Chapter 1309: New Trouble

Yang Meng's team killed into the herd like a fierce tiger, shouting "squat down and don't kill" while heading straight for City Guardian Liu. Catch the thief first, catch the king; his goal was very clear: as long as this unscrupulous scoundrel was beheaded, tonight would be a complete success.

The soldiers who were vomiting and having diarrhea couldn't even lift their hands, so of course they squatted down; others saw that the situation was going to be lost, and their eyes turned, and they squatted down one after another.

Everyone was originally a colleague in the city, so they thought Yang Meng wouldn't kill them all; why would they fight to the death for City Guardian Liu? City Guardian Liu also knew that this game was completely lost, so he had to order a retreat.

At this time, he only had six or seven hundred people left around him.

How could Yang Meng spare him? With an order, the whole army pursued.

But their shortcomings were revealed—

Insufficient horse power.

Besieged for more than twenty days, the poultry and livestock in the city had basically been eaten clean. Although warhorses were important, under the premise that even snakes, insects, rats, and ants were eaten, they were killed one after another.

People couldn't live, so what future could they talk about? So Yang Meng's defense army had to be infantry-based, and they grabbed horses as soon as they rushed into the enemy camp, but they only grabbed a hundred or so.

Just as he was wringing his hands in regret, he found that the fleeing soldiers in front were not much better: there was loose horse dung all along the way.

Following for another hundred zhang, horses were often seen collapsing on the ground along the way.

The medicine specially prepared by Dong Rui took effect slowly, but it didn't pick its target.

Whether it was man or horse in City Guardian Liu's camp, they all had to drink water, so...

One fleeing and one chasing, another few li of road.

Both sides were quite embarrassed, but neither was willing to stop.

The army around City Guardian Liu fought while scattering, fighting less and less. He was surrounded in the middle, and could even smell the stench of excrement.

This was truly the most embarrassed retreat for everyone present since they were born!

The defense army behind saw the dawn, but they became more and more energetic as they chased. After all, chasing to this point, City Guardian Liu only had less than a hundred cavalry left; if they added a bit more effort, they might be able to drag the fellow Liu off his horse.

But just at this moment, two defense soldiers suddenly pointed to the lower slope and shouted, their voices anxious: "Yang, under the city, under the city!"

They chased City Guardian Liu to the hillside, turning around, and from here they could overlook the city gate of Shizhoutou: it was now full of red light and torches! Just looking at the torches, they knew there were many people, and they knew they were all crowded at the city gate.

The defense army of Shizhoutou had basically all come out to kill the enemy, and City Guardian Liu's army had also been driven away, so where did another large army come from? "Zhao Guangzhi."

Yang Meng thought about it, and his face changed in horror.

The cannibal king Zhao Guangzhi had attacked Shizhoutou last time but retreated hastily, but he had never been far away and was still wandering nearby.

City Guardian Liu brought troops back to seize the city, attacking with such great momentum for so many days; Zhao Guangzhi couldn't have not known.

Had he been waiting for the most suitable opportunity?

Like tonight.

The defense army and City Guardian Liu fought into a ball and chased so far, the city defense of Shizhoutou was empty! Thinking of this, Yang Meng broke into a cold sweat on his back.

If Shizhoutou were taken by Zhao Guangzhi, the fate of the elders in the city would be much worse than being seized back by City Guardian Liu!

He drove away the wolf here, and Shizhoutou entered the tiger?

The only way now is to return to rescue the city! There is a shortcut from here down the mountain.

But looking at the backs of the enemy army in the mountain forest, Yang Meng felt a strong unwillingness in his heart.

That bastard City Guardian Liu harmed the common people in the city so miserably, why could he escape unscathed!

But, but... Yang Meng looked at the enemy's back appearing and disappearing in the mountain forest, then looked at Shizhoutou, which was in danger below, and finally let out a long sigh: "Withdraw the troops and return to rescue Shizhoutou!"

In these few moments, Yang Meng thought clearly; although he hated City Guardian Liu to the bone, the top priority for his side was to ensure the safety of Shizhoutou. After this battle, even if City Guardian Liu escaped, he would be severely injured and would not be a threat for a short time.

At critical moments, people always have to make trade-offs.

However, the order-passing officer hadn't passed the order yet, when he heard the sound of horse hooves, and a cavalry team suddenly rushed out from the side! It was pitch black, and the other party almost collided with them, which startled Yang Meng's warhorse into a neigh.

The defense army was startled and drew their weapons to face them.

Yang Meng tightened the reins and looked closely, then raised his wrist to stop the army from coming forward.

In the dim light, Yang Meng barely saw that the riders were all in black light armor, wearing masks!

The leader wore a dragon-head mask, and Yang Meng also found those two golden eyebrows quite familiar. He met two masked men in front of the temple a few days ago, and this was one of them.

"It's you!" Who would draw two golden eyebrows on a wolf face?

He subconsciously wanted to find the dragon-head mask, but it didn't seem to be among these people.

"What advice do you have?"

These people gave him grain and gave him a great victory tonight, but that didn't mean he could trust these guys of unknown origin.

The wolf-head mask reached out, pointed at Yang Meng, and then pointed at Shizhoutou city below.

The meaning was very clear: let him go back to rescue the city.

Afterward, the wolf-head mask turned his horse's head and chased in the direction where City Guardian Liu's army fled.

The black-armored army followed closely, and in a few breaths, the sound of horse hooves went far away.

This group of uninvited guests actually went to chase City Guardian Liu? Yang Meng was stunned for a moment, and ordered the whole army to rush back to the city.

Yang Meng didn't know what these guys who killed halfway were trying to do, but they were full of malice toward City Guardian Liu, which was too good.

Perhaps it was City Guardian Liu's enemy? This scoundrel had done many things that angered both men and gods, so it wasn't strange to offend a few powerful forces.

At this time, Shizhoutou needed every bit of help.

He looked at the city gate below, feeling anxious.

The wolf-head mask also stopped to take a look, seeing the back of Yang Meng's defense army running home, and then turned his horse's head and continued forward:

"Hurry up, or we won't catch the excitement."

This person, of course, was Dong Rui.

City Guardian Liu ran wildly on his horse.

I don't know if it was psychological, but he felt more and more uncomfortable, as if he also had a trend of vomiting and diarrhea.

"Faster, faster!" They had to rush to Qu City; that was his cousin's territory, which could temporarily provide shelter for his remnant army.

He looked back frequently, without the confidant reporting, he could find that the pursuers were getting fewer and fewer.

"They don't have enough horses!" City Guardian Liu was overjoyed, "They can't catch up!"

Not only were their horses having diarrhea, but the mounts Yang Meng grabbed from his camp couldn't handle the medicine either. What's the use of hundreds of infantry not being able to catch up? Even if those dozens of cavalry came, they were just sending food!

"Ha, ha!" City Guardian Liu rode panting, but his mood relaxed, "Yang Meng's mob actually used such despicable means, winning without martial virtue! Wait until I return to Qu City to borrow an army, I will definitely cut him under the horse!"

These words were not only to comfort himself, but also to comfort the diehards around him.

City Guardian Liu felt he had escaped the predicament and had already begun to plan for the future.

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