Retire. ”

After Huang Shi finished saying this, several generals of the Guan Ning Army looked at him with incredible expressions, thinking that they had heard it wrong. Both sides seem to have more than 1,000 cavalry, the enemy and our strength are similar, and Huangshi is also a famous "10,000-strong enemy", and for several years it has always won more with less. These generals of the Guanning Army were killing happily, and they thought that Huangshi would drum up Yu Yong to advance and destroy the Houjin Guard, so they asked for battle one after another, wanting to follow and get a piece of the pie.

"I said quit. Huang Shi said again in a faint tone, and at the same time ordered the recall of Tanma.

Although the number of the other party was small, Huang Shi knew that since there were two banner masters there, the people accompanying them must be the elite of Houjin. The opponent's slow movement indicates that there may be backup behind him. This place is almost twenty miles away from Ningyuan, and this rescue operation can be said to be benevolent and righteous.

Huang Shi summed up the situation in front of him in a few short words, and as long as Guan Ningjun's mind calmed down, he could also see the disparity in the strength of the two sides. Huang Shi bluntly told several generals of the Guanning Army: "The art of war is cloudy: first seek to be invincible in yourself, and then seek to be victorious in the enemy." All the kings are loyal and brave, and they will definitely play tomorrow. But now that the enemy is menacing, why should the princes come to Japan to be temporary? ”

Listening to Huang Shi's words, he was not sure, and several generals of the Guanning Army were immediately discouraged. Besides, Huangshi had promised to report their merits, and the generals had nothing else to ask for. However, the courtesy is still exchanged, and several generals of the Guanning Army are also well versed in the world, and at this time, it is natural to carry people in a sedan chair. They immediately seconded Huangshi's decision, saying in unison that they also agreed to withdraw from Huangshi's decision, which was really wise and martial.

Retreating in front of the enemy is a more complex tactical move than pursuit, and now the enemy is still far away. If you haven't officially encountered it, you can't be considered in front of the enemy, but Huang Shi feels that he can't take it lightly when dealing with Guan Ning Tieqi. This rescue operation has been very good so far, and the people who have traveled a hundred miles are half ninety.

Huangshi didn't think too much about it when he came today. But now he was calming down. Huang Shi was worried that if the rookies of the Guan Ning Army were delayed, they panicked and ran away, then the more than 1,000 cavalry would become sheep again. Huang Shi didn't want to go back to the time when Juehua was dragged down by Guan Guan Ningjun's army, and he retreated all the way, throwing away the victory he had won at the risk of his life.

The Houjin army was still a few miles away, and it would take some time for them to reconnoiter and judge the enemy's situation, and Huang Shi and his internal guards each had a horse and were not too far away from Ningyuan, so they wouldn't be able to go back.

After thinking about this truth, Huang Shi quietly said to several generals: "You retreat first." Ben will personally adjourn the postponement. ”

After assigning the task, Huang Shi asked Guan Ningjun to immediately start retreating, and he said to several generals: "In order to think about this, there are about 3,000 Jiannu on the opposite side, of which about half are cavalry, but Jiannu is already frightened at the moment. Therefore, our army only needs to retreat as a whole. They will be dismayed and will not be afraid to pursue them. ”

After finishing speaking, Huang Shi paused so that they could understand what he meant, and then said with a smile: "As long as the monarchs move slowly, the slaves will not dare to attack, and the general's life will be entrusted to the monarchs." ”

Several Guan Ning generals shouted in unison, they didn't dare, and then they led the troops to retreat. Of course, the shape shì will not really be as strict as Huangshi said, from here to Juehua is only a few dozen miles away, it is really not good, Huangshi can also get out of danger with horsepower. However, Huangshi has always believed that a sense of accomplishment is important to increase motivation at work. A sense of honor is even more indispensable in the army, so even if it is a retreat, it is worth spending some lips and tongues to encourage the morale of the army.

