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Lyu Bu and Zhang Liao personally covered the rear, leading the Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry to retreat slowly. After the forces on both sides had merged, Liu Bei realized that it was pointless to continue the fight under such circumstances.

"Lyu Bu is quite unhurried," Guo Jia sighed as he looked in the direction of Lyu Bu's retreat, clearly intending to overwhelm Lyu Bu with sheer numbers given his extremely thick Cloud Qi.

"All troops, regroup and retreat." Liu Bei's army also began to fall back to the sound of the bronze gong, with Liu Bei himself leading the Central Army to cover their withdrawal.

Back at camp, after tallying the casualties, Liu Bei was in great pain. Not to mention Zhang Fei's serious injury, the losses among the ordinary soldiers, the School Sabre Bearers, and the Tiger Guard caused Liu Bei immense heartache.