The night attack of the Ming army lasted for most of the night, and it was not until the sky was light that Deng Kui ordered the troops to retreat. They went out of the city with ropes, and when they returned to the city, they went through the city gates openly. Biyun stayed in the camp, watching his opponent march away, but he did not have the courage to order the pursuit.

"Report to the general, the losses have been counted. In last night's battle, our army lost 189 killed, 420 wounded, most of the grain and grass were burned, and the loss of camp tents and bedding was not counted. ”

After dawn, the lieutenant officer in the battalion timidly walked into Biyun's tent and reported to Biyun.

"It's all rubbish!" Biyun, who was sitting behind the big case with red eyes, angrily grabbed something from his hand and threw it on the ground, venting his anger, "When the Ming army set fire, why didn't we return fire with bows and arrows?" They fired rockets, and they were only fifty paces away from us at most, and the battalion was full of generals, and no one noticed! ”

Haven't you noticed it, and you can blame others for not being careful? The Chinese officer slandered in his heart, but his face could only pretend to be obedient, and he responded: "The general is angry, this is all the fault of the soldiers guarding the camp." The subordinate officers have ordered all the subordinates to severely punish the non-commissioned officers who guarded the camp yesterday in order to punish them for their dereliction of duty. ”

"Let's do it." Biyun nodded.

As soon as the Chinese officer was sent away, Ma Zhengguo and Saihan came in again in disgrace. The night attack of the Ming army caused a fire in the rebel camp, Ma Zhengguo and Saihan commanded the soldiers to fight the fire, their faces were burned blue and purple, and their hair was burned off a few points, not to mention how embarrassed the image was. They could have come to see Biyun after they had freshened up and dressed, but the two of them had the same thoughts, and they both felt that it was safer to see them with their current faces, at least Biyun was embarrassed to blame them for looking at them.

"Ma Zhengguo meets the general!"

"Saihan meets the general!"

The two of them saluted respectfully to Biyun, and then stood below and waited for Biyun's orders.

"Mr. Ma Qian, Mr. Saihan Qian, alas, how did the two of you get like this?" Biyun really didn't lose his temper with Ma Zhengguo and Saihan. The tragic situation of other people, there is no credit, at least there is hard work.

"The last general is incompetent, this is burned when fighting fires." Ma Zhengguo pointed to the bubbles on his face and said.

"These Ming troops are really hateful!" Biyun said, "The two thousand generals can rest assured, this general must capture Pingyu City and avenge the two." ”

"General Xie." Ma Zhengguo and Saihan replied at the same time, and after speaking, they glanced at each other and asked Biyun: "General, what should our department do today." Do you continue the siege, or do you besiege but not attack? ”

In fact, the two of them didn't say one choice, that is, to stay in the camp and wait for the Ming army in Pingyu City to take the initiative to attack. They knew that Biyun was stubborn and self-serving, and he couldn't be said by others if he lost the lineup, so he didn't dare to speak out, so he could only express it in a roundabout way.

Biyun was a little embarrassed, and was silent for a moment before saying, "The Ming army used tricks to frustrate my spirit yesterday. If our army raises troops to attack the city today, we are afraid that our morale will be low and we will not be able to succeed in one fell swoop. Ben decided to take a truce for one day today. Even if the Ming army came to scold the formation, our army did not have to pay attention to it, and let the Ming army return in vain. ”

"The last general understands!" Ma Zhengguo responded, he knew. Biyun means that everyone should continue to shrink in the camp and not go out to touch the mold of the Ming army. Even if the Ming army hits the door, it will definitely not be able to fight.

"But. General, our army sticks to the camp and does not fight, and the day is okay, but at night, if the Ming army repeats its old tricks, what will our army plan to do? Saihan reminded.

"What do you think?" Biyun asked rhetorically.

Last night's experience was a nightmare for Biyun, and after the Ming army retreated, he thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of a way to break the situation. During the day, the Ming army had nowhere to hide, so it could only set up a formation to invite the battle, and the Ningxia army did not fight, and the other party was helpless. But at night, the other side can take advantage of the cover of night to approach the camp, and the own side cannot attack because they are afraid of the other party's firearms, so they can only continue to be beaten as they did last night. In one night, the whole battalion suffered more than 600 casualties, and his total strength was only 5,000 people, how many times could he withstand such a toss?

"According to the opinion of the last general, our army might as well move to camp." Saihan said.

"Move to camp? Where to move? Biyun asked.

Saihan said: "20 miles south from here, there is a Pingchuan, which chokes the traffic artery from Pingyu City to Ningxia City. Our troops are stationed there, which can also prevent the defenders of Pingyu City from escaping. When the prince sends reinforcements to help in the battle, it will not be too late for our army to attack again. ”

20 miles to the south, it is equivalent to retreating in the direction of Ningxia City. Exiting 20 miles, it will not be so easy for the Ming army in Pingyu City to go out of the city and attack at night, because it is easy to ambush in a long-distance attack, and Xiao Ruxun has insufficient troops, so it is impossible to take such a risk. Saihan's suggestion was very artistic, but it also guessed Biyun's thoughts.

Biyun thought about it for a while and said, "President Saihanqian's proposal is very reasonable, and this general has agreed. The order was issued, and the whole army immediately pulled out the camp and moved 20 miles south to re-camp to wait for reinforcements. ”

The news that Biyun was defeated again and again, and had to retreat 20 miles with the whole army, quickly spread to Ningxia City. Bibai took the battle report sent back from the front and came to the General Military Mansion to meet Liu Dongyang and inform him of the situation.

