Zhao Yun did not divide his troops to gain martial arts, but directly rushed towards the Wei River to pursue him. As a result, he only had 6,000 troops and horses left in his hand. If he divided his troops again, the subsequent attack on the Wei army by Yang Qing would be weak.
Secondly, Chencang and Yicheng have been occupied, and martial arts are within easy reach. There is still time to capture them after the battle situation is established, so there is no need to rush.
However, Zhao Yun's 6,000 sergeants were almost all infantry. Even though they were hurrying and catching up, it would take at least two days to catch up with Guo Huai and others. Therefore, he could only hope that Yang Qing could arrive at the Weishui River in advance. Hold back the Wei army.
"General Zilong, is it still too late for our army to rush over?" Deng Zhi asked sideways as he rode side by side with Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun smoothed his beard under his chin and said slowly: "There should be no problem. Mingzhi and the others are all cavalry. It won't take long to reach the Weishui River. With his ability, it is no problem to drag Guo Huai and others for two or three days." "
"This is true. Yang Shijun is very resourceful and is actually a good general of the country. Without his intervention, the Wei army would never have been able to quietly cross the Wei River and go north." Deng Zhi thought of Yang Qing's impressive achievements in this year. Confidence increased.
Zhao Yun nodded and said, "Yes, but we can't hold back here and let this kid Mingzhi laugh. Pass my order and the troops will speed up and march forward for twenty miles before resting."
"No." The captain behind him who was responsible for delivering the order responded hurriedly.
On the other side, Yang Qing did not hesitate after receiving Zhao Yun's notification, and led his troops to rush towards the Weishui River without stopping.
"Your Majesty, Yicheng and Chencang have been recaptured by General Zilong. It is only a matter of time before the martial arts fall into the hands of our army. In this way, the Wei army's only important town on the Wei River is Chang'an. Even if our army has no other follow-up As a result, we have made a lot of money this time." Liu Yin said.
Yang Qing smiled and said, "Having said that, we still need to win one more game to completely consolidate the results." After a pause, he said seriously: "What I'm worried about now is that Cao Zhen couldn't have imagined that our army would divide its forces. Although he wanted to intercept his reinforcements, he still rushed Guo Huai, Fei Yao, and Qin Ji to Anling. There is something weird about this."
"The general also thought that Cao Zhen could not have thought of this, but now that he is trapped in Anling, it is reasonable to be eager for reinforcements to relieve the siege.
What's more, the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in the hands of Guo Huai and others are all elite infantry and cavalry, and their combat power is very strong. If they can rush to Anling quickly, Cao Zhen can not only be saved, but also have the strength to counterattack our army.
Maybe he has enough confidence in Guo Huai, Fei Yao and others. After all, the Wei River is very long and there are many ferries. Our army may not be able to block them. Cao Zhen is probably betting on this outcome. Liu Yin analyzed.
Yang Qing nodded slightly and said without comment, "Let's not worry about it for now. No matter what Cao Zhen's plot is, we must rush to the Weishui River as soon as possible."
At this time, a Wei army with flags fluttering and drum horns blaring was marching leisurely towards the south bank of the Wei River. It was contrary to common sense for military officers to make such a grand display for fear that others would not know their whereabouts.
However, if someone came closer and took a closer look, it would be easy to find that they seemed to have a long queue, but the actual number was not large, only about a thousand people. No matter how they looked, they looked like a suspicious army deliberately creating a lot of momentum.
There is no mistake, this Wei army is the suspicious soldier sent by Guo Huai to the Weishui River to confuse the Han army. Half a day ago, he, Fei Yao, and Qin Ji quietly led the main force of the army to the east.
Because the Han army's scouting horses did not dare to get too close, and it was expected that the Wei army would cross the Weishui River to go to Anling for reinforcements, they failed to see the Wei army's flaw, and continued to move Guo Huai and others towards the south bank of the Weishui River. The news of the rush was reported to Zhao Yun.
