Ning Sui's arrival made Sima Lun feel uneasy. Although he was not very clear about the situation in Xiling, Sima Lun had determined based on inference that something big happened in Xiling, and it was very likely that Xiling had been lost.

Sure enough, Sima Lun's judgment was correct. Before Sima Lun sent the people who were sent to investigate, Jiang Wei's letter had been sent. Although this urgent and urgent official document was written very briefly, the facts were quite clear. After Xiling was lost, the defense line of the Qiting was no longer necessary. If you continue to hold on, you may be attacked by the enemy. Therefore, Jiang Wei asked Sima Lun and Bu Xie to evacuate from Qiting and Huya Mountain quickly, and lead the army to Ma'anshan before the Wei army formed an encirclement.

Although Jiang Wei did not mention the incident after the meeting in Ma'anshan, Sima Lun knew that once the Shu army withdrew to Ma'anshan, it would definitely be impossible to hold on and would definitely return to Yong'an. The Battle of Xiling would completely end in failure.

Regrets are regrets, and Simalun cannot be too entangled in failure. After all, revenge is a relatively important thing for Simalun, and living is a more important thing.

After the fall of Xiling, Sima Lun's situation at the Qiting became more difficult. In front of it, the Wei army was approaching and continued to attack at the Qiting. Later, the Wei army that captured Xiling was attacking each other and staring at it. Sima Lun is now under the enemy from both sides. If he is not careful, he will be in danger of the entire army being destroyed.

Jiang Wei was obviously aware of this danger, so he immediately ordered Sima Lun and the Bu Xie to evacuate Qiting and Huya Mountain before the Wei army surrounded and attacked each other, so as to avoid greater losses from the Shu army.

Simalun carefully analyzed the situation. If he evacuated from the Qingting at this moment, the Wei army would take advantage of the opportunity to take down the Qingting Mountain in one fell swoop. Bu Xie, who is in Huya Mountain, his only way to retreat is on the flank of the Qingting Mountain. Once Simalun evacuates on his own, Bu Xie's men will fall into a desperate situation.

Although Bu Xie was the former Wu Kingdom, Sima Lun didn't have to worry too much. The situation is tense now, and it is still important to save his life. After all, Sima Lun is not the kind of person who only cares about his own escape and ignores other people. Even if Bu Xie comes from other forces, they were once hostile to each other, but now they are standing under the same banner and working together to fight against Cao Wei, they should work together and support each other. Sima Lun naturally cannot do such a thing as taking advantage of the situation.

Simalun weighed the pros and constrained the withdrawal of troops and at the same time blocked the news of Xiling's loss. Simalun knew very well that once the news of Xiling's loss spread, the morale of the Shu army in the Qiting will be in chaos. I am afraid that even Simalun would not be able to do it if he wanted to stick to the Qiting.

Therefore, in order to avoid the chaos in the army, Sima Lun simply blocked the news of the fall of Xiling. Not only did he imprison Ning Sui, but he also isolated all the men and horses Ning Sui brought to prevent them from having contact with the defenders of the singting.

Of course, Sima Lun was just preventing problems. Although Ning Sui's army was defeated in Baishatsui, they knew nothing about the situation in Xiling. Only the special envoy sent by Jiang Wei to the real news of Xiling's loss. As long as Sima Lun ordered, they would certainly not reveal any news.

What's more, these messengers will soon leave the Qingting and head to Weirong Village, so as long as they don't say it, there is no news that Xiling City has been lost.

The reason why Sima Lun isolated Ning Sui's men was mainly worried that the news of Ning Sui's defeat in Baisha Tsui would shake the morale of the army. Moreover, Baisha Tsui is so close to Xiling, the failure of Baisha Tsui can easily remind people of what will happen to Xiling City.

At this critical moment, Simalun must eliminate any unstable factors and continue to firmly stick to the sacred pavilion until Bu Xie's troops evacuate to the sacred pavilion. Before this, he would never allow any mistakes.

Before the messenger left, Simalun specially reminded them to go on a fast horse and arrive at Weirong Village as quickly as possible to inform the Bing Association of Jiang Wei's orders. At the same time, he specially sent a team of cavalry to protect the messenger to ensure their safety on the road.

The straight line from Qiting to Weirongzhai is not too far, but this section of the road is almost all winding and deep canyons, surrounded by mountains and water, and the road is difficult to move. It takes at least half a day to reach the fast horse.

Even if Bu Xie receives the order, he simply packs up and sets off. It is impossible to arrive at the chanting in less than a day and a half to two days.

In other words, Simalun still needs to hold on to the Qiting for two to three days before he can wait for the troops from the Bubing Association. However, now Xiling has been lost, and the situation in the rear is a long way to go. Simalun could not predict what the battle situation would change in three days.

Of course, the most ideal situation now is that Sima Lun retreats immediately, so he has a great chance to break out of the Wei army's encirclement. Wait for one more day and the danger will be even greater.

But Simalun did not regret his decision. Now he and Bu are on the same boat, so naturally they have to work together and share weal and woe. Even if they have to take unknown risks in the future, Simalun is determined to shoulder it.

They are all people who have hatred of destroying the country and destroying the family with Cao Liang. Their common ideals are enough to allow them to let go of their past grievances, truly join forces, form the Avengers, and jointly fight against powerful enemies.

No matter which team of them is lost, it will be a huge loss for the Avengers.

Now that Xiling has been lost, the hope of regaining is almost zero, so withdrawing troops is inevitable.

The failure of the Battle of Xiling does not mean that Sima Lun will completely give up hope. He believes that the cycle of heaven will be thirty years east of Hehexi, and in the future, things in the world may not be unchanged. As long as they can preserve their strength, they may have a chance to turn the tables.

Now, what Simalun can do is to preserve every power as much as possible and pass on their spiritual belief of victory. One day in the future, he will see the dawn of hope.

The messenger and the escort team's fast horse disappeared between the mountain roads north. Simalun looked at the dusty smoke with some melancholy and sighed softly. He could not do anything else now, so he could only pray silently in his heart, hoping that Bu Xie could recognize the current situation, withdraw his troops from Weirong Village as soon as possible, rush to the Qiting to meet Simalun, and then retreat together.
Chapter completed!