Just as Yang Qing was leading his army towards the northwest of Fufeng County, heading straight for Micheng where Zhang He was stationed, Guan Xing, who had stayed in Chang'an to besiege Cao Zhen's army for three days, was also preparing to evacuate.

In the big tent, the main generals of the Han army gathered together. After Yang Qing left, Guan Xing had the highest official position, so he was sitting on the main seat to preside over the military meeting. On the left and right were Wang Ping, Liu Yin, Yin Yun, etc.

people.

"Everyone, not long ago, Shijun Yang sent an envoy to report that the Yanhe tribe had been completely wiped out. Only a few hundred of the 5,000 Wei troops escaped. Anling City was also captured by our army. Currently, Shijun Yang has led his army to the west.

Go straight to Qicheng, preparing to attack Zhang Hebu with General Liao Hua." Guan Xing reported the latest military information.

Wang Ping said: "It is a great joy that Yan He's tribe has been completely wiped out. It's just that the emperor asked us to evacuate Chang'an and go to Qicheng to support us. Could it be that we are giving up on attacking Chang'an?"

As soon as these words came out, other people were also confused, echoed, and talked a lot. Guan Xing waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and said with a smile: "Everyone, listen to me, now is the time to let you know the true meaning of this battle.

Target."

"Your Majesty, do you mean that the purpose of our army's eastward march this time is not to capture Chang'an?" Liu Yin reacted immediately and asked with a slightly uncertain tone.

Guan Xing nodded slightly and said: "Yes, before the war, a certain person and Yang Shijun repeatedly deduced various outcomes after the army marched eastward. Finally, they judged that the chance of our army regaining Chang'an in this battle was very slim. Rather than let the sergeants go in vain

To sacrifice oneself, it would be better to use a false shot to capture Fufeng Zhucheng on the north bank of the Weishui River, and remove the nail in the Zhanghe Department of Micheng in one fell swoop.

In order to make the play more realistic and confuse the enemy, I decided not to tell you about the matter after discussing it with Commander Yang. After all, Commander Yang once said that the art of war is a combination of fiction and reality, and sometimes you have to hide it from your own people first.

Only in this way can we better hide from the enemy.

Of course, now that the first phase of the mission has been successfully completed, there is no need to hide it from you anymore."

"So it turns out that your plan is really unconventional and has no trace. We all believe it to be true. No wonder Cao Zhen and others are still dreaming and don't know that their five thousand troops have been eaten by our army.

Liu Yin said with a smile.

Everyone burst into laughter, and they were overjoyed to think that Cao Zhen and others were still guarding fearfully in the city.

Wang Ping clasped his fists and asked: "Your Majesty, what should I do next?"

"Yang Shijun has an order, ordering us to evacuate Chang'an and rush to Qicheng to join him and attack Zhanghe together with him," Guan Xing said.

Wang Ping said: "It is easy to withdraw the troops, but if this happens, will the Wei troops in the city come out to pursue us? Once we are entangled by them, it may be very troublesome."

"Don't worry too much about this matter. I'm really afraid that they won't chase them out. Once they leave the city, it may be our last chance to break through Chang'an." Guan Xing.

Wang Ping seemed to have some understanding after hearing the words, and said: "What do you mean by the prince?"

"Everyone, please see, this is all we have to do tonight..." Guan Xing stood up and walked to the wooden map on one side, called everyone over, and began to lower his voice to deploy the withdrawal strategy.

On the west wall of Chang'an, Cao Zhen looked at the Han army camp with flags fluttering and crowds of people in the distance. He felt suspicious in his heart. He felt that the behavior of the Han army in the past three days was a little strange, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was for the moment.

, had no choice but to call the two generals Guo Huai and Fei Yao from Beicheng and Nancheng to discuss together.

"Boji, Gongming, and after the Shu army committed suicide and arrived at Chang'an City, except for trying to attack the city for half the day on the first day, they never launched a decent attack after that. Every day they either beat drums to scare me or others, or they launched a few waves.

