Gao Muqing and Yalu Buhua received a report of what happened on the western slope almost at the same time, and only then did they understand what was happening with the roar of smoke and dust rolling and collapsing in the direction of the western slope. Gao Muqing was naturally pleasantly surprised, while Yalu Buhua was furious.

"How so? How so? Yalu Buhua muttered to himself with a pale face, how could he not accept such a result, seeing that victory was in sight, but such a situation had happened on the western slope. From the people who sent the news, Yalu Buhua initially obtained the number of casualties. There were more than 30,000 soldiers and horses led by Alibai on the western slope, but now it is preliminarily estimated that more than 30,000 people were killed or wounded. In particular, the collapse of the mountain just now devoured the lives of nearly 2,000 soldiers in an instant, and nearly 3,000 people were injured to varying degrees.

"Summons, tell Ali Bai not to retreat, give me to continue the attack." Yaru roared angrily.

A general beside him hurriedly dissuaded: "General, don't be rash." The offensive on the western flank had been defeated, and General Ali Bai was not cowardly, but knew that he could not attack again. If you insist on doing it again, I am afraid that the casualties will be even more serious. At that time, I am afraid that I will not be able to get out. ”

Yalu shouted without a sharp voice: "What did you say? Lao Tzu cut you. ”

The general smiled bitterly and said, "If the general kills me to save the situation, he will cut off my head." But I'm still going to say what I need to say. The other side used a grenade to blow up the rocky mountain, causing a large-scale landslide, and no one can deal with it. If this is true for the western slope, the eastern slope will soon follow suit. Once the same situation occurs as on the western slope, the soldiers and horses on the eastern slope will also suffer heavy casualties, and it will inevitably have to retreat. Rather than killing or wounding any more soldiers and horses, it is better to retreat now. General, think about it. The green mountains are here, and I am not afraid that there will be no firewood. ”

Yaru snorted and gasped. He was really angry, the good situation turned into this in an instant, he was unwilling. However, what his generals said was to the point. The means of the western slope will definitely be used on the eastern slope of the hill. The mountain collapsed, and the soldiers and horses had to be withdrawn if they did not withdraw, so could they not be buried by mud and rocks on the hillside? Rather than waiting for Dongpo to suffer heavy casualties before withdrawing troops, it is better to immediately withdraw the entire army. If it really comes to that time, I'm afraid I won't even be able to evacuate.

And one more thing that Yalu didn't think of was that almost all the cavalry he led this time were the backbone and elite soldiers and horses of the Jurchen cavalry. If this soldier and horse can be preserved, even if he loses the battle, the big leader will not punish him too harshly. If he buries too many soldiers and horses, the big leader will never spare himself. In this situation, it seems that it is already an unattainable dream to defeat the opponent, if he does not see the opportunity again, if he does not leave a way back for himself, he will really not be able to explain in front of the big leader. If he also forces the soldiers and horses to continue the attack for the sake of his anger at the moment, it is possible that the soldiers and horses that the great leader has worked so hard to save will be completely destroyed. That's a dead end.

Thinking of this, Yalu's feverish brain calmed down. On the eastern side of the hill, there was a roar, and columns of smoke from grenade explosions continued to rise into the air. The defenders above the western hillside were constantly coming in the direction of the pass, and the soldiers and horses of the pass above who were fighting fiercely with themselves were eager to attack under the leadership of the two women. Yalu Buhua finally made a decision and gave the order for a full retreat.

The Jurchen army retreated like a tide, and retreated more quickly than the ferocity of the attack. The tragedy on the western slope has spread all over the battlefield,

The soldiers and horses attacking from the eastern slope were already extremely frightened. After receiving the order to retreat, the generals and soldiers who led the army were relieved and almost cheered loudly. They turned around and ran down the mountain, having lived in the mountains and forests for a long time, and the advantage of being accustomed to running between the mountains was really brought into play at this moment, and they ran faster than the rabbits in the mountains.

Gao Muqing and Bai Bing only symbolically led the soldiers and horses to chase and killed, and they ordered to stop the pursuit after less than two hundred paces. Although the victory was won, the opponent's army did not collapse. Although they killed a lot of enemies, the other side still had an army of more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, not lambs to be slaughtered. There is still a gap in the strength of the two sides. If it weren't for the coincidence, if it weren't for the ferocity of firearms, and if it weren't for the success of Gao Songlin's adventure, it would be difficult to say what the situation is today. Moreover, Gao Muqing clearly understands her goal, she only needs to defend the pass and block the Jurchens, which can be regarded as a success. The other party's retreat is actually the best result.

By the time the battlefield had subsided, it was already sunset. The spring sun shone obliquely between the mountains, shining on almost everything shattered on the battlefield, which was unbearable to see. Among the trees and rocks on the hillside, corpses abound. More than 2,000 corpses lay dead among the rocks and grass on the eastern slope, and the situation on the western slope is even more terrifying. After the collapse, the western slope of the mountain is exposed, as if a big hand has peeled off a piece of the skin of the hillside from top to bottom, which looks strange and terrifying. The grass and shrubs below the middle section are all buried with stones. Between the sharp rocks, the corners of the exposed blades could be seen from time to time, as well as the black and purple stumps of the hands and feet. A hundred-pace-long pile of mud and rocks rising from the bottom of the hillside was actually a huge tomb with the corpses of thousands of Jurchen soldiers buried.

