Xiao Kai's luck was obviously not as good as that of the South Route Qi Army General. Although the South Route Commander experienced an ambush and crossed a river, he was lucky enough to save his life.

The commander of the South Road of Qi Army, who lost half his life in the river, headed towards Nande City in the southernmost part of Cangde County under the protection of several personal guards.

The South Road general who barely reached the west bank of the Tonghe River fainted before he even got out of the water. Thanks to the fact that he was accompanied by some personal guards and subordinate captains, he was prevented from drowning by the river.

After the commander of the South Road woke up, regardless of his weak body, he asked his captain to immediately search for the soldiers and horses who were separated upstream and downstream.

"Quick, gather your troops and horses, don't give up as long as you can save any soldiers!"

He rested for two hours and collected more than 2,000 defeated troops. Most of them were in bad condition. If they had not been found, they would probably have died of serious injuries.

The commander of the South Road looked at the remnants of soldiers who had gathered together, and he almost wanted to cry without tears.

However, he also understood that this was not the time to be sad and he had to leave Tonghe as soon as possible.

Although there is a high probability that the Qianguo cavalry will not chase them, it is not certain.

The current in the Tonghe River is very fast, but it is not impossible to cross the river normally. There are several bridges on the Tonghe River, both wooden bridges and stone bridges. If the Qianguo cavalry takes a detour to cross the river through the bridges, their situation will be very dangerous.

It's just that both he and the ordinary Qi soldiers are very weak. Swimming across the Tonghe River has already cost them half their lives. Now rushing directly will cost their lives!

"Rest for an hour at most, and then you have to leave."

The surrounding captains' faces turned ugly when they heard the general's words. Their condition was also very bad and they would definitely not be able to rest for an hour.

But what the general said makes sense. If the Qianguo cavalry were to catch up, none of them would survive.

They had no choice but to rest for an hour and barely get on the road. The less injured people helped the heavier ones, and those who couldn't walk were carried. Now, rescuing one more person would save more strength.

The leader of the South Route clearly understood that he had lost most of his troops, and it was at the time when his strength was at its weakest that people from the Qian country were not the only ones with ill intentions toward him.

So he rested for a day in a small town. After most of the soldiers stabilized, they did not return to the important city or Cangde City, but went straight to Nande City at the southernmost tip of Cangde County.

At this time, there were very few cities in Cangde County that were not garrisoned by a large number of soldiers and horses, at most three or five.

Nande City is one of them. Nande City is small in size, with less than 50,000 people living in it. And because it is relatively safe in the south, it is suitable for the remaining soldiers on the south road.

The leader of the South Road did not dare to return to Cangde City, fearing that Kong Jingzhong would chop him down when he was angry, so he could only flee into Nande City with his remaining soldiers like a bereaved dog.

But no matter what, he survived, but Xiao Kai, who had been cautious all the way, was killed by the Knights, and things were unpredictable.

After wiping out the Qi army on the west route, Ma Teng did not stop, but continued to march north.

This time his target was the North Road.

After defeating the Qi army on the northern route, he could directly attack Cangde City.

He may not necessarily attack Cangde City, but he will have such conditions.

Two days later, the Xiaoqi Army and the Yulin Army set out from a small town and continued to pursue the Qi Army.

"Qi Jun's response was very quick! The rest of Qi Jun should have gathered together."

"Now that I think about it, it's a little difficult to lure them out to fight."

The Qi army must have known the results of the Xiaoqi Army and the Yulin Army, so they did not dare to march alone. Now that the three Qi armies have gathered together, there are at least 50,000 to 60,000 people. Even if they encounter the Xiaoqi Army and the Yulin Army in the wild, they can Hold on for a while.

The general of the Qi army concluded that the Qianguo cavalry could not stay in Cangde County for too long, so they dared to leave the city together.

Otherwise, they would definitely be stationed in a city waiting for the Qianguo cavalry to come.

Kong Shuai would not watch them being annihilated by the Qianguo cavalry again, otherwise Cangde County would simply be handed over to the Qianguo.

