What worries him the most is that no one was sent to deliver a letter last night, and no one was even seen this morning.

This gave General Wei a very bad feeling in his heart.

"Thieves, the Han army will never say that they can capture Jiuguan in one day, right?"

General Wei looked toward the south worriedly, but his sight was blocked by high mountains.

Although Jiuguan has been in disrepair for nearly a hundred years, Taifu has also sent people to renovate it in the past few years.

Even if it is not as dangerous as the Qin Dynasty, if you want to say that the Han army can capture it in one day, then you can only explain it with heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals.

Moreover, even if the Han army could invite heavenly soldiers and generals, there should still be sergeants who escaped from there, right?

General Wei tried to comfort himself in his heart, but he couldn't help shouting:

"No, we can't just wait, someone is here!"

"General?"

"Send manpower immediately to Jiuguan to inquire about the situation."

"Here!"

For more than ten miles, back and forth, riding a fast horse without stopping, one hour is enough.

But before he could wait for the report, the general who was responsible for watching the enemy's situation ran over in panic and reported:

"General, it's not good, thief, thief..."

"Thieves?" General Wei frowned, "The thieves are attacking?"

"Yes, yes, they..."

"How unbecoming!" General Wei scolded, "The thieves have been attacking for so long a few days ago, but they still can't get any advantage. Look, you are scared!"

"No, no!" The general didn't know whether he was really frightened or ran too fast and was out of breath. "To the east, no, no, it's to the south. There is an army of thieves!"

"What is east and south? Is it east or south?"

How do you observe the enemy's situation?

Whether it's the east or the south, how could there be bandits appearing?

Did they fly there?

Do you know the consequences of lying about military information?

As soon as Wei Jiang thought of this, his heart suddenly lurched, as if something was not quite right?

Before he could think of why he suddenly became nervous, the general seemed to have come to his senses and answered hurriedly:

"South! They, they seem to be cutting off our retreat from the east."

"What!"

General Wei's voice immediately rose an octave, "You are sure you read that right! Thief...are the Han troops really coming from the south?"

When he said the second half of the sentence, his lips started to tremble.

The worst and most unlikely situation that was expected occurred.

Was Jiuguan really lost in one day?

"Have you really seen it clearly?"

"impossible!"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

The people below were immediately shocked when they heard the news.

On the contrary, General Wei said on behalf of the general responsible for observing the enemy's situation:

"There is nothing impossible. The news from Jiuguan last night and this morning was not delivered. It is very likely that it has fallen into the hands of the Han army."

At this moment, General Wei had even reacted.

The message he sent to Jiuguan might have been intercepted by the Han army.

Therefore, they speculated that they had not received the news yet, so they wanted to catch themselves off guard before they were ready.

"General, what should we do now?"

General Wei himself was a little confused by the sudden situation.

what to do?

He also asked himself in his mind.

retreat?

Or keep?

If you retreat, it may still be too late.

But the greater possibility is that it is already too late.

How many miles is the Han army from here? If you retreat in a hurry, the Han army will definitely pursue you, and your side will definitely be bitten.

It's hard to say how many people the army will lose by then.

What's more important is that there is still food and grass stored in Guancheng!

After all, didn't Emperor Wu build this gate building just to transport grain and grass?

Although the army is not too large now,... Luoyang has not had enough food and fodder for the army in recent years!

But if we keep it, whether we can keep it or not is a big question.

What if, what if, we are really cut off from our retreat and cannot provide effective support from the rear, then we will really risk our lives.

"General, please make a decision as soon as possible!"

Looking at the anxious eyes of the people below, General Wei finally gritted his teeth and made a decision:

"Let all the people outside withdraw into the pass, and order the entire army to guard the pass tower, waiting for reinforcements!"

"Also, immediately send Chuanqi to Shaanxi County and Luoyang to request reinforcements!"

"Here!"

Although he had built up a lot of confidence through these days of defending the city, he was not yet confident enough to fight the Han army in a field battle.

So, now we can only trust Luoyang... right?

"General, the thief didn't run away. Instead, he pulled everyone back into the building."

Not long after the Wei army in Xinguan responded, Liu Yin had already received the news.

Hearing Wei Jun's actions, Liu Yin smiled calmly:

"To be able to hold on for so many days, the thief general is no longer a loser."

Although the Wei thieves were not frightened and fled, Liu Yin didn't care.

In this situation, it doesn't matter whether the Wei army escapes or not.

The difference is just late and early.

"Order the entire army to speed up and set up camp by the river!"

I want to see if you Wei thieves know how to defend a stronghold and block people, or if I know how to defend a stronghold and block people better!

"Here!"

Looking at the Han army outside, it turned out that just as he expected, they began to dig ditches and build strongholds directly on the river bank to the east of Guanlou.

General Wei looked towards the east, and he looked a little depressed.

He obviously guessed what the other party wanted to do, but he couldn't do anything.

This feeling is really terrible.

Just as the Wei army in Xinguan was waiting for reinforcements from the east, Shaanxi County, which was closest to them, also faced a crisis.

Not far to the east of Shaanxi County, there is a ferry. This ferry is called Maojin Ferry.

Back then, that is, in the Spring and Autumn Period, when the Kingdom of Jin was still there, there was a king named Duke Xiang of Jin.

Later generations may not know this person well, but everyone must know the idiom "false Tao defeats Guo".

This idiom refers to Duke Xiang of Jin, who crossed the river from Maojin to the south and destroyed the Guo Kingdom.

Duke Xian of Jin had a son named Chong'er, who was also Duke Wen of Jin, one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. You may be familiar with this man.

After all, the ancient text "Zhu Zhiwu Retreats the Qin Master" requires memorization.

What it is about is that Qin and Jin jointly attacked Zheng, and then Zhu Zhiwu quietly persuaded the Qin army to retreat. Qin even took the initiative to send people to help defend Zheng.

The king of Jin at that time was Duke Wen of Jin.

Not two years after this incident, Duke Wen of Jin died, and his son succeeded him as Duke Xianggang of Jin.

Then the people of Qin got the news that they had arranged to attack Zheng in the past few years, saying that Zheng was unprepared and could take the opportunity to send troops to destroy Zheng.
To be continued...