Chapter 520 Madam, help me! (Thanks to the book friend 2023…9520 for the golden snake blessing ~)
The west wind howled, bringing with it a strong smell of blood from the battlefield.

Liu Xie looked at the enemy troops on the city wall and felt something was not right.

The enemy’s command and defense were not in disarray at all.

Huangfu Song, who was commanding the battle at the front, also realized that something was wrong.

Could it be that Xu Huang encountered a strong resistance? !
If this is true, I am afraid it will be difficult for Xu Huang to organize an effective attack.

After all, his soldiers could only climb up one by one through the narrow tunnel.

In that amount of time, the enemy would have shot them into sieves!
But no matter what, Xu Huang’s army played a certain restraining role.

The attack outside the city was not completely fruitless.

Occasionally, some soldiers were able to rush up to the ruined city wall and fight with the enemy!

Keep holding on, maybe we can take over the city wall before daybreak!
Just as Huangfu Song ordered the army to continue the fierce attack.

However, a fast horse came to Liu Xie’s rear camp at high speed, holding a letter in its hand and shouting anxiously:
“Hedong County has an extremely urgent military situation! Open the door immediately so I can see His Majesty!”

The soldier guarding the gate quickly let the messenger in.

Soon, the messenger delivered the letter from the prefect of Hedong County to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie looked at the letter and his expression quickly turned ugly!
Even the hand holding the letter couldn’t stop shaking…

Yang Biao on the side hurried forward and asked:

“Your Majesty, what happened in Hedong County?”

Liu Xie did not answer, but threw the letter in his hand to the other party and cursed with a gloomy face:
“Lu Bu, you bastard! You are a traitor to the country! How dare you join forces with foreign tribes to attack Bingzhou and Sili at the same time.

“Trying to surround us and cut off our retreat!
“And that rubbish Ma Ritian!

“They couldn’t even defend a great pass like Hangu Pass, and even surrendered to the enemy!
“He is one of the three highest officials in the imperial court and a scholar, what on earth is he thinking?!
“Although Yu Jin was a surrendered general sent by Liu Bei, he died on the battlefield anyway!

“Comparing the two, the difference is obvious!”

After hearing Liu Xie’s words, Yang Biao read the letter in disbelief.

The letter actually said that Lu Bu’s army used a special spherical flying object to allow the soldiers to “fly” directly to the Hangu Pass, which was dozens of meters high!
Therefore, the terrain of Hangu Pass hardly played any defensive role.

The defenders of Hangu Pass thought that Lu Bu’s army was a divine force sent from heaven, and their morale quickly collapsed.

In addition, Yu Jin died in battle, Ma Riti was not good at military command, and Chen Lin persuaded him…

This series of reasons led to Ma Riti’s failure to defend Hangu Pass in the end.

Apart from the fact that Ma Riti surrendered to the enemy, everything else is actually understandable.

Only the so-called “flying object” left Yang Biao confused for a while.

Could it be that Lu Bu really had the help of gods and immortals?

Otherwise, how could he let his soldiers fly to Hangu Pass? !
Can humans fly to the sky?!

Now that Hangu Pass has been lost, it means that the entire Hongnong County cannot be defended.

The letter also said that Bingzhou was also conquered by the Huns along with Hexi County.

If nothing unexpected happens, taking into account the time it took for the letter to be delivered, Lu Bu’s army may have already joined forces with the Huns to attack Hedong County!

Once Hedong County was lost, they would immediately be isolated.

By then, even if we capture Guzang City and take Wuwei County.

The base camp in Sizhou will also be attacked by Lu Bu or the Huns due to lack of troops!
It can be said that the situation in the rear is extremely critical!

Liu Xie immediately ordered someone to tell Huangfu Song, who was commanding the battle at the front, the news, and at the same time summoned all the ministers to discuss the matter.

Huangfu Song was horrified when he heard the news!

He immediately handed over the command temporarily to Cheng Yu who came with Xu Huang.

He quickly came to the central military tent in the rear.

As soon as I entered the big tent, I saw that everyone in the tent had a sad face.

When Liu Xie saw Huangfu Song coming, he hurried forward and grabbed his hand, and asked in a trembling voice:
“My dear minister… Tell me, should I withdraw my army?!”

Huangfu Song did not answer immediately, but turned to look at other people.

Taiwei Yang Biao bowed and said:
“Although General Xu Huang has sneaked into the city, he has not been able to effectively contain the enemy, making it difficult for our outer army to attack the city wall.

“Even if we finally capture it, the losses will be extremely heavy!

“I think Your Majesty should immediately call back the troops and retain more manpower to defend Sili.

“Otherwise, if Sili is lost, we will be picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons!”

After hearing what Yang Biao said, Huangfu Song was reluctant in his heart.

But as a veteran, he can control his emotions and make the most rational choice.

