The battle lasted for another half hour, with both sides fighting so hard that it was impossible to tell which side had the advantage and which side was at a disadvantage.
At this moment, a loud voice came from behind: "Lord, there are wolf smoke rising from the north."
Liu Cheng and the generals immediately turned to look, and sure enough they found billowing smoke rising from two places in the north.
This was the smoke ignited by secret whistles deployed ten miles away.
The lighting of the beacon smoke means that enemies are coming from the north, and it also means that the whistle that lit the beacon smoke is in danger.
"I just said that it is impossible for Su Li not to prepare a backup plan."
After Liu Cheng finished speaking, he immediately shouted: "Send the order to Huang Zhong to lead his army to meet the enemy."
"yes" The messengers on the high ground immediately signaled to the people below, and the order was quickly conveyed to Huang Zhong.
He had 3,000 men and horses on hand specifically to protect livestock and food, and were on standby at any time.
"Instruct everyone to mount their horses and prepare for battle."
With a loud shout and a trumpet sound, the soldiers quickly picked up their weapons and mounted their horses.
"Let's go" Huang Zhong took the lead and galloped towards the north with his sword in hand, and the three thousand men and horses behind him quickly followed.
After Huang Zhong led his men away, Liu Cheng quickly sent another thousand men to replace Huang Zhong's men and horses to protect the livestock and grain just in case.
These thousand men were led by veteran general Duan Xuan.
Su Li, who was fighting with the Han army, saw smoke rising in the northern sky and the sound of horns.
He knew that Yuwen Guiyi had led his troops to attack.
He didn't know whether Yuwen Guiyi could succeed.
The sound of horns should be from the Han army.
When the battle horn sounded, he could only hope that the Han army could be held back as much as possible to buy Yuwen Guiyi enough time.
"Our reinforcements have arrived.
They are attacking the back of the Han army's camp.
The Han army's food and grass have been burned.
Come and kill me.
The Han army will be defeated and we will win."
Su Li yelled.
This indeed had a very good encouraging effect.
After hearing this, many Xianbei soldiers around them were greatly boosted in morale and their attack speed also accelerated.
The battle between the two sides seemed to be inextricable, and no one was at a disadvantage, but in fact the Xianbei army suffered a lot of casualties.
They were only supported by a bloody courage, and their casualties were much higher than that of the Han army.
Despite the heavy casualties, they showed no sign of retreating.
This is purely a matter of forcibly supporting it with huge casualties and maintaining a situation without retreat, including those Xianbei old people and children.
None of them will retreat.
Even if they die, they will die here.
This is the last for them.
Failure to win a battle is tantamount to annihilation of the entire clan.
Only victory can gain life.
Standing on the high ground, Liu Cheng found that the morale of the Xianbei people seemed to have improved somewhat.
He asked Chen Qun: "How many men and horses do I have left to use?"
Chen Qun said: "In addition to the lord's bodyguards of 1,000 people, we can still use 5,000 people."
Liu Cheng observed for a while and then ordered Ma Chao: "Meng Qi, give you two thousand men and horses to support Zhang Liao and suppress the Xianbei knights for me."
"Take the order."
Ma Chao agreed with his fists clasped, turned and left.
Two thousand cavalry followed Ma Chao and rushed down the hillside.
Ma Chao did not lead anyone to supplement Zhang Liao's army, but inserted diagonally from the left wing and attacked the Xianbei people's right wing.
The Xianbei people suffered a great impact, suffered heavy losses, and almost collapsed.
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Suli quickly mobilized troops from the rear to supplement the right wing, and then barely stabilized the position.
However, the momentum that Suli had just inspired the Xianbei people was no longer there, and the morale of the Xianbei army also began to decline.
"Soldiers, don't be frightened by the Xianbei people.
The Xianbei people are just bluffing.
Although our rear was attacked, Da Sima has sent troops to block the enemy's attack.
Just now we got General Ma Chao to lead the troops.
"Coming for reinforcements means that our rear is stable and our food, grass and livestock are safe.
Keep your spirits up and kill."
With Zhang Liao's instigation, the momentum of the Han army rose again.
They were already fighting to the point of numbness, and the fighting was all based on instinct.
Now the soldiers have begun to actively increase their strength to kill the enemy.
The Xianbei people fought without retreating at a huge cost of casualties and maintained an undefeated situation.
This is all due to their courage and spirit of facing death.
This battle lasted from noon to dusk.
The sun went down and it was about to get dark.
The commanders of both sides began to become anxious.
If this continued, it would be a lose-lose situation for both sides.
In addition to Gao Shun's more than a thousand guards and horses, Liu Cheng still had 3,000 people to use.
However, there was no news from Huang Zhong in the rear.
It seemed that the invading enemy had not been defeated yet.
This made Liu Cheng Liu Cheng did not dare to use the last three thousand people he had.
