After the Wei army retreated and Wu Gong was safe, generals Yin Yun and Cai Yan rushed to the east city to meet with Guan Xing to discuss the follow-up matters.

"Your Majesty, please report back to the scouting horse. The Wei army has retreated eastwards for more than 20 miles. They have not stopped on the way, and there is no sign of hiding their troops or setting up an ambush."

Guan Xing said: "Well, I know it. You can investigate again and report later."

"No." The scout captain clasped his fists and accepted the order, quickly walking down the city.

Cai Yan said: "Your Majesty, it seems that the Wei army really wants to withdraw, and they are not trying to lure our army out of the city and then come back to kill them."

"Yes, I was worried about this, so I sent the detective horse to follow him all the way to prevent him from falling into the trap."

Yin Yun, who was sitting opposite Cai Yan, said: "Your Majesty, it's strange that the Wei army suddenly withdrew. Do you think it was General Zijun and the others who were leading their troops to return for reinforcements, and this scared the Wei army back?"

"Well, I think so too, so I have sent an envoy to Yong County to contact you. I believe there will be news back soon."

Guan Xing nodded slightly and continued: "The soldiers and civilians in the city fought bloody battles for many days, and there were more than a thousand casualties. Now that the Wei thieves have retreated, we must treat the wounded, care for the families of the fallen soldiers, repair the city walls, and other things to deal with the aftermath immediately.

Get moving, you two will have to work harder these two days."

"The prince is joking. This is my job, so why bother?" Yin Yun cupped his hands and said.

Although the two thousand infantry under his command arrived late, they still arrived at Wugong successfully the day before yesterday. When they broke through and entered the city, they formed a pincer attack with the city's defenders, causing great damage to the Wei army, but also suffered a lot of losses themselves.

A considerable number of them are the Yicheng garrison led by Yin Yun, and these people were originally Guanzhong volunteers, and their family members are in Yicheng, so the pension issue cannot be delayed and must be dealt with quickly.

Cai Yan, as a direct subordinate of Guan Xing, also quickly expressed his position: "General Yin is right. You just give your orders, and I will take them seriously."

"I feel so relieved to have these words from you."

One day later, the envoy who went to contact Wang Ping's army returned to Wugong. Only then did Guan Xing and others know that not only Wang Ping and Liu Yin had led the army to come to the rescue, but also Yang Qing had personally led his troops back. Everyone learned that Qicheng had been

Everyone was overjoyed to be recaptured.

"Well, if I had known this was the case, we should have gone out of the city to pursue and hold back Cao Zhen and others. When my brother and the others arrived, we might be able to defeat Cao Zhen's army in one fell swoop and win another great victory." After listening to the envoy's report, Guan Xing

I couldn't help but sigh.

The envoy said: "Your Majesty must not do this. Yang Shijun specifically gave instructions not to attack rashly. Ensuring the safety of the city should be your top priority right now."

"Oh? Why is this?" Guan Xing asked puzzled.

The envoy replied: "Envoy Yang said that Xia Houru, the puppet general of Wei's expedition to the west, had arrived in Chang'an with 20,000 infantry and cavalry the day before yesterday. As a result, the Wei army's strength in Guanzhong was actually better than ours.

Our army has been fighting for more than ten consecutive days, traveling thousands of miles, and is already exhausted. We are now unable to launch a major war against the Wei army. We should stop when we are ready and recuperate."

"So that's it. Fortunately, our army has captured Qicheng quickly. If the city had not been broken until Xia Houru arrived, then this time the troops marching eastward and northward might not have had such great results," Guan Xing said.

Yin Yundao said: "The Lord has hit the mark. Although we have not captured Chang'an this time, it is already a great achievement to recover Qicheng."

"Yes, with this result, the food and military resources we spent for more than ten days were not in vain, and the sacrifice of the soldiers was not in vain. We can finally explain to Prime Minister Zhuge."

Guan Xing nodded and asked the envoy: "When will Yang Envoy and the others arrive?"

"Going back to Junhou, Yang Shijun and the others were crossing the Wei River when I left. They are expected to arrive at Wugong as soon as tomorrow."

Guan Xing waved his hand and said, "I understand. You have been traveling for two days. You have worked hard. Go back and rest early."

"Promise, I will resign from my humble position first."

