In the early morning, the sound of fighting outside the Qilipo Pass had stopped, and there was a mess inside and outside the pass, with traces left by fierce battles everywhere, and teams of soldiers were cleaning the battlefield.

Not far to the right of the pass, two small hills are blazing with fires, and the foul smell of burning corpses fills the entire pass area.

Not far from the battlefield, in a temporary camp, Su Dingfang stood at the camp gate with a calm face, his helmet and armor were already covered with fog beads.

"General, the results of the battle have been counted!"

In a rush of footsteps, Zhu Junhua came to Su Dingfang, who was looking at the battlefield, raised his head and glanced at him cautiously.

"Say it!"

Su Dingfang's expression was indifferent, and there was not the slightest joy in his words.

"General Hui, in this battle, our army killed a total of 3,000 Yangwu cavalry, in addition to the several cavalry who guarded He Bayun and He Basheng's escape, as well as less than 300 cavalry who left Longshan, Heyuan and other towns, the Yangwu cavalry that infiltrated our territory in Suzhou this time has been annihilated by our army."

After Zhu Junhua finished speaking, he saw that Su Dingfang didn't say anything, so he had to continue:

Due to the desperate resistance of the enemy, there were only a few dozen prisoners of war, and most of them were wounded soldiers who fainted and lost their mobility during the battle. However, there are some gains in terms of war horses and armor and ordnance, more than 700 intact war horses, all of which are the best Hequ horses, and more than 500 have minor injuries and can be used again after a period of recuperation. There are also more than 3,000 sets of various types of armor and vests, and more than 8,000 spears and broadswords that were damaged in fierce battles, all of which are made of fine iron. ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Junhua's eyes couldn't help but show regret.

Originally, with the configuration of one person and three horses in the main force of the Xiao cavalry battalion, nearly 5,000 cavalry had at least more than 10,000 horses, but most of them were killed or seriously injured in the fierce battle.

Moreover, as the main battle battalion in the Yangwu Army, the weapons and armor used by all the soldiers of the Xiaocai Battalion are produced in the Seigong, all of which are forged from the finest fine iron, and only the Yangwu Army, which is rich in wealth and iron ore, can use it.

Just these more than 3,000 sets of armor and more than 8,000 knives and guns, after they were taken back and re-furnaceed, were completely enough for them to equip 10,000 hoplites.

This is definitely a huge asset for Su Dingfang's army, which lacks mature blacksmiths and iron ore.

"What about the casualties?"

Su Dingfang was noncommittal when he heard this, and said indifferently.

War horses and ordnance were all expected gains, and Su Dingfang was most concerned about his own casualties.

In the battle of Qilipo Pass last night, Su Dingfang sent the most elite 10,000 troops under his command, and it was also where he dared to fight with the Yangwu Army this time.

"General Hui, last night in the first battle, our army killed more than 3,000 people, countless wounded, 3,000 pikemen were almost killed, 2,000 cavalry also lost more than 800 people, only the archer brigade still maintains combat strength!"

Zhu Junhua froze for a moment when he heard this, and then reported with an ugly face.

In this battle, they can be said to have taken advantage of the time and place, but they still lost nearly half of their combat strength in the case of gathering various advantageous conditions, and this result made Zhu Junhua, who had to count the battle losses, inevitably feel a trace of frustration in his heart.

Is the Yangwu Army really so strong?

The heavy casualties made Su Dingfang's pupils shrink violently, and after seeing the powerful combat power of the Xiao Cavalry Battalion head-on, Su Dingfang regretted his decision to fight with the Yangwu Army for the first time in his heart.

For the first time, I felt that perhaps because of the expansion and frivolity in my heart, his brothers and the entire people of Laisu County would pay a heavy price.

"We have won this battle, the myth of the invincibility of the Yangwu army has been shattered, and the entire Laisu County will be firmly in the hands of our army. Junhua, you immediately take someone to transport these war horses and armor back to Danfeng Field, and order the craftsman to hurry up and forge it, before the Yangwu army attacks in a big way, I want to equip a 3,000-strong hoplite! ”

Su Dingfang quickly suppressed the trace of remorse in his heart, turned his head to look at Zhu Junhua who was depressed, and ordered with an indifferent expression.

"Whoa!"

Zhu Junhua was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, and received the order with a happy face.

He had already understood the meaning of Su Dingfang's words.

With the continuous expansion of the Yangwu army, the myth of the undefeated Yangwu army has long been widely spread throughout the Yongzhou region.

