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Chapter 388 Defeat
"The Wei army is encircled by all roads, and Du Yuankai may be in danger of being overthrown. Why doesn't the general order him to retreat?" Wei Guan asked worriedly.

Now that his whole family is in Liangzhou, the Sima family's ancestral skills of the Yi tribe are really impressive.

Yang Zheng was also a little flustered. Sima Zhao had [-] troops on his books, not counting the defenders in Chang'an City and the Deng Ai Department in Longyou.

If Du Yu is defeated, it will be a traumatic blow to Liangzhou.

Given the current situation, it is indeed a good choice to withdraw from the army now.

Yang Zheng thought for a moment, and finally decided to trust Du Yu. In terms of strategic vision, he was no match for him, and neither was Wei Guan. If there was nothing he could do, Du Yu would have retired long ago.

Since Du Yu chose to stay in Weibei, it shows that the situation is not that serious.

Besides, the dispatch of troops this time and their return in disgrace is a small blow to the morale of Liangzhou, and it will make Liangzhou's powerful and Hetao tribes think that they are strong on the outside but capable on the inside.

"Since Yuan Kai is the governor of internal and external affairs, let him do whatever he wants!"

The most taboo thing in war is the micromanagement of the rear monarch.

"Du Yu is going to retire. He will judge the situation by himself, so let's not interfere with him. From now on, the battle reports from the front will be sent to Weibei first, and then to Guzang!" Yang Zheng decided to trust Du Yu once and for all.

The territory is so big that we can't do everything by ourselves.

Decentralization should be delegated, as long as the system is properly controlled and the balance is well grasped.

If Du Yu can't be trusted, who else can Liangzhou trust?

Wei Guan said in admiration, "The general is wise."

At this moment, another scout was begging to see him outside the hall, and he shouted all the way: "Longxi urgent report, Longxi urgent report!"

Yang Zheng's heart skipped a beat, Jiang Wei and Deng Ai should have decided the winner!

"How about victory or defeat?"

"Shu army, defeated!"

Yang Zheng's heart sank, and the worst result came out.

Sure enough, Jiang Wei had never played Deng Ai.

It's fine if you haven't played it before, it turned out to be a big defeat.

The Shu army is really unreliable...

Yang Zheng had hoped that Jiang Wei and Deng Ai would fight, and both would suffer.

I didn't expect the winner to be decided so quickly.

"Tell me in detail." Stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade. Knowing how Jiang Wei lost can also correctly assess Deng Ai's strength.

"Report to the general, Deng Ai and Jiang Wei were tied, but Sima Wang led three thousand soldiers suddenly rushed out from the back of the valley, attacking back and forth, and defeated Jiang Wei. The Shu army suffered heavy casualties!"

"How many casualties did Deng Ai have?" Yang Zheng asked
"Thousands of people were killed in battle, and almost everyone was injured." The scouts were all the best of the best in the army, with quick minds, otherwise they wouldn't have investigated so thoroughly.

"No scout in your team has a piece of gold pie!"

A piece of gold cake is about five taels, there are not many other things in Liangzhou, but there are a lot of gold coming and going.

Commodity trade is only settled in gold and silk.

The scout was overjoyed: "Thank you, General."

If Hu Ji came out of Tianshui, it would be Deng Ai who was flanked.

Maybe the Kingdom of Shu could take over the four counties of Longyou, back-to-back with Yang Zheng, and jointly resist Sima Zhao.

But now it's all in vain.

Two days later, more detailed battle reports from the spy and scouts came.

Jiang Wei and Hu Ji met to attack Shanggui. Jiang Wei gathered [-] elite troops out of Dong Ting, joined the Qiang and Hu in Longxi, and attacked Wucheng Mountain. Deng Ai set up a fortress along the mountain. , Going straight to Shangyu, Deng Ai assembled [-] elites to bite them tightly. The two armies fought in Duangu. After several creations, the Wei army was invigorated, and the generals used their orders. Qiang Hu frightened his power, could not resist the enemy, and retreated first.

