"What's going on? Why did the Jin army start to retreat?" Zhu Di, who was in the middle of the battle, wiped away the blood splashed on his face and couldn't help but began to wonder.
In previous battles, his troops were clearly on par with the Jin army, so there was no reason for the Jin army to retreat at this time.
Therefore, Zhu Di's first reaction was that this was a Jin army's strategy to lure the enemy deeper. It was precisely because of this that Zhu Di did not dare to continue to press forward with his troops rashly.
"General, general..." A deputy general seemed to have discovered something and pointed in a direction with some surprise.
Zhu Di glanced around and saw that at the place where the advancing troops had just retreated, thousands of barbarian soldiers were rushing towards their direction as if they were running for their lives.
Feeling the slight vibration on the ground, Zhu Di knew that a large group of cavalry was definitely arriving, even if he had not yet seen what was behind these barbarian soldiers. If it were not for the large group of cavalry, it would not have caused such a movement.
At the same time, the Jin troops who had retreated did not actually retreat. They were still watching Zhu Di with eager eyes. When these barbarian troops disrupted Zhu Di's military formation, these Jin troops would join forces with Huo Qubing and swarm forward.
Zhu Di's troops were completely wiped out.
"No, stop now, ask them to stop!" Zhu Di said anxiously, he finally understood the Jin army's evil intentions.
"Quick, let them move to both sides of our army!" Zhu Di loudly ordered the surrounding soldiers, asking them to shout loudly toward the front.
However, these barbarian soldiers were already panicking and just wanted to escape for their lives. They didn't care about Zhu Di's words. Moreover, as long as these barbarian soldiers felt that they had strayed from the direction, Huo Qubing would immediately order his cavalry to
Then force these barbarians back.
"General, let the brothers give the order to shoot arrows! Don't let these broken troops attack!" A deputy general suggested helplessly.
When encountering this kind of situation, even if it's one of your own, the best way is to kill them ruthlessly and use arrows to force these people to take a detour.
Otherwise, these panicked barbarian troops will definitely smash their military formation into pieces. By then, they will really be defeated and will have no choice but to run away with these barbarian troops!
After hearing this suggestion, Zhu Di almost slapped the deputy general on the spot for even daring to come up with such a bad suggestion!
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, father and son, are definitely father and son. They share the same blood. When it comes to cruelty, they can be ranked among all the emperors.
It is said that Zhu Yuanzhang killed thirty of the thirty-four founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty. According to incomplete statistics, Zhu Yuanzhang killed more than 160,000 people in total during his thirty-one years in office. "Hu Weiyong Case" and "Lanyu Case"
, even more famous.
As for Zhu Di, just being a member of the Zhushi clan shows this.
Therefore, it is naturally impossible for Zhu Di to refuse to shoot arrows at these people because he is soft-hearted. If it is really beneficial and can really win the final battlefield victory, Zhu Di will definitely kill all these people without blinking an eye.
However, from a military perspective, this is indeed what should be done. However, Zhu Di cannot only consider this issue from a military perspective, he must also consider it from a diplomatic perspective, and Zhu Di is not only a general, he cannot only consider it from the perspective of a general.
Think about the problem.
These soldiers and horses were not his men, but Liu Che's men. If he ordered the arrows to be fired, how could Liu Che let them go after receiving the news?
Maybe Liu Che also understood that he did this for the sake of the overall battle situation, but Liu Che would still find trouble with him because of this matter. From Liu Che's point of view, if his soldiers and horses were killed by others without saying anything,
How can anyone be willing to serve him faithfully in the future?
In such a battle, if the princes on both sides, as the main force, get dirty at this time, it will be like sticking their heads out to be chopped off by the Jin army!
Therefore, from a military perspective, Zhu Di should fire arrows decisively at this time to stop these defeated barbarians. But from a diplomatic perspective, he was absolutely unable to issue this order.
Only Yang Su was qualified to give this order among the people present, but he simply could not wait until that time. After they notified Yang Su to come over, it was enough for these barbarian soldiers to tear through their military formation several times.
"Retreat, retreat!" Zhu Di took one final look at the battlefield bitterly, and then ordered with full reluctance.
Since he can't kill, if he continues to fight, he will definitely lose. It's better to retreat temporarily and save more strength.
"Lord, the direction of the military flag has changed!" In the rear area, the general who was observing the battlefield situation at any time reported to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Liu Xiu and others did not dare to neglect. They climbed to a high place and took a look. Sure enough, the direction of Zhu Di's military flag had changed.
"Hey, we still lost the first battle!" Yang Su sighed.
In ancient cold weapon battles, these experienced battlefield generals could already tell a lot from the changes in the flags of both sides.
"Don't worry, Mr. Chu, just such a battle doesn't mean anything!" Liu Yu said with confidence. They must also be confident. If they lose their confidence, how will the people below them come from?
Fighting spirit?
Moreover, unlike the two princes Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Che, Liu Xiu and Liu Yu have no room for reversal in this battle. If they lose this battle, they will have no future.
They in Jingbei have had a lot of misfortunes over the years. From the Yellow Turbans, the Xiang clan, Yuan Shu, to Xiang Yu, and now Li Xiang, they have almost never been at peace for so many years.
"Order the three thousand battalions to dispatch and press forward with the army to cover our retreat!" Zhu Yuanzhang ordered a general beside him.
The most important thing at the moment is to get these tens of thousands of soldiers and horses back. As long as the soldiers and horses are still there, there will be a turn for the better no matter what!
"He ran very fast!" Huo Qubing looked at Zhu Di who was starting to retreat, and couldn't help but secretly said in annoyance.
When Zhu Di retreated, Huo Qubing did not pursue him. The enemy's formation was obviously not in disorder and they retreated in an orderly manner. If they could easily catch up, they might not be able to take advantage.
Moreover, even if Huo Qubing didn't think much about Zhu Di's retreat, he could still guess that there would be large forces from the rear to respond. Today was just a test battle, and it was not the time for a full-scale war yet.
Besides, Zhu Di was not the only enemy on the battlefield. These barbarian soldiers did not retreat as smoothly as Zhu Di did. It would be better to take this opportunity to kill these barbarian soldiers with all their strength.
