Alipu then went to the main tent of the Warat army and met the leader of the army. "Lord Chief, the walls of Shijo Castle are strong, and if it weren't for the heavy weapons to complement it, this battle really couldn't be fought. But I don't know where the Beiming artillery shells that we need are delivered? ”

"Oh, Prime Minister, this leader is also worried about this matter." Ye Xian said with an ugly face, "According to General Tengshu's previous report, they should have arrived at the barracks yesterday, just because the rain is blocked, I'm afraid it will take two days a day, but it doesn't matter, now that the heavy rain has stopped, the leader has sent a team to respond, presumably it won't be long before the shells will arrive at the barracks, at that time, the leader must inform the prime minister as soon as possible?" ”

Seeing that this was the case, Alipu couldn't force him again, so he had to nod, "Well, if that's the case, then I'm here waiting for the good news from the leader." ”

"Haha, there will be good news." I also said very confidently. But soon, the news came, that is, the cavalry who received it had gone, but they had not seen half a figure until they reached the foot of Saihan Mountain.

"It can't be." When the news was reported to the main account, a worry flashed in Ye Xian's eyes, but he would never admit it, "You must have gone the wrong way, and you staggered with General Tengshu." In this way, send someone to look for it, give me inch by inch of land to find, and don't let go of any suspicious place. ”

After many years of leading soldiers, I also know very well what it means to have an accident on the battlefield. But Tengshu brought 10,000 cavalry, how could he disappear out of thin air? There must be something wrong with this.

The scouts were given the order and searched carefully, and sure enough, at the foot of Mount Saihan, they found a place where the soil was very loose. With suspicion they dug up the place, revealing the corpses of 10,000 cavalry inside. The news was quickly reported to Yexian, and to his surprise, he asked Alipu to discuss the matter together. How to say that the other party also paid 20,000 war horses, and it is necessary to give an explanation.

After Prime Minister Alipu got the news, he quickly came to the main tent of Yexian, and as soon as he entered here, he lost his former composure, but said with a worried face: "Lord Chief, what happened?" I heard that General Tengshu and they are in distress? ”

"Yes." also lowered his head first, his face was heavy with a lot of anger.

"What the hell is going on? We paid 20,000 horses for those shells. Seeing that he had admitted everything, Alip opened his mouth to question. This time the siege was all waiting for these shells to be emergency, but now that he was told that there was no more, what did he want to do next?

Seeing that Alipu actually wanted to ask for the guilt, he also raised his head first, and said with a displeased face: "Prime Minister, please remember that we not only lost 10,000 horses, but also killed 10,000 cavalry, and in terms of losses, we are much greater than yours. ”

He was also angry at first, and then Alipu thought that there was something wrong with his attitude, and his tone softened a lot at the moment, "Yes, I deeply sympathize with your ministry for such a heavy loss. It's just that there must be an explanation for what is going on. That's 10,000 cavalry, how can it be said that if it is destroyed, it will be destroyed? What's more, no one has come back, which is too abnormal. ”

"It's not normal, indeed." first agreed with this point of view, and then asked with a hint of suspicion, "Prime Minister, did you say it was the Five-Star Army?" ”

"Five-Star Army?" Alipu looked stunned at first, then shook his head and said, "Isn't it already determined that their main force is in the direction of Mobei City and in Shicheng City?" How could we still have the strength to arrange for someone to ambush us south of Shiseong? If they really have such great ability, then why do they have to defend the city? I don't see it. ”

Alip is a smart man, and supposedly doesn't say anything directly about something. But as long as people understand the things in front of them, they can see that the five-star army has long been weakened, and it has no strength to fight back.

Not only was he thinking like this, but he also had the same idea first. It's just that he really can't think of any other reason, so he casually tried to say it, and after listening to Alipu's answer, he also nodded and said, "Yes, the five-star army should not have this strength." Although the 10,000 cavalry brought by Tengshu is not the most elite force, it is not an ornament, if you want to kill them all without leaving one, it will take several times the strength to do it, and the five-star army does not have this strength. ”

After ruling out the possibility of the Five Star Army's crimes, Alipu and Ye first thought of another force, that is, the Northern Ming Army. Comparatively speaking, Saihan Mountain is not far from Dalu City, and they have long heard that the 200,000 reinforcements from the Northern Ming Dynasty have come from Beijing, so is it possible that they suddenly attacked and killed Tengshu and the others?

