The glow of the sun came to the eastern sky with brisk steps, and the blue-black silk cloth was gradually illuminated by gold. A few soft white clouds like cotton, smeared with a charming orange red by the sunset, are trimmed with gold.

The Mongol army camp was in disarray at this time, and the generals gathered in the sweat tent, bowing their heads and being silent.

"Strategist, have you finished counting the losses?" Tuohuan sighed and asked in a low voice.

Zhehuali took a step forward, lowered his head, knelt on one knee, and said slowly: "More than 2,200 soldiers were killed in the battalion and more than 1,100 were wounded; More than 5,600 sergeants were killed and more than 3,300 wounded in the east; More than 2,800 sergeants were killed and more than 1,600 wounded in the west; All the grain and grass have been burned, as have the siege ordnance, heavy crossbow arrows, and chariots. The 20,000 horses in the camp were all cut down. ”

Tuohuan listened and took a deep breath. He picked up Zhehuali and said loudly: "The eagle of the grassland will never bow its head because of a setback!" ”

"Let's return to the grassland, recuperate, and after I rectify the Mongolian tribes, we will set foot on the Central Plains next year!" Dehuan shouted.

"The Great Khan is mighty!" , "The Great Khan is mighty! The generals in the tent raised their heads and raised their arms and shouted.

The general stopped shouting and waved his hand, "You all go down, the military advisor and Tuoba Lie stay to discuss the matter!" ”

The generals dispersed, and only Jehuali and Tuoba Lie remained in the tent.

Tuhuan said in a deep voice: "Two, now that the grain, grass, ordnance, and horses have been destroyed by the enemy, and the situation is very bad, what should we do?" ”

Tuoba Lie bowed and saluted: "Great Khan, we only have more than 50,000 infantry troops left, 2,000 cavalry, and our morale is low. Now it is necessary to quickly retreat to the grassland and preserve its strength. He made a comeback again and again in the future, and set foot in Datong. ”

Zhehuali nodded, "What Tuoba Lie said is extremely true, but our horses are injured now, all of them are infantry, the march is slow, and there is a lack of cavalry escort, so we need to beware of the pursuit of the Ming army." There was a temporary shortage of food, so that some seriously injured horses could be killed to satisfy their hunger, and they could cope with it for some time. ”

Tuohuan sighed, "This time the 100,000 male soldiers, half of which was lost, is really a great shame in the life of this king, and I will take revenge!" ”

"Don't worry, wait until we return to the grassland." Zhehuali said respectfully. Then, with a heavy face, he said slowly: "We have 150 miles to retreat back to the grassland from the Hetao Plain. Our infantry had a large number of wounded, and the horses were wounded, and it was not easy to move, and it took at least ten days to walk. This section of the road will be extremely dangerous, and if the Ming army encircles and pursues, our army will suffer heavy casualties. Please ask the Great Khan to lead 1,000 cavalry troops first, quickly return to the border of the steppe, and gather 15,000 border cavalry troops to support us and others. ”

"I will lead the infantry army, and after two days of walking, set up camp, hold on with bows and arrows, and wait for the Great Khan to come to help!"

Hearing this, Tuhuan patted Zhehuali on the shoulder, "The military advisor has thought it through, I will leave Haleng and Huotie Zhenru elite to help you, remember to stick to the camp, and wait for my reinforcements to arrive." I will come to my aid in five days! ”

Zhehuali knelt down on one knee: "Rest assured, the Great Khan will hold out until the Great Khan's reinforcements arrive." ”

Tuhuan helped Zhehuali up, "I'll hurry up and send the border cavalry to come and support." At noon that day, the Great Khan Tuhuan led 1,000 light horsemen and galloped towards the grassland.

Zhehuali led an infantry army of 50,000 people, 6,000 wounded, and more than 10,000 wounded horses, and marched north for two days. Because of the wounded soldiers and horses, the army only traveled more than 30 miles in two days.

"Haleng, Huo Tiezhen, stop the march, cut down trees here, collect clean water, and set up camp!" Zhehuali pointed to the large open plain in front of him and shouted.

Haleng and Huo Tiezhen each led a team of 10,000 people to cut wood and get water in the surrounding mountains. Zhehuali ordered a team of 10,000 people to start digging trenches on all sides, installing horse-repellent piles, tripping ropes and other objects. I was busy for more than three hours, and set up a large camp tent.

