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Fortunately, the Yuan army was some distance from the main camp. The dense rain of arrows looked frightening but only managed to fell a hundred or so unprepared soldiers.

With Ji Ling and other Yuan generals leading the effort to calm the troops, the Yuan army didn't descend into utter chaos.

However, after the shocked Ji Ling had no choice but to lead the Yuan army away from the camp, he was unsure what to do next.

With the camp seized in front and Li Ji threatening from behind,

Ji Ling, who commanded a formidable army of ninety thousand, felt a sense of crisis as if he were walking on thin ice and could be destroyed at any moment.

Immediately, Ji Ling urgently summoned the generals to discuss the matter, and Chang Xi, who had escaped alone, was among them.

Chang Xi had thought that Ji Ling had gathered the generals to discuss a good plan or prepare a counterattack under the cover of night.

But to Chang Xi's dismay, the Yuan generals, who commanded ninety thousand strong troops, seemed to have been frightened out of their wits by Li Ji, a mere scholar, and everyone suggested a strategic retreat.

When Ji Ling suggested taking advantage of the night to march urgently and retreat from Pengcheng State, returning to Xiao County in Pei State, less than a hundred miles away, almost everyone agreed.

More importantly, the failure to capture Pengcheng and the fact that Li Ji had sent people to steal the main camp left the Yuan army with no safe place in Pengcheng State.

Moreover, who in the Yuan army didn't know the prestige of the Lord of the State?

As night fell, the Yuan generals, including Ji Ling, couldn't help but think that the best course of action was to stay away from Li Ji, so naturally, everyone supported the army's retreat to Pei State.

They could also make it sound better, saying that they were switching from offense to defense, temporarily observing the direction of Pengcheng State and making a decision after consulting Yuan Shu.

Among them, Chang Xi wanted to object, wanting Ji Ling to find a way to achieve results in Pengcheng State, preferably capturing Pengcheng, otherwise, what merit or status would Chang Xi, who had just surrendered, have?

At this moment, Chang Xi couldn't help but have the idea of betraying the Yuan army, but he didn't even have a few useful people around him. Even if Chang Xi wanted to go to Mount Tai, he didn't dare, so he had to stay in the Yuan army.

At this moment, the sky had completely darkened.

With the camp seized, the Yuan army had no place to rest, and no food to replenish, only carrying some rations with them, which could barely stabilize the morale of the Yuan army.

After all, Xiao County was not far away. If they marched urgently through the night, they could enter Xiao County for rest by noon tomorrow at the earliest, or by dusk at the latest.

At this moment, Ji Ling had no other better choice but to order the Yuan army to be vigilant at all times, guarding against enemy ambushes or attacks, and then the army, carrying torches, turned directly towards Xiao County.

The risk of marching at night was always high, not to mention that Ji Ling felt that there might be enemy ambushes at any time, so he had to be careful.

Not only Ji Ling, but even the generals and soldiers of the entire Yuan army were somewhat frightened along the way.

However, as time passed, Ji Ling led the army for half the night, until the end of Chou time, which was also the time when people were most tired.

Seeing that they were about to leave Pengcheng State, Ji Ling had to force himself to cheer up, constantly trying to boost morale and urging the army to continue marching.

At this time, even if Ji Ling knew that the army was quite tired, he also knew that they could not rest, otherwise, once this momentum was lost, it would be quite difficult to get the army moving again.

Especially since they were still within Pengcheng State, Ji Ling still felt uneasy.

Only after leaving the border of Pengcheng State and entering the territory of Pei State in Yuzhou could Ji Ling temporarily rest assured and let the army rest for a while.

However, at this moment.

In front of the Yuan army, a burst of exciting drum sounds suddenly rang out, and Wei Yan's laughing voice came from the front.

"I, Wei Yan of Yiyang, am here under the command of the Lord of the State, waiting for you!"

"Those who assist the wicked and plunder Xuzhou, how can they be allowed to escape?"

"Kill!!!"

The last word "kill" was shouted in unison by tens of thousands of Han soldiers. The momentum was so great that it even overwhelmed the sound of the drums, clearly reaching the ears of every Yuan soldier.

In this dark night, there were not many things that Yuan soldiers could distinguish with the naked eye.

Suddenly hearing this earth-shattering shout of killing, they felt that countless soldiers and horses were ambushing in front, causing obvious confusion in the Yuan army.

