The open-jawed horse was stabbed to death by a spear of the enemy's cavalry, and he flew out by inertia, only to unfortunatelyly crash into a galloping horse. After he was knocked by the war horse and flew more than a dozen steps, he was trampled on by other war horses and broke several ribs and injured his internal organs as soon as he fell to the ground. If it weren't for the quick rush of his guards, he would have been trampled into pulp by the galloping war horse.

His jaw was covered in blood and his expression was painful. When he saw Han Dang, he said miserably: "The army is under your command, withdraw ...... Evacuate ......"

Han Dang nodded silently, looked at his injuries, and said to the guards with open jaws: "Immediately find a deputy stretcher and carry the general to retreat with the Chinese army." His injuries were severe, don't be too bumpy. ”

"Boyang ......" Han Dang stood up and turned around and shouted.

"General Han......" Huang Xu stood in the middle of a group of officers, waved at Han Dang, and responded loudly, "What's the matter?" ”

Han Dang said loudly: "Immediately regroup the cavalry, one team will open the way to the west, and the other team will stay to cover the retreat of the army." ”

Huang Xu agreed, flew on the horse and gathered the team.

Han Dang shouted at Xun Di again: "Zifu ......"

Xun Di bowed to him and replied loudly: "Please give instructions to Brother Yi......"

Han Dang was not polite, and directly ordered: "You take the troops and immediately cover the retreat of the rear army." ”

Then, Han Dang said loudly to the heralds: "Order General Yide, take over the command of the army, follow behind the cavalry, and quickly withdraw from the battlefield." ”

"Withdraw...... Withdraw ......" Han Dang waved his big hand and shouted at the generals around him, "Everyone go back to the headquarters and withdraw immediately." ”

Suddenly, the sound of retreating war drums resounded in the night sky of Sunjiayu.

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In the early morning, a red sun rises, and the gorgeous morning glow is dazzling.

Li Yi stood on the slope of a small hill beside the White Wolf Water, and watched from a distance as the soldiers marched along the path next to the White Wolf Water.

Li Yi arrived in Changli City with a large army the afternoon before yesterday. That night, he received a letter from Zhang Jaw. I learned that Zhang Jaw had abandoned his car and baggage two days ago and withdrew his troops from the Baishi Mountain Road. Zhang Jaw said in the letter that it was more likely that the rebels would block themselves in the area of Baishi Mountain, and if the main army had already arrived in Changli City, please be sure to help, and quickly send cavalry to Baishi Mountain to respond.

Li Yi found a guide, and after carefully inquiring about the Baishi Mountain trail and the situation of Baishi Mountain, he immediately ordered the troops to drop their baggage and all the soldiers to travel lightly. Rush to Shiraishi Mountain.

Li Yi saw Xiao Yan galloping towards him.

"Zigan, the scouts who rushed to Baishi Mountain yesterday, do you have any news to send back?" Li Yi asked loudly.

"Nope. It is more than 200 miles away from Baishi Mountain, and it is estimated that they can rush back this afternoon. Xiao Yan replied.

Li Yi didn't make a sound. He looked up at the sky, pointed to the red sun on the horizon and said, "It's another sunny day." ”

"The soldiers marched seventy or eighty miles a day, and the sun had to rise on the road, which was very hard." Xiao Yan said, "Why does the lord have to accompany with his footmen? ”

Li Yi smiled: "What? Zigan has an opinion? ”

"We only took the iron horse, and we rushed to Baishi Mountain day and night. Isn't time faster? Xiao Yan asked puzzledly, "With the foot soldiers, we have to delay half the time." ”

Li Yi smiled: "Zigan, do you want to go back to Quanzhou as soon as possible?" ”

Xiao Yan glanced at him in surprise. smiled: "Lord, do you miss Miss Cai?" ”

"Yes." Li Yi said, "Seeing that I am about to get married, how can I not want to." ”

Originally. Before the expedition in April, the marriage of Li Yi and Cai Yan had been put on the agenda. If it weren't for the fact that the Sun family, the prince of Liaodong, humiliated the envoy sent by Li Yi and provoked a rebellion. At this moment, Li Yi may be busy preparing for his marriage to Cai Yan.

Therefore, Li Yi was very unhappy with the Sun family, the prince of Liaodong, who had disturbed his good deeds, and he decided to suppress the rebellion by thunderous means, and at the same time to return to Quanzhou as soon as possible to marry Cai Yan.

Xiao Yan laughed and asked, "Does the lord mean that he wants to take the opportunity to eat the rebels and end the rebellion earlier?" ”

"That's what I meant. Jun Yi has a very good way, and in such a bad situation, he can still think of a way to get out and evacuate safely from Fuli City, which is very remarkable. If the rebels fail to achieve their goal, they will be angry and chase after them. Li Yi smiled, "We came in a hurry, the rebels should not have imagined, it can be regarded as a miracle soldier." If we have the right time and join forces with the army of the Gentlemen, we can completely inflict heavy damage on the rebels, or even eat them outright. ”

Xiao Yan shook his head and smiled admiringly: "The lord's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and he still thinks about calculating others at this time. With our infantry, it took us at least three days to reach Baishi Mountain. According to the distance calculation, General Zhang is now in Baishi Mountain, and it is estimated that he is fighting with the rebels in full swing. Xiao Yan looked at Li Yi, who was smiling, and said, "I'm afraid that if we rush to Baishi Mountain, General Zhang and they are already dying." ”

Li Yi shook his hand at him, meaning what nonsense are you talking about.

