If Xianjun existed, how could the main force of the Jizhou Army come without a trace?
It's a done deal, and there's no point in saying more. Li Yongqian's gaze looked towards Beihanshan City, which was not far away, and then he shook his head unwillingly, "Instructions, the rear army will change to the front army and retreat."
On the tower of Bukhan Mountain, Guan Zhi, holding a telescope in his hand, watched every move of the main force of the Koryo Army a few miles away. Beside him, Feng Wanli, the commander of the Fourth Army, was listening to Park Deok-fa's endless complaints.
"Brigadier Feng, General Feng, we might as well leave the city at night. There are less than 10,000 coalition soldiers in the city now, and at least 30% of them are injured. They cannot hold Bukhan Mountain City at all. If we
If I don’t leave now, I’m afraid I won’t be able to leave.”
Although Feng Wanli has said more than once before that the situation on the battlefield will improve after ten days, there is still one day left before the ten days. But looking at the current situation, does the Goryeo army have any intention of retreating? Even if it is
Will the situation really improve in one more day?
At least Pu Defa doesn't believe it. Even if he doesn't trust it, self-preservation is very important now. Only when people are alive can they do more things, right?
Feng Wanli also had some worries in his heart. Although he believed in Tang Ao, after all, the situation on the battlefield was ever-changing. Who could really strategize thousands of miles away? What would happen to him if his calculations were wrong?
Or what will happen to the entire Quartet Army?
He can die, but the Quartet Army cannot fall. Otherwise, he will not be able to explain to Tang Ao, nor to the soldiers who have followed him through life and death.
"Did His Highness make a mistake in his calculations?" Feng Wanli couldn't help but drum in his heart, but on the surface he still looked calm and calm. He had even thought about finding Chief of Staff Guan Zhi after getting off the tower.
Have a good chat and figure out what to do next.
Just when Feng Wanli was a little shaken in his heart and even made plans to abandon the city, a voice of surprise sounded in his ears, "Haha, the Korean army is breaking out of camp. It seems that they are really preparing to withdraw."
"What?" Pu Defa couldn't believe it when he heard this. Regardless of his dignity, he took the telescope from Guan Zhi's hand and looked into the distance. After a while, he heard the sound of laughter.
Feng Wanli stood there with a look of shame on his face. Fortunately, he didn't trust Tang Ao just now. Now it seems that His Highness is His Highness. After all, his confidence is not firm enough. With this experience, Tang Ao will do it again next time.
Whenever an order is issued, Feng Wanli will not only execute it strictly, but also execute it strictly.
There was still guilt in my heart, and even when I was scolding myself for my lack of confidence, someone tapped me on the shoulder, "Brigadier Commander, the enemy is about to withdraw. Can we proceed as planned?"
With this shot, Feng Wanli's soul returned. Only then did he realize that he still had a very important task. He nodded repeatedly, "Yes, Chief of Staff, we will go back immediately and hold a meeting."
Li Yongqian was forced by the king's order. Even though the situation in front of him was very favorable to him, he still had to give up the fruits he had obtained and began to arrange the retreat of the army. In order to prevent the enemies in the opposite city from noticing, he arranged the retreat time of the army.
At night.
Without torches, marching in the dark without the help of later generations of technology would be difficult to be discovered. It just so happens that these days are in the middle of the month, and the moonlight is very good, so it must not be too troublesome to get on the road.
In the end, there were hundreds of thousands of troops. Whether they were advancing or retreating, it was a very cumbersome matter, and there were many things that needed to be arranged. After a whole day of work, I decided which team would leave first and which team would leave at night.
Matters concerning the team leaving behind.
In order to confuse Piao Defa's coalition forces during the day, Li Yong deliberately organized two siege operations, but they were just heavy thunder and small rain. He thought that all the concealment measures were done well, but he did not know that under the telescope,
And in front of the sea holly flying in the sky, all these cover-ups are so ridiculous and sad, just like a child playing house.
When every move of the Goryeo Army was under the surveillance of the Quad Army, after nightfall, when the retreat was in progress, the Quad Army moved.
Feng Wanli personally led the main force of 6,000 people of the Quartet Army who had been recharging their strength and the 8,000 people organized by Pu Defa to start the pursuit and cover-up.
For several months, the Korean army was on the offensive and Pak Deok-fa was on the defensive. Suddenly one by one was transferred, and completely unprepared, the Korean army suffered a big loss.
Especially those who were left behind were injured or unable to move, pointing out how they could be the opponents of the elite Quartet Army. The moment the army rushed into their camp, the outcome was determined.
