Zhao Gou shuddered suddenly as he looked at the soldiers who retreated in a large area and began to trample on each other.
Zhao Gou looked at Gu Xianxiong in panic, as if he had found a life-saving straw, and said urgently: "Gu Qing, Zhao Gou is too fierce, what should we do? The current situation is extremely bad and cannot be stopped at all."
Gu Xianxiong also frowned deeply. Faced with the current bad situation, he didn't know how to brag or appease Zhao Gou?
Not to mention launching a counterattack.
The army has collapsed, orders are difficult to pass on, and there is no way to fight back now.
Gu Xianxiong rode his horse to evacuate with him, thinking as he ran. After running for a long distance, I suddenly thought of the distance from the Yangtze River ferry in Xiazhi County to Xiazhi County. My eyes lit up and I shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, we retreat and evacuate to the ferry at full speed."
Zhao Gou said: "You are talking nonsense. Didn't we retreat? What I'm worried about is that Zhao Shan is pursuing us and we can't escape."
"No, no, your Majesty did not understand what I meant."
Gu Xianxiong quickly explained: "Withdrawing from Xiazhi County to the ferry, the more than ten miles away from the ferry, there are large paddy fields and many branching rivers, and the road has become narrow. The cavalry cannot cover up a large area. Unlike In this area, the cavalry can let go and cover up the enemy."
"Even if Zhao Shan's Mo Dao camp is powerful, they still won't be able to set up their formation when they reach the field roads."
"This is our chance of escape."
"As long as it is more than ten miles away from the ferry, the army will either escape through the paddy fields, rush into the river, or take the field trails. Although they are scattered, it is difficult for the cavalry to pursue them, so we don't have to worry about the Modao camp and the cavalry. "
"When we get near the ferry, if Zhao Shan still pursues him, but his offensive has been weakened and Modao Camp and the cavalry are idle, we might be able to counterattack."
The more Gu Xianxiong spoke, the more confident he became. He felt that he had found an opportunity to counterattack, and said loudly: "Please send an order to inform all the generals and inform them of the retreat. As long as the news is passed down layer by layer, people's hearts will definitely be restored." . When the people's hearts are stabilized, the soldiers will not panic. Only when they have a goal can they fight back."
Zhao Gou's eyes lit up after hearing this.
yes!
The cavalry pays attention to large-scale cover-up and killing, and needs open and flat areas. Without these basic conditions, even if the cavalry is powerful, it will be completely blind when entering the Jiangnan water town. Moreover, the Modao camp cannot form a large-scale formation and can only disperse the attack.
This is the opportunity to fight back.
This is also a glimmer of hope.
Zhao Gou laughed loudly and said: "Okay, okay, Gu Qing is indeed my lucky star, so let's do it."
Zhao Gou knew that it was difficult to fight back. In fact, he no longer wanted to fight back. As long as he could retreat to the ferry safely, regain his strength and stabilize the current situation, it would be great.
Zhao Gou felt calm in his heart. After he was no longer so flustered, he quickly retreated while sending a message to the surrounding generals.
Cheers to everyone.
The morale of the army collapsed. From the generals to the soldiers, they lost their fighting spirit. They were beaten to the point where they were too scared to go to war with the Xuanjia Army.
Now that there is a geographical environment that restricts the Xuanjia Army and Modao Camp, it is naturally different. As the news was conveyed layer by layer, many generals of the Yangzhou Army cheered up again and felt that there was hope and it would not be too confusing.
Although the army was in chaos and unable to order a counterattack, the message of hope continued to stabilize people's hearts.
The Yangzhou soldiers retreated hastily, but they were not as panicked as before.
People's hearts gradually stabilize.
As for the large number of Yangzhou soldiers who fell behind, they were still being killed, trampling each other to death, or running around randomly.
Zhao Shan led the Xuanjia Army, Modao Camp, and Qi Yuanjing's army to cover up the enemy. When they were still more than ten miles away from the ferry, in an area close to large paddy fields and rivers, because there were no wide roads and no chance for the cavalry to cover up the enemy, Zhao Shan Goodness no longer pursues.
Zhao Shan looked at Qi Yuanjing and decisively ordered: "Qi Yuanjing, stop the pursuit of the army, wipe out the Yangzhou soldiers who are stubbornly resisting, surrender the prisoners, and clear the battlefield."
"As you command!"
Qi Yuanjing also answered loudly.
He arranged for the soldiers to convey the order. In a short period of time, the army stopped chasing, stopped to consolidate the results, surrendered and killed those who stubbornly resisted.
It lasted until the afternoon application time, when Zhao Shancai returned to Xiazhi County with Qi Yuanjing, Zhou Huhou and Li Jiye.
In the evening, Qi Yuanjing finished cleaning up the battlefield and counting the losses. He came to the room where Zhao Shan was resting on the tower and saluted Zhao Shan: "Your Majesty, the results of this battle have been counted."
Zhao Shanxiao asked: "How is the battle going?"
Qi Yuanjing replied: "In this battle with the Yangzhou soldiers, one hundred and sixty-three people were killed in the Modao camp, more than 1,368 people were killed in the Xuanjia army, and more than 1,600 elite soldiers were killed."
"The reason why the casualties of the infantry were not large is because Modao Camp and Xuanjia Army took the lead in charging and defeated Zhao Gou's army almost head-on. Only then did the last general lead the army into battle."
"We killed more than 18,000 Yangzhou soldiers after counting. Of course, less than 8,000 of them were actually killed by us. Most of the deaths were caused by Yangzhou soldiers trampling each other to death when they fled from each other."
"There are currently more than 46,000 captured Yangzhou soldiers."
"After the first battle, we achieved a great victory and severely defeated Zhao Gou's offensive."
Qi Yuanjing looked elated and said: "The reason why this battle can achieve this effect is because the Xuanjia Army and Modao Camp led by His Majesty charged with all their strength to achieve today's results, otherwise it would not be possible."
Zhao Shan said in a deep voice: "We can win not only because of our elite soldiers, but also because Zhao Gou's troops are scattered. If we win the first battle, the rest will be easy. Zhao Gou will not dare to kill easily again."
"Go ahead and make arrangements. Kill pigs and sheep today to reward the soldiers. Don't worry about not having enough food and grass. Just use it to keep the soldiers well fed. As for the prisoners, all the prisoners must also be settled."
"I accept your order!"
Qi Yuanjing turned around and hurriedly made arrangements.
Fang Weihu sat below and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty wants to place prisoners, is it to instigate these people to rebel?"
"certainly!"
Zhao Shan nodded and said: "They are all my people, how can we not guide them to turn back and find safety? Now at war with Zhao Gou, these people are also valuable. They are oppressed in Yangzhou, Jiangdong, and they can all be used."
Fang Weihu praised: "Your Majesty is wise, this is an aspect that can be used."
Zhao Shan and Fang Weihu had a conversation, and then they went to comfort the wounded soldiers and heal the wounds of the soldiers. This was what Zhao Shan always wanted to implement.
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Yangtze River ferry, shore.
Zhao Gou had already escaped, but he was standing on the boat with a pale face.
He put his hands on the side of the ship, looked at the various ministries that were gathering the entire army, and looked at the people who were still a little panicked. He sighed in his heart, but he was even more angry.
This battle was defeated miserably.
Such a large number of troops were defeated by Zhao Shan's tens of thousands. It was so embarrassing.
Zhao Gou looked at Gu Xianxiong on the side and said in a deep voice: "Gu Qing, we suffered heavy losses in the battle with Zhao Shan. Especially Zhao Shan is too fierce and difficult to attack. It is not easy to destroy him. What do you think?"