Sure enough, Guan Ningjun slowly retreated in a neat queue. Zhang Minghe, who had been staying by Huangshi's side, looked around at his own people on the left and right, and couldn't help but say indignantly: "My lord, our Dongjiang army is killing the enemy first. After the retreat, all the hard work and tiring work are ours. But let them share their waste in vain. ”

Huang Shi was about to explain, but when he saw Hong Antong's face disapproving, he motioned for Hong Antong to also share his opinion. Hong Antong immediately talked eloquently: "As the saying goes, if a good man and three gangs don't have this thousand Guan Ning Army, the strength of our 100 internal guards and the 20 cavalry of Master Zhang on Changsheng Island alone will be much smaller, even if my Dongjiang soldiers fight bravely, they will inevitably lose a lot of manpower if they kill all the way." ”

Seeing Huang Shi smiling and nodding again and again, Hong Antong, who was encouraged, spoke more and more fluently: "Adults often say: 'Helping others is helping yourself', and they often educate their subordinates: 'Beat the bear to death first and then consider dividing the meat'." The subordinates thought that if we let the Guan Ning army take the lead today, or leave them behind, and finally lost the battle, killed and wounded countless brothers, not to mention the previous achievements, it would really be a big loss. ”

Huang Shi said: "Brother Hong knows my heart. ”

Hong Antong immediately bowed and couldn't hide his smugness in his tone: "The adult's false praise is all the adult's past teachings. ”

Seeing Huangshi looking at Zhang Minghe, who suddenly realized to him, he also smiled and said: "My lord is far-sighted and unexpected. ”

Huang Shi nodded heavily: "This battle chapter brother has made great meritorious contributions, and his merits should be regarded as the first." ”

After the Battle of Nanguan, although Huangshi has always supported Zhang Minghe, since Zhang Minghe lost his money after the Fuzhou War, Huangshi has not lost any credit to him. Just now, Huang Shi did not shy away from letting Hong Antong say those words, obviously he was already treating Zhang Minghe as a descendant general, Zhang Minghe naturally knew this in his heart, he didn't say more after he gave in two sentences, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of joy in his heart, and he was glad that he chose to join the Dongjiang Army in the first place.

"After returning to Changsheng Island, I will try to replenish another three hundred firearms for the Xuanfeng Battalion," Huang Shi added with a smile: "But the matter can be one, not later, Brother Zhang must be careful, don't have similar things again." ”

"Please rest assured. ”

At this time, the Guan Ning army had already left the two miles, and most of the internal guard reconnaissance cavalry on Changsheng Island had already gathered a reconnaissance horse and sent the latest report: "Qiqi Lord Jiannu, more than 1,000 cavalry are still slowly moving forward, and there are still more than seven miles away from here, less than eight miles, Jiannu also sent twenty reconnaissance cavalry to stop our army's reconnaissance horse. Therefore, I don't know if Jiannu has any backup. ”

"Well, let's wait a little longer. Huang Shi looked at the sun that began to sink in the west, and he planned to wait for the main force of Houjin to approach within five miles before starting to retreat, and his hundred cavalry staying here could be an obstacle

The role of the Golden Army's reconnaissance work. If his troops were driven back by dozens of Houjin Tanma, then his hypocrisy would be exposed at once.

Today's military operation can be called perfect, except for one small thing, that is, Zhao Yinggong's sister and brother-in-law were not found

Before Juehua came out, Zhao Yinggong had begged Huang Shi to take care of his sister and brother-in-law a little. But Huang Shi told him that the battlefield was changing rapidly, and the husband and wife were a scholar and a weak woman, and they might be more than lucky when they encountered an enemy army like a wolf and a tiger. Huang Shi gave Zhao Yinggong a preventive shot, so he had better prepare mentally in advance.

Zhao Yingong also expressed his understanding, and made it clearer that he agreed that Huangshi should focus on the overall situation. He doesn't have to put himself in danger for his sister and brother-in-law. Although Zhao Tongju said so, Huang Shi still hoped to meet his relatives by chance, no matter what, this always saved two lives, but at the moment, it seems that this hope is very slim.

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Miles away

Mang Gurtai clutched his beloved iron shield and rode his horse slowly in front of his headquarters with a solemn expression. Just now, Huang Taiji persuaded him not to go the first one. But Mang Gurtai feared that morale was too low. Therefore, we insisted on taking the lead to boost the morale of the army. Huang Taiji and Mang Gurtai had already ordered the unarmored soldiers and Baoyihuo to retreat, and at the same time, Huang Taiji also asked someone to send an order to him to send a white flag to him, asking them to come here immediately for reinforcements.

