Fortunately, in the army of the Han Dynasty, in addition to Meng Da, there is also a Liu Yin.

When the main general Meng Da fell to the ground and the front army fell into chaos, Liu Yin stood up.

At that time, Liu Yin was in the rear army, and he was arranged by Meng Da to be responsible for following up and pressing here, and attacking the Wei army together, so when he saw Meng Da fall to the ground and the front army showed signs of collapse, he immediately led his rear army to go up.

Liu Yin had to do that, and he could only do that.

The Han army in Hexin Prefecture is basically Meng Da's troops, and Liu Yin is not the main general, after Meng Da was injured and fell to the ground, even if Liu Yin stood up and raised his arms and shouted, let the soldiers obey his command, few people would listen to it.

He did not have enough prestige in this unit and did not have this command.

Therefore, what Liu Yin could do was to quickly move forward before the rear army was affected by the front army, block those counterattacking Wei troops, and create time for the front army to retreat and reorganize the army.

After all, the rear army could still be controlled and commanded by Liu Yin in a short period of time without knowing what was happening ahead.

It's just that it won't last long.

If Meng Da was really killed, the rear army that had not seen the coach for a long time would also be disheartened, but fortunately, Meng Da finally survived.

To be honest, Meng Da is really old, and he hasn't been on the battlefield in person for a long time, otherwise, a crossbow arrow that hits the shoulder socket will not make Meng Da fall to the ground directly.

A person like Sima Yi, who was born as a semi-civilian official, can grit his teeth and cut off arrows and re-command in the same situation, not to mention Meng Da, a person who was born as a military general.

It's just that Meng Da has been comfortable in the rear for too long, and he hasn't personally killed the enemy for ten years, and with Meng Da's hedonistic character, it's too demanding for him to let him maintain the same physical fitness as when he was young in his fifties.

This is also an important reason why Meng Da fell to the ground directly after being hit by an arrow and couldn't get up.

But Meng Da is also a military general, and his basic military literacy and judgment are there, and he knows what his fall means.

Now he is only injured by an arrow, if he falls to the ground for a long time and can't stand up to stabilize the army's heart, the army will inevitably collapse, and in this Hexin Prefecture, there is no place to run, and in the chaos of the army, it is difficult to say whether Meng Da can survive or not.

It was at this time that Liu Yin's timely response bought Meng Da a certain amount of time, so that Meng Da finally had the opportunity to grit his teeth, get back on his feet, reorganize the retreating chaotic army, and go to support Liu Yin.

With the reappearance of Meng Da, the Han army's military spirit slowly stabilized, coupled with Liu Yin's timely interception, which led to a temporary setback in the Wei army's attack. Sima Shi carefully assessed the current situation and decided to temporarily withdraw the whole army.

Sima Shi's reason for making this judgment was simple, he didn't want to cause unnecessary damage.

Although Meng Da stood up again, but in the same way, Meng Da's injury was seen by the entire battlefield, and after experiencing his own counterattack and killing, the casualties of the Shu thieves were at least two thousand or more, and nearly half of them were already killed and wounded.

The coach was injured, nearly half of the soldiers were killed or wounded, and morale was bound to be low after a momentary setback.

And the special geographical location of this Hexin Prefecture determines that in a short period of time, it is impossible for the Shu thieves to be replenished by reinforcements in time, that is to say, the Shu thieves who are now in Hexin Prefecture have reached the end of the crossbow.

Continue to persecute and force out the strength of the other party's desperate fight, but it will increase the casualties for yourself, it is better to retreat temporarily, on the one hand, to rest your own troops and restore their combat strength, on the other hand, to vent the last military morale of the Shu thieves, so that the Shu thieves fall into the panic of defeat.

Of course, relying only on the little troops on hand of Sima Shi was obviously not enough, so Sima Shi waved the flag in the direction of Mengjindu again, asking Mengjindu to increase troops to support Hexinzhou.

As long as the more Wei troops entered Hexin Prefecture, the morale of the troubled Shu thieves would be weaker, and in the end, there was no second choice except to evacuate Hexin Prefecture under the cover of the water army.

In this way, Sima Shi will be able to recover Hexin Prefecture at the lowest cost and restore the smooth flow of his own grain routes.

I have to say that Sima Shi's mind is still very sober, and at this time, there is no good way for Liu Yin to withdraw his troops, so that Liu Yin can't lead a rear army of only more than 1,000 people to follow and kill.

That's not to chase and kill, that's to send to death.

Therefore, Sima Shi chose to retreat, and Liu Yin, who was helpless, could only gather his troops, temporarily retreat, and join Meng Da.

After seeing Meng Da, Liu Yin didn't say anything, but Meng Da laughed miserably and said to Liu Yin, "The old man is embarrassed this time. ”

Meng Da's self-deprecation is also sincere.

A veteran who does not lack experience and ability, but because of his greed for merit, he has lost his previous achievements. He really felt that he had no face to see people.

But Liu Yin didn't know how to reply to this Meng Da can laugh at himself, but Liu Yin, as a deputy general, can't follow Meng Da's words.

