Chapter 75 The battle ends
Xiahou Dun's central army's three battalions had lost 20% of their officers and men, and they quickly passed between Yu Jin's front and rear formations.

We went down the Bowang slope and retreated in big strides, feeling almost no fatigue.

It didn't take long to reach the foot of the slope, only two miles away from the river.

However, the eight hundred White Goose bandits stationed by the river retreated eastward along the Chidao Road, out of Xiahou Dun's attack range.

Before Xiahou Dun could organize his troops, many officers and soldiers were already walking quickly towards the river in groups of three or five.

They were hungry and thirsty, and military law could no longer restrain them.

Xiahou Dun could not stop the soldiers from the three battalions in the central army, and they were out of control one after another. Under such circumstances, it was naturally impossible to form a new second line of defense.

The soldiers in the two front battalions under his command were also hungry and thirsty. When they saw the central army leave their positions to drink water from the river, they retreated one after another.

At this time, Xiahou Lan was captured, and his defeated troops were retreating around Yu Jin's fourth formation and were still on the high ground of Bowangpo.

From afar, they could see that the first and second formations of their army were in disarray, so their years of battlefield survival experience burst out and they abandoned their weapons and armor and began to flee for their lives!

Seeing them throwing away their weapons and armor, the soldiers in front and behind Yu Jin were instantly panicked.

When retreating, you must run faster than your friendly forces!
The main force of Xiahou Dun's troops were the notorious Qingzhou soldiers, and it was common for them to abandon their main generals and friendly forces when they were defeated.

At this time, the southern flank troops led by Guan Yu made a large detour and appeared behind Yu Jin's fourth formation, directly colliding and fighting with the fifth formation.

Yu Jin had no strength to split himself. In front of him, Zhang Fei and more than a hundred elite heavy infantrymen had already penetrated into the formation and were fighting. On the side, Zhao Yun led more than fifty cavalrymen to circle the formation and spy, scaring the soldiers while also looking for an opportunity to break in.

As Zhang Fei broke through the front line, Liu Bei, who was following behind, deployed his elite personal soldiers. Wei Yan and Chen Dao each led more than a hundred people like two sharp knives, and they followed the gap torn open by Zhang Fei and went straight to Yu Jin's team!

Just when Yu Jin was struggling to defend the front, Guan Yu on the flank divided his troops again and led 300 men to charge at several small formations of 100 men to the southeast of Yu Jin's main force.

At this time, the commander of the fifth formation with a thousand men had to give up defending and focus on getting closer to Yu Jin to prevent Yu Jin's team from being surrounded and attacked.

If Yu Jin was really surrounded by Zhang Fei and Guan Yu from the front and back, with Zhao Yun waiting for an opportunity, it would be difficult for him to escape.

If Yu Jin died in battle or was captured, all military officers above the rank of commander of a hundred men would basically be finished!
At this moment, the black bear raised his hand and made a claw gesture to pull back Lu Bu who was avoiding pursuit in the distance to the south.

Lu Bu, who had broken away from Li's elite cavalry, immediately turned into a card and flew towards the black bear.

More than 200 Li's cavalrymen were still chasing, trying to find the enemy among the bushes and reeds and chase them to death!

About forty seconds later, Lu Bu's card flew into Black Bear's hands.

After being enhanced to the god general level, this set of combination cards feels heavy, but not in the physical sense.

I held the black bear in my hand, and my arm felt sore, weak and tired, as if I had been exercising for a long time.

Enduring the discomfort, he raised his hand and threw the card down. Lu Bu, riding on a one-horned horse, appeared from behind a tree more than ten steps away. His vest was clean, and the blood stains and dust that had accumulated on his white robe and white goose feathers were also wiped off, making him look brand new overall.

When the man and the horse approached, the black bear's eyes fell on the injured front leg of the dried horse, and he saw that the wound on the torn dry skin and flesh was still the same, with no repair and no obvious signs of closing.

At this time, Gao Shun also rode on a Yin Gan horse to serve as Lu Bu's deputy.

When two knights charge together, one in front and one behind, the killing efficiency can be effectively improved.

Gao Shun's lethality on horseback is less than one-third of Lu Bu's when riding alone, but when he is attached to Lu Bu and cooperates in charging, his lethality can be close to half of Lu Bu's.

All kinds of unexpected factors were resisted by Lu Bu in the front row, and the knights following behind were only responsible for wielding their weapons, which naturally improved their killing efficiency.

Black Bear estimated that the sun would set in two hours at most. Seeing that Xiahou Dun's troops were extremely scattered and had already begun to fight for river water, he immediately turned his head to look at Gan Ning and asked, "Should we attack?"

Gan Ning resisted the urge and pointed his sword at the battle on Bowang Slope: "It means Jin will be defeated!"

Xiahou Dun and Yu Jin were core generals of Cao's army, and even Huang Zu did not dare to offend them easily.