Just now, Huang Taiji helped Mang Gurtai make some calculations, and the conclusion is that Huangshi itself does not have so many cavalry, and the support of Changsheng Island is said to not arrive so quickly. Their final conclusion was that in addition to the firefighting battalion and half of the mysterious new battalion, Huangshi's forces might also pull out seven battalions in Ningyuan and four battalions in Juehuadi to pursue them. In the morning, the two camps of the Guanning army should have been greedy for merit, but this time it should be the main force led by Huang Shi.

If it is really an all-out attack, the ten or so field battalions of the Guanning Army and the two field battalions of the Dongjiang Army will have about 25,000 soldiers. With such a huge number of troops, it is about twice the land of the Houjin armor soldiers, and it is definitely not something that the three banners of the Houjin guards can resist, but since the Ming army can chase so fast, they obviously don't have many auxiliaries.

Mang Gurtai judged that the Ming army was pursuing with light soldiers this time, and he did not bring any baggage except for the armor of the soldiers. Therefore, it was possible to march in a hurry to catch up with Houjin's rearguard, so the total strength should be between 30,000 and 35,000. Although the Houjin had fewer armored soldiers, only 12,000 people, Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji were not very optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the Guanning army, so they did not think that the Ming army had any superiority in strength.

The battle of Juehua proved that the Guanning army was not completely vulnerable, but the two Baylors believed that the Guanning army of the eleven field battalions only had the ability to hold on, and the ability to fight in the field was very poor, at most on the same level as the Houjindi unarmored soldiers, Baoyi, and Mongolian herdsmen. Although they have come to this conclusion, they are not willing to fight, unless the collective brains of the Houjin high-level are flooded, they will never accept a battle with a high exchange ratio.

What really made the two Baylors uneasy was that there were 3,000 elites directly under the jurisdiction of Huangshi in these tens of thousands of Ming troops. At present, it is obviously unrealistic to let the guard's Zhenglan Banner go to the death of the 3,000 Dongjiang Army, even if they add the Zhengbai Flag, their brothers are not sure. Besides, Huangshi also brought more than 20,000 soldiers of the Guanning Army to help, and with the Dongjiang Army as the core, the Guanning Army may not be so easy to fight. Since he didn't dare to say that he was definitely optimistic about the Zhenghong Flag, then Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji had to use the dragging knife first.

If the weather can be relied on to weaken the strength of the Ming army by one or two percent, Mang, Gurtai and Huang Taiji are confident that they will turn around and defeat the Ming army. Therefore, the two Baylors ordered to immediately set fire to all castles, post stations, and dwellings along the way, in short, any place that could shelter from the cold must not be left for the Ming army...... Tonight, the Zhenglan Flag and Zhengbai Flag collectively slept in the tent, and the Ming army walked so fast, thinking that there were no camping tools.

Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji's plan was to strengthen the wall and clear the field, let the Ming army chasing behind him drink the northwest wind all the way, if Huangshi was interested, he would obediently return to Ningyuan, if he had to pursue, then after a few days, his army would be frozen half dead. Of course, although the dragging knife plan is good, it also requires preparation time, if Huangshi rushes up now, then all the plans will be in vain.

In order to create an atmosphere of fearlessness, Huang Taiji and Mang Gurtai immediately commanded the blue flag and slowly moved to the rear. Huang Taiji's white flag was also immediately raised in order to enhance the deterrent effect. During this period, Jin Tan came to report like a flowing horse, confirming that the leading generals on the opposite side were indeed Huangshi, and they also saw Huangshi leading about a hundred cavalry to block the entrance to the valley in front of the mountain, so they could not detect the deployment of the Ming army behind the ridge.

