At dawn, the Mingyue Camp, which had been fighting for the middle of the night, finally fell silent again.

The sneak attackers rushed into the Mingyue camp like a tide, retreated like a tide, and finally fled to the distance like a tide. The Mingyue soldiers who formed a formation and slowly squeezed out could only watch the enemy's figure disappearing under the night sky. It was not that they didn't want to chase, but that they couldn't catch up at all.

Chase battles have never been the strength of heavy infantry.

The reason is very simple. Whether it is offense or defense, heavy infantry must form a dense formation to exert their maximum power. If it is a chase battle, it will never be able to maintain the formation anymore. Once it becomes a chaotic battle, the single heavy infantry will no longer have any advantage over the light infantry, and the heavy armor on their bodies becomes a burden.

Therefore, in Middle-earth world, the main forces of the two armies fighting are heavy infantry or heavy armored cavalry, but once the winner is decided, the winner will always be light infantry or light cavalry.

There are also light infantry in the Mingyue camp, and the number is large. In addition to the 5,000 people taken away by Tuoba Tao and nearly 1,000 casualties during the day, there are at least nearly 4,000 light infantry in the camp. However, when these Mingyue soldiers arrived to assist in the war, the sneak attackers had long disappeared in the desolate wilderness.

In the end, Meng Hu was unable to rescue the people from the transportation team, and Dunzi was unable to burn the food and supplies of Mingyue's army. The calf made a lot of gains. Not only did he kill all the eight hundred Mingyue archers left in the camp, but he also snatched back nearly a thousand longbows and more than 20,000 feather arrows, which was enough to form an archer team!

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In the mountains of green clouds.

The sky gradually became brighter, and the Mingyue Empire Army, who was pursuing desperately in the valley, suddenly discovered that the only one who ran in front of them was only a small group of enemies, with a maximum of only about two hundred people!

The scout captain did not dare to neglect and hurried to the central army to report to Tuoba Tao: "General, the situation is wrong."

Tuoba Tao asked, "What's wrong?"

The scout captain said, "There are only two hundred enemies in front, but the large group of people is missing."

"What did you say?" Tuoba Tao was shocked and shouted viciously, "Since chasing out of the camp until here, I have never been lost. Why did the other party's large group of troops suddenly become only about two hundred people? Can they still turn into birds and fly away, or turn into gophers and escape?"

The captain of the scout cried out, "I can't figure it out even if I don't understand it."

Tuoba Tao pondered for a moment, then his face changed drastically, and he shouted: "Oh no, we're fooled!"

The captain of the scout said in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"Damn it, I'm fucking fooled!" Tuoba Tao roared, "Do you still remember that after chasing ten miles last night, he lost the whereabouts of this group of enemy troops?"

The captain of the scout nodded and said, "Yes, but they were soon discovered."

"The problem is here!" Tuoba Tao said in a frustration, "What appeared again at that time was no longer a large group of enemy troops, but a small unit of 200 people! Their large group of troops must have found a place to secretly lurked. The general was not aware of it for a moment and was actually fooled, hey..."

The captain of the scout asked carefully: "General, are you still chasing me?"

Tuoba Tao said in a fire: "I'm chasing you so much!"

There are only a small group of enemy troops in front. If the main general who broke through the enemy this time was Meng Hu, of course he would not be here. Since Meng Hu was not here, is there any need to continue chasing? He used tens of thousands of troops to chase and kill them in the middle of the night, just to kill more than two hundred enemy troops in front? This matter must be spread, which is enough to shame the empire!

At this moment, Tuoba Tao was determined to commit suicide by wiping his neck and scolded angrily: "Send the order, withdraw the troops and return to the camp!"

"yes!"

The captain of the guard agreed and galloped forward, galloping forward while galloping loudly, "The general has an order to withdraw his troops and return to the camp, and return to the camp..."

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The foothills of Qingyun Mountain.

In a valley more than ten miles away from Mingyue Camp, the soldiers who broke through were resting.

Dozens of bonfires were burning vigorously, dispelling the cold of winter. The soldiers sat or lie around the fire, and they had already entered a deep dream. After fighting for the middle of the night, they were already exhausted. After all, they were flesh and blood. No matter how strong the physical strength was, they would be tired.

