"They are hiding in the dark and shooting arrows. The forest here is too dense and the terrain is familiar to them. It is extremely disadvantageous for us. My dear friends, please protect the prince and get out of the dense forest!"
Military Advisor Pang observed the situation, immediately made the correct judgment, and shouted loudly.
Everyone immediately protected Tuoba Zheng and Military Advisor Pang, fighting and retreating, until they exited the forest.
The sound of horse hooves was heard, and a group of Xichu cavalry rushed out from the woods and came to cover them up.
The South Vietnamese soldiers had just escaped from the sea of fire, but were shot to death by random arrows. Seeing the enemy coming, they just wanted to escape for their lives, not to fight. In the blink of an eye, countless more people were chopped down to the ground by the Xichu cavalry.
Tuoba Zheng heard the screams behind him. They were all the Nanyue men he had brought to Pingxi this time. He felt a pain in his heart and reined in his horse suddenly, wanting to turn around and fight.
"Your Majesty, no! You must not! Now the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light, and their morale is high. It's better for us to stay away from the enemy for the time being."
Military Advisor Pang saw his intention and hurriedly tried to persuade him. At the same time, he waved his riding whip and slapped Tuoba Zheng on the horse's butt.
Tuoba Zheng led the defeated soldiers who escaped from the city. He felt that there were fires and shouts of death everywhere, and he didn't know where there were no enemy troops and where there was a safe place.
Military Master Pang pointed in a direction and said, "Let's run over there. I remember that there is a Baisha River not far away in that direction. As long as we cross the river, we will be safe."
The remnants of the South Vietnamese soldiers were originally panic-stricken, but after hearing this, they immediately became energetic. They let go of their legs and ran towards the Baisha River.
"South Vietnamese barbarians! How dare you offend me, Xi Chu, you will die!"
While everyone was running, they suddenly heard a shout from the left, and then a group of Xichu troops rushed over. Immediately, a general held a Qinglong knife. Without saying a word, he slashed at Tuoba Zheng who was leading the way.
Tuoba Zheng was startled. He was caught off guard and was almost hit by the knife. Fortunately, Commander Pang saw the opportunity quickly and drew a waist knife to block him.
There was only a loud "dang" sound, and the knife in Commander Pang's hand was shaken and flew out, with blood flowing from the tiger's mouth.
Ignoring the pain, he whipped his horse with all his strength, driving Tuoba Zheng and his horse very fast, and fled towards the Baisha River.
One of Tuoba Zheng's men, General Xichu, rode up to meet General Xichu. The two fought for a few seconds before the general was beheaded by General Xichu.
General Na Xi led his troops in a sudden attack, killing the South Vietnamese soldiers who had already taken off their armor. They were completely defeated. Everyone was so frightened that they just ran for their lives.
Tuoba Zheng galloped away while looking back. When he saw this scene, he couldn't help but shed tears in his eyes.
"Commander Pang, it's all my prince's fault. If I hadn't insisted on entering the city, they, they wouldn't have died because of this. They are all good men of our South Vietnam country, and every one of them is a strong man. ! I took them on the expedition with the intention of leading them to achieve great military exploits and bring glory to our ancestors, but I didn’t expect that they would die here!”
He felt ashamed and regretful, and just wanted to pull out the knife and kill himself to apologize.
His soldiers hurriedly hugged him with their swords and men in their arms, shouting: "No!"
"Your Majesty, you must not do it! Victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists. We fell into the trick of the Western Chu people this time, and it has nothing to do with the Prince. If you really want to blame me, I am the culprit. If I hadn't persuaded the County Your Majesty, you won’t make such a big mistake!”