Wang Mi soon found out, but he suspected that Liu Ling was insulting his IQ.

Five hundred cavalry rushed more than a hundred infantry, and scattered them, and then returned with a crushing defeat?

That's not all, being swept away by these people, with strong bows and crossbows, they disrupted their own 3,000 foot soldiers, and then let the forbidden army foot soldiers pick up the cheap and win the first battle?

He drew his knife on the spot and beheaded the messenger sent by Liu Ling to report the news.

However, if you kill one messenger, you can't kill the second or third.

Soon, a succession of messengers ran over, and the forbidden army marched out of the south of the city, taking advantage of the high morale of winning the first battle, and stormed Liu Ling's camp, and Liu Xianfeng broke several battalions in a row, embarrassed.

An ominous premonition rose in Wang Mi's heart.

He had long felt that the Luoyang Central Army could fight better than the county soldiers, but the people under him were advancing all the way, and their morale was soaring, so he didn't believe it anymore.

After learning a lesson this time, you should be sober, right?

However, he still did not believe that more than 100 infantry could defeat 500 cavalry head-on, or when the formation was scattered.

Scattered in formation, aren't you afraid? Don't you run away?

There are cavalry in front of you, left and right, why do you dare to stand there and fight with the cavalry?

He really couldn't figure it out, there were still such elite soldiers in the world who were not afraid of death?

Unless, these people have long been accustomed to being surrounded by superior cavalry, and have long been accustomed to the situation where their own formations are scattered and they have to cooperate in groups of three or five.

He went out of the camp, carefully inspected the barracks, then turned on his horse and headed southwest with the Harrier camp.

"Vajra, what kind of battle are you fighting?" Wang Mi first raised his horsewhip high, and finally gently put it away.

Liu Ling was too big, and after putting on heavy armor, he was like a bear, Wang Mi was a little worried in his heart, although he didn't want to admit it.

"General......" Liu Ling didn't pay attention to Wang Mi's subtle changes, and said with a red face: "The fighting style of the officers and soldiers is too strange, I have never seen that after being dispersed by the cavalry, the infantry can continue to fight, and I have suffered a loss for a while." ”

Wang Mi snorted coldly.

Liu Ling's face was even more ashamed, and he only heard him say: "Then more than 100 soldiers rushed into battle, although the bows and crossbows were fired continuously, they could not be controlled. As if they were not afraid of death, they fell in front and followed behind, and rushed straight to the front. The sons and daughters were intimidated by their courage, and if the officers and army brigades pressed again, they would collapse into an army. ”

Wang Mi looked at him for a long time, as if he was distinguishing whether this was the truth or a lie.

After a long time, he put away his anger and said, "How many of these elite soldiers do you think there are in Luoyang?" ”

"Not too much." Liu Ling said: "These more than 100 people should be selected from the whole army and promised a heavy reward, so they fought for their lives, although they died, they did not spin their heels." ”

Wang Mi didn't know what to say for a while.

Out of the corner of his eye, he glanced left and right, approached Liu Ling, and said in a low voice: "Last night, I got the report, the Yuyuan Pass was lost, the official army Shao Xun entered the Yanshi, and my brother was defeated and retreated to the city. Shao Xun may have bypassed Yanshi and went straight to Luoyang. ”

Yanshi is very close to Luoyang, and the soldiers carry a few days of dry food each, so they can kill them directly without a back road.

Liu Ling was taken aback when he heard this, and asked, "How long does it take for Shao Xun to go to Luoyang?" ”

"A day or two at most." Wang Mi sighed and said, "I originally wanted to use the camp to fight with the official army, but now it seems that it ......."

"General." Liu Ling hurriedly said: "The morale of our department has been demoralized, and we can't fight again in the past two days." ”

The field battle was defeated first, and the 3,500 cavalry were all old foundations, and more than half of them were killed and wounded.

Later, several small camps were breached, and although the dead were all soldiers, it had an impact on the overall morale.

Now that the officers and soldiers are tired from the long battle, they have retreated to the city to rest, what if they come back tomorrow?

Wang Mi was a little speechless.

Liu Ling's fight is very brave, but he never hesitates when it is time to run, and it is unlikely that he will break off. You can only put him in front as a pioneer, so that you can use it with confidence.

"Do you think you can take Luoyang?" Wang Mi asked.

His tone was a little tangled.

It seems that he is a little unwilling, and he ran to Luoyang City, but he only suffered a defeat and wanted to escape, which is really unwilling.

Luoyang, this is Luoyang.

What if you take it down? How beautiful should that be?

What if there is a head-on confrontation with the officers and soldiers, and the sand and rocks suddenly fly, and the officers and soldiers can't open their eyes and can't breathe through their mouths and noses? Isn't that a win?

Well, Wang Mi quickly extinguished this trace of luck.

He would never have pinned his hopes on these illusory things before, but the temptation of Luoyang was too great, so he couldn't hold it anymore and thought wildly.

Moreover, if Shao Xun hadn't chased him from behind, he might have been able to wait a few days and fight two more battles to see the situation.

If you really can't win, then you will die, just go, no regrets.

But there is no such condition at the moment, and we must make a decision immediately.

"I want to withdraw my troops, how?" Wang Mi took a step closer, and his voice was lowered.

Liu Ling was not surprised at all, and asked rhetorically, "Where to retreat?" ”

"It's impossible to get east of the city." Wang Mi said: "You can only go north, cross Mangshan, and then cross the river to the north." ”

"Are you going to ......," Liu Ling asked subconsciously.

