The Dilemma of Retreating or Staying

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

The Dilemma of Retreating or Staying

The sun showed its smile again, and the long night finally passed.

At this time, Lu Han had already led the subsequent soldiers and prisoners to the pass.

The Han army's performance in this night's battle was brilliant.

A total of more than 500 people were beheaded, including more than 417 Shanguo people and 98 Huns. In addition, more than 400 Shanguo soldiers were captured.

The actual number of enemies killed was even higher, just because the Huns had a rule that if you brought back the corpse of your companion, you could get half of the property of the person who died in battle.

Most of the bodies of the Huns who died at the pass were carried back by their companions.

The Shan Kingdom suffered extremely heavy losses in this battle. The Shan Kingdom, which originally had only more than 1,100 warriors, actually lost nearly 900 people this time.

The king of Shan Kingdom now has less than 200 soldiers at his disposal. Shan Kingdom, which has been a neutral country in the Tianshan Mountains for more than a hundred years, is on the verge of subjugation.

Although the results of the battle were brilliant, the losses of the Han army were also very heavy.

The casualties of the Han army reached 127, including 96 killed and 31 seriously injured. There are no statistics on the minor injuries.

With the current medical conditions of the Han army, these seriously injured soldiers will most likely not survive.

Zhang Yue looked at the casualty report in front of him and couldn't help but sigh: "One general has accomplished so much!"

However, he was not depressed because he knew that the development of human society would inevitably lead to war.

As a commander, you cannot be intimidated by casualties. This is the principle of "kindness does not control troops".

How to reduce one's own casualties and increase the enemy's casualties is what a commander should think about.

Instead of lamenting here, think about how to kill more enemies.

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In the mountain country, King Outu summoned his generals and generals to discuss the next action.

However, what is different from the past is that this time, the king of the mountain kingdom, Xu Weitai, was directly excluded.

This is also in line with the character of the Huns. The king of the mountain kingdom who has lost his power is worse than a dog in the eyes of the Huns.

"Your Majesty, in my opinion we should retreat. Now the Han army knows that we are here. If we don't retreat, we may attract the main force of the Han army!"

The speaker was Luo Dan, the commander of Zuo Qian's cavalry. His troops were the main force in attacking the pass last night.

"Your Majesty, I object. Now the Han army on the opposite side is less than 500, and we have 2,000. If we just retreat like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to explain to King Youxian!"

The one who spoke this time was Di Gu, the commander of You Qian Cavalry. He was not from the Lan clan, but from the Xiongnu royal family. Although he was only the commander of You Qian Cavalry, his status in the Ou Tuo tribe had always been relatively transcendent.

"Di Gu, although you come from the royal court, don't forget that all your property now belongs to our European Union Department. It's hard to explain it to King Youxian. Do you know that if the main force of the Han army surrounds us, what will happen to us?"

What are the consequences?”

"The two thousand cavalry we have here are the elite of the entire European Union. If we lose here, how can the European Union continue to survive on the grassland?"

Cavalry Commander Zuo Qian shouted excitedly. He had long been dissatisfied with Di Gu. Since Di Gu came to the European Union, his status has dropped significantly, and his Zuo Qianqi is the forward in every battle. Every time

In each battle, Zuo Qianqi's losses were greater than those of Right Qianqi.

"Okay, Luodan, sit down first. A noble person should behave like a noble person. Don't imitate those barbarians. Speak up if you have something to do!" King Ott stopped the quarrel between the two.

Although he deliberately provoked the conflict between the two, at this time, he cannot allow the conflict to deepen.

King Outo is also very distressed now. The stupid actions of the Shanguo people have made all his previous plans in vain.

In his heart, he wished he could just massacre the Shan Kingdom, but now that the Shan Kingdom was still useful, and the thoughts of Che Shi and other countries had to be taken into consideration, he resisted the urge to massacre the city.

"Now this mountain country has become a land of right and wrong. We absolutely cannot stay for a long time, but we are not in a hurry to retreat." King Outuo looked around and continued.

"Yesterday King Zuo Xian sent news that Li Guangli's main force has arrived in the Pulei Kingdoms, and King You Xian has assembled King Yougu Yu, King Rizhuo and other troops to prepare for a decisive battle with the Han army."

As soon as King Ott said this, the people below started to make a noise. Everyone in the room was talking about it. Everyone felt incredible about this.

The war between Han and Huns has lasted for more than thirty years, and the Huns have not won a single victory in a decisive battle with the main force of the Han army.

Although Zhao Polu was defeated a few years ago, Zhao Polu led not the Han army, but the Yi Cong soldiers composed of Wuhuan, Xiaoyueshi and others.

These Yicong troops were completely incomparable to the real Han army in terms of equipment and training, and the soldiers had no psychological pressure at all when fighting the Yicong troops.

Because both the Wuhuan people and the Yuezhi people were actually defeated by the Xiongnu.

But the Han army was different. From the Battle of Henan to the Battle of Longcheng, every decisive battle with the Han army was like a nightmare to the Huns.

Especially when thinking of that demon-like man, the Huns are still terrified.

Although that man has been dead for more than ten years, mentioning his name on the grassland can still stop children from crying at night.

Including most of the people in this room, they also have statues of that man in their domes, worshiping him day and night as the god Chi You and the leader of the army.

Now that they suddenly heard that King Youxian actually planned to fight a decisive battle with the main force of the Han army, the first thing they felt was panic.

"Quiet!"

King Ouite hammered away at several cases with dissatisfaction.

"You have always called yourself a warrior, but you panicked like this when you heard about the decisive battle with the Han army. Do you still deserve to be called a warrior?"

"Your Majesty, it's not that we are timid, it's because the Han army is too strong. There were more than 2,000 of us last night, but we couldn't capture the pass defended by more than 100 Han troops. Let alone the main force of the Han army!"

Next, an experienced Hundred Cavalry Commander said that King Otu recognized this person. He was also the leader of a small tribe, and the tribe also had 700 fighting soldiers.

After hearing this person's words, King Ou Te's face turned dark. This was simply a naked slap in the face.

Fortunately, King Otu was also a wise man, so he resisted the urge to draw his sword and kill people.

"Hey, you actually dare to be disrespectful to the king, why don't you step back quickly?" Di Gu shouted.

On the surface, he seemed to be scolding me, but in fact, he was protecting him.

Dama's tribe is no longer small in the Outuo Department. He has been able to win over such a relatively powerful tribe after being in the Outuo Department for so long.

He didn't want Dama to be killed by King Otu like this.

But Luo Dan was unwilling to give up this opportunity, "How dare you disrespect the king." He drew his sword and prepared to take the opportunity to kill him.

Fortunately, the two hundred cavalry commanders next to him caught Luo Dan in time, otherwise Dama would have been in trouble.

While a farce was going on in the house, suddenly a scout came outside with an anxious look on his face...
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