Faced with the empty camp of the people, the Joan Navy looked at Xia Nan to see how he would decide.

Xia Nan looked at the north unwillingly, he chased for so many days, just to stop and kill the general of Houjin, but he didn't expect to fall short in the end. He was tempted to chase down at any cost and kill Abatai and Azig together, but reason told him that the Joan navy was already at the end of its power, and Azig was waiting for his work, and he might not be able to please him at that time, so the right choice was to give up the pursuit for the time being. What's more, at the moment, the three regiments are all their own family backgrounds, and they rashly fought with the Azig and Abatai coalition forces without full preparation, and there are unknown forces behind them, which is not what a mature leader should do, after all, the opponent is not Huang Taiji himself, and it is not worth taking such a risk.

He sighed and gave the order: "Stop advancing and return to Tianjin Wei." ”

At the end of the order, all the members of the Qiong Navy turned around, took regiments and battalions as units, spears were like forests, lined up in neat columns and walked back, and soon left this place.

In the distance, among the trees, several Bayalas in silver armor turned on their horses, "The enemy has given up the pursuit, hurry up and tell the news to Lord Belle!" ”

On the way, Sima De asked: "General, are we going to sea from Tianjin Wei to Qiongzhou directly?" ”

"No!" Xia Nan looked in the direction of Tianjin Wei, and a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes, "Someone wants to rectify me, which indirectly leads to the failure of this interception of Abatai, and I must make some people pay the due price!" ”

After Nan Zema walked a distance in the summer, Liu Guozhu, whose face was covered with blood, caught up and said regretfully: "General Xia, is this going back to Tianjin Wei?" It's a pity, the Tartar is just a stone's throw away, and it's a pity to let it go. ”

Xia Nan then remembered that Liu Guozhu had not been arranged, and he said guiltily: "Brother, I can't stand you, most of your 5,000 cavalry were damaged, and in the end you still couldn't leave Abatai." I don't want to let go of the Tartars, but first, without the assistance of your people, I can't catch up, and secondly, something went wrong in Tianjin Wei, the grain and grass are gone, continue to chase, tomorrow will run out of food, how to fight the Tartars when hungry? ”

Liu Guozhu wiped the blood on his face and replied boldly: "What did my brother say, although I didn't take the head of Tartar Baylor with my own hands, but I stained your light and cut a lot of Tartars, and I was very happy. As for whether or not to continue the pursuit, although my men and horses could not help much, food and grass were not a big problem—there were two or three thousand dead and wounded horses of the Tartars, and they could last for a while just by eating horse meat, and although the taste was a little sour, it was better than being hungry. ”

Xia Nan's eyes lit up, "yes, why didn't I think of it?" I am still an experienced soldier, and with these horse meat at the bottom, even if Tianjin Wei's grain and grass are burned clean, I will not rob the people to fill my stomach. I immediately sent someone to cut the horse's flesh and give some to my brother, so that everyone will share the blessings and the hardships. ”

Liu Guozhu didn't shirk either, "It's okay, I only have about 2,000 people now, you can give it to me according to this amount, not too much, just enough to eat and not let me go back to Bazhou hungry......"

Xia Nan was a little moved, where to find such a real person, he didn't mention any conditions to help, and he didn't say anything about the heavy losses, and he didn't even want anything worthless like horse meat. He thought for a while and said to Liu Guozhu: "I admire my brother's personality very much, and I will also repay you for the credit of killing the Tartars." As for whether there will be a reward from the imperial court, I don't know, anyway, my subordinates' pension silver is from me, how about a hundred taels? ”

Liu Guozhu shook his head again and again, waved his hand and said: "Baoding's sons are not so expensive, fifty taels is enough to accommodate his wife and children...... Besides, everyone is a soldier and horse of the imperial court, and it is within the duty to fight the Tartars, and this pension silver will be allocated by the imperial court, how can you let your brother break the bank? And your soldiers will also be compensated! ”

"Brother, you don't have to excuse yourself, you and I both know the urine sex of the imperial court, normal food and salary must be deducted, even if there is pension silver, how many dollars can be left in your hand? We in Guangdong rely on the sea, rely on the mountains and rely on the water, and in the past few years, we have made some money on the sea, and the pension can't hurt my muscles and bones, so don't be polite to me. ”

Liu Guozhu still had to refuse politely, Xia Nan couldn't refuse and said: "It's so decided, one hundred taels for one person, not a penny will be less, I will arrange for someone to go to the ship to pick it up and hand it over to my brother." ”

Liu Guozhu was very moved, he volunteered to fight the Tartars, and there was no Qionghai suppression array, with his 5,000 cavalry alone, he had long been swallowed by the Tartars and there was no slag left, and now people in turn gave him a pension. His 5,000 men only collected about 2,000 people, excluding about 1,000 people who were wounded and straggled, and about 1,000 people who died in battle, if calculated according to one hundred taels of heads, it was also nearly 100,000 taels of silver, and the annual salary he could get was not so much. Xia Nan's wealth shocked him, and his boldness and generosity also made him appreciate it very much.

More than 10,000 Qiong navy returned to the Tianjin Acropolis. Compared with the high spirits at the time of departure, the soldiers at this time were full of fatigue, and many of them were wounded and looked a little embarrassed. But no one dared to ridicule them, it was these people, in the case that the local soldiers and horses in Tianjin only dared to huddle in the city and hold on, they dared to go out of the city to fight with the Tartars, and the Tartars who were known as invincible in the field fled in the wilderness, and the corpses outside the Tianjin Acropolis and Jinghai City were full of pits and valleys, all of which were left by the Tartars, and I am afraid that the emperor has not died so many Tartars since he ascended the throne. Qiong's navy suddenly changed from an arrogant and domineering guest army to a god-like existence in the eyes of the people of Tianjin, and when the soldiers passed by, the people were terrified and hid on the side of the street, for fear of blocking the other party's way.

Passing by the burned granary near the wharf, Xia Nan stopped for a moment. He was amazed at the courage and viciousness of some people, but it was a pity that these methods were used against his own people, not against the Tartars, and the infighting nature of the people has not changed since ancient times.

Tianjin Bingbei Road Yamen, backyard.

After a few days of hiding, Panda finally returned to his comfort zone. Just like the situation when he was hit by Xia Nan that day, he still lay on the recliner, and the two concubines beat their legs and backs, enjoying the blessings of all people. He closed his eyes and recuperated, thinking about the wonderful moment when he was transferred to the Ministry of Military Affairs or the Military Selection Department to take up an important position, and he laughed unconsciously.

Just as he was at ease, there was a commotion in the front yard, mixed with the sound of doors being smashed open, and the sound of chaotic footsteps. He opened his eyes in surprise and found a familiar figure standing in front of him, it was Xia Nan, exactly the same as when he entered without telling him that day.