The war between the two parties is a public matter. If they could deal with each other in private, Huang Zu would also try to please these two people in order to find a way out.

When he saw Guan Yu cutting in from the flank and charging straight at his own team where Yu Jin's flag was, Gan Ning said in a serious tone, "General Qu! It's all right!"

"Bang the drum!"

The black bear shouted and pointed his lance in his right hand diagonally forward. Lu Bu and Gao Shun immediately drove their horses to charge, followed by more than a hundred knights.

The remaining seven teams of one hundred men formed three lines and pressed towards Xiahou Dun's troops.

The 300 men under Gan Ning's command were the vanguard, with Hei Xiong in the middle, and Wang Wei and Xu Lin on the left and right respectively.

In order to compete for water sources, Xiahou Dun's troops were divided into two groups on the left and right sides of the road, and there were only a hundred or so knights on guard on the road.

Xiahou Dun was riding on a horse at the moment, and he couldn't help but frowned in confusion as he looked at the White Goose Thief General galloping towards him.
In this war, the guy on the opposite side changed into a new set of clothes after charging into two battles?

While thinking, out of his fighting instinct, Xiahou Dun sped up his horse, and the knights on both sides also accelerated.

When knights collide, the faster one has the greater advantage!
A person's reaction speed will temporarily increase as the mount moves at high speed, and they will subconsciously ignore changes in the scenery on both sides and only stare straight ahead.

At times like this, the faster the mount is, the better you can stay focused on the front!
Stay focused, use speed to defeat slowness, and you can often kill your opponent in an instant!

They were only about seven or eight hundred meters apart. Lu Bu and Gao Shun took the lead with more than thirty steps and were the first to engage in battle. In an instant, blood rained down and they managed to break through a path in the middle of the road!
Subsequent knights entered the passage one after another and continued to widen the gap.

The more than one hundred cavalrymen of Xiahou Dun were divided into two and were scraped off layer by layer by the White Goose Knights who compressed them into a cone formation. After the collision, fifty or sixty knights gathered around Xiahou Dun.

They had no chance to counterattack at all. When Gan Ning led his team forward, more than a hundred swordsmen under his command took out their bows and shot along with Gan Ning as they advanced.

They have been working together for seven or eight years, and their forward formation is not out of sync.

Behind them, Black Bear looked at this strange 'slow advance shooting' and subconsciously raised his lance horizontally to suppress the forward speed of the rear team, leaving space for Gan Ning to implement tactics.

The infantry bows were powerful, and Xiahou Dun was shot in the back by an arrow, and the men and horses were thrown into chaos.

The royal knights didn't care about the lives of the infantry brigade at all, they only cared about Xiahou Dun's safety.

At this moment, he pulled Xiahou Dun's reins, protecting him as he left the road and fled south. When the horse galloped, the sound of its hooves was thunderous, which Xiahou Dun could not stop at all.

Almost at the same time, Yu Jin's front and rear formations on Bowang Slope and Xiahou Dun's infantry brigade on the river bank collapsed all at the same time.

Five or six thousand people fled desperately, some headed north, and more ran along the Chi Road towards Li Dian's troops.

Everything that could be lost had been lost. As long as they could meet up with Li Dian, they would be safe!

Li Dian's troops also responded quickly and divided into three.

The middle one moved along the road, while the other two took up positions on both sides of the road, arranging a formation of bows and crossbows.

At this moment, inside and outside the battlefield, only Liu Qi and Li Dian still maintained their complete organization.

Others were either fleeing all over the mountains or capturing prisoners all over the mountains!

The black bear returned to the small ridge and remotely commanded the two riders, Lu Bu and Gao Shun. They led more than a hundred knights to drive away and chase the fleeing soldiers.

Gan Ning, Xu Lin and Wang Wei each led 200 men to chase the fleeing soldiers, and from time to time they would gather a group of fleeing soldiers and detain them.

There were only more than 30 soldiers guarding the Tuliang area. When a group of defeated soldiers passed by and saw Black Bear had a horse, they immediately charged forward in a disorderly manner.

Yuan Shu, the leather-armored Taoist soldier, led two other Taoist soldiers and rushed down the ridge with spears in hand to fight.

The speed of the fleeing soldiers' charge slowed down slightly, and the twenty or so crossbowmen barely took aim and launched a round of close-range shooting without distinguishing between friend and foe.

In the blink of an eye, seven or eight people fell down, and the remaining dozens of people were in panic. Then they saw the crossbowmen on the ridge abandoning their crossbows and swooping down with spears and halberds. The chaotic soldiers immediately fled.

After dispersing this group of rebel soldiers, the guards quickly returned to the ridge and reloaded their crossbows.

Black Bear just glanced at it and went back to observe the battle situation, commanding Lu Bu and Gao Shun remotely, using them as spearheads to lead the cavalry to expand the results of the battle.

