Liu Zhiyuan and Liu Chengyou operated two generations and trained a group of dead soldiers. Seeing the arrows falling from the city tower, Liu Chengyou's guards rushed to his carriage and used their bodies to cover him with their arrows. After paying the heavy price of more than 20 guards, Liu Chengyou, who was unconscious, left the city without any damage in the carriage and retreated to Qilidian.

The Xuanhua Gate Guard reported to the palace proudly that he had just identified another disguised as a fraud by Guo Wei's army and caused severe damage to the enemy. Now the news of the failure of Liu Zipi's battle against the court has been heard. The city was at a time when people were dissipated. Empress Dowager Li quickly rewarded the guard to reward the morale of the soldiers. At the same time, Empress Dowager Li ordered Li Ye to leave the city immediately and lead the 500 guards who could only be drawn from the palace to go outside the city to find the missing emperor and others.

Besides, Zhao Kuangyin protected the emperor and others to set up camp in Qilidian. He finally grabbed some food from the local people's homes and made do with some food. During the meal, Zhao Kuangyin did some statistics. In addition to his thirty subordinates, there are only ten eunuchs, six guards, and several bare ministers in the camp.

With the current strength in the camp, it is extremely difficult to protect yourself, let alone traveling far away. Zhao Kuangyin asked to see Nie Wenjin and said to him: "Sir, we must gather the remaining troops and replenish the organization, otherwise we will not have the power to protect ourselves at all. The last general suggested raising a banner in Gaogang immediately, recruiting defeated troops, and then leading everyone around the Xuanhua Gate and entering the city from other city gates. Although we have lost the ceremonial guard of Your Majesty, the guards of the city gate during the day should be able to identify the ministers and open the city gate for us. As long as we can enter the city smoothly, we still have a glimmer of hope."

Nie Wenjin nodded repeatedly, but he was still a little worried, "General Zhao, if we set up the chariot and horses clearly, but were discovered by Guo Wei's army, what should we do?!"

Zhao Kuangyin sighed, "We can only leave our will and see our luck! If the defeated soldiers find out first, we will gather our troops, enter Kaifeng Prefecture, rectify the troops to guard the city, and ask for help from all over the place, ordering them to send troops to serve the king; if they are discovered first by Guo Wei's army and horses, we will immediately drop our flags and retreat immediately to Zhaocun (about six miles southwest of Kaifeng Prefecture), and head to Yanzhou. It is General Murong Yanchao's nest, which is still safe. Your Majesty can set up camps there, issue orders to serve the king to all places, and command people to attack Guo Wei's troops!"

Nie Wenjin nodded repeatedly, "My dear nephew is indeed a talented general. If I had known I would have been appointed by the Privy Council as the commander of the First Army! After getting out of danger, I, Nie Wenjin, will definitely recommend a loyal man like you to Your Majesty, so that you, who are both wise and brave, can use your skills!"

Zhao Kuangyin quickly expressed his gratitude. Nie Wenjin immediately went to discuss the matter with Su Fengji, Hou Kuangzan, Guo Yunming and others, and everyone agreed.

After a while, the doctor who finally found him cooked herbs for Liu Chengyou and tried every means to convince Liu Chengyou. Half an hour later, Liu Chengyou woke up and everyone hurriedly stepped forward to worship.

Looking at the current miserable situation, Liu Chengyou vomited blood, and luckily did not faint in everyone's anxious and worried eyes. He agreed to Zhao Kuangyin's suggestion and ordered the emperor's flag to be erected in the camp early tomorrow morning to gather the remaining soldiers. After a while of discussion, everyone left one after another, and Liu Chengyou deliberately kept Guo Yunming.

Liu Chengyou whispered to Guo Yunming: "Dou Shi, you are my confidant. Tell me the truth. How many soldiers are there in the camp?"

Guo Yunming kowtowed repeatedly and replied in a crying voice: "Your Majesty, there are only forty soldiers in the camp, plus six eunuchs!"

