The more anxious the rescue, the more you have to spread the sentry cavalry, there are too many examples of encirclement and reinforcement in history for Gao Cheng's reference.

It was Gao Cheng's prudence that allowed him to get a return from the sentry when he approached Tongguan, and Dou Tai retreated north.

Starting from Luoyang, it took two days to run nearly 480 miles, for which Gao Cheng even used coercive means to collect all the mules and donkeys around Luoyang to lead the carts for the knights to travel, camels to carry armor and armor ordnance, so that the war horses ran empty, only to barely achieve the speed of 240 miles a day.

Along the way, I don't know how many livestock died.

The six thousand horsemen under the command of Yuwentai rushed to kill in the crowd wantonly, and the foot soldiers who lost their formation were like ears of wheat in a rice field, allowing others to harvest.

The situation was chaotic, and the sentry couldn't see Dou Tai's figure, and he didn't even know if Dou Tai was still alive.

Time was pressing, Gao Cheng hurriedly ordered:

"General Gao, you lead two thousand horsemen to fight into the battlefield from the north! General Duan and General Yao, the two of you led the thousands of cavalry of the headquarters to enter from the south side together! I am making movements behind the mountain, and if the enemy rider flees, do not chase deeply. ”

Gao Aocao, Duan Shao, and Yaoxiong led the knights to outflank in the north and south directions, and Gao Cheng led 500 guards to ride and 500 Wuchuan horsemen to drag the branches, raise sand and dust behind the hill, and at the same time drive the remaining mules and donkeys to make noise.

Yuwentai was already very close to Dou Tai, and he could even see Dou Tai's desperate expression.

Today, he should be a general of He Liuhun.

"General, the Eastern Reinforcements are coming!"

Of course, Yu Wentai sensed the movement of the cavalry charging from the north and south, but he was more worried about the footsteps and sounds behind the hill.

Maybe it's a trick, maybe there are a lot of sergeants rushing to the battlefield.

The cavalry on the north and south were not numerous, but they seemed to surround him, which made him even more convinced that the thousands of light cavalry were just going to drag him here and wait for the army behind the mountain to rush to the battlefield.

"Blow the trumpet, and command the riders to draw closer to me!"

Yu Wentai shouted.

The horn was melodious, and when the six thousand horsemen gathered around Yuwentai, the four thousand horsemen of Gao Aocao, Duan Shao, and Yaoxiong had already gathered up.

Seeing that the Guanxi cavalry who wanted to break through the siege and the reinforcements were in short contact, Dou Tai rode out, pulled his bow to help the battle, and fired frequently.

Gao Cheng, who immediately ascended the heights, clenched his fists, looking at the intersection of the two cavalry streams, and countless cavalry fell off their horses, and his heart was so distressed that he was about to bleed.

It wasn't until Yuwentai tore the gap on the south side and took the opportunity to break through that Gao Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, and he was still scared when he thought about it.

After running 480 miles in two days, the 5,000 light horsemen were already sleepy and lacking horses.

If you want to rescue Dou Tai, you can only pretend to be a sheep and make a posture to surround Yuwentai.

forced him to believe that if he dared to fight again, he would be made dumplings by the follow-up army.

But 4,000 cavalry surrounds 6,000 cavalry, if you really want to meet a stunned young man, I don't know that your arrangement is to drag him on the battlefield and kill him in one go, Gao Cheng is afraid that this precious cavalry on hand will all be lost here.

In the final analysis, it was Gao Cheng's trust in Yuwentai's military literacy that made him take a risk.

Gao Aocao and the others kept in mind Gao Cheng's order not to pursue the enemy, but it was true that they could no longer pursue, and this charge was all held by the subordinates holding their breath.

"The Son..."

The remnants of Dou Tai were brought to Gao Cheng, different from the joy of the soldiers for the rest of their lives, Dou Tai looked ashamed, and just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Gao Cheng:

"General Dou will retreat with me to Hongnong for a temporary rest."

Gao Cheng was now afraid that his reality would be seen through by Yuwentai, so he turned around to attack and kill, and hurriedly led the cavalry and the remnants of Dou Tai to the east.

traveled all the way to Hongnong City and called to open the city gate, Gao Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Gao Cheng arranged for his soldiers to be placed in confiscated temples in various parts of the city, and hurriedly ordered people to count the losses.

