"I will follow the prince's military orders."
The generals saluted Hauge one after another.
Hauge smiled and was about to sit down when he suddenly saw a messenger standing in the military tent.
It was the messenger who came in with the scout before.
At this time, he lowered his head and stood there silently.
Hauge was almost mad with anger. He picked up a teacup from the table and threw it over, shouting, "What the hell are you standing there for? Speak!"
"I dare not say anything without your order."
"Stop fucking dawdling and tell me!" Hauge was so angry that he started looking for something to throw.
While he was searching, the messenger said, "Your Majesty! We have found traces of the Ming army in the area of Tashan, eighty miles behind our army."
"What...what?" Hauge's mind went blank for a moment. He pointed at the messenger's nose and said in an incredulous tone: "What...what did you say?"
After the messenger repeated it, Hauge's head felt as if struck by lightning and began to hurt severely.
In order to fight against the Ming army, he deployed his main forces on the Ningyuan front.
After all, as long as Ningyuan is defended, the Ming army will not be able to advance, let alone threaten the rear.
Why did a Ming army suddenly appear in the rear? How did this Ming army appear?
Now there are basically no other troops in the rear except the baggage troops transporting food and fodder.
Once their retreat was cut off by the Ming army, his 75,000 Eight Banners soldiers would probably repeat the Ming army's mistake in the Battle of Songjin.
(Hauge had previously asked Shengjing for help and sent another 15,000 soldiers, which, together with the existing 60,000, made a total of 75,000.)
Hauge covered his aching head and asked, "How many troops does the Ming army have?"
"Your Highness, the Ming army has about several thousand soldiers, but the exact number is unclear. This is the news from the baggage soldiers. They discovered the traces of the Ming army while transporting food and fodder, so they reported the news step by step." The messenger replied.
"Did you discover traces of the Ming army while transporting food and fodder?"
"yes."
"Since they were able to find the traces of the Ming army, the Ming army must have also found their traces. Didn't the Ming army rob food?" Hauge had a terrible headache.
"No! The Ming army only has a few scouts, and the rest are infantry. The scouts are on guard outside, and the infantry are digging trenches from east to west." said the messenger.
"It's bad. Wang Yongji's attacks across the river in the upper, middle and lower reaches are all feints. The real moves are in the rear!" Hauge said with his eyes wide open.
"No," Hauge denied his previous judgment again, "They are all real moves! Wang Yongji is crossing the river to tie down our troops while sending troops to cut off our retreat. He is attacking us from both sides. Our army is in danger!"
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