Cao Yue, who was still a little excited, suddenly sank to the bottom of the water, cold and cold.

How could things be so coincidental? When he crossed over to Daming, thought of the key point of the Battle of Songjin, and immediately thought of reminding Hong Chengchou, the tragedy happened--- everything was still too late, damn, isn't this playing with people? Is tragedy synonymous with me?

Things suddenly became like this, Cao Yue couldn't come back to his senses all of a sudden, he looked stunned, and Cao Bianjiao, who looked back at him in dismay, stared at him with big eyes. The helplessness and grief that both of them saw in each other's eyes, Cao Yue at this time, was in a complicated and indescribable mood.

It took a long time for Hong Chengchou to come back from his surprise, and he ordered a deputy general: "Go, immediately send someone to invite a few general soldiers." ”

"Yes, Master Overseer," the lieutenant saluted and ordered to leave.

Hong Chengchou has experienced a lot of things in the end, and he has led the army to fight for many years, and he has calmed down after a short gaffe. After thinking about it, he asked Cao Bianjiao, who was standing in front of him: "Chief Cao Bing, what is your good plan?" ”

He thought that the proposal just now was what Cao Bianjiao thought, thinking that Cao Bianjiao must have thought of a countermeasure, so he asked.

"Inspector Hong, the last general thinks that he should gather soldiers and horses, and fight to the death with Jiannu when the grain and grass are not exhausted," Cao Bianjiao said without hesitation: "Now there are at least five days of grain in the army, as long as Jiannu can be defeated and the siege of Songshan and Jinzhou can be relieved, the grain and grass problem can be solved." While speaking, Cao Bianjiao looked back at Cao Yue, who was standing behind him, and finally added: "Inspector Hong, the suggestion of sending elite soldiers to protect the grain road is not what the last general thought of, but a reminder from Vice General Cao. ”

"Oh?!" Hong Chengchou raised his eyebrows, his eyes fell on Cao Yue, and he subconsciously asked: "Vice General Cao, do you have any good strategy to retreat from the enemy?" ”

"This ......" Cao Yue, who was not fully adapted to his current identity, couldn't react at once when he heard Hong Chengchou call him so, and after being stunned, he said in a hurry: "Inspector Hong, the last general thinks my cousin ...... Oh...... What General Cao said was that our army should gather all its forces, take the initiative to attack while the grain and grass are not broken, defeat Jiannu, and win the Battle of Songshan. That's it, nothing worries. ”

Hearing Cao Bianjiao and Cao Yue say this, Hong Chengchou fell into contemplation again, and after a while, his frowning brows finally relaxed, as if he had an idea.

At this time, a good-looking young military general entered the tent and saluted Hong Chengchou: "Wu Sangui, the last general of Ningyuan, has seen Inspector Hong. ”

"General Wu is exempt, this governor summoned all the general soldiers here today to discuss emergency military affairs......"

As soon as he heard that the person who came in was Wu Sangui, a famous traitor in history, Cao Yue's attention office was immediately attracted to the past.

After Wu Sangui saluted, he stood opposite Cao Bianjiao and Cao Yue, and Cao Yue could also see each other's appearance clearly. This is a young man in his thirties, quite handsome, and looks full of heroism. If he hadn't known Wu Sangui's notoriety in history, Cao Yue would definitely have a good impression of this person at first sight.

Wu Sangui was the first general soldier to arrive at Hong Chengchou after Cao Bianjiao, and then the general soldiers of other towns also arrived.

Because the suggestion of sending troops to protect Beacon Mountain was put forward by Cao Yue, and just now he said the same strategy as Cao Bianjiao to deal with the enemy, Hong Chengchou did not let Cao Yue out, but let him stay together to discuss military countermeasures.

After all the general troops arrived, Hong Chengchou also reported the military information he had just received to the generals.

As soon as they heard that Beacon Hill had been lost and the grain and grass had been looted, all the general soldiers were shocked, and the atmosphere in the house suddenly became depressing.

