As the retreat was imminent, Gao Shun also ordered the entire army to abandon some of their baggage.
Seeing the Han army suddenly abandon their camp and flee, the Goguryeo soldiers excitedly rushed in and began to seize the banners, provisions, clothing, and iron pots that the Han army had left behind in the camp, completely forgetting about pursuing the Han army.
After confirming that there were no ambushes in the camp, Li Xiao, who had been hiding in the rear, immediately led his cavalry to follow.
After looting all the supplies from the Han army camp, Li Xiaosui led the Goguryeo army to continue pursuing Gao Shun's troops. In his view, he could not retreat with peace of mind if he could not defeat the Han army in front of him as soon as possible.
At noon, Li Xiao's army, having marched only ten miles, stopped once again.
Seeing the Han army blocking the only road ahead, Li Xiao was anxious but dared not make any rash moves. He ordered his infantry to go and investigate whether there were any traps.
While the Goguryeo infantry were laying traps, Gao Shun, who was blocking the road, also selected five hundred soldiers with excellent archery skills from his army to shoot and kill the Goguryeo infantry.
Faced with the threat of death, the Goguryeo infantrymen responsible for clearing the traps moved much slower.
And so, the two sides remained locked in a standoff over these traps for half a day.
As dusk approached, the Goguryeo infantry finally filled in the traps, and Gao Shun took advantage of this time to set up a new camp not far behind.
Seeing the Han army hiding in their camp, Li Xiao was furious and immediately ordered his army to attack the camp.
However, the infantrymen, exhausted from a day's work, were unable to get close to the Han army's arrows. Helpless, Li Xiao stopped and set up camp on the spot.
That night, Gao Shun sent out another 5,000 infantrymen to dig traps ten miles east of the camp.
Although Li Xiao intended to launch a night attack on the Han army camp, he had to abandon the plan because the weather was too dark and most of the soldiers could not see.
The night passed, and the Goguryeo army once again launched a full-scale attack on the Han army camp.
This time, Gao Shun didn't even put up a fight. He led his army to retreat and abandoned even more supplies.
It wasn't until noon that the Goguryeo army finished gathering the supplies left behind by the Han army and pursued them. After marching ten miles, they once again confronted the Han army.
Thus, Gao Shun's army confronted Li Xiao during the day, while at night they dispatched 10,000 infantrymen to set up traps in shifts.
Despite Gao Shun's obstruction, four days have passed, and Li Xiao, eager to return home, has only marched fifty li.
When the news reached Changchun, Liu Hong summoned Zhu Jun, Li Jue, Guo Si, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and others together.
Looking at the battle report sent by Gao Shun, Liu Hong looked at Zhu Jun and laughed, "This Gao Gongren is indeed a great military talent. Given this situation, General Huangfu's annihilation plan will surely be executed perfectly."
Zhu Jun nodded: "Your Majesty, judging by the time, news should be arriving from the Goguryeo capital soon. We should set out as soon as possible."
Liu Hong then looked at Cao Cao and the others beside him, "How is the situation with those Buyeo troops?"
Cao Cao's face lit up with joy, and he immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, after more than ten days of training and rest, the morale of the entire army is high and they are ready to be used."
“Alright!” Liu Hong nodded, then turned to look at Zhu Jun and said in a deep voice, “Gongwei, why don’t we send Mengde and the others to pave the way and eliminate the three thousand Goguryeo soldiers in the eastern camp first?”
"Your Majesty is right!"
Zhu Jun did not say much about the emperor's suggestion.
Subsequently, Zhu Jun personally took command of the new army of Fuyu, leading Cao Cao, Sun Jian and others to leave the city first, while Liu Hong led Li Jue, Guo Si and two thousand soldiers to bring up the rear. One thousand five hundred soldiers were left in Changchun City to guard it.
Soon, Zhu Jun led the Buyeo new army to a place not far from the Goguryeo camp.
The three thousand Goguryeo soldiers in the camp, who were responsible for deceiving the Han army, were filled with fear as they looked at the large army in the distance.
Zhu Jun, mounted on his horse, surveyed the Goguryeo camp for a moment and quickly discovered a weak point in the northeast corner. He then ordered five hundred infantrymen to carry large shields and form a shield wall. Behind the shield wall, Zhu Jun arranged for one thousand archers.
Sun Jian, Dian Wei, Hua Xiong, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and others followed closely behind on their warhorses, each leading their own soldiers.
Soon, the shield wall approached within two hundred paces of the Goguryeo camp and then stopped.
The Goguryeo soldiers left in the camp were also stunned for a moment. At a distance of two hundred paces, their arrows could not even touch the enemy.
"Release the arrows!!"
Just then, with a loud shout, the tight shield wall suddenly separated, revealing gaps, and the archers behind immediately stepped forward and fired a dense rain of arrows at the Goguryeo soldiers in the camp.
As a volley of arrows rained down, three hundred Goguryeo soldiers near the stockade wall fell to the ground screaming as they were struck by arrows.
The Goguryeo archers behind them also began to retaliate, but their arrows had too short a range. Only a few arrows reached a distance of two hundred paces, but they were completely ineffective and did not cause any damage.
After two rounds of fire, the Goguryeo defenders suffered more than 600 casualties, while the Han army suffered no injuries.
Seeing that they had lost all advantage, the Goguryeo soldiers retreated in fear.
Thus, relying on the advantage of their powerful crossbows, the Han army's archers hid behind the shield wall, quickly approached the stockade wall, and pushed down this weak section of the wall.
"Kill!"
Seeing the breach in the stockade wall, Sun Jian, Dian Wei, Hua Xiong, and others immediately spurred their horses and led their soldiers to charge forward.
Upon seeing the Han army rush into the camp, the Goguryeo soldiers immediately turned and fled.
Soon, Sun Jian, who was at the forefront, was the first to break into the Goguryeo army.
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