Qi, Mangshan.

Duan Shao was riding a war horse, and behind him were elite troops from Jinyang.

Just from the appearance of these soldiers, you can see a huge difference from the other soldiers. They are well-trained, well-equipped, and tall.

The cold wind blew and the trees on both sides of the mountain road shook violently.

The sky was extremely gloomy and the wind was strong. Debris flew everywhere with the strong wind, and the sight was also blocked.

Duan Shao led the army forward, and after advancing for a long time, he saw the Qi army camp.

Gao Yanzong and Hu Luguang, who were all wrapped up, came out to greet them.

Duan Shao got off his horse, and then began to skillfully observe the surrounding terrain, check where the two men were stationed, etc.

Hu Luguang was somewhat displeased, feeling that he was being despised by Duan Shao. He kept a straight face and was unwilling to come forward to speak.

However, Gao Yanzong hurriedly stepped forward and showed a simple and honest smile.

"Da Sima!"

Duan Shao glanced at him and assessed the opponent's injuries.

"Defeated by Zhou people?"

Gao Yanzong suddenly raised his head, his face became serious, "That's not the case!"

"I was not defeated. I even fought in front of Yu Wenxian and almost killed him!!"

"It's just that we don't have enough troops and have no choice but to withdraw!"

Gao Yanzong began to find various reasons for himself, such as too few soldiers, too slippery ground, too cold weather, etc.

Duan Shao simply skipped him and looked directly at Hu Luguang.

Hu Luguang then spoke: "We attacked the enemy's formation from Mang Mountain. We took advantage of the favorable terrain and killed many people. We defeated about three thousand cavalry. The attack was swift and fierce. But then the enemy adjusted their formation and attacked from both wings.

Outflanked and almost captured us all."

"If I hadn't shot the coach, I'm afraid we would have been forcibly retained."

Duan Shao was very surprised, "You shot the enemy's general??"

Hu Luguang's archery skills are leading by a cliff in the entire Daqi. Just in terms of archery skills, he is the number one general in Daqi.

Gao Yanzong said: "We didn't shoot any generals, we just shot the generals who were chasing us from the flanks."

Hu Luguang was not angry and said calmly: "That person seems to be Wang Xiong, the fake Duke of Zhou Yong. I saw the banner he raised."

"When we went to attack Yu Wenxian's army, he came out from the side to cut off our retreat. I fought and retreated, and shot him in the forehead with an arrow. He was taken away by him on the left and right, and his troops also withdrew.

I don't know if he is still alive."

Duan Shao stroked his beard and praised repeatedly, "When it comes to fighting alone, there are few people in the world who can compare to Ming Yue."

Duan Shao's words seemed to be a compliment, but if he thought about it carefully, it didn't seem to be the case.

After all, fighting alone is only one aspect of being a general. Leading troops to fight is not a street fight.

Hu Luguang narrowed his eyes again and ignored him.

Gao Yanzong looked at Hu Luguang with some envy. This old man was so lucky. He shot down the enemy general with one arrow and successfully broke the armor.

I rushed over desperately, but I didn't catch anything, and I was almost left behind.

Duan Shao suddenly laughed, "I'm afraid Yuwenhu won't be able to sleep."

"oh?"

"I guess you don't know yet. Liu Taozi defeated Yang Zhong in Lingwu and killed him. He defeated Hou Longen in Huizhou and is heading to Chang'an now."

"ah???"

Hu Luguang and Gao Yanzong showed almost the same expression, both of them were dumbfounded.

Duan Shao continued: "Lou Rui defeated Yang Xi, and now Mingyue has shot Wang Xiong."

"Two princes died in succession and two generals were killed."

"Yu Wenhu had to kneel before their emperor to apologize."

"How did Yang Zhong lose??"

Hu Luguang interrupted Duan Shao first and couldn't help but ask.

Duan Shao shook his head, "How could I know? I know he was killed. Otherwise, how could the enemy retreat?"

