“I’m afraid, the Wei thieves may not allow us to retreat easily.”

 “Then what’s the general’s plan?”

Wei Yan’s eyes became colder and colder:

"Don't worry, just follow what we agreed last night. General Meng, you and your men will retreat first, and I will take the lead. Go and make arrangements quickly!"

Meng Yan gritted his teeth:

 “Okay, general, take care of yourself!”

At this time, the sun has reached mid-air. According to the experience of the past few days, the most violent attack by the Wei thieves is about to come.

 Because after the sun turns to the west, it is not good for the Wei thieves.

 At that time, they will basically switch to harassment and exhaustion tactics, trying not to let themselves get any rest.

 The saying that if you defend for a long time, you will lose, it means that you have lost the initiative to attack, so you can only defend for a long time.

 Just retreating does not mean retreating at the drop of a hat. Arrangements must be made in advance.

 At least until after the sun turns west.

On Wuzhangyuan, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty was sitting in a four-wheeled carriage, seemingly observing the battlefield.

 But in fact, he even took out the telescope, and just sat there quietly, with a strange light shining in his eyes.

Yang Yi felt that the Prime Minister had become more and more strange since he went to Wuzhangyuan.

You may say that the Prime Minister was anxious to cross the Wugong River, but after arriving at Wuzhangyuan, he always seemed to be taking his time.

You want to say that the Prime Minister is not in a hurry, but that is even less true, otherwise he would not have even sent Meng Yan and Wei Yandong to cross the Wugong River.

Just thinking of the Prime Minister's laughter the night before, and looking at the Prime Minister's expression that was half-smiling but not smiling, Yang Yi felt that the Prime Minister in front of her had a vague feeling of strangeness to her.

“Prime Minister, I’m afraid that the Wei thieves may not let General Meng and the others come back as they wish. Why don’t we make more preparations?”

Hearing Yang Yi’s words, the prime minister, who was like a sculpture, moved to show that he was a living person:

“Everything that needs to be done has been done, and the rest depends on the outcome. What preparations are needed?”

The bridge has been built, and the military order to retreat has been passed down long ago. The crossbow troops here have been doing their best to cover the two wings on the other side.

 The rest depends on Wei Yan and Meng Yan.

 As the commander-in-chief, since he sends his generals to the front, it means that he must fully trust them.

"retreat!"

"quick!"

The Tiger Infantry Army, which had finally crossed to the east bank at the expense of many comrades, once again stepped onto the pontoon bridge and retreated to the west bank.

 “Da Sima!”

"It's now."

Sima Yi looked up at the sun and saw that it was already heading west, which meant that he could no longer wait.

Shulu's performance these days has far exceeded his expectations.

Even though it rained heavily and the martial arts water surged, the morale of the Shu captives by the water did not drop.

 These elite soldiers are truly terrifying.

 This further strengthened Sima Yi's determination to keep them on the east bank.

“General Niu, this time, you will personally lead the army into battle! Then I will send people to cover you on both sides.”

Niu Jin, who couldn't wait for a long time, said loudly: "No!"

 This time, Sima Yi learned his lesson and did not send elite cavalry into battle immediately.

 Three thousand armored soldiers, led by Niu Jin, began to line up and move forward.

On the two wings, fine cavalry were arranged to constantly wander back and forth. As soon as the Shu captives showed a slight weakness, they would swarm up.

Looking at the shining armor on the Wei thief, Meng Yan's expression changed drastically, and he said to Wei Yan in a hurry: "General Wei..."

 “Don’t worry, let’s go!”

Wei Yan stared closely at the armored men who were shouting and pressing forward, and shouted without looking back.

Meng Yan clasped his fists heavily, turned around and walked towards the pontoon behind.

 “The whole army retreats and defends the stronghold!”

Wei Yan had long seen the Wei cavalry on his side and in front. Without the cover of the Tiger Infantry, no matter how arrogant he was, he would not expose his flank to the enemy's cavalry.

Niu Jin was overjoyed when he saw the actions of the Han army:

"The Shu captives are timid and have begun to retreat. The whole army advances!"

 “Drink, drink, drink!”

 Three thousand armored soldiers quickened their pace.

 Entering the range of the crossbows, the soldiers at the front raised their big guns, while the rest subconsciously lowered their heads slightly to protect themselves as much as possible.

 It’s just that the imagined arrow feathers did not arrive.

Sima Yi quickly sent messengers from the rear:

“General, the Shu captives are retreating to the west bank!”

Hearing this, Niu Jin laughed loudly: "This is the time when you are sincere and have made a great contribution!"

  The elite soldiers of the Wei army began to quicken their pace.

  Heavy infantry moves forward in formation, slower than almost all arms.

In addition to the heavy armor on their bodies which consumes a lot of physical strength, it is also because their formation cannot be easily disrupted.

Seeing that the enemy had already entered within a hundred steps, Wei Chang was a little anxious: "Sir?"

"Wait!" Wei Yan spat out two words indifferently, and then asked, "How many people in the Tiger Infantry have not crossed the water?"

Hearing this, Wei Chang quickly turned around and ran back. After a while, he ran back: "Sir, there are more than a thousand people left."

Wei Yan nodded: "It seems that when they cross the water, it will be our turn."

Wei Chang was a little stunned when he heard this. How could the Wei thieves allow us to cross west safely?

“Defeat them, and you will be able to cross the water back safely!”

Wei Yan straightened up suddenly, drew his sword and shouted:

 “The whole army is ready!”

 “Wow!”

 The Wei army was only fifty steps away from the camp.

At this time, the archers guarding the entrance of the village shot the first wave of arrows sparsely.

 Only this time, the Wei army was covered in armor from top to bottom, and the damage of the arrow feathers was greatly weakened, not to mention that the arrow feathers were not dense enough.

Ten steps further, the Han archers all shouted, turned around, ran back to the camp, and closed the gate tightly.

This phenomenon made Niu Jin’s heart beat loudly!

At this time, the Shu captives were probably thinking of crossing back to the west, and the army was focused on fighting.

As a general who was favored by Sima Yi, Niu Jin naturally knew how eager Sima Yi was to trap the Han army to death.

 At this thought, Niu Jin shouted loudly: "Kill!"

"kill!"

 The shouts of killing shook the sky.

 “Boom!”

The wall of the Han military camp fell down, revealing the dense formation behind it.

 “Wei Yan is here, the thief is here to take his life!”

Wei Yan took the lead and personally led the army to charge out.

The general goes into battle to kill the enemy in person. Although it is dangerous, it can greatly boost morale.

 Under the leadership of Wei Yan, the Han army marched forward bravely.

Niu Jin never expected that the Shu captives had clearly crossed the water to the east, and instead of defending the stronghold, the remaining ones actually dared to turn around and fight back.

 In order to compete for credit forward, the original formation was already a bit chaotic.

Now he was caught off guard again, and Wei Yan brandished his long sword, cutting through the wind and thunder waves, and suddenly broke through the front line of the Wei army.

"kill!"

 This was a contest between the elite infantry of Han and Wei.

Although the Han army led by Wei Yan did not have a high armor rate due to the water crossing, its victory was due to suddenness and large numbers of people.
To be continued...