"Ignore Lin Xiao for now." Cao Zhen said.

"Now that Jieting has been captured, it is impossible for Zhuge Liang not to retreat. In order to prevent the Shu people from entering the army again, we must pursue them."

"Guo Zhun and Lu Zhi cooperated with Zhang He's pursuers from Jieting to pursue Zhuge Liang's headquarters."

"Leave the pursuit of Zhao Yun to Feiyao."

"promise."

"Let Cao Ling participate in this pursuit mission, otherwise the general will not be able to concentrate on conquering the lost territory."

Cao Ling said: "Conquering Longxi is no longer an urgent task. The general should cooperate with the expulsion."

"No, then Thailand is in danger. Although the Shu people have been defeated, we don't know their lifespan."

Cao Zheng said.

"It is precisely because I want to avoid the Shu people's path that I asked to accompany them."

"Okay, leave the pursuit to Princess Zhizhi, but Feiyao must not let the princess run to the front line."

"yes."

The general is good at everything except being soft-hearted towards his relatives.

"Brother, the general and I have been following you for many years but have not made any great achievements. We will be left to our own devices when we die."

"Yes, uncle wants us to follow you, just to make great achievements and return home in fine clothes."

"Well, I hope you can make a contribution to relieve our army's worries." Cao Zhen said.

"Assistant Gao Xiang's Liliu City was unable to withstand the thieves' attack. The city is gone. Please punish me, Prime Minister."

"What about the street pavilion?" Zhuge Liang said.

"The street pavilion was captured by Zhang He and fell. The whereabouts of Junjun and General Wang are unknown. General Zhao was also defeated by Cao Zhen's army and is now beginning to retreat from Qigu."

"What's going on? If you shouldn't have ended up like this according to Liang's instructions, did you hide the fact that he disobeyed the order?"

"I'm punishing you when I return to Hanzhong. Ma Di keeps saying it loudly. Violating the rules will eventually lead to a big defeat. It's a pity that the late emperor often said that Ma Di exaggerated and could not be used in practice."

"I didn't listen to these words and this is what happened."

"The Prime Minister's matter has come to an end. We can only retreat quickly before the enemies have gathered, and the affairs behind the palace can be left to Wei Yan." Wei Yan said.

"Huh, you are stupid. You have to show off and make the Prime Minister look bad when he is most understanding."

"Chang Wen, please help him, Ma Dai."

"The rest will help move people from Longxi into Hanzhong to enrich our national strength. Even if the Northern Expedition fails, it will at least allow the two countries' national strength to be reduced a bit."

Zhuge Liang said.

"By the way, where are Lin Xiao and the others?"

"I've never heard of him. It seems that he disappeared at a street pavilion and his whereabouts are unknown."

Zhuge Liang was silent, hey, Lin Xiao, nothing can happen to you, you are a talent that Liang values.

"Drive them completely back to Yangping Pass so that they can no longer invade our Wei Dynasty."

"Please go and protect yourself and estimate your identity."

‘I found it and will add more medicine immediately,’ Cao Ling said.

"What we need to worry about right now is that the soldiers went deep into the army and were isolated in order to grab the credit, especially those two people who wanted to steal the credit.

"Hahaha, we have waited so many years for us to come forward."

"But that princess is really in the way. She repeatedly gave orders not to allow us to act alone, so all the credit will be robbed."

"Huh, as long as we do meritorious service, we won't worry about the princess being nagging."

"By the way, in order to prevent those people from escaping, we must do this."

"Well, this is a very clever plan, so that we can outflank them from the front and back, making them look like rats in a bag."

"Retreat troops quickly."

"Thank you for your hard work." Zhao Yun said.

"General, you are one of the few people I, Deng Zhi, admire. As the saying goes, a man who knows himself will die," Deng Zhi said.

"I have always heard that you have an upright character, but now I know that what you said is true." Zhao Yun said.