When the last ray of rays of light disappeared from the sky, the sky finally turned completely dark.
The light was too dark.
The soldiers and horses of both sides stopped attacking almost at the same time and consciously retreated.
At this time, it was very easy to accidentally injure a fellow soldier.
Both sides could only There was a tacit understanding between each other and they distanced themselves.
"Withdraw" Su Li finally gave the order to withdraw.
He had to withdraw.
The army suffered too many casualties and the remaining soldiers were severely exhausted.
Until now, everyone has been holding on, taking advantage of the opportunity to withdraw at this dark moment.
Let's go.
If the fight continues, he is really worried about the collapse of his followers.
The Xianbei people retreated very quickly.
They were not worried about being pursued by the Han army.
They had no torches and the light was too dark.
How could they chase without fear of hitting their own people?
At this time, a detective came to report: "Please tell me, my lord, General Huang Zhong has returned with his men."
"Where is he, let him come quickly?"
Liu Cheng immediately ordered.
Huang Zhong quickly galloped over, dismounted and saluted Liu Cheng: "The last general, Huang Zhong, pays homage to my lord."
Liu Cheng asked anxiously: "Han Sheng, how is the battle going?"
Huang Zhong cupped his fists and said: "Go back to my lord, I will lead my troops to wipe out all the invading enemies.
I was afraid that my lord would be worried, so I didn't even have time to clean up the battlefield before leading my troops back.
The soldiers were resting at the foot of the mountain.
I took the heads of the enemy generals with me."
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Come and see the Lord” A human head was held in Huang Zhong's hand, and a soldier next to him brought a torch closer.
Liu Cheng pointed at the head and asked, "Who is this person?"
Huang Zhongdao: "In the end, I will only listen to this person claiming to be Yuwen Guiyi."
Ni Heng rushed out from among the generals and officials and said: "My lord, I know him.
He is the Eastern Captain under Su Li.
He should be Su Li's right-hand man."
"Okay, Han Sheng has the merit of killing the enemy general.
When the war is over, I will reward him for his merit.
Go down and rest," Liu Cheng said happily.
"Thank you, Lord, I will retire at the end."
After Huang Zhong retreated, another soldier soon came to report: "Lord, because it was dark, the enemy and our soldiers silently stopped fighting for fear of accidentally injuring their comrades.
Now that the Xianbei people have withdrawn quickly, General Zhang Liao is worried The pursuit was ambushed by the enemy, so he led his troops back."
After a while, I saw Zhang Liao returning with his troops.
After settling the soldiers, Zhang Liao came to pay homage to Liu Cheng.
He bowed with clasped fists and said, "My lord, Zhang Liao is incompetent.
He failed to defeat the Xianbei people and let Su Li take five or six soldiers."
Thousands of men and horses have escaped.
Please punish me, Lord."
Liu Cheng helped Zhang Liao up and said: "The enemies are all determined to die.
Such an army is the most difficult to deal with.
You led your men to fight with them all afternoon and severely wounded them.
It is already remarkable.
Su Su If Lee runs away, run away.
This battle cannot be fought in one go.
Let the soldiers rest and eat first."
"Thank you, Lord, for your kindness."
Although the large-scale war between the two sides ended due to darkness, the battle was not over.
With the advent of night, the battlefield changed from a head-on confrontation to a contest between the scouts of both sides.
Both hoped to gain control of the reconnaissance battlefield at night.
The scouts could only gain Only by controlling the battlefield can one detect the enemy's movements.
Late at night.
Ma Chao reported to Liu Cheng: "Lord, our army's scouts have suffered heavy losses.
Those who can come back are all escaped, and they are all wounded.
We can't detect the opponent's movements at all.
Should we send out a large force to sweep up and clean up the opponent's scouts?"
" Liu Cheng touched his chin and pointed out: "Our scouts were defeated not because the other side's scouts were better than ours, but because they ambushed a large number of people.
If the scouts can escape after breaking in, their chances are high.
At this time, Sending large groups of troops will easily lead to an ambush.
There is no need to send out scouts to detect the enemy's movements.
We need to send out orders to keep our hidden sentry and open sentry alert to prevent the enemy from making sneak attacks at night.
In addition, all the troops are divided into three squads.
Each squad is on duty for one hour, and the other two squads are on duty for one hour.
Everyone sleeps in class.”
"Yes, the general will go and deliver the order right away."
Xianbei people’s camp.
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There was a gloomy atmosphere inside the tent.
Suli sat on the horse and held the handle of the knife, staring blankly at the dark night outside the tent.
People on both sides looked inexplicably sad.
Su Li sighed: "I'm afraid Yuwen Guiyi will never come back.
I thought that livestock and grain were the fatal points of the Han army, so I sent him with 3,000 troops to attack the livestock and grain of the Han army.
The Han army should have been there early."
Be prepared, otherwise Yuwen Guiyi will definitely succeed."
