Liu Siyuan held the drumsticks in both hands, and on his left and right, hundreds of big drums lined up in a row.

"I ordered all slave soldiers to kill one Tang army in this battle, and they would be exempted from slave status, and rewarded ten acres of land and ten cents of money."

"The command of all Liu's headquarters to kill one Tang army in this battle, rewarding 100 acres of land and 100 stagnant of money."

The soldiers were ordered to gallop on their horses and convey Liu Siyuan's orders to the ears of all the Liu soldiers who were preparing to launch an attack.

What is slaves most looking forward to? It is freedom.

What is the Liu family most looking forward to? Of course, it is identity, status, and wealth.

After receiving the promise from the patriarch of the clan, the atmosphere on the battlefield instantly reached a high point. Even the slave troops who had to fight were in high spirits at this moment.

Freedom and land are things they have been pursuing tirelessly. In the Liu family, the rights of a free people are not true to a slave.

Feeling the fighting spirit that was rising in an instant, Liu Siyuan smiled at the corner of his mouth. There is no other land in Liaodong, and there is a lot of land. What can I do if I reward those undeveloped raw land? When they work hard to manage it and get it over.

Hold the drumsticks with both hands and they will fall heavily.

Several cavalry rushed from afar and actually passed through the military formation and came straight towards Liu Siyuan's central army flag. No one of the soldiers along the way stopped him. Obviously, they all knew the visitor.

"Brother!" A middle-aged man turned over and got off the horse, with a look of panic on his face.

"Siqi, what happened so panic?" Liu Siyuan was slightly angry. The battle was about to begin, but his cousin Liu Siqi rushed over so wildly, which was absent.

"I lost, Governor Deng lost!" Liu Siqi grabbed Liu Siyuan's arms. Although he tried to lower his voice, the people around him still looked at him in surprise.

"What is the governor Deng losing? Make it clear." Liu Siyuan said angrily after he threw away Liu Siqi's hand.

"Brother, the general of the Tang army, Xue Chong, led the Zuo Jinwu Guard to raid Chaoyang, Ling Yuan, and the troops were approaching Jianchang City, which had already isolated the connection between Kuancheng and Pingquan and the rear." Liu Siqi's voice was still a little trembling, "Governor Deng has become an isolated army."

"What did you say?" Liu Siyuan's eyes widened: "How could Xue Chong's Zuo Jinwu Guard suddenly appear? Can you believe such a ridiculous false news?"

"The envoys who asked for help have arrived at our camp. The person who came was Governor Deng's confidant. How could he lie?" Liu Siqi said: "The man said that now Pingquan is garrisoned by Huang Zhongfa, and Governor Deng has led the main force to attack Jianchang. Let me give up Li Rui immediately, and the entire army will immediately rush to Jianchang to respond."

Liu Siyuan was frozen, and the drumstick in his hand was no longer able to lift it.

The cheers and shouts on the battlefield came one after another, but when the fighting spirit was at its highest, all the officers turned their heads and looked in the direction of the central army, waiting for the order flags and war drums to order the attack. However, what greeted them was a long silence.

Then, a situation that surprised them occurred.

The flag was waving, but not attacking, but retreating.

The war drum did not sound, but the golden gong started to beat it desperately.

All the front-line officers watched all this in a daze, and finally gained morale, they gave up in vain.

Then, they saw the flag of the central army moving backward.

The coach demonstrated his unwavering determination.

Inside the fortress, Li Rui rode a horse and held a knife, standing at the fortress front that was about to attack the enemy. Nearly a thousand cavalry spread out behind him. Several soldiers had already taken off the seven or eight horizontal bars on the door, and held the fort gate with both hands. Just when Li Rui gave the order, he would open the gate of the fortress and let the cavalry rush out.

The sound of the golden gong was still clearly heard through the fort gate, and Li Rui couldn't help but be stunned.

After a little leaning, Gu Han hurriedly ran down from the slanting ladder. Although he was confused, his face was filled with joy.

"General Li, General Li, they retreated." Gu Han said loudly.

On the city tower, Li Rui was picking the fortress with both hands. Looking at the scene that was still tense just now, the Liu family quickly left the fortress one by one and retreated towards the Liu army camp in the distance.

He waved his fist vigorously, turned his head happily to Gu Han and said, "We have succeeded, Deng Jingshan must be finished."

"Now you can send a scout to find out the news. If this is true, Liu Siyuan is afraid he will not have the heart to fight us again." Gu Han was extremely happy.

Liu Siyuan really had no intention of fighting against Li Rui. Even in his eyes, Li Rui could eat it completely as long as he added another effort.

However, trapped beasts are still fighting, especially beasts like the Right Guard. It is hard to predict what kind of combat power they can exert when they are on the verge of despair.

If everything is as normal, he does not mind losing some power in exchange for this result, because this will greatly increase his influence, and he will have more say in Pingzhou and even in front of Zhang Zhongwu, and with the right to speak, he can gain more benefits.

