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Luo Dingxi looked ashamed, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, you are humble and incompetent, we fell into Chu Huan's trick."

Xiao Jingsheng's eyes twitched, he gritted his teeth, and said bitterly: "That bastard Chu Huan, he...!" Frowning, "We only have these few thousand cavalry left?"

"Young Master, I will report the details later. The most urgent thing is, please organize your defense immediately to resist the Xiguan pursuers." Luo Dingxi said with a serious expression: "Young Master came just in time. There are troops brought by Young Master." , together with our cavalry, can form a defense enough to resist the Xiguan Army temporarily."

"Pursuing soldiers?" Xiao Jingsheng couldn't help looking towards the direction of Qingtang City, only to see countless corpses lying on the lower horizontal 78 of Qingtang City, and the smell of blood still filled the air, knowing that it was Pu Cunrui's ambush by the Xiguan Army As a result, at this time, at the top of Qingtang City, the Chu character flag was flying upright, and people could still be seen flickering at the top of the city from a distance.

"The humble official was worried that the retreat route would be cut off, so he led the cavalry to prepare to open the retreat route first, and then organized the cavalry to form a formation to meet the enemy." Luo Dingxi explained: "Our retreat will arrive soon, and the Xiguan Army will follow closely. In order to buy time for Danyang's defense, we must form an array here to stop the enemy."

Although Xiao Jingsheng led the army to help, the reason was only because he was afraid that the Beishan Army would be ruined in Jiazhou. He said he wanted to save Beishan's capital, but he really didn't have much experience in marching. Command, all the soldiers and horses are under your command, and form an array to meet the enemy."

"Eldest son, it's not suitable to stay here for a long time, I think you still...!"

"Luo Tongzhi, how can I leave at this time." Xiao Jingsheng knew what Luo Dingxi meant. Of course he knew that there was a great risk in being on the front line, not to mention that he was still in adversity now, but he understood better that all along, he He and Xiao Jingqian are in charge of Beishan's economic and military power. The economy is in his hands, while the military is in the hands of Luo Dingxi and Xiao Jingqian.

Although he was born with a thick back and waist, he knew nothing about military strategy. What he liked to do on weekdays was to exploit the gentry and the people, make money, control taxes, and run businesses. He didn't have too many contacts with the military.

It is also for this reason that in his heart, he has always been jealous of Xiao Jingqian. After all, Xiao Jingqian holds military power. If Xiao Huanzhang really dies one day, the power of Beishan will naturally be inherited by his eldest son, but Xiao Jingqian Holding the military power and being closely related to the military generals in Beishan, once Xiao Jingqian really got into trouble, Xiao Jingsheng would not be easy to deal with. For this matter, he has always been troubled in his heart, but Xiao Jingqian was assassinated. Although his brother died, he never In a way, one of his biggest stumbling blocks has been cleared.

But he also understands that in order to truly inherit Xiao Huanzhang's position and control Beishan's military and political power, he must not only control Beishan's economic lifeline, but also need to control Beishan's soldiers and horses.

He didn't have much prestige in the Beishan military, and this time he had such an opportunity, he also wanted to accumulate his military prestige during the battle with Xiguan. It was for this reason that he personally led the army to rescue.

Now Luo Dingxi hopes that he can withdraw to Danyang out of safety considerations. In his heart, Xiao Jingsheng certainly does not want to stay on this dangerous battlefield, but he also understands that if he retreats alone under such circumstances, the money he had previously led the army to rescue A little bit of prestige will disappear in an instant. Not only will it not give him points in the military, but afterward, many Beishan soldiers will probably feel that he is timid and afraid of fighting. Of course, this is not the result Xiao Jingsheng wants.

He made up his mind. As the saying goes, wealth and wealth are sought in danger, and if you don't enter the Tiger Mountain, you won't get a tiger cub. Only by staying here at this critical moment can the soldiers of Beishan feel admiration for him. In the future, it will be easy for him to act in the military, and he also feels in his heart that even if the Xiguan Army really kills him, there are nearly ten thousand horses on his side, and there are thousands of cavalry. In any case, his life should be worthless Yu.

Luo Dingxi didn't seem to see Xiao Jingsheng's thoughts, and persuaded: "My lord, the Xiguan Army will arrive as soon as we say it, this place is very dangerous, and your lord is a noble person, it is really dangerous to stay here."

Xiao Jingsheng waved his hand, and said righteously: "Luo Tongzhi, you don't need to talk too much. Now is a time of crisis. You are disregarding your personal safety and fighting bloody battles on the front line for the sake of Beishan. How can I be alone? I have already made up my mind to advance and retreat with you. We will live and die together, never back down, everyone, the safety of Beishan depends entirely on you, I am willing to fight bloody battles with you!"

He was righteous and impassioned, but it also boosted morale.

"Luo Tongzhi, the situation is urgent, you immediately give the order to form an army to meet the enemy." Xiao Jingsheng said solemnly: "I will also listen to your orders!"

Luo Dingxi knew that it would be useless to talk more at this time, so he cupped his hands and said, "It would be presumptuous of a lowly position." He said in a deep voice, "Pass the order, the cavalry will line up in front, and the infantry will follow closely behind. When the pursuers come, the cavalry will charge forward." , Waiting for the enemy's formation to be scattered, the infantry obeys the order to rush forward, do their best, fight bravely, and block the enemy!"

