October 22nd, dusk, Anzhou? Fang battlefield.

Zhong Xin, the general general of the First Army of the East Lake, and Hai Dongqing, the general general general of the Fifth Army, received an order from the commander. Due to the adjustment of the combat deployment, the commander required the Donghu Gate to stay until midnight tonight, and then retreated to Guifang City one after another according to the pre-determined plan.

Zhong Xin and Hai Dongqing were quite surprised. The war between the ghost side had begun, and the alliance troops had entered the combat position. The fierce battle on Donghu Shu had been fighting for an afternoon. They had issued an order to withdraw from the battle after entering the dusk. At this critical moment, the commander-in-chief changed his plan and asked them to stay in Donghu Shu until midnight. Why? Where did something happen? Was the Xi tribe turned against him at the battle? But guessing the specific reason for the incident was meaningless. For Donghu Shu, the most urgent task was to immediately draw up a new defensive countermeasure according to the commander-in-chief, and do your best to block the Turkic attacks. At any cost, you should hold on for three more hours.

As the commander-in-chief of the East Lake garrison, Zhong Xin immediately issued an order to the army. If the situation changes, the retreat will be temporarily suspended. He asked the soldiers of each army to continue their efforts and fight bloody battles, and to never retreat. He also asked the general manager of each army to rush to the fortress to discuss the matter immediately.

After giving the order, Zhong Xin turned around and looked at Hai Dongqing, frowned slightly, and wanted to speak but stopped.

Hai Dongqing stood in front of the map, holding his arms, thinking intently, as if he felt Zhong Xin's gaze. He turned slightly and looked at Zhong Xin, and both saw anxiety and worry in each other's eyes.

"Donald Ming was too optimistic about the battle situation of Donghu Shou?" Hai Dongqing spoke first, "Did he know that the Turks were constantly rushing into the battlefield and attacking hard, and our losses were getting bigger and bigger?"

"Of course this is in the consideration of Ming Gong." Zhong Xin frowned deeply and said slowly, "The reason why we change plans at the time of battle is to make us pay a greater price to block the enemy, it must be that some major change has seriously affected the victory or defeat of this battle and our plan for the northern expedition."

Hai Dongqing thought for a moment and shook his head, "I still think Ming Gong is too optimistic." He couldn't openly question Li Fengyun's orders, so he could only express his thoughts tactfully.

"Today, the Turkic people's offensive was too fierce. Knowing that we were heavily defending, they still had the best efforts to attack at all costs. There were no two goals. One was to have a feint attack, bluff, and quickly figure out our weaknesses and reality so as to come up with effective countermeasures and go down in one go; the other was to rely on our strong strength to destroy us, and directly wipe us out of the city, so that the ghost could only get it."

Speaking of this, Haidongqing took a step forward, pointed to the Guifang City on the map, and then took the Guifang as the center, and stroked left and right to connect the flat pine forest, Guifang and Songshan together. "If a person is a Turkic person, knowing that the main force of the opponent is all restrained by the Xi tribe in Wulio Water, and knowing that the opponent may receive support from the Great Wall, carefully weigh the pros and cons. The best strategy is to attack the enemy unintentionally, and capture the Guifang at the fastest speed. Then, with the Guifang as the center, the flat pine forest and Songshan as the pinnacle, to build a solid line of defense. In this way, you can attack and retreat and defend, and at the least, you can block the opponent in Anzhou, ensure the safety of the two sides of the Wuluo River, and ensure that the benefits of the Northeast are not subject to major losses."

Zhong Xinxin understood and thoughtless. Hai Dongqing's meaning was very straightforward. The Turks' purpose of attacking Donghushi at this moment was to cause severe damage to their own side, to wipe out their own army outside Guifang City, and then take down Guifang City in one go. Hai Dongqing's idea should come from the highest decision-making level of the alliance. Before, Hai Dongqing garrisoned Fangcheng and was fortunate to participate in the alliance's decision-making level discussion. The decision to fight against Ruoluo Shui in the north was decided during that discussion.

