"Chase!"

Angry roars resounded through the poisonous fog formation.

The pikemen, swordsmen, and shieldmen in the center were busy dealing with the raging baggage carriages, which were burning with fire. Naturally, the heavy task of pursuit was left to the most mobile cavalry.

However, just after the menacing cavalry broke into the woods, a series of screams and howls of painful horses also sounded at this time.

"Boss...Boss, there is an ambush among the brothers!"

Not long after, the fat old man saw his men flying back on horseback. He looked panicked and reported back: "Lin... I don't know when there were a lot of tripping ropes in the forest, and many brothers were caught!"

"What?!"

When the fat old man heard this, his eyes almost bulged out of his sockets, and the veins on his neck bulged.

These cavalry were all his men, and they were also bargaining chips for him to fight for his own interests after taking Xiyun City. But now they failed to win, and instead fell into the woods first. If it hadn't made him frightened and angry.

What's even more disgusting is that night has fallen at this time, and the dark forest is even more bleak. There are still many tripping ropes hidden in it.

The trip rope is made of black steel wire. It is difficult to be found in a dim environment and is extremely sharp. If it is set low, it can cut off a horse's leg. If it is set slightly higher, it can cut off a person's neck!

Given the environment in the forest at this time, if the cavalry wanted to pursue, they would have to slow down their horses or even dismount directly, leading the horses and groping through bit by bit.

In this way, the speed advantage of the cavalry is gone, so how can it be of any use?

The cavalry team heard the noise on this side and then gathered together and rushed over. They turned to the other side and went around to catch up. When they passed through the woods, they could no longer see the shadow of anyone.

Anyway, I can't catch up.

General Fang's face was ashen. He did not force the fat old man to send his men to pursue Guo Zi's ambush team. Instead, he gritted his teeth and ordered the surviving soldiers of the baggage troops to be escorted up.

The chaos in the middle and rear formations had not yet subsided. The elite soldiers of the Zhu Yan Empire who belonged to him finally pulled five disgraced soldiers, kicked them one by one, and knelt down in front of General Fang.

"How many people are there on the enemy side?"

General Fang asked bitterly, resisting the thought of killing these five trembling soldiers.

Compared to venting your hatred, information is obviously more important at this moment!

"Return...back to the general, the opponent has at least five hundred, ah no, eight hundred to one thousand!"

The soldier kneeling on the far left was shaking violently, and the number of people he reported was changed again and again, and the more he said, the more he said.

"How much is it!"

General Fang was so furious that the sharp sword on his waist was already unsheathed with a loud clang!

"Eight hundred! At least eight hundred people!"

Another soldier hurriedly shouted loudly: "General, the other party suddenly rushed over in a black mass. It was difficult for the villain to distinguish for a while, but it is true that the number of people was large, at least 800 people!"

"Do you think so?"

As he spoke, he stabbed his companions secretly with his hands and looked at General Fang with his innocent eyes wide open.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"General, the villain has also seen it. It is indeed no less than eight hundred. Those people... are so vicious!"

The companions on the left and right seemed to be waking up from a dream, and hurriedly echoed in unison.

In fact, how can there be so many?

General Fang is also unlucky. If he asks real soldiers, most of them will answer truthfully. But these five people kneeling on the ground and who make up the entire army?

Those are all serious criminals who committed crimes in the Qingyang Empire and are wanted by the government!

If you are not smart, how can you escape the sentry at the blockade and run to the poisonous fog forest to save your life?

These people thought very clearly that for an army, the matter of food and grass was no small matter. They were responsible for protecting the baggage, and of course they had something to do with the food and grass being burned.

Therefore, the only solution now is to exaggerate the opponent's number. The more the enemy has, the smaller their number will be. Wouldn't the crime of dereliction of duty be lighter?

However, little did they know that because they wanted to excuse themselves, they gave General Fang wrong information.

"Eight hundred people?"

General Fang frowned and pondered. He did not punish these five people for a while, he just lowered his head and pondered.

Next to him, Gang Leader Xu couldn't hold himself back and said with worried eyes: "General, what should we do now?"

"what to do?"

General Fang glared at him and said angrily: "Of course we will continue to attack the city, what else can we do!"

"Still attacking?"

Leader Xu puzzled: "But our food and grass are gone, otherwise... we can camp on the spot first and send people back to our hometown to transport another batch. It's close anyway. How about we attack the city tomorrow morning?"

He has also passed the military rank examination and knows the importance of food and grass. What's more, the army has come all the way from the Poison Mist Forest and has been delayed here for so long. It should have been making food, but now it can only be hungry first.

Yes, when the new batch of food and fodder arrives, you will have enough food and drink to be strong enough to fight!

This was Gang Leader Xu's consideration and his suggestion. There was nothing wrong with it, but in General Fang's ears...

Is it stupid?

If he hadn't relied on these men to attack the city for him, General Fang would have wanted to poke him in the forehead and question him.

But now he could only take a deep breath and said patiently: "The other party has been interested in our food and fodder from the beginning. Do you think they will let us transport another batch of food and fodder?"

"Have you forgotten the ambush that disappeared after sneak attack on the baggage troops?"

As soon as these words came out, Gang Leader Xu immediately hesitated.

General Fang added: "Those ambush soldiers did not return to Xiyun City after burning the food and grass. Besides, with us here, they can't go back at all. So guess where they will go?"

Not only Gang Leader Xu, but also the leaders of the six forces behind him, after hearing this question, their expressions changed drastically, and they all glanced in the direction of the Poison Mist Forest.

"That's right!" General Fang gritted his teeth and said: "These damn ones must have been lurking in the poisonous fog forest right now, just waiting for us to send people back to get food and grass!"

"The enemy is hiding and we are hiding, Gang Leader Xu, how many people do you think are appropriate to send back to get food and grass?"

Leader Xu was silent for a moment, then sighed: "The enemy has eight hundred people. If we want to transport food and grass back safely, at least two thousand people must go back."

General Fang hummed: "Withdrawing one-third of the troops at once, do you think the other side will miss this opportunity?"

Gang Leader Xu was silent.

If there are too few people, food and grass cannot be transported back; if there are too many people, one's own troops will be weakened.

Although they have as many as 7,000 men here, they are like a carrot and a pit. All arms are indispensable. If 2,000 men and horses are withdrawn at once, the formation will inevitably reveal flaws.

If Xiyun City takes this opportunity and waits until midnight to launch a surprise attack...

The other side has been waiting for work in the city, but they are a tired army with few men and horses. How can they fight this battle?

After thinking deeply, Gang Leader Xu's back was dripping with cold sweat, and he was shocked to realize that they had no way out.

"Then what General Yi Fang wants..."

"Two choices!" General Fang gritted his teeth and said: "The first is to retreat immediately. Everyone returns to the Poison Mist Forest, and then comes back when supplies are sufficient."

"second……"
Chapter completed!