Phoenix that can't smile

Chapter 736

Khabarov became furious, gathered the iron cavalry who rushed out of the valley, and rushed towards the digging Chinese army. The two sides fought against each other and turned into an absolute face-to-face confrontation. Chop, killing the Xirong iron cavalry turned their backs on their backs, blood and flesh flying everywhere.

"Digu, Cheng Rong is here!" Cheng Rong personally held a big knife, like a tiger coming out of the mountain, and charged behind the Xirong formation. Under the raging fire, the Xirong soldiers were either burnt to death or had their arms broken. Out, the iron cavalry under him has almost been wiped out.

"Bo Li, today you are on the knife edge of my commander, shouldn't you talk about how to reconcile the two countries?" Qu Tu swung his spear majestically, and approached Bo Li's face.

"Kutu, the man is dead, and today we must fight to lose both sides!" Bo Li glared at him, and raised his sword to strike at him. He couldn't help shouting "Hello", waved his hand to block Bo Li's sword, and then very easily Picked off Khabarovsk's armguards.

"Marshal, Hague is coming!" At this critical moment, there was another killing sound behind Bo Li. Looking back, Bo Li found that the banner of Hague was flying, and he was overjoyed.

"Kudu, the Western Army has a large number of soldiers. This battle has wiped out the Western Army's cavalry. Why don't we withdraw our troops temporarily to preserve the morale of the soldiers!" Cheng Rong saw the Western Army's reinforcements blowing conchs, rushing forward ferociously, and hurriedly proposed to Dug Tu road.

"Send the order, temporarily withdraw the troops!" Jue Tu nodded in agreement, and immediately commanded 8 troops to retreat to Tongguan without any loss.

Khabarov led some defeated soldiers back to the camp in a state of embarrassment. He looked around at the generals and found that all of them were battered and furious.

"Marshal, the main force of our army suffered a disastrous defeat, and the original camp was also occupied by the Zhou army. Now we can only save the tens of thousands of infantry that we have to withdraw our troops to Xirong." Seeing the cowardly look of the generals, Ha Ha immediately persuaded Boli.

"This commander wanted to do something for the wolf lord and avenge his brother, but he didn't expect that Cheng Rong and Qu Tu would be so cunning that our main force would be wiped out. What face is there to see the generals of the grassland again?" Bo Li suddenly felt ashamed. .

"Marshal, as the saying goes, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years. Only by withdrawing our troops now can we preserve the foundation of Xirong's army, and we can make a comeback in the future!" Hague tried his best to persuade Boli.

"Report, Marshal, Zhou Jun won the battle, not only did he not advance, but he withdrew his troops and returned to Tongguan to hold on!"

"What? This kid Qutu suddenly returned to the army, is he planning to lure us into a trick again?" Bo Li suddenly filled with anger.

"Marshal, I think that Qu Tu was suspected by the king of the Zhou Dynasty. We spread rumors and finally got results!" Hague immediately said in a rage.

"Anyway, it's right, you should immediately send sentries to inquire about the movements of the Zhou army. If the Zhou army really retreats, we will quickly send people back to Xirong to mobilize the cavalry, and then counterattack the excavation!" Bo Li's face suddenly changed. Get extremely proud.

In Tongguan, Qu Tu was very depressed about the imperial decree from Luoyang. Cheng Rong, An Tong, and Xu Chao were very puzzled when they heard that the emperor wanted them to temporarily withdraw their troops and return to Luoyang, and they all came forward to ask for a fight.

"Empress Dowager, the emperor clearly ordered our army to wipe out Xue Ju and his gang occupying Haojing in order to return victoriously. Why did he inexplicably ask us to withdraw our troops?" Jue Tu asked Bao Si angrily.

"Ju Tu, it's obvious that Xi Rong and Xue Ju sent people to spread rumors and instigate sabotage everywhere, which made the emperor follow in the footsteps of the previous emperor and become suspicious of us." Bao Si frowned.

"Then we can't lose the good opportunity to annihilate the enemy and regain Haojing!" Jue Tu was heartbroken and extremely emotional.

"I think there must be something wrong with this matter. Maybe it's the spies that the Xirong spies had set up long ago in Luoyang who spread false news in advance to deceive the emperor. If that's the case, I think you can only make mistakes and make mistakes. You all listen to my orders. Deliberately withdrawing troops, and then attracting Xi Rong again, whether you can successfully annihilate Xi Rong or not depends on this battle!" Bao Si stared at Qu Tu very calmly, with a reassuring look in his eyes.