Hong Chengchou, whose face had returned to normal, swept his eyes from the eight generals one by one, and stopped on Cao Yue for a moment, and finally asked in a low tone: "Everyone, Beacon Mountain has been lost, our army's follow-up grain and grass have all been lost, the grain road has been blocked, and our retreat is likely to be cut off." I would like to hear your opinions, what do you think our army should do next? ”

Hearing Hong Chengchou ask like this, Cao Bianjiao stood up without any hesitation and expressed his opinion: "Master Inspector, although the grain and grass on Bijia Mountain have been lost, there are at least ...... in the army Ten days of grain storage, as long as our army can defeat Jiannu within ten days, the crisis will be solved. ”

Although Cao Bianjiao is not very old, he followed his uncle, Cao Yue's father, Cao Wenzhao, to fight when he was a teenager, and he was already a battle-hardened veteran at a young age. When he was quelling the rebellion in the northwest, he once did not disarm for 27 days and nights, defeated the thief Li Zicheng, and almost lost his life, and finally only led 18 horsemen to escape.

Cao Wenzhao was the most famous general in the late Ming Dynasty, with countless protégés, and Cao Bianjiao himself was brave and good at fighting, which made him have a high prestige in the army, far superior to other general soldiers. He is also Hong Chengchou's confidant, and he has invisibly become the head of the eight general soldiers. Because Cao Bianjiao arrived at Hong Chengchou's line before the other general soldiers, the other general soldiers subconsciously believed that Cao Bianjiao's words were what Hong Chengchou meant.

After listening to what Cao Bianjiao said, Wang Tingchen, the former commander of the guard, immediately stood up and echoed: "Chief Cao is reasonable, Lord Inspector, the last general also thinks that there is only one way for us to go now, and fight to the death with Jiannu." Our army has the advantage of strength, and the number of firearms and equipment is even more incomparable with Jiannu, as long as the whole army is united, it will definitely be able to defeat Jiannu. ”

Wang Tingchen is also a close confidant of Hong Chengchou, he has a good relationship with Cao Bianjiao, and when he heard Cao Bianjiao say this, he also thought that this was what Hong Chengchou meant, so he did not hesitate to stand up and support. However, Miyun General Soldier Tang Tong, Jizhen General Soldier Bai Guangen, and Ningyuan General Soldier Wu Sangui were silent.

Seeing Tang Tong, Bai Guangen, and Wu Sangui like this, Ma Ke, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, hesitated for a moment, and stood up and said: "Inspector Hong, the last general feels that Bijia Mountain was captured by Jiannu, and our army has lost all the grain and grass, and there is no way to fight this battle again, so our army should first withdraw and withdraw to the pass, and then go out of the customs to fight a decisive battle with Jiannu after reraising the grain and grass." ”

"What General Soldier Ma said is extremely true," Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong, immediately stood up and echoed, "Our army has lost all food and grass, and the morale of the army is fluctuating, there is no way to fight this battle, let's retreat as soon as possible!"

"Withdraw to Kannai?" Cao Bianjiao couldn't help but be annoyed, and immediately stood up and retorted, "Now that our army and the Jiannu people are facing each other under Songshan City, if our army retreats, and the Jiannu will definitely pursue, then our army will definitely be defeated on the whole line, with heavy casualties." Master Overseer, the Admiral felt that he could not retreat under any circumstances. Also, our army is out of the customs this time, is to relieve the siege of Jinzhou, if the army withdraws to the pass, what will happen to Jinzhou City? ”

"The army led by General Cao is all elite, and from the rear of your palace, you will definitely be able to cover the retreat of the army," Wang Pu said disapprovingly: "As for Jinzhou City, I believe that General Soldier Zu will be able to support it for a few more months." After a while, the weather will be cold, and it will be time for Jiannu to withdraw his troops back to Shengjing. ”

