Although Tunbur ordered a retreat, he was actually very unwilling.

The Yuezhou camp couldn't hold it anymore, maybe a day, maybe half a day, maybe ......, no, even just an hour, it would be able to completely wipe out this stubborn opponent, and then leave with a feeling of exhaustion and satisfaction.

But Tun Buer knows very well that as a general, he must not be rash and lucky. The Qing army went deep alone, but Wang Kefan's main force was coming quickly, and if he was entangled by them, he couldn't leave if he wanted to. Compared with the safety of the 20,000 Qing troops, the two or three thousand remnants of the Yuezhou battalion are not worth mentioning at all, and they must retreat as much as possible.

The Qing army under his command totaled more than 20,000 people, half of them were Eight Banner soldiers with war horses, and Han Army flag artillery with heavy artillery, and there must be enough time and enough ships to withdraw along the way.

The problem of time is easier to handle, Tun Buer sent 3,000 cavalry of the Eight Banners to block the cavalry of the Chu army, and the other troops immediately packed up, pulled out the camp, and rushed to the riverside wharf.

However, the transport ships of the sailors were far from enough.

According to the original plan, how could Lin Guangyuan and Li Chengdong's side hold out for another day or two, enough for Tun Buer to destroy the Yuezhou battalion, and then withdraw by boat in batches, but the Chu army came so quickly, and the rhythm of the Qing army's sailors was also disrupted.

Xia Jianren, the deputy general of the naval division, has more than 200 boats in his hands, and if he only loads people, he can stuff 15,000 people into it, but the soldiers of the Eight Banners regard war horses as their second life, and the cannons of the Han Army Banner are also very precious, so they must be transported away as much as possible.

On the pier by the river, the side of each boat is full of gangboards. One by one, one by one, it was trained into a wide passageway, and the Qing soldiers lined up in a long line. Carrying all kinds of baggage and supplies slowly boarded the ship.

"It's still too slow!" Tun Bu'er frowned: "This dock is too small, it can only dock a dozen boats at a time, and it will take two or three hours just to get on the boat, can you find another place to board the ship nearby?" ”

Xia Jianren replied respectfully: "If you go back to Lord Zhangjing, the water on the nearby river bank is too shallow to dock a big ship of more than five hundred materials. If it's too far away, it's not enough time to toss back and forth, and it's not safe. ”

The dock requires a certain water depth. Although Tun Buer doesn't understand water warfare, he still knows this basic truth, and when he heard Xia Jianren say this, he didn't have an idea.

"So be it. But your ship is not too much. How long will it take. Can I transport all my soldiers and horses? ”

"I'm afraid not." Xia Jianren replied: "The last general has already calculated, at least one more trip has to be made to transport all the soldiers and horses, but Fengcheng County is not far away, and it will only take four hours to go back and forth, and by dawn tomorrow, all the soldiers and horses will be able to be transported away." ”

The Qing army had to be withdrawn in two batches, and it was a big question who would go first and who would go last.

The one who goes first is definitely safe. What is left behind is more than lucky.

Coupled with the time for embarking and disembarking on the boat, it takes more than ten hours for the sailor to go back and forth. With the arrival of the main force of the Chu army, the Qing army left behind will inevitably fall into a heavy siege, and it is almost an impossible task to hold the dock until dawn tomorrow, and then calmly board the ship and retreat safely.

In other words, the Qing army left behind did not have to count on the sailors to pick it up, and they had to find another way out and disperse to break through.

The soldiers of the Eight Banners must go, their war horses are more precious than people, and they must also be transported away, the artillery of the Han Army Banner are all technical talents, and they must also be taken away, and the only thing that can be sacrificed is the green battalion soldiers who have always served as cannon fodder.

Without waiting for Tun Bu'er to speak, Li Chengdong stepped forward.

"The last general originally led the people of the headquarters, leaving the broken back."

"Hmmm! General Li is brave and good at fighting, and he will be able to take on this important task! ”

Tun Bu'er nodded with satisfaction, after Li Chengdong arrived here yesterday, he was very active, and immediately threw himself into the attack on the Yuezhou battalion, charging ahead, daring to fight, which left a deep impression on him.

Good minion, what a loyal dog!

It's a pity to let Li Chengdong go to death, but Tun Buer has no other choice.

Several other green battalion generals also saw the shape clearly, and stepped forward together to ask for orders, to stay and cover the retreat of the Eight Banners, Tun Buer encouraged everyone, and designated Li Chengdong to temporarily serve as the chief general of this army, and immediately went to the Qing army camp to replace the three thousand Eight Banners sent out.

Li Chengdong and the others took the order, and before leaving, he quietly found Xia Jianren and muttered a few words.

Tun Bu'er didn't notice his small movements, or didn't care at all, as long as the Eight Banners could withdraw safely, everything else was a trivial matter. There were several thousand green battalion soldiers, the problem of insufficient ships was solved immediately, all the Eight Banners and war horses were all boarded, and the artillery of the Han Army Banner was not pulled, only a few big general's cannons were too heavy, and Tun Buer ordered them all to sink into the Gan River.

"After we leave, the generals can break through separately and join the army in Fengcheng County, and I will definitely report this matter truthfully to General Tan Tai and ask for credit for everyone!"

Tumpur threw down the last sentence, turned and stepped onto the gangplank, and boarded the ship to shore under the escort of the Baya soldiers......

