"Bah! You young people, you have no sportsmanship at all!"
Hua Xiong cursed angrily, "Two people ganging up on me, they really don't know the rules."
"On the battlefield, the living win and the dead lose; there are no rules." Yue Yun's hammer pounded relentlessly, his words sharp and cutting. "If you kneel down and beg for mercy, I promise I won't kill you!"
"I'm not going to get involved with you!"
Hua Xiong was so angry that his eyes rolled back. He still harbored resentment over his previous defeat at the hands of the young Zhang Liao.
Now I'm being entangled by two hotheads. If I die at their hands, my lifelong reputation will be gone in an instant.
He feinted with his sword, broke free from the entanglement between Lu Wenlong and Yue Yun, and galloped away on his horse.
"General Hua, the enemy is attacking from both land and sea, and our army has suffered heavy losses. What should we do?"
Hua Xiong ran to the rear, and the military commander came up with a mournful face.
"What else can we do but retreat? Let's get back to Taiyuan first!"
After saying this bitterly, Hua Xiong ran away without looking back.
As soon as their commander fled, the soldiers dropped their weapons and surrendered.
Of the 5,000 soldiers, 1,000 fled, 2,000 were captured, and 2,000 died in battle.
Yue Yun and Lu Wenlong pursued them all the way to Yong'an (Yong'an Town, Fenxi County, Shanxi Province) before stopping.
This is a strategic pass leading into Taiyuan Prefecture along the Fen River Valley.
If we hold this position, Bingzhou County of Taiyuan Commandery will not be able to advance south.
Soon after, 10,000 troops from Xihe County arrived and took over the area.
They built high walls and fortifications to block the southward passage of Taiyuan County.
Meanwhile, Yue Yun, Lu Wenlong, and the navy received Yue Fei's order to withdraw and regroup in Yicheng.
In Anyi City, Liu Wei held a victory celebration banquet for Yue Fei's army.
After screening, local officials dismissed those who were loyal to Dong Zhuo, while retaining the rest.
Because of Liu Wei's status as a prince, along with his will, proclamation, and propaganda from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the gentry and common people of Hedong were not afraid of Liu Wei's arrival.
Anyway, it's all just infighting within the Liu family; they just need to keep their official positions.
As a result, there was not much fluctuation in Hedong County.
Yue Fei also reported the battle situation in Hedong to Liu Wei:
"My lord, Hedong has been pacified, and the road south from Taiyuan has been blocked."
"Dong Yue fled to Shangdang, and Hua Xiong fled to Taiyuan!"
After hearing this, Liu Wei said to Shen Lian beside him:
"Commander Shen, send someone to inform Zhang Liao and Di Qing's armies to hasten their southward advance!"
"General Yue, your army will attack Shangdang tomorrow!"
"I intend to completely resolve the situation in Bingzhou within five days, and then cross the Yellow River!"
"Hopefully I can make it to the gathering outside Luoyang!"
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