After Huangfu Jian took down the Eagle-billed Cliff, he did not pursue the fleeing Shu army. Liu Jing's order was to take down the Eagle-billed Cliff. Therefore, no matter how fierce the battle was, it was limited to Eagle-billed Cliff. Once the Shu army withdrew from this area, Huangfu Jian ordered the Wei army to stop pursuing and let Hu Lie escape.

It is the most basic tactical principle to not pursue the defeated enemy. All the previous combat plans of the Wei army were carried out around the capture of the Eagle-billed Cliff, and there was no subsequent offensive plan.

Yingzui Cliff is just the first step in the entire Xiling battle of the Wei army. In the Qiting alone, the Wei army gathered 30,000 to 40,000 people. The defenders of Yingzui Cliff only accounted for less than 10% of the troops. Next, there were even more arduous battles waiting for them in the Qiting. If Huangfu Jian rashly launched a pursuit at this moment, he would probably have fallen into the ambush of the Shu army. Therefore, without a detailed combat plan, Huangfu Jian wisely chose to stop the pursuit.

Although letting Hu Lie escape prevent the battle of Yingzui Cliff from achieving the goal of annihilation of the enemy, there was no requirement for Zhonglei Battalion to completely annihilate the defending enemy in this battle. In their plan, taking down the Yingzui Cliff is the most ideal result, and annihilation of the enemy is secondary.

So if Huangfu Jian pursues, he will be a big deal.

As soon as the Shu army retreated, the battle basically stopped. Only those Shu army, which were surrounded by the Wei army and had no time to withdraw, continued to resist stubbornly, but this sporadic battle could no longer have any impact on the battle situation. The Wei army had firmly controlled the Eagle-billed Cliff and began to cheer for victory.

The sporadic battles soon came to an abrupt end. Without the support of the army, these remaining troops could not resist the attack of the Wei army at all, and they would soon be submerged in the crowd of the Wei army.

After Hu Lie evacuated Yingzui Cliff, he found that the Wei army was not chasing him. This at least made him feel a little relieved. After all, he was defeated at this moment. If the Wei army chased him all the way, his losses would only be greater.

Now that the Wei army gave up the pursuit, Hu Lie roughly ordered a few people. In this battle, his troops lost at least half. Hu Lie turned around and looked at Yingzui Cliff, sighed helplessly, leading the army to Guiniupo and seeing Sima Lun.

Guiniupo is only more than ten miles away from Yingzui Cliff and is the main position of the Battle of the Bingting. The 30,000 troops led by Simalun are basically concentrated here. Simalun has built the most solid defense line here, and this place will also become an important fulcrum for the entire Battle of Xiling.

Although the terrain of Guiniupo is not as dangerous as the Eagle-billed Cliff, fortunately its territory is large, and even if it stations 100,000 troops here, it seems very wide and has no sense of crowding. Unlike Eagle-billed Cliff, at most, it is crowded with thousands of people.

Therefore, Eagle Beak Cliff is only suitable for a frontier defensive position. With its size, it cannot bear the heavy responsibility of the entire chanting, so Simalun does not have much hope for Eagle Beak Cliff's defense.

But Simalun was greatly surprised by the sudden loss of the Eagle-billed Cliff. Originally, Simalun estimated that even if there were not many people on the Eagle-billed Cliff, it would be not a big problem to stick to the Eagle-billed Cliff for a period of time with the dangerous terrain of the Eagle-billed Cliff. If Wei Jun wanted to take the Eagle-billed Cliff, at least it would have to pay a considerable price to be able to take down the Eagle-billed Cliff.

The deal was actually very cost-effective to exchange three thousand people for the Wei army. What's more, Simalun defended the Eagle-billed Cliff more to delay the Wei army's attack. In fact, Simalun did not arrive at the Yiting Pavilion for a long time, and many fortifications had not been built. Simalun needed some time to deploy defense, but the Wei army's attack was imminent, so he could only rely on the defense of the Eagle-billed Cliff to delay the Wei army's offensive, so Simalun had enough time to build Guiniupo's defense.

But what surprised Sima Lun was that the Eagle-billed Cliff was actually lost within one day. He said in preparation that there were only one or two hours from the attack of the Wei army to the fall of the Eagle-billed Cliff. This result was really difficult for Sima Lun to accept.

In order to defend the Eagle-billed Cliff, Simalun dispatched the most elite troops to Hu Lie. This army fought from the Central Plains all the way. Simalun knew better than anyone else. If Eagle-billed Cliff could accommodate more people, Simalun would certainly not send only these 3,000 people. He would send more troops to ensure that there was no accident.

Although the number of people was limited, Simalun was not hesitant to dispatch his elite soldiers and generals. However, unexpectedly, the loss of the Eagle-billed Cliff came so quickly, and it was no wonder Simalun was furious.

Sima Lun asked Hu Lie in a deep voice about the loss of the Eagle-billed Cliff. Hu Lie looked ashamed and told Sima Lun in detail the whole story.

After hearing this, Sima Lun's expression was a little slow. Judging from the progress of the battle, Hu Lie did do his best, but because he was not prepared for heavy fog, the Wei army took advantage of the fog and launched a surprise attack. Hu Lie was unable to come up with corresponding countermeasures, and soon fell into a passive state.

The battle of Yingzui Cliff actually relies heavily on the terrain. After all, the ratio of troops between the enemy and us is 10 to 1. With such a huge difference, the probability of the Shu army winning under the same terrain conditions is completely slim. If they want to defend Yingzui Cliff, the only thing they can rely on is the dangerous terrain of Yingzui Cliff.

But this sudden heavy fog immediately lost the advantage of the Shu army. They could not judge whether the Wei army would attack or not. Once the Wei army rushed to them, everything would be too late. The situation on the entire battlefield was irreversible, and the loss of the Eagle-billed Cliff had become inevitable.

The troops in Hu Lie's hands are limited after all. Without the advantage of geographical advantages, if you engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Wei army, you will definitely not be able to win. Therefore, it is understandable that Hu Lie finally chose to retreat even though he knew that the situation was hopeless.

Hu Lie blamed himself for the loss of Yingzui Cliff and knelt down and begged Sima Lun to punish him, but Sima Lun did not punish him. Although Hu Lie bears unshirkable responsibility for the loss of Yingzui Cliff, in the final analysis, it was caused by the weather, and Hu Lie did not make a principled mistake.

What's more, now it's time to use people, Sima Lun is not too worried about anyone's responsibility. He arranged a new position for Hu Lie. If he beats him well, he will lose his punishment. If he doesn't beat him well, the two crimes will be one.

Hu Lie was so grateful that he thanked Sima Lun on the spot, and said that he was heartbroken and refused to refuse.
Chapter completed!