Duoduo blinked and looked at Aobai and Tulai: "What do you think?"
Tulai and Aobai repeated their previous words like parrots: "We all obey the orders of the Tenth Prince."
The corner of Duoduo's mouth twitched uncontrollably.
Whatever.
It is enough for Hauge to share the responsibility alone, there is no need to drag people from the Zhenghuang and Xianghuang banners into the water.
Duoduo hesitated for a moment and raised his head and said, "That's good. Our army is good at field battles but not at attacking cities. Xuanfu Town is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is best to divide the troops into two routes!"
After discussing for a while, Duoduo began to give orders.
"It rained heavily today and the roads are muddy. Our army has been attacking Xuanfu Town for a long time but failed. The army will rest here for two days and then split into two groups after two days."
"Aobai leads his troops, and I will give you another 6,000 soldiers to continue besieging Xuanfu Town. The rest of you will go to Bao'an Prefecture with me to capture the city and plunder the land!"
"Yes, sir!"
Everyone answered in unison.
However.
Early in the morning of the third day, before the army set out, Duoduo received bad news.
"Report!" The scout ran into the tent with arrows stuck in his body, "Reporting to the Tenth Prince, a group of Ming soldiers disguised as the White Banner are attacking our scouts in Longmenwei, Bao'an Prefecture, and Chang'an."
"What?" Duoduo stood up directly, "Say it again!"
"A group of Ming troops disguised as the Plain White Banner are attacking our scouts in the areas south of Baoan Prefecture, Chang'an and Longmenwei..."
"Sure?"
"Confirmed! The enemy first pretended to approach us, and then launched a fatal attack. After the attack was successful, they immediately retreated without stopping. They must be disguised Ming troops."
hiss...
What Duoduo was concerned about was not the attack on the scouts, but the cavalry.
The appearance of cavalry means that the main force of the Ming army is nearby, and it is the elite main force!
Who could it be?
Could it be the Guanning Army?
No, they are hundreds of miles away at Shanhaiguan, confronting Jirgalang, and it is impossible for them to come here.
Wang Yongji from Jizhou?
It's possible!
"How many people are there on the other side?"
"The number is unknown, but I heard there are at least two to three thousand of them, all cavalry!"
"Beat the drums, raise the tent!"
Before the drum for raising the tent was struck, an Eight Banners soldier covered in blood rushed in, crawling and tumbling.
He rushed in and threw himself in front of Duoduo, trying to endure the pain on his body and said, "Tenth...Tenth Prince, this is a secret letter from Prince Rui."
Duoduo's right eye twitched wildly. He immediately leaned over and supported the Eight Banners soldier: "What's going on?"
The Eight Banners soldier was in pain due to his injury. He took a deep breath and said slowly, "I, the general of Prince Fengrui, came to deliver a secret letter. On the way, we encountered the Ming army disguised as the Plain White Banner. They took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. I was the only one alive among the four people who delivered the letter."
"Where is the secret letter?"
"Here!" The Eight Banners soldier reached out and tore open the inner layer of his clothes, and took out a secret letter wrapped in oil paper.
While Duoduo was checking the contents of the letter, Hauge, Tulai and Aobai also heard the drumbeats and came to the central military tent.
After a brief inquiry, everyone realized the seriousness of the matter.
Haoge tried to ask: "Uncle Shi Wang, what is written in the letter?"
"Huang Degong might be coming!"
"Huang Degong? Isn't Prince Rui holding him back in Miyun? How could he come back?"
"If you don't believe it, read it yourself!" Duoduo handed the secret letter to Haoge.
After reading the letter, Hauge handed it to Oboi.
After everyone finished watching, their attention turned to Duoduo again.
"Tenth Prince, what should we do next? Should we...divide our troops?" Tulai asked tentatively.
He had a bad feeling.
He couldn't say exactly what was wrong with it.
But one thing can prove that the current Ming army is different from the previous Ming army.
The Ming army had no fighting spirit in the past, and could charge into battle when they had an advantage, but once they were at a disadvantage, no matter how many soldiers they had, they would collapse in an instant.
Now, the situation has completely changed.
Especially what was observed during the siege a few days ago, the Ming troops were like two completely different people, each of them fighting bravely as if what stood in front of them was not an enemy but a pile of gold and silver.
Duoduo frowned, took out the map, spread it on the table and pointed at a few places.
"Longmenwei is the only way for our army to retreat outside the Great Wall. We must not lose it! Tulai, I will give you 5,000 soldiers and horses. You must immediately go to Longmenwei for support to prevent the Ming army from attacking Longmenwei and cutting off our retreat."
"Understood sir!" Tulai immediately ran away after receiving the order.
This is a matter of life and death, and we must not waste any time.
"Aobai, I order you to lead 5,000 soldiers to the Huailaiwei area as the vanguard. If you encounter the vanguard of the Ming army, you can try to fight in the field. If you encounter the main force of the Ming army, don't fight and retreat directly."
"Yes, sir!" Oboi also did not dare to stay. He took the order, assembled his troops and set off immediately.
Duoduo looked at the map, thinking over and over again whether there were any loopholes in his countermeasures.
There are two ways to cut off their way out of the pass, but the key to both methods is the Dragon Gate Guard.
As long as the Dragon Gate Guard is not lost, they can guard the road to the outside of the pass.
The first way is to go north from Huailai Wei and take the mountain road to raid Longmen Wei.
The second way is to send troops from Huailai Wei to Bao'anzhou area, and then head northwest to Longmen Wei.
In other words, no matter which method the Ming army used, they had to send troops from Huailai Wei.
He asked Tulai to lead troops to support Longmen Guard, and asked Aobai to go to Huailai Guard to contain the Ming army.
Xuanfu Town is less than a hundred miles away from Huailai Wei and less than a hundred miles away from Longmen Wei.
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