It turned out that two young generals, Lu Meng and Chen Wu, were chasing the fleeing Baibo thieves. Suddenly there was a loud sound of horse hooves behind them. The soldiers came to report that a wave of hundreds of Xiongnu cavalry came from behind. They killed the Baibo thieves who were gutted and had no ability to resist. The two young generals combined their efforts and chose a place with narrow roads and dense trees. They set up snagging ropes and waited for the Hun cavalry who fled in panic. As a result, they just fought their way out of the siege. They thought they had escaped. Liu Bao was captured in one fell swoop. Wen Yuan, who had just been thinking about how to capture Liu Bao, couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised.
Wen Yuan praised them and patted them on the shoulders. He smiled and said: "Ziming, Zilie. You two have made great achievements today. I will reward you heavily when you look back."
Capturing the commander of the Southern Huns Cavalry alive was a great achievement. The performance of the two young generals in their first battle was not inferior to that of other famous generals who have been on the battlefield for a long time. Wei Yan is also good. His martial arts has improved very quickly. He just presented the young commander Sun of Montenegro. Light head.
All three of them delivered enviable results in the first major exam of their military careers. I believe they will definitely achieve more and more dazzling feats in the military in the future.
When Lu Meng and Chen Wu saw the master, they praised him openly. They were so excited that they couldn't help themselves. They hurriedly bowed and worshiped: "Young general, I don't dare to take credit. It all depends on the master's teachings."
"Boys can be taught." Wen Yuan nodded happily and turned to look at the captured Liu Bao.
Liu Bao looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old. Although he was still young, he already looked quite old. There was an arrogant air of a superior in every move he made. He just looked at Wen Yuan with a sinister look in his eyes, which clearly reflected the strong A strong sense of resentment.
"Liu Bao..." Wen Yuan looked deeply at the leather-robed boy. After a long time, he smiled slightly and said, "You are Liu Bao."
Liu Bao was so laughed at by Wen Yuan that his whole body was hairy. He snorted coldly and said: "Yes...what's the matter? I am the son of Yu Fuluo, the Great Chanyu of the Xiongnu. I have the noblest blood of the Xiongnu clan. You want me to give it to you?" You surrender. Stop daydreaming..."
Liu Bao spoke Chinese more fluently than the orthodox Han people, which aroused everyone's curiosity. Wen Yuan listened with a meaningful smile on his face. He did not answer Liu Bao's words. He just said to Wang Yue: "Bring this great Shanyu's son and General Wulangu please go down. It's a good time to entertain them. And don't neglect the distinguished guests. But if you let him run away, I only ask you."
"General, I obey." Wang Yue said respectfully. With a wave of his hand, several Yeying guards took Liu Bao and Wulangu away. With these Yeying soldiers who are good at guarding and defending watching, even Ulangu could not find it. Can escape.
Dealing with the matter of playing with Liu Bao and Wulangu, Wen Yuan simply went into Commander Bai Bo's tent to rest and wait for the battle reports from various ministries.
A few hours later, Chief Secretary Xinpi handed a stack of battle reports to Wen Yuan.
In today's battle, Wen Yuan could be said to have a hearty victory. He broke into the bandit camp in one fell swoop and turned the Baibo bandit's camp upside down. More than 100,000 Baibo bandits resisted for less than an hour before they began to collapse. They were defeated. His own defeated troops were scattered and fled. However, the Jizhou army spent a lot of time and energy chasing them north.
As of now, there are still Xu Huang, Wei Yan and several other generals on our side who are still chasing Bai Bo's defeated soldiers but have not returned. However, just the numbers of gains reported by various ministries now make Wen Yuan unable to help but feel a sense of joy.
In this battle, a total of more than 10,000 people were beheaded and more than 40,000 thieves were captured. The rest fled in all directions. In addition, a total of more than 100,000 hu of grain and grass, more than 4,000 horses, more than 500 pieces of armor, and eight bows were seized in this battle. There are more than a thousand pieces, and the rest of the military equipment is incalculable.
In the face of the huge number of captures, the casualties of the Jizhou Army were minimal. In the fierce battle for most of the day, the casualties of the Jizhou Army were only more than 2,000. This seemed to be the easiest battle Wenyuan had ever encountered since the war against Yuan Shao.
Think about it. The sergeants under Yuan Shao's command have always been strong. Although Zhang Yan is called a bandit, he manages the army very strictly. He also has a well-trained troops under his command. The Xiongnu cavalry is a rare elite, but the number is too small. There are many people in the camp. It was difficult to take advantage of mobility. Therefore, it did not cause Wenyuan much trouble.
And this time Wenyuan's main opponent, the Baibo Bandits, although there are 100,000 in number, are only 100,000 frightened bandits who only know how to run for their lives. To deal with such a mob, they launch a surprise attack again. Like this The results are also within reason.
In any case, Wen Yuan, who originally planned to destroy the Baibo thieves for three days, took only one day to defeat the 100,000 Baibo thieves who cut off their retreat. Finally, the unfavorable situation was reversed. The only thing left to do was to defeat Zhang Yan. An army of 80,000 will suffice.
Just when Wen Yuan was about to turn his finger on Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan also spent the long day with trepidation.
At night, Zhang Yan was restless and paced back and forth in the tent. Sometimes she sighed and sometimes she frowned.
The reason for this is that the Jizhou Army did not launch an attack on the Black Mountain Army for the whole day.
This result made Zhang Yan both worried and happy at first. What he was happy about was that after two days of fighting, the strength of the Black Mountain Army under his command was greatly damaged and was almost on the verge of collapse. At this time, the infantry battle gave his subordinates a rare chance to breathe.
What was worrying was that he had seen that the Jizhou Army intended to end the battle as soon as possible. He would not hesitate to launch a full-scale attack the next day. If it had not been late, I am afraid that the Black Mountain Army would not be able to withstand the fierce attack of the Jizhou Army the next day. Anyone with a discerning eye can see this. It can be seen that the Jizhou Army suddenly stopped fighting on the third day and missed a great opportunity. This is really contrary to common sense.
Could it be that Zhang Liao has already discovered the secret of why he invited him to fight here?
It stands to reason that Zhang Yan should send troops at this time to test the Jizhou Army's background. However, the terrifying combat power displayed by the Jizhou Army yesterday made Zhang Yan still fearful. He was afraid of another war. His troops were beaten in the head and retreated.
So Zhang Yan wasted the most precious day in this mood of worrying about gains and losses. By the time she realized what she was doing, she had already missed a great opportunity.
Zhang Yan is also a person with a keen mind. Seeing that the situation is so abnormal, an ominous premonition gradually arises in her heart. And as time goes by, this ominous premonition becomes stronger and stronger. Finally...
In the middle of the night, Guo Daxian came with a bloodstained Montenegrin sergeant. Before he checked in, he screamed: "My lord, something is wrong. Something serious is going to happen."
Zhang Yan didn't sleep at all because she was worried about the war. Hearing this, she felt a thump in her heart. She stood up and came out and said, "What happened? Sun Laosi. How did you get here if you didn't follow Sun Qing? Could it be..." .”
Zhang Yan couldn't help but exclaimed when she saw the bloodstained and seriously injured soldier. Zhang Yan knew this Sun Laosi. He was one of Sun Qing's soldiers. Sun Qing was sent by him to contact the Baibo thieves in Hedong. Now when he saw Mr. Sun, he obviously realized what happened. He took a few steps back and almost fell to the ground.