As the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, Wan Mingliang looked at the silence of the old brothers around him, stood up, walked to the opposite side of Yunyang and sat down.
“Commander, what should we do next?
General Tu and others came with their troops. Although they gave us an additional 100,000 troops, we have no intention of fighting, and adding another 100,000 troops will have no effect.
What may have been said to be unpalatable is now easier to attack and defend.
The enemy's intention is very obvious. It is not for the purpose of fighting to kill the enemy, but to delay our retreat.
Even if General Tu and his 100,000 troops join in, they still won't have much effect on our withdrawal.
It may speed up a bit, but it is almost impossible to rush back to northern Xinjiang before King Jingjian raises his troops.
After all, we are mainly infantry, and the six guards of the New Army are all cavalry, so we already have a great advantage in speed.
They are probably out of Yinshan Mountain now, but we have only evacuated about a hundred miles away.
It is hard to say whether the 50,000 elite soldiers in the six cities of Northern Xinjiang can stop the six guards of the New Army from returning in time. Even if they catch up, how many days can they be stopped is another question.
At that time, the Six Guards of the New Army will only need to dedicate 30,000 cavalry, enough to cover 50,000 elite soldiers, putting them in a dilemma.
At that time, the prince still had more than 200,000 elite soldiers under his command.
The commander-in-chief thinks, what effect can such a brave 200,000 elite soldiers have on just relying on a few thousand soldiers from various prefectures?" Fastest updated mobile version::
Yunyang sighed heavily: "What do you mean?"
“The general feels that we can only continue to carry out the commander-in-chief’s suggestion just now and screen out a broken army to delay the enemy’s attack.
Their current number of cavalry is about the same as ours. It is not a problem for our cavalry to stop their cavalry.
And the enemy's infantry has not shown up so far. By the time they realize something is wrong, it will be too late to stop us.
We are all foot soldiers, walking on two legs, who can be more powerful?
Including the soldiers and horses from Shuofang, we currently have less than 600,000 troops. As long as we can have 200,000 soldiers and horses to rush back in time, although we will not be the opponent of the 200,000 soldiers of the Six Guards of the New Army, we can at least delay the fight.
It solved the problem of time to raise troops alongside the king.
Other than that, I feel that I really can’t think of any better way.”
After Wan Mingliang finished speaking, Zhang Kuang suddenly stood up.
"Commander, after listening to what the deputy commander said, the general has an idea, but he is just a little passive."
Yunyang and others immediately looked at Zhang Kuang: "Let's treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor. Let's talk about it first!"
“Commander, this is what the general thinks. Now that we include the cavalry from Shuofang and Jin Guochongcheng, our number of cavalry is still about 250,000.
Set aside 50,000 cavalry to cooperate with all our infantry to attack and defend, to block the attack by the enemy armies of Jin and Tu.
The remaining 200,000 infantrymen rushed to Yingzhou with all their strength to stop King Bingjian from raising his troops.
After all, the speed of the cavalry is not comparable to that of our infantry. Let the cavalry return to the city first, while our infantry stays to stop the enemy.
The cavalry mainly focuses on retreating. Even if the enemy cavalry wants to pursue, there is almost no big difference in speed.
Other than that, it would be a dream to rush all the troops back.
In any case, it can be blocked for a while.
It’s just that we only have 50,000 cavalry left in each department, and I’m afraid we will be passive everywhere under the attack of the enemy armies from the two countries.”
After finishing his arrogant words, Yunyang and others fell silent, thinking about the pros and cons.
As Zhang Kuang said, acting in this way is too passive.
Leave the cavalry to block the enemy. If the situation goes bad, you can retreat in time. Even if you cannot retreat with all your strength, you can at least reduce the losses of your own soldiers.
If the infantry blocks the enemy, there is almost no way to escape from the encirclement and suppression of the enemy's cavalry except to defeat them.
In terms of speed, there is an insurmountable gap between the two legs and the four legs of the war horse.
However, after first taking away more than 200,000 cavalrymen from the Six Guards of the New Army, and then withdrawing 200,000 cavalrymen from each department, the Northern Expeditionary Army would have almost only infantry left.
How to deal with the enemy’s cavalry offensive then?
It would be fine if they were just the remnants of the Jin Kingdom, but there were also Turkic cavalry, mainly nomadic cavalry and archers, united with them.
Many generals were silent for a long time, and no one dared to speak first.
The responsibility for this decision is too heavy, and no one except coach Yunyang dares to make the decision.
Everyone turned their attention to Yunyang, who had a dull expression, waiting for him to pay attention.
There was a dull thud, and Yunyang's slightly withered hand slammed heavily on the table.
“It was decided that the infantry and 50,000 cavalry were left behind to stop the enemy, while the remaining 200,000 troops and horses rushed back to Yingzhou with all their strength to stop the King of Side by Side’s rebellion.
Brothers, I know that such a decision is too risky.
However, the national crisis is approaching and the country is collapsing.
If our soldiers had not generously sacrificed their lives today to support the country and revitalize our country, there would be no successors to rebuild the country in the future."
After Yunyang finished speaking, he looked at the solemn gazes of the generals and picked up the teacup in front of him and raised it high.
