The Ningzhou Army's attack on Xiangyang was extremely smooth, mainly because the Ankang Army, which was feared by Pei Jin's troops, took the lead in retreating from Xiangyang City because of the unknown firearms in the hands of the Southwest Army, leaving only the Hanzhong Army, which had already suffered heavy casualties to defend the city.

People are competing.

If everyone stayed to defend the city together, the main body would be separated from the imperial guards and the elite Hanzhong Army might fight to the end in Xiangyang City, which would bring great trouble to the Southwest Army.

But the Ankang army retreated directly.

This will inevitably make the soldiers of the Hanzhong Army feel uncomfortable. Our Hanzhong Army resisted the southwest rebels on the front line, and suffered heavy casualties. Your Ankang Army had not moved any soldiers and soldiers, so they became deserters directly?

But the Hanzhong Army and Ankang Army were at the same level. Xie Jing had no power or qualification to restrain Pei Jin, so he could only watch him lead his troops away.

After Pei Jin left the market, it was a foregone conclusion that Xiangyang City broke the city, and the only difference was when the city was broken.

In a large mansion in the east city of Xiangyang City, Zhong Heng, who was embarrassed, bent over and stood behind Xie Jing, lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "General, General Pei has led his troops to evacuate Xiangyang. Our Hanzhong army is retreating head-on. The enemy is already moving closer to the east city. If we don't make a decision, most of the remaining troops of our Hanzhong army will not be able to be saved!"

Xie Jing had no ability and had already lost his position at this time. He was afraid that he would be punished by Emperor Yuan Zhao after withdrawing his troops and returning to the capital, and that the Hanzhong army would be wiped out in Xiangyang City. So the uncle of the emperor of the dynasty gritted his teeth and said, "It is okay to retreat, but you must get the iron pipe in the Southwest Army. Even if you get one, you can give it to His Majesty if you don't get that thing, and after you and I return to the capital, you will never escape the blame!"

Zhong Heng said with a bitter face: "General, the soldiers of the Southwest Army with iron pipes are tightly protected by their shield soldiers. Now our people dare not rush to the battlefield at all. How can we get that thing? This is not the time to care about these things. People are dying in front of us every moment. The general must make a decision as soon as possible!"

Xie Jing was still a little hesitant. He looked at Zhong Heng and spoke, "General Xiaozhong, how many casualties have been done in my Hanzhong army?"

"I'm afraid there are already 20,000 or 30,000."

Zhong Heng smiled bitterly and said, "The main reason is that the morale of the soldiers on the front line has been lost. No one knows how to deal with the iron pipes of the Southwest Army, nor how those things hurt people. Some people even regard the Southwest Army as gods, ghosts and monsters, and dare not rush up at all."

"Li Shuo of the Southwest Army is leading people to slowly advance towards the East City. At this speed, our people can last for up to two or three days, and the entire Xiangyang will fall into the hands of the Southwest Army. Instead of doing this, it is better to withdraw and maintain combat power for the time being."

As he said that, Zhong Heng lowered his head slightly and gritted his teeth and said, "The General is the uncle of the emperor, and the last general is also a descendant of the Zhong family. It is not a serious crime to withdraw at this time. We may be able to protect ourselves. If the Hanzhong army is killed or injured, then the General, you, the national uncle, may not be able to protect you!"

Xie Jing lowered his head and looked ferocious.

Once he withdraws from Xiangyang City, it means that the Hanzhong army has admitted defeat. Even if he will be exempted from punishment for his status as a national uncle, his political career will definitely end.

He was too unwilling to give up.

When he first entered the capital in his early years, he was always very polite to Li Xin, but the Marquis Jing'an, who was promoted by speculation, did not give him face, and humiliated him several times, making this uncle always hold a grudge.

He wanted to trample Li Xin in Jinchen.

It was fine when Li Xin was in the capital. After all, even now, the court did not have the imperial edict to dismiss Li Xin's official position. Faced with the first-ranking tutor of the dynasty, Xie Jing naturally did not dare to offend him. But now it is different. Li Chang'an, with the bright future of the capital, he ran to the southwest to become a thief!

As long as he is caught, Xie Jing can avenge his previous shame.

But it's a pity that God does not follow people's wishes.

Even though the Marquis Jing'an left the court and went to the southwest to become a thief, Xie Jing still couldn't fight him.

Thinking of this, Xie Jing's face was a little distorted.

However, in the end, rationality defeated the sensibility. Xie Jing, who had lowered his head and remained silent for a long time, slowly raised his head, and his voice was hoarse: "Send the order, the entire Hanzhong army will begin to slowly evacuate from the East City Gate."

Zhong Heng waited for this sentence. He immediately lowered his head and respectfully bowed his head to Xie Jing: "I will do it now!"

"I'd like to ask the general to move your body and leave Xiangyang City first, otherwise it will be difficult to leave if there are more people at that time."

Xie Jing stood there with a expressionless face.

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The general holding tens of thousands of military power can easily change the situation of the war. For example, after Xie Jing's words, the situation in Xiangyang City changed immediately. Mu Ying, who was standing on the wall to watch the battle, keenly discovered the changes in the situation. He stood behind Li Xin and lowered his head slightly: "General, look at the current situation, the imperial army may be determined to evacuate Xiangyang."

As a general in charge of tens of thousands of people, it is one of the most basic abilities to predict the entire situation based on a slight movement on the battlefield. Mu Ying is now a very qualified general, and even compared with veteran generals like Li Shen and Ye Ming, it is not much different.

When Li Xin heard this, he also looked at it with a Qianli Mile Mile, then nodded slightly, agreeing with Mu Ying's opinion.

"A moment ago, although these Hanzhong troops were also retreating, they were hesitant to retreat, and their formation was scattered. Now these people have begun to retreat regularly."

Speaking of this, Li Xin waved his hand, summoned a messenger, and said in a deep voice: "Tell Li Shuo the order, tell him that he would be more fierce. If the enemy wants to leave, he will chase him and try to capture as many soldiers from the Hanzhong Army as possible."

The reason why outsiders have to give orders is not that Li Xin does not trust Li Shuo, but that some things must be clearly seen by outsiders like them. Li Shuo may not be as quick as they discover them now.

After Li Xin issued this order, Mu Ying stood behind him silently and said in a deep voice: "General, this Hanzhong army is mostly an imperial guard of the imperial court and does not look down on us traitors. I want me to say that if the general wants to expand the Southwest Army, he should start recruiting soldiers along the way from now on, so that he will come faster."

"You can't just ask for speed."

Li Xin shook his head and said, "Even if you want to recruit troops, you will be recruited in the southwest. This will make it safe to use. Moreover, we are basically enough people now, and we need elite troops. As for the total number of people, it will gradually increase."

Speaking of this, Li Xin stretched his waist long, walked down the city wall, turned over and rode a big dark horse, and sat on the horse. He smiled at Mu Ying and said, "The front line will have a victory. Brother Mu and I will go to Dongcheng with you to take a look?"

Mu Ying hesitated a little, then said, "General, the Ningzhou army is bleeding and fighting hard in front. I'm going to fight behind, so why don't I go and steal the limelight?"

"It's not about stealing the limelight, it's about meeting old friends."

Li Xin's face was calm: "Let's go and meet the uncle of the Great Jin Dynasty and talk about family matters with him."

When Li Xin was still in charge of the Yulin Guard, Xie Jing was in charge of the Qianniu Guard. At that time, Mu Ying was still an official in the capital, so he naturally recognized Xie Jing.

He smiled when he heard this, and got on a horse and followed Li Xin.

"What the Marquis said was that he wanted to meet his old friend."
Chapter completed!