Although Zhang Hu was arrested and killed, the wolf smoke he lit at Lantian Pass spread the critical and deadly military information.

The wolf smoke and beacon fire burned one after another, and when the sky was approaching dusk, the approximate war report was reported to Wu Qian.

The most unfortunate thing happened, Tian Xin not only quickly returned to Nanyang from Lingnan to participate in this war, but also personally served as the vanguard of the army.

In three days at the earliest, and five days at the latest, the Beifu army will be able to complete the assembly at the foot of Nanshan Mountain and launch an attack on Chang'an.

In other words, Guo Huai, who dominates the top, and Wang Zhong, who dominates the lower hills, not only have to resist Ma Chao head-on, but they will also be cut off by Tian Xin after three days and eaten by the encirclement.

Counting the losses since the battle, there are 3,000 people in Shangluo, 4,000 people in Lantian Pass, 7,000 people in Zhang Hu and Wu Ban, and 14,000 people are gone!

Guo Huai and Wang Zhong together have nearly 20,000 people, if they lose ...... Then there is no need to fight the rest of the battle, and the slaves, Huns, and Zahu troops under his command are not well raised, and they are very likely to fight back.

Nor can they run, and as soon as they run, the army will disperse...... It is very likely that the person who cut off his head was a close relative.

With the prestige and self-confidence of Tian Xin and Guan Yu, they are sure to bring the army back to Hedong at such a moment...... can put Tian Xin and Guan Yu in their own positions, in the face of the current situation, will Guan Yu lead the troops to retreat?

Definitely not, Guan Yu will do everything to fight this battle until he loses everything; Tian Xin will retreat with the army? No, Tian Xin will also die to the end.

With the prestige of these two people, there is obviously a way out, but they still have to fight to the end; As for themselves, there is no way back at all!

The withdrawal of the army from Chang'an City is the time when the cohesion collapses!

Only forward!

When the battle has reached this point, Wu Ban and Zhang Hu cannot be blamed, these two people have a very keen sense of war; Wu Ban led his troops over Qipanling after heavy rain, but was blocked by the flood of the Blue Bridge and had to stop to repair the bridge; Zhang Hu was originally responsible for the defense of the main vein of Nanshan, and confronted the Jianxin Army of Beifu across the mountain.

Zhang Hu also sensed and predicted the danger of Lantian Pass, and made a big detour to Lantian Pass...... But it was still a step too late, and finally died in Blue Creek.

Who is to blame? Blame Wei Xing for surrendering with Shangluo City, and blame the Lantian defenders for rebelling!

I don't understand, when it rains in Nanshan, why did Wei Xing fall so well?

There is also Wang Xiong, who is sitting on a steep pass, and the reinforcements are close at hand, so why did he fall!

It's not that he can't do it, it's not that Great Wei lacks generals who can fight well, but there are too many people who can steal their lives!

In one battle, two important strongholds were betrayed in a row...... It's just unreasonable, it's ridiculous and generous, and it will shake the hearts of the army if it is passed out!

Only the propaganda caliber can be changed...... They didn't surrender, they died in a glorious battle, and in the face of Tian Xin, this way of defeat was very reasonable.

The army marching to Lantian began to march to the north bank of Bashui in order to seize land and build fortifications, and it was necessary to guard against and harass the forward troops of Beifu to build pontoon bridges.

On the other hand, they even sent flying cavalry to transfer Guo Huai and Wang Zhong's troops to evacuate from Bayuan and evacuate along Bashui...... The sooner the better, if it is bitten by the Beifu army, the 20,000 people will be finished.

Without the 14,000 defenders of Nanshan and the 20,000 more, then the more than 5,000 people of Wei Ping, who guarded Shimen Pass, would also be shaken and surrender to the wind.

The 40,000 people before and after are gone, and the army in his hands is mainly barbarian and servant army...... Problems will arise.

There is no choice, there are no more hole cards, and you can only fight everything.

What's more, this war was originally a battle of ruin; Regardless of victory or defeat, it will save the declining Great Wei state.

The next day, on the fourth watch of the first day of August, the sky was about to dawn.

dominated the barracks, Guo Huai did not sleep all night.

Since the end of yesterday, the strongholds arranged by the entire Nanshan defense line have been full of wolf smoke, and they are even more connected after nightfall.

With his own understanding of the Han army, the Beifu soldiers fought so fiercely and advanced continuously...... It shows that Tian Xin is very likely to be in the army, how can this battle be fought?

If you can't wait for the autumn rain in Nanshan, you can't stop the Beifu soldiers under Tian Xin's personal command by relying only on normal tactics.