The next moment, countless arrows rained down on the Yuan army like rain hitting plantain leaves.

Especially those Yuan soldiers holding torches, who undoubtedly became bright targets in the night.

A large number of arrows entering bodies and the sound of wailing and screams caused the morale of the Yuan army to plummet.

Ji Ling was also suddenly shocked. Facing the inexplicable ambush blocking the way in front, he felt terrified and almost subconsciously wanted to shout for the army to retreat.

However, the night wind calmed Ji Ling down a bit.

With an ambush in front blocking the way, it was clear that they didn't want Ji Ling to lead the army back to Pei State.

But now Ji Ling also knew that there were pursuers behind, and the Yuan army had no place to stay in Pengcheng State. If they retreated now, where could they retreat to?

On the contrary, even if Ji Ling didn't know the strength of this seemingly powerful ambush, Liu Bei and Tao Qian could never create a large number of troops out of thin air. The number of this ambush could not exceed the ninety thousand Yuan army.

Immediately, Ji Ling hardened his heart and shouted loudly, ordering the various units to reorganize their forces for a counterattack, and ordered the personal guards on the left and right to shout loudly.

"The ambush is only relying on the night! Their strength is definitely not much! Listen to the orders, break through the ambush! Xiao County is right in front of you! Returning to Xiao County is the only way to rest!"

The Yuan army was already exhausted and lacked fighting spirit, but under Ji Ling's encouragement, they temporarily generated some desperate courage.

Breaking through the obstacles and returning to Xiao County for rest became the motivation for the Yuan army's attack.

Immediately, the Yuan army advanced instead of retreating, and fought with the ambush led by Wei Yan.

The development of this situation made Wei Yan feel a little heavy, and he understood why Li Ji had repeatedly instructed that the success or failure of the "Ambush on All Sides" plan depended on whether he could stop the Yuan army from retreating to Pei State.

The Yuan army had experienced a day of attacking the city and had been forced back by Li Ji and Tian Yu one after another, and had to march at night to withdraw from Pengcheng State.

Now, the Yuan army was not only exhausted, but also in a state of counterattack with a near-desperate determination, maintained by the momentum of rushing back to Pei State for rest.

For a time, even under Wei Yan's arrangement, the ambush had been waiting in formation early.

But in the face of the seemingly scattered Yuan army's crazy impact, the formation quickly showed signs of instability.

This shocked Wei Yan, who quickly pressed the reserve team up to stabilize the formation again.

For the Yuan army, if they couldn't break through Wei Yan's obstruction and return to Xiao County in Pei State, not to mention the predicament of pursuers behind them, even the food would soon be cut off, and there was almost no way to retreat.

In the night, the two armies engaged in a cruel and fierce battle.

Not only was Wei Yan quickly forced to lead his personal guards to appear on the front line to stabilize the situation, but also many Yuan generals, including Ji Ling, were also charging in front.

Wei Yan understood that the success or failure of the "Ambush on All Sides" plan depended on this. Once the Yuan army rushed out, it would undoubtedly be a complete failure.

Ji Ling and the Yuan soldiers also realized that they had no way to retreat, and that the only chance to survive was behind the ambush. Only by breaking through the ambush could they have a chance to survive.

Therefore, even though the Yuan army was already exhausted, they also burst out with a combat power that could not be underestimated at this moment, fighting fiercely with the ambush led by Wei Yan.

Just as the two sides had been fighting fiercely for nearly two quarters of an hour, and Wei Yan was already gritting his teeth and struggling to support himself.

The sound of rapid hooves came from behind the Yuan army, and a thunderous voice spread throughout the battlefield.

"I, Zhang Yide of Yan, am here under the command of the Lord of the State to take your dog lives!"

This roar from behind, and the continuous sound of hooves, was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.

The Yuan army, which had been holding on with one breath, almost collapsed when they were caught in the panic of being attacked from both sides. The fighting spirit that had been barely maintained almost collapsed, and the entire Yuan army almost fell into chaos, with everyone running in all directions.

Ji Ling looked around and felt a chill in his heart, realizing that the situation was over.

Immediately, Ji Ling, knowing that it would be better to lead the army to retreat than to let the Yuan soldiers scatter in all directions, had no choice but to grit his teeth and order.

"Quick! Retreat quickly! Retreat north!"

"Chen Lan! Order your troops to cover the rear and obstruct the pursuers as much as possible!"

(End of this chapter)