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When Xu Chang heard the sound of the horn from the opposite side, his first reaction was the sudden attack of the Northwest Army. Although he was a little surprised, he was not in a panic. After all, he had followed Chilian Electric for many years, although he had not learned the essence of Chilian Electric's use of soldiers , but the formation of troops is very skillful. In order to prevent the Northwest Army from sneaking at night, the Liaodong Army is in the shape of a character, the central army is concave, and the two wings are slightly stretched forward. Otherwise, if you attack any road, you will be able to get quick support from the other two roads.

Mounted the horse and went to the front, but found that even the shadow of the Northwest Army was not seen. The Pegasus arrived on the Yellow Ridge. Although the soldiers and horses camped by the mountains, they still sent outposts on the mountains to monitor the Northwest in the distance. barracks.

"What's the situation over there?" Xu Chang immediately asked when he saw the sentry post after going up the mountain.

The sentry had reported back: "They blew their horns, but nothing happened."

Xu Chang had already looked into the distance, and when he saw that the Northwest Army was still camped on the opposite side, and there was no sign of an attack, he was slightly relieved, but then frowned, Zhao You had also arrived at Xu Chang's side, and said in doubt : "What the hell is the Northwest Army doing?"

Xu Chang sneered and said, "It's just a matter of self-improvement. It seems that they are also ready to attack. They want to attack, but they don't dare...!"

Zhao You was thoughtful, and suddenly asked the sentinel: "Have you always been staring at the soldiers and horses to the west?"

"Yes, from yesterday to now, we have been taking turns watching." The soldier replied, "After they stopped to camp, they stayed there without moving."

Seeing Zhao You's serious expression, Xu Chang asked, "Old Fourteen, did you find anything?"

Zhao You asked without answering, "Brother, do you send scouts to patrol around?"

"That's natural." Xu Chang said: "Arranging formations and scouts cruising, this is the common sense of marching, how could I forget? Except for the west end, I sent scouts to the north and south flanks, at least within fifty miles. post."

Zhao You showed a worried look: "Brother, the army is marching, and you are exploring the road on horseback. Is it the farthest place to patrol within fifty miles?"

"It's not possible to send out cavalry to search for hundreds of miles, right?" Xu Chang said: "If you really go so far, if you really want to find out the situation, it will be too late for the scouts to come back and report."

"Fifty miles...!" Zhao You stared at the Northwest Army Camp in the distance, and finally said: "Myna, let's retreat quickly...!"

Seeing Zhao You's worried eyes, Xu Chang frowned and said, "Old Fourteen, why have you been thinking of withdrawing your troops? We have more troops than them, and the confrontation between the two armies is just the time to boost morale." ...!"

"Brother, I have been restless since yesterday." Zhao Youdao: "You said that two thousand cavalrymen from the northwest appeared in front of us, and then camped to confront each other without moving. What is their purpose?"

"Purpose?" Xu Chang frowned and said, "If you say that, we didn't act rashly, we were just testing each other."

"No." Zhao You shook his head, "Their purpose is to attract our attention. If I guessed correctly, the northwest cavalry only sent 2000 people. It's definitely not that their cavalry is insufficient, but... .It has an ulterior purpose."

"An ulterior purpose?"

"If they have too many troops, equal to or even superior to ours, what will myna choose?" Zhao You asked, "Should we continue to stay here, or withdraw immediately?"

Xu Chang thought for a while, and said: "For the sake of safety, it is natural to withdraw the troops as soon as possible."

"Myna is right. If there are only a thousand soldiers and eight hundred soldiers on the other side, what will myna choose?"

"Of course I swallowed it in one gulp." Xu Chang didn't even think about it, "Even the two thousand cavalrymen, I am going to eat them too."

Zhao You sighed: "That's it. They have too many soldiers and horses, and we will withdraw our troops. They have too few soldiers and horses. Maybe we can't bear it. We fought over yesterday, but they are not too many, just two thousand Because of this, we are unwilling to retreat. If we want to fight over, we have to act cautiously. In the end, we did not retreat, nor advanced, but we confronted them here. Originally, according to the second brother's I ordered to withdraw the troops yesterday, but it was delayed for a whole night, and the troops have not been withdrawn until now...!"

Xu Chang frowned, apparently confused: "Old Fourteen, what do you want to say?"

"Brother, you still don't understand?" Zhao Youdao: "The purpose of the cavalry on the opposite side is probably to delay the night."

"Delay for one night?" Xu Chang was taken aback, and then seemed to understand something, "You mean...they used the whole night to send people to our rear?" At this point, he couldn't help but turned around and asked Looking east.

"Our ranger scouts can only detect a radius of [-] miles. If they detour behind us from [-] miles away, we will definitely not be able to find it." Zhao Youdao.