"Biyun is actually defeated?" Liu Dongyang couldn't believe it when he heard Bibai's report at first glance. Since the incident, Bibai has sent troops and horses to attack various military forts in Ningxia Town, and they have all won, which has made Liu Dongyang already have some fluttering feelings. Originally, I thought that there was only one Pingyu City left on the North Road, how could Biyun be able to defeat it with five thousand elites, who would have thought that Biyun would be defeated.

He said, "Chief soldier, we are a little underestimated. The old man originally thought that there were only 2,000 border troops of Xiao Ruxun in Pingyu City, who would have thought that a few days ago, the imperial court also sent a battalion of men and horses to Pingyu City to station, this team is called the Survey Battalion, and the leader is a guerrilla general, named Su Hao, who once led the troops to defeat the Japanese in Huai'an Mansion and was rewarded by the Ministry of War. ”

Su Hao and his people didn't originally enter Bibai's sight, but it was only because Biyun was defeated, and the battle report in front of them said that it was mainly the firecrackers of the Kanyu Battalion who defeated Biyun, which attracted Bibai's attention. Bibai's subordinates also have intelligence officers, and they learned about Su Hao's general background in a short time, and the most noteworthy of them is naturally Su Hao's deeds of fighting against the Japanese Kou.

"There is such a battalion of men and horses in Pingyu City, and we don't even know it?" Liu Dongyang was surprised, "When did they go?" ”

"For some days, the general army should know about coal mining and the construction of greenhouses in Pingyu City, which are said to be due to this Su Hao. Su Hao is a surveyor, not only can he explore coal, but he also has the ability to hope for gas. Biyun was defeated at the hands of this person, most likely because of his evil magic. Bi Bai replied.

"I really don't believe in this evil!" Liu Dongyang said angrily, "We are the people who came out of the sword bushes, the ghosts and gods are not afraid, and they are afraid that such a public opinion master will not succeed?" According to the opinion of the general army, the defeat of Biyun was mainly due to the light enemy, and he did not expect that there was an extra battalion of men and horses in Pingyu City. Mastermind, you immediately increase your troops to Biyun, and you must take down Pingyu City and capture Su Hao alive. ”

"The general soldier, Biyun took 5,000 people, and now half of them have been killed or wounded. If you want to increase the army, I am afraid that you will have to increase the number of people by another 5,000 before you can have the strength to fight. Bibai said.

"Then send another 5,000 men!" Liu Dongyang said.

Bi Bai smiled bitterly: "The general soldier must not be." There are more than 10,000 people in Ningxiawei, and there are less than 10,000 more troops in each fort these days, and they are newly attached to the people, so they cannot be used without permission. If you send another 5,000 people to fight the city, it will be able to fight in the short term, if it is protracted, Ningxia City will be empty, and I am afraid that there will be many dreams at night. ”

"This ......" Liu Dongyang was dumbfounded, he was originally only from a hundred households, and it was okay to talk about tactics, but when it came to strategic issues, his brain was not enough. Bi Bai calculated the troop situation, he is very clear, if another 5,000 people are sent to attack Pingyu City, there are indeed not many soldiers left in Ningxia City, if something happens, his nest will not be able to be saved.

"In the opinion of the master, what should be done?" Liu Dongyang kicked the ball to Bibai and asked Bibai to find a way.

Before Bibai came to see Liu Dongyang, he had already thought of a plan, and at this time, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said: "At this time, I can only borrow troops to pacify Pingyu City." ”

Liu Dongyang said: "The mastermind is a little confused, now the officers and soldiers everywhere are fighting against me, but they are afraid of the reputation of my Ningxia soldiers for a while, and they dare not invade Ningxia Town." If we want to borrow soldiers, how can we borrow them? ”

He said: "The chief soldier is talking about the Ming officers and soldiers, and they naturally won't help." The old man is talking about the Tatars outside the border wall, and we can ask them to help, but it is okay. ”

"Tartars for help?" Liu Dongyang was stunned for a moment, "The Tatars are on the same page as us, how can they help us?" ”

He said, "The chief soldier is wrong. We turned out to be officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, so naturally we were on the same page as the Tatars. But now we have turned against the Ming and become one with the Tatars. The chief soldier said that the old man had already contacted the leader of the Tatar Department before, and he was willing to help me take the entire territory of Ningxia and jointly resist the invasion of the Ming army. ”

"Rabbit?" Liu Dongyang only felt that his brain was a little messy. He knew this Li Rabbit, this person was the leader of a Tatar tribe on the grassland outside the border wall, and often led troops to invade the border of the Ming Dynasty. However, now that Bibai actually said that he would invite Litu to help deal with Pingyu City, Liu Dongyang really couldn't accept it emotionally for a while.

"Mastermind, can this rabbit listen to us? He sent troops to help us, what was he trying to do? Liu Dongyang asked to Bibai.

"Of course, there is no reason to help people in vain in this world, and the rabbit is willing to help us, also because of the request." This is also the place where the old man wants to come to ask the chief soldier to see if the chief soldier can agree to the conditions of Litu. ”

"What conditions he has, the mastermind will first say and listen." Liu Dongyang said.

"The conditions of the rabbit are very simple, he hopes that after the matter is completed, we can give him the flower horse pond as a place to raise horses, and he doesn't want anything else." (To be continued......)