I heard that Huangshi only brought a hundred people with him. Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji exchanged glances, and they both saw confusion and worry in each other's eyes. Mang Gurtai pinched his fingers and calculated: "Five miles is about a safe distance, we might as well stop five miles away, if the Ming army has thousands of cavalry chasing us, our thousand cavalry will have time to retreat." ”

"The range of the Ming artillery is about a mile, and the infantry of that side of the Yellowstone is running fast, and it is likely that it has already arrived. Well, his artillery is running fast, and it's almost time to come. Huang Taiji didn't pay attention to Mang, Gurtai lowered his head by himself, not knowing what he was thinking. After a while, he suddenly raised his head and smiled: "Since the fifth brother is bluffing, then just bluff to the end." ”

Mang Gurtai turned his head to look at his younger brother, who always liked to speak only half of his words, and muttered with some dissatisfaction: "If you have something to say, I'll listen." ”

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Standing at the mouth of the valley, Huangshi looked north, and the Jin army brigade stopped five miles away. And then a hundred knights ran out. Flying two big flags, he galloped slowly until he was two miles away from Huangshi before stopping. Huang Shi squinted his eyes at the Zhenglan Banner and the Zhengbai Banner on the opposite side and muttered, "Could it be that there is an ambush that intends to lure me to attack? Unfortunately, I don't have the strength at all." ”

Hu Yining, who had already left, returned with seven or eight guards, and he said that he already had a golden crown in charge of leading the retreat of the Guanning army, and he was not needed, so he came back to advance and retreat with Huangshi. Huang Shi was not easy to force General Hu to leave, so he let him stay.

At this time, Mang Gurtai on the opposite side was also looking over with his chin up, and he looked at the red flag fluttering in the mountain pass. took a long breath: "It seems that the main force of the Ming army has not yet arrived, and Huangshi is also waiting for reinforcements, otherwise he wants to induce us to attack, which is also his habitual trick." ”

"At the very least, we must isolate his sentry and not let him observe the reality of our army. "Huang Taiji sees Huangshi

Don't dare to press up. It also grew a breath of air, and it seems that the main force of the Ming army has not yet arrived. Fang also had scruples, and now it is always good to be able to delay a moment for a moment, and to buy more time for the baggage team to retreat.

The two banner lords had more than a hundred horsepower and abundant cavalry, this force was small in number and agile in action, whether it was Yellowstone with the people around them, or a large number of horses rushing out of the valley behind Yellowstone, they were confident that they could deal with it. Moreover, two miles away, the artillery of the Ming army naturally did not pose the slightest threat, and Huang Taiji felt that this could not only boost morale, but also make it more difficult for Huangshi, who had always reacted cautiously, to make a decision.

Huang Shi saw that the two banner lords and their ground guards on the opposite side had dismounted, and with a move of his hand, the internal guards of Changsheng Island also jumped off their horses and stood on the flat ground with their boss.

"We'll stand for a moment, and then it's time to run for our lives. Huang Shi whispered to Hu Yining, Zhang Minghe, and Hong Antong beside him, and the three of them also lightly bowed, everyone knew that it was impossible to deceive the enemy army for too long, and sooner or later they would send someone to further test the truth, that is, it was time for Huang Shi to leave.

Huang Shi estimated that Guan Ning's army should have gone far, so he then instructed: "When they send scouts to approach, we will collectively mount our horses and walk slowly across the ridge, and then flee north." Jiannu has already vented his courage, lest he fall into the trap of our army, he will definitely investigate carefully, and when they finish searching, we are estimated to be back in Ningyuan. ”

After Huang Shi finished speaking, the people around him also laughed, and then spread the order quickly, and the two armies faced each other for a while, and then Huang Taiji turned around and said to Mang Gurtai: "Our baggage should have been withdrawn, and the enemy army is also hesitant, and after a while, when our local people start to burn the surrounding houses, Huang Shi will be able to see through the truth and reality, so we should take it when we see it, and let's go." ”

Mang Gurtai, who looked solemn, nodded slowly, and the two of them turned around and planned to get on their horses and leave, and when they saw the Houjin army on the opposite side starting to mount their horses, Huangshi also waved his hand to let everyone get on their horses immediately, ready to start running, just when Huangshi, Mang Gurtai and Huang Taiji were about to fly and retreat, they suddenly heard a woman's scream from the west......

"Help! General Huang help!"