It is true that Ma Teng will not stay in Cangde County for too long. To be precise, he will have to lead the Xiaoqi Army and Yulin Army to leave Cangde County soon.

It wasn't that he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to defeat them when he saw the Qi army gathered together, but that Yang Yuan had already ordered him to lead the Xiaoqi Army and the Yulin Army back to Qian Kingdom.

There are many reasons, the most important one is that the food produced in his space is gradually not enough to support the Qian country's war with the Qi country.

The output from various parts of the country is used to pay for domestic construction expenses, as well as grain and rations for next year's spring plowing.

The domestic ministers are eager to fill up all the domestic granaries.

In order to personally go to the border to direct the war with Qi, Yang Yuan promised not to mobilize a grain of grain in the country.

Simply relying on Yang Yuan's portable space to provide food and grass can only support one month's food consumption, and if it takes longer, a food shortage crisis will easily occur.

The cadres in Cangde County were able to rob the Qi army's food and grass as supplements, but they mainly relied on transportation from Cangyang County.

The Xiaoqi Army and the Yulin Army mainly stole their food and grass from the Qi Army. Because they repeatedly defeated the Qi Army quickly, they failed to destroy the food and grass supplies. Most of these supplies were captured by the Xiaoqi Army and the Yulin Army.

Including the food and grass they carried when they set out, when Ma Teng received Yang Yuan's order, the army's food and grass were enough for them to eat for five days.

Very ample!

Unfortunately, these grains can only be brought back to Qian Country for consumption.

Ma Teng glanced regretfully to the northeast, where the three Qi armies had merged.

"Give me another two days, and I will definitely teach these Qi troops a heavy lesson."

It's just that the order Black Wing brought this time was very strict. The king asked him to return to Qian Country within three days without delay.

Ma Teng had no choice but to return to Qian Country with regrets.

The Qi army also tried to intercept the Xiaoqi Army and the Yulin Army, but lost more than a thousand soldiers, and then watched the Xiaoqi Army and the Yulin Army withdraw to the Cangshui border.

"This group of Qi troops are so courageous. They have been defeated so many times and still dare to come up to intercept them. If not for the king's order, I would have killed them all!"

The Qi army in the border camp was indeed bold. They were repeatedly defeated or even annihilated by the Qian army. However, after knowing that the Xiaoqi army and the Yulin army were going to pass through their defense lines, they still led troops to intercept them.

I don’t know if I should say they are fearless and tenacious or if I should say they have brain problems.

Most people should think that they are fools. Even Ma Teng and Yang Yuan don't understand why the Qi people don't remove the camp on the border.

This is just setting up a bunch of live targets for them to hit.

However, Yang Yuan was happy to see that the enemy was willing to do stupid things. The stupider the enemy, the better.

As expected, the Xiaoqi Army and the Yulin Army broke through the interception of the Qi Army, and then returned to the Kingdom of Qian with the support of the Navy Army.

"Thank you for your hard work, General Ma!"

Yang Yuan greeted the soldiers of Xiaoqi Army and Yulin Army outside the camp.

Ma Teng, Gao Fei and others got off their horses early. When they saw Yang Yuan approaching, they immediately ran a few steps and saluted in front of Yang Yuan.

"My minister Ma Teng (Gao Fei) pays homage to the king."

Yang Yuan took two steps forward and helped the two of them up. "You two beloved generals don't need to be polite. They are both wearing armor, so you don't need to be polite."

"Let's go and let the soldiers enter the camp. I have prepared a celebration banquet for you. It's just that the conditions are simple. I hope the soldiers won't dislike it."

Ma Teng, Gao Fei and the two military captains all bowed and said, "You are a man in the army, as long as you have wine and meat."

The food produced in Yang Yuan's personal space may no longer be able to supply the Xiaoqi Army, Yulin Army, Qinglong Army, and Xuanwu Army to continue fighting, but there is definitely no shortage of food and wine.

It was just meat and wine for tens of thousands of people, so I took it out despite the pain.

It's not easy to keep these pot-bellied men well-fed and well-fed. They can eat a mountain!

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