Shu Chen

Chapter 239
Cutting the generals before the battle and capturing the flag is a feat that no general can refuse.

The same is true of Zhang Te, who killed the right wing of the Wei army.

After he led the armored cavalry around, he hastily unloaded his armor to lighten the load on his horse, and used his mobility to chase after Wei Jun's central army banner and Cao Zhen who was under the banner.

But unfortunately, Zhu Yi didn't give him a chance.

Zhu Yi, who had a hatred for the extermination of the Wei State, led the Qiang cavalry to look directly at Wei Dazhu after the right wing of the Wei army collapsed.

The defense of Wei Jun's Dazhu is particularly weak.

That's because the vast majority of Wei Zhongjun's troops are either supporting the left-wing front, or are fighting with the Han Zhongjun to clear the way for the [-] elites who are going straight to the Han Army's banner.

Therefore, when Zhu Yi swept across, the Wei army hastily gathered only 400 people.

And messy, there is no formation at all.

Also let Zhu Yi ride in with his horse.

After paying the price of more than [-] riders in the front row falling off their horses, the Qiang rider galloping like an arrow, like a flexible long snake, meandered past the vehicle on the side of the Wei army carrying the big banner.

Every moment when the horse is passing by, he will hold the reins of the horse tightly, lean his body and stretch his long arms, raise the ring-head knife, and slash fiercely on the big round wooden pole.

duh!
duh!duh!
Accompanied by the sound of gold and wood colliding and the occasional blade breaking, the thick and thin sawdust of the flagpole with both hands was splashed.

Only half a quarter of an hour later than the fall of the right wing, the banner with the word "Wei" fluttering in the air finally fell down.

At the same time, the Han army suddenly burst into cheers.

They were all shouting: "Cao Zhen has been executed!"

Therefore, all the soldiers of the Han army thought that they had won the victory, and they all broke out with infinite courage to move forward bravely, striving for the merit of beheading.

The reaction of the soldiers of the Wei army was completely opposite.

They were awakened by the cheers of the Han army, looked back, and then their faces were mournful.

The big banner has fallen, will Cao Zhen, who is standing under the big banner, still be safe?
This kind of common sense makes them lose their fighting spirit.

Just like a towering wooden tower, when a pillar is removed from the foundation below, the whole tower will collapse in an instant.

Inevitably, the whole line of Wei Jun ushered in a collapse.

Not to mention the already precarious left wing, after the big banner disappeared from sight, the soldiers all turned around and fled in panic, or threw away their weapons and surrendered.

No matter how much the supervisory team killed with their swords, they could not stop the rout.

Cao Zhen and Zhao Yan were powerless to return to heaven, and fled back under the guard of six thousand elite soldiers.

These [-] elites were originally to raid Prime Minister Zhuge's main camp.

When Zhang Te led two hundred armored cavalry to sweep over, Cao Zhen knew that the right wing was bound to be lost.

He also decisively ordered the six thousand elites to be chased back, hoping that after the defeat of the right wing, the Chinese army's banner would not be lost, and they could still continue to fight with the Han army for consumption.

But the rout on the right was too quick.

Zhu Yi's two thousand Qiang cavalry came too quickly.

The [-] elites were able to rush back after the big banner was chopped off, and became the troops to escort Cao Zhen and others to escape from the battlefield.

However, the Han army gave up after only ten miles of pursuit.

First, it was getting late, and the soldiers had been fighting fiercely for a long time, and they didn't have the physical strength to chase too far.

On the other hand, it would not be beneficial to the situation of the battle if the pursuit continued.

Cao Zhen has already escaped from the battlefield, and it is almost impossible to pursue the captives.

Moreover, the prime minister's main purpose of going out of the river valley this time is to return to aid Zheng Pu and Jiang Wei's camp, defeat Fei Yao and Wei Ping's Wei army so as to protect Xiaoguan.

The actual situation does not allow the Han army to pursue.