But now it's not worth it.

"Is the Zuo Jinwu Guard all dispatched?" He red eyes and looked at the embarrassing guard Deng Jingshan who was injured on many sides.

"There are tens of thousands of cavalry alone." The guard said: "General Deng's main force will inevitably be intercepted by the opponent. General Huang Zhongfa may not be able to defend Pingquan. If the general attacks Xue Chong, he will be attacked by Xue Chong and Liu Chenglin. Please send troops immediately, and together with my governor, defeat Xue Chong first and retreat to Jianchang to stabilize the situation."

Liu Siyuan took a deep breath and nodded: "I understand, you have worked hard all the way, go and have a rest first."

"Please send troops immediately, General Liu." The guard bowed.

"Of course I know that the military situation is like fire and cannot be delayed, but tens of thousands of troops can leave without saying that they can leave. They have to arrange it." Liu Siyuan pinched his eyebrows and said impatiently.

After the envoy left, Liu Siqi came over and said, "Brother, what should we do now? Do you want to prepare to withdraw the camp immediately?"

"We must immediately set up the camp, but we don't go to Jianchang, but retreat immediately. Let's go to Jinzhou." Liu Siyuan stood up suddenly.

Liu Siqi was stunned.

"Don't you go to save the governor Deng?" he asked in surprise.

"How to save?" Liu Siyuan asked back, "Siqi, tell me, all Zuo Jinwu's troops were dispatched, and Jianchang is now only three to five thousand old and weak soldiers, and there are tens of thousands of Zuo Jinwu guards, and they are left without fighting. What is the reason?"

"Teat us!" A layer of white-haired sweat immediately appeared in Liu Siqi's vest.

"Yes, I'm just using this to lure us over!" Liu Siyuan sneered: "If they want to attack Jianchang, with Jianchang's current military strength, they'll be afraid they can go down in one go. This bait is too rough. I bet that the tens of thousands of cavalry in Xue Chong are waiting for us somewhere, attacking the infantry on the march halfway. Isn't the cavalry's favorite thing to do? The left Jinwu Guard and the right Xiao Guard, combined with 60,000 combat soldiers. It seems that Liu Chenglin's wishful thinking is to fight us near Jianchang and then deal with us at once."

"Our troops are no less than them!" Liu Siqi said unconvincedly, and Liu Dai and Liu Yan behind him nodded in approval.

Liu Siyuan rolled his eyes.

"The troops are not less than them, but can they fight?" Liu Siyuan pointed to the direction of the fort with anger. "Without a few times the troops, I will never mess with him, but that's it. Do we have a lot of advantages? Li Rui's troops are indeed the most capable of fighting among Liu Chenglin's troops, but Hou Fangyu, will Liu Changfeng's troops be much worse than Li Rui's troops?"

Liu Siqi couldn't help but feel silent.

"The Xue army is a little worse, but the Zuo Jinwu Guard is also a survivor who came down from the Zhaoyi battlefield. The combat experience is not comparable to that of us." Liu Siyuan sighed: "Those are all regular troops. What about us, except for the 5,000 Liu's headquarters, do you think that if they meet the main force of the Tang army, they will be opponents?"

“Somewhat difficult!”

"The number of people is meaningless. Apart from its own combat effectiveness, the Tang army's equipment has left us a few streets." Liu Siyuan said coldly: "You have also seen the Tang army equipment that fell off the city during the battle. Can you buy it without a few dozen taels of silver?"

"Then how can we face Governor Deng in the future if we leave like this? And how will Marshal Zhang explain?" Liu Siqi asked.

Liu Siyuan sat down slowly, looked at Liu Siqi and the other two and said, "Empress? What messenger? When did I see the messenger?"

After hearing this, Liu Yan turned around and walked out of the tent.

"Deng Jingshan may not necessarily escape back this time." Liu Siyuan looked at the remaining two people and said, "There are 50,000 people in Deng Jingshan's headquarters, but in Pingquan, Kuancheng will inevitably suffer a lot of losses. In this weather, we will force our soldiers to march all the way. With the equipment of our soldiers, there will be many non-combat reductions. There will be blockages in front and pursuers behind. I don't think he can break out."

"If Deng Jingshan dies, we will speak to Pingzhou."

"Under such a situation, can Pingzhou still be preserved?" Liu Dai interrupted.

"Liu Chenglin swallowed Deng Jingshan and took over the place west of Jianchang. It is almost time to be satisfied. It is very difficult to continue to march in such weather. We have held Jinzhou and at least half of it."

"What if Deng Jingshan breaks out?" Liu Dai continued to ask.

Liu Siyuan smiled and said, "Even if he breaks out, how many people can he have? Without strength, what will he compete with us? Those who know each other will get out of here, and we will be at peace."

"Will Marshal Zhang tolerate us taking Deng Jingshan and replacing him?"
Chapter completed!