It was late at night, Yanmen Pass had fallen into silence, and the soldiers of the Tiance Army guarding the pass were resting and defending in the night, while thousands of Gyeonggi reinforcements had already fallen asleep.

Staff General Yan Hu did not rest in the garrison yamen in the city, and was looking at a military report: Liu Juntao, the governor of Shanxi, has led tens of thousands of Tiance soldiers to the south!

This news was just delivered, and no one in the entire Yanmen Pass knew about it except for Yan Hu.

In this military report, there is also a secret order from Liu Juntao, asking Yan Hu to lead his troops to drag the Tatar Uketu Khan to the city!

"Duxian, this is going to eat all these tens of thousands of horses in one bite!"

Yan Hu's heart was agitated, and he said secretly: "It's still my eldest brother who has the courage, after these battles, all the 150,000 Tatar iron cavalry will be wiped out, and when the time comes, the army will move north, and this Tatar department will become another Warat department!" ”

In order to ensure that the tens of thousands of Tatar iron cavalry troops outside the Yanmen Pass were dragged, it was necessary to ensure that the news that the governor of Shanxi, Liu Juntao, led the army south, could not be leaked, so Yan Hu burned the military report sent by Liu Juntao with candles, and did not even prepare to report it to his generals, so as not to leak the news.

At the same time, in the Tatar camp outside the Yanmen Pass, tens of thousands of Tatar soldiers and horses were demoralized, and the moans and curses of the wounded soldiers could be faintly heard in the camp.

The original 50,000 elite iron cavalry army had less than 40,000 horses left at this time, and there were many wounded soldiers among them.

At this time, the Yanmen Pass is like a moat lying in front of the Tatar army, which cannot be crossed!

The spirit of the Tatar army, which had just gone south to kill, was now exhausted, and the fear of war had begun to spread among the army.

This point, Uketu Khan is also very clear, and his heart is even more irritable.

In today's offensive battle, the Tatar troops and horses are still in the upper hand in form, although there is no guarantee that they will be able to enter the Yanmen Pass, but they can also consume the strength of the Ming army to the greatest extent.

But because of the inexplicable emotion in his heart, the offensive during the day was completely ruined, and the morale of the army was greatly damaged.

At this time, in Xiaolai's heart, regret, annoyance, anger and other emotions were mixed together, which made Xiaolai eager to rush out and kill a few people to calm his mood.

It was not until the second half of the night that he fell asleep groggily with the help of spirits, and this sleep came to the third pole of the day.

When he woke up, he came to the camp under the escort of a team of personal guards, and saw that the Tatar soldiers and horses in the camp were basically dejected, which was in stark contrast to the previous sharpness.

He even heard some grassroots officers complaining and saying that they were going to flee secretly, which made him frightened.

After returning to the big tent of the Chinese army, for the first time, he ordered the army to guard the camp and not attack Yanmen Pass, which made the whole army of the Tatar Department breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, there was a trace of expectation in his heart.

He locked himself in the big tent of the Chinese army for two hours, during which no one was allowed to come in, and the guards guarding the gate of the big tent were very nervous, knowing that he was thinking about something big.

When he walked out of the Chinese army's tent, there seemed to be a sense of relief in the original solemn expression on his face.

"Pass the order: the army will suspend the attack on Yanmen Pass, and the camp will go north in the early morning of tomorrow, and the army will slowly retreat, let's go home!"

When the surrounding heralds and Tatar iron knights heard this, they were all stunned in place, followed by thunderous laughter, and many soldiers were so excited that they burst into tears, and finally survived!

On the same day, the Tatar battalion slaughtered pigs and sheep, and nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses were all feasted.

In the early morning of the next day, Uketu Khan led nearly 40,000 Tatar iron cavalry to set out, and at the same time set off with 2,000 iron cavalry, covering the whereabouts of the army in the south of the camp, driving away and killing the Ming army.

Yanmen Pass.

A group of soldiers who did not collect at night rushed back to Guancheng, vaguely followed by a large number of Tatar iron horsemen.

On the city, the soldiers of the Tiance Army immediately opened fire, and the dense sound of birds pierced the silence before dawn, and also blocked the Tartar iron cavalry that was pursuing behind.

When Yan Hu saw these soldiers who did not collect soldiers at night, he was also taken aback when he learned the news that the Tatar army was retreating.

"I really didn't expect that this man not only knows how to be decisive in his strategy, can kill the Yanmen Gate with his own danger, but also can retreat at a critical moment, he can really afford to let go, he is a character!"

Thinking of this, Sun Deqi, the guerrilla general of the left battalion of the Yingyang Army, and Wu Hao, the guerrilla general of the right battalion, also learned the news, and led their respective generals to arrive, and even the generals of the Gyeonggi reinforcements also rushed under the leadership of a general officer, and everyone was hugging their fists to fight, preparing to pursue the retreating Tatar army.

However, even if everyone was eager to fight, Yan Hu was very calm and said: "The troops of the Polai Institute took the initiative to retreat, do you think that Polai will not guard against our pursuit?" ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and the generals of the Eagle Yang Army, such as Sun Deqi, the guerrilla general of the left battalion of the Eagle Yang Army, and Wu Hao, the guerrilla general of the right battalion, all calmed down in an instant, and they all stopped talking.

