Hong Shi lay on the ground like a dead corpse—only the white air coming out of his heaving chest and mouth and nose could prove that he was still a living man.

For two hours, wearing heavy armor and wielding a sword halberd, even if it was a burly tough guy like Hong Shishi, he couldn't bear it.

Now he just wants to sleep with his eyes closed.

Several equally exhausted Chu soldiers came over with each other's arms, trembling with their hands and feet, using their short swords to pick open the cowhide tie on Hong Shishi's armor, removing the heavy armor on the latter's body, and then calling in a low voice: "Hong Qianjiang!" A thousand generals! ”

Hong Shi opened his heavy eyelids, wiped a handful of blood stains from his face, and let out a long breath: "I'm fine." ”

"Count the casualties and clean up the battlefield."

After a long time, the Chu soldiers who were still alive got up one after another...... The victors of this bloody battle were the Quyang New Army, but they also paid a heavy price for it.

The Qin army was numerous - 5,000 main cavalry and 10,000 people.

And the Chu army had only 5,000 people.

And it was an incredible victory!

Putting aside the spiritual will to fight to the end...... The Chu army won in this vicious battle because of its physical strength, especially its excellent armament.

The cavalry of the Qin army failed to give full play to their own advantages and fell into a melee fight with the heavy infantry of the Chu army, which was a disadvantage...... Moreover, although the Qin people were numerous, it was very difficult to break through the heavy armor of the Quyang New Army.

It must be known that the Quyang New Army, as Xiong Wuliang's subordinate soldiers, wore two layers of armor on his body extravagantly - an outer layer of iron armor and an inner layer of leather armor.

Unless you use great force, or if you hit it with a blunt object...... Otherwise, the armor of the new army in Quyang will be a nightmare for all opponents.

The cavalry was forced to fight with the heavy infantry on foot, and it was really hard to win.

"General Hong Qian...... The corpses of the Qin people have not had time to be counted, and there are roughly seven or eight thousand corpses...... About 3,000 of them were cavalrymen of the Qin army, and the rest were people. ”

Hong Shi nodded tiredly, and even felt struggling to speak: "What about our army?" ”

"Returning to the thousands...... Our...... More than 1,000 of our troops were killed in the battle, and almost all of the survivors were wounded......" the sergeant's voice was low.

Since the formation of the Quyang New Army, there has never been such a tragic fight. Even the predecessors of the Quyang New Army, the Quyang Army and the Shaohu Army, had never suffered such large casualties.

If the Qin people's combat strength is ignored, the Quyang New Army and the Qin cavalry fought a bloody battle head-on, and they actually played a battle loss ratio of one to two, close to one to three.

This record alone is enough to shock the world.

"This place should not be stayed for long...... Treat the wounded as soon as possible and take the corpses of our troops. Burn all the baggage and withdraw! ”

"Withdrawn...... High front battalion. Hong Shi gasped heavily.

5,000 elite soldiers have already exceeded the task.

And it's really powerless to fight anymore.

The sergeants looked at General Hong Qian with reverence - after two hours of bloody fighting, this commander had won the respect of all the sergeants with his martial bravery.

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Qin army, Dan Yu Daying.

Bai Qi's hand trembled slightly.

10,000 people were slaughtered and scattered...... 5,000 elite cavalry, more than 3,000 casualties, and only 1,000 remnants of the defeated army who fled back to Danyu's camp will remain.

That's 5,000 cavalry! The main force of the Qin army!

In the past, when fighting against the Six Kingdoms of Shandong, the cavalry of the Qin army could often play a battle loss ratio of 1 to 10! A full 5,000 cavalry, with the assistance of 10,000 people, was killed by the Chu army with a similar number of people?

"Ying Xiao...... Where is General Yingxiao? Bai Qi asked with some difficulty.

The Qin soldiers kneeling in front of him were covered in blood and embarrassed. The corners of Qin Bing's mouth twitched slightly, and he choked up: "The commander of the rear army...... Brave the arrows and stones, and fight desperately until the last moment...... Self-martyrdom ......"

The tent was surprisingly quiet, and pins could be heard.

Everyone realized that the fierceness of the Chu army in front of them was by no means comparable to the previous Chu army.

This is a different Chu army!

Chu State Great Sima! The elite under the command of Quyang Hou!

Bai Qi patiently asked for many details, including the specific number of people in this Chu army, how they suddenly appeared, and how they fought......

The wounded soldiers recounted everything they knew.

When it came to it, the Chu army rushed down very decisively and became entangled with the Qin army...... Bai Qi and the generals looked at each other.

Obviously, this Chu army was very brave, otherwise it would never dare to take the initiative to charge in the face of several times the number of people.

Secondly, the general of the Chu army was also a good fighter, and in a very short time, he keenly chose the tactics that were most conducive to the victory of the Chu army.

Bai Qi was deeply shocked!

Chu people are so bold! I actually won!

The big tent was quiet for a long time, and finally General Qin got up and gave up his hand, and said with difficulty: "Shao Shang ...... Our army has run out of food and grass, morale is low, and there are many complaints from the soldiers...... If the stalemate continues, it seems to be disadvantageous to our army. ”

In a short period of time, the Qin State had already sent two trips of baggage in a row, and it was obvious that it would not be able to send the third batch of grain and grass before Dan Yu ran out of supplies in the camp.

Then there's only one choice!

Abandon Danyu Daying and take the initiative to retreat to Wuguan in the northwest...... So as to achieve the purpose of shortening the supply line.

However, no one wants to say the only way to do this.

The reason is simple.

The invincible and invincible Qin army actually had to retreat in front of the Chu army, which they had always looked down on the most!

Disgrace! What a shame!

Bai Qi was silent for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Everyone, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers. ”

"What's more, my Great Qin has not yet been defeated!"

"A temporary retreat doesn't mean defeat - you might as well give up this Danyang land to Chu Man, wait until the beginning of spring, and then take it back with your own hands!"

"Pass my general order - the three armies will pull out the camp and slowly withdraw to Wuguan! The battalions retreated in order, alternately covered, and did not panic, and those who violated the order were beheaded. ”

"The foot soldiers will retreat first, and the commander will personally lead the 25,000 main cavalry to be the rear of the army!"

The generals of the Qin army barely bothered to cheer up and gave up their promises.

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Looking at the scarred elite in front of him, Xiong Wu's conscience twitched in pain.

Hong Shi came to Xiong Wuliang and Shaohu tiredly, and returned to his life: "The last general will meet the lord!" Meet General Shaohu! ”

"In two fierce battles, our unit successfully intercepted the Qin army's baggage twice, killed more than 3,000 of the main cavalry of the Qin army, and defeated more than 20,000 Qin people...... Fortunately, it is not disgraceful! ”

Of the 5,000 Quyang new troops sent out, more than 1,000 were killed in battle, and the seriously wounded were removed...... There are only 3,000 men left.

This is all Xiong Wuliang's heavy investment, from equipment to training, from training to treatment...... The elite heavy infantry that has been smashed out with countless painstaking efforts, the loyal troops!

How can you not be heartbroken when you lose two thousand at once?

Xiong Wuliang took a deep breath: "Properly place the seriously injured and arrange for the vehicle to be sent back to the fiefdom as soon as possible." ”

"The rest of the sergeants were regrouped...... The big war is still to come! ”

Shaohu and Hong Shishi brushed together and gave up their hands to receive the order: "Obey the order!" ”

General Wu Ben hurried over and brought the latest news: "Junhou! Qin Jundan has already moved in the camp - my 50,000 troops have already been ordered to prepare, do you want to pursue them now? ”

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