I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 273 Xia Houru’s legs

Everyone was still willing to compete with the Han and Wu armies, but when they saw the coach so dejected, their hearts froze.

"Retreat! Retreat immediately!" After Xia Houru reacted, he roared at the top of his lungs.

"Commander, it is a taboo to retreat before battle!" Wang Zhu immediately said, "Our army's morale is strong, we have cavalry, and we have the advantage in two consecutive battles. We must not retreat!"

"You can't harm the governor!" Zhang Kan, the general, pointed at Wang Su and cursed.

"Captain, we can't retreat! If we retreat now, our army will definitely be defeated! If we go all out..."

"Shut up!" Xia Houru reacted and scolded, "Stop talking nonsense!"

"Commander, withdraw your troops immediately. It's too late to withdraw now!" Zhang Kan continued to persuade.

Zhang Kan's tone was very urgent, as if debt collectors were about to catch up with machetes.

"Withdraw, withdraw, withdraw!" Xia Houru immediately ordered the withdrawal without much thought.

Rather than the people in the Luoyang court who only know how to shout all day long, but have never even set foot on the border.

If a young man studying in Luoyang City heard Zhu Ran's operation, he would laugh that Zhu Ran was a coward, or he would not believe that Wu Guoming would do such a thing.

Zhu Ran is definitely the most famous general in the Wu platoon, and a strong opponent of the generals of the Wei army.

So why did Xia Houru order the withdrawal of troops so easily?

Because he is a person who has actually been on the battlefield, he is a normal person.

If Zhu Ran hesitates a little, will the rear be cut off?

Once the food and grass in the rear were cut off, Sima Yi's front army moved up and trapped the Wu army, and the Wu army collapsed without a fight.

According to the analysis of Zhu Ran's attack on Fancheng, he had already conquered the outer city and the morale of the Wu army was greatly boosted. However, he heard that Sima Yi was coming, but he did not know how many people Sima Yi had come.

Why does this young man think so?

But during the Three Kingdoms period, the gap between opponents was not as big as the gap between Huang Taiji and the Ming army.

This can also explain why Zhuge Liang is cautious in everything, because he is a senior person.

To give an example, during the Northern Expedition, Lu Xun sent the famous Wu general Zhu Ran to attack Fancheng. Xiahouru could not hold on and hid. Even if the outer city of Fancheng was breached by Zhu Ran, Xiahouru still hid.

In the afternoon, the news reached Li Heng.

Because he only remains in his own fantasy about the real battlefield, and his personal knowledge of the operation of organizational structures is extremely lacking, and he has almost zero experience in mass psychology.

It is precisely because of my war experience that I know how risky it is to besiege a city if another group of troops suddenly arrives, and a famous general comes in person.

But when he heard that Sima Yi was coming, he ran away immediately.

"Report! General, the Wei army has withdrawn!"

The so-called people who have no industry experience have no idea what the risks are, and they think they are the best. Look at this rubbish, look at that rubbish, and the one over there is rubbish among rubbish. That's the truth.

When the scouts discovered Sima Yi's troops, had Sima Yi already had a group of troops sneaking around Zhu Ran's rear?

Unless the opponent is extremely useless, such as Huang Taiji against the Ming army in the late Ming Dynasty, Huang Taiji was best at siege and reinforcements.

He understands the pros and cons too well.

Zhu Ran was already famous, so there was no need for him to take a risk. What if he was thrown into the ground?

At this time, Xia Houru was also facing the same situation.

This is called awe.

Ma Yong on the side rolled his eyes quickly and muttered: "Xia Houru is a coward!"

I remember when I, Ma Yong, was guarding Longxi County, when the Han army came, I rushed out with my men to fight with the Han army without blinking an eye.

Even though I am now a servant of a big man, I am very fierce!

"How is the fighting situation in the former army?"

"After the Wei army withdrew, our army began to pursue." Li Heng said: "Okay! Go and tell General Guan to kill less and take prisoners if you can. We still lack people to build the city."

"Here."

"General, why don't we take advantage of the victory and pursue Xiangyang City?" Ma Yong immediately came up to offer advice.

Li Heng ignored him, and Du Yu said: "If Luo Ling is there, just intercept it. Now Lu Xun has just arrived. If our army attacks on all fronts, Jiangling City will be in danger after Lu Xun lands."

At this time, the scouts sent by Lu Xun to spy on the intelligence sent the news of the Wei army's retreat to Lu Xun on the ship.

"The Wei army originally had the advantage, but suddenly retreated?" Zhuge Jin became confused, "Retreating before the battle is a taboo for military strategists. What happened to Xia Houru?"

"The Wei army retreated so quickly." Ding Feng became confused, "How could the Shu army be so powerful?"

Zhu Ran suddenly said: "I'm afraid it's not simple. The Wei army that originally had the advantage suddenly retreated, maybe thinking that we would support the Shu army."

As soon as he said this, everyone was even more shocked.

"What a Li Jian!" Zhuge Jin understood instantly. He looked at Lu Xun, as if waiting for Lu Xun to say something.

Zhang Xiu suddenly said: "Master Governor, the Shu army and the Wei army have been fighting for several days and are tired. Now is the perfect time for our army to land and attack the city!"

Zhu Ran said, "I'm afraid not. Jiangling City is impregnable and not easy to conquer."

Zhang Xiu said angrily: "Your Excellency means not to send troops and keeps delaying. Is Jiangling really going to give up?"

"I definitely didn't mean this!" Zhu Ran said angrily.

"Then why don't you send troops now? Do you want to wait until the Shu army has rested and reorganized before sending troops?"

"I told you the day before yesterday that the Wei army is coming." Zhu Ran looked ugly, as if he didn't want to give Zhang Xiu face, "If we wait until the Wei army and the Shu army finish fighting, and we come again, Jiangling will not have to worry about it anymore!"

"Now that the fight is over, we can send out troops. It won't affect us!" Zhang Xiu said.

"Don't even think about it, why did the Wei army suddenly withdraw?" Zhu Ran glared at Zhang Xiu.

"I don't know why the troops were withdrawn, and I don't want to know. I only know that His Majesty asked me to supervise the troops, and I hope that the Governor will take Jiangling back as soon as possible!"

"The Governor has his own way to get Jiangling back!"

"General, do you want to question His Majesty?"

Zhu Ran was momentarily speechless.

Lu Xun said: "Wait for two more days. I have already written to Your Majesty and am waiting for your Majesty's reply."

Zhang Xiu wanted to refute, but held back.

After all, Lu Xun is the Commander-in-Chief, so he shouldn't press too hard in person. Since he has already communicated with His Majesty, you, the king and his ministers, should go and communicate.

Theoretically speaking, Zhang Xiu is not an evil person, this is just the normal operation of a normal minister.

The root of the problem still lies with Sun Quan. Lu Xun also knew this reason, so he did not argue with Zhang Xiu, but directly reported to Sun Quan.

By evening, the main force of the Wei army's central army had retreated thirty or forty miles north of the city.

As Xia Houru withdrew, he asked his scouts to intensively report to him the movements of the Shu army.

Finally, Xia Houru waited for the good news: "Report! Commander, the Shu army has withdrawn."

He let out a long sigh and said: "March all night and arrive at Maicheng tomorrow morning to rest and recuperate to prevent the Shu army from pursuing us again!"

(End of this chapter)