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At this time, outside the south gate of Haizhou City, although the Hou Jin Army did not take this opportunity to launch an offensive, Li Yuanqing did not feel much relaxed.

More than two days of continuous rain had already soaked the ground. Once you stepped on it, it was wet and slippery, and the soft mud could easily cover your ankles.

The retreat began at mid-morning in the morning, and it has been past noon until now. Almost three hours have passed, and the main forces of the two armies have just come out. Behind them, there are more than 30,000 Haizhou civilians.

Especially now, the rain is gradually showing signs of increasing, and the sky is gloomy, with lightning and thunder, just like the end of the world.

Half a mile outside the south gate, Shunzi was already a little anxious, and hurried to Li Yuanqing's side, saying in a low voice: "Brother, we can't hesitate any longer! If we want to save these people again, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave.

ah!"

Li Yuanqing's body had already been drenched by the heavy rain. At this time, he didn't care about his image. He glared at Shunzi coldly, "If you don't save the people, are you going to watch them drown in the city? What do I usually do?

Taught you?"

Li Yuanqing said, and slapped Shunzi hard on the back of the head.

Shunzi felt a little aggrieved, "Brother, it's taken us so long to leave the city. It's still dark before they leave the city. This..."

Li Yuanqing suddenly smiled, "Things are not as bad as you think. I have a way to deal with it. Go and do your business. Keep an eye on me and don't let the Tatars take advantage of it!"

"Yes." Although Shunzi was helpless, how could he dare to disobey Li Yuanqing's order? He could only quickly go to his headquarters to do some work.

Watching Shunzi leave, Li Yuanqing narrowed his eyes slightly, wiped the rain off his face, and shouted to the ordering soldiers beside him: "Send my military order, the people in the city should speed up. Anyone who dares to delay even half a step will be killed."

No mercy!"

"Yes!" The messenger did not dare to neglect and hurried back towards the city.

Li Yuanqing let out a long breath and couldn't help but think of Taizu's famous saying, 'Fighting against the sky is endless fun!'

Today, the main reason why the main force left the city so slowly was to set up a position to defend against the attack of the Jin army.

But at this time, in such weather, it was difficult for anyone to walk, let alone fight.

Even if the Hou Jin Army were gods, they would never be able to suddenly attack their own side.

Especially with the obstruction of the rolling river, these dog tartars cannot fly over with wings.

The water below my feet is probably more than half a palm deep. If it were deeper, I could even use the tent to make a raft and use it as a boat.

But it was still a little short of heat and the water was still too shallow.

The most critical thing is that the tents of the Ming army are not enough to handle 60,000 people. If they want to evacuate in time, they still have to rely on the '11' route.

Fortunately, at this time, Xu Heizi had already personally led the way forward, and Duan Xiliang, Guan Canghai, Shunzi, Kong Youde, Li Sansheng, and Chen Zhong's tribes were all on both sides to support them.

As long as people flow out of the city, the speed will inevitably accelerate a lot.

Time soon came to evening.

Under Li Yuanqing's high-pressure policy, hundreds of disobedient Han slaves were killed, and the team's journey suddenly sped up. Even the female relatives did not dare to neglect at all.

Just after You hour, almost early seven o'clock, the army of people finally left the city and quickly 'sprinted' towards the south.

Li Yuanqing has issued a death order. Everyone must rush to Ma's shop twenty miles south before noon tomorrow so that they can rest, eat, and drink water.

Otherwise, even if you take a sip of raw water, you will be prosecuted by military law.

This cannot be blamed on Li Yuanqing's cruelty. If someone drinks raw water and contracts a disease, the consequences will be disastrous.

As night fell, countless torches were lit in the team, slowly moving toward the south.

Fortunately, the rain reduced a lot in the evening and was not enough to extinguish the torches, allowing the team to have enough visibility to prevent them from deviating from the direction.

But at this time, Li Yuanqing was even more vigilant. More than 3,000 war horses were scattered around. If there was any slight disturbance, he had to get the news as soon as possible.

However, in such weather, Hou Jinjun would never want to feel better.

…………

Just as Li Yuanqing expected.

At this time, the main force of the Hou Jin Army was also marching rapidly to the west. They had to rush to the high slopes forty miles away to the west to avoid the heavy rain and floods.

However, even if there are war horses to help, in this kind of weather, the war horses cannot exert their power at all. Instead, they are easily frightened and become a burden.

In the center of the team, Dai Shan wiped the rain off his face and shouted: "Hurry! Hurry! Hurry up! Who dares to neglect even half a step? Whip greeting!"

On the side, the old slave could only dismount and walk.

The land is so muddy that even the old slave's bloody horse can hardly bear weight anymore.

