Chapter 292: Withdrawal

The struggle between the DPRK and China was extremely fierce, but Peng Yue and Zeng Miao, who were far away in the northwest, did not know about it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 infoPeng Yue has been going to Lan County for several days, but the war here has fallen into a stalemate.

The Tartars' defenses were indeed extremely strong, and with their advantage in the terrain, the casualties here were increasing, but the camp was never captured.

However, it was said that Zeng Mill was worried about the war in the camp tent that day, but the arrival of a group of uninvited guests broke this atmosphere.

"Where is Master Zeng?" , it turned out that the capital sent someone over.

Zeng Mo thought that it was the fold he had made before that he had an echo, and he couldn't help but be a little excited, and hurriedly ran out of the tent.

"The squire of the military department has been milled to receive the order." , Zeng Mo saw that the person who came turned out to be Jinyiwei's person, although he was a little surprised, but he still knelt down.

"Lord Zeng, on the orders of the emperor, withdraw the army immediately and rush back to Datong."

"What?" , Zeng raised his head in surprise, "How is it possible?" Withdraw troops now? ā€

"Of course, we should withdraw the troops now, otherwise we have come all the way to joke with Lord Zeng?"

"But... But as long as the camp in front of him is uprooted, victory is just around the corner, and now the troops are withdrawn, and all the previous efforts will be wasted...", Zeng Mo was still trying to explain, although he understood that there was no possibility of recovery now.

"That's right, and now that the army is withdrawn, the Tartars on the opposite side will definitely take the opportunity to catch up, and by then we will be too passive, maybe... There may be a big defeat...", Li Dequan explained on his knees.

"Lord Zeng, we are just acting according to orders, and we can't take care of the rest, please don't embarrass us."

Zeng Mill knelt on the ground, biting his lower lip tightly, his clenched fists as if they were about to be clenched for blood, "Chen Zeng Mill... Pick it up! ā€

"Lord Zeng, then we can go one step ahead...", the messenger said with a smile.

Apparently he was also aware of the danger of withdrawing his troops now, and he was reluctant to stay here, suffering from this danger with the great army.

"My lord, how can you withdraw the army now...", Li Dequan said to Zeng Mo with a sad face, so anxious that tears were about to fall, "Withdraw the army now, those brothers... Didn't you die in vain? ā€

Zeng Mo also had a bitter face, and his eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire. He glanced at Li Dequan fiercely, wanting to vent his anger on him, but he knew that he couldn't, because the soldiers in the battalion were watching, he wanted to stabilize the army's heart, he wanted to let the army evacuate safely, "Follow me into the account!" ā€

Li Dequan saw Zeng Miao's eyes, and when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them all back, and silently followed Zeng Miao's back into the camp.

"Ahh Why let us withdraw our troops now? Do they know what it means to withdraw now! Bastard! A bunch of bastards! ā€

Li Dequan's body trembled a little and stood aside, and the anger buried in his heart just now was all dissipated by Zeng Miao's madness at the moment.

"My lord, then we're now... What should I do? Li Dequan saw that Zeng Miao's mood calmed down a little, and asked in a low voice on the side.

"What should I do?" , Zeng Mo sneered, his gloomy gaze made Li Dequan shiver, "Didn't you hear the will?" Withdrawal! Why, do you dare not withdraw? ā€

Li Dequan saw that Zeng Mo was still angry, and when he remembered that he was forced to withdraw the army, he also felt a burst of indignation in his heart: "Lord Zeng, you calm down." How can I want to withdraw my troops, and how can I want to withdraw my troops, but now I must withdraw my troops! As the commander-in-chief, you can be unhappy, you should be unhappy, but you should not be swayed by this emotion, you are carrying these tens of thousands of soldiers on your shoulders, and your dissatisfaction is likely to infect them, and infect our originally very strong military heart! ā€

Zeng Mo listened to Li Dequan's words and couldn't help but sober up a lot. In his eyes, Li Dequan is brave and unscrupulous on weekdays, and his lack of calmness often worries him, but now that Li Dequan can say this, he can have such an opinion, which really surprises him. Maybe I'm really not calm at the moment, and I'm really no longer my usual self.

Originally, Li Dequan was sweating for what he said, afraid that Zeng Mo would be angry because of this, but he didn't expect Zeng Mo to calm down, sigh, and slowly clean up everything scattered in the camp tent. Seeing this, Li Dequan hurriedly bent down and cleaned up.

