In one move, he captured the enemy's generals, Lu Bu and Guan Gong, which was nothing more than expected.
Gu Peng let the enemy soldiers tie his hands in a daze, and looked at Lin Zhijing with deep fear in his eyes.
This war, at this point, has to be summarized.
"Report to the general, we are chasing the enemy, and suddenly a group of men and horses appeared out of nowhere. General Lu saw that the enemy's force was strong, so he ordered us not to pursue the enemy and let the enemy escape."
It turned out that Lu Yida was intercepted by a group of troops while harvesting the enemy troops. Both sides had no intention of fighting, and after a brief touch, they both stopped. Lu Yida considered that the sergeants were tired and the enemy's situation was unclear. He did not want to increase casualties. The enemy was also eager to leave early, so it was considered a tacit understanding on the battlefield.
"Well, that's right."
Lin Zhijing nodded.
Although this bloody battle was a complete victory, the losses should be considerable. According to Gu Peng, Lin Zhijing estimated that of their 20,000 elite cavalry, there were at most two or three thousand left, and perhaps 10,000 or 20,000 warriors could escape, and perhaps 10,000 to 20,000 surrendered!
However, on his side, the two elite cavalrymen of Ma Ruhu and Pei Yunzhao are probably not even half left. As for the infantry, even though they were crushed, they probably suffered losses of ten to twenty thousand!
"General Gu, in your opinion, where are the reinforcements coming from?"
Lin Zhijing smiled and asked Gu Peng, who had been taken under his command.
"Back to the general, I expect reinforcements from Nanyang Prefecture. The general should be Nanyang General Ma Jun, known as 'Xiao Ma Chao'. He is very capable of working on horseback and his resourcefulness is also extraordinary."
Gu Peng answered truthfully, he still knew how many people there were in Nanyang Mansion. Originally, he wanted Ma Jun to be the commander-in-chief of land troops and horses, but relying on his relationship with Ninghou, he forced Ma Jun to take the position.
"Haha, Xiao Ma Chao, it's a pity that my brother-in-law is not here. Otherwise, we can fight him and see who is better with his gun or my brother-in-law!"
When Lin Zhijing heard this, he couldn't help but think of Xu Lang.
"General Gu, according to what you said, this person is a powerful enemy? How many people are there with him?"
this is the key of the problem.
Gu Peng thought for a while, because the war in Xiangyang was tense, at least half of the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Nanyang Mansion were lent to them.
"Back to the general, if you include Ninghou's army in Xinye, there should be about 100,000 people."
"Oh, it looks like there's still a big battle going on."
Lin Zhijing said, lost in thought.
After this battle, the troops and horses under his command, plus the surrendered troops, are probably the same as before. However, there is still a question mark as to the combat effectiveness of the newly surrendered troops. If we try to confront these 100,000 troops, it will definitely be another bloody battle. I don’t know how many brothers will be lost!
"Pass my order and the entire army will rest on the spot. In two days, the troops will be sent to new areas!"
Lin Zhijing calmed down and ordered loudly.
"promise!"
All the generals replied in unison.
Then, they left the camp one after another to do whatever they had to do.
After all, the terrain here is flat and there is no danger to defend. In order to prevent the little horse from overtaking the camp and hijacking it, Lin Zhijing ordered a trench to be dug in front of the camp to a depth of ten feet. As for rejecting horses, there are several levels. After spending a while, it was really well fortified. Anyone who wanted to make a sneak attack might not be able to reap the rewards.
Sure enough, after the Northern Army scouts peeped several times, they could only sigh in despair and quickly informed Ma Jun, who had been temporarily appointed as the commander-in-chief of the troops and horses, about the situation here.
At that time, Ninghou had already retreated to Nanyang Mansion because of some unknown premonitions. In this way, the Xinye front line, plus the navy on the north bank of Xiangyang, can actually be regarded as fighting on their own.
However, Ma Jun was very ambitious and wanted to give it a fight and show off his majesty as a "little horse super".
