If the morale of the army is unstable, how can we defend against the enemy?

Just as Li Fu guessed, when Gu Yi defenders learned about Dai Yi, they immediately felt like they were wake up.

In addition to being shocked, they cursed and cried desperately.

They felt confused and didn't know whether Gu Yi, who was fighting in blood, could still defend him, who died for countless robes.

They didn't know whether Zhongshan, the important land of Zhao State, would change all their ownership due to Gu Yi's fall.

Faced with this situation, Zhao Jia issued a retreat order without any hesitation.

The tent of the Yan army commander.

"What? Zhao Jia abandoned the city and left, and Gu Yi has become an empty city?"

After Li Fu learned the news, he was overjoyed and shouted: "Enter Gu Yi quickly and send someone to report the victory to the king!"

Now Li Fu just wants to gain military achievements and keep his position as commander of the 400,000 army.

If he continues to delay, he will be unable to turn the world back after the King of Yan invites him back to the music room and issue an edict.

"The Prime Minister, the Zhao people's morale was unstable and fled in a hurry."

"Why don't we take this opportunity to lead troops to chase and expand the results of the battle?"

After hearing the news, some radical Yan generals were immediately ambitious and wanted to drive straight into the entire Zhongshan territory.

Li Fu was also a little moved when he heard this.

However, when he thought of Zhao Jia's cunning, Li Fu hesitated again.

Seeing this, the left and right advised: "After Gu Yi was broken, there is no danger to defend the entire Zhongshan area. I expected that wherever the army passed, it would be destroyed!"

"And, has the Prime Minister not discovered that most of the Guyi defenders are old and weak?"

"All the heavy cities are guarded by the old and the weak, which shows that there is no one in Zhao State available. What are we afraid of!"

"Qin commanded 200,000 troops to attack the northern part and made great achievements. In contrast, we have 400,000 troops, but we have few results."

"If we cannot take advantage of the situation and quickly occupy the entire Zhongshan, the king will definitely think that we are incompetent, and hope that the prime minister will make a decision quickly!"

Li Fu heard this, his face changed constantly, and finally gritted his teeth and agreed.

So, just as the Yan army captured Gu Yi, Lifu soldiers attacked various cities in Zhongshan in various directions.

Li Fu himself led the elite troops of Yan State to march southward to pursue Zhao Jia.

On the official road, Zhao Jia led the remaining troops of Gu Yi to retreat.

He rode on the horse, feeling the pain coming from his shoulders, and his face couldn't help but turn a little pale.

In this era, the medical level is not good.

In addition, Zhao Jia fought one after another, and he has not been sleepy these days and has escaped from the pursuit of the Yan army, resulting in the wounds being broken and some infections.

Not just Zhao Jia.

During the retreat, many wounded soldiers were infected with wounds and stayed on the road forever, becoming the military achievements that the Yan army could show off.

The more than 10,000 Guyi defenders who had escaped were only less than 8,000 left at this time.

Their faces were full of fear and numbness, and they no longer had the same style of fearlessness as before.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

The faint sound of war drums made Zhao Jia's dizzy head wake up again.

"Let your brothers persevere. The Hutuo Water is ahead. As long as we cross the Hutuo Water, we can rest and recuperate in Xiyang City!"

Zhao Jia's throat was a little dry, and his lips became chapped due to lack of water. His face was full of dust, and he had no trace of his former handsome appearance.

I have to say that Zhao Jia's words are of some effect.

The soldiers who were already numb and exhausted finally became a little more agile when they heard this.

Even the heavy steps became lighter at this time.

"Young Master, the vanguard of the Yan army is chasing closely behind, and the bridge over the Hutuo water is extremely narrow. If no one is sent to cut off the rear, the Yan army's iron cavalry suddenly came while we were waiting to cross the river, and the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Sima Shang urged the horse to move forward and reported in a low voice.

Although he was resentful of Zhao Jia's abandonment of Gu Yi, he still had nothing to say until now.

He also knew that Ruo Lianpo could not lead the main force to rescue Gu Yi in a short time, and Gu Yi's defenders could not continue to block the Yan army's attack in any case.

