I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Thinking of this, Xiang Qu shouted,

"Burn it! Let the people in the supply and logistics camp set it on fire before they retreat!"

"As ordered!"

The messenger immediately ran towards that direction.

Afterwards, the Chu army sounded the retreat, and Xiang Qu led his army to retreat quickly towards the south gate.

The messenger went out quickly and came back quickly, shouting,

"General, our food and supplies camp has been occupied by the Yan army, and all the people have been killed."

Xiang Qu gnashed his teeth and said,

"The Yan army is very experienced in combat and they knew right from the start which place to capture the fastest.

No matter what, retreat quickly, retreat out of the city!"

At this time, the sky had just begun to darken.

In other words, the Chu army only lasted one evening before being quickly defeated.

Tens of thousands of Chu troops all retreated towards the south of the city. Xiang Qu had a horse and could run fast, so he quickly left the city.

But this made life difficult for the Chu army behind them. The city gate was so small that only a few people could pass through at one time. A large number of people piled up inside the city wall, making it extremely crowded.

The Yan army also took the opportunity to attack, quickly surrounded the Chu army, and launched a fierce attack on them.

Yu Huatian arrived and saw that tens of thousands of Chu troops were blocked there and were fleeing through the city gate. He immediately said,

"Where are the people from the Shenji Camp? Hurry up and throw the grenades over the enemy's heads. That's when the damage is greatest!"

The people from the Shenjiying had just entered the city. After receiving the order, they dropped their artillery, carried boxes of grenades, and ran quickly towards the south.

When they arrived at the south city, they opened the box, ignited the divine thunder with a fire stick, and threw it over the heads of the Chu army with all their strength.

Boom boom boom!

These divine thunders exploded in the densely packed Chu army, blowing them to pieces and leaving no trace of their bodies. Large numbers of Chu soldiers fell to the ground wailing and screaming loudly.

Originally, the Chu army arranged for the outermost people to cover the rear and protect the steady evacuation of the people in the front. They were the last ones in the car.

However, as the divine thunders thrown by the Yan army killed too many people, the Chu army was frightened and they all crowded towards the city gate, instinctively wanting to escape.

Many people were pushed down and then trampled to death by the dense crowd.

"Surrender without killing!"

"Disarm without killing!"

"The Yan army treats prisoners well!"

The Yan army outside shouted loudly to persuade them to surrender, fighting as they did so.

The Chu army was defeated and their morale was completely broken. The Chu army in front ran out of the city gate, and the Chu army on the outermost edge began to surrender one after another.

As long as the surrendered Chu army dropped their weapons, they would be pushed back by the Yan army and then continue to attack from inside.

After another half hour of fighting, the sky became completely dark and the city gate was finally cleared.

There were only three possible outcomes for the Chu army: escape, be captured, or be killed.

Yu Huatian looked at the sky, then turned around and rode back to meet Shen Changgong in the City Lord's Mansion in the center of the city.

"Second Prince, the enemy has been completely routed. We have captured some prisoners. Should we pursue the rest?"

Shen Changgong shook his head and said,

"We won't pursue them anymore. It's hard to chase infantrymen chasing infantrymen. The battles on the other two battlefields are almost over. The Chu army has been routed. Now the mountains and plains in the south are full of Chu soldiers.

The Southern King has already ordered the Zhennan Army to pursue and kill them for a while before returning. For the rest, you just need to clean up the battlefield and don't chase them."

"As you command, I will make the arrangements."

Yu Huatian turned around and went out to command the army to clean up the battlefield, quickly clearing away the corpses in the city, and also sent some regular troops to help the auxiliary troops.

Shen Changgong and Ma Ling took some official documents and secret letters left by the Chu army and read them to understand the enemy's internal affairs.

On the other two battlefields, the Shenfeng Army and the Zhengnan Army in the west suffered heavy casualties, but the effect was also significant. Liang Kai was the new commander-in-chief, and Jiang Shun was redeeming himself for his meritorious service. Both of them were eager to show their abilities, so they hit it off and used the most ferocious fighting methods to attack the enemy like crazy, killing more than half of the Chu army in the western camp.

Before the Chu army could even react, they began to attack and massacre, which completely confused the Chu army. The Chu army could only fight and retreat, guarding against these ferocious beasts of the Yan army.

It was not until Xiang Qu escaped from the city and sent people to order the two camps to retreat that they immediately turned around and ran. Even so, the Shenfeng Army and the Zhengnan Army did not spare them and chased them for a long time before returning.

As for the battlefield on the east side, it was quite normal. The Pingnan Army and the Feiying Army advanced steadily and attacked in a line-up, with infantry charging and artillery bombarding. After the artillery bombardment, the infantry charged, constantly compressing the Chu Army's defense line and forcing the Chu Army to retreat.

The number of Chu troops they killed and wounded was not large, only about 30,000 to 40,000 at most, but they also reduced their own casualties to a minimum.

Zhang Han of the Zhennan Army waited until the Chu Army was completely defeated, but still did not receive the order for the Zhennan Army to attack. He was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks and was very angry!

Finally, the order from King Nan came, asking him to pursue the defeated soldiers. Zhang Han was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

He waited for a long time just to have a tough battle, but in the end he was just asked to chase the fleeing soldiers?

But the military order was like a mountain, and he had to go.

He was so angry that he could only vent all his anger on the Chu army. He directly divided the Zhennan army into ten legions and chased down the Chu army.

……

Qian Army Camp.

It was dark, Gong Yang Ge finished his meal leisurely, then took off his clothes and lay down on the camp bed.

He has to get up early tomorrow morning and lead the Qian army to support the Chu army, so he has to go to bed early tonight and get enough rest.

Gong Yang Ge lay on the bed, covered with a quilt. Just as he closed his eyes, the guards rushed in hurriedly.

"Marshal! Oh no, Marshal! Something terrible has happened!"

"what happened?"

Gong Yang Ge opened his eyes and looked at the guards with a frown.

"The Chu army has been defeated, completely defeated, and is fleeing south. The Zhennan Army is chasing them. What should we do?"

Hearing this, Gong Yang Ge suddenly sat up from the bed and asked in disbelief,

"The Chu army was defeated immediately. Wasn't it just getting dark? The Yan army didn't start attacking until dusk, right? The Chu army was completely defeated after fighting for just the evening?"

"That's right, Marshal. The three defense zones, the East and West Camps, and the Chu Army in the city, have all been routed. They're all fleeing south. What should we do now?"

"What should we do? It's definitely too late for reinforcements. Should we retreat or defend?"

Gong Yang Ge stood up and said as he put on his clothes,

"Did you just say that Yan's Zhennan Army is pursuing the Chu Army?"

"Correct!"

"It's over. We can't retreat. We can only rely on the defense of the camp!"

"Order the entire army to be on alert, open the camp gates, and lead the defeated Chu army into the main camp.

Also, let our army prepare for defense. If the Zhennan Army dares to rush in, they will be suffocated to death in the camp!"

"As ordered!"

The guard immediately went to pass on the order.