The last three kingdoms

Chapter 927 Variables
Wen Yang is under pressure from three directions, and it is indeed a bit overwhelmed. In terms of military strength, the Shu army also has a clear advantage. Wen Yang's idea is to take a defensive position as much as possible to prevent the Shu army from breaking through the Jin army. The outer line of defense, wait until Sima Jun's army returns to help, and then launch a counterattack against the Shu army.

But the offensive of the Shu army was more violent than imagined. Although the Jin army tried its best to defend, it could not resist the crazy offensive of the Shu army. The defense lines in the northwest and south were frequently in emergency.

And Wenyang's biggest difficulty now is the lack of troops in his hands. It is indeed stretched to deal with three fronts at the same time, and it is difficult to sustain.

The first Shu army to break through the Jin army's defense line was the Tiger cavalry army who was the first to enter the battle. The Tiger cavalry army was like a sharp knife. Relying on the most fierce impact, it forcibly tore the Jin army's defense line. In terms of direction, the breakthrough was completed first.

After hearing this news, Wenyang's face changed drastically. Now the Jin army is doing its best to defend the outside line, and there are not many troops to mobilize inside. If this line of defense is broken by the Shu army, then It means the complete collapse of the entire defense line.

Sure enough, after the Tiger Cavalry Army's breakthrough, the Tiger Infantry Army and Yong'an Army also completed breakthroughs one after another. The entire western defense line of the Jin Army collapsed, and the Fuliu garrison collapsed under the fierce attack of the Shu Army. , Fleeing in succession.

The fall of the western front made the battle situation of the entire Xindu suddenly difficult, and also put the entire Jin army's defense line at the risk of being cut off at the middle. The letter was not taken, but the Jin army's defense line has become fragmented.

"Let's retreat!" Wen Yang resignedly gave the order to retreat. All he can do now is to withdraw all the defenders on the western and northern routes, and join them with the defenders on the southern route. Huddle together, so that you can avoid the risk of being divided and annihilated by the Shu army.

Although the Shu army has an advantage in terms of military strength, it is by no means easy to eat more than 7 Jin troops in one go. Wenyang withdrew the defenders from Fuliu and Wuyi, but did not completely abandon Xindu. Now The camp of the Jin army was stationed in the south of Xindu and north of Nangong. Here, the Jin army had already set up a camp with deep trenches and high barriers, preparing to fight the Shu army to the death.

Liu Yin also did not expect that Wenyang could organize an effective defensive camp when the outer defense line had collapsed. It is indeed remarkable to completely defeat it.

All the generals were killed on Xing's head, and they asked Liu Yin for orders one after another, willing to lead their troops to attack the camp of the Jin army and fight Wenyang to the death.

Fu Zhu, Luo Xi, and Zhang Le had the strongest desire for war. The Jin army withdrew quite quickly, and they had already withdrawn to the south without much entanglement with the Shu army. This made Fu Zhu, Luo Xi, and Zhang Le Zhang Le and the others had nowhere to vent their pent-up breath.

Wen Yang withdrew to the south, but did not evacuate around Xindu, and still used the original camp of the Jin army in the south of Xindu to resist.This is exactly Wen Yang's cleverness. Now that the Jin army's defense line has been breached, all the armies are fleeing one after another. If there is no strong commander to gather this army, it is likely to be divided and surrounded by the Shu army. To encircle and annihilate them.

If Wen Yang led the army to flee south, the situation would only be worse. The south of Nangong is now the cavalry unit of the Shu Army. Difficulties can be imagined. There were interceptions in front and chasing troops in the back. Very bad for infantry.

What's more, escaping is a disgrace and Wen Yang's absolutely unacceptable behavior, so Wen Yang just asked the Jin army to withdraw from the outer defense line, and all of them were concentrated in the Jin army camp in the south of Xindu. The camp, the deep ditches that have been dug back, and the fences that have been erected can be used to resist the impact of the cavalry of the Shu army.

More importantly, the camp of the Jin army was very close to the three lines of defense. After the Jin army withdrew from the front line, they could quickly get protection from the camp and avoid being hunted by the Shu army.

Faced with all the generals asking for a fight, Liu Yin shook his head gently. This battle was only to break the siege of Xindu. He wanted to eat Wenyang's tens of thousands of troops in one go. Without such a big appetite, breaking through the Jin army's defense line has already severely damaged Wenyang, and the goal of rescuing Xindu has also been achieved.

Now on the surface, it seems that the situation of the Shu army is superior, but in fact, the situation in Xindu is still very delicate. Wen Yang insists on holding the camp in the south of Xindu, and Sima Jun's troops are traveling day and night, non-stop. If you come back from the ground, you can approach Xindu again in one day or two days.

Of course, if it was just Sima Jun's team, Liu Yin would not be afraid, but apart from Sima Jun, Ma Long who came from Qingzhou heard that the military situation in Xindu was urgent, and also accelerated his marching speed, almost as fast as Sima Jun. The men and horses along the way were neck and neck, and it is estimated that the time he led the army to arrive would not be later than Sima Jun's arrival time.

Ma Long's 10 horsemen are what Liu Yin is really afraid of. Without Ma Long's entry, the Jin and Shu sides would be almost evenly matched, and even the Shu army would have a slight advantage. Sima Jun was exhausted, and Wen Yang's army had already been severely damaged in the previous battle. In the next battle, as long as Liu Yin maintains this advantage, there is still great hope for him to win the battle of Xindu.

However, Ma Long's sudden arrival added many variables to the battle of Xindu. Faced with the siege of the Jin army's three-way army, the situation of the Shu army suddenly became pessimistic, and even threatened.

At this time, if the Shu army still chases Wenyang fiercely, it will be held back by the Jin army. After a day or two, when the two armies of the Jin army arrive, the situation will immediately reverse. On the contrary, the army may be surrounded and suppressed.

The battle situation is so dangerous, if you are not careful, you will be doomed. Unlike the attitude of the generals who are eager to try, Liu Yin has been frowning, thinking about the strategy to deal with the enemy.

This battle is of great importance, and will even determine the direction of the battle of Jizhou in the future. Liu Yin naturally has to be cautious and must come up with a perfect strategy.

But obviously there is not much time left for Liu Yin...

(End of this chapter)