Liu Chengyou sighed and said to Guo Yunming: "I regret not listening to my mother's words that day. Now I have fallen to this point. I am really stupid and incompetent!"

Guo Yunming repeatedly persuaded him, but Liu Chengyou said with a smirk: "The guards' personal army, the guards' personal army, the infantry capital, and the main force of the guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards' guards'. Now there are only thousands of yamen runners of Liu Zhu, as well as some of the elderly, weak and disabled guards who are guarding the city! If you can escape by luck tomorrow, my great man will be greatly damaged, and it will be difficult to relieve his life for several years. And if you are captured by Guo Wei tomorrow, what will I have in the world? Dou Shi, you are my most caring minister and my friend. If Guo Wei's troops catch up with us tomorrow, I hope you can help me end my life. In this way, I will be considered unyielding to a rebel, and finally maintain a little face!"

"Your Majesty!" Guo Yunming kowtowed repeatedly, trying to persuade him. Liu Chengyou gently patted the back of Guo Yunming's hand and looked at Guo Yunming sincerely. Guo Yunming's eyes couldn't help but shed tears: "I am incompetent and cannot help Your Majesty to support the country... If there is really something tomorrow... I am willing to follow Your Majesty underground and be loyal to you forever!"

The next morning, Zhao Kuangyin ordered people to raise flags at high places in the camp and gather a small group of defeated soldiers. After a night of escape and crying, the defeated soldiers stranded on the battlefield somewhat recovered their energy and felt a little ashamed. After discovering the yellow flag at high places, hundreds of defeated soldiers nearby immediately went to surrender.

However, as Nie Wenjin was worried, Guo Wei, who had gotten up early to exercise, also discovered the yellow flag at a high place. Looking closely, there was actually the emperor's unique dragon pattern logo on it.

Guo Wei cursed in his heart: Song Yanwo, why are you so unreliable?! Not only did the emperor escape safely, but he also asked him to recruit soldiers on a high place! If the emperor gathered enough troops and escaped into Kaifeng Prefecture smoothly, then his "clearing the king" army would be trapped under the city of Kaifeng Prefecture!

When Guo Wei thought of this, he was very anxious. He didn't even have time to return to the tent to put on his helmet, and immediately summoned the personal guards' cavalry troops to advance towards Gao Gang.

At this time, the lookout soldiers in the Emperor's camp immediately shouted loudly: "Guo Ni Cavalry!"

Zhao Kuangyin immediately rode his horse to the high place, looked at the rolling smoke and dust getting closer and closer, and quickly shouted: "Retreat! Retreat quickly!"

Hearing his orders, the soldiers hurriedly escorted Liu Chengyou and others to move. The defeated soldiers who had just joined him were frightened when they heard that Guo Wei's army was attacking. Many people threw down their weapons and fell to the ground like yesterday, tremblingly shouting: "Give up your life! Give up your life!"

Seeing Guo Wei's army getting closer and closer, Zhao Kuangyin didn't care about these defeated soldiers anymore, so he urged the horses to leave quickly. Soon everyone arrived in Zhao Village and counted the number of people. There were even less than twenty soldiers who fled with them.

Before everyone could breathe, they suddenly found another smoke and dust in the distance. It was probably Guo Wei's cavalry who chased after him again. Liu Chengyou said sternly to Guo Yunming: "Dou Shi, hurry! Quick! Quick!"

Guo Yunming's eyes were weeping, and he pulled out his sword, but he was reluctant to take action. Liu Chengyou roared and rushed towards the steel knife. Guo Yunming followed the situation and poked Liu Chengyou with a knife. Then Guo Yunming kowtowed to Liu Chengyou's body and apologized. Without waiting for Zhao Kuangyin, Su Fengji and others to come forward to accuse him, he committed suicide by slashing his sword!

At this time, the "pursuing soldiers" finally approached Zhaocun. The leader was Li Ye. He heard him shouting loudly with panting: "I am late to save the emperor... Your Majesty! Your Majesty!!"
Chapter completed!