After hearing the order for the army to retreat, Xu Jin and other Chen soldiers breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, and then quickly retreated.

When Jing Guo's side saw Chen Guo's army retreating, they did not take any further action at this time. Jing Guo's practitioners also gave orders to retreat.

The practitioners on both sides, after looking at each other, also retreated in tacit understanding. However, before retreating, the practitioners on Jingguo's side all subconsciously glanced at the thousand-meter mountain peak that Zhang Long had transformed into.

At this time, the golden light on the mountain peak has not completely dissipated, and the mysterious dharma still lingers on the mountain peak, making this mountain, which is not too high, give people an unshakable feeling.

"This time, you, Chen Guo, are lucky to have a Zhang Long who is both skillful and willing to sacrifice. But next time, you won't have such luck!"

Mu Yan glanced at Chen Chang and said with a disdainful smile. After finishing speaking, he left directly without waiting for the reaction of Chen Chang and others.

"Jingguo thief!"

Looking at Mu Yan who turned to leave, Chen Chang's face turned ugly and he gritted his teeth and uttered a sentence.

Xu Jin and a group of Chen State's Taoist soldiers retreated to the foot of the thousand-meter mountain peak, feeling the unique law. Xu Jin and the Chen State's troops around him felt inexplicably more at ease in their hearts.

Everyone continued to retreat to Zuoji City Gate. At this time, Chen Guo's practitioners also returned to Zuoji City Gate.

Xu Jin, who was standing at the gate of Zuoji City, looked at the practitioners such as Si Bu in front of him. He felt the gazes falling on the people he was waiting for. He knew in his heart that it was the performance of himself and others just now that aroused everyone's attention.

Notice.

However, among these gazes, Xu Jin felt something that did not seem so friendly. Looking along the gaze, Xu Jin saw Chen Chang who was looking at him with a slightly unkind expression.

"really!"

Xu Jin had a calm expression on his face, but he secretly thought in his heart that it was probably his act of retreating just now that aroused the other party's displeasure.

"Xue Jin, Daoist Soldier of the Blood Owl, please explain why you retreated without permission just now without getting the military order?"

Xu Jin's expression didn't change much, but Chen Chang was ridiculed by Mu Yan just now, and there was no place to vent his anger. When he saw Xu Jin, he couldn't help but question him.

As soon as Chen Chang spoke, Si Bu beside him frowned slightly. Even besides Si Bu, there were several practitioners from the Chen Kingdom who couldn't help but frown slightly.

At the same time, more attention was focused on Xu Jin and others. Everyone was waiting to see how Xu Jin would answer Chen Chang's question.

Under the gaze of everyone, Xu Jin calmly bowed forward and then spoke.

"For the record, Prince Chen Chang, my subordinates did not retreat just now. They were just reuniting with our Chen army. They retreated together after hearing the military order to retreat!"

As soon as Xu Jin said this, the eyes of the people around him were slightly strange, but then, some practitioners from the Chen Kingdom looked at Xu Jin with more admiration.

Thinking about it, when Xu Jin and others retreated just now, they did not leave the battlefield directly. Instead, they retreated to the same position as the other Chen troops and then stopped. In this way, there is nothing wrong with Xu Jin's answer. They did

They joined up with other Chen troops.

However, Xu Jin's answer obviously could not satisfy Chen Chang. Even because of Xu Jin's answer, Chen Chang became even more angry and shouted again.

"Don't argue. If you had continued to advance, the Chen army at the rear would have been able to keep up. But if you turned around and retreated, the army would not be able to advance!"

When he spoke this time, the aura on Chen Chang's body also rose up and pressed towards Xu Jin.

In an instant, Xu Jin felt as if a heavy burden had been placed on his body, and his body was also pressed by this force, which seemed to bend his waist.

However, although this pressure was strong, Xu Jin could still bear it. Against this pressure, Xu Jin stood upright, looked directly at Chen Chang, and spoke in a very calm tone.

"We, the Blood Owl Taoist soldiers, are few in number. We were able to rush forward just now. It was just a fluke. We have exhausted all our means. We really cannot continue to move forward, and we do not have the strength to become the vanguard of the army. We can only have no choice but to join up with the army.

There are some shortcomings in our strength, but we really don’t have the guts to violate military law, so please investigate clearly, Your Majesty the Crown Prince!”

After Xu Jin finished speaking, he turned his attention to Si Bu. He had already seen that Chen Chang seemed to be deliberately looking for someone to vent his anger, but Xu Jin believed that Si Bu, as an understanding person, would know what to do at this time.

of.

When Xu Jin looked at Si Bu, Si Bu's eyes met his. Then, Si Bu turned to look at Chen Chang beside him and spoke to him.

"Your Highness, although the Blood Xiao Dao soldiers retreated just now, they did not withdraw from the battlefield early. Moreover, the Blood Xiao Dao soldiers were few in number. Their performance on the battlefield just now was already very good. Now is the time for Chen Guo to employ people.

Please, Your Highness, do not blame the Blood Owl Taoist soldiers!"

