When the night fell, even though the arrows were raining in the air, Xu Hu still breathed a long sigh of relief and leaned on the stone behind him.

At night, it means that the Yan army will hold on to Yunxia Mountain for another day, and the longer the Yan army will hold on, the greater the chance of the Yan army winning. It means that in any period of time in the future, the main force of the Yan army may appear.

In his expression, he still didn't dare to relax at all.

As the saying goes, when the night is dark and the wind is high, the thieves set fire to the sky, and the night is shrouded, and it is very difficult to predict whether the coalition forces will take the opportunity to play something tricky.

After all, unlike during the day, all the actions of the coalition army were under the nose of the Yan army.

Therefore, the deeper the night, the more Xu Hu dared not take it lightly,

The ironclad cavalry, who began to get tired, still did not hesitate to shoot the coalition army in formation under his supervision, prohibiting the opposing cavalry from approaching the defensive line.

At the foot of the mountain, Zhuo Lige's expression did not relax, compared to Xu Hu, he had more worries in his heart.

During the day, the casualties of the coalition forces were large enough, and under the dark night sky, the mountain roads ahead were rugged and abnormal, and there was no light, which increased the difficulty of the coalition forces' attacks.

Insist on marching, the casualties of the coalition army will increase more and more at night, and since last night, he has witnessed many compatriots die tragically under the rain of arrows of the Yan army, and he really doesn't want to risk the lives of the coalition army at night.

In addition, the coalition army under his account fought hard for a day and night, and he commanded the whole army as a general, and he was hungry and exhausted, and his spirit was greatly weakened.

The front-line coalition forces, fighting bloodily, charging and killing the enemy, have long been sleepy and tired, afraid that they will become more and more unenergetic, and continue to fight fiercely, as the cavalry momentum decreases, the situation will become extremely bad.

If the casualties increase further, it will deal a heavy blow to the morale of the mountain attacking cavalry, and it is difficult to predict whether there will be a cowardly escape.

At this moment, the coalition army and the Yan army are evenly matched, and the two sides are attacking and defending, in a state of stalemate, and no one can help the other.

Combining various factors, Borchi thought of evacuating, and in addition, he had a clever plan to take Yunxia Mountain in his heart.

He wanted to retreat, temporarily hold the first line of defense, replenish his strength, take a short rest, renegotiate the deployment with Zhuolig, and if the plan fails, continue to attack the mountain, otherwise, continue to fight like this.

Most of the sons and daughters of the tribes died in battle, and there are no men, how will the grassland tribes continue!

Thinking backwards, Borchi made a decision and ordered his guards to blow the horn and signal the whole army to withdraw.

The guards couldn't understand Borchi's thoughts, and couldn't help but say: "Lord Wang, the two armies are evenly matched at present, if you suddenly blow the trumpet to signal the whole army to retreat, all the efforts made so far last night will be wasted, and when you retreat, it will cause a lot of casualties to the coalition forces." ”

When Borchi heard this, he replied: "If you continue to attack, you will suffer more casualties." ”

As the commander-in-chief, how could he not know what the consequences would be if he ordered the whole army to retreat at this moment, but he had to do so to save the lives of more people.

The guards did not dare to disobey Borchi's orders, and reluctantly blew their horns in their hearts.

Instantly, melodious, low horn sounded under the dark and quiet night sky, and the officers and men of the coalition army comprehended the meaning.

"What's going on, why the sudden evacuation?" Zasuhe and Mu Kun fought side by side, and the two were curious about the sudden horn sounding, and Zasuhe couldn't help but ask.

For a day and night, the two led the troops to fight desperately, and the Yan army fell into a stalemate.

"I don't know!" Mu Kun looked confused and said very puzzled.

However, the horn sounded, which meant that the military order must be carried out, and although the two were reluctant, they had to evacuate.

"Stop the attack and withdraw the whole army!" Mukui complained a little about Borchi's actions, and was very reluctant to evacuate with the whole army.

For a while, on the south side of the hillside, the coalition forces quickly retreated like a tide, and the battlefield with shouts of killing gradually became quiet.

Inside the defense line, Xu Hu, who had been incisively experienced, came to Zhao Hongru's side in the dark, and asked curiously: "General, why did the coalition army suddenly retreat?" Do you want the last general to take advantage of the victory to pursue and take back the first line of defense. ”

Zhao Hongru shook his head, pointed not far away, and said, "The coalition forces have not retreated, just stop attacking for the time being." ”

The coalition retreated, and Zhao Hongru was also confused, and he also wanted to find out the true intentions of the other party.

In this war, we will fight for combat effectiveness, patience, and resourcefulness on both sides. Zhao Hongru sent Xu Hu to the shoulder and said, "Hold the defensive line, I will go up the mountain to discuss with General Hou." ”

At the foot of the mountain, the coalition forces gathered from all directions, sweating, exhausted, and listless, like a refreshing eggplant.

Seeing this, Borchi shouted: "The whole army rests on the spot, quickly replenishes food, and recovers strength!" ”

When the soldiers heard this, they seemed to be freed from suffering, and one by one they fell to the ground, exhausted, with their eyes closed, feeling the beef jerky prepared in their pockets and chewing.

Zhuo Lige, Mu Kun, and Zasu chewed beef jerky in their mouths, gathered around Borchi, their eyes revealing strange colors, looking at Borchi, feeling extremely strange about his sudden trumpet and withdrawal of troops.