Far away from the outside of the fire, Meng Hu was leaning against an old tree and looking up at the sky.

The sound of light footsteps sounded from behind, and a faint fragrance came to the wings of the nose with the wind. Without turning back, Meng Hu could guess that it was Zhao Qinghan. He was already very familiar with the fragrance.

Zhao Qinghan stopped and looked at Meng Hu's back for no reason.

In the bleak cold wind, the man's back was very strong, exuding the heavyness of a mountain. His thin and ragged clothes added a bit wild and fierce to him, but the man's back was also very lonely, giving people the feeling of a lone wolf wandering under the night sky, with only the bright moon in the sky and the shadow on the ground accompanying him.

Although she had only been dealing with Meng Hu for less than two days, and the two had said more than ten sentences in total, Zhao Qinghan had too many questions to ask Meng Hu. This man almost subverted her understanding of war. Many tactical theories that Middle-earth world regarded as classics were ruthlessly trampled on by this man!

For example, when training soldiers, why did this man train a cannon fodder light soldier into an elite soldier?

For example, when defending the city, why did he take the initiative to attack if he was already short of troops?

For example, if you break through, you should turn in time after success. How can you turn back and attack again?

Almost everything goes against the tactical theory that Zhao Qinghan learned at the Royal Military Academy. She had too many questions in her mind, but she didn't know where to ask for it for a while.

After being silent for a long time, until the atmosphere became a little awkward, Zhao Qinghan asked without saying a word: "Don't you go there to roast the fire?"

Meng Hu ignored it, as if he hadn't heard Zhao Qinghan's question.

A hint of anger suddenly appeared on Zhao Qinghan's pretty face. With her spoiled young lady's temper, when did she ever be treated like this rudely? After thinking about it, Zhao Qinghan still suppressed her anger and asked again: "Although making fire can drive away the cold, it can easily reveal our whereabouts. Are you not afraid of the enemy chasing you?"

Meng Hu suddenly turned around and said coldly: "Scared? Why am I afraid?"

Indeed, Meng Hu was not worried about being discovered by the Mingyue Empire Army, nor was he worried about the enemy's pursuit!

Meng Hu even hoped that the enemy would chase after him, because in this way, the Mingyue Empire Army was completely mobilized by him, and the tactical purpose of taking the initiative was achieved, and the Hexi Fortress could be preserved.

Zhao Qinghan tightly held her pink head, and her bulging breasts began to rise and fall sharply.

After a while, Zhao Qinghan suppressed the anger in his heart again and asked again: "Aren't you worried about the safety of Hexi Fortress?"

Meng Hu curled his lips and did not answer. He thought Zhao Qinghan's question was very idiotic. The soldiers of the Mingyue Empire were humans and not gods. As long as they were humans, they would feel tired. Last night, the Fifth Regiment attacked the camp twice, making the enemy exhausted. They could not recover their strength without resting for a long time!

When Zhao Qinghan wanted to say something else, Meng Hu had already said first: "Okay, now you can take your people away, and you must go! In addition, the situation of Mingyue Empire sending troops to attack Hexi Fortress this time was a bit abnormal. This is probably a sign of the large-scale invasion of Mingyue Empire. You'd better remind your father and let him prepare early so as not to be caught off guard."

If Situ Rui, the governor of Qingzhou of Mingyue Empire, heard this, he would be shocked.

"The Mingyue Empire launches a massive invasion?" Zhao Qinghan's beautiful eyes narrowed and asked in a low voice, "How did you know?"

Meng Hu frowned and said, "Of course I guessed. Do you think the Emperor of Mingyue Empire would tell me about the combat plan?"

"I don't mean that." Zhao Qinghan's pretty face turned slightly red and she whispered, "I mean, how did you analyze it?"

"Isn't this obvious?" Meng Hu explained patiently, "His Majesty the Emperor is seriously ill. Several princes are already incompatible with the water and fire in order to fight for the stockholder. All forces have also been involved. If I were the Emperor of the Mingyue Empire, I would never miss such a god-given opportunity!"

"But this is just your guess after all, is there any more specific reasons?" Zhao Qinghan thought for a while and asked again, "For example, did you find any clues in this battle in Hexi Canyon?"

