Some people disagree with Yelu Yuanyi's decision.
"General! The city gate has not yet fallen. Send troops to assist immediately. There may be a chance of improvement!"
Yelu Yuanyi's subordinate Wan Yanmin immediately said: "The rebel army is just outside the city. If we retreat at this time, it will be even more dangerous if we are caught up by the rebel army!"
"Asshole! Don't even look at where this place is! If the bandit army is determined to eat me, we will go deep alone! Now that the food road has been cut off, this is a dead city! Even if we are trapped here, we can't escape. All starve to death!”
Yelu Yuanyi was so angry that he didn't care whether the subordinate's surname was Wanyan or not. He slapped Wanyanmin until he was stunned, and shouted: "You like to defend the city so much, then I will leave this city to you! If Chengruo If you make a mistake, I’ll kill you!”
Yelu Yuanyi immediately appointed Wanyanmin as the guard general, leaving him with two thousand infantry. He turned around and was about to retreat quickly with other troops and escape to the east of the city.
"To the east of Dacheng County is Qingzhou. Qingzhou is still in the hands of our army. Try to escape to Qingzhou, then flee north from Qingzhou and escape back to Daxing. This way it will be safe."
Yelu Yuanyi summoned his subordinates and announced his intention. The subordinates nodded repeatedly and immediately went out to prepare.
Wanyanmin looked confused and became the abandoned guard. He didn't even realize how he became the only guard.
But there is no doubt that he was abandoned.
Yelu Yuanyi was very fast. He immediately ordered his subordinates Cheng Jiao and Salido to organize the main force of the infantry to retreat first from the enemy-free area in the east of the city and seize the time.
And he himself led the cavalry to cut off the rear of the army.
All the generals praised Yelu Yuanyi for his courage. Some officers even looked at Yelu Yuanyi with tears in their eyes, as if they could never see him again.
However, when the infantry began to retreat on a large scale, Yelu Yuanyi ordered his close confidant Yelu Xian to lead the cavalry to prepare for retreat from the south gate and get some extra rations and water for emergencies.
"Why retreat from the south gate? And didn't the general want to cut off the rear of the army? What's going on?"
Yelvxian was confused.
Yelu Yuanyi closed his eyes and shook his head.
"Duanhou? Do you think we know that we can escape by going east, but the rebels don't know? Since they can come from the north, they must be well prepared. If they go east, they will never reach Qingzhou, and they will definitely die on the way! "
Yelvxian was shocked.
"Then... then general, why..."
Yelu Yuanyi took a deep breath, filled with resentment.
"I blame me for going deep alone, but more importantly, I blame the emperor for forcing me to send troops and force me to win the battle! It's the reason why I went deep into such a desperate situation alone! It's all the emperor's fault! If those people want to blame, then blame the emperor! It's not me. Make them my subordinates!"
Yelu Yuanyi opened his eyes, looked at the pale Yelu Xian, and whispered: "The only way to survive now is to go south. Let's walk south for a while, then turn back to the north, from Hejian Mansion to Renqiu, and then from Renqiu goes back to Baoding! Since the bandit army came from Renqiu, they must not have thought that I would do the opposite! Go back from Renqiu!"
Yelvxian took a breath of cold air. He never expected that Yelu Yuanyi would make a decision in an instant to trade the lives of his main infantry for his escape.
He is so cruel.
Moreover, if the emperor heard the words he said before, he would probably kill the nine tribes.
What on earth is Yelu Yuanyi thinking?
Yelvxian didn't know.
The only thing he knew clearly was that things were not that simple. Even if they succeeded in escaping, I'm afraid the road ahead of them would not be a bright and smooth road.
"General, even if we go back and suffer a huge defeat with over 10,000 soldiers lost, this... is this a serious crime, right? Your Majesty will definitely punish us severely, right?"
Yelvxian looked at Yelu Yuanyi in fear.
Yelu Yuanyi swallowed and stamped his feet fiercely.
"Surviving is the most important thing right now! If you can't escape, you will be caught by the bandits and beheaded! If you can't survive, what's the point of serious crimes! If you go back alive, everything will turn around!"
Yelvxian had nothing to say.
So the plan was launched in full swing. Wanyanmin gritted his teeth and led the army to defend the city. The main force of the infantry retreated to the east of the city. Yelu Yuanyi pretended to have broken off the army, but actually opened the south gate and ran away without a trace.
