Chapter 272: Untitled
"Kill...!"
The entire battlefield was filled with the shouts of soldiers.
Xiang Yu's broken military camp faced the 20,000 light cavalry of Guishuang Zuoleng and Guishuang Duzang. The number of people is small, but they have the upper hand!
The 30,000 cavalry of the military department faced the 30,000 cavalry of Kushan Jiaye Lan.
Equal number of people, equal equipment...
In terms of the combat quality of the soldiers, the iron cavalry of the Kushan Empire of the Great Moon Clan is stronger than the 30,000 cavalry of the military department. Because the Otsuki clan is a nomadic people, their people seem to have been born to ride horses and shoot arrows. An army that is formed casually also has strong combat effectiveness. The 30,000 men in the military department have only been trained for less than two months, and there is no combat effectiveness at all.
But even so, it still doesn't fall behind!
There are two reasons for this.
First, Li Yuanba's courage set an example for the whole army.
Everyone knows that Li Yuan is invincible in the world, and even one person can defeat 100,000 troops. Now that Li Yuanba is in the lead, are you still afraid that you won't be able to win the war? The soldiers were full of confidence and momentum.
The second is the troops of Kushan Jiaye Lan, who have been running for several days in a row, tired like dead dogs, and their combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced.
In this case, the battle with the 30,000 cavalry of the military department was tied.
"General Lu, how is the battle going?" Xun You walked up to Lu Bu and asked anxiously.
Lu Bu looked back and was a little puzzled: "Why did you come here?" Didn't I tell you to stand by in Yungo City? β
Xun Yu said: "Yunwu City has been captured by the enemy, and I escaped with great difficulty. β
"Are you alright?"
"It's fine."
"Is it the 50,000 foot soldiers of the Western Front who captured Yunwu County?"
"Yes."
Lu Bu took out the map, glanced at it, and said, "It's okay." The enemy is a foot soldier, and it will take a day and a half to get here. At that time, I had already dealt with the Iron Rider of Kushan Ka Ye Blue. β
"General Lu, how is the situation on the battlefield now?" Xun Yu was not at ease. Lean over and look ahead.
Lu Bu said confidently: "You can rest assured." The 50,000 iron horsemen of Kushan Jiaye Blue have been divided into two parts. Xiang Yu faced the 20,000 horsemen on the left flank and had the upper hand. Li Yuanba faced the 30,000 horsemen on the right flank and also had the upper hand. There were also 10,000 tanks, which raided the enemy's flanks and rear. There are Mu Guiying's Danyang soldiers and my dragon guards pressing the formation. If you still can't win, is there any reason for heaven? β
"Okay..." Xun You put his mind at ease.
It didn't take long for the battle to change the situation on the battlefield. Seeing that the situation was not right, Kushan Jiaye Lan ordered the whole army to retreat north. To the north are fields, paths, and canals, which are not at all suitable for a large army.
However, Kushan Jiaye Lan ordered to withdraw to the north.
Tens of thousands of troops were chased and fell into fields and canals. The one who ran fast had already left the path. The one who ran slowly was caught up by Xiang Yu and Li Yuanba, struggling to fight.
"Huh?"
"How did the enemy go north?"
Lu Bu opened the map and found the location to the north, only to see that within a radius of fifty miles, there were slopes and hills, paths, canals, and uneven mountains. With such terrain, can an army walk?
"My lord..." Xu Shu and Liu Bowen also arrived from the rear army.
"Two military divisions, the enemy has fled north, are you chasing?" Lu Bu asked.
"Chase." Xun You couldn't help but interject.
Lu Bu's face sank, and he said: "If you can't chase me, you are Cao Cao's person, so don't make a statement." β
"Yes, but... I still hope that General Lu can completely annihilate the Iron Cavalry of the Great Moon Clan. "For Xun You, the more foreign soldiers and horses die, the better, and it is best to die all, and there will be no more war in Xiliang in the future.
Xu Shu and Liu Bowen looked at each other.
Liu Bowen said: "From here to the north, the mountains are not conducive to the walking of the army, and it is not conducive to the passage of iron horses. Even if the lord does not pursue, the enemy will lose half of his soldiers and horses in the mountains... β
"No, I can't. I must destroy this enemy. Otherwise, not only will they not be able to shock the Otsuki clan, but they will also arouse their revenge. Lu Bu thought about it seriously and said.
"Yuan Zhi."
"Yes."
Lu Bu ordered: "You quickly order the withdrawal of the army." Let Xiang Yu's broken military camp take a detour to the east of Yunwu County. After the enemy has traveled this fifty-mile range, wait for the opportunity to destroy it. I don't believe that the defeated army of Kushan Jiaye Lan will stay in the mountains forever. β
"No."
Xu Shu felt that something was wrong, but he didn't refute it, and went to the herald with a hesitant expression.
Liu Bowen asked: "Does the lord know that Yunwu County has been captured by the enemy on the Western Front?" Tens of thousands of troops are coming here? β
"Yes."
"Then the lord also asked General Xiang to go to the eastern border of Yunwu County? Didn't you collide with the enemy? β
Xun You raised his heart to his throat. I'm afraid that Lu Bu will change his mind.
Lu Budao: "It doesn't matter if you bump into it, Xiang Yu's broken military camp is enough to deal with." I agreed with your strategy before, sparing the 50,000 foot soldiers on the Western Front in order to create trouble for Cao Cao, it does not mean that I am afraid of the 50,000 foot soldiers. If I wanted to, I could have crippled those 50,000 people in two days. β
"My lord..."
"Okay, Xiang Yu went to Yunwu County, I'm very relieved. Just do what I want. Lu Bu rolled up the map.
"No." Seeing that Lu Bu's attitude was so resolute, Liu Bowen was not easy to persuade again.
Xun You said with a smile: "There is a general who makes a move, and the defeated army of Guishan Jiaye Lan will definitely be wiped out." Congratulations to the general in advance, and make another miraculous feat! β
LΓΌ Bu ignored Xun You and led his army to join Mu Guiying's troops.
Woo woo...
The horn of withdrawal was sounded on the battlefield. The troops who were originally chasing and killing Kushan Jiaye Lan all retreated to the battlefield.
Xiang Yu asked, "Lord, why don't you let you chase it?" β
Lu Budao: "You go to the east of Yunwu County." Wait for the enemy to get out of the mountains, and wait for the opportunity to destroy them. β
"No."
Xiang Yu was excited and wanted to leave immediately. Xu Shu hurriedly ran over and said, "Lord, do you want to think about it again, there are 50,000 enemies in Yunwu County." General Xiang is going, isn't he a sheep in the mouth of a tiger? β
"Who do you say are the sheep?" Xiang Yu stopped, very displeased, and said: "Don't say it's 50,000 foot soldiers, even if it's 50,000 iron horses, I'm not afraid." Wait for my good news. β
"General Xiang needs to remember not to engage the enemy's foot soldiers unless absolutely necessary. Only destroy the defeated troops of Kushan Jiaye Blue. Liu Bowen advised.
"Got it." Xiang Yu replied impatiently and drove the horse away.
Lu Bu ordered the soldiers to clean up the battlefield. Move closer to the nearest county seat.
According to statistics, 16,000 enemies were killed and 4,000 horses were captured.
400 chariots were lost, 3,000 soldiers were killed or wounded (light cavalry of the corps), and 2,000 horses were killed.
Overall, not bad. There were no large casualties.
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