Retreating in front of enemy lines is the most difficult thing to do, and it is an extreme headache for any veteran who has experienced the battlefield. A retreat can easily turn into a rout, and once it turns into a rout, even if you have an army of millions, you will be crushed by 18,000 men, like wolves rushing into a flock of sheep.

A smooth and orderly retreat, no enemy can take advantage of the retreat, which requires extremely clever command skills, and also requires the commander to have a very high prestige in the army, so that the soldiers will absolutely trust your command when retreating, otherwise the retreat will easily cause panic among the soldiers, even if you are originally a fraud, it may turn into a real rout.

Shen Renzui was very lucky, he was chased by the enemy when he retreated to the two saline-alkali swamps, and the enemy army did not dare to attack from the left and right flanks after seeing the indefensible sand hollow, and the soldiers and horses on both sides were crowded on a large road, and the enemy's strength advantage could not be brought into play.

On the other hand, although Wu Xiaosheng is a reckless man, he fights with personal bravery, and he is not an outstanding general, but he has a very high prestige in the army, and these big-headed soldiers just obey an officer like him.

The more rude, the more lovable!

Although Wu Xiaosheng didn't know any clever military strategy, he still had the ability to train soldiers, and he had also put a lot of effort into it, so the fighting and military discipline of the defenders of Huben Gorge were very good. In this way, Shen Renzui was able to perform the alternate retreat method, and boldly retreated in front of thousands of tiger and wolf riders.

After retreating a hundred paces, he stopped his formation and met his comrades who remained behind to defend against the enemy, although the march of the army became extremely slow. But they can only do this, they are foot soldiers, if they are too far away from the comrades who are left behind. Then there is no talk of responding, not waiting for the remaining comrades to withdraw in front of them. You have to be killed by the enemy.

And a hundred paces away is also a distance where their bows and crossbows can exert their power. Here they can suppress the enemy with their bows and crossbows, and pick up their comrades in retreat.

In this way, a bizarre scene appeared on the battlefield.

On the white snowy field, the armies of the enemy and the enemy formed a long line, standing in an orderly manner along a road. Don't dare to take a step over the thunder pool on both sides, on this road. The Qi army alternately covered the retreat.

Every 100 paces of the front team, they set up shields and bows, and waited for battle. The comrades-in-arms who remained behind to defend against the enemy slowly retreated when they heard the sound, retreated behind the comrades who had rearranged their positions in the rear, and then reformed a formation a hundred paces away, and the comrades-in-arms who were originally responsible for receiving them had now become soldiers on the front line. They continued to retreat.

The two teams are staggered. Always within the effective range of the rear crossbow. Under the suppression of the dense rain of arrows, by the time the enemy rushed in front of the covering team, the retreating soldiers had already set up their positions again a hundred paces away.

All the way down. Every rotation and attack will leave some corpses of soldiers on both sides on the road, blood stains the snow-white ground, from a high place, it looks like plum blossoms are embroidered on the white silk carpet, and the old trunk and horizontal branches are still extending into the boundless distance. Plum blossoms continue to dot it.

The two sides slowly retreated like this, and the other slowly approached. It is like an alert hunter facing a pack of ferocious wolves, retreating step by step in the confrontation, the situation is extremely dangerous, but before one of the sides does not hesitate to launch the final attack, it is relatively calm before the decisive battle.

In the distance, there was a sentry of men and horses galloping forward, this group of men and horses came from the back of the Di people who were chasing the Qi army like a wolf, they were the second Di people cavalry corps, with a total strength of more than 3,000 people, and the commander of the army was a general under Mu Ye, after hearing the battle situation in front clearly, the general was furious and almost cut off his vanguard with a knife.

The battle turned out to be like this, if he just watched the Qi army safely withdraw from the Queen Mother's Guard, wouldn't he become a big joke in the entire grassland. This general ordered the cavalry to attack with all their might at any cost, even if it was filled with human lives, and a road had to be filled. At the same time, he forced dozens of cavalry to gallop to the left and right of the snowfield, which he did not believe was full of potholes that could collapse at any time. In the same way, he intends to use his human life to make a way.

At this time, the Qi army had retreated for more than ten miles, out of the saline-alkali pit area, the Di soldiers who were afraid to step on the snow field first cautiously tested, and then galloped back and forth, and found that there was still no abnormality, their courage finally increased, riding horses roaring back and forth on the snow field, turning around a few times, and then running back to Xingchong report.

The general, who had already seen them scattering joy in the snow, did not wait for them to reciprocate, and ordered the pioneer with the iron-tired bow to make meritorious service and lead his headquarters to attack the Qi army from the left and right flanks, in order to tear a gap in the Qi army's defensive line.

When Di Renren tested the ground on the left and right flanks, he had already launched an attack on the broken Qi army regardless of sacrifices, Shen Rendrunk heard the news that his own soldiers kept sending over, and couldn't help but sigh secretly, he knew that it was impossible to retreat calmly.

