"There are only thirty-nine people left in the Gao Youli Department, and one hundred and eighty-three people were killed in Wushuang."

After nightfall, seeing the battle damage statistics, Xu Daosheng sighed and said politely to Gao on the side: "Battalion Commander Gao, you are too reckless in this raid. If it weren't for the three master mothers and Wushuang sacrificing their lives to go out of the city, I am afraid that the whole army would be wiped out. ”

"Tian vigorously instigated it, right?"

Gao Youli clenched his fists in front of him, and said: "Military advisor, the strategy of attacking the camp today is my idea." Although Tian Dali and the three of them did not belong to our headquarters, they had already received military orders when they left Gyeongju, and all command and dispatch were subject to my orders. ”

Xu Daosheng said: "I asked Lin Nuxia to spread the news, and let you wait for the arrival of Taizhou reinforcements, and then attack the city together, why do you insist on attacking the camp alone?" ”

"Strategist, I received a letter of help from Lin Nuxia, and I know that the city must be extremely difficult, if our soldiers and horses can attack the camp immediately, it will not only give the enemy a blow to the head, but also boost the morale of the city. Otherwise, Youli is only afraid that the battle situation is dangerous, and if he can't hold out the arrival of Taizhou reinforcements......"

Ma Tielian said: "Military division, the battalion commander Gao is reasonable, although the lone army attacking the camp is a bit reckless, it has indeed greatly boosted the morale of our army and destroyed the prestige of the enemy. ”

Xu Daosheng nodded: "I am from my province." ”

Gao Youli's attack on the camp, coupled with Wushuang's successful response out of the city, not only killed and injured thousands of soldiers of the Qiyan Division, but also greatly demoralized the enemy.

After noon on this day, the intensity of the Qiyan Army's offensive again was significantly weaker.

The soldiers at the head of the White Horse City have all abandoned their fears, forgotten their fatigue, and their combat effectiveness has risen instead of decreasing.

Ma Tie's meaning was actually a disguised reminder to Xu Daosheng that he should hurry up and erect the remnants of Gao Youli's battalion as a heroic model to encourage the heart of the city to dare to fight.

According to the military system of White Horse City, the remaining ordinary soldiers under Gao Youli can all count great merits, but because of too many battle losses, only Gao Youli, the battalion commander, is afraid that he has no merit in his calculations!

Xu Daosheng pondered for a moment before he said: "Battalion Commander Gao, this time your merit is not considered to be in command, how many enemies you have killed with your own hands, report it truthfully to the military judge." ”

Gao Youli stepped forward and saluted: "Thank you, military advisor!" ”

Xu Daosheng waved his hand: "Hurry up and go back to rest." ”

As soon as Gao Youli left, Fan Junping sighed: "Military advisor, I don't know if Taizhou reinforcements can arrive." "Gao Youli attacked the camp alone, although it increased his morale, but after all, there were not a few people left, and he even folded most of the Wushuang with him, purely in terms of the military strength in the city, it was a reduction and no gift.

Before Xu Daosheng could answer, he suddenly heard a loud laugh from outside the door: "Reinforcements are coming." ”

As soon as the door opened, Juekong strode in and bowed his hand to Xu Daosheng and the others: "Fortunately, I am not dishonored!" ”

Xu Daosheng was overjoyed: "Reinforcements have arrived?" ”

Juekong said: "Ten thousand elite soldiers, thirty miles north of the city." ”

"Didn't you say five days?"

"I was a fast journey, and it only took me one day to get to Taizhou. The brothers in Taizhou fought for luck, and they traveled day and night all the way, but they arrived a day early. ”

Xu Daosheng saw that he hadn't seen him for a few days, and Juekong's face was obviously thin, obviously it was too hard to travel in the past few days.

Ma Tie walked up to Juekong and slapped him on the shoulder. "Okay, with reinforcements coming, we won't be beaten so passively anymore."

Xu Daosheng nodded, his eyes sharpened a lot.