He has gained some experience and skills in commanding wars in the future.

Soon, a dozen soldiers brought a large number of defeated soldiers to the foot of the ridge, and the defeated soldiers crouched on the ground.

Most of them had already calmed down and were now very tired. Some of them simply lay down and fell asleep.

Liu Bei and Liu Biao had not yet had a bad reputation for killing surrendered soldiers or prisoners, so they did not have to worry about their lives.

They are just plunged into sorrow. After being captured, it is difficult for them to reunite with their families. Their wives may have to remarry, their parents may lose their support, and their children will also lack care.

The cries of the captives gradually spread. Even though they were the notorious Qingzhou soldiers and the main force in the massacre of Xuzhou, they also had families!

Soon, Liu Bei drove his horse to the earthen ridge, raised his head to take a look at the black bear next to the battle flag of "Captain Henghai" on the ridge, and saw his personal soldiers holding crossbows alertly opening the passage, and Liu Bei led a dozen knights onto the earthen ridge.

He dismounted and took off his sweat-soaked helmet, panting and looking at Black Bear: "I heard from Zilong that Captain Black likes cavalry?"

"Yes, when we go to Guanzhong, we should focus on cavalry."

Black Bear asked back: "Do you want to pursue Li Dian's troops?"

Liu Bei shook his head: "There is a route to Duyang to recruit reinforcements. Li Dian's troops are intact. It would be inappropriate to pursue them rashly."

At this time, Black Bear glanced sideways at Bowang Slope and saw the golden sunlight of the setting sun shining on the 3,000 men under Liu Qi's command.

Liu Bei also turned his head to look, and heard Black Bear ask: "Liu Biao and his son are unworthy of being the rulers of Jingzhou. I think they are more like puppets of the big families in Jingzhou. After cleaning up the battlefield and treating the wounded, we will retreat to Xi County. Is Lord Xuande willing to go with us?"

"The emperor is trapped in Xu. If he flees to Guanzhong, when will the clouds clear and the sun return to the world?"

Liu Bei was full of energy and ambition and didn't care at all about his foundation in Guanzhong.

At the age of 24, Liu Bei started from scratch and gathered an army of righteous men to fight against the Yellow Turbans. At the age of 31, he became the Prime Minister of Pingyuan State. After another three or four years, he rescued Kong Rong of Beihai and Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, and was appointed as the Governor of Yuzhou and stationed in Xiaopei.

At that time, Liu Bei was able to recruit Chen Qun, who was far away in Yingchuan, as his deputy and set up the Yuzhou Inspectorate.

By the first year of Jian'an, the 35-year-old Liu Bei had already been recognized by the court as the Governor of Xuzhou, General Zhendong, and Marquis of Yicheng.

Liu Bei, now 41 years old, is the governor of Yuzhou, the left general, and the Marquis of Yicheng.

His army was still on the edge of Yuzhou's territory, so in the eyes of many Yuzhou people, he was still the governor of Yuzhou.

As long as they capture Xu Du, with the fame, connections and talented team Liu Bei has accumulated over the years, he can instantly replace Cao Cao and become the guardian of the court!
The shortcut is right in front of you, why bother going to Guanzhong?
With such a shortcut in front of everyone, who can be exempted?

After all, Cao Cao can be very reckless sometimes. If you seize the opportunity, you may be able to drag Cao Cao into hell.

The seventh year of Jian'an was still a year full of hope for Liu Bei.

Seeing Liu Bei's expression, Black Bear said, "What Liu Biao and his son lack is a dog to guard the gate. How can they help Lord Xuande to soar into the sky and become a dragon?"

"This is a trivial matter. He has divided Nanyang for me and gained 20,000 households in Nanyang. I have room to deal with Cao Mengde."

Liu Bei pointed to the prisoners captured by his army in the distance and said: "I want to exchange horses with the captain for those who are good at riding."

"Yes, ordinary horses for five men, war horses for fifteen men, and fine horses for thirty. Also, if Lord Xuande cannot treat the captured wounded, you may give them to me. I will do my best to treat as many as I can save."

Black Bear agreed immediately. Liu Bei looked Black Bear up and down and said, "He is truly a Black Captain."

Emphasizing the word "black", Black Bear just smiled and made a promise: "I will not take advantage of Lord Xuande. When I gain a foothold in Guanzhong, I will give Lord Xuande a hundred war horses."

Liu Bei proposed another idea: "Two wounded soldiers will be exchanged for one person, regardless of whether they are infantry or cavalry prisoners, they are all the same, and they should be exchanged according to the black captain's number."

Naturally, he would first select a group of prisoners to supplement the group, and then use the remaining ones for exchange.

Nanyang was in ruins, and there were too many prisoners for him to support.

No matter whether they were captured Qingzhou soldiers, Taishan soldiers, or Dongping soldiers, they were not easy to deal with.

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