Stop marching, stand in place, and get ready for hand-to-hand combat!

At the command, the officers and men of the whole army knew that they had reached the most dangerous time, and immediately hurriedly prepared, and the disabled soldiers were carried to the middle of the ranks, and a tight defensive line was laid out on the entire perimeter.

The soldiers with arrows in their shoulders and bleeding wounds did not give up the battle, the Qi army was all archers, and they could no longer step forward to fight hand-to-hand, so they copied their war bows, and the battle went on to this point, and the blood in the hearts of every man was stimulated, and no one showed even a trace of timidity.

Shen Renzui gently lifted the sedan curtain and quietly looked at Yao'er's back, full of nostalgia.

His mission was over, and the next battle depended on the bravery and hard work of the whole army, and he could no longer use wits to compete, he didn't know what the outcome of this battle would be, and he didn't know if she and he would be able to leave alive under the bite of the wolves.

His only regret was that she finally determined her heart and liked her, that kind of happiness, that taste like drinking alcohol, but the time was so short, he didn't enjoy even a moment of wind and snow, and he didn't even hear her say to herself I love you too!

Yao'er listened to the faint sound of fighting in her ears, her hand holding the reins was almost sweating, the big battle was imminent, and it was unknown whether she could get out of danger safely, she knew that Shen Renzui was involved because of her, otherwise, he would not be in danger again and again, she knew better why Shen Renzui wanted to get involved for her.

This love is too deep and heavy, and she is afraid that she will not be able to pay it off for the rest of her life. There is no chance to pay it back at all, which is really unbearable for Yao'er, who has not forgotten to repay the kindness of others. And at this moment, no matter what she thinks, she can't change the situation in front of her.

Yao'er let out a long breath, a cloud of white mist, she slowly turned her head, the sedan curtain was shaking slightly, it was quiet inside, Yao'er secretly swore in her heart: No matter what, we have to live!

Hand-to-hand combat began.

The Qi army formed a long circle on the road, and when the Di cavalry rushed in front of them, the archers and crossbowmen drew their swords, grabbed their spears, and formed the first line of defense with the rest of the front soldiers.

At this time, the wind was not strong, but the enemy and the enemy were fighting with all their might. But it was like a cold wind on the snowfield, and the battle spirit that had accumulated step by step in the previous shooting and stalemate suddenly exploded, and both the generals and the soldiers were already crazy.

Armed with spears and swords, they roared, roared, and shouted, like tigers with their heads out, and frantically pounced on their frontal enemy, and a fierce melee began.

Due to the relatively close battle formation adopted by the Qi army, the first-line combat space was limited, and the soldiers of the second echelon could only hold their blades tightly, staring at the front without turning their eyes, and be ready to enter the battle at any time.

Such hand-to-hand combat is far less convenient than fighting on the ground on horseback, and the Di people also dismounted, holding swords, guns, forks, axes and various weapons, and started hand-to-hand combat with the Qi army. The two sides fought desperately, and the ground had been trampled into mud by them, blood was constantly sprayed up, and trampled by countless feet, and it was too late to freeze into ice.

General Lang, the front team has suffered heavy casualties, and it is almost unbearable!

Vice General Lin staggered to the car with a broken arrow shaft in his shoulder and a bloody long knife in his hand.

There was silence in the carriage for a while, and Wu Xiaosheng's voice came out: The battle team withdraws down to rest, and the team is on!

Lin Suixue said loudly: General Lang, do you want to press our cavalry up.

Wu Xiaosheng's deep voice came from the carriage: The time has not yet come!

Lang General?

There was no more silence in the carriage, Lin Suixue stomped her feet, turned around and strode over, and shouted to the Lingqi soldiers: The battle front team is withdrawn to rest, and the team is on!

At this time, Lin Suixue was already suspicious of Wu Xiaosheng's refusal to show up, but he was just doubting Wu Xiaosheng's situation at the moment, and he still did not suspect that the person who gave the order in the car was not their general at all, and at this time, the war was tight, even if he had doubts in his heart, he had no time to inquire about it.

The battle team composed of jumping soldiers and strange soldiers was already ready to wait, and when General Wu gave an order, they immediately rushed up and took over the positions of their comrades.

The rotation of the battle team made the stalemate between the enemy and us like the situation when the tide collided with the rocks, and the Di soldiers were like the rising tide of the sea, taking advantage of the withdrawal of the Qi army to rush forward a step forward, but then they were counterattacked by the strong Qi force that had gained a firm foothold.

General Di Daren rode on his horse, looking at the situation from a distance, and saw that his men and horses were wearing heavy leather robes, pedaling heavy leather boots, and wielding swords and spears more and more slowly, knowing that their bodies were almost at the limit, he immediately ordered a replacement to fight again.

Both sides have replaced themselves with new forces, consolidating their positions with blood and life! (To be continued......)