Your Majesty, please beg for mercy. The prince's rebellion was successful.

Under Huang Cheng's command, the imperial army quickly stabilized.

They did not engage in direct confrontation, but instead formed an encirclement.

It has to be said that Huang Cheng was quite resourceful. In just a dozen minutes, they had formed a siege.

Surrounded the 5,000 elite troops of the Northern Zhen Army in the center.

Then all the escape armors came out and gathered in the middle at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Such a change made the Zhenbei Army, which had been confident of victory and was unstoppable, instantly confused.

When they looked around, their expressions also suddenly changed and their heartbeats began to accelerate.

They never expected that before Lei Tong sounded the drum to call back the troops, they would be surrounded by the imperial court.

If the imperial court succeeds in encircling them, one can imagine what fate awaits them.

Thinking of this, everyone became anxious. At this moment, they no longer cared about infiltrating the imperial army's formation, but began to look around, trying to find a suitable breakthrough point.

Finally, they set their sights on the southwest direction.

The light there was very dim, and it was one of the few areas with canyons. Most importantly, the imperial soldiers in that direction were the only ones who had not yet formed a siege.

As long as they are fast enough, they have a chance.

As for Lei Tong's orders and Zhou Zheng's purpose at this time, they no longer cared about them.

Some even believe that Lei Tong simply did nothing and had escaped under such circumstances long ago.

Everyone looked at each other and quickly decided on this plan. They fought and retreated at the same time. Along the way, they also began to leave some bodies behind.

"General, do you want to use bows and arrows to attack from a distance?"

"Or use firearms and just shoot them?"

There was a general standing behind Huang Cheng. There was no panic in his words at this moment. There was even a hint of pride in his words.

Now that they have regained control of the situation, it is easy to kill these five thousand people.

However, although this encirclement could completely capture the 5,000 elite troops, it was still too slow in his opinion. Not only him, but many generals present also felt that this speed was a bit slow.

Moreover, they had already seen that these five thousand were elite troops with extremely strong combat effectiveness.

In just half an incense stick of time, they killed thousands of imperial soldiers and generals. If it weren't for Huang Cheng's extraordinary skills, I'm afraid that even more elite soldiers of the imperial court would have fallen at this time.

They thought it was not worthwhile to continue fighting hand-to-hand.

On the one hand, the speed is too slow, which will cause them more losses, and is not the result that the prime minister wants to see.

What they want is to strike back in one go and use absolute means to kill these Zhenbei troops.

On the other hand, they want it to end as soon as possible so they can go back to their peaceful and prosperous life.

However, Huang Cheng sneered at this suggestion.

He had already observed these Zhenbei troops. They seemed fierce, but he always felt that something was missing.

It was not until he barely completed the encirclement just now that he discovered the problem.

This Zhenbei Army was extremely strong, but there was no unified command, and it seemed that each of them was fighting on their own. They did not bring out the combat effectiveness that 5,000 elite soldiers should have.

Otherwise, what would have fallen would not have been thousands of soldiers from the imperial court, but tens of thousands, or even more.

In his opinion, this situation should not happen, absolutely not.

A night attack is such a big deal. With Zhou Zheng’s ability, it is impossible for him not to send out capable generals.

If everything I see before my eyes is true, then there is only one possibility, that is, there is a hidden power.

This force is lurking in the darkness, waiting for the best opportunity.

Therefore, in Huang Cheng's view, these five thousand people are not the real force, and he does not care about this force at all.

If they use the muskets now, perhaps the forces hidden in the dark will know where their muskets are stored.

Once the other party found an opportunity to burn all the gunpowder, it would be a fatal danger to the imperial court.

Therefore, Huang Cheng would not expose the gunpowder at this time unless it was absolutely necessary.

"General, there is no encirclement in that direction yet."

"If we allow these 5,000 people to get close, there will be a possibility of a breakout."

