Three Tatars died. Zu Dabi, who was held hostage and was unconscious, had no support and was about to fall to the ground. Monk quickly picked him up and ran out of the yard. Wang Zhengnan led his soldiers to kill him with a knife. Protecting them, as soon as a group of people ran out of the distance, there was a surge of Tatars in front of them. It turned out to be the defeated troops led by Guimenguan to kill them. The guardsmen killed them without saying a word and swung their swords. How could the Tatars withstand this? Attacked from both sides, they ran away without their lives. Guimenguan led the crowd to pursue him, but Wang Zhengnan and others were not willing to fight, and protected Fan Monk and retreated quickly.
Monk Fan was strong with his iron bones and copper skin. He carried Zu Dabi on his back and walked as fast as he could. After running for dozens of steps, he saw Chang Yu standing on a broken wall in front of him. He couldn't help but grinned and shouted: "Sir, Master Monk has succeeded. Remember the great achievements, remember the great achievements..."
Chang Yu ignored him and looked towards the north with his brows furrowed. Wang Zhengnan felt something and stopped and looked back, only to see the ghost gate chasing the defeated Tatar troops retreating back!
The Tatars who were originally scurrying around unexpectedly came back to kill them, and looking at the overwhelming number of people behind them, there were actually hundreds of them.
Wang Zhengnan's expression suddenly changed and he shouted: "Sir, retreat quickly, Tatar reinforcements are coming!"
"Damn it, are you going to the market today?" Chang Yu squinted at the Tatars pouring in from the north of the ruins. The sound of fighting in his ears was getting closer and closer. At this time, he couldn't help cursing at this scene, and then He turned to the monk and shouted: "Doji, take five brothers to escort General Zu and leave first. If something goes wrong, I will turn around and chop you down."
"Don't worry, Sir. Master Seng risked his life and won't let General Zu make any mistakes..." Fan Seng said loudly while breathing heavily, while running back like crazy with Zu Dabi on his back.
"Wang Zhengnan, ask your brother to take care of the ghost gate..."
"Sir!" Wang Zhengnan turned his gaze away from the north and said eagerly: "The best thing is to retreat quickly!"
"My life is life, General Zu's life is life, and their lives are also life!" Chang Yu understood Wang Zhengnan's intention, which was to let the Ming troops at Guimen Pass retreat to block the Tatars, and he would take the opportunity to withdraw, otherwise , once the Tatar soldiers rush over, it will not be so easy for him to leave!
Once he fell under siege by the Tartars, things got ugly and quite ironic.
After all, in terms of status, importance, and influence, Zu Dabi was completely unqualified to compare with him. Not to mention that the coach was surrounded before the war officially started... and he would be captured if he was not careful. And a spanking!
Therefore, Wang Zhengnan decisively chose to sacrifice more than a hundred Ming troops at Guimen Pass to cover Chang Yu's retreat!
"General Ancestor is safe, sir, there is no need for... Wang" Zhengnan still wanted to persuade, but Chang Yu shouted: "Follow the order and act!"
"Yes, sir." Wang Zhengnan had no choice but to grit his teeth and turned around. Over there, Guimenguan had been killed by the Tatars and was retreating steadily. It was only one step away from being defeated. The reason why it hadn't collapsed yet was because Guimenguan knew what it was carrying!
That is to cut off the rear, hold back the enemy, and allow Chang Yu to evacuate safely!
This is his bounden duty and responsibility as a soldier and a Ming army!
So even if he knew he was going to die, he had nothing to fear!
Wang Zhengnan did not immediately join the battle with his men. Although they were very brave, there were only a dozen of them. However, the Tatar forces were too strong at this time. Once they were trapped, it would be difficult to escape. At that time, let alone rescue, they would not be able to protect themselves.
What he needs to do now is to establish a retreat line of defense!
The defense line was located at the low wall in the middle of the previous confrontation between the Ming army and the Tatars. This was supposed to be a courtyard wall, but it had collapsed long ago, leaving only a low wall half a man high. At this time, Wang Zhengnan and more than ten personal guards were standing on the low wall. Behind the wall, Zhang Gong fired rapidly to cover the retreat of the Ming army at Guimen Pass!
The guards were all good at shooting. Although they were not as skilled as Kuang Ren, they were far better than ordinary soldiers. In addition, the distance was so close at this time. A dozen hard bows fired in unison, and they shot down a group of Tatars in an instant. The pressure at the gate of hell was relieved, and they were surprised. When I looked back, I was overjoyed. The eunuch didn't abandon them. He was moved and excited. He called the soldiers around him and retreated while killing them.
