Mao Liyuan's troops were mixed, not to mention the quality of the recruits. Huo Qubing's relentless pursuit, as well as the large number of casualties in the process, Huo Qubing successfully achieved his goal and allowed these recruits to go collapse.
And precisely because of this, Maori Yuanjiu's retreat was defeated, and Huo Qubing also launched a complete general offensive at this time, finally establishing the victory of this battle.
If a troop retreat turns into a rout, it will be easy to defeat it.
Statistics after the war showed that although Mao Liyuan used this ambush to successfully kill Zhang Liao's 3,000 troops, he was victorious and then defeated. Only a thousand of the 30,000 troops he led followed him and fled in embarrassment. died in the battle, and the remaining nearly 20,000 people were all captured by Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Huo Qubing.
In addition to the two men, Kuchiha Noriyoshi and Fukuhara Sadatoshi, the four generals, Kunji Genshang, Inoue Motokane, Iida Motochika, and Watanabe Zaemon, also fell into the hands of the four demon brothers. These few people have just entered the first-class strength. They are not the combined enemies of the four brothers of the Demon Family at all. They can be said to be vulnerable to a single blow.
However, after this battle, Huo Qubing had other thoughts. He was no longer prepared to continue fighting in this step-by-step manner.
Instead of continuing the fight step by step, Huo Qubing preferred to bypass the main force of Ishigami Motojiu, go deep into the enemy's hinterland alone, and directly attack Awu County, Maori Motoji's base camp.
Awu County is located in the Nagato Kingdom. At the beginning, it was not Motonari Mori's base camp. However, as Oda Nobunaga's sphere of influence continued to expand, the threat to Motonari Mouri became greater and greater. In order to expand strategic depth, Motonari moved his seat of governance to Awu County.
Moreover, Huo Qubing not only had this idea of his own, but also wanted to pull Zhang Liao and Xu Huan onto his warship. Zhang Liao and Xu Huang both have the qualifications to be good generals, and both have great abilities. If they are pulled together, it will definitely be helpful for his next actions.
Huo Qubing was originally a man who acted out what he wanted, so he immediately communicated with these two men. The remaining soldiers under their command escorted the prisoners back first, while Zhang Liao and Xu Huang followed his three thousand men. Qingqi takes the enemy's base camp directly.
"General Huo, we only have three thousand light cavalry. Is it too risky to go deep behind enemy lines with such a small amount of strength?" Although Zhang Liao seemed a little excited, Xu Huang said hesitantly.
If someone else had proposed this plan to them, Xu Huang might not have been so hesitant. He might have gritted his teeth and stamped his feet and decided to take the risk.
It has to be said that although Huo Qubing's plan is risky, if it succeeds, the rewards will definitely be huge. The benefits and risks have always been directly proportional.
However, this plan was proposed by Huo Qubing, so Xu Huang had to be more cautious.
After all, Huo Qubing was related to his lord, and was highly valued by his lord. If something unexpected happened to Huo Qubing during such a dangerous operation, Xu Huang would not be able to bear the consequences.
"The soldiers are more sophisticated than numerous. My three thousand light cavalry are all veterans who have fought for many years. Their combat effectiveness is definitely far beyond what the Japanese army can match!"
"Besides, since Mao Liyuan's main force is on the front line, the rear area must be empty. This is a great opportunity for us to make contributions!" Huo Qubing said with a nonchalant expression. He didn't think that after they penetrated deep into the enemy's territory, the Japanese army would be able to capture him!
"Gongming, what General Huo said makes sense. You and I have just suffered such a big loss at the hands of the Japanese army. This time we can let the Japanese army taste the power of our two brothers!" Zhang Liao also persuaded.
Huo Qubing and Zhang Liao took turns to fight. After a while, Xu Huang finally relaxed.
After the three people finally unified their opinions, they did not waste any more time here and asked a school captain to escort all the prisoners back. Huo Qubing and the others took advantage of the fact that Mao Liyuan had just suffered a big defeat and had definitely not slowed down yet. After coming to his senses, he quickly bypassed his main force and headed towards his rear.
The news that Huo Qubing was preparing to go deep into the enemy's rear alone could not be hidden from Bai Qi. When the news reached the Chinese army in the rear, it really surprised all the generals.
"Okay, General Xiao Huo deserves to be valued by my lord. Mao Liyuan will definitely lose in this battle!" Just when many people were worried about Huo Qubing's safety, Bai Qi smiled happily.
Not only Bai Qi, but Chen Ping also had a smiling expression. In this way, Huo Qubing created a huge opportunity for them.
"General, do you think General Xiao Huo's trip will be successful?" Li Yu asked.
If we can really break through the opponent's base camp, then the morale of the troops on the front line will definitely be in chaos, and they will definitely be defeated by then!
"No!" Bai Qi waved his hand.
It is dangerous to go deep behind enemy lines with a small number of troops alone, no matter what the circumstances. Moreover, going deep behind enemy lines means that you will not receive any support, and you will have to find a way to solve any difficulties you encounter on your own.
And deep behind enemy lines, who knows what might happen? Who knows what problems may arise along the way? After going deep behind enemy lines, everything that happens will be unpredictable.
Therefore, even if Bai Qi replaced him in Huo Qubing's position, there was no guarantee that he could absolutely break through the enemy's base camp. It can only be that after that time is really reached, we will try our best to find out what difficulties we encounter and then solve them.
"Do you think that if Mao Liyuan learns the whereabouts of General Huo, how will you respond?" Bai Qi asked with a smile.
When Bai Qi asked, many generals present showed a look of understanding.
Yes, in the extremely empty situation in the rear, if Maori Yuan knew that a soldier was heading towards his base camp, he would have to separate his troops to stop it.
After all, once this soldier really breaks through his base camp, his defeat in this battle will be certain, and there will be no other hope. Maoli Yuan would not dare to bet on this kind of bet easily!
And as long as Maori Yuan's troops on the front line are dispersed, Bai Qi's opportunity will naturally come! Therefore, Bai Qi just said that Maoliyuan was already defeated!
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