Wen Ping's whole face was gloomy.

From the moment he received the news that the pastoral army was attacking Xiangyang City, he couldn't calm down, and the whole person was in an anxious atmosphere, but with his strong willpower, he carried it hard.

Because he knows his goal.

He wanted to kill Minghou Mujing.

This is the fastest way to solve the shortcut of the herdsman's attack on Jingzhou, even if it is a risk, it must be done, even at any cost.

So even though he was very worried about Xiangyang in his heart, he held back.

But now in this situation, seeing that Mu Jing was in front of him, where he could see it at hand, he just couldn't cut him under the horse, so he could only wait like this.

The more you wait.

The more anxious you are.

The strength of the pastoral army, he has been taught many times, when he was in Fancheng, he almost didn't come back, as far as the little force he left in Xiangyang, he couldn't stop it for long, if he couldn't kill Mu Jing again, he led the army back to Xiangyang.

The first to fall was the city of Xiangyang.

"General, it's hard to figure out when it's dark, wait until dawn, even if we can't find a way, we can kill a road!" Zhang Hu said comfortingly.

"Yanzhi!"

Wen Ping smiled bitterly: "Do you think the situation in Xiangyang can survive until dawn?" ”

"I guess it's okay!"

Zhang Hu thought for a while: "Xiangyang City has thick walls, although there are not many troops in the city, but if you mobilize some young people to play, you can support it for a few days, and it won't fall so easily!" ”

"You're too optimistic!"

Wen Ping shook his head, his dark eyes were full of wisdom and calmness: "It is a fact that Xiangyang City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the herdsmen and soldiers cannot ignore it, we have suffered too much, we have to pay attention to it!" ”

"The general thinks that Xiangyang City can't be defended?"

"If you can't hold it, it's definitely more!"

Wen Ping said: "I just don't know how long I can hold it, I hope they can keep it for one more day, after dawn, even if I can't find the way to Daqi Mountain, I will step out of one!" ”

He sighed: "As long as Xiangyang City holds out until tomorrow afternoon, even if we don't go, Jiang Xiajun should enter the city!" ”

When Zhang Hu heard this, he was silent.

"Report!"

A herald carrying the spirit flag Pegasus came, and under the front of the camp, rushed in, arched his hands, and sent the order of Xiangyang: "The lord orders, Wen Ping quickly withdraws his troops and returns to Xiangyang City!" ”

"What?"

Wen Ping picked up the iron order, which was Liu Biao's token, and his face turned cold all of a sudden.

"What's the battle like in Xiangyang?" He asked, looking at the herald with blood-red eyes.

"The shepherd has broken through the west gate, our army retreated to the first line of the city wall, retreated into the city, if the general will not go again, I am afraid that the lord will fall into the hands of the herdsman!"

The herald said.

"Broke the West Gate so quickly?" Wen Ping gritted his teeth: "How is it possible!" ”

He also underestimated the ferocity of the shepherd.

In this battle, the pastoral army fought with all their might, and the onslaught of the main forces of the two armies almost knocked the West City Gate into ruins.

"General, please send troops quickly, Savior!"

The herald said.

"General, at this moment, don't give up all your efforts!"

Zhu Zhen, a scholar in white, stood up and said: "The lord retreats to Xiangyang, he will be able to hold on for a day, as long as the general quickly kills Mulongtu, he can solve the entire war, not only Xiangyang City, but the entire Jingzhou, and will defend it as an attack!" ”

"General, don't listen to this person's nonsense, Xiangyang is important!"

A lieutenant stood up and said admonishingly: "My lord, they are in danger now, how can we waste troops here, we must withdraw as soon as possible!" ”

"General, you can't withdraw!"

"General, let's withdraw!"

The generals under his command have been divided into two factions.

Some people will withdraw, and some people advocate that this battle must be fought, as long as Mu Jing can be killed, the entire war can be directly ended.

But there are also those who advocate withdrawing.

After all, what is the situation in the opposite mountain now, I have never been clear, only one Huang Zhong and one Zhang Liao have appeared, and the trace of Mu Jing has never been seen, they have spent so long here, just to risk for a news that is not certain.

"Yanzhi!"

Wen Ping's fists were very tight, and he glanced at Zhang Hu with a glint in his eyes.

Zhang Hu understood what Wen Ping meant, he thought about it, and said: "Mu Jing can't be killed once, there is a second time, but if Xiangyang is lost again, and the lord has any accident, Jingzhou will be doomed, the general must understand that it is Yizhou that is now sending troops to our Jingzhou head-on, killing Mu Jing, can only defeat the herdsman, but can not control the Yizhou soldiers, once the lord loses, Yizhou Liu Yan will inevitably drive straight in, and Jingzhou will die at that time!" ”

His meaning was clear.

