It is true that the remnants are on a desolate road, and the defeat is like a mountain collapse. Tens of thousands of soldiers and generals fled in disarray, and all levels of commanders scattered and escaped. The only one who wanted to fight to the death, Niuhehua, was also knocked unconscious and taken away. The Northern Yuan's defeat has already become a foregone conclusion.

  "Report to the General! Bei Yuanping Zhang and others have escaped north from Ningcheng!"

  "Tell Mu Ying to give me the strength to pursue! My great army is right behind him!"

  "Hello!"

  ……

  "Generals, you go first! We'll stay behind and block the Ming army's pursuit!" This was already the third time that the personal guards under Ping Zhang's command had said this. They had originally fled north on horseback, but unfortunately, Mu Ying was like a gadfly, pursuing them relentlessly and refusing to give up. The four of them, with their limited number of personal guards, had divided into several batches to block the enemy, and now these hundred or so men were their last resort.

  Nai'er Bu Hua, who had long since woken up, did not speak, but looked at the last batch of guards with a heavy expression. He vowed that one day he would avenge this war.

  "Charge!" Just then, the pursuing soldiers from the rear, led by Mu Ying, had also arrived at this location. After a day and night of pursuit, they had repeatedly narrowly missed catching up to this group of fugitives, each time being blocked by the sacrifice of his fearless and unyielding personal guards. Now that the sky was about to darken, if they failed to capture them today, they would likely clash with the enemy's 50,000-strong reinforcement troops.

  Looking at the front, those soldiers under General Meng's command were all red-eyed, their physical fatigue couldn't stop their ambition to become marquises and generals. Now, as long as they kill off these troublesome imperial guards, these big achievements would be theirs for the taking!

  The pursuing soldiers and the imperial guards collided in an instant, although they desperately blocked them with their lives, but they couldn't withstand the overwhelming number of Ming troops. Seeing that military merit was at stake, how could they let them escape? The hundred or so guards didn't last long before they fell one after another, and Mu Ying led his men to pursue the four again.

  But then, suddenly, the sound of horseshoes came from afar, and judging by the sound, it was a large cavalry unit arriving. At this, Mu Ying's face changed greatly, while Nie Er Hua and others were overjoyed. Both sides knew that at this moment, the cavalry appearing in the distance could only be one possibility: the 50,000-strong iron cavalry reinforcement troops of the Northern Yuan.

  Both sides accelerated their horse speed simultaneously, and Mu Ying couldn't care about the military order to capture a few people alive. He hastily ordered his men to shoot arrows and kill them. In this situation, it's better for these people to die on their way back.

  Scattered arrows flew over, the four of them hastily lowered their bodies and hid on the horseback, just about to escape when they were about to be shot dead, wouldn't that be a waste of all their efforts.

  The Ming army's cavalry archery was no match for the Northern Yuan, but it seemed that heaven had a playful heart, and two arrows somehow managed to hit Taishi Wentai and Bailerbuha on their bodies. The two men let out a miserable cry and fell off their horses, and Nalebuha and Guotai were just about to turn back to rescue them when they were quickly chased away by the approaching Mu Ying and others, and they continued to flee in panic.

  "Hurry! Bring those two along and let's go!" Commander Mu Ying gave the order to his subordinates, who quickly grabbed the two fleeing Ping Zhang lords and hastily rode their horses back. Although they didn't catch the commander-in-chief of the large army, they did manage to obtain the merit of capturing two people.

  The two men, Nahan and E'erdai, who were fleeing in a hurry, also met the reinforcements. The leader of the Wanhu troops didn't have time to think about why several Pingzhang officials would be so miserable, and quickly ordered his cavalrymen to pursue Mu Ying and others. Everything else could wait until they had rescued the two captured officials!

  Just now, Mu Ying was still chasing people, but in the blink of an eye, she became the one being chased. The world is indeed full of wonders and uncertainties. At this time, the Northern Yuan pursuers began to shoot arrows at them, relying on their horseback archery skills, which left Mu Ying and others a big gap behind. In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen people were shot dead on the spot, and this was still the result when they were relatively far apart.

  The Ming army officers were so frightened that they repeatedly urged their war horses to hurry, but in front of them was a slope. As the horses climbed up the slope, their speed naturally decreased. Seeing the pursuing enemy getting closer and closer from behind, Mu Ying anxiously looked around, wishing that reinforcements would arrive soon.

  It's possible that heaven is taking special care of Ming today, and after hearing Mu Ying's heartfelt words, it has fulfilled his small wish.

  Just as the cavalry in the rear revealed their ferocious faces and charged forward with swords, a humming sound was heard, and it seemed that a dark cloud had passed over the sky. Then, several hundred of the thousands of enemy troops who were desperately pursuing them just now were seen retreating in disarray, with arrows covering the ground behind them. A large banner with the character "Ming" appeared in front of them, and Xu Da's army arrived just in time to save their lives.

  The cavalry troops that had been pursuing from the rear also stopped in their tracks, out of range of the Ming army's arrows. Wan Hu looked at the Ming soldiers in front of him, who were drawing their bows and taking aim, and could only lead his men to retreat in dismay. A few hundred Ming soldiers were no match for them, but now that the two Ping Zhangs were surrounded by tens of thousands of Ming soldiers, he didn't have the heart to continue fighting. Under uncertain circumstances, it would be unwise to charge into the enemy's formation just for the sake of the two men. Moreover, judging from the intelligence gathered so far, the Yuan army's frontline forces had clearly been defeated, and badly at that - otherwise, the commander-in-chief of the central army wouldn't have fled in such a sorry state...

  "Great General! This is the Northern Yuan Ping Zhang Zheng Shi Wen Tong, captured by your humble general at Bie Li Bu Hua!" Mu Ying brought the two men, who had only simply bandaged their wounds, to Xu Da's tent.

  "Take the two of them into custody, remember to treat them well and don't humiliate them. Once this matter is settled, immediately escort them to the capital!" Xu Da ordered, looking at the wounds on their bodies that were still bleeding.

  "Promise!"

  "Great General! Now that we have won a great victory, what should we do next? The 50,000 cavalry on the opposite side are not easy to deal with. After all, our losses this time are not small either. The soldiers are exhausted and it's not suitable for them to fight again." Tang He asked while looking at the battle report in front of him.

  "Yes, the troops have been fighting hard for a long time and then marched and pursued for a day and night, which is indeed very tiring. At this moment, they should indeed rest for a period of time." Xu Da nodded his head, he also understood that the current situation of the soldiers no longer allowed him to continue fighting.

  "Pass down the order, the army will camp in place and rest for five days. After five days, we'll make further plans. Also, tonight we must be extra vigilant against enemy cavalry night raids!"

  "Promise!"

  After the order was given, each department retreated to rest, while in Zhu Neng's tent, Zhang Feng was being loudly scolded by his superior.

  "Do you think you're very brave? Do you think you're especially fierce? Do you think your martial arts skills are very good?"

  Zhu was able to scold with a dark face.

  "Not... " Zhang Feng replied in a low, muffled voice, his head hung down.

  "Isn't it?!" Zhu Neng's voice suddenly rose "Wasn't it you who charged into the enemy ranks alone?! Wasn't it you who kept charging left and right in the enemy ranks by yourself?! Isn't it you who disregarded your own subordinates?!"

  Watching Zhang Feng being scolded, Wang Zhen and Liu Sheng exchanged a glance and couldn't help but shudder. They involuntarily recalled the same scene from the past, except that it was the two of them who were being scolded back then...

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