Since no specific traces of the Qi army could be found, it is only a guess that the Qi army came across the sea.
Of course, Li Jing cannot overturn all previous battle plans just because of a guess. Such reasons cannot convince the entire army, so the decisive battle will continue tomorrow.
The next day, Li Jing led Ran Min, Tai Shi Ci, Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, Qin Ming and other generals to rush to the agreed battlefield with the entire army.
Halfway through the journey, a spy suddenly came to report: "To report to the prefect, a fisherman from Yi'an County went fishing this morning and accidentally discovered a fleet of ships. The fisherman immediately reported it to customs, and it has been confirmed that he is the Qi Navy Navy."
"What? Zhu Tianpeng really came across the sea with his navy?"
Ran Min said with a shocked look on his face, he couldn't believe this was true.
"How can this be?"
Lu Junyi also looked hard to accept.
This news was a bolt from the blue for the Qing army.
Even if the morale of the Qin army is high, there is still a lot of pressure for an army of less than 60,000 to fight against 80,000.
Now there are 10,000 more enemy troops, and there are poisonous snakes that may appear behind you at any time. How are you going to fight this battle?
"Master Taishou, how about we divide our troops? Allocate part of our troops to defend against Zhu Tianpeng's navy?" Taishi Ci added.
Li Jing fell into silence and did not speak, but Ran Min said in a deep voice: "The Qi army is notoriously difficult to deal with. If the force is less than 8,000, it will definitely not be able to resist it, and our army is already smaller than Wang Mang."
There are so many troops. If we send out so many troops, the frontal battlefield will not be able to bear it."
Upon hearing this, all the generals immediately fell silent. After all, once the frontal battlefield collapsed, it would be a real defeat, and there would be no way to reverse it.
"Well, it would be great if we could discover Qi Jun's whereabouts earlier." Qin Ming said with an annoyed look on his face.
If it had been discovered last night, the Qin army could at least withdraw overnight, but now the decisive battle is about to begin. Even if the Qin army wants to withdraw, Wang Mang cannot let the Qin army withdraw.
"Zhu Tianpeng deliberately led the navy to drift on the sea in order not to be exposed. If the fisherman hadn't happened upon him by chance, I'm afraid it would have been until the decisive battle between our army and Wang Mang that Zhu Tianpeng would have taken the initiative to be exposed." Ran Ran
Min sighed.
Unable to fight and unable to escape, this is the biggest problem currently facing the Qin army.
Song Jiang's Liangshan Army was forced to a dead end by Li Jing in this way, but he didn't expect that the Qin Army was now pushed to the edge of the cliff by Zhu Tianpeng.
Seeing that everyone was arguing and arguing but could not come up with a reason, and Li Jing kept brooding and ignoring everyone, Taishi Ci gritted his teeth and stepped forward to invite the battle: "Master Taishou, please give the last general four thousand troops and horses.
The final general is willing to fight to the death to block Zhu Tianpeng, so only dividing his troops into four thousand should have little impact on the frontal battlefield."
"Ziyi, you are crazy. Zhu Tianpeng himself is a top expert. He also has Xia Luqi and Wang Yanzhang under his command, as well as 10,000 elite navy troops who can cross the sea. How can it be possible with just you and 5,000 soldiers and horses?
Block it?" Qin Ming said.
"Is there any other way?"
Taishi Ci asked back, and Qin Ming was immediately speechless.
You can't escape by running anyway. Although the possibility of losing by dividing your troops is high, this is the only way now. After all, you will definitely lose if you don't divide your troops.
"The last general is willing to issue a military order." Taishi Ci gritted his teeth and said.
Li Jing, who had not said a word for a long time, raised his head, wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Tai Shi Ci and said: "Back off, Ziyi, I will not agree to your request."
"But……"
Li Jing interrupted Tai Shici and said to himself: "Zhu Tianpeng's crossing the sea this time exceeded everyone's expectations. Now our army has fallen into Zhu Tianpeng's plan. With such a simple response method of dividing the troops, Wang Mang and
Zhu Tianpeng must have guessed it, so he must have some countermeasures.
At this time, the enemy is hidden and we are clear, and if we start a war, we will definitely lose."
"Then what should we do? Is it possible to withdraw the troops?" Qin Ming asked angrily.
A glint flashed in Li Jing's eyes and he asked: "Who said we can't withdraw?"
"Um, this..."
Qin Ming opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
The rest of the generals looked at Li Jing with surprise on their faces. Taishi Ci asked: "Master Taishou, is it difficult for you to withdraw your troops safely?"
"I have an idea, but there are risks."
Hearing what Li Jing said, all the generals showed expressions of ecstasy, and the original panic scene suddenly disappeared, as if they had found their backbone.
"But Governor, if we retreat at this time, Zhu Tianpeng will not be able to sneak attack on our army, and I am afraid that the target will be transferred to Beihai."
A trace of worry flashed in Ran Min's eyes, and he said worriedly: "Zhu Tianpeng's boat is much faster than us. I'm afraid Beihai has been conquered by the Qi army before we can retreat to Beihai."
Ran Min's words were on point. Zhu Tianpeng came across the sea, so it was impossible for his trip to be in vain. If Li Jing's main force escaped, he would definitely go to attack Beihai. After all, Beihai cannot be escaped.
Although Li Jing left three thousand defenders in Beihai, the defenders were only two civil servants. It was almost impossible to defend Beihai under the attack of Zhu Tianpeng and a group of elite Qi troops.
One second it was dark and the flowers were bright, and the next second the flowers withered.
The generals were all a little desperate. They found that what they were facing was a dead end.
If you start a war, you will lose. If you withdraw your troops, Beihai will fall, and you will still be defeated sooner or later.
Li Jing's eyes flashed with joy, and he said meaningfully: "Didn't you notice that there is one less person?"
All the generals were a little confused. Ran Min was thoughtful. After looking around for a week, he exclaimed: "Jintai, brother Jintai is missing."
"Hey, it's true, I was so focused on the final battle that I didn't even notice..."
"Prefect, where are the Jintai generals?" Lu Junyi asked.
"In the news sent back last night, although no trace of the Qi army was found, I always feel that there is something wrong with it. After all, if Zhu Tianpeng's fleet did not dock, it would be impossible for our army's spies to discover it.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, I ordered General Jintai to lead two thousand cavalry and return to Beihai at night, just in case.
Even if our army loses two thousand soldiers and horses here, it will not have any impact on the whole, but the two thousand more soldiers and horses on the Beihai side, as well as General Jintai, can make Beihai City stronger."
Hearing what Li Jing said, the generals were overjoyed. Qin Ming even shouted: "Master Taishou, you are so foresight."
"alright."
Li Jing interrupted the generals' flattery and said in a deep voice: "It is too risky to start a war at this time. We must retreat as soon as possible. As for how to retreat, we will talk about it on the way.
Send the order and the whole army retreats."
"promise."
Following Li Jing's order, the 55,000-strong army marched toward the battlefield. Li Jing turned around and evacuated in an orderly manner.