Chapter 578 The chaos is about to begin


    Chapter 576: The chaos is about to begin


    Seeing the enemy who won with "despicable" means, he not only did not feel ashamed at all, but instead looked open-minded. Wu Yunzhao felt extremely hatred in his heart.


    "Dian Wei, one day, you will die at my hands."


    Wu Yunzhao shouted angrily, glanced at Dian Wei deeply, and then joined forces with Wu Tianci to break through.


    Dian Wei was about to chase, but several hidden arrows were shot from afar. Dian Wei quickly swung his halberd to block it. Although most of the arrows were knocked away, his right shoulder was penetrated by an arrow.


    Dian Wei ignored the wounded body and pulled out the arrow, cursing angrily: "Which **** is hurting someone with a hidden arrow?"


    "The person who shoots the arrow is Xue Li and Xue Rengui."


    Xue Rengui, a hundred meters away, shouted coldly, and then continued to shoot arrows to protect the generals from retreating.


    "Dingdong, Xue Rengui''s skill "Arrow God" is activated, and his martial power instantly +6, basic martial power 103, equipment +2, and halberd **** +4, and the current martial power has increased to 115."


    "General Dian, you are injured, so the task of chasing Han generals will be handed over to..."


    Before Li Jin finished speaking, his mount was shot and then he was overturned to the ground. Long Qiyue Xi hurried forward to help him block the remaining arrows.


    After the Wu general broke through, when he passed by Xue Rengui, Wu Yunzhao sincerely thanked him: "Thank you, Brother Xue, for helping him."


    "It''s just a matter of raising your hands." Xue Rengui was light and then continued to shoot arrows with his bow.


    Under Xue Rengui''s arrow, the pursuing Ming generals were either forced to retreat or suppressed and dared not look up. Only then could the generals of the Han Dynasty escape easily.


    Soon, the pot of arrows behind him had been shot, and Xue Rengui had to retreat when he saw this.


    Although Xue Rengui failed to kill Long Jie in this battle, he also shot several generals, and several other generals were injured by him. This military achievement was great enough.


    After the meeting with the Feixiong Army, all the Han generals tacitly chose to cut off the rear, because only in this way could the damage be minimized. After all the troops withdrew from the pass, the Feixiong Army, which had cut off, began to retreat while fighting.


    After Xiang Yu led the army to drive the Han army out of the pass, he chased after ten miles before retiring his troops. At this point, the second Hulao Pass battle finally came to an end.


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    In August, Qin Wen, the Duke of Jin, personally led the army to attack Hetao.


    Temujin, who was attacking the Xianbei, urgently sent Tsebe to lead the army back to the rescue after receiving the news. The two sides fought again in Hetao.


    At the same time, the Ming Dynasty also made a big move in Sizhou and released 200,000 prisoners of war, and Xiang Yu, who had disappeared for a long time, finally appeared.


    Under the leadership of Xiang Yu, the prisoners of war broke through and fled to Sizhou, while the 100,000 elite Han troops led by Lu Zhi and Li Shimin forced them to bite them step by step.


    After Hulao Pass, the horse was flat and there was no danger to defend, so the prisoners of war had to defend to the death.


    On September 7, the Han army attacked and entered Hulao Pass, and Zhang Liang led the army to fight to the death.


    In the end, after Xiang Yu and Zhang Bao first led the Overlord Cavalry to arrive, Emperor Ming Zhang Sheng personally led 150,000 reinforcements to arrive.


    After a great battle between Han and Ming sides, in order to prevent the death of the superiors from overwhelming, Li Shimin ordered the entire army to withdraw from Hulao Pass. At this point, 100,000 Yellow Turban prisoners of war were completely rescued.


    Han army camp.


    Li Shimin paced back and forth with a gloomy face, and the Liangzhou generals below all lowered their heads, and the atmosphere was extremely dull.


    "Has the casualties count been released?" Li Shimin asked with a serious face.


    In the previous battle, because Li Shimin decisively ordered a retreat when he saw the opportunity, Han Ming did not fight to the death completely, so although the casualties were large, they were definitely within the scope of tolerance.


    It can be seen that Li Xiuning''s face was very heavy, and Li Shimin knew that he might be thinking too beautiful.


    "There were nearly 20,000 casualties, and 10,000 were killed in battle. Now there are no more than 100,000 people left in the Flying Bear Army..." ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????


    Of course, if Li Shimin had not ordered the retreat in time, the number of casualties would have been greater. After all, the Ming army would definitely not have retreated.


    "How much does the Sizhou Army have the total casualties?"


    Li Shimin asked again that everyone present was the Liangzhou generals, so he had no scruples on his words.


    After hearing what Li Shimin asked, the generals remembered that the Sizhou Army was the main force in the general offensive in that battle, and the only one who participated in the battle in Liangzhou was the most elite Feixiong Army.


    "The Sizhou Army suffered more than 15,000 casualties..."


    The generals of Liangzhou immediately lit up. Only then did they realize that the Liangzhou army was not the biggest loser, but instead became the real overlord of Sizhou in disguise.


    Li Shimin was relieved when he heard this. The Liangzhou Army did suffer heavy casualties in this battle, but he took the opportunity to further weaken Lu Zhi''s strength, thus consolidating the Liangzhou Army''s position in Sizhou.


    "This battle is also a gain and a loss. My father-in-law thinks he shouldn''t blame me too much, right?"


    Li Shimin thought to himself, and at the same time he was very grateful for his pre-war caution. As expected, there is nothing wrong with being cautious.


    "But what should I do next?"


    Although the Han army gave up the pursuit and withdrew from Hulao Pass, it does not mean that the battle will end.


    The previous battle was all about Li Shimin’s thoughts, but now the Han army is not able to fight, and it is even worse if they don’t fight.


    The 150,000 Ming army has already arrived. If a forced attack is bound to cause heavy casualties, and it may not be possible to attack.


    But if you don’t fight, Hulao Pass is the eastern gate of Sizhou. Its geographical location is extremely important and must not fall into the hands of the Ming Dynasty.


    "It''s a headache."


    Li Shimin has now been forced to a situation where he cannot advance or retreat. If he is not careful, his career may end here in the future, so he has no choice but to be cautious.


    Seeing his brother looking worried, Li Xiuning hesitated for a while and stood up and said, "Second brother, Xiuning has a plan, so he can let the Ming army withdraw from Hulao Pass without any effort."


    Li Shimin frowned slightly when he heard this and said, "Xiu Ning, there is no joke in the army."


    Li Xiuning immediately clasped his fists and said seriously: "The last general is willing to issue a military order."


    Of course, Li Shimin would not really let his sister issue a military order.


    "There is no need for military orders, please listen."


    Li Xiuning looked at the generals, and his intention was naturally self-evident. Seeing this, Li Shimin had to wave his hand to signal the generals to go out. Although the generals were very dissatisfied with this, they did not dare to disobey Li Shimin.


    “You can say it now.”


    Li Shimin said helplessly, he didn''t believe that Li Xiuning really had a way. He could get the Ming army out of Hulao Pass without spending one soldier, because this was basically impossible in terms of the current situation.


    A strange look flashed in Li Xiuning''s eyes and she whispered, "Second brother, you have noticed that Emperor Ming Zhang Sheng is a bit like me, my little sister."


    "Yes, you are as bold as you."


    To be honest, Li Shimin admired Zhang Sheng very much. After all, as an emperor, he dared to come to the battlefield in person. Even this courage is not something that ordinary people have, and his sister is also very bold.


    Li Xiuning''s face turned red and she shouted, "That''s not the case."


    (This chapter ends)