Pingjiang Camp and Pinghu Camp attacked each other on both sides, and successfully controlled most of Xiling City. Most of the key strongholds in Xiling City, such as the Governor's Office, the Governor's Office, the Granary, the Treasury, etc., all fell into the hands of the Wei army, and the Wei army's progress was very smooth.

However, Lei Ding soon discovered that the Shu army had abandoned the city and fled. They gave up many strongholds in the city and began to gather towards the north gate. Lei Ding ordered people to climb to a high place to check and found that the Shu army had indeed opened the north gate, and a large number of Shu army escaped from the north gate.

Lei Ding was a little regretful. If he had known this, he would have arranged a Wei army outside the North Gate to blockade. In this case, even if the Shu army wanted to escape, it would not have been possible for it to escape so smoothly.

However, this is a strategic arrangement, and it cannot be decided by Lei Ding a captain. On him, there are also the naval commander Wang Jun, Wang Jun, and His Majesty Cao Liang. It is not the turn of Lei Ding to make the decision on how to deploy troops.

Cao Liang had thought about siegeing the city on all sides, but this plan was not realistic. After all, the Wei army had limited troops and Pinghu Camp had a task of blocking the city. Only Pingjiang Camp was the first to attack the city. If the troops were dispersed, there would be no possibility of taking Xiling.

Therefore, in Cao Liang's deployment, there was no plan to siege the city from all sides. It was not important to annihilate the enemy in this battle. The important thing was to take down Xiling City. Xiling City was the heart of the entire Xiling defense line. Cao Liang's black tiger's heart was enough to break the Xiling defense line.

As for whether Jiang Wei escaped or not, it was irrelevant. Cao Liang even hoped that Jiang Wei would give up Xiling earlier, so that the Wei army would be free from blood. If Jiang Wei fought to the death and fought to the end, Cao Liang would not want to see it.

In the past, the Wei army's combat was usually mainly to annihilate the enemy's living forces, and they never cared about the gains and losses of a city and a place. However, the situation this time was different. After all, the only people that the Wei army could mobilize were two battalions of the navy and marines, and the real field corps, which were blocked by the Shu army on the periphery of Xiling.

Therefore, although the Wei army had an advantage in military strength in the Battle of Xiling, its advantage was not obvious. If the Shu army fought to the death, the Wei army would definitely face a considerable price of casualties.

Moreover, Cao Liang knew better that Pingjiang Camp and Pinghu Camp, which attacked this time, was a real rookie on the battlefield. He was here to fight for a real battle for the first time. Regardless of the level, his actual combat experience was completely zero.

Most of the troops led by Jiang Wei are veterans who have been through the battlefield and have extremely rich combat experience. If Jiang Wei fights to the death, the Wei army may not be able to gain any advantage. At most, both sides will be a result of both sides being defeated.

Cao Liang was very clear about Jiang Wei's combat characteristics. Compared with the gains and losses of cities and territory, Jiang Wei paid more attention to preserving his strength. What Jiang Wei couldn't accept the most was the war of attrition. After a battle, if all the troops on both sides were exhausted, there might be nothing for the Wei army. They had a strong reserve source and could just replenish them.

But for Jiang Wei, if it is all gone, it will be gone. With the strength of Shu Kingdom, the troops are non-renewable resources and must be cherished and used reasonably. For the sake of the gains and losses of a city, it will be more than worth the loss.

So when Jiang Wei saw that the situation was unfavorable, he simply gave up Xiling City, because Jiang Wei had already calculated the consequences. Even if the Shu army could really defeat the Wei army and save Xiling, it would almost have to lose most of the troops. This loss was completely a burden that Jiang Wei could not bear.

What's more, with the threat of the Wei Navy's naval forces, even if the Shu army fights to the end, it can save at most half of Xiling City. The entire South Gate is impossible to defend. Instead of this, we will not give up Xiling, preserve our strength, and then find an opportunity to fight again.

Jiang Wei is a typical opportunist. In ordinary situations, he will not take action easily. He will only take action if he seizes the opportunity.

This time, Jiang Wei sent troops to Jingzhou, and it was Jiang Wei who saw that Wei destroyed Wu and that the Wu Kingdom was in a desperate situation. In this case, he sent troops to prepare to take advantage of the troubled waters.

It’s just a pity that the fish did not touch it, and he was covered in fishy food. This time, Shu Kingdom suffered a lot of losses when it sent troops to Jingzhou. Seeing that the situation was over, Jiang Wei naturally would not consider the gains and losses of a city and a place, but needed him to stop the losses in time and could not consume all his troops in a war that was impossible to win.

Originally, Jiang Wei was extremely optimistic about the prospects of the Battle of Xiling. He ambitiously formulated a long-range plan and carefully constructed the defense system outside Xiling. It was obvious that Jiang Wei had great confidence in defending Xiling.

However, the Wei army's raid on Xiling completely disrupted Jiang Wei's strategic deployment. Once Xiling is lost, the entire defense system of the Shu army will face collapse.

Logically speaking, at this time, the Shu army should have defended Xiling at all costs, but after weighing the pros and cons, Jiang Wei finally gave up Xiling.

What Jiang Wei gave up was not just Xiling City, but the entire Xiling defense line. After Jiang Wei withdrew from Xiling, he had already ordered Sima Lun and Bu Xie to quickly retreat from the Qiting and Huya Mountain to meet up with Ma'an Mountain. Jiang Wei's final destination would be Yong'an, which means that Jiang Wei completely gave up the entire Xiling area.

This is a painful decision, but it is also a wise decision. Xiling has been lost, and the skin is gone, and the hair is attached. There is no need to stick to the outer defense line anymore. The current comprehensive retreat is out of the need to preserve its strength. Xiling has lost and there is still a chance to regain it in the future. If the troops are lost, it is the real loss of hope.

Keep the green mountains there, and you are not afraid of burning firewood. This is what Jiang Wei gained after repeated defeats and is quite effective.

Of course, Lei Ding and Qian Ding would not allow the Shu army to escape easily. After seeing through the attempt to escape from the Shu army, the Pingjiang Camp and Pinghu Camp's offensive became even more fierce. They ordered the soldiers of the two battalions to attack with all their might and bit the Shu army tightly.

However, when Jiang Wei retreated, he arranged elite troops to cut off the rear. In terms of retreat, the Shu army did have two tricks. They used cross-covers to continuously block the pursuers of the Wei army who were trying to approach, and did not give the Wei army a chance to surround their rear army.

Although the Wei army's offensive was fierce, they could never get close to the Shu army. They could only use bows and arrows and crossbows to shoot against them and conduct long-range attacks, and shoot as many as possible to escape the Shu army. However, if they really wanted to wipe out the Shu army's rear team, they could not find any opportunity.
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