Three Kingdoms

  The left wing of the Wusun cavalry was completely destroyed, so that the entire array had lost its restraining effect on Gao Shun and others. On the contrary, they might fall into Gao Shun's anti-encirclement, so the Wusun people hurriedly retreated.

   Wu Tugu's battle temporarily stopped.

Gao Shun didn't have time to feel any grief or emotion about the casualties, so he immediately ordered the army to deploy defenses along the Wutu Valley, focusing on the defense at the stone walls of the Wutu Valley, and targeting the front line from the Wutu Valley to his tunnel. Set up guard posts at several important water sources, and arrange patrolling cavalry along the way, focusing on preventing small-scale enemy cavalry intrusion on the back road, so as to ensure the safety of communication links and logistics transportation on the retreat line...

  Although it is said that the Wusun cavalry was defeated outside the mouth of Wutu Valley, no one can guarantee that the Wusun people will not make a comeback.

   There is nothing wrong with the above orders, and no one objected to them.

   But then there was a difference of opinion.

In the predicament of having the guards of the King's Court in the front and the Wusun cavalry invading behind, Gao Shun was going to march on the King's Court again, but this decision was not implemented yet, and was strongly opposed by Gao Shun's military academy .

  Since Wutu Valley is called a valley, it is actually a fold between two mountains, forming a relatively long and narrow valley. Because the mountains in the north resist part of the cold wind, there is suitable grassland in Wutu Valley. But this kind of terrain does not mean that it can be driven straight in. Even after entering the Wutu Valley, if the attack is not smooth, and then the Wusun cavalry blocks the chrysanthemum again, then there is a risk of annihilation of the entire army.

  The key point is that since the battle along the way, whether it is casualties or logistical supplies, there have been big problems now.

  Most of the military academies have stated that they have completed Lu Bu’s mission up to now, and it is very likely that the royal court of Che Shi Hou in Wutu Valley has also moved. Can’t we just keep chasing after it?

   Service Tugu stone wall.

   This originally belonged to Che Shi's descendants, but now it has become a temporary repair place for Gao Shun and others.

  Sunset glow along the valley sprinkled on the blood-soaked low stone wall, dyeing everything in various red and black. There were scattered feather arrows stuck in the crevices of the stones, and the ground was strewn with all kinds of corpses, and puddles of black and red blood soaked the ground into pulp.

  Some soldiers are reorganizing on the battlefield, packing up useful weapons, and throwing them aside if they are too damaged to be used. Although the Han army had craftsmen accompanying the army, they did not bring a blacksmithing stove, and even if they brought a blacksmithing stove, they might not have time to repair it slowly.

  The corpse was divided into two parts, and the own person was carried to the firewood pile in the open space and cremated. The enemy's is still on the sidelines, and has not been dealt with for the time being. If they stay here permanently, they dig pits and bury those corpses; if they evacuate, they pile them up into Jingguan, and the final decision will have to wait for Gao Shun to come down...

  The soldiers on the stone wall began to change their guards. The soldiers of the Han army who had been replaced slowly walked down the stone wall with numb and tired expressions on their faces. Most of their armors were torn, with blood of others or themselves.

  The loss of soldiers has now begun to increase.

  This increase in damages does not depend on Gao Shun's will.

   On the day of the battle in Wutu Valley, not only Ma Changsheng was lost, but nearly 200 people were killed or injured, and 250 horses were killed or injured. The horses were supplemented with the captured Wusun cavalry horses, but what about people?

  The number of damages is astonishing.

  Without gunpowder, the difficulty of storming will rise sharply, and casualties will be unavoidable.

  This means that Gao Shun almost lost nearly one-tenth of his combat power in just one day. It should be noted that the real army will not be like in the game, even the blood skin will have 100% combat effectiveness, but the combat effectiveness will continue to decline as the casualties increase. After the Gaoshun front army went deep into the Cheshihou country, it caused a lot of downsizing due to battles or injuries. These casualties will also affect the normal soldiers and consume more manpower and material resources...

   It needs to be pointed out that not all casualties are produced on the battlefield.

   Those who died in brutal battles were a minority.

  Non-combat casualties, especially the failure to receive timely medical treatment after the battle, and the cruel natural environment.

