However, this is not the time to relax. Soldiers from the Fenglin Empire may attack them again at any time. At this time, they can only be safe by returning to the previous camp and defending it. They will always be threatened in the wild.

"Generals, listen to the order, take the lightly injured soldiers and return to the camp immediately without stopping." General Zhongxuan ordered immediately.

This time, although I was anxious and wanted to return to the camp immediately, everyone knew that the enemy might attack at any time.

If you get impatient and lose your position at this time, you may be taken advantage of by the enemy. Therefore, the general of Zhongxuan Kingdom walked slowly along the way, constantly stopping to reorganize his formation.

When the spies reported the retreat of Zhongxuan Kingdom, Gao Yeyun said lightly: "It's a pity. I didn't expect to retreat like this. I'm afraid the ambush set by our army will not be used."

Gao Yeyun ordered his soldiers to collect the enemy's iron weapons, gather the surviving horses, and ride them back to the city.

Then he called the pharmacist who was traveling with him and whispered a few words...

After this battle, the morale of the soldiers in the border towns of Fenglin Empire was greatly boosted.

I thought that 5,000 elite soldiers would be hard-pressed to defeat a 100,000-strong army. Unexpectedly, in this battle, only a few hundred soldiers defeated 8,000 cavalrymen.

The morale of the army was unprecedentedly high. The people in the border towns also cheered.

"King Yun is mighty!" The passionate shouts of the soldiers made the people in the city excited and started shouting too.

For a time, the whole border town was filled with overwhelming chants.

Hundreds of returning soldiers lined up again in the city, neatly aligned and as tall as javelins.

Although after a life-and-death battle, everyone's face was covered with thick traces of wind and frost, but the whole army was in good order and filled with murderous intent.

King Yun took the lead and stood in front of the army. The big cloak with dark cloud color and gold pattern piping, like the iron feathers of an eagle, made him look majestic like a god.

Gao Yeyun saw the cheering scene of the people in the city at this time, and the scene of people fleeing before appeared in front of his eyes.

The people in the city were panic-stricken. They heard that there were only 5,000 soldiers in the city and that the enemy's 100,000 elite troops were about to invade in large numbers. Many merchants stopped opening their doors to do business and packed up their belongings and fled out of the city.

Farmers simply stopped going to the fields. Many crops in the fields were not harvested and were left idle.

In particular, if the large households and merchants in the city fled outside the city, they would not be able to provide sufficient supplies, so the food and fodder for the soldiers in the rear became an important issue.

Although we have achieved temporary victory now, the next step is the key.

According to the current situation, ambushes can no longer be used. We can only hold on to the city, delaying time, and wait for reinforcements to arrive.

General Zhongxuan returned to the camp and was thinking about how to report the military situation to Jingli.

If the truth were told, eight thousand fine cavalry could not defeat hundreds of soldiers, and were killed and fled, they would inevitably be dealt with by military law. I am afraid that they would not even be able to save their own heads.

Commander-in-Chief Jing Li is sitting in the tent. He is dressed in majestic armor, with a stern face, heroic appearance, and majestic appearance. He is followed closely by two counselors.

"How is the battle going?" Jing Li asked.

"Returning to the commander-in-chief, our 8,000 cavalry were ambushed by tens of thousands of enemy elite soldiers. My subordinates led the soldiers in a bloody battle and finally broke out of the encirclement.

Although our army fought tenaciously and killed nearly 10,000 enemy troops, the enemy was outnumbered and unable to defeat them. Our army lost most of its cavalry, and our subordinates led the soldiers to retreat to the camp desperately."

"Come back to the commander-in-chief, my subordinates have been defeated and are willing to be punished." The leader of the Zhongxuan Kingdom continued.

Jing Li looked at Kneeling

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The wounded general, who fell to the ground, thought for a moment and said, "According to military law, the rod should have been punished with twenty sticks, but now it is the time to employ people, so you are allowed to take the blame and perform meritorious service."

"Thank you, Commander!" The general breathed a sigh of relief and retreated.

"Commander, the enemy has many elite soldiers, but they don't know the deployment in the city. We need to send spies to spy on the enemy's military situation before making plans." The counselor standing next to Jing Li said. "Wu Guang, in your opinion, what should we do?"

Jing Li turned around and asked.

Wu Guang whispered in Jing Li's ear...

That night.

Outside the border city, thousands of people from the Fenglin Empire were running on their way back to the Fenglin Empire.

The people were like grasshoppers on a pot, rushing forward and backward, pushing each other and running away.

During this period, countless people were trampled to death. Everyone seemed to have lost their minds and fell into extreme panic.

They were just running for their lives without looking at the trampling under their feet, even the children, so there were endless screams, cries, angry roars, and curses.

It seemed like a scene from hell on earth.

On the wall of the border city of Fenglin Empire.

"King Yun, there are thousands of people running outside the city, and the situation seems to be out of control. What should we do?" A Fenglin Empire soldier rushed over and asked.

When Gao Yeyun heard this, his face became solemn and his eyes narrowed tightly, but he was thinking about a strategy.

