"Nowadays, most of the Qingzhou thieves are infantry. I want to gather more cavalry to break up the rear, so that the Qingzhou thieves will not dare to pursue too much, so as to buy time to burn down Xindu City as soon as possible!"
Although Shi Le's tone sounded a little lonely, there was not much panic.
Since he started his army with Ji Sang, the then-shepherd commander, Shi Le has experienced up to fifty defeats, if not a hundred. If you count the small-scale defeats, they are even more numerous.
Therefore, Shi Le already had his own experience of retreating after failure.
Now Shi Le knew that after this defeat, Anping County in the Xindu area would definitely not be saved. He did not want to leave Xindu, an important town in central Hebei, intact to the Qingzhou Army.
Therefore, Shi Le planned to collect the scattered cavalry as much as possible and use them to harass the Qingzhou Army's pursuers to buy time so that Zhang Bin and others could have enough time to burn down Xindu City.
Zhang Bin also understood Shi Le's intention. Although it was dangerous to act like this, Shi Le was already proficient in this method. Besides, the broken troops gathered by Shi Le were all cavalry, and it was difficult for the Qingzhou infantry to catch up.
At this time, the fresh "traitor" Zhang Jack and other troops had already completed their formation, and there was an endless stream of scouts coming and going between the Han army. As soon as the communication between the two armies was completed, they could immediately join forces to attack the flanks of the Hu and Han army.
Zhang Bin knew that he didn't have much time left for him, so he immediately took the order to recruit some of his familiar subordinates, and headed towards Xindu in the north.
"Come with me!"
When Shi Le saw Zhang Bin leaving, he shouted loudly and led Cheng Xia and other Hu Han generals to hold high the banner and try to gather the fleeing cavalry.
On the entire battlefield on the bank of the Qinghe River, all the Hulu had completely given up their plans to continue fighting. Whether they were infantry or cavalry, they all hated their parents for giving them two legs.
"Failed, just defeated like that?"
Shi Hu, who was on the left wing of the Han army, did not see what happened in the middle of the battle between the two armies due to distance.
However, the current situation clearly showed everything. Shi Le, who was personally in the middle, failed again.
Shi Hu knew that the thousands of armored cavalry in Shi Le's hands were, in his opinion, unsolvable existences on the battlefield, yet they were defeated so quickly.
"General, what should we do?"
A general came over and asked.
"What else can we do?! Retreat of course!"
Shi Hu rolled his green eyes and spat.
Although the cavalry in Shi Hu's hands still retains considerable combat power, now that Shi Le's main force has been defeated, even if Shi Hu uses all his troops, it will be difficult to reverse the situation of the battle.
What's more, Shi Hu now understands that as long as he has soldiers and horses in his hands, no matter who is Han or Jin, he will be regarded as an honored guest, so Shi Hu has never intended to give anyone his family fortune.
"Victory!"
"Kill!"
"Kill Hulu!"
On the entire battlefield, except for the howls and screams of the fleeing Hulu, the rest were the excited shouts of the Qingzhou Han army.
"Victory, Your Majesty! Victory!"
Ran Liang shouted loudly and raised the weapon in his hand happily, looking eager to try it.
"Your Majesty, now that the Hulu have been defeated, can you let me behead a few of the Hulu?!"
Regarding this victory, Liu Yu had already had a premonition after the Hulu heavy cavalry failed to charge twice.
Today's barbarian soldiers and horses, although they are wanton and wanton, are actually just taking advantage of the situation.
Liu Yu's Qingzhou Han army infantry was enough to compete with these elite Hulu soldiers.
"Okay, sure!" Liu Yu was in a good mood and immediately agreed to Ran Liang's request.
Later, Ran Liang was overjoyed when he heard this.
He took out his bow and arrow, then stretched out his hand and pointed. Under the banner of a Hulu general in the distance, a group of Hulu wearing bright armor were gathering the fleeing Hulu cavalry.
"Your Majesty, let's see how Ran Liang shoots this prisoner!"
After saying that, Ran Liang galloped forward on his horse.
Shi Le's eyes were filled with the turbulent retreating crowd. He was leading his close guards back and forth to recruit Hu Hanjia's cavalry who had retreated.
These armored cavalry were all good at fighting in battle, but now when they were retreating and fleeing for their lives, the horse armor and armor on these armored cavalry had become a fatal burden.
Their pack horses were all left in the camp behind. If they wanted to escape, they had to share the armor with the pack horses. Otherwise, the heavy cavalry wearing thick armor would not be able to run very far and would be overtaken by the infantry of the Qingzhou Han Army.