After entering Cheshi Houguo, many soldiers in Gao Shun's team inexplicably experienced headaches, shortness of breath, chest tightness, anorexia, slight fever, dizziness, fatigue and other problems. The doctor couldn't find the cause at all, let alone The only way to prescribe the right medicine is to boil some unsuitable soup for the soldiers who were infected to drink it, hoping to reduce their pain.

Some of these patients will get better and heal inexplicably, while others will have to follow the pack horses back to the rear, and some will get worse over time, especially after fierce battles , they will cough, vomit blood, and go into a coma, and then they will never be able to see the tricolor flag closed at Yumen, and they will never be able to drink a sip of water from their hometown...

  This inexplicable disease has led to a shocking number of daily attrition in the army due to non-combat reasons!

  Gao Shun even scolded the military doctors in the Western Regions for this matter, but Gao Shun also knew that the doctors didn't want to save these soldiers, but they didn't know how to save them. What's more, scolding mothers can't solve the problem, and it's not the time to pursue responsibility in this regard, but the decline of morale is inevitable.

   Now Cheshi Houguo is obviously linked with Wusun. On the one hand, Cheshi Wangting in Wutu Valley is resisting, and on the other hand, Wusun's cavalry is harassing Gaoshun's rear.

  What’s worse now is that no matter whether it’s feather arrows, crossbow arrows or swords, guns and armor, all the ordnance has been sold out...

What's even worse is that because Gaoshun's troops were heavily invested in the front line of Wutu Valley, the activities of small groups of enemies became more and more rampant in the area south of Wutu Valley. stand, and even killed the wounded Gao Shun transported to the rear...

  The current Gao Shun army is no longer as brave as it was when it first left Liuzhen and entered the grassland. The continuous marching and fighting not only consumed a lot of the physical energy savings of Gao Shun's soldiers, but also consumed their willpower. Right now, many people are on the verge of collapse, and many times they are fighting the enemy out of a person's most basic survival instinct.

  Gao Shun has sent messages to Xihai City in the rear many times, requesting logistics supplies, but it was like a mud cow had entered the sea, and there was no news. This is completely different from what Lu Bu promised. This also caused gloom in the hearts of the military academy in Gao Shun's army. Logically speaking, even if the grain transportation team failed to come, the courier should be able to rush back after such a long time, but there was no news.

  With the passage of time and the delay in seeing the logistical supplies, many people realized that something might have changed. As for what happened, it was difficult for Gao Shun to make an accurate prediction because of the lack of any information from Lu Bu. Perhaps the states in the Western Regions may not be as simple as expected, which made it difficult for Lu Bu to march; maybe it was the weather change that made the march slow again; maybe it was the same as Gao Shun, who lacked the support of the rear...

  In short, there are any possibilities.

   A few people have guessed a most dire possibility, but no one has dared to speak of it. They didn't dare to imagine what kind of result it would lead to one by one.

   That's really scary...

  Now, Gao Shun is sure that at least something happened in Xihai City. But what happened, he couldn't tell. It may be that Xihai City encountered an unexpected situation and had to stop sending the grain transport team to Gaoshun, or it may be that there was something wrong with Gaoshun's messengers on the way, or the grain transport team sent was killed on the way. Attacked; of course, it does not rule out the possibility that Wei Xu's generals who stayed behind in Xihai had a different intention and stood still to watch Gao Shun's army lose.

  Gao Shun thought for a long time, and felt that the last possibility was unlikely. After all, no matter how arrogant and domineering Wei Xu was, he would never dare to take the risk of beheading and exterminating his family to do such an outrageous thing!

   There is still a possibility of a shortage of granaries in Xihai City, but Wei Xu cannot and dare not sit back and watch Lu Bu's entire army be wiped out. Even if he is greedy, he must take some remedial measures. And that was the point—what would he do to remedy it?

  Gao Shun thought about it, and finally came to a conclusion,

  Wei Xuxihai City is probably not in extreme shortage of supplies, so he followed Lu Bu to add. As for Gao Shun, he "unintentionally" ignored it.