The arrow attack poses no real threat to our city defense.

How can they be so comfortable and not in a hurry even when they know that our reinforcements are on their way, I feel like there is some fraud in this, what do you think?"

"The general also feels this way. It stands to reason that Yang Qing, Guan Xing and others are not stupid people. They should know that they only have a few days to attack Chang'an. Now that they are so lazy, it is very abnormal. I think they are very secretly

There may be some conspiracy being planned. General, we have to guard against it!" Fei Yao said, cupping his fists.

Cao Zhen stroked the two beards on his lips, nodded and replied: "Yes, we need to take precautions in advance. However, we are currently trapped in the isolated city, and the roads around us are blocked by scouts from the Shu army. It is difficult for the scouts to do anything.

.

Without knowing the real news from the outside, it will be difficult for us to make correct judgments, and we will not be able to effectively deal with the possible plots of the Shu army. Bo Ji, you are always quick-witted, what do you think of this matter?"

"General, I think there are two reasons why the Shu army is not in a hurry to attack the city. The first is, as you and General Gongming said, the Shu army has another conspiracy secretly.

The second reason is probably that Yang Qing understands that with the troops he currently has, he will have to pay huge casualties if he wants to break the city. I think this person has always used troops to minimize losses and is rarely willing to fight with the enemy.

War of attrition.

Therefore, he may be waiting for the arrival of reinforcements, and when his troops become stronger, he will immediately launch a fierce attack." Guo Huai analyzed.

Fei Yao said: "Is this possible? You must know that three full days have passed now, and our reinforcements will arrive in Chang'an in four or five days at most. Once tens of thousands of reinforcements arrive, even if Yang Qing's troops are doubled, I will wait.

Not afraid at all.”

"Yes, Bo Ji, I'm afraid the second reason you mentioned is somewhat unfounded," Cao Zhen said.

Guo Huai said: "Did you two forget what Yang Qing said at the city gate that day? Didn't he say that the Hanzhong rebel army was moving north in two directions, rushing to Chang'an for reinforcements and heading to Tongguan to intercept our reinforcements.

Although this matter is probably made up by him, what if it is true? If the Hanzhong bandit army is really heading north, then all the abnormalities of the Shu army outside the city can be reasonably explained."

"This..." After hearing this, Fei Yao felt that this matter might not be impossible, and he did not dare to reject it easily for a while.

Cao Zhen was also moved by Guo Huai's words and thought that Yang Qing was best at making false claims and true facts. What he and others thought was a lie would most likely turn out to be true in the end. If he couldn't handle it carefully,

It's easy to fall for this person's tricks.

"What Bo Ji said makes sense, but if it really is the second situation, how should we deal with it?"

Guo Huai said: "There is no other way now but to hope that the reinforcements from the east can break through the obstacles and come over smoothly."

"Then what if it's the first situation?" Cao Zhen continued to ask.

Guo Huai said: "There is no good way. We can only send more scouts out to investigate, hoping to get some useful information."

"Alas, this is the only way." Cao Zhen sighed.

Although the three of them came to a rough judgment after the discussion, Cao Zhen was still worried. He couldn't sleep at night. He only felt that the current battle situation was quite abnormal. However, no matter how hard he racked his brains, he could not come up with an effective solution.

to cope with the situation at hand.

However, by the morning of the second day, Cao Zhen's anxious heart was temporarily relieved, because he no longer had to guess what tricks the Han army outside the city was hiding.

"Is the enemy about to withdraw?" Looking at the groups of Han troops preparing to go out outside the city, Cao Zhen was shocked and asked with confusion on his face.

Jie Wei, who was standing on his left, replied: "Looking at this situation, they are indeed about to withdraw. General, look, the Shu army from the north city is coming. They are preparing to join forces and withdraw slowly."

"Send someone quickly to invite generals Guo Huai and Fei Yao to come over." Cao Zhen also saw Guan Xing's flag and said hurriedly.
Chapter completed!