After nearly two hours, Wu Yue and the others rescued thousands of soldiers, plus the people who climbed ashore by themselves, and finally integrated less than 20,000 men and horses and a thousand horses, not counting the others that were washed away. As for the soldiers who went elsewhere, Wu Yue had directly lost 1,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry, and the food and forage had been destroyed.

Jiuwang's flood caused all the surrounding water levels to rise, and the embankments of several large rivers burst one after another, submerging large areas of land, houses and fertile fields, affecting seven or eight counties from top to bottom, and hundreds of thousands of people suffered. Huge losses, hundreds of thousands of people were directly drowned, and the scene was extremely miserable. Before the floods receded, many people did not even have a place to shelter.

For Wu Yue, this time, not only did he lose his troops, but also the flood from the Jinghe River directly blocked the way for the state of Soo to continue to advance to the state of You. The flood might not be able to retreat within a few dozen days. When winter comes, the wet land will be covered with frost and frozen soil, making it even more impossible to march. If the fertile fields are destroyed, the people of You Kingdom will starve for thousands of miles, and Wu Yue's food supply will also be greatly affected.

Putting these aside, what Wu Yue and others need to do now is to rush back to the Central Capital as soon as possible. However, there is water everywhere, and it is very difficult to march. The army has no ships, no food, and no clean drinking water. It lasts for a day, and it is impossible to make a fire, and it takes a long time to walk in the sewage. The soldiers are easily infected with diseases, and the people are sleepy and exhausted. I am afraid that less than half of the people who can really return to the central capital safely.

Some people suggested that Wu Yue and others should ride to the Central Capital first. If there is no delay on the way, they will be able to arrive in about a day. Wu Yue, however, ordered a general to lead the black iron cavalry who also had horses to report back to Zhongdu first, and asked them to send someone to rescue as soon as possible.

"Futu, you also left with the black iron cavalry, and Ouhan. You are not warriors, and you will definitely not be able to stick to the next march." Wu Yue said to Murphy and Ouhan after the order was given.

The two looked at each other for a while, but Ouhan simply said, "So, Ouhan will not refuse."

Murphy didn't object when he saw that he agreed. With her physical strength, staying may be a drag, but she didn't expect Wu Yue to choose to stay under such circumstances. After thinking about it again, it makes sense that Wu Yue is not only a commander, but also a form of belief for these soldiers. As long as he is there, the heart will be there.

At this time, a soldier came with two horses, Wu Yue patted one of them and said to Murphy: "This king will give you the sword, I hope you can return to the Central Capital safely, and your original luggage has also been tied up by this king. When you're in a hurry, remember to take it off when you look back."

Murphy was stunned for a moment, not expecting that his burden was still there. She took a deep look at Wu Yue, stretched out her hand to take the reins, was silent for a while, and said in a low voice, "My lord, please take care of yourself."

Wu Yue curled his lips and said, "You disobeyed this king's order and went into the water to rescue soldiers without permission. Remember what this king said about breaking the order?"

Mo Fei then remembered what Wu Yue said at that time about "serving the bed", her mouth twitched, and she replied lightly: "Master, how could Futu disobey the master's order to save people, what did you say? ?"

Wu Yue didn't expect that Mo Fei would simply refuse to admit it, and he felt a little funny in his heart. Of course, he didn't really want to do anything. At that time, it was just a moment of urgency, but this may be used as a reason to get close to Futu in the future.

Thinking of this, Wu Yue said: "If you don't remember nothing, this king can remember."

Murphy glanced at him, not daring to answer.

Then, Wu Yue's face turned solemn, and said, "It's getting late, you should hurry as soon as possible."

The ordered general knelt down and said, "The last general must travel day and night to bring back reinforcements for the lord as quickly as possible."

Wu Yue just nodded and watched as nearly a thousand Hei Tie rode away on horseback, then looked at the rest of the tired soldiers beside him, his expression slowly turned cold...

This was probably the craziest time Murphy had ever hurried. He walked on the muddy and flooded road all the way. He didn't drink a sip of water or eat a little food, and he almost collapsed. But when he thought about the situation of Wu Yue and others, he didn't dare to stop at all, and he insisted on gritting his teeth.

After a day and a night of traveling, everyone finally returned to the Central Capital within the scheduled time. As soon as they entered the city, they turned their backs on their horses. They were all exhausted and exhausted.

The Central Commander immediately sent people to help everyone into the prefect's mansion.

Yuya just returned to the city yesterday. He was shocked to see this scene, and asked anxiously, "What happened? Where's the lord?"

After taking a sip of water, the general replied: "The Lord is just three hundred miles away from Zhongdu. The situation is not optimistic. Please bring food and water to rescue as soon as possible."

Yu Ya was in shock, how could Wu Yue's army have suffered such a severe setback?

At this time, Ouhan came to explain the cause and effect, and Yu Ya only understood what happened. While shocked by the enemy's cruelty, he quickly gathered troops and horses to prepare for rescue.

