Palm Cave Mountain, near the 177 Heights.

When the Chinese battalion of Jierharang was breached, the other battalions were very disorganized, and most of the main forces (such as Wu Bai) joined Tong Tulai nearby, but a considerable part of the Qing army was killed and scattered, and fled into the mountains of Ningzhen in a panic.

From the afternoon of the next day, some of the routs fled to He Luohui's camp one after another, bringing all kinds of true or false news, the camp was panicked for a while, He Luohui made a calm appearance on the surface, and ordered these already frightened soldiers to be detained and isolated, and a few of the most fierce shouts were also cut off their heads, so as not to disturb the morale of the army, but they turned their heads but could not hide the anxiety in their hearts, and immediately sent a large team of scouts to find out the news of Putang Village.

The scouts were very efficient, and they turned back in less than two hours after departure, because there was no need to rush to Putang Village again...... They encountered more and more routs on the way, including several high-ranking generals, all of them proved one thing, the Qing army did fight a big defeat, the camp of the Chinese army in Putang Village had been broken by the Chu army, the general of Dingyuan, Prince Zheng Jierharang was killed, and a large number of grain and grass were all burned by a fire.

"Things always go in the worst direction"...... He Luohui had never heard of Murphy's Law, but he really felt its power, and in addition to being shocked, the last trace of luck was also broken, and he immediately ordered all the Qing army units to stop attacking, shrink their troops and prepare to break through.

Unlike those Qing army generals who were born in the noble clan, He Luohui's background was not prominent, and he started as a low-level officer like Niu Lu Zhangjing. It took more than ten years to climb to the current position step by step, and every promotion was earned by real military merits. The highest once served as the general of Dingxi, who was the only one to block the side, and talked about the ability to fight alone. It is much stronger than the so-called "famous generals" such as Wu Bai and Tong Tulai, and his reaction at the critical moment is also calmer than the two of them, and he is closer to the correct solution.

The grain carried by the front-line military camp is limited, most of the grain and grass of the Qing army are stored in Putang Village, after this batch of grain is burned, the defeat of Ningzhen will be decided, if you continue to entangle with the Chu army, even if you can win one or two battles locally, wait until the other side concentrates its forces to outflank it. There's nowhere to run if you want to...... It is necessary to break through as much as possible.

Zilharang was killed, the command center of the Qing army was connected, and it was already in a state of falling and scattered, and the distance between the Heluo Club Department and Tong Tulai and Wubai was dozens of miles of mountain roads, and it was difficult to communicate with each other under the harassment and interception of the Chu army, let alone coordinate command and act in unison...... You can only choose to break out separately.

He Luo will not be chaotic in the face of danger, and his judgment of the shape shì is very accurate, and when it is decided, it will be decisive. Without dragging his feet, he chose the strategic policy of "marrying his father and mother, and taking care of himself" and began to organize troops to break through. He still has 20,000 elite Qing troops under his command, as long as the 20,000 elite Qing army can be basically brought out of the mountainous area of Ningzhen, the Qing army still has the capital to confront the Chu army.

But he also knows. This matter is not so simple, the various units of the Qing army are storming the positions of the Chu army in the area of Bazhangdong Mountain. The troops had already launched an offensive formation and were entangled with the Chu army. If you are in a hurry to retreat, it will cause chaos, and the whole line will be defeated under Wang Sheng's pursuit, and now in this situation, no matter how anxious you are, you have to suppress the rhythm and slowly withdraw from the battle.

It took a day and two nights before and after, and he finally gathered the troops that had spread out together, and in the middle, he also intentionally sold a flaw to Wang Sheng, and put some baggage troops and wounded soldiers dangling in front of Bazhang Cave Mountain, wanting to lure them out of a solid position, and then highlight the surprise soldiers to break through the Chu army's defense line from the front, you must know that Tan Tai's receiving troops are on the other side of Bazhang Cave Mountain, if you can break through from the front, of course, it is the fastest and safest path.

However, the Chu army was very cautious and only sent some small forces to harass, but the main force firmly held the position, not giving the Qing army any opportunity, seeing that there was no hope of breaking through from the front, He Luohui had to choose the direction of the breakthrough again.

After a delay of one day and two nights, the Gongyi Battalion and the Zhenxiao Battalion had rushed to the vicinity of Jintan County, blocking the road to the east, and it was even more undesirable to go deep into the hinterland of the Ningzhen Mountains to move closer to Tong Tulai.

The mountain road under Bazhangdong Mountain is the best road in this area, the Chu army only occupied the surroundings of Bazhangdong Mountain, and did not completely block the mountain roads in this area, Melzhangjingba Mountain has long been around to the east of Bazhangdong Mountain, although the narrow path in those ravines is not suitable for the army to pass Guò, but it is the only way out at present.

The Qing army gathered in front of the map, their faces solemn.

Tun Qi frowned and said: "Go around to the bow back path, the distance will increase to fifty miles, and the mountain path is rugged and difficult, we have 20,000 troops, as well as thousands of war horses and hundreds of wounded soldiers, under the mutual obstruction, it will take at least two days to complete the fifty miles of mountain road, in case Wang Sheng sends troops to intercept and harass, I don't know how long it will be delayed, and when Wang Kefan's main force catches up from behind, our army is likely to be trapped in the mountains......

