Zhao Rong's soldiers carried his body on their backs and pulled the Zhaojun town flag to retreat.
However, the white horse followers could not see the flag flying away. They all wanted to rush towards their horses, but Zhao Rong's guards stopped them with blood.
After that, around the town flag, Zhao Rong's guardsmen and several white horse rebels fought and snatched it three times. Finally, only one guard was left, covered in blood, with the town flag and he withdrew it from the battlefield.
For this reason, even Zhao Rong's body was not taken away in time.
Zhaojun Town collapsed, but there were still many Zhaojun Town garrison soldiers who escaped. After seeing the blood-stained town flag, they spontaneously moved closer to it, and then withdrew while protecting the town flag.
Hanoi town in the rear.
There, the only remaining soldier from Zhao Rong stubbornly held back his tears and raised the flag covered in blood in his hand again.
Under the waving flag, he roared:
"Our Zhaojun town is still here!"
The sound fell, followed by dozens of remaining soldiers shouting, and the military soul belonging to the Zhaojun Formation was born.
The cries of these disabled soldiers also reached the ears of Han Hao in the formation. At this moment, his legs were injured. After hearing these words, he stood up from the stretcher unconsciously. He was moved:
"With such lofty ideals, how can I, Huang Tian, fail to achieve his ambition? Someone, please move my banner forward. I want to stand together with my brothers."
Of course, Han Hao still failed to stand on the front line in the end. He was carried on a stretcher.
Returning to this battlefield, after Baima Yicong defeated the Chinese army in Zhaojun Town, although he regretted not being able to capture the flag, he also defeated Zhaojun Town to a pulp and could no longer regroup.
Due to the death of a large number of grassroots officials, even if these remnant soldiers who escaped could be reunited under the military banner, they would have lost their organization.
There is still one battalion left in Zhaojun Town, which belongs to Liu Gu, but because Liu Gu has passed out at this time, it cannot form effective combat effectiveness.
But Liu Gu's battalion head was one of the few battalions in Zhaojun town with veterans. These veterans had all participated in the Battle of Xiangcheng before and were elite soldiers selected by the Han army in this battle.
Under the control of these veterans, although Liu Guying's left wing collapsed, it still successfully retreated to its original position. With the support of Yang Mao's troops, it barely stabilized.
But at this time, the white horse Yi Cong who drove the defeated troops came over.
They swept across the battlefield, rushed all the way to the trench dug by Liu Gu's camp, and were about to attack. At this moment, a group of 500 longbowmen suddenly appeared and fired directly at these white horse followers.
But because Baima Yicong was rushing so fast, most of these arrows fell on Tenqidu, who had been picking up the slack behind.
After the archers finished firing, the nearby crossbowmen also began to focus their fire.
Because there was a ravine blocking the road in front of them, and there were unloaded carriages blocking the way, these Han knights could not rush through, so they could only fall off their horses wailing under the rain of arrows.
At this time, Wei Zhong from Weijun Town also came with his infantrymen and a tight formation. Wei Zhong stood at the head and shouted to encourage his subordinates:
"Brothers, revenge!"
"revenge!"
Wei Zhong and Zhao Rong, who had just died in battle, were close friends. They had studied together in the Suijun Academy and were students at the same time.
Seeing his friend die so tragically, Wei Zhong was filled with anger.
All the crossbowmen among his generals gathered together and gave vent to the mighty Han knights.
The effect was very obvious. The attack of the Han cavalry came to an abrupt end, and a large number of knights once again fled back in disarray along the passage they had just entered.
The war horse riding the governor Zhang Chun was also hit by an arrow and fell to the ground. He was quite fat and was directly crushed to the ground by the war horse. When he saw Gongsun Zan running towards him, he wailed:
"General Gongsun, save me."
But Gongsun Zan was currently organizing Baima Yicong to rescue his fallen comrades, so he had no time to rescue Zhang Chun.
And even if he could be saved, Gongsun Zan couldn't show it, otherwise he would let his brothers think.
So he turned a deaf ear to Zhang Chun's cry, but still said to Wang Men on the side:
"Go and call those Chinese soldiers who are riding under the tent to save their riding commander, saying they are right here."
Wang Men nodded and quickly found a few raiders and asked them to rescue his commander.
After Zhang Chun escaped from danger, he looked at Gongsun Zan's back and said bitterly:
"Gongsun Zan, I will make you pay the price."
At this moment, of course he didn't know that it was Gongsun Zan who called people to rescue him.
But the feud was finally settled.
As the Taishan Army's counterattacks became more and more concentrated, the space for the Han Army's cavalry became smaller and smaller.
