Among the mountains in the northern part of Qian County, Zhang He took a few sips from the water bottle handed to him by his personal guard. The sweet mountain spring water flowed into his belly and immediately brought him a sense of coolness, dispelling the anger he had accumulated for many days.

few.

All the Wei soldiers sat together in twos and threes to rest. The long and rapid march made them physically and mentally exhausted. Almost all of them were dejected and listless, and few of them made a lively sound.

"General, I'm reporting back. Qicheng fell into the hands of Shu thieves yesterday. General Duan Cheng committed suicide and died for his country." Shao Heng said from a distance with a sad face.

Zhang He said in surprise: "So fast? Alas, our army retreated and Lou Zheng was defeated. I knew that Qicheng would be captured by Shu thieves sooner or later, but I still didn't expect that Duan Cheng and the others could not hold it for even a day. Could it be that the Shu army is now

Is your ability to attack difficult situations strong enough?"

"According to Tan Ma, the Shu army did not launch an attack, but first sent a small group of troops to pretend to be our defeated army and deceived them into opening the city gate, and then the cavalry poured in in large numbers. Our army was caught off guard and was unable to resist, so it fell very quickly.

"Shao Heng replied.

Zhang He nodded slightly: "I see, it is indeed Yang Qing's work to win over the city with cunning tricks."

"General, Qicheng has been lost, what should we do next?"

Zhang He said without hesitation: "It's better to continue heading north and take a detour to Qixian County to join forces with Dai Ling."

At first, Zhang He was still thinking of leading his troops back to Qicheng to wait for reinforcements, but then Yu She and Qi Hu led the Han army to arrive. The situation on the entire battlefield became increasingly unfavorable to the Wei army, and all the troops were separated by the Han army.

Come, it is difficult to gather together and shrink the defense line back to the city.

Therefore, when Tan Ma reported that the main force of the Han army had penetrated east of Mujiazhuang, Zhang He immediately gave up the idea of ​​going south to join Lou Zheng's troops, because he knew that even if he successfully joined forces with Lou Zheng, he would only be attacked by the Han army again.

Due to the pincer attack, it was difficult to break through the siege and return to Micheng.

Halfway through the march of the army, Zhang He immediately ordered to turn north, preparing to circle to the east of Qian County and then find an opportunity to return to the city. He never expected that the Han army would break through the city so fast, making his plan come to nothing.

However, what Zhang He didn't know was that precisely because he decisively gave up going south to join forces with Lou Zheng, he luckily escaped Yang Qing's ambush. Otherwise, the Wei army currently resting in the valley might not have so many people left.

"Then Qicheng..." Shao Heng stopped mid-sentence.

He originally wanted to ask if Qicheng would just give up, but he immediately realized that with the current strength of the army, there was basically no possibility of retaking Qicheng, so he took the initiative to keep silent and did not say the next words to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Zhang He understood what he meant and sighed: "Well, as the saying goes, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood, and you don't need to worry too much about temporary success or failure. Calculating the time, Hongnong's reinforcements should have arrived in Guanzhong, let's go first

Qixian is resting and conserving its forces, waiting for the general's future counterattack."

"Yes, I understand."

Half an hour later, the Wei army, which had regained its strength, continued to march toward the northeast. In order to avoid Wu Yi's army, Zhang Hejia sent scouts to spread the reconnaissance net very far and wide, and finally managed to avoid it without any danger.

In order to stabilize the Han army's search in this area.

Outside the south gate of Qicheng, five thousand Han troops were armored and ready to go. Yang Qing, Liao Hua, Feng Chong and others gathered at the gate to say goodbye to each other.

Last night, two waves of messengers sent by Guan Xing rushed to Qiancheng, and Yang Qing learned about the Chang'an Wei army's attack on Wu Gong to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao, and also learned about Guan Xing's countermeasures.

Guan Xing and the others divided their troops into two groups. One group rode back to Wu Gong for reinforcements with light cavalry, and the other group stayed in the middle to support them. This response was extremely appropriate, but Yang Qing was still worried, so he decided to lead Feng Chong and Qi Hu back to the south.

As for the Qian County side, Liao Hua and Yu She were left to guard the area to guard against possible counterattacks by the remnants of the Wei army.

Yang Qing gave Liao Hua and Yu She a few instructions, and then he, Feng Chong, and Qi Hu led five thousand cavalry towards Yong County, where Wang Ping, Liu Yin and others were waiting for them.

"Kill!"

"Come on!"

"The first one to get there will be rewarded with a reward of one hundred taels and will be promoted to the third level!"

