Chapter 756: The Substitute Army Retreats

At this time, the strength of the Jin army had increased to 80,000, which was equivalent to the strength of the Dai Guo army, and the Dai army's battalion had been broken and destroyed by the Jin army, so the defeat of the Dai Guo army was a foregone conclusion.

Tuoba Shiyi Jian sighed helplessly, and immediately ordered: "Retreat, the whole army retreats immediately." ”

Soon, the main army of Daiguo was personally led by Tuoba Shi Yijian and fled due north.

Seeing that Tuoba Shi Yijian led the army of Daiguo to flee due north, Xie Ai immediately ordered all the troops to immediately launch a pursuit.

However, the main force of the Jin army was charioteers and infantry, and the speed of pursuit was very limited, and the army chased for less than ten miles before stopping under Xie Ai's order.

"General, in this decisive battle, our army annihilated 20,000 enemies, and the Tuoba Shi Yikey fled in the wilderness." Yang An said excitedly.

Xie Ai smiled and praised: "This is the result of the brave battles of the soldiers, and General Yang is even more indispensable!" ”

"General, our army has prepared dry food for three days, do you want to go straight to Shengle City?" Zhang Oyster hadn't gotten used to it yet, so he asked loudly.

Xie Ai shook his head, and said: "The main army under the command of Tuoba Shiyi Jian has suffered heavy losses, and it is not necessary to launch a counterattack against our army in a short period of time, the main force of our army should immediately divide its troops to the south, and at the same time eliminate the 20,000 cavalry of the Dai State in Longshan and the 10,000 Yan army on the west bank of Fenshui, and then, the two armies converged into one place and launched an attack on the rear of the main army of the Yan State, and responded to the main army of the king and defeated Murong Ke. ”

When Yang An, Zhang Hao, Zhao Wu and other generals heard this, they all strongly agreed. And under the order of Xie Ai, immediately began to divide the march of troops.

Among them, Xie Ai personally led the 40,000 main forces under the command of Yang An and Zhang Hao to attack along the flat road in the direction of Longshan, preparing to eliminate the 20,000 main cavalry of the Dai State entrenched here, while Zhao Wu led the 20,000 main infantry under his command to smuggle across Fenshui from the downstream and launch an attack on the Yan army camp, encircling and annihilating 10,000 horses and horses of the Yan State. 20,000 horses of the reserve corps. He returned to the Mengshan camp to garrison to prevent the main army of Daiguo from going and returning, and launched an attack on Jinyang City.

After accepting the mission, the three-way army immediately launched an operation. In less than a day. The main cavalry of the 20,000 generations near Yongsan. It was completely defeated by the Jin army, and the Yan army camp on the east bank of Fenshui was also taken by Zhao Wushun. The reserve corps stationed in the Mengshan camp closely monitored the whereabouts of the main army of Tuoba Shi Yijian, and found that Tuoba Shi Yijian had led the main army to retreat in the direction of Shengle City, and there was no attempt to counterattack Jinyang City.

In Yangqu City, dozens of miles north of Jinyang City, the main army under the command of the acting king Tuoba Shiyijian and his command set up camp in a large open space outside the city.

Obviously, the terrifying power of the Jin army's charioteers made them completely frightened, and they had a mentality of fearing the enemy like a tiger.

"Your Majesty, in this decisive battle, our army suffered heavy casualties, and most of the soldiers ran away, and now, there are less than 30,000 soldiers in the camp." A general on behalf of the country, said truthfully.

"What, our army is less than 30,000 horses." Tuoba Shi Yijian was shocked when he heard this.

I think that at the beginning, when he raised troops from Shengle City, he was a full 150,000 army, and it was so morale-like, and forced the Jin army to retreat nearly thousands of miles and stay in Jinyang City, but now, he ended up with a fiasco, which made Tuoba Shiyijian's heart unacceptable.

"The king doesn't have to worry, the main force of our army is all scattered, as long as it is gathered for a few days, our army can still gather an army of more than 100,000 horses, so as to compete with the Jin army again." An acting army general said loudly.

Tuoba Shi shook his head and said loudly, "Fight it out? The 20,000 charioteers of the Jin army made our army's 80,000 cavalry helpless, and even if our army had 100,000 troops, what could we do? ”

"Your Majesty, the speed of the charioteers is not as good as that of the cavalry, and the adaptability of the terrain is also extremely poor, as long as the charioteers of the Jin army are introduced into the unfavorable terrain, it is enough to win the battle." A representative general clenched his fists and said.

Tuoba Shiyi waved his hand and said: "Xie Ai is extremely treacherous, in the unfavorable situation, he will be trapped in Jinyang City, there is such a general to command the Jin army, how can our army lure the charioteers of the Jin army into danger?" Besides, now, our army's morale is completely lost, and it is really not suitable to fight again. ”

Seeing that Tuoba Shi Yijian had given up the battle with the Jin army, none of the generals under his command objected, after all, they also knew that the morale of the soldiers under his command was completely gone, and they might not be able to win if they fought again.

"Report, Wang, the main force of 60,000 of the Jin army has gathered on the east bank of Fenshui, and it seems that it is going to attack the main force of the Yan army." Just then, a scout came to report.

When the generals heard this, they all looked at each other and thought that this was a good opportunity.

"Your Majesty, all the main forces under Xie Ai's command have launched an attack on the Yan army, Jinyang City must be empty, and our army will definitely succeed in raiding Jinyang City at this time." A representative army general said loudly.