On the contrary, Gu Yi's defenders may be wiped out.

He was a little confused. Why did the General Lian Po, who had always used troops like a god and was as fast as the wind, delayed this time repeatedly and did not lead his troops to Guyi for half a month.

Sima Shang couldn't figure it out, but he could only temporarily suppress his doubts in his heart.

Now Sima Shang is only thinking about how to lead this remnant army to safely cross the Hutuo River.

When Zhao Jia heard this, he immediately frowned slightly.

He also knew that Sima Shang's worries were not wrong, but he could be defeated like a mountain of defeat.

When Zhao Jia announced his abandonment of Gu Yi, the morale of this army had dispersed. It might not be easy to organize people to cut off their rear at this time.

As if seeing through Zhao Jia's thoughts, Sima Shang took a deep breath and said, "After the last general entered the camp of the dead soldiers, he was obliged to lead the troops to cut off the queen."

"Since several wars, the Death Soldiers' Camp suffered heavy casualties, new members must be added to temporarily block the Yan army's cavalry."

"I hope the young master will select troops from the army to help me cut off the rear!"

When Zhao Jia heard this, he immediately felt awe.

He said seriously: "This is in the wilderness, not a battle to defend the city. If you encounter the cavalry of the Yan army, the troops and horses may be wiped out."

"Sima Duwei, have you thought about it?"

Sima Shang smiled sadly and said, "Gu Yi has been lost. I don't want these soldiers who once fought in blood to die in battle on the banks of the Hutuo River."

"The old place in Zhongshan has been lost. Since you cannot defend Gu Yi, you may die in the battlefield, which is also a good choice."

Zhao Jia was silent and felt extremely guilty inside.

How he wanted to tell Sima Shang that Lian Po did not lead reinforcements in time, and Gu Yi's loss was all luring the enemy into the depths.

He wanted to cheer up this brave and warlike general and wanted Sima Shang to dispel his idea of ​​burning all his eyes.

Unfortunately, Zhao Jia could not tell Sima Shang.

Moreover, Sima Shang is the best candidate for the final break, and the rest may not be able to take on this important task.

"The person who cut off the queen this time will die for a lifetime."

"Except for the original soldiers in the Dead Soldiers' Camp, the rest should register voluntarily and cannot force it."

Zhao Jia felt that he owed too much these soldiers and felt that he was not qualified to force innocent lives to die.

When Sima Shang heard this, he was shocked and said, "If you don't force it, who would die?"

Faced with Sima Shang's questioning, the beautiful woman suddenly appeared in Zhao Jia's mind.

She may not be the only one.

In addition to her, there were still many soldiers who came to join the army with the intention of dying.

“There will be someone.”

Zhao Jia replied in this way, as if he was strengthening Sima Shang's beliefs, and as if he was strengthening his beliefs.

Sima Shang was full of suspicion and began to select volunteers in the army.

Because of Zhao Jia's explanation, Sima Shang told everyone about the importance and danger of this posthumous break.

There is the Hutuo River in front of me. As long as I cross this river, I don’t have to worry about the pursuit of the Yan army.

At this time, out of human survival instinct and human selfish nature, few people should be willing to break the rear.

To Sima Shang's expectations, after everyone was silent, there were endless people coming to sign up.

Most of those people are old people.

They knew that they had little life, and instead of surviving, they would rather leave the hope of living to young people.

Only young people are the future of Zhao State.

Of course, the young and strong soldiers who survived were unwilling to watch the old man die for them, and many people came to sign up.

So much so that the number of people who finally signed up for a short period of time exceeded expectations.

After Zhao Jia learned the news, his hands holding the reins couldn't help but tremble, and his heart was difficult to calm down for a long time.

"Try to choose the elderly to break the rear and let the young people survive."

Zhao Jia's words made Sima Shang's eyes red.

He roared angrily: "They have shed all their blood for Zhao State, and many of their families have died in battle for the country!"

"Since we have grown up, why do we still have to live under the wings of the old man!"

Facing Sima Shang's questioning, Zhao Jia didn't know how to answer.
To be continued...