Sometimes, really, the tenacity of life, you really can't imagine.

Normally, Feng Xi was stabbed several times, was slashed to the ground by the Wei army, and lay on the battlefield for more than an hour, but he didn't die on the spot, and he should have died of excessive blood loss at this time. But Feng Xi held on.

Except for the fate and miracle, Zhang Xi couldn't think of any reasonable explanation.

But even so, it does not mean that Feng Xi is already alive, at this time, Feng Xi is probably about to enter a state of shock because of excessive blood loss, even if the military doctor arrives in time and does some first aid, but whether it can be saved, the military doctor does not dare to guarantee.

You can only do your best.

Zhang Xi can't do anything about this, after all, Zhang Xi didn't study medicine in his last life, and some of the so-called modern medical knowledge is also useless in this place on the battlefield, so he can only leave everything to the military doctor to deal with.

Fortunately, the military doctor is from a famous family, if he can't save it. At least within a radius of five hundred miles, there was no one who could save Feng Xi.

Although Zhang Xi is in a hurry, his responsibility now is not only Feng Xi.

Zhang He has withdrawn from the army, and there is no need to think about it, he must have to return to Wugong County.

And with the failure of Zhang He's original plan to sneak attack Wuzhang, what kind of move Zhang He will make next, and how Zhang Xi should deal with it, this also needs to be decided in time.

For this reason, Zhang Xi directly pulled Liu Yin and discussed on the spot.

Liu Yin suggested, "Now that Zhang He has retreated, he will inevitably retire his martial arts, and the general can quickly lead his troops back to the division, and overcome him before Zhang He's return to the army's martial arts, so that Zhang He has no way to retreat, and his military spirit will be scattered, and he can be captured in a battle." ”

The truth is indeed this truth, but .

"Before coming here, I have ordered General Gao to lead the troops to attack Wugong County, if I can go down, Wugong County is now in our hands, if I can't go down, even if I return to the army to attack, it will be difficult to break through in a day or two."

Siege has been a troublesome matter since ancient times.

Gao Xiang does have a military advantage, he still has more than 7,000 soldiers under his command to call on, and the defenders of Wugong County are no worse than 1,500 people, but this troop strength comparison is still not enough for Gao Xiang to break through Wugong County in three days.

It's not that Gao Xiang can't defeat Wugong County, it's impossible to give Gao Xiang enough time to fight in three days, for example, a month, then Gao Xiang wants to break through a city guarded by only more than 1,000 people, which is not difficult at all.

But three days. At this time, it is basically just a matter of trying to see if you can put enough pressure on the defenders of Wugong County to force the guards and families in Wugong County to surrender.

And this is also the real purpose of Zhang Xi to let Gao Xiang lead his troops to attack Wugong County.

Throughout history, whenever a certain city was breached within a few days, there were basically people who couldn't withstand the pressure and opened the door and surrendered.

But as long as the Wugong County guards can control the situation in the city and have the determination to hold on, then Wugong County will not be a problem at all if it lasts for half a month, or even a month.

So, if the defenders of Wugong County are willing to surrender, then at this time, they will already open the door to welcome Gao Xiangjun into the city, and they can't help if they go back.

If the defenders of Wugong County are still holding on, then even if they go back and join Gao Xiang to attack together, it is impossible to completely break through Wugong County in a day or two.

Zhang He's retreat from here back to Wugong County is only a day or two at most, and even if Zhang Xi continues to march all the way back to Wugong County, it will take at least one day, and Zhang He will only leave Zhang Xi with a day to attack at most.

Zhang Xi is really not sure that he can take advantage of the time difference of this day to break through Wugong County.

Besides, Zhang Xi felt that there was really no need for him to attack Wugong County in such a hurry.

"Zhang He is the person who knows how to advance and retreat best with soldiers. If it can win, its advance will be as fast as a tiger, and if it can't win, its retreat will not hesitate! Zhang Xi thought for a moment and said to Liu Yin, "Now Zhang He no longer has the ability to sneak attack Wuzhang Plain, and the right Fufeng is empty. After retiring from Wugong County this time, if my expectations are correct, Zhang He will not stick to Wugong, but will lead the troops to retreat to the right to support the wind, and strive to defend Chang'an. ”

This is Zhang Xi's judgment of the current situation, and he believes that it is impossible for Zhang He to hold on to Wugong County.

Therefore, when Gao Xiang's three-day strong attack could not force the defenders of Wugong County to surrender, then Zhang Xi would not attack again after he returned.

There is no need to let the soldiers work so hard, Zhang Xi can just sit back and wait for Zhang He to withdraw from Wugong County, and then lead the troops to occupy it.

As for the occupation of Wugong County, Zhang Xi's plan is to temporarily suspend the army and recuperate, and wait for the development of the war situation in Meixian County before making a decision.

But for this, Liu Yin is a little worried.

"If this is the case, crossing the river to the east, the matter of Chang'an will be met by different paths" Liu Yin cautiously raised his own hidden worries.

In fact, what Liu Yin said refers to when he set out from Wuzhangyuan, Zhang Xi accepted the military order: first occupy Wugong County, and then choose the opportunity to cross the river to the east and attack Chang'an.

If Zhang Xi simply occupied Wugong County and waited for the results of the battle of Meixian, if he missed the best opportunity to sneak attack Chang'an, he would be blamed in the future, and Zhang Xi would not be able to escape from the charge of delaying the fighter.

And if Zhang Xi is charged with such a big crime, then the exploits of Liu Yin, Gao Xiang and others who followed Zhang Xi during this period of time are also likely to be directly wiped out.

