Lu Daqi actually understood very well in his heart that if he escaped at this time, even if he did not die by the pursuit of the Junggar cavalry, he would definitely be killed by the bones. Even if he did not die, he would not be able to bear the blame for the defeated army even if he did not die.

At such an old age, of course there is an advantage, but I have more experience and know what to do at this time to have a chance to live. That is to boost morale and fight back, and there will be a glimmer of hope!

It’s true that Lu Daqi’s words, “When the Martyrs’ Temple meets again, the Ming Dynasty will be victorious!” were like magic, which calmed the panicked Ming soldiers: What are you running away? What’s the terrible thing to die? At worst, the Martyrs’ Temple meets again!

He died in battle on the battlefield, not only did he return to the temple of the Martyrs, but his family could be taken care of by the court without any worries!

When a Ming army soldier thought of this, he fought to the death with the enemy in front of him; another Ming army soldier was like this, and another Ming army soldier... All the Ming army soldiers in Hami fought to the death. The fight they gathered together immediately killed the Junggar cavalry and retreated one after another.

This sudden reversal scene, as he watched his subordinates slowly expelled from Hami by the Ming army, who was rekindled fighting spirit, stunned Sengge, who was commanding nearby. However, when he came to his senses, he could understand it.

In general, the Ming army was well-equipped and far superior to the Junggar cavalry. In particular, some of the Ming army used muskets, which were the same as those used by Tsarist Russian soldiers, without ignition. The row of guns was very dense. Every round of muskets was fired, and the Junggar cavalry was overturned and could not be stopped at all.

Understanding is understanding, but seeing that the only thing left to pursue the war is left, the fight is like this again, which made Sengge very anxious and unwilling to accept it, so he quickly directed his subordinates to counterattack again.

But at this moment, the "Wuwuwu" horn sounded, which was the retreat horn of the Junggar cavalry.

Sengge knew that this retreat order could only be given by his father Khan, so he did not dare to disobey it, so he had to restrain his subordinates to retreat slowly and leave the battlefield.

He urged the horse to return to the place of the Khan flag. When he arrived in front of him, he said to Baturhui: "Father Khan, why did you let the retreat? You can destroy this Ming army in one go. Otherwise, you will be defeated by fighting again, and your morale will be gone!"

The first battle was successful because of the success of the raid, which made the Ming army unstable, and the morale of the Junggar cavalry greatly boosted.

After hearing this, Baturhui just smiled and said, "You did a good job and almost hit me!"

Speaking of this, he pointed to Hami's governor Shuaiqi and said, "The Ming army has the intention to die, and the soldiers are already dead. If we continue to fight, we will be unbearable for casualties. Even if we win, it will be meaningless."

After hearing this, Sengge turned around and saw the big banner of "Lu" floating in the wind. The Ming army was raising their arms and shouting: "The Ming Dynasty has won thousands of victories!"

Before, these Ming soldiers shouted this slogan and became more and more motivated as if they were injected with chicken blood.

Thinking of this, Sengge's heart suddenly felt heavy. Such an army with firm confidence was absolutely not available in the Western Regions. This means that such an army will be extremely brave when winning battles, but will never retreat when encountering setbacks. If the army of the Ming Dynasty is like this, the future of the Junggar tribe will not be very good!

Thinking of this, Sengge couldn't help but turn his head and ask Baturhui, "Father Khan, the Ming army in the past seems to be the case, why did they do this? If our Jung Ger tribe cavalry could do this, why would we worry about not being able to dominate the Tianshan Mountains?"

Based on his experience, he could not understand what made the Ming army possess such spirit, or had military spirit!

Hearing his words, Baturhui closed his smile and couldn't help but sigh and said, "This is a battle that has been won all year round, and it is a real victory. I heard that the Ming army destroyed Chahar and other troops and destroyed Liaodong and Jianlu, and that was absolutely nothing. Or this is the reason why the three tribes in Mobei and Eqiertu surrendered. But the most important point..."

Speaking of this, Baturhun paused and said slowly: "The army has no worries and clear rewards and punishments, so there will be such an army!"

"That's it..." Sengge was a little hard to believe when he heard this. He believed that as long as he led the troops, he would know this truth. But he didn't see many troops, and there would be such a powerful Ming army in front of him!

Baturhui knew that although his son was excellent, he had experienced too little after all, so he sighed and said, "When you stand alone in the future, you will know. If you want the army to have no worries and clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments, it is absolutely not easy. Even if I am, sometimes I am powerless!"

Speaking of this, he sighed again. Seeing that Sengge was going to ask again, he seemed not to want to worry about this matter anymore, so he immediately spoke: "Transfer this Khan's military order to surround this Ming army. Don't let them break through. Without food, supplies, you can destroy them even if you look back!"

