Zhao Yun did not divide his troops to gain martial arts, but directly pursued him diagonally towards the Wei River. As a result, he only had 6,000 troops left in his hand. If he divided his troops again, the force that would be used to flank the Wei army with Yang Qing would be too weak.

Secondly, we have already occupied Chencang and Yicheng, and our martial arts skills are within easy reach. We can wait for the battle situation to be established before we can capture it again, so there is no need to rush.

However, Zhao Yun's 6,000 sergeants were almost all infantry. Even though they were hurrying and rushing slowly, it would take at least two days to catch up with Guo Huai and others. Therefore, he could only hope that Yang Qing could arrive at the Weishui River in advance.

Delay the Wei army.

"General Zilong, is it still too late for our army to rush over?" Deng Zhi, riding side by side with Zhao Yun, asked sideways.

Zhao Yun smoothed his beard under his chin and said slowly: "There should be no problem. Mingzhi and the others are all cavalry. It won't take long to reach the Weishui River. With his ability, it is no problem to drag Guo Huai and others for two or three days."

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"This is very true. Yang Shijun is very resourceful and is actually a good general of the country. Without his intervention, the Wei army would never have been able to quietly cross the Wei River and go north." Deng Zhi thought of Yang Qing's impressive achievements in this year.

Confidence greatly increased.

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "Well, but we can't hold back here and let this kid Mingzhi see the joke. Pass my order and the troops will speed up and march forward for twenty miles before resting."

"No." The captain behind him who was responsible for delivering the order responded hurriedly.

On the other side, Yang Qing did not hesitate after receiving Zhao Yun's notification, and led his troops to rush towards the Weishui River without stopping.

"Shijun, Yicheng, and Chencang have been recaptured by Old General Zilong. It is only a matter of time that the martial arts falls into the hands of our army. In this way, the Wei army's only important town on the Wei River is Chang'an. Even if our army has no other follow-up

As a result of the battle, we have made a lot of money this time." Liu Yin said.

Yang Qing smiled and said: "Having said that, we still need to win one more game to completely consolidate the results." After a pause, he said seriously: "What I'm worried about now is that Cao Zhen couldn't have imagined that our army would divide its forces.

Although he wanted to intercept his reinforcements, he still quickly mobilized Guo Huai, Fei Yao, and Qin Ji to rush to Anling. There is something weird about this."

"The general also thought that Cao Zhen could not have thought of this, but now that he is trapped in Anling, it is reasonable to be eager for reinforcements to relieve the siege.

What's more, the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the hands of Guo Huai and others are all elite infantry and cavalry, and their combat power is very strong. If they can rush to Anling quickly, Cao Zhen can not only be saved, but also have the strength to counterattack our army.

Maybe he has enough confidence in Guo Huai, Fei Yao and others. After all, the Wei River is very long and there are many ferries, so our army may not be able to block them. Cao Zhen is probably betting on this outcome." Liu Yin analyzed.

Yang Qing nodded slightly, without comment, and said: "Let's not worry about it for now. No matter what Cao Zhen's plot is, we must rush to the Weishui River as soon as possible."

At this time, the Wei army, with flags fluttering and drum horns blaring, was marching leisurely towards the south bank of the Wei River. It was contrary to common sense for military officers to do such a grand display for fear that others would not know their whereabouts.

However, if someone gets closer and takes a closer look, it will be easy to find that they appear to be in a long queue, but the actual number is not large, only about a thousand people. No matter how you look at it, they look like a suspicious army deliberately creating a lot of publicity.

There is no mistake, this Wei army is the suspicious soldier sent by Guo Huai to the Weishui River to confuse the Han army. Half a day ago, he, Fei Yao and Qin Ji quietly led the main force of the army to the east.

Because the Han army's scouting horses did not dare to get too close, and it was expected that the Wei army would cross the Weishui River to go to Anling for reinforcements, they failed to see the Wei army's flaw, and continued to move Guo Huai and others towards the south bank of the Weishui River.