So, Liu Yin euphemistically thought that Zhang Xi made a reminder.

Zhang Xi also knew what Liu Yin meant, but now, Zhang Xi also has his own concerns.

"Hugh, in your opinion, with the soldiers led by us alone, cross the river and attack Chang'an, what are the odds?!" Zhang Xi sighed and asked.

Liu Yin was asked this question and didn't know how to answer.

As a general, Liu Yin definitely can't say anything discouraged.

Leading the troops to fight, and even the combat effectiveness of the soldiers under his command can't be trusted, so how can this battle be fought?!

But if you want to say that you can succeed in using these county soldiers to sneak attack Chang'an, Liu Yin also feels a little whimsical.

Therefore, Liu Yin could only give up his hand and answer, "Back to the general, the last general doesn't know." ”

It's not that I really don't know, it's that I can't say it, and it hurts morale.

Zhang Xi naturally understood, so he didn't bother with Liu Yin's answer, but continued, "The art of war is cloudy, and only by knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can one not be defeated in a hundred battles. Now there are only more than 10,000 people left, even if the whole army advances eastward, facing the fortified city of Chang'an, and facing the thousands of Cao Wei forbidden troops to hold on, how can we win quickly?! If you can't win quickly, you will be trapped under the city of Chang'an, and you will change for a long time. ”

This is the reason why Zhang Xi doesn't want to sneak attack Chang'an - he is really not sure that he can take Chang'an.

Whether it is Zhang Xi or Liu Yin, he has a good idea of the combat power of his subordinates.

The combat effectiveness of the county soldiers under his command can't be said to be bad, and the difference between them and the ordinary Wei army is really not big. But when encountering a central elite like Cao Wei's forbidden army, it will be very difficult to fight by relying on the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers alone.

If it is fought in the mountains, the county soldiers in Shu are more familiar with mountain warfare, while the Wei army suffers more in this regard, and the two sides can still fight back and forth.

This was the case during the last Northern Expedition, when the Shu army faced the Yongliang soldiers, it was not inferior at all, but when Shangqi faced a part of the Cao Wei forbidden army commanded by Cao Ren, it was a little powerless.

This is still the result of the battle when the main army of the Han Dynasty gathered.

If it weren't for Meng Da suddenly taking advantage of the opportunity of the emptiness of the right Fufeng to go north to meet Zhao Yun, the Bai Yu soldiers led by Chen Zhi came out of the Bao Xiekou, and there was a danger of cutting off the back road of the Wei army on the Longshan Road, and it would not be so easy for the Northern Expedition to complete the goal of breaking Longlong.

But now, if Zhang Xi wants to cross the east of the river and attack Chang'an, it will be fighting on the Guanzhong Plain, which is the strength of the Wei army, not the strength of the Han army.

What's more, this battle of Wugong County also made Zhang Xi realize what the real combat power of the Cao Wei forbidden army was.

With 20,000 to 10,000, it is clear that he has a sufficient advantage in troops, but Zhang Xi has worked very hard every time he fights, and now the battle loss is more than one-third, and he is just barely blocking Zhang He in Wugong County.

Although from a strategic point of view, Zhang Xi successfully prevented Zhang He's plan to sneak attack Wuzhangyuan, but from a tactical point of view, in fact, Zhang He's number of battle losses was far lower than Zhang Xi's.

If I have to say it, it's just a tie.

Therefore, Zhang Xi really didn't think that when he crossed the east of the river with 10,000 soldiers and went in to sneak attack, even if he faced Chang'an, which was only garrisoned by 5,000 Cao Wei forbidden troops, he could break it in one battle.

If the purpose was only to attract Cao Zhen to come back and cut off the foreign aid of Guo Huai's army in Meixian County, then Zhang Xi's capture of Wugong County was enough to threaten Chang'an.

Based on the above considerations, Zhang Xi made his own choice.

"If Your Majesty blames in the future, I should take it alone!"

When Zhang Xi said such a thing, Liu Yin was not very easy to say anything, not to mention that what Zhang Xi said was indeed reasonable.

After making the decision, Zhang Xi immediately began to make arrangements.

1,000 soldiers were replenished to Liu Yin's department, of which 500 were stationed in Dachangji, and the remaining 500 were stationed on the path on the south side of Dachangji as the strategy force and reserve of Dachangji.

The purpose is to prevent Zhang He, the old boy, from cheating, and it seems that he is retreating, but in fact, he is a cat in the mountain road for a day, and the next day he comes out to attack Dachangji.

Although Zhang Xi felt that this possibility was very small, Zhang Xi's temperament was like this, no matter how small the possibility was, he would not ignore it, and the preparations that should be made still had to be made.

Leaving Liu Yin to continue to garrison Dachangji is for this.

As for Zhang Xi himself, with the remaining more than 4,000 soldiers, he hurried back to Wugong County to take command, respond to the situation, and prepare to occupy Wugong County after Zhang He withdrew.

As for Feng Xi's temporary stay in Dachangji to treat his injuries, after all, Feng Xi is still unconscious, and if he wants to take him away directly, that is really his life.

And those who stayed with Feng Xi also had the military doctor brought by Zhang Xi. In order to prevent Liu Yin from inadvertently offending this famous military doctor, Zhang Xi also specially advised Liu Yin.

The military doctor who treated Feng Xi's injuries was Zhang Xi's disciple who was pryed in from Zhang Ji's side when he was in Jingzhou, Wei Shen.

(End of chapter)