This time, Sima Yu led only 30,000 Yangwu troops to easily take Fengning, Chengtai, Hekou three towns and the entire Wujian County, the strong combat power of the Yangwu army is the most important factor, but the fear of the Yangwu army is also a very important reason.

In the face of the undefeated Yangwu army, they simply lost the heart of resistance from the bottom of their hearts, how could they still defeat a strong enemy.

Therefore, although the Su Dingfang army suffered heavy losses in this battle, the significance of the entire strategy is by no means comparable to simply annihilating the elite of the 5,000 cavalry battalions.

Now in the hands of Su Dingfang, the 5,000 cavalry battalions under the command of the Yangwu Army were almost wiped out, and the cavalry battalion Sima He Baduba was killed on the spot, which was definitely a huge encouragement to the forces in the four counties of Laisu, Shuangshi, Jinzhu and Honglu that were under the cover of the Yangwu Army.

Stomp, stomp!

On the galloping road at the junction of Heyuan Town and Dongshan Town, a team of 200 cavalry quickly rushed to a low slope next to the galloping road.

"Alright, everyone has arrived, let's evacuate immediately!"

The 200 cavalry quickly turned into a shadow next to the gallop road, and looking at the 200 cavalry who arrived in a hurry, He Bayun in the shade of the tree directly waved his hand and ordered.

After fleeing in the middle of the night, the brothers He Batyun and He Batsheng finally escaped the pursuit of the Tang cavalry, but there were only 6 soldiers left with them.

This time, the father and son invaded the territory of Laisu, but it was a lone army, although they captured the land of the five towns in the central part of the country, but the operation time was too short, and there were tens of thousands of troops under the command of Gao Zhong in the south of Laisu County between them and the Yangwu army.

If their strength was not damaged, they might still be able to suppress the five towns, but now that thousands of cavalry have died in a battle, they are no longer able to control the situation in the five towns in the central part of the country.

Therefore, after escaping the pursuit of the enemy cavalry, He Bayun did not take the liberty of returning to Heyuan Town, but only sent two knights to inform the 200 cavalry stationed in Heyuan and Dongshan towns.

Once the news of their defeat reaches back to the five towns in the central region, the local forces of the five towns that were originally suppressed will inevitably turn back, and they will become the promotion assets for these people to meet the new master.

Now, the two brothers, He Batyun and He Batsheng, had to lead the remnants of 200 cavalry to make a detour back to Wujian County.

"Su Dingfang, one day I will definitely bring a military horse to Su County to avenge my father!"

He Batsheng also knew that the situation was urgent at this time, and he had no objection to his brother's decision, and before leaving, he turned around and looked at the direction of Qilipo in the distance, his eyes flashed with bitter hatred, and he gritted his teeth fiercely.

Outside Qilipo, the scene of Hebadu pulling out a knife and committing suicide will never be forgotten by the two brothers.

Two days later, the news of the Battle of Qilipo quickly spread throughout Laisu County, and the five towns in the central part of the country who had just surrendered were still a little unconvinced of the authenticity of the news at first.

But when they learned that the remaining 200 cavalry battalions originally stationed in the five towns were missing, they finally panicked.

The myth of the invincibility of the Yangwu army has finally been shattered!

Soon, the major forces of the five towns quickly sent people to ask Su Dingfang for their guilt, and the five towns quickly returned to the arms of Su Dingfang's Tang cavalry forces.

In the south of Laisu County, Wanchun Town is the town guard

"Pedal Pedal ~"

"My lord, the front line is urgent!"

In the town guard mansion, a messenger hurriedly stepped into the study and handed a letter in his hand to Li Mu.

Four days ago, Sima Yu appointed Li Mu as a general, commanding more than 30,000 Yangwu troops to raid the Gao Chong army and capture Wanchun Town in one fell swoop.

After taking Wanchun Town, Li Mu did not rush in, but began to send people to build more cities, hoard grain, grass and ordnance, and put on a posture of fighting a protracted war with Su Dingfang's army based on Wanchun Town.

In the past two days, Li Mu, the famous god of the Warring States Army, also had a rare amount of free time, and the affairs of the army were taken care of by the captains of each battalion and Sima.

"Whew! The order is to go down, and immediately summon the captains and Simas of each battalion to come to discuss the matter! ”

Li Mu put down the letter in his hand, exhaled lightly, and turned to order to the guards standing outside the door.

The fiasco of Qilipo was beyond everyone's expectations, although he had not followed Sima Yu for a long time, but with Li Mu's understanding of Sima Yu, the lord, he knew that war was probably coming.