The last three kingdoms

Chapter 928 Evacuation of Xindu
The intention of the Jin army is very obvious, that is, to prepare for a decisive battle with the Shu army in Xindu. Perhaps the outcome of this decisive battle will directly determine the ownership of Jizhou and even Bingzhou.

The Jin army currently occupies an overwhelming advantage in terms of military strength. Of course, they hope to solve the entire Jizhou problem through a single battle, and of course Liu Yin will not make them happy.

Detaining an army of the Shu army in Xindu, then forcing the Shu army to come to rescue, and then launching a decisive battle in Xindu, this seems to be Sima Jun's original intention.However, the development of the battle later was out of Sima Jun's control. The Shu army did not follow the rules to come to the rescue. Instead, they sent troops to attack Yecheng. Sima Jun went to the rescue, and traveled hundreds of miles in vain.

But as the Shu army attacked Xindu again, the battle situation seemed to have returned to Sima Jun's original idea. What was more beneficial to the Jin army was that Ma Long had already rushed over from Qingzhou. With the help of the [-] troops, Things are looking good.

However, the current situation is no longer what Sima Jun imagined at the beginning. The Shu army has a certain degree of initiative, and whether to fight or not is all in Liu Yin's mind.

If according to the previous battle situation, more than 1 troops in Xindu City and the city defending the city were deeply surrounded by the Jin army, Liu Yin had no possibility of avoiding the battle except to give up this army and Xindu City. It can be said that before the Jin army besieged Xindu, it had the intention of coercing the Shu army to fight a decisive battle, but now it has backfired. The Shu army broke the siege of Xindu and firmly controlled the initiative of the battle situation. hands.

If the Shu army withdraws now, there will be no loss of personnel. The only thing lost is Xindu City, which cannot be taken away.

Liu Yin has never paid attention to the gains and losses of a city or a place. Even if it is the city of Jizhou, no matter how important the strategic value is, as long as it involves the survival of the entire army, Liu Yin will not hesitate to abandon it. Lost, the city is dead, it is there, giving up now does not mean that there will be no chance to regain it in the future.

However, the loss of the army is an irreversible consequence. Liu Yin has never fought an uncertain battle. Since the three armies of the Jin army have arrived together and the difference in strength is too great, Liu Yin has no way of fighting it to the end. Intend.

"Order all the troops to retreat, and they must withdraw across the Zhang River before tomorrow morning." Liu Yin quickly issued the military order.

Zhang Le and Fu Zhu, who were still actively asking for a battle just now, were stunned. Now that the Shu army clearly has the upper hand, it is a good time to chase after Wen Yang. It was an order to retreat. This order is simply unbelievable.

"Brother, if you take advantage of the victory to pursue, even if you can't kill Wenyang, you can at least make him vomit blood. Wouldn't it be a pity to give up now? What's more, if you withdraw to the north of Zhanghe River, you have to give up Xinducheng. The siege was solved by the strength of Niu Erhu, but now it is in vain, why?" Zhang Le was very puzzled, puzzled.

Liu Yin said: "Second brother, on the battlefield, we must take a wider view, and we must not stare at some petty gains. Although we have an advantage over Wenyang, this advantage is based on the other forces of the Jin army. Under the premise that the two groups of people have not arrived, Sima Jun is now surrounded from south to north, and Ma Long is surrounded from east to west. If we get into a fight with Wen Yang, we will fall into the arms of the Jin people. If we want to break through, we will It's not that easy anymore."

Zhang Le couldn't help being speechless, and indeed, his vision was not as long as Liu Yin's, and his overall view was even worse. He just stared at Wenyang's defeated army, but he didn't know that the other two Jin armies were already staring at night. Coming, and the arrival of these two armies is bound to fundamentally reverse the situation in Xindu.

Liu Yin's decision is quite correct. When faced with such a decision, many people often hesitate. After all, it is a state city. Such an important city has been defended for more than ten days, but now To give up is emotionally difficult to accept.

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The withdrawal of the Shu army only happened overnight. By the time Wen Yang found out, the Shu army had long since disappeared.

It stands to reason that the Shu army has broken through the Jin army's defense line, and Wen Yang has only the power to parry and has no power to counterattack. He is trapped in the camp, holding on to the stronghold, and waiting for Sima Jun's reinforcements.

Wen Yang didn't take it seriously when the Shu army didn't launch an attack at night. The Shu army also needed to rest at night. It was predictable that tomorrow's daytime battle would be very intense.

In order to prevent the Shu army from stealing the camp, Wen Yang didn't close his eyes much all night. When it was dawn, Wen Yang ordered the Jin army to enter the highest state of combat readiness, ready to fight at any time.

But seeing the red sun rising, the outside of the Jin army camp was empty and there was no one to be seen. This seemed too unusual. Wen Yang frowned, and immediately sent scouts to find out why.

Soon Wen Yang got his reward, the Shu army had already retreated across the board, and there was not a single figure of the Shu army in the south of Zhangshui.

"Where's Xinducheng?" When Wenyang heard the news, he was obviously taken aback. In the south of Zhangshui, including Xinducheng, the Jin army did not take it with all their efforts. Is it true that no one is stationed in the Xindu City that came down?

"The gate of Xindu City is wide open, and there is no soldier guarding it inside or outside." Scout Hou reported.

Although he couldn't believe it was true, Wen Yang also knew that there would be no mistakes in the results of the scout's reconnaissance, so Wen Yang decided to take the troops to have a look.

The camp of the Jin Army was only ten miles away from Xindu City. Wenyang galloped fast, and within a short time, he had arrived at the foot of Xindu City. Sure enough, as the scout soldiers said, the gate of Xindu City was opened, and the gate of the city was opened. No one can be seen anywhere.

Empty city plan?
A thought flashed through Wen Yang's mind, but he quickly denied it, because the scout soldiers had already entered the city to investigate, and the possibility of the Shu army setting up an ambush in the city could be completely ruled out.

"Why did Liu Yin give up Xindu?" After Wen Yang entered the city, the first question he thought about was this. Xindu City, which had not been defeated after a lot of hard work, was now at his fingertips. This feeling made Wen Yang Feel very unreal.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of killing outside the city, and the sound of rumbling horseshoes approaching from far to near, the people around Wen Yang suddenly broke out in cold sweat, their faces turned pale, as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

(End of this chapter)