After several days of attacking, the guards suffered heavy losses, and Meng Xiaochen's losses were also very large, and the Canglang cavalry was originally good at rushing and killing, but if they defended the city, it was equivalent to their own shortcomings, and their own strengths, which were very passive.

But Meng Xiaochen knew that his mission was to delay as much as possible to buy time for He Nuo in Heyang City to recover and develop and build a strong defense. Therefore, he could not and would not open the city gate and let those Canglang cavalry, who had been suppressed for a long time, rush to kill wantonly, but closed the city gate tightly and let them do what the infantry should do.

In addition, Meng Xiaochen also saw very clearly that the key to this battle was that the shadow guard did not play at all, and he needed to continue to persevere. He expected that at the last moment, the Marquis of Shuyang would definitely send the shadow guard into battle, and at that time, he would be considered to have completed the mission of this defensive battle.

Finally, after a series of battles, the number of casualties of the South Vietnamese Guards increased at a geometric rate.

Shuyang Hou knew that it was the last moment. There was a heart-palpitating howl like a wolf in his throat, and his face, which had been like the bark of an old tree, had turned hideous with extreme excitement. What's even more terrifying is that behind him, as if a large black fog suddenly rose up, it also erupted into a wolf-like howl, vast, poignant, and full of irrepressible killing intent.

These howls swept through the heavens and the earth, shaking the heavens.

The black mist quickly stepped forward, and only then did people see clearly that it was the legendary shadow guard trained by the most elite troops of the Southern Guard, Shuyang Hou!

The sudden appearance of the shadow guards reversed the scorching situation in an instant, and the billowing dust rose into the sky, and with the help of extremely advanced siege equipment, they directly climbed over to the city wall, and started hand-to-hand combat with Meng Xiaochen's troops!

What's even more deadly is that Yi'anbao is not a big city in the first place, the thickness of the city wall is extremely limited, after repeated attacks, the loss of the city wall itself is very large, and then after the impact of the shadow guards, it was actually rushed out of a hole alive, so that a steady stream of shadow guards killed into the Yi'an Fort.

At this moment, Meng Xiaochen decisively understood that if he retreated at this time, he could also give full play to the strong mobility of the Canglang cavalry, and he still had time to evacuate, if it was a little late, and when the shadow guards were completely put into the battlefield, then they would be in danger of being wiped out.

Thinking of this, Meng Xiaochen did not hesitate at all, waved his hand, and personally took the military order as a death order, ordering Zhao Junmao to lead the army to retreat.

The Battle of Ianborg ended.

The Battle of Yi'anbao, in the world of magnificent battles, is actually nothing in terms of scale and duration, but this battle has had a profound impact on the future situation in the world.

In this battle, it can be said that there was no winner, because Meng Xiaochen lost Yi'an Fort, and Shuyang Hou lost time.

But from the grim expression on Shuyang Hou's face, it can be known that if you lose the city, you can still take it back, but if you lose time, the loss will be immeasurable.

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Heyang City, He Nuo Camp.

On the main account of the Chinese army, He Nuo, who was originally sitting upright, saw Meng Xiaochen covered in blood, hurriedly stood up to meet Meng Xiaochen, and asked with concern: "Is Xiaochen seriously injured?" ”

Meng Xiaochen shook his head, knelt down directly, and said firmly: "Xiaochen defeated the army and lost the city, please punish the commander by military law!" ”

He Nuo chuckled: "Do you call this failure? With a lonely city, I have stubbornly blocked the army of the Southern Guard Army for so long, and won time for the defense and construction of Heyang City, I should ask for credit for you! ”

Meng Xiaochen only found out at this time that since he entered the big tent, He Nuo's concern was all about whether he was injured or not, and he didn't even ask how many people he had brought back, and his heart was warm. But Meng Xiaochen knew such a battlefield result, and he must report to the coach in time.

He was in control of an army, and of course he knew the situation of an army very well, and immediately said, "In the battle of Yi'anbao, our army lost 12,000 killed, 10,000 seriously wounded, and the rest were lightly wounded. I conducted a preliminary investigation, and half of the 50,000 people before the expedition can still go to the battlefield. ”

He Nuo nodded, not blaming Meng Xiaochen at all, but asked, what about the enemy's situation?

Meng Xiaochen estimated: "There is no inventory, and the specific data is not clear, but judging from the battlefield situation, we have destroyed 20,000 enemies and injured 20,000 enemies, there should be!" ”

He Nuo patted Meng Xiaochen's shoulder: "Okay!" You've lost fewer troops than I expected, and you've killed more enemies than I expected! The mission has been well accomplished! Where does it come from the theory of military punishment? ”

"But......" He Nuo saw that Meng Xiaochen was still a little self-blaming, and comforted softly: "Do you really think that I will consider that with just a small city and 50,000 people, we can resist Nanwei's army of more than 100,000 troops?" That's a dream. Therefore, you have held Yi'an Fort for so long, annihilated many enemies, and helped me observe the shadow guards up close, shouldn't you be given meritorious service? ”

He Nuo saw what Meng Xiaochen was going to say, and hurriedly stopped him and said, "Okay, let's not dwell on this topic, you now introduce me to the shadow guard as it is, this is the key." ”

Meng Xiaochen knew that his understanding of the Shadow Guard might make fundamental changes to the final battlefield, so 1510 said solemnly: "In Shuyang Hou's offensive system, the Shadow Guard often does not act as a vanguard, but only appears at critical moments, defeating the enemy with a devastating momentum. On top of that, the shadow guards are very fast, and they will make a terrible sound like a wolf, which is terrifying. ”

He Nuo listened very carefully, because he knew that these answers might be for his next war, he continued to ask a lot of details about the shadow guard, and Meng Xiaochen also answered very fluently, obviously fully observing and making effort.

After asking, He Nuo closed his eyes and thought for a while, and then said: "In this way, the strength of the shadow guard is extremely strong, and if it is tough, it may have an extremely adverse impact on us, and it seems that we can only outwit." ”

"Outwitted?" Meng Xiaochen had a calculation in his heart.

While thinking and analyzing the situation, He Nuo said eloquently, "Although the Marquis of Nanwei Shuyang is full of words in the army, in the court, the most vocal is still Jiang Zhuchen, the lord of the Southern Guard. Jiang Zhuchen has been operating in the court for many years, and in his later years, he is resourceful and indecisive, fierce and introverted. Fortunately, with the assistance of Shuyang Hou, the country gradually became stronger, but the people in power in the Southern Wei Kingdom, even including Shuyang Hou, were all pulled up by Jiang Zhuchen, and they were all only Jiang Zhuchen's first look. And at present, the main forces of Shuyang Hou are outside, and the capital is empty, if we order a large general, lead a partial division to pretend to be the main force and directly pounce on the South Guard Capital. The Lord of the Southern Guardian Kingdom will definitely order the Marquis of Shuyang to return to the rescue division, and at that time, we will have a great chance of victory. ”

Meng Xiaochen nodded convincingly: "I am willing to lead the troops to go straight to the Southern Guard Capital City, Shence Fort." ”

He Nuo pressed Meng Xiaochen's hand and said distressedly: "You are tired enough during this time, let's rest well today." I think I have a suitable person. ”