The Battle of Xiling came to an end. If there was no such battle in the final Dingying Gorge, the Wei army could end in the most perfect way.

Moreover, the final evacuation of the Shu army from Ma'anshan will not be smooth sailing, and the battle between the two sides will continue, and it may even burn the war into the territory of Shu.

However, the Battle of Dingyingxia caused the Wei army's attack to abruptly. Although the Wei army's losses were not too great, with less than two thousand casualties, this failure eventually laid a shadow on the Wei army's pursuit.

Who knows what other ambush methods will be available in the Wei army in the future? You must know that the Shu army has a lot of experience in ambushing. They have this very mature ambush experience. Once the Wei army advances lightly, they may be hit again.

Not every time will there be God's favor. This heavy rain saved the lives of nearly 10,000 Wei soldiers, but will you still be so lucky if you encounter an ambush next time?

As a result, all the troops of the Wei army became honest and peaceful. Although they were also advancing towards Ma'anshan, they adopted the strategy of step by step and steadily advancing, and no army dared to advance again.

This was naturally the most favorable news for Jiang Wei. He retreated to Ma'anshan and had no intention of sticking to it anymore. After Sima Lun and the Bu Xie two teams returned, Jiang Wei immediately ordered the withdrawal of his troops and retreating to Yong'an.

Although Qian Hong's Wei army was eyeing her covetously, it was no longer related to the overall situation. The main forces of the Shu army gathered together, and there were at least 70,000 to 80,000 people. With such a huge group of troops, Qian Hong naturally did not dare to take any action. He could only watch the Shu army go from Ma'anshan West and do nothing.

In fact, Cao Liang transferred Qian Hong from Guanzhong to play a restraining role in the Shu army in Xiling, threatening the Shu army's retreat, forcing Jiang Wei to draw a team of troops to guard against the retreat and food routes. In this way, Qian Hong's army's mission has been achieved.

Of course, if the Wei army formed a multi-way siege against the Shu army while winning, Qianhong's army would have a place to use their skills. They could go south from Xingshan, take Zigui directly, completely cut off the retreat route of the Shu army, and encircle and annihilate all the Shu army's troops in the Xiling area.

Now it seems that this plan is completely unworkable. After the Battle of Dingyingxia, the Wei army had given up its rapid attack and pursuit of the Shu army, and instead used a step-by-step approach. Although this approach was safe, it lost the opportunity to completely annihilate the Shu army.

The all-assembled Shu army is stronger than ever. If Qian Hong desperately attacks Zigui, it is another matter whether he can take it down. Even if he really takes down Zigui, the Shu army, which has been cut off from retreat, wouldn't be killed red.

Qian Hong's army, who was fighting alone and independent, could not block the Shu army's survival path no matter what. This kind of behavior of mantis armed with a chariot was just an act of overestimating one's own ability. Cao Liang did not have any instructions. How could Qian Hong dare to act rashly? He could only let the Shu army's large team go west.

For Jiang Wei, although Ma'anshan is a dangerous place, it is not a place to stay. It is just a station on his way. Just like every time he goes to Guanlong, the Qinling Mountains are a must-pass place. The Qinling Mountains are dangerous, and there is no mountain in the world that can be compared with, but it has never been Jiang Wei's garrison.

From this point of view, Ma'anshan and Qinling are very similar. Jiang Wei sent Luo Xian to guard Ma'anshan to prevent the Wei army from attacking Xiling from this route or cutting off the traffic between Xiling and Yong'an. Now that Xiling is lost, the skin is gone, where will the Mao stay? It is meaningless to defend Ma'anshan at this time.

Xiling City is the core of defense in the Xiling area. All Jiang Wei's previous defense plans and all long-siege systems were established around Xiling. Now, after Xiling City was lost, the peripheral defense system immediately collapsed.

There is no point in staying in the Xiling area at this time. Instead, the approaching of the Wei army will make the situation more and more difficult. Without too much consideration, Jiang Wei decided to withdraw his troops from Ma'anshan and return to Yong'an.

For Jiang Wei, nothing is more important than preserving his strength. If you keep the green mountains there, you will not be afraid of burning firewood. As long as Jiang Wei can preserve his strength, he will not worry about not having the opportunity to recover the Central Plains and support the Han Dynasty in the future.

Although the last northern expedition to Longxi ended in failure, it was actually not a failure. Jiang Wei lost only the territory of Longxi.

And strictly speaking, it is not a loss. Longxi is originally the territory of Wei. Jiang Wei is surprised to get it, and it doesn’t matter if he can’t get it. It’s all over again. Anyway, Jiang Wei has experienced so many failures and setbacks, so he doesn’t care about the few more times.

But Jiang Wei had a huge gain, that is, the 50,000 troops brought by Simalun and Simalun. For the Shu army, which has always been short of soldiers and major generals, this is undoubtedly a real gain.

The current situation is almost like the incident in Longxi. Sima Lun surrendered to Shu with five counties in Longxi and 100,000 troops. Now Lu Kang surrendered to Shu with the land of Xiling in Jingzhou and 60,000 Wu troops.

The ending was even more surprisingly similar. The last time Jiang Wei launched an army in Yongliang in the north, he eventually lost Longxi, and this time he went east to Jingzhou and lost Xiling.

History is always surprisingly similar. Although Jiang Wei regretfully lost Jingzhou, he obtained the army of Lu Kang. Although there were some losses, most of the main forces still existed. After they returned to Yong'an, they could not only greatly strengthen Yong'an's defensive power, but also Jiang Wei had the ability to go out again at any time. Only with the right opportunity, Jiang Wei would definitely continue to launch an Eastern Expedition and attack Jingzhou.

There was one person who made great contributions to the successful withdrawal of the Shu army this time, namely General Sima Lun, who was the Cavalry General.

At that time, Xiling was lost and the situation was critical. After receiving Jiang Wei's emergency retreat order at the Qiting, Sima Lun did not withdraw his troops immediately. Instead, he waited for Bu Xie to withdraw from Weirong Village and gave in to Bu Xie first and he came to cut off the rear.

From this incident, we can see Simalun's overall view. If it were someone else, he would probably have run away long ago. The situation is so critical and if you are not careful, you will be in a catastrophe. You will almost be unable to take care of others. How can you still have the energy to take care of others!

But Sima Lun was not anxious or impatient, and was not in a hurry. At the most critical and critical moment, he held his position for two days. He would rather wait for the arrival of Bu Xie before leading his troops to retreat.
Chapter completed!