"Qicheng? No, General Junyi is in danger."

"No, Yang Qing is going to attack General Jun Yi."

Guo Huai and Fei Yao also reacted and ran to Cao Zhen's side almost at the same time, staring at the map and thinking.

Cao Zhen stretched out his right index finger and clicked on Guo County, Yong County, and Qi County in sequence on the map, and said anxiously: "The Yanhe tribe was almost completely wiped out by the Shu army. There is no one left west of Anling and Liquan." With a large army stationed there, Yang Qing must have led his army westward and headed straight for Qicheng.

Once Zhang Junyi is not aware of it in time, he will definitely be caught off guard. Alas, by then, Micheng will be in danger and our army will be in danger!"

"The Qicheng stationed by General Junyi is a solid fortress that blocks the Longyou rebel army from advancing eastward from Longshan. Once it is lost, there will be one more road for the Longyou rebel army to invade eastward. They can either take the Chencang Wei River or We can take the Longshan Road, which will make it more difficult for our army to defend in the future.

Yang Qing probably had a premeditated plan. Once he found out that the attack on Chang'an was not going well, he immediately turned north to attack Qicheng. This person is as cunning as a fox in his military tactics and is really unpredictable!" Guo Huai analyzed.

Cao Zhen said: "I don't think Yang Qing has a premeditated plan. I am afraid that the real purpose of this guy's sending troops to the east is to remove the thorn in Qicheng's side. He had no intention of capturing Chang'an from the beginning and led his army to the city. It was just to confuse us. Alas, it’s all my fault that I didn’t see through his scheme, which led to today’s disaster.”

"General, you don't have to blame yourself. Even if Yang Qing was really targeting Qicheng from the beginning, it would be difficult for us to do anything about it. After all, all the methods he used after leading the army eastward were very practical. The conspiracy of our army is insufficient, so we can only be led by his lead.

Although Qicheng is important, it is not as good as Chang'an. With the fall of Qicheng, our army still has the possibility of a comeback, but once Chang'an is lost, our army will have no hope of counterattack in Guanzhong.

Therefore, our initial defensive strategy with the ultimate goal of ensuring Chang'an is safe is no problem, and the general does not need to feel too guilty." Guo Huai said.

Fei Yao echoed: "Yes, General, what Bo Ji said is right. At least Chang'an is still in our hands. As long as Chang'an is not lost, we still have hope of regaining the lost territory, and we can still have something to answer to the emperor."

As for Qicheng, maybe the situation is not as critical as we guessed. Maybe General Junyi noticed it in time and was not attacked by the Shu army.

Furthermore, speaking of retreating ten thousand steps, General Jun Yi still has 10,000 elite infantry and cavalry in his hands. Even if Yang Qing catches General Jun Yi off guard, I think with General Jun Yi's ability and the strong defense of Qicheng, the Shu army will be able to defeat the enemy. It is very difficult to conquer the city."

"Yes, Zhang Junyi is a famous general in the country. He has an army of 10,000 people. As long as he does not underestimate the enemy, he is not afraid of the thousands of soldiers and horses in Yang Qing's hands.

Even if Liao Hua and Yang Qingyao of Guangwei County echo each other, the two Shu armies together only have 10,000 men at most, which is about the same strength as our Qicheng army. They will not be able to capture the city in a short time." Fei Yao finished listening. After analyzing the situation, Cao Zhen also calmed down and spoke excitedly.

However, Guo Huai on the right still had a gloomy look on his face and said worriedly: "It's just that Yang Qing must have thought of this incident, so he sent Guan Xing's army north to follow up. Their purpose must be to concentrate their superior forces and take down the enemy in one fell swoop. Go to Qian City."

"Well, I think so too." Cao Zhen said: "So without further delay, we must immediately send troops to pursue and hold Guan Xing down. As long as Yang Qing doesn't have the tens of thousands of troops led by Guan Xing to help, I want to use Zhang Junyi's Yes, it is more than enough to withstand more than ten thousand enemy troops."

Fei Yao cupped his fists and said: "General, I am willing to lead the cavalry out of the city to pursue the Shu army."

