Chapter 228 The End
"Grand Marshal, retreat!"

Zhao Yan ran over and shouted to Liu Hui: "The border troops led by Peng Ze have penetrated our infantry battalion. The army formation has been destroyed and there is nothing we can do to save the situation!"

"Then, let's retreat!" Liu Hui looked at Zhao Kai and said seriously, "You go east, I go west. After we pass this level, we will meet in Jiujiang."

"Okay, take care, Marshal!" Zhao Kai responded, and immediately took a few trusted men and fled to the east while the battlefield was in chaos.

Liu Hui watched Zhao Yan leave, and suddenly saw Qiu Yue leading the cavalry to charge eastward. He was startled, and immediately used his internal energy to shout, "Qiu Yue, your grandfather Liu Hui is here, come and fight!"

Qiu Yue's eyes fixed, and he turned his head to look, only to see Liu Hui holding a Guandao, standing there and glaring at him: "Come and fight!!!"

"Hmph, a clown!" Qiu Yue snorted coldly and rode his horse towards Liu Hui.

Zhao Kai, who was running away, turned around and exchanged glances with Liu Hui. He saw what the Grand Marshal was thinking, and couldn't help but feel an urge to "die with you".

Fortunately, several of his trusted aides reacted quickly and dragged him out.

Qiu Yue didn't notice what was happening nearby. There was so much going on on the battlefield, who could see everything?
As the distance between the two men shortened, the anger in Liu Hui's eyes seemed to be real, as if he wanted to devour Qiu Yue. The veins in his hands, which were tightly holding the Guandao, bulged, and they were as hard as cast iron.

"Drink!"

With a deafening roar, the Guandao was suddenly raised from the waist like a silver lightning, cutting through the air, making a sharp whistling sound, and slashed towards Qiu Yue.

Qiu Yue had an indifferent expression on his face. He shook his spear, swung open the Guandao, and then, as if lifting a feather, he lifted the tip of his spear and knocked Liu Hui's Guandao away.

"Tied!"

With the arrival of 20,000 troops led by Ou Zanghua and the encirclement of the battlefield, the uprising that had begun in October of the fifth year of Zhengde, affected Jiujiang provinces including Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Hubei, Jiangsu, passed through the capital three times, and attacked Nanjing three times, finally came to an end.

The uprising was caused by eunuchs' abuse of power, political corruption, and fierce land annexation.

At the end, Liu Jin was dead, the eunuch party was destroyed, and things seemed to be moving in a good direction.
In the temporary central army camp, Qiu Yue, Peng Ze and Ou Zanghua met again.

The battle is over and everyone is in a good mood. Naturally, there will be plenty of rewards when they return.

However, everyone's good mood did not last long, because a soldier came to report that they had searched the battlefield but could not find any trace of Zhao Kai.

“He’s just a county student. Did he get away?” Peng Ze frowned slightly, with some dissatisfaction in his words.

"The battlefield is chaotic, so it's normal for some people to run away." Qiu Yue sat in the main seat, like a mountain: "What's more, Zhao Yan is a cunning person by nature. If he finds something wrong, he will definitely evacuate in advance."

"But if we let this person escape, there will be trouble in the future!" Peng Ze sighed, feeling quite uncomfortable as if he had drawn a blob of ink on a perfect paper.

Qiu Yue also showed an unhappy expression, but this was the situation on the battlefield and he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.

Ou Zanghua sat on the right, and said with a melancholy look: "I was ambushed on the way here. The leader was Zhao Fan, the third brother of Zhao Fan. His second brother Zhao Hao also died at my hands. I think he will avenge his brother and come to find me!"

Peng Ze asked, "Luring the snake out of its hole?"

"There's no need to do this," Qiu Yue shook his head and said calmly, "The key figures are Liu Liu, Liu Qi, Yang Hu, and Liu Hui. Now Yang Hu is dead, and Liu Liu, Liu Qi, and Liu Hui have been captured. Zhao Kai is not worth worrying about."

