After Cao Shuang evacuated from Seoul, he arrived at Lecheng. Lecheng also had an army besieging the city, but Cao Shuang felt that the situation was no different from that in Seoul. If the Wei army stayed here, they would also suffer from the Shu army's internal and external cooperation.

Therefore, Cao Shuang felt that this was not a place to stay for a long time, so he discussed it with a group of staff and continued to retreat eastward until he reached Akasaka, which is adjacent to Xingshi.

The terrain of Akasaka is difficult, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In addition, it is close to the Han River, so the army has no worries about getting water. Therefore, Cao Shuang still valued this place and ordered the main army to be stationed in Akasaka, forming a corner with the Xingshi garrison.

After Xiahou Ba and Cao Liang received the news that the main force of the Wei army had withdrawn to Akasaka, they immediately rushed to Akasaka at starry night, trying to join the main force of the Wei army as soon as possible.

Cao Liang knew that Akasaka was to the south of Xingshi Mountain, and that the Wei army had finally returned to its starting point after so many struggles in the Hanzhong Plain. This time, the expedition to Shu would still inevitably end in failure.

Originally, Wang Ping was repulsed in the Battle of Xingshi Mountain, and Cao Liang even captured the important town of Yangping Pass. It was entirely possible for the Wei army to capture Hanzhong, open the door to Shu, and achieve greater results and meritorious deeds.

Unfortunately, due to the loss of Dingjun Mountain, the good situation was ruined in an instant. The Wei army not only lost the opportunity to capture Hanzhong, but also lost troops and generals, and was completely defeated.

When Xiahou Ba mentioned Sima Zhao and Guo Huai who had lost Dingjun Mountain, he was so angry that if they had not lost Dingjun Mountain, how could the Wei army be in such a situation? Even Xiahou Ba himself was trapped in the Shu army's trap.

He was surrounded by a heavy siege and almost lost his life. All this was thanks to Sima Zhao and Guo Huai.

"After I return to the camp this time, I have to argue with these two thieves. It's hard to get rid of the hatred in my heart if I don't investigate their faults."

Calm down the anger in your heart.

Cao Liang took it indifferently. Victory or defeat was a matter of military strategism. If Sima Zhao and Guo Huai had to be held responsible this time, it would be very difficult. Even if Cao Liang knew that the two of them were guarding Dingjun Mountain and it was mostly for show, but

Without evidence, who can say that Sima Zhao and Guo Huai deliberately collaborated with the enemy and betrayed their country?

What's more, this time Sima Zhao appeared to be the general conquering Shu, but in fact Cao Shuang deliberately kept him as a hostage to prevent Sima Yi from making small moves behind him after he left the capital. If Sima Zhao is really held responsible for the defeat, as if

Ma Di was beheaded by Zhuge Liang, so the consequences were really not something Cao Shuang could bear.

Sima Yi was furious after killing Sima Zhao, but Cao Shuang made things worse and forced Sima Yi to go in the opposite direction.

So anyone can kill Sima Zhao, except Cao Shuang. Not only can't he chop off his head, but he also has to send people to protect him closely to make sure nothing goes wrong, lest he completely angers Sima Yi.

So this time Cao Shuang knew that Sima Zhao was at fault, but had no way of pursuing him, so he could only let them go.

In fact, the main responsibility for the failure of the Battle of Dingjun Mountain rests with Cao Shuang himself. Knowing that Sima Zhaoming was actually a hostage, he actually let him lead troops into the battle. Are you looking for excitement?

Even if there were no generals in the Wei camp to lead the army, they should not be sent there.

A big mistake has been made, no matter how hard it is to undo, this battle against Shu is destined to fail. Now that the reinforcements of the Shu army have arrived, they are far superior to the Wei army in terms of location and momentum, and

The Wei army suffered numerous casualties, their morale was low, and their good chance of victory was lost. If this battle continued, it was destined to be fruitless. It would be better to retreat early and reduce some losses.

However, this is just Cao Liang's own idea. He doesn't know what Cao Shuang's plans are, so the top priority now is to join the main army as soon as possible.

It is estimated that Jiang Wei has given up. After all, the Wei army has such a cavalry unit, which completely destroyed Jiang Wei's plan. Even if he continued to pursue, it would be difficult to win, so Jiang Wei simply stopped the pursuit and entered the Han Dynasty.

Le Ercheng strengthened the defense forces of Hanzhong, waited for the arrival of Fei's army, and then looked for a strategy to completely drive the Wei army out of Hanzhong.

Without the pursuit of the Shu army, the Wei army's march became smoother. They traveled through the starry night and finally arrived at Akasaka at the foot of Xingshi Mountain, where they met up with Cao Shuang's main army.

Cao Shuang and Xia Houxuan saw that Xiahou Ba Cao Liang was safe and sound, and their hearts hanging in their throats finally returned to their stomachs. They went out to greet Xiahou Ba Cao Liang in person and held a banquet in the Chinese army's tent to calm Xiahou Ba Cao Liang's shock.

Wash the dust.

At this banquet, almost all the generals in the Wei army were present, and everyone gathered together to congratulate Xiahou Ba on his safe return.

Xiahou Ba was holding back a lot of resentment. This time he was lucky enough to return, but thousands of his men were buried on the side of the Han River and could never return to the Central Plains.

"General, I have an unkind request. I wonder if the general will accept it?"

Cao Shuang was in high spirits at this moment. He smiled slightly and said, "Xiahou's guard has something to say, but there's no harm in saying it."

Xiahou Ba took a deep breath, glanced at Sima Zhao and Guo Huai who were not too far away intentionally or unintentionally, and said loudly to Cao Shuang: "The reason for this defeat is traced back to Sima Zhao, the general who conquered Shu.

Because Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou, failed to defend Dingjun Mountain, all the armies were defeated and the soldiers were killed. Therefore, the last general asked the general to punish them according to military law and hold the two swordsmen, Zhao Zhao and Guo Huai, accountable, so as to comfort the spirits of the soldiers who died in the battle.

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As soon as Xia Houba said this, the whole banquet was in silence. Everyone stopped talking and looked at each other. A look of resentment flashed in Sima Zhao's eyes, but Guo Huai took it indifferently and said calmly: "General, we have lost the position.

Dingjun Mountain is indeed Jishi’s fault, and Xiahou Hujun’s words are justified, so Jishi also begs the general to punish him.”

After Sima Zhao and Guo Huai came back from defeat, they did submit a confession. It was just that Sima Zhao and Guo Huai did a perfect job in that battle. After Cao Shuang understood the situation, he really had no way to hold Sima Zhao and Guo Huai accountable.

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After all, the battle at Dingjun Mountain was extremely brutal. Almost half of the soldiers and horses brought by Sima Zhao were lost. The reason for the final failure was that Dingjun Mountain was forced to give up because it was outnumbered. This was obviously different from those who did not

There was an essential difference between generals who fled in battle. Cao Shuang had no choice but to follow the advice of his staff and did not hold Sima Zhao and Guo Huai accountable.
Chapter completed!