That night, Huang Yaoshi and Zhou Botong infiltrated the camp of the Qiyan Department again despite their hard work and began to harass and set fires.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Qiyan Department have become accustomed to this, anyway, these two people come every night, as long as they don't let them find the big sweat, they will go back after making a fuss.

Half an hour later, the camp returned to calm, and the soldiers who had risen up to surround and intercept them all went back to their tents to sleep.

The various squads that were originally on duty couldn't help but doze off.

At the west side gate of the camp, Huang Yaoshi and Zhou Botong turned here silently, and the two of them shot at the same time, dividing five by two, and solved a patrol of ten.

Huang Yaoshi and Zhou Botong exchanged two words in a whisper, and Zhou Botong swept out of the camp and headed west. Huang Yaoshi returned to his original place, knocked Zhou Botong unconscious, and learned about his lives one by one, and then quietly broke the fences on both sides of the camp.

A quarter of an hour later, Juekong followed Zhou Botong outside the camp with a group of people and horses under black pressure.

"I've seen the Boss!" When Juekong saw Huang Yaoshi, he hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Hugh has to talk a lot, do it quickly!" In this quarter of an hour, Huang Yaoshi had already solved two waves of patrolling squads, and he knew that he couldn't wait any longer.

"Get on the horse!" Juekong let out a low shout, then turned over and got on his horse, and the warriors behind him also rode their horses.

Juekong was ordered to rush to Taizhou a few days ago, and brought 10,000 elites back to Baima City to help. However, his return to help was not simply to bring troops into the city, but to take the opportunity to attack at night.

At nightfall on this day, Juekong led his troops to detour to twenty miles behind the camp of the Qiyan Tribe, and the whole army was silent, waiting for the opportunity to come.

At this time, the soldiers followed the fence opened by Huang Yaoshi, constantly widening the gap, trying to enter the camp with the whole army before launching an attack.

If there was no attack during the day, the defense of the beggar department at night for the rear was actually very weak. There are pros and cons to everything, and the sneak attack of the 1st battalion of Li Tian and Gao Youli during the day greatly hit the morale of the beggar army, but also made the enemy strengthen the defense of the rear at night.

Just as Huang Yaoshi feared, the disappearance of several patrol squads triggered vigilance in the large camp, and a brigade of 100 people rushed here.

The urgent sound of the horn suddenly sounded, interrupting Juekong's great plan.

He shouted, "Kill! Then he fought his way into the camp.

"Kill! Kill! Kill! The reinforcements who came from Taizhou held back their strength, and at this time they roared wildly, and they kept up with Juekong's pace and began to launch a strong attack.

Kill, set fire!

The camp was attacked by a large number of nights, and in this era, it was usually easy to cause extreme chaos, and the soldiers did not know the generals and the generals. In this case, it is easy to lead to trampling on each other, and the good battle situation will be lost in an instant.

Huang Yaoshi and Zhou Botong harassed for several nights, which had the effect of exhausting the troops, but also exercised the ability of the Qiyan Department to meet the enemy at night.

Under Temujin's personal command, the beggars did not become a mess, but quickly organized a response.

Lined up in the east, preparing for a possible assault from Hakuba Castle.

The Chinese army is assembled, and it is not allowed to move without following orders.

The large camp to the west, assemble on the spot, against the enemy, not to take a step back.

The local resistance of the large battalion in the west played a certain role, but the team led by Juekong, after half an hour of fighting, broke through to the central army of the Qiyan Department.

Seeing that the army in the Qiyan Department was well organized, Juekong sighed and ordered the whole army to retreat first.

Temujin was attacked by a sneak attack during the day, and he was already holding his breath, and he waved his whip: "Borshu, you take the 10,000 people in your headquarters and pursue it first!" ”

When Borshu heard this, he immediately led the crowd in pursuit.

Juekong withdrew from the camp of the Qiyan Division, and when he saw that the other party was actually following and chasing, he couldn't help but be furious, and immediately turned around and fought again.

