"The remaining one will be led by me personally as the successor."

Wang Han couldn't help but look at Wen Shi, with surprise in their eyes.

They did not expect that Wei Yan, who had always wanted to capture his eldest son regardless of casualties, would retreat so decisively.

Many people in the tent had hidden expressions of joy on their faces.

"General, now that the soldiers are tired and war-weary, it may not be a bad idea to retreat to Gaoping Pass to rest."

Seeing the reactions of everyone in the tent, Wei Yan didn't say anything on the surface, but there was a surge of sadness in his heart.

Not to mention that the soldiers below are tired of war, I am afraid that even the generals are thinking of retreating.

In this battle, it is difficult to reverse the situation.

Wei Yan was thinking in his mind, and gave a few random instructions, leaving a few of his confidants behind.

The rest were allowed to go back and reorganize the army and withdraw at any time.

After the others exited, the few people left behind looked around, and one of them stood up:

"Your Majesty, with just our few men and horses, if the thieves really come out of the city to chase after the eldest son, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of? I'm not afraid, so what are you afraid of?"

Wei Yan seemed to have anticipated their reaction and said, "Even if the thieves catch up, I will be the first one to rush forward."

"Junhou?!"

Several people were startled, and they all had ominous thoughts in their hearts.

Wei Yan turned around, returned to the handsome man and sat down, his face seemed to become older in an instant, and he only heard him say slowly:

"Shangdang was lost. I first betrayed the emperor's trust, and then I made the soldiers exhausted and died innocently."

"This time I want to take the initiative to cut off the rear, just to allow the remaining soldiers to reach Gaoping Pass safely. This can be regarded as the last thing I do for them."

When Wei Yan said this, he raised his head and said to them:

"You are all old brothers who have followed me for many years. The people under my command are also my most trusted soldiers."

"You go back and tell them that after this break, there will be more misfortunes and I will not force them."

"It would be best if they are willing to stay. If they are concerned about their family members, they can also return to Gaoping Pass first."

Several confidants were immediately shocked and quickly expressed their loyalty:

"How can you say this? Since you say that we are old brothers and the last general, how can you abandon you? You will definitely follow the general to the death."

When you join the army, you should be mentally prepared to die in battle.

Charge into battle, be the first to capture the flag, and then take cover... there will always come a day.

But this time, in private, it was to accompany the princes in battle, and in public, it was to fight for the country.

What's there to be afraid of?

"Okay, okay!"

Wei Yan's face showed some relief, "If that's the case, then if we all work together, why should we be afraid of thieves?"

After all, Wei Yan could be regarded as a veteran general in the army who knew the soldiers well. Wei Chang's letter was like a basin of cold water, completely waking him up from the edge of losing his mind.

Wei Yan, who calmed down again, began to arrange the withdrawal of troops in an orderly manner.

Sun Li, Guo Xun and others, who had been waiting for the Han army to attack the city, quickly climbed to the city to wait and see after discovering that the offensive on the other side suddenly stopped.

When Sun Li saw the movements of the Han army, his heart tightened:

"No! Wei Yan is about to retreat!"

"Could it be that the rebel army was exhausted and Wei Yan knew that he could not attack the eldest son, so he retreated?"

Although Guo Xun followed Wei Yan in the army for a long time, he never personally led the army into battle.

At this time, we can see signs that Wei Yan is retreating, but no more information can be seen:

"Should we go in pursuit?"

When Sun Li heard this, he pondered for a moment:

"I see that the rebels are retreating in an orderly manner, busy but not chaotic. They are not retreating in panic. They must have broken up the rear army."

"But if we just watch the thieves retreat like this, I'm afraid it will damage the morale of the army again."

The rumor that Shu is as fearful as a tiger has been circulating in Guanzhong for many years in the early years.

Now that he finally had a chance to win the game, it was impossible for Sun Li to show fear at this time.

I just heard him say:

"Mr. Guo, please guard the city until I lead the army to test it myself."

When Guo Xun heard that Sun Li was going to lead the army in person, he couldn't help but remind him:

"Wei Yan is a rare and powerful general among thieves. Although he is defeated this time, he should not be underestimated. General Sun still has to be careful."

Sun Li nodded:

"Thank you sir for reminding me, I will be careful."

After saying this, Sun Li went down to the top of the city, ordered his troops and horses to fight out of the city.

"Your Majesty, the thieves are chasing us out of the city!"

"Well, I saw it."

Wei Yan led his army and reined in their horses and stood by the moat.

In front of him was the passage that many soldiers had spent their lives to fill in the past few days.

Behind him were three thousand elite Han troops standing in formation.

After Sun Li led the army out of the city, he did not dare to advance easily.

While he ordered the Wei army to form a formation in the city, with the infantry in the middle, he also specially ordered thousands of cavalry to surround the two wings.

Then someone was sent forward to ask who was blocking the road.

When he found out that Wei Yan was personally leading the army to cut off the rear, Sun Li suddenly broke into a cold sweat and sent someone to say:

"Wei Junhou, are you planning to retreat? Didn't you say you want to destroy the eldest son's city?"

Wei Yan sneered and asked someone to reply:

"I am still leading the army here, why should I retreat?"

After Sun Li was sure that Wei Yan personally led the army to defeat the enemy, he suddenly became suspicious when he saw the neat array of Han troops on the other side of the moat.

Wei Yan is the leader of the rebel army, and he actually leads the army on the opposite side. Doesn't he want to retreat?

He couldn't figure it out, so he didn't dare to send troops forward easily.

Guo Xun on the top of the city could see clearly that except for the men and horses left in formation, most of the remaining Han troops had withdrawn far away.

When he saw that Sun Li was still holding back his troops, he quickly sent someone to tell Sun Li:

"General Sun, most of the bandit army has moved far away!"

When Sun Li learned about it, he couldn't hold it any longer and began to mobilize his troops to overwhelm him.

When Wei Yan saw this, he laughed:

"Traitor, I can't attack the city and ask for a fight. I didn't expect you to come to my door now!"

"Come on, let me see how capable you are!"

"Prepare!"

The Han army's crossbowmen made a "cw" sound and tightened the strings of their bows and crossbows.

Wei Jun began to run forward in small steps.

"put!"

"Puff!"

Naturally, the rain of arrows fired by a thousand crossbowmen was not dense enough.

Some of the infantry at the front of the Wei army fell down, but more of them continued to charge forward.

At the same time, because Guo Xun at the top of the city sent timely information about the Han army's formation, Sun Li quickly sent his cavalry to outflank the two flanks.

Wei Yan raised his telescope and saw Wei Jun's intention.

He sneered, handed the binoculars to the bodyguard beside him, and ordered:

"destroyed."

When the bodyguard heard this, he trembled slightly, but he didn't say much, he just said "Here".

If you are in a desperate situation, you will not be able to escape from your worries, and the most important weapons in the army must be destroyed.

This is the rule in the Han army.
To be continued...