Chapter 58 Time Limit

After a night of fierce fighting, Cao's army did not realize its initial strategic intention of repelling the Xiliang army. At the beginning, the Cao army attacked the Xiliang army, which caught the Xiliang army by surprise, and after the Xiliang army reacted, the initial advantage of the Cao army disappeared. Because the Xiliang Army is located in a bitter cold land, and it is similar to the Qiang people, it takes beef and mutton as the staple food, and its physical fitness is much stronger than that of the Central Plains people of Cao Jun. This night was tantamount to working in vain, and it also made the Xiliang army, which was not united, begin to gather together.

Above the city tower, Zhong Xuan saw the situation below very clearly, and sighed softly. "Mr. Zhong, you better go down first, it's windy." Xu Kun put a cloak on Zhong Xuan and said with concern.

"Let's see, let's see." Zhong Xuan waved his hand and continued to observe the situation below.

At this time, Cao Shuang also climbed the city tower and walked to Zhong Xuan's side and said, "Student Cao Shuang pays a visit to Mr. Zhong." ”

Zhong Xuan turned his head and looked at the child in front of him, "Is there anything wrong with Childe here?" ”

"Mr. ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops, there is no point in fighting any longer." Cao Shuang took advantage of the lookout on the city wall to observe the situation under the city.

The wind blew Zhong Xuan's gray beard, Zhong Xuan nodded unwillingly, "Mingjin withdraws his troops." ”

A crisp cymbal sound resounded throughout Chang'an City, and Xiahou Yuan, who was leading the troops to fight, pulled his spear out of the enemy's chest, turned his head and squinted at the Chang'an city wall. Xiahou Yuan gently pulled the reins of the horse and shouted to Xiahou Shan, who was not far away, "Ziliang, you lead the troops to withdraw first, and the general will be broken later." ”

Xiahou Liang wiped the blood on his face and shouted at Xiahou Yuan, "It's better for you to go first, general, I'll cut off the queen." ”

"Get out of my way, when will you have your part to speak." Xiahou Yuanhu roared, and the spear in his hand came out of the back of the head of a Xiliang soldier, and pulled it out violently, bringing out a lot of yellow and white things. Xiahou Liang had no choice but to honestly retreat to Chang'an City with the remaining cavalry, and Xiahou Yuan took the remaining Cao army to fight and retreat to block the momentum of the Xiliang army's attack.

On a high post, Ma Chao immediately watched the battle situation in the field. "Give General Ben a hard bite of Cao Jun, I will personally cut off Xiahou Yuan's head to pay tribute to my dead brother." Ma Chao ordered the Xiliang army to bite the tail of Cao Jun tightly, and he was about to rush up on his horse and join the battle.

"Big brother, think twice." Ma Dai stopped Ma Chao and persuaded him bitterly, "Xiahou Yuan has been in battle for a long time, and Zhong Xuan is not easy to match, how can they not understand the consequences of retreating at this time." ”

"What do you mean?" Ma Chao grabbed the reins of the horse and stopped to listen to Ma Dai's next words.

Ma Dai coughed and continued, "Big brother, please look, the gate of Chang'an City is wide open, but there are not many soldiers guarding there, don't you think it's strange?" Zhong Xuan was able to hold on to our onslaught for so many days, and he would certainly not make such a mistake. ”

"There's fraud in this." Ma Chao came to a conclusion with certainty, and then ordered the Xiliang Army to immediately stop the pursuit and return to the camp in an orderly manner.

