Duan Xiu most of them did not die in the enemy's surprise attack, and the main force of the left battalion was still there, which was Sun Zhongshan's judgment based on the changes in the situation on the battlefield. However, several groups of people were sent out one after another to contact Duan Xiu, but there was no progress, and Duan Xiu was neither found nor met with the main force of the left battalion. The sporadic news brought back was also varied, some said that Duan Xiu had died in the chaotic army, some said that none of the 2,000 men and horses around Duan Xiu had escaped from the enemy's encirclement, and some of the routs swore that they had seen more than a dozen black flags with their own eyes, and at least tens of thousands of people had come to the most elite Great Horde Army......

Of course, Sun Zhongshan would not believe the nonsense of tens of thousands of big tent soldiers. The facts are clear, not to mention that there could be tens of thousands of big tent troops south of Mogan, even if there were only 3,000 big tent soldiers, it would be impossible for the Zhao army to advance to the line of Luhe Heishui so easily. He also did not believe that the three thousand men of the left battalion had quietly disappeared. The left battalion was full of cavalry, and if it couldn't fight it, at least there was a chance to escape from the conflict, and it was impossible to run out of just a few hundred people. Moreover, in order to annihilate a cavalry in a field battle, the Turks had to gather tens of thousands of people to set a trap by taking advantage of the terrain and then tightly surround it from all sides. But this is an endless grassland, where can soldiers be hidden? What terrain is there to ensure that large teams can be mobilized without being exposed? Therefore, he never believed that the left battalion would be surrounded and annihilated. He felt that Duan Xiu must have taken the rest of the soldiers and hid somewhere to wait......

The question is where did the Duan Xiu Society hide the team?

Although his heart was so anxious, Sun Zhongshan's expression was no different from usual. After eating dry food and drinking water calmly, he took advantage of the starlight to take two of his own soldiers around the camp. Inspect the laid-off sentry, inspect the wounded number, whisper a few words of comfort, see that the military doctor is too busy, he will also take a hand to change the wound medicine for the soldier and tie a bandage, and the people who are familiar with each other also put a few rough words in a low voice, and say a few indecent jokes, and everyone laughs. The happiest thing about being a soldier in the world is such a boss, and he is the most outstanding and dazzling figure in the Yanshan Guards in the past two or three years, so all the way down, whether it is the reinforcements he brought or the rout of the left battalion, he feels that this is a good general who loves soldiers and understands soldiers.

Back at the temporary command post, it was already dark. The command post was rudimentary, with three iron spears supporting two marching canopies, so narrow that only two people could sit opposite each other; Two mazaars were arranged, and a wooden plank was placed horizontally with a saddle in the middle of the mazaar, which was used as a table. On the table was a tin box that was smaller than the porcelain bowl with a flat belly that drank wine on weekdays, and in the full wax oil, a little fire the size of a broad bean was blown by the cold night wind. This is the new gadget of the Ministry of Industry in Yanshan's workshop one by one, don't look small, far more durable than the previous long wax, the price is not more expensive than a few wax, so the Wei Mansion simply issued one to each of the guards. However, there are quite a few criticisms of Wei Fu's decision, because no one knows what use he can have in the hands of soldiers.

He sat down before the deputy returned.

The deputy brought bad news. Duan Xiu was still not found; There were not many enemies in the old camp of the left battalion, but there were only a few hundred of them, but there was a large number of enemies by the lake to the west.

"How many?"

"The spies didn't dare to get too close, they only counted the fires in the distance." The deputy sat down next to him, took off his saber and put it on his lap and said, after a pause, he said calmly, "...... There were about 200 open fires in the three camps. ”

In the dim candlelight, the corners of Sun Zhongshan's mouth twitched. Two hundred fires, that is, more than 4,000 people, plus the outer ranger guards and the enemy in front of them, the opponent's strength is at least several times his own...... He calmed down and said as calmly as possible, "Keep looking." Duan Xiu and Zuo Ying are definitely still there. ”

The deputy glanced at Sun Zhongshan silently. He couldn't understand where Sun Zhongshan's confidence came from. He hesitated for a moment and said, "The last team of spies,...... Also back. To the north, dozens of corpses were also found, stripped of their armor, but they could be identified as brothers from the left battalion. ”

Sun Zhongshan nodded with a heavy heart and said, "Maybe it's the sentry of the left battalion......"

Perhaps the remnants of the left battalion. But the deputy did not say this. He asked Sun Zhongshan, "What should I do next?" ”

"Keep looking." Sun Zhongshan said without hesitation, "Until you find Duan Xiu!" ”

“…… I searched in all four directions, and the farthest spies ran out for sixty or seventy miles, but they didn't find ......."

"If you don't have seventy miles, you can run eighty miles! If you don't have eighty miles, you can run a hundred miles! Even if you run to the edge of the sky, you must find Duan Xiu! Sun Zhongshan spoke in a low voice, but his tone was unquestionable. Be sure to be fast! Must be found before dawn! Otherwise, although the words ...... not finished, the meaning of them is clear. The deputy nodded heavily, kicked to his feet, and crawled out of the canopy.

In the middle of the night, Sun Zhongshan didn't close his eyes. He sat in a makeshift tent, nervously calculating the changes that might occur after dawn, while anxiously waiting for news. The night was already deep. The moon did not rise in the night sky; A few stars dotted the inky black sky, and against the backdrop of the black curtain, the white starlight looked extremely dim. The wind blew across the open grassland, and the tips of the grass made a thin brushing sound. The unknown spring worm sighed in a long and short sigh deep in the grass. The soldiers on duty are adding night food to the war horses; Horses near and far were stirring restlessly, occasionally neighing in satisfaction or impatience; But it was immediately stopped by the soldiers. Somewhere in the far away part of the steppe came a long, desolate wolf howl. In the silence of the night, the wolf's cry was particularly clear and piercing......

A meteor suddenly crossed the edge of the sky, dragging its long silver-white comet tail and falling to the end of heaven and earth.

Sun Zhongshan watched the meteor appear, and then watched it disappear. He subconsciously thought that it was said that if he made a wish on a meteor, his wish would definitely come true. Of course, he didn't have time to make any wishes. He didn't want to make any wishes. Now, no matter what kind of wish it is, it can't compare to Duan Xiu's news. Only when he found Duan Xiu did he have some confidence to win tomorrow's battle; If he couldn't find Duan Xiu, he didn't plan to go back alive. He thought that dying on the battlefield would be worthy of this general's robe!

…… At the fourth watch, the deputy returned. Through the candle flame, Sun Zhongshan noticed that there was no joy or joy on the deputy's face. His heart sank. It seems that there is no way to count on Duan Xiu after dawn. Two or three hours later, there would be a battle with little chance of victory, and he could foresee that he, his lieutenants, and the two thousand soldiers, whose blood would stain the steppe red. However, this may be only the beginning, far from the end, their defeat will affect the actions of the Chinese army, and then affect Li Shen, who followed the enemy from Yandong, and then Yanshanwei......

The deputy sighed before speaking: "Enemy...... We can't defeat the enemy, and we can't hold the enemy back. Hurry up and tell the general to let the army withdraw! Hurry up, it's too late! ”

I don't know if it's because of staying up late, or because of other reasons, Sun Zhongshan's little eyes flashed red like a wolf, he gritted his teeth and said to his deputy, "It's too late." The Chinese army had already drawn its camp to the north yesterday. Counting the distance, we will meet the enemy by this evening at the latest. Tomorrow ......"

Tomorrow?

Will there be a tomorrow for Zhao Jun?