"But you are the one who is responsible for the future of the Han Dynasty, so don't lose your life here."

"The enemies gathered at an alarming speed. It seems that the thieves will not let us go back so easily."

"Prime Minister, don't be angry. Now we should quickly conserve our strength and withdraw to Hanzhong first to try again."

"Liang is worried about Zilong from Qigu and Wenchang from Duanhou. These two are the pillars of my great army."

"We can't let them make mistakes."

'Prime Minister, please don't worry. General Zilong is wise, courageous and cautious, so he will be able to retreat safely. As for Wei Yan, although his attitude is arrogant, he is not incompetent.'

Yang Yi said.

"It seems that you understand this truth, but why do you usually have to be tit-for-tat with Wen Chang?" Zhuge Liang said.

"Does the Prime Minister know about Dong Zhuo?"

"How could I not know that he is causing trouble and causing chaos in the imperial court and is so domineering?" Zhuge Liang said.

"The two men have similar behavior styles. They always let themselves go and do whatever they want. I don't want Wei Yan to become the second Dong Zhuo.

Destroy my big man."

Zhuge Liang was silent, this view is not necessarily correct, but haven't you become Wang Yun and wantonly exclude those who disagree with you?

"Haha, I am brave enough to face thousands of soldiers and horses. This is how I am. The more dangerous I encounter, the more excited I am."

Wei Yan said.

"Chang Wen, I don't know how long ago it was last time I fought alongside you," Ma Dai said.

‘Ma Dai, your Xiliang military force is my main force. Don’t suffer too much loss in this rearguard action. Act according to the opportunity. If the situation goes wrong, retreat.

Although it is said that we are cutting off the rear, as long as the enemy penetrates deeper into Thailand, we can still turn around and attack. If the enemy suffers casualties, the offensive will be slowed down. At that time, we can retreat when the opportunity arises.’

"It would be nice if Chang Wen could deal with problems as softly as he does on the battlefield, so that he wouldn't end up like that with Yang Yi."

"Where can the Shu people escape?"

"The enemy actually came around."

"Why are there Shu people here?"

"I am more familiar with the terrain here than you are," Lin Xiao said.

"Prime Minister, I'm late."

The enemy's pursuit is astonishing in number. It seems that in order for them to retreat, they must seize the enemy's wisdom. However, the opportunity only lasts for a moment, otherwise it will be useless.

"Let's do this to this unlucky guy." Liu Yin said.

"If you have any ability, use it."

"Look at my most commonly used attacks."

'There will be no one waiting for you to finish talking and take action.'

"I'm not willing to give in..."

"Cao Cao's enemies are so stupid."

"Lin Xiao, just be fine." Zhuge Liang said.

"Prime Minister, don't worry, Lin Xiao will protect the Prime Minister and return safely."

"About your mother, Bright Eyes sent people to rescue her," Zhuge Liang said.

"Prime Minister, you don't need to worry too much, I have already come to my senses," Lin Xiao said.

"Liang, I'm sorry for you."

"How could there be an ambush? It's too bad."

After a fierce battle, Cao Ling was captured by Lin Xiao.

"Why don't you say anything? Could it be that you are holding me hostage? Do you feel so guilty?" Cao Ling said.

"Where is the courage that the army had to rush to me at the risk of death just now?"

"I'm sorry, if it wasn't to protect the Prime Minister and his subordinates, I wouldn't have taken this step."

"So you are quite a gentleman to block it, but it's a pity that it makes no sense at all." Cao Ling said.

"My grandfather once said that I would rather betray others than others betray me. He encountered countless betrayals in one sentence."

"If you take others so seriously, what should you do if you are betrayed?"

"I was betrayed by Prefect Tianshui Ma, but I will not stop trusting others because of this," Lin Xiao said.

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have met the Prime Minister later."

'Naivety just chooses to believe because of expectations.'

"The winemaker believed in his unkind father and ended up committing suicide out of hatred."
To be continued...