The Myth of Daqin: The Soul of Yi Xiaochuan

Just when Ren Qi personally led an army of 50,000 to advance forcefully from the south towards the southern wilderness.

On the other side, Zhao Tuo also led an army of 50,000 and launched a fierce attack on Li Xin's troops from east to west.

At the same time, Deng Ying and Ye Ping also took action separately without stopping.

Among them, Deng Ying rushed to Changsha County, holding the imperial edict issued by Hu Hai himself, strictly ordering the Changsha County Commandant to quickly assemble 5,000 elite soldiers and command them to advance quietly eastward along the Gan River, hoping to surprise Li Xin's troops.

Ye Ping arrived in Lujiang County and, relying on the power of the imperial edict, ordered Lujiang County to quickly mobilize 5,000 brave men. He cleverly used the complex and changeable hilly terrain to set up numerous ambushes in the north of Li Xin's troops.

In this way, multiple forces echoed each other and cooperated with each other tacitly, like an impenetrable net, gradually surrounding the Nanye area where Li Xin's troops were stationed, forming a terrifying siege.

Li Xin stood in the tent, looking at the map with a stern gaze. He knew very well that his current situation was extremely dangerous, but there was no fear on his face.

"General, the enemy is coming with great force. How should we respond?" Zhang Ping asked anxiously.

Li Xin sneered, "They think they can trap us like this, they really underestimate me, Li."

It turned out that Li Xin was well prepared.

He secretly sent out several teams, disguised as ordinary people, to operate in the surrounding areas.

At this time, these teams sent intelligence one after another. Li Xin quickly made arrangements. He first ordered some soldiers to pretend that they were not surrounded and patrol normally to confuse the enemy.

At the same time, they selected the two thousand most elite soldiers and quietly sneaked towards the direction where Deng Ying was.

As night fell, Deng Ying was resting in the camp when suddenly the sound of killing was heard all around.

The two thousand elite soldiers led by Li Xin were like divine soldiers descending from the sky and directly charged into the camp.

"Kill!" Li Xin waved the spear in his hand and rushed towards the enemy with a roar.

Deng Ying responded hastily. He opened his eyes wide and looked at the enemy troops coming like a tide with horror on his face. "Quick! Form the formation quickly!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.

When the other enemy forces heard that Deng Ying's side had been attacked, they quickly attacked.

"Brothers, follow me!" Zhao Tuo waved the big knife in his hand and led 5,000 elite soldiers straight to where Li Xin was.

The tens of thousands of troops led by Ren Qi surrounded Zhang Ping's troops.

"You are surrounded, surrender!" Ren Qi's deputy general shouted loudly.

Zhang Ping gnashed his teeth and looked at Ren Qi, "Don't even think about it! We won't surrender even if we die!"

Then the war was about to break out.

Although Li Xin and Ren Qi are both veterans who have fought for many years, Ren Qi has been operating in southern Xinjiang for many years and is quite familiar with the terrain of southern Xinjiang.

"Li Xin, you are destined to lose here today!" Zhao Tuo smiled proudly.

"Hmph! It's still uncertain who will win!" Li Xin responded without showing any weakness.

In the end, Li Xin was defeated.

"Retreat!" Li Xin made a prompt decision and gave the order.

Li Xin and Zhang Ping each led the remaining troops to break out in a hurry.

"We can't let them get away! Chase them!" Ren Qi gave an order, and the soldiers pounced on Li Xin's army like hungry wolves.

On the battlefield, the shouts and sounds of weapons clashing intertwined together, as if playing a tragic war song.

Ye Ping had already ambushed on the road that Zhang Ping's troops had to take to the north.

Zhang Ping led the remaining troops in a desperate attempt to escape, unaware that Ye Ping was setting up an ambush ahead. As they entered the ambush, arrows rained down. Zhang Ping shouted, "Oh no! An ambush!" But it was too late to evade.

