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

"General, the enemy has been trapped on the mountain, but their spies escaped under their cover."

On the peak.

As soon as Yan Yucheng finished looking at the battle situation, the spy came to report.

"Humph, it's too late to ask for help now!"

A cold look appeared on Yan Yucheng's face: "Pass the order down, let everyone guard the entrances and exits at the foot of the mountain, and don't let anyone escape.

In addition, send someone to inform General Le Yi that the progress here is going smoothly and ask him to keep an eye on the Chu army.

If the Chu army sends troops, he will immediately lead his troops to attack the Chu army camp. If he lets the Chu army come, I will hold him accountable!"

"Yes!" The messenger responded and immediately went down to pass on the order.

Soon, the Yan army began to take action and firmly controlled several surrounding mountains.

At this moment, the fire was slowly advancing towards the mountain where Chu Ning was.

Once the fire started, it could not be stopped by human power. Chu Ning could only lead his men to rush towards the top of the mountain.

Looking at the spreading fire, Ran Ming was furious: "Your Highness, if this continues, we will be burned to death on the mountain!"

Chu Ning's face was gloomy. "We really can't go on like this. Everyone, rush in the opposite direction. It's going to be dark soon. Break out immediately before the fire starts!"

Originally, they thought that the other party would not burn down the entire mountain, but now looking at the situation, the Yan army has no intention of letting them live.

Staying on the mountain would only mean waiting for death, so the only way was to find a way to break out.

Fortunately, it was getting dark at this moment, and as the sun set, the vision began to become dim.

Only the constantly burning flames were still devouring the woods on the mountain.

It was November now, and the night wind howled, fanning the flames.

In a moment, the fire spread rapidly.

"Everyone, cover your mouth and nose with your battle robes, and follow me to kill!"

Chu Ning did not choose to break out from the area closest to the Chu army camp, but instead charged in the direction he came from.

There were not many Yan troops here, and Chu Ning and others arrived suddenly, so they were caught off guard.

Amid the shouts and cries of killing, Ran Ming, holding a spear, led his men to escort Chu Ning and cut a bloody path.

But their whereabouts were soon discovered and attracted the attention of the Yan army.

Soon, a long dragon of torches came roaring in the distance, and the Yan army dispatched a large number of troops to besiege!

At the same time, the spies sent by Chu Ning finally found the Chu army camp.

The huge tent was brightly lit.

In the commander's tent, the Chu general Xiahou Ren was preparing to rest.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps were heard outside the tent: "General, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has sent someone to ask for help!"

Xiahou Ren narrowed his eyes, and a strange look flashed across his eyes: "Let him in!"

The blood-stained spy stumbled into the tent and immediately knelt on the ground: "Greetings, General!"

Xiahou Ren frowned, looking surprised: "Why do you look like this? Where is His Royal Highness the King of Chu?"

The spy cried out in a tearful voice, "General, please take people to rescue His Royal Highness the King of Chu. His Royal Highness... He is surrounded by the Yan army on a high peak twenty miles away.

Now the enemy has set the mountain on fire, and Your Highness and two hundred brothers are trapped on the mountain. If you don’t rescue them, Your Highness will have no chance of survival!"

As soon as these words came out, Xiahou Ren's face changed: "I didn't expect that Your Highness would be discovered by the Yan army!"

After pacing back and forth and pondering for a moment, Xiahou Ren said in a deep voice: "How about this, you rest in the camp first, and I will send someone to rescue His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

"Thank you, General!"

"Someone, take him away and take good care of him!"

Afterwards, the spy was invited to leave.

Xiahou Ren immediately came to a high slope in the camp, where there was a lookout tower from which he could observe the situation within several miles around.

Looking at the flames rising into the sky in the distance, a hint of hesitation appeared on Xiahou Ren's face.

If he sends out troops at this moment, he will definitely be discovered by the Yan army. If the other side takes the opportunity to attack, how will he respond?

But if we don’t send troops, are we just going to watch Chu Ning being killed?

After all, he is a prince, and he will be held responsible if he dies here.

On one hand, there is the military camp, on the other hand, there is Chu Ning’s life!

Xiahou Ren pondered for a moment and made a prompt decision: "Come here, mobilize two thousand soldiers and go to rescue His Royal Highness the King of Chu immediately!"

At the command, soldiers and horses surged in the camp and torches flashed continuously.

In just a quarter of an hour, two thousand people gathered and rushed out of the camp under the leadership of a lieutenant general.

However, this scene was discovered by Yan army spies in the distance, who immediately reported it.

Inside the Yan army camp.

After listening to the spy's report, Le Yi looked thoughtful.

He always felt that something was wrong tonight, but he couldn't tell what it was.

And now that Chu Ning is surrounded and the Chu army is sending troops, this is indeed beneficial to him!

What's more, this was the order of General Yan Yucheng, and he could not disobey it.

Everything was within Yan Yucheng's calculations, and all situations were under his control!

Although he felt somewhat uneasy for some reason, he could only obey orders since things had come to this point.

Le Yi narrowed his eyes, and a fierce look flashed across his face: "Come here, mobilize the troops immediately and attack the Chu army camp with all your strength!"

At the command, the troops in the Yan army camp moved and quickly gathered together.

As the camp gate was opened, the shieldmen in the front rushed out, followed by archers and infantry.

The mighty army rushed out and headed straight for the Chu army camp.

"Sure enough, it's here!"

Inside the Chu army camp, Xiahou Ren on the observation tower looked at the torches appearing in the distance and his face darkened.

"Come on, beat the drums, gather the troops, and prepare to meet the enemy!"

"Boom~boom~boom~"

The sound of drums resounded through the sky and shook the military camp. All the Chu soldiers rushed out of the tents, picked up their weapons and assembled.

Soon, the Yan army arrived in front of the camp.

"Fire arrows!"

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

Dense swarms of sharp arrows whizzed out.

The shield bearers of the Yan army held up their large shields, stared at the sharp arrows, and escorted the archers behind them to approach, and then the archers also shot arrows into the camp.

The two sides shot at each other and suffered losses, but the advance of the Yan army was blocked.

Xiahou Ren nodded slightly upon seeing this.

But before he could be happy, a messenger came to report: "General, it's bad. The two thousand soldiers led by General Liu encountered an enemy ambush and are now fighting hard. Please send troops to rescue them!"

Xiahou Ren's face suddenly became extremely gloomy.

"Asshole, with 2,000 men going to rescue the King of Chu, wouldn't he send someone to scout the way first?"

The more Xiahou Ren thought about it, the angrier he became: "Now that they've been ambushed, they still want me to send someone to rescue them!"

"Look for yourself, there are only Yan troops outside now, how can I send people out?"

The messenger was scolded so much that he dared not speak and could only lower his head and remain silent.

However, although Xiahou Ren was angry, he couldn't just stand by and watch him die, especially since those two thousand people were going to rescue Chu Ning.

After a moment's silence, Xiahou Ren gritted his teeth and ordered, "Come on, go out of the camp to meet the enemy, and notify General Wang to ask him to send someone to rescue General Liu!"

He couldn't just stand by and watch them die, so he had to order his men to go out of the camp and fight.

But in this way, the advantage of the Chu army in occupying the camp would be gone!