At night.
To be precise, it was not yet evening, and the sky had just gotten darker.
It's just that it's still spring now, not summer yet, so it's not too late to get dark, and it will get dark soon.
For the whole day, Shen Yi sat at the door of his camp, looking in the direction of Haizhou.
The scouts under his command have also been keeping an eye on Haizhou.
As soon as it got dark, Mr. Shen breathed a sigh of relief and immediately called Zhang Meng over, saying in a deep voice: "Send my military order to break camp and retreat immediately!"
"Retreat toward the southwest!"
"Moreover, pass on my military order to Ling Su. No matter what the situation in Suqian is now, don't let the war break!"
"Immediately move closer to the Huaihe River and prepare to retreat!"
Until this moment, Shen Yi had never known how many troops the Zhengnan Army had left in Haizhou.
Therefore, he has always been a little nervous, worried that he would really be surrounded by the South-conquering Army and make dumplings.
Zhang Meng did not dare to slack off and immediately sent an order to break camp and retreat.
At this time, Xue Wei, who had been following Shen Yi, became a little anxious. He glanced at Shen Yi and asked, "Mr. Shen, are we going to retreat like this?"
He scratched his head and said, "I haven't even touched Qi Ren's hair yet. I thought there was going to be a fierce battle."
Shen Yi looked at him quietly and said: "We have annihilated nearly a thousand people from Qi since we landed. Ling Su and the others attack Suqian. No matter whether they are successful or not, they should not suffer too much. No matter what, they will not suffer too much." There is a victory result of more than 2,000, so counting."
Mr. Shen clasped his hands behind his back and said quietly: "The results of this northern advance are no worse than the results of the last eastern front."
Xue Wei smiled helplessly: "That's what I say, but the general's trip is in vain."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly. He looked at Xue Wei and said slowly: "Our side has never encountered the Qi people because the Qi people are indecisive. If they can be more decisive, the battle on our side will be several times more intense than in Suqian." more than."
"Fortunately, these Qi people have a big heart."
Having said this, Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Let us have time to retreat calmly."
Xue Wei has been fighting for several years, so he can naturally understand the causes and consequences. He looked at Shen Yi and sighed: "The general can also understand that he has to withdraw before he sees the Qi people. It is unavoidable in his heart. A little frustrated."
"Our troops are small, so we can only fight like this: when the enemy advances, we retreat, and when the enemy retreats, we advance."
Speaking of this, Shen Yi looked around at the nearby land and said quietly: "But now, I have figured out the quality of Qi people. One day, we will set foot on this land again and give Qi people Get out."
In the past, Shen Yi had always been a little vague about Qi Ren's specific combat capabilities and combat style.
Therefore, he didn't dare to be too aggressive. Basically, he tried cautiously every time, trying only lightly.
However, this time he went north, and his understanding of the Qi people deepened.
Not only in terms of combat effectiveness, but also in terms of tactical thinking.
Putting himself in his shoes, if Shen Yi were in the position of the general of Haizhou and Haizhou and Suqian encountered enemies at the same time, Shen Yi might not even think twice and would immediately send troops to rescue Suqian and eat up the enemies who attacked Suqian.
But the Haizhou defenders remained motionless.
Their hearts are too big and they want to eat both sides.
Xue Wei laughed at the side and said: "If you ask me, the imperial court should hand over the entire Huaihe River defense line to Duke Shen. In this way, Duke Shen will have more troops at his disposal. He can lead us to fight across the Huaihe River and rob Xuzhou. The city is no problem."
Hearing this, Shen Yi narrowed his eyes and did not answer.
"Okay, there's no point in talking anymore. You go down and pack my things. After taking them with you, we'll retreat immediately."
Xue Wei clasped his fists: "Yes!"
That night, Shen Yi's army retreated toward the southwest overnight.
The Haizhou army, under the command of Lang Yan, also quickly advanced towards Dayi Mountain, trying to trap Shen Yi and others north of the Huaihe River at night.
There were scouts and spies on both sides.
Ever since, around Xu Shi, Shen Yi and Lang Yan received the news almost at the same time.
Qian Hu from the scout battalion found Shen Yi from the Chinese army. He cupped his fists and saluted Shen Yi, and said, "Mr. Shen, the Haizhou Qi army left the city overnight and rushed in our direction."
"They were in a hurry."
The thousand households thought for a while and gave their own estimate: "Based on the torches, it is estimated that there are more than 10,000 people."
Hearing this, Mr. Shen gave a long laugh: "I just thought about chasing you now. What did you do last night?"
