The day after the recovery of Chang'an, he led his troops to pursue Zhao Yun, who was fleeing the enemy, and Jiang Wei returned triumphantly. They rushed forward and finally caught up with the Wei army on the bank of the Wei River.

At this time, Xiahou Ru and others were crossing the river by boat. The Han army attacked the enemy between half ferries, and no one could stop him. Zhao Yun and Jiang Wei rushed into the enemy group and even tigers entered the flock of sheep. There was no enemy in the same way as the guns started.

After half an hour of fierce fighting, the Han army won a great victory. Except for the six or seven hundred people who escaped to the north shore by chance, the rest of the Wei army were either annihilated or captured.

However, the only thing that made Zhao Yun and Jiang Wei dissatisfied was that they failed to retain Xiahou Ru and Guo Huai, the two of them were extremely cunning. Although the Han army was crowded with people, they still let them run away.

The greatest result of this battle was Yan Fei, the prefect of Jingzhao. This man had already fled to the small boat, but was shot by Zhao Yun who rushed over. After rolling around in the cold river, he became a prisoner of the Han army.

"Prime Minister, this person is Yan Fei, the pseudo-Premier of Jingzhao. He was captured alive by General Zhao." In the lobby, Jiang Wei pointed to Yan Fei, who was wet all over and introduced.

Zhuge Liang looked at Zhao Yun beside him and praised: "Zilong is brave and not as good as that of the past."

"The Prime Minister praised it, but unfortunately he failed to completely wipe out the Wei army. Xiahou Ru, Guo Huai and others were left." Zhao Yun bowed and said humbly.

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Xiahou Ru, Guo Huai and others ran away, and it would not be too late to find an opportunity to capture it in the future. It would be a great achievement to keep most of the Wei army this time."

After pausing for a moment, he looked at Yan Fei and asked, "Although the prefect Yan is a thief in the rebellion against Cao, I have always heard of your official reputation. Since you were captured by the royal army today, can you surrender anyway?"

"Thank you... Thank you for your kindness. I'm... the court ordered an official to surrender... the thief? Please don't persuade me again, I just want to die quickly." Yan Fei trembled all over and replied tremblingly.

Zhuge Liang smiled indifferently and waved his hand, "Well. Come on, take Prefect Yan down and change into clean clothes first, take good care of him, and don't neglect him."

"No." He responded from left to right and took Yan Fei away

Yang Yi said: "I didn't expect that there were many loyal people in the pseudo-Wei. Why should the prime minister treat such stubborn people well? It's better to kill them to serve as a warning to others."

"It is not the best way to kill Wei ministers like Yan Fei, who are loved by the people. We should restore the Central Plains and restore the Han Dynasty. In addition to being strong, we should also show it to be gentle.

Remember, if we are so upright and upright, we must show our broad minds to the people of the world, because I do not believe that the prestige of the Yan Han for four hundred years is not as good as that of the Cao family, which has been entrenched in the north for less than fifty years."

"What the Prime Minister said is very true, we will remember it."

Zhao Yun asked: "Prime Minister, since Chang'an has been restored, how should our army do it in the future?"

"The army has become tired after fighting for several days. First, rest in Chang'an for a few days, and then move its troops eastward to meet with Mingzhi, striving to wipe out Cao Zhen's army."

Everyone claimed yes and agreed.

A few days later, Cao Hong sent an envoy to Luoyang to send an urgent report, saying that the situation in Guanzhong has changed drastically. Although Cao Zhen led a large army to break through Zikou Pass and escape from the valley, he was also trapped by the Han army to burn the camp. The army suffered heavy losses, with only half of the 100,000 troops left.

Originally, Cao Zhen's army stationed in Lantian was temporarily resting, but Zhuge Liang immediately led his troops to attack. In order to save Chang'an, Cao Zhen had to lead the army to fight. The two sides fought a lot, and Cao Zhen lost tens of thousands of people. He was huddled into Lantian City and was waiting for reinforcements to rescue him.

In addition, Xiahou Ru and his friends were also defeated by the Han army. The Chang'an defenders were less than 10,000. They are now under fierce attack by tens of thousands of Han troops, and they may fall at any time.

These battle situations were learned by Cao Hong from the envoys sent by Cao Zhen. He and Cao Zhen still didn't know that the situation in Guanzhong not only deteriorated sharply, but also that the company Chang'an was also taken away by the Han army.