"Starting tonight, the 50,000-strong team will take turns to rest for three hours, waiting for the Great Khan to come to support!" Zhehuali commanded.

"Yes!" Haleng and Huo Tiezhen arranged elite soldiers and strengthened the defense of the walled gate.

One day and one night after Zhehuali set up camp, the horn sounded in the east, and Zhang Tiebao, the commander of Yulin, led 50,000 infantry troops and 8,000 cavalry troops to arrive from the east, and set up camp five miles east of the Mongolian army camp.

An hour later, Zhou Yunhu led Datong's 30,000 infantry troops and 3,000 cavalry troops to arrive from the south, five miles south of the Mongolian army camp, set up camp, and the masters of the martial arts faction placed more than 400 wounded, and the remaining more than 1,000 people also came with the army.

After resting for three hours, the two Ming armies attacked from the north and south and began to attack the camp of the Mongol army.

The Ming army from Yulin brought 15 Hongyi cannons, and they opened fire in full force, killing and wounding countless Mongolian soldiers.

The Ming army in Datong, with the help of martial arts heroes, also gained the upper hand.

It's just that the Mongol soldiers will be brave and will not retreat from the battle. Their arrows are precise and extremely powerful. The Ming army attacked for two days, killing and wounding more than 10,000 people, and the Mongolian army killed and wounded more than 15,000 people. Although the Ming army had the upper hand, it did not take the Mongol camp.

On the morning of the third day of the siege of the Ming army, spies came to report that the Great Khan of Tohuan was leading 15,000 cavalry troops to support the Mongol camp, which would arrive half a day later.

After Zhou Yunhu, Zhang Tiebao, Dugu Xiaotian and others discussed, they joined forces together, and Chen Bing was five miles south of the Mongolian military camp. After half a day, Tuhuan led the Mongolian soldiers to arrive and closed the gate of the wall, and the Mongolian army held on to the gate and did not go out.

Zhou Yunhu, Zhang Tiebao, Dugu Xiaotian and others gathered in Shuai's account to discuss countermeasures.

"Dugu Shaoxia, now that we are coming to help, what should we do?" Zhou Yunhu asked with his fists clenched.

"We are now on the Hetao Plain, where the Mongol cavalry can give full play to their advantages, coming and going like the wind, galloping horses and shooting arrows." Dugu Xiaotian groaned.

"Two generals, we can only hold on now, we must not pursue, we have fallen for the scheme of getting rid of Huan."

Zhou Yunhu and Zhang Tiebao nodded when they heard this.

"The Mongols cherish their horses, and now they don't have much food left, so they can hold out for a few more days at most. They will not continue to kill and wound horses, and will inevitably retreat. We will spy on them first, and then we will return to Datong three days after they have withdrawn. Dugu Xiaotian said slowly.

Li Tianba also nodded, "Our cavalry is not as elite as the Mongolian army, and we should indeed fight steadily." ”

"Okay, let's wait for work, stick to the camp and don't come out, we still have some Hongyi shells!" General Zhang Tiebao said in a low voice. He is a lay disciple of Shaolin, born tall and big, with a leopard head and eyes.

The plan was decided, and more than 80,000 Ming troops also stuck to the camp and did not come out. For three days in a row, the wind and waves were calm, and there was no movement from both armies.

"We've lost the chance to turn defeat into victory!" Tuhuan paced back and forth in the sweat tent, annoyed.

The generals were silent for a moment, and Huo Tiezhen said angrily: "This time it's really a, I'm a Mongolian iron horse, and I have no place to use it!" ”

Tuoba Lie sighed, "This person in charge of the Ming army is really good, and he knows the combat habits of our Mongolian army as well, and this battle should not be fought again, please think twice!" ”

When Tuhuan heard this, he was not annoyed, he pondered for a long time, "What Tuoba Lie said is reasonable, I want to withdraw from the army, and after the cavalry is broken, do you have any opinions?" ”

The generals nodded one after another, and although Ha Leng had always looked down on the Han people, he also nodded in agreement at this moment.

Tuohuan laughed, "With this opponent in this life, I have no regrets!" ”

"Generals, tomorrow the wounded soldiers and horses will return north first, and after the elite cavalry is broken, withdraw to the grassland, and wait for the opportunity to fight again next year!"