After the news of Tengchong's defeat reached the Gudong Qingying, Daniel Zhang and Line Guoan couldn't believe it at first. Defeat is defeat, how can it be so badly defeated, 6,000 men and horses only fled back a few hundred people, it is not an exaggeration to say that the whole army was annihilated. And this time is not right, from receiving the information about the occupation of Tengchong sent back by Yang Chun and Fan Guoao, to the deserter coming back to report the news, there was only more than one night, what happened this night? Even if the Ming army counterattacked and besieged the city, thousands of people couldn't hold it even overnight? This is really puzzling.

But what if you don't believe it, the facts are in front of you, and when the Ming cavalry led by Xianyang Hou and Guangchang Hou appeared in Longchuan River, they finally broke the last trace of luck psychology of Daniel Zhang and Line Guoan.

"Withdraw your troops!" Daniel Zhang calculated for a long time, and finally broke the silence, looking at the line Guoan with a sad face, "The enemy has hidden his strength, but he has held on, abandoned the danger, and also broken the road to attack and disturb, so that we have a wrong judgment, and finally grasp the flaw of our lone advance." Now our army has lost more than half of its troops, and it can no longer fight the enemy. ”

Let's, we're! Listening to the words in Daniel Zhang's words, Line Guoan understood what Daniel Zhang meant, the responsibility is borne by two people, anyway, the loss of 6,000 men and horses is half of each other, and no one can get rid of it. Now that the situation is reversed, the withdrawal of troops is certainly in line with his thoughts.

"That's right, the enemy does hide his strength." Xian Guoan sighed, echoed and said: "The enemies in front of you include the puppet Jin King Li Dingguo, the puppet Gongchang King Bai Wenxuan, and several Hou Bo, who should report to Kunming, please transfer a large army to encircle and suppress." ”

Daniel Zhang nodded, exaggerating the enemy's situation is a way, so that the responsibility for defeat will be much smaller, he pushed away the map on the table, pointed and said: "Then our army will immediately prepare for retreat and return to Yongchang from the original road to rest and wait." Line Admiral, what do you think? ”

Xian Guoan frowned with a bitter face, looked at the map and thought for a while, and said: "The mountains are high and the roads are dangerous, and there are many wounded and sick in our army, so it will be difficult to return from the original way. If you detour to Longling, it is far away, but the road is much easier. ”

The steepness of Gaoligong Mountain, the rainy season of the jungle, the narrow passes, the blood-sucking grasshoppers, and the deadly miasma...... These really made Daniel Zhang feel a headache. Even if Yongchang can be withdrawn, it is estimated that most of the thousands of injuries and illnesses in the camp will become white bones in the mountains. But Daniel Zhang pondered for a moment and still insisted on his opinion.

"Line Admiral, it is true that the road is dangerous and difficult, but it is also extremely difficult for the enemy to pursue." Daniel Zhang's finger swiped on the map, "And detour to Longling, and then take Songshan and Huirendu, the road is too far, our army is dragged down by injuries and diseases, and the speed cannot be fast." If the enemy pursues and outflanks, our army is in danger of being destroyed, wouldn't it be even more dangerous? ”

Pursuit outflanking? Does the enemy have such strength that he can fight continuously? Exaggerating the enemy's situation, that is for the Kunming side, is it really scared of yourself?

Thinking like this, Xian Guoan continued to insist on his opinion, "Zhang Dudu, the six thousand horses we sent are all elite, although they were surrounded and eliminated by the trick, but the enemy must have suffered a lot of losses, and I am afraid that the continuous battle will not be able to catch it, right?" If you go through the damned mountain road again, I think it is what the enemy wants, and without their hands, thousands of people will be thrown into the mountains in vain. ”

Daniel Zhang also did not know the specific battle situation on the side of Tengchong City, and lacked a basis to refute the statement of line Guoan, but he always felt that although there would be further losses if he returned along the same route, it was still more safe than the risk of being outflanked and besieged by the enemy.

Both of them are random conjectures, and if they don't understand the specific situation of Tengchong, they can't convince each other. Speaking of arguments, although the troops were ordered to prepare for retreat, they were so indecisive and indecisive for a day.

"Vertical is not enough." Daniel Zhang returned to his tent and couldn't help but curse with hatred, "Hesitating, lucky, afraid of the dangerous road and not far-sighted, I am afraid that this army will be buried in the hands of this horseman." ”

"Governor, the situation may not be so serious, right?" Although the Qing guerrilla Hu Xiance was a close general of Daniel Zhang, he did not consider the current situation to be dangerous.

Daniel Zhang sighed and said, "There is no long-term concern, there must be near-term worries." The Ming army did not make a big move, it should be reorganizing the soldiers and horses, after all, to destroy the 6,000 elites of our army, it will definitely have to pay a lot of casualties. But have you thought about it, this defeat will allow the Ming army to capture a lot of war horses, and the speed of maneuvering has been greatly improved. And what about our army, having lost so many horses and growing with the sick and wounded, how fast can it retreat? Wouldn't it be dangerous not to act early? ”

Hu Xiance listened to Daniel Zhang's analysis and showed a sudden expression, but still said with some hesitation: "If you take a detour to Longling, the road will be much smoother." If you go to Gaoligong Mountain again, I am afraid that most of those wounded and sick soldiers will die in the mountain. ”

"Take a detour to Longling, and most of those wounded and sick soldiers will survive?" Daniel Zhang snorted coldly, "Although it is difficult to walk Gaoligong Mountain, it is dangerous to defend everywhere, and the Ming army will not chase after it; And the road is smooth, but won't the time be long? The Ming army relied on cavalry to pursue, outflank, and detour, and all kinds of means could be used. Even if it is to hold on to the tail and constantly harass and invite attacks, it is enough to put our army in a predicament, and where will the losses be small? ”

"The governor is meticulous and thoughtful, and his subordinates are dull." Hu Xiance fully understood at this time, sighed with a wry smile, and said: "Line Guoan thinks that he is lucky, thinking that the Ming army has suffered a lot of losses, and there is more than enough to defend but not enough to attack, so I look forward to us withdrawing our troops and stopping the war!" ”

"I've already suffered a big loss, don't you have a long memory?" Daniel Zhang sat on the chair, stroked his forehead weakly, and muttered, "Who is the general of the Ming army opposite?" It's hard to guess, and it's like a worm in our stomach, and we know everything we think. Step by step, led us to such a dilemma. Alas, we are also careless and despise the harsh climate and environment of Yunnan. ”

"Yes, this miasma, jungle and rainy season in Yunnan, and those damn insects and mosquitoes-" Hu Xiance's body twisted, as if he was bitten by mosquitoes and locusts, and said with a bitter face for a while: "There are more sick people than casualties, and the more it drags on, the more serious it becomes, this battle can't be fought, at least we shouldn't use troops in this damn rainy season." ”

"With the power of heaven and earth to resist the enemy, you have already managed a three-point chance of victory before you fight, and the commander of the Ming army on the opposite side is amazing!" Daniel Zhang frowned tightly and guessed to himself, "Could it be the puppet sect left behind?" However, unlike other Ming army generals, the tactics are false and real, and it is difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, which is very weird. ”

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