Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 35, The savior in times of crisis!
"Woooooooo..."

The Hu people's horns sounded.

The Hu cavalry of Zuozhang Youxian King and Xihu Youxian King surrounded each other, and 70,000 cavalrymen attacked the central army camp on the Qinling Road in a mighty force.

"Stop them, stop them!"

The eldest prince Li Chengru had cold sweat on his forehead.

The last glimmer of hope disappeared without a trace! The Hu people really sent troops to help Northern Qi.

How dare these barbarians do this!
I don’t know what conditions the Northern Qi generals promised to get the Hu people to send troops.

There was no use pondering these things now.

The most urgent task is to preserve as much military strength as possible in the Dingzhou camp.

Otherwise, the Dingzhou camp would be completely wiped out, and not only would the northern expedition to Qi be possible, even Dingzhou might be lost.

Seventy thousand Hu cavalrymen charged and shot, and the earth shook continuously, as if it could not bear it.

Li Chengru snorted coldly and deployed his troops.

He has been leading troops outside for many years. He is a prince who has fought in bloody battles on the battlefield and is not a coward.

The three thousand heavily-armored soldiers in the army were ready to die, holding up huge shields and resisting the attacks of the Hu people.

Despite the heavy casualties.

The Hu people loved horses, but faced with the conditions promised by the Northern Qi, they did not care about the loss of thousands of war horses.

The eldest prince's army was like a lone boat in a storm, and it managed to withstand the charge of 70,000 Hu people.

Liu Hong looked quite envious.

This is the elite force! With heavy armor in hand, they can resist even if the enemy is nearly ten times their number.

But Liu Hong’s army is not good because the quality of the soldiers is too low.

Besides, heavy armor is only equipped to officials above the rank of deputy governor, so there is no way to mobilize 3,000 heavy armored soldiers.

"retreat!"

Qin Linglu's lips turned pale and he was trembling. After giving the order, he collapsed on his horse.

He knew he was finished!

Because he underestimated the enemy and rushed forward rashly, not paying attention to the ambitious Hu people, the Dingzhou camp suffered heavy losses.

Even if he returned to Dingzhou, the order from Kyoto would put Qin Linglu in jail and even implicate the Qin family.

It is no use blaming Liu Hong for disobeying orders now.

On the contrary, the positions arranged by Liu Hong gave the Dingzhou camp a glimmer of hope to escape.

The southwest wind was still howling, obstructing the Northern Qi army's vision.

However, the Northern Qi general had no time to care about other things. He burst into laughter and mobilized the army to beat the fallen dog.

"Huang Xuan, Moss, fight to the death! No matter what, we cannot let the Dingzhou camp be wiped out in Nanling County."

Liu Hong sighed.

The two deputy commanders behind him remained silent.

Moss mobilized 6,000 county soldiers to prepare to support the Dingzhou camp, but Huang Xuan's soldiers were of uneven quality and could only stay behind to defend his position.

Liu Hong left the watchtower, put on full body armor, and prepared to lead his personal guards to fight desperately again.

General He had a complicated expression on his face as he watched Liu Hong's actions.

"I thought……"

"Do you think I'm a coward? If I don't fight hard on the battlefield, I'll die sooner or later."

Liu Hong smiled carefreely and handed General He a long sword.

General He took the sword, looked at Liu Hong deeply, and suddenly burst into laughter.

"If I were still alive, I wouldn't hold you responsible for beating me with a black stick in the middle of the night, you bandit leader."

At the critical moment, Liu Hong and the military supervisor reconciled.

Moss led a thousand men and horses and almost emptied out all the war horses in Liu Hong's army, even the crossbow horses pulling baggage.

Liu Hong personally led 5,000 county soldiers towards the Northern Qi army, arranged in battle formation, and supported the Dingzhou camp.

On the battle flag, the word "Liu" was unfolded.

At this moment, Liu Hong is the savior of Dingzhou camp!

The life and death of 80,000 troops depends on Liu Hong's one thought.

After all, whether it is Qin Linglu or the eldest prince, the two are not in good condition now.

