More than 20,000 people were left after the first battle, and only more than 3,000 people remained, and this battle was indeed a bit embarrassing, and it could even be described as miserable.

If it weren't for the special geographical situation, there would be such a retreat as Yangjisaka, and the Sima army might even be wiped out, and none of them escaped.

The soldiers of the Sima Army, who had previously complained about the bumpy and difficult road of the Sheep Intestine Mountain, were secretly glad at the moment, if it were not for the fact that the road was too narrow and steep, and they did not use the cavalry to pursue, how could their remnants of the 3,000 men escape the crazy ravages of the iron hooves of the state.

Indeed, at the speed of the cavalry of the state, if they fled on the plains, these more than 3,000 people would not be able to last a moment or two at most, and as long as they left the protection of the city, they were doomed to a dead end.

But the sheep intestine mountain undoubtedly provided them with the best protection, this wide passage of only one car and one horse, so that the pursuit effect of the Bingzhou army was greatly reduced, and the Sima army could set up roadblocks while escaping, to delay the pursuit of the Bingzhou cavalry, no matter how bad, sacrifice some broken people, anyway, most people have a chance to escape.

Chen Tai secretly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, luck, definitely luck, judging from this ambush, the state army was completely premeditated, concentrating such a strong cavalry, and easily killed them without leaving a single piece of armor.

If Chen Tai's decision is a little more hesitant, it is likely that he will never have the opportunity to set foot on the dangerous road of Yangjiban, and it can only be a dead end if he is trapped in Bowl City.

The main reason why Chen Tai and Hu Fen had no way to lead the army was that the enemy was too treacherous, they did not have the courage to face the main force of Sima Jun head-on, but instead concentrated superior forces to deal with Chen Tai and Hu Fen's partial division, such a battle, no one can win it!

It was already a lucky thing to be able to escape with their lives, and Chen Tai and Hu Fen didn't care about counting how many people they had lost, they fled all the way south along the Yangjiban, and returned to Hanoi first, anyway, they couldn't stay in the territory of the party anyway.

After Deng Ai and Shi Bao joined forces, they completely cut off the way of the remaining Sima army, the situation of these Sima troops was quite embarrassing, they couldn't fight, they couldn't run, and they wanted to retreat to Bowl City, but it seemed that it was too late, and in despair, they could only surrender to the Bingzhou army.

Deng Ai casually captured a few prisoners and interrogated them, only to know that Chen Tai and Hu Fen, who led the army, had fled, and couldn't help but sigh, their actions were one step late after all, allowing the two enemy generals to escape.

Deng Ai immediately reported the situation to Cao Liang and asked Cao Liang whether to pursue.

Cao Liang witnessed the whole battle on the top of the mountain, although it is somewhat regrettable that Chen Tai and Hu Fen were not captured, but this hearty victory can also be called a textbook battle, and Cao Liang's goal is to inflict heavy damage on this Sima army.

Although from the point of view of the comparison of troops, the Bingzhou army has an advantage, but this advantage is not an absolute advantage, there is no problem in defeating this Sima army, but it is better to cut off one of its fingers than to hurt its ten fingers, Cao Liang's goal is still to annihilate it as much as possible.

If it was just a blocking battle, Cao Liang could completely block it halfway through the Yangjiban, so there was no need to lure the enemy deep and put Chen Tai and Hu Fen in the bowl city.

But the blocking battle has no meaning for Cao Liang, if he can't hit this Sima army hard, and the state army has to gather troops at Yangjiban and hold on for a long time, then the situation will become very unfavorable for the entire Shangdang campaign.

Only by luring the enemy deep and fighting quickly is Cao Liang's ultimate goal. Judging from the current battle situation, the Bingzhou Army has successfully completed its task, and it is time to make a transition, as for the remnants of Chen Tai and Hu Fen, Cao Liang obviously has no interest.

The Sima army who fled was only two or three thousand people who survived, and it was obviously not worth it to mobilize the people for such a small number of people, not to mention the special terrain of Yangjiban, even if the state army tried its best, it might not be able to achieve any greater results, but it would affect Cao Liang's next combat arrangement.

So Cao Liang ordered Deng Ai Shibao and others to stop the pursuit, and strive to clear the remnants of the Sima army on the battlefield as soon as possible.

For those Sima troops who have surrendered, they must be properly resettled and imprisoned, and the spirit of the state army not killing prisoners should be carried out to the end.

This point is crucial, for a long time, when the Bingzhou army fought against the Xiongnu Xianbei, it had put forward a slogan of "preferential treatment of prisoners", and the Bingzhou army was indeed implemented, so as to induce more enemy soldiers to choose to surrender when they lost the battle rather than resist stubbornly.

Trapped beasts are still fighting, resistance and struggle in a desperate situation are often the most resolute, sometimes in order to eliminate the remnants of an enemy, and the state army has to pay a lot of price, and put forward the slogan of not killing prisoners and treating prisoners, and the resistance encountered by the state army is much lighter, after all, for the lower soldiers, survival is the first place.

Now fighting against the Sima army, Cao Liang asked all battalions to raise the slogan of "preferential treatment of prisoners" more loudly, and to resolutely implement it, you must know that the soldiers of the Sima army are the same as the Bingzhou army, they are also the children of the Han people, not the Hu people, who are not of our race, and their hearts are different, and most of these prisoners of war can eventually be transformed into soldiers of the Bingzhou army.

Such an important source of troops, of course, Cao Liang should be particularly cherished, this battle in Bowl City, captured a large number of people, almost accounting for more than sixty percent of the enemy annihilated, this is almost 10,000 people, for the lack of population, the shortage of soldiers in the state, this is simply a big harvest, even if only half of the people are willing to serve for the state army in the future, it is a pretty good result.

More importantly, this battle will become a model, when the news spreads, the state army will not torture and kill prisoners, the practice of preferential treatment of prisoners will definitely be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and in future battles, more and more soldiers of the Sima army will take the initiative to lay down their arms and come to surrender.

The war with the Sima family will not be a battle that can determine the outcome of the battle, this will be a long-term and protracted war, in this war, the strength of the strength is particularly important, and doing every detail is extremely important for Cao Liang, which will also be the guarantee of his final victory.