Gao Yanzong was so excited that he clapped his hands and his face turned red, "Look, I said it, I said it, Yang Zhong must have been killed, so they retreated!!"

Hu Luguang was silent for a moment. He thought that Yang Zhong would lose to Liu Taozi, but he didn't expect that he would be killed directly by Liu Taozi.

Has this little kid made such great progress?

Duan Shao stopped talking and led the two of them up to a lookout, where the three of them looked at the enemy in the distance together.

The enemy is retreating in an orderly manner.

Duan Shao laughed and said, "We have to help General Wei buy some more time."

"What does Da Sima mean?"

"Gao Yanzong, can you still charge into the battle?"

"able!!"

at the same time.

In the Zhou camp at the foot of the mountain, everything was bleak.

The soldiers lowered their heads and their morale was seriously damaged.

Fortunately, the generals continued to comfort and encourage them, so that they could continue to maintain their combat effectiveness.

The soldiers were patrolling back and forth, and the civilians in the distance were loading things into their cars and withdrawing them in an orderly manner.

In a large tent, Yu Wenxian looked at Wang Xiong lying on the bed with a sad face.

Wang Xiong is also from Taiyuan, but he is not the King of Taiyuan, but Lao Xianbei of Taiyuan.

This person was very senior and had followed He Bateyue into the Pass. Later, he made many meritorious deeds and was granted the title of Duke Yong. He had thousands of households living in the city. He was a person who followed the Duke of the State, Liang Guogong and others.

But at this moment, Wang Xiong's face was wrapped and still bleeding.

Wang Xiong was old. He was already ill during this expedition, and his forehead was gouged by Dendrobium Guang. The military doctors were at their wits' end.

Yu Wenxian looked at Wang Xiong sadly and said in a low voice: "My lord, it is all my fault that you have fallen here."

"I used to think that only Hu Luguang was worthy of vigilance, and Gao Yanzong was not worth mentioning."

"I never thought that Gao Yanzong was so brave, and I was repelled by him, so I didn't join forces with you in time, and you were harmed by thieves."

Yu Wenxian felt unspeakably guilty at this moment.

His line failed to block Gao Yanzong, and was driven back by the ugly fat man. This caused Wang Xiong to disperse too many troops when outflanking, and faced Hu Luguang, causing the current tragic situation.

Yu Wenxian lowered his head and clenched his fists.

Wang Xiong gasped for air and said slowly: "Don't worry."

"On the battlefield, life and death matter."

"Rather than die on the bed due to illness, it would not be a pity to die at the hands of a famous general."

Yu Wenxian looked at him, "Old General, I will definitely avenge you."

"Hu Luguang, Hu Luguang should not be underestimated. Gao Yanzong is extremely brave, and the same is true. Mr. Qi, in the country right now, you are the only one among us veterans and young people."

"Hu Luguang is still strong, and there are also Liu Taozi, Gao Changgong, Gao Yanzong and others, who are similar in age to the Duke of Qi."

"The Duke of Qi must remember the lesson and never underestimate the enemy in the future. Alas, we must not underestimate the enemy."

Yu Wenxian nodded, "I've written it down."

"Does the Duke have anything else to teach me?"

"Liu Taozi is fierce and now dominates Linghui and other states. The only ones who can defeat him are Wei and Wei Xiao."

Before Wang Xiong finished speaking, his voice gradually became weaker and he suddenly became quiet.

Yu Wenxian stepped forward and stretched out his hand to detect his breathing.

"well"

Wang Xiong was no longer breathing.

Yu Wenxian stood up, bowed to him again, and then came out to tell the generals the unfortunate news.

Wang Xiong still had a very high reputation in the army. The generals were in mourning, and Yu Wenxian forbade the news to be leaked to the army.

When he returned to his tent, Gao Jiong was already waiting for him.

"Lord."

Yu Wenxian sat in the upper seat with a dull look on his face.
To be continued...