With the arrival of the new banner of the Han Dynasty, the war has come to an end.
The Wei army could no longer fight.
For Wei Ping, since there were Han troops coming from the direction of the Manyin Fortress, it meant that the fortress had been captured, and it also meant that he had no reason to continue fighting.
The most urgent task now is to immediately shrink the front line, gather the soldiers together, and fight while retreating.
Not to retreat into the camp, but to retreat to the ferry by the river.
Two months ago, the boat he used to lead his army to cross the Hanping River was still there.
That was his only way out.
If you can get one more soldier to retreat to the Hexi Corridor, you will gain more confidence to resist the Han army in the future.
No matter what, he is still the governor of Hexi.
Now that he has lost the Jiyin Fortress, it does not mean that he has also given up the Hexi Corridor to the Han army.
It was just a temporary failure.
It doesn't mean that he won't have the chance to take back the bird's nest in the future.
For example, in the future, the Great Sima Cao Zhen sent his army out of the Wushui River Valley and cut off the connection between Longyou and Hexi in Nishu. If he then led his army to besiege the Manyin City Fortress, would Nishu be able to defend it?
Of course, with the two armies fighting together as if they were glued together, if he wanted to successfully retreat, he would have to have the courage of a strong man to cut off his wrist.
Otherwise, he would suffer even greater losses if he was followed and pursued by the Han army to the bank of the river and attacked before he could cross the river.
Therefore, he asked his trusted generals, a thousand men from his headquarters, and the 500 bodyguards from his tribe who had been following him for more than ten years to stay behind and delay the retreat of the army.
Don't worry, they will feel abandoned and switch sides.
He has been in the military for decades!
His meritorious deeds have accumulated to the point where he ranks among the generals from all over the world, and there are still loyal people who are willing to die for him.
On the contrary, when he was leaving, he specifically told the two men behind him that they only needed to hold off the Han army for a quarter of an hour before they could surrender.
Why would he not want those who are willing to die for him to live?
Even if it is, he lives under Ni Shu.
Perhaps, it was because the two troops who had been cut off were too determined to die. Seeing that he was leading the main force to retreat, Scar Pu, the general of the Northern Shu Ping Dynasty, only surrounded the troops who had been cut off and did not send any troops to pursue them.
Alas, this is fine.
There is no need to fight for the last two parts, and he will feel less guilty in his heart.
Wei Ping, who successfully retreated to the river and led his troops onto the ship, couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
However, what he didn't know was that it wasn't that Zheng Pu didn't want to pursue him, but that he was powerless.
The person who came from Guyinsai was Jiang Shu.
As well as his headquarters composed of 800 pure Han family Li Shu.
When attacking the Fortress of Fortress, the only battle these 800 soldiers had experienced was taking advantage of the chaos to seize the palace, so they still had energy. When Jiang Wei planted the flag on the tower of the Fortress of Fortress to declare the majesty of the Han Dynasty, he was sent away.
Come here to look for Zheng Pu.
There are two purposes.
First, he wanted to contribute to the war effort here.
Jiang Wei saw Liang Yuanbi and learned from him that Zheng Pu and Wei Ping had been confronting each other.
As a person who was praised by Prime Minister Zhuge as the "Liangzhou Sergeant", he could guess without too much thinking that when the news of his attack on Guanyin came here, a war would inevitably break out between Zheng Pu and Wei Ping. Therefore, he let
Jiang Shu led the army and announced the iron-clad fact that Yanyinsai had changed hands, psychologically destroying the morale of the Wei army to continue fighting.
The most important thing is to attack the heart.
Ma Su was not the only one who was familiar with military literature.
Moreover, he desperately hopes that the war here can end soon.
Another reason why Jiang Shu came here was to ask for reinforcements!
It's true that he captured the Manyin Fortress, but if Zheng Pu doesn't come to support him as soon as possible, the fortress will change hands again!
The Qiang and Hu tribesmen, who had gone through untold hardships to reach Guanyinpai and released all their hostility in a night of killing, felt that they had accomplished the goal of this expedition and relaxed in their hearts.
Everyone appears to be in a state of embarrassment.
This is understandable.
The price of war is victory, but the price of war is not long.
They had been sworn off since the end of summer and April, and their hearts had been tense for several months. Once they were loosened, they would naturally be completely filled with exhaustion.
In normal times, Jiang Wei would be considerate and let them have a good rest.
But not now.
Xu Zhi, the general who rebelled against the Wei Dynasty, is still alive!
At that time, Jiang Wei was unable to kill Xu Zhi in one fell swoop, so he thought of confronting him first and then joining forces to destroy him after other soldiers and horses occupied the fortress.
But he overlooked one issue.
Those Qiang warriors such as Dangjian, Baima and Laojie who were hired with their wealth are not soldiers who follow their words and deeds.
After capturing the city fortress, they all instantly became overwhelmed. Even the tribesmen such as King Hu Zhiwudai and Bai Huwen, who were seeking revenge against Wei, were like this.
This put Jiang Wei into a very embarrassing situation: he was clearly victorious, but he had no troops left.
But he couldn't point his finger at anything.
It is already rare for those members of the Qiang and Hu tribes to persevere and persevere to this day.
Don't be too demanding.
Therefore, the only people he could rely on were the soldiers of the Qiang Guards Corps who were directly under his command.
The original establishment numbered 4,000 people. After excluding those who died of illness and battle along the way, there are still nearly 3,000 people left.
Excluding those used to guard the palace, capture prisoners, and take over the defense of the city wall, there were less than a thousand people gathered around him.
Xu Zhi originally gathered more than a thousand soldiers. Although Jiang Wei killed more than 200 in a surprise attack, later because he saw the general's flag from the south of the city, broken troops gradually came around to gather, and the number increased to about 1,500!
