Lu Bu looked at the tens of thousands of troops in front of him and fell into a tangle.
But Gao Shun didn't speak, he had said enough.
The situation of the army is not very good, and these old soldiers he has brought with him since Bingzhou are being worn away little by little.
The cavalry was involved in the infantry formation, and the powerful impact was gone.
The main function of the cavalry is to charge into the formation. Once it breaks into the enemy's army, there are only two possibilities.
One is to break through the enemy's formation. When the enemy's formation is broken through, the enemy's formation disappears. The next step is to disperse and annihilate the enemy's troops.
The second one is trapped in the enemy's army, unable to break through the enemy formation and unable to retreat. In this case, if you have strong martial arts skills, you can still fight your way out of the infantry formation. If you are less skilled in martial arts, you can only search among the piles of corpses. .
Now Lu Bu's cavalry is the second type. Their initial mission was not to charge into the formation, but to kill Lin Mu, but Lin Mu failed. Their formation was disrupted, and then they were directly involved by the imperial army. .
The army did not attack the enemy's position at all, but was broken into by the enemy.
But although the disadvantage of Lu Bu's army is more obvious, it is not easy for the imperial army.
Although there were trees as spearheads, Lu Bu's army was too numerous.
And most of them are experienced soldiers, while there are far fewer veterans in the imperial army.
Therefore, although Lu Bu's army was at a disadvantage, it was not easily killed and collapsed.
This is why Lu Bu never wanted to withdraw his troops.
If he does not retreat, his own army will be preserved when the army cuts off the edge of the imperial army.
And if they withdraw, they will leave tens of thousands of people to be killed by the imperial army.
But at this time, the imperial army, led by Lin Mu, had already cut out half of Lu Bu's army.
Although the speed of the army was not fast, it was extremely determined.
The army is following Lin Mu, they just need to make sure to follow Lin Mu all the time.
They don't need to know what they're doing, they just need to follow.
But there were too many enemy troops on both sides, and they killed one after another, and they were killed continuously.
At this moment, a shout came from nowhere.
"For Your Majesty!"
The soldiers were extremely tired from charging into battle on this battlefield.
But after hearing these four words, I suddenly seemed to have gained a new power.
At first there was only one voice shouting, and soon there was a second voice, a third voice...
Countless voices sounded uniformly on this extremely chaotic battlefield.
These four words seemed to have magic power, and the soldiers shouted while killing the enemy.
The originally unpleasant speed suddenly accelerated, and the entire battlefield was filled with shouts for these four words, Your Majesty.
Lu Bu saw this scene and already understood that his army might be doomed.
The hesitation in his heart originally made Lu Bu wonder whether he should withdraw his troops, but now this scene made Lu Bu understand that it would be impossible if he did not withdraw his troops.
Originally, the withdrawal of troops could bring back 20,000 soldiers, but now the withdrawal of troops is probably not even 10,000 soldiers.
But if they don't withdraw, the whole army will be wiped out.
Lu Bu tightened his grip on the reins, stared at the battlefield in front of him, and gritted his teeth.
"Ming Jin withdraws his troops!"
The sound of the clashing of gold and iron spread far across the battlefield, and the army that was still holding on began to retreat slowly, but how could Lin Mu let them go at this time.
He led his soldiers and continued to charge, but in just a moment, the army, which was already low in morale, collapsed.
The original stalemate turned into a retreat, then the retreat turned into a rout, and finally turned into an escape without armor.
If they had retreated at the beginning, the tens of thousands of troops would still be intact and cover each other's retreat, so it would never be like this.
But at this time, the army has been decimated and their hearts are in chaos. How can it be possible to retreat at this time without chaos?
Lu Bu took one look at the battlefield, reined in his horse and returned to the Xinfeng military camp, and then withdrew towards Chang'an with his army without staying long.
Lu Bu originally set up his camp in Xinfeng. He made this decision because it would be easier to pursue after defeating the imperial army.
But now that the army has been defeated, Xinfeng has no danger to defend, and even the city wall is not high.
If we rely on such an isolated camp, we won't be able to escape if we are surrounded.
Therefore, the only way out now is to return to Chang'an and defend Chang'an. After the stalemate, with the food and grass accumulated by the court, I am afraid that it will not last long.
The imperial court was not rich to begin with. After being tortured by Dong Zhuo, it had little savings. Now that it has a new army, the consumption of food and grass will only increase.
Although Lu Bu heard in Chang'an that the imperial court had killed many wealthy families, how many could he kill?
Isn't this world still supported by aristocratic families? How many more can he, Liu Bian, a newly ascended emperor, kill even if he kills more?
The army fled all the way into Chang'an City, and then one after another the army returned to Chang'an from the battlefield.
Most of these soldiers were cavalry. From Xinfeng to Chang'an, they could return in less than an hour.
After Lu Bu felt relieved for these soldiers, he went to his house again, sat down and wanted to calm down, but he didn't expect that the more he thought about it, the more irritable he became.
After the first battle, only a few thousand of the tens of thousands of troops were left, which Lu Bu simply could not accept.
At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran in from outside.
"The general is in trouble. There are rioters everywhere in the city. The east gate was attacked by thousands of rioters. The generals are suppressing them."
Lu Bu looked at the soldier in front of him, and Lu Bu, who was already irritable, became even more irritable.
Picking up a long knife in his hand, he walked out of the door and rode towards the most chaotic place.
Chang'an was originally the second largest city in the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was extremely developed both in terms of population and economy.
But first he was poisoned by Dong Zhuo, and after Dong Zhuo died, Lu Bu came again.
Lü Bu was more brutal than Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo would also restrain his soldiers, but Lü Bu had insufficient prestige in the army, and it had not been long before he killed Ding Yuan.
If he continues to restrain his subordinates like this, even his own subordinates will turn against him.
In addition, he later gathered Dong Zhuo's remaining soldiers in Xiliang, and military discipline was in a mess.
Fortunately, Lu Bu was not without any political acumen. He understood that if he wanted to station here, he must have the support of the local wealthy and aristocratic families.
This prevented these groups from being robbed by Lu Bu's soldiers.
However, although these rebels did not dare to harass the wealthy families, ordinary people suffered a lot.
Military discipline was in shambles, and only the local people suffered.
When Lu Bu had an army of 100,000, no one dared to conflict with Lu Bu, but now that Lu Bu has been defeated, not even a single soldier is left.
This was the time when Chang'an was in chaos. How could the people who had suffered so much from these rebels not resist?
At this time, there were only a few thousand soldiers left on the Chang'an city wall, and the remaining soldiers were unable to defend the huge Chang'an city.