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Outside Wugong City, under the cover of shields and crossbows, tens of thousands of Wei troops formed several square formations. Carrying ladders and pushing chariots, they rushed towards the city wall, shouting "kill" and shaking the sky with great momentum.

This was the second attack launched by the Wei army today and the fifth attack launched in three days. Although the three walls of Wugong, north, south and east were destroyed with holes, they were still unable to break the city despite the stubborn resistance of the defenders.

Three days ago in the afternoon, Fei Yao led the leading troops to the gates of Wugong City. The next morning, the follow-up troops led by Cao Zhen also rushed over. The two joined forces and immediately launched an attack on the city.

The Han army had more than 3,000 troops left behind in Wu Gong. The Wei army's attack on the first day was easily blocked. However, on the second day, the Wei army's offensive became more fierce. The defender Cai Yan faced the attacks of the two famous generals Cao Zhen and Fei Yao.

The various attack methods were so strenuous that Nancheng was almost destroyed.

Fortunately, Guan Xing led the cavalry to arrive in time and drove back the enemy troops from the north into the city. With his martial arts command, the city was finally saved.

Unexpectedly, before the Han army could take a breath, reinforcements from the Wei army also arrived on the battlefield yesterday. Hao Zhao led five thousand fine cavalry on the way westward and suddenly changed course, crossed the Wei River southward, and galloped all the way to Wugong City.

With the addition of this new force, Cao Zhen was more confident. He not only stepped up his offensive to put more pressure on the Han army in the north, but also prepared to break through the city in one fell swoop and win back a city in this Han-Wei war.

However, Guan Xing was not like Yi. Facing the fierce attack of the Wei army, he was not afraid at all. He immediately adjusted the city defense deployment and asked Cai Yan to guard the north city and Yin Yun to guard the south city. He himself personally defended the east city where the Wei army was mainly attacking.

In addition, he also asked the sergeants to shout loudly at the top of the city to spread false news that Qicheng had been conquered, Zhang He was killed on the spot, and Yang Qing led the army back south to disturb the morale of the Wei army. Of course, he did not know it yet.

Most of the above incidents have come true.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The morale of the Wei army was indeed affected after hearing this, and the ferocious offensive was stalled. Generals such as Cao Zhen, Fei Yao, and Hao Zhao were also dubious and wavered in their efforts to break through.

Confidence in martial arts.

In addition, Wugong City had been fortified by Guan Xing at the beginning of the year. Although the strength of the Han army was only half that of the Wei army, Guan Xing's command of the fortified city was enough to compete with Cao Zhen and others.

In Yongxian City, Yang Qing has successfully reunited with Wang Ping and Liu Yin. The army is very tired from the long journey. Yang Qing is determined to rest for one night and lead the army south to rescue Wu Gong tomorrow.

"General Zijun, how is the situation on the martial arts side now?"

Wang Ping clasped his fists and replied: "Tan Ma reported two days ago that Guan Junhou has successfully entered Wugong City. At present, our army is still struggling to resist the Wei army's attack. Wugong is temporarily safe."

"Okay, judging from the current situation, Wu Gong should be able to hold on. Everyone, please rush back to Wu Gong immediately tomorrow."

All the generals said in unison: "I will obey your orders."

"In addition, Shu Qi, please send someone to pay close attention to the movements in Chang'an."

Liu Yin said: "The envoy is worried about the arrival of reinforcements from the Wei army in Hongnong?"

"Yes, the war has continued so far, and Xia Houru is probably coming soon. Once this person arrives, the Wei army in Guanzhong will be stronger than our army, and we have to guard against it."

Wu Que said: "Don't worry, the people under Que's command have been in contact with the guards from all over the place. No matter what trouble there is in Chang'an, we will definitely know about it."

"Well, it's better not to be careless. I want to know the situation in Chang'an as soon as possible."

Wu Que responded: "No."

The next day, nearly ten thousand Han troops left Yongcheng and rushed towards the Weishui River. When the news reached Wugong, Cao Zhen and others were shocked. They did not expect that Qicheng would be lost so quickly. Now that the main force of the Han army returned to support, Wugong could not be broken. They had already

The intention to retreat.

"General, it seems that what the Shu army spread a few days ago is probably true. Detective Ma reported that Qicheng was captured by the Shu army five days ago. General Zhang He fled to the north with his remaining troops, and his whereabouts are unknown." Fei Yao said.

Hao Zhaodao: "General, Yang Qing has led the troops to return reinforcements. They can arrive in two days at the earliest. We can't stay here any longer."

"That's all, the situation is not good for me. Let's withdraw our troops." Cao Zhen sighed.
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