"Commander, give the order..." All the soldiers also knelt down and begged for orders.

"Everyone, go down." Zhan Baizhi waved his hand.

Mo Shaoyang angrily took the lead in raising his tent and leaving the camp.

It was late in the evening when Zhan Bai woke up from a drunken night. He had no choice but to admit that he was getting old. In the past, this amount of wine was nothing, but now it allowed him to sleep for these hours. Alas, Xiang Guo was getting more and more tired.

As he grew stronger and stronger, Zhan Baizhi couldn't help but worry about Zhao Guo. While his health was still good, he had to uproot Jinxiu Shangyi this time without leaving any future troubles.

Lifting the curtains, Zhan Baizhi looked into the distance with a wide view. The country of Xiang has always regarded itself as a nation of horses, because they have vast skies and open grasslands where they can gallop freely.

"Hey - where is Shaoyang?" Zhan Baizhi asked casually. Shaoyang is a very filial child. He usually greets his father every day, but today he didn't come. Could it be that he has forgotten?

The guarding soldiers hesitated and couldn't explain why.

Immediately sensing that something was wrong, Zhan Baizhi's face froze and he asked, "Where is the young commander?"

"Commander, the young marshal... the young marshal... he went after Jinxiu Shangyi. He said that he would personally take off Jinxiu Shangyi's head and present it to you, the coach..." Before Mo Shaoyang left,

I have been warned a thousand times not to tell the coach and make the coach worried, but now this situation has no choice but for him to keep silent.

"Oops..." Zhan Baizhi slapped his forehead hard. No wonder he said so deadly things last night. It turned out that Shaoyang, the kid, had put sweat medicine in the wine and made him sleep until now, while he put his life and death aside to pursue Jinxiu Shang.

As he left, he must have wanted to go to the same place as him.

I understand that I must not let the tiger go back to the mountains this time, but his methods are a bit extreme. If these are just traps set by Jinxiu Shangyi, what should I do? "This child-" Zhan Baizhi couldn't help but think.

Worried, "How long has the Young Marshal been there? How many people did he bring with him?"

"Commander, the young marshal has been here for two or three hours, and he has about 30,000 elite troops with him."

"Who gave him the right to use military power without authorization? That is against military orders and should be dealt with according to military law! He only brought 30,000 elite soldiers, only 30,000 elite soldiers..." Zhan Baizhi paced back and forth anxiously.

"Coach!"

"Quick! Prepare your horses - I want to get Mo Shaoyang back immediately!"

"Coach, do you want to go in person?"

"If you go, will he come back?! I will take 20,000 soldiers to support, leaving 50,000 elite soldiers to camp here to defend the city. If someone calls for formation, no one is allowed to fight."

"Yes, I will obey your orders."

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After a quick night's work, near midnight, Zhan Baizhi's reinforcements had merged with Mo Shaoyang's army, which was slowly groping forward.

"Dad, why are you here?" Mo Shaoyang shushed the horse he was riding.

"Who asked you to make your own decisions and pursue Jinxiu Shangyi? Come back to the military camp with me!" Zhan Baizhi said anxiously.

"Dad, Jinxiu Shangyi is right in front of us, and the opportunity is right in front of us. Do we have to give up such a good opportunity? He is now a defeated enemy, how can he dare to speak bravely?"

"You are disobeying military orders!"

"My son will be punished when he returns home. He will be killed or beheaded without complaint. But if Jinxiu Shangyi is allowed to go back this time, there will be endless troubles! Even the six children of Zhaoguo know that Jinxiu Shangyi covets Zhaoguo.

It has been a long time, and if he does not cut off his retreat this time, he will surely wait for an opportunity to start another war, and then the people will be displaced again. Dad, why have you been fighting for so long? Isn't it just to keep the country safe?!"

Zhan Baizhi slowly lowered his head in thought. After a moment, he raised his head and asked, "How many of Jinxiu Shangyi's troops are left now?"

Mo Shaoyang's facial expression relaxed slightly, "Reply to Father, more than 30,000, Father, we can't wait any longer."

"Okay, pass on my order. Forty thousand elite soldiers will follow me to pursue Jinxiu Shangyi. The young marshal and ten thousand elite soldiers will stay behind to guard against sneak attacks by the thieves behind."

"Yes!" Mo Shaoyang was excited.

The clouds in the east gradually turned red. Zhan Baizhi's army chased him under an old locust tree and was surrounded by dense jungle. Zhan Baizhi suddenly became suspicious. He glanced at the already exhausted army and was about to give the order.

He took a short rest on the ground, and suddenly an arrow passed by Zhan Baizhi's side, hitting Laohuai on the side.

The whole army immediately fell into a state of high tension. Suddenly, the leaves of the surrounding jungle began to sway. For a while, there was a swishing sound, and long arrows were fired from the forest. Zhan Baizhi's army suddenly became confused, "

Retreat, obey my order, the army will retreat quickly!"

"Zhan Baizhi, I have been waiting for you here for a long time!" A majestic voice came from the jungle.

As the long arrows continued to be fired, densely packed, like a dragnet surrounding the Zhao Kingdom's army, the breath of death was getting closer and closer...

"Coach, we are surrounded, our retreat is blocked by Jinxiu Shangyi's army, we are ambushed!"

