The Tongguan battlefield is becoming calmer day by day.

With the end of the Battle of Tongguan, Cao Zhen's strategic operation in counterattack was a complete failure.

The Wei army used a total of 70,000 foot soldiers, plus 20,000 cavalry, a total of 90,000 soldiers and horses to counterattack Tongguan, and finally the two fronts were defeated, Guo Huai was almost annihilated, and now he can only be trapped in Wuguan, and Cao Zhen almost blocked people in the pass.

Of the 90,000 troops who marched westward, only 25,000 returned to Tongguan, and the losses were quite heavy.

Cao Zhen was quite depressed for this, leaving Xiahou Shang to lead 8,000 guards to guard Tongguan, and retreated to Hongnong to rest and recuperate, and at the same time wrote to the Son of Heaven to ask for guilt.

The Han army on the west side of Tongguan still did not withdraw at this time, but occupied the camp left behind after Cao Zhen's evacuation, and was also thinking about the follow-up combat strategy.

This battle of guarding Guanzhong, judging from the final result, seems to be a victory, but in terms of actual results, the Han army cannot be said to have taken much advantage.

The 40,000 Yongzhou county soldiers, counting the 5,000 soldiers and horses still left in Chongquan, there are only about 10,000 left, and the Liangzhou army brought by Zhao Yun has lost more than half of the cavalry, and the infantry is only 15,000 people counting the 5,000 infantry soldiers who are still besieging Huayin.

Yongliang Erzhou, in this battle to defend Guanzhong, a total of 70,000 people were invested, and the loss of troops was as high as 40,000 people, which was really not much less than the casualties of the Wei army.

The most important thing is that now under the city of Tongguan Pass, the total strength of the Han army is only about 20,000 people, and if they want to continue the offensive and take advantage of the northern expedition, they are no longer able to follow.

20,000 soldiers and horses attacked Tongguan, which was guarded by 10,000 Cao Wei forbidden troops, and Zhang Xi thought that his head hurt, but he didn't come up with a suitable way.

Who designed this Tongguan in the first place? Oh, Cao Cao, that's fine.

Zhao Yun and Wei Yan also had a headache.

The cavalry led by Zhao Yun could not be used to siege the city, but could only be used to guard against a possible active attack by the Wei army and used as a mobile force.

And Wei Yan. Wei Yan is also regretting, you said that if he insisted on it again, really, he would have just held on for two more days

Well, Wei Yan has now learned about Cao Zhenjun's real grain and grass reserves before the war, and is now in a very remorseful mood.

But unfortunately, Wanjin can't buy the words "know earlier". Wei Yan's name is a regret.

Both Zhang Xi and Zhao Yun noticed Wei Yan's absent-mindedness, but both of them could understand. In fact, when the two defenders returned to the camp and exchanged a pair of information, Zhao Yun himself regretted half death.

It was only a day or two away from achieving the world's miraculous achievements, but now it has fallen short.

But things are already like this, what's the use of regretting, it's better to think about it, is there a way to break through Tongguan and continue to march to Sili.

These two people are the kind of people who can see and are not very good at drilling the horns of the bull Of course, Zhao Yun is experienced and calm, Zhang Xi is too lazy to entangle, anyway, entanglement will not change reality.

As for Wei Yanma. Originally, Zhang Xi and Zhao Yun could also understand Wei Yan's regret, after all, this strategy of "Alien Sect Meeting Tongguan" was proposed by Wei Yan, and from the perspective of the situation of the post-review, it can also be realized, and the reason for the final failure is not Wei Yan, it is understandable that Wei Yan, who Zhao Yun forcibly ordered the withdrawal of the army, regrets and entanglement.

But you can't always get caught up in tangled emotions and not come out.

"Wen Chang, you have been holding on to Tongguan for a few days, and you know a lot about the defense of Tongguan, but there is a way to break through it?!"

It's okay, it has to be Zhao Yun who speaks, seemingly asking Wei Yan, but he is also reminding Wei Yan in disguise, don't get entangled, think about what to do next.

There's no way, Zhang Xi is not easy to speak at this time, after all, everyone knows Wei Yan's temperament, Zhang Xi, a person who does not support the strategy of "Heterodox Huitongguan", no matter what he says, Wei Yan can think crookedly.

Only Zhao Yun, a veteran whose qualifications and abilities can overwhelm Wei Yan, can make Wei Yan think about it less.

When Wei Yan heard this, he also quickly raised his head, and then subconsciously followed Zhao Yun's question and began to think. In the end, he shook his head slightly.

"If you have 50,000 troops, you can break them, otherwise . . . It's difficult. Wei Yan replied.

Hearing Wei Yan's answer, Zhang Xi suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"When General Wei retreated, didn't he set fire to the grain, grass and ordnance of Tongguan, is there a way to start from here?!" Zhang Xi couldn't help but asked.

Where can I find 50,000 soldiers and horses, or pin my hope on the internal problems of Tongguan itself.

Didn't you Wei Yan burn all the grain, grass and ordnance, can't you reduce the difficulty of siege a little?!

But Wei Yan just glanced at Zhang Xi with disdain, and then said, "Although Tongguan has no food, grass and ordnance, but this time the back road is not broken, besides, Zhang Tingshi has enough siege equipment?!" ”

Zhang Xi understands the meaning of these words.

But the tone in which Wei Yan spoke was "no grain and grass ordnance", and "the back road is not broken", no matter how you listen to it, it feels a bit yin and yang.

Who is this old horseman in connotation?! Are you still worried about your unfinished "Heterodox Huitongguan" strategy?!

Well, this time Zhang Xi also has to admit that this old horseman's strategy still has the possibility of success, but the question is, now that the results have been like this, what's the use of regretting it, can't you talk well!!

