"What's going on? Why did the Jin army start to retreat?" Zhu Di, who was in the middle of the battle, wiped away the blood splashed on his face and couldn't help but began to wonder.
In the previous battle, his troops were clearly on par with the Jin army, so there was no reason for the Jin army to retreat at this time.
Therefore, Zhu Di's first reaction was that this was a Jin army's strategy to lure the enemy deeper. It was precisely because of this that Zhu Di did not dare to continue to press forward with troops rashly.
"General, general..." A deputy general seemed to have discovered something and pointed in a direction with some surprise.
Zhu Di glanced around and saw that at the place where the advancing troops had just retreated, thousands of barbarians were rushing towards their direction as if they were running for their lives.
Feeling the slight vibration on the ground, Zhu Di knew that a large group of cavalry was definitely arriving, even if he hadn't seen what was behind these barbarians. If it weren't for the large group of cavalry, it would be impossible to cause such a movement.
At the same time, the Jin troops who retreated before did not really retreat. They were still looking at Zhu Di with eager eyes. When these barbarian troops disrupt Zhu Di's military formation, these Jin troops will join forces with Huo Qubing, swarm forward, and completely annihilate Zhu Di's troops.
"No, stop now, ask them to stop!" Zhu Di said anxiously, he finally understood the Jin army's evil intentions.
"Quick, let them move to both sides of our army!" Zhu Di loudly ordered the surrounding soldiers, asking them to shout loudly toward the front.
However, these barbarian soldiers were already panicking and just wanted to escape for their lives. They didn't care about what Zhu Di had people shouting. Moreover, as long as these barbarian soldiers felt that they were straying from their direction, Huo Qubing would immediately order his cavalry to push these barbarian soldiers back.
"General, let the brothers give the order to shoot arrows! Don't let these broken troops attack!" A deputy general suggested helplessly.
When encountering this kind of situation, even if it is one of your own people, the best way is to kill them ruthlessly and force these people to take a detour with a rain of arrows.
Otherwise, these panicked barbarian troops will definitely smash their military formation into pieces. By then, they will really be defeated and will have no choice but to run away with these barbarian troops!
After hearing this suggestion, Zhu Di almost slapped the deputy general on the spot for even daring to come up with such a bad suggestion!
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, father and son, are definitely father and son. They share the same blood. When it comes to cruelty, they can be ranked among all the emperors.
Among the thirty-four founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang is said to have killed thirty of them. According to incomplete statistics, Zhu Yuanzhang killed more than 160,000 people in total during his thirty-one years in office. The "Hu Weiyong Case" and the "Lanyu Case" are even more famous.
As for Zhu Di, just being a member of the Zhu Shi Clan can be seen.
Therefore, it is naturally impossible for Zhu Di to refuse to shoot arrows at these people because he is soft-hearted. If it is really beneficial and can really win the final battlefield victory, Zhu Di will definitely kill all these people without blinking an eye.
However, from a military perspective, this is indeed what should be done. However, Zhu Di could not only consider this issue from a military perspective, but also had to consider it from a diplomatic perspective. And Zhu Di was not only a general, so he could not only think about the issue from the perspective of a general.
These soldiers and horses were not his men, but Liu Che's men. If he ordered the arrows to be fired, how could Liu Che let them go after receiving the news.
Maybe Liu Che also understood that he did this for the sake of the overall battle situation, but Liu Che would still find trouble with him because of this matter. From Liu Che's point of view, if his soldiers and horses were killed by others without saying anything, How can anyone be willing to serve him faithfully in the future?
In this kind of battle, if the princes on both sides, as the main force, get dirty at this time, it will be like sticking their heads out to be chopped off by the Jin army!
Therefore, from a military perspective, Zhu Di should fire arrows decisively at this time to stop these defeated barbarians. But from a diplomatic perspective, he was absolutely unable to issue this order.
Only Yang Su was qualified to give this order, but he simply couldn't wait until that time. After they notified Yang Su to come over, it was enough for these barbarians to tear through their military formation several times.
"Retreat, retreat!" Zhu Di took one last look at the battlefield bitterly, and then ordered with full reluctance.
Since they can't be killed, if they continue to fight, they will definitely lose. It's better to retreat temporarily and conserve more strength.
"Lord, the direction of the military flag has changed!" In the rear area, the general who was observing the battlefield situation at any time reported to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Xiu and others did not dare to neglect. They climbed to a high place and took a look. Sure enough, the direction of Zhu Di's military flag had changed.
"Hey, we still lost the first battle!" Yang Su sighed.
In ancient cold weapon battles, these experienced battlefield generals could already tell a lot from the changes in the flags of both sides.
"Don't worry, Mr. Chu, just fighting like this doesn't mean anything!" Liu Yu said confidently, and they must also be confident. If these leaders lose their confidence, how can the people below have the fighting spirit?
Moreover, unlike the two princes Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Che, Liu Xiu and Liu Yu have no room for reversal in this battle. If they lose this battle, they will have no future.
They in Jingbei have had a lot of misfortunes over the years. From the Yellow Turbans, the Xiang clan, Yuan Shu, to Xiang Yu, and now Li Xiang, they have hardly been at peace for so many years.
"Order the three thousand battalions to dispatch and press forward to cover our retreat!" Zhu Yuanzhang ordered a general beside him.
The most urgent task at the moment is to bring back these tens of thousands of troops. As long as the soldiers and horses are still there, there will be a turning point no matter what happens next!
"You're running fast enough!" Huo Qubing looked at Zhu Di who was starting to retreat, and couldn't help but said angrily.
When Zhu Di retreated, Huo Qubing did not pursue him. The enemy's formation was obviously not in disorder and they retreated in an orderly manner. If they could easily catch up, they might not be able to take advantage.
Moreover, even if Huo Qubing didn't think much about Zhu Di's retreat, he could guess that there would be large forces from the rear to respond. Today was just a test battle, and it was not the time for a full-scale war yet.
Besides, Zhu Di is not the only enemy on the battlefield. These barbarians did not retreat as smoothly as Zhu Di. It is better to take this opportunity to kill these barbarians with all their strength.
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