The left wing of the Wusun cavalry was completely destroyed, causing the entire array to lose its clamping effect on Gao Shun and others. Instead, it may fall into Gao Shun's counter-encirclement, so the Wusun people hurriedly retreated.
The battle in Wutugu temporarily stopped.
Gao Shun had no time to feel sad or feeling about the casualties, so he immediately ordered the army to arrange defenses along the Wutugu Valley, focus on defenses at the Wutugu stone walls, and set up warning posts for several important water sources from Yutugu to his tunnel, and arrange patrol cavalry along the way to focus on preventing small-scale enemy cavalry invasion on the rear road to ensure the communication and logistics transportation of the retreat line...
Although the Wusun cavalry was defeated outside Wutugukou, no one can guarantee that the Wusun people would not make a comeback.
None of the above orders is wrong, and no one objected.
But then there was a disagreement of opinions.
In front of the Cheshihou King Court guards and behind the Wusun cavalry, Gao Shun was preparing to march towards the Cheshihou King Court again, but before this resolution was implemented, it was strongly opposed by Gao Shun's military academy.
Since Wutu Valley is called a valley, it is actually a fold between two mountains, and then a narrow valley is formed. Because the mountains in the north resist part of the cold wind, there are suitable grasslands in Wutu Valley. However, this terrain does not mean that you can drive straight in. Moreover, even if the attack is not smooth after entering Wutu Valley, and the Wusun cavalry blocks the chrysanthemum again, there is a risk of annihilation.
The key is that since the war, there have been great problems now, whether it is casualties or logistics supplies.
Most military academies said that after the battle, they can be considered as completing Lu Bu's mission, and it is very likely that the royal court of Cheshihou Kingdom in Wutugu has also moved its position. You can't just keep chasing you like this?
Wutugu stone wall.
This was originally a residence of Cheshi descendants, but now it has become a temporary place for Gao Shun and others to repair.
The sunset was scattered along the valley on the low stone wall soaked in blood, dyeing everything red and black. There were scattered feather arrows inserted into the cracks of the rocks, and the ground was covered with various corpses, and pools of black and red blood leaching the ground into the slurry.
Some soldiers were collecting the battlefield and packing up useful weapons. They were so damaged that they were useless, so they were thrown aside. Although the Han army had craftsmen accompanying the army, they did not bring iron furnaces, and even if they brought iron furnaces, they might not have time to repair them slowly.
The corpses were divided into two parts, while the ones were carried to the open space and were cremated. The enemy's were still on the side and had not been dealt with for the time being. If they were to stay here, they would be buried. If they were evacuated, they would be piled into Jingguan. The final decision would have to wait for Gao Shun to come down...
The soldiers on the stone wall began to change their guards. The Han soldiers who had been laid off their posts slowly walked down the stone wall with a numb and tired expression on their faces. Their clothes and armor were mostly broken, leaving their blood for others or themselves.
The loss of soldiers has begun to increase now.
This increase in loss is not transferred by high-straight will.
On the day of the battle in Wutugu, not only horse Changsheng was lost, but also nearly 200 casualties and 250 war horses were killed and injured. The war horses were supplemented with the captured Wusun cavalry war horses, but what about the humans?
This loss is amazing.
Without gunpowder, the difficulty of a strong attack will rise sharply, and casualties will not be avoided.
This means that in just this day, Gao Shun almost lost nearly one-tenth of his combat power. It should be noted that the real army will not have 100% combat power like in the game, but will continue to decline with the increase of casualties. After the Gao Shun army entered the Cheshihou Kingdom, many reductions caused by combat or injuries. These casualties will also affect normal soldiers and consume more manpower and material resources...
It should be noted that not all casualties are caused on the battlefield.
The few who died in cruel battles were actually the few.
Non-combat casualties, especially after the battle, failed to receive timely treatment, and the cruel natural environment.
