Under the escort of Li Cunxu, Zhou Dewei, Li Siyuan and other sons, and his confidant generals, Li Keyong had to embark on the journey back to Jin State with hatred. He also intended to conceal the fact that he was angry and vomited blood from the Wei army. He went to the military academy that reported to the Wei army that he was vague and could not help but feel a little perfunctory.

Whether it was intentional to avoid it, Gao Siji, who was unwilling to meet with Li Keyong and his ministers of Jin, or Wang Yanzhang, who was near the foot of Tongguan, was about to kill Wang Yanzhang, who was fighting in a coordinated manner, and a large number of cavalry were mobilized and began to move north... He did not even see Li Keyong, and there was no reasonable explanation. This was almost the same as leaving without saying goodbye, which made Wang Yanzhang and other generals of Wei a little angry.

However, upon receiving the news of the sudden withdrawal of the Jin army, Li Tianqu immediately realized that Zhu Wen might still escape into Tongguan. Even if the army led by him suffered heavy losses this time, he could still survive by relying on the dangerous pass of Tongguan... Then what he could imagine was that Li Keyong's mood must be extremely poor now.

However, even if Zhu Wen was not killed, it would have caused an extremely heavy blow to him. After this crushing defeat, Liang State would probably have an internal hidden danger... In short, the Liang State, under Zhu Wen's command, not only would not have a chance to reverse the situation, but would only go downhill in the future until the country's regime was completely destroyed.

In the camp tent, Li Tianqu ordered Jie Qing to send orders and began to appease the people suffering from military disasters. Although the troops of the front office of the Jingji Hall began to return in batches, several main combat troops were still moving in other directions.

After all, although Zhu Wen fled back to Tongguan, several troops and horses in the Liang army led by him were still trapped under the territory of Wei.

In the lonely city of Xia County, more than 2,000 Liang soldiers were still trapped in the middle. Du Yanqiu's armor was broken, and he sat down with his tired body, leaning against the corner of the wall in a daze. The soldiers resting around him also looked gloomy. On their faces, there was no hope of Shang still being able to break through and fight for a way out.

In the previous fierce battle, Du Yanqiu lost to Zhou Dewei and Shi Jianyan's fierce attack. If it weren't for his strong love for the soldiers in the army, a large number of subordinates would have to protect him from breaking through and escaping. Du Yanqiu would have long become another Liang general who died in this battle. However, even if the defeated army fled to Xia County to rectify, the coalition forces of Wei and Jin immediately led troops to kill and blocked the key roads around.

As Li Tianqu ordered, Ge Congzhou did not immediately launch a fierce offensive after taking over the vanguard of the Jin army to siege Du Yanqiu's troops. Instead, he dispatched Huo Yanwei, a young army soldier in the Ya army, and Chunyu Yan and other generals and ministers who had been transferred to the Yangwu Army for a short time, leading their troops to siege Xia County.

Du Yanqiu tried to break through several times, but he was not as powerful as Huo Yanwei. The Yangwu Zhenya army led by Chunyu Yan was large and powerful. He lost some of his troops in vain and had to retreat back to the city wall in a mess. He was trapped in an isolated city and isolated news. Although he still didn't know that Zhu Wen abandoned Hongnong and led the remaining troops back to Tongguan, Du Yanqiu could probably realize that he had been surrounded by enemy troops. There was no way out to heaven and no way out to the ground, and he would not come to rescue him from such a dilemma...

"The commander-in-chief...the food and fodder in the city are almost exhausted. I am afraid that the brothers will not be able to survive in a few days..."

Seeing a military academy under his command coming up and saying to him in frustration, Du Yanqiu sighed and immediately said:

"I am incompetent and exhausted my brothers in the army... I had no hope to kill the horses and eat meat. If it really doesn't work... I chose a few thin horses for the children to share, but I still have to ensure the number of horses. In the end, I still have to fight again. We can't continue to wear here."

The military academy thought for a moment, then suggested to Du Yanqiu:

"Since that's the case, when our army captured Xia County, we forced many people to be employed. There are still more than 300 people in the city, and keeping them is a waste of food and fodder... If we continue to fight with the enemy outside the city, we will see it..."

However, before the military academy could finish speaking, Du Yanqiu, who had originally looked sad, immediately calmed down. He glared fiercely, and even showed a bit of murderous intent in his eyes:

"Stop it! Even if the two armies fight, it will inevitably affect the common people. As a veteran, we are doing things like putting our heads on the belt and licking blood on the edge of the knife. Even if we are on our hands, we may not be stained with the blood of innocent people. But what is the difference between cannibalism and beasts?

After passing the order, although I know that all the children are working hard and now in a desperate situation, we should live and die together and advance and retreat together. But who dares to be a civilian who is trapped in the city to start the hard work? Don’t say that he is a soldier under my command of Du Yanqiu. He will be executed on the spot and will never be forgiven!"

The military academy was so scared that he agreed and immediately gave up the idea of ​​slaughtering civilians in the city as military rations. Du Yanqiu gradually calmed down again. He was silent for a moment, and suddenly spoke again:

"Since those Wei people who were forced to be kept and they would consume food and fodder in vain, they might as well let them go out of the city... The enemy troops outside the city will also accommodate them."

The military academy looked hesitant when he heard this, and couldn't help but persuade him again:

"But the commander... A few days ago, our army threatened those who worked hard to repair the city defense fortifications. If they were easily letting them go out of the city, wouldn't they want to inform the Wei army's troops of the city's falsehood?"

After hearing this, Du Yanqiu smiled miserably, shook his head randomly, and sighed:

"The city is virtual and real? If the Wei army besieged Xia County attacked with all its might, how could we defend it? I guess the enemy had intended to capture it alive... or planned to surrender me, so I didn't want to force us to kill us to death.

Our soldiers in Liang State, fighting against the military forces of Wei State, had nothing to do with the common people... I have decided, so you don't have to persuade them anymore. Let those civilians leave the city as soon as possible... If our brothers will inevitably die here, we should accumulate some good deeds before our death."

Seeing that his head general insisted, the military academy had to accept the order and retreated... Du Yanqiu fell into silence again. His face was sad. In fact, he knew very well that since the enemy troops besieged Xia County were large and he was only concerned about trapping him in this wave of defeat... It means that Li Tianqu and Li Ke used the coalition forces of both sides to dispatch soldiers and generals with ease. I am afraid that Zhu Wen's plan to let go would eventually end up in failure...

Even if the remaining troops of the Liang army had the opportunity to retreat to Tongguan, they were trapped in Xia County. If they wanted to break out again and travel a long distance to return to their own territory, it would be more difficult than climbing to the sky.

As a military general, one day he will inevitably die on the battlefield. Of course, Du Yanqiu also has this awareness. But now, he still has a question in his heart:

At that time, I included His Majesty and joined the army to join the Xuanwu Army. Only then did I have the opportunity to fight on the battlefield and avenge my parents and my hometown elders... I am very kind to be promoted when I know that I am grateful, and I should do my best to do my best to do my best to be loyal to the ministers. But looking at Your Majesty's actions over the years... Now I can't win the battle, and I can't escape... If I had to serve the death of Liang State, would this really be worth it?

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After the power outage, I had to take the time to run to the Internet cafe to write, so there is a little update today...
Chapter completed!