The beacon fire burned on the whole line, similar to a circuit breaker mechanism, which means that the battlefield of the hegemony has lost its meaning, and it is no longer meaningful to stay here to block and contain the Beifu partial army, but it will lose nearly 20,000 troops.

must be evacuated, and if he doesn't retreat, when Ma Chao bites up, he can only close his eyes and wait for death.

Guo Huai was considering the overall strategy, and without receiving Wu Qian's order, he decisively urged all armies to retreat.

When Guo Huai's military order came, Wang Zhong stood on the south bank of Bashui, looking at the pontoon bridge filled with light mist in the early morning.

From time to time, there are officials who have escaped by jumping into the water or drowning, floating down the water and silting up at the pontoon bridge.

Some officials would drift away with logs, and the impact of the logs would make the pontoon bridge sway, as if it could break at any moment.

I had no choice but to use a pleasure boat to pull together logs to protect the fragile pontoon.

Inferred from the escape of the officials by jumping into the water and the speed of the flow of the water, the Beifu soldiers also launched a fierce night attack last night, and many defenders abandoned the village and fled, or fell into the water, or were thrown into the river.

After all, the leader of this road will be Ma Chao...... It is possible for Ma Chao to do anything, especially to kill prisoners, Ma Chao has no taboos in this regard, so it is terrifying.

"Withdraw the troops in a hurry, I am afraid that the army will be defeated for no reason."

Zhang Xiong galloped over and suggested to Wang Zhong: "The general will lead the three departments of Qiang and Di first, and the last general will be willing to lead the headquarters to break off." ”

The battalions were packing up, and the Qiang tribe lacked heavy equipment and was accustomed to migration, so they were the fastest to prepare.

Zhang Xiong's commander Lin Jun was a hoplite who drove chariots to march and participate in battles, and heavy infantry was the essence of this army, and chariots were consumables that could be discarded. In other words, after Zhang Xiong came to the end, the loss could be minimized.

The theory is that Zhang Xiong also took the initiative to undertake this difficult and dangerous mission, but Wang Zhong was a little puzzled.

Make a reflection and look at Zhang Xiong...... This guy is Zhang He's eldest son, and the other three brothers are all serving as guards by the emperor's side, Zhang He is currently supervising the Luoyang Zhongjun Group, this father and son?

The doubts in his heart gradually dissipated, and Wang Zhong bowed slightly: "I will leave the boat on the south bank." ”

The pontoon bridge is so wide, if you have enough time, you can naturally drive the chariot through slowly; The situation is urgent, and the chariot must be abandoned.

At that time, people are crowded together, it is very unfair to the final broken rear troops, and a new retreat must be left, otherwise no one will carry out the final bridgehead broken back, then the Beifu soldiers will catch up, and Zhang Xiong's heavy armored infantry will either surrender or be driven to drown in Bashui.

Zhang Xiong was inexplicably grateful, and hugged his fists to thank him...... Wang Zhong just waved his hand casually, looking light.

Only Zhang Xiong can break the queen, and if he breaks the queen, Guo Huai and Zhang Xiong are not at ease.

Soon, the Wudu Wang Qiangduan, which was closest to the pontoon bridge, took the lead in crossing the river; This was followed by the Burning Dangqiang Department that was coerced by Wu Zhi to Guanzhong after the Battle of Hexi, and then the White Horse Department of Yang Ju.

The water here is still very clear, and because it has just rushed out of the mountains, the water is unusually cold.

Yang Wan wore a leather jacket in the style of Qiang, which had been swollen by water bubbles, so he slowly drifted down from the upstream with a piece of logs, and there were a few pro-soldiers who were far away from each other, and more pro-soldiers had been scattered by the torrent and could not be found.

The boats that paraded and guarded the pontoon bridge came up in tandem and dragged the logs to the north shore of Bashui.

Yang Wan's legs trembled and stepped on the muddy ground of the river beach on the north bank, and he saw that there were already defeated soldiers here, and several military officials asked about the battle situation.

Among them, there are also Qiang people and Di people, and what is explained by Squeaky Wala...... Not to mention normal military officials, there are language differences between the various departments of Qiang.

The Qiang Di costumes are similar, except that the Qiang Di can distinguish each other, there is no difference in other aspects in the eyes of the Wei army officials.

Therefore, the Qiangqi sheltered here were centrally settled, and the Wei military officials mainly interrogated the Wei officials who had escaped.

Qiangdi mostly breeds hunting dogs, so the front-line strongholds are assigned to Qiangdi who bring their own hunting dogs.

Yang Qian walked to the dry place, he sat on the ground with a puff of exhaustion, and several personal soldiers followed him to help him take off his soaked leather jacket, robe and trousers, and went to the fire to bake and warm up, and also bask in the sun.