Your Majesty said that my life is worthless, so why are you crying when I increase my troops?

Xia Lingfeng's face was filled with resentment and his eyes were full of unwillingness.

"Xia Mingyuan has gone too far in bullying others. If I don't kill him, I won't be able to relieve the hatred in my heart."

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Ma Guangyuan and said calmly: "We have a full 20,000 troops. Are we going to let him manipulate us like this?"

"Quickly send out five thousand troops to show him the price of his surprise attacks and harassment!"

"Your Highness, this is absolutely unacceptable."

As soon as Xia Lingfeng finished speaking, Ma Guangyuan and others' faces suddenly changed drastically.

"Although our forces are several times greater than Xia Mingyuan's, even a lion will use all its strength to fight a rabbit. Xia Mingyuan might have prepared an ambush."

"presumptuous!"

Xia Lingfeng's voice suddenly rose, and he looked around coldly, "How dare you repeatedly oppose my orders? I can't believe you take me seriously at all."

"I told you to split up your forces and give chase. Are you deaf?"

"Do you want me to go back and tell my father that you are bullying me because I am young and don't take me, a prince, seriously?"

When Ma Guangyuan heard this, his face turned pale.

He looked at Xia Lingfeng in astonishment, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Before setting off, Ma Guangyuan had already anticipated that Xia Lingfeng would be a trouble.

But no one expected that this child, who looked only seven or eight years old, would actually dare to act so recklessly.

"Your Highness, please think twice."

"If we divide our forces now and encounter an ambush, our army will suffer losses and morale will be low. Your Highness, please be patient for a few days. Once Hanyang City falls, I will personally capture Xia Mingyuan and allow you to tear him into pieces to relieve your hatred."

"Your Highness, please think twice!"

As soon as Ma Guangyuan and others finished speaking, the generals behind them all knelt on one knee on the ground.

"Okay, okay." Xia Lingfeng sneered, "You guys are trying to make a military remonstration. When we were in the capital, even my father always gave me some leeway. You guys are so bold that you dare to disobey me!"

"Since you are unwilling to divide your forces to pursue, I will bring 5,000 men and personally chop off Xia Mingyuan's head."

"If you refuse to allow the army to accompany me, I will lead my own imperial guards. If I die in Hanyang, you will all rub your heads and wonder how long I can stay here."

After the words fell, Ma Guangyuan and others looked at each other in amazement.

Before they could react, Xia Lingfeng suddenly jumped off the carriage and rode on the imperial guards' warhorse.

"Daxia Imperial Guards, follow me to kill the traitors."

Xia Lingfeng, riding on the warhorse, was full of excitement. He whipped the horse whip suddenly and rushed out alone.

The imperial guard general Zhang Ziqian was stunned for a moment and his face changed drastically.

"What are you all still standing there for?"

"Hurry up and catch up with His Highness! If something happens to His Highness, the local authorities can still find an excuse to shirk responsibility, and I'm afraid our entire clan will be in danger!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the thousand imperial guards who followed Xia Lingfeng from the capital changed their expressions. They immediately ignored the overall situation and led their men to chase after him.

Ma Guangyuan looked at Xia Lingfeng who quickly disappeared from his sight, his face turned pale and he stomped his feet in anger.

"Nonsense!"

"This is absolutely ridiculous. Your Majesty is so wise and powerful, how could you give birth to such a foolish son?"

"General, what should we do now?"

As Ma Guangyuan spoke, he turned around and looked at Guo Zhen, who had a gloomy face and was silent.

At this point, he couldn't make up his mind.

Guo Zhen sighed softly, his eyes full of helplessness.

After a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "What else can I do?"

"Suppressing bandits and rebellions, how can these be compared to the life of that little ancestor?"

"He only has a thousand men around him, and Xia Mingyuan is surrounded by elite troops. If we don't divide our forces to protect him, if they set an ambush, he might not see the sunrise tomorrow morning."

After hearing this, Ma Guangyuan nodded and understood what Guo Zhen meant.

He gritted his teeth, bowed to Guo Zhen, and said, "General, I am willing to lead three thousand cavalrymen and follow behind His Highness. If there is an ambush, we can rescue him immediately."

"Xia Mingyuan probably wouldn't have thought that Xia Lingfeng would do such a stupid thing. If there hadn't been an ambush, we might have been able to reunite directly."

Guo Zhen shook his head slightly, frowning. "The troops under Xia Mingyuan are no ordinary troops. You only brought 3,000 cavalrymen, which is too few."

"After all, you're going to be carrying around a burden like this, so you should be fully prepared."

"Fortunately, Hanyang's military strength is not high, so we still have enough manpower."

At this point, Guo Zhen paused, closed his eyes and thought. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "You will lead 5,000 soldiers and follow His Highness immediately."

"If there are no ambushes, remember to join the main army immediately."

"After this battle, I will never allow any royal disciple to enter my military camp to gild their reputation, not even the son of Your Majesty!"

Ma Guangyuan nodded in agreement, and without any further delay, he quickly mobilized five thousand soldiers and horses to chase in the direction of Xia Lingfeng.

On the other side, Wang Gangyi followed behind Xia Mingyuan with an excited look on his face.

"Commander-in-chief, it seems that there are people chasing us from the opposite side. From the looks of it, there are only a thousand soldiers. Why don't we fight back now and take down these thousand people?"

"Is someone really chasing us?" Xia Mingyuan looked a little surprised and turned his head to look into the distance.

Sure enough, there was smoke and dust behind us, and from the noise we could tell that pursuers were riding fast.

Xia Mingyuan grinned. "Listening to the sound of horse hooves, it seems to be the imperial guards. The border troops don't have such elite heavy cavalry."

"Did these Huaiqing Prefecture generals get kicked in the head by a donkey? Could it be that they let Xia Lingfeng come and chase them?"

Wang Ganger took a step forward, his eyes full of enthusiasm, "Commander-in-Chief, if that's the case, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

"Why don't we just strike back and kill them? They only have about a thousand men. If we charge them in one round, we can kill most of them."

"That brat has probably never been on a battlefield. He'll probably be so scared that he'll pee himself, and won't be able to take charge."

Xia Mingyuan shook his head, "I always feel that there is something strange here."

"The generals leading the troops in Huaiqing Prefecture would never be so foolish as to allow a prince to pursue us. We should try to be as cautious as possible."

"Wang Gangyi, go inform the Qianjun army to speed up and deliberately leave behind some food and supplies, pretending to flee in a hurry, and lure the enemy into the encirclement we have set up in advance."

"Yes!"

Wang Gang grinned, saluted Xia Mingyuan, and rode away quickly on his horse.

Xia Mingyuan looked into the distance. After a moment, he laughed and said, "I really don't know why Xia Tianxiong, who was so famous throughout his life, sent his son here."

"This time, I want him to experience the feeling of losing a loved one."

After saying this, Xia Mingyuan whipped his whip violently, rode ahead, and disappeared from everyone's sight.