I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

The Wei army perfectly demonstrated what it meant to be defeated like a landslide. As soon as the order to retreat was given, the Wei army, which had originally wanted to hold on, ran towards the river. Only a few generals and some troops were left behind to block the Yan army and buy time for the commander-in-chief to evacuate, but it was of no avail. The Zhennan army dispersed them in one wave.

When Shen Changgong saw the Wei army retreating, he immediately rushed over, climbed up the lookout tower, and looked towards the north.

On the river bank, warships were approaching.

Seeing this scene, Shen Changgong knew that Zhang De'an wanted to escape by water.

He immediately rushed down the watchtower and said to the messenger beside him,

"Order the armies on the east and west sides to quickly pursue the enemy northward and surround them on the riverbank. I will go with the Zhennan Army to drive the enemy back. We must not let them escape!"

"As ordered!"

"Also, have the Shenji Battalion behind us speed up and deploy directly to the north bank to bombard the enemy ships!"

This time they were on a forced march for the raid, without any artillery, which was still moving slowly behind them.

I can only hope it's not too late.

But it doesn’t matter whether the enemy ship runs away or not.

If they stay, bombard them; if they flee, ignore them and let the main force from the north cross the river.

Shen Changgong galloped his horse and caught up with the vanguard of the Zhennan Army from the flank. He found Zhang Han and shouted,

"Zhang Han, ignore these fleeing soldiers. Charge straight to the riverbank, surround the enemy and drive them back. Don't let them escape!"

"As ordered!"

Zhang Han shouted behind him,

"Brothers, follow the prince and charge to the riverbank! Outflank the enemy!"

"charge!"

The 50,000 cavalry army worked together as one and charged straight towards the enemy.

What is the cavalry's favorite enemy? Naturally, it is the kind of loose sand that has no military formation and can only run away.

Such enemies only know how to escape and have no fighting spirit. They run so fast that it is difficult for infantry to catch up with them.

But it is different with cavalry. They run fast and have strong impact. The opposite side has no military formation to defend or stop them. They can run however they want and chase however they want.

Tens of thousands of Wei troops were scattered on the south bank of the Luo River and retreated quickly towards the shore. The ships on the river were also moving towards this side.

Unfortunately, this is not Dunkirk, and the Yan army is not the German army, they will pursue us.

The Zhennan Army cavalry ran faster than Zhang De'an. Zhang De'an turned his head and saw the cavalry chasing him, so he immediately turned his horse's head and ran west, avoiding the cavalry's attack.

Shen Changgong and Zhang Han ignored him. Their goal was to surround the enemy troops.

Finally, they ran and killed all the way to the shore.

Shen Changgong pointed to the east and asked Zhang Han to lead his men eastward, while he himself led his troops westward, rushed to the west, and killed the Wei army along the coast.

Some of the Wei soldiers ran back, while others jumped into the river in panic.

A cavalry unit of the Zhennan Army, as sharp as an arrow, split up to the left and right and moved to both sides. They soon connected with their own infantry and formed an encirclement.

Then, the cavalry charged south again, driving the enemy south.

By the time the boats on the river reached the shore, the Yan army had already driven the Wei army to the north and surrounded them. Even if the Wei army on the boats wanted to shoot arrows, they could not reach them.

They could only watch from the water, waiting for the battle to end.

If someone manages to escape the encirclement, they can pull the person onto the boat in time and then run away with them.

Unfortunately, the remaining tens of thousands of Wei troops were surrounded by the Yan army. Cavalry was not suitable for siege warfare, and it would be a waste to use it on a besieged battlefield. After the Tianyu Army completely took over the Zhennan Army and surrounded the remnants of the enemy, Shen Changgong immediately found Zhang Han.

"You will lead the Zhennan Army to withdraw from the battlefield. Thirty thousand men will be stationed south of the main camp to guard against enemy reinforcements, and the rest will be deployed to protect the baggage and food trains.

Our baggage train is now unprotected, and the enemy is likely to raid it, so we must protect it."

"The last general takes command!"

Zhang Han immediately led the Zhennan Army to evacuate the battlefield, personally led 30,000 Zhennan Army soldiers to guard against enemy reinforcements, and sent people to protect the baggage train.

The Yan army surrounded the enemy and shouted loudly,

"Those who surrender will not be killed. The Yan army does not kill prisoners!"

"Surrender immediately! Resistance is hopeless and you will surely die!"

"Put down your weapons, and you won't be killed if you surrender!"

The Yan army began its usual policy of persuading surrender.

On the other side, the scouts of the Wei army who had managed to escape also rushed to Luoyang City at full speed, shouting and reporting urgently all the way, and rushed into the palace without stopping.

"Where is the emperor? I have an urgent report, an urgent report!"

The scout rushed to the front palace and yelled at the guards inside.

"What's going on? The Emperor is currently handling government affairs in the Imperial Study."

"Lead the way quickly!"

When the guard saw the scout covered in blood, he knew that the situation was serious and immediately said,

"follow me!"

Under the guidance of the guards, the scout came to the door of the imperial study and was about to break in, but was stopped by the guards at the door.

"What are you doing? You came here in such a hurry that you have no manners at all."

The scout said quickly,

"I need to see the Emperor and get an urgent battle report! The Yan army is coming, and the Riverbank army is about to be annihilated!"

Hearing this, the guard at the door was startled and gave a wink to the palace maid, who immediately opened the door and went in.

The moment the door opened, the scout seemed to hear a woman's moaning sounds coming from inside.

Could it be that the emperor favored his concubines in the imperial study in broad daylight?

Didn't he come at the right time?

No matter what, the entire army in the north is about to be wiped out. Even if the emperor favors his concubines, he has to be pulled out to deal with military affairs first.

A moment later, Cao De came out in disheveled clothes with a gloomy face. It was obvious that no one would be in a good mood if he was interrupted while doing something like this.

Cao De shouted coldly,

"Tell me, what happened? Has the main force of the Yan army successfully crossed the river?"

The scout knelt on one knee and said,

"Your Majesty, there are hundreds of thousands of Yan troops. I don't know how they got here. It's like they dropped from the sky. They suddenly appeared to the west of our camp and rushed in to kill people.

It is estimated that there are tens of thousands of cavalry and hundreds of thousands of infantry.

Our army was caught off guard and suffered a crushing defeat. Now the remaining main force of our army has been surrounded by the enemy. I have escaped by chance and have come to report to His Majesty."

Hearing this, Cao De felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and roared fiercely, unable to hold back.

"How did the Yan army get here? What's Zhang De'an doing? Didn't the military report come in this morning saying that the Yan army was still chopping wood? How come they're about to be completely wiped out in the blink of an eye?

How is this battle fought?!"

"Your Majesty, the Yan army didn't come here by building a bridge. Their main force hasn't even moved!"