On the official road leading from Liaoyang to Houjin, a huge cavalry was galloping in the direction of Houjin.

Although it has been a day since he escaped from the Liaoyang battlefield, on the Liaoyang battlefield, the Houjin prince, who has been frightened by the series of strikes issued by the tiger and leopard army, does not dare to slack off in the slightest...... Still desperately fled for his life in the direction of Houjin.

In his eyes, with the Haw Par Army having cavalry, only by fleeing all the way into Houjin can his safety be guaranteed again.

At the same time, in order to increase his life-saving capital in the process of escaping, as long as the towns he passed along the way were stationed with Houjin cavalry, he ordered them to protect himself and retreat.

As for the garrisons who were a little farther away, in order to hold their lives, they were directly given up by this Houjin prince.

As a result, the more than 5,000 iron cavalry who withdrew from the Liaoyang battlefield had expanded to more than 7,000 by the edge of Houjin.

When this Houjin prince rode on a war horse and looked at the farmland on both sides of the official road, it was slowly replaced by the grassland. The worried expression that had been hanging over his face all the way finally disappeared, and was covered by a hint of the aftermath of life......

"Finally back to Houjin......" Houjin Wangye, who was riding on a war horse, couldn't help but say with a long sigh of relief.

When he was done, he commanded loudly: "The whole army has ...... Stop moving, dismount and rest, replenish body lì and dry food ......"

As soon as the tired prince jumped off his horse, the lieutenant general hurried over.

"Lord Wang, so far, we have gathered a total of more than 7,500 iron horsemen...... Plus the five thousand iron horsemen we left behind to guard Houjin. We have 13,000 horsemen...... Take care of the loss though. But. As long as there is enough time, it can still be restored to the ...... of pre-war strength."

Hearing this, the tired expression on the prince's face was immediately swept away, and it was covered with a trace of anticipation.

With a pair of eyes, he stared at the deputy general in front of him, and asked loudly: "With such heavy losses, can you regain your pre-war strength?" You have not deceived this king. Let this king be happy......"

The adjutant shook his head and replied with an affirmative face: "Lord Wang." You are a great courage for the minions, and the minions dare not deceive you...... The servant promised that as long as the prince returned to Houjin, "

Concentrate on development, at most one year, you can restore your strength. ”

Seeing that the suspicious expression on the prince's face did not dissipate because of this, the deputy general hurriedly explained.

"Lord Wang, on the surface, this time to attack Liaodong. We lost a full fifteen thousand cavalry. But among the cavalry of this fifteen thousand people. Only 7,000 warriors belong to me, and they are inlaid with two red banners. ”

"As for the other cavalry, they all thought that this attack on Liaodong could achieve victory, and they came to take advantage of the fire to rob some small tribe troops...... And I have two flags of red and red, and after several years of development, I have accumulated a number of young and strong. Transferring 7,000 young men from this to supplement the army will definitely not have any impact on the development of the two banners. ”

"As for those infantry who died in battle, when we return to Houjin, we can completely replace them with Han slaves and Mongols under the two banners...... You must know that in the two banners of Zhenghong and inlaid red, there are still 120,000 Mongolian and Han slaves who follow us...... Sending 20,000 people out of it will not affect the production of the two banners at all......"

"Good, good...... Along the way, the king was still worried about how to ensure the military strength of the two banners of Zhenghong and red, lest the Great Khan take this opportunity to take away the leadership of the two banners from the king. Now it seems that these fears are unwarranted...... As long as the military strength of the two banners remains, the Great Khan will not dare to accept the military power of this king......"

Hearing this, the face of the deputy general, which was closely related to the status of the prince in front of him, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He continued to say to the prince: "Prince, now we are standing in the land of Houjin. I don't know what to do next......"

"Do you go back to the two banners directly, or rush to the royal court to report the defeat to the Great Khan...... Or stay here to guard against the Tiger and Leopard Army entering Liaodong, and launch an attack directly on Houjin......"

After experiencing this defeat, Huang Taiji, who was afraid that Huang Taiji would treat him the same way he treated Dolgon, had already invisibly felt a deep sense of jealousy towards his brother and Huang Taiji, who single-handedly helped him to the throne of the Great Khan......

Speaking of which, I have to say that when the news of Dolgon's death in Shaanxi reached the Houjin, the Khan King Huang Taiji's disposal methods.

Dolgon died in battle, and the soldiers of the two banners of Mosaic Bai and Zhengbai, who followed Dolgon into Mongolia and Shaanxi, undoubtedly all died on the battlefield.

Coupled with the losses of the two flags of inlaid white and Zhengbai in Zunhua that year, the military strength of the two banners can be said to have been hit hard like never before...... Coupled with the death of the banner owner Dolgon, such a good opportunity to take power, of course Huang Taiji will not let it go......

Huang Taiji, who was eager to gain more military power and better control the entire Houjin, directly took the Zhengbai Banner under his command on the grounds that Dorgon's heirs were too small.

In order to prevent the other brothers from opposing too much, the weakest one with the white flag was handed over to Dolgon's own brother Duo Choice, and the weak Duo chose to be the flag master, and controlled the military power of the white flag in disguise......

In this way, the two banners of inlaid white and white, which Dolgon used to fight in all directions during his lifetime and set up great military exploits for Houjin, remained under the gaze of Dolgon's undying eyes. Fall into the hands of Huang Taiji.

After this incident, except for the four flags that were personally mastered by Huang Taiji, the other four banner owners all had a trace of heartfelt defense and vigilance towards Huang Taiji......

I am afraid that one day, Huang Taiji will use some means that he does not know to deprive himself of the Wei Zheng of the banner master.

Because of this, after listening to the deputy general's question, the prince directly fell into contemplation with a solemn face. Then, he replied with a firm face: "Directly back to the red, the two flags of red...... After restoring our military strength first, and making the Khan King jealous of our military strength, he will go to the royal court to report this defeat to the Great Khan......"

"Only in this way can this king keep the position of the lord of the two major banners, the red and the red......"

"As for the Haw Par Army entering Liaodong, there is no need to worry at all...... In the first battle of Liaoyang, we suffered heavy losses, and the Haw Par Army also suffered heavy losses...... Under such circumstances, no matter how bold the Haw Par Army is, the Haw Par Army will not dare to go deep into Houjin. You know, everyone in our Houjin will ride and shoot, as long as he dares to come, the warriors will let them have no return......"

Although he felt that the prince's answer was a bit far-fetched, the deputy general standing in front of him still did not hesitate to take the order......

"Slaves obey orders......" (To be continued......)