Therefore, Liu Yin had no choice but to reply, "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the old general must not be worried." ”

Just, I can only comfort it.

As for Meng Da, at this time, he still regained his composure, thought carefully about the situation in the army, and then said to Liu Yin, "The old man is injured, and it is difficult to heal for a while, and he needs to replace the old man to command the battle, but the war is like this, Hu Ran can be sure to hold this Hexin State?!" ”

This is really not that Meng Da is shirking responsibility, but the most appropriate arrangement made according to the current situation.

In these years, what is important is "the courage of the soldiers".

Meng Da was injured in the end, and many people in the army saw it, so if Meng Da continued to command the soldiers to fight, it would bring a sense of insecurity to the soldiers. In the unlikely event that Meng Da was wounded again or died from his injuries, the soldier would feel that he was not safe.

At this time, it is better to simply hand over the command and establish that Liu Yin is in charge of the command of the whole army, although it will also hurt some morale, but it is better to feel more secure than Meng Da to be injured in command.

Meng Da can figure out these things and hand over the command in time, to a certain extent, he can be regarded as experienced and judge the situation.

But Meng Da is still worried about one point - whether the remaining 2,000 remnants of the defeated generals can hold this Hexin Prefecture under the command of Liu Yin.

This matter is also difficult for Liu Yin.

Really, as long as you can have a slightly more decent military facility in this Hexin Prefecture, Liu Yin can give full play to his experience and ability in defense, and he can delay it for as long as he wants.

But in this broken place, you can't even find a piece of wood that is one person high, and you can't set up camp, how do you let Liu Yin defend it?!

Purely in terms of the command ability of the enemy's field battle, Liu Yin is inferior to Meng Da in the end, and he does not have much chance of winning against Sima Shi on the opposite side.

Not to mention that the current soldiers have just experienced a defeat, serious loss of soldiers, and low morale.

Therefore, in the face of Meng Da's inquiry, Liu Yin thought for a while and could only answer, "It's just death!" ”

That means that you are not sure to hold it, but you will fight until the last moment.

This answer was not what Meng Da wanted, so Meng Da could only sigh and say to Liu Yin, "Since you have notified Huang Gongheng like this, you will be ordered to answer the sailor and withdraw from Hexin Prefecture." ”

No way.

Meng Da himself, in fact, did not want to retreat more than anyone else.

The front foot was still thinking about killing Sima Shi and achieving complete success in the first battle, but now he was forced to be at a loss, and he couldn't even defend it. This psychological gap is a big blow to Meng Da.

But Meng Da is still a good commander-in-chief, and he knows what battles should be held out and what battles need to be given up immediately. Since it is destined to be unable to hold it, continuing to stay in this Hexin State is just a waste of troops.

Again, from a selfish point of view, Meng Da didn't want to continue fighting in this Hexin State.

After so many years, the Communist Party has collected more than 5,000 soldiers, and now it has lost half of it.

If you have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions in the future, you will be able to make meritorious contributions in the future, but if the soldiers who are willing to follow you are exhausted, then there will be no capital to continue to make meritorious contributions.

Therefore, whether out of public or selfish intentions, Meng Da gave the order to withdraw from Hexin Prefecture.

For this order, Liu Yin did not resist Liu Yin did not know Meng Da, so it was impossible to know Meng Da's selfishness, but in terms of public intentions, Meng Da's reasons for withdrawing the army were sufficient.

Moreover, now that the situation is urgent, the Wei thief's side will inevitably increase troops and exert pressure after this battle, and if they hesitate here, they will not be able to leave in the end.

In this way, Meng Da ordered, and Liu Yin agreed. With the cooperation of Huang Quan, more than 2,000 people of the Han army withdrew from Hexin Prefecture and retreated to the south side of Mengjindu to join Zhangxi.

Faced with the defeat of the two, although Zhang Xi was also very angry, but. Facing Meng Da, who took the initiative to ask for guilt, what could Zhang Xi say.

Meng Da did indeed command the battle unfavorably, resulting in the defeat of the defeated army, but his defeat can only be said to be a command error, not a matter of principle such as fleeing from the battle, if Meng Da is killed because of a command error, he will not be able to convince the people in the army.

Therefore, Zhang Xi could only reprimand Meng Da a few words, and then let Meng Da recuperate from his injuries, and before he recovered from his injuries, he would not lead his troops and horses to fight for the time being.

As for Liu Yin, although Liu Yin responded in time in the battle in Hexin Prefecture, this was also confirmed by Meng Da, but Liu Yin was also defeated and returned without completing the combat mission.

Therefore, Zhang Xi's decision was to offset the merits and demerits, and not to take credit, but to stay under the account and listen to it.

As for Huang Quan, Huang Quan didn't make any mistakes, but now, Huang Quan couldn't continue to stay in Mengjindu and assist the army in combat.

Because, Zhuge Liang from Luoyang sent a letter informing Zhang Xi that Ma Dai's army had arrived in Luoyang.

(End of chapter)