"Your Majesty, at this time, Jinyang City, at most, there are only tens of thousands of weak soldiers, after our army gathers all the men and horses, we can launch an attack from the Blue Valley Road, and then, break through Jinyang City in one fell swoop." Another general of the acting army said loudly.

Although the news of Xie Ai's main army attacking to the south made Tuoba Shi Yijian feel lucky, he still decided to withdraw to Shengle City, not because he had no confidence in the soldiers under his command, but because he felt that Murong Ke's main army could not stop Hua'an and Xie Ai's two-way attack, and it would inevitably be defeated in the end, and once Murong Ke's army was defeated, even if the soldiers and horses under his command could occupy Jinyang City, they would not be able to withstand the huge pressure of the main force of the 200,000 Jin army, so it was better to withdraw to Shengle City immediately to rest, In the future, look for a better opportunity to attack Jinyang City again.

Tuoba Shi Yijian told his concerns to the generals under his command, and after all the generals heard it, they all felt that it was very reasonable, so they agreed to withdraw to Shengle City, however, in order to maintain the alliance between the two countries in the Yan Dynasty, Tuoba Shi Yijian sent his henchmen to Murong Ke's camp to explain to Murong Ke that his army had suffered a disastrous defeat and had to withdraw to Shengle City, and built a situation where Murong Ke also evacuated immediately, so as to preserve his strength.

In the Yan army camp south of Jinyang City, the main general Murong Ke learned of the rout of the main army of Daiguo a day ago, and learned that the camp he had arranged on the east bank of Fenshui had been occupied by the Jin army's soldiers and horses.

Faced with this unfavorable situation, all the generals of the Yan army were a little flustered, and asked the main general Murong Ke to take immediate countermeasures.

Different from the panic of the generals under his command, Murong Ke was very calm, however, Murong Ke was only calm on the surface, and he was also a little nervous and anxious in his heart, after all, the Jin army was flanked in front and back, and the strength of the troops had exceeded the soldiers and horses under his command, and this pressure was conceivable.

"Fourth brother, Xie Ai personally led the main army of 60,000, which is less than twenty miles away from our army's camp, will our army divide its troops to meet the enemy?" Murong Ba asked softly.

Murong Ke thought for a moment, frowned and said: "Xie Ai's soldiers and horses are not more than the Daiguo army, but he defeated the main army of the Daiguo, which is really unbelievable. After speaking, he shook his head in confusion.

"Fourth brother, I heard that 20,000 charioteers were newly formed under Xie Ai's command, and the army of Daiguo was defeated by the charioteers of the Jin army." Murong Ba opened his mouth to explain.

Murong Ke nodded and said: "I know this, but the charioteers are not very flexible, how can they advance and retreat in such a short period of time in an orderly manner and form a strong combat effectiveness?" ”

"Fourth brother, maybe it was the Daiguo army that underestimated the enemy, so he led the complete rout of the army." Murong Ba guessed.

"Report, general, send an urgent letter on behalf of the king." At this moment, a junior colonel entered the big tent of the Chinese army and handed over the handwritten letter of the acting king Tuoba Shi Yijian to Murong Ke.

After Murong Ke read the letter, he was taken aback, Tuoba Shi Yijian actually wanted to gather all the soldiers and horses under his command and withdraw to Shengle City, and once the Daiguo army fully retreated, the more than 100,000 horses under his command would be under the attack of the two armies of the Jin army, and the situation would become extremely bad.

"Fourth brother, what did Tuoba Shiyi Key's letter say?" Murong Ba hurriedly asked.

Murong Ke said softly: "The main army of the Daiguo is about to withdraw to Shengle City, Tuoba Shi Yijian persuades our army to retreat immediately, see for yourself!" After speaking, he handed the letter in his hand into Murong Ba's hands.

Murong Ba took the letter and glanced at it, and said loudly: "The 80,000 cavalry of the Dai Kingdom are actually inferior to the 20,000 charioteers of the Jin army?" I really didn't expect the charioteers of the Jin army to have such a powerful power, fourth brother, how should our army deal with it. ”

Murong Ke breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "Maybe our army should really withdraw." ”

"Fourth brother, is the main force of our army really going to retreat?" Murong Ba confirmed.

Murong Ke said helplessly: "The main force of the Jin army has been avoiding the war, and now, the main force of the Dai Kingdom has been dispersed, and Xie Ai's elite army is not far from our army's camp, do you think our army still has a chance to win?" ”

When Murong Ba heard this, he nodded and said softly: "Fourth brother is right, our army should retreat immediately." ”

"Report, general, the king is urgent." Just when Murong Ke was about to withdraw his troops, a letter from Murong Jun came from the direction of Jicheng.

Murong Ke didn't dare to delay, he immediately opened it to watch, and after reading it, he couldn't help but sigh.

"Fourth brother, what is the order of the second brother?" Murong Ba asked.

Murong Ke replied: "Goguryeo, Buyeo and other tribes suddenly gathered troops and horses on the border of my Dayan, the intention is unknown, the second brother is worried that they will take the opportunity to attack my Dayan, so he ordered our army to end the battle as much as possible and return to Jicheng to standby." ”

When Murong Ba heard this, he hugged his fists and said, "Fourth brother, I'm going to gather the main force of soldiers and horses, and within a few hours, I can quickly evacuate." After speaking, he turned around and left the big tent of the Chinese army. (To be continued......)