After entering the Cheshi Houguo, many soldiers in Gaoshun's queue had inexplicable problems such as headaches, shortness of breath, chest tightness, anorexia, mild fever, dizziness, fatigue, etc. The doctor could not find the cause of the disease, and there was no right medicine. They could only boil some inappropriate decoctions for the soldiers to drink, hoping to reduce their pain.
Among these patients, some of them will inexplicably improve and recover, while others will have to follow the baggage and pack horses to return to the rear. Some of them will aggravate their condition over time, especially after the fierce battle, they will cough, vomit blood, fall into a coma, and then they will never see the three-color flag closed on the Yumen gate, and they will no longer be able to drink a sip of water from their hometown...
This inexplicable disease has caused the number of people in the army to be reduced due to non-combat reasons every day!
Gao Shun even cursed the military doctors in the Western Regions for this matter, but Gao Shun also knew that the doctors did not want to save these soldiers, but did not know how to save them. What's more, cursing her mother couldn't solve the problem, and it was not the time to hold this responsibility in front of her, but the decline in morale was inevitable.
Now the Cheshi Houguo is obviously connected with Wusun. On the one hand, the Cheshi Wangting in Wutugu resists, and on the other hand, the Wusun cavalry invades Gao Shun's rear.
What's bad now is that whether it is feather arrows, crossbow arrows, or swords, guns and armor, all the weapons have been killed...
What's worse is that because Gao Shun's troops were invested in the front line of Wutugu, small groups of enemies were increasingly rampant in the areas south of Wutugu. They blocked the food route, ambushed the soldiers, harassed the outposts along the way, and even killed the wounded people transported to the rear...
The Gaoshun army is no longer as brave as when they just left Liuzhen and entered the grassland. Continuous marching and fighting not only consumed a lot of physical energy savings of Gaoshun soldiers, but also consumed their willpower. At present, many people are on the verge of collapse, and often fight against the enemy out of a person's most basic survival instinct.
Gao Shun had sent messages to Xihai City in the rear many times, requesting logistics supplies, but it was like a mud bull entering the sea, with no news. This was completely different from what Lu Bu promised. This also made the hearts of the military academy in Gao Shun's army appear in the hearts. Logically speaking, after such a long time, even if the grain transport team failed to come, the messenger might have been able to come back, but there was no news.
As time went by and the delay in logistics supply, many people realized what happened. As for what happened, it was difficult for Gao Shun to make accurate predictions because of the lack of information on Lu Bu's situation. Perhaps the Western Regions may not be as simple as expected, which led to the difficulty of Lu Bu's march; perhaps the weather changes once again led to slow marches; perhaps, like Gao Shun, there was a lack of food and grass support in the rear...
In short, there are all possibilities.
A few people have guessed the most terrible possibility, but no one dares to say it out. They dare not imagine what the result will lead to.
That's really terrible...
Now, Gao Shun can be sure that at least something happened in Xihai City. But he could not judge what happened. It may be that Xihai City encountered unexpected situations and had to stop sending a grain transport team to Gao Shun, or that Gao Shun's messenger had some problems on the road, or that the grain transport team sent was attacked halfway; of course, it is not ruled out that Wei Xu's generals who were left behind in Xihai had any unfavorable intentions and sat still to watch Gao Shun's army's defeat.
Gao Shun thought for a long time and felt that the last possibility was not great. After all, no matter how arrogant and crazy Wei Xu was, he would never dare to risk the risk of beheading and extermination of the clan to do such a thing that was angry and resentful to the heavens!
There is still a possibility that there will be a shortage of granaries in Xihai City, but Wei Xu cannot and dare not sit idly by and watch Lu Bu lose his entire army. Even if he is greedy, he must take some remedial measures. The key is here: What measures will he take to remedial?
Gao Shun thought about it and finally came to a conclusion.
Wei Xu's Xihai City probably did not have extremely shortage of supplies, so he added to Lu Bu, and as for Gao Shun, he ignored it "unintentionally".
"It is important to contact the Protector! This is the top priority!"
Gao Shun endured the pain on his body and explained to the guards beside him.
Not only did he feel pain in his wounds, but his head was also very painful.
