Thomas symbolically pursued Havelan's army, which had broken south, and then withdrew, his vanguard already overridden and exhausted. From the beginning of the attack in the second half of the night to the dawn now, it has been three or four hours of fighting, all with one blow. Thomas's 5,000 light horsemen were combined to less than 1,500 men, and at least half of the men and horses were wounded to varying degrees.

Thomas's Ministry, which appears to have been crippled, saved the entire Higg's legion. This was Thomas's first independent leader in battle, a newborn calf. Although he was disabled, he also scared the 150,000 people of Alawi, and Avelan on horseback had long been knocked out by the galloping war horse.

Thomas rode up to Higg and cut the rope from Alawi with his sword, and Havelan fell from his horse and fell in front of him. Thomas turned over and dismounted, and was about to walk towards Higg, but he fell to the ground like mud, and could not stand up again, although he was shot twice in the leg during the battle, and forcibly pulled out an arrow as a weapon to control Avilan, all with a breath of perseverance, now that he was victorious, his whole body was suddenly paralyzed, and he felt that the wound with excessive blood loss was so painful.

Hig turned over and dismounted, stepped forward to help the boy who was less than seventeen years old, patted him on the shoulder, and laughed: "Okay, worthy of being a man of the grassland, worthy of being the heir of the Harandor clan!" ”

Thomas, who was still on his horse, followed, shouting in unison, "Thomas, Thomas......"

Thomas's face turned pale and forced a smile: "Uncle Higg......" immediately fainted and fell into Higg's arms.

Lan Xian'er immediately stepped forward, took out the potion, and put a few drops on several of Thomas's wounds, and then said to Higg with a smile: "It's okay, he's tired, no fatal injuries!" With that, he helped Thomas to the carriage.

Higg said to the heralds beside him: "Order the troops, treat the wounded, clean the battlefield, six hours!" ”

Pantony, who was also covered in blood, also came over at this time, and happened to see Thomas being pulled away by Blue Fairy and Butterfly Caiyun, so he said to Higg: "This kid, I have a breath in my heart, he has followed General Johnson for more than two years, and he has learned a lot from General Johnson, Johnson's death has made him grow up!" ”

Higg nodded, smiled wryly and said, "I feel worse than anyone else for General Johnson's death!" This battle, so to speak, was fought by General Johnson and Thomas Master and apprentice, but fortunately we did not fail General Johnson! ”

"This time the light cavalry is sixteen thousand, and there are more than eight thousand left, and the heavy cavalry has lost nearly a thousand, and there are three thousand left," said Pantony. Thirteen,000 infantrymen, crossbowmen, and baggage troops were killed, and we now have more than 24,000 troops left! Among them, more than 8,000 were wounded, and more than 4,000 were seriously injured! ”

Higg sighed: "A miserable victory, but also a victory, although more than half of the casualties, but this is already a record that we can imagine, I originally planned to have 30 percent of the people break out, even if it is very successful, now we not only have more than half of the people break through, but also crushed the opponent, the opponent's coach Havelan!" It's just that there are too many wounded now, and we need to find a place to rest! ”

Pantony was also worried about the current situation of the troops, with only half of the 40,000 or 50,000 troops left, and half of the remaining men and horses were wounded.

Higg then asked, "What are the enemy casualties?" ”

Pan Dongni smiled: "How can there be time to count? It's just that now there are more than 4,000 captives, of which 3,000 are seriously wounded, and those more than 1,000 are also wounded! What about these people? ”

Higg smiled: "The seriously injured are released, the uninjured, the lightly injured, disorganized into our army!" ”

"Don't kill, let it go?" Pantony wondered, "What about Havelan?" ”

"There is no point in killing seriously wounded soldiers, if you want to kill, let the other party's people kill themselves, if they don't kill themselves, it is a burden to stay, it is better for us!" Higg laughed, "Havelan was released before we retreated!" ”

Pantoni was puzzled: "Havelan is also released?" That's the enemy's commander! ”

Higg smiled: "Let him go back, the general of the defeated army, he has lost WeChat in the army, let him continue to lead the troops, this will make the other party more chaotic, don't forget, although they are defeated, there are still more than 100,000 people!" If you want to kill him, let Arad kill himself, hahaha! ”

Higg called the herald and said, "All the seriously wounded prisoners are released, leaving only the rations and wagons, and all the baggage destroyed." ”

When Higg was still in Dongpingguan, he destroyed all the baggage for a while, and all the military rations were replaced with dry food, leaving only the combatants, and now the situation is different, Havelan has been defeated, and there are no too strong forces around Higg for the time being, so he can take a break.

More than 500 wagons of military rations, and the remaining more than 1,000 wagons were used to transport the wounded and weapons and armor, and all the wounded and immobile horses were slaughtered and made into cured meat.

The work of cleaning up the battlefield has been busy from morning to evening, too many war materials are left on the battlefield, Hig does not need to leave too many supplies, in the enemy-occupied area, light marching can ensure that he can survive longer, so he had to abandon a large number of weapons and armor that could not be transported, and set off east.

Now Higg's position is south of the enemy's hinterland center, and he can't venture anymore, to the northeast is Anan City, where the 150,000 troops of the second theater of war are re-stationed, and the enemy must think that Higg will retreat north from Dongning Pass, and if Hig retreats north, it will be easy to be surrounded by the army of Anan City. The best solution is to retreat to the east, although it is also the hinterland of Arad, but far away from the capital of Arad, far away from the battlefield where Arad and Catherine clashed, Arad's military deployment is weak, and he can continue to disrupt Arad's strategic deployment and continue to relieve pressure on Colenva and Fuxing City.

