Half an hour later, the entire Han army team completed the crossing of the river. At Yang Qing's order, tens of thousands of cavalry rushed eastward like lightning. The sound of hooves shook and the momentum was amazing. More than a thousand Wei soldiers on the top of Huaili City were so scared that they trembled and did not dare to show their heads.

Fortunately, the Han army passed the city without entering, surrounded the city wall for a week and then headed east. The Wei army guards looked at the figure of the Han army that was moving away from the smoke and dust, and involuntarily patted the beating heart, then breathed a long sigh and said intimidatingly.

In the evening, Xiahou Ru, Guo Huai and others led 30,000 cavalry to chase him to Huaili. The guard quickly ordered people to open the city gate to greet Shangguan, and met Xiahou Ru and explained the movements of the Han army in detail.

"Governor, Yang Qing and Wei Yan did not capture Huaili as we had previously estimated to have cut off our army's return. They rushed eastward. Could it be to attack Chang'an?" In the big tent, Fei Yao said to Xiahou Ru behind the Zheng case with a heavy expression.

After learning that the Han army in Meiyang suddenly increased to tens of thousands of troops and suddenly headed south to Huaili, Xiahou Ru, Guo Huai and others were greatly shocked and soon made the judgment that the Han army was going to cut off their own retreat.

If Huaili was broken, the Wei army would fall into a dangerous situation of being attacked on both sides. Therefore, Xiahou Ru immediately ordered the evacuation of martial arts, and the entire army rushed to Huaili to rescue the siege.

But after finally rushing to Huaili, he didn't see a half-person figure in the Han army. His previous judgment was wrong, which made Xiahou Ru and the others puzzled.

Xiahou Ru pondered silently, and after a long time, he asked Guo Huai, who was in the lower left, and said, "Governor Guo, what do you think?"

"Governor, it is indeed strange that the Shu army was unable to enter Huaili. In addition, Wei Yan led the cavalry to Meiyang to support Yang Qing without his eyes and ears. It was also a premeditated thing that Wei Yan had led the cavalry to conceal the support of Yang Qing. Now the two bandits gathered together is a huge momentum, so naturally the goal is not small.

Judging from the current situation, what General Gongming said just now makes sense. It seems that the Sichuan thieves could only attack Chang'an when they go east." Guo Huai replied with his fists.

Xiahou Ru nodded and said, "If I issue an edict to withdraw my troops today, we and the Grand Marshal have not yet returned to Chang'an. Although there are nearly 10,000 soldiers in Chang'an City, most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled military farming soldiers. If the Shu army suddenly arrives, there is a possibility that Yan and the others will not be able to resist it."

"Governor, even though that is the case, Yan Taishou and General Zhou are not ignorant of military affairs. In addition, Chang'an City has a strong defense. Although Yang Qing and Wei Yan's bandits are elite, they are unlikely to break through the city in a short time, right?

Now we are dozens of miles away from the Shu army and can rush back to Chang'an to reinforce as soon as one day. Yang Qing and others cannot understand this." Hao Zhao intervened.

He has always been good at defense, so he has a clear understanding of Chang'an city defense. He never believes that the Han army can break such a strong city in one or two days.

Xiahou Rudao: "Yang Qing has always been a treachery and cunning thief and never fights unprepared battles. Now that he leads his troops eastward, is it because he is sure to win the battle to capture Chang'an?"

Although he had only been transferred to the Western Front battlefield for more than a year, he had a very good understanding of the usual tactics and routines of his main enemy, Yang Qing, for fear that the other party would have the means to quickly conquer Chang'an.

Everyone was silent when they heard this. Thinking of Yang Qing's unprepared trick, they did not dare to make a judgment. After a moment, Fei Yao looked at Guo Huai and said, "Boji, you just said that the Sichuan thieves advanced eastward seemed to be only to attack Chang'an. Could it be that the Sichuan thieves had other purposes?"

"Haha, General Gongming is very thoughtful and can't hide anything from him." Guo Huai smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, Huai thought that the reason why Yang Qing and Wei Yan led their troops eastward at night was that in addition to fighting Chang'an, they might also occupy the north entrance of Ziwu Road, which is Zikou Pass, and wanted to block our middle army in Ziwu Valley."

"Oh, if this is true, Grand Sima and the others will be in danger."