Zhao Yun did not doubt that he was there, and ordered Kuai Ma to report the news to Yang Qing. When Yang Qing led his army to the ferry with the gentlest current on the north bank of the Wei River, no Wei soldiers were found. He sent scouts to the south bank to explore dozens of miles upstream and downstream, but in the end no trace of the large Wei army was found.
It was not until the morning of the next day that the scouts finally discovered that the Wei army was currently stationed in the small town of Zhouzhi. They hurried to Zhouzhi to inquire. Only then did they learn that there were only a thousand Wei troops in the city and the main force of the Wei army was not here at all.
"Where have Guo Huai and others gone? Have the scouts not reported anything yet?" Yang Qing asked anxiously in the military tent.
Liu Yin said: "Not yet, Shu Qi has gone to investigate in person. I believe there will be news back soon."
"Well, I hope so." Yang Qing said with a little helplessness in his tone.
He didn't expect that he would be tricked by Guo Huai and others, and fall into the trap of suspecting soldiers. This was his usual method, but unexpectedly, it was quite threatening once the Wei army used it. In fact, he had vaguely guessed the whereabouts of the main force of the Wei army, but he was not sure for a while.
"Sir, you have been staring at Chang'an. Did Wei Jun go to Chang'an?" Liu Yin saw Yang Qing standing motionless in front of the wooden map. He walked over to see where his eyes were and asked curiously.
Yang Qingdao: "Guo Huai and others played a trick to change the direction of their advance. They will not go to the north. The city in the west has been lost and there is General Zilong. They will definitely not turn back. It is even more impossible to find Qinling and Hanzhong to the south, so the only place they can go is to the east."
"It makes sense." Liu Yin said: "But they may not necessarily be returning to Chang'an when they turn their troops eastward. They may just want to avoid our army and take the opportunity to cross the Wei River somewhere downstream. This move must be guarded against."
"This may not be impossible, but I think that the real purpose of Guo Huai and the others is still in Chang'an, because even if the Wei army passed from somewhere downstream to the north bank of the Wei River, their unfavorable situation of being pursued and intercepted by our army has not fundamentally changed.
Only by returning to Chang'an first to rescue the siege can we truly avoid the north-south pincer attack by General Zilong and others.
What's more, now that I think about it, Guo Huai and the others have made a great move by returning to Chang'an first. It is only a few dozen miles from Chang'an to Anling. It is much safer to send troops to support Cao Zhen than to cross the Wei River and go directly to Anling. .
I don’t know who came up with this wonderful move. Was it Cao Zhen or Guo Huai? Or Fei Yao and Qin Ji? There are still capable people in the Wei army, but we still can't be careless in the slightest. "After that, he let out a long sigh.
"Then what should I do now?"
Yang Qing said: "Let's wait a little longer and wait until Shu Qi brings back the exact news before we respond."
About an hour later, Wu Que finally detected the whereabouts of the main force of the Wei army, and hurried back to report: "Envoy, according to reports from the traveling guards in Huaili, Guo Huai's army passed Huaili half a day ago and is heading towards Chang'an. "
"It really is Chang'an!" Liu Yin couldn't help but exclaimed as soon as Wu Que finished speaking.
Yang Qing asked calmly: "Have you ever sent someone to inform Huang Xi outside Chang'an City of this news?"
Currently, Huang Xi is leading three thousand soldiers and horses stationed outside Chang'an City to intimidate the Wei troops in the city from leaving. Although the Wei army in Chang'an had long been frightened, Guo Huai had more than ten thousand soldiers and horses in his hands. When he resisted Chang'an, Huang Xi would definitely not be his opponent, and he must be allowed to evacuate early.
"The local guards have sent people to Chang'an to send a message. I believe General Huang and the others can receive the news in advance and retreat."
Yang Qing nodded, feeling relieved, and continued: "Old General Zilong will also send a fast horse to report."
"I have arranged for someone to rush there just now." Wu Que said.
Yang Qing said: "Very good, now it's time to think about how to deal with Wei Jun's move to return to Chang'an?"