Gongsun Zan and Zhang Chun had no choice but to run wildly with their cavalry to escape the blockade. Behind them, the cavalrymen who had lost their horses threw away their feet and chased the cavalrymen to escape on foot.
At this point, Gongsun Zan's last attack ended in an anticlimactic manner.
Although he defeated Zhaojun Town and Hanoi Town and captured the camp flag, he could not make the Taishan Army give up resistance, and his original goal was not achieved.
But if you have the intention to bloom, the flowers will not bloom, and if you have no intention of planting willows, they will create shade.
Although Gongsun Zan's surprise attack failed to open up the situation on the east side of the battlefield, it caused chaos in the west.
It turned out that when Gongsun Zan retreated, they bypassed the west side of the battlefield and rushed directly to the right rear of Cai Que's tribe, where the supplies of the Central Guard Army were located.
Since the beginning of the war, the supply camp of the Central Guard Army has been standing here. On the one hand, it rescues the wounded sent from the front line, and on the other hand, it transports supplies and arrows to the front line to provide guarantee for the army's long-term operations.
The heavy troops originally had a lot of animals, but at this time, they suddenly encountered a large-scale cavalry attack by the Han army, and the animals became a mess.
Many oxcarts carrying baggage disappeared into the dense forest because they were not restrained.
The heavy blow to the supplies of the Central Guard Army was completely unexpected by Gongsun Zan, but at this time, he could no longer think about it.
Because the sudden cavalry of the Taishan Army were already chasing after them aggressively.
The person in charge is none other than the brave and powerful enemy from before. By the way, what is his name?
Yes, it’s Changshan Zhao Zilong.
Gongsun Zan tried to lead the remaining cavalry to fight back through the cracks in the battlefield, but Zhao Yun and his sudden cavalry bit them tightly.
The Han cavalry commander who was at the bottom was Wang Song, whose family belonged to the Yuyang noble clan and was an ethnic group of the Wujiang Marquis in the early years of the dynasty.
Seeing the man named Zhao Zilong chasing after him so closely, Wang Song felt agitated and finally stopped running and cursed:
"Nai Gong has never escaped like this before. Come back with us to kill them. I really think he, Zhao Zilong, is a dragon. Come on."
Wang Song is also a first-class hero and has a good family background, so the people below him will naturally support him.
So when they saw that their master was about to retaliate, they followed him. They pulled the horse's bridle and began to turn, preparing to give the pursuing Zhao Yun a hard blow.
There are roughly more than 200 Han cavalry in this group. Their brand-new crimson uniforms are now ragged and ragged, but their bloodthirsty expression is getting more intense.
But within a moment, our Wang Song was held in the air by Zhao Yun with one hand and captured alive.
At this moment, Wang Song was bruised and swollen from the beating, with tears and runny nose coming out. He called Zhao Yun "Weng Weng", and then he was punched twice by Zhao Yun.
Although Wang Song's tribe was defeated, he also lost the rest of the Han army. However, Zhao Yun was not angry. He lightly tapped Wang Song's Wu Bian with the horse silk in his hand and said with a smile:
"If I can't catch Gongsun Zan, I'll just make up for it by catching you as a little fish."
After saying that, Zhao Yun withdrew with the rangers of the Tianwei Army.
As for Gongsun Zan, he did not reduce the risk because Zhao Yun gave up the pursuit.
In fact, it is a very dangerous thing to lead the cavalry across the battlefield. The war horse under Gongsun Zan's crotch is a thousand-mile horse given to Lu Zhi by the Wuhuan people, named "Tabai".
After passing through a position of the Taishan Army, Tabai was hit in the side by an arrow, but it still carried Gongsun Zan away from the battlefield.
When they reached an open space, Tabai finally couldn't hold on any longer and collapsed weakly to the ground. Finally, he knelt down on the ground in a sensible way to make it easier for his master to dismount.
Gongsun Zan was a good-tempered person. When he saw his beloved horse being so sensible, he burst into tears while caressing it.
At this time, Wang Men had already rushed up. He quickly gave up his horse to Gongsun Zan and followed on foot.
Gongsun Zan was unwilling, but Wang Men roared:
"General, the Han Dynasty can be without my royal family, but it cannot be without a king. General, please mount your horse quickly, I will hold the bridle and fight out for the general."
Wangmen first pushed Gongsun Zan onto the horse, then pulled the bridle and opened the way for Gongsun Zan.
But because Zhao Yun gave up the pursuit, Wang Men, Gongsun Zan and others finally successfully returned to the Han army's position.
On the left wing, Zhang Chun was also running back with his cavalry, but on the way, he was pursued by Yan Gang, the mighty army of Heaven.
