The naughty and cowardly little crybaby sold himself out

Chapter 126: Break through, find a way out of a dead end!

Now the Beisai cavalry and Ling Yin's support team were in a confrontation.

"Your Highness, what should we do now? The entire Northern Frontier is now gathering together. If we cannot meet up with His Highness the War King, the War King will probably be in great danger!"

Deputy General Gao Le standing by was filled with resentment. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had not retreated in the face of the enemy and lost his composure, he would not have been chased and attacked, and there would not have been so many casualties!

He is even worse than the indifferent Fifth Prince. At least the Fifth Prince did not retreat when he came to help and fought until the last moment.

The prince was slightly injured, but the psychological shock was even greater and he has not yet recovered.

He thought he had some military talent, but planning strategies and going into battle personally were completely different things!

The courage and calmness required are not as simple as just talking in the tent!

"The enemy's strength is too different from ours. We cannot advance rashly. Feishu asked the Fourth Prince to send more troops over!"

"Brother Crown Prince, it will take at least five days for the news to reach Fourth Brother and send troops here. Xiaojiu can't wait. He has no one and no food, and the heavy snow is coming..."

"He shouldn't have sent out troops in the first place! Father has long said that troops are not allowed to be sent out! He insisted on doing it, what can I do! If we go there without waiting for Mu Yun's reinforcements, we will die with just a few of us, and by the way, we are giving them a lot of food and fodder. Do you think this is a good idea?" The Crown Prince angrily refuted the Fifth Prince.

"Your Highness, I am willing to lead 5,000 soldiers to launch a surprise attack!" Gao Le stepped forward to request.

"Gao Le, do you think you are very capable? Our infantry and cavalry combined are less than 15,000, while their cavalry is more than 15,000!" The prince pointed at him angrily, "If you hadn't dragged the army forward and disobeyed orders, we wouldn't have suffered so many casualties!"

Gao Le knelt on the ground. The prince was the commander-in-chief and he could not refute. It was indeed he who had been resisting stubbornly and almost broke through those Northern Border cavalry. It was the prince who fled from the battlefield that caused the whole army to be defeated.

But he couldn't have any objections, right? The country would belong to the prince in the future, but the King of War was still waiting for reinforcements and food. Gao Le gritted his teeth and swallowed his anger, taking the responsibility.

"I shall die! Your Highness, allow me to lead 5,000 soldiers to launch a surprise attack, and this will atone for my crime!"

"Your Highness, I am willing to go with Vice General Gao!"

There were people kneeling on the ground in the camp. All the lieutenant generals, commanders, and captains, except the fifth prince Jing Muhao, knelt on the ground. These were all the soldiers led by Jing Muyang.

The prince was furious. Jing Muyang didn't listen to him, and even his soldiers didn't listen to him. He was kneeling on the ground as if he was asking for his permission, but in fact he was forcing him to agree.

“Brother Crown Prince!” The Fifth Prince also knelt on the ground and begged him, “Just let them go, otherwise Xiaojiu will really have a hard time!”

"Xiao Wu! We don't have enough troops, and we must not be dispersed. If they go, what if their food and supplies are attacked?"

This question made Jing Muhao shut his mouth.

"Your Highness, I will lead the troops to attack. If there is a breakthrough, we will reorganize the army and continue to move forward. If we fail, Your Highness, please lead the troops back to the camp."

The military officer stood up and said something. He had seen through the cowardice of the prince.

The prince said nothing.

"Brother Crown Prince, since the military commander has suggested this, let's do it. He knows the battlefield better than us, and they must be confident. If they fail, we will go back and defend Xucheng well." The Fifth Prince interrupted.

"If you insist on going to my palace, I won't stop you! Don't tell me that it was my permission!"

The prince swung his sleeves, even Xiaowu was facing them, he knew he couldn't stop them.

"I volunteered to take the risk. Whether it succeeds or fails, it has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" After several generals kowtowed, they went out to count the troops. They would set off immediately.

"Brother Prince, I want to go with you." Jing Muhao said cautiously.

"You're going to die?"

The prince stared at him. Xiaowu, who had just joined his camp, had always been restless. Ever since he was disciplined by Xiaojiu, he started to focus on his work.

Not only did he restrain his usual behavior, he also requested to come out to provide disaster relief. Although he still could not complete the task very well, he had done his best within his ability.

Last time when so much food and supplies were lost, Xiaojiu did not punish him by military law. Instead, he won a wave of goodwill for him.

This Xiaowu has never been involved in other people's affairs. What does he want to do now?

“How could that be? If you can’t win, you can just run away.” Jing Muhao stepped forward.

"Brother Crown Prince, I just want to go and see these soldiers. Why do they listen to Xiao Jiu so much? Why do they have to take such a big risk to save him? How did Xiao Jiu win people's hearts?"

The prince stared at him for a long time, probably because he had tasted some sweetness with Xiaojiu and had some ideas in his mind.

"I can't stop you, so go ahead. Write down the warrant. Your life and death are your own responsibility!"

"No, Brother Crown Prince, you and Brother Four have to come and save us, otherwise how are you going to explain to Father when you go back?"

"I don't need to explain myself at all. Xiaojiu insisted on doing what he wanted, and you followed suit and made trouble. You didn't listen to my orders. I have to think about the overall situation. There are only 20,000 troops left in Xucheng, and there are so many refugees in the city. Naturally, I can't mess with you."

The more the prince thought about it, the more he felt that he was not wrong. Moreover, Xiaojiu's influence in the army really shocked and frightened him. He could not let Xiaojiu go on like this, otherwise even if he got the throne, he would only be a puppet emperor.

"Then I won't go. Xiaojiu is in great danger, so I'd rather not go and die. Brother Crown Prince, I'm with you, and I'll stand by you through thick and thin."

The Fifth Prince seemed to see something in the Crown Prince's eyes and immediately changed his attitude.

The prince didn't say anything else. Although he said that he didn't need to explain to the emperor, he was also worried that the emperor would blame him, so he needed the fifth prince to stand on his side.

Gao Le quickly selected the soldiers and took away half of the generals. It was not that the rest did not want to go, but they made the decision after discussion. If the front assault was successful, the rear would follow. If it failed, they would evacuate immediately without rescue. Everything would be planned according to what had been said before.

However, on the second day after the departure, news came from the front that the raid had failed, Gao Le's entire army had been wiped out, and the Beisai cavalry were attacking this side. The prince led his troops to evacuate overnight.

This was exactly the time agreed with Jing Muyang. Jing Muyang was waiting in Tuoling, but the prince had evacuated and Jing Muyang had not received the news. He waited in Tuoling for two more days until he received information from the scouts he sent out and learned about it.

Jing Muyang was extremely helpless. He was now in a very passive situation. He was surrounded on three sides. It was useless even if he left to the east. Their food and grass were exhausted, and they could not go far.

"Your Highness, the food and fodder accompanying the army is only enough for today." Qingshan reported. This was the ration compressed from the past two days.

"Your Highness, the temperature is getting lower and lower. I expect there will be a snowstorm in the next few days," Qinglin reported.

"Your Highness, the nearest city-state is Mulag, which is more than 300 miles away. Arsalan's forces are scattered. If we attack there, we should still be in time." Aoki said.

Mulag, Jing Muyang looked at the generals in the tent. In fact, everyone thought so in their hearts. Qingmu was right. The nearest city-state was Mulag. Going in other directions was a dead end. They had no choice.

Jing Muyang frowned. Since he had no choice, he might as well rush in!

Find a way out of a dead end!

"Set out immediately, cross Tuoling again, raid Arsalan, and attack Mulag!"

"Yes!"

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