What is the situation regarding our casualties?

"Reporting to the general, our army has suffered forty dead, ten seriously wounded, and one hundred and fifty lightly wounded!"

"So many people were lost?"

Upon hearing his subordinates' report on the battle losses, Lü Bu frowned.

Although casualties are inevitable when new recruits go into battle, the fact that so many casualties occurred when they had an absolute advantage was unacceptable to Lü Bu.

It should be noted that the soldiers of the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry were all handpicked by Lü Bu from the entire Bingzhou region. While they might not be able to take on five men each, they were still far superior to the fleeing Jie people.

Lu Bu then closed his eyes and began to re-simulate the battle in his mind, searching for the main causes of the casualties.

Soon, Lü Bu discovered a fatal weakness in the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry!

That was because he charged too aggressively. Although it boosted the morale of his men, it also caused him to become somewhat separated from the main force. This resulted in the troops temporarily losing unified command. Faced with the enemy's sudden resistance, his soldiers were caught off guard and failed to respond in time, which led to such heavy casualties.

The Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry is a pack of wolves, and he is the leader. But once he loses his leader, the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry will fall apart, which is not the result Lu Bu wants.

"It seems we must ask General Zhang to find a suitable commander as soon as possible!!"

Lu Bu frowned and muttered something under his breath. Compared to commanding battles, he preferred to lead the charge and kill enemy generals.

Lu Bu then left 500 men to clean up the battlefield, and then led the rest of his men toward Wang Chen's tribe.

Meanwhile, in the Xiongnu tribe, a Jie soldier excitedly entered the tent where their chieftain Shi Qing was located.

"Reporting to the chieftain, we have harvested a total of 50,000 sheep, 18,000 cattle, 4,000 fine horses, 3,000 shi of grain, 500 shi of salt, and 3,000 corpses of the Xiongnu."

Shi Qing smiled and nodded in satisfaction, "Very good! With these things, we should be able to get through this cold winter for a while!"

After glancing at the collected food and wine, Shi Qing gave the order:

"Tell the brothers to rest here for a while, and after the pursuing brothers return and have eaten and drunk their fill, we'll retreat!"

Cheers erupted from the Jie people's group as they took food and found their own tents.

However, after waiting for about half an hour, the pursuit team still hadn't returned.

"They've been gone so long, why haven't they come back yet?"

A hint of worry appeared on Shi Qing's face.

A soldier looked at Shi Qing and said, "Chief, so much time has passed and they still haven't returned. Do you think something might have happened to them?"

"Accident?"

Upon hearing this, Shi Qing was startled and a bad feeling immediately arose in his heart. He said uncertainly, "But even if something unexpected happens, someone still has to come back and report!"

"Rumble..."

Just as Shi Qing and the others were talking and resting, a thunderous sound of horses' hooves suddenly came.

"They're back?"

Upon hearing the sound of horses' hooves, Shi Qing's face lit up with joy, and he immediately went outside the tent.

"This sound is wrong!!"

As Shi Qing stepped out of the tent, his expression suddenly changed. An 800-man cavalry force could not possibly have caused such a commotion.

Shi Qing immediately looked up in the direction of the sound, and when he saw the Han army rushing towards him, he was terrified.

"Enemy attack!!"

After letting out a shrill roar, Shi Qing hurriedly ran towards the back of the tent where the warhorse was located.

But by this time, the Bingzhou wolf cavalry had already charged close.

Lu Bu, on horseback, noticed Shi Qing immediately. Just as Shi Qing shouted and turned his head, Lu Bu quickly took down a large bow, drew it, and nocked an arrow.

Lu Bu narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Shi Qing's back. Then, he released his right hand, and with a "whoosh," the arrow left the bowstring and pointed straight at Shi Qing.

Shi Qing had only taken two steps when he felt a sense of danger approaching. Before he could react, he heard a "thud" and felt a pain in his back. He looked down at the arrow that had pierced through his chest, his eyes wide as he fell to the ground.

On the other side, the other Jie people who heard the commotion also ran out of their tents. When they saw the Bingzhou wolf cavalry rushing towards them, everyone was shocked and bewildered.

All they heard were the whooshing sounds of arrows cutting through the air, followed by a rain of arrows raining down on them.

"Ah~ Uh~"

Countless Jie soldiers screamed as they fell to the ground, wounded by arrows.

In an instant, all the surviving Jie people scattered and fled in panic.

But where can four legs run when there are only two?

Wang Chen and his remaining two hundred or so Southern Xiongnu soldiers rushed forward immediately, their eyes bloodshot as they hacked at the Jie people in their path.

Although the Jie people managed to put up some sporadic resistance under the leadership of a few minor leaders, the unorganized and unarmored infantry had virtually no choice but to be slaughtered when facing cavalry.

Wang Chen and his men's ferocity completely shattered the morale of the Jie people.

Seeing that their resistance was futile, the Capricorns all overtook those around them as quickly as possible, hoping that they could help them hold off the enemy.

"kill!!"

Seeing that the Jie people had completely collapsed, Lü Bu roared and led the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to quickly charge into the fleeing Jie ranks, continuously reaping the lives of Jie soldiers.

A few lucky ones managed to jump onto horseback, but they were immediately shot dead by the crossbowmen roaming the perimeter.

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