Chapter 844 The final struggle

Silent all night.

It gets brighter here earlier.

When Yunzheng walked out of the camp, the soldiers were still cooking and eating.

At this moment, the water in the distance has receded by less than half.

According to this trend, by this time tomorrow at the latest, the water in most places should have receded except for the particularly low-lying areas in the middle.

Just when Yunzheng was about to find a place to urinate, You Shi came to report: "Your Majesty, there is an enemy force trapped on a hillside surrounded by water two miles northwest of the Puppet City. Some people have begun to wade into it. Shui escaped, but was shot by one of his own men!"

run away?

Can they escape?

You really think that your cavalry is just a decoration!

Yun Zheng didn't care to urinate, and immediately called the messenger: "Princess, please prepare your troops immediately!"

"Order Zuo Ren's subordinates to immediately lead his troops to escort a small amount of food and grass to the Princess's headquarters after eating!"

"Order Huo Gu to lead his troops to stay in the camp. Once the water recedes, immediately send people to recruit and surrender the enemy troops trapped on the city wall!"

"Instruct Deng Bao from Lingzhou to come immediately with his troops and prepare to escort the prisoners..."

After the soldiers were sent to leave, Yun Zheng ordered Shen Kuan to prepare the personal guards immediately.

By the time Yunzheng led the personal guards to meet up with Shen Luoyan's five thousand cavalry, the five thousand cavalry were already ready to attack.

Yun Zheng immediately led them to follow You Shi to the northwest of the pseudo city.

They are actually not far from the location You Shi mentioned. If you count the straight-line distance, it is probably only seven or eight miles.

But because many places were not yet flooded, they had to take a detour from other peripheral areas with slightly higher terrain.

However, even so, they did not waste too much time.

More than half an hour later, they arrived in the northwest direction.

From a distance of less than three miles, they could clearly see the soldiers who were trapped on an isolated island.

Yun Zheng checked it with his clairvoyance, handed it to Shen Luoyan, pointed at the big flag erected in the middle of the hillside and said, "Do you see the word "iron" written on that flag?"

Shen Luoyan picked up the Clairvoyant Eye and took a closer look. A look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face, "It seems to be really iron-clad! Miaoyin, come and take a look too!"

With that said, Shen Luoyan handed the clairvoyance to Miaoyin again.

Soon, Miaoyin also had the answer.

It feels like the word "iron".

"So, Tetsuo is trapped up there?"

Shen Luoyan looked at Yun Zheng with surprise on his face, his eyes filled with admiration, "It seems that you guessed it right yesterday! If we had released the water later, Tiexiong might have led most of the troops to evacuate!"

"Tell me, is it possible that Lou Yi is trapped up there?"

At this time, Miaoyin asked again with a smile on her face.

"probably not."

Yunzheng shook his head, "If I were Lou Yi, I would definitely run away before releasing the water!"

"That's weird!"

Shen Luoyan and Miaoyin spoke at the same time.

They didn't believe that Yun Zheng would abandon the army and escape alone!

If it were Yun Zheng, Yun Zheng would definitely choose to advance and retreat together with these soldiers.

Listening to the words of the two women, Yun Zheng couldn't help but smile secretly.

Do they really think of themselves as so noble?

When it’s time to run, you must run!

Lou Yi is the coach. If Lou Yi is trapped by the flood, this battle will be very easy!

"Eat some dry food first to fill your stomach!"

Yun Zheng ordered Shen Luoyan, "Wait until Zuo Ren escorts the grain and grass over, then bury the pots to make rice! Later, send someone to shout to the people on the hillside and tell them that as long as they surrender, I will protect their lives! Capture the iron alive!" The hero will be rewarded with ten thousand taels of silver!"

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On the hillside, Tiexiong also saw a large group of cavalry not far away.

At the edge of the hillside, there were hundreds of corpses.

Those were all people who were trying to escape by wading into the water when the water receded, but he even discovered them.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, he directly ordered these people to be killed.

Some people who had already waded into the water and ran ten feet away were also shot dead by him mercilessly.

"Did you see everything?"

Tiexiong pointed at the dark cavalry and glanced at the listless soldiers with an angry look on his face, "The enemy has been waiting for you! You will be shot by the enemy before you climb out of the water!"

"Now, our only way to survive is to stand still and wait for help!"

"Although we have less than 4,000 people, as long as the water recedes, we will have an advantage!"

"As long as we take up arms and attack the enemy in unison, it won't be that easy for the enemy to attack us!"

"I am willing to fight to the death for Dayue, even the people in Qiuchi. You are all the sons of Dayue. Your parents, wives and children are all in the rear. Are you willing to watch the enemy attack Dayue?"

"As long as His Highness's reinforcements arrive, we will be saved..."

Tetsuo tried his best to boost morale.

In fact, he himself didn't believe these words.

It is almost impossible for them to wait for reinforcements!

As long as Lou Yi didn't lose his mind, it would be impossible to send reinforcements.

If it were him, he wouldn't be able to send reinforcements.

They are alone now!

As long as they were cut off from water and food, Yun Zheng would be able to capture them without any need to attack.

But even if he feels like a mirror in his heart, he must continue to boost morale.

He knew that because he ordered people to kill those soldiers who tried to escape through the water, many soldiers were resentful of him.

But, he must kill those people!

If those people are allowed to escape, more people will follow suit.

Once the morale of the army was completely shattered, he would not even have the last chance to take revenge on Yunzheng.

He can die!

But before he dies, he has to tear off a piece of flesh from Yunzheng's body!

Yun Zheng must not be allowed to win so easily!

Although Tiexiong himself did not believe these words, his instigation still had an effect.

Under Tiexiong's encouragement, fighting spirit gradually ignited in the hearts of the originally listless soldiers.

If given a choice, they certainly don't want to die.

If you give it a try, you might still have a chance.

If you don't work hard, you really have no chance at all.

Seeing that his instigation seemed to be having an effect, Tie Xiong continued to shout: "Warriors, tell me, are you willing to let the enemy attack Da Yue and become slaves to the subjugation of the country?"

"I don't want to!"

A few people shouted angrily.

"Do you want to see your parents enslaved by the enemy?"

Tetsuo yelled again.

"I don't want to!"

More people join in.

"Are you willing to let the enemy destroy your wives and daughters?"

Tiexiong roared at the top of his lungs and his eyes were blood red.

"I don't want to!"

At this time, almost everyone roared with all their strength.

"very good!"

Tiexiong suddenly pulled out his saber and roared murderously: "Warriors, pick up your weapons and tell me, what should we do to deal with these crazy enemies?"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

The soldiers who were slumped on the ground picked up their weapons and stood up, roaring murderously.

Even the soldiers who fell ill due to the cold last night forced themselves to get up.

Although there were less than four thousand of them, the murderous intent they gathered seemed to change the color of the situation.

In the distance, Yunzheng had just eaten some fried corn when he heard loud shouts of death coming from the hillside surrounded by water...