Seeing that Huang Cheng remained silent, everyone had no choice but to give up. After all, Huang Cheng was the supreme commander now.

However, as time went by, some generals with keen eyes finally noticed that something was wrong.

The five thousand elite soldiers seemed disorganized, but they were all moving in the same direction in an orderly manner.

The defense in that direction was indeed much looser, and there was even a possibility for them to escape.

When they thought of this, many people broke out in cold sweats and quickly spoke up.

You know, if these 5,000 people escaped under the siege of 300,000 people, it would be a joke, and a huge joke. It is absolutely unacceptable to the court.

By then, not to mention the imperial city, even those who are present, no one can escape responsibility.

However, Huang Cheng sneered at this suggestion.

Even these idiots could see it, so how could he not see it?

But he was not panicked.

Because Huang Cheng knew better than anyone that the southwest seemed to be full of loopholes and even quite weak, but he did it on purpose.

Huang Cheng just wanted to know, if Zhou Zheng had a backup plan, then the backup plan could only be to attack from the southwest.

What he wanted was for those so-called back-up plans to take action.

Only by providing support from the southwest can these five thousand elite troops have a chance of survival.

He had heard long ago that Zhou Zheng always treated the Zhenbei Army as brothers. Since they were brothers, he would definitely not watch these elite Zhenbei Army soldiers die here.

Therefore, the southwest direction is the real killing place.

As long as the enemy shows up, the 300,000-strong army will directly change direction and annihilate the enemy.

Otherwise, if Zhou Zheng's people really thought that these 5,000 people had no chance of survival and gave up on them, Huang Cheng would be unwilling to do so.

Because what he wanted was never just these five thousand people.

After hearing Huang Cheng's analysis, everyone present was shocked, and when they looked at Huang Cheng, there was a hint of admiration in their eyes.

I have to say that Huang Cheng is indeed a shrewd and far-sighted person.

Five thousand people, if it were in the past, it would indeed be considered a relatively big victory, but now it is a decisive battle!

As long as there is a chance, Zhou Zheng’s strength must be completely exhausted!

Tonight is the best way.

Therefore, everyone tacitly agreed to let these 5,000 elite Zhenbei Army soldiers head towards the opening in the southwest direction.

In order to give these 5,000 people a chance to survive, they even slowed down their encirclement speed.

Such a change did not attract the attention of the five thousand elite soldiers.

They kept dying in battle, kept getting injured, and kept feeling despair.

But the closer they got to the southwest, the more hopeful they felt.

As long as they can reach the southwest, they have a chance of survival.

"But General, what if they still don't take action?"

However, seeing these elite troops getting closer and closer to the weak point of their breakout, some generals couldn't help but ask.

This possibility does not exist.

If the other party is hiding in the darkness and they don't take action, they will be wasting time and sacrificing soldiers in vain.

"Of course they may not do it."

"Then, General, I will let these five thousand men die before their eyes."

"Let them see with their own eyes that the so-called elite troops are vulnerable in front of the imperial court."

Huang Cheng sneered, and his words were filled with contempt and disdain.

Didn't the Zhenbei Army claim to be brothers? !

Five thousand brothers were killed in front of them, could they really remain indifferent?!

If he is really indifferent, then he will not lose anything.

Because, after this battle, the morale of the Zhenbei Army will definitely be shaken!

Then the next battle will be much easier.

After hearing Huang Cheng's plan, the other generals were stunned, but then they all admired him.

Killing can only be done with a nod of the head.

But the harm to one's heart is the lasting injury.

......

“It’s coming out, it’s coming out!”

"As long as we disappear into the night, we can survive!"

Finally, some of the elite troops of the Zhenbei Army took the lead in breaking through the weak gap in the encirclement.

They looked up to the sky and smiled, their eyes filled with excitement at having survived the disaster.

As long as we escape the encirclement, there is still a chance!

And a chance to survive!

However, when these words fell, their pupils suddenly widened...