"It's easy to say," Cao Bianjiao glanced at Wang Pu contemptuously, and said in a cold voice: "The rout when retreating in the Battle of Salhu is a lesson from the past. The Governor and the last general felt that no matter what, the army could not be withdrawn, and our army could not be defeated by the whole army. ”

Cao Bianjiao's majesty is still very strong, and Wang Pu is just a gangster, he can become the chief soldier of Datong, he still bought it by spending money, he doesn't understand military affairs at all, and his majesty can't be compared with Cao Bianjiao, seeing that no one else stands up to support him, he doesn't dare to argue with Cao Bianjiao anymore. What's more, what he meant just now was that he wanted Cao Bianjiao's men and horses to be the substitutes for the dead ghosts, and the palace would cover for the others to escape.

Hong Chengchou saw that no one stood up to express his opinion all of a sudden, and after coughing lightly, his eyes fell on Wu Sangui: "What does General Wu mean?" ”

Although Wu Sangui is young, he is brave and good at fighting, the Wu family is still a wealthy family in Liaoxi, and the ancestor of the Jinzhou general army is his uncle, and this time more than 100,000 troops went out to understand the siege of Jinzhou. Hong Chengchou felt that Wu Sangui would not sit idly by and watch Jinzhou be besieged. Ma Ke, the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, and Wu Tingchen, the chief soldier of Ningqian, were his close friends, and Hong Chengchou knew that Wu Sangui's opinion was enough to influence others, so he asked this question.

"In the end, everything will be under the orders of Inspector Hong," Wu Sangui replied quietly.

Seeing this, Hong Chengchou's brows stretched again, and he immediately issued an order: "Pass this order, gather all the soldiers and horses, and fight to the death with Jiannu." The commanders immediately went back to reorganize their troops and horses in preparation for the big battle. and strictly block the news of the loss of Beacon Hill to avoid chaos in the army. ”

"Yes, Master Inspector," the eight commanders responded in unison, and immediately went out of Hong Chengchou's line.

Cao Yue followed Cao Bianjiao out of Hong Chengchou's line, and prepared to go out of the city and return to the camp.

After getting on the horse, Cao Yue, who always felt uneasy in his heart, couldn't help but say to Cao Bianjiao: "Cousin, I'm worried that Wang Pu, Tang Tong, Wu Sangui and others will run away before the big war starts. ”

This is a historical event, after the loss of Beacon Mountain, Hong Chengchou decided to gather the whole army and the Manchu army after the decisive battle, several general soldiers under his command, including Wang Pu, Wu Sangui and others without informing Hong Chengchou, privately led the army to escape, and eventually led the whole army to chaos, the Manchus chased the ass and beaten, and finally the Ming army was defeated, with countless casualties, Hong Chengchou led the remnants of the army to retreat to Songshan, and even the opportunity to break through was lost.

He believes that history will repeat itself. It's just that when Hong Chengchou was in the line, he didn't dare to say this worry, after all, no one dared to talk nonsense about what didn't happen. Without evidence, it is a false accusation, and he will not be stupid to say this concern in public.

Hearing Cao Yue say this, Cao Bianjiao was stunned, and then shook his head: "It shouldn't be, Inspector Hong is extremely strict in governing the army, and they don't dare to do this." ”

"Cousin, if something like this really happens, and the other generals lead the army to escape, then what should we do?"

Hearing Cao Yue still say this, Cao Bianjiao frowned. In fact, he also has such worries, he knows the character of Wang Pu, Tang Tong and others, they are all academics, they only know how to preserve their strength when they fight, and they can escape faster than anyone else when they retreat. It's just that there is no evidence now, and he doesn't dare to say this in front of Hong Chengchou, and finally he sighed helplessly and said softly to Cao Yue: "Fifth brother, let's go back to the camp first." ”

"Okay!" Cao Yue could only agree.

......The two brothers did not stay any longer, led their own soldiers to escort them, Pegasus went out of the city, and returned to the camp of the Eastern Association Army......