"Zhao Lu, take your men and go back to camp quickly to guard the packhorse, don't let the rebels steal it!"
Shi Le loudly gave instructions to his generals.
Now that the defeated troops had completely fled to the rear, if people were not sent to guard the pack horses, there would probably be no horses available after Shi Le gathered the men and horses and returned.
General Zhao Lu immediately responded to the order and led a dozen cavalrymen towards the camp.
At this time, bursts of cheers and shouts came from the distance again.
Shi Le turned around and saw the sound coming from the left wing of the Han army.
"Shihu ran away!"
Cheng Xia's voice rang in Shi Le's ears.
"The overall situation is irreversible, what can we do if we don't leave!"
Shi Le said helplessly.
The retreating Hu and Han infantry had completely blocked the road ahead, and many Hu and Han armored cavalry were hindered from moving forward by these surging crowds.
The Hulu cavalry, who were blocked by the crowd and unable to escape, began to use their horses to crush the defeated soldiers, or use their swords and guns to kill the defeated soldiers blocking the way.
Screams rang out one after another. Many Hu and Han defeated soldiers were not willing to suffer such treatment. The more ferocious defeated soldiers even began to fight back and kill the Huru cavalry, snatching horses and escaping for their lives.
"General, it's no use anymore, retreat quickly!"
Seeing these situations, Cheng Xia knew that the situation was deteriorating too quickly, and it was difficult to have a chance to gather the defeated troops. If there was any further delay, when the light cavalry of the Qingzhou Han Army caught up, he would probably face a great threat.
"The cavalry of the Qingzhou thieves are not close yet. If we gather more armored cavalry, it's not too late!"
Shi Le saw that the cavalry of the Qingzhou Army was still chasing the defeated Hulu infantry in the distance, and felt that there was still a chance to gather more armored cavalry.
Whether they are riders or horse armor, these cavalry are not resources that can be easily replenished. Even if they can recruit one more person, Shi Le can retain more strength.
Just when Shi Le shouted loudly to gather the defeated troops, a Jieren bodyguard beside Shi Le suddenly screamed and fell to the ground on his back.
Shi Le, Cheng Xia and others were shocked and looked at each other.
I saw that the Jieren guard was shot in the eye with an arrow, which went straight into his head, and he was already dead.
"boom!"
Suddenly, there was another crisp collision sound.
Shi Le felt as if his back had been hit hard. He knew that the arrow was coming with such force that if it hadn't been for the armor on his body, the arrow would have penetrated his bones.
"Protect the general!"
"Quickly retreat!"
"General, be careful!"
Cheng Xia and other Hu Han generals and guards around them all shouted in surprise.
Shi Le was panic-stricken, and was quickly guarded by everyone in the middle.
He looked out from the crowd and saw a Qingzhou Han Army cavalry not far away, holding a bow and arrow and continuing to attack him.
Shi Le quickly saw clearly that the Han Army rider turned out to be a young boy with a childish face, but he was just a little taller.
At this time, the Han army boy shot two more arrows, and the Jie guard who was blocking Shi Le was hit in the eye again. The arrow slanted through his right eye and pierced the orbital bone. .
This Jiehu was also very tough and managed to hold on without falling off his horse.
However, gushing blood flowed out from the fingers covering the wound. The condition was so miserable that even though the Jiehu people around were used to seeing death and injury, they were all frightened.
No one could have imagined that the young rider from the Han Army had such extraordinary archery skills.
Shi Le was also extremely frightened. He no longer cared about gathering the defeated troops, but immediately led everyone to retreat.
Unexpectedly, the young Qingzhou Han Army rider was chasing after him, completely ignoring the defeated Hulu troops along the way, and continued to pursue him.
"Jie Nu, take your life!"
Shi Le heard the shouts behind him and turned around to look back while running, only to see that the young man was getting closer and closer to him. Judging from the situation, he would catch up soon, and he was shot with arrows one after another. A guard standing behind Shi Le was hit by an arrow and fell from his horse.
Shi Le couldn't help but feel furious.
"How dare you, thief!"
"Get my bow!"
Cheng Xia, who was guarding the left side, was shocked when he heard this.
"General, don't worry about this traitor..."
Shi Le stopped his horse and stared, frightening Cheng Xia to the point where he could not speak any more.
"I can't beat the Qingzhou soldiers. How can even such a brat chase me in such a panic!?"
After Shi Le finished speaking, he ordered the surrounding guards to disperse together, and everyone rushed towards the chasing Han horsemen.
Ran Liang's heart was full of excitement at this time. He had just shot a few arrows and forced the group of barbarians to flee with their lives.