Moreover, they had been recuperating their energy in the Fortress of Jianyin City, and as time went by, the fear of being attacked at night gradually eased.
This prevented Jiang Wei from launching an attack.
After all, the soldiers under his command are the tired soldiers who have traveled a long distance.
After thinking about it, he continued to lead the army to confront Xu Zhi, making a gesture of trying to persuade Xu Zhi to surrender, but privately asked Jiang Shu to temporarily abandon the defense of the palace, and immediately rushed to find Zheng Pu, asking Zheng Pu to send troops to support him.
And as soon as possible!
If Xu Zhi sees through the truth and launches the attack first, then all his previous efforts will be wasted and victory will turn into defeat!
Therefore, after learning the reason Jiang Shuxu said, how could Zheng Pu still have the intention to pursue Wei Ping?
He also wished that Wei Ping could leave the battlefield as soon as possible!
Therefore, when Wei Ping left his troops behind and retreated slowly with great vigilance, he asked Guan Xing and Liu Yin to lead his troops and trapped the troops behind them.
He made a gesture as if he didn't want to kill too many soldiers and had no intention of pursuing.
Then he privately sought out Zhou Tai to tell him the reason, so that he could lead his headquarters to the Forbidden City.
Although the Zhoutai tribe had been fighting for half a night, and the soldiers were already exhausted, and when they rushed over, they could not join forces with Jiang Wei to destroy Xu Zhi, but he could not mobilize too many troops for the time being.
As long as Wei Ping's troops don't start crossing the river, they can't take it lightly.
Since ancient times, the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty have all been served by elites who will never turn around to the death.
If he mobilized too many troops and allowed those soldiers who had cut off the rear to take advantage of the opportunity and rush over desperately, then Wei Ping, who had not yet gone far, would never let go of the opportunity to turn defeat into victory.
Furthermore, the Zhoutai tribe has passed and can assist Jiang Wei in controlling the situation in the fortress.
This is the same reason why Jiang Wei sent Jiang Shu here.
As long as the Zhoutai tribe arrives, the remnants of Wei Wei's Yinsai will know that Wei Ping's tribe has failed and it is impossible to come to the rescue, and their morale will collapse!
Even though Xu Zhi saw through Jiang Wei's bluff, he was unable to raise the morale to launch an attack.
It is equivalent to Zheng Pu and Jiang Wei having a tacit understanding of calculating people's hearts, taking advantage of each other's situation to play tricks on each other, making things develop as expected, and dangerously transitioning into an unfavorable situation.
Fortunately, they all succeeded.
When Jiang Shu arrived, Wei Ping took the initiative to retreat.
However, Zhou Tai led his army to join Jiang Wei at Jianyinsai. Xu Zhi's defeated troops lost all fighting spirit when they saw this.
The belief that originally supported their stubborn resistance was to persist until Wei Ping sent troops to rescue and reverse the situation, but now this hope was shattered.
Even the general Xu Zhi sighed helplessly.
Jiang Wei, who was reassured by the arrival of Zhou Taibu, also began to formally and sincerely surrender.
In order to win the trust of the Wei army and make them put aside the worry of surrendering and being enslaved or executed, he also exposed his previous identity as a lieutenant in Tianshui County against the Wei Dynasty, and Zhou Tai's previous identity as a Jingzhou officer in the rebellion against the Wei Dynasty.
The effect is remarkable.
When the remnant soldiers of the Wei State heard that the Han court was so kind and trustworthy, they all unanimously focused their attention on Xu Zhi.
The intention is obvious, please ask Xu Zhi, the chief officer, to lead them to surrender.
No one wants to die if they can live without being abused.
Furthermore, they all came from Liangzhou, a turbulent frontier place. They had not been ruled by Wei for a long time, and they had not yet formed the belief in the loyalty of the dead king.
Especially when they were born, they were still people of the Han Dynasty.
There is not much resistance to being subordinate to the Han Dynasty again.
Xu Zhi has a reputation of caring for the soldiers.
Seeing the hope of survival in everyone's eyes, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart again.
The general situation was over, the soldiers had no fighting spirit, and the army had no chance of victory. There was no need for him to force his soldiers to die in vain.
"That's all. If you want to surrender, then surrender."
Throwing the sharp blade in his hand, Xu Zhi waved his hand lonelyly, then turned his back and stood with his hands behind his back, out of sight and out of mind.
When the defeated soldiers heard this, they were also a little sad.
On weekdays, Xu Zhi was really good to them.
However, being sentimental, they released their swords and spears and stepped out of the array to surrender without any hesitation.
After a while, the place where troops gathered in the west of the city was empty.
Only Xu Zhi's more than two hundred personal guards still stood with swords and spears angrily.
They are all disciples or children of the Xu family in Zhangye. If Xu Zhi does not surrender, they will follow him to death.
Otherwise, the family members staying in Zhangye will not survive.
After the surrender was completed, Jiang Wei could no longer suppress the sleepiness on his face, and whispered to Zhou Tai beside him, "Anyue, please work harder here. I will go to the Di Pavilion to inspect first."
, let the soldiers bury the pots to make rice, Zijin and others have almost arrived with the army."
"Um?"
Hearing this, Zhou Tai couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise.
In order for the soldiers to bury the pot and make rice, they only need to give an order. There is no need for Jiang Wei to supervise him personally!
He was clearly giving away the credit for persuading Xu Zhi to surrender.
Therefore, Zhou Tai looked at Jiang Wei silently for a moment, and when he saw the smile on his face, he couldn't help but smile.
He took a step back, cupped his hands and said, "That's disrespectful. Thank you so much, General."
