Chapter 257: The Enemy Chieftain Bestows the Head
Looking at the situation on the battlefield in front of him, Liu Yi knew that even if he won this battle, he also suffered heavy losses, how could he let Guo Yan escape easily. The enemy army was defeated like a mountain, and it was better to take advantage of the enemy's defeat to take Hangu Pass in one fell swoop, and the place of division would be more stable.
Although the cost of this battle is large, it will also break the army of Luoyang Niu Fu and Guo Yan, so that there are no reinforcements in the Tiger Prison Pass, it will definitely be in his own pocket, and Chang'an Li Dao is just a remnant! For the Western Capital, Liu Yi did not covet it, when he joined forces with Ma Teng, he was allowed to be Chang'an Taishou, what he wanted was Hangu Pass, take this pass, and then have the tiger in his hand, Si Li is like an iron bucket, he should enter and retreat, he can defend and come and go freely!
Now has a harmonious relationship with Ma Teng, which is equivalent to taking over his in-laws, but who can say clearly what will happen in the future? To compete for the world, the heart of defense is indispensable, and the heart of harm must be even more necessary! Of course, Liu Yi will not make a move on Ma Teng, at least not before he sweeps away the Central Plains, with Hangu in hand, as long as he sends a general to guard it, it will be as stable as Mount Tai, and then he can communicate with Xiliang, the land of horse production, and do his best to enhance the scale of the cavalry under his command, and use this to gallop the Central Plains!
Seeing that the lord was personally pursuing, the soldiers once again mustered up Yu Yong, and it was Yi Jiang who should chase the poor with bravery! Zhao Yun explained the aftermath to Zhang Liao, and he and Yan Gang led the army to continue to chase and kill, although the soldiers were tired, but since the lord was like this, he must have a deep meaning, but there was no need to ask!
Poor Guo Yan's tens of thousands of troops are scattered at this time, but he can't take care of so much now, it is important to escape, desperately beat the horse and gallop all the way, and the guards around him are getting fewer and fewer, but Liu Yijun behind him is like a maggot on the tarsal bone, not letting it go at all.
Seeing that the enemy army was getting closer and closer, his return to Hangu Pass was tantamount to a fool's dream, and he was no longer fortunate to come. Guo Yan knew that Liu Yi could let others go, but he would never let go of himself. I couldn't help but sigh immediately, it was a horizontal sword that killed himself, and when he died, everyone around him surrendered!
It was dusk when Liu Yi arrived just now, it was late after this chase, Liu Yi no longer ventured, cut off Guo Yan's head and handed it over to his entourage for proper safekeeping, and then collected the army and returned, at this time Zhang Liao had already led the soldiers to build a camp tent, and after entering the tent, Liu Yi immediately ordered the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to keep vigil, and the rest of the soldiers were all resting, and the responsibility of patrolling the camp was borne by himself.
"Zhongfu Wenyuan, how about the battle losses of our army?" Liu Yi tried his best to keep his voice calm, but he also knew that this number must be extremely large, and I am afraid that it can be regarded as the biggest loss since he joined the army, but this is the cold fact of the battlefield.
"Lord, in this battle, our army killed more than 40,000 of Guo Yan's army, thousands of surrenderers, about 10,000 dead soldiers of my White Horse Battalion and the Iron Cavalry Battalion of the three generals, and thousands of wounded, Wenyuan's Yanyun Battalion is roughly the same as me, this is fortunate that the lord came in time, otherwise the casualties may be even greater." Yan Gang's tone was heavy and there was also pride, this pride was for his subordinates, and he could still annihilate them when the enemy was outnumbered, which showed Liu Yijun's strong combat power.
"Ziwei, how are you there?" Liu Yi's obvious face twitched, the death alone was 20,000, this is all veterans who have experienced a hundred battles, Zhao Yun's iron cavalry battalion is only 20,000 people, plus the wounded, this battle can be said to be disabled! Although he has sufficient psychological preparation, he is still miserable in his heart when he really faces it, but as the commander-in-chief, his every move affects the morale of the whole army, and he can't show it on his face, no matter what, this can be regarded as a big victory!
"My lord, I lost 800 killed and more than 600 wounded in my Xiliang camp." Hua Xiong's answer made Liu Yi feel a little better, and he defeated 20,000 Niu Auxiliary Army, which was very small, which once again proved the power of cavalry in plain battles. Niu Fu was beheaded by Hua Xiong in this battle, and then he came with Liu Yi to reinforce him, and the captured soldiers were still counted in the future.
