No wonder Jiang Wei suddenly yelled the gold and retreated his troops. With the current situation, the Shu army must take countermeasures quickly. Otherwise, if they are surrounded by the Jin army, they cannot be said to be destroyed, but at least the losses will be extremely heavy.

Originally, there was an advantage of fighting less, but in an instant, the situation in Longxi suddenly changed. Sima Lun led a 100,000 army to fight. The situation was reversed and the Shu army immediately fell into trouble.

Jiang Wei quickly summoned the generals back to the camp, preparing to discuss with the generals how to solve the problem. If he continues to attack the city, he will undoubtedly sit still and wait for death.

Although Jiang Wei was full of confidence in this Northern Expedition and was eager to achieve something, this sudden change had to stop Jiang Wei's plan.

However, Sima Lun's army is still nearly a hundred miles away and will not pose a direct threat. Jiang Wei still has the opportunity to break through.

Moreover, in the face of difficulties, Jiang Wei is much calmer than ordinary people. After all, in the confrontation with the Wei army for many years, Jiang Wei has always been in a disadvantageous position. Jiang Wei has experience in fighting against adversity.

Fu Qian immediately said: "The last general is willing to lead a army to rescue Qishan Fort."

Fu Qian was the son of Fu Hu, the general of Shu Han. During the Battle of Yiling, Liu Bei was defeated by Lu Xun. When he retreated, he was pursued by Wu soldiers. Fortunately, Fu Hu was killed and stopped the rear. Liu Bei had the opportunity to escape to Baidi City. Fu Hu was surrounded by Wu soldiers and fought in blood and could not escape. Wu general persuaded him to surrender, and Fu Hu cursed: "I am a Han general, how can I surrender to Wu Gou!" So he died in battle.

Liu Bei was grateful for his loyalty and courage, so he took the young Fu Qian into the mansion and raised him, and was named Zuo Zhonglang. When he grew up, he entered the army and was appreciated and promoted by Jiang Wei. He was the current general of Fenwu and became a general in the Shu army who could stand alone. During this Northern Expedition, Jiang Wei ordered him to be the deputy vanguard and worked with Jiang Shu to assist Xiahou Ba. Now, he heard that Qishan was in an emergency, so he volunteered to lead his troops to rescue him.

However, Jiang Wei did not agree. Although the terrain of Qishan Fort was dangerous, there were not many soldiers and horses left behind, only a few thousand people. Most of them were still in the baggage team responsible for escorting grain and transporting grass. The combat effectiveness was very average. If you really encountered a besiege of 100,000 Jin troops, Qishan Fort would definitely not be able to save it.

When the news came from there, the Jin army had already arrived at the wooden gate, which was only twenty or thirty miles away from Qishan Fort. At the speed of the Jin army, it was soon arrived. I am afraid that the Jin army had already taken the Qishan Fort at this moment. Even if Fu Qian led his troops back, it would be useless. To regain Qishan Fort from the hands of the 100,000 Jin army, it would be tantamount to plucking the teeth.

So Jiang Wei weighed the pros and constrained it and believed that the hope of recapturing Qishan Fort was extremely slim. Now the Shu army can only move to Didao while the Jin army has not yet been encircled, so as to avoid greater losses. Once Sima Lun's army heads north, it will form a siege with Guo Huai's army, and the Shu army will be in danger.

Jiang Wei has been fighting for many years, and his experience is naturally much richer than others. When the situation is favorable, he must take a decisive attack and expand his victory. When the situation is unfavorable, he cannot worry about gains and losses, but should stop losses in a timely manner to avoid the expansion of losses.

Jiang Wei knew very well that the military strength of Shu was not enough to fight with the Wei army to consume it. Kill one thousand enemies and hurt 800 themselves. Such a victory was meaningless. Wei State had a vast territory, a large population, and extremely rich war resources. Even if they lost more, they could make up for it. However, Shu State was different, and there would be no loss. Therefore, Jiang Wei had been following a principle for many years: to fight if you can win, and to run away if you can't win. Whether it is a victory or a defeat, preserving strength is the top priority.

Since Qishan Fort was lost and the Northern Expedition turned into nothing, Jiang Wei did not have any worries, but took the initiative to move towards Didao and returned to Shu from there.

Jiang Wei didn't care much about this failure. Anyway, from Zhuge Liang's five attacks on the Central Plains, he went to his own nine times, but he actually failed. It doesn't matter if he failed again. Only the troops still exist, and there will still be a chance next time.

Jiang Wei quickly made a plan to move westward, but Liao Hua was still in Shanggui at this moment. Jiang Wei had to wait until Liao Hua retreated before he could raise an army. Otherwise, he would throw Liao Hua's five thousand troops away and fall into the siege of the Jin army. It would be a great disaster.

When Jiang Wei received the news that the Jin Dynasty had withdrawn his troops, he had already set off a quick horse to notify Liao Hua to withdraw his troops. I believe that after receiving the order to withdraw, Liao Hua would retreat to Ji County as soon as possible. What Jiang Wei did now was that he only needed to wait half a day before he could meet with Liao Hua.

As for Zhang Yi in Nan'an, it was just on the retreat route of the Shu army. Jiang Wei only needed to send someone to the ward to make Zhang Yi prepare. When the army arrived, they would retreat together.

The plan for withdrawal was certain, so the generals of each unit returned to their camps and quickly prepared to withdraw. The previous state of the Shu army was still in a large-scale attack mode. At this moment, they suddenly wanted to retreat, so naturally the matter would be much more busy. When Liao Hua came, they would just prepare for it. When Liao Hua arrived, they could set off immediately.

Jiang Wei did not dare to be careless at all, and sent multiple scouts to the direction of Qishan to inquire about the news, and kept paying close attention to the dynamics of the Jin army. Once Sima Lun advanced northward, Jiang Wei could make adjustments at any time.

If the situation is urgent, Jiang Wei will even cut off his tail and survive. Even if he abandons Liao Hua's troops, he will never let the entire army fall into a desperate situation.

Liao Hua retreated was quite punctual. He had originally just a feint attack against Shangqi, restraining Shangqi's defenders to rescue Ji County and prevent Guo Huai from fleeing eastward. At this time, he was on the periphery of Shangqi. After receiving Jiang Wei's order, Liao Hua quickly withdrew his troops. In less than half a day, he had already arrived at the capital of Ji County and met the Shu army.

At this time, news from Qishan also came back. What's strange is that Simalun's army only occupied Xixian and did not launch an attack on Qishan Fort. Moreover, after entering Xixian, Simalun stopped moving and had no intention of going north to Jixian.

This left Jiang Wei confused. After fighting for so many years, Jiang Wei had never encountered an opponent like Sima Lun. He was able to capture Qishan Fort and cut off the food route of the Shu army, but he only took Xixian and did not take Qishan Fort. Although Xixian was also in the northbound passage, he did not have a vital position like Qishan Fort.

What is the medicine sold in Simalun’s gourd?
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