These days, not only Gao Shun's guards, but many people have also seen him having a headache. Although they don't know what kind of torment it was, they can see cold sweat as big as soybeans flowing down Gao Shun's cheeks and neck, and they can see him holding armor, gritting teeth and enduring the bitterness of a long spear, and also see him rubbing his temples and sucking cold air in his mouth while explaining military affairs to the soldiers and military academy...
Before Ma Changsheng died, he privately asked Gao Shun to withdraw, but was rejected by Gao Shun. Then Ma Changsheng also mentioned commanding for him for a while so that Gao Shun could have a good rest, but was rejected by Gao Shun. This is not that Gao Shun is not humble, nor that he does not trust Ma Changsheng. Well, maybe there is such a thing, nor that Gao Shun wants to seize power and refuses to let go, but because Ma Changsheng's personality is really not suitable to command the entire army in front of him.
Ma Changsheng can be competent for some basic military affairs, but Ma Changsheng has no overall view, otherwise he would not have been able to resign himself to Jinzihe City...
Of course, even Gao Shun can't do it now even if he wants Ma Changsheng to help.
"You personally bring someone with you, paired with a pair of horses, and go across his tunnel to find the Great Protector!" Gao Shun grabbed the guard's arm, "You must find the Great Protector and report everything to the present!"
"General! I'm going to find the Grand Protector, who will protect the General?" Gao Shun's confidant guard was a little reluctant.
"Go! I don't have to worry about this!" Gao Shun said, "The Protector of the Great Destiny does not know that the Wusun thief will come, and may misjudgment the situation... You go quickly. If the Protector of the Great Destiny has any orders, you can bring it back together."
Gao Shun's confidant guard then took the order.
As soon as the guard left, Lu Silang came. He said in a deep voice: "Kaza's grandson, I don't know what the hell was. He asked for feather arrows, weapons, medicinal materials, reinforcements... Where can I find something for him? Bastard! General, is it...?"
Ma Chang's life and death, Chen Sanlang was injured.
Now Gao Shun is the only military academy left by Lu Silang and the mercenary commander Kaza.
Gao Shun frowned slightly.
Before Gao Shun could say anything, a noise suddenly came from a short distance outside, as if someone was shouting something, as if there were still crying and howling sounds, and the several war horses tied around were neighing uneasyly.
"What's going on?" Gao Shun said loudly.
The soldiers on duty outside came in to report: "Captain Kaza is leading some vassals and killing prisoners."
Gao Shun frowned: "What's going on? Who asked them to kill the prisoners?"
Lu Silang was also stunned for a moment, "I didn't give an order... This damn Kaza, I said I can't kill the prisoners to vent my anger!"
"Damn it, general, wait a moment, I'll go and see..." As he said that, Lu Silang was about to turn around and walk out.
"Wait." Gao Shun suddenly called Lu Silang, pondered for a while, rubbed his head, and his head ached a little again, disturbing Gao Shun's inability to completely calm down and think, "Wait for me to think about it..."
The massacre in the distance was still going on, with loud and small sounds, screams, and curses rushing straight into the head.
Gao Shun narrowed his eyes and looked out. There were several green or soap flags inserted on the wall facing the command post. Without the wind, the flag was just hanging softly. The soldiers standing guard under the flag seemed to be listless, and their backs seemed to be blurry and distorted as the light and shadow swayed...
Suddenly, Gao Shun understood.
He thought badly before.
Perhaps it was the illness that interfered with his thinking, or perhaps it was the headache that made him dull. In fact, there was no need for him to annihilate the Cheshi's descendants, especially after Wusun participated in the war, he had no chance to achieve this goal.
Since there is no way to annihilate the Cheshi's descendants, it seems that whether to fight to the royal court is not that important.
As soon as the goal is changed, the idea seems to be available instantly.
"Let Kaza stop and call him over. Call Chen Sanlang over too." Gao Shun raised his head, closed his eyes, exhaled slightly, and said, "We want to fight the last battle... we can't move forward, so we will lead them out... and after the battle, we will retreat."
