At night, in the mountains and fields, the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded loudly.
Pang Guoxing galloped on his horse. Although he couldn't see the road clearly, he could still roughly judge based on experience that if he walked for more than ten miles, he could cross the river and escape back to the north.
That's right, he just escaped back to the Northland.
In the afternoon battle, the elite Forbidden Army that Pang Guoxing was proud of was finally defeated by the "country bumpkins" of Longyou.
His men were routed, Pang Guoxing lost control of the army, and all the more than a thousand soldiers were routed.
The Yong Army cavalry, like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, played a game of cat and mouse in the wilderness.
Pang Guoxing himself fled with his own soldiers escorting each other. During the escape, his soldiers dispersed, and now he is the only one escaping.
"Don't run away, you can't escape..."
Behind Pang Guoxing, there were still cavalry chasing him, which forced him to continue to speed up.
But the horse's physical strength has its limits. No matter how hard he beats the horse at this moment, he can't pick up the speed at all.
The soldiers chasing behind had changed several times, and the horses had much more energy, and the distance between them and Pang Guoxing was closing.
A few minutes later, Pang Guoxing was captured and taken away by the soldiers.
It was already dark now, and in a village twenty miles away from Yanfeng County, the Yong Army cavalry was resting here.
Staying with them were more than 800 prisoners.
That's right, the Yong Army cavalry of about 600 people captured so many prisoners after defeating the Forbidden Army cavalry.
As for the more than 1,500 Forbidden Army cavalry, except for these more than 800 people who were captured, the rest either died or escaped.
"Sir Qianhu, the leader of the thieves has been brought!"
The report was so loud that the news that Pang Guoxing was captured quickly spread among the Forbidden Army soldiers.
Even the commander was captured, which was another blow to the prisoners of the Forbidden Army. They were completely defeated by the "hillbillies".
On the other end, Pang Guoxing was escorted in front of Cui Xingan.
Cui Xing'an, who was in his thirties, surprised Pang Guoxing. He was younger than he thought.
"Untie Commander Pang..."
According to the prisoner's confession, Cui Xing'an knew Pang Guoxing's identity.
Soon some soldiers came forward and loosened the rope for Pang Guoxing.
Pang Guoxing said nothing, and just looked at Cui Xing'an, the air seemed a little solid.
"Commander Pang, why do you look at me like this?" Cui Xing'an asked with a smile.
Pang Guoxing originally wanted to say something, but in the end he only said: "You have won, you can kill or behead me as you please!"
Cui Xing'an smiled and said: "Pang Pang, no one here dares to kill you. My prince values talents the most, and I have specially ordered you to treat Pang Pang with courtesy!"
Defeating the imperial cavalry was undoubtedly a great victory, so Cui Xing'an immediately sent people to Tianjin Mansion and sent a message to Yuanyang via phone.
Then Zhao Yanxun gave an order to Cui Xing'an to capture Pang Guoxing and ask him to persuade the other two to surrender.
This idea is very bold. The two guards are still alive, so I want to persuade them to surrender.
But when I thought about it, tomorrow the Guard Army, Gao Zheng'an's troops, and the sergeants from the Guard Division would arrive. These people would have no choice but to surrender.
It was precisely based on these conditions that Zhao Yanxun proposed the idea of persuading surrender.
But the problem is that there is little hope of arresting Pang Guoxing. After all, the land in Longyou is too big.
But who would have thought that his men were so powerful that they could really capture Pang Guoxing.
That's why Cui Xingan said what he just said.
"Stop talking nonsense. If you want to kill me, hurry up. Why waste words to humiliate me!" Pang Guoxing's tone was cold.
"Master Pangda, I am not insulting you. The prince really values you...as long as you are willing to cooperate!"
Having said this, Cui Xing'an walked up to Pang Guoxing and handed over the kettle in his hand.
After glancing at Cui Xing'an, Pang Guoxing took the kettle, opened the stopper and poured a few mouthfuls of hot water. Not to mention how comfortable it was in this midwinter.
"Ren Pangda, let me tell you the truth... several armies from the royal palace have surrounded us. If the Imperial Army outside Yanfeng County does not surrender, they will only die!"
"We are both in the army, how can you bear to watch them die, and why they die so mysteriously?"
Hearing this, Pang Guoxing sneered and said: "Fighting for survival, how can you say that you die in an unclear way?"
"You already have a way to survive, so why do you say you are fighting for survival?" Cui Xingan asked.
"Your Majesty is benevolent and has prepared food for the soldiers and civilians of the North. It belongs to you... Do you have any reason to rob yourself?"
Pang Guoxing was not easy to fool, so he asked: "To put it nicely, since King Yong is willing to provide food, why did he send troops to the north? Directly to Hongxi County?"
Cui Xingan was at a loss for words and could only explain: "This is to open up roads and destroy monsters so that we can transport food to the north!"
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Advise them to surrender!"
Pang Guoxing said without mercy: "The war has begun, and we still don't know who will win and who will lose!"
"Knowing that you will be unconvinced, I will send someone to take you to several other military camps tonight to see how powerful our army is..."
"When the time comes, you will know who loses and who wins!"
At this point, Cui Xing'an sighed: "It's a losing battle, why increase casualties in vain!"
Pang Guoxing was about to argue, but Cui Xingan didn't give him a chance and directly asked people to take Pang Guoxing out.
"First take him to Fang Tong's headquarters, then to Gao Zheng'an's headquarters, and finally to Wang Zong and Chen Yuhe's office!"
"yes!"
With Cui Xing'an's arrangement, each one is more powerful than the other, and he guarantees that he can definitely defeat Pang Guoxing's confidence.
And this is also an objective fact. If the two guards of the Forbidden Army do not withdraw tonight, they are destined to be surrounded tomorrow.
If you don't surrender, you will die.
The night is deep and all thoughts are silent.
The lights in the Spiritual Palace were still bright, Zhao Yanxun was sitting in the study, and a woman was dozing off on the soft couch next to him.
This is Zhou Lanzhi, she was supposed to be sleeping with him tonight, but unfortunately Zhao Yanxun was busy with work, so he stayed in Jinshen Hall to wait for news.
Zhou Lanzhi is indeed brave. She is the second person besides Huang Rongrong to take the initiative to spend the night in Jinshen Hall.
The beauty was there, but unfortunately Zhao Yanxun had no interest and just stared at the map in front of him.
This is already the second night he has stayed up. At this moment, he is waiting for news about the progress of various ministries.
"Reporting to your lord, news has come back from Tianjin Mansion that all ministries are encircling the Imperial Army!"
The eunuch's report broke the silence of the night and even woke up Zhou Lanzhi who was sleeping.
After hearing the news, Zhao Yanxun finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, it can be said that the situation has been decided.
Now that the encirclement of the Forbidden Army has been completed, they have no possibility of escaping. The next step depends on whether they choose to surrender or die.
In fact, Zhao Yanxun quite hoped that they would surrender, which would not only increase his population, but also directly add a group of soldiers.
Looking at the sleepy Zhou Lanzhi, Zhao Yanxun said with a smile: "My dear concubine...if you are sleepy, go back and rest. Don't suffer alone here."
bitter!"
Zhou Lanzhi stood up, went to the side and made hot tea, brought it to Zhao Yanxun and said: "Since I said I would accompany the prince, I will not leave... unless the prince drives me away!"
"My beloved, you are in good spirits, so just stay here, I have to go to bed!"
After saying this, Zhao Yanxun stood up directly and walked towards the bedroom.
"I said I would accompany the prince. Wherever the prince goes, I will go wherever the prince goes!" Zhou Lanzhi smiled slightly and followed her while holding up her skirt.