"What's next?" Lin Zhaolong asked.

Xu Lang walked to the map: "We don't have time, Tao Gong's reinforcements will arrive tomorrow, let's arrange the defense immediately." ”

"How to defend it?"

Xu Lang looked at the map and thought for a while: "Take the four thousand prisoners of war to the place where we were originally ambushed on the other side of the river, find someone to watch them, and release them once they block Tao Gong's retreat." Let's rearrange the artillery, pull all the artillery back, and make way for the middle passage. ”

"How can you block them out of the passage, what if Tao Gong turns around and runs to Tianjin?"

"It doesn't matter, block him with rifled guns and cavalry regiments. If our cannon is still in its original position, I am afraid that Tao Gong will not be able to rush through at all. ”

"There's still a problem." Lin Zhaolong asked again, "Tao Gong brought 20,000 people, he must also have brought artillery, and we will suffer a lot if we don't have artillery in the rear." ”

"Zhaolong, why are you confused?" Xu Lang said with a smile, "Tao Gong is in a hurry to save this trapped army this time, speed is the first, he definitely didn't bring artillery." Even if we bring it, it will not arrive at the same time, as long as we block the main force of Tao Gong, we can pull the artillery back to fight again. ”

"Then do as you say, without further ado, I'll arrange it right away."

The 1st Independent Division did not close its eyes almost all night, and by daybreak, the entire arming was completed.

Xu Lang hurried to the camp of Korean prisoners of war: "General, did your people sleep well yesterday?" ”

"Thank you, General, for keeping his promise." The deputy chief of staff really did not expect that not only his wounded were treated, but also that these prisoners of war enjoyed the same meals as the Yulin Army. And no one has ever come to check on them, let alone ask them anything.

Xu Lang said with a smile: "Don't be polite, general, our Yulin Army has always treated prisoners of war like this." The general has come today to tell the general something, and after deliberation, we have decided to release the general and your soldiers, and you can follow your lord and lord Belle home. ”

The deputy chief of staff of the DPRK did not believe it at all: "General, this officer did not understand what the general meant. ”

"What's so hard to understand about this." Gao Chen said, "My general said, let you go home, go back to North Korea, and I can let you go today." ”

The deputy staff leader still didn't believe it: "General, that's not what we said yesterday. ”

Xu Lang replied: "The situation has changed, you can prepare, and I will let you go in a while." ”

Xu Lang didn't say much to the North Korean deputy staff, he remembered Majiakou in his heart, and returned to Majiakou with Gao Chen's Pegasus.

"Zhaolong, are the scouts back?"

"I'm back, Taogong's army is more than 20,000 people, less than 20 miles away from Majiakou."

"Are you ready here?"

"When you're ready, just wait for Tao Gong to come in."

Tao Gong kept receiving reports from the scouts in front: "Lord Belle, our people were not found in Majiakou, nor did we find the Yulin Army, and there are traces of battle in Majiakou. ”

Tao Gong was very strange, and asked Ji Tonghai beside him, "Sir, why is this happening." ”

Ji Tonghai didn't understand why this was the case, but he obviously heard from Gao Chen's mouth that Yulinwan meant to let Tao Gong go to Beijing, and as for whether he wanted to ambush Tao Gong on the road, Ji Tonghai didn't know.

"Lord Belle, the situation is unclear now, so let's be careful." Ji Tonghai was worried that the Yulin Army was not ready to set up an ambush and wanted to buy some time for the Yulin Army.

Tao Gong looked around: "Sir, the military situation is like fire, and this place can't be stationed, let's go to Majiakou first." ”

"Lord Belle." Ji Tonghai blocked, "I'm afraid there is an ambush." We received the news that 5,000 vanguard troops were trapped in Majiakou, and according to the reports of the wounded who returned, the possibility of breaking out of the siege was very small. Now that Majiakou is empty, I'm afraid this matter is not good. ”

The more Ji Tonghai said this, the more anxious Tao Gong's heart became: "Sir, no matter what happens to Majiakou, the prince's side is also extremely anxious, no matter what the result is, Ben Beile must go to meet the prince." ”

Ji Tonghai was afraid that if he persuaded Tao Gong again, he would be suspicious: "Since Lord Belle is worried about the safety of the prince, let's go to Majiakou first." ”

20,000 new Korean troops set up camp in Majiakou, but still not a single Yulin army or North Korean was found, not even a single corpse.

Tao Gong is really confused, what happened, could it be that his five thousand people and the Yulin Army crossed collectively again.

"Report, Lord Belle." A North Korean scout Pegasus arrived, "Our people have been spotted ten miles to the southeast. ”

"Ten miles away?" Tao Gong asked, "Where are their generals, and why are they ten miles away?" ”

"Back to Lord Baylor." The scout replied, "Their deputy staff has returned with his subordinates, and is waiting outside the tent, they have been captured by the Yulin army. ”

"Let him come in and see me." Tao Gong wondered in his heart, had all the five thousand people been captured, and if they were really all captured, how could they run back.

The deputy staff leader walked into the big tent and knelt down on his knees: "The criminal officer will see Lord Belle." ”

"What the hell is going on?" Tao Gong asked.

"Lord Belle, his subordinates are surrounded by more than 10,000 Yulin troops, they have a lot of heavy artillery, and their subordinates are fighting desperately, but they can't be defeated."

"I didn't ask you to say this." Tao Gong had a gloomy face, "How many five thousand soldiers and horses are left?" ”

"Four thousand left."

"How much back?"

"Four thousand back."

"How did you get back?"

"Released by General Xu Lang of the Yulin Army."

"Yes, there are still four thousand left of the five thousand." Tao Gong said coldly, "Do you know about the prince's will?" ”

The deputy staff leader raised his head: "The criminal officer knows that it is not a pity for the criminal officer to die, but please be able to show mercy outside the law and spare the four thousand soldiers." ”

"Someone." Tao Gong roared angrily, "Drag it out and cut it." ”

"Lord Belle, I can't help it." Ji Tonghai pulled Tao Gong aside and persuaded, "We only brought two thousand eight banners, although the prince's military orders are like mountains, but punish these Koreans now, the slave is worried that there will be changes." ”

Tao Gong thought about it and said, "What is the clever plan of Sir?" ”

"Lord Belle can persuade them with good words on the surface, and secretly send people to keep an eye on them, and after we meet with the prince, we will hand them over to the prince."

"Just Mr. Yi." Tao Gong turned around and changed his smiling face, "You get up first, Ben Belle also knows that you are invincible." Ben Baylor was also in a hurry just now, you go down to rest first, Ben Baylor has other plans. ”

Tao Gong had just pacified the deputy staff leader, and the scout came in again to report: "Lord Belle, the Yulin Army has been found in the rear of our army. ”

"Prepare for the enemy." After Tao Gong gave the order, he called Ji Tonghai out of the camp.

The cavalry regiment and the fifth infantry regiment had already lined up three miles away, and Zhao Qi commanded the artillery regiment to drag the artillery hard.