At the gate of Daming City, Li Hanhai and his deputy Yang Kai stood at the gate of the city. They were talking to each other and chatting animatedly.
At this time, a soldier strode toward the two of them. When he reached them, the soldier knelt on one knee and said, "Report, General, the scouts from the front are reporting that Wanyan Pusan's cavalry has retreated."
Li Hanhai's eyelids twitched, and joy surged into his heart. He immediately turned his head and said with joy, "Is this news correct?"
The soldier nodded heavily and said seriously, "General, it's absolutely true. When the scouts sent back the news, Da Mang's camp had been dismantled, so we can be sure that Da Mang's cavalry had retreated."
"Um!"
Li Hanhai nodded slightly, feeling relieved in his heart, but he did not relax completely. Instead, he asked, "Since the Da Mang Cavalry has retreated, have the scouts in front discovered the direction in which the Da Mang Cavalry is retreating?"
Yang Kaian next to him looked puzzled at Li Hanhai's question. He suddenly realized that when he heard about the retreat of the Da Mang cavalry, although Li Hanhai was happy, he was more filled with doubts. Could he be worried about something?
"this..."
The soldier choked for a moment and couldn't explain why.
Li Hanhai did not embarrass him, but immediately said, "Notify me and send additional scouts ahead to find out for me the direction of the Da Mang Cavalry's retreat."
"Yes, General."
The soldier breathed a sigh of relief and was ordered to retreat.
Seeing the people retreating, Yang Kaian asked, "General, why is it not a happy event for the Damang cavalry to retreat? Why does the general not seem to feel truly relaxed when he discovers the general?"
"Um?"
Hearing this, Li Hanhai turned around and found Yang Kaian looking at him intently with a puzzled expression on his face.
Seeing that he was doubtful, Li Hanhai smiled and said seriously, "You don't know something. Da Mang has always been victorious and will not give up until the goal is achieved in war! The battle failed last night, so we will definitely look for opportunities again. This retreat will not be good for us."
It may be a good thing to talk about it, but it may not be a good thing for Pingyang."
"oh?"
Hearing this, Yang Kaian was also shocked. He originally thought that the Damang cavalry had retreated and they could finally have a peaceful sleep.
After one explanation, it seems that Da Mang's retreat is not a retreat in the true sense. They may have changed places to seek fighter opportunities, which means that their danger has not been eliminated in a real sense.
Yang Kaian heard this half-understood, thought for a moment, and continued to ask, "Then...general, how should we respond?"
Li Hanhai paused, looked at the sky, and said with a worried look on his face, "I will report this matter and let the governor make the decision."
His mission was to protect Daming City from allowing the Damang cavalry to take advantage of him. Not only was the city saved, he also killed dozens of Damang cavalry in the battle last night. It can be said that he had achieved military exploits.
As for Da Mang's retreat and whether he would turn to attack other cities, he couldn't guarantee it, not to mention that this matter was not something he, a fifth-grade garrison general, could decide.
All he can do is report what happened in Daming City and some of his own opinions. As for the outcome, it all depends on the governor's decision.
Speaking of Li Hanhai's report, he received a reply in just one day, which shocked him. In the past, it took one week to reply to a text message, and as fast as half a month. Now, within a few hours, his subordinates would send the reply to him.
On the table.
The letter praised his achievements in last night's battle, followed by some encouragement, but the last part made him squeal strangely.
Because the letter actually asked him to dispatch five thousand soldiers and horses from Daming City to other prefectures and cities for support, this news puzzled him.
Daming City had just experienced a raid and the war had stopped, so he was transferred again. Although Li Hanhai disapproved of this decision, as a general, he could only obey the order. Even if the governor asked him to go out of the city to fight, he knew that he would die.
You can only obey orders.
Although Li Hanhai was displeased, he did not show it, but Yang Kaian could not hold it back.
"General, what is the intention of the governor? Daming City has just experienced a war, and transferring you at this time is a wartime replacement of generals, which is a taboo in ancient times!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Hanhai shouted loudly, "Shut up, this is the governor's order, don't talk nonsense!"
After hearing this, Yang Kaian realized that he had violated the governor's will. If this reached the ears of the governor, it would probably cause unnecessary trouble.
Of course, his rank may soon attract the governor's revenge, but there are also some people who take it upon themselves to retaliate against him in order to please the governor.
For this reason, he immediately knelt down and admitted his mistake, "I was so anxious that I talked nonsense. I hope the general will forgive me!"
The expression on Li Hanhai's face softened and he said, "Okay, go down and give us the instructions. We'll set off in an hour."
"Yes, General Mo will do it now."
On the third day, after Wanyan's 20,000 cavalrymen gathered together, they were preparing to attack Fenzhou City at night as if they were attacking Daming City.
In the camp of the Chinese army, Wanyan Pusan said, "Shi Zhan, you led a thousand troops to wait a moment, took advantage of the darkness to reach the bottom of the city, then climbed over the city wall and opened the Fenzhou city gate for me."
"Shidun, you lead three thousand troops and follow them to support Shizhan. As soon as the city gate opens, I, the general, will personally lead the army into the city."
The two of them said in unison, "I have the order."
After all, Wanyan Pusan was still a little uneasy. Just in case, he did not dare to send out all his troops. Instead, he only sent a thousand soldiers as the vanguard, intending to let them explore the reality of Fenzhou City.
If something goes wrong, he can minimize the damage because he is not sure whether there are reinforcements in Fenzhou City.
[Author's digression]: The next chapter is written back to the capital