The way these central armies fought after the encirclement was also very simple and efficient, after trapping themselves with infantry, it was a long-range attack with a bow and crossbow, oh, and a throwing spear.

Watching these loyal and brave sons and daughters he brought from Liaodong fall helplessly one by one, Gongsun Kang finally couldn't bear it, this has become a one-sided slaughter, and he can't let these 20,000 Liaodong athletes die here!

Gongsun Kang waved the white flag, asked for surrender, and ordered his subordinates to stop the assault on the infantry defense line of the Central Army.

Lu Bu didn't want to kill all the Liaodong cavalry, otherwise he wouldn't have shot Gongsun Kang's left shoulder, how could Lu Bu's archery have any misses?

He ordered to stop the offensive and accept the surrender of the Liaodong cavalry.

When he knew that the person in front of him was really Lu Bu, Gongsun Kang was also completely convinced.

Lu Bu really deserves his reputation, and he knows that Lu Bu's arrow is merciful to his subordinates.

Gongsun Kang's 20,000 cavalry suffered 7 or 8,000 casualties, and the casualties were more horses, and there were not many intact horses left.

Lu Bu looked at Gongsun Kang, "Do you want to live?" ”

Gongsun Kang is not stupid, of course he is nodding desperately, wanting to live.

Lu Bu nodded, "I don't want to kill you, your father and son have also safeguarded the interests of my Han people in Liaodong, defeated the Wuhuan people, defeated the Xianbei people, and even defeated Goguryeo, I won't kill you for this." ”

"However, if you want me to let you go back to Liaodong, you need to write to your father and ask him to pay for you, are you willing?"

Gongsun Kang can redeem himself if he hears the sound of heaven, of course his father will agree, and hurriedly expressed his willingness.

Lu Bu smiled and said, "Then you tell him in the letter, the first is that your father withdraws from the alliance of the Kwantung princes and pays tribute to the imperial court." ”

"The second is your ransom, well, I will use 10,000 war horses and 50,000 cattle and sheep to ransom you, I think Liaodong Hou still gave this ransom."

When Gongsun Kang heard the first one, he felt that it must be no problem, and when he heard the ransom amount, his face was long, and he would definitely pay so many horses, cattle and sheep to ransom him, but after he went back, he would not let him have a good time.

Lu Bu looked at his expression, and then said: "As for your subordinates, I will treat the wounded, and everyone will be imprisoned first, and when the war is over, I will send them back, okay, you can write it like this!" ”

Gongsun Kang hung his head and had no choice but to comply, but he lost 20,000 cavalry, plus these cattle, sheep and horses, and after returning home, he no longer had an advantage in the competition for the position of the head of the family.

His younger brother Gongsun Gong was even more loved by his father Gongsun Du, and Gongsun Gong was a proud disciple of Master Guan Ning.

Lu Bu naturally didn't care about how Gongsun Kang was cranky, he was more concerned about the casualties of the Rongyi Brigade.

In order to block Gongsun Kang's desperate breakthrough, the Rongyi Brigade worked hard from top to bottom, and even the brigade commander Tian Yu was injured, but fortunately it was not a fatal injury, and it could be recovered after a rest.

According to the final statistics, the brigade suffered more than 2,000 casualties, of which half of the soldiers were killed in battle, more than 1,000.

Lu Bu blamed himself a little, he knew that the Liaodong cavalry was so desperate, he should have ambushed some more infantry.

Unexpectedly, so many casualties were caused in such a short time, and the Rong 1st Brigade temporarily lost its combat effectiveness, but Lu Bu comforted Tian Yu who was lying on the stretcher, and the Rong 1st Brigade went back to Luoyang to rest first.

He will replenish the Rongyi Brigade in the shortest possible time, and select elite soldiers to replenish in the future, he will let Tian Yu recuperate with peace of mind, and there will be a big battle waiting for him to fight!

After destroying Gongsun Kang's 20,000 cavalry, Lu Bu ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up, and the corpses of the two armies were either pulled away or buried on the spot, while leading the army to retreat to the Tiger Prison Pass.

He already knew Sun Ce's caution, it would be difficult for you to design an ambush with such a person.

Lu Bu didn't want to fight the enemy too early, anyway, he wasn't in a hurry, it was Yuan Shao and them who were in a hurry.

He is backed by Guanzhong Sanfu and Bingzhou, Duliao, except for the grassland, there is no worries, and the food is also very abundant.

And thanks to the upgraded and renovated developed post road network, the transportation is convenient, and the water transportation of the Yellow River is convenient for supply.

He is not afraid of protracted war, not to mention that he also has a secret army, which has never appeared in front of the world.

He has spent a huge amount of material, financial and manpower on this army, and when the time is ripe, he will be amazed in front of the world.

Sun Ce soon got the news of Gongsun Kang's defeat, and at this time he traveled to Zhongmu, and after Gongsun Kang left, Sun Ce also accelerated his march.

However, after all, he was an infantryman, and it was impossible for him to catch up with Gongsun Kang's cavalry.

He ordered to stop the advance, hold on to the spot, and send someone to send the news of Gongsun Kang's defeat to Puyang as soon as possible.

He begged Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to march as soon as possible, and he would not advance again until reinforcements arrived, and his 20,000 men were not enough for the central army.

When Yuan Shao and the others received the news of Gongsun Kang's defeat from Sun Ce, they were at a banquet, and they had originally planned to leave the next day.

When the news came, everyone was shocked, they had already made up their minds about Lu Bu's ability, and it was only a matter of time before Gongsun Kang defeated the battle, but they didn't expect it to come so quickly and lose so completely.

In the face of Sun Ce's letter requesting everyone to enter the army, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao and others were a little hesitant.

Cao Cao was originally the one who advocated the attack, but when he saw that the Central Army was still so sharp, he didn't want to be this bird.

A young scribe sitting behind him was attached to his ear, whispering a few words, Cao Cao nodded, and took the lead in proposing,

"Everyone in the world is paying attention to our battle with Lu Bu, if the army is stagnant because of Gongsun Kang's defeat, I'm afraid we will all be laughed at by the world."

"I don't think it's as good as us marching together and supporting Sun Ce, which can not only create a huge momentum, but also put pressure on Lu Bu."

"His main force must not be as numerous as ours, if he takes the initiative to attack, then it is with our hearts, if he can't hold out, we will come to the city and talk to him about the affairs of the world!"

"Rank, Lu Bu can not be in a hurry, but we can't delay for a long time, first, the supply of food is inconvenient, and the army consumes a lot every day."

"The second is that he Lu Bu also got two mobile corps in the north and south, then Xu Huang and Zhang Liao are both world-class famous generals, if they are given an opportunity, I am afraid it will hold us back."

"Zhang Liao has to trouble Liu Jingsheng to be more careful, and Xu Huang also has to rely on Brother Benchu to pay more attention, Benchu can send a general to guard Jizhou and protect the safety of the northern road of our coalition army. Lu Bu is brave, but his troops are limited, and he will soon be overstretched! ”

Yuan Shao and others all felt that what Cao Cao said was reasonable, and he was worthy of being the best at the art of war among these princes, and they all said that tomorrow everyone would march together and fight to the death with Lu Bu.