Yang Hu also received the news that the Left Army conquered Tongguan in the shortest time, so he had been paying close attention to the dynamics of the Jin army in Linjin Pass. Yang Hu judged that Sima Lun would soon withdraw his troops from Linjin Pass after receiving the news of Tongguan's loss. Once the Jin army began to retreat, it was the time when the Central Army launched a comprehensive attack.

Sure enough, Yang Hu's judgment was correct. On the day he received the news of the loss of Tongguan, Sima Lun ordered the withdrawal of his troops overnight. Although the Jin army stopped and deliberately adopted a silent withdrawal, the eyes and ears sent by the Wei army still grasped the movements of the Jin army at the first time, and then crossed the river overnight to transmit the news back to the camp of the Central Army.

Although it was already late at night, Yang Hu's central army tent was still brightly lit. Yang Hu was concentrating on studying the map and planning the route to launch the general attack.

Yang Hu did not rest, and the several chiefs and secretaries of his subordinates did not rest. They were also nervously drawing and drawing tables for Yang Hu and providing information. When Yang Hu was doing strategic planning, they needed to provide various data in a timely manner, including those on the side and those on the enemy. Only by knowing themselves and the enemy can we formulate detailed and comprehensive plans.

The news of the evacuation of the Jin army quickly reached the central army camp. When Yang Hu received the news, he looked unpredictable. The news was as expected by him, but Sima Lun's actions were faster than he thought. After all, it involved the evacuation of a hundred thousand troops, which was an extremely huge project. It really required great courage to complete the evacuation within one night.

Cheng Qi was a little anxious. Although they had made some preparations after receiving the news of conquering Tongguan, the time was in a hurry. Before they could make complete preparations, Sima Lun had already led his troops to evacuate. The Wei army did not have much force on the west bank of the Yellow River, and it could only ensure that the beachhead position would not be lost. If they wanted to launch a pursuit, it was obvious that these forces were not enough to support such large-scale combat.

Cheng Qi suggested to Yang Hu that he would send troops across the river overnight to pursue the fleeing Jin army. Anyway, the floating bridge crossing the river was prepared. The only disadvantage is that most of the Wei army was in a state of rest. Such a large-scale attack would mobilize at least more than half of the troops of the Central Army. Even the entire army had to join the battle sequence in the future to ensure the advantageous position of combat.

Yang Hu said calmly: "Don't be anxious. The enemy's situation is not clear, so it is not advisable to attack. It is not too late to find out the enemy's situation after dawn and make a decision."

The Jin army is known as a 100,000 army, but most of it is infantry, and cavalry accounts for a small proportion. Therefore, even if they retreat with all their might, the journey they travel every day is limited. The Wei army's Xiaoqi Battalion is the cavalry with the strongest maneuverability, and its speed is beyond the reach of any army. Therefore, as long as the Xiaoqi Battalion successfully crosses the Yellow River and catches up with the Jin army, it is simply effortless. Even if the Jin army takes one or two more days, it will not be able to escape the pursuit of the Xiaoqi Battalion.

So Yang Hu was not worried that the Jin army would escape. In fact, Yang Hu was considering something deeper. It has been a while since he and Sima Lun were rivals. Judging from the situation of the fight, although Sima Lun was young, he was resourceful, sharp-minded, decisive, and meticulous. He was one of the few strong enemies in Yang Hu in his life. Therefore, Yang Hu was very cautious about Sima Lun and did not dare to have any numbness at all.

After the Wei army conquered Tongguan, the Jin army in Pubanjin was in a dilemma of being attacked from both sides. It was completely reasonable for the Jin army to retreat at this moment, but it is not impossible for Sima Lun to use this retreat to deliberately set up a trap to ambush the Wei army. Therefore, Yang Hu would not pursue it rashly without the enemy situation.

For opponents like Simalun, it is better to be more careful. If this is a trap set by Simalun and the Wei army will lead to blind advancement, they will suffer unnecessary losses.

To take a step back, even if Sima Lun did not set up an ambush, he would definitely leave some troops to cut off the rear. In the dark, the Cang Promotion Army and the Wei army were not sure to break through the defense line of the Jin army's cut off the rear, and would only cause greater losses due to haste and panic.

Anyway, with the rapid progress of cavalry as a guarantee, Yang Hu did not need to worry that Sima Lun would escape, so Yang Hu could be calm after hearing the news of Sima Lun's escape. He ordered the entire army to gather at the fifth hour, bury the pot and cook, and after dawn, cross the river to launch a general attack.

The Jin army began to withdraw around the third hour. When Yang Hu received the news, it was almost the fourth hour. When he issued the order, the people from each battalion immediately took action and quickly completed the assembly. After a full meal, just as the sky was dawn, there were already long queues on the empty floating bridge. The Wei army teams walked one after another and rushed to the opposite bank along the floating bridge. Everyone was trotting all the way, with high fighting spirit.

After the general attack order was issued, the soldiers of various battalions of the Wei army were extremely excited. After several consecutive months of fighting, the Central Army invested limited troops, the intensity of the battle was not too high, and the Wei army never made any greater breakthroughs. The two sides were in a stalemate, which made the Wei army soldiers, who had always been invincible, very depressed and depressed. They longed for that kind of refreshing battle and were looking forward to the arrival of a decisive battle.

Now that the general attack order is coming, it is the time when the Wei army soldiers show their strength. The Wei army, which has already been strong, is like a tiger coming out of the mountain. They rushed across the floating bridge and met with the Wei army stationed on the ferry position, and launched a full-scale attack on the Jin army's defense line.

I originally thought that the battle situation of a flat horse did not happen. When the Wei army attacked, it was stubbornly blocked by the Jin army. The arrows were as rained as it was, and it was difficult to move forward.

This made many Wei army soldiers wonder. Didn’t it say that the Jin army had evacuated Linjin Pass, so why would it still have such strong defense? Is the previous news wrong? The Wei army fell into Sima Lun’s trap?

Someone quickly reported the situation to Yang Hu. At this time, Yang Hu also crossed the Yellow River himself and climbed the ferry position. The tenacious resistance of the Jin army also made him wonder. Is it really the evacuation of the Jin army really the smoke released by Sima Lun?

However, Yang Hu soon discovered the clue. Although the Jin army's defensive battle was very tenacious at this moment, it was obvious that they had already shrunk their defense lines on a large scale. Many of the previously defended flank positions had been abandoned. It seemed that the one being in battle was Sima Lun's army that was specifically left to fight and block.
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