Gong Yuanhao led the remnant army back to the camp in a panic, but saw thousands of soldiers who were in charge of staying behind lying on the ground in disorder. All the tents and the five burnt food and grass had been reduced to ashes, and thick smoke drifted away with the wind.

Gong Yuanhao, who was furious for a moment, spat out a few mouthfuls of blood, his body shook violently and almost fell off the horse, his already pale and tired face instantly turned pale and blue.

"My lord..." The faces of the generals on the left and right suddenly changed, and they stepped forward to support him.

Waving his hands to stop the support of the crowd, Gong Yuanhao took out a brocade handkerchief to wipe away the blood from the corner of his mouth, but soon more blood spilled out, so he had to cover his lips with a brocade handkerchief, trying his best to suppress the fishy sweetness that kept gushing up from his throat , Shen Sheng said: "Take a look at how many soldiers and horses we have."

"The last general obeys!" Several people left immediately.

Sitting on the horse, Gong Yuanhao could only feel the gusts of wind and the rustling of leaves falling in his ears, and the shadows of trees not far away were swaying with the wind, which made people feel desolate and desolate. Crescent Moon exuded a cool light, but upon closer inspection, there seemed to be a touch of blood in that light, and an ominous premonition floated in his heart inexplicably.

Not long after, several generals came back, looking at Gong Yuanhao who was looking up at the sky, his lips moved but he didn't know what to say.

"How many soldiers and horses are there?" Looking back at the sky, seeing the heavy and gloomy expressions of several people, Gong Yuanhao's eyes gradually understood.

A strong general who was pushed out gave the rest of them a hard look, then lowered his head and said cautiously: "Go back to the lord, plus there are 21 wounded soldiers."

"21?" Gong Yuanhao's face became extremely ugly after hearing this.

They rebelled with an army of 40, and in the six fierce battles with Duan Fanghong, they only suffered about [-] casualties. Unexpectedly, they lost [-] in this battle. How could this not shock and annoy him?

Several generals were also terrified.

Lei Fangxuan, Gong Yuanhao's confidant, hesitated for a while and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the so-called staying green hills will not worry about firewood. Our foundation is in Jiuyuan County. Why don't we retreat to Jiuyuan County for the time being? One is to avoid its sharp edge. The second is to negotiate a detailed plan to make a comeback."

"Go back?" Gong Yuanhao lowered his eyes slightly. Judging from the current situation, this is indeed their only choice, and it is also the choice to preserve their strength and make a comeback. But if he leaves like this, he will be unwilling after all, and Yingjie . . . . . .Yingjie? !

Suddenly raising his eyes to look to the west, Gong Yuanhao's abyss-like eyes flashed with anxiety and panic. Is Yingjie still in that secret path?

Thinking of the unknown life and death of his only son, Gong Yuanhao couldn't stand it any longer, suppressed the fishy sweetness surging in his throat, and galloped towards the secret road.

Yingjie, you must be safe and sound, otherwise what's the use of taking the throne for your father?

Gong Yuanhao rode his horse and galloped extremely fast, and by the time the generals reacted, he had already galloped more than ten zhang away.

Several people looked at each other, not understanding how the prince would leave suddenly, but when they saw the direction he was heading for, those who knew the inside story immediately understood, so Lei Fangfen and Ma Xun, another confidant general, hurriedly led a group of people. Soldiers Wan followed him closely, while the rest of the generals comforted the army while secretly praying for the safety of the son.

Turning over and dismounting, Gong Yuanhao grabbed the torch from the sergeant behind him and rushed into the secret passage, carefully inspecting the situation in the secret passage full of apprehension.

He didn't see a corpse until he got out of the secret passage at the other end, and there was no trace of fighting in the whole passage, and he didn't see a single drop of blood. Gong Yuanhao still didn't give up, and ordered people to go to the secret passage next to the passage. After searching for a large area in the forest for a long time, he still did not see his son.

Looking blankly at the shadowed jungle, Gong Yuanhao couldn't tell whether he was happy or sad.

Seeing the traces of blood dripping from the corner of his lord's lips, Lei Fangfen's and regretful expressions changed dramatically, with deep worry in his eyes, Ma Xun comforted him and said, "My lord, this means that the son is still alive, so please take care of your health, the son is still alive." Waiting for the prince to rescue him."

"Yingjie is really still alive?"

Hearing Ma Xun's words, Gong Yuanhao's dazed pupils gradually gathered light, and he looked at Lei Fangfen and Ma Xun in a blink of an eye. Seeing the two nodding their heads, a glimmer of hope suddenly rose in his heart: "Yes! Yingjie is still alive, Just wait for this king to rescue, come, and immediately follow this king to rescue the son!"

Seeing that the prince is going to rescue the prince now, Lei Fangfen and Ma Xun hurriedly dissuaded him.

