Chapter 241: Defeat at the Border Again

The Vice General's figure rushing toward Adunla slackened; obviously, he also discovered this scene and hurriedly greeted loudly: "Hold the flank, absolutely do not let the Xiongnu cut in!"

As long as the Xiongnu cut in, the Zhenbei Army's formation would inevitably fall into chaos, and then the great defeat would not be far away!

Originally, the Zhenbei Army's morale was low now, and only by firmly maintaining the formation could they have the power to fight!

Adunla rushed toward the Vice General, "You dare to be distracted while fighting me, who do you think you are? The Prince of Zhenbei?"

The Vice General raised his long spear and fought with Adunla again, unable to be distracted to take care of the battlefield.

Wei Xikang was not to be outdone, waving his long sword, "I'll help you!"

Adunla fought one against two without falling behind, swinging left and right, very majestic, making both of them unable to be distracted to observe the situation of the battle.

And the Zhenbei Army received the Vice General's order, raised their shields for the first time, extended long spears from the gaps in the shields, attempting to block the Xiongnu's forward steps.

But don't forget, there was still a team roaming and shooting on the side; seeing this situation, they shot arrows at the center of the Zhenbei Army one after another, causing no small casualties.

The Zhenbei Army's Colonels were not eating dry rice either. Colonel Chen immediately organized an effective counterattack, "Archers, prepare, aim at the Xiongnu ambush and shoot for me!!"

On the surface, the two sides seemed evenly matched, but if you looked down at the entire battlefield, you could find that the Zhenbei Army's formation was already on the verge of crumbling.

All counterattacks seemed very powerless; in contrast, the Xiongnu side was fighting with more and more momentum. If they fought to the death, the Zhenbei Army would inevitably be defeated and return.

But everything still had hope; if the Vice General and Wei Xikang could successfully take down Adunla, the Zhenbei Army would still have a chance to turn defeat into victory!

Wei Xikang gritted his teeth and struggled to support. The current Adunla was completely different from the level when they fought just now; every move was straight to the vital points, and if he dared to be distracted for half a moment, he would end up dead.

And the Vice General's pressure was even greater; not only did he have to fight Adunla, but he also had to be distracted to pay attention to Wei Xikang, helping him block some key attacks.

The two sides exchanged more than a dozen moves, and the Vice General and Wei Xikang instead fell into a disadvantage, forced to change to defense, rarely able to counterattack.

Finally! Adunla seized the opportunity and swung a blade toward the Vice General!

The Vice General hurriedly raised the spear shaft, attempting to block this blow.

Unexpectedly, Adunla's real goal was not him, but Wei Xikang who was preparing to sneak an attack!

The curved blade drew an arc in the air, changed direction, and went straight toward Wei Xikang.

Wei Xikang was stretching his hand, preparing to stab Adunla with the long sword in his hand; facing this sudden attack, he was unable to defend, and could only watch the curved blade fall.

"Ssh!"

As blood beads splashed, Wei Xikang's right arm was neatly cut off.

And Wei Xikang's pupils trembled constantly, watching his arm holding the long sword fall to the ground, and he wailed to the sky: "Ah ah ah! My arm!!"

Adunla would not miss such a good opportunity, continuing to wave the curved blade in his hand; this time the target was Wei Xikang's neck, his face ferocious and bloodthirsty.

The Vice General's support finally arrived, the long spear blocked Adunla's curved blade, and he shouted at Wei Xikang: "Your Highness! Retreat quickly!"

Wei Xikang seemed not to have heard, his left hand covering the wound at the severed arm, still wailing!

Seeing this situation, the Vice General could only do it himself, kicking the horse's butt under Wei Xikang, letting the horse take him away from Adunla's attack range, while he himself took the position.

At the same time, he didn't forget to turn his head and shout at the personal guards: "Protect His Highness!"

The personal guards gritted their teeth and rushed forward, protecting Wei Xikang tightly, preparing to take him out of the battlefield.

But the Vice General's shout made Adunla hear it clearly, "Oh? Your Highness? It seems to be a remarkable character!"

Adunla laughed: "Everyone go up, leave that one-armed one behind!"

Since the other party's status was noble, if he captured him alive, perhaps he would have some unexpected gains?

As the two orders were issued, the battlefield quietly underwent some changes.

Wei Xikang's defeat made the Zhenbei Army completely lose that last glimmer of hope; at this moment, despair had spread in the Zhenbei Army.

Many people even turned around and fled directly, completely losing the courage to confront the Xiongnu.

The Xiongnu had no intention of paying attention to these deserters, and they all followed Adunla's order and rushed toward Wei Xikang's position.

Seeing this, the Vice General knew that the overall situation was set; at least he had to protect His Highness the Crown Prince's life, so he shouted at the Colonels: "Retreat all! Protect His Highness and return to the city!"

The retreat horn sounded, and the Zhenbei Army fled toward Lin City in a panic.

Wei Xikang retreated under the cover of the personal guards, but the Xiongnu behind him pursued relentlessly. Seeing the distance between the two sides getting closer and closer, the Vice General made up his mind to turn around and sacrifice himself to delay time.

Colonel Chen was one step ahead of him: "You are more useful than me, if anyone is going, I will go first."

Then Colonel Chen shouted: "The men under my command, turn around, charge at the Xiongnu for me."

A part of the Zhenbei Army in the crowd stopped and looked at Colonel Chen with hesitation; only a few turned around in an instant and followed Colonel Chen's footsteps.

Those who hesitated also had a part who chose to follow, and the rest pretended not to hear and continued to bury their heads and retreat toward Lin City.

Colonel Chen went against the tide of the Xiongnu main army, still shouting: "General, I'm coming to accompany you!"

A group of people went against the current, knowing they would die but without fear, just to delay some time so that Wei Xikang could retreat smoothly.

In front of the tens of thousands of Xiongnu main army, these people were clearly not enough; after only delaying for a while, the Xiongnu caught up again.

This time, another Colonel stepped forward, "You go! Don't let me see you below!"

"Brothers who follow me, turn around! Let the Xiongnu see the spirit of the Zhenbei Army!"

As soon as the words fell, the Colonel turned around and charged, rushing toward the Xiongnu main army without fear of death.

The Vice General gritted his back teeth tightly, unable to say a word, and could only protect Wei Xikang and head toward Lin City.

Whenever the Xiongnu main army approached, someone would step forward, choosing to use their own sacrifice to exchange for a little retreat time.

Until they got closer and closer to the city gate, all the Colonels had sacrificed themselves.

The Zhenbei Army ran into the city in a panic, and the Vice General hurriedly shouted: "Close the city gate! Quickly!"

As the city gate of Lin City closed, the Zhenbei Army felt as if they had picked up a life, lying on the ground in a mess, all breathing a sigh of relief.

But the Vice General knew that now was not the time to relax; the Xiongnu could completely take advantage of the victory to attack the city.

"Quick! Soldiers on the city wall, draw bows and shoot arrows! Raise the flags!"

When they set out, the Vice General deliberately left a few hundred people on the city wall to tie long spears and flags, making it look like there were many defenders in the city.

The original intention was to prevent the Xiongnu from bypassing the Zhenbei Army to sneak an attack on Lin City and cut off their own retreat, but unexpectedly it played a role at this moment! ===== CHAPTER 242 =====