"Okay, you immediately gather your troops and take the lead. Bo Ji and I will follow with the army. Remember, don't rush forward in a hurry. This battle is not about defeating the Shu army. The purpose of our army is to delay the Shu army." Cao Zhendao.

Fei Yao said: "General, Yao leads the cavalry only to harass, not to advance, and will never act recklessly. I will retreat at the end." After that, he went out and ran to the military camp.

"Bo Ji, you go and gather the three thousand troops first, I will be there later." Cao Zhen turned sideways and looked at Guo Huaidao.

Guo Huai accepted the order with clasped fists and left quickly. Cao Zhen then ordered people to summon Yan Fei and Zhou Zhuo, and ordered them to command the remaining 2,000 sergeants and 5,000 civilians to stay in the city.

Everything was arranged. Half an hour later, Cao Zhen led his guards to meet Guo Huai outside the city. With a wave of his hand, he led his army to rush towards the south bank of the Wei River. As for Fei Yao, he was already one step ahead, with three thousand elite cavalry urging the horses. , driving fast all the way, with lightning speed.

Chang'an is only a few dozen miles away from the Wei River. If the cavalry gallops at full speed, it can be reached in half a day. In order to avoid the Han army having already crossed the river and being unable to catch up, Fei Yao led the army without hesitation. However, he kept in mind Cao Zhen's instructions, early in the morning So he sent out his scouts to guard against any hidden plots by the Han army.

"Report, the Shu army is crossing the river, about half of them have passed by now."

Fei Yao said: "I understand, continue to monitor closely."

"promise."

"Report, the search of the valley ahead has been completed, and there is no enemy ambush."

Fei Yao had been a general in Guanxi for a long time and was familiar with the surrounding terrain. He was even more familiar with the stretch from Chang'an to Anling. He knew that there was a dangerous valley a few miles ahead and it was a good place to hide troops. He was afraid that the Han army would come there. There was an ambush in that valley, so extra scouts were sent in advance to search closely.

At this moment, when he heard that there was no abnormality in the scout's report, Fei Yao felt relieved and ordered the troops to speed up. The Han army was crossing the river at the moment, and it was when the formation was at its most chaotic. He wanted to take the opportunity to attack the enemy halfway across the river.

Of course, he did not want to defeat the Han army with just three thousand soldiers and horses in his hand. It was because of the current situation that the Han army was crossing the river, so he could not help but be impatient.

"It's a pity. If we had more troops and horses, we would have been able to defeat the enemy half-crossing this time. Now we can only hold back the Shu army and slow down their speed of crossing the river, and wait for the general and the others to arrive. Make calculations."

Fei Yao was not dazzled by the rare fighter opportunity. He was still sober in his mind and made up his mind that this attack would only harass and not rush into the formation. If he could hold back the Han army, he would win.

"Report, our army is less than ten miles away from the Wei River. Upon learning that our army is coming, thousands of Shu troops on the south bank have fallen into chaos."

Fei Yao was overjoyed when he heard this: "Very good. Come here, send an order to all the troops, increase their power, go straight to the Weishui River, attack and kill the rebels."

After receiving the order, the three thousand Wei cavalry immediately drew their swords, pointed their spears, held their bows and loaded arrows, and were ready for battle. Several miles away, they arrived in an instant. When the Wei soldiers approached Taiping Ferry, they saw that only four or five thousand were left on the south bank.

The Shu army was in chaotic formation.

Normally, if faced with such a good opportunity, Fei Yao would have already led his troops to charge forward. However, he has suffered a lot at the hands of the Han army in recent times, so he definitely did not dare to act arbitrarily, so he had to order his troops to wander around the periphery and release arrows to harass them.

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"Hey, this group of Wei cavalry are so timid now. They dare not charge in the face of four thousand infantry. It's really unexpected. But I can't care about that much now. I can make a little profit." Han Army Formation

, Guan Xing squinted his eyes and thought secretly.

But when he waved the flag in his hand, the Han army, which was in chaos, quickly stabilized its position and moved towards the Wei army with neat and powerful steps.

Fei Yao was shocked when he saw this and thought: "What's going on? How did the Shu army's formation recover so quickly? And are they crazy? How dare they take the initiative to attack my three thousand fine cavalry with only four or five thousand infantry?"

"Kill..."
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