When Peach Leopard heard this, the corners of his mouth showed a vicious smile, and then he said loudly: "Order, the whole army immediately pack up, and after an hour, march to Yinling, the generals must not inform their subordinates of the news that our army's rear road has been cut off, otherwise it will be dealt with by military law." ”

"Yes, General." The generals spoke in unison.

Subsequently, Taobao and his generals discussed specific operational matters, first of all, all the large siege equipment and some items that were not urgently needed in the camp were smashed to reduce the burden of withdrawal.

Secondly, 10,000 elite soldiers were selected from the whole army, ambushed on the way to withdraw the army, and when the Jin army chased after them, they suddenly killed from both flanks and inflicted heavy damage on the Jin army, so as to deter the Jin army and make it dare not continue to pursue.

An hour later, the Peach Leopard army packed up with great fanfare and retreated in the direction of Yinling City, and the selected 10,000 elite soldiers had already been ambushed on the way to withdraw the army.

Most of these 10,000 elite soldiers are cavalry, and the field strength is extremely strong, and the peach leopard deliberately concealed the news that the back road was cut off, and the morale of the army was not affected, so this ambush was definitely a big threat to the Jin army that was about to pursue.

The Jin scouts soon discovered that the Peach Leopard army had retreated northward, and immediately informed Han Qian, the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army, of the news.

When Han Qian heard this, he applauded repeatedly, and immediately gathered 15,000 main troops, preparing to go out of the city to pursue the enemy.

The army was quickly assembled outside the north gate of Dongcheng, and with a wave of Han Qian's right arm, 15,000 soldiers of the Northern Expeditionary Army chased in the direction of Yinling City.

Among them, the deputy general Chen Xiong led only 2,000 cavalry and 3,000 cavalry infantry, rushing to the front, followed by Han Qian and 10,000 main infantry.

The seven hundred soldiers of Hua'an's pro-military battalion rode their horses to follow behind Han Qian, ready to rush forward at any time.

The army pursued for more than thirty miles, and the forward cavalry found tens of thousands of horses in the distance, although the vehicles and flags could not be seen clearly, but it was certain that the retreating Peach Leopard Legion

"General, the Peach Leopard army is ahead." A cavalryman rode his horse and rushed towards Han.

When Han Qian heard this, he rode his horse to the small hill not far from him, stared ahead, and sure enough, he saw tens of thousands of horses in front of him, he was completely sure that it was the main army of the peach leopard.

"The enemy is in front, accelerate the pursuit." Han Qian let out a loud shout and rode his horse forward to chase after him.

The fifteen-thousand-strong army suddenly accelerated and rushed forward, and the cavalry in front was faster, and soon opened a large distance with the infantry behind.

Han Qian and the seven hundred soldiers of the pro-military battalion rode good horses, so they quickly caught up with the cavalry in front.

Chen Xiong saw Han Qian chasing after him, and said loudly: "General, the enemy army is retreating, and it looks defenseless, this is a good time for our army to chase and kill." ”

"Yes! General, the enemy army was too careless, and there were no troops left behind. The cavalry commander also said.

When Han Qian heard this, he immediately frowned, and said in confusion: "Peach Leopard is a famous general of Zhao State, how could he withdraw his troops so hastily, and there is no palace army." ”

"Master, will there be fraud?" Huaan reminded.

"Haha! Peach Leopard heard that the main force of my Great Jin Dynasty had cut off his retreat, and he must have been frightened, so in a hurry, he ordered a quick retreat, and it was not impossible to negligently forget to set up a palace army. Chen Xiong looked unimpressed.

When Hua An heard this, he felt that things could not be so simple, thought for a moment, and said loudly: "When the enemy army attacked the city for the first time, it sent 3,000 troops to lure the enemy. ”

When Chen Xiong heard this, his face was a little shocked, and he was shocked: "You mean, the peach leopard set up an ambush halfway. ”

Hearing this, Han Qian looked around for a moment, and found that the woods not far ahead were suitable for an ambush, so he immediately ordered: "Stop the pursuit, all stop." ”

"Hiss ......"

When the cavalry of the Northern Expeditionary Army heard the order, they stopped their horses in place one after another, and the follow-up infantry was coming quickly.

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The 10,000 elite soldiers of the enemy army who were ambushed in the woods in front of them couldn't help but be a little stunned when they saw the Northern Expeditionary Army suddenly stop, could it be discovered, impossible! The woods are so hidden, and their army of 10,000 is well hidden, how can they be discovered.

At this time, the Jin cavalry was only five hundred steps away from their encirclement, and five hundred steps was only a matter of moments for the cavalry, and all the soldiers held their breath.

"General, the Jin army scouts are here." A colonel whispered.

When the enemy general heard this, he looked up and saw more than a dozen Jin cavalry scattered towards the woods where the men and horses were ambushed.

"General, the Jin army scouts will definitely find us."

"General, it's only five hundred steps, let's kill it!"

"General, we're about to be discovered, and there's no choice."

Several colonels under the command of the enemy general urged to fight.

"Archer, shoot the Jin scouts."

"Whoosh ......"

There was a rain of arrows, and all ten Jin scouts were hit by arrows and fell off their horses.

The enemy general had a sneer on the corner of his mouth, his brows furrowed deeply, he drew his sword, and shouted: "Attack, kill all the Jin army." ”

"Kill ......"

The 10,000 elite enemy soldiers hidden in the dense forest shouted to kill the Northern Expeditionary Army in front.

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"General, the enemy is coming, it seems that the peach leopard has really set up an ambush here." Chen Xiong said loudly.

Han Qian glanced slightly, the enemy's strength was about 10,000, mainly cavalry, and the cavalry under his command was only 2,000, and the cavalry infantry could only be used as infantry, counting the 700 men and horses in the pro-military camp, at this time, there were only 3,000 infantry and 2,700 cavalry around him, and there was a big gap with the enemy army that was being killed.

Moreover, the enemy army has been in ambush here for a long time, which can be said to be recuperating, and his own army is pursuing all the way, and the consumption of soldiers is significantly more than that of the enemy.

At this time, there is no hope of victory with the enemy, but fortunately, the follow-up 10,000 main infantry, according to which less than a mile, as long as you retreat slightly, join forces with the follow-up infantry, with superior forces, you may be able to defeat the enemy.

"Retreat, the whole army retreats, move closer to the infantry." Han Qian gave the order loudly.

"Driving ......"

The Northern Expeditionary Army, with nearly 6,000 men and horses, retreated backwards under the leadership of Han Qian.

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"The Jin army retreated, and pursued and killed with all their might." The enemy general gave a loud order.

The enemy's 10,000 elite army roared and chased after the Jin army.

The war horses of the enemy cavalry, most of which were good horses from the Western Regions, soon narrowed the distance with the retreating Jin army, and from time to time some Jin soldiers were shot and killed by the enemy.

Just when the enemy was about to catch up, the 10,000 main infantry of the Northern Expeditionary Army had already poured in, and the two armies combined, and the strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army suddenly increased to 15,700 people.

"Stop retreating and line up to meet the enemy." Han Qian shouted.

Suddenly, the cavalry and infantry of the Northern Expeditionary Army immediately lined up to meet the enemy.

"Kill, kill, kill, kill ......"

The two armies went head-to-head and collided hard.