  『The most important thing is to get in touch with the chief protector! This is the top priority! 』

  Gao Shun endured the pain on his body, and confessed to the guards around him.

  Not only did he suffer from wounds on his body, but his head also hurt.

  In the past few days, not only Gao Shun's guards, but also many people have seen his headache attack. Although they didn't know what kind of torment it was, they could see cold sweat the size of soybeans flowing down Gao Shun's cheeks and neck, and they could see him gripping his battle armor and the handle of a spear, gnashing his teeth and enduring the pain You can also see him rubbing his temples, sucking in the cold air, and explaining military affairs to the Bingdu Military Academy...

  Before Ma Changsheng was killed in battle, he privately asked Gao Shun to suggest that he withdraw from the army, but Gao Shun refused. Then Ma Changsheng also offered to direct for him for a while so that Gao Shun could take a good rest, but Gao Shun refused. It's not that Gao Shun is not humble, nor is he distrusting Ma Changsheng, well, maybe there is such a thing, and it's also not that Gao Shun wants to hold on to power and not let go, but because Ma Changsheng's character is really not suitable for the current situation. Command of the whole army.

...

  Of course, even if Gao Shun wanted to ask Ma Changsheng to help him, he couldn't do it now.

  『You personally bring a dozen people, equipped with two horses, and go through his tunnel to find the chief protector! "Gao Shun grabbed the guard's arm, "We must find the chief protector, and report everything to the chief protector!" 』

  『General! I'm going to find the general guard, who will protect the general? 』Gao Shun's confidant guard was a little bit reluctant.

"go! I don't have to worry about it! Gao Shun said, "Daduhu doesn't know Wusun's thief is coming, so he may misjudge the situation... You go quickly, if Daduhu has any orders, you can bring them back together." 』

  Gao Shun's confidant guard took orders.

Just as the guards left, Lu Silang came. He said in a deep voice, "Grandson Kazana, I don't know which tendon is broken. He stretched out his hand for feather arrows, ordnance, medicinal materials, and reinforcements... Where can I find something to give to him?" he? Damn stuff! General, isn’t it…”

  Ma Changsheng died, Chen Sanlang was injured.

  Now only Lu Silang and the mercenary leader Kaza are left in Gao Shun's military academy.

   Gao Shun frowned slightly.

Before Gao Shun could say anything, there was a sudden commotion not far outside. It seemed that someone was yelling, and there seemed to be mixed with the sound of crying and howling. He neighed uncomfortably.

"what happened? ’ Gao Shun raised his voice.

  The soldiers on duty outside came in and reported: "The leader of Kaza is leading some vassals and killing the prisoners. 』

   Gao Shun frowned: "What's going on?" Who told them to kill the captives? 』

  Lu Silang was also stunned for a moment, "I didn't give an order...Damn Kaza, I told you not to kill prisoners to vent your anger!" 』

  『Damn it, wait a moment, General, I’ll go and have a look...』 Saying that, Lu Silang was about to turn around and walk out.

"etc. Gao Shun suddenly stopped Lu Silang, pondered for a while, and rubbed his head, his head began to ache again, which disturbed Gao Shun so that he could not calm down and think, "Let me think about it..."

  The slaughter in the distance is still going on, with loud and small voices, screams, and cursing, hitting straight into the head.

   Gao Shun narrowed his eyes and looked outside. On the wall facing the command post, there are several green or soap flags. There is no wind, and the flag hangs so limply. The soldiers standing guard under the flag also seemed listless, and their backs seemed blurred and distorted under the swaying light and shadow...

  Suddenly, Gao Shun understood.

  Before he thought badly.

  Maybe the illness interfered with his thinking, or maybe the headache made his mind dull. In fact, he didn’t need to wipe out Che Shi Houguo, especially after Wusun joined the war, he had no chance to achieve this goal.

  Since there is no way to annihilate Che Shi Houguo, it seems that it is not so important whether to hit the royal court or not.

  As soon as the goal is changed, the train of thought seems to be instantly formed.

  『Stop Kaza and tell him to come over. Call Chen Sanlang to come too. Gao Shun raised his head, closed his eyes, exhaled slightly, and said, "We are going to fight the last battle... If we can't go forward, we will lure them out... After the fight, we will retreat." 』

  Lu Silang was taken aback for a moment, his face was a little more excited, then he nodded and went out.

