Although the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was repulsed, and the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry did not suffer any casualties.

In this battle, it is not an exaggeration to say that the tiger and leopard rode to victory.

But...... The casualties of the baggage battalions and infantry were particularly heavy.

In the case of the wanton plundering of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the infantry and baggage battalions had long been trampled into a mess by the hooves of the Iron Cavalry.

More than half of the baggage battalions were killed and wounded, and 10,000 people were killed and wounded!

The casualties of the infantry were as high as 20,000!

As for the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, there were only 200 people damaged before this, and most of them were foot soldiers, and there were very few cavalry.

After all, when the foot soldiers fight the cavalry, they are a natural disadvantage.

After the tiger and leopard rode here, the Xiliang Iron Rider paid a heavy price.

In just two quarters of an hour of fighting, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry lost 5,000 foot soldiers and 3,000 cavalry.

If it weren't for Han Sui and Ma Teng who saw that the situation was not good and retreated directly, it would not be impossible for the tiger and leopard to completely annihilate the Xiliang soldiers.

But compared to Cao's casualties, this is nothing at all.

The point is that 10,000 people were killed and wounded in the baggage battalion!

The number of baggage battalions sent this time was very large, a full 20,000.

Now that he has directly lost more than half, how can he not make Cao Chun feel distressed?

"Lao Tzu must let that Ma Teng's blood debt be repaid!"

Cao Chun gritted his teeth and punched the wall, shaking the entire wall.

Cao Ren on the side smiled bitterly:

"Zihe, we miscalculated."

"The shortcut to the Xiliang Iron Ride, according to my guess and Mancheng, should be in the mountains leading to Hanzhong."

"It's very likely that they came all the way from Hanzhong."

When Jiang Wei heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.

In the mountains?

If that's the case, it's not a shortcut at all!

The terrain of this mountain range at the junction of Hanzhong and Xiliang is complex, and if you want to find a hidden path in it, it is simply difficult to climb to the sky.

Even if you can find it, it will take a lot of time and effort.

But for curiosity now, time is too precious to be wasted.

Especially now that all the baggage has been snatched away, this is tantamount to increasing the ability of Xiliang Iron Cavalry to resist.

If this is the case, I am afraid that it will not be possible to attack Xiliang at all.

The tiger and leopard cavalry is not enough baggage, and if it is sent to carry baggage, it will be raided by the Xiliang Iron Cavalry.

Who can withstand this?

Can't let the tiger and leopard ride without charging, and escort the baggage to the Xiliang border first?

The Western Liang Army will certainly not sit idly by, they often play guerrilla tactics and are elusive.

If you defend instead of attack, you can't do the same.

In this way, the tiger and leopard riding has become a chicken rib division.

"Boyo, what should I do now?"

"You can't just withdraw your troops, can you?"

"The next time you attack Xiliang, it's far from being so easy to fight!"

Cao Chun couldn't help but say eagerly.

Rao is Cao Chun has been on the battlefield for a long time, but he has to count on Jiang Wei for this kind of scheme-related things.

Jiang Wei sighed helplessly:

"Now that we are in a dilemma, we should write to the prime minister, and come according to the prime minister's wishes."

"If it's an attack, just take dry food and fight all the way to Xiliang's hometown."

"The baggage camp has become a drag at the moment, and if the foot soldiers follow the pace to occupy the city, they will still have the strength to fight."

"If you retreat, you must retreat cleanly, and arrange for the soldiers to survey the shortcut to Hanzhong for the Xiliang Iron Cavalry before retreating."

This is Jiang Wei's conclusion after careful consideration.

Although Cao Chun is a marshal in this battle, as long as Cao Chun chooses it, it will be feasible.

But Jiang Wei didn't expect that the losses of the baggage battalion and foot soldiers would be so heavy, and it would be unreasonable to risk attacking the city or blindly retreating.

For now, it is better to ask the prime minister directly and wait for the prime minister's order.

"That's all there is to it."

Cao Chun sighed, said helplessly, announced a scout, wrote the letter to Cao Cao.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no way out, Cao Chun would definitely not choose to do so.

"The army packed up and prepared to enter the city, and first treat the wounded soldiers."

Jiang Wei commanded while helping to support the wounded together.

Seeing this, Cao Chun also hurried to help.

As for the tiger and leopard cavalry, 10,000 were assigned to guard the surroundings to warn the Xiliang army to make a comeback.

Others dismounted.

Although the casualties this time were large, it was more gratifying that there were more injured and fewer dead.

Of the 30,000 casualties, only six or seven thousand were already hopeless.

Most of the remaining 23,000 or so soldiers were seriously wounded, and perhaps there was still a chance of healing.

At the moment, we still have to keep our heads in the dark.

Although the baggage was robbed, fortunately, after Li Yan woke up, he volunteered to lead the army to get it.

This time, I didn't go to Hanzhong, but went east to get grain.

The full favor of Hanzhong is strictly guarded, carefully paying attention to the movement of Xiliang in the north.

However, what puzzled Jiang Wei was that Xiliang, who was particularly active before, has no movement now.

Not only that, but there seems to be no intention of taking the city back.

However, the previous empty city was replenished to defend it to prevent tigers and leopards from riding into the city.

"Could it be that Ma Teng thinks that I will retire from the army, so I will not fight again?"

Cao Chun narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

In Cao Chun's view, Ma Teng's move is to look down on himself.

Jiang Wei shook his head and said:

"General, the kid thinks otherwise."

"This Ma Teng also wants to retake the border, but he should be powerless."

"You must know that this Xiliang itself is a gathering of multiple tribes, which is very chaotic, and each tribe has a leader."

"It's just that after Dong Zhuo's death, the main decision of this Xiliang belongs to Ma Teng."

"These tribes are ambitious, and this time there are 200,000 Xiliang troops, and it must be that all the major tribes have sent troops."

"I'm afraid that what caused them not to send troops should be the uneven distribution of spoils."

Hearing Jiang Wei's analysis, Cao Chun suddenly realized.

It's not impossible!

Xiliang is short of food, very short of food.

This time, all the tribes agreed, because it was the baggage camp that was robbed.

In this way, since you can get food, you can also stop the footsteps of the tiger and leopard in disguise, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.

If the Buddha is full, with only the current Ma Teng and Han Sui, they can't muster so many soldiers and horses to raid the baggage camp.

What's more, it was still in the case that there were Xiliang soldiers guarding the front.

This also shows that what Jiang Wei said is very likely!

When Xiliang became the leader of Chang'an, he was also violent, with many soldiers and generals.

But after Dong Zhuo's death, these Xiliang forces began to split.

Lu Bu is self-reliant.

Zhang Ji died, and Li Dao and Guo Yan turned against each other.

……

In this way, the originally powerful Xiliang Army was only stabbed to death by its commander, Dong Zhuo, and it became a mess.

Thinking about it this way, the situation of the leader of the Xiliang tribe can be seen.

With so much grain, it is inevitable that it will be divided, and some people want to divide more, while others will definitely not want to.

Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce that this scenario is very likely!

"Report this matter to the prime minister, and the prime minister will decide, whether we should continue to march into Xiliang!"