Seeing that Zhang He and the Liaodong Cavalry were about to win, Qiu Liju's already ugly old face immediately darkened. There was fear and unwillingness. Anyway, the expression on his old face changed many times in a short time. It was estimated that even Donald's expression changed faster and more brilliantly than his.
" Father, what should we do? The enemy is too powerful. I'm afraid we won't be able to hold them off. Father, please save yourself for my Big Crow Pill and retreat quickly," Qiu Liju's son, Tadun, hurriedly advised.
" That's right, Chanyu. More than 10,000 of our warriors have already died. Please retreat, Chanyu. In the future, you can avenge our warriors and kill all the Han people," the general beside him advised.
Qiu Liju nodded and said somewhat dejectedly,"Let's go, let the warriors break out of the encirclement towards the north. We'll return to Wuwan and watch the Han fight each other. They love doing this anyway. Once they're both injured, we'll kill all the Han and avenge my warriors."
The people around him nodded in agreement, all of them looking indignant.
On the hill, Li Bai saw that although the Liaodong Army would win sooner or later, they were still a new army after all. The casualties were too great. He hurriedly said to Tian Feng beside him,"Mr. Yuan Hao, do you have a way to reduce our casualties?" Tian Feng pondered for a while and then nodded to Li Bai."My lord, I see that the enemy has lost their spirit. It is only a matter of time before they break out. Why don't we let Guan Hai pretend that he is no match for them and open a path for them to leave?"
Li Bai said angrily,"No, this won't do. How do you want me to explain this to the dead soldiers? How do you want me to explain this to their families?"
Tian Feng shook his head with a bitter smile. Feng is saying that if we stop them, these Ravenmaru people will fight to the death with our army for survival. At that time, even if we win, it will be a miserable victory. "If we let them go, they will run for their lives and will not be able to fight with our army. The Lord can order Zhang He and Gongsun Du to lead the cavalry to chase after them. Then, he can send a fast horse to Ling County to inform General Zilong and let him lead the army to intercept them. Even if Qiu Liju can reach Ling County, he will be exhausted and will be at the mercy of General Zilong."
After hearing Tian Feng's plan, Li Bai nodded excitedly."" Alright, we'll follow Mister's plan. Men, immediately pass the order to Guan Hai. Tell him to pretend that he's no match and retreat. Let the Wuwan people go."
Although the Tiger Guard was very confused, he still resolutely carried out Li Bai's order. He nodded and turned around to run down the mountain.
The battle had reached its climax. On one side, the Ravenmaru soldiers were frantically trying to escape, while on the other side, the Liaodong soldiers were bravely fighting for the dead soldiers who were resolutely carrying out Li Bai's orders. Both sides were fighting back and forth, and it was difficult to determine the outcome.
At this time, most of the Wuwan people had already dismounted. On this narrow and long road, sitting on a horse was equivalent to courting death. The advantage of the cavalry lay in their charge, and not in fighting the infantry while sitting on the horses.
" Fight to the death for my lord." A soldier was pierced through the chest by an enemy's scimitar, but he still used his last bit of strength to shout this sentence. He stabbed his spear into the enemy's abdomen, then smiled and slowly closed his eyes. My lord, Ergou will still be your soldier in the next life and kill enemies for you.
Similar scenes were happening in every corner of the city, causing all the people of Ravenmaran to tremble in fear. Of course, this included Qiu Liju and the other Ravenmaran generals.
"Who can tell me whose soldiers they are? Aren't they going to kill them?'，Qiu Liju used his last bit of strength to shout at the people beside him.
The people beside him were also shocked by the Liaodong army's fearlessness. They all lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Qiu Liju again. Qiu Liju looked at the Liaodong Army soldiers and sighed. His eyes were filled with fear and worry.
" What? Why does my lord want us to retreat? I refuse to accept this. I want to kill all these Wuwan bastards and avenge my soldiers," Guan Hai shouted at the Tiger Guards who were passing down orders.
The Tiger Guard's expression changed, and he said sternly," General, I respect your martial arts, but if you dare to speak rudely to my lord and disobey my lord's orders, even if I have to die, I will kill you for my lord."
Guan Hai was stunned. When he heard the Tiger Guard's words, he immediately calmed the anger in his heart. Slowly, a trace of fear appeared in his heart, but his expression did not change. He said excitedly," Bullsh * t! I care about the life and death of my lord's people. If I die, it's my lord's ghost."
The Tiger Guard didn't argue with Guan Hai." That's for the best. General, you should go and pass on the order. Otherwise, if you delay my lord's matters, I won't be able to explain it to you." Guan Hai nodded and called for the messenger beside him," Send the lord's order for everyone to retreat."
The messenger was also stunned. He nodded, turned around, and ran towards the battlefield.
" Chanyu, good news! The demons in the north have retreated!" A centurion from Karasuma shouted excitedly as he rode over to Qiu Liju.
Qiu Liju was stunned. He didn't believe it. He pulled the man's arm and shouted," What did you say? Say it again."" Chanyu, which devils in the north have retreated? Chanyu, please break out from the north immediately."
Qiu Liju was also scared silly by the Liaodong army's fearlessness. When he heard that the Liaodong army had retreated, he was a little skeptical. However, when he heard the centurion say this for the second time, his face revealed a relieved expression. This was because he did not want to and did not dare to fight with such an army anymore. This made him feel deep fear and worry. When he saw the Liaodong army in black clothes and armor, he immediately ran away without saying anything. This was something that would happen later.
" Retreat, quickly retreat!" Qiu Liju shouted to his subordinates after he regained his senses.
" Chanyu, we still have some warriors who are surrounded by those devils. Should we go and save them first?" A general beside him mustered up his courage and asked Qiu Liju.
"Those warriors won't be able to return. Do you want more warriors to die under the blades of those devils? Do you have the courage to rescue them?”，Qiu Liju shouted at that person.
When that person heard that he was going to rescue the Wuwan people who were surrounded by the Liaodong army, he did not have the courage, at least not now. So he lowered his head and did not dare to look at Qiu Liju.
Qiu Liju snorted and turned around to ride his horse away. As he ran, he shouted," Retreat, quickly retreat."
Qiu Liju finally led the chaotic Ravenmaru Cavalry out of the forest. After he called for a headcount, the man reported,"" Chanyu, nearly 20,000 of our warriors died under the sabers of those devils." Qiu Liju's body trembled when he heard that, and he fainted. He had led 30,000 Ravenmaru Cavalrymen to sweep across Youzhou Province in glory, but he had lost 20,000 men in just one battle. This was simply taking his life.
"Chanyu, Chanyu!"
An hour later, Qiu Liju, who had fainted, opened his eyes with a tired expression. He looked at everyone and said,"" Hurry up and go back to the plains. Don't ever come back." After saying that, he fainted again.
Currently, there were about 500,000 people in the eastern part of Wuwan controlled by Qiu Liju. Excluding the old, weak, women, and children, they could gather up to 150,000 people at most. However, the Hu Krupp in the north were located in the grasslands and did not have their own culture, let alone the technology of smelting steel. Most of their weapons were bought from merchants in the Han Dynasty. Some were also snatched from Youzhou, Bingzhou, and other places. Although he could gather up 150,000 troops, without weapons, wouldn't it be equivalent to sending them to their deaths?
He was worried that the Liaodong army would not let him off so easily, so he told them to retreat before he fainted. His generals were all excited because they had escaped from the encirclement of the demons, because they would never have to face them again.
Reality proved that they were already afraid, but this was not the end. It could also be said that this was only the beginning.
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