Although we are now allies, anything can happen when interests conflict. That's 10,000 Varat cavalry, with 10,000 horses, and with so many artillery shells, it's not surprising what kind of thing to do.

The saying that there are no eternal enemies and friends, only eternal interests, this is the truth. For the sake of interests, what will the Northern Ming Army do, who can say clearly?

Just when the two smart people already had a point, but there was still a lack of evidence. The scout general who had gone to investigate the corpse came back and brought the evidence they wanted, which was to find a small number of Beiming military uniforms in the burial pit. It's just that the people who are being killed by the other party are afraid of leaving evidence, and they set fire to it, so that even the corpses are already dilapidated, and they can't see how they died at all, even those Northern Ming military uniforms are back in the hands of the Wara cavalry warriors, which leaves some evidence and hope.

"Bastard, I can't believe they did it." After getting angry, he threw a heavy fist and slammed it on the wooden table in front of him. There had been speculation before, and now that there was evidence, he had no doubt about it.

Alipu was also angry, although 10,000 war horses could lead the Northern Ming army to take such a big risk, which seemed to be a little unreasonable. But the facts are there, and there is no room for him not to believe it. Then the problem comes, the Northern Ming Army has already moved behind them, and they are no longer safe. Between the Northern Ming Army and the Five-Star Army, but at any time they may be attacked from both sides, if that is the case, they must make a move, otherwise it will be too late to wait for the overall situation to be decided.

"What to do? Do you need to wait for me to send someone to Dalu City to find out the situation? He asked a little conservatively.

"The city of Alu has long been closed, and our people couldn't get in before, and now that something like this has happened, even if they can get in, they won't let it out, and there is no point in such an investigation." Alip shook his head. Under the preconceived mind, he thought that all the investigation had become unnecessary, and that doing so would only delay the retreat of the army.

"Yes, so what are we going to do? Withdrawn? When he said this, there was obviously a trace of uneasiness in his tone.

"To withdraw is to be withdrawn. But before we go, we have to take something with us somewhat. I have already sent people to inspect it, and some of the more than 300,000 mu of grain fields in the north of Shicheng have matured, and if we act fast enough, we can still snatch some of them, so that we can solve the problem of our own lack of grain and grass, and we can also reinvent Shicheng, so that they will fall into a grain shortage in a short period of time, and delay their development. Alipu said a little unwillingly. Even if it has been confirmed that Shicheng is difficult to capture, it is also risky to go to Mobei City again, so you can only retreat and grab what you can grab first.

It's the best thing to do right now, and it's the only thing that can be done. Although the grain and grass brought this time is not small, the more things that can save life like this, the better, when he nodded, "Well, I agree with this opinion." In that case, we each sent 10,000 cavalry to grab food, and only gave them seven days, as for how much they could grab, it all depended on their ability. ”

"It's okay, after we grab our own food, all the others that can't be taken away will be burned, and we can't leave it to the five-star army anyway." Alipu added.

"That's good. Well, with these seven days, we can also transfer back all the cavalry pressed on the northwest front, and be ready to retreat at any time. "As soon as I said this, we had already confirmed everyone's decision to retreat. A thunderous siege was doomed to fail.

After the two families reached a unity of thought, they each sent 10,000 cavalry to the grain base north of the city. But what happened next was not smooth, and in the face of yellow, orange, and orange grain, they actually struggled.

This is not to refer to how many five-star troops are defending here, but because there are too many mines, and they have to pay the price of hundreds of horsemen after advancing for two or three miles. And according to the report, it seems that there are many mines buried in the ground that can lift their fighters into the air, and if they want to finish it, they are afraid that it is far from being able to do it in a short time.

When the news came back, he also scolded Yang Chendong for his cunning with Alipu first. Obviously, this is a game that should have been laid out a long time ago, but because they have been waiting for the grain to mature before making up their minds, they have not known to ignore it.

"If you can't get it, you might as well destroy it. Don't we still have some explosives catapults? Drive them over and blow them to the ground. With the idea of losing both, he also made a ruthless move first.