Killing Mujing is very important, but Liu Biao's life is even more important.

and Mu Jing's gamble, it's not worth it.

Because Mu Jing is just a lord of Hanzhong, and there is also Liu Yan of Yizhou behind him, even if Liu Biao gambles his life, he should gamble with Yizhou Mu, not with a little Ming Hou.

"Withdraw!"

Wen Ping pondered for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth, with a strong unwillingness, and spit out a word.

Falling short.

But there was nothing to be done.

He must withdraw his troops.

Because he can't gamble with the life of Liu Biao, the lord of Xiangyang, he can gamble his own life, and he must not gamble on the life of the lord, he is not afraid of losing, but this bet, he can't afford it at all.

"General?" Zhu Zhen became a little unwilling at this time, seeing that the revenge would be avenged, but at this time, Jingzhou withdrew his troops, and it was very difficult to want such an opportunity in the future.

"Zhong Yu, you don't need to say much!"

Wen Ping waved his hand and called out Zhu Zhen's words, he had a little respect for this young scholar who took refuge in him, so he said softly: "You are unwilling, I am not reconciled, but Yanzhi is not wrong, the life of my lord of Jingzhou and the life of a shepherd are not at the same level, I can do everything to kill him, but I must not gamble on the life of the lord because of this matter!" ”

"General, I know your loyalty!"

Zhu Zhen stepped forward, whispered in his ear: "I don't object to the general's withdrawal of troops, but I have my own idea, maybe I can take advantage of the situation to kill him, even if it is not successful, it should not be in the way!" ”

"Tell me about it!"

Wenpin's spirit was shocked.

Zhu Zhen whispered in his ear.

"Great idea!"

In this way, Wen Ping's eyes brightened when he looked at the young man.

He waved his hand and beckoned two generals: "Wentong, Liu Yong!" ”

"In!"

"You will lead 3,000 troops and break them into pieces...... Wen Ping issued a task to them.

"Yes!"

The two of them surrendered their orders.

Jingzhou began to withdraw its troops, and the movement was very large, at dawn, holding torches, in the overwhelming firelight, along the Longzhong and withdrew, the vanguard battalion was quickly assembled, has rushed to the tail of the herdsman.

"The Jingzhou army has withdrawn?"

The two major lieutenant generals who were attacking Xiangyang, Chen Zhi and Zhou Cang, after hearing the news, their originally somewhat decadent spirits suddenly shook up.

"Hahaha, we still won!"

Zhou Cang said: "Chen Gong is right, whoever is more ruthless will win, Wenpin is not as ruthless as us after all!" ”

"He's not like us!"

Chen Zhi said with a smile: "We are forced to be helpless, for the savior, we can only be ruthless, but he has a choice, he knows very well that his choice is to gamble with the lord's life, so he doesn't dare!" ”

"Actually, I don't dare to change positions!"

Zhou Cang said in a deep voice: "This time, the lord must give us an explanation!" ”

"Don't say this in advance, since Jingzhou has withdrawn its troops, we will also withdraw, and we can't meet with the main force of Jingzhou!"

Chen Zhi said: "Now that we fight, we will suffer, once they let them drag our main force to death, we can only fight with the Deng Long Department and the Jiangxia Army who are about to enter Xiangyang City, and the handover of troops will be heavy, and the soldiers are tired, there is no chance of winning!" ”

"Hmm!"

Zhou Cang nodded.

The two personally commanded the main troops and horses under their command, and slowly withdrew from the occupied west gate of Xiangyang City.

Occupying the West Gate, they spent countless energies.

Attacking Xiangyang City is no longer a follow-up.

So just holding the West Gate.

The withdrawal is also very fast.

However, Jingzhou's main force came back faster.

The herdsmen and the main force of Jingzhou still took a picture outside the city.

The Jingzhou Army Pioneer Jiangxia Battalion and the Shuofang Battalion of the Jingping First Army of the Pastoral Army fought an encounter, the Shuofang Battalion was very damaged during the attack, and the follow-up was weak, but it still fought a draw with the Jiangxia Battalion, and the two sides left more than 100 corpses, passing by by the wrong face.

After dawn.

The Jingzhou army and the pastoral army formed a main confrontation between the north and the south, and the Jingzhou army was still transporting to Xiangyang City, they took the road north of the western suburbs, and the pastoral army was also slowly withdrawing from the scope of Xiangyang City, and they took the southern road of the western suburbs.