Returning in vain

Author: Magic Prince

Chapter 89 Returning in vain

The troops led by Sun Jian are actually quite elite. They have achieved good results in previous battles with Han Sui, so their combat effectiveness is actually very strong. The actual combat capability of an army does not entirely depend on this army.

The number of soldiers in the army and the quality of weapons and equipment also have many important influencing factors.

For example, the morale of soldiers, whether the composition of different arms is reasonable, whether the geographical environment of the battlefield is conducive to the combat unit, whether the general's on-site command is appropriate, and the weather conditions during the battle. In fact, in summary, it is the right time, the right place, and the right people.

, various factors may lead to unexpected results in the final combat result.

Originally, the main advantages of Sun Jian's elite cavalry unit were rich experience and very good combat discipline. This was very similar to the cavalry unit commanded by Xiang Yu, but compared with Xiang Yu's cavalry unit, its overall combat capability was still inferior.

Some, on the one hand, because Xiang Yu's personal rushing ability is stronger than that of Sun Jian, on the other hand, because Xiang Yu has a strong ability to seize and create opportunities, and his battlefield command ability is unparalleled.

The one on the right is where he really widens the gap between him and other generals.

Now faced with Han Sui's interception in front and the fierce attack of his pursuers behind him, these elite cavalrymen under Sun Jian inevitably felt a little scared. Although Sun Jian still looked calm and collected at this time, in fact, there was still some fear deep inside his heart.

panic.

However, he is still able to make correct judgments and commands in this very critical situation. The more critical the moment, the less he can panic. If he panics, the enemy will take advantage of it, and his combat effectiveness will drastically increase.

So Sun Jian roared loudly and ordered the whole army to move forward bravely and just charge forward. In fact, although they were charging forward, they were actually retreating with all their strength.

As for the flanks being attacked by the enemy, Han Sui's troops rushing down from the mountains were unable to overwhelm Sun Jian's elite cavalry in a short period of time. However, they delayed the retreat of Sun Jian's entire army to a large extent, creating a clear path for Han Sui's pursuing troops behind.

Rushing creates time.

Sun Jian's troops who were completely surrounded were unable to retreat at this time. They had to fight to the death or surrender. Sun Jian's cavalry were also very brave and fearless. Most of them were unwilling to surrender and saw that they could not escape.

Under such circumstances, he chose to fight to the death, which also caused a lot of damage to Han Sui's pursuing troops, and also created opportunities for other troops to retreat.

On the battlefield, when faced with an extremely unfavorable situation, the soldiers under his command will not collapse on a large scale, and even the retreat will be an orderly retreat, instead of all soldiers falling into chaos and madness, resulting in

A large amount of friendly force damage, generals and troops who can do this are very good.

Most generals may be as brave as gods of war on the advantageous battlefield, but when they reach the headwind battlefield, they suddenly change their appearance and become unbeatable. However, the truly powerful generals are those who can both take advantage of the advantages and defeat them.

On the battlefield, he is as brave as a god of war, and he can still display his strength even in the face of headwinds or even desperate situations, even the most powerful combat capabilities.

Of course, Sun Jian's troops are not as capable of making a comeback in a headwind as the troops led by Xiang Yu. Just like the cavalry led by Xiang Yu before, they were surrounded and intercepted by Qiang cavalry many times their size.

Under such circumstances, he was actually able to break out of the tight encirclement, complete counter-encirclement and counter-attack, and beat the opponent to the point of fleeing.

Sun Jian and his cavalry fought bravely, but it seemed that there were more and more enemy troops around. It was obvious that a large part of Han Sui's main force was here. Their number far exceeded Sun Jian's imagination. Now he could not only lead the army but

Apart from a full-strength breakout, there is no chance of counterattack. In fact, in this situation, even if Xiang Yu comes, there is a high probability that there will not be much that can be done.

When the gap in the number of soldiers reaches a certain level, especially when there is not much difference in the individual combat capabilities of the two sides, it is not so easy to buck the trend and make a comeback.

The nearly 2,000 elite cavalry brought by Sun Jian lost more than half after this battle. In the end, Sun Jian was relatively lucky to escape, but all his men were defeated. The morale of the whole army was very low. After fighting with the rear,

After the reinforcements gathered together, they were barely able to engage in some head-on combat with Han Sui's pursuers.

The battle lasted from morning to night, from outside Yunwu City to nearly a hundred miles away. However, because Sun Jian's troops had been fighting tenaciously, in terms of battle losses, it was actually quite reasonable. Han

Han Sui's own troops also suffered a lot of losses. After the battle continued until dark, Han Sui's pursuers were also very tired, so they retreated.

When Sun Jian returned to the outside of Lanzhou a few days later, he saw wounded soldiers and soldiers with low morale and despondent surrender. Sun Jian himself felt very uncomfortable. After calming down, he had to admit that this was a failure.

It was related to his overly impatient mentality, so he began to try to calm down his heart, but it seemed that this was a difficult thing to do.

Sun Jian had no choice but to drink to temporarily suppress his painful feelings. However, drinking requires someone to drink with him. Otherwise, he will just drink alone. In this case, not only will he not be able to relieve his emotions, but he will also drink alcohol.

On the contrary, the more you drink, the more uncomfortable you feel. Secondly, drinking is just a stopgap measure. Alcohol can numb your feelings in a short time, but the uncomfortable feeling will not subside when you wake up afterwards, so you may need more

of wine to achieve the previous effect.

Therefore, drinking to relieve emotions can only be used occasionally. If you rely on it, the harm will be considerable.

A few days later, Sun Jian found that Han Sui's troops were not chasing him, but his previous attack was just a warning. He would not be able to use surprise attacks in the future. But then again, Han Sui's

Due to the way the defense was arranged, Sun Jian was unlikely to succeed in a surprise attack. It was just that he was a little too confident.

As most of Sun Jian's troops successfully crossed the river, he finally remembered Xiang Yu. After thinking for a while, he finally decided to send all his ships to Xiang Yu to help his soldiers cross the Yellow River.

At that time, Xiang Yu was indeed much behind Sun Jian in terms of shipbuilding speed. He was very happy when he saw Sun Jian taking the initiative to send ships to help him cross the river. When he heard that Sun Jian had led his army to attack Yunwu City and returned in defeat,

He couldn't help but reveal a faint smile.

Xiang Yu thought to himself that Sun Guo was still angry with him and wanted to take the lead to win for himself, but he was not strong enough. He thought too highly of himself and underestimated his opponent Han Sui.

Recently, Xiang Yu judged from some information about Han Sui that Han Sui was actually a very powerful commander. Although Han Sui's own force may not be strong, he should be considered a very powerful commander.

A wise man is a wise man, not a general.
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