Fish swimming around the world

As long as they escape, they can still pick up the remaining troops when they return. After all, due to the limited number of warships, only 150,000 people participated in the battle across the river. Only the remaining 100,000 people can save their lives and slowly try to make a comeback.

After a brief thought, he suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go!"

Under the protection of the Pioneer Battalion and the Guards, Pang Ze and several generals abandoned the ship and fled quickly to the river. As expected, the direction was away from the Monkey City.

At this moment, Pang Ze was frightened and decisively chose to save his own life first.

At this time, as the second green flare took off and exploded, the Yuzhou Army's pursuit and counterattack began.

The shocked and confused coalition forces were unable to effectively prevent resistance and fled like headless flies. Except for those strong men who might be able to fight their way out and escape, the fate of the vast majority of soldiers has been determined, death or surrender.

Pang Ze fled very decisively, with only five thousand of the most elite soldiers and horses in the coalition around him.

Pang Ze's biggest worry was encountering an ambush, because he knew Sun Lu well enough to know that this man had every strategy in mind. Especially in this battle, he had been keenly aware that everything was under the opponent's control.

Therefore, he decided to take things by surprise. Instead of choosing the traditional method of fleeing eastward along the Huangsha River and collecting the remnants of Jiangbei while fleeing, he headed towards the hinterland of Yuzhou, planning to find a breakthrough from Yuzhou to return to Xia Kingdom.

As everyone knows, this was also calculated by Sun Lu. Ding Shaoan's men followed him, chasing and killing them all the time.

Qin's war horses were obviously more advantageous than Xia's. They were stronger, faster, and more durable. So much so that after being overtaken three times within a mere fifty miles, Pang Ze could only send out men and horses three times in a row to cut off the rear.

After this pursuit, they were fifty miles away in the blink of an eye. Because they were beating the horses so hard to rush on, the horses could hardly bear it. As a last resort, seeing that the opponent had not yet chased him, Pang Ze planned to take a rest.

But before he dismounted, a strong man raised his ears and looked solemn. The next moment, he dismounted, put his ears to the ground, and immediately reported: "Commander, you can't stop, the opponent is already approaching."

Pang Ze's face was gloomy, and he immediately pointed to the distant mountains: "Fifty miles away, you can enter the Qinling Mountains. The mountains are high and the forests are dense. If you abandon your horse and go, you will be able to throw away the pursuers."

A general looked worried: "The war horses are dying. There have been three battles within fifty miles. If this continues, we won't be able to stand up again within twenty miles."

Pang Ze gritted his teeth and said, "Take it to death, this is not the time to feel sorry for the war horse!"

In desperation, they continued to run wildly with the remaining two thousand elite soldiers.

The wind roared in his ears, but Pang Ze's heart was burning with flames of incomparable anger. Although he knew that Zongheng was ruthless, Sun Lu not only defeated him, but also apparently wanted to kill them all. This was without any intention of leaving a way for him to survive.

"When the sun falls on my hands, your legs will be cut off and your body will be burned to avenge today's arson and pursuit!"

He swore secretly in his heart.

At this time, Ding Shaoan was urging his horse to gallop, and beside him was Yun Fuyao.

"To the southeast, ten miles away."

Yun Fuyao looked up at Xiaoxue hovering in the sky and said. She was clearly playing a navigational role at the moment.

A general said solemnly: "They are going to enter the Qinling Pass. If they are blocked there, it will be difficult to catch up."

Ding Shaoan looked calm and urged his horse to gallop while saying: "There are tigers in the mountains, Pang Ze can't escape!"

While both sides were chasing and fleeing, the battle of Huangsha River also came to an end.

The fire was frightening, and there was no follow-up support. The coach fled and the group was leaderless. The coalition forces that had been temporarily formed were suddenly scattered and were swept away by the Yuzhou Army with a whirlwind.

Especially Shentu Li, who led the Shentu cavalry, swept all the way, killing more than 20,000 people and surrendering 10,000 people.

The remaining troops also killed more than 10,000 enemies and surrendered more than 20,000 people. The rest were scattered.

The war is over, but there is no carelessness. Everyone is continuing to act according to Sun Lu's deployment.

The fire has not been extinguished. Although the fire is no longer so fierce, those huge warships are still burning. It seems that they will not be completely extinguished in a few hours.

However, the fire on the other side had long since stopped and was obviously put out quickly.

However, under such circumstances, Xia Jun on the other side could not take any further action and could only watch helplessly. To use an inappropriate but appropriate word to describe it, watch the fire from across the shore.

In this battle, the coalition forces suffered a disastrous defeat. The 150,000 troops who crossed the river were killed and surrendered, and at least 80,000 troops were lost.

But most of them were lost on the other side, and only more than 20,000 soldiers and horses were burned or blown to death in the river.

That's right, although the Thunder and Heavenly Fire were astonishingly powerful and even directly determined the outcome of the war, they failed to cause the most serious casualties.

There are mainly four reasons for this.

First, the battle line was too long. The river crossing line was more than ten miles long. No matter how much magic oil was used, it could not be completely covered. A considerable number of warships escaped.

Second, the river was a bit narrow, and the warships crossed the river in batches. Most of them were still parked on the shore and did not set sail. The soldiers fled quickly.

Third, there is no wind. At first, Chibi used fire to take advantage of the wind, and the effect was astonishing, but Pang Ze knew the astronomical weather and chose a calm day.

Fourth, and most crucially, we have to talk about the particularity of this world. Almost all of the soldiers were warriors, and their physical endurance was astonishing. Fire and rain fell from the sky, and many of the soldiers dived into the water. Taking advantage of the long battle line, they found ways to escape underwater.

However, this result is already quite brilliant.

Especially of great significance.

For the Xia State, first of all, Zhang Yi's plan was shattered in the first battle, and the Qin State had no worries after the great battle.

Secondly, it dealt a severe blow to Taiyue. The coalition forces had an overwhelming number of people and launched an attack suddenly, but they ended up in such a disastrous defeat. It will be very difficult for Taiyue to recruit troops and horses in the future.

Finally, it will have a serious psychological obstruction for those forces who are willing to surrender to Taiyue.

On the other hand, the Qin State has gained a lot.

Not only did it show its power and boost the morale of the army, but it also captured a lot of spoils, especially making Jiang Fan completely identify with Sun Lu. If Shentu Li is a top general, Sun Lu is a rare talent.

This battle was his first battle as a rookie, but he showed calmness and composure, a thorough plan, a decisive command, a good understanding of people, a precise grasp of the situation and people's hearts, which can be called textbook-level.

Jiang Fan watched the whole process and did not participate in any command. He also understood that he could not help at all.

Sun Lu's command seemed to be understated, but every opportunity was just right, every step was linked together, and the movements were smooth and free, leaving no room for others to intervene or comment.

This is an artist, a natural master of war art!

However, at this moment, this war master did not show any joy, but instead looked gloomy, muttering to himself: "It could have been launched before crossing the river..."

Jiang Fan knew what he was thinking. Launching a fire attack before crossing the river could save many lives. But it could not defeat the coalition forces, let alone hit Pang Ze and Zhang Yi, and it would also have a major impact on the future Dayun battle.

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