Nine dragons fight for the throne, I don't want to sit on this throne

"What? The south of the city was lost, you killed Dongfang Su, and all this was Chu Ning's evil scheme?"

In the Yujing mansion.

Guo Xiao, who was waiting for news, smiled when he saw Dongfang Su's head.

But after listening to Yu Jing's report, his smile froze and he looked horrified.

He never expected that Chu Ning was behind all this.

I thought that by killing Dongfang Su this time and taking his head to the front line, I could reverse the defeat.

But who would have thought that Chu Ning would take advantage of the alliance, secretly collude with Dongfang Su, and launch a surprise attack to capture the south of the city.

Now that the Chu cavalry has entered the city, the 30,000 Wei infantry in the city are simply unable to stop them.

Now they only have two choices!

One is to retreat immediately with all the people, abandon Liuye City, and preserve strength.

The second is to send people to resist the Chu cavalry. They took people to Guanshan Temple and surrounded and killed Chu Ning.

As long as they dared to kill Chu Ning before the Chu cavalry broke through their defenses, they could still escape unscathed.

Although some people will be lost, it is totally worth it as long as Chu Ning is killed.

A Willow Leaf City in exchange for Chu Ning's life, I believe even their Emperor would be able to accept it.

While thinking, Yu Jing couldn't wait to speak and asked anxiously: "Prime Minister, what should we do now?"

"The Chu cavalry is extremely powerful, and we don't have much time left!"

Guo Xiao paced back and forth with a serious expression.

Of course he knew that they didn't have much time left, but if they didn't think carefully, one misstep would lead to eternal regret.

Should he choose to preserve his strength and leave immediately, or should he choose to kill Chu Ning with one blow?

After hesitating for a moment, Guo Xiao suddenly turned to look at Yu Jing and asked in a deep voice: "General Yu, how long can your troops hold off the Chu cavalry?"

Yu Jing said seriously: "About an hour!"

"One hour should be enough!"

A ruthless look flashed in Guo Xiao's eyes: "It will take about three quarters of an hour to reach Guanshan Temple. The remaining time is enough for our army to kill Chu Ning!"

"How about this, I will stay here and lead the troops to resist the Chu cavalry, while General Yu Jing will lead the elite troops to attack Guanshan Temple!"

He took the initiative to stay, which showed his determination to kill Chu Ning.

If there is no backbone left, the Wei army will lose all morale.

One of them must stay behind and someone else must go and kill Chu Ning.

Considering Yu Jing's martial arts, Guo Xiao thought it would be better for him to stay.

But Yu Jing's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he quickly persuaded: "Prime Minister, you should lead your men to kill Chu Ning, and I will lead the troops to resist the Chu cavalry."

It would be very dangerous to stay behind to stop the Chu cavalry. If they failed to hold on, they would surely be overtaken by the Chu cavalry.

Guo Xiaoben was in poor health, and it was hard to say whether he could survive under such circumstances.

Relatively speaking, killing Chu Ning is much less dangerous.

But Guo Xiao smiled bitterly, with a look of pain on his face: "General Yu Jing, don't you understand?"

"I came here with King Wei. Now that King Wei has been killed, how can I go back alive to see Your Majesty?"

"In this battle, I will delay the time as much as possible to stop the Chu cavalry. General Yu, you must kill Chu Ning!"

At the end of his speech, Guo Xiao reached out and patted Yu Jing's shoulders twice.

Yu Jing was shocked, he understood that Guo Xiao was determined to die.

"Prime Minister, you don't need to blame yourself so much. It was Chu Ning and Dongfang Su who were too cunning, and that's why King Wei fell into their hands."

"As long as you bring back Chu Ning's head, His Majesty will definitely forgive you!"

But even though he said that, Guo Xiao sighed and shook his head: "This body of mine can only sustain this much time, it has reached its limit."

"Even if nothing goes wrong this time, I don't have much time left. I might as well use this miserable body to buy more time for Yu Jing."

“Remember, if the news of my death in battle spreads, regardless of whether you kill Chu Ning or not, you must not look back and take your people away from Liuye City immediately!”

"As long as there are people, there is hope!"

After saying that, Guo Xiao turned and left.

Yu Jing stretched out his hand and wanted to call him, but when the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say.

He understood that Guo Xiao was prepared to use his life to buy time for him.

The only thing he could do was to immediately lead his troops to Guanshan Temple and kill Chu Ning!

Thinking of this, Yu Jing made a prompt decision and shouted angrily: "Come here, follow me to Guanshan Temple immediately!"

At the command, an elite Wei army of two thousand men rushed towards Guanshan Temple in a mighty force.

At this time, Guo Xiao, who was leading his troops towards the south of the city, heard the noise and turned his head to look while on horseback.

Seeing Yu Jing following his orders, he couldn't help but smile.

Yu Jing brought so many people with him, so Chu Ning has no way to escape this time.

Even if Willow Leaf City is lost today, it will be worth it!

Thinking of this, Guo Xiao turned around, put on a firm look, and said loudly: "All soldiers, listen to my orders. I will live and die with you today!"

"If anyone takes a step back, the Supervisory Team will kill him without any mercy, without asking for permission."

"If I don't give the order to retreat, no one is allowed to retreat!"

"See this flag? It's right here. If the true self retreats, the supervisory team will kill it!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the morale of the Wei army was greatly boosted.

They were greatly encouraged that their prime minister actually gave up the opportunity to leave Liuye City and chose to stay with them.

At the same time, Guo Xiao also began to make arrangements: "Archers, immediately occupy advantageous positions on the street, and send people up to the eaves on both sides!"

"The shieldmen will form a defensive formation in front, and the spearmen will be in the back. When the enemy comes, kill them!"

“In addition, send people to collect flammable materials and place them in houses on both sides of the street.”

As orders were passed down, the Wei army quickly took action.

About three quarters of an hour later, the Wei army guarding the city walls and gates retreated.

Guo Xiao did not blame the group of people, but ordered them to be put into the battle array and asked, "How is the enemy's offensive?"

The leading captain quickly replied: "Prime Minister, the enemy's attack is very fierce!"

Guo Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Where are the Han envoys now?"

The captain smiled bitterly and said, "After entering the city, the Chu army began to massacre the Han envoys. They attacked too suddenly, and half of the Han envoys were killed in an instant."

"The remaining people were slaughtered after the Chu army rushed in. I had one thousand soldiers guarding the city wall, but now there are less than two hundred left."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance.

Guo Xiao's face changed, and he made a prompt decision: "Archers, shoot!"

At the command, the archers of the Wei army who had been prepared long ago began to shoot arrows.

However, the Chu cavalry that rushed over were like heavenly soldiers and generals. They didn't care and just rode forward.

The sharp arrows that fell on them were unable to penetrate their armor, which made them unscrupulous on the battlefield.

Guo Xiao was shocked by this scene: "I didn't expect the Chu army to have so many armors!"

"It seems that this battle can only be won with life!"

After saying that, he looked at what he had discovered at Guanshan Temple.

He knew that he would never be able to go back this time, and his only hope now was for Yu Jing to kill Chu Ning!