"Then what should we do?" Xiahou Mao was confused.

Yang Qiu shook his head and replied: "Liu Bei came to capture Yongliang with an overwhelming army. How can the prince consort be able to resist it? Even General Zidan can't face it alone. The ministers in the court have not seen the situation clearly, and they have not seen Luoyang now.

reinforcements..."

"Now the deal is done, Marquis Linjing can help me make an idea..." Xia Houmao was completely panicked and had no idea at all.

"I heard before that Zhang Fei's troops left Qishan, and now Chencang is occupied by Liu Bei. If General Zidan can see through the plan earlier and send troops from Longshan Road to rescue Chang'an, or if reinforcements from Luoyang can arrive within a few days, maybe we can still hold on.

.." Yang Qiu only talked about the facts and not the results, because once he said the word "abandon the city", he, a general who had taken off his armor, might be implicated in the future.

"The general of the upper army (Cao Zhen) was trapped by Zhang Fei. Even if we really divide our troops to help Chang'an, I don't think there will be too many troops. There is no news from Luoyang, and I guess the reinforcements will not be that fast..." Xiahou Mao said.

Bian was pacing in place. Suddenly he looked at Yang Qiu solemnly and asked tentatively: "Why don't we tactically evacuate Chang'an before Liu Bei's main force arrives?"

"Uh... you can defend, you can retreat..." Yang Qiu answered ambiguously.

Just when Xia Houmao was hesitating, the guards outside the door hurriedly rushed in and said in a panic: "Prince-in-law, the flags outside the southwest are covering the sky, the sky is covered with smoke and dust, there are countless soldiers and horses approaching, the two gates of the southwest gate are

Lieutenant, please ask the prince-in-law to immediately allocate additional garrison troops..."

After the guard finished speaking, he stayed where he was and waited for a reply. Xiahou Mao glanced at Yang Qiu first, and then said in a deep voice: "You need to put the two guards on guard first. The Marquis of Linjing and I are discussing the deployment..."

"Wei." The guard then turned and left.

"The flags are covering the sky and the sky is covered with smoke. That must be Liu Bei's main force. The big-eared thieves are coming too fast. If we don't take action, we won't be able to escape..." Xia Houmao rubbed his hands with worry on his face.

Yang Qiu saw that Xia Houmao had already planned to abandon the city, but he doubted that Liu Bei would not march so quickly, so he clasped his fists and said, "The guards like to exaggerate. We still have to go to the top of the city to check, otherwise we may be punished by your majesty for evacuating rashly.

"

"Yes, we need to hurry." Xia Houmao urged.

Yang Qiu and Xia Houzhu then went straight to the west of Chang'an. After a while, the two of them climbed to the top of the city and looked into the distance. The scene was indeed one of flags covering the sky and smoke and dust covering the sky. The enemy formations that came into view were solemn and neat, and they did not look like they were eating in Chencang.

What a pain.

This army was brought by Deng Ai from Mianyang. Although their combat effectiveness was not as good as the regular army, they were good at walking in formation. Deng Ai arranged for people to deliberately raise smoke and dust in the rear, and concentrated all the flags on the looming

In the dust, the militia team that originally only had 20,000 people looked like there were nearly 100,000 people.

"The other side is making final assembly and deployment. It is estimated that Chang'an will be encircled soon. If the prince-in-law has any ideas, he should do it as soon as possible. Wei Yan's offensive in the south is very fierce today, and we don't have much time left..." Yang Qiu based on experience

Loud reminder.

"Then what are you talking about? We need to evacuate from the north of Chang'an as soon as possible before the big-eared thieves encircle us." Xia Houmao punched the pillar next to him.

"Okay, we can abandon Chang'an temporarily, and then rush to settle down and wait for the reinforcements from General Zidan and Luoyang. If Liu Bei comes from far away and cannot sustain food and grass, let Guanzhong become his prison." Yang Qiu continued to offer suggestions.

"The Marquis of Linjing said it well, if you take a step back, the world will be brighter."

Regardless of the fact that Yang Qiu had removed his armor at this time, Xiahou Mao took Yang Qiu with him when he left Chang'an. Xiahou Mao was worried that Liu Bei's army would pursue him, so he did not notify the garrison of each gate to withdraw together. He only took away 5,000 troops and did not arrange any defense.

Soldier on mission.

As the saying goes, autumn can be known with a leaf. The huge movement in Chang'an city cannot be concealed for a long time. Soon the news of Xia Houmao's escape spread everywhere, and the Wei soldiers who defended tenaciously had to open the city and surrender.

