Chapter 1558 : Chapter Seven hundred and eighty-three The defeated soldiers return to the north (2
"So, our top priority now is not to rush back to Xudu with reinforcements, but to gather Cao's scattered army.
Gan Ning was originally worried about Xu Du's safety, but after Xu Shu's analysis, he suddenly felt that it was justified and felt relieved.
"Well, let's set off immediately to gather the scattered soldiers of Cao's army."
Gan Ning nodded fiercely and said.
"Let's go." Xu Shu nodded and said.[
Immediately afterwards, Xu Shu divided the army into two parts. One part was led by Xu Shu himself and stayed to take care of his wounded soldiers. The rest, Dong Gai, Gan Ning, and Wenpin, were scattered within a radius of several hundred miles to gather Cao's defeated troops.
In this way, more than 10,000 Cao troops were defeated. However, in this battle, the number of Han soldiers who died and were seriously injured and disabled was only five or six thousand. After counting, Xu Shu and others were immediately happy and led the army back to Fengcheng to recuperate.
As the saying goes, some people are happy and others are sad. The source of happiness for Xu Shu and others happened to be the source of hatred for Zhang Liao and Zhang Jia.
To the north, in the wilderness near Nanton.
There was a large army resting. This army had obviously gone through a fight and was defeated miserably. Because the soldiers were not only injured, but the wailing sounds they made were not just in embarrassment.
Instead, it gives people the feeling that they have no momentum at all, like a bereaved dog, and they feel panicked all day long.
This large army was Cao Jun who was chased here by the Han army. Speaking of their experience, it was really miserable.
After being chased for half the night, I was already exhausted. But even so, I still didn't dare to stay for a long time. In one breath, I ran again for more than an hour, until it was almost dawn, and then I arrived here to rest.
As soon as they stopped, the soldiers couldn't stand it anymore and staggered around to rest. It was already broad daylight, and under the sun's rays, the surrounding temperature rose.
The soldiers could still close their eyes and take a nap. Thinking about the nightmare-like scene when they were escaping last night, now it might be a paradise for the soldiers of Cao Cao.
The soldiers got a rare rest time, but the generals had to cheer up and start working. The first thing was to count the soldiers.
There are only a few hundred fragments of the 50,000-strong army left, and the losses have been heavy. The only comfort is that there are relatively few injured, and even those who are injured are slightly injured, seriously injured, or slightly more seriously injured soldiers are already on the way.
Being left behind.
Not only that, Cao Jun's army of 50,000 men originally had nine leading generals, but now only five of them survived, and four of them were killed.
The huge casualties were so heavy that people couldn't breathe.
Five generals, including Zhang Liao and Zhang Zha, gathered together, all of them with pale faces.
"When I get back, how should I report it to the Duke of Wei?" One of the generals finally couldn't stand the pressure and said. He suddenly expressed what the generals were feeling.
As the coach, Zhang Liao had to step forward. He smiled bitterly and said, "Answer truthfully. In front of Wei Gong, it is inappropriate to add jealousy in any way."
"Alas, this is the only way." The generals sighed.
It was not just this problem that faced Zhang Liao and Zhang Jia. Soon after, some soldiers came over and reported: "General Zhang, the soldiers are really hungry." [
I was in such a hurry last night that I didn't even bring any dry food, so I had ten thousand mouths to eat.
"Kill all the war horses that can kill, order the archers who can move, go to the nearby area to hunt some game, and find some grass roots and bark to cook and eat."
Zhang Liao pondered for a moment after hearing this and then ordered.
"promise."
The soldiers promised and passed on the order. Many of Cao's soldiers who could still move began to move separately. Horse meat, game, grass roots, and tree bark.
Finally, put it into the iron pot and cook it together. To be honest, it is very unpalatable, but for Sergeant Cao's soldiers at this moment, it is a rare delicacy.
Eat with gusto.
I didn't expect that Cao Cao's army was in such a state of despair. Zhang Liao, Zhang Zha and other generals looked very sad and sighed, but there was really nothing they could do.
In this way, after eating and the soldiers had recovered some strength, Zhang Liao and Zhang Jaw led the army back to the north to find Cao Cao's headquarters.
Not to mention that they were in rags, just like refugees. But they were also in a miserable state, with a defeated army.