When Xu Chang heard the sound of trumpets from the opposite side, his first reaction was that the Northwest Army suddenly attacked. Although he was quite surprised, he was not panicked. After all, he had been following Chi Lian Die for many years. Although he had not learned the essence of Chi Lian Die, he was extremely skilled in marching troops. In order to prevent the Northwest Army from sneak attacking at night, the Liaodong Army was in the shape of a font. The central army was concave and the two wings stretched forward slightly. In this way, we should take care of each other. Unless the three enemy troops attacked together, any attack could be quickly supported by the other two routes.

When I got on the front, I found that even the Northwest Army had not seen the shadow of the Northwest Army. At that moment, the Pegasus arrived at Huangling. Although the troops were on the ridge, they still sent a post on the mountain, and they were always monitoring the Northwest Army camp in the distance.

"What's going on over there?" After Xu Chang went up the mountain, he immediately asked when he saw the post.

The sentry had already replied: "They whistled the horn, but there was no movement."

Xu Chang had already looked into the distance. When he saw that the Northwest Army was still camping opposite and there was no sign of attack, he breathed a sigh of relief, but then frowned. At this time, Zhao You had already arrived at Xu Chang and said in confusion: "What the hell is the Northwest Army?"

Xu Chang sneered: "It's just a way to boost his reputation. It seems that they are also ready to attack, but they dare not!"

Zhao You thought something and suddenly asked the sentry: "You have always been staring at the army in the west?"

"Yes, we have been taking turns to staring from yesterday until now." The soldier replied: "After they stopped to camp, they have been staying there without moving."

Seeing Zhao You's expression was solemn, Xu Chang asked, "Old Fourteen, have you discovered something?"

Zhao You asked replies without answering: "Brother, have you sent scouts to patrol nearby?"

"That's natural." Xu Chang said: "Marching and setting up formations, scouts are common sense, how can I forget it? Except for the west end, I sent scouts to the north and south wings, and patrolled the posts within at least fifty miles."

Zhao You showed a look of worry: "Brother, the army is advancing, the ranger explores the way, within fifty miles, is it the farthest place to patrol?"

"It's not like sending a raft to search hundreds of miles, right?" Xu Chang said: "If you really go so far, if you really want to discover the situation, it's too late for the scout to come back to report."

"Fifty miles!" Zhao You stared at the northwest military camp in the distance and finally said, "Brother, let's retreat quickly!"

Seeing Zhao You's eyes showing a worried look, Xu Chang frowned and said, "Old Fourteen, why have you been thinking about withdrawing troops? We have more troops than them. The confrontation between the two armies is the time to increase morale!"

"Brother, I've been restless since yesterday." Zhao You said: "You said that the two thousand cavalrymen in the northwest appeared in front of us, and then stationed in the camp and confronted each other without any action. What is their purpose?"

"Purpose?" Xu Chang frowned and said, "If we say this, we did not act rashly, we were just testing each other."

"No." Zhao You shook his head, "Their purpose is to attract our attention. If I guess correctly, the Northwest cavalry only sent two thousand people, which is definitely not because their cavalry is insufficient, but because they have an ulterior motive."

"An ulterior motive?"

"If they have too many soldiers, equal to ours or even above us, what would the starling choose?" Zhao You asked: "Do you continue to stay here or withdraw your troops immediately?"

Xu Chang thought for a moment and said, "In order to be sure, it is better to withdraw troops as soon as possible."

"The starling is right. If there were only a thousand-eight hundred soldiers on the other side, what would the starling choose?"

"Of course I swallowed it in one bite." Xu Chang didn't think about it, "Even if it was these two thousand cavalrymen, I was going to eat them."

Zhao You sighed: "That's it. If they have too many soldiers, we will withdraw our troops. They have too few soldiers and we may not be able to bear it. They have already fought yesterday, but they are not too many, just two thousand people. Because of this, we are unwilling to retreat. If we want to fight, we still have to act cautiously. In the end, we retreated without retreating, and we did not advance, but we confronted them here. As my second brother ordered, we had to withdraw our troops yesterday, but it was delayed for a whole night and we have not withdrawn until now!"

Xu Chang frowned, obviously a little confused: "Old Sisi, what do you want to say?"

"Brother, you don't understand yet?" Zhao You said: "The purpose of the cavalry opposite is to delay this night."