Murphy reminded: "In addition to water and dry food, it is best to bring some clean clothes and medicines to prevent diseases."

Yuya was stunned: "Drugs to prevent and treat diseases?"

Hearing Yuya's rhetorical question, Murphy suddenly thought, how can there be any anti-epidemic medicine in this era? But she didn't know exactly what medicine to use, and since many herbs in this era were different from the original world, she couldn't find the medicine even if she could tell the name of the medicine.

Diseases caused by floods, such as dysentery, cholera, skin infections, dengue fever and typhoid fever, can be cured in modern times with injections or various advanced medical methods, but here, the conditions are really simple.

Murphy thought about it again. She didn't know much about dysentery, skin infections, and dengue fever.

Thinking of this, Murphy said: "You ask each soldier to bring ginger, salt and tea leaves, and then boil a few pots of boiling water for the master and others to drink. Time is tight, so use this for the time being." Strong tea and salt can Kill cholera bacteria, and ginger tea can ward off cold.

Murphy explained some details to Yu Ya before letting him prepare quickly.

By this time, Murphy and Huohan were already very tired, so they said a few words to each other and went back to their residence to take a bath and rest.

On the second day, Yu Ya led 20,000 horses to Wuyue's place, and Ouhan immediately summoned all the scribes and all the famous nobles in Zhongdu to tell everyone in detail about the dove looking at the great waters. Strictly denounced the evil deeds of Di Ke and others.

Everyone present was horrified. Since the founding of You Kingdom, such a thing has never happened. Immediately, several aristocrats who abide by benevolence expressed that they would make this crime public. They have basically surrendered to the State of Soo, and naturally they will no longer be concerned about the authority of the State of You. Moreover, this incident is truly appalling, and the casualties and losses caused are hard to estimate.

Soon, the matter spread through the mouths of gentry and literati to most places in the east, southeast, and northeast of the Central Capital, causing a great shock. Punishing the mouth, the prestige of Youguo disappeared.

This is a later story, the purpose of the current Ouhan is to expand the influence of this matter to the greatest extent. Wu Yue's failure in this trip is an unchangeable fact. He must turn the disadvantage into an advantage and try his best to win the future for Wu Yue.

At this time, Wu Yue and others were suffering from hunger, thirst and exhaustion. Just two days later, many soldiers developed symptoms such as fever and diarrhea. They not only drank sewage, but also ate vegetables, fruits, and other foods floating in the water. Because of their unbearable hunger, they ate everything they could. Even the corpses of the drowned animals had soldiers who couldn't help but want to eat them. If it wasn't for Wu Yue's strict prohibition, it would have been even more out of control in the future.

Every time he thought of this, the hatred in Wu Yue's heart increased by one point.

On the fourth day, there was still no sign of the reinforcements. Wu Yue was puzzled. Logically speaking, the early troops should arrive no matter how slow they were. Now the soldiers' physical strength is almost weak to the limit. Under the lack of water, food and adequate rest, the marching speed of everyone is even lower.

Wu Yue frowned and looked in the direction of Zhongdu: What happened?

Yuya did come to the rescue at the fastest speed, and the first group of cavalry troops went ahead. They mainly carried a lot of clean water and dry food, but what made people angry is that these cavalry soldiers encountered on the road. In the sneak attack, due to the hurry, the cavalry was not caught in the trap.

Yuya has been sending people to pay attention to the movement ahead. Shortly after the cavalry was attacked, he immediately received the news, and when he was shocked, he immediately sent troops to rescue.

The two sides met and started a fierce battle. The enemy army immediately chose to retreat because of their lack of strength. At a glance, Yu Ya saw that the leader was Di Ke. This man has such a scheming, and the scheming is linked one by one. First, he flooded Jiuwang, causing heavy damage to Wu Yue's troops and horses, and then deliberately sent the messenger back to the Central Capital, knowing that the Central Capital would send rescue troops, and set up an ambush again. .

They want to completely wipe out most of the main force in the country!

Yu Ya was anxious in her heart, knowing that she needed to calm down even more at this time of crisis, but every day the road was blocked by this group of enemy soldiers, the situation of Wu Yue and others became worse. However, the several battles with the enemy soldiers were delayed for three days, and they only advanced a hundred miles, which was still far from Wu Yue and others.

The most hateful thing is that he can no longer divide his troops now. Although he has already sent people to Zhongdu to ask for help, it is estimated that the people who report the news are more fortunate and less fortunate. It will take a day or two to find out that the situation is not right.

The number of enemy soldiers is about 30,000, and he still has nearly 20,000 horses in his hands. Among them, 8,000 cavalry are not to mention one enemy and ten. The combat effectiveness is definitely stronger than the enemy army. However, the enemy army adopts a detour and harassment strategy. Hard to guard against.

The opponent just took the urgency of the Sang army, deliberately delayed the time, and at the same time weakened their strength a little bit.

Just when the situation became more unfavorable for the army, another batch of reinforcements in the central capital unexpectedly arrived...