"But you have to know, if they made a detour from fifty miles away, and then stuck behind us, they would have to walk at least two hundred miles away in one night...!" Xu Chang frowned: "There is no place around here." The terrain is very difficult, and the snow has not yet melted, and the sky is freezing, walking two hundred miles in one night, how...how is this possible?"

Zhao You smiled bitterly and said: "I also hope that my guess is wrong, but no matter what, the eight must immediately order the withdrawal of troops. To be safe, we must withdraw to join the main force...!"

Xu Chang looked stern, hesitated for a moment, and looked at the camp in the northwest, although he was a little unwilling, but he also knew that once Zhao You's conjecture became a reality, the consequences would be disastrous.

"Send the order and withdraw the troops immediately."

The [-] well-trained Liaodong Army immediately packed up after the military order was issued, the front team changed to the rear team, and more than a dozen horse scouts were sent to explore the road east.

Huangling was a whole day's journey from Kou Ying's camp. It was not far, but it was very close. If the Northwest Army suddenly came over at this time, it would be impossible for the main cavalry corps in Liaodong to show up in time for reinforcements.

In order to prevent the Northwest cavalry behind him from chasing after him, Xu Chang cut off the rear himself.

The soldiers and horses rumbling quickly left Huangling and retreated to the east. They only traveled less than a dozen miles. Zhao You, who was leading the horse, saw several cavalry figures appearing in front of him, and they were galloping towards the horse.

"Report, there are northwest cavalry in the east...!" Before they approached, the cavalry had already shouted loudly: "They are coming here...!"

Zhao You's heart sank, but he could see clearly that those figures were the Liaodong scouts sent out.

The scouts approached, rolled off their horses, and reported: "Report, a scout team of Northwest cavalry appeared in the east. They...they happened to collide with us, and they have already fought. There are many of them. We...we Injured several brothers."

"How many people can you find out?" Zhao You looked solemn.

"Before we got close to their main force, we were already blocked by their scouts. We lost a few brothers and finally retreated." The scout said, "We were still chasing just now, but now we can't see anyone."

Zhao You was even more surprised in his heart. Although he guessed that the Northwest Army might deliberately delay the time and take this as an opportunity for the main cavalry to detour to the rear, he still had a little luck in his heart. After all, what Xu Chang said was right. It is not an easy task to detour two hundred miles overnight in the winter covered with freezing snow, but now that I heard the report, I realized that what I was most worried about has become a reality.

Zhao Youwei pondered, and immediately ordered the whole army to stop advancing. Pegasus arrived at the rear, found Xu Chang, and informed Xu Chang of the discovery of the enemy's situation. how many people?"

"Our scout team encountered their scout team, and the two sides fought. The scout team only saw their scouts, but not their main force." Zhao Youdao: "But since the Northwest Army's scouts appeared behind, then their main force It is very likely that they have already detoured to our rear...!"

"Old Fourteen, what do you think we should do?" Xu Chang frowned.

"The enemy's situation is unknown." Zhao Youdao: "Brother, in my opinion, we are not far from the Yellow Ridge, we retreat now, there is still time...!"

"Withdraw to Huangling?"

"Yes, Huangling is condescending, and the terrain is dangerous. We retreat to Huangling, where we can defend against the enemy." Zhao Youdao: "The road behind has been blocked, and it is impossible to send people for help. We can only hold on to Huangling first and wait for the second time." Brother found that something was wrong, and sent reinforcements. If Second Brother didn’t see us returning for a long time, he would know that we had encountered an accident, and he would definitely send reinforcements to rescue us quickly...!"

Xu Changdao: "There is a lot of flat land here. If you really want to say, only Huangling is a good place to stick to...!" He frowned and said: "But we don't know the enemy's situation. If they don't have many troops, let's retreat at this time. Could it be the opposite and fall into their trap? We only know that there are scouts from the Northwest Army over there, but we haven't found their main force...!"

"Brother, are you going to continue to retreat to the east?" Zhao Youdao: "But if there is really the main force of the northwest cavalry over there, we can't break through, and if we think about turning back, the northwest cavalry behind will probably take the lead in occupying Huangling. If so, we......!"

Xu Chang knew that the military situation was urgent, so he couldn't hesitate at this time. After thinking about it for a while, he felt that in the situation where the enemy's situation was unknown, it was better to retreat and occupy Huangling first. He quickly leaned towards Huangling, and within a moment, he saw Huangling approaching. At this moment, he heard the sound of horseshoes coming from his face. Xu Chang's eyes were stern. Coming here is also approaching Huangling.

"They want to rob Huangling!" Xu Chang was startled, knowing that if the other party really took Huangling, there was no danger to defend, and the consequences would be unimaginable. Holding the knife in his hand, he said sharply: "Brothers, grab it!" Huangling, go!"