Yuan Shao and Liu Biao collected their troops and left.

Above the city walls.

Huang Zhong and the others also breathed a sigh of relief, if they continued, it was very likely that they would not be able to hold Hangu Pass, after all, their number was small, but the coalition army had 300,000, and they could win with a lot of people.

And the coalition retreated, and that was only because dusk was falling, and the sky was about to darken.

In addition, if they have been fighting for so long and have suffered heavy casualties, Yuan Shao and Liu Biao will retreat first, make repairs, and then attack.

"Let the soldiers clean up the battlefield and count the casualties!" Huang Zhong commanded to a cronie.

"No!"

The cronie did not hesitate, and as soon as he gave up his hand, he turned and left.

At this time.

Pang Tong also came from the pavilion on the city wall, there was a big battle before, he couldn't help, but now that the battle is over temporarily, there are some things he can still handle.

"There are such losses in the first battle, if I do it again, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on!" Pang Tong sighed.

Hear the words.

Huang Zhong and Ma Chao's faces were also very solemn, but they couldn't hide their exhaustion.

After all, from the beginning of the battle, the two of them have been commanding the soldiers to defend the city on the city walls, and they have been fighting everywhere to prevent the coalition soldiers from landing on the city.

Look at the depression everywhere.

Moreover, after a long battle, the soldiers on the city wall had a tired look on their faces, blood stains everywhere, and fallen corpses.

How could they not know the meaning of Pang Tong's words?

With their soldiers and horses, even elite soldiers, it is still very difficult to resist an army ten times their size in a tough situation, and it can be said that there is no chance of victory.

But if you want to have a plan, you also need an opportunity.

After all, if you don't have a chance to go out of the city and fight hard, the result will be even more tragic.

"Forget it, I won't talk about it in advance, wait for the casualties to be counted, let the following get some delicious food, and give the soldiers a good meal, no matter what, holding Hangu Pass is my top priority now!" Huang Zhong sighed.

"That's all there is to it!" Pang Tong nodded.

Now he doesn't have any solution, and when Qin Yin leads the army to arrive, it will still take some time.

Ma Chao also nodded, and did not express any opinions.

It's not that he doesn't want to say it, but he also doesn't have any good ideas, so he can only do so.

...

As for Yuan Shao and Liu Biao, they led the army to rush back to the coalition camp.

"There is still a reason why Qin Yin can have his current status, if we have such an elite soldier, why worry about this!" Liu Biao sighed as he rode his horse and walked.

Listening to Liu Biao's sigh.

Yuan Shao also had to admit that Liu Biao's words had a certain truth.

After today's battle, he also saw the strength of the Qin army, which is not comparable to ordinary soldiers.

If it was an ordinary soldier who experienced such a tragic battle, he could still maintain high morale there, and there were several waves of non-stop fighting, all of which rushed to the city wall, and they were all beaten back by his desperate fighting style.

What's more, there are only 50,000 soldiers of the Qin army guarding the city, but there is no rotation.

And their soldiers, but changed a few waves halfway, so that the soldiers who were besieging the city in front retreated, and replaced them with energetic troops to continue the siege.

But he still couldn't take Hangu Pass in a fight.

Moreover, in terms of the number of casualties, there is no need to count them, it can be seen that they are the more.

But the more this was the case, the more angry he became in his heart, and the more he wanted to get rid of Qin Yin.

If it weren't for Qin Yin's obstruction, maybe he would be in the court now, and it was he who united the princes to crusade against Dong Zhuo at the beginning, but he existed as the leader of the alliance.

Plus the current situation.

It was impossible for him to let Qin Yin continue to grow bigger, so there was a matter of joining forces with Liu Biao and Liu Bei this time.

"No matter how powerful it is, there is still a time when it is defeated, and it only needs to carry out another strong attack, and before Qin Yin leads the army to arrive, he will be able to take Hangu Pass, and he will not let it have a chance to converge!" Yuan Shao said.

Now there are 50,000 soldiers and horses, carrying out a strong attack, and none of them have been won in a battle, and he will not let the Qin army converge in one place.

In that case, if you want to take Hangu Pass, you may have to lose even more.

It wasn't what he wanted.

"Exactly!" Liu Biao nodded in agreement.

He also had the same idea as Yuan Shao, and he didn't want the army led by Qin Yin to merge with the current defenders of Hangu Pass.

Moreover, he now has a certain fear of Qin Jun in his heart.

If it weren't for the alliance with Yuan Shao this time.

When the Qin army was crusading against him, in the face of such a Qin army, he was not sure enough to be able to resist it.

You must know that because of Han Sui's affairs, he has a certain grudge with Qin Yin, and he will not think that Qin Yin will stop just announcing his conspiracy with Han Sui.

If there was a chance, Qin Yin would definitely do something to him.

"Let's go back to the camp first, and then we will discuss!" Yuan Shao said.

Immediately, the two did not continue to speak, and rushed back with the army in the direction of the coalition camp.

Although they can continue the siege without retreating, even if it is nightfall, they can still continue, but because they have not captured the city wall for a long time.

The morale of the soldiers under their command has been greatly reduced, but the morale of the Qin army has not weakened in any way.

If this continues, even if they can take Hangu Pass in one battle, they will have a lot of losses, although they don't care too much about losses, but they still deal with the 100,000 troops from Chang'an and led by Qin Yin himself.

Then, you have to think about it.

Therefore.

Yuan Shao and Liu Biao also decided to temporarily withdraw their troops and let the soldiers under their command repair before continuing to attack the city.

Moreover, they also want to know whether the remaining Qin army can maintain high morale after repair, as long as the morale declines, it will be easier for them to take Hangu Pass.

For a variety of reasons.

After deliberation, the two of them decided to temporarily withdraw from the army.

Anyway.

It is also a fact that the crisis at Hangu Pass has been lifted temporarily.

But everyone knows that this is only temporary, as long as the coalition of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao is there, then the crisis will still exist before the reinforcements arrive.

Not much will change.

It's just a temporary relief.

Night falls.

On the city wall of Hangu Pass, torches and fire plates were also lit, and many soldiers held weapons and rested on the edge of the city wall passage, but the atmosphere seemed a little dignified.

The surrounding bloodstains that had not completely dried up under the light of the fire, and the smell of blood in the air proved that there had been a terrible battle here.