In Lone Bamboo City, Sun Chuanting led the remnants of the defeated army and defended the inner city, Geng Yi and Cheng Yu were besieging Sun Chuanting, and Sun Chuanting had nowhere to escape.

"What happened to the outcome of the war?"

Sun Chuanting stayed alone in this city, and he couldn't go out of the city to support Mingguan.

Once the defenders leave the city, the Youzhou Raiders guarding outside the city will immediately destroy the defenders.

So Lone Bamboo City almost became a dead place, and Sun Chuanting could only wait anxiously for the result.

"The Liaodong Army has been defeated, surrender quickly!"

Geng Yi learned of the results of the battle in western Liaoxi from the Iron Eagle scouts, so he immediately persuaded Guzhu City to surrender.

As soon as the main force of the Liaodong Army was defeated, the attack and defense of Guzhu City was meaningless, because Guzhu City was already an enclave.

If Sun Chuanting is interested, he should consider surrendering at this time.

"General, the Xia army outside the city sent a letter, claiming that the Xia king had won the battle and persuaded us to surrender the city......"

A defender of the Lonely Bamboo City held a letter thrown in from outside the city, his hands shaking uncontrollably and his voice hoarse.

The two legions of Liaodong and Liaoxi were relatively cohesive, and when they learned that the forces they were loyal to had failed, they inevitably couldn't believe it and fell into panic.

"Failure? How could our Liaodong Army fail? ”

Sun Chuanting was also reluctant to admit this result.

Although all the defenders knew that the Xia army besieging the city dared to declare victory without fear, it was most likely that the Xia army had really won, otherwise they would not have persuaded the defenders to surrender in the middle of the night, but burned the camp and fled in a hurry.

"General, what shall we do?"

All the defenders looked at Sun Chuanting, and they needed someone to decide whether or not to abandon this sturdy fortress that seemed meaningless.

"We're going to hold on for a few more days. Maybe this is just a trap for the Xia army, they want to cheat the city. ”

Sun Chuanting was still unwilling to admit this fact, thinking that this was a trick by Chutian and Mingguan in a stalemate to deceive Guzhu City.

In battle, any tactics may be used by both warring parties, even if it is an empty city plan or a fraudulent city plan.

In fact, Sun Chuanting is deceiving himself more.

"Sun Chuanting is still unwilling to surrender? He was truly loyal to his lord. ”

Geng Yi was rejected by Sun Chuanting, and he was not angry, but admired Sun Chuanting's style.

If the other party directly opened the city and surrendered, Geng Yi would not think much of him.

……

On the battlefield of Luoyang City, the northwest city wall is crumbling, the Qin army is about to break through the northwest city wall, and even a team of Qin troops has already attacked the city wall and engaged the defenders on the city wall.

Luoyang City is at your fingertips.

However, the camp of the Qin army was suddenly in chaos, and under the suppression of Li Tao, Jia Xu and others, it was settled.

The Qin army, which was rushing to attack Luoyang City, responded to the sound of Mingjin's withdrawal, and the black-armored Qin army dispersed like a low tide.

The defenders of Luoyang City breathed a sigh of relief, but they were confused.

"What's going on?"

Wei Wuji, Pang Juan, Xue Rengui and other generals came to the city wall and witnessed the chaos of the Qin army.

The Qin army, which is good at defense and is known for its rigor, will have chaos for a while, and it seems that unimaginable changes have happened.

"It's really strange, could it be that there is a rebellion in Guanzhong? Or has Xu Fengnian already recovered Liangzhou? ”

"It may also be a trap of the Qin army, trying to lure us out of the city, and then set up an ambush to annihilate us."

Wei Wuji couldn't help but speculate about the reason behind the chaos of the Qin army.

Out of caution, the defenders of Luoyang did not attack out of the city.

In the camp of the Qin army, as one of the three major princes in the north, the old Qin suddenly fell ill and turned pale.

Lao Qin, who was urging the Qin army to attack the northwest corner of Luoyang City, had an accident, which dealt a considerable blow to the morale of the Qin army.

So much so that the generals had no intention of attacking the city, and they were more concerned about whether Lao Qin could survive.

If something really happens to Lao Qin, then the entire Guanzhong will fall into a state of leaderlessness.

Lao Qin's power is also relatively complex, and there is no shortage of ambitious people.

Moreover, Lao Qin did not appoint any heirs, so Guanzhong was not stable.

Whether Luoyang City can be recaptured is not a crucial matter for the Qin army. The sudden changes in front of him will really determine the life and death of the Qin army.

Of the three major princes in the north, only Chutian has the most stable power, with heirs and virtuous helpers, and Chutian suppresses ambitious tribes without the help of ambitious generals such as Murong Ba, Murong Ke, Lu Bu, and Li Yuanhao. Chu Tian grabbed Shi Le, the legendary hero of the Qianren, and sent him directly to the mine to mine, and did not accept the negotiations of the Xianbei tribe.

This hard-line attitude pushed the Murong Xianbei, Tuoba Xianbei and other tribes to the hostile princes, but the good thing was that Chutian didn't have to worry about internal instability at all.

Even if something happens to Chu Tian himself, Xia Liang can take over, and he doesn't need to worry much about rebellion.

