Zhang Fei heard the report from his personal guards and knew in his heart that the situation was over.
The camp was breached, Liu Bei fled, and the city of Xuzhou was inevitable.
Moreover, after this battle, Xuzhou would also fall into the hands of Liu Qi.
If they continue to move towards Xuzhou City, they are likely to be attacked from both sides by the Han army.
Even if he entered Xuzhou City and defended it while the Han army was chasing the army, it would have no effect.
He relied on his troops and horses here, plus the original defenders of Xuzhou City, to defend Xuzhou City without support. , not an easy task at all.
After all, if Xuzhou falls into Liu Qi's hands, he only needs to surround them, not attack, to besiege them to death.
Finally, it was decided to retreat towards Qingzhou.
This way.
They will not fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides by the Han army.
They can also meet Liu Bei and others on the road and converge at one place.
As for what happens next, they need to be considered in the long term.
After making the decision, Zhang Fei did not hesitate and led the remaining defeated soldiers to one place instead of continuing towards the Qi army camp outside Xuzhou City.
He is reckless, but not stupid.
You must know that Liu Qi has several generals under his command who are as powerful as him.
There is no fear in fighting alone, but if they are surrounded and want to escape, it will not be easy.
Although he has enough confidence in his own strength, he also knows in his heart that if he faces two equal opponents, he will only lose more and win less.
Confident but not blind.
Evacuation is the clearest choice.
Guan Yu escorted Liu Bei and others, escaped from the Qi army camp, and fled towards Qingzhou; while Zhang Fei also led the remaining defeated soldiers to evacuate towards Qingzhou, hoping to join Liu Bei, Guan Yu and others halfway.
But the Han army was chasing them all the way, and was not prepared to let the Qi army escape easily.
Hundreds of thousands of Qi troops, all over the mountains and plains, were being chased by tens of thousands of Han troops, fleeing in all directions.
Time passed slowly.
The eastern sky also lit up with light.
It is a sign that the sun is about to rise, the morning light, the brilliance of the beginning of the day.
After a night of pursuit.
The soldiers of the Han army also became very tired, and the troops of the Qi army that fled first were also far away and could not catch up.
Liu Qi knew that he could not catch up with Liu Bei now, and the army was very tired from chasing and fighting all night.
If he continued, he would only wear down the army.
Instead of continuing the pursuit, he ordered his troops to retreat.
Slowly retreated towards the direction of Xuzhou City, while integrating the troops and horses, while cleaning the battlefield, taking his time.
He knew very well that hundreds of thousands of Qi troops had been defeated by him, and there would no longer be a foothold for Qi troops in Xuzhou, and the city of Xuzhou would also fall into his hands.
Now the defenders of Xuzhou City are alone, without support.
Even if they don't attack, they can just send a troop of soldiers and horses to surround Xuzhou City, and the defenders of Xuzhou City can surrender without a fight.
Apart from surrendering, there was no other way out than to wait for death in the city.
Unless the defenders in Xuzhou City had already withdrawn from Xuzhou City and fled to Qingzhou before he led his army back.
No matter what, it is only a matter of time before Xuzhou City falls into his hands.
Time passed slowly.
The sun rising in the eastern sky also showed its face, emitting warm light and shining on the earth.
Liu Qi integrated his troops and horses and returned outside Xuzhou City.
I saw.
The huge Qi army camp now looks very embarrassed.
It was almost burned down due to a fire.
There is a group of soldiers in black clothes and black armor, cleaning the battlefield and extinguishing the flames that may burn at any time.
There was still some white smoke rising everywhere.
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It was obvious that the fire had only just been extinguished.
This troop was led by Ma Chao, Pang De, and Wenpin.
Chasing Zhang Fei all the way.
However, they did not expect that when Zhang Fei approached the Qi Army camp, he did not continue to withdraw towards the Qi Army camp, but evacuated towards Qingzhou, and they also knew the news of their side's victory at the Qi Army camp.
Then he continued to chase Zhang Fei.
Until it is no longer possible to pursue or catch up.
He gave up the pursuit, led his troops and horses, and rushed towards the Qi army camp.
At the same time, he also put out the fire that had not been extinguished.
Don't let the fire continue to spread.
You know, after repelling the Qi army, this place will also belong to their territory.
"His Majesty" Ma Chao, Pang De, and Wenpin also saw Liu Qi rushing back from a distance, and they also greeted him from the Qi army camp and saluted Liu Qi.
Liu Qi nodded and looked towards Xuzhou City.
With Ma Chao and the others here, they can prove that there are no mistakes in the arrangements.
Now the only problem left is Xuzhou City.
Fight, surrender, or wait to die
Those are all things that the Xuzhou City defenders need to consider.
And he won't stay in Xuzhou City for long.
After all, now that the Qi army is defeated, it is the best time to seize the opportunity to invade Qingzhou.
He cannot give the Qi army a chance to breathe in case something happens to him.
Now the morale is high, but the morale of the Qi army is low.
Defeated in succession.
If they meet, the Qi army will definitely be timid before fighting, and their side will be able to take advantage of it, quickly capture Qingzhou, end the war with Qi, and turn to deal with Wei and Wu.
Think of this.
"Integrate your troops and besiege Xuzhou City," Liu Qi ordered.
Encircle rather than attack first, see how the Qi army defenders in Xuzhou City react, and then make the next decision.
And he is not prepared to fight a protracted war here.
To be able to capture the city of Xuzhou quickly, he still needs to capture it quickly.
He doesn’t want to leave any nails here.
After all, the land of Xuzhou can be said to be his territory now, and there is still a city here guarded by the Qi army.
This can be Not what he wanted to see.
Let’s first look at the choices made by the defenders of Xuzhou City.
After all, the Qi army in Xuzhou City should also be aware of their own situation.
"No" Ma Chao responded.
Immediately, they quickly integrated their troops and horses, merged with the troops and horses led by Liu Qi, and headed towards Xuzhou City not far from the burned-out Qi Army camp.
Today, the flag of Qi is still hanging on the wall of Xuzhou City.
Although the flag was still flying on the city wall, there were no Qi army soldiers stationed on the city wall, which made people feel a little puzzled.
Liu Qi led the army to the city wall.
When he saw that there were no soldiers on the city wall, it seemed a bit empty and very quiet.
There was also a look of confusion in his eyes.
Although I don’t know what the reason is, I am still ready to let people shout.
However.
Not yet waiting for Liu Qi's instructions to go down. squeak The closed city gate made a sound
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