The ramp above the pass best reflects the tragedy of the recent battle. The corpses of men and horses on the battlefield in a radius of hundreds of paces were crisscrossed with each other. More than 3,000 people died here and thousands of horses died here on this small battlefield. And that's not counting the number of wounded in the fierce fighting on both sides, which is also a huge number of nearly four thousand.

The entire ramp above the pass was already stained red with blood and minced flesh. The gurgling blood seeped into the dirt like a rain of blood. The soil that was turned up when you stepped on it was bright red, as if it was cinnabar ink in a printing box.

The setting sun shone on this mountain range after the Great War, and the wind blew through, carrying the chill of the early spring evening, which made people feel an inexplicable chill.

Gao Muqing ordered the three thousand young and strong people in the mountains who came to clean up the battlefield. The corpses on the hillside and the corpses at the pass needed to be cleaned up, and although the Jurchens would not risk collecting the corpses, Gao Muqing did not want these corpses to be exposed to the wilderness. Nearly 3,000 soldiers and horses were killed in the battle, and these corpses not only had to be cleaned up, but also transported back to Funiu Mountain for burial after the war. The corpses of the enemy must also be disposed of, otherwise it will cause a plague, which Gao Muqing understands.

Gao Muqing and Bai Bing returned to the camp at the bottom of the mountain before dark, both of them were covered in blood, and their bodies were covered in blood and minced meat, becoming two bloody people. The little lord greeted them in front of the camp, and when he saw the two of them, he covered his mouth and exclaimed.

"Don't be afraid, Sister County Lord, we are not injured, this is all the blood of the enemy. We won. They retreated. Bai Bing said with a smile.

Guo Caiwei already knew the battle situation, and said softly with moist eyes: "I've worked hard for you, I've worked hard for you." I want to kill the enemy with you, but I don't have the skills, and I don't want to cause trouble for you. You have suffered. ”

Gao Muqing smiled: "Don't say this, I just want to wash my body quickly, we still have a lot to do." ”

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The warm water continued to rinse the perfectly white body, and after using several large buckets of water, Gao Muqing and Bai Bing washed off the blood stains on their bodies, changed into clean clothes and clean armor and walked out of the big tent. Guo Caiwei, Green Dance and other women were already waiting in the big tent.

After the start of the war, a steady stream of wounded soldiers were transported back to the camp at the bottom of the slope, and they joined the ranks of bandaging and cleaning the wounded soldiers to assist the military doctors in the army for treatment. At this moment, they had just finished their affairs to see Gao Muqing and Bai Bing.

After everyone saw the salute, the little county lord and Green Dance and others greeted each other with concern. That's when we talk about today's war. When they learned that the turning point of the war was so lucky, all the women were quite embarrassed. Who would have thought that it was because of the temporary intention of Gao Songlin's generals and Gao Songlin's courageous attempt that he forced the opponent back. Otherwise, the situation would be very different today.

"General Gao Songlin and the generals under him have to make great contributions, and this time they have made great contributions. Mu Qing called them over, and we sisters had to thank them together. The little county lord sighed.

"Then there is no need to call them, the enemy has not yet retreated, the war is not over, their duty is to hold on to the battlefield, how can they leave without permission. I'll pass you on when I come back to the pass to convene their meeting. Naturally, you can't run away from the great work, but you have to completely defeat the opponent. Now is not the time to celebrate. Gao Muqing said.

The women nodded, and Green Dance couldn't help but ask, "The Jurchens suffered a loss today, will they attack again tomorrow?" ”

Gao Muqing shook his head and said, "I don't know." All I know is that if they attack again, we will fight to the death. But to be honest, they almost got their hands on it today. If they regroup and attack again tomorrow, we will not be able to withstand it. Our grenades and rockets are exhausted. If we fight again tomorrow, we will only be able to meet each other in a short and hard way. A lot of people will die. ”

Green Dance had a fight, and today she saw the most dead and wounded she had seen in her life, thousands of wounded soldiers of the Fallen Goose Army were in the camp on the south side. That's already miserable. After evening, the blood-soaked corpses that were constantly brought back made Green Dance Fang Huanqiu and the others even more frightened. Until now, the vehicles carrying the bodies are still carrying the bodies up the hillside on the edge of the camp to clean them up one by one. If we fight again tomorrow, I can't imagine the situation.

"Let's ...... Do you really want to trap all the Jurchens here and kill them? Is that really the husband's plan? The little county lord couldn't help frowning and said. The women were silent for a while, of course there was no doubt about it, they all read Lin Jue's letter, and the little county lord asked this because she felt that it was an impossible task.

"Sister Mu Qing, where are the soldiers and horses that Master Ma moved? When will they arrive? Fang Huanqiu asked softly.

Gao Muqing shook his head slowly and said softly, "I don't know." It's been two days and there's been no news. I don't know when they will arrive or if they will arrive. But I don't think we can think about that, all I'm thinking about now is one thing, since the husband has planned it, I will do it according to the husband's plan. No matter what, we have to persevere. We can win today, and if we fight again tomorrow, we will still win. I believe so. ”

The women looked at Gao Muqing, but no one spoke. The tent was silent with flickering candles.