The Ningzhou army was like a sharp sword, and in one day and half a night, they reached Renyifang, which was almost located in the north of the city, which was a very amazing record, but at the same time, this record also brought trouble to their retreat.

At the very beginning, the forbidden army was a little afraid of the edge of the Ningzhou army, and was still a little confused in the face of the sudden retreat of the Ningzhou army, I don't know why these forbidden troops with great momentum suddenly retreated, but ordinary soldiers couldn't figure it out, and as the main general, he saw the Achilles heel of the Ningzhou army at a glance.

Ningzhou Military ...... The power is gone.

Originally, when the Ningzhou army came out of Shu, there were only 40,000 people, although many recruits were recruited along the way, but the recruits were not of great use, and the casualties of the main force of the Ningzhou army were estimated to be more than half, and the firearms had been consumed.

Chong Xuantong's eyes were solemn, he only thought for a moment before decisively ordering.

"The traitors are no longer able to continue, and if they continue to fight, they will all die in the city!"

"You can't just let them out of the city, let them out, they can rest for a few days, and then they can come back!"

The old general shouted: "The crossbowmen chase after them, don't be afraid of the firearms of the rebels, they are shrinking with all their strength at this time, and they will not turn back and fight back on a large scale!" ”

"They must not be allowed to come and leave as they say."

General Tane took a deep breath.

"Chase and kill, chase and kill!"

The military quality of the soldiers of the forbidden army was not low, although the morale of the large number of casualties in a day and night was low, but when the order of the general from above was issued, there were still two soldiers from the Zhichong Mansion who were ordered to chase after them.

Because of the thunder, they did not dare to get too close to the Ningzhou army, and only dared to follow the distance of dozens of steps behind the Ningzhou army, shooting with bows and crossbows, disrupting the rhythm of the Ningzhou army's retreat.

Whenever the army retreats, it is absolutely impossible to withdraw all at once, because if the enemy follows up, the formation behind will be chaotic, and the entire formation will be completely chaotic, and it is very likely that the enemy will be killed in one go, and the Ningzhou army is naturally no exception.

The Ningzhou army left about 10,000 troops behind the palace, and among the 10,000 people, only the generals were from the Ningzhou army from the southwest, and most of the remaining soldiers were recruited along the way except for some firearms battalion soldiers, but the leader of the palace was Li Shuo, the chief general of the Ningzhou army.

Li Shuo personally commanded these people.

Twenty or thirty throwers are responsible for throwing thunder as far back as possible to block the enemy's pursuit.

At the same time, there are also crossbowmen who shoot backwards to block the enemy's attack.

In this way, although the forbidden army was pursuing, the southwest army still retreated to Xicheng in an orderly manner, and after dragging it out for more than an hour, Chong Xuantong also lost his temper and ordered the forbidden army to stick to the Ningzhou army to prevent all the Ningzhou army from escaping!

This time, it's not a matter of the two sides firing crossbows at each other.

The two Zhechong Mansions were not reorganized, and there were only more than 20,000 people together, and more than 20,000 people quickly pasted them up, biting the team in charge of the palace of the Ningzhou Army.

In the night, the efficiency of the bow and crossbow was originally poor, and after the two sides got close, the bow and crossbow were almost completely useless, Li Shuo also drew the knife in his hand, and whispered to the people around him: "At this time, one step back is a dead word, fight with them, and there is a chance to live!" ”

"Catch up!"

The other officers and soldiers of the Ningzhou Army, seeing that their own commanders had personally rushed into battle, they had no reason to hold on anymore, and almost all drew their swords and rushed towards the forbidden army.

This is the reason why Li Shuo stayed behind and broke off.

The "main force" of the Ningzhou army suffered heavy casualties, and it was impossible for them to keep too many people behind, and the recruits of the Ningzhou army were likely to be defeated by the enemy at one blow in the case of cowardice, affecting the process of the retreat of the Ningzhou army.

In this case, he can only stay as General Ningzhou, and he is inspired.

But it's a pity that this is Xuanping Fang, there are more than five squares away from the West City Gate, and the soldiers of the forbidden army are definitely not comparable to the rabble of the Xiang Army.

In other words, most of the more than 10,000 recruits of the Ningzhou Army who were in charge of the palace would die in the capital.

Of course, Li Shuo himself will naturally not die, he has dozens of guards around him, as long as he finds that the situation is wrong, he can easily retreat to the rear, and there will be no danger to his life.

This battle lasted from the morning until the early morning of the next day.

When the sky was about to dawn the next day, Li Shuo, whose face was covered with blood, led more than a thousand soldiers to escape from the capital in embarrassment.

At this time, the main force of the Ningzhou Army had all withdrawn from the capital, and Li Xin personally led 5,000 people to meet outside the city.

Li Shuo commanded in the city for a day, and fought almost all night, at this time he was extremely tired, and after seeing Li Xin, his body was weak and he almost collapsed to the ground.

Li Xin held him with one hand, frowned, and said, "Is the injury serious?" ”

Li Shuo shook his head silently, his voice hoarse: "There are two minor injuries on the back." ”

Li Xin looked at his back, and saw two feathered arrows stuck in his back, almost half an inch into the flesh, so that his life was not in danger.

Li Shuo is a general of Ningzhou, and he wears a serious iron armor, and the feather arrows that can penetrate the iron armor can generally be done with a strong bow of four or five stones.

If it were an ordinary soldier, most of them would have died after eating these two arrows.

Li Xin grabbed his shoulders and frowned, "How did you start a battle, it's almost the same as Ye Mao." ”

"You don't have his physique, and if you toss a few more times, you won't live to be forty years old."

Li Shuo smiled bitterly, and his voice was hoarse: "It's me who is greedy for merit, and I always try my best to ensure that the remaining soldiers are evacuated safely." ”

General Li looked up at the sky while supporting him, and his tone was a little complicated: "You have to continue to do it tonight, you are so seriously injured, how can you command the Ningzhou army?" ”

Li Shuo took a deep breath, endured the pain in his back, gritted his teeth and said, "The last general's body is injured, and his mouth is not injured, but he can still command." ”

Li Xin didn't speak anymore, just silently helped this cheap brother and returned to the Ningzhou military camp.

At the same time, in the Weiyang Palace of the Imperial City.

A young eunuch of Tianmu Prison, stumbling into the Weiyang Palace, knelt on the ground quite excitedly, and kowtowed.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty! ”

Yuan Zhao Tianzi was expressionless, sat in his place, and said in a calm tone: "What's the matter, the traitor has entered the imperial city?" ”

In fact, at this time, he already knew the news that the Ningzhou army had begun to retreat, but he had heard too much bad news this night, and he was already a little nervous.

The young eunuch of Tianmu Prison knelt on the ground, panting for breath, and after a long time, he reluctantly said a word of verification.

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty......"

"The traitor has been defeated by the forbidden army and fled from the capital in embarrassment!"

"There are at least 40,000 rebels who died in the capital, and most of them are the main force of traitors!"

Hearing this news, Yuan Zhao Tianzi, who was originally sitting in a precarious position, suddenly collapsed.

That night, he barely closed his eyes, and his nerves were tense all the time.

The real "life is like a year".

Now, it's finally over.

Yuan Zhao Tianzi almost collapsed on the dragon couch, and his whole back was already soaked with cold sweat.

(End of chapter)