After repeated persuasion by the lieutenant, although Xianda was extremely unwilling to give in, the shouts of killing from the front were getting closer and closer. In order to survive, he could only be escorted out of here by the lieutenant.
In such a chaos, the Xirong army was defeated like a mountain. They abandoned large areas of their camps, discarded their helmets and armor along the way, and retreated in a hurry.
Seeing that the enemy army was weak and had no power to fight back, Zhang Dashan was covered in blood from the killing. He went to Zhao Mu with excitement on his face and suggested: "General, Xianda has been defeated. If this is an opportunity, our army should take advantage of the opportunity to pursue him. "
"Hey? Don't chase after poor bandits." Zhao Mu said calmly: "If you chase too deep, the snow city will be empty. Once you fall into the trap, the whole army will be in danger."
As he spoke, he added: "Now that the main force of our army has captured Beiling, the Xianda supply line has been completely cut off. Our army only needs to cooperate with the main force to defend Xuecheng, and the Xirong army will be defeated without a fight."
Later, under Zhao Mu's military order, the Qin army rang out gold, confiscated a large number of ladders and other equipment in the Xirong camp, and returned to Xuecheng.
In a major defeat, Xirong lost many men and horses. When they regrouped, they were already twenty miles away from Xuecheng.
At this time, all the Xirong soldiers were in a miserable state and were all listless. The deputy general, who was beside Xianda, took a few breaths and said: "General, the Qin army did not pursue him. Zhao Mu is too difficult to deal with and he is too careful. !”
Xianda's face was extremely gloomy. He did not answer the deputy general's question, but said with a sullen breath: "I was careless before. Xuecheng cannot be attacked anymore. Now our army has lost its tents. You must leave the snow-capped mountains before dark, otherwise it will be dangerous."
There is no doubt that he was able to set up camp before, but now that he has lost these things, if he does not leave, will night fall and the soldiers lie in the snow for the night?
In fact, the Xianda troops were already in crisis when they broke out from Beiling. Now the dry food carried by the Xirong soldiers has almost been exhausted. Even if he leaves the snowy mountains, he will probably have to kill horses to satisfy his hunger, not to mention waiting for him outside. It is still Xiao Yuan's main army. By then, he will be unable to advance or retreat.
It can be said that Xiao Yuan used the right person to defend Xuecheng in this battle.
Zhao Mu is a cautious person in his life, but once a fighter opportunity comes, he will give orders decisively.
His side not only defended Xuecheng, but also defeated Xianda for a while. Su Yi's side was even more relaxed.
Because almost all the main force of Xirong was taken away by Xianda. After Beiling was broken, Belvedere only had a few stragglers, which was not enough to defend the city. After Su Yi arrived here with an army of 10,000, he broke into it with almost no effort. Into the city.
The battle reports from both sides were sent to Xiao Yuan one after another.
Beiling City.
An eagle fluttered its wings in the sky.
Mu Lianying hurriedly walked into the hall and walked directly to Xiao Yuan's case. She handed the cloth in her hand to the latter: "Xuecheng battle report, Xianda has withdrawn."
"Oh?" After hearing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but be shocked, and quickly took the cloth and read it.
"You really dared to bet. Fortunately, the bet won." She said again.
"Didn't you also choose to believe me?" Xiao Yuan glanced at her with a smile and said: "On the battlefield, the situation changes rapidly, and the fighter opportunities are fleeting. If we had chosen to support Xuecheng, then now, Beiling and Belvedere are not ours. Even if Xianda is defeated, he will most likely flee to these two cities, but now, he has nowhere to go."
The current battle situation is very clear. There are currently 70,000 troops. After the battle in Xuecheng, there are still almost 50,000 troops. After he exited the snow mountain, he was already surrounded by Xiao Yuan.
In front is Xipingguan, where 10,000 Qin troops are stationed, and there are 30,000 new troops from Qinzhou who are marching in a hurry.
On the left is Xuecheng, with Zhao Mu's 16,000 troops.
Behind is Beiling, with Xiao Yuan's 14,000 troops.
To the rear right is Belvedere, with Su Yi's 10,000 troops.
As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Xiao Yuan is like a chess player. A simple analysis at the moment shows that four black chess pieces have surrounded a white chess piece in the middle.
And in the middle, it's still a wilderness, with nowhere to stay.
This game of chess was played very delicately, because Xiao Yuan did not engage in a posture with Xianda of killing a thousand enemies and damaging himself eight hundred, but planned an overall plan to trap him to death.
After analyzing the battle situation again, Xiao Yuan immediately summoned his generals to discuss the war.
After everyone arrived, he got straight to the point, pointed at the map with his war sword and said: "This is Beiling, this is Xuecheng, this is Belvedere, and this is Xipingguan."
"And the first part of Xianda is now between these four cities."
"Right now, he has just retreated from Xuecheng. Therefore, Zhao Mu can ignore it for the time being. Xianda will have three options to take in the future."
"After the 30,000 new troops arrive at Xiping Pass, our 80,000 Qin troops will block the key roads. With the current 50,000 exhausted troops, Xian Da will not be able to attack the city without food supplies and siege equipment. Whether he chooses to attack Beiling, retreat to Belvedere, or fight to the death to break through Xipingguan, all will lead to a dead end."
After saying that, he also started to give orders one after another:
"Send an order to Su Yi to tell him not to let Xirong break through our army's encirclement no matter what. If Belvedere is lost, let him come and see us!"
"Send an order to Zhao Mu to hold his troops temporarily and wait for our military orders!"
"Send an order to Guan Kui and ask him to prepare urgently for war. It is very likely that Xirong will attack Xiping Pass..."
Guan Kui is the general who stayed at Xiping Pass before Xiao Yuan sent troops. There are currently 10,000 people, but 30,000 new troops are already on their way to Xiping Pass.
Xiao Yuan still didn't know where Xianda's first stop was to attack, but by the next morning, everything was clear.
Because at this time, Xianda was leading an army of fifty thousand troops to the city.
But these 50,000 people looked crooked and disorganized. From top to bottom, there was no fighting spirit at all.
Many soldiers from the Western Army fell ill after passing through the snow, their faces were pale, and their spirits were listless.
On the top of the city, seeing the defeated 50,000 remaining soldiers, Xiao Yuan did not even panic, but instead said with interest to Mu Lianying beside him: "I said Xianda did not dare to attack the city, do you believe it? "
Mu Lianying said nothing and just glanced at him.
In the end, he was really right.
Looking at the Qin army's battle flag on Beiling City, the black armor and red tassels, and the rows of long halberds, Xianda didn't dare to give an order.
Because he has no siege equipment, not even a ladder. How can he attack the city without risking lives? But then you have to be able to break open the city gate and climb the top of the city!
The lieutenant general felt even more guilty. Seeing this situation, he couldn't help but move his lips and whispered: "General..."
Before he finished speaking, Xianda raised his hand to interrupt him, and then said fiercely: "Leave from Belvedere!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately turned his horse's head.
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