The reason why all forces of the alliance unanimously passed this decision and rushed to the north despite all difficulties was based on this pessimistic prediction of the situation in the Northeast. Once the Gui side was captured by the Turks, the alliance army trapped Anzhou, and the prospects were very bleak. He had to do his best to seek the initiative before the Turks launched a large-scale counterattack. From this perspective, in the next three hours, the enemy and our sides are very likely to suffer losses in the East Lake garrison.

Zhong Xin hesitated for a moment and said, "Perhaps Ming Gong asked us to stick to midnight's intention to fight against the Turks to both sides."

Hai Dongqing shook his head apart and vetoed it, "It's impossible."

"This time, the main force of the Southeast Teeth Banner of the Chi is here, and its strength is strong. Even if we successfully encircle, the battle between the two sides will be a loss-win situation." Zhong Xin defended without hesitation, "Of course, both sides do not want to be both defeated. But once the fierce battle begins, both sides will be red in their eyes. Who can guarantee that the situation will not be out of control? Once the control is out of control, the losses will be immeasurable. Therefore, Ming Gong is very likely to use small gains to make big money, and at the cost of our insistence on the East Lake garrison to fight the Turks, bit off a piece of flesh from the Turks, make the opponent fear and retreat, look forward and keep his feet away, and wait for the siege to be completed, the opponent will definitely not dare to fight the decisive battle and flee in panic."

Hai Dongqing shook his head firmly, "Ming Gong has always exchanged the greatest victory at the smallest price. It is impossible to sacrifice thousands of soldiers for a heavy victory. Especially the northern expedition is imperative, and military morale, morale and strength are indispensable. Therefore, even if you want to bite a piece of the Turks in this battle and to hurt the Turks, it is impossible to achieve this goal in the battlefield of Donghuzhang when the war begins."

Zhong Xin was not convinced, and he still had to defend himself. Hai Dongqing raised his hand to stop him, "Your mood, I understand, you have been suppressed and beaten by the Turks, and you can't raise your head, you are in a mess, you have lost in a row, and thousands of soldiers have buried their bones in the snow field, so they are eager to avenge and to save face. All of these are understandable, but you must obey the overall situation. The purpose of this battle is to create conditions for the Northern Expedition of the Ruoluo River, and it aims to repel the Turks, rather than fighting with the Turks, which affects and even destroys the Northern Expedition plan."

Zhong Xin's true thoughts were seen through by Hai Dongqing, which was a little embarrassed, but he still argued with reason. "This is the order of Ming Gong. We must stick to it until midnight. If the Turks continue to attack and 30,000 control strings swarm, we can only fight to the death and never retreat. Even if the entire army is wiped out, we will do whatever we want."

Now it is covered with snow, and the visibility at night has increased greatly, and it is equipped with the conditions for attacking overnight. According to Haidongqing's speculation, the Turks wanted to capture the ghost side as quickly as possible, and tried to capture the enemy's blocking of Donghu Shou in one net. Then they would inevitably launch a large-scale attack tonight, and there was no possibility of a truce after entering dusk. When Li Fengyun issued this order, he must consider that the Turks had the possibility of attacking overnight, so Zhong Xin's speculation was reasonable. He did not make any mistakes in executing this order without fail.

Hai Dongqing participated in the alliance's decision-making military discussion, and was very clear about the purpose of this battle and knew Li Fengyun's intentions. Zhong Xin had been blocking the Turks on the Taoshui defense line, and he knew very little about the secrets of the top leaders. This time he was ordered to lure the enemy because he had to keep it secret and could not tell the soldiers below about the reason for the retreat, which caused the soldiers to fight very frustrated, and he was even more complaining about Zhong Xin, the commander-in-chief of the front line, which also had a serious impact on Zhong Xin's psychology.

