The night time always passed quickly. Yang Qing felt that he had to get up soon after falling asleep. Although he was still a little sleepy, there was no way. The sky was already getting slightly brighter. As a general in the army, he had to get up early. Make overall arrangements for the withdrawal of troops.
After washing his face with cold water, Yang Qing suddenly felt energized. With the help of the guards, he put on his armor and tied the Qingyuan Sword to his waist. When Zhou Xing came over, he went out to inspect the tent with his company.
The troops received the notice to withdraw last night, and all the baggage and equipment have been basically packed. The sergeants walked out of the camps one after another, and assembled in accordance with the military regulations and scheduled deployments, waiting for orders.
"Brother." Guan Xing rode a horse from a distance. When he got close, he made a beautiful turn and jumped off the horse.
Yang Qing nodded and asked, "An Guo, are you ready?"
"I'm all ready, just waiting for the Prime Minister's military order." Guan Xing replied.
Yang Qing said: "You will lead the infantry to retreat first, and I will lead the cavalry to break up the rear."
"Okay, brother, be careful. If Cao Zhen finds out that our troops are withdrawing, he may come out of the city to stop us," Guan Xing said.
Yang Qing patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm afraid he won't come out."
The two talked for a while, then they saw several cavalrymen galloping from the entrance of the camp. They rushed to the front. One of them clasped his fists and said, "Shijun Yang, General Guan, the Prime Minister ordered the army from the north city to rush to the west city to meet up." After saying that, he handed over the golden lacquered arrow in his hand.
"Okay, go back and report to the Prime Minister, and we will act as ordered immediately." Yang Qing took the order arrow and took a look at it and said.
The messenger agreed, led his men to turn their horses, and went back to resume their orders. Yang Qing and Guan Xing returned to the big tent and immediately summoned a group of generals to convey military orders.
Half an hour later, Guan Xing led nearly 5,000 infantrymen to escort the baggage and left the camp through the back gate, heading toward the west city. Yang Qing, on the other hand, led more than 3,000 cavalrymen in front of the camp to prevent the Wei army from leaving the city to attack.
At the same time, the Han troops in Nancheng also moved and moved towards Xicheng. Such a big movement could not be hidden from the Wei army on the city, but at first they thought that the Han army was just mobilizing its troops normally and just wanted to adjust the direction of the main attack.
After Tan Ma discovered that the Han army was almost moving towards the west city, Cao Zhen and the others realized that the Han army was not mobilizing troops at all but wanted to withdraw to the west.
"General, the Shu army is about to run away. We can't just watch them evacuate. General Zhang He and General Hussars are speeding up. They will reach Chang'an in one or two days. The general thinks that I We must attack immediately to keep them behind." Fei Yao said, cupping his fists.
Cao Zhen was noncommittal and asked Guo Huai on the left: "Bo Ji, what do you think? Should our army go out to stop the Shu thieves from retreating?"
"General, I believe that the reason why the Shu army is in such a hurry to evacuate is because they have found out the news that General Zhang He and General Hussar are coming for reinforcements. If they are allowed to retreat smoothly, our plan to gather and annihilate the Shu army under Chang'an City will be successful. It will completely fail." Guo Huai said.
Cao Zhen said: "Then you mean the same thing as Gong Ming, that our army will go out to stop it?"
"No, Zhuge Liang has always been resourceful. Since he dared to choose to withdraw his troops in daylight, he must have been fully prepared. If we attack rashly, we will definitely fall into his trap. This is not the behavior of a wise man.
Aside from other things, I just saw Yang Qing personally leading the cavalry outside the city in Beicheng. This man was left behind by Zhuge Liang to prevent our army from leaving the city to pursue him. If our army wants to attack, we can only send cavalry and infantry. Death can't help anything.
However, there are currently less than 4,000 cavalry in the city, which is about the same strength as the Shu cavalry. Even if they are killed, it will be difficult to win. Therefore, in Huai's humble opinion, we currently do not have much ability to go out of the city to pursue. "Guo Huai said.
Cao Zhen said: "Bo Ji, you first said you would attack, and now you say you can't attack. What should we do then?"
"Yes, Commander Guo, we must have a response. We can't just sit here." Fei Yao spread his hands and said with a wry smile.