With his old bones, if he wanted to survive, he could only move forward on foot.

Fortunately, the old slave's body and bones were not bad, and he was supported by his slaves, so he didn't have much serious problems.

At this time, Amin also understood the old slave's difficulties. In such weather, let alone charging into the battle, he might just fall to death on the road.

But he was still a little unwilling. He was only one step away, but he still let Li Yuanqing, a bastard, run away.

At this time, a servant hurriedly came over and reported: "I'm sweating profusely. There are more and more warriors suffering from diarrhea today. I'm afraid it has exceeded a thousand people."

"What?"

The old slave couldn't help but get angry, "Why are there so many?"

This slave was about to pee with fright, he was trembling, but he couldn't speak.

Daishan hurriedly said: "Khan Ama, for the present plan, we must retreat to a higher place before making any calculations. These warriors can only be patient for a while."

Of course the old slave understood that what Daishan said was the most feasible way, so he could only nod helplessly, "Send more people to take care of them, don't let them fall behind."

"twitter."

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A hard night's journey.

The effect was better than expected. At dawn, the Ming army vanguard successfully arrived at Majiapu.

Majiapuzi is located on a small slope. It is a small village with only a few dozen households. When he came to Haizhou, it had been "cleaned" by Li Yuanqing.

However, at this time, even this small village with only a few dozen households became a life-saving straw for the Ming army.

Especially their stoves and firewood.

As soon as they arrived at Ma's Shop, Li Yuanqing immediately ordered the firemen to use well water to boil hot water, which was also filled with the disinfectant that Li Yuanqing had previously ordered Liu Qiao and Shu Murong to prepare.

If there is not enough firewood, just use kerosene to boil water.

At this time, Li Yuanqing could no longer be tolerated.

Soon, with the addition of hot water, the situation stabilized slightly, and the faces of both the soldiers and the Han slaves regained some color.

But starting from noon, the rain became heavier and heavier, as if it was pouring down directly from the sky. The flood that was originally a little weak suddenly started rolling like a stimulant.

How could Li Yuanqing dare to neglect? He quickly ordered the following troops to speed up and quickly gathered on the hillside near Majiapuzi to avoid the flood.

But even though Li Yuanqing's reaction speed was fast enough, unfortunately, it was still a little slow.

Behind the team, the water quickly reached the calves, and the rapids were rolling.

The young and strong ones were better off and could run very fast, but the old and weak ones could only watch their bodies being swept away by the flood.

By the time the last men and horses arrived on the hill at Majiapuzi, at least a thousand people had been swallowed up by the flood.

Li Yuanqing also felt quite uncomfortable.

Even though he has tried so hard, it's a pity that he still can't beat God! Damn it!

"Yuan Qing, hey, you don't have to blame yourself too much! If it weren't for your decisiveness, we would have already fed the Dragon Prince in Haizhou City. Come on, take a sip and go away the bad luck." Chen Zhong said

Then he handed Li Yuanqing a small wine bottle.

Li Yuanqing took the wine bottle, took a sip, and couldn't help but smile: "Brother, why do you still have such a good thing? I thought it was all lost in Haizhou City?"

Chen Zhong also smiled, "You can throw away everything else. How can you throw away this treasure?"

As he spoke, he patted Li Yuanqing's shoulder hard: "Yuanqing, don't you always say that everything is possible when there are people around. We can't bear it, and the old slaves must not be able to bear it either. Relax, the heavy rain is over, and the floods

It’s over.”

The rain changed too quickly, and the Ming army retreated a little hastily.

There was no time to carry a lot of supplies, so they had to be abandoned in Haizhou City, including the ten Franco machine cannons.

But fortunately, Li Yuanqing made a decisive decision. Otherwise, if the army were still staying in Haizhou City, it would not be just these thousand old and weak people who would be swept away by the flood.

Li Yuanqing let out a long sigh, but his mood suddenly became much clearer, "Brother, this battle is my fault! It's still my fault that I'm not decisive enough. If I could fight the Tatars earlier, the effect would be much better than now."

Chen Zhong smiled: "Yuanqing, one moment and another. Before, who would have thought that God would be so blind? If we are fighting for our lives against the Tatars, and suddenly it rains heavily, it will be fatal! As long as we go smoothly!

Return to Gaizhou and everything will be fine!"

Li Yuanqing nodded, "If we use our food and grass sparingly, we can probably last for ten days. It should be no problem to get to Gaizhou. But there is almost no firewood. For emergencies, I can only order the fire soldiers to use kerosene."

!But, brother, if we want to return to Gaizhou City smoothly, I’m afraid it’s not going to be that easy!”
To be continued...