In order to check the reality of the Yuezhou battalion, there was a tall nest car in the Qing army camp, and Li Chengdong and the other three green battalion generals stood on the nest car and looked around.

The Ganjiang wharf, which was still crowded just now, became empty at this moment, like a messy scene where the feast had been dispersed, and the three green battalion generals stared at the shadow of the sailor's departure for a long time, with a reluctant look on their faces.

"Damn, being a grandson on weekdays, and being a fool at critical moments, Lao Tzu shouldn't have surrendered in the first place!" The green battalion general who spoke was named Zhao Daorong, who had been in the army for half his life, with a quick temper and a loud voice.

"it! In front of Tun Bu'er, why don't you call? Standing beside him was a lean middle-aged general, whose face was like a skin-covered skull, and at first glance he was a narrow-minded cautious man named Zhang Shizhuo, who was born in the peasant army and was an orphan in his early years, so he had such a name.

"! In front of Tun Bu'er, what the hell do you dare to say, can't Lao Tzu complain now? Zhao Daorong immediately quarreled with him.

"Alas, it's already like this, don't make any more noise with your own people! Let's do our best to see how we can get out. Another general named Wang Lifu hurriedly and diluted the mud.

"Get out? Take off your fart! If you die early or later, you will die anyway! Zhang Shizu actually gloated, as if he was a nobody.

"Death is death, even if Lao Tzu is dead, he will drag you to die together!" Zhao Daorong immediately scolded, he was very familiar with Zhang Shiyuan, and knew that this guy was a psychologically distorted pervert, and he was happy when he saw others unlucky, but in fact, he had no way to get out.

Zhang Shifang wanted to scold back, but Li Chengdong stopped him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, although the cavalry of the Southern Thieves has been defeated, they will soon come back, and the Yuezhou battalion is also ready to move. We've got an hour left at most, are you going to keep arguing? ”

Li Chengdong stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance, only to see the red flag rolled upside down, the smoke and dust were stirring, and the cavalry of the Ming army, which had just been repelled by the elite of the Eight Banners, was assembling and could be killed back at any time. Looking back at the camp of the Yuezhou camp, it was also full of people and busy, and it should be actively preparing for the war.

Zhao Daorong frowned and analyzed: "The Yuezhou camp has been disabled, don't worry, it's just that the cavalry of the southern thieves is not easy to handle, if we leave the camp, we will be chased and killed by them, and we will definitely not be able to escape." ”

"Oh? Is there any good way for Brother Zhao? Li Chengdong was a little surprised, Zhao Daorong had a rough appearance, but his vision was not bad.

"I can't talk about a good way, but there is a stupid way, so let's break through separately." Zhao Daorong said: "We happen to have four soldiers and horses, running together in the east, west, north and south, the cavalry of the southern thieves can catch up with this, but they can't chase that, they can always run out of one or two families." ”

Wang Lifu nodded again and again: "A dead horse is a live horse doctor, it can only be like this, if it is delayed for too long, none of them will be able to escape......

"This won't work!"

Li Chengdong interrupted him: "Let's run separately, the southern thieves can also divide their troops to chase, as long as there are hundreds of cavalry behind the buttocks, can you still run fast?" ”

Zhao Daorong and the others were speechless for a while, the cavalry of the Chu army was about 2,000 people, and there were 500 people divided into four, and they could launch a pursuit at the same time. You must know that under the harassment and pursuit of the cavalry, the marching speed of the infantry will be greatly reduced, and when the main force of the Chu army catches up, no one can escape.

"Haha, that's ridiculous!" Zhang Shizhu pointed at Li Chengdong's nose and said in a mocking tone: "Since you can't break through separately, what do you say?" You can't stay here and die! ”

Wang Lifu also asked with a bitter face: "Yes, what should I do then?" This large camp will not hold out until tomorrow morning. ”

"It's okay, I won't be able to stay until tomorrow morning, but at least I can stay until tonight." Li Chengdong was confident and said: "In another hour and a half, it will be dark, even if Wang Kefan personally leads the army to arrive, it will not be too late to completely encircle, let's change into the Ming army uniform, take advantage of the night to break through, the chance of getting out is much greater!" ”

Compared with a simple breakout, this plan is much more reliable, Zhao Daorong and Wang Lifu both praised loudly, and even Zhang Shifang did not object.

There is no objection, it does not mean that there are no strange words, Zhang Shifang asked in a strange way: "No matter whether it is dark or disguised, in the final analysis, they will break through separately, who will go south then?" Who's going north? Who will go west? ”

Zhao Daorong and Wang Lifu were immediately stunned, which direction to choose to break through is a big question of life and death!

It's definitely best to go north.

Fengcheng County is just to the north, and if you go north, you can get closer to Tan Tai's main force.

It's not bad to go east as well.

To the east is the Ganjiang River, after running to the river, you must turn a corner, and then it will be good to go north, maybe you can still meet the Qing army's sailors, and the only disadvantage of going east is to avoid the interception of the Yuezhou battalion.

It's dangerous to go west.

The west is too far away, and there are still Chu troops in the Huangshagang area, and if they want to escape to Fengcheng County, they have to peel off their skins if they don't die.

Heading south is a dead end.

Wang Kefan's main force is coming from the south, trying to slip through the gap between tens of thousands of Chu troops, the difficulty is not ordinary, and more importantly, it is the territory of the Chu army to go south, and there is no way to survive anywhere. (To be continued......)