Kong Youde committed suicide!
Looking at his body, Li Dingguo felt no pity in his heart.
If Kong Youde had not surrendered to the Jiannu, the situation in the entire Liaodong would not have taken a drastic turn for the worse, and the Ji Si Incident would not have occurred!
A personal soldier first asked the captive to identify Kong Youde, and after confirming that it was correct, he came back and said, "Sir, the deceased is definitely Kong Youde."
"Where is his seal?" Li Dingguo asked.
"On his body."
"Take off his armor and keep the seal. They will be needed in the future." Li Dingguo ordered.
"That corpse..."
"Throwing them into the river to feed the fish, such people do not deserve to be buried in peace."
"yes!"
After doing all this, Li Dingguo led his army on the return journey.
Although the gains from this long-distance raid were enormous, Li Dingguo knew that things were not over yet.
First of all, he didn't know the battle situation in Dalingh Fort or where Man Dahai was.
Secondly, he didn't know the situation of the friendly forces.
If Man Dahai captured Dalinghhe Fort and successfully implemented the siege and attack on the reinforcements.
Then Man Dahai will be a big trouble for him on his way back.
If Man Dahai failed, he would inevitably retreat to Haizhou Wei.
And he would pass by Haizhou Wei when he retreated.
The two armies will then face off!
Even if Man Dahai suffered a major defeat, the remaining troops would only be more than his.
In addition, most of his food supplies had been consumed.
It would not be wise to confront Mandahai head-on.
What to do?
......
Inside Dalinghhe Fort.
Man Dahai still knew nothing about Kong Youde's situation.
He only knew that Kong Youde had already chased to the Liaoyang area and was heading towards Shengjing.
As for what happened in Shengjing, Man Dahai didn't want to know at all.
Knowing too much will not only not help him, but will affect his decision-making.
"Your Highness," Wu Shoujin, the leader of the Han army of the Zhenghong Banner, walked in quickly. "Except for Ma Shiyao, all other generals have been arranged and will be evacuated in batches tomorrow morning."
"Ma Shiyao..." Man Dahai whispered the name several times.
"How does the prince plan to arrange him? Should he let him leave the city and pretend to evacuate, or stay in the city to ambush Li Xingzhong?" Wu Shoujin asked.
"What do you think?" Man Dahai asked back.
As the war approached, Man Dahai didn't know how to deal with Ma Shiyao.
They left him in the city for fear that he would turn against their allies in battle.
They asked him to pretend to evacuate with the Eight Banners soldiers, but they were also afraid that he would cause trouble during the retreat and cause the Eight Banners soldiers to be defeated.
Wu Shoujin thought for a moment and said, "I think we should let Ma Shiyao stay in the city."
"However," Wu Shoujin changed the subject, "when Li Xingzhong approaches Dalinghe Fort, let Ma Shiyao be the first to leave the city and ambush... In addition..."
After listening to Wu Shoujin's arrangement, Man Dahai smiled and nodded: "Not bad, let's do it this way."
"I obey your orders."
Early morning of May 16th.
When Li Xingzhong was having breakfast, a scout suddenly came to report: the Jiannu were retreating.
"Retreat?" Li Xingzhong was a little surprised by the news. "What happened? The retreat was too sudden."
"I don't know. I only saw countless Eight Banners soldiers evacuating from outside Dalinghe Fort."
"Where to retreat to?" Li Xingzhong asked.
"Retreat to the southeast, which can be said to be returning along the original route." The scout replied.
"Return along the same route?" Li Xingzhong put down the bowl of porridge and began to analyze.
Why did the Jiannu leave?
Is the war going badly?
No!
Since they besieged Dalingh Fort, the two sides have fought dozens of battles, large and small.
Overall, the Eight Banners Army had the upper hand.
Now that you have the upper hand, why retreat?
Insufficient food?
It is possible.
Are there any other reasons besides this factor?
Could it be Li Dingguo?
Before Li Dingguo sent out his troops, he sent someone to deliver a letter to Li Xingzhong, saying that he wanted to create a big commotion in the rear of the Jiannu army to force the Jiannu army to withdraw.
At first he was not optimistic about Li Dingguo, after all, the idea was too risky.
Now that I think about it, Li Dingguo might have succeeded.
In that case, it would be very reasonable for the Jiannu to suddenly withdraw their troops.
"Inform all units to assemble and wait for orders!" Li Xingzhong picked up the bowl of porridge and gave the order.
After finishing his meal as quickly as possible, Li Xingzhong led his troops out of the barracks and slowly marched towards Dalingh Fort.
While marching, he sent out a large number of scouts to investigate the enemy situation.
"Report! The Jiannu in the west of Dalinghebao have evacuated!"
"Report! The Jiannu in the north of Dalinghebao have evacuated!"
"Report! The Jiannu in the east of Dalinghebao are evacuating!"
After hearing the scout's report, Li Xingzhong fell into hesitation.
He wanted to pursue the enemy, but was afraid of being ambushed by the Jiannu.
"Sir," Cha Binxun stepped forward and said, "It is obviously not normal for the Jiannu to withdraw their troops at this time. I am willing to lead a group of soldiers to pursue them, and we will definitely gain something!"
"Hmm..." Li Xingzhong was still hesitating.
If it were the case before, Li Xingzhong would have gone after him personally without hesitation.
However, the battle at Nv'er River caused heavy losses to his servants.
Why did his father Li Rusong die on the battlefield?
Historical records show that when Li Rusong learned that the Tumed tribe had invaded Liaodong, he led 3,000 light cavalry to attack their lair.
On the way, Li Rusong encountered tens of thousands of Mongolian cavalry. He led his troops in a fierce battle and was killed in the Hunhe area of Fushun.
At that time, the Liaodong cavalry had just finished fighting against Japanese invaders and aided Korea, and their combat effectiveness was still at its peak.
Three thousand against tens of thousands, even if they are defeated, they can choose to retreat.
There are two reasons why he died on the battlefield.
First, the intelligence was wrong, and Li Rusong was ambushed when he was attacking the enemy's nest and was surrounded by layers of enemies.
There are many different opinions as to why the intelligence was wrong.
Some say that Li Rusong underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly, while others say that he was betrayed by his servant Li Pinghu.
The second reason was that Li Rusong's servants suffered heavy losses in Biti Pavilion.
Without the servants, the combat effectiveness of Li Rusong's troops was not only much worse than before, but there were even very few people to block arrows for him during the retreat.
The method of training servants is simple and crude.
Either bring them up by your side or give them a large sum of money!
Now that the war is still going on, Li Xingzhong has neither the opportunity nor the money to train servants.
He could only make up for the lack of servants with caution.
"The enemy's situation is unclear. If we pursue them rashly, we might fall into the Jiannu's trap." Li Xingzhong said after hesitating.
"Sir, opportunities on the battlefield are fleeting!" Cha Binxun continued to plead, "I have already put my life and death aside, I hope you will grant me this."
"What's the situation inside Dalinghhe Fort?" Li Xingzhong did not respond, but continued to ask.
"The Ming flag was hung on the city wall. Since the Jiannu outside the city had not yet completely evacuated, no one left the city."
"How about this," Li Xingzhong said after thinking: "We will split our forces into two groups. You lead 5,000 elite troops to chase and drive away the Jiannu, and I will lead the remaining troops to Dalinghe Fort to investigate the situation in the city."
"If your troops are ambushed, move closer to mine, and if my troops are ambushed, move closer to yours." Li Xingzhong instructed.
"What if we are ambushed at the same time?" Cha Binxun asked, looking up.
"Then we can only fight hard!"
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