After hearing Si Bu's persuasion, Chen Chang immediately calmed down a lot, and his aura gradually calmed down. Then he snorted coldly, looked at Xu Jin again and said.

"Since Si Zhenyin speaks for you, I will spare you this time. If you dare to make the same mistake in future battles, you will not be spared!"

After finishing speaking, Chen Chang turned around and left, no longer paying attention to Xu Jin and others.

The pressure on his body disappeared and Xu Jin breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, Si Bu looked at everyone and continued to speak.

"Thank you for your hard work. Let's go back to camp and rest first. The rear army will go out of the city to clean up the battlefield. I will record everyone's contribution and I will give you rewards later!"

After hearing Si Bu's words, a group of Chen Guotao soldiers began to enter Zuo Ji, and Si Bu and other practitioners also flew into the city. Before leaving, Si Bu nodded to Xu Jin.

Xu Jin followed the crowd into the city while looking at the Chen army around him. After a battle, the Chen army suffered a lot of losses. Several Dao soldiers that suffered relatively heavy losses were reduced by nearly half of their number. It can be said that the losses were

heavy.

The casualties on Jingguo's side were of course much smaller than those on Chen's side, probably less than half of Chen's. Even if Xu Jin hadn't led the Blood Owl Taoist soldiers with a very impressive performance,

Jing Guo's losses could be smaller, while Chen Guo's casualties would be greater.

The reason for such heavy casualties was mainly due to Chen Chang's wrong orders. However, neither Chen Chang nor Si Bu and others said much about the casualties of these Chen soldiers.

After returning to the camp with the Blood Owl Taoist soldiers, Xu Jin asked everyone to rest first and restore the mana in their bodies. He also entered the camp and restored the mana consumption.

At the same time, both sides reported the results of the battle on Zuo Ji's side to their respective kings, and each also described the process of the battle in detail.

After Jing Guo and Chen Guo learned this, based on the results of this battle, they began to make adjustments to the next battle.

When it was almost evening, the mana consumed by Xu Jin and the blood owl Taoist soldiers had been restored. At this time, Si Bu arranged for people to deliver meals containing spiritual energy to them.

Looking at the things delivered, Xu Jin was not polite and took a group of blood owl Taoist soldiers to enjoy the meal.

Night fell completely, and a bonfire was lit in the camp. Xu Jin sat by the fire, looking at the burning flames in front of him, and at the same time thinking about the previous battle in his mind, and then inevitably thought of Chen Chang.

Regarding this prince, Xu Jin now has a very bad impression of him. When they met yesterday, Xu Jin felt that the other party was not a very unbearable person, but today the other party's performance made Xu Jin want to kill him.

The urge to kill the other person.

After finally getting through the crisis in Jishui, due to the other party's impulsiveness, Chen Guo's army fought a battle with Jing Guo, resulting in heavy losses. However, in the other party's heart, he did not feel that he had done anything wrong, but blamed Xu Jin and others.

The blood owl Taoist soldiers retreated.

Perhaps in Chen Chang's mind, the lives of Xu Jin and other Chen Guodao soldiers have no weight at all, and it doesn't matter how many people die. This concept has been deeply rooted in his heart, so much so that even now the situation in Chen State has changed.

It was quite dangerous, but Chen Chang still did it today.

Thinking of the current situation in Chen State, Xu Jin remembered the topic he had discussed with Tian Yu when he went to Chen Zhe's mansion before leaving Liangyu.

According to what Tian Yu said at the time, Chen Zhe would go to Qi State for help next, but the result may not be very optimistic, and he may have to go to Yi State.

Now after the First World War in Zuo Ji, the situation in Chen State is more dangerous than before. If there is no reply from Qi State for a while, Chen State may go to Yi State faster.

According to what was said at the time, if Chen Zhe wanted to go to Yiguo, Xu Jin and his blood owl Taoist soldiers might need to accompany him to escort him.

"I wonder if Chen Zhe has arrived in Qi State now?"

When he thought of this, Xu Jin suddenly wanted to know Chen Zhe's position at the moment, because he didn't want to stay in Zuo Ji at all now. God knows what Chen Chang would do in the future. Before he was unable to ignore the influence of the other party, Xu Jin

I think it's better to stay away from the other person first.

Reaching out to grab some firewood and throwing it into the fire, Xu Jin continued to look at the burning bonfire, then turned to look in the direction of Liang Yu, and then looked away again.

Following Chen Zhe to Yiguo is a way to stay away from Chen Chang, but it is still a somewhat dangerous choice for Xu Jin and others.

Thinking about what he had experienced today, Xu Jin suddenly didn't want this option very much, but there was no other better option before him. Only Xu Jin had the ability to make that kind of choice that was completely beneficial to him.

You can decide when you have to make a choice.

The burning bonfire was reflected in Xu Jin's eyes, and the beating flames seemed to be reflected in Xu Jin's heart, igniting the fire in Xu Jin's heart.

"You have the right to speak for yourself, maybe you can start fighting for it now!"

Looking at the burning bonfire, Xu Jin whispered to himself.
Chapter completed!