Lei Fangfen said calmly: "My lord, we don't know where the son was taken by whom. If we act rashly without any clue, not only will we not be able to save the son, but will also disturb the enemy and endanger the safety of the son;

Moreover, the 20 army is still waiting for the order of the prince, and the nine princesses have arrived in Liyang County again, and they may be leading the enemy army to follow them at this moment;

Why don't we go back to Jiuyuan County first, to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to seize Jiuyuan County and attack us back and forth, and at the same time send people to secretly inquire about the news of the prince, and once we have definite information, we will formulate a complete and thorough rescue plan. If he has lost his strength and can guarantee to rescue the eldest son safely, what does the prince want? "

"I won't leave!" Wiping off the blood from the corner of his lips, Gong Yuanhao shouted loudly: "How can I be at ease if I don't see that Yingjie is safe and sound?"

Lei Fangfen and Ma Xun became impatient when they heard this: "My lord..." The pursuers are coming, if they don't leave, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Since King Zhongwu doesn't want to leave, then don't leave!"

A clear voice suddenly sounded, and the forest surrounded by shadows suddenly burst into flames, as bright as day. I don't know when a group of soldiers in armor have surrounded Gong Yuanhao and others in three directions. His face, the silver armor and the weapon in his hand shone with a cold and icy light.

Glaring at the leading man in front of him, Gong Yuanhao reacted instantly: "Situ Jingyu, tell me where Yingjie is?"

Since he was lying in ambush here, Yingjie must have fallen into their hands. Who on earth leaked the secret to the Ninth Princess?You know, only he, Yingjie, and a few confidant generals know about this secret passage and Yingjie's going to the capital from here, isn't it?

Seeing Gong Yuanhao's cold and suspicious gaze, Lei Fangfen and Ma Xun trembled and shook their heads hastily to indicate that it was not them.

These two are bodyguards who grew up with him like brothers and have always been loyal to him. Gong Yuanhao didn't believe that they would betray him, but who could it be?

"Where the prince has gone, King Zhongwu should know better than this general."

There was no expression on Situ Jingyu's resolute face, but his whole body exuded a lingering aura, and his voice was as cold as the chill of a snowy day in the twelfth lunar month: "Gong Yuanhao, you have nowhere to escape, you should just obediently fight and capture!"

"This king will never surrender even if he dies!"

Gong Yuanhao didn't care about the sarcasm in Situ Jingyu's tone. Instead, he secretly thought that Yingjie might not have fallen into their hands, otherwise Princess Jiu would definitely use Yingjie to blackmail him. After all, he only has Yingjie as his son, right?

As if he had expected that Gong Yuanhao would not hit the south wall and not look back, Situ Jingyu stopped talking nonsense, and immediately ordered the soldiers to kill him!

Looking around at the tens of thousands of murderous troops around, Lei Fangfen and Ma Xun looked at each other at the same time, and Ma Xun said decisively: "Lei Fangfen, quickly protect the prince, I will be in charge of cutting off the queen!"

Fortunately, the enemy army did not cut off their retreat. As long as the prince successfully passed the secret road to join the 20 troops and then rushed back to Jiuyuan County, the enemy army would not be able to do anything to the prince, and he would die without regret.

"In the next life, we will still be brothers!" Lei Fangfen knew that Ma Xun was determined to protect the prince's safety. Although he felt very sad, he didn't say anything, and led a thousand soldiers to forcefully protect Gong Yuanhao and quickly retreated to the secret hall. Dao, at the end, he looked back at Ma Xun who was blocking the entrance of the secret road, desperately blocking the approach of the enemy, with sadness and admiration in his eyes, and then he left absolutely.

Unexpectedly, when they rushed to the camp not far away in a hurry, fierce fighting was also going on there, but they saw countless purple guards and troops surrounding their own 20 army regiments, and arrows rained all over the sky from three sides and six directions Come, more and more sergeants fell down.

This situation finally caused something that Gong Yuanhao forcibly suppressed to break out of the cocoon, and blood gushed out from his mouth. Stay sane.

"My lord..." Lei Fangchu hurriedly flew forward to support him.

Gong Yuanhao suppressed his throat and waved his hands, "I'm fine!"

And the Ziyiwei and the army officers and soldiers seemed to have spotted them, and soon countless sharp arrows shot at them. Lei Fangzhen was horrified, and ordered a thousand soldiers to protect the prince with shields to prevent the army from approaching, and at the same time waved their spears to block the galloping approach. Here comes the sharp arrow.

But after all, they were too few in number, half of the thousand soldiers died in the blink of an eye, but our own army was blocked by the rain of arrows and couldn't get closer. The prince shot away quickly, but it was too late to save him.

At the very moment, with a whoosh, a white feathered arrow came through the air almost at the same time, and the previous sharp arrow landed slumped five steps away from Gong Yuanhao's body, and then a group of masked men in black Falling from the sky around Gong Yuanhao, one of the men in black said coldly: "Go!"

Lei Fangfen and the man in black protected Gong Yuanhao and quickly joined the army, then retreated to Jiuyuan County.

The rain of arrows all over the sky stopped suddenly.

"Girl Wuying, why don't you continue to chase?"

Hearing the inquiry from a purple-clothed guard beside her, Wu Ying's eyes flickered with a dark edge: "Ninth Princess' will..." She suddenly stopped speaking, and her sharp eyes swept towards her left hand.

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