"Yes! How are the casualties?" Liu Chong asked.
"Three hundred and thirty-three of our brothers here have died, and two hundred and seventy have been injured. In addition, there is still no news of Sun Shou's vanguard.。。”Shao Fei paused for a moment, but still continued,"It might also be a disaster!"
"Bang!" Liu Chong fiercely punched the warhorse beside him, causing it to start chirping in shock.
"Damn it!" Anger surged from his heart. Although Liu Chong was mentally prepared for the devastation, he could not suppress his emotions when faced with the cold number.
"My lord!" Dian Wei, Zhen Da, and the others called out with concern.
Although no one said much, the concern in their words still warmed Liu Chong's heart. He realized that he had lost his composure. Now that he was in the rear of the enemy, no matter what happened, he, the general, must not panic.
"No worries!" Liu Chong waved his hand.
Currently, there were less than 500 soldiers under him who could fight, and their combat strength was less than half of what they had when they first set off. The Cao Cao army's follow-up troops would soon catch up. The Tiger Leopard Cavalry was faster than the cavalry, so there would definitely be more infantrymen than cavalry. Moreover, it had been half a day since the rations were burned, so they must have reported it to Cao Cao. In addition, he had dealt a heavy blow to his trump card army this time, so he would definitely not let Liu Chong's army off.
If they wanted to head west to Changping and then back to Chen County, this road would definitely not work. Now, all the roads back to Chen Country would definitely be filled with heavy troops searching. If they continued to head north, they might be blocked by Cao Cao's reinforcements before they could enter the mountains. What a dilemma!
Liu Chong thought nervously. Cao Cao's army was indeed very strong, and he could only mobilize so many resources. If anything went wrong, the entire plan would change. If he was not careful, he would lose everything. The sudden appearance and attack of the Tiger Leopard Cavalry had reduced the combat strength of his troops and delayed them. If he had not injured Cao Chun in the end, it was still unknown whether they would have been able to hold on under the continuous attacks of the Tiger Leopard Cavalry.
In the darkness, she saw a few figures rushing over." Who's there?!" Don't come over, or I'll shoot!”A hundred steps away, the soldiers on guard shouted loudly. The soldiers who were resting quickly became alert and picked up the weapons by their hands.
"Brothers, we are from the vanguard team. We have important military intelligence to report!”A familiar voice came from the darkness. It was Sun Shou.
Liu Chong was pleasantly surprised. He originally thought that they were already doomed. He did not expect them to actually appear at this time.
"Get them over here!" Liu Chong said loudly.
"My lord!" Sun Shou fell to the ground when he saw Liu Chong.
Liu Chong hurriedly helped him up. His face was covered in blood and dust. His clothes and armor were tattered, and his body was still injured. Clearly, he had also experienced a bloody battle.
"My lord, I'm guilty! The vanguard team has 50 brothers, and we're the only ones left!”Sun Shou immediately apologized. He was extremely sad. Dozens of people were still alive in the morning, but in the afternoon, only five people were left alive at night. How could he not be sad?
"It's good that you can come back. The Cao army is powerful, and the responsibility is not on you! Right, you said there was an important military intelligence report? Tell me!" Liu Chong said. After the Tiger Leopard Cavalry retreated, he sent out a few more teams of soldiers to investigate, but there was still no news. This made him feel very uneasy, worried that he had already fallen into the Cao army's encirclement.
"Yes, sir! My lord! Not long after our vanguard set off again, we encountered a large group of cavalrymen. Although we were careful and concealed, we were still discovered. In order to avoid being completely wiped out, I had no choice but to divide the entire team into several teams to break out of the encirclement. We agreed that no matter which team ran out, we would inform you first.”
Liu Chong nodded." You guys did well. The warriors of the forward team brought the letter to me!"”At this point, Liu Chong's mind flashed back to the vanguard soldiers who had been dismembered by the Cao army. They were all his brave warriors, true warriors.
"Yes! The team I was in was chased by Cao Cao's troops. We hid in a rotten ditch and luckily escaped. By the time we came out, the Cao Cavalry had already disappeared, but we encountered another Cao army.”
Hearing this, Liu Chong interrupted him,"Another Cao army?" As expected, these should be the reinforcements of the cavalry!
"Yes, they are also transporting grain. They came from the direction of Chen Liu. There are more than two thousand people, and their flags are Cao!”Sun Shou added.
"Are there many grain carts?" Liu Chong asked.
"It's not a lot. There are about five or six hundred cars!”Sun Shou recalled.
This troop was the one that Chen Liu had sent to the Cao camp to transport rations. It just so happened that Cao Chun was leading the Tiger Leopard Cavalry to the camp, so he could be the commander of the guards, leading over a thousand Tiger Leopard Cavalry and two thousand baggage soldiers. Because he had received a notice from Mao Jie that Yangxia's rations had been burned and had requested him to intercept them, Cao Chun had led the Tiger Leopard Cavalry ahead, blocking Liu Chong's troops halfway.
There were nearly 30,000 dan of rations in 500 - 600 carriages. With this batch of rations, the Cao army could hold on for a few more days. This made Liu Chong's confidence in the Cao army's retreat waver. However, if the Cao army did not retreat, wouldn't his sacrifices be in vain?
"My lord, another Cao army has joined up with the cavalry!”What he said next shocked Liu Chong even more.
"What?"
"Yes, my liege. When we were sneaking over, we discovered that Cao Cao's cavalry had joined up with another group of enemy troops. From the flags, they should be pursuers from Yangxia!”Sun Shou continued.
"How many people are there? Who is the commander?"
"More than two thousand people! Judging from the banner, they are Mao Jie's soldiers!"
"Then there are four to five thousand enemies?" Liu Chong calculated the enemy's strength in his mind. There were over 4,000 soldiers near them. Adding on the remaining Tiger Leopard Cavalry, they far surpassed his side.
"Dian Wei, how far is it from here to the mountain you mentioned?”There was no time to hesitate. They had to move immediately. Otherwise, when the Cao army came to their senses, they would surround them in the wilderness. They would be trapped to death without attacking.
"More than thirty li!" Dian Wei estimated and reported.
"Hurry up! Order the troops to move out!" Liu Chong ordered loudly. Now was not the time to rest. They had to set off immediately. After a great battle, although the soldiers were very tired, it was still night time. If they did not display their specialty of marching at night, it would be too late to leave once the sun rose.
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