As a result, Ran Liang only focused on chasing those Hulu and completely forgot that he was a little reckless.
At this time, the few Hulu who had originally fled for their lives suddenly turned around and attacked him.
Although Ran Liangliang was a little panicked, there was no trace of panic in the movements of his hands.
He turned his horse and ran to the side to avoid being surrounded by the crowd, but the bow and arrow in his hand did not stop at all. With a "swish", another feather arrow shot straight out, hitting the head of a Jiehu's horse.
The Jiehu rider did not expect that Ran Liang's riding and shooting skills were so strong. The thick felt did not block the arrows. The injured mount immediately screamed and almost threw the Jiehu rider off his horse.
Ran Liang succeeded with one arrow, and he was already determined.
He took a look at the Jiehu who was wearing the wrong silver armor, and he was sure to be a Hulu general. He rode his horse around the defeated troops blocking the road, and suddenly shot another arrow!
While urging his guards to counterattack, Shi Le paid attention to the movements of the Qingzhou Han Army cavalry in the distance to prevent him from wasting too much time and being entangled by the Qingzhou Han Army cavalry.
But suddenly he discovered that the soldiers under his command were no match for the Han army boy. They quickly lost another man and one horse, but did not injure a single hair of the Han army boy.
Just when Shi Le was about to give up the counterattack and summon everyone to escape, Cheng Xia next to him suddenly screamed in surprise.
"careful!....."
Shi Le only heard half of Cheng Xia's exclamations.
Shi Le first felt numbness on his face, and then a sharp pain hit him.
He covered the pain on his face with his hand, but he touched the shaft of an arrow.
An arrow penetrated the left side of Shi Le's face, shattering his tooth socket.
"ah"
Shi Le screamed and almost fell off his horse.
Cheng Xia had quick eyes and quick hands and immediately supported Shi Le.
"General, run away!"
"General, let's go!"
The rest of the Hu Han generals also gathered around Shi Le, who almost fainted from the pain, and ran towards the rear.
Ran Liang was overjoyed when he saw the arrow hit, but the Hulu who was hit by the arrow was surrounded by a group of Jiehu and ran away.
"pity!"
Ran Liang wanted to continue the pursuit, but by this time he had fallen into the retreat of many Hu and Han troops.
All these defeated soldiers had no choice but to run for their lives, and had no reason to be afraid. No one was avoiding Ran Liang at all.
Ran Liang could not continue to pursue, so he had to give up the pursuit of General Jie Hu, and instead went back and forth to chase and kill the fleeing Hu and Han soldiers.
Looking at the tens of thousands of Hu and Han's defeated troops who fled, Liu Yu's heart suddenly couldn't suppress his pride.
"Victory!"
Liu Yu was excited in his heart, but he spoke lightly.
"Your Majesty, this victory is complete! The Hulu on the left wing have also fled north!"
After hearing the words of the personal guard, Liu Yu immediately raised his eyes and looked into the distance.
Sure enough, the Hulu cavalry that originally besieged the left flank of the Han army in Qingzhou had already retreated into the distance.
"As a result, Hu Lu has completely lost all plans to fight to the death."
Originally, these Hulu cavalry did not suffer too heavy losses. If they were there, the infantry of the Qingzhou Han Army would not be able to pursue them too boldly.
Because once the pursuit is too fierce and the formation is lost, if they are intercepted by these Hulu cavalry, they may suffer a defeat.
"Your Majesty, the general has finally lived up to his trust, and the barbarians have been defeated!"
At this time, Wu Xin, who was covered in blood, ran over on horseback and said breathlessly.
"Changshan Wu Xin, today is the first achievement."
Liu Yu laughed and stepped forward, patted Wu Xin on the shoulder and said.
When Wu Xin heard this, he immediately laughed happily.
"Your Majesty, I will never give you this credit!"
After saying this, Wu Xin said with some regret.
"If it weren't for the fact that the horses under my command were all weak, I would have killed more Hulu troops!"
The Han cavalry under Wu Xin had been clashing with each other for a long time. At this time, they had no remaining strength to continue chasing the defeated troops, so they could only retreat temporarily and reserve some horse power to prevent the Hulu from suddenly returning for a sneak attack.
"Hahaha, this battle has been won. Let them do the hunting and killing of the defeated troops."
Liu Yu said nonchalantly.
The armored cavalry of the Han army had completed their mission of charging into the formation, and the pursuit of death and the north was left to the remaining light cavalry and infantry.
Looking at the defeated troops covered with snow, Liu Yu couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"If there were more cavalry, none of these Hulu would be able to escape!"
"Now, we can only watch most of the Hulu cavalry retreat unscathed."
