"General, the spies have come to report that Yuan Chonghuan and Gongsun Zan have broken out of camp. There seems to be signs of retreat!" Nangong Shi walked in quickly with the sword on his waist, panting and reporting to Xue Rengui.
When the two armies were fighting, they naturally sent out scouts and spies to observe the other side's movements at all times. Therefore, when Yuan Chonghuan and Gongsun Zan's army began to break camp, the scouts immediately discovered the news and reported back in time.
"Oh, the other party is finally withdrawing!" Xue Rengui put down what he was doing and said with interest.
However, looking at Xue Rengui's calm expression, it was clear that he had expected this incident and did not seem to be surprised at all.
In fact, after the Wuming Thirteen successfully burned the opponent's food and grass, they immediately sent out a signal through their unique method to let Xue Rengui understand that they had successfully completed the task.
Therefore, Xue Rengui had already been prepared for when Yuan Chonghuan and Gongsun Zan would retreat. Now that Yuan Chonghuan and Gongsun Zan had indeed retreated as he had guessed, Xue Rengui would not be surprised by the news.
"Go, let all the generals come here!" Xue Rengui greeted the few soldiers outside.
Soon, after receiving the news, the Huguan generals rushed to Xue Rengui's place.
"Generals,... Therefore, Yuan Chonghuan and Gongsun Zan are about to retreat. I intend to leave the city to pursue them. I wonder if you, generals, have any suspicions?"
The enemy troops came over in a big way, and Xue Rengui was naturally unwilling to let them go easily. Moreover, there were an endless stream of talents in the Jin army in recent years, so Xue Rengui had to seize the time to make more meritorious deeds.
"Pursuit?" After hearing these two words, the expressions of the generals changed one after another. Some were confused, some were happy, and some were worried.
"General, if we pursue rashly, we may be ambushed by the enemy!" Lian Po said with some worry. After all, the armies of Yuan Chonghuan and Gongsun Zan only retreated, not defeated, and the opponent's strength is still there.
"Then Yuan Chonghuan has good military skills, so he will naturally set up an ambush!" Xue Rengui said with a hint of solemnity in his tone. The confrontation between the two sides during this period also allowed Xue Rengui to see how difficult Yuan Chonghuan was.
"The general has a plan!" As soon as he heard Xue Rengui say this, Lian Po naturally knew that Xue Rengui had already made up his mind to pursue the enemy.
"I can lead one of my troops to pursue, and General Lian will lead another to follow. When I draw the enemy's ambush, General Lian will rush out again and catch the enemy by surprise!" General Xue Rengui had already thought of this in his mind.
Talk about the plan.
"General, why don't we let the last general lead the front army and set off!" After hearing Xue Rengui's plan, Lian Po couldn't help but said anxiously.
Xue Rengui is the commander-in-chief, and there is real danger in the front army. How can a commander-in-chief of an army easily take risks?
"General Lian, if you want to draw out Yuan Chonghuan and Gongsun Zan's ambush, they must confirm that they are my main force in pursuit. Only by taking action personally can you gain the enemy's trust!" Xue Rengui shook his head and denied it.
Lian Po came to replace his own thoughts.
Unlike Bai Qi and Li Jing, who were accustomed to sitting in charge of the central army, Xue Rengui was more accustomed to charging into battle personally during battles. Therefore, if Xue Rengui did not show up, it would most likely make Yuan Chonghuan and Gongsun Zan suspicious.
"General, would you like to order your light cavalry to harass the enemy along the way and weaken their strength, and then let the general pursue you?" Nangong Shi stood up and suggested. In this case, the probability of success can be increased.
"That's inappropriate!" Lian Po on the side said with a frown, "The enemy has elite soldiers like Baima Yicong, so our army can only give the enemy an advantage by sending light cavalry!"
The White Horse Yi Cong is a typical light cavalry unit with strong mobility and range advantages. In history, Gongsun Zan was able to rely on this light cavalry unit to dominate the outside world for a long time, and made the brave and capable light cavalry "family" such as Xianbei and Wuhuan famous.
Running away in the wind, it is not difficult to see the actual combat effectiveness of the white horse Yi Cong. Ordinary cavalry will only fall under the arrows of the white horse Yi Cong.
Although the white horse Yi Cong in this world did not gain a reputation in the grassland, he gained a reputation in Yuan Shao. With his talent of being honest, he naturally wanted to stop this stupid thing that cost people's lives.
After hearing Lian Po's words, Nangong Shi could only sit down again angrily. Just now, he really ignored the other party and the elite troops of Baima Yicong.
Don’t think that because the White Horse Yi Cong was destroyed by the Xianden Xushi Regiment in history, you should underestimate this unit. In fact, although the Xianden Dead Shishi’s powerful crossbows and tactics did restrain the cavalry, they were not able to defeat the White Horse.
Such a fine cavalry of Yi Cong was destroyed by the regiment.
The reason why Hakuba Yicong was destroyed by the Xianden Death Soldiers was because of his commander, not because of the lack of combat effectiveness of Hakuba Yicong.
On the one hand, when Gongsun Zan saw that the enemy had few soldiers, he thought that the opponent was weak and underestimated the opponent's combat effectiveness. On the other hand, Gongsun Zan asked the white horse Yi Cong to charge in the terrain that was least suitable for them. In addition, Gongsun Zan used low-level tactics
The light cavalry went to face the crossbowmen and launched a frontal attack on the strong crossbows.
Apart from anything else, if Baima Yicong keeps harassing the first-death warriors by relying on his speed advantage, even the first-death warriors will be unable to do anything against Baima Yicong.
"Okay, let's pursue it according to my method!" Xue Rengui made a final decision.
"Ran Min, Yue Lun, Di Lei, Xue Ying, Li Tianchang, you guys will lead 10,000 troops and set off with me!"
"General Lian Po, you lead Yang Zaixing, two generals Hou Yi and an army of 10,000 to follow me!"
"Nangong Shi, lead the rest of the troops to guard Huguan to prevent any unexpected events!" Xue Rengui ordered one after another.
There were originally 30,000 defenders in Huguan, but even with the advantage of the wall, nearly 6,000 soldiers and horses were lost during this period.
Among the generals in Huguan, in terms of their ability to lead troops, Xue Rengui and Lian Po were the first to take the lead, and only Nangong Shi and Ran Min could take over.
Xue Rengui personally led the army, and Ran Min, as the bravest general in Huguan, had to deal with Yuan Shao, and the second army had a heavy responsibility, so Xue Rengui handed it over to the more capable Lian Po. Therefore, Xue Rengui had the responsibility of guarding Huguan.
It can only be left to Nangong Shi.
As long as the Hu Pass is not lost, Xue Rengui and the others will still have room for change even if their pursuit fails or is even defeated.
"General Nangong, after the troops leave the city, unless the general sees the generals here again in person, the city gate must not be opened again!" Xue Rengui warned Nangong Shi.
To be honest, Xue Rengui was not sure of victory in this pursuit. After all, the enemy army was twice as many as them. Xue Rengui told Nangong Shi just in case, to prevent the enemy from wearing a
They wore Jin army clothes and pretended to open and close the door.