Xiahou Ru was so scared that he was completely disheartened when he heard this. If the 100,000 troops in the middle lane were really trapped in Ziwu Valley, they would likely be wiped out. By that time, Cao Wei would be unable to turn things around in the battlefield in Guanxi.

"No, everyone, we must not let this happen. Without further ado, you will go back to the headquarters to raise troops and continue to pursue Yang Qing and Wei Yan."

Guo Huai advised: "Governor, this is just a guess from the officials. Yang Qing didn't necessarily do this. The soldiers' meals have not been finished and their strength has not been fully recovered. Should I rest for another half an hour?"

"No, Yang Qing has always been tricky and bold in using troops. Between Chang'an City and the north entrance of Ziwu Road, I believe that the person will definitely choose the latter. Therefore, the military situation is urgent, so the soldiers can only grit their teeth and persevere more." Xiahou Ru said firmly in a tone.

Guo Huai did not expect that Xiahou Ru, who was usually a little indecisive, could be so decisive when he was in an emergency. He admired him and still wanted to persuade him again: "But..."

At this moment, a small school broke into the tent and interrupted him: "Report to the governor, report to the horse, the Shu army brigade is staying on the plain twenty miles away from Chang'an to rest, and another Shu cavalry is still running in the southeast direction."

"Facing southeast?" Xiahou Ru was shocked and asked hurriedly: "How many troops are there in this bandit?"

The little school replied: "It's about three thousand riders."

"Three thousand riders?"

Xiahou Ru thought for a moment, suddenly reacted and shouted, "No, this bandit soldier must have gone to Zikou Pass." He turned his head to Guo Huai and said, "Boji, it seems that your guess has come true. Yang Qing, the real purpose of this little brother, is to cut off the return of my middle army."

"What the governor said is that we must find a way to stop the Sichuan thieves and protect the north entrance of Ziwu Road." Guo Huai said.

Fei Yao, Hao Zhao and others were also well aware that the situation was critical. If Cao Zhen’s army was really trapped in Ziwu Valley, the entire battlefield situation would be even more unfavorable to their side. This incident must be prevented from happening. So they all spoke out and asked Guo Huai to go to Zikou Pass for rescue.

Just as Xiahou Ru was about to give the order, another small school broke into the tent and reported: "Report, Governor, the Shu army in Wugong City was dispatched two hours ago, led by the bandit general Guan Xing, approaching our army's garrison."

"Hmph, Guan Xing has been a turtle that has been locked for a month, but now he dares to come out. Are you not afraid that we will turn our heads and go back to eat them?" Fei Yao said with a sneer.

Hao Zhao said: "General Gongming, Guan Xing left the Wugong Department and advanced eastward to support Yang Qing and Wei Yan, the two thieves, told me not to do my best to rescue the north entrance of Ziwu Road."

"Then let's divide the troops into two groups, go to save Zikou Pass and eat Guan Xing's troops first when you go back."

Guo Huai shook his head slightly: "Oh, it's probably not that easy to eat Guan Xing's army." He turned around and asked the little school kneeling on the ground, "How many troops does Guan Xing's army have? How far is it from our army?"

"The bandit army has about 10,000 troops, and is still forty or fifty miles away from our army. The speed of his journey is not very fast."

Guo Huai said: "It seems that Guan Xing also knew that he was likely to be turned back and annihilated by our elite cavalry, so he advanced slowly and did not give us a chance to raid. Governor, what should our army do now, please ask for instructions."

"The Guanxing army is all infantrymen, and it is far away from our army. It is not enough to pose any threat. At present, only Yang Qing and Wei Yan are concerned about the thief troops. Zikou Pass must be rescued immediately, but Yang Qing's brigade has to be guarded."

Guo Huai said: "The governor made sense. Yang Qing's main force suddenly stopped moving forward. It was definitely not as simple as taking a temporary rest. Huai thought there must be a conspiracy here, and we must deal with it carefully."

"What conspiracy will be?"

Everyone remained silent and fell into deep thought. Most of them had suffered losses in Yang Qing's hands. They knew that this person's use of troops was like a wild and elusive, and they did not dare to make a rash judgment, for fear of falling into the other party's tricks and causing the military and national affairs to be ruined.
Chapter completed!