He Qimou replied: "Okay, Yezi, we can't eat a fat man in one bite, can we?" The meal has to be eaten bite by bite, and it is already a blessing that the war can be fought like this, and it is perfect, and I don't think there is a general in this world who can fight such a perfect battle......"

The others nodded their heads, indeed, such a hearty battle was simply a well-carved work of art, so perfect that the soldiers enjoyed it incomparably!

Guo Ye asked, "Then what's next?" Now I'm afraid that the twist bandits and long hair have run away without a trace, and Lai Wenguang's caution is now only afraid that he will desperately withdraw to Xinxiang, Xinxiang is almost more than two hundred miles away, what should we do? Leaving the Tangshui River, our long supply line is about to be threatened by the cavalry of the Twist Army again, and their current cavalry still has several thousand, even if they do not threaten our rear, the supply line of hundreds of miles will make our supply difficult......"

He Qimou said with a smile: "Yezi, this time you are worried in vain, we have captured a lot of loot in the first battle, Gao Qi, you tell your eldest brother." ”

Gao Qi smiled and told Guo Ye about the harvest.

Guo Ye smiled and nodded, yes, I didn't expect such a rich trophy, with this batch of baggage, you can rest assured that you can boldly attack Xinxiang Mansion, take a few states and counties, and it is still easy to raise more than 10,000 people's grain and grass.

Guo Ye smiled: "Well, it's good, this Lai Wenguang has now become our baggage official, haha......"

Several other people also laughed, and Gao Qi shouted: "This is a capital enemy, Lai Wenguang, this kid is a capital enemy!" Ha ha! ”

Guo Ye said with a smile: "In this case, this morning, we will reward the three armies, treat our soldiers well, let them eat and drink enough, we have a vicious battle to fight next!" ”

The soldiers of Baoding Town celebrated their achievements in a big way, but now the Twist Army and the Taiping Army are gloomy.

Lai Wenguang, Zhang Zongyu and Du He sat opposite, worried, this battle was lost too badly, it was so miserable that it couldn't be more miserable, the casualties of the Twist Army Infantry Cavalry together exceeded 15,000 people, the Taiping Army casualties were close to 8,000 people, and the casualties of the army were directly about half, and the most important thing was the baggage, all the weapons and baggage were lost in the process of escaping, there was no accident, and all of them became the things in the bag of the Qing Demon.

Du He said astringently: "King Zun, King Liang, now we can't help but withdraw our troops immediately, we must withdraw our troops as soon as possible!" ”

Zhang Zongyu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why?" At the very least, we still have the strength to fight! ”

Du He smiled bitterly: "King Liang, do you still need to say this?" Yes, we still have 20,000 people now, but what about our military rations, we don't have any military rations, just relying on the military rations we carry with us, we will last for four days at most, and after four days, we will be hungry, and the military rations from Xinxiang Mansion will not reach us in five or six days, so let's go hungry and fight with the Qing Demon? Without food, even hunger will starve us to death! ”

Zhang Zongyu's face became bitter immediately, he was depressed, he couldn't beat people if he had food, and now he lacked everything, so it was even bigger than others.

Lai Wenguang on the side continued: "Moreover, now that the army is newly defeated, the army is disheartened, the Qing demon momentum in Baoding Town is like a rainbow, and it may be chased from behind at any time, their cavalry is very powerful, whether it is a weapon, or the ability to fight hand-to-hand, they are above the cavalry of the Twist Army, how can we compete with others?" We're really surrounded here, and we can only wait for the whole army to be wiped out......"

Zhang Zongyu was full of unconvinced, but there was no excuse to find, how, fight again? It's really like what Lai Wenguang said, it is possible for the whole army to be wiped out, in the case of more than 40,000 people, they were all beaten down, and now there are only more than 20,000 remnants of the defeated army, let alone think about victory, there is no possibility at all, this Guo Ye, where did the monster come from!

"So, King Zun, what shall we do now? Withdraw, withdraw now? ”

Lai Wenguang nodded and replied: "Yes, withdraw now, the brothers are almost resting, without further ado, if it is late, there will be changes, retreat immediately, and withdraw to Xinxiang in one breath, the surrounding prefectures and counties, Hebi is already an empty city, and the other counties are too small to be afraid at all, only the Xinxiang Fucheng city wall is tall, and there is a lot of grain and grass, we can withstand the attack of the Qing demon, and we must immediately give an order to mobilize the garrisons of Luoyang, Xuchang, Xinyang and other places to immediately rush to the aid of Xinxiang and Kaifeng, there are not enough troops, If we want to repel the Qing Demon led by Guo Ye, it is impossible, and we must be fast, let them march with all their might! ”

Zhang Zongyu nodded and said, "Okay, give the order now, send cavalry to summon garrisons from all over the country to help!" I don't believe it, now that our Henan Taiping Army and the Twist Army are combined, there are more than 100,000 people, will they be Guo Ye's opponents! ”

Lai Wenguang smiled bitterly: "Zong Yu, defeat Guo Ye, I really don't have confidence now, I only hope that I can stick to Xinxiang and Kaifeng for a month or two, exhaust their grain and grass, and then force Guo Ye to withdraw from the ......army."

Zhang Zongyu was stunned for a while, is this still the King Zun he knows, King Zun has always been resourceful, calm and abnormal, and a rare general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the city, otherwise Shi Dakai would not have put Lai Wenguang north of the Huai River to organize the defense of Huaibei! Now Zhang Zongyu feels a deep twilight from Lai Wenguang!

Lai Wenguang no longer has the confidence on the battlefield, facing the extremely strong Baoding Town soldiers, his inner self-confidence has been completely destroyed by Guo Ye!

Zhang Zongyu and Du He glanced at each other helplessly, now it is useless to say anything else, withdraw the troops, and immediately withdraw to Xinxiang, the best policy!

Zhang Zongyu called a team of cavalry and shouted: "You immediately go to Luoyang, Guide, Zhangde, Nanyang, Xuzhou and other places, and order the garrisons from all over the country to immediately dispatch elite forces to rush to the aid of Xinxiang and Kaifeng. ”

A team of cavalry assigned their own targets and galloped away, and the Twist Army and the Taiping Army also pulled out the camp at the same time, and ran all the way towards Xinxiang Mansion, not daring to run slowly, if they were really bitten by Guo Ye's army at this time, it would be all over, and no one would survive!

Behind, Guo Ye's army was not chasing fast, Guo Ye instructed all departments not to worry about the cavalry to protect the front and rear, the infantry and artillery were in the middle position, and moved forward slowly, anyway, now that the victory is in hand, Guo Ye is not worried, Gao Qi and He Qimou's vision is not so far, not so deep, but in Guo Ye's heart, the strategy of recovering Henan has long been formed.

(To be continued.) )