He waved his hand and said rather domineeringly: "Give me the order to continue marching. In addition, report to me the location of General Ling's troops and send someone to give them the order to retreat in an orderly manner immediately without delay!"
"Otherwise, military law will be engaged!"
This Qianhu bowed his head respectfully and clasped his fists: "Yes!"
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At the same time, Lang Yan also received news from the scouts.
"General Lang, urgent report from the front, the southerners have escaped!"
When Lang Yan heard this, his face turned dark: "Escaped? In which direction did you escape? When did you escape?"
"Return to the general!"
The scout clasped his fists and said, "According to the news from Dayi Mountain, these southerners started to flee to the southwest before it got completely dark. They were moving very fast!"
When Lang Yan heard this, he felt a little weak all over his body.
He is not a fool.
At this moment, everything is very clear.
Every move he makes, or every move made by Haizhou, is planned to death!
Not only the actions, but also the thoughts in the heart may have been calculated!
The southern troops were divided into two groups, one group went to attack Suqian, and the other group pretended to attack Haizhou. On the first day, they marched very fast, approaching Haizhou!
Acting decently.
And this force has never thought of attacking Haizhou. Their purpose from beginning to end is to contain Haizhou's army and create opportunities and time for Suqian's army!
And now, their goal has been achieved!
Therefore, they were very decisive and started to retreat without even thinking!
General Lang looked very ugly.
He knew in his heart that the distance was about a hundred miles away. At this distance, both sides moved almost at the same time, making it impossible to catch up.
General Lang sat on his mount and was silent for a long time. He looked in the direction of Dayi Mountain in the night.
Chen Jun of Dayi Mountain hung the military flag from the beginning of the march.
There is a Dusi flag and a Shen flag.
Lang Yan's eyelids twitched.
It was that flag with the word "Shen" that misled him!
"student…"
Lang Yan spit on the ground and cursed fiercely.
"My heart is so damn dirty!"
Lang Yan cursed angrily, then raised his hand and shouted: "Herald the order, order the soldier!"
Soon, a messenger ran over and bowed his head respectfully: "General!"
"Send my order to stop the pursuit!"
"Transfer to Suqian, divert to Suqian!"
At this time, any normal person will understand that it is definitely too late to pursue Shen Yi's army. If he wants to stop the loss in time, or recover the loss, he has to find a way to eat up Suqian's Chen army!
As a result, Lang Yan's troops immediately turned around and attacked Suqian.
By the time they arrived in Suqian, it was already the evening of the next day.
The city of Suqian was in a mess.
There are still traces of artillery bombardment on the city wall.
The city gate is closed.
There are even no flags on the city wall.
Lang Yan's eyes were fixed on this county.
Without the flag, he didn't know whether Suqian had been captured, or whether it was Daqi's army in the city.
With a gloomy face, he said: "Go and shout, let the defenders in the city come out and speak!"
Immediately, someone from the army stepped forward to shout. After an unknown amount of time, a flag was slowly raised on the wall of Suqian County.
There is a word "Zheng" embroidered on it.
Although it was a little tattered, it was still recognizable as the flag of the Conquering South Army.
Lang Yan breathed a sigh of relief.
Suqian was not lost.
"Tell them that Ben is coming and ask them to go out of the city to answer the question!"
"yes!"
Soon, two generals dressed in Qianhu clothes half-knelt in front of Lang Yan.
"I've seen General Lang!"
One of the thousand households was Zhu Li, so he was more courageous. After saluting, he looked up at Lang Yan, with some tears in his eyes: "General Lang, why are you here?"
"We have been beaten by the Southerners for two or three days!"
This Qianhu's voice sounded aggrieved and angry.
But he finally had some sense and did not continue.
The next sentence is, in two or three days, all the bastards in Yandu climbed to...
When Lang Yan heard this, his expression became even more ugly.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath: "Where are the southerners?"
"Still in the morning."
These thousands of households were dressed in shabby clothes and had their necks scrunched up: "It was almost noon, and they all ran away in a hurry."
Lang Yan had a sullen face: "You just let them go like that? Didn't you even chase them?"
"Suqian is a county town, so the city walls are so low?"
"My brothers were beaten for two or three days and suffered heavy casualties. We were afraid of the deception of those southerners, so how could we dare to pursue them?"
Lang Yan gave the Zhu Lizhen Qianhu a vicious look, then slapped the Han Qianhu hard on the face and cursed: "Are you mute? Tell me about the casualties!"
This Han Qianhu was slapped, but he didn't dare to talk back and lowered his head.
"General Lang, out of four thousand households in Suqian, I am the only one left..."
"There are heavy casualties..."
(End of chapter)