Borshu was originally a rare brave general of the beggar department, and when he saw the other party turning around to kill, he immediately swung his knife forward and tried to kill the enemy general.

But as soon as the hand was closed, the scimitar in his hand was fired by Juekong with a single shot, and then he completely lost consciousness.

The Lord will be killed, and the soldiers will be buried with him, this is the rule of the Beggars. Juekong got the Bol technique, thinking that he could break the enemy's courage, but he didn't expect the personal soldiers of the Bol technique to start fighting desperately.

He rushed to kill for a while, knowing that it was difficult to continue, so he had to turn his horse back, withdraw from the battlefield, and lead the crowd away.

In this night attack, the beggar army responded properly and took precautions in time, but Temujin lost one of his generals, and nearly 10,000 people were killed and wounded.

In addition, Juekong's night attack burned countless tents, forage and other materials.

When Temujin learned of Bor's fall, his body shook violently, and then he fell to his knees in pain.

Its sadness is better than witnessing the death of Ogedei.

Tuo Lei stepped into the sweat tent and knelt down in front of Temujin: "Father Khan, retire the army!" ”

Temujin's face sank like water: "Who let you come?" ”

Tuo Lei kowtowed to the ground: "Father Khan, no one has asked me to come." Our warriors should gallop on the grassland, not die under this White Horse City. ”

"Wokotai, Chilaowen, and Borshu are all down here!"

"Father Khan, the army's grain and grass are only enough for half a month at most!"

"Then in ten days, take this, damn White Horse City!"

"We can go back to the tribe first, and ...... after the beginning of spring."

"Drag the mine, get out!" Temujin said angrily, pointing out of the tent.

Seeing that Temujin was angry, Tuo Lei did not dare to say any more, but slowly straightened up and slowly walked out of the tent.

Taking advantage of Yan Kang's unstable efforts to gather Wang Han's remaining troops, and taking advantage of the freezing of the river, this is the reason why Temujin resolutely sent troops. To this day, the army of the Beggars has been repeatedly defeated under the White Horse City. Tuolei's persuasion made Temujin understand that the morale of the army was already unstable.

"Tuolei, you don't understand, you don't understand!" Temujin muttered to himself as he watched Towley walk out of the tent.

As soon as the thunderbolt was gone, Temujin drove away the guards in the tent, picked up the jar of wine, and tried to pour wine into the bowl, but found that he could not pour out half a drop. At this time, the weather is frozen, and the wine has long been frozen, and it must be baked on the fire to melt. Thinking of this, Temujin exclaimed: "Someone! ”

When the two guards heard this, they immediately entered the tent.

"Warm wine!"

One of them stepped forward, moved the jar to the stove, and began to bake it.

The other guard knelt down on one knee: "Qi Han, General Monlik, ask to see." ”

Temujin waved his hand: "No." ”

It was said that this man should have immediately gone out of his sweat tent and went to give the order, but when Temujin saw that he had not gotten up for a long time, and that he had stopped talking, he asked, "What else is the matter?" ”

"The Great Khan, the generals Kublai and Khorchi, Yiluqi, Kuan, Wangur, and Prince Tulei are also outside......"

Since the fall of Chi Lao Wen and Borshu, Mu Huali led the army to pursue Yan Kang, among the generals of the beggar army, Meng Lik was faintly the leader.

Temujin was in a bad mood, and it didn't hurt if he didn't see a single Monlik.

But when the important generals of the army gathered, Temujin had to meet him.

Monlik and the others rushed in, standing on the left and right, and bowed to Temujin in unison: "I've seen the Great Khan!" ”

Temujin sat cross-legged on the blanket and waved, "Sit down!" ”

When Monlik and the others saw Temujin's pleasant face, they all relaxed a little and learned to sit cross-legged on the left and right.

The crowd sat down, and Monlik cleared his throat and prepared to speak.

Temujin stretched out his palm, stopped his words, and called his own soldiers: "Roast three sheep, and warm two jars of wine!" ”

When the soldiers received the order, they immediately ran out of the camp and went on an errand.

