The end of the world begins with the king

Chapter 424
In Beixi Village, the line of defense is still there, but there are no defense targets.

Zhang He returned with his team on horseback, but found that the others had already returned first.

"Old Zhang, you're back. You didn't see those thieves being hunted down by corpses just now!"

"That's right, I really enjoyed today. These thieves have been defeated so badly that they are no longer able to fight our army. It won't be long before we regain Liaoping!"

Zhang He nodded, and then asked, "How many horses did you bring back?"

"I received 78 horses..."

"Hey, I have more... 92 horses than you!"

"You are amazing, I only received 53 horses!"

In the morning, the Ming army was defeated, and many horses were left along the way. It was only by those who had horses under their seats that they could collect them all.

"Zhang Zongqi, how much did you charge?"

Zhang He smiled and replied: "Not much, 120 horses!"

"You...you are amazing!"

They were chatting here, while other soldiers were resting, some were sleeping, some were eating and drinking, and only a small number of them were on guard.

Last night, tossing all night, I am very tired now.

In a small courtyard in the center of the village, three thousand households stood respectfully.

"The thieves were defeated. Do you have any ideas on what to do next?" Zhao Yanxun said in a flat tone.

Yesterday evening, he failed to hunt down Zhu Jinzhang, but instead put himself in danger. He decided to do less of this kind of thing in the future.

The question he raised at this moment, the three thousand households had already thought about it before they came. As generals, this is their duty.

"My lord, now that the bandit army has been defeated, our army's fighting spirit is high... It's a good time to take advantage of the victory and pursue it!"

Hanging his waist, Wang Cheng expressed his thoughts: "In my opinion, our army should go to Baishan County as soon as possible, and it will be easy to take Baishan!"

Zhao Yanxun nodded, then looked at the other two, and asked, "What do you say?"

Gao Zhengan was about to speak, but Fang Sheng said first, "My lord, the brothers below haven't rested all night, and they are tired... It's better to rest for half a day!"

"You must know that in this wilderness, besides the bandit army from Baishan, our enemy army also has countless monsters!"

Gao Zheng'an also chimed in and said, "My lord, what Fang Qianhu said is very true, just to be on the safe side... it's better to take a rest!"

At this moment, hurried footsteps sounded outside the courtyard, but it was a scout who was released back.

"Report to the lord, a large number of defeated soldiers have returned from Baishan County!"

This is already the third batch of scouts from Baishan County, and the news sent back is similar.

"Is there any trace of Zhu Jinzhang?" This is what Zhao Yanxun always asks.

"Not found yet!"

"Go and investigate again!"

"As ordered!"

After the scout left, Zhao Yanxun glanced at the three thousand households: "It's about time (ten o'clock in the morning), and the whole army rests until it's time (two o'clock in the afternoon), and we will head to Baishan County!"

A total of four hours of rest, plus an hour of rest before, is almost enough for the soldiers to recover their strength.

Beixi Village is no more than fifteen miles away from Baishan County by taking the official road, and it only takes an hour at most to get there.

Several thousands of households all worshiped: "My lord is holy!"

Zhao Yanxun waved and said, "Go and rest too!"

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Beixi Village can rest in peace, but in Baishan County, more than ten miles away, it is dark and gloomy at the moment.

The defeated soldiers returned one after another, but these people did not have the joy of the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, and some only had sad faces.

Zhu Xiaoan also brought people back at this moment, he gathered a lot of broken soldiers during the return journey, and there were more than 200 people following him.

"Is the prince back?" Zhu Xiaoan asked the city gate guards.

"I came back last night!"

Hearing that Zhu Jinzhang was back, Zhu Xiaoan's heart went back to his stomach.

Immediately, he led his men into the city, and the streets were deserted.

Zhu Xiaoan wanted his subordinates to take a rest. After fleeing for a whole morning and being chased by zombies, everyone was very tired.

But before he could open his mouth, he heard a voice from a distance saying: "Everyone go to the city wall to prevent the Yong army from attacking the city!"