Guo Huai said: "In Guo's humble opinion, we can't act rashly now. We can only lead our troops to follow the Shu army at a distance. The general can immediately send an envoy to report the news of the Shu army's withdrawal to the west to General Junyi so that he can change it." They intercepted and killed the Shu army halfway along the marching route.
As soon as he made a move, we immediately rushed out from behind. Only by attacking from two directions and using a two-pronged approach could we possibly hold back the Shu army. "
"Shan, this is a great plan." Cao Zhen praised.
Fei Yao also echoed: "Yes, our troops here are still too thin, and we can only succeed if we work together with General Zhang He."
"Once the Shu army is held back and the hussar generals arrive, our army can still defeat the Shu army with its superior strength." Guo Huai said.
Cao Zhen laughed and said: "Haha, Bo Ji's plan is very suitable for me, so I will do as you say. In addition, Zhuge Liang has always been crafty. Who knows that his withdrawal this time is not a deliberate illusion to deceive us?"
We must be careful to prevent him from taking advantage of our troops to attack and suddenly attack back to seize the city. This must be done carefully. "
"The general is thoughtful and thoughtful, and Huai cannot do it as well. This matter must be guarded against." Guo Huai bowed in admiration.
Cao Zhen laughed, waved his hand, said a few words of humility, and then issued several military orders.
First, he sent messengers to Zhang He and Sima Yi to inform Zhang He and Sima Yi of the latest situation of the Han army's withdrawal, and then ordered Guo Huai and Yan Fei to stay in Chang'an. He and Fei Yao followed the Han army westward with three thousand cavalry and two thousand infantry.
Of course, the Han army had not gone far at this time. They were just gathering troops and horses on standby, preparing to wait a long time before leaving the city to pursue them.
Yang Qing, who stayed at the rear of the city, saw that the Wei army showed no sign of opening the city gate to attack. He felt relieved and after another hour of waiting, he led his troops to chase the large group of troops.
"Prime Minister, Commander Yang sent someone to report that the Wei army has not come out of the city. He has led his cavalry back." In the middle of the army, Yang Yi stepped forward and reported to Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang wondered: "Oh? I didn't expect Cao Zhen and the others to be so calm. Forget it, send an order to Bo Yue and ask him to evacuate his people."
"No." Yang Yi responded.
It turns out that Zhuge Liang not only asked Yang Qing to lead the cavalry to cut off the rear, but also asked Jiang Wei to lay an ambush in a dangerous place. If the Wei army went out of the city to pursue, the army would fight back and inflict heavy losses on the enemy.
It's a pity that Cao Zhen and others were very calm and failed to make Zhuge Liang do what he wanted. However, it was a good thing that the Wei army did not come to entangle him. The Han army could safely retreat westward.
But it is said that Zhang Yi, who was on the south bank of the Wei River, led four thousand Han troops to retreat to Anling overnight after receiving the order to withdraw. The two sides faced off across the river for a long time, and the Wei army had been slacking off for a long time and was not even aware of it.
After Zhang Ni successfully reunited with Hu Yuan, the general who was staying in Anling, the two Han armies joined together and were put under Zhang Ni's command. He gave the order, and the five thousand troops and horses wereted no time and retreated to Wugong in double the distance.
It was not until dawn the next day that the Wei army on the north bank of the Wei River discovered that the Han army on the opposite side was missing. Yan He was shocked when he got the report. He wanted to lead his troops across the river to pursue them, but he was afraid that the Han army was deceitful, so he ordered his scouts to cross first. He inquired.
In the afternoon, the scouts investigated the situation of the general. Yan He felt relieved when he learned that even the Han troops in Anling had withdrawn. He led thousands of Wei troops to finally cross the Jing River that had blocked them for many days. water.
After looking at Jingshui and sighing for a while, Yan He led his army to Anling and finally returned to his own city. But at this time, he was in trouble. Should he pursue Zhang Yi's army or return to Chang'an.
After thinking for a long time, Yan He finally made up his mind to lead his army back to Chang'an to rendezvous with Cao Zhen. The reason for the retreat of the Han army was not yet known, so he could not easily pursue it, so he led the army to Chang'an after resting for half a day.