After a day of fierce fighting, the Han army paid the price of nearly [-] casualties, but the battle gained a lot.

Only more than [-] Wei soldiers were beheaded in the battle, but there were still more than [-] people who trampled on each other and died, and nearly [-] people were captured before the battle!

The most important thing is that the Wei army, who went from fighting hastily to fleeing in a hurry, had no time to burn the supplies, food and fodder, all of which were captured by the Han army.

There are tens of thousands of vehicles, enough for more than [-] soldiers for a month!

Even the usually prudent prime minister couldn't help but beam with joy and laugh when he heard the result of the battle.

It is not a day or two for him to worry about food, supplies and supplies.

With so many captives and supplies, pursuit is naturally impossible.

Therefore, after the prime minister let the whole army rest for two days, he sent the captives to transport supplies, food and fodder, and bring the sharpness of victory to Xiaoguan Road to fight again.

But it was empty.

Wei Jun Fei Yao and Wei Ping's troops have already escaped from the siege and retreated.

Even the Guo Huai tribe in Pingxiang City withdrew.

Earlier, after they received a letter from Cao Zhen to prepare for a flank attack, they began to rectify their troops and horses, and frequently sent many scouts to inquire about the prime minister's return journey, and also inquired about this field battle.

Cao Zhen was defeated and returned. Not only did the strategy of flanking back and forth become a mirror image in the water, but they also had to retreat quickly.

Otherwise, when the prime minister leads the army, they will become the enemy's side instead.

However, their retreat does not mean the battle is over.

Cao Zhen, who fled back under the elite guards, returned to Gaoping City, and together with the rout soldiers gathered along the way and returned one after another, the strength of the troops reached about [-]. Or passively wandered away.

Suffering a disastrous defeat, these 20,000 people can no longer fight for a short time, but the defense of the city is worry-free.

Therefore, Cao Zhen left Zhao Yan in Gaoping City, and rushed to Zuli County with his personal guards to join Xiahou Confucian tribe, and besieged the city with Fei Yao and others who also retreated to Zuli County.

And it is a deep ditch and a high base to fall into the camp, making a state of long-term sleeplessness.

The strategic intent is clear.

The failure of the field battle also meant the failure of the strategy to open up the Xiaoguan Road. After accepting the reality, he chose the original plan: trapped Zuli County.

If the Han army came to rescue them, they would attack their camps with huge losses.

If you don't save it, you will knock down Zuli City and restore the connection between Hexi and Guanzhong.

This time he didn't have to worry about the grain road being attacked.

Food, fodder and supplies have been transported and stocked in advance; and the defenders in Gaoping City are sufficient, there is no need to worry about the Han army breaking the city.

Moreover, the Wei army still maintains an advantage in terms of military strength.

Cao Zhen, who led an army of more than [-], went through several months of attack and defense, and after deducting the defense of Gaoping City, he still had [-] troops when he gathered all his troops in Zuli City and set up camp.

And the big man also lost more than ten thousand people in battle.

With the strength of the big Han in Longyou, it would still be a difficult battle to save Zuli City.

The only advantage they have is that the spirit of the soldiers is in full swing, and the captured supplies and food relieve the pressure on the rear.

Therefore, after the Prime Minister returned to Longyou, he did not immediately lead the army to Zuli; instead, he asked the soldiers of various ministries to go to the city to rest, collect prisoners, work on the army on New Year's Eve, and urge Chengdu to pay compensation for the soldiers who died in battle.

Anyway, the Wei army did not attack the city, and Wei Yan and Guan Xing's troops in Zuli City had enough food and fodder and high morale, so there was no need to worry for the time being.Since Wei Jun likes to camp in the ice and snow, let them stay there first, there is no need to talk to them.

Naturally, what happens is what happens.

Jiang Wei and Zheng Pu were frequently recruited by the prime minister to discuss the next strategy.

(End of this chapter)