Wang Xu carefully read the secret report, and was a little embarrassed, he didn't expect such a situation in Longxi.

"Fengxiao, the great victory in Longxi, Zhang Liao, Han Meng, Wang Ling and others continue to advance, it is a great joy, but their current position is a little too deep, the right wing lacks strategy and cover, you quickly draft a military order on my behalf, let Wei Yan and Gan Ning send a group of soldiers and horses out of Pingxiang and advance to the northwest, it is best to find a suitable position in the Dingxi area to fortify, the specific matters are up to them, but they must be cautious."

"I'll go draft!" Guo Jiaying said.

As soon as the words fell, there was a sudden sound of dense footsteps in the distance.

Wang Xu looked back, but saw that everyone who came was in tattered clothes and armor, covered with dried blood and dirty dust, obviously from the battlefield, and when he saw the appearance of the leader clearly, he was even more shocked in an instant. "Wu Lan, why are you here?"

"Lord!"

Wu Lan stumbled and trotted over, obviously with a lot of injuries, and her tone was even more sad.

Wang Xu hurriedly stepped forward and held Wu Lan, who was about to be unable to hold on.

"What's going on?"

"Lord!"

Wu Lan was guilty and sad again, and shouted with a crying voice: "Qi County is lost!" ”

"What?" Wang Xu only felt that his eyes were black and his legs were weak.

"Don't worry, lord!"

Guo Jia hurriedly stepped forward to hold on to him, and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, lord, wait until Wu Lan finishes speaking!" ”

It is no wonder that Wang Xu was so stimulated, it must be known that Qi County is the gateway to Chang'an in the north, and a main force led by Ma Teng in Liangzhou is in stability, and now Qi County is lost. Then it can kill Chang'an directly. This can be described as a fatal blow to the state of Chu.

Chang'an is broken. Then the Chu State's westward expedition will fall short, several years of hard work in vain, and the army has fallen into passivity and fallen into a critical situation, at that time it is no longer a question of defeating Liangzhou, but considering how to withdraw the troops safely and drive Ma Teng back to Liangzhou, as for the follow-up troubles. And the list goes on.

Wang Xu exhaled several deep breaths, calmed himself down, stared at Wu Lan and asked: "Qi County has a dangerous terrain, it is a majestic place, and Xu Sheng is garrisoned with 50,000 elite soldiers, and Chang'an has more than 20,000 Deng Ai who can respond at any time, how can it be lost in the blink of an eye?" ”

"My lord, Liangzhou did not attack with common sense, but sent an extremely special sergeant!"

Wu Lan hurriedly explained: "It rained that day and night, and the sky was dark. An army of more than two hundred men suddenly appeared in the enemy army, which was not an ordinary sergeant. All of them are masters, real masters, they first pulled out our secret sentry outside with lightning speed, and then they were covered in weeds, crawling on the ground and approaching the city of Qixian. ”

"This group of soldiers is highly skilled and agile, and with the help of ropes and iron hooks, they can easily climb the wall at the corner of the shadow, and our soldiers will not be able to detect it until they assassinate many of them, and then they will be exposed. But before we could mobilize our soldiers, they struck at the tower with great speed and opened the gates. After a fierce battle, more than 200 masters actually took advantage of the narrow terrain near the city gate to block our siege to the death. ”

"We fought with dense arrows and military formations, and when we finally killed them and were wounded, the Liangzhou army had already rushed in and fought along the city gate. Although the soldiers fought bravely, it was chaotic after all, and General Xu Sheng was seriously injured at that time and was rescued by his personal guards, so Qi County was broken before it lasted long! The subordinates knew that the matter was very important, and they had no choice but to break through the siege quickly, and then rushed to the Lord to report the letter! ”

"How high is the martial arts of those people?" Wang Xu frowned and asked urgently.

"Very strong, even if it is a subordinate, at most it can barely fight two or three enemies, among the stronger ones, the subordinates are not opponents, the strongest few people, it is almost the same as General Xu, General Xu was injured by their joint efforts, but this group of people in order to guard the city gate, we were attacked and besieged by a dense rain of arrows, and they have been killed and wounded!"

Wang Xu was silent, if there were more than 200 masters of this level lurking to seize the city gate, there was no way, and after the city was broken, Xu Sheng's men and horses could not stop Liangzhou's large-scale attack, then failure was inevitable, not the fault of the soldiers.

It must be known that more than 200 people with martial arts like Wu Lan, in a small area, how can a sergeant match for a while?