"Lord Wang, why did you suddenly withdraw your troops, why didn't you dare to discuss with me in advance?" Zhuo Lige asked curiously, on the surface, he was respectful to Borchi, but there was still a little bit of fire in his heart, the coalition army spent a lot of money, why did he suddenly say that he would evacuate.

Zasuhe and Mu Kun didn't say anything to ask, but they also pricked up their ears and waited for Borchi to give a reasonable answer.

Borchi smiled bitterly and said: "It is precisely because of something to discuss with you that I chose to collect the troops and retreat, at present, the two armies are in a state of stalemate, today's situation, everyone can see it, the Yan army is cunning and ferocious, continue to charge, the coalition army casualties are greater, even if the Yunxia Mountain is captured in the future, the tribes of the grassland have suffered heavy casualties, not only the ability to attack Yan in the south, but even the continuation of the tribe will have problems."

In addition, after a day and night of hard fighting, the soldiers lacked stamina, you see, they don't even have the strength to eat, how can they continue to fight?

I felt that the gains of continuing the offensive would not outweigh the losses, so I retreated and collected my troops. ”

"Lord Wang, we fought hard for a day and night, why didn't the Yan army fight hard for a day and night, we are exhausted, they are also exhausted, they really shouldn't retreat!" Mu Kun said, he was always haunted by the sudden evacuation.

Even if the coalition forces are tired, as long as they hold their breath in their hearts, they can continue to fight.

Borchi was not angry, and said bluntly: "That's right, the Yan army did fight hard for a day and night, but at noon, the Yan army changed the defensive forces, didn't you notice?" Otherwise, how could Yan Jun hold out for so long. ”

Hearing this, Zha Suhe and Mu Kun instantly understood, and the two stopped talking.

At this time, Borchi continued: "The defense built by the Yan army in Yunxia Mountain is extremely strong, if you want to capture Yunxia Mountain, it is simply impossible to forcibly attack from the south, I think we must find ways to take Yunxia Mountain. ”

It was indeed very difficult to forcibly capture Yunxia Mountain, as had already been confirmed in the previous battles, however, after the coalition forces consulted, there was no suitable way to make this last resort in order to prepare a Tallinn to attack the mountain from the north.

At this moment, it is difficult to know whether Tallinn will succeed in leading the troops, if it succeeds, the coalition will win a great victory, if it fails, all the efforts of the coalition forces will be in vain, for the sake of safety, it is necessary to take a two-pronged approach.

Borchi once again proposed to take Yunxia Mountain by skill, and the three of them thought that Borchi had a good way, and Zhuo Lige asked: "Lord, what good idea do you have?" ”

"The plan to attract the Yan army down the mountain has failed, instead of forcibly attacking the mountain, it is better to forcibly force the Yan army down Yunxia Mountain, I suggest concentrating on dry grass and shrubs, setting fire to the mountain, the Yan army has suffered a smoke attack, and if you can't hold on, you will definitely swarm down the mountain!" Borchi cut the nail on the head.

This was just a whim, he had to discuss with Zhuolig before, but everyone was entangled in the matter of why the army was withdrawn.

Hearing this, Zhuo Lige was taken aback, and set fire to the mountain, how much dead grass and shrubs are needed for this, even if these things are prepared, Yunxia Mountain is huge, where to start, these need to be planned in detail. Otherwise, the plan may fall through again.

"Lord Wang, tell me your specific thoughts!" Surprised to surprised, Zhuo Lige still patiently asked, this plan seems absurd, if it is successfully implemented, it will be a very good method.

There is no need for the coalition forces to spend too much energy, let alone pay a price, and it will directly change the current situation of the coalition forces.

"In this season, it is not realistic to set fire to the mountain, the grass is lush and cannot be burned, but we collect firewood and surround it under the second line of defense of the Yan army, and cover it with damp grass, which will definitely light up billowing smoke, at that time, as long as we choose the wind direction, we will definitely be able to force the Yan army down the mountain, and then choose the opportunity to annihilate, things will be much simpler, isn't it?" Borchi put his whole plan and did not hesitate to say it.

Choosing the right wind direction is not difficult for them, everyone lives in the grassland, and they know different seasons and different wind directions. The problem that plagued Borchi was where to get the firewood.

Yunxia Mountain is nearly two days away from the Woma Plain, and it takes more than a day to speed up the horse, a round trip, nearly three days, so it is definitely not realistic to transport firewood from the Woma Plain.

There are no trees on all sides of Yunxia Mountain, and even if there are, the damp branches cannot be lit at the beginning of summer, so it is necessary to prepare firewood to implement the plan.

Everyone fell into contemplation, there is a good way, but it can't be implemented, and the opportunity for revenge is lost in vain from front of them, and everyone is unwilling, unwilling!

After a long time, Zhuo Lige raised his head and glanced at the three of Borchi, and said categorically: "In today's battle, the casualties of the coalition army are not small, and many military tents will be idle. ”

The Yan army has shot too many coalition troops, and if they can't take revenge, it will be a shame for the Donghu tribes to let this Yan army go south in the future.

Therefore, no matter what the cost, as long as it does not harm the lives of the coalition forces, the plan is feasible!

"Is it possible?" Borchi asked.

"Of course, bring the fire oil stored in the army, take advantage of the night, act quickly, at dawn, the grassland is the heaviest moisture, and it will definitely be repaid in blood!" Zhuo Lige said with great certainty.

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