Chapter 1697

His subordinates hurriedly tried to dissuade him and grabbed his arm that was holding the blade.

Tuoba Zheng gritted his teeth and slowly put down his blade. He nodded.

"You're right. This prince acted rashly in a moment of anger. Strategist Pang, you can't be blamed for this. If someone is to be blamed, it should be this prince. Now, where should we go? "

He knew that Strategist Pang was a resourceful man. If he killed him in a moment of anger, it would be the same as cutting off one of his arms. It would be painful for his friends and happy for his enemies. It wouldn't help the situation and he would lose a strategist for nothing.

Strategist Pang thought about it and said, "Why don't we go upstream?"

"Upstream?" Tuoba Zheng had a look of disbelief on his face as he asked, "You just said that the enemy had stacked sandbags upstream. They're upstream right now. If we go, won't we be walking right into a trap? Why not go downstream? In this prince's opinion, it's safer downstream. "

He had encountered several attacks in a row, which had dealt a huge blow to him. He had already become a frightened bird. Not only him, but the rest of the troops were also in a state of panic, afraid that they would encounter another ambush.

Strategist Pang counted with his fingers and said, "Royal Prince, according to our investigation, there are three thousand soldiers in Yuezhou City. Just now, we didn't see a single person in Yuezhou City. This means that they only left a few people to set fire to the city. The remaining three thousand soldiers must be lying in ambush outside the city. In the dense forest, we encountered an ambush of one thousand soldiers. After exiting the forest, we encountered another ambush of one thousand soldiers. Now that we've arrived at the White Sand River, they are stacking sandbags upstream to block the water, causing us to lose many people. They must have calculated that we won't dare to go upstream, so the other ambush of one thousand soldiers should be lying in ambush downstream. If we go downstream, we'll truly be walking right into a trap."

Tuoba Zheng suddenly slapped his thigh and shouted, "Strategist truly is a strategist! Resourceful and resourceful. This prince is an idiot compared to you! Alright, everyone listen to Strategist Pang. Let's go upstream! "

Once he gave the order, the troops all obeyed.

The group of people with horses rode on horses and those without walked.

In the panic just now, Tuoba Zheng's horse had been washed away by the river and disappeared.

He thought of his beloved horse that had accompanied him for several years and couldn't help feeling sad.

"Junw.a.n.g Ye, you can ride this horse." Strategist Pang led his warhorse over and handed the reins to him.

"What about Strategist Pang? I'm a military general and can walk, but you're a scholar, so I can't take your horse. "Tuoba Zheng returned the horse to Strategist Pang.

At this moment, one of his personal guards led his horse over and gave it to Tuoba Zheng.

"Royal Prince, you are our commander, you cannot be without a warhorse. This subordinate's horse is for you."

Tuoba Zheng nodded and leaped onto his horse. He glanced at the soldiers beside him and saw that every single one of them was in a sorry state. Their clothes and armor were in tatters, and many of them even had their eyebrows and hair completely burnt off. They were like a group of defeated soldiers, and they didn't have the slightest bit of the heroic spirit they had in the past.

He raised the blade on his waist and said, "Today's defeat is all because of this prince's mistakes. One day, I, Tuoba Zheng, will use the blood of the West Chu cowards to wash away today's shame and take revenge for all of you!"

He raised the saber on his waist and said, "Today's defeat was all because of this prince's command error. One day, I, Tuoba Zheng, will use the blood of the West Chu cowards to wash away today's shame and take revenge for you all!"