Chapter 1296: Both Parties Suffer

It took the cavalry of the Tang Army nearly half an hour to clean up the entire battlefield. The results of the collection shocked all the generals. There were more than 6,000 corpses of white horse followers left on the battlefield. They only found less than The lucky ones among the five hundred people, however, they are only alive for the time being. The rest are basically seriously injured, and only a few of them are truly slightly injured.

If you add in the 4,000 Yicon who survived before they arrived, of the 11,000 White Horse Yicon, only 4,500 of them can still breathe, and among them, only 4,500 can continue to participate in the war. Yes, there are only two thousand riders, and the remaining two thousand five hundred riders, it is estimated that no more than one thousand five hundred people will be able to recover in the end. In other words, there are one thousand people here, either they can't survive in the end, or they can no longer survive. No more fighting.

And on the battlefield, they found the corpses and seriously injured soldiers of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, which totaled only a little over four thousand.

Looking at the battle losses reported by his subordinates on the Baima Yicong, Zhao Yun couldn't help but feel distressed. These were all after the losses last year. He had finally replenished the eleven thousand Yiconong, but after the first battle, there were only After more than 3,000 rains, it can no longer be described as straining one's muscles and bones.

After finally suppressing the grief in his heart, Zhao Yun asked Principal Zuo: "How are you doing?"

Hearing this, Zuo Xiao felt sad in his heart and said: "The losses were also huge. Although only 2,000 of the 15,000 Zhao cavalrymen escaped in the end, the number of our army's dead and wounded in battle alone reached 10,000. Fortunately, these casualties are basically concentrated on ordinary cavalry, and the losses of the assault cavalry and the tiger and tiger cavalry are not significant. However, even so, the number of cavalry our army can really continue to participate in the war, plus the general's white horse followers, is only 25,000. About a thousand.”

"Twenty-five thousand, and the Zhao and Wei coalition forces still have more than 30,000 cavalry. Although there is a certain gap, it is no longer as big as it was before. If General Hua Xiong's Xiliang cavalry can come back as soon as possible, the strength of the two cavalry It should be quite good." Zhao Yun lowered his head and pondered for a moment before saying in a deep voice;

"General, what should we do next?" Colonel Zuo asked softly;

"Pass this on, the army will return to Yecheng as soon as possible and send all the lightly and seriously wounded back to Yecheng. The conditions there are better and the wounded can get the best treatment. As for the future matters, we will wait for the general to discuss with the military advisor. Make a decision." At this point, Zhao Yun turned to Zuo Xiao and said: "General Zuo, you can mobilize two thousand ordinary cavalry from the cavalry and return to Fukou Pass. You must guard Fukou Pass and not allow the Wei army to come back. Make progress!"

"General, don't worry. If the Wei army takes Fukou Pass again, they will have to step over my body." Upon hearing this, Zuo Xiao immediately said with murderous intent;

"Okay, pass on the order, the army will set off immediately, and order the cavalry to march forward twenty miles to prevent the Wei cavalry from making a surprise attack."

"promise!"

It was now afternoon, and it was no longer realistic to rush back to Yecheng overnight, so Zhao Yun decided to rush to Fukou Pass with his army immediately. He would first give simple treatment to all the wounded, both serious and minor, before making any plans, especially These are some seriously wounded soldiers who are no longer suitable for long-distance marches, so they must be treated as soon as possible.

On the other side, Lu Bu led 13,000 Zhao cavalry and quickly rushed back to the outside of Handan City. This time, although the Handan defenders did not allow the Zhao army to enter the city, their attitude was obviously not as bad as before. The leading general He explained to Lu Bu repeatedly at the top of the city. In the end, Lu Bu settled the nine thousand cavalry in the camp outside the city and handed it over to Cao Xing. He himself led a thousand cavalry to guard the more than three thousand injured Zhao. The military cavalry entered the city and provided treatment in a military camp in the east of the city.

The general of the Wei army responded quickly enough, and soon a large amount of supplies were delivered to the military camp outside the city. The soldiers in the city were also quickly treated, and Lu Bu was arranged to a large house dozens of steps away from the military camp. After all, he is the king of a country and cannot take things lightly.

After arranging the soldiers in the city, Lu Bu did not stay in the city for long.

Leaving hundreds of elite guards to guard these injured soldiers, Lu Bu went straight out of the city and came to his camp. It was not that he was willing to share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, but that he already had the idea of ​​leaving, so he wanted to discuss it carefully with General Cao Xing. Fan.

Outside the city, inside the Zhao army's camp, Lu Bu summoned Cao Xing's generals to discuss matters in the tent.

"My dear friends, I want to withdraw my troops and return to the Kingdom of Zhao. Do you think it's okay?" Lu Bu asked in a deep voice from the main seat;

Lu Bu discovered that this Huangfu Chaobo seemed to be his nemesis. In his hands, he failed one after another, and he could not get any benefits.

Since the first battle at Hangu Pass, I have been defeated by Huangfu Chaobo's army almost every time. Last year, the Tang army invaded Shangdang. Not only did he lose Shangdang again, but he also lost more than half of the Bingzhou Langqi. This time it was like this again. On the surface, it seemed that he had won, but in fact, he did not get any benefits. As the Prime Minister said, the Tang army lost some troops and horses, and they would be able to replenish them quickly, but his Zhao army It was different. Although Baima Yicong suffered heavy losses in this battle, he once again lost more than half of his cavalry.

"Your Majesty will not say anything, but the minister is also preparing to mention this matter to your Majesty. In this battle, our army's cavalry lost more than half, which made the morale of the soldiers low. Although our army also severely damaged the Tang army's cavalry, the losses were too great. "Cao Xing also said with a worried look on his face;

"Yes, Your Majesty, withdraw your troops!" Several generals nearby also agreed;

Seeing that everyone agreed to withdraw the army, Lu Bu was also hesitant: "It's just that the prime minister and Wei had an agreement in advance. Now Wei has cooperated with us to capture Shanggu. If we withdraw our troops, I'm afraid Wei will not easily agree."

"So what?" A general said angrily: "We have 30,000 cavalry to support, and now we have lost more than half of them, and the Tang army has lost at least 20,000 cavalry, and the most elite Baima Yicong of the Tang army has suffered heavy losses. Can't the people of Wei see it?"

"Yes," Cao Xing suddenly had an idea and said: "Your Majesty, Wei County is the focus of Wei's attack, but they know nothing about the movements of the Tang army. If it weren't for them not finding out that the Tang army suddenly increased its troops, we would be so easily ambushed."

Lv Bu heard this and his heart moved: "Cao Aiqing's words are very good. If we can know in advance that the Tang army has increased its troops, the outcome of this matter is also uncertain. Well, I will go to the King of Wei tomorrow and let him give me and the Zhao army an explanation."