Chapter 17 6 A fly in the ointment

Wang Hanxin and Gao Dingbian, who had broken through the men and horses of the Ayi branch headquarters, returned to Hushou Mountain with exhausted soldiers and captured enemy heads, and the entire battle was basically over at this time.

That night, the fire at the head of the tiger shook the hearts of the Goryeo troops who were fighting in various places, and before the herald sent by Aulji could send an order to stabilize the morale of the army, the news of the loss of the white pine forest came. The successive blows made the morale of the Goryeo army more and more low, and at this time, Kim Yeon-wook's troops finally couldn't resist under the continuous attack of Bi Wanchun's cavalry and began to retreat.

A loss at one node quickly turned into a full-blown retreat. After a day and a night of hard fighting, the soldiers' physical strength was close to exhaustion, and the retreat of Kim Yeon-wook's troops caused Han Wen and Cha Jung-hyun's troops to be divided by the army of Juan-no-kuni. All this ultimately led to the collapse of the entire front. The Goryeo army abandoned the left and right villages outside the city, leaving the lone army guarding the city to retreat to the rear.

The army of the Silk Country turned into a full-line pursuit. Under the attack of Su Chengdong's troops in the white pine forest, Jin Yanxu died in the chaos; Han Wen barely managed to hold on to a part of the army, seizing the road and fleeing all the way towards the Yalu River; Cha Jung-hyun disguised himself as a soldier and fled; He Qianbing and Cheng Yun gathered the remnants together, successfully broke through, and disappeared into the vast mountains.

The soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion who returned in triumph were in extremely miserable condition, they still had 1,720 men at the beginning of the war, and there were less than 800 people left at this time, and almost all of them were wounded. All the troops of the Silk Country who saw this strong army all looked at them with reverence - it was they who used their flesh and blood and their battles to win the opportunity for the whole army to win.

Chang Miao stood outside the camp gate to greet their return. Faced with the fact that the elite division he had carefully cultivated had been hit so hard, Chang Miao's voice seemed choked: "Hard work, Brother Xue." It's a great battle for you. ”

Xue Boren hurriedly saluted: "To be able to contribute our strength to this battle is the supreme honor of being a martial artist!" Protector of the Lord. ”

Chang Miao patted Xue Boren's shoulder heavily, and then said to Gao Ding: "Is the injury on your arm okay?" ”

"With the trouble of Lord Laoduhu, this little injury is not in the way." Gao Ding hurriedly lowered his head and said.

"That's not the case, Lord Protector. My eldest brother was struck by an arrow to save me, and this arrow is deep to the bone, so you must send the best medical officer to treat him. Wang Hanxin took a step forward and said.

Chang Miao laughed and said, "Don't worry, your eldest brother will get the best treatment." But you, how can you be like a bloody man, where are you injured? ”

Wang Hanxin looked at himself when he said this, moved his muscles and bones again, and said: "In this way, I don't seem to feel any pain, I shouldn't have any injuries." ”

Wang Hanxin said this, everyone couldn't believe it, the Tiger Guard camp counted him for a moment, he fought endlessly for two days and one night, and he also fought against the enemy commander twice during the period. Chang Miao thought he was being reckless, and asked vigorously. Seeing this, Wang Hanxin simply removed his armor and clothes one by one, and stood naked in front of everyone. When everyone took a closer look, sure enough, Wang Hanxin didn't have a big wound on his body, not even a small wound! There are a lot of bruises on the arms, legs and feet.

Everyone was amazed when they saw it, and Chang Miao smiled and said: "You kid seems to be a lucky general, such a vicious battle can't hurt you in the slightest!" ”

Wang Hanxin hurriedly said: "Lord Duhu, you are making fun of me, if it weren't for the eldest brother to save me, I would have become a dead man by now!" ”

Chang Miao immediately let the soldiers of the Tiger Guard Battalion enter the camp to heal his injuries, and then began to devote himself to the complicated aftermath work. In this battle, more than 40,000 of the 70,000 troops of the Goryeo Army were killed and nearly 10,000 were captured, while more than 30,000 people were killed and more than 27,000 were wounded. The corpses must be buried as soon as possible, otherwise the hot weather will spread the plague, the vast battlefield will need to be cleaned, and the various units sent out to pursue the remnants of the enemy army must also be coordinated.

While doing this, Chang Miao left 20,000 men to besiege the already isolated Xuansu City, while leaving the wounded soldiers in place to rest, while he himself set up camp and marched towards the Yalu River. At present, although the enemy army is scattered, it still retains a combat strength of about 20,000 people, and it is necessary to continue to oppress them with a large army, so as to prevent them from continuing to entrench themselves in the hilly areas of Liaodong and causing unnecessary trouble.

Less than half a day after the first march, bad news came from the front. Bi Wanchun's troops, who led the team to pursue the enemy, were counterattacked by the enemy, and Bi Wanchun himself was killed!

It all started with the defeat of the Goryeo army. Bi Wanchun led his cavalry troops in hot pursuit, and he met Su Chengdong's troops on the way. The two agreed to rely on each other and attack the remnants of the enemy together.

The cooperation between the two is very tacit, and the pursuit for a day and night is very rich. But due to the long run, many people have been left behind. After another long day of pursuit, Bi Wanchun and Su Chengdong only had about 3,000 people left on their hands. And these people are also crumbling, and if it were not for the enthusiasm of victory that sustains them, I am afraid that they would immediately fall asleep on their horses.

Seeing this situation, Su Chengdong suggested giving up the pursuit and letting the troops rest in place. But Bi Wanchun couldn't listen to it, he thought that the Goryeo army was far more tired than his own side, and was shrouded in despair and fear, and not chasing him at this time was tantamount to returning to the mountain.

Su Chengdong couldn't resist him, so he had to continue the pursuit. Shortly after this, they were confronted by a Goryeo army, a complete, unharmed army.

It was the 3,000 grain team led by the veteran Li Chenghui. Just after crossing the Yalu River, Li Chenghui heard the news of the defeat of Ayizhi, and Li Chenghui immediately placed the grain cart in the fortress city by the Yalu River, and then led his troops to rescue the defeated and retreating soldiers.

Suddenly encountering such an intact enemy army, and the size was comparable to his own, Su Chengdong's judgment was that it was impossible for his fatigued army to win, but Bi Wanchun counted on the cavalry's assault power to change the tide of the battle. As a result, the battle turned into a one-sided killing, and the heavy fatigue caused the soldiers to quickly lose the battle. Bi Wanchun himself was stabbed to death by Li Chenghui with one shot in only two moves, Su Chengdong desperately rescued about half of the people, and he was also stabbed by Li Chenghui's deputy Lu Xuan, but fortunately, Li Chenghui intended to save people and did not chase deeply. However, this encounter brought the Battle of Xuansu City to a shattering end, with the loss of a high-ranking general and the loss of sharpness at the final moment of the battle. As a result, Goryeo was able to retain the last piece of land on the north bank of the Yalu River, the inner city, and the battle line between the Silk Country and Goryeo remained within the territory of the Silk Country, although it was very close to the original border between the two countries.

At this time, Chang'an, the capital of the Silk Country, thousands of miles away, set off a small wave, which somewhat affected Chang Miao's lack of active offensive posture for two whole months.