"kill!"
The deafening shouts of killing and the sound of rolling horse hooves resounded between heaven and earth.
The Northern Army won battle after battle, and even when facing an enemy force that was several times larger than theirs, their morale remained high.
Those who don't know this might think that they have an absolute advantage in military strength.
Seeing the Northern Army charging towards his flank without any scruples, Chi Yan couldn't help but feel secretly terrified.
The Northern Army's actions were either crazy or a conspiracy!
But it is obvious that the Northern Army is not crazy, they are just confident of victory!
Whitehead forest!
In panic, Chi Yan immediately saw Bai Toulin on the flank.
ambush!
...
...
There must be a lot of ambushes in the Whitehead Forest!
The enemy clearly wanted to cooperate with Bai Toulin's ambush to attack the cavalry on their flanks from both sides!
As if to confirm Chi Yan's judgment, a group of flying birds in the white-headed forest were startled and flew straight into the sky.
Chi Yan's pupils suddenly shrank, and he no longer hesitated.
retreat!
We must retreat quickly!
Once the troops on the flank are attacked from both sides, there will definitely be heavy casualties.
After the heavy losses on the flanks, it will soon be their turn!
"Order, all troops retreat!"
Chi Yan roared loudly.
“Woo…”
As Chi Yan's order was issued, the horn of retreat quickly sounded on the battlefield.
The low and long sound of the horn quickly reached the ears of the Guifang cavalry.
The Guifang cavalry that was attacking the right wing of the Northern Army, led by their main general, moved closer to Chi Yan's troops. After making a circle, they quickly retreated.
The enemy fell into the trap!
Qu Zhi was overjoyed.
Naturally, he would not miss the opportunity of the enemy's panic retreat and immediately led his troops in pursuit.
In an instant, a strange scene appeared on the vast battlefield.
The 20,000 Guifang cavalry were chased by 4,000 Northern Army soldiers and fled in panic. A few frightened Guifang cavalrymen even dropped their weapons just to lighten the load on their horses so they could run a little faster.
Even if, just a little bit!
In the chaos, a few cavalrymen fell behind and were immediately ruthlessly killed by the pursuing Northern Army.
Qu Zhi led his troops in pursuit all the way until they had gone two miles before gradually stopping.
Looking at the Guifang cavalry still fleeing in panic, Qu Zhi felt like he was dreaming.
Four thousand cavalrymen chased twenty thousand cavalrymen and killed hundreds of enemy soldiers.
They themselves were unharmed.
This was the first time he had fought a battle like this.
"Ha ha……"
I don’t know who laughed first, but soon after, all of Qu Zhi’s troops burst into laughter.
Qu Zhi also laughed for a long time. After he came to his senses, he ordered his soldiers to start cleaning up the battlefield.
Although the gains in this battle were not great, it dealt a heavy blow to the enemy's morale.
Moreover, their strategic goals were achieved.
Not long after, Yun Zheng in the rear received the battle report from the front.
Qu Zhi's troops killed more than 300 enemy soldiers and captured more than 100.
However, since many of the enemy's ownerless horses ran back with the main force, they only captured about a hundred intact horses, and the number of injured and dead horses added up to more than seventy.
It’s just right, I can give everyone a treat.
"Order Qu Zhi's troops to return immediately with the captured supplies, interrogate the prisoners and learn about the enemy's situation!"
Yun Zheng quickly gave the order.
Half an hour later, everyone started to roast the fragrant horse meat, and Qu Zhi reported the results of the interrogation to Yun Zheng.
At present, the enemy in front of them has 60,000 troops. In addition to their 20,000 cavalry, there are also 3,000 elite cavalry, which are the guards of Tuo Lin, the Guifang King.
Their other army had 40,000 soldiers, composed of the defeated soldiers who were defeated by Bei Huan earlier and the troops subsequently transferred by Tuo Lun.
That army now has only 15,000 cavalry.
The previous leading general of that army had been beheaded by Tuoliang because of the defeat, and now the army was led by Muliju, the general whom Tuoliang trusted the most.
In addition, they also received the news that Tuoliang whipped the Guifang Prime Minister Tuohuan.
This matter was widely circulated in the Guifang army, and many people knew about it.
But there are different opinions about the reason why Tuohuan was whipped.
Some people said that Tuohuan was whipped because he advocated surrender.
Some people also said that Tuohuan was whipped because he offended Chiyan.
Others said that Tuohuan was whipped because he contradicted the Guifang King Tuoliang.
But these captured soldiers had low positions in the army, and no one knew the truth.
"Your Highness, what shall we do with these prisoners?"
After reporting the situation, Qu Zhi asked Yun Zheng again.
There are only over a hundred prisoners, we can't send someone to escort them back, right?
It seems that there are many inconveniences in carrying these prisoners.
They only had so many people to begin with, and they had to send people to guard the prisoners to prevent them from escaping and revealing their true situation.
No matter how you think about it, it will only delay things!
Yun Zheng smiled and put his palm on his forehead to block the light, "It's a nice day today!"
ah?
Qu Zhi looked at Yun Zheng in a daze.
Nice weather?
The weather today is really nice.
The sun was shining, but not hot.
But what does this have to do with the question you asked?
Qu Zhi was stunned for a long time, and suddenly he was startled again.
He understood what Yun Zheng meant.
Yun Zheng avoided the question and did not say how to deal with the prisoners, meaning that he should let them deal with it on their own!
As for how to deal with it yourself, is there anything else to say?
"I will take my leave!"
Qu Zhi saluted Yun Zheng, and after getting Yun Zheng's permission, he left quickly.
…
On the other side, Chi Yan finally led his troops back.
Although they suffered a small loss, it was still within their acceptable range.
In Chi Yan's opinion, it is worthwhile to use this small loss to find out the enemy's strength.
"Are you sure the enemy has reinforcements?"
Tuo Yan suppressed his panic and looked at Chi Yan with a gloomy expression.
"Sure!"
Chi Yan said confidently: "From what we can see, there are more than 10,000 cavalry and infantry. There are at least 10,000 troops ambushed in the Whitehead Forest! Behind the enemy, there are estimated to be at least 20,000 troops..."
Having said that, Chi Yan analyzed the basis of his judgment with Tuo Lin.
The enemy originally had a large cavalry, but today they only saw a few thousand cavalry.
The enemy also deliberately released several thousand infantrymen, obviously setting a trap for them and waiting for them to launch a surprise attack.
After he saw through the enemy's plan, the enemy quickly adjusted their strategy, changing the strategy of luring the enemy deep into their territory into a two-pronged attack.
Today, there was no smoke or dust behind the enemy lines.
What does this indicate?
This means that the enemy did not want to expose the troops in the rear and deliberately hid the army in the rear!
But judging from the scouts' report yesterday, such a large battle in the enemy's rear is definitely not something that can be created by just a few thousand cavalrymen.
Judging from various circumstances, the number of enemy cavalry is at least over 30,000!
According to their previous understanding, the total number of cavalry on the enemy's front was no more than 20,000!
If this isn’t the arrival of follow-up reinforcements, then what is it?
Listening to Chi Yan's analysis, Tuo Yan couldn't help but frown.
Chi Yan's analysis makes sense.
It seems that the enemy troops on the other side of the Sole River have really come to support us!
Damn Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom!
How could we lose so quickly?
Tuo Lin kept cursing Qiuchi and Dayue Kingdom in his heart, but the worry on his face became more and more serious.
The men they had sent out to explore for the water had not yet returned.
However, the enemy's army has already attacked!
But they haven't even decided which direction to retreat to!
what to do?
What should I do now?
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