"What?! Come with me, I will fight my way out!" Zhan Baizhi slashed his sword and chopped off the heads of several Xiangguo soldiers.

"Do you think you can escape!" Waves of soldiers armed with spears and shields surrounded their highest general, approaching these trapped beasts step by step.

——Jinxiu Shangyi!

"Jinxiu Shangyi, I really underestimate you -"

"Haha... Can Jinxiu understand that this is the old general's appreciation for me?" Until the last moment of the war, who would have expected that he would be the final winner.

"You actually deceived me with this cruel trick, and deliberately fell into the trap I set - the lives of 1,000 vanguard soldiers and the angry words of General Fan Qijie, the commander-in-chief of the Xiang Kingdom... You really mean it.

Good luck——"

“But worth it!”

"It's just that what I don't understand is that General Fan is a passionate person who dares to love and hate. His angry expression at that time did not seem to be fake."

"Haha... Because he didn't pretend at all, he really didn't know! He always thought that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to sneak attack the Zhao Kingdom's army, so he could naturally act as if it came naturally, and he could be impassioned after the failure, and

Naturally, you can't see any flaws. How can I deceive you, General Zhan, without some sacrifice?"

"But, aren't you really afraid that your right-hand man, Fan Qijie, will be imprisoned and die in a foreign land?!" This was a risky move.

"Because they are our soldiers from the Xiang Kingdom! If the emperor of the Zhao Kingdom ordered that this vanguard mission be deliberately tricked and the entire army be wiped out, we must try our best to save the life of you, the old general Zhan Baizhi. Do you think your

Will those die-hard heroes save you at all costs?"

"Oh, I understand... Then, you pretended to be sad, fled in a hurry, led us into your encirclement, and attacked me unprepared when our army was exhausted from traveling all night!"

"Jinxiu Shangyi, you are so insidious! Despicable villain." Mo Shaoyang regretted his mistake.

"We fight against each other, and we never tire of deceit."

"Haha... Okay! Jinxiu Shangyi, you have indeed grown up. I am no longer your opponent. This failure is due to my negligence. If I die, can you let the soldiers of Zhao State go?"

"Old general, we will follow you to the death!"

"Old General..."

"Don't rush to seek death. Don't worry, none of you will be missing. Old General Zhan, I will give you the most solemn funeral. How about a funeral with one hundred thousand soldiers?" Jinxiu Shangyi laughed wildly.

"What, you said one hundred thousand?" Zhan Baizhi was shocked.

"There is also the 50,000-strong army left behind in Jiachuan Pass!"

"Splendid Shangyi!"

"Don't forget, "the soldiers who temporarily escaped from Xiangguo" Oh, they should have quickly found my military commander. Under the command of Fan Qijie, Jiachuang Pass without the commander-in-chief and deputy commander of Zhaoguo, for him

, it’s so easy!” Jinxiu Shangyi’s brows were filled with joy.

"Jinxiu Shangyi! You devil!" Zhan Baizhi spat, suddenly turned around and shouted at Mo Shaoyang beside him, "Take the young marshal and leave!" He rushed to the front and faced Jinxiu Shangyi directly.

(Zhaoguo Imperial Palace)

"Xiao Qinzi, has there been no news from the border yet?" Long Chang also asked with a slight worry.

"Back to the emperor, there is no news yet, but the emperor does not need to worry too much. The battle report of the victory a few days ago has arrived in Qingdu. I believe that in a few days, General Zhan will be able to make a triumphant return."

"I hope so." For some reason, Long Chang also felt a little uneasy today.

"Report - urgent report from the border -" An anxious announcement came from outside the main hall.

"Quick pass!"

"Back to the emperor, General Zhan was deeply ambushed by Xiang's army in the process of pursuing Xiang's army. Jiachuan Pass has been broken. Only a few thousand of Zhao's 100,000-strong army are left. I am afraid that the troops will be at the Qing capital in the near future!

"

"Uh..." Long Chang also felt dizzy for a while, held on to the dragon chair and leaned back slightly.

"Your Majesty, take care of your dragon body."

Long Chang also pushed Xiao Qinzi away and asked in a trembling voice, "Where is General Zhan?"

"Old General, he - he died tragically, with thousands of arrows piercing his heart, leaving no bones left..." His Highness's messenger could not bear the sadness. "Old General had a chance to break away from the ambush, but the old general insisted on

Reluctant to leave, he said, "I, Zhan Baizhi, promised the emperor that I would defend Jiachuan Pass. Now that Jiachuan Pass has been captured by my men, how can I face the emperor?!"

"Old General Zhan!" Long Changyi clenched his fists.

(Jiachuan Pass)

"Your Majesty, you actually deceived me too." The speaker was none other than Jinxiu's Generalissimo Fan Qijie, the "deceived" in this battle.

"Our opponent is Zhan Baizhi, so naturally we have to take some extraordinary measures." Jinxiu Shangyi stood on the city gate and looked out.

"When did the emperor know that Zhan Baizhi had set a trap?"

"At first, I was just suspicious. Judging from Xiang Guo's experience in fighting Zhan Baizhi over the years, if there was such a big hole in the wall of Jiachuan Guanxi, he would not have noticed it. Then, the appearance of Xiaosi made me

I am even more certain that he wants to lure our army into a sneak attack."
To be continued...