"Brother Xiaohe..." Zhu Xiaoan called out.

The person who came was Zhu Xiaohe. After Zhu Jinzhang was chased and fled last night, he was the actual commander outside Beixi Village.

Today's defeat, he also returned to Baishan County, because this is the closest city to them.

"If you want to rest, go up to the city wall to rest, the Yong army might be on their way!" Zhu Xiaohe emphasized.

Zhu Xiaoan couldn't refute this, so he said: "Listen to Zhu Qianhu and go to the city wall!"

Ever since, the soldiers walked up the city wall one after another, while Zhu Xiaoan got off his horse and came in front of Zhu Xiaohe.

"The prince is back too?"

"I'm back!" Zhu Xiaohe said expressionlessly.

Gritting his teeth, Zhu Xiaoan said: "Then I'll go and plead guilty to the prince!"

Just when Zhu Xiaoan was about to leave, Zhu Xiaohe said: "Beixi Village was defeated, I should also ask the prince for guilt, and we will go together when the prince wakes up!"

Stopping in his tracks, Zhu Xiaoan didn't dare to say anything: "What time is it, the prince can still sleep?"

But the next moment, he realized that something was wrong, so he looked at Zhu Xiaohe with a questioning look.

"The prince was attacked last night and fell off his horse while fleeing. He hasn't woken up yet!"

Hearing this, Zhu Xiaoan became even more depressed, and at the same time flustered.

If something happened to Zhu Jinzhang, wouldn't the foundation they created would collapse in an instant.

"Zhu Qianhu... Both adults are here. Lord Wu sent me to inform you that the prince is about to wake up!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Xiaohe said to Zhu Xiaoan: "Let's go, let's go see the prince!"

The two didn't say much at the moment, and then they went to the county government office in the city.

In the county government house, Zhu Jinzhang was lying on the bed with a simple bandage on his forehead.

After drinking a few sips of water, Zhu Jinzhang slowly sat up from the bed with Wu Pingxuan's support.

All he felt was a headache, nothing else was a big deal.

Walking slowly into the main hall, Zhu Jinzhang asked, "How's the situation outside?"

"Your Highness... Now the army has withdrawn to the city.
Inside! "Wu Pingxuan didn't know what to say, so he could only say this.

Turning around, Zhu Jinzhang asked in a deep voice, "Are we defeated?"

"Yong's army is strong, our army can only avoid the edge temporarily!" Wu Pingxuan said slowly.

"Bring me the knife, bring me the knife..."

Before Wu Pingxuan could react, Zhu Jinzhang grabbed the steel knife on the table by himself, and immediately said, "Change my clothes and prepare the horse!"

He was going back to the front, to the place of the battle.

Seeing Zhu Jinzhang's situation at the moment, Wu Pingxuan didn't know how to persuade him. He was afraid that the truth would irritate Zhu Jinzhang.

"My lord..."

"My lord..."

Outside the room, the voices of Zhu Xiaoan and the others sounded.

Zhu Jinzhang walked out the door in twos and threes, just as Zhu Xiaoan walked up the steps.

Seeing Zhu Jinzhang, the two of them knelt on the ground, only to hear Zhu Xiaohe say: "Your Majesty, Beixi Village was defeated, and I... will be punished by death!"

"The minister is also defeated, please punish the minister to death!"

These two sentences, like two heavy hammers, hit Zhu Jinzhang's already injured head.

"Defeated...defeated?" Zhu Jinzhang didn't want to believe it.

Zhu Xiaohe kowtowed to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Our army has been defeated, and now we have withdrawn to the city, the number of troops is less than six hundred..."

Zhu Jinzhang staggered back a few steps and almost fell down the steps. Xin Hao and Wu Pingxuan quickly supported him.

The remnants are less than six hundred... In just two days, I have lost so badly.

Thinking of this, Zhu Jinzhang lost all hope.

(End of this chapter)