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Chapter 653 0648 [Various options for withdrawal](2/2)

Among the Jin Kingdom's Xiaoqi and Qingqi who survived, many were wounded by arrows.

Currently, Wanyan Loushi can command only 1,600 Hezha Mengan, more than 1,700 Liaodong Han infantry, more than 4,400 Jin Kingdom valiant cavalry, and more than 900 Jurchen and prairie light cavalry.

In total, there are only about 8,700 people left.

On the Ming army's side, there were only more than 2,000 casualties, and most of them were slightly wounded by arrows.

Most of those who were actually killed or seriously injured were from Wu Jie's troops guarding the mountain. Including the unlucky ones in Queyue Formation, the total number of people killed and seriously injured by the Ming army was only over 160.

"Send the order, the whole army will pursue slowly!"

"Wu Jie's troops will stay to clean the battlefield, and then retreat to Zhao Jianzi's camp and guard the baggage with the civilians!" Zhang Guangdao began to give the order.

The shield bearer was in front, and the soldiers from each department began to advance outward.

The artillerymen dismantled the wooden cannon and cleaned the gunpowder in the gunpowder. Four people carried a gun barrel and two people carried a gun mount. The remaining artillery auxiliary soldiers moved the stone bullets and gunpowder into the boxcar and dragged and pushed the boxcar to follow.

The troops advance.

"Wanhu, the Ming army is chasing us!"

Wanyan Loushi had only retreated two or three miles when he received news that the Ming army was pursuing him.

He rode back to check it out in person and became a little hesitant.

Half an hour ago, he would have fought back with his entire army without hesitation, harassed, lured, and destroyed the Ming army's pursuit formation, and then the cavalry would have gone out to annihilate these enemies.

But now, Wanyan Loushi is thinking about whether he can really win and whether the enemy coach is playing another trick.

He rode a horse and stood on a small hill, observing the movements of the Ming army for a long time.

It was found that the pursuit speed of the Ming army was extremely slow. Each unit advanced in an expanded formation. Every time they advanced dozens or hundreds of steps, they would stop and regroup before moving on.

Needless to say, as long as the Jin soldiers dared to fight back, the Ming army would quickly form a chariot formation.

"Da da da……"

A team of fast horses galloped over: "Wanhu, the cavalry of the Ming Army are heading towards our camp!"

This is to block the retreat route of the Jin soldiers and seize or burn the Jin soldiers' food and grass.

Wen Du Sizhong said: "The Ming cavalry's hiding place is more than ten miles away. They can go straight north to attack our camp. It will take time to come back to report the news. It is estimated that the enemy cavalry is close to the camp now!"

The generals had already figured out the nearby terrain, and Wanyan Shengguo said: "The people guarding the camp are all Yu County garrison. I'm afraid they won't be able to guard it for long. Even if they can guard it, it will be difficult to cooperate with us in the battle. The Ming army cavalry only needs

Block the entrance of the valley and drag us there. When the Ming army's infantry formation comes after us, our army will be attacked from both front and rear."

Po Luhuo said: "The Ming army's cavalry is attacking our camp. We can attack the Ming army's cavalry's hiding place. From there, we can go eastward to Chengtian Village, or we can go to Hebei via Jingxing!"

Wanyan Loushi shook his head: "If the road to Chengtian Village is impassable, there must be Ming troops blocking the city!"

Of course there are people blocking it. Yao Pingzhong's four thousand soldiers are there.

Yao Pingzhong only had to hold on for a few hours before the main force of the Ming army arrived and blocked the Jin soldiers in the valley.

Zhang Guangdao has been planning the battlefield for more than a year, and the terrain of dozens of miles in radius has been repeatedly calculated and carefully considered.

Wen Du Sizhong added: "Some of the mountains in the northwest are not too steep. You can climb them quickly as long as you abandon your horses. You can walk without abandoning your horses, but the speed will be very slow. The whole army can lead the horses to climb up, and Xiaoqi can dismount.

Defend the mountain on foot and cover the entire army as they slowly withdraw, but the food and grass in the camp will be taken away."

Wanyan Loushi shook his head: "Dismount and retreat over the mountain. You said the speed will be very slow. Then the Ming army cavalry can attack and harass. Wait for the Ming army infantry to arrive on the battlefield. Then we will fight infantry on the mountain. Ming army soldiers

If there are too many, we will suffer a loss if we fight on foot in the mountains."

"There is no need to discuss it further," Wanyan Loushi looked to the northeast, "The Ming army cavalry attacking the camp only has four to five thousand in total. Let's kill them from there!"
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