After counting, more than 900 of his soldiers were killed and more than 1,300 were injured.
They killed more than 7,000 Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses and captured more than 5,000 people, nearly half of whom were injured. They also captured more than 700 horses.
Liu Bei ordered medical workers to treat the wounded, including injured prisoners. As for the uninjured prisoners, he selected the strong and strong ones and organized them into each battalion.
In addition to the fact that Ji Ling's soldiers and horses were relatively brave at the beginning of this battle, and his own battle losses were relatively large, since Zhang Fei stabbed Ji Ling to death, his two wings blocked the impact of the enemy cavalry, and the enemy troops began to completely retreat.
, and began an overwhelming slaughter, so there will be such a record.
Liu Bei ordered people to slaughter sheep and pigs, and rewarded the entire army with wine and meat.
It can be said that this victory not only established Liu Bei's prestige in Xuzhou, but also established his prestige in the world.
From now on, in the eyes of the governors, he was no longer just the unknown Liu Xuande, but the famous Liu Bei. Even among the ministers of the imperial court, he, Liu Bei, would be widely talked about.
After defeating Yuan Shu, Xuzhou is considered stable. His ambition to quell chaos, calm the people, and support the Han Dynasty will have a foundation, and things will become easier in the future.
Of course, this is just Liu Bei's idea.
In Zhou Ping's view, Xuzhou is only temporarily stable now.
Although Yuan Shu suffered such a defeat, he was still a hidden danger to Xuzhou, especially if he united with Lu Bu, he would be an enemy that Xuzhou could not underestimate.
Lu Bu has strong generals and counselors, while Yuan Shu has soldiers and food. If the two are combined, even if Xuzhou cannot be taken away, it will hinder Liu Bei's stability and development.
Zhou Ping's current idea is to seize the time and eliminate them separately before they are truly combined.
As long as one party is eliminated first, there is no need to worry about the other. The person Zhou Ping wants to eliminate first is Lu Bu.
When Lu Bu comes to Xuzhou, it is very likely that he will hook up with Yuan Shu.
Now that Yuan Shu is defeated, he would rather not give up Xuzhou and give it to Lu Bu, but he also wants to destroy Liu Bei and avenge himself.
It just so happened that Liu Bei was leading his army to stay in Xuyi, giving Lu Bu the opportunity to attack Xiapi.
A greedy person will not give up his profit. When Lu Bu saw that there was a profit to be made, and it was such a huge profit as Xuzhou, he would definitely be tempted.
Therefore, Liu Bei cannot retreat yet, and Zhou Ping also hopes that Yuan Shu will not retreat too early.
Only if Yuan Shu stayed in Xuzhou could Liu Bei have an excuse to keep troops here.
"Hahaha... Yuan Shu suffered such a defeat and his army was short of food and grass. I expected that he would withdraw his troops and return to Shouchun!"
Liu Bei held a banquet in the main tent and drank with the generals. The detective cavalry had come to report, and Yuan Shu retreated thirty miles to set up camp.
"Brother, why don't we take advantage of him to retreat, and let us pursue him for a while, and we will definitely kill him in one fell swoop." Guan Yu raised his glass and said.
Liu Bei raised his glass and drank first, put the empty glass on the table, and shook his head: "No, the fourth generation of the Yuan family is a public family, and there are relatives and old officials all over the world. Although Yuan Benchu is fighting with him now, they are still brothers of the Yuan family.
.It is enough for me to defeat him so that he does not dare to fight for Xuzhou again. Yuan Shu can be defeated, but he is still indestructible!"
Zhou Ping immediately said: "My Lord, what you said is true. Yuan Shu was defeated by Cao Cao first, and now he is defeated again. His power has declined and his prestige has been lost. It is difficult to fight for Xuzhou again. Even if he wants to be defeated, there is no rush to do so at this moment."
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Liu Bei looked at Zhou Ping with relief. Although they had the same words, their purposes were different.
One is concerned about Yuan Shu's identity and is afraid that he will incur public anger, while the other is to retain Yuan Shu and attract Lu Bu.
That day, all the generals drank heavily and left happily.
