Chapter 315: Zhong Ying faints
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The defeat of Li's army was a foregone conclusion.
Dong Zhuo's eyes burst with anger, and he silently looked at the defeated army, without saying a word.
Yang Dingchang sighed, and arched his hand: "I must be incompetent, the strategy was once again seen through by the thief, and now, this big camp can't be held, so it is the best policy to ask the Taishi to abandon the big camp quickly and retreat to Chang'an." β
As soon as Yang Ding persuaded him, the rest of the strategists also spoke one after another, and even generals like Zhang Ji and Lu Bu, who were not afraid of heaven and earth, also lost their courage at this moment and did not dare to call for war again.
Dong Zhuo's hatred, at this moment, he really can't wait to fight Zhang Yuan to the death.
But he also knew in his heart that even if he fought for his life, he would be powerless tonight.
Gritting his teeth Zhang Jiu, not Cai Zhang Jiu, Dong Zhuo had to clench his fists and said hatefully: "Thief Zhang, as long as Gu is still alive, you don't want to get involved in the Central Plains, let's fight for life and death in Chang'an, pass the order, and the whole army will retreat to Chang'an,"
With that, Dong Zhuo turned around and retreated towards the south.
Zhang Ji, Li Meng and other generals, after receiving the order to withdraw their troops, also abandoned their positions one after another and retreated southward as if they had been granted amnesty.
Xiao Maha, Li Dingguo, Zu Di and other generals of the Zhang army bravely moved forward and broke into the Dong camp, and the defeated Li army chased after him in all directions.
More than 20,000 soldiers of the Zhang Army, like a fierce beast out of the cage, chased and killed the enemy with momentum.
The defeated Li Jun threw away his armor and fled with his head in his hands.
Dong Zhuo, under the protection of a group of tiger guards, fled from the Nanying Gate, and a team of Zhang Jun came out of the oblique stab.
At the beginning, one person danced a knife and one person shot a gun, and it was Zhang Yuanfan and Lihua who killed him.
Zhang Yuan expected that Dong Zhuo would not be able to recover the defeat, so he had to abandon the camp and retreat south, so he led a group of light soldiers, spared the enemy camp, killed him to the south, and ran into Dong Zhuo who fled.
"Capture Dong Zhuo alive,"
"The one who wears the red robe is the Dong thief,"
"If you catch Dong Zhuo, the lord will be rewarded,"
The shouts of Zhang Jun's soldiers shook the heavens and the earth, and they rushed to capture Dong Zhuo alive.
Under the heavy reward, the red-eyed soldiers were killed, and there was only one goal, to capture Dong Zhuo alive, make miraculous achievements, and win a heavy reward.
Dong Zhuo, who was on the run, was shocked when he heard Zhang Jun's shout.
Yang Ding hurriedly persuaded: "The red robe of the Taishi is too obvious, and it is easy to be targeted by the enemy, please take off the red robe quickly." β
Even the battle robe was frightened and abandoned, where will the dignity be, this is simply a great humiliation.
It's a pity that at this point, in order to survive, dignity or something is already secondary.
Dong Zhuo didn't think about it, he took off his red robe in three clicks and two clicks, and continued to ride his horse and flee.
Dong Zhuo is fleeing, and Zhang Yuan is chasing.
If Dong Zhuo can be killed, or even captured alive, the entire Li Tong region will fall apart, and it will be decided without a fight.
This means that Zhang Yuan can obtain the three states of Xu Liangyu in the blink of an eye, as well as half of Sizhou and half of Yangzhou, and take the land of the four states in one fell swoop.
In addition, even the righteous banner of the Son of Heaven will be in his hands.
At that time, according to the Central Plains, coupled with the righteousness of the Son of Heaven, he had the strength to compete with Yuan Shao.
Under the great temptation, Zhang Yuan galloped wildly and chased after him.
Thousands of Li Jun in panic were killed by Zhang Jun like ants, and the soldiers around Dong Zhuo were getting fewer and fewer, and in a short time, there were only seven or eight hundred people left.
