When the military rations were taken away, the weapons, armor, war horses and grass were stripped off, and the elite soldiers were picked out, buckets of tinder oil were poured into tens of thousands of soldiers. Suddenly, a soldier shouted: "Damn, run quickly, these turtle sons are going to kill us." Then the prisoners understood Zhen Lingdan's idea and wanted to escape, but they were surrounded by enemy troops waiting for battle. They were also tied up by ropes and cloth because of their surrender just now. They could only kill them like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.
The fire rose into the sky, and the hysterical screams echoed through the sky. Zhen Lingdan could no longer bear to watch, but as a commander, if he wanted to win a war and protect his troops, such viciousness was a certain choice. If he wanted to defeat an enemy who was several times stronger than him, he had to be cruel.
He originally wanted to burn the prisoners to save the loss of bows and arrows. After all, his own weapons were very insufficient, but he couldn't bear it when he saw the twisting figures in the sea of fire. He waved his hand and ordered thousands of arrows to be fired at once, ending the pain of many people. Zhen Lingdan sighed, turned his head and wiped the tears in his eyes, and then coughed lightly to suppress the trembling sound and ordered: "All of you follow the orders, clean up the battlefield, advance southwest, ambush in Erlong Mountain and Tingzi Mountain, waiting for Zhu Jianwen and Bai Yong's cavalry to arrive."
At this moment, Zhu Jianwen and Bai Yong did not rush back as Zhen Lingdan wished and were caught in his ambush. They had already seen through Zhen Lingdan's plan, but it was too late. The Ming Dynasty army had been killed without leaving any armor. Although they had not seen this ending, they could still estimate it.
They kept scolding the rebels of Jiujiang Prefecture, but did not attack each other. This battle was impossible. The defenders would die if they left the city. The Ming army could not succeed. No one dared to fight to the death with the determination to destroy the entire army. So they stayed for half a day and took a break. Bai Yong ordered the withdrawal of the troops, leaving only a few hundred people to monitor the movements of Jiujiang Prefecture. The rest of the people were evacuated to the north in a vast dusty manner.
Zhen Lingdan sent a scout. According to the report, Bai Yong had already brought troops north. Zhen Lingdan was shocked. He had dealt with Bai Yong some time, so when his subordinates asked him what kind of person Bai Yong was, Zhen Lingdan always said with a sarcastic look on his face: "It's a little better than Qin Rufeng and others, but he is just a reckless man after all."
But now that the Ming army withdrew from Jiujiang Prefecture, they have seen through their tricks. Although the reinforcements have been ambushed, the seamless strategy has been seen through, which has led to the survival of the commander and the excellent cavalry team. Zhen Lingdan was surprised and unhappy. Such a strategy did not conform to Zhu Jianwen's combat trends over the past few days. If he could see the strategy, he would have seen it long ago. Why wait until now to lose troops and lose generals before he suddenly realized it? It seems that Bai Yong, who had just arrived to support, saw the way. Zhen Lingdan sighed: "Soldiers should treat each other with admiration for three days."
Zhu Jianwen and Bai Yong gave up Jiujiang Prefecture meant two things. One was to see through the ambush strategy, and the second was that Zhu Jianwen might have to give up rescuing his father Zhu Qixiang. If it weren't for the second guess, it would be even more terrifying. Either a large number of reinforcements were coming and they could use heavy troops to siege Jiujiang Prefecture, or they would postpone the rescue plan first, merge with the reinforcements led by Lu Yunzhi, and occupy the two lakes.