Gao Aocao only lost dozens of cavalry, he attacked from the north, Yuwentai broke through to the south, and the casualties were negligible.

And Duan Shao and Yaoxiong, who were surrounded by the south, not only were the main generals wounded, but also 2,000 cavalry, and 800 cavalry.

As for the 20,000 foot soldiers under Dou Tai's command, only less than 1,000 people returned to Hongnong at this time.

This result made Gao Cheng silent for a long time.

"Zihui! My uncle is going to commit suicide, and if he is discovered, stop it in time, so you can follow me to persuade him. ”

Duan Shao hurriedly ran over.

Gao Cheng gritted his gums and held back one word:

"Let's go!"

When Gao Cheng saw Dou Tai in the camp, he had his hair scattered and his face was decadent.

"You all get out!"

Drunk the crowd away.

Only Gao Cheng and Dou Tai were left alone in the camp.

"The Son... Ah Hui. ”

Dou Tai raised his head, Gao Cheng's eyes were blazing, and he lowered his head again, not daring to look at Gao Cheng.

Gao Cheng stepped forward quickly and punched Dou Tai in the face.

In Dou Tai's shocked gaze, Gao Cheng gritted his teeth and said:

"Suicide? Why do you dare to die! ”

Dou Tai's suppressed emotions also broke out, and he roared filial piety:

"Twenty thousand soldiers will go south with me, and in the future, a thousand people will return north, and see their family scrolls, what shall I say! Tell them the truth, because I lightly attacked the enemy, and they were buried in Tongguan in vain? What kind of face do I have to say goodbye to King Gao! ”

Gao Cheng grabbed Dou Tai's sleeve collar and said fiercely:

"Do you think this life is your own? I traveled 480 miles to save you, what right do you have to die!

"I have only four hundred casualties in my three expeditions, but today I have lost eight hundred horsemen in order to save you, and now you tell me that you want to die?

"Why would you die without my consent!"

After that, he threw down Dou Tai and said nothing, and Gao Cheng went straight out of the account.

"Shizi."

"The Grand Governor."

The Gyeonggi generals and Dou Tai's generals surrounded them.

"Shizi, General Dou, how is he?"

Gao Cheng tried to calm himself down, and said to Dou Taibu:

"General Dou was emotional for a while, you have to take a good look at him."

Dou Tai's generals promised one after another.

Gao Cheng led the Gyeonggi generals out and inspected the wounded in the battalions.

Before he could go in, he heard the cries of the camp.

The Gyeonggi army lost 800 horsemen today, and there were not a few wounded people, but at this moment the camp was crying because of the war horses that fell to the ground and foamed at the mouth.

"Sun and Moon"

The importance of a war horse to a cavalryman goes without saying, and a good cavalryman is even a good horseman, who takes good care of his mounts and treats them as family.

Under Gao Cheng's urging, he traveled two hundred and forty miles a day, which was completely overdrawing the health of these war horses.

Rushing to Tongguan was another battle, and then hurriedly retreated to Hongnong, and when they were finally able to stop, these exquisite war horses also let out their last breath, and they all collapsed.

Gao Cheng can understand this kind of sadness, and the little dark horse that Gao Huan sent him when he was ten years old was also scrapped because of this attack after accompanying him for four years.

"Hyo-seon, you go and gather all the soldiers of Gyeonggi."

Gao Cheng stood outside the camp gate and instructed Duan Shao, who was slightly injured.

Duan Shao took the order and left.

Gao Cheng and other soldiers were gathered, and then led everyone into the camp.

Looking at the sad faces, Gao Cheng took a deep breath and shouted to everyone:

"Today we have lost more than 800 Paoze brothers, me! The Governor of Gyeonggi, Ko Cheng, promises you that I will take care of the orphans of the victims.

"Don't keep your heads down, today we are victorious! Run 480 miles and save thousands of Kwantung soldiers! No one can erase your merits, and when you return to Luoyang, I will reward you for your merits and deeds.

