In this battle, Sun Jian was defeated, and with only 5,000 troops, he, Han Dang, and Sun Ce fled back to Changsha with Huang Gai, who was seriously injured;
The four princes Ma Teng, Tao Qian, Kong Rong, and Zhang Yang disappeared with only half of their troops;
Five princes, Liu Dai, Zhang Chao, Kong Min, Bao Xin, and Wang Kuang, were killed. Zhang Miao and Qiao Mao were seriously injured. It was not known whether they could survive;
Han Fu had been imprisoned by Gongsun Zan, and when he reported to Yuan Shao, he said that Han Fu had died because the three armies failed to rescue him;
Among the remaining five, the Yuan brothers each have only 10,000 soldiers left. The soldiers of Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, and Gongsun Zan, plus the remaining troops from each army, will exceed 100,000;
From an army of more than 500,000 people, there were only more than 100,000 combatable soldiers. The casualties of 400,000 people resulted in the almost complete annihilation of Dong Zhuo's main force. Guo Si led his troops to flee, leaving only 20,000 soldiers under his command, not to mention The 10,000 city defenders guarding Luoyang City. The 20,000 soldiers standing on the city wall alone are not so easy to defeat with just these 100,000 troops, not to mention the defenders from the other three directions of Luoyang. The army, if gathered together, is quite a force.
It has to be said that Sun Jian first gnawed the difficult bone of Sishui Pass. With the cooperation of Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, and Zhao Yun, he almost completely devoured the enemy's main force and exchanged 400,000 sergeants for nearly three of the enemy's troops. With 100,000 Xiliang troops, no matter from which perspective, this war can be called a great victory.
However, what I have to say is that it seems like a fantasy to further expand this victory and even capture Luoyang City.
This is also the most important reason why the mood of the Chinese Army Commander and even the entire coalition army is still low. It seems that the only way before everyone is to retreat.
Even if you fight, you may not be able to defeat them, and the entire army may be wiped out, so why not give them a fart?
"There are only five of us left among the eighteen princes. Everyone, what should we do next? Do you have any suggestions?" Yuan Shao asked softly.
"Everything is at the command of the leader."
The three of us are bachelors. In short, it is up to you as the leader to decide whether to continue fighting or to disband and retreat. We will not express any opinions.
"If we don't let the army recuperate in place for two days, the alliance leader needs to think about it for two days." Yuan Yi suggested.
"We have no objection, it's just the military supplies..." Gongsun Zan said to Yuan Yi, but his eyes were always fixed on Yuan Shao.
"Don't worry, it will be delivered to the armies led by the generals on time and in sufficient quantity." Yuan Shao said calmly.
"It's best, then the three of us will take our leave first." The three of them still bowed without any respect, and then left the Shuai Terrace Camp gate one after another.
"Aren't they proud of themselves?!" Yuan Yi said angrily as soon as the three of them left.
Yuan Shao did not answer Yuan Yi's words, and said sadly: "It seems that for the present, we can only retreat first and then make plans."
"Are you willing to give up like this?" Yuan Yi asked.
"What can I do if I don't give in?" Yuan Shao asked back, with unspeakable sadness in his words.
"Brother, think twice!" Yuan Yi continued.
"Let me think about it." Yuan Shao sighed.
At this time, Gongsun Zan and three others were also gathering together. In addition to them, Zhuge Liang, Tang Yi, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei were also here.
Everyone looked at each other with indescribable relief on their faces.
"The generals have worked hard." Zhuge Liang clasped his fists and cupped his hands, saying sincerely.
"No matter how well the military advisors are deployed, otherwise it would be difficult to achieve the current results." Gongsun Zan said with a smile.
"I don't dare to take credit. I just tried my best in some places. If I say the most important thing is to take credit, it is still inseparable from Qi Zhen's overall control." Zhuge Liang waved his hand and said.
"Speaking of Qi Zhen, where are the others?"
"He, maybe he is expanding his power somewhere now." Zhuge Liang chuckled.
"This Qi Zhen has been elusive since he killed Hua Xiong at Bishui Pass. I don't know what he is busy with all day long. A certain family really misses him." Zhang Fei said loudly.
Only everyone present knew clearly that the reason why the situation between the enemy and ourselves has become what it is today is because almost all major policies came from Qi Zhen's planning.
After Sun Jian was attacked, Tang Yi led the Huben camp to suddenly rebel, to the three-pronged army shrinking and surrounding the Flying Bear Army, letting the two enemy wings fight with other princes, to fighting and retreating to the front of Sishui Pass, and finally taking advantage of the situation to attack Yuan Shao borrowed troops, took over Han Fu's remaining troops, and finally launched a decisive battle with the enemy. All the details were planned by Zhuge Liang, who had left Kong Min's army at some point, but the big strategy was given by Qi Zhen.
There are two reasons why Gongsun Zan and the others did not show any anxiety in front of Yuan Shao. The first is that the alliance of the three has now become the absolute main force of the entire coalition. There is no need to worry about being swayed by other people's opinions. The whole world, at least clearly No one on the surface has such a powerful force that can compete with the three of them. They can fight whenever they want and retreat whenever they want.
