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Chapter 8 Ratcheting Swords Section 13(2/2)

Yan Liang raised his sword and yelled wildly: "Brothers, kill the central army and kill Zhang Chun..."

"Kill..." The Han soldiers were as strong as rainbows and shouted loudly, rushing towards the central army like tigers out of the cage and towards the rebel flag.

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There were only three thousand people guarding the central army. Under Zhang Chun's command, they had already gathered under the flag and arranged densely.

Liu Shi died, the middle army collapsed, and at the same time, the left and right armies were also attacked by heavy ordnances of the Han army and were retreating in a panic. The defeat was decided.

Zhang Chun smiled miserably and waved his hand and shouted, "Order the soldiers of the central army to firmly block the enemy's attack and protect the big flag."

"Let Xian Yuping and Tian Qiang do their best to stop the soldiers from escaping and lead their troops back to the central army."

"Order the Iron Cavalry of Wuwan to retreat to the central army immediately."

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When Xian Yufu saw Yan Liang's troops break through the middle blockade of the rebels, he raised his hand happily and cheered, shouting: "I ordered the cavalry on both left and right wings to escape from the Wuwan people, immediately attack the rebels' left and right wings and kill the rebel infantry."

"Order Lord Xianyu and Lord Hua to immediately move closer to the chariot battalion to prevent the Karasuan people from attacking the chariot battalion."

At this time, Song Wen received the message from the messenger and hurriedly ran to the wooden platform, shouting excitedly: "Sir, Lord Liu's army has arrived."

Xian Yufu suddenly turned around and asked anxiously: "Direction?"

"They are on the west side of the battlefield, just on the flank of the enemy." Song Wen said excitedly, "Did you order Lord Liu to lead his troops to attack the enemy's central army immediately?"

"Attack now."

"Tell the chariot camp to prepare, as long as the harem people catch up, shoot and kill immediately."

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Li Hong, Liu Bao, Nie Xiao, and Jiang Wu each led their troops to fight and retreat, leaning towards the middle of the battlefield.

Qiu Liju hesitated when he heard the order to retreat. Wu Yan and Su Puyan turned around and ran away without hesitation. Today, the losses were heavy. If they continued to fight, the Wuwan Iron Cavalry would be gone.

"King, there are few Han soldiers, and they have suffered heavy losses and can no longer hold on." A little coach with red eyes pointed at the Han army retreating westward and said angrily, "Let's chase after him, kill him for a while, and then rushed directly to the central army to assemble."

"Kill..." Qiu Liju did not hesitate anymore, raised his spear and pointed it in front of him, shouting wildly: "Care with me..."

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Liu Yu's army finally arrived.

Ten thousand infans rushed to the battlefield with a storm. Gongsun Zan's cavalry rushed to the front, and the majestic white horse Yi killed him from the Wuwan people who were facing the retreat. Wuyan and Su Puyan were shocked when they saw Gongsun Zan's iron cavalry suddenly appeared on the battlefield. They hurriedly led their soldiers to gallop towards Jicheng and ran away first.

Li Hong and Liu Bao led the Iron Cavalry to chase the rebels' retreating left army, and chopped and killed them wantonly. The soldiers on the left side of the rebels were scattered and fled. The rebel general Xian Yuping led a few personal soldiers to cut and kill the fugitives, trying to stop the soldiers from escaping, but the morale of the army was lost, and killing more fugitives was useless. Soon, he was also swept by the deserters and started to flee. Xian Yuping was panicked and was tripped by the corpses on the ground before he could run far away. Then he was trampled to death by the surging crowds.

Qiu Liju led his troops to chase him wildly. Nie Xiao and Jiang Wu led his army to lead him to the front of the chariot camp.

When Zhang Xiao saw the Wuwan people coming again, he happily pulled off the battle helmet on his head and smashed it hard to the ground, "Call me, shoot..."

The Wuwan people were once again devastatingly hit, and thousands of people had no power to fight back, and were blown down by a violent hurricane like straw. Qiu Liju's soul flew out of the sky, and turned around and ran away with his army.

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Zhang Chun watched his right army scatter under the trampling of the Han army's iron hooves, while the soldiers of the left army had long become deserters and were now running wildly on the plains. As for the Wuwan Iron Cavalry on the left and right wings had already escaped without a trace.

Zhang Chun sighed, and under the escort of his personal soldiers, he jumped onto the war horse, took a last look at the battlefield, and left.

The rebels' flag collapsed with a bang.

"Order the cavalry from all units to pursue for five miles before returning." Xian Yufu issued the last military order, then looked up at the sky.

The sun sets, and the setting sun is like blood.

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Li Hong and Xian Yufu led the generals of various tribes to meet Liu Yu. Liu Yu smiled happily and helped them up one by one.

"Zimin, you are the general of Zhenbei, so there is no need to perform this great gift again." Liu Yu said with a smile, "Youzhou must rely more on the general in suppressing rebellion."

