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In the next battle at Qishan, Cao's army was defeated and returned.

When Zhang Fei personally led the front troops, he relied on his own bravery to defeat Zhang A on the narrow road. Therefore, he cooperated with the main forces of each department to defeat the enemy, causing the morale of Cao's army to be greatly reduced.

During the hasty retreat, they also suffered heavy losses.

The main force of the Han army pursued them along the way without giving them any chance to breathe.

So much so that even if Zhang A and Guo Huai retreated to the front line of Lucheng with their troops, there was no way to move in and quickly enter the defense state.

The Han army pressed too hard, and they could only continue to shrink their troops and start their great escape to Xicheng in the north.

It was not until Cao's army was fully driven to the north of Lucheng that Zhang Fei and Zhao Tong stopped their attack.

Then he ordered all the ministries to garrison in Lucheng and arrange defense.

He also allowed the soldiers who had been fighting fiercely for nearly half a day to rest and recharge their batteries.

After escaping, Cao Jun fled to Xicheng to garrison.

After escaping all the way and suffering this huge defeat, the morale of Cao's soldiers in his subordinates was gradually drained away.

Now the entire army can be said to have no military morale and low fighting spirit.

Faced with this situation, Zhang A also knew that after the Shu army seized Lu City, there would be no buffer space when they marched into the capital Jicheng.

Xi County is sparsely populated and the city is small.

A short-term garrison is okay, but if you want to turn it into a frontline fort in Jicheng, it will be difficult to do so!

Therefore, after ordering his subordinates to rest, Zhang A did not dare to be negligent in the slightest and quickly summoned his generals to go to the military mansion to discuss military affairs.

When discussing how to deploy defenses next, most of the generals mentioned that the losses this time were too great and that most of the soldiers had been reduced.

The morale of the remaining ministries was low.

If the Shu army takes the initiative to attack in this situation, it will definitely not be able to compete!

After some discussion, Guo Huai stood up with a serious look on his face and proposed: "General Zhang, this battle has been defeated and our army has suffered a lot. We should quickly record the military report in detail and send it to Chang'an and hand it over to the king."

, requesting reinforcements.”

"If not, it may be difficult for our army to shoulder the important task of guarding Jicheng in the future."

As soon as he said this, as Guo Huai explained the situation, Zhang A seemed to understand something from his subsequent eyes.

He also quickly decided to write his own battle report,

Please help.

This time he was defeated by the Shu army and returned. If he didn't take the blame himself and report it, he would probably be in trouble once the superiors traced him!

Only if he takes the initiative to plead guilty, perhaps Wei King Cao Cao will be lenient to him in view of the many achievements he has made in the past and the fact that he is currently short of generals.

Zhang A quickly made up his mind on the matter. In the next few days, he sent people to rush to Chang'an. Then he ordered all the soldiers to rest in Xicheng and sent additional scouts to guard the wooden door road day and night.

Once there are signs that the Shu army is heading north, they will report back quickly.

…

And Lu City is far south of Mumen.

On the top of the city, a war flag with Chinese characters was fluttering in the wind.

Zhao Tong and Zhang Fei, an old man and a young man, were standing on top, their eyes drifting into the distance, and their thoughts were abounding.

After a while, Zhang Fei turned around and said proactively: "Atong, should our army take the initiative to attack?"

Hearing this, Zhao Tong looked back, his smile became brighter, and he responded slowly, "Father-in-law, our army has been fighting fiercely for a day, and all the soldiers are exhausted."

"If you enter the Longyou area after a long journey through the steep wooden gate road, it will give the enemy an opportunity."

After saying this, the smile on his expression became more and more obvious, and his eyes seemed to be full of confidence, as if he had everything under control!

Then he continued, "In this case, our army might as well stick to Lucheng, the bridgehead of Qishan Mountain, while allowing the soldiers to fully recharge their spirits."

"On the other hand, we can also encourage scouts to spread out and sneak into Xicheng and other surrounding areas to spy on the enemy."

"In addition, General Ma has now reunited with Ma Zhong who is stationed in Lintao. In addition, my son-in-law has contacted Baima and Shenlang Erqiang in advance. They can assist us at any time to conquer the counties in Liangzhou."