Yellowstone followed the voice and waited for him to figure out the situation. It was Zhao Yinggongdi's eldest sister who was really scared and shouted. Less than a mile away from the official road, in the wilderness, she was pulling with a man, and she couldn't figure out that there was a person tied next to that person, who seemed to be Zhao Er's girl. The wind blew Miss Zhao's shouts intermittently.

After Miss Zhao left with her husband in the early hours of this morning. Zhao Eryu first went to report to her brother, but Zhao Yinggong was entangled in official business, and it was impossible to chase after her, so Zhao Ergirl hurriedly rode a horse to chase after her, wanting to call her sister and brother-in-law back. There were a lot of infantry in the two battalions of the Ming army, so Zhao Eryu inquired all the way and was lucky to catch up with them. Just as she was trying to persuade her sister to go back, the Ming army in front had already retreated.

The two sisters and Zhao Yinggong's eldest brother-in-law fled in the rout, and their horses were also robbed by the rout, so they found a hole in this valley and hid. But unfortunately, the eldest brother-in-law of Zhao Yinggong was killed on the spot in order to protect them, and the two sisters were also tied up and prepared to be taken away.

When the Ming army came just now. The wrapper hurriedly dragged the two sisters back into the cave and stopped them from moving. Huangshi had always been worried about the Houjin army counterattacking, so he didn't let the Ming army carefully clean the battlefield, but as a result, although these three people were right under Huangshi's nose, they were never revealed.

After the wrapper gave each of the Zhao sisters a piece of cloth in their mouths, they kept their main attention on the Ming army outside. Therefore, there is no now, Miss Zhao has been secretly making small movements. After a long period of hard work. Miss Zhao finally managed to untie the rope from her feet, and got out the piece of cloth in her mouth, and then pounced on it, biting the hand of the coat so hard that it was dripping with blood.

Taking advantage of the surprise of the coat, Miss Zhao jumped up and rushed out of the cave to call for help, this was the first female scream heard by Huang Taiji, Mang Gurtai, Huang Shi and the people around her.

Although he didn't know the specific details, Huang Shi quickly saw the general situation, he snorted coldly, shook his head, and said to himself: "Zhao Jiadi, I really don't know how to evaluate it. I don't know if it's brave or stupid!"

Huang Shi used to think that Zhao Er Girl was a quick person, but this time she really didn't know the depths. On a dangerous battlefield, a woman simply came to die for nothing. If Huang Shi and Zhao Er Girl swap places, in the face of her sister's situation, Huang Shi didn't dare to go out to look for it even though she was in a hurry, so she could only try her luck. The only result of the search is to take another life.

After jumping out of the hole, Sister Zhao shouted desperately. While running in the direction of Huangshi, the wrapper didn't grab her, and hurriedly tied up the second girl Zhao on her shoulders and ran in the opposite direction. Zhao Damei looked back and saw this scene, and couldn't care that her hands were still tied, so she hurriedly turned around and chased after her.

The bag was carrying a person on his shoulder, and his feet were naturally unfavorable, and he ran two steps away, and Zhao Damei hit her head and was about to go up, and the three of them rolled on the ground. "General Huang, help!" Zhao Damei shouted with all her might, and after screaming for the last time, she bit her sister's clothes and refused to let go again.

That is, in an instant, Hong Antong recognized the person opposite, and he couldn't care about it in a hurry, so he shouted to Huangshi: "Your Excellency, your subordinates will go to save people, please take the first step." ”

Seeing that Huang Shi did not act immediately, Hong Antong shouted urgently: "My lord, although I can rest assured that my subordinates will fight first, this life will definitely ensure the safe return of Zhao Xiaoniang." ”

When Hu Yining on the side was still stupid, Zhang Minghe had already seen some eyebrows from Hong Antong and Huang Shi, and he also arched his hand towards Huang Shiyi: "My lord is humble and has practiced equestrianism since childhood, and I am willing to go to save people with Hong Qianzong." ”

"No matter how good your equestrian skills are, two people can't run fast with one horse. Huang Shi glanced at the three people on the field a few hundred meters, then turned around and looked at the Houjin Horse Team in the north, the more than 100 Houjin cavalry were all motionless, Huang Shi felt a cold gaze piercing from the opposite side, spying on his every move.

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