"Your Highness, let's retreat! There is Bifeng Slope thirty miles away. As long as we repair ourselves, we may not lose."

The prince's personal guard knelt on the ground and spoke with tears in his eyes.

The number gap was too big. Even with three thousand heavily armored warriors, they could only defend one side. Li Chengru gritted his teeth. Those were his comrades!

Now is not the time to be emotional! He could only abandon 3,000 heavily armored soldiers to buy time for his army to evacuate.

"Let Zhao He cover the rear, and the entire army retreat!"

The originally airtight formation began to have some loopholes.

Soon the heavily armored soldiers filled these gaps, adjusted their direction and guarded against the Hu people.

Zhao He, the commander of the heavily armored soldiers, looked at the messenger kneeling on the ground and realized that His Highness wanted him to stay behind and die.

His originally gloomy expression now relaxed a lot.

Eat the emperor's salary and do things loyally for the emperor!
The eldest prince promoted himself to the commander of heavy armored warriors regardless of his humble background!
Now is the time to repay His Highness.

"Brothers, are you afraid of death?"

Zhao He laughed loudly, picked up his sword and walked to the front.

"Not afraid!"

The heavily-armored soldiers responded in unison, and their originally low morale miraculously recovered.

The Right Wise King of Xihu sneered and looked at the group of heavily armored warriors greedily.

If these armors were equipped to his cavalry, he might be able to compete for the position of Western Hu Khan.

He winked at the Right Wise King in the left tent.

Although the Right Wise King of the Left Tent was reluctant, due to the gap in strength, he could only lead 10,000 cavalrymen from his tribe to hunt down the eldest prince's army.

I can only hope that the Crown Prince’s army has something valuable!

In the direction of the Dingzhou camp, the Northern Qi army attacked the fallen soldiers and kept chasing after the Nanqing soldiers who had fallen behind.

Because of the momentary negligence of Qinling Road, he was so disheartened that he forgot to arrange for the rear guard troops.

As a result, all the soldiers rushed forward at all costs, and stampedes occurred continuously.

It is precisely because the army of Dingzhou Camp is a front-line force and contains veterans who have been fighting outside for many years.

They know one thing very well.

It doesn’t matter if they are defeated, retreated, or are chased. As long as others run slower than them, they are safe.

Originally, the soldiers who just disliked each other attacked each other secretly, which then caused a riot and many soldiers started fighting.

Even if the generals tried their best to scold, it would be useless!

For a time, the Dingzhou camp showed signs of collapse.

Qin Linglu burst into tears as he looked at the disaster that he had caused.

"Your Majesty, I am sorry for you!"

He was about to commit suicide when he drew his sword, but fortunately his personal guards discovered it in time and stopped Qin Linglu's foolish action.

If all the generals died now, the morale of the entire Dingzhou camp would be completely lost.

Countless shouts were heard in the distance.

The Qinling Road guards leaned in to listen carefully and heard the silver.

"General, we are saved. Commander Liu is here to support us."

"Where is General Qin? I am Liu Hong, leading the army to help."

Liu Hong and the county soldiers had already formed up their battle formation and were shouting loudly.

Looking at the army that was once full of vigor and vitality, it now looks so dilapidated.

A string in Liu Hong's heart broke.

It seemed that the elite army that Emperor Qing was so proud of was no different from the bandits when they were fleeing.

But now Liu Hong still has to play the role of a loyal minister and try his best to find Qin Linglu.

This defeat was horrific.

If Qin Linglu died, I don’t know how many generals would be beheaded in the court.

Liu Hong cannot take the blame for this, and even the eldest prince cannot take it.

The guards kept shaking Qin Linglu, and Qin Linglu finally came to his senses, with some hope in his eyes.

"Let the army retreat to Liu Hong's direction. Do not attack the formation. Retreat from both wings!"

Finally, when there was hope, Qinling Road stopped issuing random orders.

If the Dingzhou camp retreated from the military formation arranged by Liu Hong.

Liu Hong would definitely run away with his men without saying a word.

I saved you with good intentions, do you want to drag me down with you?
(End of this chapter)