"You may not understand why there is a rescue, but I tell you that I am not only your Gyeonggi Governor, but also the prince of the King of Bohae, and I cherish every soldier who died in the Gao family.

"Once one day, you are in danger, as long as I Gao Cheng learns the news, even if I am thousands of miles away, I will lead the army to rescue!"

When the soldiers heard Gao Cheng's promise, they took away their sadness and shouted:

"I am willing to die for the Governor of the Metropolis!"

Gao Cheng continued to everyone with a relaxed expression:

"I know that many of you have lost the war horses that you regard as partners, I promise you that I will go to Jinyang to ask my father for a batch of war horses, you must be ready, in the future, you will no longer just take care of one war horse, when the time comes, there will be two or three horses in everyone's hands, you will take care of it for me!"

After some pacification, the sad atmosphere in the camp was washed away, and when Gao Cheng returned to the mansion arranged by the Hongnong County Guard and was about to rest, he received a report that Dou Tai was waiting outside the mansion.

Gao Cheng personally went out to greet him.

Dou Tai's face was still haggard, but the decadent aura was gone.

"The grace of the son of the world to help today, Tai remembers it in his heart."

Gao Cheng took Dou Tai's hand:

"Uncle followed me into the house to talk."

The two sat down, Gao Cheng still refused to let go, he said:

"Uncle, I didn't want you to be grateful for saving you today, just because you are my uncle.

"Today, you talk lightly about life and death, where is the family involved, and where is my mother and my mother.

"You, my uncle, and Uncle Duan are all relied on by me and my mother.

"We both lose and we prosper. If you die lightly, you will break my wings, and if you will regain your strength, you will help me.

"When I was in the tent, Cheng offended my uncle and asked my uncle to forgive me."

Dou Tai was greatly moved when he heard this:

"In the past, I was mostly in the military, and I had little contact with the son, but today I know that the black girl has a good nephew."

The two reminisced again, and Gao Cheng sent Du Dou Tai out of the house.

Thanks to Gao Huan's personality charm, Gao Shiyuan is loyal and trustworthy from almost everyone.

In history, Gao Ao Cao Ning would not have surrendered, and his words were heroic and let people take his head in exchange for the duke.

Dou Tai Xiaoguan was defeated and killed himself.

Even Mo Duolou Yuanwen, who has no relatives with Gao Huan and has no reason, and is the same faction of Huaishuo Da'an people as Dou Tai, will die in battle with all his strength in the future, but he will not surrender.

And Duan Shao and Hu Luguang, who successively took charge of Jinyang's military power, no matter how ridiculous the children of the Gao family were in Yecheng, their loyalty to the Gao family never changed.

After sending Dou Tai away, Gao Cheng was finally able to rest.

And Yuwentai, who was far away in Tongguan, couldn't sleep.

The generals counted the results of the battle, the cavalry pursued Dou Tai, and the Tongguan foot soldiers covered the siege troops abandoned by Dou Tai, the two combined, a total of more than 10,000 prisoners, the light cavalry pursued all the captures, and the foot soldiers covered up and killed many prisoners, which was undoubtedly a big victory.

The data is far from Gao Cheng's statistics of the loss of 20,000 people, and the discrepancy between the two is naturally a rout and fleeing tribe.

Yu Wentai looked at the generals who were celebrating with their crowns, but he could only force a smile.

By this time, he already knew that it was Gao Huan's son Gao Cheng who led the rescue of Dou Tai.

also knew that Gao Cheng only had five thousand tired horsemen in his hands, and he actually easily rescued Dou Tai from him, which made Yu Wentai deeply worried.

One He Liuhun is tricky enough, and Gao Cheng is not easy to give.

Thinking of the comparison of his strength with Gao Huan, Yu Wentai frowned, as if he was the one who had suffered the defeat.

------Off topic------

The first chapter is 3,000 words, and there are still 5,000 words left today, so let me go to dinner first.

Since many book friends think that the data is unreasonable, let's revise it, and change the captives of 16,000 to more than 10,000.

The update is unstable because it is getting closer and closer to the end of the month, and almost all classes are in cram schools during the day, which is really rushed, but it is only a few days, and it is good to finish the exam.