In late December, Wei Yan, with the help of Deng Ai's suspicious tactics, successfully scared off Xia Houmao from occupying Chang'an, the western capital, and the Ziwu Valley conspiracy became a reality.

Xiahou Mao abandoned Chang'an and went north to cross the Wei Bridge. He was worried that Wei Yan would pursue him and destroy the bridge. Yang Qiu saw this and stopped him, saying: "This is a tactical retreat. If the prince-in-law demolishes the Wei Bridge, won't he block Liangzhou's reinforcements?"

"If it hadn't been for the reminder from the Marquis of Linjing, I would have almost ruined something big. Yes, we just retreated tactically and will come back in the future..."

Because he was in such a hurry to leave, the concubine he kept had no time to settle down, and he didn't know how Liu Bei would deal with it. Xia Houmao felt a little disappointed when he thought of this.

Yang Qiu knew about Xia Houmao's situation and thought that taking this person on the road would cause trouble, so he followed up with a plan: "Liu Bei's army is planning to attack Guanzhong. It is difficult to regain the lost territory with the existing garrison in Yongliang. It is better for the prince-in-law and me to divide our troops into two groups.

The last general will go north to Anding to find Cui Prefect for help. The prince-in-law will go east along the Wei River to Tongguan and rush to Luoyang. Only if you come in front of His Majesty in person will the important officials in the court notice Guanzhong..."

"It makes sense." Xia Houmao nodded after hearing this. Yongliang was not as prosperous as the Central Plains, and now Liu Bei had beaten him to Chang'an, so it was better for him to hide back to the Central Plains for safety.

Xiahou Mao then assigned a thousand troops to Yang Qiu, and then the two parted ways on the north bank of the Wei Bridge.

Yang Qiu knew that Xiahou Mao was too mediocre to be Liu Bei's opponent. He was afraid that he would never be seen in Yongliang again.

Looking at Xia Houmao's back, Yang Qiu couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, and then led his troops northwest to settle.

Just as they marched to the border of Anling, the scouts reported that a group of men and horses appeared in the west. Yang Qiu ran to the flank and watched, and saw the two characters "Xiahou" on the flag in the distance.

Xiahou thought that it must be the army of Wei, so Yang Qiu immediately led his guards to greet them. When he got closer, he discovered that it was Xiahou Ru, the guard of the Shu army.

"Why is the Marquis of Linjing here?" Xia Houru looked confused when he saw Yang Qiu, thinking to himself that this man had retired from military service, so why was he commanding the army again?

Yang Qiu clasped his fists and replied: "Liu Bei led the main force to attack Chang'an. Xiahou's prince-in-law could not withstand it. He was forced to withdraw from the city in the morning. He is currently heading towards Tongguan. I am going to move reinforcements to Anding..."

"What are you talking about? Chang'an has fallen? Xiahou's consort has 20,000 defenders. Chang'an is a strong city with plenty of food and grass. How long have you defended it? Furthermore, Liu Bei was blocked by Zhang He in Chencang. Where did he get the main force to attack Chang'an?"

Xia Houru couldn't understand it at all. After he led his troops out of Longshan Road, he sent people to inquire about the news in the direction of Chencang. He wanted to find an opportunity to cross the river and go around the back. As a result, heavy troops were deployed on both sides of Chencang. It seemed that Xia Houru's 20,000 people were not very confident.

It was enough, so he planned to rush to Chang'an to find Xia Houmao to borrow troops, but before he could even arrive, Chang'an became Liu Bei's territory.

Yang Qiu looked bitter and answered with clasped fists: "First the vanguard of Wei Yan arrived, and then a large army came from the west, probably numbering nearly 100,000. The Prince Consort of Xia once asked for help from General Zhang, so he sent Yi Biao with 10,000 troops to support him.

As a result, the entire army was wiped out and only a few people escaped, and Yi Biao was also killed by the rebel general Ma Dai. At that time, there were less than 10,000 defenders in the city, and there was a huge disparity in strength..."

Xia Houru looked at Yang Qiu in shock, frowned and asked: "One hundred thousand people? Liu Bei didn't have that many people in Chencang, and I found out the news a few days ago that Chencang is still in Zhang He's hands, and the ten people who attacked Chang'an are still in the hands of Zhang He."

Where did the ten thousand people come from? Also, did the defenders of Yicheng have any warning? Did Wei Yan fly over from the Qinling Mountains?"
Chapter completed!