Many soldiers were shot and fell. Zhang Ping brandished his spear to deflect the incoming arrows and loudly encouraged the morale: "We are all passionate men. Even if we die in battle today, we will fight our way out!"

The deputy general's eyes were red as he shouted, "Let's fight!"

At this desperate moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the north.

It turned out that it was Li Xin who led the 5,000 remaining troops who broke out and came to rescue.

Li Xin rushed into the enemy camp like a tiger descending from the mountain, disrupting the encirclement of Ye Ping.

Zhang Ping was overjoyed when he saw this and reunited with Li Xin.

"General, thank you for coming." Zhang Ping said gratefully.

Li Xin shook his head and said, "No need to say more, let's rush out first."

Zhang Ping gripped his spear tightly, a hint of determination flashing in his eyes: "Okay, let's fight our way out together!"

Li Xin nodded, his eyes showing determination: "Follow me!"

The two fought side by side, leading the remaining 10,000 soldiers to charge hard.

"Kill!"

"Come on!"

Shouts of killing rang out one after another, the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted, and they engaged in a fierce fight with the enemy.

Ye Ping's army was frightened by the bravery of Li Xin and Zhang Ping and began to retreat.

"Don't be afraid, they only have 8,000 remnants, and Pingnan Hou's 50,000 reinforcements will be here soon!" Ye Ping shouted loudly, trying to stabilize the morale of the army.

However, the momentum of Li Xin and Zhang Ping was like an overwhelming force, making it difficult for Ye Ping's army to resist.

"Sir, we can't hold on any longer!" a general said anxiously.

Ye Ping gritted his teeth and said, "Hold on a little longer, reinforcements are coming!"

On the battlefield, swords flashed and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Li Xin and Zhang Ping led the charge and fought bravely, their figures standing out in the flames of war.

Finally, with everyone's combined efforts, Li Xin and Zhang Ping led the remaining 8,000 soldiers to break through the encirclement and head towards the north.

When Ren Qi and Zhao Tuo arrived with their army, Li Xin and Zhang Ping had already left.

Ye Ping looked at the receding figure and could only sigh helplessly. Although he had dealt a heavy blow to Li Xin this time, he was not able to completely wipe him out. There might still be variables in the future.

at the same time.

At Yanmen Pass, Meng Yi and Pang Bo stood side by side, and the two had an in-depth discussion.

Meng Yi turned to Han Xin behind him and ordered, "Zhongyan, take this general's token and quickly head to the Tuan tribe to mobilize 30,000 soldiers for support. Remember, this matter is of great importance and no mistakes can be made!"

Han Xin clasped his fists and accepted the order, then jumped on his horse and galloped away.

Soon, the 30,000 Tuan soldiers, led by Jin Shanshui himself, set out on their journey. They traveled quickly and silently towards the north of the Yunzhong army's base.

Meanwhile, Meng Yi turned to look at Pang Bo beside him and said in a deep voice, "Brother Pang, the Xiongnu army is advancing fiercely along the Great Wall north of Jiuyuan. Their imminent threat is worrying. Even so, I have dispatched General Sima Yan and mobilised 40,000 elite troops to encircle the Yunzhong army from Jiuyuan. From now on, whether we can defeat Yunzhong's 80,000-strong army depends on us."

Upon hearing this, Pang Bo clenched his fists and replied, "Don't worry, General. We will do our utmost to live up to your high expectations!"

At the same time, the 40,000 elite troops led by Sima Yan were rushing towards them from Jiuyuan.

However, the army in the Clouds was completely unaware of this, still immersed in their former tranquility, completely unaware that they were being gradually surrounded...

Li Xin and Zhang Ping fled all the way north, constantly reorganizing the remaining troops along the way.

"We need to find a safe place to rest as soon as possible and make plans after we recover."

Zhang Ping nodded in agreement.

On Meng Yi's side, everything is ready.

Pang Bo and Meng Yi set out from Yanmen Pass with an army of 20,000, aiming at the west side of the Yunzhong army’s base.

Prepare to catch the turtle in the jar.