Crown Prince of the Empire, I quit!

"Your Highness, you hold this place, I'll go!"

Fei Yuanheng waved his hand and left all the weapons and equipment to Yan Wujiang.

He took on the heavy responsibility and prepared to retreat with tens of thousands of Yan soldiers armed with swords.

Their troops are large in number, and withdrawing this group of people will not have a big impact on the battlefield.

But when Chenpi saw this scene, his eyebrows twitched suddenly.

"Set off fireworks to tell His Majesty that the army is gathering for Jiaguan!"

"Yes!"

Whoosh!

A crimson firework suddenly shot up into the sky, leaving a long trail along the way.

Qin Ming in the city quickly saw the battle report sent by Chen Pi.

"A large force is gathering to attack Xingjia Pass!"

"Let Changbaishan continue the street fighting and eliminate the remaining Yan troops. The rest of you, follow me to the city walls!"

As Qin Ming's order was given, hundreds of soldiers rushed up the city wall carrying weapons.

There was a constant bombardment of artillery, muskets and cannons.

But the Yan army rushed forward fearlessly.

The city gates were almost torn apart by them.

While Qin Ming arranged for people to urgently reinforce the city gate, he looked at the Yan army below.

This kind of fearless spirit does not seem to be suitable for the troops under Yan Wujiang.

"Fei Yuanheng!"

Soon, Qin Ming got the answer.

Fei Yuanheng led his troops and shouted loudly:

"Qin Ming wants to annihilate us all! If we can't break through the city gate, everyone will die here!"

Fei Yuanheng is an extremely smart person as he is regarded as a military advisor by Yan Wujiang.

When he led the team here, he directly told everyone that if they could not open Xingjia Pass today, everyone would die.

At any time, survival is the first need of human beings.

In this desperate situation, the Yan army present burst out with amazing fighting power.

Yan Wujiang, who was at the dock in the distance, even gritted his teeth and arranged 50,000 elite troops after receiving the news that Qin Ming was in the rear.

"Even if it costs human lives today, Qin Ming will never leave Xingjiaguan!"

Hearing Fei Yuanheng's roar from the rear, the Yan army began to attack Qin Ming frantically.

Such a powerful offensive quickly forced Qin Ming's troops to retreat step by step.

Zhao San has arranged for three batches of weapons and equipment to be delivered, but the speed of replenishment cannot keep up with the speed of consumption.

"Your Majesty, retreat!"

Seeing that there were still crowds of people below, Chang Baishan climbed up the city wall and prepared to persuade Qin Ming to give up.

Qin Ming took a deep breath and was a little hesitant at this time.

If they continue fighting like this, Jiaguan will be breached within two hours after Qin Ming and his men run out of ammunition.

At that time, not to mention evacuating, even leaving the city would be a problem.

"It's too late to leave now!"

Seeing Qin Ming and Chang Baishan were beginning to retreat, Fei Yuanheng suddenly burst into laughter while standing below.

At this time, several soldiers suddenly came over and said to Qin Ming:

"Your Majesty, the north gate we just entered through... has been surrounded by thousands of Yan soldiers!"

"Prepare to break out first."

Qin Ming frowned slightly, ready to pick up the cannon and break out with Yan Wujiang.

Even if it is impossible to attack Yan Wujiang from both sides, it would be a good thing to get a group of his main forces back to Xingjia Pass at this time.

Plus Zhao San's support and the simple floating wooden bridge they built.

Qin Ming and Chang Baishan are confident that they can take their troops away from here.

"Prepare to move!"

Chang Baishan nodded and immediately turned to speak to his subordinates.

At this moment, a firework shot up into the sky suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

It was a green firework.

It means that a large amount of support is about to arrive!

"What does it mean?"

"kill!"

Voices came from far away and approached. Zhao San suddenly ran over from the city wall and said to Qin Ming breathlessly:

"Your Majesty, there's a General Cao who claims to be one of your men, and he's come down from the estuary!"

"I told him about your situation, and he stopped right downriver and brought his troops to support us."

"Um!?"

Qin Ming and Chang Baishan were both shocked.

"How many troops does he have?"

"Less than a hundred thousand, but not too far off."

"It really solves the urgent need and allows him to enter the city!"

With Cao Chuan's entry, the enemy army that was about to defeat Xingjia Pass suddenly hit a wall.

The two sides fought fiercely in front of the two city gates.

Fei Yuanheng, who originally thought he could capture Qin Ming in Xingjiaguan, was now somewhat collapsed.

"Where do all these soldiers come from?"

"What are the imperial troops downstream doing?!"

After the situation reversed, Cao Chuan quickly came to Qin Ming.

"How did you get here?"

Qin Ming was very curious. How could Cao Chuan pass through the territory of Yan Dynasty so easily with such a large-scale advance?

But at this time, Cao Chuan said:

"Your Majesty, General Ye attacked two ports of the Hong family in the north."

"We arrived via the river basin controlled by General Ye, going upstream."

"It's actually like this!"

Not only Zhao San, but even Qin Ming thought that Cao Chuan had come from the Wu family's port.

Now it seems that Ye Shoujiang is more far-sighted.

"Didn't the Yan Dynasty intervene in General Ye's attack?"

Qin Ming knew that the Hong family was a large family that the Yan Dynasty had supported for many years.

It would be unacceptable for the Yan Dynasty not to take action when such a big family was attacked.

"They sent out the Giant Elephant Army, but General Ye was unable to defeat them and has withdrawn."

Since the goal of sending Qin Ming's main force into the heartland of Yan Dynasty has been achieved, Ye Shoujiang no longer continues to fight them head-on, so as to save as many resources as possible.

"Giant Elephant Army?"

Qin Ming remembered that the Giant Elephant Army was also one of the three ace troops of the Yan Dynasty.

However, due to their strong combat capabilities, they have never been assigned to the lower levels for many years, and only high-ranking royal family members can personally take command.

Unexpectedly, in order to protect the Hong family, they actually dispatched another large force besides the Tiger Roar Guard.

"Will they come?"

"Probably not. The Giant Elephant Army's long-distance raid will be a bit troublesome, but you will definitely encounter the last line of defense."

Cao Chuan had never seen the Giant Elephant Army with his own eyes, but only heard some information from Ye Shoujiang.

"What does General Ye mean?"

Qin Ming believed in Ye Shoujiang's judgment, and before coming, he would definitely tell Cao Chuan his opinion.

As expected, Cao Chuan hesitated and said:

"General Ye just asked me to inform you that he has retreated. If you need any help, you can send him a letter and ask him to provide support."

The strength of the Giant Elephant Army, which was able to make Ye Shoujiang give up the confrontation, must be extremely terrifying.

That is not something their current troops, who have been fighting for several months and suffered heavy losses, can deal with.

Thinking of this, Qin Ming also understood what Ye Shoujiang meant.

"Then we won't fight the last line of defense."

"In the days ahead, we will surround Yan Wujiang and take over the surrounding lands!"

"Tell General Ye to go back to Daqian first!"

Fierce fighting was still going on outside the northern pass of Daqian. Since Qin Ming had already broken through two of the three eastern defense lines of the Yan Dynasty and completely threatened the top royal family, there was no need to continue fighting for life and death.

The best strategy is to support Daqian as soon as possible.

"Yes!"

Cao Chuan nodded. Almost two months had passed, and the northern part of Daqian should have entered the cold season.

I wonder what the battlefield outside the pass looks like right now...