The gates of Chang'an City were wide open, not a little open, this was Cao Shuang's idea. Looking at the Xiliang army that returned to the camp, Zhong Miao looked at Cao Shuang in surprise. Xiahou Yuan walked into the hall of the governance hall angrily and threw his helmet on the table, "Mr. Zhong, what do you mean, how can Mingjin withdraw his troops at this time?" ”

Zhong Xuan tied his sleeves and said with a smile, "General Xiahou, please calm your anger, the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang soldiers is far higher than ours, and it can really increase casualties in the fight." ”

"What do you mean, you're saying we're not as good as those Xiliang crumbs." Xiahou Yuan had an expression of wanting to eat people, and the green tendons on his neck flared up, "If you hadn't followed the prime minister for many years, I would have been able to kill you with that sentence just now." ”

Zhong Miao was very aware of Xiahou Yuan's temperament and temperament, and did not argue with Xiahou Yuan. At this time, Cao Shuang walked into the hall and saluted Xiahou Yuan, "I still hope that my uncle will calm his anger, what Mr. Zhong said is the truth." ”

Xiahou Yuan stared at Cao Shuang standing in the hall, the expression on his face was very ugly, it was obvious that Xiahou Yuan was deliberately suppressing the towering anger in his heart. Cao Shuang also saw Xiahou Yuan in this state for the first time, but Xiahou Shan saw a lot of it, and hurriedly glanced at Cao Shuang. Cao Shuang smiled slightly and said, "The Xiliang people and the Qiang people and other ethnic groups have similar eating habits, most of them feed on beef and mutton, and their physique is much stronger than ours. They grew up on horseback and were a cut above us in riding. ”

Cao Shuang saw that Xiahou Yuan's face had improved, so he continued, "We had the advantage of sneak attack last night, but when they reacted, we were at a disadvantage. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Shuang stopped talking. Sometimes there are some things that don't need to be said too thoroughly, Xiahou Yuan sat quietly in his seat and helped his helmet up. After thinking clearly, Xiahou Yuan apologized to Zhong Xuan, "It's the wonderful talent Meng Lang, and I hope that Mr. Zhong will not be blamed." ”

Zhong Miao smiled, hurriedly stepped forward to help Xiahou Yuan and said, "The general is a man of temperament, how can the old man blame him." ”

"Shuang'er, how to repel Ma Chao, and the siege of Chang'an will be left to you." Xiahou Yuan turned his head and said to Cao Shuang with a straight face.

"What?" Cao Shuang looked at Xiahou Yuan in surprise, his mouth was wide open, and he could put two eggs, "Uncle, aren't you making fun of your grandson, your grandson is still a child." ”

Looking at Cao Shuang's deflated appearance, Xiahou Yuan had a smile on his face, and Zhong Xuan also looked at the grandfather and grandson with a smile. Xiahou Yuan held back a smile and said seriously, "The old man doesn't care about this, anyway, this matter will be left to you." Mr. Zhong, what do you think of the three-day period? ”

Zhong Xuan nodded, agreeing with Xiahou Yuan's suggestion.

"Since Mr. Zhong has also agreed, it is so decided, after three days, you will give us a complete plan." Xiahou Yuan's tone was very firm, this matter was already a sure thing, and Cao Shuang couldn't afford not to agree. Cao Shuang reluctantly withdrew from the hall, and Xiahou Yuan and Zhong Xuan looked at each other and smiled.

That night, a man in black took advantage of the night to enter Cao Shuang's room.

"The Blackbird is the Lord!" The man in black knelt in front of Cao Shuang, dressed very similarly to Nameless.

Cao Shuang raised his hand and motioned for the blackbird to get up and reply, "You are the blackbird, the leader of the night detectives in Liangzhou?" ”

Blackbird nodded, "Exactly!" ”

"Tell me about the situation of the Xiliang Army." Cao Shuang sat up and listened carefully to the report of the black bird.

"The two biggest forces in Liangzhou are Ma Teng and Han Sui, this time Han Sui did not send troops, but also did not return to Jincheng, stationed in the Huaili area. According to the report of Jincheng's internal line, Yan Xing has been very close to the Qiang people recently. "The black bird told Cao Shuang in detail about the situation of the Xiliang Army and the leader of the Xiliang Army last night, it turned out that the Xiliang Army was not monolithic, and Cao Shuang's eyes flashed with a gleam, as if he had a calculation.