Just as Guo Huai expected, with the ability of Biqiu Jian and Wen Qin, and the open terrain of Guanzhong, if these two really wanted to run, Wei Yan and the others really couldn't stop it for a while.

It's not that the ability is insufficient, it's simply that the troops are insufficient.

And as Biqiu Jian and Wen Qin also chose to break through and leave, the Wei army in the battlefield completely lost its backbone, and in addition to running away, there was only one kneeling and begging for mercy left to choose.

After Wei Yan, Wu Yi, and Wang Ping joined forces, they did not choose to pursue and kill Biqiu Jian and Wen Qin.

One is the lack of troops.

After a big battle, the Han army also suffered a lot of losses, especially the Wei Yan army, which was first killed by Biqiujian's cavalry for a while, and the rear army suffered heavy losses and was besieged by people for a while. Today, there are only more than 5,000 soldiers under Wei Yan's command who can still persist in fighting, and even if the combined forces of Wu Yi and Wang Ping are counted, the three troops together are only 8,000 people.

Another. The mountains are full of the rout of the Wei army, there are six or seven thousand people, these routs must not be let go like this.

This is a ready-made source of labor and soldiers, and it must be strenuous to retract.

Therefore, the three of them were busy gathering and persuading these Wei army routs to surrender, and they didn't have the heart to care about Wen Qin and Biqiu Jian who broke through the siege.

By the time the three of them had gathered up the rout, it was slowly getting dark. The three of them got together and discussed it, and finally decided to retreat to Meixian County together, rest for a while, and send troops to pursue Guo Huai the next day.

It's not that the three of them have become stupid, they don't know the reason why the soldiers are fast This time the troops are taking the initiative to attack, whether it is Wei Yan or Wu Yi, for the sake of the speed of the march, they did not carry any baggage, and they are not in any condition to camp in the field at all.

If it's summer, cut down trees to build a fence to keep out wild animals, and spending the night in the wild is not a big deal. But it's winter.

In this weather, if there is no tent curtain to block the wind, spend the night in the field, and there are more than 6,000 Wei troops who have just been gathered by him. There will be a mutiny, right?!

It is with this in mind that the three of them will choose to go back to Meixian County to rest first.

Anyway, you Guo Huai ran so fast, and most of the baggage of the Chinese army was lost. On such a winter night, the morale of the army is low, and there is no place to protect from the wind and cold, I don't believe where else you can run!!

Since Guo Huai can't run too far, the three of them are not in a hurry, so they will go back to Meixian County first and settle the defeated soldiers who have been gathered.

And when the three of them had just led the troops back to Meixian and placed the gathered Cao Wei defeated troops in one place, Zhang Fei had already led the army to arrive under Meixian County.

And with the arrival of Zhang Fei, it also brought good news to Wei Yan and others - the 20,000 army led by Liu Bei himself will probably arrive in Meixian County tomorrow afternoon.

More importantly, with the arrival of Zhang Fei's army, Meixian also has a new force that can fight.

After learning of the current situation, Zhang Fei unceremoniously took over the command of the battle, and let Wei Yan and Wu Yi lead the troops into the battle sequence under his command.

Zhang Fei has this qualification and this right, he came to command the next battle, even the arrogant Wei Yan didn't feel anything wrong.

And Zhang Fei also followed the advice of Wei Yan and Wu Yi, and let the original Meixian defenders rest for a night.

Early the next morning, Zhang Fei asked Wei Yan to select 3,000 soldiers with good combat strength from the county soldiers he originally led, and follow the elite of his northern army to act together.

As for Wang Ping, Wu Ban, and Zhuge Qian, they stayed behind to guard Meixian County, collect the Wei army, and wait for Liu Bei's 20,000 troops to enter the city.

After making arrangements, Zhang Fei immediately led Wei Yan and Wu Yi to set off and continue to pursue Guo Huaijun.

By the way, Wang Shuang was taken by Wei Yan's side, and now Wei Yan has discovered that Wang Shuang's command ability is a piece of Xiang, but his chaotic battle and sudden formation ability can play a great role when necessary.

Such a person can't be a pioneer, but it is still useful to stay by his side and be a brave general.

For this reason, Wei Yan also temporarily promoted Wang Shuang by one level and appointed Wang Shuang as a general, which can be regarded as stepping into the threshold of a general.

And Wang Shuang is also very excited about this. I knew that I could have such treatment in Dahan, who would want to return to Dawei to be a small captain!!

Without mentioning Wang Ping and the people who stayed behind, it was said that Zhang Fei led an army of more than 10,000 people, searching for traces of Guo Huai's defeat and retreat along the way, and chased them all the way.

But the more they chased along the way, the more doubts in the hearts of Zhang Fei and the others became, where did Guo Huaijun go?!

The scouts have been sent out for twenty miles, but Guo Huaijun still hasn't been found. There were traces of the march of the army along the way, but there was no trace of Guo Huai's army stopping and encamping.