One of the leaders asked: "Khan, regardless of whether Yuwen Guiyi can come back or not, what should we do next?
Should we continue to fight the Han people to the bitter end, or?"
At this time, a political official came in and reported to Suli: "Khan, the number of remaining men has been calculated.
We can only recruit less than 6,000 people, of which 4,000 are strong and 2,000 are old and weak."
"So we lost more than half of our people today."
One of the leaders stood up and said: "Khan, if we continue to fight the Han army tomorrow, I am afraid that the entire army will be annihilated.
I do not recommend continuing to fight."
Su Li asked: "What do you think?"
"My idea is to evacuate overnight, don't want anything, quickly return to the royal court, take the women, children and young children and flee north immediately, or go south to join the Karasuma people.
Unless we really intend to be exterminated, this is the only way we can do it.
Do" Su Li thought about it for a moment, stood up and said: "Then leave overnight, leave immediately, leave all the cattle and sheep behind, kill some more cattle and sheep, throw their bodies at the water source along the way, and try to delay the Han people."
The speed of the army’s pursuit” "yes" For Su Li, the breaking of a strong man's wrist is nothing more than that.
The Xianbei people walked silently.
After dawn, the Han army sent out scouts to detect their movements.
They found a large number of cattle and sheep in their former camp, but not a single Xianbei person's voice was found.
The news discovered by the scouts reached Liu Cheng as quickly as possible.
Liu Cheng was surprised and said: "They didn't even take away the cattle, sheep and a lot of property."
"Yes, nearly 100,000 cattle and sheep, and more than a dozen boxes of gold and silver jewelry."
Zhang Liao asked: "My lord, is this a treacherous plot by the Xianbei people?
They want to use these cattle, sheep, gold, silver and jewelry to confuse us and make us relax our vigilance, and then they will come out from unexpected places to attack us."
Ma Chao didn't believe it: "General Zhang, are you trying to scare yourself that Xianbei people can be so smart?"
Liu Cheng walked around in the tent with his arms folded, thinking whether to lead his troops in a large-scale pursuit or to stay where he was and rest.
After a long time, he stopped and said: "Our army has suffered a lot of losses in this battle.
The soldiers have been physically and mentally exhausted.
Let's rest here for a few days.
Ma Chao sent out elite scouts to track down and find Xianbei As for the direction of the retreat of the army, the cattle, sheep and property left by the Xianbei people can be left there, and two hundred people can be sent there to watch over them and prevent the cattle and sheep from getting scattered."
"Follow your orders" After two consecutive days without any incident, Liu Cheng led his army to continue eastward, collecting the cattle and sheep that the Xianbei people had left behind when they evacuated, and taking with them the gold, silver and jewelry they left behind.
Two days later, Liu Cheng received specific news from the scouts ahead.
"Lord, we have tracked all the way to the royal court of the Yuwen tribe, but there are some shabby tents left there, and nothing else is left.
According to the traces they left when they left, some of them left to the north. , and the other part left to the south."
Liu Cheng was puzzled after hearing this report: "Why is it divided into two parts?
What does Suli mean?"
Chen Qun, who was standing nearby, stood up and said with cupped hands: "My lord, I think the Xianbei people should be divided into two.
We Han people know that we can't put our eggs in one basket.
Su Li may be worried that they will encounter the Tuo people."
The Ba Xianbei suffered the same fate and could not escape the pursuit, so the other group went south to join the Wuwan people.
Even if the Xianbei people going north were overtaken and slaughtered, at least the group going south could still preserve the blood of the Xianbei people."
Liu Cheng nodded: "The analysis makes sense."
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Duan Xuan asked: "My lord, should we pursue towards the north or towards the north?"
At this time, the scout who reported the news continued: "My lord, no matter whether you are going south or north, the water sources along the way are seriously polluted.
The Xianbei people threw many dead sheep and cattle at the water sources.
The stench is overwhelming.
This kind of water It’s easy to catch the plague if you drink it.”
Liu Cheng thought for a long time and ordered: "I ordered the army to camp and rest here, and sent a large number of scouts with enough horses and supplies to track me north.
The scouts should not act alone, but use a team as an action unit.
Since the enemy is prevented from ambushing , and also to prevent being attacked by prairie wolves.
I want to know whether Su Li's men and horses have been stopped by Zhang Xiu's army.
If so, report the battle situation as quickly as possible."
"clear" At this time, the Xianbei people were on their way to the north.
This group was led by Suli.
He still had 4,000 soldiers and horses and 20,000 women, children, and children.
The rest followed his brother Duanji and went south to join the Wuwan people.
Duanji brought 2,000 soldiers and horses and 13,000 women and children.
"Khan, do you think the Karasuma people will take in Danji and the others?"
asked a leader.
Su Li sighed: "I just hope that Duanji and the others can be safe":