When Chen Qiyu found out that Li Dingguo had fled, he didn't say a word, and directly led 3,000 cavalry to chase after him, but unfortunately he was always one step slower. By the time he chased him to the city of Ning Guofu, Li Dingguo had already fled into the city.

Annoyed, angry, but unfortunately, all kinds of complex emotions occupied Chen Qiyu's head, and if he missed such a good opportunity, it was almost impossible to take down Li Dingguo in the future. Although Chen Qiyu was very unwilling, he did not lose his mind, but restrained the impulse in his heart to directly attack the city, and returned to the Dongjiang Army camp in despair.

After the war, the camp of the Dongjiang Army was in a mess at the moment, and Li Dingguo's 3,000 elite cavalry were almost all wiped out. In the case of absolute strength, the Dongjiang Army also suffered more than 1,000 casualties, and the losses were not small.

Cheng Zuo was busy commanding soldiers to save the dead and help the wounded, and the battlefield of cold weapons was full of stumps and broken arms, and the sound of wailing was everywhere. Mao Wenlong had come down from the arrow tower at this moment, walking on the battlefield, smelling thick blood in his nose and listening to the painful wail in his ears, he once again felt that the war was so cruel.

Fortunately, he has already experienced a lot of battles, and this situation has allowed him to adapt to it, and he is not at a loss as before.

Quietly coming behind the busy Chengzuo, Mao Wenlong asked softly, "How are the brothers killed or injured?" ”

Hearing this, Cheng Zuo turned around suddenly, and saw that Mao Wenlong didn't dare to slack off, so he replied: "Qiqi General Soldier, more than 1,000 officers and soldiers of our army have been killed and wounded, and nearly 3,000 enemies have been killed. And that Li Dingguo has broken through and escaped, and General Chen has led the cavalry battalion to pursue, and it is not known what the situation is? ”

"Alas, this Li Dingguo is indeed brave, and he was able to kill him among thousands of troops, but unfortunately, he couldn't be left behind this time." Mao Wenlong let out a sigh.

Since ancient times, heroes have been sympathetic to each other, especially generals like Li Dingguo, which has a great attraction for Mao Wenlong. In addition, Mao Wenlong did not have any grievances with Li Dingguo, and if possible, Mao Wenlong still hoped to be able to take Li Dingguo for his own use.

Cheng Zuo naturally understood Mao Wenlong's thoughts, and he also deeply admired Li Dingguo. In a situation like tonight, if Cheng Zuo encounters it himself, there is absolutely no way to break out of the encirclement.

When the two were sighing, Chen Qiyu happened to come back with the cavalry battalion, he hurriedly came to Mao Wenlong, and said with a look of shame: "Subordinates should die, they failed to take Li Dingguo, and now he has fled back to the city of Ningguofu." ”

Mao Wenlong glanced at Chen Qiyu, shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, if you can run, the monk can't run the temple, as long as Li Dingguo still stays in Ningguofu City, sooner or later he will have to fall into the hands of this general soldier." ”

This is not Mao Wenlong's bragging, although it is by no means easy to take down Li Dingguo, but in the case of the disparity in strength between the two sides, Li Dingguo's defeat is only a matter of time.

Hearing Mao Wenlong's confident words, Chen Qiyu and Cheng Zuo glanced at each other, and both of them acquiesced. The facts are in front of us, and if Li Dingguo has no backup, defeat is inevitable.

The post-war clean-up continued, and none of Li Dingguo's men were alive, all of them were killed. The wounded of the Dongjiang Army have been rescued and sent directly to the nearby Fucheng for further treatment.

The night soon disappeared, and when the first rays of sunlight shone on the earth, the Dongjiang Army also completed the cleaning of the battlefield, and the camp returned to its usual tranquility.

The officers and men of the Dongjiang Army, who had been busy all night, were already sleepy, staring at the dark circles one by one and yawning non-stop. Mao Wenlong had already returned to his big tent to sleep, but he had just closed his eyes for a while, and a commotion outside the big tent broke the peace in the camp.

"Chief soldier, there is a battle report!" A loud voice then sounded outside the account.

Mao Wenlong had completely lost his sleepiness, turned over and got up, casually put on a piece of clothing and shouted outside: "Come in." ”

As the voice fell, a huge and tall figure appeared at the door of the tent, and beside him was a messenger with a tired face.

The messenger looked anxious at the moment, and before he could open his mouth, he rushed to Mao Wenlong's front in two steps and knelt on one leg, holding an urgent report in both hands: "General Qiqi, many villages on the outskirts of Hangzhou Prefecture were attacked by more than a dozen bandits overnight last night. ”

Mao Wenlong was silent, and directly grabbed the urgent report and opened it to read. The atmosphere in the big tent that had quieted down became solemn, and neither the vast nor the messenger dared to speak, waiting for Mao Wenlong's decision.

After a long time, I saw Mao Wenlong say in a sullen voice: "More than a dozen villages were looted overnight, and all of them robbed money, grain and grass, and did not hurt the lives of the people?" ”

From these, it can be seen that the purpose of the so-called bandits is very clear, and they are obviously running for their belongings. And it moves quickly, and there is no delay in running after grabbing.

Mao Wenlong waved his hand to let the messenger retreat to rest, and then asked Haoda to call Chengzuo and Chen Qiyu.

Chen Qiyu and Cheng Zuo came one step after another, and neither of them knew what happened when Mao Wenlong suddenly called him coming? Therefore, both of them were full of confusion, looking at Mao Wenlong and waiting for the following.

Mao Wenlong shook the urgent report in his hand and snorted coldly: "It seems that last night's sneak attack was not Li Dingguo's temporary idea, but he planned it early in the morning. ”

Cheng Zuo took a step forward, took the emergency report from Mao Wenlong's hand and looked at it, and Chen Qiyu also leaned over with curiosity on his face. After the two of them took a closer look, Cheng Zuo frowned and said, "The chief soldier suspects that these bandits who looted the people are Li Dingguo's subordinates? ”

Mao Wenlong said confidently: "In Nanjing, apart from Li Dingguo, who else has the courage to do such a thing?" ”

Cheng Zuo was dumbfounded when asked, indeed, at present, there is no other force in Nanjing except for Li Dingguo's side that has the courage to do so.

After thinking deeply, Cheng Zuo asked Mao Wenlong: "Chief soldier, then should we divide our troops to encircle and suppress?" ”

At this moment, Chengzuo had realized that things were definitely not as simple as they seemed, Li Dingguo had been sticking here, while the other two cities occupied were ignored by the Dongjiang army.

"Encirclement and Suppression ......"

Mao Wenlong shook his head: "It's not just as simple as encirclement and suppression, this Li Dingguo obviously has a deeper plan." He himself dragged us here, while his men robbed us in the other two places. From this point of view, their food and grass should not be very sufficient, and it is very likely that they will take the opportunity to expand from the other two places, and we have to guard against it. ”

Chen Qiyu and Cheng Zuo both agreed with Mao Wenlong's opinion, and the three of them conspired for a whole day that day, discussing how to restrain Li Dingguo.

And at this moment, in the city of Ningguofu, Li Dingguo, who was lucky enough to survive, was still suffering from the death of three thousand elite subordinates. Unexpectedly received good news from other two places, and learned that his plan was fruitful, and Li Dingguo's heart was somewhat comforted.