Seeing the casualties increasing, Zhou Chi could only order a retreat even though he was unwilling to do so.
Two hundred light cavalry were defeated by fifty logistics troops. If word of this spread, Zhou Chi, the captain, would no longer have to do his job.
Zhou Chi discussed with several lieutenants for a while, and then reported to the superiors on the grounds of encountering elites from the northern border.
The night is getting darker, but the atmosphere in Gusu City is extremely solemn.
It would be fine if they just faced Sun Bo's vanguard army.
However, since nightfall, urgent military intelligence reports have continued to arrive in Gusu City, and it is suspected that soldiers and horses from the northern border have arrived in Gusu City.
Facing the elites under Qin Feng's command, even Lin Wenwan did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
She immediately ordered the entire Gusu City to enter a state of combat readiness to guard against infiltration and raids by the northern army.
At the same time, the situation of the two thousand cavalry sent out to attack Sun Bo's vanguard was not optimistic.
Because it was a surprise attack without infantry coordination, the only value of these two thousand cavalry was to win by surprise.
If they can work together to severely damage Sun Bo's morale, then their mission will be completed.
On the contrary, once the battle is blocked, you must retreat, otherwise you are very likely to face huge casualties and shoot yourself in the foot.
"Madam, give the order to retreat immediately!"
"The troops under Sun Bo's command are all the elites of the imperial party and the garrison in the capital. Although the attack on the city was unfavorable, their morale was damaged."
"But it is not easy to defeat Sun Bo's morale in one go."
"Half an hour ago, the messenger reported that 30% of the two thousand cavalry were dead or injured."
The generals beside him kept begging Lin Wenwan for orders to retreat immediately.
From the general's point of view, even though Lin Wenwan was extremely wealthy, she was still a female and had almost no chance of going to the battlefield.
All theories are empty talk.
After all, there is no doubt about Lin Wenwan's ability in strategy, but in terms of tactics, she is a layman.
"Ma'am! Don't hesitate any longer."
"The cavalry's mission has been completed!"
"Sun Bo's command is dominated by infantry. As long as the infantry forms a tight formation, simple light cavalry will be useless."
"It is the task of the heavy cavalry to trap the enemy, but the speed of the heavy cavalry is too slow. If there is no heavy armored infantry resistance line, the heavy cavalry will definitely be trapped in a tight siege and be surrounded and annihilated by the enemy's heavy armored infantry."
"Since it's a sneak attack, let's fight it quickly. Don't delay. We can't treat it as a big war!"
The generals were heartbroken. The most powerful force in the southern border was water warfare, followed by infantry.
Because the southern border is not the origin of war horses, the cavalry is already rare and precious. If they are destroyed rashly, once Gusu City is besieged in the future, the cavalry will not be able to be used to quickly penetrate and rescue.
Lin Wenwan naturally understood that without all the troops, relying solely on cavalry, let alone two thousand, might not be able to take down Sun Bo's vanguard.
Heavy armored infantry are the core of the battlefield and the war platform on which all arms rely.
Without heavy armored infantry to resist the line, neither heavy cavalry nor light cavalry would be of real value.
The reason why Lin Wenwan has not withdrawn her troops until now is because...she strongly suspects that the elite troops from the north under Qin Feng have quietly infiltrated into the south.
Once this light cavalry force retreats, it is very likely to produce two disastrous results.
First, they were intercepted halfway and the entire army was wiped out.
The second... and the most likely tactic Qin Feng would adopt is to allow the cavalry to enter the city.
Even though 30% of the light cavalry troops have been lost, there are still 1,770!
So many cavalry entering the city together means that the city gate will not be closed at all for a while.
Qin Feng's Beixi Qingqi and Tianji Camp guards could take advantage of this opportunity to come out and disrupt the city gate.
Once the city gate is lost, first rely on the city gate to defend it to the death.
Until Sun Bo's army arrived and swarmed in.
Then no matter how many soldiers are hoarded in Gusu City, they will only be forced to engage in close combat, and it will soon turn into street fighting.
By then, Gusu City will become a broken city that anyone can come in and out of, and the entire southern border will be involved, and will be forced to start a war of attrition with Qin Feng for Gusu City.
Lin Wenwan waved her hand and directly interrupted the generals.
Her eyes were determined: "I have many eyes and ears to detect horses in the southern border. Even if Jin Yiwei has extraordinary abilities, he will never be able to blind the eyes of all the detective horses at once."
"The news of the arrival of elites from the north is definitely not groundless."
"The chaos on New Year's Eve may not necessarily be due to Sun Bo's great success, but it is more likely to be the enemy's plan!"
"The light cavalry troops must withdraw, but they must not withdraw into the city. Let them maneuver around the area. We will wait until all the enemy conditions around them are known before considering whether to let them enter the city."
As soon as this statement came out, the reaction of the generals was even more intense.
"Madam! What we lack most in the southern border is cavalry. If they are not allowed to enter the city and are surrounded and intercepted by the enemy, they will suffer heavy losses."
"The cavalry accumulated in Gusu City is used to prevent Qin Feng from sieging the city."
"If there is no cavalry, it will be a big disadvantage for Gusu City!"
Lin Wenwan nodded, indicating that the general's words were not inappropriate.
But recognition is recognition, Lin Wenwan must not take risks, she defies everyone's opinions and has a firm attitude.
"Based on my understanding of Qin Feng, this person never bluffs."
"I dare to say that there is an ambush outside the city!"
Although the generals have military power, they cannot disobey Lin Wenwan's decision.
After all, Lin Wenwan is the bridge connecting the wealthy families of the Southern Territory. Losing Lin Wenwan's support is equivalent to losing the entire Southern Territory.
All the generals looked at each other. Although they were unwilling to do so, they could only give up.
The Southern Qingqi, who had been harassing Sun Bo's army, cursed loudly when they received the news from the city.
"I'm fighting bloody battles outside, but those bastards in the city won't let me return to the city?"
"The horses are already tired, and the light cavalry of Sun Bo's army are about to come up. How can we avoid them?"
The southern Qingqi were filled with hatred, but they had no choice but to withdraw from the battlefield and rush towards the west of Gusu City.
At the same time, Sun Bo's vanguard cavalry, which had been maneuvering outside, had already rushed back.
One thousand cavalry immediately launched a pursuit of the southern light cavalry.
Sun Bo urgently ordered: "The whole army repairs quickly and advances towards Gusu City!"
Sun Bo ignored the generals' questions and turned to look at Liu Ming: "Master Liu, what you just said is true? Have the elites from the north arrived in Gusu City?"
Liu Ming, who rushed to the battlefield urgently, couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that everything was developing towards the original plan.
"Three thousand Beixi Qingqi have entered the boundaries of Gusu City in batches."
"There are still 600 Tianji Camp guards and 800 black cavalry on standby."
"You only need to do your best to drive the southern Qingqi towards the city gate."
"As long as Gusu City dares to open the city gate, we will make great achievements!"
