Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 825: The Zhennan Army Covers the Rear

This is not the case for the hundreds of thousands of rebels outside the city. They can take turns to rest and recuperate, keeping their physical strength and energy intact.

Ju Chaoyue stood at the north gate of the city, his face dirty. He frowned as he looked at the densely packed rebels below the city, feeling extremely desperate.

The days when I followed Lin Feng, the feeling of being confident and open-minded, compared to now, seems like a dream.

Just as they fought desperately to fight off the next wave of attacks, countless rebels had already climbed onto the top of the city wall and were fighting a desperate battle with the soldiers defending the city.

Looking at the exhausted, blood-stained men lying powerlessly in the corners of the city walls, I wonder if they can withstand the next wave of attacks.

At this time, Ju Chaoyue also felt dizzy and his eyelids were heavy, as if he had not had a full night's sleep in the past few days.

Turning his head to look at the streets crisscrossing the city behind him, he wondered what the commander of the Royal Guards in the command center was doing.

The city is about to be breached. Should he still pretend to be a turtle and hide in the house without showing up? Sooner or later he will be dragged out to make a fool of himself.

Luo Shidong, who was staying at the north gate of Kuncheng, really felt helpless and powerless this time.

Besieged by the rebels in Kuncheng, one third of his 30,000 Zhennan troops had already fought their way in.

Even if all the Zhennan troops were killed, I'm afraid Kuncheng would not be able to be defended. No matter how powerful you are, you can't withstand nearly 200,000 rebels.

Luo Shidong regretted very much that he did not stand firmly with the Zhenxi Army, otherwise he would have to sacrifice his last fortune.

I heard that the rebels did not touch Kancheng and Xuncheng, where the Zhenxi Army was stationed. They were definitely afraid of Lin Feng's revenge.

Luo Shidong sighed, thinking that he had been smart all his life, but confused for a moment.

Even though he knew that Lin Feng was a solid support, he still valued himself.

But when the time came, he gave up this great opportunity to save his team, and plunged the 30,000 Zhennan Army into the abyss.

If this continues, if the city is captured, I'm afraid we won't even have the chance to surrender.

The rebels outside the city are all bloodthirsty. If we fail to hold the city and allow the rebels to break into the city, the whole city will definitely be massacred.

Not to mention other generals, Ma Buxuan, the commander of the Royal Guards who was staying in the command center, finally received the order from King Rui.

Let him seize the opportunity, abandon Kuncheng, break out from the west gate of Kyoto, enter Kyoto City, and use the tall Kyoto city walls to fight against the rebels.

Ma Buxuan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly conveyed the order to every general on the city, requiring them to act in unison and obey his instructions.

Ma Buxuan first asked Zhao Shuo to come to the command center.

The boy was also covered in blood, dust, and walked into the command center door exhausted.

On the other hand, mentally, he seems to have matured a lot, and his glances show the aura of a mature man.

"Commander-in-chief, what do you want me to do?"

"Your father has given orders for us to break out and retreat into Kyoto City."

Zhao Shuo nodded. It was obvious that he knew that Kuncheng could not be defended.

This order came at a very timely moment.

"Let Ju Chaoyue lead the way, your troops follow behind them, and Wei Ming will follow you. Find the weakest point and charge out."

Zhao Shuo had no objection, but just asked a question.

"Where are the Zhennan Army?"

Ma Buxuan pondered and said, "Let the Zhennan Army cover the rear and be responsible for stopping the pursuing troops."

The two were silent for a moment, and they both knew that the task of covering the rear was actually to give up the Zhennan Army.

"When to act?"

Ma Buxuan looked at the sky from the window.

"It's probably time for dinner now. The rebels won't launch an attack. We should break out while they're eating and it's dark."

"Okay, there are fewer rebels in the west of the city. Let's retreat from the west of the city towards Gencheng, then bypass Gencheng and head to the west gate of Kyoto City."

Ma Buxuan nodded: "Go and prepare, don't let anyone see any flaws."

"clear."

After receiving the order, Luo Shidong stood on the top of the city wall.

Ma Buxuan ordered his Zhennan Army to cover the rear, and all the troops broke through and entered Kyoto City.

This was like cutting off the tail to survive, and letting his tens of thousands of Zhennan troops die.

Although his Zhennan Army suffered heavy casualties, there were still over 20,000 soldiers left.

Twenty thousand people, they were all brought by him from the southern border of Dazong. Every soldier was the pillar of his family. In order to save Kyoto from danger, they abandoned their homes and careers and rushed to Kyoto to work for the court.

As a result, this is what happened.

Luo Shidong felt a sense of frustration and resentment in his chest, which made him dizzy for a moment. As he suppressed the feeling, a fishy and sweet taste rushed up.

He opened his mouth and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Everything went dark before my eyes and I fell backwards.

Fortunately, several of his personal guards were quick to act and supported Luo Shidong.

His deputy general rushed over upon hearing the news and quickly patted Luo Shidong's back and massaged his chest and abdomen.

It took him a while to recover.

Several anxious faces flashed before his eyes, with genuine anxiety in their eyes. These people treated him as their own parents and were willing to risk their lives to follow him.

Luo Shidong felt so sad that he wanted to burst into tears.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the grief and anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice.

"Let all officers above the rank of captain of a thousand men gather here with me."

Immediately, heralds rushed up the city walls to convey the order.

Inside the south gate tower of Kuncheng, more than 20 officers gathered in front of Luo Shidong, all staring at him seriously, waiting for orders.

Luo Shidong took a glance.

"Everyone, we need to break out tonight. The commander-in-chief requires us to follow the main force, rush out from the west of the city, then go around Gencheng and enter the west gate of Kyoto."

After he said this, he could clearly hear a lot of breath being exhaled around him.

Everyone knows that this city cannot be defended at all. Waiting for the day when the city is broken means leaving their lives here.

Luo Shidong pondered for a moment and said, "Listen carefully to what I say next. Don't misunderstand a single word."

Everyone immediately focused their attention and there was silence.

"After dinner, all units will gather and wait for my orders."

Luo Shidong stretched out his hand and pointed to the north of the city.

"When the Imperial Guards rush out of Kuncheng's west gate, all the rebels will surely gather there and chase them down. That will be our best opportunity to break out. Our Southern Guards will leave the city from the north gate, rush past the rebel camp in the north, and head northwest."

Luo Shidong's deputy general hurriedly asked: "General, where are we going?"

"Tianzhi Mansion."

Everyone listened quietly and no one spoke.

These are senior military generals and they are well aware of the consequences of doing so.

That is, their Zhennan Army abandoned the Dazong imperial court and ran to Tianzhi Prefecture, Lin Feng's territory, which was equivalent to surrendering to Lin Feng.

Luo Shidong rolled his eyes to see their reactions.

No one questioned his decision, and his eyes were equally firm and calm.

At their level, they can know a lot about the court affairs through various channels.

From the southern border, follow Luo Shidong to Kyoto City.

Everyone knows what happened.

Lin Feng was the backbone of the rebellion, but in the power struggle within the court, he was excluded from the center of power and deprived of the jurisdiction of the Imperial Guards.