The news of the rush was reported to Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun did not doubt that he was there, and ordered his horse to report the news to Yang Qing. When Yang Qing led his army to the ferry with the gentlest water flow on the north bank of the Wei River, he found no Wei army soldiers, and sent his scouts to the south bank to separate.

After searching for dozens of miles upstream and downstream, no trace of the large Wei army was found.

It was not until the morning of the next day that the scouts finally discovered that the Wei army was currently stationed in the small town of Zhouzhi. They hurried to Zhouzhi to inquire, and then they learned that there were only a thousand Wei troops in the city and the main force of the Wei army was not here at all.

"Where have Guo Huai and others gone? Have the scouts not reported anything yet?" Yang Qing asked anxiously in the military tent.

Liu Yin said: "Not yet, Shu Qi has gone to investigate in person. I believe there will be news back soon."

"Well, I hope so." Yang Qing's tone was a little helpless.

He did not expect to be tricked by Guo Huai and others, and fell into the trap of suspecting soldiers. This was his usual method. Unexpectedly, once the Wei army used it, it was quite threatening. In fact, he had vaguely guessed the whereabouts of the main force of the Wei army, but it was only for a moment.

The time cannot be determined.

"Envoy, you have been staring at Chang'an. Did the Wei army go to Chang'an?" Liu Yin saw Yang Qing standing motionless in front of the wooden map. He walked over to see where his eyes were and asked curiously.

Yang Qingdao: "Guo Huai and others played a trick to change the direction of their advance. They will not go to the north. The city in the west has been lost and there is General Zilong. They will definitely not turn back.

It is even more impossible to find Qinling and Hanzhong to the south, so the only place they can go is to the east."

"It makes sense." Liu Yin said: "But they may not necessarily be returning to Chang'an when they turn their troops eastward. They may just want to avoid our army and take the opportunity to cross the Wei River somewhere downstream. This move must be guarded against."

"This may not be impossible, but I think that the real purpose of Guo Huai and the others is still in Chang'an, because even if the Wei army passed from somewhere downstream to the north bank of the Wei River, their unfavorable situation of being pursued and intercepted by our army has not fundamentally changed.

Only by returning to Chang'an first to rescue the siege can we truly avoid the north-south pincer attack by General Zilong and others.

What's more, now that I think about it, Guo Huai and the others' move to return to Chang'an first is really a brilliant move. It's only a few dozen miles from Chang'an to Anling. It's much safer to send troops to support Cao Zhen than to cross the Wei River and go directly to Anling.

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I don’t know who came up with this wonderful move. Was it Cao Zhen or Guo Huai? Or Fei Yao or Qin Ji? There are still capable people in the Wei army, but we still can’t be careless in the slightest." After that, he sighed deeply.

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"Then what should I do now?"

Yang Qingdao: "Let's wait a little longer and wait until Shu Qi brings back the exact news before we respond."

About an hour later, Wu Que finally detected the whereabouts of the main force of the Wei army, and hurried back to report: "Envoy, according to reports from the patrol guards in Huaili, Guo Huai's army has passed Huaili half a day ago and is on its way to Chang'an.

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"It really is Chang'an!" Liu Yin couldn't help but exclaimed as soon as Wu Que finished speaking.

Yang Qing asked calmly: "Have you ever sent someone to inform Huang Xi outside Chang'an City of this news?"

Currently, Huang Xi is leading three thousand soldiers and horses stationed outside Chang'an City to intimidate the Wei army in the city from leaving. Although the Wei army in Chang'an has long been frightened, Guo Huai has more than ten thousand soldiers and horses in his hands. Waiting for him to resist Chang'an.

Huang Xi is definitely no match for him and he must be allowed to evacuate early.

"The local guards have sent people to Chang'an to send a message. I believe General Huang and the others can receive the news in advance and retreat."

Yang Qing nodded, feeling a little relieved, and then said: "Old General Zilong will also send a fast horse to report."

"Bizhi has arranged for someone to rush there just now." Wu Que said.
Chapter completed!