That is, I have been with this old man for a long time with Zhang Xi, and I gradually got used to this thing's weird way of talking, and I was too lazy to bother with this thing.

Wei Yan's meaning is very clear.

Although the grain and ordnance in Tongguan were burned by Wei Yan, the Wei army's back road was not broken, and it was only a little time to transport supplies from Hongnong and even Luoyang.

Again, Zhang Xi is fighting a field battle this time, a pursuit battle, and there is no siege equipment in the army at all, so it must be made on the spot. Thirty miles west of Tongguan, you look for it, and find an adult tree even if Wang Changbai is dry.

Now Zhang Xi has siege equipment in his hand, but those are all things that Cao Zhen did not take away when he withdrew his troops, a total of a half-burnt cloud ladder, thirteen sets of hook ladders, and a number of hand-thrown stones. The ghost knows why there is such a thing as a hand-thrown stone in the Wei military camp, this thing can pose a fart threat to the eight-zhang-high Tongguan wall.

Just such a little siege equipment, a ghost Tongguan!!

The generals of the Han army here were very worried about the capture of Tongguan, and over there, Xiahou Shang was also sad about guarding Tongguan.

In terms of troops, Xiahou Shang led 10,000 forbidden troops to attack Tongguan from behind, fought for seven or eight days, suffered more than 2,000 casualties, and now only has more than 7,000 troops at hand.

This is not a big problem, Cao Zhen selected 3,000 people from a part of the forbidden army led by himself before withdrawing from Hongnong, and supplemented them to Xiahou Shang, making up 10,000 people.

Therefore, from the perspective of troops, Xiahou Shang led 10,000 people against the 20,000 Shu thieves outside the pass, and did not suffer a loss.

But the real question is. This Tongguan is really, burned, and there is nothing left.

The military rations hoarded in Tongguan were completely burned, even if Wang Chang sent 5,000 soldiers in advance to put out the fire, but Wei Yan did a great job, not only lit a fire when he left, but also pushed all the wells in Tongguan to block, and he couldn't find water to fight the fire.

It's good to say that there is still some grain in Xiahou Shang's army, which can support it for a period of time, but it is just that it is necessary to send people to the rear Hongnong to urge the next batch of grain and grass.

But the ordnance of the defending city was also burned, which is the biggest trouble.

The bed crossbow on the wall has been almost destroyed in the previous fierce battle, and the arrows, sasswood, knife carts, and crashes used to defend the city have all been killed, and there is really nothing left in the sea of fire.

It is also set up with the arrow tower of Tongguan, the archery hole and the Tibetan soldier hole are all stone structures, and the temperature generated by the fish oil fire is not enough to burn these stone buildings, and now it can barely be used is that it is burned by the fire everywhere There are traces of black smoke, and it feels terrible to look at.

Xiahou is still guarding this Tongguan, and he is also worried.

The equipment defending the city was completely destroyed, and the arrows could only be supplemented by the ordnance they brought, and what was even worse was that some time ago, in order to siege the city and suppress the wall, the arrows brought by Xiahou Shang had already been used. If the Shu thief has siege equipment in his hand, not much, and there are thirty hook ladders, then he Xiahou Shang estimates that he can really only fight with the Shu thief to close the wall.

As soon as he thought of this, Xiahou Shang couldn't help but scold his mother in his heart, why do you make it clear to Cao Zhen, this 10,000 forbidden army is the last reliance of the Son of Heaven, and it cannot be lost on the battlefield of Tongguan, and you still let me guard Tongguan? !

But in the same way, Xiahou Shang also understood why Cao Zhen did that.

There is no way, the Wei army under Cao Zhen is actually fighting with one breath, and when these Wei troops withdraw from Tongguan, this breath has already dispersed, and now they have completely lost their combat effectiveness, Cao Zhen must find a place to rest and replenish in order to allow them to regain their combat effectiveness.

In this case, only these forbidden troops brought by Xiahou Shang still have the will and combat power to continue fighting. If Cao Zhen is allowed to guard Tongguan, God knows what kind of jokes will be made.

Moreover, Cao Zhen also assured Xiahou Shang that as long as he was given about fifteen days to rest, he would send someone to take over the defense of Tongguan, so that Xiahou Shang could lead his troops back to Luoyang as soon as possible to protect the safety of the Son of Heaven.

Again, Cao Zhen and Xiahou Shang also discussed, the Shu thieves came from afar and pursued all the way, and they would definitely not carry siege equipment with the army.

On the west side of Tongguan, Wang Chang's tactical correctness in the past has also been fully reflected, Wang Chang himself has to go thirty miles away to cut down trees to build siege equipment, how can Shu thieves be an exception? !

With this distance and efficiency, even if the Shu thieves are willing to use human lives, they will not be able to gather the siege equipment they need for fifteen days, and Xiahou Shang has 10,000 people to hold Tongguan, which is enough.

If it weren't for Xiahou Shang recognizing Cao Zhen's judgment, he wouldn't have stayed to defend the city. Although Cao Zhen is a general, Xiahou Shang is also a general of the army, and in front of Cao Rong, no one is lower than others.

But soon, Xiahou Shang felt that maybe he and Cao Zhen were wrong.

That is, on the third day of Xiahou Shang's guarding Tongguan, Xiahou Shang, who was standing on the city tower to check the enemy's situation, found that west of Tongguan, in the direction of Huayin County, there was an army of Shu thieves, which was approaching the camp of Shu thieves under Tongguan.

What's even worse is that according to the scout reconnaissance report sent out by Xiahou Shang, this Shu thief army has about 10,000 troops, and there are two big characters written on the banner of the leading general.

Zhuge !!

(End of chapter)