Many places in the mountain roads can only accommodate one person and one horse, the map looks very close in a straight line, but it is often a winding mountain road that turns around the hillside, if you want to bypass Bazhangdong Mountain, you have to walk at least forty or fifty miles of mountain roads, the speed of the march must be very slow, but the Chu army can set up an ambush anywhere, further delaying the retreat of the Qing army, and when the Gongyi battalion and the Zhenxiao battalion surround it together, the 20,000 Qing army will become 20,000 cattle to be slaughtered.

He Luo's face was expressionless, and he drew two more arcs on the map, parallel to the retreat route at the beginning: "There is no other way, except for the speed of the day and night march, only all the troops go hand in hand, and the road outside will go around twenty miles more, and the general will lead the Chinese army and the wounded battalion to walk in person." ”

One road will be "jammed with traffic", just go a few more roads separately, anyway, they are all drilling ravines, everyone runs out side by side, the speed can be faster, He Luo will be the main general willing to take the farthest road, and the others have nothing to complain about.

Zakana and Gurmahun glanced at each other, and clenched their fists together to ask for their lives: "I am willing to lead the people of the headquarters to take this road on the inner side to cover your evacuation." ”

The three roads that go hand in hand have their own advantages and disadvantages, the outer road is the farthest and hardest, but it is also the safest, and the inner road is the closest, but it will be intercepted by the Chu army at any time, which is more dangerous...... Zakana and Gurmahun are both sons and nephews of Zilharang, and the troops under his command are all descendants of the blue flag, and Jierharang died suddenly, the two of them have both the fear of the collapse of the backer, and they are full of hatred for the Chu army, and they are the troops with the highest morale in the various departments of the Qing army.

Zhang Dayou and several other Han army banner generals were secretly happy in their hearts, their subordinates were all Wuzhen Chao Ha soldiers, except for the musketeers who were artillery, looking at the current situation, Wu Zhen Chao Ha soldiers are very likely to go to the middle road with Tunqi, this road is not far away, it is also relatively safe, as long as the too heavy cannon is thrown away, there is a great hope of getting out of danger safely.

Zhang Guozhu and several other green battalion generals were silent, the retreat of the army must have broken soldiers and horses to block the pursuit of the Chu army, and this life-threatening errand must be done by the green battalion soldiers.

Unexpectedly, He Luohui actually made other arrangements.

He nodded to Zakana, but shook his head at Gurmahun: "Our army has taken a detour, and the delay is too long, and a general must be left behind, Gurmahun, are you willing to take on this heavy responsibility?" ”

The Qing army wanted to make a detour to drill a ravine, but the main force of the Chu army chased it in a straight line, if only the green battalion was left behind, and the three times five divided by two were solved, the main force of the Qing army would be in danger.

Zhang Guozhu and the others were overjoyed, but they didn't dare to show it on their faces, they had the heart to show it, and took the initiative to ask for it, but they were afraid that He Luo would really be self-defeating, so they had to look at Gurmahun with a strained face.

But they were too happy, and after Gurmahun generously accepted the order, He Luohui immediately named a few green battalion generals and asked them to cooperate with Gurmahun and act as the rear guard of the whole army.

"No!"

"The last general obeys!"

"Please rest assured, the last general will connive at the liver and brains, and will not allow the southern thieves to catch up with the army!"

The generals of the green battalion received orders one after another, Zhang Guozhu was particularly impassioned, but in his heart he scolded the eight generations of He Luohui's ancestors, if only the green battalion soldiers were left as the rear guard, they could still escape when they were in danger, but he sent Gurma Hun to keep an eye on them, clearly planning to fight all the green battalion soldiers to ensure that the main force of the Eight Banners could get out.

He Luohui adjusted the arrangements of the various departments again, let Bashan stick to the camp, try to block the Chu army in Bazhang Dongshan, and then send Mele Zhangjing Shuozhan and Zakana to take the inner road together, Shuozhan has more than 2,000 elite soldiers of the Eight Banners, and has been acting as a reserve a few days ago, the troops basically have no losses, and the combat effectiveness is very strong.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the road to this withdrawal is treacherous, and the time is extremely urgent, the whole army must be lightly loaded into the mountains, all the bulky equipment will be destroyed, the red-coated cannons of more than three catties will be left to Gurmahun and them, and the wounded cattle and war horses must also be killed, and time must not be wasted on the road. Let the sons and daughters prepare more torches and dry food, and bring two thick clothes, I am afraid it will be very cold when marching in the mountains at night, in case they are intercepted by the southern thieves, I don't know what the chaos will be......"

He Luohui said this, his expression was gloomy, although he was well arranged, but there were too many accidents on the battlefield, and it was difficult to say how many Eight Banner soldiers could escape in the end, after a moment of silence, he suddenly raised his voice and shouted like a gambling oath: "With the blessing of Emperor Taizu Gao (Nurhachi) in the spirit of heaven, our army will definitely be able to escape the catastrophe, make a comeback, be ashamed of today's defeat, and avenge Prince Zheng!" (To be continued......)