Zhang Bao did not expect that the army's counterattack would come so swiftly and violently.
In less than half an hour, their offensive was blocked. The pressure from the cavalry was very strong. Coupled with the counterattack of the officers and soldiers, the battle situation fell into a stalemate for a while.
The gate of the camp became the center of the tug-of-war. The harassment by the army's cavalry made it difficult for the Yellow Turbans' follow-up troops to continue their tidal offensive. The soldiers who invaded the camp were retreating steadily without backup and the fierce attack of the army. They were already heading towards the camp.
Retreat outside.
Both sides seemed to have rushed into a meat grinder. Both the Yellow Turban soldiers and the officers and soldiers fell down one by one. Although Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Dian Wei at the door were wounded all over their bodies and their old wounds were bleeding profusely, they were so brave that they could not stop the Yellow Turbans.
Can't get in.
"No, we can't continue fighting like this. Their cavalry is a big trouble. We have to retreat to the city first."
Zhang Bao saw soldiers from both sides falling down in rows, and corpses piled up like mountains at the gate of the official and military camps. The two sides entered into a fierce tug-of-war, and he knew that the fight could not continue.
His character was originally very impulsive, but this time he was asked by his eldest brother Zhang Jiao to gather all the Yellow Turbans scattered across Jizhou and go to Guangzong to rescue him. With a mission on his shoulders and concern for his brother's safety in his heart, he forced Zhang Jiao to
Bao forced him to regain his composure.
If we continue to fight now, the army will be annihilated, but our own strength will definitely be greatly damaged.
The Yellow Turbans under his hand were already the last strength in Jizhou, because the original small group of Yellow Turbans were wiped out by the army sent by Lu Zhi. Most of the others, like Zhang Yan in Julu to resist the official army, Zhang Jiao in Guangzong, the remaining strength was gone.
In his hands.
Thinking of this, Zhang Bao said to the ordering soldier: "Ming Jin withdraws the troops!"
The generals on the left and right were very puzzled and didn't understand why they had to retreat, and they all advised: "General Digong, although the officers and soldiers organized forces to resist, their physical strength and morale have reached their limit, why not take advantage of the situation and annihilate them."
"withdraw troops!"
Zhang Bao's tone was firm. He didn't know that the Han army's physical strength and morale were not at their peak. After all, they lost the battle under the city and ran back to the camp for two miles. Many of their soldiers were resting in the city. They were completely defeated physically and the tug-of-war continued.
If you keep fighting, you have a good chance of winning.
But at the same time, Zhang Bao also knew that if he continued to fight hard, it would become a life-and-death battle like a grindstone of flesh and blood. The army would be wiped out because of the small number of soldiers, but his own casualties would also be huge.
Now the pressure on Guangzong is not small. Huangfu Song has led the Yuzhou army to the north and surrounded Zhang Jiao. His eldest brother is in danger. Zhang Bao does not want to fight to the death with the Jizhou army here. He wants to preserve his strength.
Go rescue Guangzong.
"General!"
"No need to persuade, withdraw your troops."
Zhang Bao shook his head: "This battle has crippled the army. Our mission is to go south to rescue my brother. Don't continue to entangle with them."
"That's...okay."
When Zhang Jiao's safety was involved, all the soldiers had no choice but to give up and began to withdraw their troops.
The tinkling gongs and drums sounded, and the Yellow Turban soldiers slowly retreated.
Guan Hai gasped for breath and sweated like rain.
just.
Just now.
He almost died.
If Fu Ruxin had not lowered his head to hide, his head might have been flying high in the air.
The red-faced man was not only incredibly strong, but his martial arts skills were also terrifying.
Hearing the sound of gold ringing in his ears, Guan Hai was like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw. He breathed a big sigh of relief and shouted to Guan Yu: "Red-faced man, stop fighting today and fight again tomorrow."
After saying that, he reined in his horse and left.
The ghosts will still fight him in the future.
Guan Yu's hands were very itchy. Since his debut, he was the first person who could fight him for dozens of rounds without dying. He was about to chase after him, but at this time, there was a sound of gold ringing in the army camp behind him, so he had no choice but to give up.
