After Zhong Hui left Xuchang, the Wei army in Xuchang was not idle either. Sima Zhao still left Sima Yan to guard Xuchang, and he led 170,000 Wei troops to the south, regaining the lost territory south of Xuchang in one fell swoop.

Although the Wu army and Shu army combined their troops to join forces was quite powerful, they were still slightly inferior to the Wei army. The people who had just seized the land were still towards the Wei State. Now the Wu army's momentum took a sharp turn, and many "bandits" emerged in more than ten areas within the territory.[]

Some of these people were bandits who gathered in the mountains and forests since the Wei Dynasty, some soldiers who had no time to flee back to the Wei State, and some were even secretly sponsored by the people of Wei State and wealthy families who did not dare to be the Wu people.

At first, there were not many people, but with the continuous advancement of the Wei army, these civilian armed forces became increasingly rampant. In order to deal with the frontal Wei army, the Wu army drew a large number of troops from the rear, and the troops left in various cities and counties to protect the territory and safeguard the people were very limited. This to a certain extent also indulged the rampant mentality of these civilian armed forces.

Being powerless is a true portrayal of the Jingzhou Army.

When we headed north, the prestige and combat power of the Jingzhou Army reached its peak, but once we were defeated from Xuchang, the prestige that had just accumulated was wiped out and fell heavily to the ground. The situation turned sharply, but wasn't it a sharp turn in people's hearts?

Shu Han advanced all the way on the western front, and there were dangers to defend along the way; Lu Kai from the east was broken into pieces, and he also fought with great success; only the Jingzhou army in the middle was in the front section, facing the hundreds of thousands of Wei troops in the capital of Cao Wei, the result was self-evident.

Huang Chong, the envoy sent to Jiangdong, also rushed back, and accompanied by the envoy of the Lord of Wu, Sun Liang. The emperor of Wu, Sun Liang, did not buy into the proposal of the Lord of Shu, Liu Chan. Jiangdong's Jianer had already reached Xuchang, and there was no need to change the tactics.

You should know that Shu Han obtained a large area of ​​land west of Luoyang, of course, with a free attitude of advancing and retreating. The Wu Kingdom did not make any progress in the two Huaihe Rivers, and only Jingzhou conquered cities and plundered land. It is obviously a difficult idea to make a country give up the fruit of victory that he had just obtained during the heyday of military ambition.

Liu Chan was not unaware of the difficulties, but even if the Wu army was strong, it would not be Sima Zhao's opponent. Compared to the annihilation of the entire army in Xuchang, he has now withdrawn and saved at least half of his troops. Liu Chan had a kind intention and good intention, but Master Wu Sun Liang had another idea.

The fundamental reason for forming an alliance with Shu Han to conscript a large number of strong men in the Northern Expedition was profitable. Shu Han captured Yongzhou, Liangzhou, and even Chang'an, and Jiangdong had no reason not to cut off a few pieces of meat from Wei. But there were too many differences in facts and imagination. If Jingzhou retreated throughout the way, it would be like Wu Wu's busy work.

How would the aristocratic families and court officials who did not agree with the Northern Expedition view their decisions?

The strong advocate of fighting and the ministers and families who support themselves will inevitably be implicated in the failure of the Northern Expedition and even failure. How many of these people can the emperor of Wu protect themselves?

If it were court officials from other families around me, even if I were the king of a country, I would not have to have wind in the future. It would be so easy to have rain in the future.

Just considering this point alone, all reasons for retreat have been blocked. As a king of a country, he does not believe that his decision was wrong, and he is even more unwilling to go back to the past when he was suppressed or even decentralized by dissidents. This is the time to eradicate the Aunt Jun, how long will it take for the Aunt Brothers?

"As it turns out, I'm helpless, alright..." After Shi Ji received the order to thank him, he invited Emperor Liu Chan of Shu Han and the generals in the camp and sighed helplessly.

The Wu Lord Sun Liang, who was far away in Jiangdong, may not know much about the situation here, but the soldiers of the Wu Kingdom who were on the front line could see it better than anyone else. On this land that did not belong to the Eastern Wu, before he could gain a foothold, the Wei army began to counterattack.

More defeats in this battle are less defeated!

This battle is unpredictable!

"Grandmaster, Master Wu has his considerations, but now it is related to the success or failure of the entire Northern Expedition, and the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers should be cautious." Liu Chan knew that he was powerless to turn the world back, but he still did not give up.

The Wu Kingdom could not open up the situation on the eastern front, and the Jingzhou army was pushed back several times by the Wei army along the way, and the Shu army could not come to provide all its strength to help on the western front. Once the Jingzhou army in the middle was defeated by the Wei army, the next one would probably be that Shu Han would face the Wei army's full-on counterattack.

Shi Jiyin raised his eyebrows and said, "Sima Zhao's army will arrive soon. I wonder what your country plans?"

Liu Chan pondered for a while before saying, "I originally planned to divide my troops into the hinterland of Wei with the Grand Commander, disperse their troops and defeat them one by one. Now it seems that this plan has not been adopted by Lord Wu. This battle is related to the success or failure of the entire Northern Expedition. I decided to stay here and fight side by side with the Grand Commander, but I just need to borrow a city."

The Wu generals present were immediately happy when they heard that the Shu Han emperor still refused to withdraw under such circumstances, but wanted to fight against the Wei army with the Wu army. With the tens of thousands of troops in Shu Han, it was better than the Wu army who fought against the Wei country by themselves.

"The city walls in Nanxiang are short and are not suitable for dealing with the Wei army. I plan to decide the victory and defeat with Sima Zhao here. If Your Majesty intends to help the battle, I will give you this place!" Shi Ji stood up and pointed to the map hanging on the wall to start the explanation.

"Wu Pass!?" Some of the generals below couldn't help but exclaim.

"Grandmaster, this is an important town, I'm afraid..." Liu Chan was shocked when he saw Shi Ji want to lend Wuguan to him for use.

"I have no certainty to win this battle. However, I am here. I swear to deal with the Wei people to the end. Your Majesty is a wealthy person. It is a great kindness to be willing to accompany me to take risks in person. If you lend Wuguan to Your Majesty, your Majesty will not return it to me? Haha!" Shi Ji's words were sincere and had a bit of teasing.

"I will take it with you with great affection. After this battle, I will return it to Wuguan. If you disobey this statement, it will be like this case!" Liu Chan said, "He got up here and pulled out the small sword with him, waved his hand and slashed it. The table where the sword front was divided into two.

"Okay, it's not too late. Your Majesty can quickly return to the camp to get some troops. We will make the situation first and go too far with the old thief Sima Zhao!" Shi Ji was a little more generous and heroic, as if he had given up everything.

Liu Chan took Wenhu, Liu Lin and others back to Shu camp, and couldn't help but sigh on the way, "Governor Shi has good intentions, and I feel uneasy."

Liu Lin's eyes flashed, but he could not hold back his words. Instead, Wen Hu, who had no relatives, said: "Your Majesty thinks this battle..."

Liu Chan waved his hand to stop him and said, "Maybe I am too worried. Go and send an order to ask Liao Yuanjian to go to the western front to support Boyue, and Master Pang left behind the army's staff."

"Yes!" Wenhu took the order and left.

Seeing Wenhu leaving, Liu Lin thought for a while before saying, "General Shi and His Majesty are heart-warming, which is beneficial to the current situation of war, but if Master Wu knows it, he may..."
Chapter completed!