"General Wang, the Commander-in-Chief has an order for you to stop chasing and lead your troops to move closer to Guancheng immediately!"

"What!"

Wang Han's eyes widened, "What did you say? General Zhonglang asked me to withdraw my troops at this time?"

Although the flag of Master Sima was swaying, it was about to fall down.

But it stubbornly kept moving back.

Wang Han believed that as long as he chased for some distance, he would be able to seize the flag and defeat the rebel army by then, which would be inevitable.

Why retreat at this time?

Wang Han was extremely suspicious. The order in front of him must have been misunderstood.

The intensified pursuit was interpreted as a quick retreat.

At this time, there was blood all over Wang Han's body and face.

His eyes widened and he looked extremely fierce.

It seemed that if the messenger didn't tell him why, he would stab him with the spear in his hand.

"General Wang, the army of thieves from the north is coming. If the general leads the army deeper, he may be surrounded by thieves!"

"The thieves from the north?"

Wang Han was shocked.

The fight was so exciting that I almost forgot that there was an army of thieves behind me.

It's just that the sudden attack on Chen's army has attracted most of the rebel army to the north, hasn't it?

How can a thief abandon the north and go south?

But think about it, Tu Chen's army is a new army and they came from afar. It's pretty good that they were able to hold off the thieves for such a long time and give themselves a chance to break through the thieves' camp.

Can't force too much.

After thinking about this, Wang Han did not dare to neglect any more, and quickly ordered to go down and gather back the group that was just about to pursue.

The troops brought out by Feng Duhu personally all have one characteristic, that is, they follow orders and prohibitions.

After all, Feng Duhu knew his own affairs, and a so-called famous general was very knowledgeable.

Therefore, he tried his best to improve the overall lower limit of his soldiers in order to make up for the shortcomings of his coach.

Historically, Zhuge Liang also attached great importance to the training of his soldiers.

In the eyes of outsiders, Feng Duhu, as the successor of the Prime Minister, inherited the Prime Minister's combat ideas.

In fact, the prime minister had to find ways to improve the combat level of ordinary soldiers because there were few major generals in Shu.

Feng Duhu and the Prime Minister both had the same approach, but their starting points were completely different.

The soldiers of the Wudang Fei Army were clearly about to kill the general and seize the flag, but at the last moment they received an order to withdraw their troops immediately.

Although he was extremely unwilling, he gritted his teeth and obeyed the order to get back together.

"General?"

"Deploy a three-flower circle formation immediately!"

Wang Han didn't say much or explain too much.

But his subordinates are all veterans who have fought in the formation for a long time and know what the "Three Flowers Circle Formation" means.

The thieves are coming!

And we are outnumbered!

We can only use the most cumbersome and most defensive three-flower circle formation as a last resort.

Although Niu Jin was anxious, he passed by Gaoping Pass at such a close distance and there were still many Han troops behind him.

At the same time, there are also the rumored elites of the Han army in front of him.

It can be said that we are enemies on three sides.

So from Niu Jin's point of view, he was actually gambling at this moment, a huge gamble to a certain extent.

Whether it is the Han army in the rear or the Han army under Gaopingguan City, they really want to rush over and entangle themselves, making it impossible for them to rescue them.

It will be a matter of time before the army is defeated.

Therefore, he could only work hard to maintain the advance of the military formation to avoid a sudden attack by the Han army.

But if this happens, the speed will inevitably slow down.

At the same time, Wang Han also cautiously approached Guancheng in a circular formation.

After a long time, both sides appeared in each other's sight at the same time.

Seeing that they were facing a formidable enemy, Niu Jin and Wang Han were both stunned, and at the same time a little surprised:

The Wei thieves had so many troops, why did they appear to be on guard?

It's not that this elite Han army broke through the camp, but it doesn't look like there are many in number, and what are they guarding against?

Both sides stopped, but they did not launch an attack, but looked at each other from a distance.

Niu Jin waited for a long time and found that there was no movement from the other party, so he breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that the Zhonghu Army did not fall into the hands of the Han army.

Otherwise, they would have escorted people out of the formation to persuade them to surrender.

Niu Jin believed that as long as Sima Shi appeared on the opposite side, the soldiers under his command would immediately flee.

After figuring this out, Niu Jin immediately ordered:

"Move east!"

Wang Han noticed the strange movement of the rebel army and felt tense in his heart.

What he didn't expect was that the bandit army seemed to be deliberately avoiding the battle.

His heart moved and he immediately ordered: "Move to the west."

The two sides moved slowly in opposite directions nervously and vigilantly, and unexpectedly broke out of contact and left in tacit agreement.

When Wang Han returned to Guancheng, Shi Bao came out to greet him in person, with a look of shame on his face:

"General Wang, I made a mistake in this battle. I failed to hold off the rebel army in time, which resulted in a failure."

Wang Han didn't mind too much, after all, this battle was finally a good one.

Moreover, forcing the leader of the bandit army to flee was already considered a great achievement.

"Don't say that, General Zhonglang. If General Zhonglang hadn't commanded him properly, would An have been able to force the rebel army back with a weak journey?"

Wang Han said sincerely, "General Kuang Yi, it seems that the rebel army has retreated. In this way, General Zuo Hussar can be taken back without losing the victory!"

When mentioning this matter, Shi Bao smiled and said:

"That's natural. Before General Wang came back, I had sent people to the mountains to the north to ask the Tuchen Army to go and meet him. I think there was news not long after he arrived."

Sure enough, after a while, a messenger sent by Hu Zun came over and said that he had received General Wei.

But there is also news:

That is, Wei Yan suffered extremely serious injuries and fell into a coma for a time.

Although he woke up two or three times in the past few days, he led his troops to guard the mountain because he was holding on to his injuries.

But at this time, he passed out again and seemed to have a high fever. The situation was extremely bad.

"General Zuo Hussar's wound has festered due to delay in receiving treatment."

After the medical worker in the army showed it to Wei Yan, he reported to Shi Bao, "This is a sign that the disease has begun to invade the whole body."

Shi Bao looked at Wei Yan, who had just been transported back to the customs, and saw that Wei Yan's face, which was originally dark red, was abnormally red, and it was obvious that it was sickly red at a glance.

Before he could speak, Wei Chang, who was covered in blood and dirt and looked extremely embarrassed, asked urgently:

"Then are my adults in danger?"

This question was asked...

Shi Bao glanced at the medical worker who looked embarrassed and said:

"Old General Wei is seriously injured, I'm afraid we can't delay it. Do we have enough medicinal materials in the army to treat Old General Wei at this time?"

The medical worker breathed a sigh of relief and shook his head quickly:

"The conditions in the army are too simple. The villain can only remove the golden wounds of Lord Wei and temporarily relieve the injury of Lord Wei."

"As for the follow-up treatment, I'm afraid I have to go back to Chang'an and have a doctor from the medical school come and see me."

Shi Bao said flatly: "Then you start treating him immediately, and I will arrange for manpower to transport General Wei back to Chang'an later."

He said and looked at Wei Chang again, "General Wei, if you are worried, why not escort him personally?"

Wei Chang said gratefully:

"Thank you, General Zhonglang."

Although Wei Yan and Zhongdu Hu were at odds with each other, they all served as officials in the same court and contributed to the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, Shi Bao has no right to ask what will happen to Wei Yan.

Whoever has the power to intervene in this matter must look at the opinions of the emperor and the important officials in the court.
To be continued...