This made Zhang Fei and the others have a not very good premonition in their hearts - this Guo Huai, in the winter, will not choose to march overnight, right?!

If you march overnight under normal circumstances, this Zhang Fei and the others still have an understanding.

With the organization and combat ability of the Wei army's forbidden army, although it is also very difficult to march overnight, it is not unrealistic.

But now, you Guo Huai is in a state of defeat and fleeing for your life.

In this case the march was carried out overnight. Are you really not afraid that the morale of the soldiers will completely collapse, and then take advantage of the darkness to scatter and escape?!

Not to mention that Zhang Fei couldn't figure it out, even Wei Yan and Wu Yi, who had a direct fight with Guo Huai, couldn't figure it out either. Guo Huai is also a famous general, even if he is fleeing, this kind of taboo in the army, can he commit it? !

Of course, Guo Huai would not commit this kind of taboo, and he also knew that under the morale of today's army, if the soldiers were forced to march overnight, the army would mutiniate every minute.

But. Guo Huai has been aggrieved for so long, and at this time, he finally received good news.

On the bank of the Wei River, forty miles in front of Guo Huai's army, Cao Zhen had already moved in place and set up camp.

Now the scouts sent by Cao Zhen finally contacted Guo Huaijun, who was fleeing in defeat, before dark, and brought them this good news.

This gave Guo Huai the confidence to mobilize the whole army and march with torches overnight.

Forty miles of land is just a night's march, and as long as everyone survives this night, they can return to the relative safety of the camp and enjoy the hot military rations.

Nothing motivates this group of Wei soldiers more than this news.

Fleeing all the way, although these Wei soldiers said that they "fought out of the encirclement", in fact, everyone was worried that there would be a Shu army chasing and killing them at any time behind them, as long as they could hold on to this night's march and wait until they reached a safe camp, they would not have to worry about being followed and killed by the Shu army.

Guo Huai's encouragement, his desire for a sense of security, and the physical fitness of the escaped forbidden army as a guarantee really made Guo Huai achieve the miracle of letting the soldiers beat torches to rush on a winter night.

Therefore, Guo Huaijun, who had been running for a day and a night, not only successfully joined Cao Zhen's 15,000 soldiers with more than 17,000 soldiers early the next morning, but also widened the distance between him and the Han army.

Although this distance is only one day, this time is enough for Guo Huaijun to rest and recuperate with peace of mind and stabilize the morale of the army that was flustered and depressed due to defeat and escape.

In the early morning of the third day, Zhang Fei led more than 10,000 soldiers to appear directly south of Cao Ying by Weishui.

Zhang Fei chased after him all the way, but never found any traces of Guo Huaijun's camping, so he naturally made his own prediction.

With Guo Huai's ability to lead the army, it is unlikely that he will not be able to control the army, resulting in the collapse of the army's morale and scattering, so Zhang Fei judged that Guo Huai should have received Cao Zhen's assistance and response in the process of withdrawing the army.

That's it. When Zhang Fei led the troops to Cao Ying on the edge of Weishui, Zhang Fei didn't feel anything strange about the current situation.

The problem in front of Zhang Fei now is very simple - attack.

In the end, Guo Huai's army was defeated, and the one-day interval may allow these Wei troops to temporarily restore their morale, but it is not yet to the point where they can fight immediately.

Therefore, the troops who can really stick to the camp and fight against themselves are only the more than 10,000 soldiers brought by Cao Zhen.

I also have more than 10,000 soldiers on hand, a one-to-one comparison of military strength, and the opponent is a small character like Cao Zhen who doesn't want to keep it for the New Year? !

After Zhang Fei set up his camp, he immediately led his troops in person, with Wei Yan and Wu Yi as the left and right armies, and launched an attack on Cao Ying.

And at this time, Cao Zhen was not in vain, he was ready to meet the enemy early.

Cao Zhen's command and combat level will not be discussed for the first time, but Cao Zhen's judgment of the situation, his ability to interpret the strategy, and his ability are really not low at all.

Cao Zhen obviously knew that Guo Huai must have a Shu army chasing after him, although he didn't know who the main general of the Shu army was chasing after him, but Cao Zhen would still have the response.

Therefore, Cao Zhen was ready to stick to the camp for a long time.

It's just that Cao Zhen didn't expect that the main general of the enemy army who was chasing after him was actually Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei this person. The combat style is extremely fierce and brave, Cao Zhen has heard his uncles talk about this, and now he has personally experienced Zhang Fei's combat style.

There really wasn't any reserves left, and it was an onslaught as soon as it came up.

And the enemy's ordnance armament, to a certain extent, is even stronger than the Central Forbidden Army led by Cao Zhen, and the strength of the two sides is comparable. If it weren't for the camp as a defensive support, just in the field, then Cao Zhen felt that he might have been defeated.

At this time, Zhang Fei was also frowning.

Although this Cao Zhen is a small character, he also has some ability.

This camp is a bit difficult to fight

(End of chapter)