At this moment, just a few shouts and curses were heard, and a ferocious-looking man was seen. In order to escape for his life, he pushed a woman and child to the ground who was holding an infant baby.

After the woman and child fell to the ground, no one helped her, and another group of people crowded down from behind.

The woman and child cried bitterly, but those people showed no reaction. In desperation, they rushed towards the baby and allowed those people to trample on them.

The people ran to the city walls and opened the city gates wailing.

"Open the city gate!"

"Open the city gate quickly!"...

Several people shouted loudly, and then many people started shouting together.

Although they were all shouting, no one dared to step forward and break in looking at the soldiers standing tall and fierce.

"Who is coming?" the guard on the city wall asked.

"We are all citizens of Fenglin Empire, please open the city gate quickly."

"We finally escaped. There are still our relatives in the city. Let us in!"

Gao Yeyun looked at the people who were shouting, and saw that those people were very thin, like weak scholars.

These scholars obviously had great appeal. As soon as they opened their mouths, the people started boiling like water that had opened a floodgate.

Lin Yi approached Gao Yeyun and whispered, "King Yun, these people don't look simple. I'm afraid they are not ordinary people."

When King Yun heard this, his expression was normal: "Sure enough, someone is playing tricks!"

After finishing his words, King Yun asked again: "Lin Yi, do you have any good ideas?"

"They were surrounded by people and couldn't get through. The reason why they have such strong appeal is because they support what the people want and support them.

If we kill them rashly, I am afraid it will anger the people even more, and it will be out of control." Lin Yi analyzed.

"If we open the city gate now, Xiao Zuo will get in. If we don't open the city gate, I'm afraid these people won't give up."

At this time, Gao Yeyun's eyes turned cold, as if he had a plan, and he spoke harshly and whispered something into the ear of the deputy general beside him.

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After hearing this, the deputy general couldn't help but be a little surprised, and exclaimed: "If this is the case, I'm afraid that someone can sneak in, what should I do?"

"I have my own plan," Gao Yeyun said.

The deputy general had no choice but to listen to Gao Yeyun's instructions and ordered the city gate to be opened.

The city gate had been opened, and Gao Yeyun ordered the generals to lead the people into the city. When the people saw this, they all rushed into the city in a hurry.

At this time, several spies around Gao Yeyun shook their bodies and disappeared into the crowd.

Inside the tent.

"How is the defense situation in the city?" Gao Yeyun asked, "Although Zhongxuan Kingdom will not attack in the next two days, but if they attack, we will be caught off guard, and the city should be prepared.

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"Although we won today's stop in the canyon, our army still lost more than half of its troops. The existing troops in the city are only a few tens of thousands. Naturally, the combat effectiveness cannot be compared with the troops led by Zhongxuan Kingdom.

However, if Zhongxuan Kingdom and others really attack, no matter how weak the army in the city is, it should be possible to hold on for three days until troops from other places arrive."

As a counselor, Lin Yi knew that the fighting power in the city was weak, but he had not completely lost confidence in it. "And I just discovered today that not all of the merchants in the city that we recruited before were just losers."

"Yes." Gao Yeyun sighed and agreed with Lin Yi's point of view, "Today, the latest military information is constantly coming, which is dizzying."

Gao Yeyun asked directly, "Is there any new information now?"

"The enemy has not taken any action at the moment." Gao Yehua gave a negative answer very cleanly, "However, things on the battlefield are changing rapidly. Although there is no movement in Zhongxuan Kingdom at the moment, there may be something they are discussing right now.

Good strategy.”

"We must first build defense in the city." Gao Yehua said again.

"Of course, the Zhongxuan Kingdom is coming fiercely this time, and the city has to guard against it," Lin Yi said.

"So in your opinion, how do you plan to consolidate the city's defenses?" Gao Yeyun asked a question, "There must be some plan for this, right?"

"King Huiyun, of course, there are many things that need to be done." Lin Yi said a lot casually.

"Since we are consolidating the city's defense, we naturally need to repair the city walls, prepare city defense tools, train the soldiers of the capital camp, verify the number of crossbows, weapons, muskets, and arrows, and at the same time strictly prevent the enemy from sneaking into the city."

Ji Yi continued: "So many things need to be arranged."

Seeing that Lin Yi was speaking eloquently, Gao Yeyun knew that their discussions were not in vain. Gao Yeyun seemed relieved, and then he sighed, "We are now on the defensive side."

"There is nothing we can do about this," Lin Yi replied, "but as long as our reinforcements arrive within three days, we can take the initiative to attack."

"It is still advantageous for us at the moment. Defending the city is much easier than attacking it. With the tall city wall as a cover, we can attack the enemy from a high position, and there are houses in the city where we can rest."

Gao Yeyun is undoubtedly very clear about the difficulty of defending and attacking a city. "It's just that there are many clues about military and national affairs, so we still have to be more cautious. Don't make any omissions and ruin the favorable situation of occupying and defending the city."

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"That's natural," Lin Yi replied, "Besides, we also need to think of some ways to defend ourselves on the city wall."

"Oh? Do you have any good ideas?" Gao Yeyun asked.
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