Li Yi rode the white dragon horse and galloped over, and the wounds on his body were all burst due to the violent bumps of the war horse, and the blood oozed out, staining the bloodstained clothes that had long been mottled red.

"Pengju, don't be reckless, it's better to slow down. After you finish this battle, there are almost no cavalry left in our Youzhou. It is simply possible to raise so many cavalry in the short term. Li Yi looked excited and said loudly, "You don't think about the future of Youzhou, but I, as the pastor of Youzhou, must think about it." We can't fight for the more than 10,000 people in front of us, one horn, and we want to fight the Youzhou Iron Cavalry. Otherwise, when Xianbei and Wuhuan enter the Kou in autumn and winter, what will we do to resist? ”

"We have eliminated more than 30,000 Yellow Turban troops, and our goal has been achieved. Even if Zhang Jiao retreated to Julu with 20,000 horses, his main force had already been beaten, and it would be very difficult for him to attack Wei County again. If the army on the Ganling side fought fiercely and fiercely, he would have to withdraw directly to Guangzong. When the time comes, we will unite all the armies of the imperial court to attack the city together, and we will reduce a lot of losses. ”

Yue Fei saw that Li Yi was angry, and hurriedly smiled and said, "Lord, wouldn't it be better for us to wipe out Zhang Jiao's men and horses now?" Don't get angry, I'll make sure you wipe out Zhang Jiao before dawn. ”

"Nope." Li Yi said categorically, "For this battle, I brought out 9,000 soldiers from Yecheng, and most of them were lost in this battle. Now the number of troops in Jizhou is very small, and we cannot afford to lose another four or five thousand men and horses for a battle that has nothing to do with the overall situation. Absolutely not. ”

Li Yi is not only Yue Fei's boss, but also his father-in-law, and Yue Fei naturally can't ignore his opinions. However, he really didn't want to let Zhang Jiao go, and argued: "Lord, if Zhang Jiao is destroyed, there will be no war in Hebei." The army can still be rebuilt. ”

"Pengju, we don't know anything about the situation in the direction of Ganling now, I don't know if they attacked the Yellow Turban Army, we don't know how many men and horses they have, and I don't know if the Ganling side agreed to our request. Now the Yellow Turban Army has suddenly withdrawn for unknown reasons. All sorts of reasons are our guesses and have no basis. If it wasn't for the reason of Ganling's side, maybe something happened within them that caused Zhang Jiao to withdraw his troops? ”

"We must not afford to lose the big by the small, and in order to ensure that in case we have enough troops to deal with the unexpected. This is not a question of you commanding the army to fight, this is a question related to the security of Jizhou and even the entire Hebei battlefield. ”

Yue Fei understood what Li Yi meant. He was thinking about whether he could completely annihilate the enemy, whether he could recapture the entire Wei County in the shortest possible time, and he could do whatever it took for this purpose. However, Li Yi is thinking about the entire Jizhou and even the entire Hebei battlefield, and he must consider whether this battle should be fought from the perspective of the overall situation, and how to fight it is more conducive to the future.

Yue Fei had nothing to say. He admired Li Yi's knowledge. A few sentences illustrate the current situation and point out the key points. Indeed, why Zhang Jiao suddenly withdrew his troops, everyone does not know the reason. Now, with his own guess, what if Zhang Jiao is eliminated? The Yellow Turbans still have many leaders and many armies, and they can still attack the city and rebel.

The purpose of the campaign has been achieved, and there is really no need to fight again.

Yue Fei nodded and said, "Lord, Fei understands." ”

Li Yi took a long breath and said gratefully: "Pengju, thank you for saving my life." ”

Yue Fei shook his head indifferently and said, "It is Yue Fei's duty to protect the safety of the lord. ”

Li Yi's injuries were not too serious, mainly due to detachment. After resting for a while, he was almost recovered. Now that he had come, he didn't plan to go back, so he turned around and shouted loudly: "Order all the subordinates to immediately surround Zhang Jiao and closely monitor him to prevent him from breaking through at night." ”

"Send someone to inform Zhang Jaw, hand over the prisoner to Tian Kai, and suspend the attack."

"Tell the Shan Jing and immediately scatter the scouts. Thirty miles were crowded with scouts. ”

As he spoke, he saw Shan Jing beating his horse galloping towards him.

"Shan Jing, are you going down the mountain to fight the horns?" Li Yi looked at Shan Jing without the slightest intention of stopping the war horse, and shouted loudly.

Shan Jing said with an anxious expression: "General Li, the situation is critical, Chu Yan's troops suddenly appeared in Ge Ting. ”

Li Yi's smile suddenly froze on his face, and then he became furious. He repeatedly instructed Shan Jing to pay close attention to Chu Yan's movements, but he still secretly ran over to others, and only found out under his nose.

