The capture of Golden Siege opened the way for the eastward retreat, which was extremely good news for the entire Wei army.

After receiving the report from the front line of Golden Siege, Cao Shuang could finally breathe a sigh of relief. As the supreme commander of the Wei army, Cao Shuang had been under great pressure in the past few days.

Even though the rationing of military rations has been implemented, the food and grass stored in the camp are still being exhausted day by day. After all, the limited supply of food and grass is only a temporary measure. If the problem cannot be fundamentally solved, the food and grass will eventually be exhausted.

There was basically no hope on the other side of the divide, and Cao Shuang's only thought was that Cao Liang could create a miracle on the east side.

Fortunately, this miracle finally happened. Cao Liang lived up to expectations and took the golden siege, known as the strongest pass in Hanzhong, in just four days, finally solving the Wei army's urgent need.

The next step is to arrange the retreat. Although this seems simple, it is also extremely difficult to implement.

First of all, the Wei army's front is currently stretched too long, and Xiahou Ba's troops are still deep into the Tangluo Road and are blocked in the watershed area. This part of the army must first withdraw to Akasaka, before it can join the main force of the Wei army and retreat eastward.

Secondly, after the Shu army knew the news of the fall of Jinhuangwei, the plan to encircle the Wei army in the Xingshi Mountain area failed. Therefore, the Shu army will definitely launch an attack with all its strength. It is impossible to retain the Wei army, but it will be annihilated.

Something is always good. In order to expand the results, the Shu army will definitely spare no effort.

Therefore, in the context of the Wei army's retreat, fierce fighting is inevitable.

First of all, as soon as Xiahou Ba retreated, he was pursued by Jiang Wei. The two sides started a fierce battle on the Tangluo Road. Jiang Wei refused to let go. Xiahou Ba could only use the method of losing soldiers to protect his commander.

Withdrew to the rising trend.

The more than 4,000 Wei troops who were responsible for the end of the war all died heroically and no one survived.

Of course, Jiang Wei was not satisfied with eating more than 4,000 Wei troops. Originally, Jiang Wei's plan was to devour the more than 100,000 Wei troops. However, the unexpected fall of Huanghuangwei put Jiang Wei's plan in jeopardy.

Failed, if the Wei army could easily withdraw from the east road, then Jiang Wei would have failed in vain.

This result was not what Jiang Wei wanted to see, so Jiang Wei led his army to pursue Xiahou Ba all the way and fought his way out of the Tangluo Road.

At this time, Fei was not idle, commanding various Shu armies to attack one after another. The entire Xingshi Mountain area was involved in the continuous flames of war.

If the Wei army could still make up its mind to fight until there was no way to retreat, but the door to retreat to the east was already open. All the Wei army were eager to return home, thinking only about how to withdraw to the three eastern counties. They had already lost the chance to fight to the death.

With determination and courage to fight, the entire battle situation showed a one-sided situation.

Cao Shuang didn't care about holding on to his position. If he hadn't waited for Xiahou Ba's troops for the past two days, he probably wouldn't have been willing to stay here. As soon as Xiahou Ba's troops arrived, Cao Shuang immediately ordered the entire army to retreat.

All the ministries set up camp and swarmed towards Huangjinwei.

The entire retreat was chaotic and disorderly. From the beginning to the end, the mountain road was narrow and difficult to navigate. The numerous soldiers and horses of the Wei army were crowded together and blocked on the road, so the movement was slow.

The Shu army's pursuit did not stop for a moment, and news continued to come that the rearguard troops had been annihilated by the Shu army, which made the Wei army even more panic-stricken.

Xia Houxuan saw that this was not a solution. The Shu army's pursuers were right behind them. If the Wei army retreated so slowly, I'm afraid they would be cannibalized by the Shu army one by one before they could reach the gold.

Xia Houxuan personally went to check and found that the main cause of the congestion was the large number of baggage vehicles and mules and horses used by the Wei army to transport supplies.

It’s hard not to be congested.

So Xiahou Xuan made a decisive decision and ordered the Wei army to push all the baggage carts, mules and horses, as well as the camp weapons and equipment carried by the baggage carts into the Han River to free up the road.

Although these baggage supplies were very important to the army, they seemed to have become a burden when the Wei army retreated, so Xia Houxuan simply gave up these items in exchange for an unobstructed road.

After giving the military order, the Wei soldiers on the road took action and pushed all the vehicles, mules, horses and supplies into the Han River.

Since the road leading to Huangjinwei was close to the Han River, the Wei army moved very quickly, but within a moment or so, all the extra things had been abandoned.

The turbulent Han River quickly swallowed up these supplies, leaving even a dregs behind.

Even if it is abandoned, it must be disposed of cleanly. If it is left behind, it will definitely be obtained by the Shu army. This kind of behavior of capitalizing on the enemy is unacceptable to Xiahou Xuan.

Fortunately, Hanshui has a huge appetite. No matter how much more things are thrown in, it will only stir up a few waves. The handling is convenient and clean, and Xia Houxuan is also relieved.

After clearing these heavy supplies, the Wei army was able to set out on the road lightly. This time the congestion problem was completely solved. The Wei army almost trotted all the way and soon arrived at the golden siege.

Cao Liang had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw the Wei army swarming in, he ordered the city gate to be opened to let the Wei army pass through the city.

Yes, it passes through the city. Because the roads in Golden Siege are narrow, the army led by Cao Liang alone is already overcrowded. In order to reduce the crowding of Golden Siege, Cao Liang only stationed two thousand people in Golden City.

He personally took charge, leaving only General Yang Hu to accompany him. As for the Yueqi camp and other troops, they had already left the city and headed for Weixing County under the leadership of Du Yu, Deng Ai and Shi Bao.

There are still two hundred miles to go from Huangjinwei to the west city of Weixing County. The most difficult part is the Huangjin Gorge section. After the Shu soldiers stationed in Huangjin abandoned the city and fled, they became stragglers and were scattered throughout the country.

The Huangjin Gorge area also needs to send troops to clear it.

Therefore, Cao Liang sent Du Yu and other three generals to set off in advance, which was tantamount to exploring a way for the army to evacuate, and cleaning up the remaining Shu troops at the same time, so that the road from Golden Siege to Xicheng would be clear and unobstructed, so that Cao Shuang could lead the army later.

To facilitate traffic.

After the Wei army's vanguard troops entered the city, they did not stop at all and walked straight through the Golden City, looking east.
Chapter completed!