Reiner your horse and return to camp.
The soldiers on both sides faded away like a tide, called a truce, and went back to recuperate.
Post-war statistics showed that thousands of officers and soldiers were separated in this battle, and 10,000 people were killed or injured, with a total loss of nearly 20,000 horses.
The Yellow Turbans also suffered a lot of losses. The first wave of counterattack by the army killed and injured thousands of people, and the total number of casualties was 10,000 or 20,000.
However, after all, they had a large number of people, had won the battle, and their morale was high. The next day, they organized their troops and sent out troops to plunder in all directions.
The army of more than 100,000 people consumed so much food every day that Zhang Bao could hardly hold on any longer.
Now taking advantage of this opportunity, the officers and soldiers were hiding in the camp and could not come out. He immediately went to plunder the Sifang City, rob grain and grass supplies, rest and reorganize weapons and equipment, and prepare to go south to Guangzong to rescue Zhang Jiao in a few days.
The officers and soldiers were defeated and their morale was low. Although there were cavalry watching eagerly, there was no infantry support. The cavalry did not dare to pursue the Yellow Turban thieves who came out of the city to plunder for fear of getting stuck in the quagmire. Therefore, Dong Zhuo could only watch them go around.
Harassing various counties and counties, fearing not to fight.
Dong Zhuo's handsome account.
Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, Li Meng, Wang Fang, Xu Rong, Duan Xuan, Hu Zhenyang, Xiu Niu Fu, Dong Yue and others gathered together.
Lu Bu, Li Ru, and Jia Xu, who were later known, were not here.
In fact, Dong Zhuo's early team members were all from Xiliang, and they all followed him when he fought against the Qiang and Hu. However, Lu Bu was from Bingzhou, and now he is following Ding Yuan, and Li Ru was an official of the Han Dynasty, waiting for Dong Zhuo to disrupt the government.
Only then will you trust him.
As for Jia Xu... Although Jia Xu is also from Xiliang and is from the same hometown as many people here, he is now in Liangzhou and will not join Dong Zhuo's army until next year.
Therefore, Dong Zhuo commanded more than a dozen generals, big and small, but none of them could be called counselors.
"snort!"
Dong Zhuo snorted coldly: "After this defeat, the imperial court will definitely accuse us. What should we do?"
Everyone looked at each other, no one dared to answer.
boom!
Dong Zhuo slammed the table and said angrily: "What? No one can come up with an idea? Don't you usually have some ideas?"
"this....."
Hu Zhen was one of Dong Zhuo's earliest subordinates. Unlike Li Jue, Guo Si and others who had only joined two years ago, his status was still above the generals. He hesitated for a moment and whispered: "General, although the blame for this defeat is unavoidable,
But since the soldiers are not spared, it is better to report to the imperial court and impeach Lu Zhi and the men he left behind."
Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu also had some say. He also said: "Father, these days when we are attacking the city, we have several opportunities to scale the city wall. But every time, the Northern Army retreats first. I think they are clearly afraid of the enemy."
If you don't move forward, you won't dare to fight to the death."
"oh?"
Dong Zhuo immediately understood what they meant.
Throw the blame!
You have to find a reason to lose a battle. Lu Zhi's crime happened to be that he was afraid of fighting. What better excuse could there be than that none of the troops Lu Zhi brought out dared to fight to the death?
Thinking of this, Dong Zhuo understood and nodded: "Yes, it's all Lu Zhi and his soldiers who dare not fight to the death. It's not my fault."
After saying this, he immediately ordered the Chinese military clerk to help him write a memorial to impeach clan members Bao Hong, Wu Lan and others.
This naturally includes Liu Bei.
A few days later, due to Zhang Bao's military power, Dong Zhuo had no choice but to take the remaining troops south to Guangzong and join Huangfu Song.
In mid-September, Dong Zhuo's memorial also arrived in Luoyang. When he heard the news of the defeat, the emperor was furious, dismissed Dong Zhuo from his official post, and sent him to Luoyang for trial. The rest of the army officials, big and small, were also imprisoned, and the army returned.