Lu Silang was stunned, with a little more excited on his face, so he nodded and went out.
After a while, the crying outside gradually became smaller.
After a while, Lu Silang and Kaza came.
Gao Shun didn't say anything, just signaled the two of them to sit down, and then closed their eyes slightly to rest.
Chen Sanlang came last, but no one blamed him. Because Chen Sanlang's injuries were not light.
Gao Shun looked at Chen Sanlang, "How is it, can your body still hold on?"
Chen Sanlang is now deficient in his qi and blood. Even after walking a few steps like this, he seems to be exhausted and sweating comes out, but he still says with a strong voice: "It's okay, nothing... General, just order me, I can still hold on!"
Gao Shun sighed slightly, "Sanlang, I have an important task to hand over to you. I want you to take all the wounded soldiers at the moment, plus two hundred guards, to evacuate immediately."
Chen Sanlang was stunned, "General! You are..."
Gao Shun nodded, "Yes, we are going to be ready to withdraw, but we can't just withdraw it..."
Gao Shun glanced at Kaza, who was beside him, "In this situation, if you retreat, you will inevitably compete with each other and grab the road. Even if you can return to the West Sea, you will probably not have one ten left. Kaza... If you retreat directly at this time, can you guarantee that your subordinates will not leave you and run away first?"
Kaza grunted for a moment. He originally wanted to be tougher, but when Gao Shun glanced at him, he felt cold in his heart. In addition, because he couldn't help but feel guilty because he couldn't help but feel guilty at the moment, so he smirked twice, which was considered a default.
Gao Shun sighed in his heart that no matter what, the system of the vassal army is still inappropriate. However, now is not the time to consider these things, and the vassal army must also be used, otherwise there will definitely be problems.
Retreat is a dangerous move at this time. If there is a slight mistake, it will lead to a collapse of the entire line. Gao Shun has seen too many such situations, when Lu Bu...
Forget it, Gao Shun shook his head slightly, "Now that Che Shi Wusun joins forces, obviously to surround us in Wutugu, so the best way now is to lure them out... If we don't beat them up, even if we want to retreat, we can't retreat! They will bite us tightly and will definitely not let us return smoothly. Kaza, you should still pretend to be a bite and pretend to be a little bit. If you don't beat Che Shi people, they won't be fooled... Go forward from the stone wall, and you will send your soldiers out, I don't care what you can do... But you must give Che Shi people a ruthless person. Don't your subordinates can't help but kill the prisoners to vent their anger? Now give you this opportunity to vent your anger... Then we will give Che Shi people the last blow at Wutugukou!"
Kaza tried hard to keep himself from laughing. This means he could make money and get things right?
『I'll wait for you here for three days! You can fight whatever you want, and get whatever you want, but you have to come back within three days... How about it, can you do it?" Gao Shun asked, 『If I can't do it, I'll let it...』
『No problem! General! I am familiar with this matter!" Kaza almost jumped up and patted his chest and said, 『General, don't worry, I will definitely do it well!"
『Very good...』 Gao Shun nodded and said, 『Then you go and prepare first, and you will set off tomorrow morning!』
Kaza took the order and left.
Lu Silang looked at Kaza's back, was silent for a while, and said to Gao Shun: "General, rely on Kaza's people...will...will...I mean, what if..."
『Well, you need to make more preparations... So, Chen Sanlang, you will leave tonight, remember to let the prisoners see..." Gao Shun nodded and said, "Lu Silang, you should take some people, pretend to kill the prisoners in the middle of the night, and then "accidentally" let them go... Three days later, we withdraw our troops, and all the supplies we cannot take away were piled with firewood, and they will be burned directly at that time...』
Chen Sanlang straightened his body and said, "General, I can still fight! I...I can stay! Just ask Chief Qu to take the wounded back with him!"
"No," Gao Shun rejected Chen Sanlang's request, "Just like the words that the General of the Cavalry often said... As a general, he has the responsibility to lead soldiers to fight, and he has the responsibility to lead soldiers home..."
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Chapter completed!