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Gong Yang Ge turned around and looked behind him.

If the Chu army did not come, the Qian army would suffer heavy losses. If they continued to fight, they would be in danger of being wiped out. He had to retreat.

Now that the battle lines were tightening, the cavalry was of little use. The Zhennan Army had withdrawn from the battlefield and was cruising on the periphery. Between the left and right armies were tens of thousands of Yan's southern expeditionary forces.

This resulted in the left and right armies being unable to join forces.

Gong Yang Ge immediately gave a decisive order and shouted,

"Orders are sent: the third and fourth corps of the front army will cover the rear and retreat in an orderly manner. All other corps will turn their guns and aim at the Southern Expedition Army behind them and attack with all their might!

Orders were passed that the outer side of the left and right armies should focus on defense, while the inner side should focus on offense. The commanders of the two armies were to arrange their own corps and work together with the front army to attack the Pingnan Army from three sides and drive out the Zhengnan Army.

After our army has united, we will break through with all our might and withdraw!"

"As ordered!"

As Gongyang Ge issued military orders one after another, the messengers quickly conveyed the orders.

Gongyang Ge was an excellent commander. Even when faced with such a desperate situation, he was able to handle it calmly and arrange the retreat in an orderly manner.

Soon, a quarter of an hour later, all the troops of the Qian army were in place.

Except for the soldiers who stayed behind to defend the three sides, all other soldiers turned their guns and attacked the Southern Expedition Army in the middle.

The Qian army erupted with powerful fighting power, and all the arrows were thrown towards the Zhengnan Army in the middle. The soldiers on the three sides also roared and waved their spears and rushed forward, attacking frantically and continuously killing the Yan army.

Faced with such a fierce offensive from the Qian army, Jiang Shun, the commander of the Southern Expedition Army, also felt great pressure.

He called over the deputy commander Fan Boyang and shouted,

"Fan Boyang, you go to the front and block the front of the Qian army. I will command from here. You must not let the Qian army close together, otherwise they will break through!"

"As ordered!"

Fan Boyang took his own sword and rushed to the front line himself, fighting side by side with the soldiers, shouting loudly to boost morale and encourage the Yan army to fight bravely.

"Brothers, the prince is watching us, and the emperor is on the city wall. For the sake of Great Yan, we must fight to the death and kill all these bandits!"

"kill!"

Both sides fought desperately, and the number of casualties continued to rise.

On the top of Yecheng City, Feng Hao, commander of the Fourth Legion of the Qian Army, had been waiting anxiously.

But he waited and waited, but never saw the Chu army coming from the east to rescue the Qian army in the west.

The scouts sent out came back one after another, all saying that the Chu army was fighting fiercely with the Yan army and did not go to rescue the Qian army.

Gradually, Feng Hao could no longer sit still. He grabbed the armor of the Chu army commander who stayed behind and roared,

"What do you Chu Army mean? We, the Qian Army, came all the way here to help you fight, and this is how you treat your allies? Are you just going to watch them die without helping?"

The Chu army commander laughed and said,

"General Feng, please calm down. Our Chu army is being held back by the Yan army. Besides, don't we want to rescue the Qian army? General Xiang wants to help more than anyone else. If there's any possibility, he will definitely go.

Don't worry, wait a little longer, maybe General Gongyang will lead his troops to break out. The Qian army is invincible, and General Gongyang has a plan that will definitely lead to a breakthrough."

"Bullshit! Our Qian army is surrounded, and we're divided and surrounded. Without support from outside, how are they going to break out?"

"If General Feng is anxious, he can lead his own troops to rescue us. I'm guarding Yecheng, and the Yan army is busy fighting, so they definitely don't have time to attack the city. Don't worry."

Feng Hao's eyes turned red with anger, and he roared,

"Go ahead! Wait until I rescue our army, and then I'll come and settle accounts with you, the Chu army!"

After saying that, Feng Hao turned around and walked towards the city wall.

"The Fourth Army of the Qian Army is assembling. I will go and rescue Marshal Gongyang!"

"As ordered!"

Following Feng Hao's order, the Qian army came out of the barracks, opened the city gates, and lined up outside the city.

After the 100,000-strong army formed its battle line, it immediately rushed towards the north in a mighty force.

They wanted to rescue their commander-in-chief and the besieged Qian army.

On the other side, on the main battlefield, although the tens of thousands of the Southern Expedition Army fought desperately, they were no match for the three-sided attack of the 200,000 Qian Army. They suffered heavy losses and were under tremendous pressure. They could only fight and retreat, and were eventually joined by many Qian Army troops on both wings and the front army, forming a stronger force.

In the sky, the hot air balloon saw all of this, and also saw that a hundred thousand troops were coming towards the north from the south.

The messenger above immediately waved the flag and informed the messenger below with flag signal, and the messenger quickly told the news to Shen Changgong and Ma Ling.

But at this time, Shen Changgong and Ma Ling were not in the same place.

Shen Changgong is located on the north side of the battlefield, and Ma Ling is located on the south side of the battlefield.

When Shen Changgong learned that the enemy was about to come to support him, he observed the center of the battlefield and saw that although the enemy had suffered heavy losses, they were still vigorous and morale was high, and he fell into deep worry.

He had already seen that in this battle, there was little hope of completely annihilating the main force of the Qian Army.

"Forget it, let's do our best and leave the rest to fate. Tell the King of the South to take the 50,000 Zhennan Army to intercept the 100,000 Qian Army reinforcements, and let Jiang Shun lead the Zhengnan Army to prepare defenses in the south.

The Shenfeng Army will move south to attack the main force of the Qian Army, inflicting maximum casualties on the enemy."

"As ordered!"

As Shen Changgong issued one order after another, the Yan army also launched a fierce attack on the remaining Qian army.

When the Southern King Ma Ling learned that the Qian army was coming to support him, he immediately led 50,000 cavalrymen of the Zhennan Army to the south.

Feng Hao also lined up his entire army, formed a defensive formation, and advanced steadily forward, trying his best to resist the attack of the Zhennan Army.

No matter what he did, although he failed to directly rescue the Qian army on the front line, he at least helped the Qian army attract the Zhennan army.

Gongyang Ge, who was commanding in the middle of the battlefield, keenly noticed that Yan's Zhennan Army had disappeared and was no longer cruising around the periphery, but was heading south.

He guessed that it was not the Chu army coming to rescue, but Feng Hao who came with the 100,000 troops.

He immediately seized the opportunity and ordered,

"All troops, listen to my order! Except for the rearguard, the entire army will charge southward and destroy the Southern Expedition Army. Our army will retreat and charge!"

Gong Yang Ge drew his sword and charged forward with a roar. All the Qian troops gathered together and became a united force. Nearly 200,000 Qian troops rushed southward madly.

In the south, there were only more than 80,000 troops left, and they had lost more than 10,000 in previous battles.

However, the defense line they have to set up is still very wide.

There was no need for the Zhennan Army cavalry to support the rear, so Jiang Shun could only grit his teeth and desperately order his troops to stop the Qian Army.

The Qian army's strong desire to survive gave them an amazing fighting spirit. Coupled with their sophisticated weapons and armor, as well as their high combat skills, for a time, the Southern Expedition Army was unable to resist.