Chapter 1061: The Defeat of the Southern Alliance Army
Although the Qin army defeated the coalition forces in this battle, they only dispatched 10,000 troops, and the manpower was limited. Therefore, after pursuing for thirty or forty miles, Su Lie decisively ordered to stop the pursuit and withdraw his troops back to the city.
The pursuit that lasted for thirty or forty miles had exhausted the physical strength of the Qin army soldiers. If they continued to pursue, they would really have to catch up to the coalition camp. By then, the exhausted army would naturally be unable to resist the enemy forces in the camp. Counterattack, so we might as well just give it up.
"General Qi, our army won a great victory in this battle. In one battle, we defeated 50,000 allied troops and killed 25,000 without taking any prisoners. We killed enemy generals Wang Li and Wang Xian and captured Su Xian. Chen Baxian led nearly 20,000 remaining troops back. Arrive at the camp."
Su Lie said before the battle that as long as there were enemies, he would never seal his sword, so the Qin army did not leave any prisoners in this battle.
Although Chen Baxian saved 20,000 troops for the coalition, the remaining 5,000 troops were killed and dispersed.
When Su Lie heard Chen Baxian's name, a cold light flashed in Su's eyes. This was the man who stood up to save the day during the defeat, otherwise the enemy's casualties would have been even more severe.
"Pity."
Su Lie sighed in his heart, then asked again: "What about the casualties of our army?"
"Our army lost nearly 3,000 lives directly in this battle, 2,000 were seriously injured, and the rest were more or less injured."
Su Lie nodded. This was completely expected. After all, they faced an enemy force five times their own. Even his general was injured. Luo Cheng almost died in the battle. Ordinary It would be unusual for a soldier not to be injured.
An army of 10,000 went out to fight, but all returned wounded, which shows how tragic this battle was.
However, although the Qin army suffered heavy casualties, its results were also extremely brilliant.
The 10,000 Qin troops defeated an enemy force five times their own head-on, and achieved a glorious victory, killing 25,000 enemies and suffering 5,000 casualties. This was definitely a hearty victory.
Including the previous attack on the coalition forces, the 90,000-invading Union Army has now been reduced to 50,000. Although its strength is still higher than that of the Qin army, its morale has plummeted after successive setbacks. It is obvious that in the short term It is impossible to invade Chaoge City.
"Give me the order to find all the corpses of our soldiers and take them back for burial. As for the corpses of the enemy soldiers, let them be cremated and buried on the spot." Su Lie said solemnly.
"No." Huang Zhong responded.
At this moment, Zhao Yun returned with a livid face. When he saw Su Lie, he immediately knelt down and said in a deep voice: "The general is incompetent. Let Liang Lin and Liang Fang rescue Wang Mang."
Su Lie saw Zhao Yun's tired face and many of the silver armors on his body were damaged. Knowing that he must have experienced a fierce battle, he immediately comforted him with gentle words: "General Zilong, you fight Wang Li of Liang Lin alone and kill Wang Li. Having achieved the first victory in this battle, it is indeed a pity that we failed to kill Wang Mang, but it is by no means a fault."
Zhao Yun couldn't help sighing after hearing this, and then told the story of his pursuit of Wang Mang. After hearing this, the generals couldn't help but feel sorry for Zhao Yun.
Although Wang Mang was severely injured by Zhao Yun, he was not dead after all, but brothers Liang Lin and Liang Fang arrived in time.
Although Zhao Yun was strong, he was no match for the Liang brothers. If he could not defeat the Liang brothers, he would not be able to kill Wang Mang, and naturally he would not be able to get the Yuchang Sword.
If Zhao Yun can kill Wang Mang and capture the Fish Intestine Sword, as his son-in-law, he will have made his first contribution in this battle. With his lord's temperament, he will definitely give the Fish Intestine Sword to Zhao Yun.
That was the Fish Intestine Sword. Who wouldn’t want it among all the warriors in the world? Unfortunately, Zhao Yun still passed by this treasure.
The meat that reached the mouth flew away. Who wouldn't be annoyed if this happened?
A flash of light flashed in Luo Cheng's eyes, and he said with excitement: "General, Wang Mang was severely injured by Brother Zilong and fell into coma. The Southern Alliance Army has also temporarily lost its leader. Can our army take advantage of this to sneak attack on the enemy?"
Su Lie could not have thought of what Luo Chengdu could have thought of, but he shook his head decisively and refused, explaining: "Although Wang Mang is unconscious, there is Chen Baxian among the coalition forces. This person is more powerful than Wang Mang in commanding the army. It is difficult to deal with, as long as he is here, he will never give our army a chance to make a sneak attack."
"That's it..."
A trace of disappointment flashed in Luo Cheng's eyes.
On the other side, after brothers Liang Lin and Liang Fang rescued Wang Mang, they immediately asked military doctors to treat Wang Mang, who was seriously injured and dying.
It was not until three days later that Wang Mang was out of danger and woke up. The first order Wang Mang gave after waking up was to withdraw his troops.
The original 90,000 coalition troops now have only 50,000 left, and after repeated attacks, morale has been extremely low. Not only is there no possibility of capturing Chaoge, but they will be pursued and beaten by the Qin army, so it is better to take the initiative Withdraw and recuperate.
Wang Mang was still injured and could not command the army, so the command fell into the hands of Chen Baxian again.
Under the command of Chen Baxian, the coalition forces withdrew in an orderly manner towards the three counties in Hanoi that they had captured from the Qin army.
Seeing that the coalition forces were retreating, Su Lie wanted to take the opportunity to sneak attack and severely damage the coalition forces, but Chen Baxian had been on guard against him for a long time. In addition, the Qin army was also extremely exhausted. After several battles, Su Lie failed to gain any favor. In the end, he had no choice but to let Chen Baxian lead the army to retreat. .
Although Wang Mang retreated safely and retained most of his military strength, what was still causing him more headaches lay behind.
Wang Mang's attack on Hanoi was mainly to strengthen the resistance of the southern princes. However, he failed to defeat Su Lie's 10,000 Qin army with 50,000 troops. This time, let alone strengthen the princes' will to resist, he instead The princes in the south were even more frightened of Qin Hao.
Wang Mang's defeat this time put the alliance on the verge of falling apart again, but Wang Mang was not an ordinary person after all.
Although Wang Mang lost the battle, he still wrested the land of three counties from the Qin army. He might not be able to convince these intellectually arrears princes with sophistry.
Next, Wang Mang ransacked homes, exterminated clans, and arrested young men in the three newly conquered counties. After using various methods at the same time, although he could not completely make up for the battle damage, he was able to partially recover.
Wang Mang was still injured and could not go to meet with the southern princes in person, but he wrote several letters in his own hand to exonerate himself.
The princes of Binnan saw that although Wang Mang was defeated for a while, he had made up for most of the battle losses. In addition, he had won the land of three counties, so it was not considered a complete defeat.
Under the deception of Wang Mang, the big liar, the princes of Binnan believed his lies again, and a major crisis of alliance split was once again cleverly resolved.
After resolving the crisis, Wang Mang rested in peace while recovering from his injuries and accumulating strength. This time he was really frightened by Su Lie's attack, and he would never dare to provoke Su Lie again until he was absolutely sure.
Wang Mang wanted to stay calm, but he couldn't help it. A piece of news from Luoyang forced him to take new actions.
"What? Qin Hao dares to destroy Buddha?"
Wang Mang's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, but there was a hint of surprise deep in his eyes.
