As night fell, the Bingzhou army had retreated, and the tense nerves of the Youzhou defenders could finally relax. Wei Guan ordered the troops guarding the city to be on duty in shifts and beware of the Bingzhou army coming to attack.

When he returned to the Governor's Office, Wei Guan saw Wang Qi's dejected look and comforted him: "Governor Wang, don't be depressed. Victory and defeat are common among military strategists. Moreover, this time we were not prepared for the battle, so we fell into Cao Liang's trap. Now the plan is to guard Ji County and wait for reinforcements."

Wang Qi suddenly said, "Does the Governor of the Guard really think Ji County can be defended?"

Wei Guan said in surprise: "The Governor Wang means..."

Wang Qi said: "The lonely city cannot be defended. Now the morale and morale of the army are not in my mind, and reinforcements are far away. It is difficult to defend Jixian with the existing forces of Youzhou alone!"

Wang Qi's worries are not unreasonable. If Wang Qi was still arrogant before he competed with the Bingzhou army, he might have been arrogant and thought Youzhou was unbreakable. However, after fighting with the Bingzhou army this time, he suddenly realized that the strength of the Bingzhou army was beyond his imagination. The army he once proud of was almost vulnerable in front of the Bingzhou army. Not only was the two troops of Gong Zun and Liu Mao destroyed, but even his direct troops lost more than half.

Wang Qi was completely at a loss for the next battle. This time he went to the battle, he suffered such heavy losses, and not only the soldiers but also the morale of the army. At present, the morale of Youzhou is in a sluggish state, and a pessimism and despair spreads in the army. In this state, Wang Qi could hardly see any chance of victory when facing the Bingzhou army with strong morale.

Although the city walls of Ji County are quite tall and the city defense facilities are relatively complete, almost all the troops they can mobilize are concentrated in Ji County, and there are not many troops in the surrounding cities, so it is impossible to rely on the troops from each county to help.

Wang Qi's only hope is that the Sima Shi in Luoyang, but Luoyang is still thousands of miles away, and it is really difficult to save the nearby fire. Youzhou City is already in a state of burning fire. If you really have to wait for the reinforcements of the Sima Shi in Luoyang, the daylily will probably be cold.

Therefore, Wang Qi believed that the lonely city could not be defended. Once Ji County was besieged by Bingzhou, judging from the current situation, they could not hold on for long. Once the city was broken and the jade and stones were burned, it would be difficult for them to survive.

Wei Guan couldn't help but frowned and said, "With the view of the King and the Governor, what should we do?"

Wang Qi said decisively: "When the Bingzhou army had not yet been encircled, we abandoned Jixian and led our troops to Liaodong. We have been operating Liaodong for many years and still have some foundation. The Bingzhou army is far away. We can wait for the work and guard the dangers. We will not let the Bingzhou army cross Liaodong half a step."

Although Wang Qi was only the prefect of Xuantu, he was deeply trusted by Wuqiu Jian. He personally took charge of all the military affairs of Liaodong. Therefore, Wang Qi was extremely familiar with Liaodong's geography and people's conditions. Relatively speaking, although he was the new governor of Youzhou, he felt a sense of strangeness in this Ji County town, and it was difficult to be able to command wars.

Faced with the current situation, Wang Qi first took a pessimistic attitude. The most important thing is that he is not very familiar with the situation in western Liaoning. If it were Liaodong, he would have been more casual. So instead of guarding Jixian without hope, it would be better to take these troops to Liaodong. Relying on the dangerous passes in Liaodong, it might be possible to block the Bingzhou army. Only by delaying the war for a few months, I believe that the reinforcements of Sima's army will arrive, and the situation will be different at that time.

Wei Guan was also a little helpless. Although he was the governor of Youzhou, Wei Guan himself understood that the position he took was in because of his contribution to suppressing Wuqiu Jian's rebellion did not mean that his ability was enough to be competent for this position. With his military talent to command this war, he would probably lose so much that he would not even lose his underwear.

Therefore, in military affairs, Wei Guan had no one to be reliable, so he could only rely on Wang Qi to take charge of the overall situation. However, after Wang Qi, who had always been outstanding in his ability, seemed to be unable to fight after encountering the Bingzhou Army, and his output was terrible, which made Wei Guan a little doubt whether he could continue to rely on Wang Qi for the next battle?

But then again, who can I rely on if I don’t rely on Wang Qi? If this battle was commanded by Wei Guan himself, it would be an unknown number to be able to return to Ji County. He may have died earlier than Gong Zun and Liu Mao. After all, Gong Zun and Liu Mao were also famous generals in the Youzhou Army, but they did not expect that they would die in Liangxiang's battle, which is a pity.

Therefore, although Wei Guan said it was difficult to accept Wang Qi's suggestion, he could not come up with any more feasible plan, so he could only nod and agreed to Wang Qi's plan.

To be honest, since Wang Qi took office as the governor of Youzhou, he has indeed wanted to do something. After all, there are all senior officials like the governor of the world, only a few of them are named Liao, and they are all famous figures in the world. Wei Guan is already honored to be able to be on par with these big figures.

He also knew that it was somewhat difficult to take on the role of the governor of Youzhou with his real talent and practical skills. The reason why he became the governor was more because he was a close confidant of the Sima family, and he was able to sit in this position because he was a confidant of the Sima family and had made merits in pacifying Wuqiu Jian and rewarded me for his merits.

I thought that he would be the governor's glory, but before Wei Guan's butt was hot, the Bingzhou army rushed over. It was really frustrating. At least, Wei Guan sat in this position for a while and experienced the governor's majesty.

Unfortunately, the world did not meet people's wishes. Wang Qi said that Gangzhou could not be defended and advocated retreating to Liaodong. Wei Guan could not stand up and say that I would command this, Youzhou must not be lost.

If Wei Guan really had that courage, he would not have fallen to such a level of land. He would be ashamed of Sima Yi's spirit in heaven!

Since the idea is wise, the next step is to prepare for escape. The elderly, weak and severely injured will stay. Only truly powerful troops can embark on the road to the east.

After all, the journey to Liaodong is quite long. It is still unknown whether the Bingzhou army will send troops to pursue after they escape. Wang Qi must be well prepared. At the critical moment, he must have the determination to cut off his arm and fight to the death to fight.

A relatively good news is that when the Bingzhou army reached the city of Youzhou, it did not camp in the city, but retreated to the previous cavalry camp in Liangxiang. This undoubtedly gave them the best chance to retreat. Otherwise, if the city was surrounded, it would be unpredictable whether it could escape unscathed.
Chapter completed!