"Order the army to take a detour to Zaomaling, go to Chengxian County, and withdraw from Chencang Road to Jin."

Compared with Deyang Hou Qimo who was leading the troops in Yongzhou at this time, Qiu Tianlu seemed more cautious in using his troops.

Faced with the current situation where Yangping Pass was lost, Qiu Tianlu had already made a conclusion about the situation in the southwest, even though he did not say it explicitly.

Completely broken and irreparable!

With Qiu Tianlu's military habits and cautious temper, what he was thinking about at this time was not whether to capture Yangping Pass, but how to protect the 40,000 troops under his command!

There are tens of millions of people under the rule of Xia State, but the elite soldiers and horses cannot be achieved by recruiting young and strong civilians and training them for a year or two.

If ordinary soldiers want to become elites, they must first practice military martial arts and become familiar with military rules and regulations, then practice military formations and go into battle to kill the enemy to strengthen the morale of the army. In addition, they must also work hard to train middle- and lower-level generals.

Completing many processes requires a huge amount of materials, manpower, and effort, and it takes several years to build such a military force!

This is also the reason why there are tens of millions of people in Yunxia and Xia, but the number of elite soldiers and horses in the country is only a few hundred thousand.

The Xia Kingdom has a vast territory, and the Yun Kingdom in the south is as strong as the rising sun. The Turkic tribes in the north are eyeing the grasslands, intending to release their horses in the Central Plains. In addition, in the previous battle of Rongzhou City, most of the hundreds of thousands of southwest frontier troops were destroyed, and Xia

The country's available troops are stretched thin.

When the situation in the southwest was irreversible, Qiu Tianlu could only conserve his strength and did not dare to risk attacking Yangping Pass.

Even though some people wanted to refute Qiu Tianlu's words at this time, they immediately shut up when they saw the majestic and dangerous Yangping Pass in front of them and the Yun army that was about to pursue them from Jianzhou Pass behind them.

All the generals lowered their heads and clasped their fists in response.

The 40,000 elite troops of the Xia Kingdom immediately changed their direction and marched towards Chengxian County.

Above Yangping Pass, Zhao Yun and Yang Zaixing looked at Xia Jun who was retreating and looked at each other.

"The Xia army is leaving. Are they going to retreat to Chengxian County?"

"General, Master Zhuge said before that after taking Yangping Pass, if we can go from Mamingge Road to Chengxian County and block the Xia Army's retreat to Chengxian County, all 40,000 troops will be destroyed here!" Yang Zaixing looked unexcited!

typical.

Having said this, Yang Zaixing immediately straightened his expression and asked for orders:

"The general is willing to lead his troops there!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yun looked at Yang Zaixing with his eyes condensed. After pondering for a moment, he finally spoke:

"Xiangzhou County's 60,000 elite troops of the Xia Kingdom were blocked by General Zhengbei on the Longnan front line and were unable to advance. I am afraid that most of the 60,000 soldiers and horses will still remain in the county. In addition, the 40,000 soldiers and horses of the Xia Kingdom's Qiu Tianlu

, I’m afraid there are nearly 100,000 troops... and the number of soldiers and horses I can allocate to you now is only a thousand, do you really want to take the risk?"

Leading only more than a thousand soldiers and horses to block an army of 100,000 in total, this could even be regarded as a suicide. Because of such difficulty, Zhuge Liang had only mentioned it casually before, and did not seriously warn the two of them.

Zhao Yun admired Yang Zaixing's uprightness and bravery, and was full of courage. He couldn't help but persuade him:

"You are a descendant of the Yang family, and you have a bright future. This time you climbed to Yangping Pass first, and you have made enough achievements. It really doesn't deserve this!"

Yang Zaixing shook his head slightly and said firmly:

"Only by working hard can I repay His Majesty's generous treatment and the kindness of Empress Zhaoyi's recommendation! Please do it, General!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yun moved slightly, patted Yang Zaixing's shoulder heavily, and said in a deep voice:

"Ask you eight hundred cavalry and three hundred soldiers to march from Maming Pavilion Road to prevent the Xia army from retreating to Chengxian County!"

"Yes!" Yang Zaixing responded quickly.

After Zhao Yun was silent for a moment, he spoke again and warned:

"When Mr. Zhuge sees the Xia army in Guangyuan Prefecture withdrawing, he will definitely pursue and kill them, and they will arrive in the near future. I will also ask the guards at Niangan to pass the news to General Zhengbei's camp in Xiangzhou County, and ask General Zhengbei to lead the troops to attack the enemy fiercely.

County, I will contain the enemy forces in the county for you..."

Yang Zaixing twisted his lips, showed a bright smile, and responded proudly:

"Please rest assured, General! After this battle, I will at least earn the reputation of General Si'an for you, General!"

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I wrote more than 7,000 words, but I just stopped at the climax...
Chapter completed!