Li Hong bowed respectfully and said, "Everything is followed by the Lord's orders."

Liu Yu laughed and said, "Son people, this is a bad thing. You are the general in Zhenbei, and you are in charge of the military affairs of the three prefectures and two counties. Of course, you have the final say in suppressing the rebellion." He pointed to the generals standing around and said, "These soldiers under my command are now under your command and will be ordered at your own discretion."

After hearing this, Gongsun Zan, Tian Kai and other Youzhou officers had a little unnatural smile on their faces. Three years ago, they were Li Hong's Shangguan, but now Li Hong has become the general of Zhenbei and has become their Shangguan. Gongsun Zan looked at his old friend Xian Yufu and felt very moved. Xian Yufu is now a general of the Central Army, and even Tian Chong, a veteran who used to guard the gate in Wuzhong City, was a lieutenant. If he had stayed in Xiliang and fought side by side with Li Hong, he would at least be a general of the Central Army. He had no military merits, and even if he had a backstage and money, he would not be able to buy General Zhenbei.

Li Hong hurriedly thanked him. Then he greeted Gongsun Zan, Tian Kai and others.

"When I arrived in Xiliang, I thought I could be with Brother Bo Gui, but I didn't expect you to come back." Li Hong smiled, "This time I go back to Youzhou, we will definitely get together and I will treat you."

Gongsun Zan smiled and said, "Okay. When we capture Jicheng, we will go to the old place to drink and stop."

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When Li Hong returned to the camp, Zhu Mu, Song Wen and others had already counted the casualties between the two sides.

While looking through, Li Hong asked Zhu Mu: "Brother Gongding, are you going to fight with Xianyu Yinmen? Are you satisfied with the killing?"

Zhu Mu smiled and said, "Thank you, sir. It will be the same next time. As long as you fight, I will go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. sir, sir, don't put me behind."

"Just this time, no next time." Li Hong said with a smile, "If something happened to you, how can I explain to Zhongyuan and Xiaolan. I won't be the case."

"Sir, then you..."

Li Hong looked at him and shook his head helplessly and smiled.

In this battle, the Han army lost more than 8,000 infantry and more than 5,000 cavalry. The rebels suffered more than 20,000 infantry, 12,000 cavalry, and more than 20,000 prisoners. The rest of the rebels fled back to Jicheng.

In addition to the chariot battalion, the 30,000 infantry soldiers suffered a great loss. Gao Shun's Hanoi soldiers were almost completed. If the 3,000 people lost to attack Changping City and 1,000 people lost to the battle outside Jicheng City, the army lost more than 12,000 elite infantrymen in just a few days after entering Juyong Pass. If the 5,000 people from the chariot battalion were deducted, the 5th battalion soldiers were currently only more than 13,000.

"If the chariot battalion does not exert its power this time, our losses will be greater." Xian Yufu put down the text and sighed, "I will reward the chariot battalion heavily."

"There is a serious shortage of infantry now." Zhu Mu said worriedly, "Mr. Liu has only 10,000 infantry. He will definitely not be able to take it in a short period of time with more than 20,000 people."

Li Hong thought for a while and asked Zheng Xin: "Shouyan, is there any news from Zilong?"

Zheng Xin shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I just received a reward from a scout that Lucheng was taken back by the rebels."

Xian Yufu was shocked and asked hurriedly: "Is this news accurate?"

"Accurate." Zheng Xin said, "the scout said that the rebels had already built a pontoon bridge on the Gushui River."

"Sir, I'll send cavalry to Lucheng and Yongnu City overnight to block the enemy's retreat." Song Wen said anxiously, "Once the Wuwan Iron Cavalry escaped back to Liaodong, the matter of suppressing the rebellion will be delayed for a long time."

Li Hong looked at Xian Yufu and said, "Tomorrow, you and Yan Rou will take Nie Xiao, Jiang Wu and Liu Bao's cavalry camp to Lucheng."

"If Zilong leads the army to attack Lucheng again, what will happen to Yongnu?" Xian Yufu asked.

Li Hong sighed: "It is impossible to eat them in one bite. The Wuwan people still have 28,000 cavalry, and they are better than us in terms of military strength. They can't stop it. Even if we block Lucheng and Yongnu, the Wuwan people can still go to Yuyang to return to the frontier."

"My purpose of letting Zilong go east of Gushui River is nothing more than to force the enemy to fight. Now that this battle has been fought, our goal has been achieved. Now that Zhang Chun's rebels are not left, even if he escapes to Feiru, he will only survive and barely support for a period of time. Without the support of the Wuwan people and the Xianbei people, he will sooner or later be defeated."

"Zilong has done a good job. It doesn't matter whether he is in Yongnu or not. What's important is that he will not attack Lucheng again. If he loses troops and generals in order to attack a meaningless city, I will not spare him."
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