"General, the Hun cavalry pursued the Han general Guan Xing's department a few days ago, encountered the Han army in Yongxian, did not listen to the order to dissuade, insisted on attacking, and was broken by the Han general Zhang Bao with a crossbow formation, and suffered heavy damage!"

Martial arts, Cao Zhen's camp, Zhang He came in and smiled bitterly at Cao Zhen.

Before Guan Xing took the initiative to provoke, he felt that there was a problem, but the Hun cavalry did not listen to the order, thinking that Guan Xing was easy to bully, and pursued all the way, but was defeated by the crossbow array laid by Guan Xing in Yongxian.

Cao Zhen pressed his temple vigorously when he heard this, so that Cao Jun's advantage in mobility was severely damaged by the Han army, and it was even more difficult to gain an advantage in the future.

Now Cao Zhen's policy is one word, forbearance.

The great Wei State, it is impossible to be completely out of action because Hangu Pass was sealed, at least for the time being, the war potential of the Wei State is better than that of the Han Dynasty, although it is not defeated at the moment, but it is not desperate, Cao Zhen forbears, it is to wait for reinforcements, even if Zhang Fei sends people to provoke every now and then, greeting Cao Zhen and even his ancestors, he can endure it, the current forbearance is for the future victory, he believes that it is impossible for the Great Wei to leave such a large area of land in Guanzhong to the Han Dynasty.

But the Huns are different, although they are ordered to help, but they are not directly subordinate, Cao Zhen wants the mobility of the Hun cavalry, so he can't be too strict, but regardless of the binding, the irritable Huns are easy to fall for the trick, this time they were easily lured away by Guan Xing, and it is a bloody lesson to hit hard with a crossbow array, but if the control is too strict, with Cao Zhen's understanding of the Huns, I am afraid there will be resistance and rebound.

Just like a double-edged sword with a short handle, it is really not easy for ordinary people to control.

"General Junyi, you will lead this group of Hun cavalry." Sighing silently, Cao Zhen looked at Zhang Hedao.

As a veteran of Cao Wei, Zhang He, who was born in the river, is no stranger to Hu cavalry in the north, and has also led cavalry, led by Zhang He, which is currently the most suitable.

"Whoa!" Zhang He nodded, agreed, and was about to say goodbye and leave, but saw a junior colonel hurriedly come in, bowed down and said, "General, General Xiahou Nan asks to see you!" ”

"Zilin? Why is he here? Cao Zhen was stunned, then his face changed greatly, and he suddenly got up and said, "Quick, bring him in!" ”

Xiahou Nan, as the guard of Chang'an, although stable, but can not leave without permission, now Xiahou Nan appears here, that ...... Cao Zhen didn't dare to think about it.

Zhang He also silently stayed where he was, and the development of things seemed to deteriorate further, and if Chang'an was lost, then the decisive battle here would become extremely ridiculous.

The roots are gone, what's the point of a decisive battle? And what's the decision?

Soon, Xiahou Nan came in under the leadership of the soldiers, and knelt down in front of Cao Zhen with a puff: "Brother Zidan, Chang'an...... Lost! ”

Cao Zhen only felt that it was dark in front of him, and he stumbled, and was supported by Zhang He behind him.

Zhang He looked at Xiahou Nan and said in a deep voice: "What happened?" ”

"The night before yesterday, a Han army wearing rattan armor suddenly entered the city, the rattan armor on these Han troops was quite strange, invulnerable, the soldiers in the city could not resist the enemy, they broke through the city gate, we tried our best to kill out of the city, and then came here." Xiahou Nan lowered his head, in fact, he remembered this, as for what happened after the city was broken, he only knew that he had been running, and then he went out of the city inexplicably, but he definitely couldn't say that.

Cao Zhen grabbed his hair painfully and said bitterly: "How many people are there in the Han army?" ”

"There is ......" Xiahou Nan was a little panicked, how many Han troops were there, and the black lights were blind, how did he know, at that time, he only felt that there were Han troops in all directions, and after a while, he said: "There are thirty or fifty thousand people, right?" ”

"Heh~" Cao Zhen closed his eyes, and then kicked Xiahou Nan down: "South of Weishui, a horse Pingchuan, if there are really so many people, the marching speed will be slow, it is not a day to reach Chang'an, a little scout can be noticed, how do you defend this city!?" ”

This is obviously a special surprise attack of soldiers and horses, since it is a surprise attack, it can't be too much, 10,000 top of the sky, where to steal these 350,000 people, besides, Liu Bei sent troops in Nanyang and Shuzhong this time, and more than 200,000 troops came out, how can there be so many troops?

Cao Zhen's chest rose and fell violently, pointing at the dazed Xiahou Nan and scolding: "I'm not angry at you for lying to me, I just hate you for not even being able to make up a reason for cheating, I regret that I shouldn't let you guard Chang'an!" ”

I thought that Chang'an was fine in the rear, and there were 8,000 defenders, no matter what, it would not be broken in a battle, so he at least had time to react, and moved the battlefield to Chang'an, with the strength of Chang'an City, the abundance of grain and grass, so many soldiers and horses, it was always possible to defend for a year and a half.

As long as Chang'an is not lost, there will be a chance to recapture Guanzhong, and the Great Wei Dynasty can also afford it, but who would have thought that Chang'an, which is as strong as Chang'an, could not hold it even for a day, and was broken by the Han army overnight!

The Han army is indeed strong, but it is not to the point of invincibility, 8,000 defenders, similar generals, will not be broken overnight.

