On the other side, just as Bai Luoqi expected, the Shuixia Kingdom had lost 20,000 troops, so it no longer dared to pursue the idea of three cities. The remaining 15,000 troops remained unmoved and defended with all their strength.
Mengcheng.
Bai Luoqi, who was in Tianlin City, also received the news from Ji Yulin, and learned that Long Ao not only failed to capture Mu Shen's defense line, but also allowed Mu Shen Kingdom to wait for reinforcements and join forces with the Flame Nation army to counterattack.
, now the Red Dragon Army has all withdrawn to the main camp.
"This Long Ao is really useless..." Bai Luoqi snorted with a cold look. The advantage he had finally established for the Red Dragon Army was so easily destroyed by Long Ao. However, this had already happened to him.
Within expectations.
"The Wood God Kingdom and the Flame Kingdom have joined forces to counterattack, and the city of Meng is still in the hands of the Shuixia Kingdom. For the current Red Dragon Army, it is already suffering from enemies from both sides. If they cannot take back Mengcheng in a short time, they will have to wait until the Shuixia Kingdom.
If reinforcements are sent, the situation will be troublesome." Liu Yunxuan said worriedly.[
"However, our current military strength cannot compete with the remaining troops of Shuixia Kingdom. In the battle of Tianlin City, we lost thousands of troops..." Commander Qin proposed.
"The terrain of Mengcheng is easy to attack and defend. If there is no advantage in military strength, it will be difficult to recapture Mengcheng." Liu Yi on the side said.
"Indeed, including the troops recruited in Yucheng and the garrison, our current strength is only six thousand, which is completely insufficient to fight against the Shuixia Army." Bai Luoqi nodded solemnly.
"Unless we can get Zhao Zhaofeng to hand over the five thousand troops in Jucheng. Before, he ignored the order and detained the people we sent. But in this situation, we have to find a way to hand it over no matter what." Liu Yunxuan's beautiful eyes
He looked at Bai Luoqi lightly.
"It seems that I am the only one who can go there in person." Bai Luoqi said after careful consideration.
"I'll go with you. It's too dangerous for you to go alone." Liu Yunxuan actively requested.
"Have you forgotten that I have a bodyguard?" Bai Luoqi hinted with a hint of a smile.
When Liu Yunxuan heard this, she remembered that Ji Shuang seemed to have been following Bai Luoqi inseparably. She hesitated for a moment and nodded.
After making some preparations, Bai Luoqi asked Ji Shuang to go to Jucheng together.
At the same time, Long Ao also received news that Bai Luoqi was going to Jucheng.
"This Bai Luoqi must have gone to Jucheng to ask for soldiers. However, this is a good opportunity to get rid of him, and you can also borrow a knife to kill people..." Long Ao quickly came up with an insidious plan.
Afterwards, Long Ao sent out several of his confidants and rushed to Jucheng as quickly as possible.
It was almost dusk when Bai Luoqi and Ji Shuang arrived outside Jucheng.
"You go in." Ji Shuang gestured to Bai Luoqi.
Bai Luoqi nodded and immediately rode the dragon into the city. However, as soon as he landed, a group of guards appeared from all directions, surrounding him.
"I am Commander Bai of the Red Dragon Army. I want to see your Commander Zhao..." Bai Luoqi reported his family background.
"Are you Commander Bai? Don't be kidding me. How could Commander Bai be a young boy like you?" Those guards had never seen Bai Luoqi, so they were ignorant of Taishan.
"Get him." A group of guards immediately swarmed up.
Bai Luoqi's eyes were cold and he didn't talk nonsense. He immediately pulled out the frost wind and turned it into a flaming blade, preparing to slash directly in front of Zhao Zhaofeng.[
But unexpectedly, at this time, a rough voice sounded: "You blind men, how dare you salute Commander Bai!"
Afterwards, the group of guards hurriedly separated, and Zhao Zhaofeng appeared in front of Bai Luoqi with a pleasant face and came to greet him.
"I didn't expect that Commander Bai would come in person." Zhao Zhaofeng said as he held his hand in defiance.
"You should know the purpose of my coming. Let's not talk nonsense. Just hand over the five thousand troops. I know that you led the troops to escape because of others, but if you make up for it, I can let you go..."
Bai Luoqi said with cold eyes.
"Look at what you said, Commander Bai. You have something to say! I just prepared some food and wine. How about we sit down and talk?" Zhao Zhaofeng extended his hand to indicate.
Bai Luoqi felt that Zhao Zhaofeng's behavior was very abnormal and there must be something fishy, so he followed Zhao Zhaofeng to a mansion in Jucheng.
Upon entering the mansion, several maids immediately bowed to greet them, and surrounded Bai Luoqi and Zhao Zhaofeng into a side hall with a table of fine wine and delicacies.
"Commander Bai, please sit down!" Zhao Zhaofeng signaled and waved the maids to leave.
After Bai Luoqi sat down, Zhao Zhaofeng poured him a glass of wine himself, and then raised his glass and said: "This glass is from me to Commander Bai. I had many misunderstandings with Commander Bai before, and I hope Commander Bai can forgive me!"
"Commander Zhao, stop beating around the bush and just say it directly if you have anything to say!" Of course Bai Luoqi would not fall for Zhao Zhaofeng's tricks.
"Commander Bai, why are you making things difficult for me? I'm just following orders. It's not that I don't want to hand over these five thousand troops, but that I dare not hand them over..." Zhao Zhaofeng said seemingly helpless.
"Then whose order are you following?" Bai Luoqi stared at Zhao Zhaofeng with twinkling eyes. In fact, he didn't need to guess to know that it was Long Ao who was responsible.
"I can't say this." Zhao Zhaofeng's expression changed.
"I know even if you don't tell me, he must be the eldest prince." Bai Luoqi sneered.
"Since Commander Bai knows, why bother asking me? You should know that I cannot disobey the eldest prince's orders." Zhao Zhaofeng responded matter-of-factly.
"But you should also know that as a commander, leading troops to escape before the battle is a capital offense under military law." Bai Luoqi said with an expression on his face.
"The eldest prince promised not to pursue him, otherwise, I wouldn't dare to do it." Zhao Zhaofeng didn't seem worried.
"Are you sure? Do you know why the eldest prince asked you to run away from the battlefield?" Bai Luoqi asked with narrowed eyes.
"This..." Zhao Zhaofeng really didn't know. He was just following orders. Of course, he also got some verbal benefits, as long as he hid the five thousand troops in Jucheng.
"It's because he wanted to deal with me, so he deliberately asked you to withdraw your troops, causing Mengcheng to be lost. In this way, the responsibility for Mengcheng's loss will fall on me. However, if he wants to do a good job, he must let me
Get rid of you, otherwise, it will be very detrimental to him. If you leak this secret that day, it will not be a good thing for him! Don’t you understand the principle of eradicating the weeds?" Bai Bai
Rocky said with a sneer.
After Zhao Zhaofeng heard this, his expression suddenly changed, but he immediately shook his head and said: "It's impossible. I'm very loyal to the eldest prince, so it's impossible for the eldest prince to get rid of me!"