"What's more, General Ma's reputation as a powerful force among the Qiang and Hu people in Liangzhou is still there. As long as he leads his troops into Longxi and Hexi areas, the Qiang and Di tribes may respond to the rebellion one after another."

"Our army can advance with General Ma and his companions in two directions, and attack Longxi and Longyou at the same time, making it difficult for the Cao family to take care of them!"

A eloquent speech.

Hearing that his analysis was very clear and logical, Zhang Fei, who was as black as coal, pondered for a moment and understood the situation. He then nodded slightly and agreed with Zhao Tong's suggestion.

At the same time, a look of joy appeared on his face unconsciously.

There was an indescribable and inexplicable feeling of joy.

His daughter Xingcai’s vision is indeed very sharp!

Zhao Tong indeed inherited his father Zhao Yun's wisdom and bravery. Looking at his conversation and military strategy, Zhang Fei praised him quite a lot.

He nodded with great satisfaction.

What's more, Zhao Tong's face is like a crown jade, his appearance is majestic, and he is also very handsome.

It's too late for Zhang Fei to be happy with such a son-in-law, so how can he dislike him?

With the capture of Lucheng, the Han army also temporarily stopped its offensive.

The two armies briefly faced off along the wooden doorway.

…

It was nearly September when the Bashu army was in Chengdu, and the military report urgently sent from Hanzhong had just entered the sight of Zhuge Liang, the military advisor general in charge of the affairs of the palace.

When he was at the top, he opened it and looked it up, the expression on his face remained unchanged, he was still waving the goose feather fan in his hand, and he glanced slightly at the officials on both sides of the mansion.

"The latest military information from your Majesty is that the main force of the army has been repulsed by the main force of Cao Cao, and has now been defeated in Guanzhong."

"And because of the land of Xiangfan, General Guan flooded seven armies and besieged Xiangfan."

"Your Majesty thinks that this is an opportunity to switch from defense to offense and the Northern Expedition. He wants to lead the main army in the Northern Expedition in order to regain the Guanlong land and return it to the old capital."

"The purpose of this letter is to allow us to raise military rations in the rear and recruit soldiers to send to Hanzhong for timely replenishment."

"I wonder what you guys think?"

After finishing the conversation, everyone saw that Zhuge Liang still looked blank and spoke in a calm and unhurried tone.

When everyone heard this, they all began to think deeply.

And no one knew what the military advisor Zhuge Liang was thinking at this time.

He didn't reveal it!

It seemed that after a while, Zhuge Liang turned to one side and asked, "Ji Xiu, in your opinion, what do you think of the king's northern expedition?"

After saying this, Yang Hong, the governor of Shu County, suddenly considered his opinion for some reason. However, his face was serious, and he had obviously made enough preparations. He raised his hands and said in a deep voice:

"Military advisor, in Hong Yu's opinion, this Northern Expedition will definitely be carried out to the end!"

"Ji Xiu, please tell me in detail?"

Seeing that Yang Hong, a local official in Yizhou, was now so enthusiastic about the Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang suddenly became very interested, with a deep smile on his face, and he quickly asked.

Why did he name this person for advice?

In fact, his original intention was to inquire about the attitude of local officials in Yizhou towards the Northern Expedition.

After all, since the pacification of Yizhou, many local officials have adopted a wait-and-see attitude.

Most people hope that Liu Bei will stick to the land of Xichuan, uu read books www.  Don't send troops to waste money and food, and use the foundation of the Bashu region to open up foreign wars.

But now Yang Hong, as a native representative of Yizhou, actually holds a very favorable opinion, which is undoubtedly very important!

This also made Zhuge Liang undoubtedly value it more and more.

"I inform the military advisor that Hanzhong County borders Guanlong. If our army does not occupy the land of Liangzhou, Hanzhong will definitely be under the iron heel of Cao's army at all times."

"This move will be detrimental to our army!"

"What's more, now that the general has achieved a great victory in Xiangfan, isn't this an opportunity for our Northern Expedition to turn from defense to offense?"

"In today's matter, men should fight, women should luck, military advisors should not worry about it!"

As the tone of his voice progressed, by the end of Yang Hong's words, his face became quite excited, and he loudly shouted the slogan of the Northern Expedition.

After Zhuge Liang heard this, he felt slightly happy.
Chapter completed!