The big man is on the run

Chapter 232
"General, our strength is insufficient. We are not the enemy's opponent. Now we can only retreat and join the Chinese army before we can hope to win."

No one was in the mood to care about the death of the deputy general. Gao Lan's confidant, the captain, looked around and saw that the number of Yuan Jun soldiers around him was constantly decreasing, so he couldn't help but said anxiously.

"But our military spirit is collapsing!"

Gao Lan looked around him, there were already several soldiers, and they started to run away.

The captain was at a loss for words for a while, he was just looking for an excuse to say that there was hope for the rendezvous, but at this time Gao Lan became more serious.

"General, our morale is very low, and it is impossible for us to get any reinforcements here." The captain said with a wry smile.

"Retreat, retreat! Retreat!"

Gao Lan roared, growling unwillingly. He knew that his personal guards would not be able to stop Huang Zhong and Yan Yan's pursuit. Once their troops were surrounded here, what awaited them would definitely be slaughtered!
Gao Lan looked around unwillingly. There were no living people in front of him. He gritted his teeth and led his personal guards to retreat towards the Chinese army.

"kill!"

Just when Gao Lan left the battlefield with his personal guards, there was an earth-shattering roar, and immediately after, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers came from behind them, wave after wave Gao Lan's troops who were unable to withdraw in the future were submerged in the snow mixed with countless blood.

Gao Lan surrounded the troops along the way with his personal guards, ran wildly, kept avoiding the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, and counterattacked from time to time, but there were too many officers and soldiers, and there was no way to stop the officers and soldiers. On the contrary, their troops, because they were too closely pursued by the officers and soldiers, quickly collapsed completely.

A tragic battle started a complete and irreversible turning point at this moment.

Under the dragon banner, Liu Yi's field of vision was actually not as wide as that on the high platform. Riding on horseback, his eyes were full of black crowds, and the blood, sweat, and body temperature condensed into unpleasant heat, which made people feel extremely uncomfortable.

But at this time, Liu Yi was extremely happy.

He saw with his own eyes that the left wing of the officer's army smashed Gao Lan in front of him like an iron fist, and then moved closer to him.

Soldiers are like a sea, with monstrous momentum.

Liu Yi looked at the battlefield, looked at the snow, and looked at his hand that was holding the sword hilt tightly. In the noisy battlefield.

"His Majesty?"

When Wang Yue saw Liu Yi open his mouth, he thought it was some military order.

Liu Yi shook his head, but just held up the sword in his hand and swung it down vigorously.

Liu Yi didn't say anything, but everyone understood what he meant.

Immediately, the army pressed forward like a sword opening a mountain.

At this time, the battle had been going on for a full day, and it was getting dark early in winter, and when the sun was getting dark to the west, Yuan Shaojun's total collapse began.

First, starting from the right wing of Yuan Shao's army, Gao Lan was completely defeated. Duan Yan, who was on the left wing of the official army, commanded the official army to chase the north and began to outflank Yuan Shao's central army.

In Yuan Shaojun's central army, Qu Yi was also unable to turn the tide. He desperately wanted to join Zhang Yun, but he was still unable to get close.

Even, from the perspective of Zhang Yun on the left wing of Yuan Shaojun, the distance between him and the Chinese army was only a few hundred steps, but it was like a natural moat, which could not be broken through.

On the high platform under Yuan Shao's command, Yuan Shao's face was as gloomy as water, looking at the generals below.

Yuan Shao knew that at this time, no matter how angry he was, he could not save the situation in front of him. The only way was to save his army first, so that the whole army would not be wiped out, and wait for the opportunity to make a comeback.

Although Yuan Shao was angry, he was not blind. He knew that if he really chose to fight to the end with the officers and soldiers at this time, under such a overwhelming situation, the entire army would inevitably be wiped out.

From a certain point of view, catching [-] people is much easier than catching [-] pigs. Pigs will run around, and people will just drop their weapons and surrender obediently at this time.

"Retreat, retreat towards Youzhou!"

Yuan Shao issued this final order.

With the order to retreat, Yuan Shaojun's disorder and collapse will no longer be stopped.

Even many soldiers who were originally in the rear and remained in relatively good condition did not have any intention of resisting in the face of the pursuit of the Qing cavalry.

Facing the pursuit of the officers and soldiers, the collapsed Yuan Shaojun was slaughtered wantonly like domesticated pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep.

After chasing at dusk, on the broad north bank of Yishui, the officers and soldiers stopped their pursuit and began to collect prisoners and clean up the battlefield.

In the decisive battle of Yishui, it is roughly estimated that at least tens of thousands of officers and soldiers were killed and seriously injured, while Yuan Shaojun suffered at least [-] casualties, and nearly [-] were captured.

In other words, Yuan Shaojun's battle losses were far inferior to those who surrendered actively or passively during pursuit.

Of course, this is also the normal state of war in the cold weapon era. After all, wars are waged by humans, who have emotions and reason. Once the casualties are on the verge of a certain limit or the situation of the war is irreversible, large-scale institutionalized surrender is also a matter of course.

"Your Majesty, Gao Lan has been captured."

Liu Yi looked at the things in his hand, without raising his head, he just said, "Forget it, bring it here."

Gao Lan's hair was disheveled, and he was brought up with his hands bound.

He is not very proud, or in other words, he can be called a gentleman who knows current affairs.

"Criminals deserve death, criminals deserve death!"

Gao Lan's head was buried deeply on the ground, looking very fearful.

"Get up, I don't need you to die, I still need you to stabilize the hearts of the Hebei army. Kill you now, so many surrendered soldiers will mutiny."

Liu Yi said it bluntly, but Gao Lan's face showed an uncontrollable joy, matching his expression of trying to hold back, it looked abnormally stiff and distorted.

But Liu Yi's next sentence made his expression even more embarrassing.

"Qu Yi was caught up and killed himself."

Gao Lan's face was dull, his lips trembled silently, but he didn't say a word in the end.

Liu Yi stood up, and never looked at Gao Lan again, leaving only one sentence.

"—Live well and watch me collect the Kyushu Han soil."

At the same time, Yuan Shao fled for dozens of miles in one breath, and when he finally stopped, he received the sad news that Qu Yi committed suicide, Gao Lan disappeared, and the loss estimate that made his eyes go dark.

Yuan Shao struggled to turn his head, looked at the dots of flames behind him, and at the soldiers around him with their armor scattered and their flags upside down and their guns crooked, he spit out a mouthful of blood straight from his heart.

"Lord!"

"Lord!"

"I, Yuan Benchu, the hero of my life, ended up here"

Yuan Shao looked up to the sky and sighed, tears welled up in his eyes, he lamented a few times, couldn't bear it anymore, covered his sleeves and started to suffer.

Seeing this, the surrounding soldiers were demoralized and howled endlessly.

(End of this chapter)