Outside Huaili City, not long after the Wei army set up camp, Cao Zhen and others also received news that Xia Houru's army had arrived in Chang'an.

The addition of 20,000 reinforcements is naturally a great benefit to the Wei army, which has been at a disadvantage in terms of military strength in recent days. However, Cao Zhen and others were not as happy as they originally imagined.

"Well, if General Xiahou had arrived two days earlier, we wouldn't have had to withdraw our troops." A captain sighed.

The person sitting next to him was also a school captain, and he immediately retorted: "It's hard to say, we have reinforcements, but the Shu thieves also have reinforcements coming quickly, and besides, Yang Qing, who has killed thousands of people, is personally leading the team. This person

He uses his troops like a god, even if we have more soldiers, I'm afraid I won't be able to win in his hands."

"That's right. From last year to this year, the general suffered a lot against him. It's a good thing to withdraw his troops and return to Chang'an, so as not to lose again and have no way to explain to the court."

At first, one person agreed: "Yes, although Qicheng has been lost now, Chang'an is still in our hands. With such a result, the imperial court will not be too harsh on our Guanzhong armies, and the generals will not be punished too much.

"

"Hush, be silent, the general is here." The latter person glanced outside the room, saw Cao Zhen entering, and hurriedly tugged on his sleeves and whispered.

Cao Zhen walked to the main seat and sat down. He looked around and asked, "Is everyone here?"

"Everyone is here except the general who is on duty." Fei Yao replied with his hands in hand.

Cao Zhen hummed and said, "You must all know that General Xiahou Ru and his 20,000 cavalry have arrived in Chang'an. Just now, General Xiahou sent an envoy to ask if he could lead troops to help defeat Wu Gong in one fell swoop? It's really hard for me to decide.

, so I asked you all to come over and discuss it together.”

"General, I think that although the arrival of General Xiahou has made our Guanzhong armies stronger than the Shu army, our army has already retreated to Huaili. If we turn around and attack martial arts again, it will be difficult to win. The art of war goes like this: With one go, you can win again.

It will be weakened and exhausted. Now that our army's momentum has been exhausted, we should not go back." Fei Yao said.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Hao Zhao continued: "The last general agrees with General Gongming's opinion. Furthermore, Yang Qing has led nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses to return to martial arts. Even though General Xiahou led 20,000 infantrymen

Riding over to assist in the battle, it is extremely difficult for our army to break through Wugong City, which is defended by tens of thousands of Shu troops. Therefore, the general thinks that it is better to withdraw to Chang'an first, and then make further calculations after the troops and horses have rested."

"What are other people's opinions?" Cao Zhen asked expressionlessly.

The other generals said in unison: "We agree with the two generals and believe that Chang'an should be withdrawn."

"Forget it, let's do it this way. The troops will rest for the night and continue their journey back to Chang'an tomorrow." Seeing that everyone had reached a consensus, the trace of unwillingness in Cao Zhen's heart dissipated with the wind and he said calmly.

Outside Wugong City, thousands of soldiers and civilians were scattered on both sides of the city gate. They put their feet up and stretched out their heads, looking up, as if waiting for someone to arrive. Suddenly, they saw a large flag with Chinese characters flashing from the end of the official road in front, followed by three neat rows of cavalry.

Slowly galloping out, there were thunderous cheers and shouts.

Guan Xingce immediately went to hold Yang Qing's hand tightly: "Brother, you are finally back."

"It's a pity that An Guo has forced the Wei thieves to retreat, leaving Brother Yu's journey in vain." Yang Qing said with a smile.

Guan Xing said: "Brother is teasing me. If my brother hadn't come, how could the Wei army retreat?"

"Where has the Wei army retreated to now?"

Guan Xingdao: "Tanma reported that they have passed Huaili and will arrive in Chang'an soon."

"It seems that Cao Zhen has made up his mind to endure the loss of Qicheng." Yang Qing said.

Guan Xing nodded and said with a smile: "What can he do if he can't bear it? Now that Qicheng has fallen into my hands, they have lost the opportunity. If they want to take it back, they won't be able to do it in a short time."

"Under the current situation, both sides are unable to fight anymore, so they can only stop their troops and rest."

Guan Xing said: "Yes, but in the end we have the upper hand in this battle."

"Yes, it's not a waste of time to send troops. Let's go back to the city and talk more."
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