"Let's delay one night?" Xu Chang was stunned, and then seemed to understand something, "Are you saying that they have sent someone to detour behind us in one night?" When he said this, he couldn't help but turn around and look east.

"Our Ranger scouts can only explore a radius of fifty miles. If they deviate from fifty miles away and we will definitely not be able to find it." Zhao You said.

"But you have to know that from fifty miles away and blocking us, they will walk at least nearly two hundred miles away in one night!" Xu Chang frowned: "The terrain nearby is very difficult, and the snow has not melted, and the weather is cold and the land is frozen. How is this possible?

Zhao You smiled bitterly and said, "I also hope my guess is wrong, but no matter what, eight of them must immediately order the withdrawal of troops. In order to ensure that everything is safe, we must withdraw and meet with the main force!"

Xu Chang looked cold and hesitated for a moment. Although he looked at the northwest camp opposite, he knew that once Zhao You's guess became reality, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Transfer the order and withdraw the troops immediately."

After the order was issued, the four thousand well-trained Liaodong Army immediately packed up and turned into a back team. They sent more than a dozen scouts to explore the way east.

Huangling is a whole day away from Kou Ying's camp, which is not far away, but it is very close. If the Northwest Army suddenly came here at this time, it would be impossible for the Liaodong main cavalry corps to provide reinforcements in time.

In order to prevent the northwest cavalry from chasing behind him, Xu Chang personally cut off the rear.

The troops rumbled, quickly left Huangling and evacuated eastward. They only walked less than a dozen miles away. Zhao You, who was leading the horse, saw several cavalry figures appearing in front of him, galloping towards him.

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

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

The scout approached and had already rolled off the horse and reported, "Reported that the scout team of northwest cavalry appeared in the east. They happened to collide with us. They had already fought. There were many people, and we injured several brothers."

"How many people can be found?" Zhao You looked solemn.

"Before we approached their main force, we were blocked by their scouts. A few brothers broke and finally retreated." The scout said, "I was chasing behind me just now, but now I can't see anyone."

Zhao You was even more surprised. Although he speculated that the Northwest Army might have deliberately delayed time and used this as an opportunity to circle the main cavalry to the rear, he still felt a little lucky. After all, Xu Chang said that in this cold winter, when the ground was covered with snow, it was not a simple task to go around for two hundred miles overnight. But now after hearing the report, he realized that what he was most worried about had become reality.

Zhao Youwei pondered and immediately ordered the entire army to stop advancing. The Pegasus arrived at the back team and found Xu Chang. He informed Xu Chang of the situation of the enemy. Xu Chang was also surprised and asked, "Didn't you figure out how many people there are there?"

"Our scouts encountered their scouts, and the two sides fought. The scouts only saw their scouts, but did not see their main force." Zhao You said: "But since then the scouts of the Northwest Army appeared, then their main force might have already deviated to our rear!"

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

"The enemy situation is unknown." Zhao You said: "Brother, in my opinion, we are not far from Huangling. Now we retreat immediately, it is still time to do so!"

"Retreat Huangling?"

"Yes, Huangling is high and the terrain is dangerous. We retreat to Huangling and can defend the enemy along the mountain." Zhao You said: "The road behind has been blocked, and it is no longer possible to send people to ask for help. We can only defend Huangling first, wait for the second brother to find something wrong and send reinforcements. If the second brother doesn't see us back for a long time, we will definitely know that we have encountered an accident and will definitely send reinforcements to rescue us quickly!"

Xu Chang said: "It's a flat horse here. To be honest, Huangling is only a good place to defend!" Frowning, "But we don't know the situation of the enemy. If they don't have many people, will we retreat back then? Instead, we fall into their trap? We only know that the Northwest Army scouts appeared there and did not find their main force!"

"Brother, are you going to continue to retreat east?" Zhao You said: "But if there are really the main cavalry in the northwest, we cannot break through. If you want to look back, the northwest cavalry behind will be the first to occupy Huangling. If so, we!"

Xu Chang knew that the military situation was urgent, so he should not hesitate at this time. After thinking for a while, he felt that the best way to withdraw and occupy Huangling was to take down the enemy situation first. He ordered the entire army to turn back, and the back team was still the front team and quickly leaned towards Huangling. In just a moment, he saw Huangling coming soon. At this moment, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming towards him. Xu Chang's eyes were cold, and he had already discovered that the cavalry that had confronted him before was coming towards Huangling and approaching Huangling.
Chapter completed!