In the end, the battle was won.
The great victory of the navy could not cover up the losses of the cavalry and infantry.
The cavalry lost one thousand men and the infantry two thousand.
Although he killed more than 10,000 enemies, the loss of 3,000 soldiers and the death of his deputy general Deng Linqi on the battlefield was a heavy blow to him.
After reading the battle report, Yuan Jixian stood up and said, "Everyone, go back and rest early. There will be fierce battles in the next few days."
"Yes, sir."
The generals turned and left.
......
Outside Jianli County, inside the Dashi Army camp.
Zhang Xianzhong was praising Li Dingguo: "Fortunately, Dingguo arrived in time, otherwise I would have been defeated."
"Thank you for the compliment, godfather. This is what I should do."
"Well," Zhang Xianzhong nodded and asked, "How did you get back so quickly?"
Li Dingguo chuckled, "On the third day of the siege of Xiaogan, I retreated at night, all the way west to Jingling County, and then built a floating bridge to cross the Han River overnight. I finally got here after rushing!"
"Where is Ai Nengqi?" Zhang Xianzhong asked.
"It's more than 20 miles to the north and is heading here."
Zhang Xianzhong stared at the map in front of him for a while, and then made up his mind: "Let him abandon the baggage and speed up the journey. After nightfall, the army will cross the river to the south bank, and then go all the way south to the Yuan River."
"Today, nearly a hundred small warships of the navy broke through the Ming army's defense line. They first turned from the Yangtze River to Dongting Lake, then went upstream along the Xiang River, and finally went west into the Yuan River and Zishui River."
"These people will use warships to build floating bridges across the Yuan River and Zishui River, and then the army can pass directly through."
"After we cross the Yuan River and Zishui River, the Ming army will not be able to stop us. We can attack Changsha or seek refuge in the mountains."
Li Dingguo took the order and left.
After nightfall.
The Dashi Army broke camp and walked on the floating bridge built in advance with warships to the south bank of the Yangtze River, and then headed south!
After two days and nights of raiding, the Dashi Army crossed the Yuanjiang River and the Zishui River successively.
After a day of rest, the army arrived at the city of Changsha.
at the same time.
Qin Liangyu launched a general attack on Liu Wenxiu who was stationed in Yiling.
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