The best old woman is too fierce, stepping on her ex-husband and beating up her traitorous son!

Chapter 163
This was not the first time Teng Ge had led troops, but it was the first time he had encountered such a situation, and he felt panicked.

Under the escort of personal soldiers, retreat.

Before, he had dreamed of breaking through Zhenxi Pass and leading 13 soldiers into Lanshan County and Ningchang Prefecture.

After a period of burning, killing and looting, when he returns victorious, he will be made the prince by his father.

But now that they were defeated and there were so many casualties, it was his fault.

Even if he was lucky enough to save his life, he would still be further away from that position.

At this time, Sa Riman secretly regretted that he did not obey the emperor's brother's order and withdraw his troops earlier.

Greedy for more military exploits, he also wanted to attack Zhenxi Pass and rob more gold, silver and jewelry.

It's all over now.

After these people ran out of the canyon, they found that they stepped on something unknown and exploded again.

It felt like a loud noise erupted from hell, causing these stunned soldiers to be blown up again.

Some lucky people escaped, but many more died and were injured.

The eldest prince Teng Ge was injured and was carried out by his own soldiers.

Sa Riman did not have such good luck. He was hit by a black lump. He and his soldiers were knocked unconscious and lay on the ground unconscious.

Fortunately, they were relatively close to the edge and were not trampled by the retreating soldiers behind them.

By the time the eldest prince Teng Ge and others escaped, the sky was already slightly bright.

Teng Ge looked at the sparse and swaying soldiers with red eyes.

"How many soldiers do we have now?" Teng Ge asked tremblingly, feeling scared.

The subordinate replied: "We have just counted, and now there are only 8000 people left. The others are..."

Either dead or injured, left in the canyon, or died outside the gate of Zhenxiguan.

Teng Ge's eyes showed fear, "What on earth is that black lump? Why is it so powerful?"

No one understood, and there was silence.

At this time, an older veteran said: "Eldest Prince, that thing is indeed powerful, but if it ran away in a hurry, the trampled casualties would be even more serious."

When Teng Ge heard this, he suddenly realized that his command was wrong, "It's not that they were trampled to death, but that Da Yan could attract thunder from the sky."

Everyone was stunned, and soon someone thought of the key.

The eldest prince is trying to shirk responsibility.

"Yes, the eldest prince, it was Da Yan who was able to attract thunder that caused such great death." Another leader said quickly.

The eldest prince was relieved when he heard this, "Where is Uncle Wang?"

"The prince was struck by lightning and his jade was shattered." The soldier replied.

The eldest prince was startled. He was almost killed just now. "The great Yan has attracted thunder from the sky. We cannot fight against the enemy. Uncle Wang, just wait, our Qi country will not give up and will definitely avenge you." "

After expressing their opinions, the soldiers also regained their composure, mounted their horses one after another, and continued to flee.

Huo Yingjie rode on horseback and wanted to continue the pursuit, but was stopped by the deputy general.

"Major General, it's better to send someone, and you will take command from the rear. This time the Qi Kingdom suffered numerous casualties, roughly estimated at one hundred thousand."

Huo Yingjie chuckled, "This time the Qi Kingdom was defeated, I must have found it baffling."

"Chen Qianhu, Liu Qianhu, and Sun Qianhu, you lead three teams and pursue them from the left, right and rear respectively."

"Yes, Major General." Everyone laughed when they heard it.

They were all ready to sacrifice their lives and defend Zhenxiguan regardless of death. They did not expect that the battle would be so easy.

Huo Yingjie ordered, "Clear the battlefield. Pay attention. If you see iron lumps that have not exploded, you must stay away and be careful."

"Yes, Major General." The soldier responded and began to clear the battlefield.The dead were put together, the seriously injured were stabbed directly, and then these people were put together with the dead.

The slightly injured were taken off their belts and their hands and feet were tied up in a string.

Huo Yingjie asked someone to tally up the battle situation, which was quickly calculated and then sent to General Guanliu of Zhenxi.

Of course, another secret message arrived in Gongsun Lian's hands.

When Liu Zicheng saw Huo Yingjie leading his troops to kill [-] enemies, he disapproved and said, "Brother Gongsun, Huo Yingjie is so happy about his success as always!"

"Although the loud thunder yesterday was unexpected, it could not wipe out Qi's [-] troops."

Gongsun Lian smiled and said, "Just because you don't believe it, doesn't mean it can't happen. You're right, the damage caused by those loud noises and black bumps is not enough to kill or injure one hundred thousand people."

"However, the major general laid an ambush on both sides of the canyon in advance, and used the black lumps to create loud noises and injuries, which injured people and frightened horses, and caused a very serious stampede. More than half of the casualties were caused in this way."

When Liu Zicheng heard this, he looked shocked, "In this case, even if there are not hundreds of thousands, there will be tens of thousands of casualties."

"Fan Geng, take people to clean up the battlefield immediately and count the true number of dead."

Liu Zicheng still believed in his own people, but did not trust Huo Yingjie and Gongsun Lian.

Gongsun Lian shook his head. Since he didn't believe it, let's wait for the investigation results.

Liu Zicheng didn't care about competing with Gongsun Lian at this time. If he really had such great military exploits, his contribution would be great.

Leave the rest to Liu Zicheng.

Gongsun Lian believed that Liu Zicheng could do a good job. After all, this man was best at grabbing credit.

Old Man Li already knew that this battle was won, so he patted Gongsun Lian on the shoulder and said, "You are very good."

"It's Xiaoyue..." Gongsun Lian didn't dare to take credit.

Old Man Li quickly stopped him, "This matter has nothing to do with Xiaoyue."

Gongsun Lian was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "Uncle Li, you are right."

A loom and a spinning wheel can be coveted by many people.

If anyone knew that the gunpowder was modified from Li Xiaoyue's formula, it would definitely bring greater trouble and danger to Xiaoyue.

Old Man Li handed Gongsun Lian a letter, "This is the letter I came to Zhenxiguan Xiaoyue to give me. I said that after I win the battle, I will give this letter to you."

Gongsun Lian was surprised and thought it was Li Xiaoyue congratulating him in advance.

In fact, this is also the case. Congratulations to him for his victory.

However, the content of the second paragraph surprised Gongsun Lian.

After Gongsun Lian read it, he asked Old Man Li in a low voice, "Uncle Li, Xiaoyue is so kind. She actually asked me to treat the captives well."

Originally, Gongsun Lian and Huo Yingjie had agreed not to take prisoners.

As soon as the Qi Kingdom surrendered and bowed their heads, the ministers were full of benevolence and righteousness, and the emperor released these prisoners.

These prisoners are all young adults and will continue to fight on the battlefield in the future.

In this way, the tiger can be properly released.

Old Man Li shook his head, "That's not what Xiaoyue meant. She said she would open up wasteland next year, and now the workshop has recruited people from nearby to work."

"Next year's spring plowing and next year's land clearing will require a lot of labor. These captives will stay to clear the land and be given some food without having to pay for work."

When Gongsun Lian heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, "As expected of Xiaoyue, you have a good idea."

"It's just Uncle Li. You also know that those civil servants in the court are full of benevolence, justice and morality. When the time comes when the Qi Kingdom bows its head, Your Majesty will release the prisoners."

"Do you have any good ideas?"

(End of this chapter)