Li Yongqian was worried about the safety of the royal capital, and was among the first batch to evacuate. But only thirty miles after he left the camp, he saw fireworks coming from the camp behind him, and he couldn't help but be shocked.
He couldn't figure out why his withdrawal of troops was leaked so quickly. But now is not the time to think about this. What he should be thinking about now is how to withdraw more people to the royal capital. As for killing him back now,
Haha, it’s inconvenient to convey information in the dark, so don’t be ridiculous.
If we were to fight back now, we still don't know what kind of chaos the army would be in.
If interruptions continue, chaos will inevitably follow. Even though he knew that the army in the rear was suffering heavy losses, Li Yongqian could not do anything. He could only keep urging the army to advance faster, praying in his heart that the losses would not be too great, and wait until daybreak.
, when the order can be conveyed smoothly, I will consider whether to fight back.
Li Yong did not go to urge him, but the fire behind him ignited, and even a fool knew what was happening. Thinking that there were enemies chasing him behind him, he tried his best to increase his speed, and ran as fast as he could.
The army that was originally advancing in an orderly manner was in chaos. When Li Yongqian discovered that things were out of his control and wanted to order people to send messages to the generals to stabilize the army, it was too late. There were too few people who could be contacted.
In the end, he himself rushed forward quickly under the threat of his own soldiers.
Marching in the dark is inconvenient in the first place. You can't light torches. There is no problem if you just walk slower by moonlight. But with this acceleration and chaos, all kinds of problems will arise. Anyone who walks slower will
, they will be overtaken by the people behind them, or even squeezed down. Once they fall to the ground, in the chaos, they will be trampled by thousands of feet, and they will eventually die.
And just this night, the number of non-combat casualties reached tens of thousands. This does not include those who saw that the situation was not good and ran away halfway. Otherwise, the number of casualties would increase.
In comparison, the pursuit of Feng Wanli and the others was much easier. They could use torches to chase them openly, and they were all traveling lightly. They didn't need to bring any belongings with them, which made them faster. They appeared suddenly again, almost
They did not encounter any decent resistance, and everywhere they passed were the figures of the Korean army surrendering. Not only did they gain a huge harvest, but their progress was not slow either.
The night finally passed, and Li Yongqian, who was already sweating coldly, finally saw the light of dawn. At this moment, his face looked better, "Quickly, contact other generals, go quickly."
The order was given quickly and resolutely, but the result was not optimistic. When more than a dozen order-delivery soldiers ran out, the news they brought back was enough to make Li Yongqian vomit blood.
In just one night, the Goryeo army, which originally numbered 120,000 people, could only contact more than 30,000 people now. The others either ran too fast, could not be traced, or had been overtaken by the enemy.
Surrender.
The loss was so huge that Li Yong had a silent desire to meet the king. If he hadn't considered that the Jizhou Army was likely to attack Woju City and the king needed to rescue him, he might have killed himself now to apologize.
"No matter what, let these generals who have been contacted lead the troops to follow us and return to the royal capital quickly." Li Yongqian said reluctantly. Even if he was defeated, he just wanted to find a way to minimize the disadvantage.
, no matter what, an army of more than 30,000 is quite a strength.
Li Yongqian cheered up again, thinking of rushing back to the royal capital with an army of more than 30,000 people to help the king, but he didn't know that a dragnet had been set up in front of him, just waiting for him to get in.
After Tang Ao led the main force of the Jizhou Army out of Xinyi City, he did not go straight to the royal capital. Instead, he took a diagonal route and arrived at Rangcheng, the capital of North Korea and North Korea in history.
Previously, Li Cunren came with a great assist. For the safety of Woju City, he moved all the soldiers and people from nearby cities to the royal capital, allowing Tang Ao to capture Yangcheng without any effort.
"Master, after checking the city, there are only less than 5,000 old and weak people left. They have been controlled by us and gathered together." Shi Lei walked to Tang Ao who was surveying the terrain on the city tower and reported the situation in the city.
"Very good. Ensure their basic living needs and not starve anyone to death." Tang Ao nodded after hearing this. This time he wanted to occupy Goryeo instead of killing people. From now on, this place will become one of his territories.
Killing people everywhere will only cause more resistance, which is not the result he wants to see.
"Understood, Master." Shi Lei nodded. His Highness wanted to be a famous king and win people's hearts. Of course, he had to raise his hands to support and approve.
Shi Lei went down to make arrangements. Wei Chao walked to Tang Ao on behalf of the staff, "Teacher, we have already studied it. The dense forests on both sides in front of Yangcheng are enough to ambush tens of thousands of troops, and the terrain here is also spacious. It can be used as an ambush."