"Everyone obey Luo Tongzhi's command." Xiao Jingsheng said loudly: "After this battle, everyone will be rewarded a lot!"

Today seems to be a good weather, the sun is shining brightly, but the air is quite cold, the climate in the northwest is harsh, the winter time spreads very long, and the weapons and armor are also cold and tight.

"Luo Tongzhi, what should I do if there is a fight?" Xiao Jingsheng volunteered.

Luo Dingxi hesitated for a while, and finally said: "How many soldiers and horses did the eldest son bring this time?"

"Almost all the soldiers and horses who stayed in Danyang were brought here." Xiao Jingsheng said: "After Pu Cunrui's troops were defeated by the Xiguan Army, they returned to Danyang. I ordered them to regroup. There were thousands of troops. There are more than 3000 troops."

"Okay, Eldest Young Master, look at Qingtang City, I'm afraid there are quite a few Xiguan troops in the city." Luo Dingxi said: "When the chasing soldiers come, I'm afraid that the Xiguan troops in Qingtang City will also take advantage of the situation. , Qingtang City is on our flank, once we kill it, our flank will be threatened, please also ask the eldest son to lead a thousand soldiers to guard our flank."

Xiao Jingsheng nodded and said: "Okay, leave the wings to me. If they don't come, it's fine. If those bastards in Qingtang City dare to go out of the city to kill them, I will let them come and go!"

Luo Dingxi said to Yuan Liao again: "Yuan Liao, I will lead the cavalry to attack, and you will lead the infantry to attack afterward. This place is only ten miles away from Liangzi River. As long as our army retreats and crosses Liangzi River, we will withdraw immediately and retreat to the south bank. Guards, just guard the Liangzi River when the time comes, and you don’t have to get entangled with them.” He said to Xiao Jingsheng again: “Young Master, once the horn of withdrawing troops sounds, the Young Master will immediately lead the troops to retreat to the south bank of the Liangzi River. For the guards on the south bank, the Eldest Young Master takes people back to Danyang City first, and reorganizes the defense."

Xiao Jingsheng nodded.

Soon, someone said: "Young Master, Master Zhi, look...!"

Everyone looked over and saw Beishan soldiers retreating in embarrassment under the sun. Luo Dingxi led the cavalry to retreat to the vicinity of Qingtang City. Human legs are not as good as horse legs, so naturally they cannot catch up, but this time It wasn't long, the rout had already retreated here, and it could be seen that the rout was really fast.

Luo Dingxi's side has quickly organized a formation on the vast land. The cavalry is in front, and the infantry under the leadership of Yuan Liao follows closely behind, while Xiao Jingsheng leads a thousand infantry and moves to the flanks. The defenders of the city will take advantage of the situation and come out.

This is the last barrier of the Beishan Army.

On both sides of Qingtang City, spreading for more than ten miles, there were all Beishan soldiers fleeing desperately. Some soldiers in armor even thought that the armor was too heavy and affected their speed, so they took off.

Although Xiao Jingsheng already knew that the entire Beishan army was defeated, she was still taken aback when she saw the defeated Beishan army scurrying around like rabbits, and the muscles on her face twitched.

Some soldiers ran past the Beishan cavalry, and when they saw their own troops gathering here, some generals shouted at them, but some soldiers stopped and lined up among Yuan Liao's infantry. There were only two or three people left, and most of them had obviously lost their nerve, and rushed south without even looking at the soldiers and horses of the headquarters.

The Xiguan Army was really relentless. Although the Beishan Army was scattered, the Xiguan Army was not loose. At least 50 people formed a small team, keeping a distance and following behind to hack and kill. It was not that Xiao Jingsheng had never seen war scenes, but The rare scene in front of him made him unbelievable. The Xiguan army was like a pack of wolves, chasing the fleeing prey. Looking around, there were clusters in the east and west, and the Xiguan army was hacking and killing in groups. Beishan soldiers, but it is rare to see Beishan soldiers rise up to resist.

The defeat of the army is like a mountain, and the famous saying is really true.

"Get on the horse!" Luo Dingxi gave an order, and the cavalry soldiers who were holding the reins and standing next to the steed immediately got on their horses.

Luo Dingxi understood that the Beishan army was in a mess, and the Xiguan army scattered to chase and kill them. If the Beishan cavalry also dispersed to confront the small group of soldiers scattered in Xiguan, they would easily defeat each other, but the cavalry had to be dispersed. Once they are dispersed, they will be broken up into pieces, and when the main force of Xiguan catches up, the scattered Beishan cavalry will face great trouble and the consequences will be very serious. Therefore, if we want to really stop the enemy, we must launch an attack on the main force of the enemy to deter the opponent. .

In fact, he had already spotted the target at this moment, and there was a large group of Xiguan troops chasing up from a distance, densely packed, numbering no less than thousands of people, there was still a long distance from the cavalry formation, but it just gave the cavalry space to attack.

With the saber in hand, Luo Dingxi flicked the reins, and the horse moved forward slowly, followed by thousands of cavalry, one after another, keeping a certain distance between each column, and the speed changed from slow to fast, and at the end Sprinting quickly, he rushed straight towards the Xiguan Army. In a moment, the hooves of the galloping horses were thundering, and the rumbling hooves seemed to make the ground tremble.