Chapter 719 Wu Rui fled, Gao Yao pursued him!

Chapter 719 Wu Rui fled, Gao Yao pursued him!

After all, the current situation of the central army is obviously not optimistic. The deafening shouting and killing did not come from outside the city, but from inside the camp, which means that the enemy has successfully rushed into the camp and is likely to go straight to Wu Rui. Returning to Yang County is important, but compared with Wu Rui's safety, the latter is obviously more critical.

Dou Yong knew very well that if Wu Rui met with an accident, he would also be in danger, so he made a prompt decision and immediately ordered to stop the siege and personally led the army to quickly return to the rescue, hoping to arrive at the central army tent in time to save Wu Rui from danger.

At this moment, Wu She, who was seriously injured on the city wall, stared at the Wu army retreating rapidly like a tide, with a look of shock in his eyes. At this moment, the entire Huiyang County garrison was probably less than a thousand people. Such a large-scale retreat obviously meant that they had encountered an extremely serious accident. The only possible reason was that the central army camp was attacked.

However, Wu She still had some doubts in his heart. He really couldn't understand, could Li You's few thousand black-armored cavalry really successfully raid Wu Rui's central army camp? After all, the distance between Huiyang County and Wu Jun's central army camp was not very close, and there was still a certain distance between them, so Wu She couldn't see the actual situation there with his own eyes.

However, Wu She had no time to think about other things at this moment. He didn't even have time to organize the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, because he knew that the most important thing at the moment was to let the soldiers rest as much as possible and eat in time to replenish their physical strength. After all, even he himself could not be sure whether the enemy would continue to attack. In this case, cleaning the battlefield was not only meaningless, but would also waste the soldiers' physical strength.

At the same time, the Wu army camp was in chaos. As the situation got out of control, Wu Rui was left with only 500 trusted soldiers when he hastily evacuated the camp. However, what was even more unexpected was that Gao Yao led only 100 of his own soldiers and chased Wu Rui and his 500-strong team like a hungry tiger.

Wu Rui was terrified and didn't dare to stop for even a second. He knew that Gao Yao was very brave and good at fighting, and this was the real threat to him. Seeing Gao Yao getting closer and closer to him, Wu Rui's fear became more and more intense. He could only keep urging his soldiers to speed up and order them to do everything they could to stop Gao Yao's pursuit.

Although these soldiers knew that their strength could not pose a substantial threat to Gao Yao, they still did not flinch and tried their best to delay Gao Yao's pace. Despite this, Gao Yao's speed was not greatly affected. He swept in like a whirlwind, doubling Wu Rui's pressure.

"Wu Rui, you are such a coward!" Gao Yao shouted angrily, "You have been plotting to kill me all along, haven't you? I am Gao Yao. If you have the guts, fight me to the death!"

At this moment, Gao Yao suddenly roared, like thunder, resounding throughout the battlefield. This roar was like the sound of a huge bell, making people's eardrums hurt, and even the ground seemed to tremble.

When Wu Rui heard the roar, his body shook violently, as if he was hit by an invisible force. He stopped involuntarily, his eyes filled with shock and disbelief.

Although Wu Rui had heard that Gao Yao's fighting power was quite amazing before, he had never really seen it. Now that he heard Gao Yao's roar with his own ears, he realized that Gao Yao's strength was far beyond his imagination.

Not only that, Wu Rui had never expected that Gao Yao would actually come to the battlefield at this critical moment. This was completely beyond his expectations and caught him off guard.

After a slight hesitation, Wu Rui's pace slowed down significantly. He thought to himself that the other party was unlikely to lie. After all, impersonating the monarch's name was a serious crime. Who would take the risk? Therefore, the other party was most likely Gao Yao himself.

Thinking of this, Wu Rui's heartbeat quickened. He knew that Gao Yao was the real master of the southern border. If it was the King of Qin standing here, he would definitely retreat without hesitation, because there was no chance of winning at all.

At this moment, the person standing in front of him was Gao Yao! This fact caused a huge fluctuation in Wu Rui's heart, and he slowed down involuntarily.

Killing a puppet, Prince Gao of Qin, would not bring any real benefits to Wu Rui. However, if he could successfully kill Gao Yao, the situation in the entire southern border would change dramatically. Gao Yao was an important figure in the southern border, and his death would surely cause chaos and low morale in the southern border army.

More importantly, it was a critical moment when many battles were being fought simultaneously. Once the news of Gao Yao's death spread, it would inevitably lead to a comprehensive collapse. The army in the southern region would lose its backbone and fall into chaos and panic. In this way, the entire southern region would suffer an unprecedented heavy blow.

Of course, Wu Rui also knew clearly that even if he didn't kill Gao Yao, Gao Yao would never let him go. After all, Gao Yao was capable of such a cruel thing as massacring the whole city, and the hatred between the two sides had reached the point of no return.

Therefore, no matter what, Wu Rui and Gao Yao are destined to be a life-and-death contest. Although doing so may lead to crazy revenge from the southern border, the advantages and disadvantages are half and half. In this case, Wu Rui must weigh the pros and cons and make a difficult decision.

Not only that, Gao Yao only had a few hundred people around him, and compared with his own side, the numerical advantage was still obvious. More importantly, there would be reinforcements from his own side arriving soon. Wu Rui was clear in his mind, and he knew that if the central army camp was attacked, the vanguard army would definitely rush back to support as soon as possible. That was an army of nearly 30,000, and they were not vegetarians! As long as Gao Yao could be held back and unable to escape, Gao Yao would definitely die today!

"It's really unexpected!" Wu Rui exclaimed, "Gao Yao's martial arts is so powerful! But it doesn't matter, soldiers, listen to my orders!" He shouted loudly, his voice resounding throughout the battlefield, "Anyone who can kill Gao Yao will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins and be promoted to a doctor!"

As soon as this order was issued, the Wu army, which was originally retreating, suddenly stopped in unison as if they were cast under a spell. They stared at Gao Yao like hungry wolves, with the desire and greed in their eyes as if they wanted to eat him alive.

Don't underestimate this mere reward of "a thousand gold coins and a senior official"! You know, this was almost the pinnacle of rewards at the time, and it could be called the ceiling of rewards. If calculated according to the titles of nobility in the Qin Dynasty, this is simply a step to heaven! Not to mention the huge amount of gold coins, this amount alone is enough for at least hundreds of people to live a life without worries. As for the title of senior official, it is even more incredible. This is not just an ordinary noble, but a middle-level or even upper-middle-level noble!