Kang Luo was furious as he watched his soldiers being slaughtered. But he did not lose his mind. "Retreat, retreat quickly!" If he went back to rescue the archery camp and the baggage camp now, it would be exactly what Ning Chen wanted...all his 50,000 troops would have to go. "Those who surrender will not be killed!" "Those who surrender will not be killed!" "Those who surrender will not be killed!" The shouting soldiers received Ning Chen's order and shouted in unison. The Nanyue soldiers had already been frightened and had no intention of fighting again. They laid down their weapons and surrendered.
The situation was quickly under control. Tong Yuanzhou rode over. He looked at Ning Chen with admiration. This battle was so exciting. Daxuan had almost no losses, but the gains were huge. All the baggage of Nanyue was seized, which was the food and grass of 50,000 soldiers and horses, as well as siege vehicles, war horses, armor and weapons. There were hundreds of thousands of arrows seized alone. Kang Luo attacked the city twice, and lost more than 3,000 people. More than half of the 5,000 soldiers in the Nanyue Archery Camp were killed, and the rest were all captured. There were also 5,000 soldiers in the baggage camp, and more than half were killed or injured, and the rest were all captured. "My Lord, do you want to pursue? Although Kang Luo still has about 35,000 soldiers and horses, they are short of food and clothing, and they can't run far?" "He should be fleeing in the direction of Jianxuanguan now. If we rush and attack from the front and back with the Ning'an Army in Jianxuanguan, we will be able to annihilate them in one fell swoop." Tong Yuanzhou said excitedly. Ning Chen smiled and said, "We have to chase him. I will lead the people to chase him. General Tong will be responsible for guarding the border." "General Tong, immediately order people to prepare food and grass for the 20,000 troops for about ten days. Half an hour later, they will set out with the army!" "Also, send someone to keep an eye on Fang Zhengqing for me. Keep the evidence of his crimes for me. If anything happens to him, I will only ask you." Tong Yuanzhou hurriedly accepted the order, "Yes, I obey your order!" "Zhang Tianhua, listen to your order!" "I am here." "Gather troops and set out in half an hour." "Yes!"
Ning Chen kept giving orders. Half an hour later, the army set out again. This time, it was still more than 20,000 troops led by Zhang Tianhua, 5,000 Ning'an troops, and a baggage camp. Until the next morning, Ning Chen led his army through the Buddha's Hand Mountain, and then ordered the army to rest. Yuan Long, Zhang Tianhua and others were full of questions. Since they were chasing the enemy, they should march quickly. But Ning Chen was swaying along the way, marching at a moderate pace, and it didn't look like he was chasing the enemy. They didn't know what Ning Chen was up to? But they all believed in Ning Chen unconditionally. Anyway, they did whatever Ning Chen told them to do. They rested until the afternoon, when Ning Chen woke up after a good sleep and the soldiers were refreshed. Ning Chen then ordered the army to march out. In the second half of the night, Ning Chen ordered another rest. The soldiers were all confused. At this speed, the Nanyue army might have returned to Jianxuanguan by the time they were halfway there. If the 5,000 Ning'an troops in Jianxuanguan couldn't hold on, that would be bad. But Ning Chen was not in a hurry at all. Lei An sent someone to deliver a midnight snack. The midnight snack was very rich, with porridge, a few exquisite side dishes, wine, and fruit after the meal. This was Ning Chen's order, and he had to have no less than four dishes and one soup for each meal. In order to ensure the freshness of vegetables and meat, Lei An also specially asked people to search for ice cubes and use a special method to keep them fresh. Ning Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with this? When the conditions were difficult, he could also share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers. When conditions allowed, enjoy it when you should. A general is a general, and he can never be the same as a soldier. The general's mission is to win the battle... Share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers every day, but lose the battles one after another, what's the use? After eating and drinking, Ning Chen fell asleep. The next day, he ordered to continue the pursuit. In this way, the pursuit lasted for three days.