The second is that Qi Zhen asked Zhuge Liang to relay a sentence: Be patient and don't be impatient.
Since it is important to be patient, it is okay to ask everyone to wait for a while. They should not blindly press forward with the army, and naturally should not blindly retreat.
Everyone knew that there must be a reason why Qi Zhen said this, so they could just wait for certain changes to happen.
The next two days were very peaceful. The Yuan brothers did not make things difficult for others in terms of food, grass and military supplies. After thinking about it, they knew that these people were not as easy to control as Sun Jian.
Two days later, everyone gathered at the Central Military Command Tower.
"Generals, with the current strength of our coalition forces, I am afraid that we will not be able to attack Luoyang City, so I have decided to withdraw our troops first and consider the long term. What do you think?" Yuan Shao said in a deep voice.
"I will obey the alliance leader's order. We have no objections."
This order was expected by everyone. Yuan Shao did not have the courage to lead the remaining 100,000 soldiers to attack Luoyang.
Therefore, rather than saying that this is the last order given by Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, it is better to say that this is a notice that Yuan Shao and Yuan Yi are preparing to withdraw their troops on their own.
"Then I wish you all peace and success, generals." Yuan Shao said with clasped fists and hands, and then said goodbye to Yuan Yi and others.
This Yuan Shao was free and easy, and did not ask Gongsun Zan for the return of the 80,000 soldiers he sent. In other words, he knew very well that even if he asked Gongsun Zan, he would not give it to him. It's better not to.
After seeing off the two men, only Gongsun Zan, Liu Bei, and Zhao Yun were left on the stage.
"General Gongsun, the three of us continue to wait for news?" Liu Bei asked.
"Since Qi Zhen said that we should wait for at least three days, why not even if we wait for five days? It is nothing more than waiting for three more days." Gongsun Zan said with a smile.
"That's fine, I'm also looking forward to what surprises this brother Qi can bring us." Zhao Yun on the side also smiled and agreed.
From the beginning of the war to now, the three people have begun to advance and retreat together. Now that the alliance has fallen apart, there is no need for the three people to pretend to be organized. They have truly united their forces and will fight as a family.
Time passed like this for another day, and it came to noon of the second day.
The spies reported that a large number of enemy troops were moving outside the military camp, which shocked everyone.
Why, with only 20,000 soldiers in his hands, Guo Si dared to fight back?
If not, Dong Zhuo sent reinforcements?
Everyone ordered their sergeants to stand ready, and ordered Zhang Fei to be the vanguard general to meet the enemy.
Zhang Fei rode his horse out, and his 50,000 soldiers were neatly prepared with their bows bent, waiting for the opponent's army to approach.
Even if the opponent has the same strength as his own, Zhang Fei is confident that he will be evenly matched with the opponent.
There was a huge smoke and dust, and the sound of horse hooves and the noise of armor continued to resound on the plain. When the two sides were about one kilometer apart, the other side's battle formation stopped.
Looking from a distance, we can see three people riding horses out of the smoke and dust, with smiles on their faces.
Zhang Fei looked at it from a distance, stared intently, and became happy after a while.
"Big brother and second brother! Come out quickly! Look who's coming!" Zhang Fei shouted loudly, his voice passing through the army and resounding inside and outside the camp gate.
After a while, several people came out of the army together and stood in front of the army.
At this time, the three people in front of them had already come closer. They dismounted and walked in front of everyone. They cupped their fists and cupped their hands and said softly: "Everyone, long time no see."
The man on the left is Tao Qian and Tao Gongzu, the governor of Xuzhou, and the man on the right is Ma Teng and Ma Shoucheng, the governor of Xiliang.
As for the person speaking in the middle, who is it if it’s not Qi Zhen?
"Chief Tao, Governor Ma, are you okay?" Everyone first greeted the two and then looked at Qi Zhen with smiles on their faces.
"Don't look at me, don't I have to find a way to replenish the strength of our coalition forces?" Qi Zhen said with a smile.
Although the four princes Ma Teng, Tao Qian, Kong Rong, and Zhang Yang do not belong to any party in name, they are not surrounding Yuan Shao, and they are not allied with Gongsun Zan and others, but these four people are not monolithic internally. Ma Teng and Tao Qian were more inclined to lie dormant and wait for opportunities, while Kong Rong and Zhang Yang wanted to preserve their strength and escaped.
It's a pity that they met Qi Zhen, who seemed to have been waiting for a long time, and the 10,000 Han Fu soldiers under his command.
The two were defeated miserably, and the remaining thousands of people merged into Qi Zhen's army. Under the control of Qi Zhen's Sharingan, the two generals Kong Rong and Zhang Yang were captured without even a chance to resist. He was killed on the spot and died extremely cowardly.
Ma Teng and Tao Qianben each led an army of 30,000 people. They sent about half of their troops in the battle of Sishui Pass and subsequent battles. Each of their soldiers will have more than 50,000 soldiers, and a total of 30,000 people are ready to hide in Luoyang. He was waiting for an opportunity in the dense forest outside the city, but Qi Zhen discovered Xingzang.
The two sides quickly reached an agreement on the crusade against Dong Zhuo. Since Yuan Shao cannot be trusted, why not try another alliance leader?