The Tatars who originally besieged the courtyard were killed by Guimen Pass and Wang Zhengnan's personal plan. Now came reinforcements from the Tatars. Although they were a little tired after the long journey, their physical strength was far better than that of the Ming army who had already fought a battle.
Coupled with the large number of people, the Ming army led by Guimen Pass was immediately defeated when they encountered it, and they retreated one after another. However, the Tatars could not allow him to retreat so easily, and they were so fierce that they wanted to swallow them.
But it's not that easy to swallow it all. First of all, although the Ming troops in Guimen Pass are tired, they are not weak persimmons. What's more, they know that the task at this time has changed from rescuing Zu Dabi to covering Chang Yu's evacuation.
What is behind him is the foundation and protector of the Ming Dynasty. He must not be allowed to fall into danger. This is the consensus between Guimenguan and all the Ming armies participating in the war. Although no one said it out loud, everyone knew the importance of this matter in their hearts, so They chose to protect each other with death without hesitation.
The Tatars swallowed them without a single bite because of their own determination and their determination to disregard life and death. In addition, they had the advantage of the location!
If they were in the wild or a flat place, these dozens of people would be surrounded by hundreds of Tatars in the blink of an eye and trapped to death!
But at this time they were in the barracks.
It was still an abandoned military fort with ruins and ruins everywhere. It was impossible to encircle them quickly. More importantly, they were located outside the east gate of the original headquarters courtyard of the military fort.
This courtyard occupies a very large area in the middle of the military fortress. Guimenguan originally led his men to chase the defeated Tatar troops from the east side of the courtyard. There are other ruins of buildings to the east of the courtyard and further east they are close to the city wall. That is to say , there is only a passage several meters wide outside the east gate of the courtyard. It is okay for a few people and a few horses to walk, but if there are dozens or hundreds of people, it is impossible to pass through it at once!
To put it simply, although there are hundreds of Tatars in the north, they are blocked by the courtyard and cannot chase them all at once. If they want to encircle them, they have to go around from the west of the courtyard!
Because of this, with dozens of exhausted troops at Guimenguan, they were able to block hundreds of Tatars without being swallowed up in an instant!
But it will happen sooner or later, and it will happen soon.
Unless the situation changes.
Chang Yu didn’t leave, this is a change of situation
Not only did he not leave, he also personally participated in the battle to cover Guimen Pass and waited for the Ming army to retreat. He hid in the corner and kept shooting arrows...
"I can't die. I really wandered around the Gate of Hell." Gate Gate beat and retreated, shouting like crazy. The Tatar pursuers over there were blocked by the rain of arrows and couldn't rush over for a while. There were many people, and the ducks in their mouths flew away. Guimenguan led the crowd to retreat to the defense line. The guards made a gap to let them pass, but the bows and arrows in their hands did not stop, and they shot fiercely at the pursuing Tatars. …
Seeing that the remnants of the Ming army had withdrawn, and the opponent's arrows were raining like locusts, the Tatars were also anxious and sought refuge in corners. The archers also began to fight back. Both sides fired at each other rapidly, while the Tatars were on their own side. Under the cover of the enemy, he began to charge...
"Sir, are you retreating or not..." Wang Zhengnanyan saw that the Guimenguan Department had withdrawn its defense line, and the Tatars were actually charging towards them, and he felt anxious. He was really worried about Chang Yu's safety, so he wanted to evacuate quickly.
"Retreat, Mao, where are you retreating?" Chang Yu was shooting vigorously: "How can the dog Tatars allow us to retreat like this! Besides, I don't even want to leave."
"After your humiliation, my lord, I'll go first!" Wang Zhengnan glanced at the dozens of Tatars who had rushed to the defense line, and felt fierce in his heart. He would risk his life to protect Chang Yu's safety today.
"Get out of here and go with them!" Chang Yu kept saying and his men kept firing, and his arrows were all fired, hitting several people while he was breathing.
"Sir" Wang Zhengnan could no longer care about anything else. He rushed to Chang Yu and stretched out his hand to drag him away. A few meters behind him, the Tatars had rushed to the defense line. The guards abandoned their bows and swung their swords to do it!
Walking away, Chang Yu kicked Wang Zhengnan away: "You can't leave, not to mention our reinforcements are coming soon, just do it for them!"
Wang Zhengnan was startled. Before he could speak, he heard Kuang Ren shouting not far away: "I have no arrows, I have no arrows, sir..."