Cheng Rong believed that in order to relieve the emperor's doubts about the Western Expeditionary Army, an important person must be sent back to Beijing. He personally went out and led a team of sergeants back to the capital quietly.

After walking for more than ten days, when Cheng Rong returned to Luoyang in civilian clothes, many people in different clothes pointed at them and laughed secretly. Some even recognized him as the deputy commander of Xizheng and secretly planned to report him Please reward the officer.

"My lord, it's only been a month since we set off for the expedition. How come the capital has become like this? Could it be that those spies are spreading rumors everywhere to deliberately slander us?" the guard Xu Chao was very surprised.

"Xu Chao, the faces of these guys are all weird. I think they have been arranged for a long time. Let's go to the city. The emperor will definitely dispel his doubts about the army when he sees us returning to Beijing safely." Cheng Rong said unmoved. Instruct Xu Chaodao.

When we arrived at the Meridian Gate of the palace, it happened to be Chen Shi, and the roar of the court clock could still be heard. Cheng Rong happened to meet the big sedan chair of Prime Minister Ming Chao stopping in front of the door, and hurriedly got off his horse and bowed his hands to Ming Chao with a smile. Seeing Cheng Rong suddenly, he was very pleasantly surprised, and immediately started talking with Cheng Rong.

"Brother Ming, our Western Expeditionary Army has been victorious in Tongguan. Why did the Emperor suddenly order us to withdraw all our troops? This is an opportunity for the enemy to counterattack!" Cheng Rong asked very angrily.

"Brother Cheng, because Xirong sent an envoy Gelu to come to peace talks the day before yesterday, and brought a memorial from Marshal Quetu, claiming that it was Qutu who asked him to come to the pilgrimage. I was so angry that I almost went crazy!" Ming Chao also sighed.

"Ming Chao, I'm afraid this is only superficial. The real reason is that the emperor believed the rumors, thinking that Dutu used the title of empress dowager in Tongguan to fight against the emperor and attempt dictatorship. Therefore, the emperor was afraid that the power would be lost, so he believed the enemy's rumors!" Cheng Rong Hit the nail on the head.

"That's right, Mr. Cheng, be careful of the enemy's ghostly tricks. The emperor heard that the news about Marshal Qutu and the Queen Mother was spread everywhere in the capital, so the emperor was really worried that Qutu would directly marry the Queen Mother and become the emperor in name, controlling the court. This kind of rumor is extremely vicious!" Ming Chao said aggrieved in his heart.

"Ming Chao, as the so-called three people become a tiger, so many unfavorable remarks are spread unscrupulously in the capital, I think the emperor is a little scared, in fact, this is obviously a trick of Xirong, maybe these rumors are spies sent by Boli For example, when I entered the city today, I met a group of strange people. They didn’t look like people from the Central Plains at all. Trouble, this may be the anti-insidious scheme set up by Xirong Military Hague!" Cheng Rong judged vigilantly.

"Okay, brother Cheng, then let's go up to the court immediately and report this important event to the emperor!" Ming Chao was suddenly excited, and pulled Cheng Rong to the jade steps of the Shuilong Shuren Hall.

While the two were chatting and laughing, a sharp blade suddenly flew out from the slanting stab, and charged towards Cheng Rong.

Cheng Rong was skilled in martial arts, and took advantage of the situation to catch the sword. Unexpectedly, in an instant, more than a dozen assassins swarmed out from the path of the Meridian Gate, and attacked Cheng Rong and Ming Chao violently.

Cheng Rong fought bravely with a knife. At this moment, the imperial guards led by King Yu happened to follow. Seeing this situation, they rushed forward. The two sides fought for a while, and the assassin fled quickly. An assassin's mask, and he was surprised to find that the assassin was Gru, the envoy of Xirong!
"Your Majesty, Lord Cheng Rong and General Xu Chao have returned to Beijing to kowtow!" Ming Chao ran into the hall regardless of his fear, and kowtowed to Shui Jian to report.

"Cheng Rong really returned to Beijing?" Shui Jian was surprised, and immediately went out of the Shuilong Shuren Hall to welcome Cheng Rong's return.

"Your Majesty, our Western Expeditionary Army annihilated the main force of Xi Rong's iron cavalry at Tongguan. It was a big victory. Please don't fall into Xi Rong's tricks of instigation. You should take advantage of the situation to chase after the enemy and regain Haojing in one fell swoop!" Cheng Rong hurried into the water dragon The scholar hall reported loudly to Shui Jian.

(End of this chapter)