Chapter 396(1/2)
The originally aggressive Huns retreated almost in a flash and became the last one.
When the Huns began to retreat, the rest of the battle situation completely turned to the Han army.
However, although the Huns retreated, the remaining armored cavalry still prevented the Han army from pursuing wantonly.
This led to the retreating Hun infantry retreating, so the Hun emperor still had the capital to reorganize and attack.
Both sides naturally understood this situation.
So after seeing the pursuit being blocked, Xi Jian immediately made a statement to Liu Yu.
"Your Majesty, although the barbarians are defeated, the elite are still there, so don't be careless!"
When Liu Yu heard this, although he was a little unwilling to accept it, the power of the elite armored cavalry was enough to change the situation on the battlefield. If the Han infantry pursued too much, it would not be impossible if it was backfired.
After all, the south side of the avenue is flat, which is the most suitable for cavalry to play their advantages.
Finally, Liu Yu had to order the pursuit to stop and slowly gather the line backwards.
However, this is the battle situation in the middle lane, and as for the situation behind the right wing hillside, it is still under the control of the Han army.
Because the troops on the left wing of the Huns had fled, the abandoned Hu infantry had no hope of escaping.
Finally, half an hour later, the confrontation between the two sides ended hastily.
As the retreating side, the Hun Emperor Liu Cong was not convinced. This failure was caused by too many accidents. All his arrangements were steady and steadily, which could be said to be without any mistakes, but they suffered an inexplicable failure.
Although there has not been any loss counted, it is certain that Liu Yang, the Taibao of the Huns, and others were killed in the raid of the Han cavalry, and there were losses of at least thousands of people.
Although the losses were not small, they did not lose their combat effectiveness.
"Liu Can, I ordered you to temporarily recruit the troops who were retained by Tai and reorganize the morale of the army as soon as possible!"
"When the morale of the army is restored, I must make a comeback!"
Liu Cong almost gritted his teeth when he said this, and his eyes were still looking at the formation of the Han army in the north.
Although the distance was even further, the Hun Emperor Liu Cong could still see the proud and arrogant Han army in Qingzhou.
"Your Majesty, the Qingzhou thief army formation is already strict, and now it has won a small victory, so I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to deal with!"
A Hun general said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, now that the Taibao is dead at the enemy, the soldiers in the army are also facing setbacks. It is better to win by stalemate!"
These Hun generals all felt that although the Han army in Qingzhou was small in number, it was difficult to attack.
"The Qingzhou thief army is just taking the lead. After all, it will be a shame to today when I make the arrangements properly!"
The Hun Emperor Liu Cong naturally refused to give in easily.
He immediately sent a light cavalry to chase Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan, who was circling behind, and asked Liu Yao to lead his army to hide, and wait until tomorrow to support him with more cavalry to attack him.
At the same time, as the winning side, Liu Yu was also a little unwilling to accept it.
Sure enough, facing the thunderous gunpowder, these Huns who had never seen before were not enemies of one another.
"If there are cavalry that can be as numerous as the barbarians, today's victory will definitely be a big victory!"
Liu Yu looked at the Hun army that had already gone away and couldn't help but sigh.
At this time, Zhao Kun and others had already led the cavalry back to the middle road. With Ran Liang, who had just seized the opportunity to disturb the entire flank of the barbarians in one fell swoop.
"Your Majesty, Ran Liang killed a Hu Chief. I heard that it was the Taibao of the Hu Captain's pseudo-official dynasty!"
Zhao Kun immediately said for Ran Liang.
Then, the guards behind him presented a round head.
Liu Xi praised Ran Liang and other Yulin troops in advance, and then ordered people to continue to pass on the captured heads to other arrays.
"Your Majesty, although the barbarians retreat, I see their formation. It won't take long to make a comeback."
Xi Jian said to Liu Yu at this time.
"Well, how do I feel."
If these Huns wanted to make a comeback, it would be the best match for Liu Yu's thoughts.
"As long as the Hulu comes again, I can kill him again!"
General Zhao Kun of the Guard immediately said loudly.
This battle at the foot of the Mang Mountain ended temporarily with an ending that no one expected.
However, Liu Yao, the king of Zhongshan who was arranged by the Hun emperor, had just arrived at the area between Mangshan and the river.
More than 5,000 Hun cavalry suddenly appeared immediately frightened some Han army provocates along the way and ran back to Pingxian to report the news.
