"Send the order and the entire army retreats."

When it was first light, Chen Ze breathed out softly and gave his latest instructions to the messenger.

Yes, retreat.

You can withdraw!

After holding on for most of the night, Chen Zejun's front line no longer had any pressure.

Even if it was a desperate counterattack, without any preparation and with the powerful attack equipment destroyed, Yan Haomiao's forcibly gathered troops and morale alone could not break through the iron barrel formation laid out by Chen Ze.

You must know that although Chen Ze's troops are small, he can win because his generals are strong enough.

With Cheng Yu increasing the combat power of the friendly forces, and Zhang Fei roaring from time to time and adding defense reduction skills, the soldiers of the Bai Lie Empire lost their own stronger troop quality when they rushed closer. Chen Ze's troops encountered

The enemy's attack was no different from an attack launched by ordinary people, and they were easily defended.

If Chen Ze had not been strictly ordered to only defend but not attack, the militants led by Meng Yang would have been unable to hold back and rushed out to kill them.

In this way, Chen Ze also kept rejecting the invitations from Meng Yang, Guo Zi and others no less than ten times in the middle of the night.

Chen Ze also thought very clearly. Facing the Bailie Empire's army, which was already like a lost dog, he could indeed kill a lot, but what about the rest?

There were too many Zhu Yan Empire soldiers rushing out of the fortifications!

He could clearly see from the system map that there were so many densely packed bluish-green light spots, covering almost all the terrain.

Moreover, the light spots representing the Zhu Yan Empire's army flickered extremely unstable. This also shows that if the Bai Lie Empire is annihilated, the other party may not be so easy to talk to and just return to Fengqi to save trouble.

Instead, he will take this opportunity to eat Chen Ze's troops in one bite!

No matter how skilled the generals were, the difference in numbers was too great. Chen Ze would not be stupid enough to risk a head-to-head confrontation with his opponent, in which both sides would suffer.

Although most of the troops he has on hand will be returned to Zheng Yuanyun, there are still nearly 100,000 troops that he had negotiated with Hua Lao before and will be handed over to his command.

These soldiers followed him in the north and south, and regardless of how loyal they were, after winning consecutive battles, they were convinced of his command. It would naturally be much easier to train these people into his own team.

If it is lost here, even if Hua Lao resupplies him with the same number of soldiers later, the early efforts will be in vain.

Since he couldn't defeat them anyway, Chen Ze naturally had no interest in staying here to fight head-on. It would be better to take advantage of the fact that the Zhu Yan Empire was busy wiping out the remnant soldiers of the Bai Lie Empire and take the opportunity to retreat.

No one raised objections to Chen Ze's order. Even General Luo, who wanted to see Yan Haomiao killed in action, took the initiative to retreat without any nostalgia.

Yan Haomiao is useless even if he dies. The hatred that Commander Luo has been holding deep in his heart has been relieved a lot. Chen Ze must have contributed a lot to creating the situation in front of him. This favor, Commander Luo deeply appreciates.

After taking one look at Chen Ze, he already remembered it in his heart.

At this point, no matter how far the battle between Bai Lie Empire and Zhu Yan Empire ends, for Chen Ze, the battle is over.

Even if his evacuation allowed the Bailie Empire's army to find an opening to break out of the encirclement, the only ones who could escape were just some stragglers, and they were completely useless.

After the Qingyang Empire completely took over the province of Nantes, these stragglers had only two options, either to become bandits and be exterminated, or to surrender and become prisoners.

Thanks to Yan Haomiao, this 1.7 million-strong army will never have a better result.

gone!

After doing his best to block Bai Lie's army, Chen Ze gave up the subsequent great achievements to the Zhu Yan Empire without a second thought.

I have to say that this restraint is very strong.

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"Report——!"

On the other side, in the temporary defense fortification built by the Zhu Yan Empire, it was also busy.

A large number of scouts shuttled back and forth, and at the same time, pieces of information were passed in accurately and timely, allowing the commanders inside to fully control the direction of the battle without even having to take a look outside.

Sitting inside the fortifications was a middle-aged man who was thin and dressed more like a Confucian scholar taking the exam than a leading general.

However, this elegance disappeared when he raised his head.

This middle-aged man should have had an elegant face, but at the same time, there was a sinister and terrifying scar on his face, which added an infinite fierceness to it out of thin air.

So much so that even his own men did not dare to look at him more than necessary.

This person is none other than Ouyang Lixing, the supreme commander-in-chief of Fengqi Province, whom Yan Haomiao regards as his lifelong enemy!

At this moment, even though he knew that the battle situation outside was developing in the direction he hoped for, and that the overall situation was almost determined and victory was within grasp, there was no trace of pride on his terrifying face, but instead remained calm and indifferent.

Ouyang Lixing was listening carefully to the battle report sent back by his men, with a faint twinkle in his deep eyes.

It wasn't until his subordinates finished reporting that he nodded slightly, twirled his beard with his hands and said, "So what about intercepting Yan Haomiao's army behind him? Have you found out where they are from?"

"General, according to the reports from the spies ahead, they saw that the opponent's army was wearing the uniforms of the Qingyang Empire. As for where the troops came from, this... needs to be investigated again!"

The scout reported truthfully.

"Sir, Commander-in-Chief, I think my subordinates know where they come from!"

Just when Ouyang Lixing wanted to ask more questions, a general walked in from outside and immediately spoke.

Ouyang Lixing raised his eyes and took a look. In just a moment, the general had already approached, kneeling on one knee and said: "Master General, the army outside is... the Qingyang army that came out of Xifeng City!"

"Xifeng City?"

Hearing this answer, even though Ouyang Lixing was indifferent, he couldn't help but feel a little stunned.

He looked at the general in front of him and knew that this was Xu Feng, who was originally sent to Xifeng City to negotiate. If it was him, he would not be mistaken.

But a new problem came again.

"Didn't you put a lot of manpower to monitor near Xifeng City?"

Ouyang Lixing frowned and said coldly: "Why haven't you received any news?"

"this……"

Xu Feng hesitated and stood still: "My subordinates can't figure out why, but I am sure that I am not mistaken. The cavalry general sent by Chen Ze to harass the Bai Lie Empire has had a battle with his subordinates before!

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Chapter completed!