On the second day, Zhou Ping came to Liu Bei, screened the people in the tent, and said: "My lord, although Yuan Shu is defeated, Lu Bu is coming to Xuzhou, so we must be on guard. At this time, you can order Yide to lead two thousand troops and march south of Pi.
We are waiting in ambush thirty miles away. If Lu Bu really wants to attack Tapi, the ambush troops can go out and repel him."
"Yuan Shu has retreated, and there is no need for troops to garrison in Dongyang. Chen Yuanlong can be ordered to lead his troops back to Guangling. Li Gongliang's 3,000 Danyang soldiers can be ordered to lead his troops to the Huaihe River to guard with Zang Langya. If my prediction is true,
, Yuan Shu is very likely to retreat to Huai Ling, so we can not only consolidate the defense of the Huai River, but also make people think that the troops led by Yide are moving to defend the Huai River."
"I will also set out to return to Xiapi tomorrow and make early arrangements to protect Xiapi. As for this place, if Yuan Shu retreats to Huailing without leaving, he may have some connection with Lu Bu. Please don't move your troops, just stay here and observe.
.If this is the case, Lu Bu will definitely lead his troops to attack Xiapi, and we are prepared. Even if we cannot defeat them, we can stop them from fighting for Xuzhou, so that Xuzhou can be safe for a long time!"
Liu Bei listened silently and nodded slightly, but there was a look of doubt on his face: "Sir, do you really think that General Lu will definitely attack Xiapi? If he has no intention of doing so, and I have this suspicion and precaution, wouldn't it be wrong?
I have lost the embrace of a gentleman!"
"My lord, Cao Cao's loss to Yanzhou is only in front of Yin Jian! Moreover, we have no intention of harming him, we only want to prevent him, and we have not lost the behavior of a gentleman." Zhou Ping persuaded.
Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and thought of Ding Yuan and Dong Zhuo, as well as Cao Cao, Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others.
Although he thought that Lu Bu was unlikely to attack and capture Xiapi, he still had to be on guard, so he nodded in agreement: "Yes, it's as you wish, sir."
So he called Zhang Fei and asked him to lead two thousand Xuzhou soldiers to lie in wait thirty miles south of Xiapi.
He also sent people to Dongyang and asked Chen Deng to lead the troops back to Guangling. He also ordered Li Jia to lead 3,000 Danyang soldiers to guard with Zang Ba by the Huaihe River.
Then one day later, Zhou Ping left Xuyi with Zhang Wu and more than a dozen escorts, crossed the river and headed north back to Xiapi.
Liu Bei stayed in Xuyi to rest and reorganize his troops, and at the same time sent out scouts to pay close attention to Yuan Shu's whereabouts.
After Yuan Shu retreated and set up camp thirty miles away, he counted his troops and found that there were nearly 17,000 men missing, with only more than 25,000 men left.
He knew that not all of the few soldiers and horses were killed and captured by Liu Bei, and some of them escaped on their own.
General Liu Xiang also did not return to camp. It is not known whether he was beheaded or escaped.
However, from Yuan Shu's point of view, it was very likely that he died in battle and it was impossible for him to escape.
This time, the defeat was even worse than the last time in Chenliu.
Last time, we didn't lose so many generals.
Yuan Shu camped thirty miles away and stayed for only one day. He quickly ordered to set up camp and return to Huailing.
After all, Huailing is a city, so it will be relatively safer, and there is not much food and grass left in the army. If they don't leave, they will starve. If they don't have anything to eat, the soldiers and horses may rebel, or all of them will.
Escape.
On the one hand, Yuan Shu sent people to Huailing and asked Li Feng to send people to welcome him with food. On the other hand, Yuan Shu sent people back to Shouchun and asked Shouchun to transport food to him.
At the same time, he did not forget the "bandits" on Hushan Mountain. He sent people to investigate and learned that there were no bandits on Hushan Mountain.
Those bandits had left Hushan a few days ago and headed west. When they reached Zhongli, they crossed the river and headed north. I don't know where they went.
Yuan Shu finally felt relieved and led a defeated army to Huai Ling. When he was about to reach Huai Ling, he received a letter from Lu Bu.