At this moment, Sima Wang led [-] soldiers to the battlefield, rushed out from the back of the valley, attacked Jiang Wei from front to back, and defeated Jiang Wei. Fu Qian and Huang Chong had a bloody battle before breaking out of the encirclement.

"Hu Ji is the veteran of Jingzhou, and he will not miss his time. How serious is the crisis in Shu! After this battle, the day of Shu's defeat can be expected!" Wei Guan curled up a gloomy smile.

The impact of this battle on Shu is still to come.

The impact on the world is also behind.

But the impact on Yang Zheng is just around the corner.

Du Yu will face the siege of Wei Jun.

Since then, the Shu army has returned to Hanzhong, and Yang Zheng will bear all the pressure from Sima Zhao alone.

The question now is how it ends.

Wei Guan cupped his hands and said, "General, you can retreat."

From the beginning, he was not optimistic about the Shu army.

"How about our army attacking Longyou with all its strength?" It would be impossible to rely on others, Yang Zheng was eager to try.

Wei Guan shook his head, "Sima Zhao's reinforcements were [-], plus Sima Fu, Deng Ai, and Sima Wang's troops, more than [-]. In this kind of battle, Liangzhou was powerless. The general won Liangzhou last year, so he turned around and attacked Gaochang. , Now the troops are approaching Guanzhong, and have fought for thousands of miles, the soldiers have not had time to rest, the food and grass are scarce, there are powerful enemies outside, all the tribes are watching, and the gentry inside are hesitant, so it is not time for a decisive battle."

Weibei front.

All kinds of unfavorable news were piled up on Du Yu's copywriting.

But Du Yu stared at the map and thought hard.

On the map, there is a line pointing to Weibei in the east, south, and west, and a red line pointing to Nan'an in the west.

This means that Sima Lian's [-] Xianbei Hun cavalry went straight to Jingyang behind and blocked the rear.

Ten thousand Jingbei elites from Zhoutai also went straight into martial arts to block the west.

Wei Jun's mind was very clear, and he wanted Du Yu to stay in Weibei to fight a decisive battle with Sima Ban's [-] elite Chinese army.

"The situation is very unfavorable to our army, can Chang Shi have a countermeasure?" Jiang Faye asked anxiously.

It was not he who was asking alone, but the lieutenant general pushed him in.

Jiang Faye has a good network in the army, because he followed Yang Zheng earlier, his favor has been mixed up, no matter who he came from, he will more or less sell him some face.

Du Yu raised his head, "Wuhuan Tuqi are famous all over the world, can our troops retreat faster than them?"

Jiang Faye was taken aback, Sima Zhao spent a lot of money for this battle.

Wuhuan Tuqi and Xiongnu Yicong are both powerful troops in the north, and the Jingbei elite in Zhoutai are also elites in all battles.

As for the [-] Chinese Army in Luoyang, needless to say, where is Cao Wei's family fortune?

So now, even if Du Yu wanted to retire, it would not be so easy.

As soon as the army moved, Sima Lian's Hu Qi hung behind his back like a pack of wolves...

Only now did Jiang Faye realize the seriousness of the problem, "Since this is the case, you can quickly ask the general for help."

Du Yu shook his head, "Liangzhou is newly established. It is not appropriate to drag it into a big war. I have a plan to defeat the enemy. I have ordered the troops to cross the Jing River and take Liyang first."

Jiang Faye was stunned for a moment, staring at Du Yu, but in the end he still surrendered, "Wei!"

Liyang is in the northeast of Weishui River, farther and farther away from Liangzhou.

Du Yu's behavior suddenly made Wei Jun in Guanzhong suspicious.

If Liyang goes north, it can enter Zuofengyi, and if it goes south, it can go deep into Weinan. If it continues to the east, it will pose a threat to Tongguan.

Zhoutai stopped marching towards martial arts, Sima Ban's [-] elites had already arrived at Baling and were crossing Bashui, they were at a loss when they received the news.

And Sima Lian's [-]-step cavalry also became suspicious, and the pace of heading north to Jingyang was also much slower.

"Sima Zhao wants to gather and annihilate our troops, but when and where the decisive battle is up to me." Du Yu looked at the Weishui River flowing eastward.

(End of this chapter)