Chapter 1695

Strategist Pang's eyes were also blurred with tears. The guilt in his heart was ten times greater than Tuoba Zheng's.

"Strategist, I was the one who made the decision on this matter, it has nothing to do with you." Tuoba Zheng's impulse quickly passed. He calmed down and sheathed his blade.

His eyes were cold as he said in a cold voice, "I, Tuoba Zheng, will remember today's defeat. One day, I will make the West Chu cowards pay with their blood. I will repay the lives of my South Yue soldiers ten times over!"

His expression was ferocious as he gritted his teeth. His voice was filled with deep hatred.

This was a crushing defeat that he had never suffered in his ten years of marching. The flames that reached the sky, the dense forest that was like a rain of arrows, and the rows of corpses that fell to the ground were like a nightmare that was deeply imprinted in the depths of his mind.

"Royal prince, look, that's the White Sand River in front of us!"

Strategist Pang suddenly pointed in front of him as his voice was filled with joy.

Under the moonlight, a river glowed with water as it quietly flowed. There was no one on either side of the river.

Seeing this scene, the South Yue soldiers that had just escaped from death began to cheer.

They had been running for their lives for most of the night, and had been chased twice. They were already exhausted, and many of them were badly burned. At this time, when they saw the river, they were like fish that had come ashore. They were extremely thirsty, and they rushed into the river in unison, jumping and leaping.

The river was not deep and the current was not fast. It only reached their calves and necks.

Tuoba Zheng brought his horse down and they all went into the river to drink water.

He drank a few mouthfuls of the cool river water and washed his face. Only then did he feel a bit more spirited. Looking at the people around him, he suddenly laughed.

"Royal prince, what are you laughing at?"

Strategist Pang was also tired and thirsty. After drinking his fill, he looked up at Tuoba Zheng in confusion. He couldn't understand how the second prince could still laugh when they were in such a sorry state.

Tuoba Zheng pointed around and smiled, "I thought this Liu Chengyuan, whom I've never met before, was a talented general. The plan he came up with with an empty city was indeed brilliant. Even you, Strategist Pang, were fooled by it, causing us to lose many soldiers and almost all of us to be burned to death in the Yuezhou City. Then, when we escaped from the city, we were ambushed twice by the ambushers he set up, causing us to suffer even more losses. Now, we only have these few people left. If Liu Chengyuan sets up another ambush here, how can we fight against him when we're tired and tired? He will capture all of us in one fell swoop. Yet, there are no ambushes here. This shows that he is an idiot! "

Strategist Pang couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. He nodded approvingly. "Your Highness is right. If there's another ambush here, we'll have no choice but to surrender."

The soldiers roared with laughter.

However, their laughter didn't last for long. Suddenly, there was a muffled rumble not far away.

It sounded like thunder, but also like the beating of drums. However, they were too far away and couldn't hear it clearly.

"What is that sound?"

"It sounds like thunder!"

"No, it sounds like the roar of a tiger."

"Nonsense, it sounds like the beating of drums to me."

Strategist Pang's face paled as he stared at Tuoba Zheng with fear.

"Royal Prince, it can't be that good things don't come true, right? You said there were no ambushes here, but now an ambush has appeared?"