   After a while, the crying outside gradually subsided.

   After a while, Lu Silang and Kaza came.

  Gao Shun didn't speak, but motioned for the two to sit down, then closed his eyes slightly to rest.

  Chen Sanlang came last, but no one blamed him. Because Chen Sanlang's injury was not light.

  Gao Shun looked at Chen Sanlang, "How is it, can the body hold up?" 』

Chen Sanlang is now deficient in Qi and blood, even if he just walked a few steps like this, he seems to be very tired, and some sweat breaks out, but he still says bravely: "It's okay, it's nothing... General, you can just give the order, and I will return it to you." Can hold on! 』

   Gao Shun sighed slightly, "Sanlang, I have an important task for you. I want you to take all the wounded soldiers at the moment, plus two hundred guards, and evacuate immediately. 』

  Chen Sanlang was taken aback, "General! You are...'

  Gao Shun nodded, "That's right, we are going to withdraw, but we can't just withdraw like that..."

  Gao Shun took a slight glance at Kaza at the side, "In this situation, if we retreat, we will inevitably compete with each other and **** the road. Even if we can return to the West Sea, it is estimated that there will be no one in ten." Kaza... If you retreat directly at this time, can you guarantee that your subordinates will not abandon you and run for their lives first? 』

Kaza sighed for a moment. He originally wanted to be tougher, but after Gao Shun glanced at him like this, he felt chills in his heart. In addition, because he couldn't help but kill the prisoners to vent his anger before, he couldn't help feeling a little guilty at the moment, so he smirked twice. Sound is the default.

  Gao Shun secretly sighed in his heart, no matter what, the system of the vassal army is still inappropriate. But now is not the time to think about these, the vassal army must also be used, otherwise there will definitely be problems.

  Retreating at this time is the most dangerous move. A slight mistake will lead to the collapse of the whole line. Gao Shun has seen too many such situations. Lu Bu...

Forget it, Gao Shun shook his head slightly, "Now Che Shi Wusun and Wusun are teaming up to trap us in Wutu Valley, so the best way now is to lure them out... If you don't beat them up, it will hurt." , even if we wanted to retreat, we couldn’t! They will bite us hard, and they will definitely not let us go back to the army smoothly. Kaza, you should pretend to be defeated, and don’t hurt Cheshi’s people, they won’t be fooled... From here on the stone wall, I don’t care what you can get if your soldiers are thrown out... But definitely If you want to be cruel to Che Shiren, don't your subordinates couldn't help but want to kill the prisoners to vent their anger? Now I give you this chance to vent your anger... Then we will give Che Shiren the final blow at the Wutu Valley Pass! 』

  Kaza strained hard, trying not to laugh. This means that he can justifiably make money and get things?

  『I’ll wait for you here for three days! You can fight as much as you want, and you can take whatever you want, but you have to come back within three days... How about it, can it be done? ”Gao Shun asked, “If it can’t be done, I’ll let…”

"no problem! General! I am familiar with this matter! Kaza almost jumped up, patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, General, I'm sure I can handle it well!" 』

  『Very good…』Gao Shun nodded and said, 『Then you go and prepare first, and leave early tomorrow morning! 』

   Kaza took the order and left.

  Looking at Kaza's back, Lu Silang was silent for a while, and said to Gao Shun: "General, it's up to Kaza and those people... Will it... I mean, in case..."

"Well, I need to make more preparations... So, Chen Sanlang, you go tonight, remember to let those prisoners see..." Gao Shun nodded and said, "Lu Silang, take some people and pretend to kill them in the middle of the night." The way those captives looked like, and then "accidentally" let them go... Three days later, we withdrew, and all the supplies we couldn't take away were piled up with firewood and burned directly...』

  Chen Sanlang straightened his body and said, "General, I can still fight!" I... I can stay! Just ask Qu Chang to take the wounded back! 』

  『No,』Gao Shun rejected Chen Sanlang's request, "It's like the words that the Hussar General often said... As a general, you have the responsibility to lead your soldiers to battle, and you are also responsible to bring them home..."