But before Dai Ling could lead his troops out and join forces with Fei Yao's troops to attack the Han army, the situation suddenly changed drastically.

In the melee, I saw the sound of iron hooves running towards the ground from outside the formation, causing a cloud of dust to fly!

A heavily armed cavalry galloped towards them.

The first general is none other than Pang De, the cavalryman with a sword on his hip.

Fei Yao made a bold move and planned to join forces with the defenders of Xiangwu City to attack Ma Zhong's troops who were besieging the city. This move had already been envisioned by Zhao Tong when he launched the rumor offensive.

Therefore, at the suggestion of Zhao Ying, the leader of the army, he ordered Pang De to lead the Xiliang cavalry back to the camp to support him in advance, just in time for such a big battle.

Originally, Cao's army still had the strength to fight, but this time with the impact of the Xiliang army, the soldiers of each department gradually became unable to resist.

Fei Yao saw that the Han army was already prepared, and the situation was becoming increasingly unfavorable for his own army, so he did not dare to continue fighting for fear that if it dragged on, he would be encircled by the Shu and Qiang coalition forces, and the gains would outweigh the losses!

With the support of the Xiliang cavalry, Fei Yao did not dare to fight.

The order is passed down.

The various units of Cao's army fought and retreated, quickly broke away from the entanglement, and retreated to Shouyang.

Although Fei Yao also understood that if he retreated, it would be a foregone conclusion that the entire territory of Longxi would be lost.

However, compared with the gains and losses in Xiangwu and Longsang cities, the best strategy is to preserve the troops under his command and wait for reinforcements to counterattack.

As for the second city...

To take the overall situation into consideration, I have no choice but to give it up.

As soon as Cao Jun retreated, the joy that appeared on Dai Ling's face disappeared immediately, and he turned to a sad face and sighed:

"Alas, it seems that the fall of Xiangwu is inevitable!"

Originally, the morale of the defenders in the city had been demoralized by the rumor offensive. He had just relied on Fei Yao to lead his troops to raid the Han army camp outside the city to re-energize the morale. Now that he retreated, the morale that had been restored with great difficulty would completely fall again.

We've reached rock bottom.

But this time, there will be no chance of recovery.

Probably because, as soon as Fei Yao retreated this time, the soldiers guarding the city completely understood that they had become victims.

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When Pang De and his troops relieved the danger of the camp, the scouts also rushed to report the battle situation to Didao City.

After Zhao Tong heard this, a thick smile appeared on his face. He smiled and said to Zhao Ying who was standing by: "Fei Yao was defeated. It is time for our army to regain the second city."

"What the general said is absolutely true!"

"Fei Yao wanted to take advantage of the weak defense of my camp to attack, but he didn't expect that our army had already sent General Pang back to defend."

"At this moment, the morale of the defenders in the enemy city is bound to plummet, and the soldiers have no fighting spirit. This is a good opportunity for us to attack by force."

Hearing this, Zhao Ying looked calm and responded slowly with his hands raised.

"Aying is right!"

Zhao Tong then waved his hand, smiled more and more cheerfully, and said loudly: "Send the order, order Liu Yin to lead his troops to garrison Didao, and the rest of the troops will quickly assemble with me to go south to attack Xiangwu!"

"Here!"

The order was passed, and the guards quickly went to deliver the order.

As Zhao Tong went south, Yang Wanwan also followed with the White Horse Qiang people to build up his momentum.

Along the way, the banners of the Han and Qiang coalition forces were standing everywhere, like floating clouds covering the sun, majestic and majestic.

When the surrounding villagers saw this, they couldn't help but express doubts.

"Hey, look, isn't that Baima Qiang?"

"When did they actually have such good military discipline and do no harm to us and other villagers?"

"Yes! The old man has lived for a long time, and this is the first time I have seen Qiang people who are so polite."

"Is that the army of the King of Hanzhong?"

"Yes, the leading Han general is General Zhao Tong, who has been powerful in the border areas and repeatedly defeated Cao's army in recent years, right?"

"That's no surprise!"

"General Zhao's subordinates are strictly disciplined and never plunder the soldiers and civilians. Apparently, the Qiang people are also restrained by them so that they can do no harm to us and Qiu."

"What I'm saying is that if this is true, the Han army is really a benevolent and righteous army!"

The villagers passing by along the way unconsciously commented on the military discipline of the Han and Qiang coalition forces.

This also made the popularity of the Han army rise even more.

Of course, being able to win people's hearts is also related to the measures to benefit the people that Zhao Tong has advocated for many years.

Winning people's hearts cannot be achieved overnight.

It takes good deeds day after day to make people spontaneously believe in and support teachers of benevolence and righteousness.

If you do something that harms nature and harms the people, then the people will probably be left with nothing but fear.

Just like Cao's army, when they first pacified the various princes in Liangzhou, they massacred them wantonly.

As a result, even now, the impression of the soldiers and the people still remains that Cao Jun is a group of tigers and wolves, a ferocious crowd.

I am afraid of comparison in everything, and now the Han army is about to enter Longxi.

The people of Longxi County know who to support with their eyes closed, so that they can feel more secure.

Run all the way to Xiangwu Camp.

With the arrival of the Qiang people, the entire camp outside the city was expanded by more than dozens of miles.

Xiangwu City was completely surrounded with water and no birds could enter.

But this time, what surprised Zhao Tong was that Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, who were supervising the battle in Lintao at the rear, actually arrived at the front line.

Returning to the main tent, the generals stood on both sides.

At this time, Zhao Tong stood up with his head held high, looked at the two generals above him, raised his hands and asked loudly:

"General Zhang, General Ma, why are you here?"

"Didn't we agree at that time that the last general would be fully responsible for the pacification of Longxi?"

"Hahaha."

After saying this, Zhang Fei laughed heartily and said with a smile on his face:

"You kid, you're not allowing us to come to watch the battle, are you?"

After saying that, he turned to look at Ma Chao with a smile and said:

"Meng Qi, look at this kid, he still dislikes us, is he afraid that we will get in the way?"

"Hahaha."

"General Zhao is indeed a hero. How long has it been? In the entire Longxi County, only the two lonely cities of Xiangwu and Longsang are still holding on."

After saying this, Ma Chao had a look of sincere appreciation on his face.

He gradually admired Zhao Tong from the bottom of his heart.

This kind of military strategy and military skills are definitely not for ordinary people!

I remember when he was marching across Liangzhou, he thought he was brave and powerful, but he never galloped around like this, and he was like a fool to control Cao's army.

But Zhao Tong was not from Liangzhou, but he had established his own prestige by garrisoning in the border areas for several years.

He also made the Han people in the mainland sincerely support and admire the two Qiang tribes Shenlang and Baima.

This is enough to illustrate his methods and personality charm.

When Ma Chao was stunned, Zhang Fei on the side took over with a smile, "Let's keep our word. You, Atong, will be fully responsible for this battle. Meng Qi and I will only watch the battle as bystanders and watch how you defeat these last two cities."

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After that, he quickly provided another important message, "By the way, the king's main force has gradually marched to Qishan, and the forward led by Wei Yan is also rushing towards Longxi."

"If you don't want to be blamed, you have to break the city as soon as possible."

"Ha ha!"

"Thank you, General, for reminding me, General has a perfect plan!"
Chapter completed!