What happens after that is clear.
Wanyanmin failed to defend the city, and hurriedly gave orders, successfully destroying the city gate, and was attacked by the Liberation Army.
Almost all the defenders in the city were killed. Wanyanmin was hit hard on the head by Su Yong who struggled to break into the city, and she fell off her horse and died on the spot.
On the other side, the main force of the Jin Army's infantry, who thought they had escaped, ran head-on into the ambush of the Liberation Army, which had been fortified for a long time. The ambush of the Liberation Army rose up, with drums and drums blaring and flags flying in all directions.
The Jin army was shocked and immediately collapsed. They did not gather into an army formation at all. They were directly overwhelmed by the cavalry of the Liberation Army and became a lamb to be slaughtered.
After losing more than a thousand people, the Jin army collapsed completely. They dropped their weapons and surrendered on the spot, crying for mercy. In the end, more than 10,000 people were captured.
Yelu Yuanyi rushed south to Hejian Mansion according to his own plan. He did not encounter any troops of the Liberation Army. This was an area he had sent people to explore before, so he confirmed that it was safe.
Then he continued to follow his plan, turning back to the north, trying to return to Baoding from Renqiu along the Hutuo River - Baoding is an important forward base, with a large amount of grain and military supplies stored, and it is heavily guarded, so it must be very safe.
Therefore, there is a high probability that there will be no problems with this road, and the Liberation Army certainly did not expect that he would turn back from the road they took and escape smoothly.
But as the saying goes, life will be unsatisfactory nine times out of ten. Yelu Yuanyi never expected that when he was heading north, he would bump into the Xuanjia Army led by Wei Kexian who was returning to Hejian as planned.
The Xuanjia Army followed Su Yonglin north to Renqiu, preparing for a tough battle, but the tough battle failed and the Jin Army retreated.
Later, they came back and went to Dacheng County. They did not come to Renqiu. Su Yonglin decided to lead the cavalry in mobile warfare and asked Wei Ke to dig more pits near Renqiu County and destroy all roads and bridges before returning to Hejian Mansion.
It happened that Wei Ke was on his way back after completing Su Yonglin's strategy of weakening the enemy, and bumped into Yelu Yuanyi who was running hastily. Both sides were shocked and didn't know why they met each other.
Wei Kexian was surprised and thought that this Jin army had done something in Hejian Mansion.
He was very worried, but calmed down and immediately ordered the army to form a formation, preparing for a bloody battle with the Jin army.
The other side is all cavalry, numbering in the thousands, while our side is all infantry except for a small number of personal guards. If we don't form a formation, this battle will not be fought.
However, Wei Kexian and the Xuanjia Army are no longer what they used to be. They are no longer the rookie troops they were before, but elite divisions that have experienced several bloody battles.
After the general gave an order, all units immediately formed formations and prepared for a bloody battle.
Wei Ke was surprised first, while Yelu Yuanyi was simply scared.
Because he was escaping for his life, he was already frightened. He was always worried that he would encounter the troops of the Liberation Army. This escape was also a risky move. If something went wrong, he and the three thousand cavalry would most likely be annihilated on the spot. Not one can survive.
He was scared.
So after bumping into the Xuanjia Army led by Wei Kexian, he was terrified and thought that his escape plan had been discovered by the commander of the Liberation Army, so he sent troops to intercept him.
So he turned around and ran away with almost no hesitation, leaving Wei Ke, who was preparing for a fierce battle, confused.
what's the situation?
Do not hit?
Why did you turn around and run away?
Although he had many doubts, Wei Kexian did not choose to pursue him. His troops were all infantry and could not pursue him.
He could only lead his troops to continue to advance towards the river, carefully searching for the enemy as he advanced, for fear that the Jin Army cavalry would turn back and continue to attack him.
Wei Ke was overly worried at first, because Yelu Yuanyi led his troops to turn around and ran back not far, when they were hit by the Huben battalion cavalry led by Su Yonglin himself.
The Huben camp charged without saying a word, giving the Jin Army cavalry a head-on blow.
The Jin Army cavalry were originally panicked because they were retreating as if they were running away. They were severely frightened when they encountered the fierce formation of the Xuanjia Army. They followed Yelu Yuanyi and fled desperately. The order was disrupted. The child hit the tip of Su Yonglin's spear.
