"Order them to withdraw!!"
Seeing this, Tan Shihuai hurriedly shouted loudly at the guards beside him.
The formation of 15,000 elite Gaoliu troops suffered more than 5,000 casualties in just one round. The right flank was disrupted, the central army was decimated, and the remaining left flank was also in imminent danger.
If we don't withdraw now, the losses will be enormous.
Soon, the bugle call to retreat sounded in the Xianbei army, and the remaining eight thousand Xianbei soldiers immediately reined in their horses and rode back.
Seeing that the enemy troops had all turned their horses and fled, Lü Bu and Huang Zhong also stopped and did not pursue them.
The current Lü Bu is no longer as impulsive as he used to be.
He knew that after the previous battles, his own formation was in disarray. If he rashly pursued the remaining troops, he would suffer heavy losses if Tan Shihuai led his army to press forward.
The front line is never the time to play the hero.
"White Horse Cavalry, kill!!"
Just as Lü Bu and Huang Zhong stopped, a roar came from the other side.
Gongsun Zan led the soldiers of the White Horse Camp, turned their horses around, and chased after the retreating enemy forces on the right flank.
Gongsun Zan, who was at the forefront, held a bow in one hand and the reins in the other. He squeezed his horse's flanks hard with both feet and accelerated forward to catch up.
Although his White Horse Camp threw the enemy's right flank into chaos, the casualties inflicted on the enemy were far less than those of Lü Bu and Huang Zhong.
He knew that he was no match for Lü Bu and Huang Zhong in terms of personal bravery, but when it came to training troops, he didn't think he was inferior in any way.
Lü Bu and Huang Zhong, working together from the front and rear, managed to cripple the Xianbei central army.
Therefore, Gongsun Zan planned to rely solely on the White Horse Camp to wipe out the enemy's right flank.
Now, the emperor is watching the battle from the rear, and he wants to use this to prove to the emperor that the White Horse Cavalry is the most elite force of the Han Dynasty.
Soon, Gongsun Zan caught up to the enemy's rear ranks within a hundred paces.
Gongsun Zan urged his warhorse on while drawing his bow and shooting an arrow, bringing down a Xianbei cavalryman.
The soldiers of the White Horse Camp followed closely behind, unleashing wave after wave of arrows upon the fleeing Xianbei cavalry.
The Xianbei soldiers who were fleeing behind immediately let out a series of miserable groans and fell off their horses one after another.
Hearing the commotion behind them, the Xianbei soldiers fleeing in front were terrified and urged their horses on, trying to escape the battlefield as quickly as possible.
Unfortunately, the speed of their warhorses prevented them from escaping the White Horse Camp's firing range.
In this chase, the Xianbei soldiers who fell behind were shot off their horses one after another by the White Horse Camp.
"Damn it, these white horse cavalrymen are going too far!!"
Seeing the White Horse Camp relentlessly pursuing his troops, Tan Shihuai couldn't help but curse aloud, then looked at Han Sui beside him.
"Wen Yue, immediately send 10,000 able-bodied men to intercept them. I will personally lead 10,000 elite Gao Liu troops to block them from the rear. We must annihilate this White Horse Cavalry!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!!"
Han Sui agreed, and then ordered one of his men to sound the horn.
"Bo Gui, come back quickly!!"
On the other side, Huang Zhong heard the bugle call from the Xianbei army and couldn't help but shout out.
Perhaps it was because of the distance, or perhaps it was because they were only focused on killing the enemy.
Gongsun Zan ignored Huang Zhong's warning and continued to lead the White Horse Camp, shooting down the fleeing Xianbei cavalry.
"That Gongsun Zan is far too reckless!"
On the high platform, looking at the White Horse Camp getting closer and closer to the Xianbei army, Huangfu Song couldn't help but show a hint of anger on his face.
When Huangfu Song was stationed in Liaozhou, he had dealings with Gongsun Zan for a period of time.
He knew that Gongsun Zan was quite capable, but he was also very arrogant, and this arrogance became more and more obvious as the White Horse Camp grew stronger.
Now, they've even gone so far as to disregard the rules of the battlefield.
As the commander-in-chief, Huangfu Song was naturally somewhat displeased.
"Sound the retreat!"
Sensing Huangfu Song's emotions, Liu Hong immediately gave an order to the guards beside him.
"Ding ding ding!!"
Soon, the sound of retreating troops echoed through the Han army ranks.
Lu Bu and Huang Zhong glanced at the White Horse Camp with concern, and immediately led their soldiers back to their main camp.
"stop!!"
Gongsun Zan, who was chasing the enemy, immediately shouted and reined in his horse.
With a reluctant glance at the fleeing Xianbei cavalry, Gongsun Zan immediately turned his horse and led the White Horse Battalion back.
On the other side, Tan Shihuai, who was preparing to send troops, also stopped.
As he watched the soldiers retreating one after another, Tan Shihuai felt a sense of fear rise in his heart.
Of the 15,000 elite troops of Takayanagi, more than 6,000 were killed or wounded in a short period of time.
Even during past sieges of Han cities, such a high casualty ratio had never occurred.
Only then did he regain a sliver of clarity, realizing that he was facing the Emperor of Han and the most powerful army in the entire Han Dynasty.
His elite Gaoliu troops had no right to be arrogant in the face of the powerful Han cavalry.
At this moment, Tan Shihuai also knew that if he wanted to win this decisive battle, he could only take advantage of his numerical superiority and launch a full-scale offensive.
"Wen Yue, send men to remove the corpses from the battlefield!!"
Having made up his mind, Tan Shihuai ordered his men to clear the battlefield of corpses, preparing for the upcoming large-scale decisive battle.
On the other side, Liu Hong also sent soldiers to collect the bodies of the Han soldiers.
In the center of the battlefield, the soldiers on both sides tacitly refrained from attacking, focusing instead on carrying the corpses of their comrades.
On the city wall of Juyan, Cao Song, Xun Shuang, and the officials, students, and common people watching the battle were all excited and looking forward to the next battle.
In their minds, the steppe cavalry had always been free to come and go and were exceptionally powerful, causing incalculable damage to the border regions of the Han Dynasty over the years.
Witnessing the Han cavalry defeat the Xianbei cavalry on the main battlefield was undoubtedly a great source of pride and arrogance for them.
Cao Song, his face flushed, looked at Xun Shuang beside him: "Ciming, have you remembered everything that happened in the battle just now?"
"Don't worry, Lord Cao, I've written it all down. This decisive battle is a historic event, and I will definitely record it exactly as it is and present it to the world."
Let everyone see how our Han soldiers utterly crushed the barbarians of the grasslands!
Xun Shuang was also excitedly holding a calligraphy brush, with a stack of papers on a table beside him.
On the other side, Liu Hong also summoned Lu Bu, Huang Zhong, and Gongsun Zan, who had returned to their own camp, to his presence.
"You have just demonstrated the might of my Han army to the Xianbei people; I am deeply gratified!"
"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty!!"
Faced with the emperor's praise, all three showed expressions of excitement.
Liu Hong looked at Gongsun Zan, who was dressed in white robes, his expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice:
"Bo Gui, do you know your crime?"
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