This battle only lasted for nearly a day and was declared over.

With only a thousand troops left behind, Ma Zhong defeated more than a thousand enemy troops with a small number.

This battle is very worth it!

It effectively boosted the morale of the soldiers under his command and strengthened their faith.

On the contrary, if it is Cao's side, the morale of the army will be greatly affected.

And in the future, when the enemy forces want to go south to invade Wudu again, they will also have many concerns.

Seeing that although the number of the remaining troops was small, they were all elite soldiers who could fight one against ten. Yin Feng deeply felt that there was no hope of seizing the Qiang Road this time. After resisting the offensive with superior force, he slowly retreated with his troops.

Of course, the most essential reason is to preserve the private soldiers under his command, and not to fight to the death with them until the end.

If not.

It has a huge military disparity several times greater than its own.

The Han army cannot win this battle easily no matter what.

"General Ma, according to reports from frontline scouts, the enemy has slowly gathered towards Qishan Fort. Should our army pursue it?"

This is settled.

Ma Zhong, who was deep in thought, finally came to his senses, pondered for a moment, waved his hand and said: "No need, order the soldiers to clean the battlefield first, and then return to the camp to rest."

"Here!"

The order was passed, and the newly promoted deputy general Ju Fu accepted the offer and quickly retreated.

Zhao Tong has always been strict in managing the army since he took charge of the soldiers.

The soldiers and generals in the army did not dare to disobey the general's orders easily, and all followed military disciplines.

Although this battle has been won, Ma Zhong is still extremely rational at this moment.

At this point in the battle, our side is already exhausted of men and horses.

Although the enemy army was defeated, it still had an absolute advantage in terms of military strength.

If you pursue hastily, you will miss an opportunity for the opponent to take advantage of.

The battle to defend the Qiang Road has come to an end.

The remaining troops retreated to the camp for a short rest.

And this period of time.

As for Ma Zhong, he was not idle, but sent scouts to Wangcheng Valley in the north and Qishan Mountain in the northeast to gather information.

A day or two later.

I originally thought of taking my troops to Shilibao to meet the main force heading north led by Zhao Tong, but as the scouts gradually returned the news.

Cao's partial division, which had been defeated in the past two days, seemed to have an attempt to capture Qishan Fort.

Upon hearing the enemy's movements, Ma Zhong's expression changed instantly, and then he became serious.

He even realized the importance of the geographical location of Qishan Mountain to his side.

Without even the slightest hesitation, he decided to lead his troops to rush to the Wushan Realm fortress to garrison with all their strength.

If Cao Jun really dares to attack Qishan Fort with all his strength, he will wait for an opportunity to break out.

It turned out that this battle was a great victory and the invading people were driven away.

Ma Zhong also plans to go north to join the main forces.

However, the sudden change still enabled him to understand the overall situation and the importance of Qishan, and he did not make blind judgments.

And just when the soldiers who had rested in the Qiangdao camp regrouped and headed to the front line, at this moment, under the Qishan Fort, Cao's troops lined up their camps along the mountain.

It creates a domineering offensive.

Between the camps.

Zhao Qu and Yin Feng defeated the Qiang Dao and quickly led their troops to retreat.

The two of them had some different thoughts.

"Brother Yin, this time you and I came with our troops under the orders of Brother Weizhang to pull out the Qiang Dao camp when it was empty. However, we did not expect that the enemy's remaining troops were still so strong and powerful.

Combat strength."

"Even in the face of several times our military superiority, we still dare to take the initiative and are in no way inferior to our army."

"It caused our plan to invade the Qiang Road to go bankrupt."

A word falls here.

Zhao Qu seemed to pause for a moment before speaking, then his expression changed and he said in a deep voice: "Since we can't break the Qiang Dao now, how about we gather our troops to break the Qishan Fort with all our strength?"

"According to the reconnaissance reports, the enemy troops stationed here are slightly inferior to those left behind in Qiang Road. It should not be difficult for our army to attack."

As soon as these words came out, Yin Feng on one side couldn't help but ponder for a while, seeming to be thinking about the feasibility of capturing Qishan.

It seems that about half a ring has passed.

He just nodded and said, "What Brother Zhao said is true!"

"Qishan Fort is also an important place connected to Tianshui County in the north, Zhixiabian County in the east, and Hanzhong County in the south. If it can be captured, Wudu County will be cut off from Hanzhong County."

"By then, even if you and I fail to conquer the Qiang Road as promised, it will still be a great achievement."

The two discussed with each other about the Qishan Fort offensive.

After long discussions, we quickly established the policy to capture this place.

The plan has been decided.

Next, Yin Feng continued to gather soldiers from each battalion to do some pre-war mobilization and reorganize them to storm Qishan Fort.

But just when the various ministries were assembled and yet to attack, the spy also sent back the latest news that the Qiang Dao defenders had advanced along the road and returned to the Wushan border to station.

Once I heard this news.

Yin Feng and Zhao Qu immediately turned pale and looked at each other in confusion.

Although they didn't say anything for a while, they all knew clearly that the plan to take advantage of the situation to attack Qishan would not work.

"Alas!" After seemingly pondering for a long time, Yin Feng suddenly sighed, and then said with a somewhat lonely expression: "Brother Zhao, it seems that the opportunity has been lost now?"

"Oh, there's nothing we can do about this?"

Zhao Qu also responded with a look of regret.

Both of them felt inexplicably a little regretful for a moment.

If they had not sent troops here and marched towards the Qiang Road so eagerly, they would have sent a group of troops to garrison the Wushan Realm fortress to the west.

The remaining troops besieged and captured Qishan first.

I'm afraid the situation will be very different now, right?

only.

Although the ideal is good, the reality is not always cruel.

There's no point regretting it now.

Having just experienced a great battle and being defeated by a mere thousand Shu troops, they did not have the slightest confidence to face Ma Zhong's troops directly.

What's more, after the battle was won, the Shu army must have been in high morale at this moment. If they fight again, the outcome is unpredictable!

Both of them thought carefully about the cause and effect.

In the end, Yin Feng, who had always been relatively calm, said with a rather helpless expression: "In that case, prepare to retreat north towards Lucheng."

The order has been given.

Now that it is known that Ma Zhong and his troops have stationed at the Wushan boundary.

After Yin Feng and Zhao Qu felt deeply that they had no chance of fighting if they stayed here, they decisively led their troops to retreat north slowly.

Of course, Ma Zhong was also deeply afraid that this was a cover-up trick used by the enemy to confuse him. After he returned with his troops, he turned back and took advantage of the false conspiracy to seize Qishan Mountain.

Take this into account.

In the following days, all the ministries under his command were still stationed here.

Ma Zhong then sent a large number of scouts to the north to follow him to find out the truth.

When everyone personally saw that most of the enemy troops retreated along the road to Lucheng, and continued to return north, returning towards Jicheng, they took the road back one by one.

Ma Zhong listened to the reports among the scouts.

His face looked relieved, and he breathed a long sigh of relief, his face showing a bit of relaxation.

Then, he stood on the fortress, looked at the distant sky in the northwest, and muttered: "General, Zhong has lived up to your mission, and has protected the Qiang Road as promised!"

After some emotion.

Ma Zhong sent soldiers from various ministries to repair the fortresses damaged by Cao's withdrawal along the way.
To be continued...