Chi Yan's words were recognized by many people.
As long as Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom were willing, Guifang should have received the news of their defeat long ago!
Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom are obviously trying to trick Guifang!
They suffered heavy losses, and they also wanted to make the Guifang suffer heavy losses!
Tuo Yan frowned in thought.
Although he felt that what Chi Yan said made sense, he still felt a little unwilling.
After a moment of silence, Tuo Jin asked again: "What do you think, is the news of Qiuchi and Dayue's defeat false? Could those people have been bribed by the Northern Army?"
"impossible!"
Chi Yan replied without hesitation: "Our people interrogated them separately, and they all said the same thing! Moreover, when they were escaping, they were hunted by the Northern Army. In this case, how could they all speak with one voice?"
Listening to Chi Yan's words, everyone nodded in agreement.
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...
This is not because they are trying to flatter Chi Yan, but because they also feel that those people cannot be bribed.
These are not just one or two people, but hundreds of people!
After much deliberation, Tuoliang decided to withdraw his troops.
Both Qiuchi and Dayue were defeated.
If they don't retreat now, they may not even have a chance to retreat.
Since Tuo Lin has decided to retreat, Tuo Huan can no longer persuade him.
After all, Yun Zheng is going to this front line in person, so they do have to be cautious.
Yun Zheng’s reputation is not just boasted, it is earned through hard work!
After making the decision, Tuo Yan said solemnly: "We can retreat, but we can't just scatter all at once! Otherwise, we will be attacked by the enemy cavalry!"
Tuo Lin's words are as good as saying nothing.
This is basic common sense.
Moreover, they were retreating, not disbanding.
Not to mention the generals in the army, even those who don’t know how to lead the troops know that they should retreat in an orderly manner.
"The enemy is trying to force us to retreat. It is inevitable that we will be attacked by the enemy!"
Tuo Huan raised his eyes and glanced at the generals. "If we want to minimize the losses, we must order our men to attack from the side and feint to attack the enemy's rear, forcing the enemy not to send a large force to pursue us!"
"Feint?"
A trace of doubt appeared on Tuo Yan's rough face. "Does the Prime Minister still want to launch a surprise attack on the enemy camp from Baitou Forest?"
They have used this plan before.
But they were discovered by the enemy and lost nearly a thousand men.
Most of the plans they can think of, the enemy can also think of.
If they sent out a feint attack and the enemy sent out a pursuing force to cut off the feint attack force's retreat, the feint attack force would probably be wiped out by the enemy's two-sided attack.
This is not a feint, this is sending people to die!
Seeing that Tuo Yan had seen through his thoughts, Tuo Huan simply said bluntly: "We need people to do this! If we don't let the enemy have any reservations, when we retreat in a large-scale, if we are attacked and defeated, our army's morale will inevitably collapse..."
The enemy had dug a pit for them, and they had to jump into it.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for them to withdraw their army safely.
So, someone must sacrifice!
Otherwise, once the morale of the army collapses, they will surely suffer heavy losses.
"I don't think so!"
Chi Yan stood up and snorted, "As long as we join forces with the 40,000 troops that are holding Bei Huan back, our forces will still have an absolute advantage! As long as we advance and retreat in moderation, Yun Zheng may not dare to attack! On the contrary, Yun Zheng is full of tricks, and most of what we can think of, Yun Zheng can also think of! If our plan is seen through, we will be sending people to die in vain!"
Chi Yan's words were also recognized by most generals.
"right!"
"Prince Chiyan has a point!"
"My Guifang warriors are not made of clay!"
"If the enemy really dares to attack in large numbers, we might be able to defeat them in one fell swoop!"
"Yun Zheng is very good at making ingenious plans. He will definitely be able to see through our plan..."
Many people spoke in a threatening manner, as if the Beihuan and Beifu armies were nothing more than chickens and dogs.
There were some generals who agreed with Tuohuan's opinion, but they did not dare to speak now.