"But it's not appropriate to let it go like this."

Peng Ze looked at the map and analyzed, "I am in the north, Lord Bo is in the south, and Ou Keqing is in the west, so the most likely direction for Zhao Kai to escape is the east. Send out several cavalry to search in the east, southeast, and northeast directions."

Ou Zanghua and Qiu Yue naturally had no objection, so the cavalrymen, who had just rested for a short time, set out again under the leadership of the centurion, in groups of thirty, and galloped in three directions.

When they came out of the central army camp, the sun was setting. Lu Bai walked back and reported, "Sir Ou, I found the archer, but he has committed suicide."

"Oh?" Ou Zanghua asked as he walked forward, "Have you confirmed your identity?"

"Confirmed," Lu Bai nodded and said, "The fingertips have calluses, the arm muscles are tight, and the eyes are one large and one small. These are the characteristics of years of archery practice."

"That's good."

Ou Zanghua understood, and before he had walked far, he saw Zuo Lengchan leading Deng Bagong and Zhang Jingchao towards him. He bowed and immediately asked, "Is Lord Ou injured?"

"It's okay, Master Zuo, don't worry." Ou Zanghua smiled and didn't take the assassination to heart.

"That's good!"

Zuo Lengchan was obviously relieved. He walked beside Ou Zanghua and told him about the cavalry battle.

Only after escorting Ou Zanghua back to the tent did he lead his fellow apprentices back to his own tent. He stared at them sharply, and several masters lowered their heads under his gaze.

"You three, do you think you are old hands, have been through a hundred battles, and have encountered every possible situation?!"

"They actually let the assassin sneak under Lord Ou's nose, and gave the archer a chance to shoot the arrow."

Zuo Lengchan looked at everyone and sneered, "Captain Ding."

Ding Mian was so frightened that he quickly took two steps forward: "Master Brother."

"Aren't you brave and fearless, and your palm skills are powerful? I was away for a few days, and something like this happened!"

Ding Mian lowered his head and dared not refute.

"Mr. Lu's flag?"

"Master Brother, I'm here." Lu Bai took two small steps forward and hid slightly behind Ding Mian.

"Aren't you Crane Hand? Let me correct you. You are Crane Brain, as stupid as a crane!"

Lu Bai hunched over, his tall figure almost curled up into a ball.

"Mr. Gao, you have done a lot this time, you will be promoted!"

Gao Kexin swallowed and didn't dare to speak.

"You are all so arrogant!" Zuo Lengchan glanced at them and warned them, "Listen carefully, no matter how great your achievements are or how high your positions are, you must think clearly about who gave you the opportunity!"

"If there is a next time, even if Lord Ou doesn't tell me, I will deal with him myself."

"Yes!" Ding Mian and others immediately bowed and responded.

"roll!"

After walking out of the tent, Lu Bai looked at Gao Kexin and asked in a cold voice: "Junior Brother Gao, are any of those thirty-five stupid thieves still alive?"

"Brother Lu, you are joking. How could I let them live?"

Gao Kexin shook his head. He got angry whenever he mentioned that group of people. And since Ou Zanghua had ordered not to take any prisoners, he would naturally not show mercy and leave any of them alive. So he went up and first used muskets to attack them, then stabbed them with spears. In less than an incense stick of time, he had dealt with the thirty-five awe-inspiring masters.

Ding Mian sighed and said, "My two junior brothers at least killed them, which was a relief. I only injured one."

Deng Baguo and Zhang Jingchao felt really uncomfortable watching their three senior brothers being scolded like dogs.

Lu Bai glanced at the two of them and said unhappily, "What's so funny? If you two were here, you might not be able to do as well as us."

"Yes, yes, yes." Deng Baguo and Zhang Jingchao couldn't help laughing and nodded perfunctorily.

"Don't go too far, you two!"

“good good”

(End of this chapter)