Peerless Taoist

As soon as he said that, everyone in the camp of the Great Yu Army was stunned. They would never have thought that the Royal Forest Army would choose to retreat at this critical moment.    

The Tang Army had even brought out elites like the Sixteen Guards of South Court, but Great Yu chose to withdraw at this time.    

It was no different from suppressing the morale of their side before the war!    

"Why is Commander Xu leaving now?" Talisman science shouted loudly.    

Xu Tiangang's cold voice was heard, "This marshal received the Emperor's decree and was worried that the Tang Army would launch a surprise attack on the Imperial Capital. Hence, I had no choice but to return to defend. This is the Emperor's decree. Who would dare to disobey?"    

The entire army went silent and many people gritted their teeth in hatred.    

The Royal Forest Military was clearly waiting for the Rising Dragon Army to arrive. Now that the Rising Dragon Army had arrived, the Royal Forest Military immediately chose to retreat and hand over all the difficult bones to the Rising Dragon Army.    

As for the emperor's decree, many people guessed that there was a deeper meaning behind it.    

Zhao Yuanyan was not a fool. He definitely knew what the consequences of suddenly withdrawing a few main Imperial Army legions before the war would be.    

The only possibility for him to do so was to target the local army.    

He would drive the tiger to swallow the wolf and use it as a pretext to kill.    

Every soldier felt a chill run down their spines.    

"Xu Tiangang, after this battle ends, you must fight with me!" Song Qinhu suddenly shouted.    

Xu Tiangang snorted coldly but did not choose to show himself.    

Although in terms of official positions, there was not much difference between the Imperial Army commander and the Provincial Governor, Xu Tiangang's strength could not compare to Song Qinhu, who had been promoted step by step from the army.    

If he were to fight Song Qinhu, Xu Tiangang would probably be killed in a few moves.    

Under Xu Tiangang's orders, the Imperial Palace Guards swiftly retreated.    

Very quickly, a large empty defense area was exposed in front of everyone's eyes.    

Ye Wangshu quickly sent people over to explain. She also did not know why the Royal Forest Military did this.    

Although the Dragon Martial Army and the Imperial Palace Guards belonged to the Imperial Army, because Xu Tiangang was the Emperor's close minister, the Imperial Palace Guards held a much higher position than the Dragon Martial Army. Even if they had a decision, they did not need to discuss it with the Dragon Martial Army.    

Lu Yu did not plan to argue and waved his hand. "Lu Jingsheng, send someone to take over the defense zone."    

A group of Rising Dragon Army soldiers passed by the Royal Forest Army and took over the area they had left.    

The retreating soldiers of the Royal Forest Military knew that they were in the wrong. Even if they left, they would leave with their heads down.    

"Wuuu!"    

A melodious horn sounded across the entire battlefield.    

Countless soldiers of the Hidden Dragon Army were in high spirits. They prepared themselves to welcome the arrival of the Tang Army.    

At that moment, the Tang Army in the distance had also discovered the true strength of the Hidden Dragon Army. Bursts of drum beats, along with the furious roars of the Tang Army soldiers, were heard one after another.    

The enormous Tang Army warships did not come over. The warships on the deck opened up in unison. Every floor was decorated with a large number of black muzzles, which were aimed at the Great Yu Army's camp.    

This action stunned all the generals of the Great Yu Army.    

"The commander of the Tang Army is very smart. He knows that the Qianlong Army warships are large and difficult to deal with in a head-on confrontation. So, he used cannons to kill them first."    

"Unfortunately, the Qianlong Army is outside. It's too late."    

Many generals heaved a long sigh.    

The Rising Dragon Army had come too quickly. They had no time to enter the camp.    

With the protection of the camp's formation, they could still resist the attacks of the cannon fire outside. But now that all the Rising Dragon Army soldiers were outside the camp, they had to face the Tang Army's cannon fire head-on.