Lu Zhao's biggest worry was that he was afraid of being counterattacked by the Bingzhou army. The main force of the Sima army attacked Bingzhou, so the Bingzhou army naturally had no time to look east, so he instigated Lu Zhao to invade Weize Pass again and again.

Now that the Bingzhou war is over, the main force of the Sima army is defeated. Lu Zhao is worried that Cao Liang's spearhead will be aimed at him. Therefore, after the main force of the Sima army retreated from Pubanjin, Lu Zhao made a quick decision and ordered the troops besieging Weize Pass to camp overnight and retreat to Jingxing Pass.

If the Bingzhou Army really had to wait until the troops were transferred from Hedong, it would probably not be so easy for Lu Zhao to leave again.

Lu Zhao didn't want to fall into a dilemma. He led Jizhou to attack Weize Pass, and he fought repeatedly and fought for more than a year without any progress. He was already full of confidence when he first came, thinking that with his troops several times better than the defenders, there was no problem in capturing Weize Pass. However, after repeated setbacks, Lu Zhao lamented how difficult it was to capture Weize Pass.

Originally, he had already developed the intention to retreat, but in order to cooperate with the actions of Sima Jun's main force, he had to bite the bullet and continue to launch an attack.

As soon as the news of the main force of Sima's army was defeated, Lu Zhao retreated without hesitation. He had no courage to continue to stay at Weize Pass. Lu Zhao knew that his candy-like attack had already caused the Bingzhou army to get angry. In the past, he could not mobilize troops to deal with him. The war in Jinzhong was over, and the main force of the Bingzhou army could be mobilized at any time, so it would be easy to destroy him.

It is definitely a wrong choice to continue to stay in Weize Pass, so Lu Zhao evacuated without waiting for Sima Yi's order. In his words, it would be a temporary change, to judge the situation, and to be the outside king's orders. Now Sima Yi's side has just been defeated, and it has been a mess. He can't take care of himself and can't take care of Lu Zhao's side at all. If he continues to wait for the orders from his superiors, he will probably be waiting for death.

Retreat to Jingxing Pass was the wisest choice Lu Zhao made. Jingxing Pass was the key to the throat between Shanxi and Hebei. If Jingxing Pass was taken away by Bingzhou Army, then the vast Jizhou Plain would be completely without any danger. As the general of Zhenbei, Lu Zhao must consider the safety of Jizhou.

With Sima Yi's defeat in Bingzhou, the situation north of the Yellow River became extremely subtle. Originally, the Sima army had three troops siege Bingzhou, but now the siege collapsed in an instant. The Bingzhou army is likely to launch a large-scale counterattack. There is only one mountain between Shanxi and Hebei, which is the first target to be attacked.

With the current military strength of Jizhou, only 60,000 to 70,000 people were killed, and they did not have the strength to compete with the Bingzhou army. Lu Zhao was now in a panic. He first defended Jingxing Pass, and then wrote a letter to Sima Yi and asked to send troops to reinforce Jizhou.

Compared with Lu Zhao, the Youzhou army of Wuqiu Jian retreated relatively later, of course, this is related to their location. Yanmen Pass where Wuqiu Jian is located is further north than Weize Pass. When Wuqiu Jian got the news of Sima Yi's defeat, Lu Zhao had already retreated from Weize Pass without a trace.

When Wuqiu Jian heard that Sima Yi was defeated, he laughed three times. This news was really surprising and good news. Seeing the military guard Guan’s face as if he was lost, Wuqiu Jian felt indescribable pleasure. He took a chicken feather as an arrow and dared to run to Youzhou’s army to be a chariot, and he pretended to be a tiger’s power. Now your master has fallen. Look at how many days can you, a grasshopper in the autumn?

When it comes to Wei Guan, Wu Qiu Jian is full of anger. Originally, Wu Qiu Jian has been in charge of the army in Youzhou for many years, and Youzhou has been a solid piece, but when Wei Guan comes, he is like a rat shit, ruining a pot of soup. Wu Qiu Jian can't say how depressed he is.

But Wei Guan was Sima Yi's man, and Wu Qiu Jian really couldn't do anything about him. Moreover, Wei Guan was not a worry-free master. He had to make trouble for everything. Take this attack on Yanmen Pass for example. Wu Qiu Jian's original intention was to passively slacken in his work and not to put in effort. Not to mention that Yanmen Pass was so easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if it was an ordinary city, Wu Qiu Jian would not be prepared to fight the Bingzhou Army.

Now, neither Sima Yi nor Cao Liang can offend. Sima Yi is the Grand Tutor of the court, who is in charge of the government and represents the emperor's actions. Cao Liang is a legitimate person to attack Sima Yi under the banner of the late emperor. If Wuqiu Jian wants to be able to get along with others, he cannot offend him.

What he is watching now is the result of this battle. If Sima Yi wins, then he will support Sima Yi. If Cao Liang wins, then he will support Cao Liang.

So when attacking Yanmen Pass, Wu Qiu Jian was completely pretending and did not use all his strength to launch an attack. He didn't want to offend Cao Liang. If Cao Liang wins, the situation would be impossible to deal with.

Lu Zhao fought happily at Weize Pass, but he had a deep hatred with the Bingzhou Army. Now the Bingzhou Army has no time to look east. When he makes a free move in the future, Lu Zhao is still unlucky.

Of course, Wu Qiu Jian would not work hard for Sima Yi like Lu Zhao. The only thing he has to do now is to preserve his strength and hold the Youzhou army tightly in his hands. Only by holding the power of the army will others take you seriously. Otherwise, no matter what kind of famous general you are, a prison guard can solve your life.

Holding troops and self-respecting one's own right will often be afraid of those in power, but giving up military power can only die faster. Only by reciting this sutra can you have the capital to maintain your life in this troubled world, otherwise you can only rely on others to rest.

But Wei Guan's existence could not make Wu Qiu Jian worry. This guy was sent by Sima Yi to make trouble for him. He kept saying the orders of the Taifu, repeatedly urging Wu Qiu Jian to march, and repeatedly reported the Taifu to threaten him, which made Wu Qiu Jian very angry and even swallowed his heart.

Neglecting the morale of the army and delaying the military plane is a great crime. If Wei Guan was not there, Wu Qiu Jian would be the only one in the Youzhou army. No one dared to disagree with him. But with Sima Yi supporting him, Wei Guan was simply unscrupulous and aggressive in the army.

The generals of Youzhou were also full of anger. They were just obeying Wuqiu Jian, but after Wei Guan came, they had to interfere in everything, which made everyone at a loss and didn't know who to listen to.

The situation of the war is not clear now, and Wuqiu Jian has no choice but to take Wei Guan. He can only be a waste of himself and not to send additional troops to participate in the attack. However, in secret, Wuqiu Jian ordered the generals to fight slowly and not to fight all his strength. This army is his capital to make a living. If he fights all, no one will take him seriously.
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