"General!" Zhang He stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "The city has been broken, and it is useless to blame now, think about it first!" ”

This decisive battle can't be fought, and it can't be fought, Xiahou Nan has come over with a rout, the news of the fall of Chang'an can't be concealed at all, once the news is dispersed, morale will inevitably be low, and the most important thing now is to retreat first before Zhang Fei reacts, keep the main force of Cao's army, and at this time, you can keep it for as long as you can.

Cao Zhen nodded, looked at Zhang He and said: "General Lao led the Hun cavalry to attack and harass to protect our army's retreat, and ...... when necessary."

After a pause, Cao Zhen looked at Zhang He and said, "You can abandon the Hun army and flee on your own." ”

The Hun soldiers are not important in Cao Zhen's opinion, but Zhang He really can't be lost, at the moment Cao Wei's good generals, the older generation is left with Zhang He and Xu Huang, the younger generation is talented, but far less than Zhang He and Xu Huang, at least it is difficult to be alone.

"Whoa!" Zhang He understood what Cao Zhen meant, nodded, and went straight to order troops, although he had just lost a game, and the morale of the Hun soldiers was low, but at this time he couldn't control those.

"Boom~"

At this moment, a series of loud noises suddenly came from the camp, and the entire camp tent shook slightly, and Cao Zhen said in a deep voice: "The general will go by himself, and I will take care of the rest!" ”

"Whoa!" Zhang He nodded, he knew without looking at it, it must be Zhang Fei who came, the other party may have received the news from Chang'an, and now that the time is pressing, there is no room for hesitation.

Zhang Fei had indeed gotten the news, but it was earlier than Cao Zhen, and Wei Yan was also bold, and after arriving in Chang'an, he sent someone to inform Zhang Fei that Chang'an had been released, so that Zhang Fei could prepare as soon as possible.

This is also Chang'an to break through, if it is not broken, then the fun will be great.

Of course, Wei Yan dared to do this, naturally he also had some confidence, Liu Yi left him a lot of good things before leaving, just to break Chang'an, and even left a hundred Wudang Feijun who were good at climbing, with the light rattan armor army, it was almost effortless to climb to the head of Chang'an.

Zhang Fei got the news last night, after all, Xiahou Nan is a noble son, and he has been delayed a lot of time along the way, and he has no consciousness to send someone to communicate with Cao Zhen first, so that Zhang Fei has a night of preparation time.

At this moment, outside the Wei military camp, catapults lined up, there were as many as fifty, and the stone bullets the size of a human head were not calibrated and bombarded directly at the barracks, and at the same time, the archers also began to fire arrows towards the barracks, so that the soldiers guarding the camp could not raise their heads, and from time to time someone was hit by the stone bullets that shattered the wall, and the flesh and blood were scattered.

Zhang Fei stood in front of the formation, opened his voice and shouted loudly: "Chang'an has fallen, Guanzhong has been recovered by my Han, you are originally a Han people, do you still want to be obsessed at this time?" ”

He had a loud voice, and as soon as he opened his mouth, his voice spread to the four fields, and he was angry with the three armies.

Xiahou Nan's rout came in, there are many people who have seen it, and there are also people who know Xiahou Mao, although it is only a part, but for the situation in Chang'an, it has now begun to spread, but it has not yet reached the point of affecting the whole army, at this moment Zhang Fei roared in a loud voice, plus those who already knew the news or had speculation in private, at least at this moment it is difficult for the soldiers guarding the camp to think about it.

Before Cao Zhen arrived at Yuanmen, he already felt a commotion, and in the distance, he also heard Zhang Fei's voice.

"Boom~"

The stone bullet that broke through the air smashed down on the camp tent not far from Cao Zhen and his party, Cao Zhen's face was ugly, and he didn't have to go to Yuanmen to know that the army's heart had collapsed, and he didn't move forward at the moment, so he summoned a general and said: "Go to Wugong immediately, inform General Xu Huang to retreat, no matter what method is used, others will return to Yecheng as soon as possible." ”

"Whoa!" The military general nodded, knowing that the situation was grim at the moment, he saluted Cao Zhen, turned around and left.

"Order the officers and men of the three armies, mainly the military marquis, to lead their troops to Pubanjin to assemble, and order someone to notify the defenders of Hedong to respond!" Cao Zhen shouted as he walked back.

Although he knew that in this way, a large number of people would definitely surrender, but if they fled together, it would be easier to be chased and killed by Zhang Fei, what he had to do now was to preserve his vitality to the greatest extent, after this defeat, the advantage of the Wei Dynasty over the Han Dynasty would not be as obvious as in the past, and he must try his best to preserve the vitality of the Wei army, so as to prepare for a more aggressive offensive of the Han army in the future.

After Cao Zhen's order was issued, he dismissed the generals to gather people, as for the rebellion, there will definitely be a rebellion, but there will definitely not be many, the generals above the captain level, most of the family members are in Jizhou, even if it is for the sake of their families, they will not rebel.

The beginning of the rout was a little unexpected, even Zhang Fei didn't expect Cao Zhen to go so simply, he didn't even block it, but this Cao army, he was not ready to let go, and he was catching up at the moment, but what Zhang Fei didn't expect was that the Cao army was scattered, and tens of thousands of Cao troops fled east with three or five hundred people or even more chaotic, and they couldn't find the main force or didn't have the main force at all.

The only thing gathered together was the Hun cavalry led by Zhang He!