Yan Gang's cavalry had been patrolling on the periphery of the battlefield. When they saw that the Han cavalry was about to withdraw, they immediately led their troops to intercept. They attacked Zhang Chun's tribe from the flank and killed them until they kept running away.
Finally, Zhang Chun ordered a cavalry general to stop Yan Gang before he cut off his tail to survive and returned to the rear of the Han formation.
At this point, the Han army's final attack ended.
Seeing this result, Lu Zhi, who felt a little lucky in his heart, sighed and finally ordered the troops to retreat.
Over there, Yang Mao and Cai Que were unable to fight anymore after the Han army raised gold, so they successively raised gold and retreated their troops. In this way, the day's war ended.
As night fell, Cai Que's central guards gradually entered the wall of Dingting Pavilion to rest.
Together with Yang Mao, he also wrote a briefing on the day's battle and prepared to report it to Zhang Chong in the rear.
The two men concluded that the battle was a hard one, with heavy losses, and they were unable to fight anymore. Judging from the battle during the day, it was obvious that the Han army had not tried its best, so the two men urgently needed reinforcements from the king's base camp.
At this time, they did not know that Zhang Dan's Right Army Marshal had defeated the Han Army's Hejian Army and was pursuing them.
In their minds, the king's headquarters is where there are still extra troops.
In addition to asking for reinforcements, the two of them also briefly introduced the dazzling achievements of this battle, focusing on Zhao Yun's several meritorious service, but they paid little attention to the battle damage.
After writing this, Yang Mao briefly entertained Cai Que, eating coarse corn, some berries, and a rare piece of venison, which Liu Zhi's Han army had stored in Dingting.
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Inside the pavilion wall, the Taishan Army was also having dinner.
After the day's battle, they were all hungry, but because part of the Central Guard's baggage was lost, supplies now seemed more difficult.
Everyone was supposed to have a share of dried meat, but now they could only get half a share. Everyone sat silently by the campfire, remembering those who died in battle, and their morale was low.
These garrison soldiers from the local areas usually fight against thieves or powerful men. Although they have experienced casualties, they have never fought a battle of such intensity.
In this battle during the day, Pao Ze was in a state of complete and utter failure. Often, before he could regain his senses, Pao Ze in front would be overwhelmed by the enemy's cavalry.
It's too awful.
The officers of the Central Guard Army were in a slightly better mood. After all, Zhao Yun fought really well, which greatly boosted their morale. Moreover, they were all old soldiers and were used to this kind of life and death.
So at this meeting, many people sang the songs of their hometown melodiously, remembering the soldiers who died in the war, but they still had the ambition to make great achievements.
It's just that they were sad because the walls were small, so they could only leave the dead soldiers on the battlefield. This was the most uncomfortable place for them.
The melodious folk songs of Taishan Army were floating in the night, and the Han Army was not feeling well either. Who is the winner on this day?
August 8th, early morning.
Two miles to the north of yesterday's fighting site was the camp of the Han army. Yesterday's Han army was sleeping on the ground, with their heads resting on their halberds, ready for battle at any time.
After spending a cold night, the sentries who were on duty yesterday began to return to the camp to rest. The Han soldiers who woke up went to find water for the wounded.
Wounded soldiers who have lost a lot of blood will become thirsty frequently.
But it was during the process of delivering water to the wounded soldiers that the soldiers who had not participated in the battle yesterday realized how tragic the battle that day was.
Because there was no time to transport the wounded soldiers, they lay on the battlefield all night. There were twisted corpses everywhere around them, with painful expressions on their faces. Some wounded soldiers were even crushed by rows of corpses.
one night.
The Han soldiers lifted up the wounded from the pile of corpses and gave them water. If they met familiar comrades in the process, they would take off their belongings so that they could be sent to their families.
Most of the frontier troops of the Zhenbei Army were from good families, and they were probably the last group of high-quality officers of the Han Army.
At this time, on the battlefield, in addition to the wails of the wounded, there were also the sounds of various birds and beasts in the periphery. If they had not been forced by these living two-legged beasts, they would have come forward to have a feast.
The aftermath of the war is still continuing. On the outside, the sentry cavalry of the Taishan Army are still fighting with the sentry cavalry of the Han Army who came out to look for water.
While most people were still sleeping, these brave knights were already stained with blood in the dense forests and beside the streams.
War is really never a game for the weak.
Perhaps seeing that the Taishan Army's fighting spirit was still there, Lu Zhi decided to leave two battalions of roughly 2,000 people as the rear guard.
Then around morning time, the whole army set off and retreated towards the Zhongren Pavilion in the north.
After Yang Mao learned that the Han army was withdrawing north, he did not stop it.
Three hours later, Zhang Chong arrived with 20,000 people from the base camp.