Man Dahai bowed deeply to Haoge and said, "Uncle Wang, I am leaving now."
"Don't leave in a hurry, there is one more thing." Hauge laughed coldly.
"Uncle Wang, please speak."
"Tomorrow, the king will go to Tashan in person to defeat the Ming army that has circled behind. As the saying goes, an army cannot be without a commander for a day, and I am not at ease handing the army over to others. So I have decided to let you lead the three armies temporarily. You must hold the front line and ensure that Ningyuan is safe."
Man Dahai was horrified: "Uncle Wang, you must not do that."
"Why not? I trust you."
"I've never led so many soldiers before. I'm afraid..."
"Don't say anything more, this is my military order." After saying this, Hauge turned and left.
"Uncle Wang, please stay!" Seeing that Haoge was serious, Man Dahai became scared.
He grabbed Hauge's clothes hard and forced him to stop.
"Uncle Wang, stop joking. I really can't do it."
"You were the one who made the joke first." Hauge retorted.
"But..." Man Dahai still refused to tell the solution.
Whoever came up with the idea would bear the main responsibility. He was afraid that Hauge would sell him out when the court punished him.
"It's not shameful to escape back to Jinzhou, but it's shameful to lose your life in Ningyuan." Hauge said viciously.
"Well...whatever!" Man Dahai finally made up his mind.
He lowered the curtain of the military tent and said in the darkness: "Prince Su, there are three things to do next."
"The first thing is to ensure a smooth retreat."
"Yes," Hauge nodded, "I have been doing this all the time."
"The second thing is to write a letter to the court and ask for reinforcements. The number of reinforcements does not need to be too large. The Ming army has 130,000 infantry and cavalry and 30,000 naval forces. We also ask the court for the same number of troops."
Haoge frowned: "I asked you to help me plan a retreat, what do you mean by asking the court for reinforcements? What's more, our army has already lost the initiative in the Ningyuan battle, even if the court sends reinforcements, it will not change the current situation."
Man Dahai shook his head slightly and did not explain the doubt to Haoge, but continued: "The third thing is crucial! During the period of requesting reinforcements from the court, the battle cannot stop! The more brutal the fight, the better!"
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