As Dong Zhuo, Xu Chu, and others retreated, the previously stalemate instantly lost its balance.

Without the support of many powerful generals, the Western Regions allied forces were immediately overwhelmed by the Xiongnu's subordinate forces.

"Flanking cavalry, pursue from both sides with mounted archery; reserve cavalry, pursue!"

Seeing the Han general retreat, Xie Zhiyu hurriedly issued a series of orders, sending the entire army forward in preparation to crush the Western Regions coalition in one fell swoop.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Shao on the high platform couldn't help but sneer, "Order Li Jue on the left wing and three thousand Imperial Guards to crush the Xiongnu's right wing cavalry head-on!"

"Here you go!"

The messenger responded loudly and immediately rode away.

Upon receiving Yuan Shao's orders, Li Jue, Hua Xiong, and others led 5,000 cavalry and 3,000 Imperial Guards academy soldiers to meet the Xiongnu cavalry one after the other.

"not good!"

Xie Zhiyu, who was behind the army formation, also noticed the movement of the Han army and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Seeing the enemy troops heading straight for his right flank cavalry, Xie Zhiyu's expression immediately changed.

At this moment, what he feared most was that his cavalry would engage in a direct confrontation with the enemy.

The sight of the three thousand Imperial Guard trainees clad in gleaming armor behind him sent chills down his spine.

Xie Zhiyu clearly remembers that Lu Bu wore that kind of armor that shone with golden light.

If the 10,000 cavalry on my right flank were to encounter the enemy, they would surely suffer heavy casualties.

The reason the enemy chose this time to send out these cavalry must be to take the opportunity to defeat the few remaining cavalry and make them lose the chance to establish a foothold here.

"A conspiracy! This is a conspiracy by the Han general!"

Thinking of this, Xie Zhiyu felt a chill run down his spine and hurriedly shouted loudly to the guards beside him:

"Quickly, blow the horn! Let our warriors retreat!!"

Upon hearing this, the guards quickly picked up their horns and began to blow them.

"Waaaaah~!"

A series of urgent and mournful bugle calls immediately resounded throughout the vast wilderness.

The Xiongnu cavalry, who were pursuing the Western Regions allied forces, pulled on their reins to slow their horses down, and then the rear ranks turned to the front ranks and began to retreat.

"Heh, what a coward!"

Upon seeing this from the high platform, Yuan Shao couldn't help but sneer, and then ordered, "Order Li Jue and the Imperial Guard to change their attack direction and intercept and kill the enemy's central army!"

Upon hearing this, a rider beside him immediately waved a command flag, pointing it at the Xiongnu troops who were chasing the Western Regions allied forces.

"Brothers, follow me and kill!"

Li Jue, who was galloping at full speed, turned his head and saw the command flag. He then roared, pulled on the reins, and led his cavalrymen to charge towards the Xiongnu vassal army.

Faced with the charge of these eight thousand cavalry, the Xiongnu troops in pursuit were thrown into chaos.

Faced with cavalry, the infantry of the Xiongnu army were utterly powerless to resist.

In addition, the sudden retreat of the Xiongnu caused the Xiongnu troops to lose their will to fight and they all turned around and ran back.

The original pursuit battle instantly collapsed.

After a brief charge, Li Jue and his men did not linger and retreated.

Both sides suffered heavy losses in this battle outside the city.

The Western Regions allied forces commanded by Yuan Shao suffered a total of over 15,000 casualties, while the Imperial Guard suffered no casualties.

Xie Zhiyu's Xiongnu troops suffered over 20,000 casualties, while the Xiongnu cavalry suffered over 60 casualties.

Neither side gained any significant advantage, and the match ended in a draw.

Yuan Shao and others were quite satisfied with this result.

When the results of the battle damage were sent to Lanzhi, she was heartbroken and could only lament the cruelty of war and the hatred of the Xiongnu people. She did not suspect Yuan Shao and the others at all.

Xie Zhiyu, who had withdrawn his troops and returned to camp, sat in his tent with a livid face, looking sullen and unhappy.

He was about to win, but in the end he got this result, so he naturally felt extremely frustrated.

In his view, the Han generals also didn't care about the lives of these young men from the Western Regions; their only target was their own cavalry.

"Hmph, since you want to drag this out, then I'll drag it out with you to the very end!"

Thinking it over, Xie Zhiyu couldn't help but let out a cold snort, a chilling glint flashing in his eyes.

After resting for two days, Xie Zhiyu once again led the remaining 80,000 troops to the walls of Gaochang.

This time, Xie Zhiyu positioned all 30,000 Xiongnu cavalry in the rear and used 50,000 subordinate troops as the vanguard.

From the city wall, Yuan Shao saw Xie Zhiyu's deployment and chose to hold his ground and not fight.

Seeing the Han army's actions, Xie Zhiyu became even more certain of his thoughts and immediately ordered the Xiongnu troops to begin attacking the city.

The 10,000 Xiongnu soldiers in the front row advanced smoothly and soon crossed the trench and arrived at the foot of the city wall.

Just as they were preparing to set up the ladders, thousands of stones suddenly fell from the city wall, hurtling down with a whooshing sound as they descended from their high position.

In an instant, thousands of Xiongnu soldiers near the city wall were smashed in, their heads bleeding profusely, and their pitiful cries echoed all around.

"Conserve your stones, prepare for melee combat!!"

After the initial wave of falling rocks subsided, Yuan Shao, who was in command, stopped the Western Region soldiers from continuing to throw stones.

Although the soldiers from the Western Regions were puzzled, none of them dared to disobey orders. So they picked up their scimitars and spears and waited for the enemy to scale the city walls.

Seeing that there was no movement on the city wall, the Xiongnu troops behind them immediately stepped forward, lifted the ladders, and climbed up.

Before long, dozens of Xiongnu soldiers had climbed onto the city wall.

Unfortunately, as soon as they showed their faces, they were pierced by spears and fell to the ground.

The person in front of you just fell down, and the person behind you followed closely behind, but unfortunately, the result was still the same.

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