In the critical Song Tou, Dong Zhuo suddenly saw a lot of dust in front of him, and a team of soldiers and horses arrived from the direction of Chang'an, waving the banner of "Xiahou".
It was Hua Xiong, who stayed in Chang'an, who led 5,000 pre-Hui troops to the front line to meet Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo finally breathed a sigh of relief, the two armies combined, and gathered seven or eight thousand soldiers and horses, Dong Zhuo was a little calmer, and began to retreat steadily.
After running wildly for two days, Dong Zhuo and his defeated soldiers finally fled to Yanling City, which was less than fifty miles away from Chang'an.
This place is already very close to the rear, and Dong Zhuo has the courage to stop and make a stubborn posture.
Zhang Yuan, who followed after him, knew that the battle line was too long, the food and grass could not be supplied, and the soldiers fought one after another, and their physical strength and spirit were extremely exhausted, and it was impossible to capture Yanling City in one go.
Zhang Yuan then led the troops in front of the city, and as soon as the soldiers of the Yao soldiers were turned over, he immediately led the army to retreat to Chen Liuyangchang.
On the north gate of Yanling, Dong Zhuo saw Zhang Jun retreating with his own eyes, and finally let out a long breath, and his nerves, which had been tense for many days, finally relaxed.
Looking back on all kinds of painful experiences, since the war with Zhang Yuan, most of the 50,000 soldiers and horses have lost half of their soldiers, and they have lost their land all the way
In one word, that is, miserable.
The dignified Han Taishi, the second largest prince in the world, was defeated to such a point by Zhang Yuan, an outlier, in less than half a year, Dong Zhuo is really enough.
As soon as the tense nerves were loosened, the pain of injury replaced the horror, and Dong Zhuo, who had been struggling for a long time, finally couldn't help but be frightened and tired, and fainted on the city.
In the middle of the night, Dong Zhuo finally woke up.
The civil and military guards in the room, seeing Dong Zhuo wake up, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Dong Zhuo, who came to his senses, stood up with his injured body and asked the generals and the soldiers and horses of each battalion how they were.
Yang Ding made a bitter face and silently explained the battle damage.
The armies were scattered one after another, each fled for their lives, except for the army that was surrounded by LΓΌ Bufan Chou, the soldiers and horses who raided the Zhang camp lost most of them, and in the offensive and defensive battles of the large battalion, they lost thousands of soldiers and horses, and the soldiers and horses who fell from the front line were less than 4,000 people.
Coupled with the Huaxiong Division, plus the garrisons in Nanyang and Luoyang, Dong Zhuo's subordinates are now full of calculations, and they can only piece together 30,000 soldiers and horses.
What recruited talents was that Zhang Ji, Zhang Ji, Li Meng and other generals, although they were each injured, they all escaped alive.
"I have been a lone soldier for many years, but I was defeated to such a point by Zhang Yuan, a yellow-mouthed child" Dong Zhuo shook his head and sighed bitterly.
Everyone in the hall was silent, and they all sighed.
Yang Ding also sighed and said with relief: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, Taishi must relax, don't worry too much, for the sake of today, when you return to Chang'an, regroup, and then make plans." ββ
As soon as Yang Ding said this, the rest of the people also agreed, asking Dong Zhuo to put his body first, retreat to Chang'an to recuperate and then fight. As soon as he opened his mouth, the rest of the strategists also persuaded one after another, the main reason was of course that Dong Zhuo was injured.
Dong Zhuo was also helpless, now that he was unwell and the army's heart was lost, he didn't dare to confront Zhang Yuan head-on, so he had to choose to retreat and return to Chang'an.
When Dong Zhuo retreated to Chang'an depressedly, Zhang Yuan had already carried the aftermath of the great victory and countless spoils of war to the Chenliu camp.
There, there is also a remnant of Lu Bu's army, still holding on to Chenliu, he must capture this city, completely relieve the troubles, before he can move south and take Chang'an.