Jiang Yingzhao looked at the deputy general and said, "If you go in person, others will be worried."
"Okay." The deputy general nodded in agreement, and then asked what he was most concerned about, "How many troops should I take to surround the rear?"
Jiang Yingzhao said: "Since there is a sneak attack, there should not be too many soldiers and horses. Bring a battalion there. Three thousand soldiers and horses should be enough. I will support you from the front."
"Three thousand?" The deputy general frowned.
The main force of the bandit troops in front is more than 10,000 and nearly 20,000, and only 3,000 soldiers and horses are used for a sneak attack. It is very likely that they will never return.
"I know it's dangerous to do this, but others can't believe it. I can only rest assured if you do it." Jiang Yingzhao kept emphasizing the importance of the other party.
The deputy general frowned and said, "Three thousand is a little less. How about more? How about ten thousand? As long as there are ten thousand soldiers and horses, the general will have enough confidence to hold back the main force of the thieves and win the opportunity for the general to defeat the thieves head-on." Soldier’s time.”
"No." Jiang Yingzhao flatly refused. Then he felt that his words were a bit harsh and said again, "It's not that I don't want to send you more troops to take you away. If there is too much movement, it will attract thieves. Idea, it is very easy to steal the chicken but lose the rice, so in order to successfully eliminate this bandit in front of you, you have to work hard."
As he spoke, he put a hand on the left arm of the deputy general in front of him and patted him affectionately.
If he were the guerrilla commander below, even if he was a general, he wouldn't be so polite and would just give the order directly.
"The risk is too great." The deputy general shook his head.
He allowed Jiang Yingzhao to perform meritorious deeds at his own risk, a risk he was unwilling to take.
Jiang Yingzhao's face darkened, and he said in an unhappy tone: "This is the best way to take down the bandits in front of us. For this reason, someone must take some risks for the victory of this battle."
The deputy general said nothing.
"In this way, if this bandit army can be successfully wiped out, the first credit for this battle will go to you, and your people will also pick up the captured armor and cannons first. How about it?" Jiang Yingzhao saw that the righteousness could not persuade the other party, so he could only Benefits were promised.
The deputy general who heard this said, "Three thousand is just three thousand, but the general will need some cavalry. The number does not need to be too many, just a few hundred will be enough, but these cavalry cannot be counted among the three thousand."
"Must so many cavalry go with us? You have to understand that the more cavalry there are, the harder it is to conceal their whereabouts." Jiang Yingzhao frowned.
He knew in his heart that the cavalry the other party wanted was not for dealing with thieves, but for escaping at critical moments.
The deputy general said: "You can rest assured that there are cavalry following the general. If the general is afraid that the cavalry will reveal his whereabouts, he can wrap cotton cloth on the horse's hooves to reduce the sound of the horse's hooves."
"Okay, I'll do as you say." Although Jiang Yingzhao was not very willing, he knew that if he was not allowed to bring hundreds of cavalry, he would definitely not agree to sneak attack on the flank of the bandits.
The lieutenant general knew how to get things done, so he said: "I will prepare now."
After saying this, he turned around and left without waiting for Jiang Yingzhao to speak.
Seeing this, Jiang Yingzhao knew that he was expressing his dissatisfaction.
Thinking of asking the other party to sneak attack the enemy's flank, he couldn't really blame him for such a trivial matter.
Not long after the deputy general left, a group of soldiers quickly separated from the army and disappeared behind the hillside on one side.
Jiang Yingzhao waited patiently on the slope.
In front of them was the bandit army. The distance between the two sides was not too far. Even if the three thousand soldiers and horses he sent out took a detour to the rear of the bandit army, it would not take too long.
He could afford to wait for this amount of time.
He was not worried about whether the three thousand soldiers and horses taken away by the deputy general would be discovered by the thieves, because the thieves would definitely find out, it was just a matter of time.
As long as it can cause panic among the bandit army, it will be enough for him to get a chance to raid the bandit army.
Using three thousand troops and horses in exchange for victory over an army of nearly twenty thousand thieves was a deal worth doing.
"Report!" The flying cavalry approached from a distance and could not stop. The man on the horse turned over and jumped off the horse. He took a few steps to kneel down in front of Jiang Yingzhao. "Report to the general. A large number of cavalry were found five miles away. They are marching towards my army, and the flag they are sending out is the bandit cavalry that is going to rescue Yongning City."
"Are you saying that the thieves from Yongning are coming? Are you sure you read that correctly?" Jiang Yingzhao's expression suddenly changed.
The person who sent the letter said: "I can see clearly that it is the bandit cavalry."
"Mangui mistook me, Mangui mistook me." Jiang Yingzhao cursed bitterly.
The messenger lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
Man Gui was the commander-in-chief of the army. Jiang Yingzhao, who was also the commander-in-chief, could scold him, but he, a small sentinel, was not qualified to comment on a big shot like the commander-in-chief.
Jiang Yingzhao gritted his teeth and looked at the army of thieves in front of him.
He was about to have a chance to capture this army of thieves, but because Mangui failed to contain the cavalry among the thieves at the foot of Yongning City, he had to fall short.
"retreat!"
Jiang Yingzhao knew that if he continued to stay here, he would be attacked from both sides by the traitors, so he had to issue an order to retreat.
Then, he said to the messenger who was kneeling on the ground: "Go and watch where the thief rides, and send the thief's position back at any time."
"Yes." The messenger agreed, turned around and left quickly.
The messenger ran to notify the army to retreat.
At this time, one of Jiang Yingzhao's soldiers said, "General, do you want to send someone to notify Vice General Li?"
"Arrange someone to notify him!" Jiang Yingzhao nodded in agreement.
Having decided to retreat, there is no need to sacrifice the three thousand soldiers and horses who left.
At this moment, a fast rider came over from a distance.
After approaching Jiang Yingzhao, the rider on horseback jumped off and quickly came to Jiang Yingzhao and said: "General Qi, Vice General Li led his troops back to the camp privately and is now on his way to the camp. "
This person was sent by Jiang Yingzhao to keep an eye on the three thousand soldiers and horses.
The big camp he mentioned was the camp where 50,000 troops were stationed near the river bank when the army surrounded Yongning City.
"He didn't go to the army of thieves?" Jiang Yingzhao asked through gritted teeth, a ball of anger suppressing his heart.
The rider said: "Vice-General Li was indeed planning to go around the rear of the bandit army at first, but then suddenly several scouts came up to them. I don't know what they said, and Vice-General Li suddenly ordered to change direction and rush to the camp."
After hearing the cause of the matter, Jiang Yingzhao understood that someone in the sentry knew that Vice General Li was not here and sent someone to deliver a message to him.
East Li and West Ma.
There are many members of the two surnames among the generals and they are highly valued in the army.
After the slave thieves rebelled, the Li family in Liaodong died and rebelled. Their reputation was no longer what it used to be. However, there were still many generals in the army who were inextricably related to the Li family. Those who were willing to support the Li family at critical moments. Bundle.
Even if Jiang Yingzhao is the commander-in-chief, he should not go too far when facing his deputy general who is from Dongli.
