Faced with the constant pressure from the Guifang cavalry, the Quanrong people had no choice but to charge forward.

At least the Northern Army cavalry in front of them were fewer.

If you rush forward, you may still have a chance to survive.

However, the Northern Army did not give them any chance to get close.

When the Quanrong charged forward, they retreated and kept their distance, then drew their bows and arrows again and fired at the Quanrong.

With every step forward, some Quanrong people fell.

However, Aktu didn't care about the life or death of the Quanrong people at all.

All that's left is for the Quanrong people to charge forward.

Their purpose was to delay the advance of the Northern Army and buy more time for the main force to retreat.

Just as the Guifang cavalry were forcing the Quanrong people to charge forward, Qu Zhi led another 3,000 cavalrymen to attack.

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"Those who surrender will be spared!"

Three thousand cavalrymen, holding their lances, charged towards the chaotic Quanrong people, roaring loudly.

Qu Zhi already had experience in fighting this kind of battle.

Didn't Beihuan originally want to use the people of the Mongols and Zhenhe tribes as the cannon fodder that Your Highness mentioned?

In the end, we were just sending prisoners to them for nothing.

The sound of three thousand cavalrymen was like a torrent breaking through the sky.

Those who surrender will be spared!

These four simple words were like the sound of nature to the desperate Quanrong people.

Soon, several Quanrong people put down their weapons and raised their hands to show the Northern Army that they had no weapons.

Sure enough, when the Northern Army's cavalry rushed past them, they didn't even touch them.

Seeing that the Northern Army kept their word, the rest of the Quanrong people laid down their weapons and squatted on the ground with their hands raised.

Qu Zhi's troops kept their promise and did not attack those who laid down their arms.

However, if anyone is slow to put down their weapons, don’t blame them!

Seeing the Northern Army quickly breaking through the human wall formed by the Quanrong people and charging towards him, Aktu's heart suddenly trembled.

Although they had the advantage in numbers, he didn't want to be entangled by the Northern Army.

Otherwise, when the large army behind the Northern Army comes up, they will have no way out.

“Retreat! Retreat!”

Aktu quickly issued the order to retreat.

"beep……"

A long, dull horn sounded.

After receiving the order to retreat, the Guifang cavalry immediately began to retreat without any hesitation.

When Qu Zhi led his troops to break through the human wall formed by the Quanrong people, the Guifang cavalry had already run two miles.

"Stop the pursuit!"

Qu Zhi quickly issued an order and told the messenger beside him, "Report to His Highness, our troops have defeated the enemy's vanguard army, the enemy cavalry has fled, the enemy's situation is unclear, our troops have not launched a pursuit, and are taking prisoners!"

The messenger received the order and quickly ran away from Qu Zhi.

After receiving the news that Qu Zhi had defeated the enemy's vanguard, Yun Zheng finally smiled.

He was afraid that Qu Zhi would be timid and dare not attack.

If Qu Zhi is still timid in such a situation, he should be retrained.

While thinking, Yun Zheng immediately ordered Wang Qi: "Immediately lead your troops to attack, confiscate all the weapons and armor of the enemy, send 2,000 people to escort the prisoners back to the camp, and then march quickly to meet us! I will order the front army to slow down and wait for them!"

Don’t refuse the prisoner who comes to your door!

They are not far from the rear camp now. It should take about two days to go there and back.

The enemy's large force was retreating, and they had to carry food and fodder with them, so they were slower than them no matter how slow!

No need to worry about wasting time.

Wang Qi took the order and immediately led his troops forward.

When Yun Zheng and his men arrived, Qu Zhi's troops were capturing prisoners.

All the captives' armor, good or bad, was forced to be removed.

All the messy weapons of the Quanrong people were confiscated and piled aside.

Qu Zhi rode over and said, "Your Highness, should we find a place to bury these weapons and armor first?"

"Um!"

Yun Zheng nodded, "Just find a secluded place to bury it, don't waste too much time!"

They couldn't possibly carry all these weapons and armor with them, nor could they ask the people escorting the prisoners to take the armor back with them. It would not be good to just leave them here.

We have to bury them first, and then dig them out and take them away after the battle is over.

Or, reward to the people of Beimotu.

Anyway, we'll deal with it based on the situation when the time comes.

Qu Zhi took the order and made arrangements immediately.

Soon, everyone buried all the seized weapons and armor, and Wang Qi also sent out two thousand soldiers without horses to escort the captives back.

As a result, all the remaining people became cavalry.

Of course, the only real cavalry was the 5,000 cavalry led by Qu Zhi.

Wang Qi and his five thousand men are definitely stronger in infantry combat than in cavalry combat.

Yun Zheng ordered the army to rest and herd horses, and sent someone to call Wang Qi and Qu Zhi over, "From now on, we can no longer think of ourselves as a force to contain the enemy!"

"Your Highness, you are not planning to launch an attack on the enemy, are you?"

Wang Qi and Qu Zhi looked at Yun Zheng in astonishment.

There were only 10,000 of them, plus Yun Zheng's several hundred personal guards.

The enemy army has at least 50,000 to 60,000 troops.

The enemy is retreating, not being completely defeated!

It would be too risky for them to take the initiative to attack the enemy!

"What are you thinking about!"

Yun Zheng glared at the two of them with amusement, "You want to die, but I don't!"

"Ah?" Qu Zhi was stunned and asked in confusion: "What does Your Highness mean?"

"Feint!"

Yun Zheng glared at Qu Zhi and said, "When you first engaged the Quanrong people, the Guifang cavalry were watching you the whole time."

"The Guifang people are not without smart people. If they knew that we only have this few people on this trip, they would probably be able to guess what Yu Shizhong and his men are doing!"

"After we rest, we will lead a large force to attack and make the enemy think that we have a large army behind us!"

"We need to buy some more time for Yu Shizhong and the others..."

It would take at least two days for Yu Shizhong to lead his troops for a surprise attack.

They must delay the enemy forces on this side so that they cannot quickly join up with the other army, and they must not send anyone to support that army.

Only in this way could Yu Shizhong and Jia Yao's troops quickly defeat another group of enemy forces.

After listening to Yun Zheng's explanation, the two of them suddenly realized.

Qu Zhi thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "Your Highness, should we send a few hundred people into the woods on the side to make some noise in the woods, so that the enemy will think that we have a large army hidden in the woods?"

“You can have this!”

Yun Zheng looked at Qu Zhi approvingly, "However, we must be careful, beware that the enemy is hiding in the woods! Also, send another thousand people to distance themselves from the front army, and drag branches behind the horses..."

As for letting the Quanrong people join in to make up the numbers, Yun Zheng had never thought about it.

Firstly, they did not have that much dry food, and secondly, he did not dare to bring along these people who had no will to fight.

Otherwise, if they encounter a fierce battle, these people will be defeated immediately, affecting the morale of the army.

After Yun Zheng arranged the matter, Wang Qi and Qu Zhi also took quick action...