Chapter 722: Withdraw troops back to Yang County and force Wu’s army to retreat!

Chapter 722: Withdraw troops back to Yang County and force Wu’s army to retreat!

On the other hand, the situation in the Wu army camp was completely different. The soldiers of the Southern Border Army not only continued to divide and attack, causing the Wu army to fall into chaos, but also took the opportunity to set fire. The fire spread rapidly and the entire camp was engulfed in flames. This was undoubtedly the best way to cause chaos in the army. The Wu army fled in all directions in the sea of ​​fire and could not organize an effective resistance at all.

When Dou Yong led his troops to reinforce the central army tent like a gust of wind, he was stunned by the scene in front of him. He saw that the central army tent had been engulfed by a raging fire, and the flames were soaring into the sky, as if they were going to burn the whole world to ashes. What shocked him even more was that Wu Rui was missing!

The Wu army was in chaos and panic after losing its commander. The soldiers began to flee in all directions like headless flies. Seeing this, Dou Yong was extremely anxious, but he was not affected by the chaos. Instead, he quickly calmed down and led the Wu army to encircle and suppress the Black Armor Cavalry.

The black armored cavalry was obviously a well-trained elite force. Under Dou Yong's attack, they did not panic, but fought and retreated in an orderly manner, always maintaining a tight formation. They seemed to have only one goal, which was to retreat in the direction Gao Yao left.

Just as Dou Yong was commanding Wu Jun to pursue closely, there was a loud noise in the sky, and a gorgeous firework bloomed in the sky. This loud noise was like a signal, and the Black Armored Army immediately changed its tactics and began to gather towards Gao Yao's location on a large scale.

Dou Yong saw this and thought to himself that something was wrong. He knew that the Black Armored Army must have some important plan, and this plan was probably related to Gao Yao. But at this time, he did not chase the Black Armored Army, but decisively ordered all soldiers to find Wu Rui first.

After all, Wu Rui is the emperor, and his safety is related to the survival of the entire army. If Wu Rui has any accident, then the army will be completely destroyed. Therefore, no matter what, Dou Yong must first ensure Wu Rui's safety.

When Dou Yong gathered the remaining soldiers, he was surprised to find that there were only 50,000 soldiers gathered. In other words, in just this short morning, at least 20,000 people died or fled, and half of the 100,000-man army was lost!

Not only that, the war also caused great losses to the army. However, what was worse was that despite paying such a heavy price, Huiyang County was still not conquered. Now that Wu Rui had died in the battle and the food and grass had been exhausted, Dou Yong, the military commander, was also extremely panicked at the moment.

Similarly, Gao Yao was also facing a lot of losses at this time. His Black Armored Army lost nearly half of its troops, while the losses of the personal soldiers were relatively small, only losing more than 200 people. There were originally more than 10,000 troops, but when they gathered near Gao Yao, there were less than 5,000 people left. This battle actually resulted in the death of nearly half of the personnel, which made Gao Yao heartbroken.

After all, the cost of training a black-armored cavalryman is actually equivalent to the cost of training hundreds of ordinary soldiers. However, no matter how much Gao Yao felt sorry for it, this battle had to be fought. Whether to abandon Jiujiang was one question, but Wu Rui's direct massacre of the city for his own army was another completely different question. This involved the bottom line and was absolutely intolerable.

If Wu Rui could remain calm and not act recklessly after the surprise attack on the ferry, Gao Yao would have considered it carefully even if he wanted to negotiate peace with him. After all, it was not easy to swallow up three forces at once, and Gao Yao would have to bear huge pressure. Instead, letting Wu Rui stay could help Gao Yao and distract the attention of Xiang Yu, Wei Bao and others. This would not be without benefit to Gao Yao, and he would also have time to recuperate.

However, Wu Rui chose to massacre the city, which was undoubtedly a blatant provocation and humiliation to Gao Yao. This behavior was equivalent to riding on Gao Yao's head and slapping him in the face. No matter how much it cost, Gao Yao would never tolerate Wu Rui's continued misconduct. So Gao Yao led his troops to retreat to Huiyang County without hesitation.

When Wu She on the city wall saw Gao Yao coming to support him personally, he was extremely shocked. Originally, Li You's coming to support him was already a surprise to him, but he never expected that Gao Yao would come in person.

"Greetings, Prime Minister!" As soon as Wu She saw Gao Yao, he immediately knelt on his knees, kowtowed and saluted with an extremely respectful attitude.

Gao Yao saw this and hurried forward to help Wu She up. He said with concern, "Okay, no need to be polite. Get up quickly. You have been working really hard during this period of time!"

Wu She did not stand up, but bowed his head and said: "No, Prime Minister, please punish me. Wu She failed to live up to my trust and lost Pu County, causing the people of Pu County to be massacred by Wu Rui. This is my fault!"

His tone was full of self-blame and regret, and he was obviously very sad about the loss of Pu County. After all, he was originally sent to guard Jiujiang County, and now such a thing happened, he naturally couldn't let it go.

Gao Yao hurriedly comforted him, "This is not your fault, Wu She. Wu Rui, as a local lord, actually did something so outrageous that it angered the heavens and the people. It is really a heinous crime! His atrocities are outrageous, and he deserves to die. However, now is not the time for him to die."

As he spoke, a hint of murderous intent flashed in Gao Yao's eyes, which made people shudder. At the same time, several guards came in, escorting a bloody and unconscious man.

Wu She took a closer look and was shocked to find that the person being escorted in was Wu Rui!

He could never have imagined that Gao Yao could capture Wu Rui so easily! Wu She was so shocked that he couldn't express it in words. He really couldn't understand how Gao Yao could do this. Just relying on the black armored cavalry, he was able to capture Wu Rui alive among tens of thousands of enemy troops. Such unparalleled combat power was like a god!

"Li You, immediately send a messenger to inform the current Wu army that Wu Rui has been captured by our army. If they want to redeem Wu Rui, they should quote their price. Remember to bring Wu Rui's armor as well, in case they don't believe it." Although Gao Yao's voice was calm, the confidence revealed in it could not be ignored.

"Okay, I'll do it right away!" Li You responded without hesitation, then quickly turned and left to carry out Gao Yao's order.

Looking at Li Youyuan's back, Gao Yao gently patted Wu She's shoulder, then walked back to the county government office to take a rest. In fact, Gao Yao's body had reached its limit at this time. The reason why he was able to show such a brave side before, making people feel that his strength has surpassed ordinary people, is entirely because he used the Dragon Elephant Prajna Power to forcibly squeeze the potential of his body. Although this method can greatly improve strength in a short period of time, it also puts a great burden on the body.