Amid the flattery of his confidants, Shuosai began to pack up his baggage and prepare for retreat.
But he soon encountered a problem.
Due to logistical needs, he brought more than a thousand civilians with him.
What will happen to the people after the army withdraws?
The soldiers under his command all had war horses, but the common people had none.
They couldn't retreat with me.
If the people were left in the city, they would definitely help the Ming army after they entered the city.
It would be a pity to kill them directly, after all, these people were the people who farmed the land for the Red Banner.
While hesitating, a scout came running over and said, "Your Excellency, the scouts in the rear of our army have lost contact."
"What?" Shuose was very surprised: "The scouts in the rear of our army lost contact?"
"Yes," the scout said, "In order to keep in touch with the rear, our army sends out twelve waves of scouts to the rear every day. These scouts must return every hour to report the situation. But an hour and a half has passed, and the last wave of scouts has not returned yet."
"It's bad," Shuo Sai cried out, "our retreat has been cut off by the Ming army."
The result was just as Shuse expected.
Gao Wengui took advantage of the heavy fog to bypass Qinghe Fort and cut off Shuosai's retreat.
Not to mention scouts, even birds can't fly over.
what to do?
Shuo Sai panicked.
He still had a chance to escape before his retreat was cut off.
Now that his retreat was cut off, he had nowhere to retreat.
"My Lord, please make a decision quickly."
After some hesitation, Shuo Sai gave the order: "Send out more scouts to find out the situation! After the scouts leave the city, close the city gates tightly and everyone climb up the city walls to defend."
boom!
Before he finished speaking, cannon fire was heard outside the city.
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