"My lord, now... How to withdraw troops? Li Dequan put the stack of documents on the handsome case, raised his head and looked at Zeng Mo and asked.

"Alas...", Zeng Mo sat on the stool a little dejectedly, his eyes were a little glazed, "I have been thinking about this just now..."

"We can do this...", Zeng Mian said as he spread out the military map on the case, "You lead a large group of men and horses, or go around from the camp in Maliang Mountain, neither too far nor too close..."

"Lord Zeng, you mean to give them the illusion that we are about to capture the camp, so as to buy time for the withdrawal of troops!" , Li Dequan seemed to suddenly realize.

"Exactly!" , Although Li Dequan was able to see through his mind at once this time, Zeng Mo couldn't be happy, "At this time, the two armies are facing each other, and both sides are keeping a close eye on each other, if we withdraw our troops directly, it will inevitably arouse their suspicion and pursuit, and then our position will be passive." ā€

"So we have to put on a posture that we are going to fight, but we also make it look like we are going to fight and not fighting, so that they are puzzled and on guard. At that time, if we withdraw our troops, they will hesitate, and they will not dare to pursue us rashly because they are afraid that we have an ambush. Li Dequan said confidently.

"General Li, you are much smarter today than usual." , Zeng Mian said with a wry smile, "You can first set up a camp far away from the camp of Maliang Mountain, and while stepping up the defense, you can make it look like you are going to attack the camp, but you still have to make a fire and cook as usual..."

"Lord Zeng, when will I be able to withdraw my troops?" , Li Dequan asked with a frown.

"You can't withdraw until you have a battle with them, and you can only win this battle, not lose it!" Zeng Mo knocked the table with his fingers, "If the next battle is defeated, then the withdrawal of troops will become even more disadvantageous." So just in case, don't storm the camp, but launch a sneak attack at night. ā€

"Understood, Zeng-sama." , Li Dequan replied in a low voice, "When the time comes, I will only lead cavalry and archers to attack the Maliangshan camp at night, and the infantry will take advantage of this time to detour and withdraw." ā€

"Yes, that's the best, you just have to fire a crossbow bolt not far from them. There are still a few shells, just fire them, it's useless to keep them, but don't go into the camp to attack, remember! Zeng Milling thought about it while explaining to Li Dequan.

"Why, since they all attacked at night, why didn't they enter the camp and kill him happily?" , Li Dequan asked puzzled.

"I just praised you twice, and I was stupid again!" , Zeng Mian glared at Li Dequan with some hatred, "You have set up the camp opposite them, they can be defenseless, if you rush into the camp, it will be strange if you are not defeated!" ā€

"I'm sorry, my lord, I was negligent...", Li Dequan looked away embarrassedly, "It's that I didn't think it through, I just thought about killing a few more Tartars." ā€

"Forget it, I don't blame you, I understand your thoughts...", Zeng Mo sighed and said, "But you have to remember that the purpose of our operation this time is to confuse them so that they can ... We are withdrawing our troops, so we must not be impatient and spoil the big thing. ā€

"My subordinates understand!" Li Dequan said with a serious face, as if he was showing his determination.

"If you attack from the far side of their camp, they will only be on guard, and they will not think that we will take advantage of this opportunity to withdraw our troops quickly." , Zeng Mo said in a low voice, also with a helpless face.

"We were in the midst of their confusion and quickly withdrew. By the time they recovered and were ready to defend, we should have withdrawn. At that time, they must have thought that there was a deception, and they would not rashly pursue, and by the time they came to their senses, we should have gone far away, and at that time they wanted to chase, but it was too late. ā€

"Also, when you attack, my side will also attack, so you will be safer there...", Zeng Mo added.

"It doesn't have to be like this...", Li Dequan waved his hand again and again, "My lord, I can't miss your safety." ā€

"Don't worry...", Zeng Milled and patted Li Dequan's shoulder, "I'm also a feint here, and I won't be hurt." I did this mainly to confuse the Tartars and make it easier for us to withdraw our troops, otherwise it would be difficult for my side to withdraw our troops. ā€

"I see," Li Dequan smiled with some relief.

"By the way, Lord Zeng, Lord Peng is still in Lan County!" , Li Dequan suddenly thought of this and hurriedly reminded Zeng Miao.

"Oh... That's right! Zeng Mo slapped his palm vigorously, "If it weren't for your reminder, I would have almost forgotten..." )