Chapter 682 Post-war statistics, Zhao Shuo fell ill!

Chapter 682 Post-war statistics, Zhao Shuo fell ill!

Beheading the general: beheading the enemy general. In ancient wars, the generals were the core and soul of the army. Their command ability and combat experience played a vital role in the outcome of the war. Beheading the enemy generals can not only greatly weaken the enemy's combat effectiveness, but also hit the enemy's morale, creating favorable conditions for one's own victory. This requires soldiers to have the courage and strength to go deep into the enemy's camp and carry out the "beheading operation"

Flag capture: refers to capturing the enemy's flag in battle. The flag is the soul symbol of the army, representing command and morale. Capturing the flag is equivalent to declaring the enemy's "spiritual death" because it can make the enemy lose command signals and fall into chaos, while greatly boosting the morale of one's own side. The flag-capturer needs to break through the enemy's center, which is the enemy's most important defensive target. This requires both personal speed and agility, as well as teamwork.

These military merits are basically out of reach for Han Xin, because any one of them is closely linked to the military strength and cannot be separated. For this reason, they are called "the four great military merits of a general" rather than "the military merits of a commander".

The consequence of Han Xin's slightly risky behavior was that he was seriously injured. However, it was not easy for him to hold on until now. Before this, Han Xin must not fall down, and he didn't even dare to think about falling down. Because at this critical moment, Han Xin represented not only himself, but also the morale of the entire army. Therefore, he gritted his teeth and held on until the army went to pursue the enemy, and then he finally couldn't hold on and fell down.

Fortunately, although Han Xin's injuries were serious, they were not fatal. The main problem was excessive blood loss, which had a great impact on his body. However, Han Xin's army was equipped with a large number of military doctors and sufficient medicines. With the support of these medical resources, as long as Han Xin can rest and recuperate, I believe it won't take long for his body to recover quickly. In addition, before Han Xin went on the expedition, Gao Yao specially prepared many high-quality medicines for him. This is to avoid the occurrence of emergencies, and now it just happens to be used.

At this time, Zhao Shuo retreated to Zangpi County where they were originally stationed without hesitation. The strict military discipline of the Southern Border Army was well-known. According to Han Xin's order, they only pursued for five miles and stopped moving forward.

At the same time, Yang Mao, who was attacking the right wing of the Wei army, was not optimistic. Although he was able to defeat the left wing of the Wei army in such a short time, there were actually many factors involved. First of all, this victory was inseparable from the favorable conditions of time, place and people. In addition, the Wei army did not expect that the Southern Border Army would not adopt a conservative strategy when it was at a disadvantage, but would choose to take the initiative to attack, and suddenly launch an attack without any conditions for a sneak attack.

The situation of the right wing army was completely different. They had received the relevant news long ago and were ready for battle. These were Wei Bao's elite troops, and their strength should not be underestimated. The cavalry led by Yang Mao had just experienced a fierce battle, and before they had time to catch their breath, they immediately rushed to another battle.

The physical and mental exhaustion was self-evident, and without the special terrain that helped him last time, it was even more difficult for Yang Mao to achieve good results. Although the cavalry still had a certain advantage, the Wei army was by no means an ordinary force, and the losses caused by the forced attack should not be underestimated.

In this situation, Yang Mao could only rely on the mobility of his cavalry to constantly harass the right-wing army. To put it bluntly, it was Yang Mao's cavalry that kept pestering the right-wing army and forced them to stay where they were. This was actually the order Han Xin had given before - to annihilate the right-wing army, which was obviously unrealistic. After all, although the black armored cavalry were elite, they were still human beings after all, not indestructible war machines.

Therefore, the main goal of dealing with the right wing army was to delay the enemy's actions. Therefore, after launching two tentative attacks, Yang Mao kept hovering near the right wing army, appearing and disappearing from time to time, making it impossible for the right wing army to attack Han Xin's camp with peace of mind, thus buying more time for the main battlefield.

After a long wait, Zhao Shuo finally completed the retreat. He did not dare to delay for even a moment and immediately began to calculate the losses caused by this tragic battle. However, when the results were in front of him, Zhao Shuo felt as if he was weighed down by a heavy burden, so heavy that he could hardly breathe.

It took three full days just to count the casualties! What an astonishing number! The army of 100,000 was reduced to only 60,000 people, which means that nearly 40,000 people lost their lives in this fierce battle.

The left wing fared the worst, suffering a heavy attack from the enemy and eventually being routed, a defeat that cost nearly 8,000 casualties, a heavy blow to any army.

In contrast, the losses of the right wing army were relatively small, only about a thousand people. Even so, this is still a number that cannot be ignored, and the loss of every life is heartbreaking.

The cavalry led by Yang Mao, who was originally expected to win, failed to gain a clear advantage in this battle. They also paid a certain price, and although the specific number of casualties was not clearly mentioned, it can be imagined that this was definitely not a small number.

The most heartbreaking thing is the loss on the front battlefield. This is where the fighting was the most intense and the death toll was the highest. This battle almost lost nearly 15,000 people.

Of course, not all of these dead soldiers died in fierce fighting. During the withdrawal process, many soldiers were caught up and killed by the enemy. After all, when retreating, the army's actions will be subject to many restrictions, and it is difficult to respond as flexibly as when attacking. For the enemy, chasing the retreating party is undoubtedly a great opportunity to gain military merit.

This was not the end. The next news was that the troops sent out to attack Han Xin's grain were also ambushed. In the end, only half of them managed to escape. The successive blows made Zhao Shuo unable to recover. He even wrote a letter to Wei Bao to apologize.

After learning all the circumstances, Zhao Shuo suddenly realized that he had fallen into the trap carefully set by Han Xin from the very beginning. This realization hit him hard like a heavy hammer, and he instantly realized that this was the key to his complete failure.