He opened his mouth to scold, but when he saw Shan Jing's annoyance, he couldn't scold. After all, Shan Jing is Gongsun Zhan's subordinate, not his subordinate.

Moreover, now is not the time to be held responsible, we must evacuate as quickly as possible, otherwise we will be given dumplings.

Li Yi ordered loudly: "Order the army to immediately withdraw in the direction of the Ge River, and evacuate at full speed." Take all the wounded soldiers with you, and not a single one of them will be left behind. ”

As Li Yi's words fell, the rapid sound of war drums rose to the sky in an instant, and the cavalry soldiers who were gathering everywhere suddenly increased their speed, and everyone was like being chased by a hornet, burning fire one by one, and they ran towards the groves on both sides.

Li Yi looked at Li Zhong not far away, and said loudly: "Zihou, Zihou......"

Li Zhong hurried over.

Li Yi instructed: "You, Li Xin, and Li Yi immediately took a thousand iron horsemen and rushed to the direction of Geting to delay the enemy's march. ”

Li Zhong happily agreed, turned around and ran away.

The Youzhou Iron Cavalry had already been assembled and was preparing to withdraw to rest. After receiving the order, Li Zhong, Li Xin, and Li Yi immediately took a thousand iron horsemen and took advantage of the night to rush in the direction of Geting.

Li Yi silently watched as the iron rider disappeared into the woods in the distance.

"Big brother, there's nothing to be angry about, our main purpose has been achieved, and we have to withdraw our troops." Guan Yu saw that his mood calmed down a little, and walked up to him and said.

"Fluke." Yue Fei also walked over and said with emotion, "If it weren't for the timely arrival of the lord, I'm afraid that I am leading the army to rush to kill the Yellow Turban Army's car formation at this moment, and it will be difficult to withdraw in a short time." Once Chu Yan is blocked, the loss will be heavy. ”

Li Yi glared at Yue Fei and said with a smile: "Do you have luck, or do you have luck?" ”

Standing behind Gongsun Zhan, Shan Jing saw Li Yi's mood stabilized, and his anxious heart relaxed. It has been several months since Gongsun Chan led the army to join Li Yi's command, and Shan Jing is also familiar with Li Yi, knowing that his temper is very big, but it will immediately rain and sunny, as if it had never happened.

"What luck do I have?" Shan Jing asked strangely.

"I've told you this time and again, but you still haven't done it well. You're an old scout and should know the importance of this matter. Since we can secretly run to attack Xiao Zuo, of course Chu Yan can also secretly run to Gehe to attack us. This mistake is terrible, but it is indispensable. You didn't find out that Chu Yan's troops secretly crossed the river, I don't blame you, after all, the distance is too far. But Chu Yan's troops secretly sneaked hundreds of miles to Ge Ting, and you found out that this is your responsibility. ”

"It's a fluke that we didn't get entangled with the enemy, and we were free to advance and retreat. Although Geting was only ten miles away from us, we still had enough time to retreat. If we were in a fierce battle with the enemy, and you only sent the news now, wouldn't we be caught in the front and back of the enemy and flee in defeat? ”

"Because of the mistakes of your scouts, the army was surrounded by the enemy and defeated, who will I kill if I don't kill you?"

When Shan Jing saw Li Yi's serious expression, his heart trembled. Love is love, if he loses the battle and many soldiers die, it seems that Li Yi will still kill himself mercilessly, even if he is not directly subordinate to him.

"Brother Peng Feixian, Chu Yan is quite good at using soldiers, this year, under his command, the Yellow Turban Army attacked the city, was invincible, conquered, swept across the river, and was a very powerful leader of the Yellow Turban Army. Shan Jing's subordinates all reconnoitred according to the normal method, and they may have been deceived by him. Tian Feng immediately excused Shan Jing.

Li Yi also knew that he couldn't take any drastic measures against Shan Jing at this moment, after all, Gongsun Chan hadn't really submitted to him, so Shan Jing couldn't be regarded as his subordinate strictly, and he couldn't not give Gongsun Chan face at all, so he said to Shan Jing: "Go and check." Pay attention next time. You're in luck today. ”

Shan Jing hurriedly agreed, flew on his horse, and galloped away.

Zhang Fei and the others asked after leaving, "Big brother, when will we evacuate?" ”

Li Yi said with a smile: "Don't worry, before we leave, scare Zhang Jiao first, what do you think?" ”

Everyone looked at him strangely, not knowing what he meant.

Li Yi said loudly: "Beat the drum, when you hear it, you must be nervous." ”

Everyone was amused by his expression, and the nervousness was immediately swept away.