Hai Dongqing was not good at arguing with Zhong Xin to avoid being out of control, so he changed his method of persuasion, "Ming Gong ordered us to stick to midnight and delay the Turks' capture of the East Lake garrison. In fact, it was to delay the Turks' three hours of killing to the Guifang City, and the alliance army delayed the siege for three hours. In other words, no matter what method we use, as long as we achieve this goal."

Zhong Xin nodded. If he wanted to achieve this goal, what other good ways would he do besides fighting to death and never give up?

"Three hours, for the Turks, it means killing to the Guifang City midnight today, or killing to the Guifang City early tomorrow morning tomorrow. How big is the difference?" Hai Dongqing asked again.

Zhong Xin pondered and said nothing. The difference between them was not big, but the key problem was that the Turks did not know that they would evacuate Donghu Gate after three hours. Of course, they had to attack fiercely, and annihilate the living power of Guifang City outside the city.

"I think there is not much difference." Hai Dongqing asked and answered himself, "What's more important is that the Turks are definitely unwilling to fight both sides. The northern barbarians outside the frontier were wind and electric, coming and going like the wind, and they fought as if they were raiding, which was speed. They never did anything to kill a thousand enemies and destroy themselves by themselves. So I can say with certainty that the fierce attacks of the Turks at this moment were all bluffing, and the purpose was to find out our virtual and realities. As long as we use the tricks, pretend to be afraid, and flee in panic, the Turks mistakenly thought that if they figured out our virtual and realities, they would be able to effectively delay the Turks' offensive and delay their time to capture the Donghu Shou."

Zhong Xin pondered for a moment, his mind moved, and then asked, "Where will the plan come out?"

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As the evening approached, Chijisai Ashinadula received an urgent report. The situation of the war in the East Lake garrison suddenly changed. A Central Tu infantry could not resist its own fierce attack, evacuated the fortress, and fled in panic.

"Have you ever seen the banner of the fleeing enemy army? Whose flag is it?" Asuna Duna immediately asked.

"Zhong Xin, the first army of the alliance, old opponent." Suni Aswin, who came to report the message, sneered, "It must be that the losses were heavy and irresistible. I was worried that the entire army would be wiped out after being surrounded by us, so I fled in panic."

Ashinaduo's expressionless face turned to look at Daganshi Alimen, "It moves all over. Since Zhong Xin took the lead in escaping the battlefield, it will inevitably shake the morale of the enemy."

As soon as Shi Alimen heard it, he understood that Ashi Nadula believed that his side had achieved his goal and did not want to continue to attack fiercely. The current losses are still within the scope of tolerance, so no matter how much they are, it will not work.

"Can Zhong Xin's active evacuation prove that there are no more enemy troops in Guifang City?" Shi Alimen asked calmly.

Aswin said nothing, and this question could not be answered.

Ashinadula's face looked a little ugly. Shi Alimen said it tactfully, in fact, it was to refute him that the attack had not yet achieved its goal and that the attack must continue to attack. But in fact, Ashinadula has already been in a dilemma. Regardless of whether there are any enemy troops in Guifang City, the tenacious blockade of the more than 10,000 enemies in Donghushi in front of him will be enough to make the Turkic army pay a considerable price. Then, if there are heavy casualties in the end, even if Guifang City is captured, it will be no more rewarding. If the Middle-earth people launch a large-scale counterattack, Guifang City will be lost again, and Ashinadula will be defeated in this battle, which completely goes against his original intention of sending troops to Anzhou.

"Continue to attack." Shi Alimen waved his hand, and his tone was firm, "The Middle-earth people are cunning and full of tricks, but they are vulnerable in the face of absolute strength."

Aswin looked at Asuna Duna and waited for his decision.

"Attack the two wings." Ashinadula said decisively after thinking for a moment, "to make a siege to force the enemy to abandon the city and flee."
Chapter completed!