The Ningzhou army was like a sharp sword. In one day and half a night, they fought to Renyifang, which was almost in the north of the city. This was a very amazing record, but at the same time, this record also brought trouble to their retreat.

At the beginning, the imperial guards were a little afraid of the Ningzhou army's edge. They were still a little confused when facing the Ningzhou army that suddenly retreated. They didn't know why these imperial guards, who were in full swing, suddenly retreated. However, ordinary soldiers could not figure it out. As the main general, Zhong Xuantong could see the fatal weakness of the Ningzhou army at a glance.

Ningzhou Army...the future strength is no longer there.

Originally, when the Ningzhou Army left Shu, there were only 40,000 people. Although many new recruits were recruited along the way, the new recruits were useless. At present, the main casualties of the Ningzhou Army were probably more than half, and the firearms had been consumed. Otherwise, these rebels who were clearly capable of fighting the imperial city would have no reason to withdraw suddenly.

Zhong Xuantong's eyes were solemn. He only thought for a moment and then decisively ordered.

"The traitors are no longer able to survive. If they continue to fight, they will all die in the city!"

"You can't just let them out of the city. If you let them out, they can make a comeback after a few days of rest!"

The old general Zhong shouted: "The crossbowmen chased after him with their own tails. Don't be afraid of the thief's firearms. They are shrinking with all their might at this time and will not turn back on a large scale!"

"We must not let them come and leave as soon as they say they come."

General Zhong took a deep breath.

"Chase up, chase up!"

The military quality of the soldiers of the Imperial Guard was not low. Although the large number of casualties and injuries caused their morale to be sluggish when the commander of the superiors was issued, two soldiers from Zhechong Mansion were ordered to chase after him.

Because of the thunder, they did not dare to get too close to the Ningzhou army. They only dared to follow dozens of steps behind the Ningzhou army and shoot with crossbows to disrupt the pace of the Ningzhou army's retreat.

If a large army retreats, it is absolutely impossible to retreat at all, because if the enemy follows up, the formation behind them will be chaotic, and the entire formation will be chaotic, and it is very likely that the enemy will be killed cleanly. Ningzhou Army is no exception.

The Ningzhou Army left behind a nearly 10,000 troops. Among the 10,000 people, only the generals were Ningzhou Army who came out of the southwest. The remaining were the soldiers of the firearm battalion, most of them were recruited along the way. However, the leader of the Ningzhou Army was Li Shuo, the leader of the Ningzhou Army.

Li Shuo personally directed these people to the palace.

Twenty or thirty throwers are responsible for throwing thunder as far as possible backwards, blocking the enemy's pursuit.

At the same time, there were crossbowmen shooting backwards to block the enemy's attack.

After a while, although the imperial guards were pursuing, the Southwest Army still retreated to the Xicheng District in an orderly manner. After dragging for more than an hour, Zhong Xuantong also got angry and ordered the imperial guards to stick to the Ningzhou army to prevent all Ningzhou army from escaping!

This time, it is not the matter of both sides shooting each other's crossbows.

Neither of the two Zhechong Mansions were reorganized, and there were only more than 20,000 people together. The more than 20,000 people quickly posted it up and bit the Ningzhou Army's team behind the palace.

In the night, the efficiency of the crossbow was not good. After both sides approached, the crossbow almost lost its function. Li Shuo also drew his sword in his hand and shouted to the people around him: "At this time, it is a word of death. If you fight with them, you will have a chance to survive!"

"Come on!"

When the other Ningzhou soldiers saw that their chief generals had rushed to the battlefield in person, they had no reason to be timid. They almost drew their swords and rushed towards the imperial guards.

This is why Li Shuo stayed to cut off the rear.

The "main force" of Ningzhou Army suffered heavy casualties, and they could not leave too many people behind. The new recruits of Ningzhou Army were likely to be defeated by the enemy in a cowardly battle, affecting the process of Ningzhou Army's retreat.

In this case, he, the general of Ningzhou, could only stay and be inspiring.

But unfortunately, this is Xuanpingfang, and there are at least five yards away from the Xicheng Gate. The soldiers of the Imperial Army are definitely not comparable to those of the mobs of the Xiang Army. In the case of close combat, it is difficult for these Ningzhou new soldiers to fight against the Imperial Army.

In other words, most of the more than 10,000 Ningzhou Army recruits in charge of the palace will die in the capital.

Of course, Li Shuo himself will not die. He has dozens of personal guards around him. As long as he finds that the situation is wrong, he can easily retreat to the rear and there will be no life danger.

This battle lasted from the morning until the early morning of the next day.

When the next day, Li Shuo, whose face was covered in blood, led more than a thousand soldiers and fled out of the capital in a panic.

At this time, the main forces of the Ningzhou Army had all withdrawn from the capital. Li Xin personally led 5,000 people to respond outside the city. After seeing Li Shuo, Li Xin personally led people forward to greet him.

Li Shuo commanded the city for a day and fought for almost a night. He was extremely tired at this moment. After seeing Li Xin, his body became weak and he almost collapsed on the ground.

Li Xin held him with his hands and frowned and said, "Is the injury serious?"

Li Shuo shook his head silently, his voice hoarse: "Two minor injuries on his back."

Li Xin looked at his back and saw two feather arrows inserted into his back, almost half an inch of flesh, so he would not be in danger of life.

Li Shuo was a general in Ningzhou. He wore regular iron armor and feather arrows that could penetrate iron armor were usually made of four or five stones of strong bows.

If an ordinary soldier had eaten these two arrows, he would probably have died.

Li Xin held his shoulder and frowned and said, "How come you fight? It's similar to Ye Mao."

"You don't have his physique, so you will never live forty years old when you to toss a few more times."

Li Shuo smiled bitterly, his voice hoarse: "I am greedy for me and prospering. I always try my best to ensure that the remaining soldiers are evacuated safely."

General Li held him and looked up at the sky, his tone was a bit complicated: "We will continue to do something tonight. You have suffered such severe injuries. How can you command the Ningzhou army?"

Li Shuo took a deep breath, endured the pain behind him, and gritted his teeth and said, "I have injured my body and my mouth is not injured, so I can still command it."

Li Xin didn't say anything anymore, but just silently supported this cheap brother and returned to Ningzhou Army Camp.

At the same time, in the Weiyang Palace in the imperial city.

A young prison in Tianmu Prison stumbling into the Weiyang Palace, kneeled on the ground excitedly and kowtowed endlessly.

"Your Majesty...Your Majesty!"

Emperor Yuan Zhao sat in his position with a calm tone: "Why, the thief has entered the imperial city?"

In fact, at this time, he had already known that the Ningzhou army had begun to retreat, but he heard too much bad news that night, and he was already a little nervous.

The young prison guard of Tianmu knelt on the ground and kept gasping. After a long time, he reluctantly said something verified.

"Your Majesty..."

"The traitor, who has been defeated by the imperial guards, escaped from the capital in a panic!"

"There are at least 40,000 rebels who died in the capital, and most of them are the main force of rebels!"

Upon hearing this news, Emperor Yuan Zhao, who was originally sitting upright, suddenly collapsed.

This night, he almost didn't close his eyes, and his nerves were tense at all times.

The real "living day is like a year".

Now, it's finally over.
Chapter completed!