If they open their mouths and lead their troops to launch a feint attack, wouldn't that be courting death?
Looking at these people who were shouting loudly, Tuohuan couldn't help but sneer: "If all the generals think that the Beihuan and Beifu armies are so vulnerable, why are they still advocating retreat?"
Tuohuan's words were tantamount to slapping these people in the face in public.
After listening to Tuohuan's words, everyone's voices stopped abruptly.
The generals who roared the loudest had red faces and stared at Tuohuan with their eyes bulging like cows.
Seeing that the atmosphere in the tent was gradually becoming tense, Tuo Yan immediately raised his hand to stop everyone, "Alright, forget about advancing from Baitou Forest! Our losses in this battle are not small, we can't let the warriors' lives go to waste!"
Tuo Lin’s words set the tone for the whole thing.
Retreat, but without causing any more unnecessary casualties.
With Tuo Lin's words, the generals felt relieved and turned their eyes away from Tuo Huan.
Tuohuan shook his head secretly, feeling extremely disappointed.
He originally wanted to persist and suggested that Tuo Lin send the Quanrong people to launch a feint attack, but after thinking about it, he decided not to.
If we send the Quanrong troops alone, I'm afraid they will all hide in the Baitou Forest and not come out.
Tuo Yan glanced at the generals and immediately ordered: "Tonight, all units will start loading food and grass. The rear army infantry will escort the food and grass and retreat overnight!"
"Chi Yan, send someone to tell the left wing army to retreat quietly and join our army!"
"Aktu, I order you to lead 5,000 cavalrymen from your own army and 10,000 Quanrong troops to attack the enemy camp early tomorrow morning. Your unit will be responsible for supervising the battle. Anyone who dares to retreat will be killed!"
Tuo Lin also understood the spirit of "even if my friends die, I will live longer than I do"
Although the 10,000 Quanrong troops were assembled with great difficulty at a temporary moment, they were not completely without any fighting power.
As long as the Quanrong people fight with the Northern Palace Army, it will at least delay a lot of time.
If they could delay the enemy for even half a day longer, their chances of retreating safely would be greater.
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"Your Highness, the enemy's spies are very active, and we have lost two scouts..."
When Yu Shizhong received the news sent back by the scout, he reported it to Yun Zheng immediately.
"Unusually frequent activity?"
Yun Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, "Is the enemy going to retreat?"
“It should be!”
Yu Shizhong nodded gently. "From my analysis, the enemy army must want to push our scouts back and prevent us from getting the news of their retreat in the first place..."
“That makes sense.”
Yun Zheng nodded slightly, and continued to think: "But the enemy's spies suddenly behaved so abnormally, isn't it telling us that they are going to withdraw? Could it be that the enemy still thinks we can't guess it?"
The purpose of driving those captives over was to let them tell Tuo Lin the news of the defeat of Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom, thus forcing the Guifang to withdraw.
The Guifang people are not fools either, they can definitely guess their purpose.
In such a situation, sending out a large number of spies to reduce their scouting space is like taking off your pants to fart, isn't it?
After hearing what Yun Zheng said, Yu Shizhong frowned instantly.
Yun Zheng’s suspicion is not without reason.
Looking at the two people with frowns on their faces, Miaoyin couldn't help but ask, "Could the enemy be deliberately disrupting our sight?"
Disrupting vision?
Yun Zheng and Yu Shizhong looked at each other silently.
It seems that this is also possible!
If the enemy wants to retreat, delaying them even for one more day will be more advantageous to them.
However, their military strength is smaller after all.
Even if they have planned it, they should be cautious.
It would be a waste of time if we were bitten hard by the enemy at this time!
Yun Zheng pondered for a while and quickly made up his mind: "First, prepare the troops and be ready to proceed according to the original plan at any time! Once it is confirmed that the enemy troops are withdrawing, send troops immediately!"
"yes!"
Yu Shizhong took the order and went immediately to prepare the troops.
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