Chapter 993: Cao's army is defeated and retreats

After the sky was a little brighter, at least it was easier to distinguish between friend and foe.

The difference in the strength of Cao's army was tens of thousands, and it was not resolute enough at the beginning, so the disadvantage was fully displayed at this time, and it was unable to fight, and it has been retreating.

However, the army in the city has not yet noticed this situation and is still fighting hard.

The two sides have been fighting over several streets in the city, and they have already filled with 30,000 or 40,000 troops, and if it were not for the fact that the streets were too narrow to accommodate so many troops, I am afraid that the dead and wounded troops would be even more terrifying.

After Cao's army retreated, Zhang Yu also gathered more troops around him.

"Send two armies to enter through the east and west gates, outflank the army in the city, and the rest will follow me to the south gate."

Zhang Yu quickly made a judgment.

After a while, the sky was brighter again, and the army at the head of the city could see the situation below.

At this time, Cao Jun found that Zhang Yu's army was gathering and outflanking them, and in a panic, they immediately sent a message to the army below that was fighting, and at the same time, the army at the head of the city also had the intention of retreating.

The Cao army found out that it was too late, and Zhang Yu's army at the east and west gates had already killed it and attacked in the direction of depth.

Zhang Yu led the army to kill it, wanting to intercept the Cao army inside.

A part of Cao's army had already begun to retreat, and their morale was in chaos.

Dian Wei took the opportunity to cover up and kill, so that the Fusang army rushed forward frantically.

There was a battle in the city, and Cao's army suffered heavy losses.

When Zhang Yu was killed, the remaining thousands of people did not retreat, and were intercepted by Zhang Yu and them.

After a slaughter, the Cao army in the city was emptied.

By the time Zhang Yu and them had finished killing, the remaining Cao army had already withdrawn.

A wave of exhaustion hit, and after Zhang Yu and the others occupied the city, they found that they had been fighting for several hours, and everyone was too tired.

On the streets of the city, on the head of the city, there were corpses everywhere.

"Close the gates and let the soldiers get some rest." Zhang Yu didn't plan to pursue the Cao army, the Cao army still had tens of thousands of reserve troops, although some were added later, but they still had troops in their camp, and it was not beneficial to pursue.

Cao's army retreated, but Zhang Yu did not pursue, and he was really powerless to pursue.

Directly let the soldiers rest, they are too tired, crazy to rush and kill for a night, and they have to wear armor, and the iron man is also exhausted.

Even, Zhang Yu did not count the number of people, did not clean the battlefield, and rested directly.

Only a small part of the city was not affected by the war, and most of them were affected by the war.

The people in the city were terrified, and when they looked out, they were all corpses, and the smell of blood filled the air.

It was a day of fear for the people of the city, and the whole city was fighting.

They were very afraid that the soldiers would rush in, kill them all, and then rob them of their property, especially food.

As the night passed, the shouts of killing in the city, including those outside the city, stopped.

Still, what they feared didn't happen, and no matter whose army it was, they didn't rush in.

When it was dawn, they did not dare to go out.

There were corpses outside, and the strong smell of blood made people want to vomit.

There were bold people who looked out, and there were dead people everywhere.

They hid inside and shivered, and the children were even more controlled by adults, not daring to go outside, not even to look at them.

The sky is bright, and the sky is brighter.

Some people kept watching from the window or the crack in the door, and they kept watching for fear that the soldiers would suddenly break in.

Suddenly, the "corpses" on the ground came to life, and many people stood up from the pile of corpses on the ground.

It turned out that they were Zhang Yu's soldiers, and when they fought all night, when Zhang Yu ordered to rest, many people fell asleep directly on the ground.

No matter how tired these soldiers were, no matter how tired they were, even if they were lying in the pile of corpses, they would not rush into the homes of the people to sleep.

Once they do that and are discovered, the least thing they can do is to drive them out of the army, and if they harass the people and cause harm, then it is a capital offense.

Zhang Yu is very strict with military discipline.

These people were confused, how could these armies be like this, and they did not violate them in the slightest.

Although they slept well, everyone was tired and sleepy, and even hungry.

Many soldiers did not bring dry rations, because they were in too much of a hurry, and only a small number of them brought dry rations.

Those who bring dry food can still eat two bites, and those who don't can only continue to starve.

The soldiers knocked on the storehouse in the city, found out the grain, and began to cook, and when they were done, it was noon, that is, from last night, until now, they could eat, and they were hungry.

Despite this, many people did not violate the people in the slightest.

Zhang Yu sent a law enforcement team to patrol the city after noon.

After noon, Zhang Yu and the others regained some strength, and then ordered the soldiers to start cleaning up the battlefield.

The corpses in the city, Zhang Yu did not let the people in the city do it, but they did it themselves.

At the very least, the battlefield in the city must be cleared first, so as to give a good impression to the people.

Soon after noon, Zhang Liao brought people to support.

After the action that night, Zhang Yu would naturally send someone to inform Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao saw that the camp was burned on the way, so he went to fetch some grain.

There was not much grain and grass, so Zhang Liao hurriedly came over to support, and only brought some of it.

Zhang Liao brought 20,000 people, and some soldiers and horses followed.

At this time, Zhang Yu handed over the task of cleaning up the city to Zhang Liao, and then they could count the people.

It wasn't counted until the evening.

Zhang Yu was in the county guard mansion and listened to the reports of the various armies.

"The loss of 130,000 people, this big war, the loss is so big."

Although he had expected it, Zhang Yu was still shocked when he heard the result.

Zhang Yu lost 130,000 people, of which more than 40,000 were Fusang's troops, but Cao Cao directly lost 170,000 people, all of whom were his soldiers and horses.

Cao Cao's heart was dripping blood.

After this battle, the Western Front was completely passive.

Cao Cao was still in the camp, and he judged that Zhang Yu no longer had the strength to attack them, at least not in the next few days.

Cao Cao ordered the grain and grass to be transported to the rear, and they also planned to retreat.

This battle could have been evenly matched, but because the Yuan army suddenly withdrew, and because Zhang Yu was crazy that he didn't even want the big camp, not even the grain and grass piled up in it, and directly invested the whole army, after a chaotic battle, Cao Cao's losses were too serious, and the army that went back did not exceed 30,000.

In this battle, Zhang Yu captured the city, which would be a fulcrum for him on the Western Front, which was far away from Cao Cao's hinterland, but could easily attack the hinterland of Jizhou and attack the place far away from Cao Cao.

This is very uncomfortable for Cao Cao, if Zhang Yu is not blocked here, his territory will be eroded little by little, and if he wants to block it here, the money and grain will be transported thousands of miles, and the price will be unbearable.

"It won't be long before my soldiers and horses arrive, and Cao Cao's western front will not be peaceful." Zhang Yu said after listening to the report.

"Wen Yuan, to tell the truth this time, everyone has fought very well, you can prepare, and when the battlefield is cleared, you will reward the three armies." Zhang Yu said.

(End of chapter)