After hearing this, Sengge and the other leaders knew that the main business was important, they quickly agreed and went to make arrangements.

Seeing them leaving, Baturhun's face was a little serious. He turned around and looked east. He should be able to end the war here before the Ming reinforcements arrived!

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In Hami City, after retreating from the Junggar cavalry, the Ming soldiers were so tired that they sat down on the ground and kept breathing. They didn't know how tired you were during the war, but at this time, they were all tired.

They were awakened from their sleep and began to respond to the enemy in panic. Not to mention anything else, they were all hungry at this time. At this time, most of the Ming soldiers could not help but turn to look at the place where the food, grass and supplies were piled up.

Although the fire has been extinguished, the remaining smoke is still there, and the mountains of food, grass and supplies are gone.

Under the "Lu" brand, Lu Daqi held the sword in his hand, as if he was facing a battle posture. However, his sword did not drink blood, and he could not even rush forward to meet the enemy. At this age, it was not Lu Xiangsheng. If he really wanted to go up, it would be a military achievement that would be fulfilled by the enemy.

At this time, he was listening to the reports of his generals.

There are more than 15,000 Ming troops, but there are only 10,000 left, and there are many wounded soldiers. The most important thing is the food and supplies. Although they tried their best to rescue them, most of them were burned by the enemies who were burning the food to the death. The only number, no matter how much they save, it is probably enough for them to eat for about ten days.

However, it is more than 1,200 miles from Hami to Jialing Pass. The journey is calculated, Governor Hong probably hasn't arrived at Jialing Pass. The most optimistic estimate is that it will take at least twenty days to wait for reinforcements. However, can the army still last until that moment?

After hearing the report, Lu Daqi was in a very heavy mood when he thought about these things. Looking up at the distance, he saw that the Junggar cavalry had set up a formation and was obviously going to siege. When his army had no food in it, he would beware of his breakthrough.

Looking at the surroundings, after calming down, all the soldiers under their army looked solemn. Although they did not look afraid, they could see that they knew that the situation was not good.

Morale must not be dissipated! Otherwise, I would never wait for reinforcements to arrive! Lv Daqi thought so in his mind, so he returned the sword to sheath. Regardless of his old body and not having breakfast, he began to patrol Hami.

Although the Junggar cavalry seemed to be surrounded and would not attack like before, if they were not prepared for defense, they might have a second raid. Therefore, defense inspection was the top priority of Lu Daqi. After the inspection, he went to comfort the injured. After all this, his legs and feet were filled with lead, and he could no longer stand once he returned to his house.

The personal guard was shocked when he saw this and quickly served him drinking water and food.

However, Lu Daqi looked at the group of worried generals waiting beside him, and forced himself to smile, without eating or drinking, and said to them: "The cavalry of the Junggar tribe must be strictly guarded and not let our army break through. The best way is to stick to the treatment. You must continue to explain this matter and let the soldiers be prepared to stick to it!"

Hearing this, a general with bandage on his forehead immediately asked: "Master Zhongcheng, I am afraid that the food and supplies will be exhausted before the reinforcements arrive!"

"Yes, Lord Zhongcheng, we are not afraid of fighting with these Tartars, but..." Another general also said, "But if the soldiers are hungry, how can they fight with these Tartars of the Junggar tribe?"

When the other generals heard this, they nodded with a worried look on their faces.

After hearing this, Lu Daqi's face also darkened. This is the key to the problem!

Seeing his drinking water and food, Lu Daqi ordered: "From today on, everyone from this official will save food. Except for the rotating soldiers, other soldiers, including the officials, will only eat one meal of porridge a day."

"But... Lord Zhongcheng, even so, Yu Liang can only last for seven or eight days." A general reminded in a heavy tone after hearing this.

When Lu Daqi heard this, he frowned and said, "Since our army is sticking to the waiting for assistance, we should only keep some of the war horses, or simply not keep them!"

They all came from the cavalry and regarded war horses as their lives. However, at this moment, they reached the point where they wanted to kill horses to satisfy their hunger, which made every general's face very heavy.

But even so, there were still generals reminding Lu Daqi: "Mr. Zhongcheng, even if that is the case, I'm afraid I can only hold on for more than ten days. I don't know if the reinforcements can arrive?"

Hearing this, Lu Daqi fell silent. There was no other way, so I could only hope that Governor Hong could arrive in time! If I could have a few more days of food, the confidence of reinforcements would increase greatly.

Thinking of this, suddenly, he remembered what he saw during the inspection just now, and suddenly had an idea in his heart. He looked up and glanced at the generals and shouted coldly: "I am determined to eat the meat of the barbarians in hunger, and laughed and thirsty and drink the blood of the Huns..."
Chapter completed!