Liu Yi fell into silence after hearing this, he was still thinking about how to take Hangu, thinking that there should not be too many defenders at this time, but at the moment his own troops are also stretched, and there are only more than 30,000 people in the full battle, and the wounded must be added to this, the most important thing is that the cavalry is not good at attacking fortifications, and the danger of Hangu is not under the tiger prison, so it is extremely difficult!
Yan Gang and Zhang Liao saw that the lord was pondering, but they just stood quietly and did not say anything to disturb, but at this time, it was Zhao Yun who chased back, and saw that the person in front of him was covered in blood, it was Zhang Xiu! When the enemy army scattered and fled, Zhao Yun set his sights on his senior brother, and finally after some hardships, he was captured, and on the way, Zhao Yun persuaded him in every way, Zhang Xiu was just silent, and had to bring him to see the lord.
"General Zhang, Guo Yan is still the head, Chang'an Li Dao will die soon, how can the general not surrender?" Hearing that the person in front of him was Zhang Xiu, Liu Yi's eyes lit up, and he asked in a deep voice.
Zhang Xiu was shocked when he heard this, Liu Yi said easily, it was an army of 60,000, of which there were nearly 30,000 Xiliang iron horsemen, but he didn't expect that today's battle would be wiped out, and this battle was also the most tragic he had ever experienced! However, he behaved very strangely, neither making a generous statement nor seeing any other action, just looking up and not saying a word.
"Today's battle array, I already know everything, General Zhang is strong in martial arts, good at commanding the army, is a general, this war is its own master, Liu will not take it to heart! General Zhang didn't say a word, if it was as expected, I think it was because he was concerned about the safety of his family in Chang'an City, right? Liu Yi said with a smile, he was also impressed by Zhang Xiu today, remembering that Zhang Xiu's strength in the Three Kingdoms Game was only more than seventy, and he couldn't even be a general, so he didn't put it in his eyes, but he heard Yan Gang say that this person was actually a child and an old man, Senior Brother Zhao Yun, and Zilong can still fight Lily! This martial art is by no means trivial, and Yan Gangyan is extremely praised for his ability to command the cavalry, so he also moved his heart to love talents!
What's more important is that this person in front of him is the key to this battle! When Liu Yi came to lead the army, Zhang Hu had discussed with him, and Zhang Hu didn't know what Zhang Xiu could do, but he knew that his uncle and nephew guarded the two important places of Tiger Prison and Han Valley! Gao Shun said to Liu Yi that the tiger prison could be taken for ten days, and he did not doubt Gao Shun's ability, but the strong attack on Xiongguan would be a huge casualty, so he also discussed with Guo Jia a plan to make a foolproof! That is to let the "Tian'er" people in Chang'an City try to find Zhang Ji's family and protect their safety, so that they can persuade Zhang Ji to surrender at a critical moment!
Liu Yi's strategy to attack Si Li has long been formulated, and Guo Jia will naturally not let go of Chang'an's virtual reality, a large part of Tian'er's strength is in the city, and even Liu Yun will go there in person! The situation of these important generals has long been known, but this plan is only an auxiliary to Gao Shun's strong attack.
Now that Guo Yan's army is wiped out, and the tiger prison is also in danger, Liu Yi doesn't want to lose soldiers and horses under these two Xiongguan, and when he saw Zhang Xiu, he immediately thought of this strategy.
"Xiu has always admired the general, and has the same friendship with Zilong, but he is on the battlefield, involuntarily, and his mother's family is in Chang'an, if the general can keep him safe, Xiu is willing to take down Hangu for the general, and then persuade his uncle to sacrifice the tiger prison!" Sure enough, Zhang Xiu reacted when she heard this, and after a moment of silence, she said something more. Li Guo and the others are kind to Zhang Ji, he is quite unimpressed with the two of them in his heart, and he saw Liu Yijun's elite in today's battle, coupled with his attitude towards himself, he is already heartbroken, just worried about his family, listening to Liu Yi's words, it also ignited hope!
"Okay, General Zhang will not live up to me, I Liu Yi will not lose the general, and I won't hide it from you, there have already been elites in the army who have infiltrated Chang'an, and now Guo Yan's elite is dying here, Chang'an City is busy with Matthew's defense, although it can't take people out, it should be possible to keep them safe, so it will take three days, and after three days, there will be a letter from the general's family!" Liu Yi said slowly, with the ability of Tian's ear, when he can do this, his soldiers are tired, and it will be no big problem to wait for three days, if it is really as Zhang Xiu said, the Tiger Prison Hangu can be bloodless! After the loss of this big war, Liu Yi didn't want to spend any more time.
"The general can really be like this, Xiu Bi should follow the general and never change until death!" When Zhang Xiu heard this, he immediately came to Liu Yi and landed on his knees, his voice was excited but firm!