Xue Rengui stared blankly at the Golden Mountain Bandits who were quickly retreating up the mountain. This scene was somewhat different from what he had expected. According to Xue Rengui's estimation, Shen Biao's subordinates should have lost their morale and scattered like birds and beasts after Shen Biao was killed.
Some of them should have even surrendered immediately.
However, this scene did not happen. Instead, they retreated up the mountain like a swarm of bees.
They chose to defend.
Although the path up the mountain was passable, it was impossible for Xue Rengui to attack without suffering casualties. Even if he attacked, Xue Rengui would not be able to gain an advantage if the other side had people guarding them. Therefore, at this moment, Xue Rengui was somewhat hesitant. He did not give the order to attack and only allowed the other side to retreat.
Xue Rengui retreated and ordered his soldiers to set up camp.
At this moment, Xue Rengui was still reflecting.
Xue Rengui waited for about fifteen minutes before a soldier came to report, "General, His Highness has arrived."
Xue Rengui heard this and quickly got up to greet him. When Xue Rengui saw Du Qi, he cupped his fists and said, "Your Highness, you were in Jiuquan County. Why did you come to Golden Mountain? It's very cold outside. "
Du Qi said, "I had nothing to do anyway, so I came to take a look."
After a pause, Du Qi said, "Tell me, what's the current situation? Could it be that Golden Mountain Bandit Shen Biao did not come down the mountain after you led your troops to the foot of the mountain? "
Xue Rengui shook his head and said, "Shen Biao has already come down the mountain. I first killed Shen Biao's vassal, Anbo. Then, Shen Biao came out and I killed Shen Biao. However, the other side's troops all retreated. "
Immediately, Xue Rengui explained in detail.
Throughout the entire process, Xue Rengui explained everything clearly without leaving out a single detail.
After hearing this, Du Qi smiled and said, "Your original plan was to kill Shen Biao to intimidate Shen Biao's people. You even wanted to crush their morale and force them to surrender. You didn't expect them to retreat so quickly, did you? "
"Yes!"
Xue Rengui nodded and said, "I have failed in my duty."
Du Qi said, "On the battlefield, weighing the pros and cons is something that must be done. What you did back then was indeed wrong. You and Shen Biao are already separated from the army formation. Furthermore, Shen Biao was knocked off his horse by you and has no way to escape. You had the ability and opportunity to capture Shen Biao alive, but you chose the most ruthless method to kill Shen Biao and force him to surrender. "
Xue Rengui said, "It's this general's fault for not being able to control his murderous intent and spoiling the plan."
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Your way of doing things has indeed spoiled the plan. As long as you can capture Shen Biao alive, with him as the leader of the Gold Mountain Bandits, it will be easy to force them to surrender. Even if Shen Biao is stubborn and doesn't want to surrender, he won't order his men to surrender. We can still use Shen Biao to threaten the Gold Mountain Bandits. "
Xue Rengui said, "This general has failed in his duty. Please punish me, Your Highness."
Du Qi shook his head and said, "Why should I punish you? The reason why I let you lead the troops is to train them. Training soldiers in war is not only to train the courage and fighting spirit of the soldiers, but also to train yourself. "
"You are still too young and have just stepped onto the battlefield. You have little experience in war."
"That's exactly the case. You thought you had the confidence to win during the previous battle, so you killed them without hesitation. But in the end, you overlooked the possible situation and caused the Gold Mountain Bandits to retreat. "
"This matter has already happened. There is no meaning in punishing you."
"What you need to do is to remember this lesson. You must know that as the leader, your every move will involve the lives of all the soldiers. As the leader, if you can't even weigh the pros and cons, and if you can't even do the basic thinking, then you are a leader in vain. "
Du Qi comforted Xue Rengui, but at the same time, he also reminded Xue Rengui. Because Xue Rengui was now crazily learning. Now that he had a solid foundation, Xue Rengui would be able to burst out with dazzling brilliance in the future.
Xue Rengui nodded with an ashamed and self-reproachful expression.
It was because he had ruined the important matter.
