Trumpets sounded, horses' hooves roared, and a group of Ming troops in front of the Qing army's camp shouted and rode forward, and then swept away diagonally outside the range of bows and arrows.

"Haha Xian Guoan suddenly laughed, pointing at the Ming cavalry, his fingers trembled, as if he had seen something ridiculous.

"Admiral, why are you laughing?" Daniel Zhang was dissatisfied, pouted, and asked in a strange manner.

"I know you, I know you bastard." Line Guoan's laughter slowly quieted down, but instead of turning his head to look at Daniel Zhang, he shouted at the Ming army in the distance: "Don't bluff, do you want to deceive me if you change the flag, little trick, change someone next time." ”

Daniel Zhang frowned and was silent in thought.

"Zhang Dudu, is it ridiculous for you to explain the army?" Xian Guoan turned his head, his face changed with a look of disdain, and said: "What is this king, that marquis, it's just that people are tossing around, but the flag has been changed and changed, trying to make the illusion of a large number of soldiers and scare our army away!" ”

"Line Admiral, you're not going to attack Tengchong again, are you?" Daniel Zhang was taken aback, deeply afraid that the line Guoan would be nervous and interrupted the retreat.

Xian Guoan really hesitated, and after a long time he shook his head helplessly, and said: "It's better to retreat, and when the people who went to Longling to inquire about the news come back, we will make the most difficult decision." ”

"Then I'm afraid it'll be too late." Daniel Zhang was a little angry, his voice also raised a few points, and pointed to the direction of Gaoligong Mountain and said: "I have sent two teams of men and horses to meet them in the village on the way back, why do you still want to go near and far, and you have to retreat through Longling." ”

Xian Guoan's face sank, and he snorted and retorted: "I'm willing to seek the near and far, aren't you willing to ask for the easy?" If the road is flat, and Longling is not guarded by the Ming army, why should our army retreat from there? The county seat of Longling is not just enough for our army to rest, and it is a hundred times stronger than your hastily established camp. ”

"It's a hundred times stronger, I think it's a hundred times farther." Daniel Zhang retorted, "The road is flat, and the Ming army pursues quickly." ”

"Chase? Is it just these Ming troops? Line Guoan stretched out his hand and pointed at the Ming army that had gone away outside the camp, and then glared at Daniel Zhang and shouted: "They dare to chase, don't our army dare to fight?" Or if you hadn't drawn troops twice, how could you have made them rampant? ”

Daniel Zhang sneered and said, "I transferred the Ganshan Green Battalion, but it has nothing to do with your department. If you can't see the rampant Ming army, the line commander can lead the thousands of soldiers under him to defeat them. ”

"We have decided to retreat, what can we do to defeat them?" Xian Guoan rolled his eyes, he was reluctant to fight alone, and then hurt the people and horses, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.

Bah, the guerrilla Hu Xiance spat fiercely at the back of the line Guoan, turned his head to Daniel Zhang and said: "Dudu, let's leave this fool alone, let's retreat first!" ”

Daniel Zhang pondered for a while with a gloomy face, shook his head and said: "No, it is already a crime to return without success, if you retreat on your own, it is difficult to ensure that the national security of the line does not bite back, saying that our army is afraid of the enemy's retreat, and he led the army to bravely break off before the whole army was saved." However, it is not impossible. ”

"What's the solution?" Hu Xiance asked anxiously.

"The army will withdraw first, and I will lead two thousand men and horses to stay for the time being." Daniel Zhang glanced at Hu Xiance, the meaning was a little complicated, "Line Guoan will not dare to retreat from Longling alone, seeing that the major event is irreparable, he can only follow and go." ”

Hu Xiance blinked, arched his hand and said: "The governor is the commander of our army, how can there be any reason to break the back." The last general is not talented, and he is willing to lead the troops to stay and block the Ming army. ”

Daniel Zhang shook his head hesitantly and said, "It's better for me to break off, even if the national security line is dissatisfied, it can't help me." ”

"Don't worry, although my official position is not as big as his, but I have 2,000 soldiers in my hands, what can he do to me?" Hu Xiance continued to insist: "Let him withdraw first, I will stick to the camp, he will never have anything to say!" ”

Daniel Zhang looked very moved, reached out and patted Hu Xiance's shoulder, and said, "Well, only you can take on this heavy responsibility." It's rare that you can understand the overall situation, but you're going to be wronged. ”

"What is the governor talking about, as long as the whole army can return safely, the last general will be more tolerant of the national security, and what is it." Hu Xiance replied angrily, his loyal expression overflowing.

Daniel Zhang said a few more words of encouragement, and then he and Hu Xiance left the wall together, and each went to arrange the retreat and the matter of holding on.

Tengchong suddenly folded in 6,000 men, and the Qing army's mobility was greatly weakened, and it lost the strength to continue the offensive operation. In the jungle of Gaoligong Mountain, under the ravages of the rainy season, not only people can't stand it, but also war horses have lost a lot. Now there are only about 3,000 cavalry left in the hands of Daniel Zhang and Line Guoan, although there are more than the Ming army in person, but no one wants to use it easily. Moreover, the Ming army was only harassing, and had no intention of fighting with the Qing army at all.

Up to now, Daniel Zhang's Ganshan Green Battalion, excluding battle damage and injuries, has less than 4,000 soldiers; The line national security department entered the war late, and its strength was stronger, but there were only about 6,000 left. And the shadow of the big defeat looms, coupled with the constant injuries, the morale is very low.

It is precisely because of the fatigue of the soldiers that it is a very headache to go to Gaoligong Mountain in the rainy season, and it is no wonder that the line Guoan has been hesitant and always wants to take the road between the dragons and the tombs.

But hesitation was a taboo for soldiers, and gave Zhu Yongxing of Tengchong the opportunity to lead his troops to a decisive battle. Although the army was replenished with a large number of prisoners, the training time was not long, and the dispatch of troops to combat seemed somewhat hasty. However, compared with the retreat of the Qing army, compared with the embarrassment of the Qing army in the rainy season, the Ming army still has a slight advantage in morale, psychology and physical strength, not to mention the secret weapons and elephant soldiers to help in the battle.

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A faint layer of clouds floated in the sky, and the moonlight after the thunderstorm was like flowing water, quietly pouring outside, like a dream wrapped in a light veil.

Zhu Yongxing held the quill pen in his hand, suddenly struggled to write, suddenly stopped writing and pondered, and his brows were furrowed.

"Your Highness, it's windy, beware of catching a cold." Mengzhu gently put on a dress for him and whispered.

Zhu Yongxing put down the pen, moved his sore wrist, and Mengzhu pinched his shoulder knowing the pain and heat.

"The baggage troops have set off, and I will lead the army again tomorrow." Zhu Yongxing let out a long breath with some emotion, paused, and said quietly: "Hurry up and end this war, so that we can go east to Annan and create a new situation." ”

"Your Highness doesn't have to come to the battlefield in person, so it's the same with those veterans, right?" Mengzhu's hand was grabbed by Zhu Yongxing and pulled forward, lying on Zhu Yongxing's back.

"Don't worry!" Zhu Yongxing pulled Mengzhu's hand tighter, feeling her exhalation like an orchid, and the two meat balls were attached to his back, which made him feel strangely excited. If you don't want to set an example and set a rule that a woman is only allowed to marry at seventeen or eighteen, I'll eat you now.

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