Temujin said, "Let's wait until we have our fill, and then we will talk about business." ”

"Yes, Great Khan." The crowd responded in unison.

Then Temujin took turns chatting with the people.

"Monlik, how many years have you been with me?"

"Qi Yu Great Khan, it's been more than 30 years, and the old man can't remember it clearly." Monlik looked up and thought about it.

"Monlik, you are my Echige, without you, my Temujin would have turned into the soil of the steppe." Temujin paused, then said suddenly.

Meng Lik said: "The Great Khan is full of blessings, and the old man does not dare to take credit. ”

"You deserve it, you deserve it!"

Thirty years ago, Temujin's father should have been poisoned, and when he died, he had only Meng Li to overcome him, so he should have entrusted his family to Meng Lik's care. Monlik took Temujin back from the other tribes to take care of him. Temujin called him Echige, that is, his adoptive father.

Monlik was more than ten years older than Temujin, and his hair was half white by this time, and his eyes couldn't help but moisten when he heard Temujin mention the events of that year.

"Kublai lai, how many years have you been with me?"

"Qiyu Dahan, I have followed you for twenty-three years!" Kublai came to Temujin to inquire and immediately stepped forward to answer.

"Twenty-three years ago, there was no trace of Tuo Lei at that time, but now, you are still a good guy!" When Temujin saw Kublai's loud voice and attentive eyes, he felt very relieved in his heart.

"Great Khan, my body and bones are good, and I can still fight for you for twenty or thirty years!" Kublai thumped his chest as a sign of loyalty.

"Good! Good! Good! Temujin praised him repeatedly, and then inquired about Yilugai, Kunan, Wanggul, and others one by one, detailing their merits.

When everyone heard that Temujin had taken credit for his contributions, they were all moved in their hearts.

Finally, there were two others, whom Temujin had not consulted, one was Tuo Lei and the other was Khorchi.

Temujin looked at Horchi: "Horchi, you don't know how to fight, you have become a commander of ten thousand soldiers, but someone is not convinced?" ”

Hall was cloaked in a red head, wearing a gold ring, a thin body, and no armor on his body, which made him look different from others. When he heard this, he smiled: "Great Khan, you still owe me thirty, the most beautiful beauty!" ”

Temujin laughed, pointed at Hall and said, "You, you, remember this!" ”

Horchi was born in the Ba'a neighboring tribe and later followed Temujin. After Temujin and Zamu formed a hostile relationship, many people were not optimistic about Temujin.

"The man of God instructed him in a dream that a white ox had knocked over the tent and the cart of Zamuha with its horns, and a strong oxen had dragged the stakes of the tent. ”

Because of Khorchi's prophecy, the morale of the army was reassured, and finally Temujin defeated Zamuhe. Temujin promised him that he would be the commander of all men, and that he would choose thirty of the most beautiful women. After the Qiyan tribe annexed Wang Han's Kereh tribe, Temujin appointed Horchi as the commander of ten thousand soldiers.

This person is a general in official rank, but he never goes into battle to kill the enemy, only waving the flag and shouting in the rear, but he is actually a shaman.

After Temujin finished chatting with Horchi, the soldiers outside opened the curtain and came in, brought in three roasted whole sheep, set up the food table, and distributed meat and wine to everyone.

When the wine and meat were divided, everyone picked up their knives and began to cut the meat, eating the meat in large gulps and drinking wine in large bowls.

After drinking and satisfying, Temujin picked up a handkerchief, wiped his mouth, and said: "I know your intentions, everyone wants to retire, right?" ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and in the end, the oldest Meng Lik stood up: "Great Khan, the soldiers are homesick!" ”

Temujin knocked on the food table and looked at Tuolei: "Tuolei, do you know why I braved the wind, snow, and cold to fight this city!" ”

Temujin was asking about Tuo Lei, but it was actually asked by everyone in the account.

