Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 402 Victory begins

For a moment, shouts and cries of killing were heard one after another under the city gate, and soon there were corpses everywhere and blood flowed like a river.

An Lushan and Shi Siming saw the situation was not good and tried to retreat, but both inside and outside the city were moving closer to the inner circle. One of the lieutenants saw that An Lushan's army was already in decline and rode his horse to attack An Lushan and Shi Siming.

The deputy general shouted, "General, I'm afraid we can't hold out anymore. We will cover your retreat."

An Lushan also responded loudly: "No, if you want to leave, let's leave together!"

The deputy general was very grateful for An Lushan's support along the way, but he knew that this was not the time for sentimentality, so he said, "General, you should leave quickly. As long as there is green mountains, there will be no fear of running out of firewood. If we don't leave now, our efforts will be in vain!"

Shi Siming didn't have such deep feelings for the deputy general. He just wanted to escape death with great difficulty and didn't want to die again so soon. So he also advised: "Yes, Brother An, if you don't leave now, your mission will be wasted. Think about your children and your family!"

An Lushan then reluctantly agreed: "Okay, you two take the cavalry and a small group of infantry and retreat with me."

The deputy general said, "You retreat first. Without the main force, I'm afraid the army will be quickly defeated. Even if you leave, you will be caught up. I can still hold them off for a while."

An Lushan could only say, "Aren't there other deputy generals? If they are useless, what use would I have them for?!"

Li Chu saw a few people in the crowd showing their deep brotherhood, so he drew his bow and shot an arrow from a distance, piercing the clouds and quickly shooting towards An Lushan. An Lushan had his back to Li Chu and did not see it, but the deputy general saw it clearly, and he stood in front of An Lushan, and the arrow hit him.

Fortunately, his body shape was different from An Lushan's, so the arrow only hit his left arm and did not hit any vital parts.

An Lushan was furious, his eyes red. He looked at Li Chu, who was riding on a horse outside the crowd. He wanted to rush over and tear this little bastard apart, but his deputy general said, "General, don't go. Let's go quickly... I will avenge our An family army another day!"

An Lushan finally managed to calm down and agreed. The deputy general said, "The cavalry will escort the general and the military advisor away!"

The surrounding cavalry all responded and turned to head towards An Lushan and Shi Siming.

Then the deputy general ordered the nearest infantry to leave with An Lushan and Shi Siming. Seeing the deputy general rushing back into the crowd, An Lushan hardened his heart and, together with other soldiers, launched a surprise attack on a less crowded place.

Seeing An Lushan trying to escape, Li Chu ordered a pursuit, but was stopped by Guo Ziyi: "Your Highness, do not act rashly. I see that An Lushan has taken most of the cavalry with him. If they enter the jungle, we will not be familiar with it."

Li Chu also felt that what Guo Ziyi said made sense, but he was still somewhat unwilling to let An Lushan go. If he let him be kept alive in the future, it was still unknown whether he would make a comeback!

Who knew that just as he was about to say something else, he heard a familiar voice say, "No!"

Looking back, it was Dugu Jingyao in armor. Li Chu quickly rode his horse to meet Dugu Jingyao and asked, "Ayao, why are you here? The battlefield is dangerous, go back quickly!"

Dugu Jingyao raised her head and said, "Don't underestimate me. I once went to the battlefield with my father! I was suddenly awakened from my sleep and asked Shi Jian to go outside to inquire about the situation. I heard that someone was attacking the city. I was so worried about the safety of my father and you that I couldn't sleep, so I came to see for myself."

Guo Ziyi stepped forward to pay his respects, saying, "Your humble servant pays his respects to the princess. It's truly unsafe here. Your Highness and the princess should return to the city first. The situation is such that there's no need for us to personally fight."

Li Chu looked at the current situation and realized that An Lushan's army had become a mess due to the retreat of An Lushan and others. It was a pity that he did not keep An Lushan and let him escape.

On the other side, Dugu Xin saw An Lushan fleeing with a small group of troops. However, as a veteran of the battlefield, he also knew the principle of not pursuing a desperate enemy, so he shouted, "Your commander has already escaped. You must surrender immediately!"

After hearing Dugu Xin's words, the fighting indeed became less intense. When Dugu Xin, the Marquis of Zhennan, and the Dugu family army's deputy general said for the second time, "Your commander has escaped. Surrender immediately!" the fighting completely stopped.

Because those in the Anjia Army understood that the coach's departure meant that he had given up on them. Looking back at the vows he made before setting out, were they all false? Did he just give up on them?

Although they were unwilling to surrender, they were even more unwilling to die for abandoning their generals. They still had families, so they had to live.

Soon, some of the An family soldiers threw away their weapons and armor, and then the second one followed. Then, except for those who were seriously injured, everyone else gave up resistance. Those who were seriously injured felt that living was painful, and some of them ended their lives directly.

Dugu Xin could understand this approach, so he returned to the city to discuss the problems of these soldiers with Li Chu.

After some discussion, they reported to the emperor. Upon hearing that Dugu Xin and Li Chu had won a great victory and An Lushan had fled, the emperor was in high spirits and ordered that those who were willing to surrender would be accepted by the court. Those who were unwilling to surrender would be given a sum of money so that those who should return home could return home, which would also demonstrate the court's kindness.

They were grateful for the imperial edict. After all, rebellion should result in the execution of nine generations of the family. It was not easy for the emperor to accept them.

So most people expressed their willingness to accept the amnesty, while a small number of older people and those who were forced to join the army chose to retire.

In this way, this battle can be considered a victory.