“Everyone, I would like to drink tea instead of wine, and I would like to live and die with you.”
The atmosphere in the big tent suddenly became solemn. After a long time, dozens of generals picked up the teacups in front of them and raised them to their chests.
“We are willing to live and die together with the country, the country, and our brothers and sisters!”
"Dry!"
“Hello, Commander-in-Chief!”
After finishing the cup of water, Yunyang put down the teacup heavily.
“Zhang Mo, Tu Sheng, Nangong Ye, and Wu Maoyun obey the order.”
“The general will obey the order!”
"You and the other four will lead 50,000 cavalry each. Tomorrow morning, when we take the initiative to fight the enemy, we will immediately withdraw our troops and return to the court. King Xingqin will rescue them."
“We have the order!”
“The four of you have a heavy burden and a great responsibility.
The rise and fall of the world depends on whether you can rush back to the northern border in time to prevent the king from raising his troops.
please."
"please!"
Zhang Mo and the other two people felt the heavy responsibilities entrusted to them by Yunyang's eyes and immediately felt a great deal of pressure.
“Don’t wait any longer, go back and recuperate immediately. The temperature will warm up tomorrow morning, and we can start implementing the plan immediately.”
“Get the order!”
The cold wind at night brought the melancholy of the Northern Expedition army to dawn.
The rumbling of war drums and the melodious sound of horns made the Jintu soldiers stationed several miles away not even bother to eat, but immediately got on their horses and started to attack.
The Northern Expedition’s infantry prepared for war and lined up to meet the enemy, all of which were seen by the scouts of Jin and Tu.
Wanyan Chizha and Hu Yanyu received the report from the scouts and immediately galloped towards the front battlefield.
Looking at the actions of Dalong's enemy through the lens, the two looked at each other and saw the dignified look in each other's eyes.
The enemy, uncharacteristically, stopped withdrawing and instead sounded the horn of a charge, which was not a good thing for our own side.
The sound of war drums became thicker and denser, and the troops and horses in formation, under the sound of horns and the guidance of the flag bearers, moved steadily towards the temporary camp of the Jintu Army.
Wanyan Chizha was silent for a while and exclaimed.
“No, the enemy is going to use infantry to meet the enemy, and the cavalry will retreat! The cavalry is retreating, not to cover the infantry. If we want to keep them, we are afraid it will be impossible.”
Hu Yanyu also understood and thought for a while, his eyes gradually became a little deeper: "In any case, try your best to block the enemy. We will pursue them as far as they retreat. The infantry can't keep up with us at all."
speed.
Even if we pursue them to the northern border of Dalong, as long as we can prevent them from rushing to aid the capital, we can still gain opportunities for Brother Liu."
“Alas, that’s all it has to be now.
Having been hostile for four or five years, I never thought that one day we would become Liu Mingzhi’s reinforcements. Things are so unpredictable and fate has its way!”
“What’s the use of saying this now, let’s face the enemy!”
Under the orders of the two men, the cavalry from the two countries, Jin and Tu, immediately rushed out of the camp and charged towards both sides of the Dalong infantry and infantry phalanx. Their purpose was extremely obvious.
Avoid the infantry that the dragon is attacking, and mainly delay the retreat of the enemy's cavalry.
However, when they were just halfway through the assault, the speed of Dalong's cavalry retreating southward suddenly stopped, and nearly half of the troops and horses broke away from the army's formation.
Zhang Mo tightened the reins of his horse and stared blankly at the flags of the coalition forces from the Western Regions, gradually breaking away from the army's square formation.
Nangong Ye, Wu Maoyun and the others also noticed something was wrong one after another, and looked at the soldiers and horses from the Western Regions who had broken out of their formation.
“Qiao Lou Ming, Gu Mo Qing, Lou Shu, what do you want to do in the car?”
“Hurry!”
The generals of the Western Regions led their troops to stop one after another, and charged directly towards the oncoming cavalry from the Jin and Tu countries.
Like the previous days, the troops and horses of the two countries, Jin and Tu, saw the enemy cavalry taking the initiative to attack Dalong. They immediately turned around and fled away, hanging several miles away without leaving.
As soon as the cavalry from the two countries, Jin and Tu, were far away, those from the Western Regions immediately stopped their pursuit. After making a large detour, they stopped at a distance of one mile away from Zhang Mo, Nangong Ye and the four of them.
A confusing scene suddenly appeared on the battlefield.
Zhang Mo and the four men immediately mounted their horses and rushed toward the position of the Western Region soldiers and horses.
“Hum! Qiao Lou Ming, Gu Mo Qing, what do you mean?”
Hearing Zhang Mo's question, Qiao Louming and his dozen or so military generals from the Western Regions looked at each other and looked at Zhang Mo with embarrassed expressions.
“Commander Zhang, we received a letter from the King of Gumo, Mo Rongrong, last night. We are not allowed to return to court with your teacher.
According to King Gumo, this is what Marshal Liu meant.
You want to continue the campaign against Jin and Tu, and we will definitely help you with all our strength. If you want to return to the DPRK, we will not follow you even an inch. We will also assist the troops of Jin and Tu to stop you.
Zhang Fushuai, please forgive me, we also have difficulties to express."