Xue Rengui took a deep breath and said, "Your Highness, now all the Gold Mountain Bandits have retreated to the mountain. What should we do now? If all the Gold Mountain Bandits are on the mountain, Xiao Yuanqi will be under great pressure if he leads his men to go up the mountain from the back. We must take action and drag down the Gold Mountain Bandits' strength. Only then will we have a chance to win. "
Du Qi smiled and said, "Actually, the current situation is not that difficult. Since it's like this, we can choose to feign attack. If we feign attack, the Gold Mountain Bandits won't ignore us, at least they will send some troops to guard us. "
"As long as some of the forces on the mountain come down, the forces on the mountain will be weakened. Even if we go one step further, we can really launch a fierce attack. Once you launch a fierce attack, the forces on the mountain will definitely gather at the foot of the mountain. Otherwise, you will kill your way up the mountain. "
Du Qi said, "So it's actually not that difficult."
Xue Rengui thought for a while and agreed with Du Qi's analysis. He thought quickly in his mind and said, "Your Highness, according to this arrangement, we can temporarily feign attack. We can calculate the time, and when Xiao Yuanqi really goes up the mountain, we can choose to launch a fierce attack and drag down the forces to create an opportunity for Xiao Yuanqi. "
"Yes!"
Du Qi nodded and replied.
After a pause, Du Qi said in a deep voice, "Actually, there is a more reliable plan."
Xue Rengui said, "Your Highness, please enlighten me."
Originally, Xue Rengui thought that he could easily win this time, and even have a chance to completely take down the Gold Mountain Bandits. He didn't expect that there would be so many twists and turns, which made Xue Rengui feel quite regretful.
It was really a pity.
Du Qi said, "It's still early now, and you have already arrived at the Gold Mountain. Xiao Yuanqi, who took a detour to the northwest of the Gold Mountain, must have also arrived. You directly arrange someone to inform him and set a time for the attack. When the time comes, you launch the real attack from the foot of the mountain, and Xiao Yuanqi will act on the mountain at the same time. In this way, we can attack from both sides. The Gold Mountain Bandits will be settled in one battle. "
When describing the battle with Shen Biao, Xue Rengui had already mentioned his and Xiao Yuanqi's plan.
Du Qi knew that Xiao Yuanqi would go up the mountain from the northwest.
After hearing Du Qi's words, Xue Rengui thought carefully and said, "Your Highness, according to the normal climbing situation. Xiao Yuanqi must have chosen to climb the mountain at night. Because although it's dark at night, it's not easy to be discovered. Therefore, Xiao Yuanqi will definitely finish climbing the mountain before tomorrow morning. "
After a pause, Xue Rengui continued, "I'll set a time with him to launch the attack at nine o 'clock tomorrow morning. At that time, I'll attract the main force at the foot of the mountain, and he'll take action on the mountain. "
Du Qi said, "It's okay to set a time, but you have to ask Xiao Yuanqi for the specifics. Can he reach the mountain at nine o 'clock tomorrow morning? As long as he agrees with the time and arrangement, everything will be fine. If he doesn't agree with the time, and can't reach the mountain before nine o 'clock, you have to make some adjustments. Anyway, the main time will be decided by him. "
"Your humble servant understands!"
Hearing this, Xue Rengui learned a lot.
He looked at Du Qi with even more admiration. In terms of age, the two were actually about the same. Although Xue Rengui was young, there was a limit to his age. However, he didn't consider things thoroughly enough.
Xue Rengui immediately called the soldiers and asked them to go to the back of the mountain to discuss the time of attack with Xiao Yuanqi. Meanwhile, the army at the foot of the mountain was still stationed there.
Fortunately, Du Qi, Liu Zhengxi, and the others were all wearing down jackets. Even though there was a cold wind, Du Qi didn't feel cold, and was still very warm.
About half an hour later, the soldiers came back and reported to Xue Rengui that Xiao Yuanqi had agreed to launch the attack at nine o 'clock tomorrow morning. At that time, Xiao Yuanqi would definitely attack from the top of the mountain, and he would light a fire to respond at the foot of the mountain.
With this arrangement, Xue Rengui was relieved.
Xue Rengui only needed to wait.
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