Liu Cong turned to look at Lu Su, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, "Is Gong Jin worried about Gu's safety?"
Lu Su nodded in agreement, "Your Majesty, if your body of thousands of gold is damaged, even if Wei's hundreds of thousands of troops have been wiped out, our army will be considered defeated."
Liu Cong smiled and said, "Gu admits that the Wei cavalry is indeed a huge threat to our army, but there are hundreds of thousands of troops around Gu, so there is no need to worry too much about Gu's safety."
"Chuanggu's order! Only 30,000 people are left in the army to guard, the commander's flag is raised, and the whole army charges!"
Lu Su's eyes widened, "Your Majesty, you only have tens of thousands of people left by your side. If the Wei cavalry rushes, you..."
"Zijing, once we are all killed together, it will really be chaos. The Wei cavalry can no longer attack unscrupulously. We have 30,000 people by our side, which is enough."
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"Now, it's time to fight hard, against generals and soldiers against soldiers. Whoever can persist longer and whoever is more resilient will win the final victory!"
"But……"
"No need to say more, go and deliver the order!"
"promise!"
"boom!"
There was a sudden thunder in the cloudy sky, and not long after, heavy raindrops poured down. The soldiers of Chu and Wei were still fighting in the rain.
After the rain, Chu's crossbows lost their effect, and the plains became muddy, making it difficult for Wei's cavalry to use them. The environment was fair to both sides.
On the pontoon, Xu Sheng and Jiang Qin's 20,000 men were almost killed, and Le Jin and Li Dian were even more uncomfortable. The pontoon was narrow, and Xu Sheng and Ding Feng's army was here. All they had to do was block them.
As for the Wei army, they wanted to kill all the Chu soldiers and clear a way back. The fighting on the Huaihe River was very detrimental to the Wei army. The Chu army was all from the south, and their water quality was much better than that of the Wei army.
After it rained, the Chu army fought even more fiercely. Xu Sheng forced Le Jin back with a single blow, "Le Wenqian! I've heard of your name a long time ago! Please stay here today!"
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Le Jin sneered, "What a shame!"
Although Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were able to suppress Cao Zhang and Xu Huang, there were too many Wei cavalry, and Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were surrounded by infantry. No matter how brave they were, they could not suppress the Wei army.
It was getting dark, and the armies of Chu and Wei were completely fighting together. A large number of cavalry had been scattered, and the entire battlefield was full of fighting groups.
"Ding ding ding!"
Almost at the same time, the two armies sounded the golden sound.
After their respective armies retreated, there was no light left, and the military formations of both sides were not so neat, but they were still staring at each other eagerly. No one was willing to retreat.
"Your Majesty, our army suffered 110,000 casualties, 80,000 were killed, and more than 30,000 were injured."
"To inform you, Your Majesty, our army has more than 85,000 casualties, mostly infantry, and there are still more than 30,000 cavalry left."
After forming the formation again, the soldiers in the formation had to eat, drink, and eat where they were. The rain was still falling, and both sides were counting the number of casualties. The Chu army still had no intention of retreating.
Although the Wei army had fewer soldiers and horses, it relied on the superiority of cavalry over infantry, resulting in fewer casualties than the Chu army.
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"Your Majesty, let me go to the Chu army. We have been killed to this extent. Unless the King of Chu really wants us to die together, he should let us go."
Cao Pi frowned and nodded, pushed away the umbrella held by the soldiers beside him, and bowed deeply to Jia Xu, "Sir, please!"
Jia Xu bowed his hands and returned the courtesy and said, "Your Majesty, please hand over Chen Dao to me. If the captured enemy generals are returned to the King of Chu, the King of Chu may not agree with the fear and goodwill."
Cao Pi immediately said, "Come here, go and pull Chen Dao's carriage over!"
"promise."
Jia Xu was riding in a carriage, followed by Chen Dao's carriage. The two carriages slowly drove out of the military formation and headed towards the Chu army.
Liu Cong stood solemnly in the pouring rain, the cloak on his shoulders had long been soaked, staring at the Wei army, Liu Cong was making final calculations.
"The enemy has already lost so many people, and we still have over 200,000 troops. If we fight again, they will all have to stay here!"
"It's already dark and it's still raining. How can we continue fighting? After our army's bows and crossbows hit the water, they are no longer as powerful as before. Our soldiers have been tired after fighting to the death for a day!"
"Then use the knife to kill them! Until they are finished!"
"Fart! Do the soldiers still have strength? No matter how weak the Wei army's cavalry is, it will still be easy to attack us, right?"
Several generals under the tent were still arguing. Lu Su and Zhou Yu walked to Liu Cong's side. Lu Su held up an umbrella for Liu Cong and said softly, "Your Majesty, it's time to retreat."
Liu Cong looked at Zhou Yu, "What does Gong Jin mean?"
Zhou Yu sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I also want to keep the enemy here, but even if we fight to the end, we cannot stop the Wei army's cavalry."
"I think that since the enemy troops went south, the Wei State has lost hundreds of thousands of troops, and our army has also suffered some damage. This result can be regarded as a happy one. Why don't we let them go back."
Liu Cong did not speak. He looked at the soldiers in the army again. It was too dark to see clearly, but wherever Liu Cong looked, the soldiers straightened their chests and showed respect to him.
"Your Majesty! Urgent report from Xichuan!"
Duan Kun suddenly climbed onto the high platform, holding a piece of wet cloth in his hand.
Liu Cong took it and opened it, his brows furrowed even more deeply, "Liu Bei really went out to Sichuan for the Northern Expedition this time."
"In addition, Zhuge Liang's army, known as an army of 500,000, has marched into Yongliang. Currently, Zhong Yao and Cao Hong are occupying the dangerous position to defend it."
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The reason why he frowned was because he was moved again. After Liu Bei left Sichuan, he would definitely attract Cao Cao to return for reinforcements. If he could really defeat the Wei army in Huainan, he might not be able to take advantage of the situation and go north to attack Qingxu.
This battle made him deeply appreciate the power of cavalry. The Wei army outnumbered the Chu army by 100,000, but it was still able to kill 110,000 Chu troops.
Chen Dao's 20,000 cavalry are gone. Except for the more than 20,000 cavalry in Wancheng, Chu State has no more horses to form a cavalry. If it is delayed until the future, it will be difficult for him to have the opportunity he has today.
Lu Su saw what Liu Cong was thinking and said, "Your Majesty, if Liu Bei goes north, let him go north. Let him and Cao Cao fight to the death. Our army will have a big battle. If we continue to march, our army will
The preparations are not as good as those of Liu Bei."
Liu Cong sighed. This time Cao Cao was coming fiercely, and he didn't even think about going north to the north of the Huaihe River. Who knew that the emperor would suddenly cause trouble.
In terms of preparations, Liu Cong really did not want to launch the Northern Expedition at this moment. Besides, to defend Huainan this time, and including Wancheng, the Chu State used more than 600,000 troops and suffered nearly 200,000 casualties.
It's already broken, but people are just greedy, so they are hesitant because they want to leave the Wei army behind and go north to Qingxu.
Lu Su was right, the Chu State needed to cultivate for a while, so it might not be a bad idea to let Liu Bei and Cao Cao fight each other to the death and reap the benefits of Yu Wen.
Thinking about this, Liu Cong was about to give an order when Xing Daorong suddenly came over and said, "Your Majesty, Jia Xu has been sent from the other side."
"Jia Xu?"
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