And the generals of the Gyeonggi garrison were still full of fighting spirit, shouting loudly to lead their troops into battle.

Even several garrisons shouted: "General Yan is unwilling to attack, so he will stay behind and close the Yanmen, and we will lead our troops to catch the ducks!" ”

As soon as these words came out, all the generals of the Eagle Yang Army were furious, and the words of both sides reprimanded each other.

Seeing this, Yan Hu roared loudly: "Whoever says one more word, the military law will deal with it!" ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, but those Gyeonggi generals still advocated leading their troops to attack, and they were unwilling to give up the opportunity to make meritorious contributions in front of them.

"General, this is a great opportunity to win military merits, we can't let it go!"

"Those Tartars have lost their courage, where will there be any backhand, let's go straight to kill, we will definitely be able to make a great achievement!"

Those Gyeonggi generals all shouted for war, and they were not afraid of Yan Hu's blame.

It's no wonder that although Yan Hu is a general and presided over the Battle of Yanmen Pass, those Gyeonggi generals are all generals, and most of them have a very hard background in the court, so naturally they will not be stopped by a general.

What's more, the leaders of these Gyeonggi generals are still the chief military officers, and they have been commanded by a general of the Tiance Army for so many days, and they are already depressed in their hearts, and they are even more unwilling at this time.

Seeing this, Yan Hu also sneered in his heart, and said secretly: "Since you want to send you to death, then I won't stop you!" ”

So, Yan Hu said: "Since you insist on sending troops, if you want to pursue, go on your own, my Yingyang soldiers will never do such a stupid thing!" ”

After speaking, Yan Hu waved his hand to let everyone retreat.

Those Gyeonggi generals were all angry when they saw this, and they turned around and went out one after another, while the generals of the Eagle Yang Army were very dissatisfied with those Gyeonggi generals, and the two sides were full of gunpowder.

It didn't take long for a personal guard to come in and report: "General Qiyu, those Gyeonggi generals led more than 8,000 soldiers and horses from their headquarters out of the customs and went north!" ”

The generals of the Eagle Yang Army present were all angry, this is disobedience!

For a time, everyone asked Yan Hu for instructions, preparing to lead the army to chase back those Gyeonggi soldiers and horses, and to severely punish those arrogant Gyeonggi generals.

But Yan Hu didn't care, and said: "Okay, let's all go back and rest, the city must continue to be closely guarded, so that the military doctors are ready, and wait for those Gyeonggi soldiers to escape back and save people!" ”

After speaking, Yan Hu went back to the back tent to rest, leaving only the surprised generals.

However, Yan Hu didn't really sleep well, but secretly sent a team of elite night guards to send a battle report out.

In this war report submitted to Liu Juntao, the governor of Shanxi, all the things that those Gyeonggi generals disobeyed and pursued, as well as the situation around Yanmen Pass at this time, were all written.

Then, Yan Hu fell asleep, and he was about to be tired during this time.

At the same time, those Gyeonggi generals led more than 8,000 soldiers and horses all the way north, and soon entered the area of Xiawu Mountain north of Yanmen Pass.

The terrain of this area is undulating, with rolling mountains to the north and west, deep mountains and old forests as far as the eye can see in the east, and only the wilderness leading to Yanmen Pass to the south.

At this time, some generals were a little hesitant, after all, the terrain here was too dangerous, and everyone was a veteran, so they could naturally see the danger.

However, in the face of the earth-shattering feather of defeating tens of thousands of Tatar armies and beheading the Tatar Khan, most of the Gyeonggi generals had lost their minds.

The commander-in-chief of the army said directly: "The terrain here is complicated, and it is a dangerous place for us, and even more so for those Tartars!" You know, those Tartars are basically iron horses, and in such terrain, iron horses can't run. ”

As soon as these words came out, most of them echoed the voice, and one guerrilla general said with a smile: "If those Tartars are really ambushed here, we just have to win some first-class meritorious service!" ”

Everyone immediately relaxed, and even several generals joked with each other.

Immediately, more than 8,000 soldiers of the Ming Army continued to march, and under the guidance of dozens of people in front of them, they drove straight into the Xiawu Mountain.

After Liu Juntao led the army south to Yanmen Pass, the army advanced rapidly, and there were still three or four days away from Yanmen Pass at this time.

General Zhou Zongsheng led the officers and soldiers of the Changshui Army to open the way in front, and met the soldiers who came to deliver the letter, so he sent someone to send this team to the Longxiang army behind him, and reported to Liu Juntao in person.

Liu Juntao was shocked when he learned that the more than 8,000 soldiers and horses of Gyeonggi had pursued the retreating Tatar army.

It's not that I'm worried about these Gyeonggi soldiers and horses who don't obey orders, but that they retreated in advance so decisively!

"Pass the order, and the whole army will immediately march west!"

Liu Juntao understood that there was no point in going to Yanmen Pass again, so he prepared to lead his army to the area of Xiawu Mountain to intercept the retreating Tatar army.