It was said to be three days, and most of the time was spent on rest. On this day, the scout reported. "Report to the Marquis, we found traces of cooking ahead, and rice grains on the ground." Ning Chen said, "Continue to explore." Pan Yucheng looked puzzled, "We captured the baggage camp of South Vietnam, where did they get the food?" Ning Chen smiled and said, "They hid it in advance... Kang Luo is still a bit capable. He can't put all his eggs in one basket. He hid the food and supplies in advance in case of emergency." Pan Yucheng's face changed and said, "I said the South Vietnamese army was short of food and clothing, why are they running so fast? After all the fuss, they are not short of food." "Short, very short!" Ning Chen He said with a smile: "Kang Luo hid food and grass in advance, but not too much, at most it can last for three to five days... But his 50,000 troops only have about 35,000 left, these food and grass can last for seven or eight days." "After eating, they have to digest the food... Pass my order to speed up the march." Two days later, Zhang Tianhua came to report, "My Lord, there are horse and carriage marks on each of the two roads ahead. The Nanyue army may not have returned to Jianxuanguan. What should we do?" Ning Chen smiled and said, "Rest in place!" Zhang Tianhua's expression froze, and he subconsciously said, "Rest again?" They had only marched for less than two hours. Ning Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at him, "What, do you have any objections?" Zhang Tianhua was startled and leaned over hurriedly, "I will obey your order!" "Wait!" Ning Chen stopped Zhang Tianhua. Zhang Tianhua looked at Ning Chen anxiously. Ning Chen just asked someone to get a pen and paper, wrote a note and gave it to him, asking him to pass it on to Tong Yuanzhou. Moreover, Ning Chen didn't avoid anyone when he wrote it. He saw it all... There was only one word on the note, move! What to move? Zhang Tianhua had a question mark on his forehead. But he didn't dare to ask any more questions and hurriedly obeyed. Ning Hou Ye was so unpredictable and everything was unreasonable that he was used to it. Ning Chen asked someone to call Yuan Long and Lei An. "Are you ready?" Ning Chen asked with a smile. Yuan Long and Lei An nodded. Ning Chen said: "You will set off in an hour and act according to my instructions...but I am not there after all, so there should be deviations from what you expected. Then you will act according to the opportunity!"
"yes!" The two took orders. Ning Chen said in a deep voice: "Be careful and don't rush into anything greedy for success...I'm telling you again, if the situation is not right, retreat immediately!" The two nodded. Ning Chen waved his hand, "Okay, let's go!" Leian hesitated for a moment and said, "Master Hou, do you want to keep those vegetables, meat, and fruits for you?" Ning Chen smiled and said, "Is the ice almost finished melting?" Leian nodded. "Leave some fruits for me and take the rest away... those fresh meats and vegetables should be cooked for the soldiers to eat. If they spoil, it will be wasted." "yes!" The two retreated for a moment. An hour later, Yuan Long led 5,000 Ning'an troops and the heavy supply camp led by Lei An left, heading in the direction of Jianxuan Pass. The supply camp that Lei An was responsible for only served the Ning'an Army. Two hours after the Ning'an army left, Ning Chen gave the order to set off and pursue the army in the southwest. Pan Yucheng worriedly said: "What if Kang Luo leads his army back to Jianxuanguan? After all, he still has more than 35,000 troops in his hands, and they are all the elites of South Vietnam." "If the five thousand Ning'an troops led by Yuan Long encounter them, it will be troublesome." Ning Chen smiled and said: "No! Kang Luo was made a dumpling by us once, and he will never make the same mistake again... He will definitely advance all the way to the southwest." "With their current food and grass, they can last for ten days in one province. Ten days is just enough to reach Gaotian City." Pan Yucheng's face was full of surprise, "Gaotian City, that is the city of Gao Liguo." Ning Chen nodded and said with a smile: "That's right! Kang Luo couldn't defeat us, so he went to bully Gao Liguo... There are not many defenders in Gaotian City. It is much easier to capture Gaotian City than to capture the Jianxuan Pass guarded by the Ning'an Army. ” "At the same time, by entering Gaotian City, you can not only recharge your batteries, but also resist our pursuit, killing two birds with one stone." Pan Yucheng looked at Ning Chen with curiosity on his face, "How do you know this?" Ning Chen smiled and said: "Soldiers are deceitful!" Pan Yucheng looked confused and didn't understand... He had been studying very hard, but it was too difficult and he couldn't learn it.