"What do you think?"

Meng Hu glanced at Zhao Qinghan coldly, turned around and walked away, leaving only Zhao Qinghan with a look of shame and anger.

Meng Hu did find some abnormal signs from this battle in Hexi Canyon, but he was too lazy to talk to Zhao Qinghan, and he had never had a good impression of Meng Hu, a delicate girl like Zhao Qinghan and Wu Junyi.

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Bright Moon Camp.

Tuoba Tao had already led his army back, but the scene in front of him made him unable to believe that this was true!

The entire military camp was in a mess, with burning fire everywhere, lying corpses everywhere, and the wailing moans from the injured soldiers were heard!

The air was filled with a strong smell of blood, and the stench that someone made after the meat was burnt, making the middle-aged man feel vomiting!

What made Tuoba Tao feel in front of him was the tragic phenomenon in the archer camp! Almost all the 800 archers left in the camp died in a terrible life, and their longbows and the arrow branches stored in the camp were either destroyed or disappeared. The entire archer brigade could even cancel the establishment!

The chief of staff and several aides looked pale and followed Tuoba Tao with all their steps, not even daring to breathe.

He turned his head viciously, Tuoba Tao's eyes fell on the chief of staff's face like a knife, and shouted loudly: "Say! What's going on?"

The chief of staff dared not hide anything and told everything that happened after Tuoba Tao led the army to leave.

After hearing the chief of staff's statement, Tuoba Tao remained silent for a long time, and sighed to the sky after a long time: "Awesome, amazing, amazing!"

The chief of staff said tremblingly: "General, it's all a shameless person..."

"No." Tuoba Tao shook his head and said, "It's not your fault. Even if I stayed behind, I will inevitably suffer losses."

The chief of staff felt bitter in his heart and said, "General, you are disappointed."

"I won't talk about this." Tuoba Tao waved his hand and asked again, "How are the casualties?"

The chief of staff said: "The specific casualties are being counted, but heavy infantry casualties are not large, and the casualties of light infantry are about 300 people, and there is no loss of food, grass and supplies, just archers' brigade..."

After looking at Tuoba Tao's face, the chief of staff did not continue to say.

Tuoba Tao has seen the situation of the Archer Brigade, so there is no need to say more.

Tuoba Tao pondered for a moment and suddenly asked, "What do you think about the two sneak attacks of the enemy last night?"

The chief of staff said without hesitation: "The two enemy raids last night were quite different. The first sneak attack from the inside out was obviously for breaking through the siege. The entry point chosen was very tricky, and it passed through the link between our Central Army's main camp and the right camp at an extremely fast speed. When our army reacted, the enemy had already broken through the camp."

Tuoba Tao asked again: "Where is the second time?"

The chief of staff took a breath and said in a voice: "The second sneak attack would not be the case. This sneak attack on the enemy is coming in full force. After breaking the camp, the troops were divided into three groups. One enemy attacked the archer brigade, and one enemy attacked the baggage team. The enemy general Meng Hu personally led an elite army to take advantage of the situation. He clearly wanted to kick our camp in one fell swoop when the general led his army out!"

"That's a delusion!" Tuoba Tao said in a deep voice, "But Meng Hu is indeed not simple. Not only is he brave and good at fighting, but he is also elusive in his use of troops. He is just two thousand light soldiers and a group of mobs, and he becomes an elite soldier in his hands, which makes my 20,000 army runs hard and can't stand it. Hey!"

General Xiao Tian said unconvincedly: "If our army had not been neglected in defense, how could he succeed?"

"Not necessarily." Tuoba Tao shook his head and said coldly, "If it were you, could you do this? Meng Hu's ability to see the subtleties and capture fighter jets on the battlefield is indeed amazing! This general was taken advantage of by him twice, and it is not unfair, but it will not be so easy for him to seek advantage in the future, hum!"

"From the future?" Xiao Tian asked in a narrow voice, "How dare this guy come back?"

"He will come back!" Tuoba Tao said with great certainty, "If it were just for escaping, he would not have brought his army back after breaking through last night! Although this general can't guess his true intention to lead troops to break through this time, one thing is certain that he is definitely not doing this to escape!"

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Chapter completed!