He looked at the young emperor and said seriously:

“Your Majesty, whether we capture Wuwei County or not, we must return to defend Sili in the end.

“If we continue to fight, we will definitely be able to capture Guzang City.

“Even Sizhou will definitely be lost.” Rather than continuing this uncertain war, it is better to withdraw the troops and return to defend Sili.

“Once we have secured our position, it won’t be too late to make a comeback…”

Seeing Huangfu Song also say this, the little bit of pride in Liu Xie’s heart was finally forced to dissipate.

Although he wanted to fight the enemy to the death and take Wei Yan’s head to vent his anger.

But just as Yang Biao said, even if we take Guzang City, we will suffer heavy losses in the end.

By then, even if they opened up the roads to the five counties of Western Province, they would not have many troops left to defend these territories.

Rather than being defeated one by one, it is better to stop the loss in time and concentrate troops to defend Sili. Perhaps there is still a chance of a comeback…

Thinking of this, Liu Xie could only grit his teeth and give the order:
“Since all of you feel this way, then… withdraw your troops!”

As Liu Xie made the decision, everyone present showed helpless expressions.

At this moment, Liu Xie suddenly thought of something and said with an unpleasant expression:
“But General Xu Huang has already penetrated deep into the enemy city. If we retreat hastily, won’t it be difficult for him to withdraw?
“We don’t have many brave generals left in our army. No matter what, we must wait for General Xu to withdraw!”

Huangfu Song nodded, quickly left the tent, and ordered the soldiers in the tunnel to convey the news of retreat to Xu Huang in the city.

And at this moment in the city…

Pfft!

The sharp tip of the gun, like a nail, pierced Xu Huang’s left shoulder blade fiercely.

Xu Huang’s face suddenly turned dark, and he freed his right hand to grab the back end of the gun blade.

With the help of adrenaline, he pulled Zhao Yun’s spear out with force!
Just as he was about to fight back, the soldiers behind him suddenly shouted:
“General Xu! His Majesty has ordered you to exit the tunnel!”

“what?!”

Xu Huang, who was already blood-thirsty, turned back in shock.

Zhao Yun seized the moment when Xu Huang was distracted, immediately shook the spear out of his hand and attacked his waist and ribs!

Although Xu Huang was covered in wounds, he was still full of fighting spirit.

He took two quick steps back and suddenly stepped on a ring-handled sword.

While dodging the spear sideways, he turned over, picked up the ring-handled sword, and slashed at the opponent from bottom to top.

With weapons in hand again, he felt more confident in dealing with this young and powerful general.

However, at this time, the soldiers in the rear urged again:
“His Majesty has already planned to withdraw his troops. He is reluctant to leave you here, General, so he asks you to evacuate quickly!”

what? !

Your Majesty wants to withdraw the troops? !

Xu Huang’s face suddenly turned cold, but his heart was full of doubts.

Although they failed to make effective progress, they at least delayed the enemy’s energy.

If we keep holding on and cooperate with the army outside, we will be able to defeat the enemy sooner or later.

Your Majesty, why do you want to withdraw your troops at this time? !

Although he was doubtful, he knew that his soldiers would not deceive him.

Since His Majesty wants him to withdraw, he can only obey orders…

Thinking of this, Xu Huang swung his sword to knock down the spears that were leaving afterimages one by one, while continuing to retreat backwards.

Zhao Yun had already seen through Xu Huang’s intentions.

After all, the enemy soldiers shouted so loudly, he was Zhao Zilong, not Zhao Zilong!
If such a powerful general cannot become one of our own, we must never let him leave alive!

Although Xu Huang was covered in wounds, the reason why these brave generals are so brave is that their ability to sustain sustained combat is very strong.

It is not so easy to kill the opponent.

Unless his father-in-law, who possesses unparalleled martial arts skills, is here…

If Xu Huang was determined to retreat, it would be difficult for him to stop the enemy by himself.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yun immediately shouted to Lu Lingqi who was not far away:
“Madam, help me—”

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Ps:

Because I plan to write my next new book on Qidian.com, and I want to write a good book seriously, so I am now making an outline for the new book.

This is the first time in my writing career that I have done a serious outline.

Because the book will be published after the New Year, time is very tight for me as a full-time writer.

It’s Chinese New Year again, and I have business to help with at home, which has almost drained away all of my time.

This book is updated too slowly, and I am really sorry to all you godfathers.

So starting from this chapter, the subsequent chapters will be free for everyone to read, as a small compensation…

In addition, I will speed up the updating of this book and try to finish it as soon as possible to give everyone an explanation.

The Spring Festival is approaching. I wish the foster fathers who have been waiting here will have a successful academic career in the new year, get rich and meet a good partner! May you be healthy and have a good fortune, and be surrounded by beautiful women!
(End of this chapter)