Xiao Yan said indifferently: "What? Am I not right? The lord thinks that General Zhang and their troops will definitely be able to withstand it? ”

"Of course." Li Yi said, "The gap between the strength and numbers of the two sides can make up for each other, as long as they are not ambushed, their troops will definitely be able to withstand it." The key is food. If they had received the first supplies that had been sent, they would have been safe and sound. If they didn't receive supplies and the grain was looted by the rebels in Tiens Gorge, their situation would be dangerous. ”

"Still." Li Yi lightly patted the horsewhip on his hand and said with a smile, "If Gongsun Han and Gongsun Zhang give up the pursuit in order to preserve their strength, our trip will be in vain." ”

"It's a big possibility. The rebels had just lost Gongsun Yu and Gongsun Wen, as well as 50,000 Hu cavalry, which was a huge blow to their strength and morale. If they want to preserve their strength, they can take the opportunity to retreat to the swamp and retreat directly to the dangerous and fang counties......"

Xiao Yan was talking, when he suddenly saw several scouts galloping towards him, and immediately shouted: "There is news......

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The scouts brought a wounded soldier of the Youzhou army, and also brought a shocking news: last night, Gongsun Han led the rebels and attacked the Youzhou army in Sunjiayu.

The soldier of the Youzhou Army was the night mobile secret post of the Zhangjaw troops, and after he was attacked, he was not killed, and escaped with a wild gallop, and happened to meet the scouts of Li Yi's troops on the way. When the scouts found out, they were amazed. Some of them remained to continue to monitor the movements in the direction of Sunjiayu, and some of them immediately turned back to report the military situation to Li Yiyu.

"General Zhang, if they can break through, we will be able to see him at noon today at the latest." Xiao Yan pointed to the map and said to Li Yi, "General Zhang, after they break through, will the enemy chase them?" ”

"If the rebels don't suffer much losses and are bent on eating their men, they will definitely chase them. However, if their losses are too great, and there is not much left of their troops, there is no point in continuing the pursuit. Li Yi said, "Now we don't know anything about Sunjiayu, and we only hope that the scouts who stayed in Sunjiayu will send the news back as soon as possible." ”

Xiao Yan said worriedly: "If General Zhang's troops have been wiped out by the rebels, or if they are still resisting stubbornly in Sunjiayu, we will ......."

"In terms of strength, although the rebels are stronger, the difference is not huge, so it is difficult for the rebels to eat them in one bite. Now that the rebels are using this method of raiding, it is difficult to say. Li Yi looked at the map with his eyes and said without raising his head, "If they break through and the rebels take advantage of the victory to pursue, we will fight the rebels; If they are still trapped in Sunjiayu, we will swagger over and show our faces. At such times, don't fight, and the rebels will honestly withdraw. ”

Xiao Yan nodded and said hopefully, "It's best if they can catch up, we can beat them hard." ”

Li Yi said with a smile: "Things on the battlefield are changing rapidly, who knows if there is such a good thing." ”

"Order the Parts to speed up." Li Yi shouted at the heralds, "Hurry up, hurry up."

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Approaching the middle of the day, Li Yi received the latest news: Zhang Jaw and their troops had broken through, and the rebels followed closely behind, chasing them all the way.

Li Yi was ecstatic in his heart and grinned.

"How far are we from here?" Xiao Yan asked the scout.

"Back to General, there are still about twenty miles, and General Zhang's troops will be able to arrive here at noon."

Xiao Yan asked again: "General Zhang, how many people do they have?" ”

"It's estimated that there are still six thousand." The scout replied, "They were very embarrassed, and many of the soldiers could not run, and they were all taken prisoner by the rebels. ”

Xiao Yan turned his eyes to look at Li Yi.

"Order the troops to turn back immediately." Li Yi said loudly without hesitation.

Xiao Yan was stunned and asked puzzledly, "Turn back?" ”

Li Yi nodded and said affirmatively: "Yes, turn back." If we rush forward like this, the rebels will not fight, turn around and flee. Ordered the army to turn back and rush to Dujialing to set up an ambush. When I passed by, I saw that the terrain there was good, suitable for ambushes. ”

As the commander of the scout battalion, Xiao Yan certainly knew Du Jialing. It's a good place to ambush, but it depends.

Xiao Yan looked at him incredulously and shouted, "Lord, we only have 20,000 people, and the pursuing enemy has at least 40,000 or 50,000, and we can't eat a bite." I think we'd better save General Zhang first......"

Li Yi shook his hand and said with a smile, "There are many rebels, let's eat a little." The enemy is tired of running, so he fights very well. ”

"If the rebels wiped out Yide and their troops by thunderbolt, it would be fine, and now they want to do that cat and mouse thing, then labor and management will give him a praying mantis to catch cicadas and yellow finches, and we will do that yellow finch once!"

"Immediately invite Zilong and Demou to come to me. Hurry up. (To be continued.) )