Chapter 1063 The defeat of the Southern Union


    Chapter 1061: The defeat of the Southern Union


    Although the Qin army defeated the coalition forces in one fell swoop, they only dispatched 10,000 troops, but their manpower was limited. Therefore, after chasing for thirty or forty miles, Su Lie decisively ordered the chasing to stop the pursuit and withdraw his troops and return to the city.


    The thirty or forty miles of pursuit has exhausted the physical strength of the Qin army soldiers. If they pursue it, they will really chase the coalition camp. The exhausted army will naturally be unable to resist the counterattack of the enemy in the camp, so it is better to stop when they see it.


    "Reported to the general, our army won a great victory in this battle. In one battle, we defeated 50,000 coalition forces and killed 25,000, but no prisoners. We killed enemy generals Wang Li and Wang Xian, captured Su Xian, and Chen Baxian led nearly 20,000 remaining troops back to the camp."


    Su Lie said before the war that as long as there are enemies, he will never seal the sword, so the Qin army left no prisoners in this battle.


    Although Chen Baxian saved 20,000 troops for the coalition forces, the remaining five thousand remaining troops were killed.


    After Su Lie heard Chen Baxian''s name, a cold light flashed in Su''s eyes. It was this man who resolutely stood up to turn the world around when he was defeated, otherwise the enemy''s casualties would definitely be even more severe.


    “What a pity.”


    Su Lie sighed in his heart, but then asked again: "What about our army''s casualties?"


    "Our army died in this battle, nearly 3,000 people were seriously injured, and the rest were more or less injured."


    Su Lie nodded, which was completely within his expectations. After all, they were facing an enemy army that was five times more than theirs. Even the chief general was injured, and Luo Cheng almost died in battle. It would be abnormal for ordinary soldiers not to be injured.


    Ten thousand troops went to fight, and all the soldiers returned with injuries, which shows how tragic this battle was.


    However, although the Qin army suffered heavy casualties, the results achieved were also extremely brilliant.


    The 10,000 Qin army defeated the enemy army five times its own head-on, and achieved a brilliant occupation of 25,000 killings and 5,000 casualties. This was definitely a hearty victory.


    With the previous strike against the coalition forces, the 90,000-strong attacks against the Southern Alliance have now reduced their troops to 50,000. Although their troops are still above the Qin army, their morale has fallen sharply due to successive setbacks. In the short term, they are obviously unable to invade Chaoge City.


    "Send the order to find all the corpses of our soldiers and take them back for burial. As for the corpses of the enemy, they should be buried on the spot after cremation." Su Lie said in a deep voice.


    "No." Huang Zhong responded.


    At this moment, Zhao Yun returned with a pale face. When he saw Su Lie, he immediately bent his knees and said in a deep voice: "The general is incompetent, let Liang Lin and Liang Fang rescue Wang Mang."


    Seeing that Zhao Yun looked tired and his silver armor was damaged, Su Lie knew that he must have experienced a fierce battle, he immediately comforted him: "General Zilong, you fight with Wang Li, Liang Lin alone and kill Wang Li, and have made the first contribution to this battle. It is a pity that he failed to kill Wang Mang, but it is definitely not a mistake."


    Zhao Yun couldn''t help but sigh when he heard this, and then he told him about his pursuit of Wang Mang. After hearing this, the generals couldn''t help but feel sorry for Zhao Yun.


    Although Wang Mang was severely injured by Zhao Yun, he was not dead yet, and the Liang Lin and Liang Fang brothers arrived in time.


    Although Zhao Yun is strong, he is not the opponent of the Liang brothers. If he cannot defeat the Liang brothers, he cannot kill Wang Mang, and naturally he will not get the Yuchang Sword.


    If Zhao Yun could kill Wang Mang and seize the Yuyan Sword, as his son-in-law, he made his first contribution in this battle. With his lord''s temper and character, he would definitely give the Yuyan Sword to Zhao Yun.


    That''s the Fish Intestine Sword. Who doesn''t want the martial artists in the world? Unfortunately, Zhao Yun finally missed this treasure.


    The flesh that reached the mouth flew away. Who can avoid being upset when encountering such a thing?


    A gleam flashed in Luo Cheng''s eyes, and he said excitedly: "General, Wang Mang was severely injured by Brother Zilong, and the Southern Alliance has temporarily lost his commander. Can our army take advantage of this to attack the enemy?" Su Lie naturally could not have imagined what Luo Cheng can think of, but he shook his head and refused, and explained: "Although Wang Mang is unconscious, there is Chen Baxian in the coalition. This person is even more difficult to deal with than Wang Mang in terms of military command. As long as he is there, we will never give our army a chance to attack."


    “That’s how…”


    Luo Cheng''s eyes flashed with a hint of disappointment.


    On the other hand, after Liang Lin and Liang Fang''s brothers rescued Wang Mang, they immediately asked the military doctor to treat the seriously injured and dying Wang Mang.


    It was not until three days later that Wang Mang escaped from the danger period and woke up, and the first order Wang Mang gave after waking up was to withdraw his troops.


    The first 90,000 coalition forces are now only more than 50,000. Moreover, after repeated attacks, the morale is extremely depressed. Not only is there no possibility of capturing Chaoge, but the Qin army will be pursued and beaten hard by the Qin army. So it is better to take the initiative to withdraw and cultivate and rest.


    Wang Mang''s injuries had not healed, so he naturally could not command the army, so the command power fell into Chen Baxian''s hands again.


    Under the command of Chen Baxian, the coalition forces were orderly withdrawing from the three counties of Hanoi that were taken from the Qin army.


    Seeing that the coalition forces were retreating, Su Lie wanted to take the opportunity to attack and severely damage the coalition forces, but Chen Baxian had been on guard against him for a long time. In addition, the Qin army was extremely exhausted and failed to get a good fight in several battles. In the end, Chen Baxian had to lead the army to retreat.


    Although Wang Mang withdrew safely and saved most of his military strength, what caused him even more headache was still behind.


    Wang Mang attacked Hanoi this time mainly to strengthen the resistance of the princes of Bingnan, but he failed to defeat Su Lie and 10,000 Qin troops with a 50,000 army. Not to mention the firmness of the princes'' will to resist, the princes of Bingnan were even more frightened by Qin Hao.


    Wang Mang''s defeat this time put the alliance on the verge of falling apart, but Wang Mang was not an ordinary person after all.


    Although Wang Mang lost this battle, he also seized the three counties from the Qin army. Under the sophistry, these princes with arrears of IQ may not be able to convince them.


    Next, Wang Mang used all kinds of methods to confiscate his homes, destroy his clans, and arrest the strong men in the three newly captured counties. Although he could not completely make up for the damage to the war, part of it was restored.


    Wang Mang''s injuries have not yet recovered and he cannot go to meet the princes in person, but he personally wrote several letters to clear himself of his crimes.


    The princes in the south saw that although Wang Mang had been defeated for a while, they had already made up for most of the war losses. In addition, they won the land of the three counties, which was not a complete defeat.


    Under Wang Mang''s big foolishness, the princes of the South believed his nonsense again, and a crisis of alliance split was cleverly resolved again.


    After resolving the crisis, Wang Mang recovered his injuries while resting his injuries and accumulating strength. This time he was really scared by Su Lie''s beating, and he would never dare to provoke Su Lie again without being sure.


    Wang Mang wanted to be content with himself, but he had no choice but to do so. A news from Luoyang forced him to take new actions.


    "What? Qin Hao dares to destroy Buddhism?"


    Wang Mang''s eyes widened, his face full of incredible expression, but a trace of surprise flashed deep in his eyes.


    (This chapter ends)