But such a martial arts master, how many can there be in the entire Liangzhou, official, civil, and hidden, all add up to not much, but Ma Yi was stunned to pay the price of more than 200 people to complete this matter, without thinking about it, he knew that this must be the master he had snared for many years, and he used it together.

In the end, Wang Xu could only sigh, and his tone was a little helpless: "After this battle, the entire Liangzhou will lose at least two layers of martial arts masters from now on, and the folk masters in Ma Yi's snare are probably all dead, he can really make a bloody investment!" ”

"Alas, no matter what price it pays, it will put us in a crisis after all, and my subordinates should have expected this!" Guo Jia said with a little remorse.

At this time, Wang Xu has calmed down and accepted the reality, no matter what, what has happened can no longer be changed.

"Wu Lan, what is the approximate loss in the battle of Qi County?"

Wu Lan was grief-stricken, gritted her teeth and said: "There are heavy casualties, the specific number of subordinates does not know, when breaking through the siege, it was all the actions of each department, and it is impossible to determine how many people can escape to Chang'an." What his subordinates knew before breaking through the siege, Zhonglang generals and above, only General Xu Sheng was seriously injured and left, veterans Wang Wei and Wu Ju were killed, and the Southern Barbarian generals Xi Jinping, Wutu Bone, Jinhuan Sanjie, Pu Ana, and Cai Mao's brother Cai Xun were all killed. ”

As Wu Lan reported the names one by one, Wang Xu slowly closed his eyes, and on the way forward of the Chu State, another old minister fell halfway!

"Wu Lan, you take the soldiers down to rest first!"

"No!"

Wu Lan choked up, took trembling steps, and slowly retreated.

Wang Xu watched the soldiers defending the city send Wu Lan and the others down the city wall, and then turned around silently and looked to the north from afar!

Guo Jia stepped forward and asked softly in his ear: "Lord, do you want to reinforce Chang'an?" ”

"What do you think?" Wang Xu didn't answer, and asked reflexively.

"The subordinates think it's inappropriate, if they rush to the rescue, they will be attacked by the Liangzhou army halfway, unless the army retreats and the main force returns to the division, otherwise they must not rush to go." Guo Jia is definitely authentic.

"Yes! The Liangzhou army must be waiting halfway, and sending reinforcements will not help, but do you think it is time to withdraw? ”

"It's not time to withdraw yet!"

Guo Jia's eyes looked at Zhiguang, and he replied in a deep voice: "Chang'an is still guarded by more than 20,000 elite soldiers led by Deng Zhi, plus some will escape back from Qi County, besides, Chang'an has sufficient materials, and Deng Zhi is a good general, he will be able to hold on for a while, as long as Chang'an is not lost, then we still have a chance to turn the tide of the war!" ”

"If Kong Ming is here, he will definitely suggest that I withdraw from the army!" Wang Xu said suddenly.

Guo Jia was silent, did not agree or object, just waited quietly!

Wang Xu was silent for a moment, and suddenly his voice changed.

"However, you, like me, have the courage to gamble, and now it is really better to gamble, and years of hard work can be wasted like this! If Liangzhou dares to attack my Chang'an, I will cut off his way back and trap him in Chang'an first, and there will be no return! ”

"Since the lord has made up his mind, the minister thinks that the deployment of the northern land should also be used, I didn't think that Liangzhou actually made the same strategy as us, since they took advantage of this to attack our Qi County, then we should also fight back immediately!" Guo Jia spoke at the right time, and it was not difficult to hear from his tone, but he was also secretly annoyed.

After a short hesitation, Wang Xu's eyes were becoming more and more firm at this moment, and after a pause, he hurriedly ordered.

"Order Chen to immediately lead 20,000 troops to Chencang to guard our last retreat, no matter what happens in Chang'an, we must not save each other."

"Order all departments on the front line, strictly guard their respective fronts, whoever takes a step back, cut! In vain, slash! ”

"If you receive an order to withdraw your troops, you will be killed!"

"The rest of Ji County, follow me to march into the Bird Clan immediately, converge with Zhao Yun, and attack Anding with all my might!"

The order was issued, and Guo Jia went to arrange various matters with a solemn face.

Wang Xu secretly summoned Han Long and asked him to set off with the Dragon Tiger Guard and go to the north to order the spy to carry out the operation!

Three days later, Wang Xu had personally led the fast ride as the front, and arrived at the bird first, racing against time...... (To be continued......)