"King, the thief ran too fast and only caught a few pawns!"
A general said to Zhongshan King Liu Yao.
"Have you asked something?"
Liu Yao knew that since these Qingzhou Han troops had arranged sentry probes here, they must be prepared for the front.
However, the more than 5,000 Hun cavalry in his hands were absolutely elite soldiers. As long as they were not siege cities, the ordinary Qingzhou Han army was not an opponent.
He knew that the Qingzhou Han army had only more than 20,000 troops, and nearly 20,000 troops in Mangshan, and the maximum number of troops left behind would not exceed 3,000 to 5,000.
"Those thieves are very stubborn, but I used some means and they couldn't stand it. Finally..." The general said after hearing this.
After hearing this, King Liu Yao of Zhongshan frowned, but scolded him softly.
"Don't talk nonsense and talk about things quickly!"
Seeing Liu Yao getting angry, the general finally kept talking nonsense and said.
"King, the two thieves said that the Qingzhou thieves' naval boats were all on the river north of Ping County. Because the river water had thin ice, they were all guarded in Ping County, and there were only about two or three thousand people in the city!"
"Where is Qingzhou thief army guarding the road south of Naping County?" Liu Yao asked.
"Yes, there are about three thousand, or five thousand."
"How much is it?" Liu Yao said dissatisfied.
"The general is not very clear, because the two thieves are not very clear. They both came out of Pingxian Town and did not come from Mangshan."
After hearing this, King Liu Yao of Zhongshan also had a rough idea in his mind.
In this way, the Han army had already arranged considerable troops on the rear route from the south side of Mangshan to Pingxian.
Afterwards, King Liu Yao of Zhongshan ordered the entire army to rest and prepare to go straight to the south of Pingxian City, and then cut off the retreat of the Han army in Qingzhou.
"As long as the Qingzhou bandits retreat, they can attack them from front to back and kill them all in the valley of Mangshan!"
However, Liu Yao's plan quickly became unrealized.
When the light cavalry sent by the Hun Emperor Liu Cong caught up with Liu Yao, Liu Yao had just led a large army to see the walls of Pingxian.
"What, Your Majesty led his army to retreat!?"
After hearing the news, Liu Yao's face was filled with disbelief.
That's the attack of less than 20,000 to 80,000 people is less than 20,000 Qingzhou thieves!
Even if the thieves in Qingzhou are brave and good at fighting, the speed of retreating is too fast.
According to Liu Yao's calculations, the Hun Emperor Liu Cong's final retreat may not last more than an hour.
"Your Majesty asked the king to lead his army for a while, and wait until tomorrow, and then attack the thieves in front and behind!"
After hearing the messenger's words, King Liu Yao of Zhongshan thought it was very absurd.
There was a necessary premise in their original plan of attacking front and back, that is, they all felt that the Xiongnu who had the advantage would definitely defeat the Qingzhou thieves.
That is why the King of Zhongshan Liu Yao led his army to the back to prevent the Qingzhou bandit army from fleeing back to Pingxian to defend.
However, the Xiongnu army, which now has the advantage, has retreated, and the premise for the Xiongnu people to win is that it is no longer valid.
As for the so-called attacks from the front and back tomorrow, it is impossible to be in line with the pace at such a long distance.
There is a very likely time error.
"How did the thieves in Qingzhou defeat our army? Tell me in detail!"
King Liu Yao of Zhongshan asked the messenger very seriously.
Seeing this, the messenger did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately told him what he saw.
However, the envoy located behind the Huns' army must not be clear about many of the details or changes.
Moreover, in the idea of being a venerable, the envoy deliberately exaggerated the losses of the Han army in Qingzhou when talking about the defeat of the Huns.
"Your Majesty uses elite troops to fight against the bandits in Qingzhou. Thousands of tigers are like floods. No bandits dare to stop them. Not only did they stop the infantry's collapse, but they also killed thousands of bandits in Qingzhou in one fell swoop!"
After hearing the messenger's words, King Liu Yao of Zhongshan felt a little calmer.
If the war was like this, then the victory of the Qingzhou thieves would be really lucky.
The combat power of the Han army in Qingzhou may not be so outrageous, it is just being taken care of by luck.
"Since that's the case, you need to fight again. Don't let the Qingzhou thief army escape by chance!"
To be continued...