the air, the horse made a bitter neigh. It was like an eagle rushing, Chiko roared with short hands and knife like sharp claws to grab Jiang Anyi's shoulders, and wanted to remove Jiang Anyi's arms.

Unmoved, Jiang Anyi snorted coldly, and an arrow of air was spitting out of his mouth, roaring through the air, and shot straight towards Chu Keduo's front chest. Chu Keduo obviously didn't expect anyone to be able to exhale his true energy, and he hurriedly retracted the short knife and blocked it horizontally in front of his chest. The strong Qi hit the short knife, Chu Keduo's painful humming, and his body swept up crookedly, floating past Jiang Anyi's left side.

Jiang Anyi slapped his left palm quickly, and a powerful energy was towards Chu Keduo's back heart seal. Chu Keduo was just affected by Jiang Anyi's true energy, and the true energy was not smooth. He felt that the strong wind was coming from behind. He tried his best to circulate the true energy and twisted his body, but was swept his left arm by the palm wind. He groaned and leaped forward with the palm wind.
Chapter completed!