"In the past, I had a friendship with the Han lord Liu Yuanhai in Luoyang. After crossing the river to the north, if there is really no way, it is better to vote for Liu Yuanhai, and there will be a place to live first. Wang Mi said: "I think you can also see that our army can't fight a tough battle, and if you encounter a little fierce officers and soldiers, you can't withstand it." If you can have a chance to breathe and train for more than a year, your combat power will be very good. ”

"Han Lord Liu Yuan has no one available, and he is thirsty for talent. If I go to the polls, I will be able to be a high-ranking official, and I will have a future. ”

"How so?" Liu Ling asked.

Wang Mi glared at him, this was the result of not caring about "national affairs", and only listened to him say: "Shi Le, Shi Chao, and the leaders of the Qianzhong and Wuhuan defected, and they all had official positions. Shi Le is the king of Pingjin, I went a little later, how can I also be a heavy general, a servant and the like, if you bring more soldiers, maybe it can be higher. ”

Liu Ling was a little tired and said, "Liu Han looks like that, even if he is crowned king?" You don't have to have it, do you? ”

"What's the matter?" Wang Mi said impatiently: "You say I want to vote for Liu Yuan? Isn't there no way around it? Wang Lezi has a lot of subordinates, and he will also practice the military formation, and was broken by Shao Xun's field battle, this is a good person? Ji Sang was defeated and lost by him, do you think I can fight Ji Sang? ”

"Between the two of them." Liu Ling said.

"Vajra, don't blame me for not reminding. Now that you have lost your capital, you are no longer able to fight. For the sake of your past achievements, I'll let you go first. If you're still talking weird, figure it out for yourself. After speaking, Wang Mi turned around and left, very simply.

Tens of thousands of people retreated, even if it had been decided to stay behind to replace the dead ghosts, but it was not so simple.

At this time, it was actually a little late.

After receiving the news from Yanshi last night, he shouldn't have fought today, not only did he lose his troops and generals, but he also wasted a day's time in vain.

However, then again, it's really hard to be willing to leave without a fight.

Now it's time to die, it's better to leave early.

******

On the seventh day of May, after the victory in the first battle, the morale of the officers and soldiers was greatly boosted.

Wang Yan Wang Situ personally came to the city, and the governor's troops went to war.

And the vast majority of the thieves did not know the news of retreating, they were bitter, trembling and holding the camp, fighting with the forbidden army that came out of the gates.

For a while, thick smoke billowed outside the city, and the sound of killing shook the sky.

The thieves could not resist it, and gradually showed the appearance of rout, so they began to burn the camp, the house and even the city gate and fled, trying to block the pursuers.

In the afternoon, Wang Mi and Liu Ling led their troops to run away and fled north.

At about this time, near the Qilijian in the east, a big banner with the word "Shao" had already appeared fluttering high.

It was hundreds of horsemen who fought the vanguard, and they didn't care about their horsepower at this time, so they came for miles and rushed directly to the periphery of the thief army.

Some of the people dismounted, and after the individual crossbows were fired in succession, they rushed forward in a neat queue, chasing and killing with all their might, creating more and more chaos.

On the side of the infantry who dismounted and fought, there were about two or three hundred horsemen who swept by, grabbing a group of enemy ass and rushing forward.

One of the generals, dressed in the golden armor given by the emperor, held a thick horse lance, and was brave and unmatched.

Looking from the top of the city, the two or three hundred horsemen he carried were like sharp knives, and with a "snort" he broke the "cloth" composed of thousands of rebellious soldiers.

After breaking through the enemy's formation, he reined in his horse and turned around, followed by more than 200 horsemen, and then swept diagonally past some of the rebels.

Everywhere they passed, the rout screamed and fell.

At this time, the defeated soldiers, in line with the instinct of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, walked east one after another.

After the golden armor general achieved his goal, he no longer rushed to kill, but swept the rout unhurriedly, driving them eastward, and slowly draining their physical strength.

"Lu Yanghou is here!" Above the tower of Dongyang Gate, Yu Min, who had just entered Beijing from Yingchuan County, stroked his palms and laughed, looking cheerful.

Wang Yan also smiled and breathed a sigh of relief.

The thieves were about to be defeated, and as soon as Shao Xun came, they completely wiped out the possibility of their last chance of turning the tables, and there were no accidents, how could they be unhappy?

On the other hand, he has a good ability to drive sheep and drive sheep, he is a god who is born to use cavalry, and he is also bold.

In the midst of his reverie, more than 700 soldiers from the government had already mounted their horses again and rushed towards the camp abandoned by the enemy.

It seems that there is another purpose for intercepting the last of the routs.

"Knock knock......" The drums at the head of the city became more and more intense.

Jinyang Gate, Pyeongchang Gate, Kaiyang Gate, Xuanyang Gate, Dongyang Gate, Jianchun Gate, Daxia Gate, Guangmo Gate......

The south, east and north sides of Luoyang were opened, and countless soldiers of the forbidden army flocked out of the city, chasing the enemy army and slashing and killing.

The thieves who were abandoned at the back cried and cried out again and again, and had no fighting spirit.

The old thieves who fled first were out of breath, first running for a while, and then resting for a while, recovering their strength, and then continuing to flee.

Without God's perspective, it is impossible to find every fleeing man on an extremely complex and chaotic battlefield. What's more, the cannon fodder discarded in the back gradually filled the entire field, and the pursuers couldn't figure out who was who, which gave them a chance.

Of course, it is still necessary to fight and retreat, and then change direction after nightfall, and get rid of the pursuers as much as possible.

As for what you can't get rid of, that is, your life is not good, and you can't blame anyone.

When you come out to fight, sooner or later you will have this day, and you have to get used to it.

Nearly 70,000 soldiers fell into a general retreat, and the war had entered the stage of chasing the dead and chasing the north.