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Zhao Yuan suddenly realized and said, "Then please let General Huyan Zhuo and General Hua Rong lead their troops to continue pursuing the Song army."
"We must ensure that they cannot regroup their defeated troops today."
Huyan Zhuo commanded a force of ten thousand men.
Hua Rong, on the other hand, took over from Zhang Qing and led a thousand cavalrymen.
The two immediately led their troops around the Song army camp.
Sweep through the back.
The other generals led their troops to drive the prisoners back to their camp.
This battle,
Daliang captured more than 20,000 Song soldiers.
Li Congji and his three companions watched as the Liangshan troops retreated.
Only then did they arrive at the central command tent.
Seeing that Cai You had woken up,
He also breathed a sigh of relief.
If Cai You dies in battle
Then this battle cannot continue.
They were also subject to punishment by imperial decree.
Li Congji saw Cai You lying there motionless.
He said to the doctor next to him,
"Is the gentleman's injury serious?"
The doctor said, "Sir, your armor is excellent; the iron arrow pierced through it."
"The wound wasn't deep, but the jolting of the warhorse on the way back widened it,"
"However, no bones or tendons were injured,"
"The blood loss wasn't much; she'll recover in a few days."
Chapter 1650 Let's Retreat
Cai You likely fainted from the pain.
Of course, the doctor didn't dare to say this.
"what!"
When Cai You heard that Li Congji and his men had arrived,
He then shifted his body.
He also really wanted to play the hero.
However, the pain in his back still made him groan softly.
I dared not move my body any further.
He simply turned his head and said,
"Have the Liangshan bandits retreated?"
Li Congji nodded and said, "I'll back out."
Cai You breathed a sigh of relief.
How many soldiers are left in the main camp?
"More than 37,000."
While holding the main camp just now,
Li Congji had already had officers at all levels take inventory.
However, he didn't finish his sentence.
These 37,000-plus men were soldiers under the command of ten military governors.
The current organizational structure is in disarray.
Their fighting strength is probably not even as good as their entire force of 20,000 men.
Cai You heard that only these few troops remained.
He was so frightened that his face changed color.
"Then wouldn't our troops be fewer than those of the Liangshan bandits?"
Li Congji saw that Cai You looked fearful.
"A significant portion of the army has fled in disarray,"
"As long as Your Excellency issues an order to the Prefect of Guangji Army to gather his troops,"
"At least tens of thousands of troops can be gathered back."
Cai You's expression softened slightly, but he then said,
Wouldn't it be faster for us to directly gather the routed troops?
"Guangji Army is still more than two hundred li away from here,"
"They gathered their defeated troops and then came back."
"It will take at least two days, right?"
Li Congji said helplessly.
"Just now, the Liangshan bandits sent another troop of soldiers to launch a surprise attack from the rear."
"I'm afraid the routed soldiers will be driven dozens of miles away,"
"We are no longer able to rally the defeated troops."
Upon hearing this, Cai You
His expression changed drastically again.
"Then we won't be able to gather the routed soldiers,"
"What should we do if the Liangshan bandits attack in the next two days?"
"It would be better for the entire army to break camp and retreat to Guangji Army,"
"After gathering the defeated troops, we will then wipe out the Liangshan bandits."
Upon hearing this, Li Congji
"Withdrawing troops without the Emperor's decree,"
"I'm afraid the imperial court will punish them."
This expedition,
Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) attached great importance to this.
He personally planned the daily marching routes for the army.
That's why Cai You didn't slow down the army's pace.
If Cai You hadn't listened to the advice of the ten military governors...
He spoke with Zhao Ji for a while,
It's likely that the arrogant Emperor Huizong of Song (Zhao Ji) would have already drawn up the battle formation.
Since the Song Dynasty,
The emperor would often bestow battle formations upon his generals.
The general leading the troops arrived at the designated battlefield.
The troops were deployed according to the battle formation bestowed by the Emperor to engage the enemy in a decisive battle.
However, the information provided by the imperial court was often inaccurate.
Many times, after the generals arrived at the battlefield,
They would then discover that the terrain of the battlefield made it impossible to deploy troops according to the emperor's battle plan.
Let's change tactics.
Not to mention that most generals wouldn't have the courage to disobey an imperial order,
The army often included supervisors appointed by the emperor.
Most of these military supervisors were "dutiful and responsible".
A eunuch who wants to be a high-ranking official even with a chicken feather in his hand.
How could anyone agree to let the general arbitrarily change the battle formation bestowed by the emperor?
Therefore, the general had no choice but to disregard the terrain.
Arrange the troops according to the battle formation diagram bestowed by the Emperor.
The result is therefore predictable.
It can be said that many of the defeats were due to the emperor's battle plans.
Therefore, after arriving in Tokyo at the tenth day of the tenth month...
He then explained the pros and cons to Cai You in detail.
Chapter 1651 Holding the Line
Let Cai You rely on the emperor's favor,
They stopped the high-spirited Emperor Huizong.
Previously, when Huyan Zhuo and Guan Sheng led troops to conquer Liangshan,
They were all dispatched by the ministers who were about to be defeated.
Therefore, no military supervisor or battle formation was bestowed upon him.
When Gao Kan led the troops...
Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) even believed that Gao Kan could achieve his goal quickly.
Suppress the Liangshan bandits,
I didn't pay much attention to it.
This time, however, Zhao Ji knew that the four bandits were causing trouble.
His Song Dynasty was already somewhat shaky.
We have to take it seriously.
Therefore, a marching route was carefully planned for Cai You.
Upon hearing this, Cai You also hesitated.
He also knew that Zhao Ji was truly enraged this time.
This military deployment was discussed for many days with the generals of the Privy Council.
Only then was the route determined.
If he retreats like this,
I'm afraid Emperor Huizong (Zhao Ji) really won't let him off the hook.
They had always believed that the world was at peace.
Even if you do something wrong,
Offended Zhao Ji,