When Cao Rui heard this revenge, he felt as if he was struck by lightning. His eyes suddenly became dark and he fainted. The Wei Palace was in chaos.

When Cao Rui woke up, Hua Xin, Chen Qun and other important civil and military officials had already arrived outside the hall to wait for the summons. Cao Rui hurriedly ordered Empress Mao who was coming to serve. Mrs. Guo took the palace maids and eunuchs to retreat, and called Hua Xin and others into the hall to discuss countermeasures.

"Ahem, I believe you all know that the situation in Guanzhong is getting worse and stronger. The Grand Sima was defeated by Zhuge Liang and suffered serious losses. Chang'an is almost unsecured. It is very likely that the country will be lost to the west of Tongguan. Since Emperor Taizu Wu came to the foundation, the country's situation has not declined today. I have been entrusted by the late emperor and I am ashamed of my ancestors!"

Hua Xin said with concern: "Your Majesty, please take care of the dragon body and do not worry too much. The war is not good, but it is your fault. It is all due to the incompetence of me and others. Please give your down and blame me." After that, he fell to the ground and others followed him one after another.

Cao Rui waved his hand: "Why are you all here? Get up quickly." He sighed and continued: "Oh, right and wrong will be left to discuss in the future. The most urgent task at the moment is to think about how to save the unfavorable situation in Guanzhong."

"Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, I think Guanzhong is no longer guaranteed, so I should withdraw the Guanzhong troops back to Guandong and wait for future recovery. This is a complete solution." Chen Qun replied.

Jiang Ji said: "I am following the proposal. Your Majesty, Grand Sima and Xiahou Governor were defeated in succession. The Guanzhong army is no longer able to compete with the Sichuan bandits. For the sake of the current plan, the best strategy is to withdraw troops as soon as possible and preserve their strength.

Otherwise, if you drag on it, the Guanzhong army will likely be completely wiped out by the Shu army. By then, the country's vitality will be severely damaged and the world will be shaken, and the situation will be even more unfavorable to me."

"It seems that it's time to give up Guanzhong."

Although Cao Rui was unwilling to accept the reality, he finally had no choice but to accept the reality and raised a difficult question to his ministers: "But now that the General of the Cavalry has been unable to attack Tongguan for a long time, and the reinforcements have been unable to enter Guanzhong to meet the Grand Sima and the others. How should the court withdraw the troops in Guanzhong?"

"This..." Jiang Ji was helpless and could not answer.

Cao Shuang bowed and said, "Your Majesty, since you can't get through Tongguan, you can ask my father to lead his army through Fengyi across Hedong and turn back to Luoyang." He looked so angry that he was worried about his father Cao Zhen's safety.

"No, Wei Yan's thief is raging in Hedong, and this road is still not accessible." Chen Jiao said.

Cao Shuang still insisted on his own opinion and spoke: "Although there are more than 10,000 Shu cavalry in Hedong, Liang Xi, the governor of Bingzhou, has led his army to wipe them out. Although no good news has been heard, Wei Yan's troops have been restrained by our army.

If another army is sent to Hedong to assist the war at this time, we expect that Wei Yan's troops will not be able to prevent the Guanzhong army from returning to Hedong. It will be no problem for reinforcements to bring the Grand Sima and the others back to respond."

"General Wuwei's mood is understandable, but I still want to say that the general thought things too simply." Chen Jiao said: "The troops in Guanzhong will withdraw, and the Shu army will inevitably chase them, and Zhuge Liang will definitely order Wei Yan to intercept them on the east bank of the river.

Although our Bingzhou soldiers had already fought with Wei Yan's troops, Wei Yan's command was full of elite cavalry, galloping and swaying, and it was very flexible. It was very difficult for our army to restrain them.

Once Wei Yan breaks through the siege and leads his army to the east bank of the Yellow River, Da Sima and his team will fall into a dilemma of blocking the front and pursuing the troops behind, and it is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out on the bank of the Great River.

Therefore, it is still very dangerous to take Fengyi across Hedong and return to the dynasty, and this is the best way to do it."

Cao Shuang was anxious when she heard this, and said with a hint of anger: "I can't get through Tongguan, and Hedong cannot go. Who should the Guanzhong army take to withdraw from Guandong?"

"This... there is no clever plan for some time." Chen Jiao said.
Chapter completed!