Seeing that Temujin suddenly turned his head to ask himself, Tuo Lei couldn't help but be a little panicked, stood up, and said hesitantly: "I, I don't know. ”

Temujin waved his hand: "Sit down, you are still young, there is some truth, you don't understand." ”

Fighting in winter is a taboo for soldiers. If he didn't think that Wan Yankang was too threatening, why would Temujin take such a risky move this time.

Temujin clearly knew that in terms of the military strength of the two sides of the Qiyan Department and White Horse City, he had the upper hand for the time being.

However, Wan Yankang is backed by a whole big gold, and in terms of war potential, the situation of victory and defeat between the two sides is reversed.

The Qiyan tribe has an army of 300,000 people, countless cattle, sheep and horses, and it seems to be extremely powerful. However, they do not have the ability to produce these strategic materials independently. In the past, they either conquered other tribes to seize armor, or purchased it from secret sources in the Jin Kingdom or Western Xia.

But after the Qiyan Department unified the grassland, it is conceivable that the secret channels of the Jin Kingdom will be completely blocked.

The armor is not as good as a person, so it has to be filled by human life.

There are 300,000 soldiers in the Qiyan Division, how many people are there in Dajin Kingdom?

Temujin elaborated on these truths, and everyone bowed down in unison: "The Great Khan is wise! ”

Temujin sighed: "I came out with 300,000 people this time, and only 100,000 people can go back alive, talk about ...... wisely"

When Horchi heard what Temujin meant, he immediately jumped out and shouted: "Immortal heaven is above, young eagles cannot grow up without going through wind and rain, and children cannot become warriors without going through tribulations." In this winter expedition, our warriors have been tempered, and the affiliated tribes of White Horse City have suffered great losses, all of which are the work of the Great Khan! ”

"Well said!" Kublai slapped the table and replied in unison.

Seeing that everyone was about to respond to each other, Temujin stretched out his hand: "You don't have to say these words again." I know that the warriors are running out of this, or you wouldn't all come to me. ”

Monlik winked at Holchi, signaling that the shaman was about to take over.

Horchi stood up and bowed to Temujin and the others before saying, "The fist that was withdrawn was for a more powerful blow." Immortal Heaven is above, let's go back to the tribe to spend the winter, and in the spring of next year, we will have enough strength to set foot on this place again! ”

Temujin slapped the table fiercely: "Horchi, that's right, tomorrow we will feint for one day, and the day after tomorrow, we will go home!" ”

When everyone heard this, they all responded and breathed a long sigh of relief.

In the early morning of the next day, the offensive of the beggars was still launched on time.

But by noon, the horn of the retreating troops was sounded in the rear.

"What is Temujin's idea?" Huang Rong noticed that something was not quite right, and inspected all three sides for a week before going to Xu Daosheng to discuss.

"Enemy, I'm afraid I'm going to withdraw my troops!" Xu Daosheng closed his eyes and pondered for a while, and said so.

"Then let's get ready to pursue!" Huang Rong was excited.

Xu Daosheng looked at Huang Rong, and after a while, he said, "Rong'er, do you still have the strength?" ”

As soon as Xu Daosheng said this, Huang Rong began to feel sore, and her head became a little heavy.

"The warriors all over the city, they all hold on to it in one breath!" Huang Rong smiled bitterly.

"We live in the city, we are all like this, the enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops are sleeping in the wilderness, and they can hold on to this day, no wonder the commander values Temujin so much!" Xu Daosheng sighed.

On the tenth day, not half a figure came to attack the city.

When the scouts rushed to the enemy's camp and reported the accurate news of the enemy's retreat, cheers were heard throughout the city. The soldiers threw down their swords and hugged their comrades beside them.

Although Huang Rong knew that the enemy was going to retreat, she couldn't help but hug Tian Xiaowan and Li Mochou at this time, hugging each other and crying.

"We won, I don't know where the young master is?" Tian Xiaowan said suddenly.

The three girls each wiped away their tears and looked at the distant horizon.