Chapter 1501 Want to withdraw? Not that easy!

The Kaochin camp.

With the rescue of the accompanying military doctor, Yin Zhi finally woke up.

The first thing Yin Zhi did when he woke up was to ask about their casualties and the safety of his son.

In response to Yin Zhi's question, several people in the tent lowered their heads.

"Speak! Speak! Ahem…"

Yin Zhi yelled angrily and couldn't help coughing.

Although he had guessed the result, he still wanted to confirm it in the end.

Seeing that Yin Zhi was angry, everyone dared not hide the truth any longer.

"Less than 500 people from the Major General's troop escaped, but...there was no sign of the Major General..."

One person stated the result carefully.

Although Yin Zhi was mentally prepared, his breathing still became rapid when he heard the result.

His chest heaved violently, and his bulging eyes were bloodshot.

They have so many people!

There were less than five hundred people who escaped!

Is this no different from a total military annihilation?

But his son was not among those who escaped.

In this case, there is only one possibility!

His son either died in the valley or was captured by the enemy.

However, under normal circumstances, death in the valley is more likely.

The enemy had ambushed him in advance, and launched a fire attack and fired thousands of arrows. Even if his son didn't die in the fire and rain of arrows, he would most likely be trampled to death by war horses in the chaos.

Lost!

They lost again!

In these battles, plus the casualties from the battle with Wang Qi's troops, they have lost 50,000 troops.

Although there are about 15,000 people here who are Li’s troops, most of them are elite Gaoqin people.

Nearly half of his 80,000 elite soldiers have been lost!

With such heavy losses, morale is bound to be low.

In addition, the enemy had been well prepared, so it was impossible for them to capture Black Turtle.

Now, it is no longer a question of whether or not the enemy can be defeated.

The question is whether they can withstand the enemy's crazy counterattack!

Seeing Yin Zhi, who was filled with grief and indignation, Hailanduo stepped forward quickly, her eyes red, and sobbed to comfort him: "Your Majesty, you must cheer up! We will definitely be able to tear Shen Kuan into pieces and avenge the young general..."

Snapped!

As Hailanduo was speaking, Yin Zhi suddenly slapped her in the face without any warning.

Although Yin Zhi was sick, he was a military general after all, and the power of this slap was quite strong.

A trace of blood flowed from the corner of Hailanduo's mouth. Her head was buzzing from being slapped, and she almost lost the ability to think. She just subconsciously covered her burning cheeks and stared at Yin Zhi blankly.

She didn't know what she said wrong.

I was trying to comfort him with good intentions, why did he hit me?

It was the incompetence of these military leaders that caused them to suffer defeat after defeat. Why should he vent his anger on himself?

Hailanduo roared madly in her heart, wishing she could just draw her knife and stab Yin Zhi to death.

"Revenge? How can we take revenge now? Do you want us to be wiped out?"

Yin Zhi's eyes bulged up and he roared angrily.

It’s all this bitch!

If she hadn't told me that, how could I have made such a stupid decision?

Yin Zhi refused to admit his stupidity and could only blame it all on Hailanduo.

This woman who had obsessed him now seemed so hateful to him.

Faced with Yin Zhi's anger, although Hailanduo was furious, she could only bow her head and endure it.

Yin Zhi vented his anger and gritted his teeth to order the general in the tent: "Order all my troops to withdraw to Duyang immediately! Order the defenders of Heji and Shanghe to only defend the city and not go out to fight..."

"General, are we...really going to retreat?"

A general asked unwillingly.

They are only one step away!

As long as they complete this last step, they will be able to occupy the entire territory of Li.

But once they retreat, enemy reinforcements will continue to arrive from the sea.

By then, their army will be in a very dangerous situation!

"What else can we do if we don't retreat?"

Yin Zhi shouted angrily: "If we don't retreat, are we going to attack Xuangui and Longqing Mansion? How many people do we have left to fight the enemy?"

Hearing Yin Zhi's angry questioning, the general who had just spoken suddenly stopped talking.

He was also aware of their casualties.

If we try to attack Xuangui and Longqing Prefecture with the current strength, we will be seeking death.

"As ordered!"

In the end, all the resentment turned into two words.

Soon, their army began to break camp.

Just as they were retreating, a spy from the rear came running to report in a panic: "General, a large group of enemy cavalry has crossed the river and is coming towards us!"

"what?"

Yin Zhi almost fell off his horse with his sick body.

Damn the enemy!

We just ambushed and killed ten thousand of their elite cavalry, and now you dare to surprise attack them?

hateful!

hateful!

Yin Zhi was furious and immediately gave an order: "Order Cui Gu to lead his 5,000 troops immediately, relying on the surrounding favorable terrain and using the vehicles escorting supplies to build a defense line to block the enemy! Order Teji to lead a thousand troops to supervise the battle!"

Although he was furious, Yoon Shik's mind was still clear.

They had just been defeated and their morale was low. He couldn't possibly let all his troops defend on the spot. If he did that, once the enemy found an opportunity, they would most likely be wiped out.

Now we must have someone hold back the enemy and let their main force retreat quickly.

As long as they retreat to Duyang, the enemy cavalry will be unable to do anything to them!

As for the life and death of those 5,000 men and horses, he no longer cared at all.

Anyway, those 5,000 troops were all vassal troops they forcibly conscripted from the Kingdom of Li!

Even if all five thousand troops were killed, it would be fine as long as their main force could be withdrawn.

Under the pressure of the thousand cavalrymen of the supervising team, Cui Ju had to lead his men to defend on the spot.

They had no time to look for terrain that was very advantageous to them. They could only find a slightly narrow place nearby, push the supply carts to the front of the formation, block the charge of the enemy cavalry, and concentrate all the archers behind the defense line formed by the supply carts.

However, they underestimated the speed of the cavalry's raid.

Their defense line had not yet been completely arranged, but Jia Yao had already led a large group of cavalry to charge.

"Quick! Set all the supply trucks on fire!"

Feeling the vibration under his feet, Cui Ju gave orders in a panic.

He only hoped that this incomplete wall of fire would deter the enemy.

Of course Jia Yao couldn't just retreat like that.

Knowing the enemy's deployment, Jia Yao quickly changed his strategy, "You Jiu, immediately lead the 18 Ghost Riders to make a detour from the other side! Attack from time to time to cause casualties to the enemy!"

"Yes!"

You Jiu took the order and immediately led the Eighteen Ghost Riders away.

After giving the order to You Jiu, Jia Yao gave another order: "Order the rest of the troops to protect the two wings, and send a thousand troops to the front to shoot arrows into the enemy's formation!"

They didn't need to charge at all.

All you need to do is take advantage of the speed of the cavalry's charge to shoot arrows, so that their arrows can fly farther and kill as many enemy troops as possible!

When the enemy's casualties increase to a certain level, coupled with the occasional attacks of the Eighteen Ghost Riders, the enemy's morale will be weakened and they will be defeated...