Schelling's order to withdraw troops caused very heavy losses.

After the army of this era was in close combat, it was an impossible task to escape calmly, especially because the morale of the two sides was very different. After paying the price of more than 20,000 deaths, Schelling finally gathered the entire army and began to retreat in embarrassment.

However, what made him extremely angry was that Liang Jun did not pursue immediately, leaving his prepared backhand completely useless.

It was as if he punched the air with a punch that had been stored for a long time, almost making Xie Lin spit out a mouthful of blood.

After Xiwu began to withdraw its troops, the Longbow Army also began to organize its formation and count casualties.

Tang Youzhi ordered them to camp outside Xishan Village, and at the same time sent out thousands of scouts to be responsible for the security within a hundred miles, and also to track the movements of the Xiwu army.

Dozens of generals handed over their subordinates to their deputies and came together under the flag of the Chinese commander.

Pei Yue stood beside Tang Youzhi, stepping back half a step to show respect.

Tang Youzhi noticed this detail, showed a warm smile, turned to Pei Yue and said, "Come forward."

Although the tone is gentle, the underlying meaning cannot be denied.

Pei Yue did not continue to be hypocritically humble. He took half a step forward and stood side by side with Tang Youzhi. At least at this moment of great victory today, he had such qualifications.

When Wei Rui and others saw this scene, their faces lit up with joy, and the generals of the Longbow Army did not show any doubts. It was obvious that Pei Yue's ability had conquered these proud and powerful generals.

Tang Youzhi coughed lightly, and the surroundings immediately became quiet. He said with a gentle face: "Today's victory over the Wu army, you all have contributed a lot. I will write a memorial to thank you all night, and send it to Kyoto early tomorrow morning. Your contribution will not be lost."

If there is any omission, I believe His Majesty can see your sacrifice of life."

The expressions on everyone's faces looked excited, but no one made a loud noise, which is enough to show the strictness of Tang Youzhi's military management.

After a slight pause, Tang Youzhi suddenly raised his voice and said: "Tang Linfen, Gu Mang."

"The end is here!"

The two of them answered with cupped hands.

Tang Youzhi's eyes lingered on Tang Linfen for a moment. Both of them recalled the deep conversation that night. Tang Youzhi's eyes showed a bit of reluctance. After all, this was his junior who was brought up by him to help him control half of the cavalry of the Longbow Army.

, never made any mistakes. But he also understood that for Tang Linfen, who was still very young, staying with Pei Yue was undoubtedly a better choice.

As for Gu Mang——

He was very aware of the relationship between Pei Yue and Guangping Hou Guliang, and believed that the two would get along very harmoniously, so his eyes were mostly encouraging.

Under everyone's curious and nervous gaze, Tang Youzhi said in a deep voice: "From now on, you two and the cavalry are under the command of Pei Yue, the commander of the Tibetan Front Guards, and you are not allowed to do any disobedience. Do you understand me?

"

Tang Linfen had already been mentally prepared, but Gu Mang was slightly stunned and asked in confusion: "Commander, according to the military system of the country, one guard cannot lead more than 13,000 people."

The Tibetan Front Guard itself has eight thousand cavalry, plus more than eight thousand longbow cavalry. This number is obviously beyond the rules.

Tang Youzhi said calmly: "This is an expedient policy during the war. When the war in the Western Region is over, I will personally explain it to the Xifu. You only need to obey the order."

The two men straightened their bodies and responded loudly: "Follow the order!"

Tang Youzhi then turned to look at Pei Yue and said: "Xishan Village will prepare dry food and water for the cavalry for five days tonight, and at the same time, the food and grass will be sent to Guyuan Village, which is not far from Tiger City, and you can get supplies at any time.

"

Seeing that he had arranged it so well, Pei Yue saluted gratefully and said, "Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Tang Youzhi smiled and said: "No need to say thank you. Come on, follow me to Xishan Village, and we will discuss how to write this victory report together. Let the soldiers rest for a night, and it will not be too late to set off again tomorrow morning."

Pei Yue nodded and said, "How dare you disobey your orders."

The two of them walked toward Xishan Village surrounded by soldiers. The generals looked at their backs with very wonderful expressions.

Chen Xianda poked Shang Yu's arm, lowered his voice and laughed: "Did you see? Our Lord is not an ordinary person!"

A flash of envy flashed in Shang Yu's eyes, and he followed Chen Xianda's words and said: "Nonsense, this kind of thing is not a lice on the monk's head? Can you be more cautious and don't embarrass the Lord in front of outsiders?"

Chen Xianda said disdainfully: "What outsider? Didn't you hear what Marquis Jining said? Even his own nephew was placed under the lordship's command. Doesn't it mean that the lordship is destined to rise to prominence? If we don't close the relationship quickly at this time, who will do it in the future?

Will you still pay attention to him? But this Marquis is really a ruthless person, he is willing to send all the cavalry over, and he does not keep a single horse in his own hands. What a courageous person!"

Although he was speaking in praise, who could not hear the irony in his words?

Wei Rui suddenly looked back, stared at Chen Xianda with sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice: "If the lordship hears these words, do you still want to live?"

Chen Xianda looked a little embarrassed, but he didn't dare to argue with Wei Rui, so he could only mutter a few words.

Wei Rui secretly sighed in his heart. It was obvious that this great victory had made the entire Tibetan Front Guard feel a little elated. Chen Xianda's strength was just more obvious. For a cavalry that had just formed an army, this was not a good sign.

It seems that I must talk to Pei Yue about this matter.

However, until dawn the next day, he still didn't find a suitable opportunity.

Pei Yue and Tang Youzhi talked in the secret room all night until he appeared in front of Wei Rui and others in the early morning, with a tired look on his face but extremely serious eyes.

No one knows what he and Tang Youzhi talked about that night.

When the sun peeked out from the horizon, three red-feathered messengers carried the memorial of Xishan's great victory with eight-hundred-mile horses. They passed the post station on the official road in the west, changing horses and people along the way, and rushed to the east at the fastest speed.

Kyoto.

At the same time, a total of 16,000 cavalry were waiting in formation outside Xishan Village. After Pei Yue said goodbye to Tang Youzhi, he led the army to the west.

Wei Rui, Fu Hongzhi, Chen Xianda, Meng Longfu, Shang Yu, Tang Linfen and Gu Mang each led one, and more than ten thousand divine horses rode on the Gaoyang Plain.

Three days later, this well-organized cavalry finally arrived twenty miles north of Hucheng and stopped on the north bank of the Beitiao River.

The river is surging and full of water. Even though it is already November, there is still no signs of relaxation and calmness.

The majestic city in the world is faintly visible in the southwest, and it seems that the majestic outline of the city can be seen.

The cavalry that Xie Lin left here to guard the Hucheng garrison has long since disappeared, but it is not known whether it was recalled to Xiwu by him or whether it had already gone south to join Zhang Qingbai's command.

Pei Yue breathed a sigh of relief, seeming to hesitate suddenly at this moment.

Ye Qi, dressed in military uniform, rode up to him and asked, "What's wrong?"

Pei Yue smiled softly, then indicated that it was okay, turned to look at Wei Rui and others with nervous and expectant expressions, slowly raised his right hand, and then waved it down decisively.
Chapter completed!