And once something happens to Mingguan and Lao Qin, their forces may blow themselves up.

For every option, there are pros and cons.

After Lao Qin fell ill, it took a while before he opened his eyes: "Ahem...... Luoyang City should have been conquered, right? ”

Jia Xu replied: "My lord, after you fell ill, the soldiers had no intention of attacking the city, so Mingjin withdrew his troops. ”

"Confused! Now after the collapse of the northwest city wall, the defenders are plugging the gap with wooden fences and stones, and if they want to re-attack Luoyang City, they need to spend more troops. If we don't put pressure on Luoyang and the Central Plains, the crisis in western and eastern Liaoxi cannot be resolved, and King Ming and I will fail sooner or later...... cough cough cough ......"

Lao Qin coughed violently, blood splattered on the black robe, and he still cared about the general trend of the world.

Jia Xu and Li Tao glanced at each other, and finally Jia Xu reported a bad news to Lao Qin: "There have been strangers in Liaoxi who have claimed that in the battle of Liaoxi, King Xia has already won, and King Ming lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the main force, retreated to Liucheng in the east of Liaoxi County, and turned from attack to defense. ”

"The battle of Liaoxi has been lost?"

Lao Qin fell silent, and his face became even more pale and weak.

Things are going in the worst direction.

"If the Xia army wins the battle of Liaoxi, it will definitely occupy the entire Liaoxi County. At this time, continuing to attack Luoyang City was to no avail. Temporarily retreat to Guanzhong to defend to the death, and there may be a turnaround. At no time should hope be given up. ”

Lao Qin tried to stabilize people's hearts.

Lao Qin was seriously ill, and Mingguan's defeat in Liaoxi County was bad news for Lao Qin's generals.

Originally, the Xianyang Alliance, one side attacked, and the other side defended, so that it could have a back and forth with Chutian.

Chutian attacked Guanzhong, and Mingguan was contained in Youzhou; Chutian attacked the Liaoxi Corridor, and Lao Qin went out of Tongguan to contain it.

This is also the exquisite design of the Xianyang Alliance.

But the situation suddenly turned in the most unfavorable direction, and both the Guanzhong and Liaodong forces turned to the defense at the same time.

That is, two princes were suppressed by one.

Only by surviving the next two offensives of Chutian will Lao Qin and Mingguan have a chance for the next round.

Although Lao Qin did not think so on the surface, Lao Qin's decision to withdraw his troops inevitably had an impact on the morale of the Qin army.

Among the people present, Lu Bu's eyes were a little erratic.

Not only Lu Bu, but also Li Yuanhao, the king of Western Xia who was subdued by Lao Qin, also had something wrong in his eyes.

These generals were loyal to Lao Qin for various reasons, but they were not die-hard or foolish people, on the contrary, they had strong ambitions. They saw that Lao Qin was seriously ill, and their ambitions couldn't help but move.

Lao Qin and Jia Xu saw their intentions, so Lao Qin simply gave up attacking Luoyang City and returned to Guanzhong.

If they continue to fight, Lu Bu and they will most likely rebel.

The Qin army burned the company camp, leaving no booty, and withdrew to Guanzhong.

"General, the Qin army besieging the city has set fire to the camp and is retreating in the direction of Tongguan, are we going to go out of the city to pursue?"

After the defenders of Luoyang City found that the chaos of the Qin army had been suppressed, they quickly gave up attacking Luoyang City, burned their camp again, and slowly retreated in the direction of Chang'an City.

"It's really strange, the Qin army clearly wanted to capture Luoyang City, and suddenly Mingjin withdrew his troops and retreated to Guanzhong, could it be that there was really a rebellion in Guanzhong? If there is a rebellion in Guanzhong, then it will be a good thing for us. ”

Wei Wuji was keenly aware that something must have happened to the Qin army, otherwise, it would be impossible for him to give up attacking Luoyang City when the situation was extremely favorable.

Especially Lao Qin and Jia Xu a few years ago, they had already left a foreshadowing of the capture of Luoyang City.

If they had left it at that, they wouldn't have had to bother in the first place.

"Pursue appropriately, but don't go deep, Luoyang City is still mainly defended, in case this is the enemy's trick to lure the enemy, we are afraid that the whole army will be annihilated."

Wei Wuji still chose a conservative strategy, giving up the opportunity to pursue the main force of the Qin army, and it was not easy to pursue.

The new commander of the Qin army, Li Tao, is Xue Rengui's old boss, and Xue Rengui seems to be respectful in front of Li Tao.

As for the force, there is also a guard Yang Dayan by Lu Bu and Lao Qin's side, the two of them can actually defeat Xue Rengui when they join forces, not to mention that the number of Qin troops is several times that of the defenders of Luoyang City.

Defending Luoyang City has completed the task assigned by Chu Tian.

In order to ensure that the Qin army would not kill the horse pistol, Xue Rengui led 1,000 cavalry to follow the Qin army in the rear to make sure that the Qin army really left.

Chu Tian's spies in Guanzhong were asking why the Qin army had withdrawn.

They quickly figured out the reason, and Chu Tian's other strong enemy also had a change.

Lao Qin was seriously ill, which affected the plan to attack Luoyang City, and also had an impact on the situation in Guanzhong.