……

Holding out for twenty days of fierce fighting, Samp's 400,000-strong army fought a bloody battle for position with Colenwal's 80,000-strong defending army in the eastern saline between Maslett and Misland City. Samp's huge superiority in strength allowed Colenwal's fortified position to gradually come under his control, almost filling the trenches in Colenwal's defensive position with corpses, and finally allowing his army to cross the saline area, where Samp lost almost 100,000 soldiers.

But Colenva was even more embarrassed, with 80,000 troops and about 40,000 left, and could only think of retreating south. On the way to retreat to Misland, Samp's 20,000 cavalry took the lead in reaching the plain north of Misland City, intercepting the route of Kolenva's retreat, blocking Colenva in the small town of Dowantz, more than 20 kilometers north of the Marshall River.

After receiving the call for help, Rogson rejected Shanter's request for immediate reinforcements.

"General Rogson!" Saudi Arabia said angrily, "What kind of Fuxing City and Second Army are there now?" If you preserve your strength like this, will General Colenva's entire army be wiped out, and Fuxing City will still exist? ”

"Colonel Shanter!" Rogson said, "Please calm down, it's not that we don't reinforce, but we can't do this, the enemy is in full swing, if we boldly join the battle group, even if we send out the whole army of 30,000 people, it will be useless......"

"I'm not calm?" Shante angrily pointed at Rogson and said, "General Rogson, General Kolenwa has already given the order, you dare not carry out the military order?" ”

Rogson glanced at Shante coldly and said, "I didn't say no reinforcements, but if there is no plan, not only will General Kolenwa not be saved, but my army will all be sent to death in vain!" ”

Ignoring Shante, Rogson pulled Charles to the map, and said to Charlie: "I will lead all 9,000 cavalry across the north bank of the Marshall River, first fifteen kilometers west, and then go north, around the northwest of the town of Dowanc, and attack from the rear of the enemy!" General Charlie, you lead 15,000 infantry and 3,000 crossbowmen, cross the north bank of the Marshall River, lie in ambush in the forests on both sides, wait for the enemy army to pass, and attack immediately! ”

Surprised, Charlie asked, "Cross the river to the north bank?" General Rogson, are you going to abandon the Marshall River Line and attack with all your troops? ”

Rogson smiled: "There are a total of more than ten kilometers of defense on the north bank of the Marshall River in Misland City, if Samp is allowed to gain a foothold, can we, the 30,000 people, hold it?" Even if you add the tens of thousands of people left in Colenva, how many days will you be able to hold out? ”

Charlie said, "But Sampo on the north bank of the Marshall River has at least 300,000 troops!" ”

Rogson smiled: "Sampu originally had 400,000, but he lost 100,000 when he passed through the saline position, haha!" There are still 300,000 troops left, and his army is scattered in the north-south strip of 60 kilometers long, and the army that desperately pursues Colenva before it has time to assemble is our best chance! Sampu never dreamed that our cavalry would cut off his army of 300,000! Besides, Sampu will definitely divide his troops to occupy the city of Maslett and the fortress north of the city, and actually pursue the army of Colenwal, which is about 200,000. He's so bold, of course I'm not welcome! ”

Charlie wondered: "We have less than 30,000 troops, can we win?" ”

Rogson laughed and said: "Victory or defeat on the battlefield, who can say clearly, now that General Kolenwa has created this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the roof, we just need to disrupt Samp's deployment on the north bank of the river and prevent him from gaining a foothold, we will have a head start!" Sampu attacked so quickly, there must be something wrong on Arad's side! ”

Charlie asked, "But what about General Colenva?" ”

"Colonel Shanter!" Rogson said: "Please send a message to General Colenva and ask him to break south in the middle of the night tonight!" ”

Shante said angrily: "What if General Colenva fails to break through, aren't all your plans in vain?" ”

Rogson smiled coldly and said: "You underestimate General Kolenwa too much, if he fails to break through, even if I go directly to save him now, is it useful?" ”

Shante said: "But now you have only three thousand crossbowmen left, how can you defend along the Marshall River?" What if reinforcements are needed to the east? ”

Rogson said: "Colonel Shanter, please immediately bring back the 20,000 troops that can be mobilized and scattered on the defensive outside, we must concentrate our forces!" Colonel, you can disagree with me, but the soldiers here only listen to me, whether they are worthy of cooperation or not, you can do it! ”

"Okay, I'll give the order!" Shante said: "I am familiar with the terrain on the north shore of the city of Misland, I was besieged in that forest the year before last, I led my troops to ambush, and General Charles stayed behind in Misland!" ”

Rogson said: "You are indeed the best candidate to lead an ambush, but I can't trust you, if you don't ambush and directly reinforce Colenva, then we will all be sold by you!" ”

Bang - Shante was furious and said loudly: "General Rogson, when did I lose my word?" I'll admit that I'm really stinging to the rescue, but since I've agreed to your plan, there's no way I'm going to stab you in the back! ”

"Okay, Colonel Shante, you come and lead the troops across the river!" Rogson smiled, turned to Charlie and said, "General Charlie, you lead the remaining three thousand crossbowmen and station them on the south bank of the Marshall River, and when we all cross the river, we will demolish all the pontoon bridges, and not a single soldier will be allowed to cross the south bank, including Colonel Shanter, General Colenva and me, whoever dares to cross the river will be shot!" ”

Charlie and Shante were both shocked: "You are not allowed to cross the river alone? ”