Guo Huai didn't expect that he was still one step late, and he thought that Yang Qing was indeed a strong enemy, and he used his troops decisively and expected the enemy to be the first. He always thought that he was going ahead of him and others. He always seemed to feel a little restrained when fighting with this person, which was really uncomfortable.

"General, the Shu army is still seventy miles away from the south bank of the Wei River. We still have time. If we move fast enough and add a little luck, or dispatch cavalry to gallop, we may arrive at the south bank of the Wei River one step ahead of the Shu army, and by then our initiative in the battle situation has not been completely lost."

Chang'an is only forty or fifty miles away from the Wei River. The preparation time before the Wei army set out is almost the same as the distance between the Han army and the Wei River. The Han army marched towards the south bank of the Wei River are all infantry. If the Wei army dispatched cavalry, they would definitely arrive one step ahead of the Han army.

But with a bang, Cao Zhen smashed the table in front of him with his fist, stood up, staring at Fei Yao with anger, and said, "Boji is right. Gongming, you will lead the army immediately, but the cavalry will have great use and cannot be given to you, so you can only lead the infantry, but even the infantry must arrive at the south bank of the Wei River in front of the Shu army and guard all the ferries along the line for me."

At present, Cao Zhen has only more than 9,000 people in his hands. After deducting three thousand new recruits, there are only more than 6,000 elite soldiers left. About half of these more than 6,000 people are cavalry, which is almost the same as the cavalry in Yang Qing's hands.

Therefore, in the current war, the Wei army no longer has a huge cavalry advantage as before. Cao Zhen had to hold the only cavalry in the radius of 300 miles centered on Chang'an in his hands for future use.

"promise."

Fei Yao also knew that the military situation was urgent and did not dare to delay it. He clasped his fists and agreed, and quickly left and went to the military camp to order the troops, and then rushed to the south bank of the Wei River without stopping.

After Fei Yao left, Cao Zhen looked at everyone and asked, "Everyone, the few short soldiers in Huaili City are besieged by thousands of Shu troops. They may be in danger of being defeated every now and then. Now Wu Kun has sent envoys to ask for help. I wonder if you think we are going to send troops to rescue?"

"General, General Gongming took away three thousand cavalry, and only six thousand infantry were left in the city. If the troops were to be divided to rescue, how many soldiers should be dispatched? If there were fewer soldiers, it would be useless. If there were more soldiers, Chang'an would become empty.

Therefore, the officials believed that our army was unable to save Huaili due to the current situation, so the safety of Huaili could only depend on General Wu Kun and others." Yan Fei bowed and said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Huai immediately agreed: "Huai agreed with Yan Fujun's opinion. At this time, we have neither extra troops nor enough time to save Huaili. You must know that the Shu army surrounding Huaili City is just the vanguard, and there is also the main force of the Shu army led by Yang Qing, who was rewarded by the spies.

Therefore, the general and the subordinates thought that our current priority was to first bring Yan He's troops back to Chang'an, and then hold on to the rescue after the two armies met. As for Huaili, it was only for fate."

Cao Zhen's face was heavy and nodded slightly. Although he had already agreed with Yan Fei and Guo Huai's opinions, he was still a little unwilling to accept it. So he looked at the others and asked, "What do you think?"

Guo Huai and Yan Fei's official ranks were second only to Cao Zhen. When everyone saw that they suggested giving up Huaili, they agreed.

Since everyone had the same opinion, Cao Zhen was naturally not willing to go against the will of the people. Besides, he knew that although giving up Huai Li was a helpless move, it was already the most appropriate choice at the moment, so he waved his hand powerlessly and said, "Since that's the case, let the messenger go back and tell Wu Kun that he must guard Huai Li. As long as he stays for ten days, it will be a great achievement. Reinforcements will arrive in ten days."

After all, Wu Kun was the confidant who had been following Cao Zhen for many years. He was still cruel enough to completely abandon him in his reply, and he still gave Wu Kun a glimmer of hope in his words.

Ten days later, both Hongnong's reinforcements and Zhang He's reinforcements will arrive in Chang'an, and there will be enough troops to save Huaili.

However, whether you can hold on for ten days can only depend on Wu Kun himself. Judging from the current situation, there is hope, but it is very small.

Wugong is about 200 miles away from Chang'an, and Huaili is in the middle of this journey. Chang'an is more than 100 miles east and Wugong is more than 100 miles west. Although Huaili City is not big, Cao Zhen put two thousand people there as the first line of defense because of its special geographical location.

However, the current defense line is not very effective, and it has not blocked the Han army advancing east to prepare for war for the main army behind it. It seems that it only serves as an early warning.

Cao Zhen now felt regretful when he thought about this. If he had known that it would be the result today, he would never have stationed so many soldiers and horses in Huaili. Not only would he not be able to stop the Han army from advancing east, but he would have wasted two thousand troops in vain. It was really not worth the loss.

However, this cannot be blamed for his mistake in decision-making. The reason is that the Han army's actions were too fast. Not only did it take the initiative to start a war so early, and caught Cao Zhen and others off guard. Yang Qing also ordered the cavalry to set off for a long-distance attack first, causing the Wei army in Huaili to be packed with dumplings before they could react, which immediately made Cao Zhen and others fall into a passive position.

On the contrary, the Han army gradually took the initiative in the battle situation. As long as the south bank of the Wei River is blocked, the initiative will become greater.

In the wilderness, more than 10,000 Han troops were setting up camp. It was already late at this moment, and it was time to rest. After all, the vanguard army was progressing smoothly, and there was no need for them to travel day and night.

"Empress, please give me a reward. Half a day ago, a group of about 3,000 infantrymen were dispatched in Chang'an City toward the Wei River." Wu Que quickly walked to Yang Qing and reported.

Now Yang Qing’s tent has not been set up yet, so he was walking slowly under the escort of Zhou Xing and others while patrolling the military camp.

Yang Qing didn't stop and said as he walked: "Well, this is expected. Cao Zhen and the others would not let our army easily break the passage of Yan He's troops in Anling to help Chang'an. They would definitely send troops to stop it. But, a pity..."

Zhou Xing, who was standing beside him, asked in confusion: "Is it a pity for you?"

"It's a pity that they sent all infantrymen. Compared to my Wudang Flying Army, it would be a shame for themselves. If they dispatched cavalry, our army would be defeated.

Unfortunately, Cao Zhen, Guo Huai and others acted too cautiously and focused entirely on the safety of Chang'an, while ignoring the key to affecting the entire battle situation.

In fact, Chang'an is not so easy to conquer. The key to the victory or defeat of this battle is not Chang'an, but other places." Yang Qing said with a smile.

Zhou Xing seemed to understand but continued to ask, "Not in Chang'an? Where is it?"

"You will know then." Yang Qing did not answer positively, but instead smiled and slapped the mystery.

"By the way, Shuqi, we must send additional personnel to pay close attention to the Wei army in both Fufeng County and Hongnong County. We must immediately repay any trouble."

Wu Que said: "Don't worry, I have already spread all the spies in my hand, and also contacted You Wei. You Wei from several counties around Chang'an will cooperate with our army during this period and ensure that the fighter plane will not be delayed."

Yang Qing nodded with satisfaction: "Well, it's very good, but you still shouldn't be careless. While paying attention to external information, you should also be careful of our internal affairs. After all, the school affairs of Wei State are not easy."

"Yes, I understand."
Chapter completed!