Sun Li commanded the army to fight while observing the terrain.

The mountains on this side of Lingshi Pass are high and dense, the terrain is dangerous, between the east and west mountains, there is an open land, Sima Jun's current position is in this open land, if you say that you are camping and camping, this area is ideal, but at this moment, before Sima Jun set up camp, the ambush of the state army was killed, and the Sima army, who had no time to build fortifications, naturally suffered a big loss.

If you want to change the situation of the war, first of all, the Sima army must withdraw from this unfavorable position, the possibility of moving forward is not large, the Lingshi Pass area, the further forward the road is, the narrower it is, which is not conducive to the large army to carry out the battle, if you retreat, it is the plain area, there is no danger to rely on, with the current tired state of the Sima army, the speed of retreat will definitely not be too fast, once it is bitten by the state, it is also very difficult to get out.

Therefore, the Sima army must occupy a commanding heights as soon as possible, defend it with danger, and drag the Sima army through the most difficult state, as long as it can survive this time, restore the physical strength and energy of the soldiers, and use the numerical advantage of the Sima army to carry out a Jedi counterattack against the Bingzhou army.

The Bingzhou army was attacked from the Dongshan side, so the commanding heights on the Dongshan side could not be grabbed at all, but Sun Li saw that there was silence on the Xishan side, and it was an ideal place to retreat.

As long as the Sima army retreated to the western mountain, relying on the terrain advantage there, the Sima army would have a chance to gain a firm foothold and block the attack of the Bingzhou army.

Now what the Sima army needs most is a chance to breathe, but it is a pity that the offensive of the Bingzhou army is quite fierce, and they are not given such a chance at all, unfavorable terrain conditions, once the Sima army is entangled, it is difficult to get out, only by retreating to the commanding heights of Xishan, they have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

So Sun Li ordered Sima Jun to retreat while fighting, and moved towards the West Mountain, and at the same time sent someone to inform Sima Shi that he should not fall in love with the battle, and slowly retreated in the direction of West Mountain.

After Sima Shi got the notice, he looked at the Xishan side, and immediately understood Sun Li's intentions, fighting here, the situation was too unfavorable to Sima Jun, and the Bingzhou army was condescending, a round of impact, the formation of Sima Jun was scattered, and now although he fought desperately, he could only barely block a part of the Bingzhou army, and the situation on the entire battlefield, Sima Jun was still in a disadvantaged state.

I want to reverse the current unfavorable situation. I'm afraid that Sun Li came up with a way to seize the commanding heights of the West Mountain, and Sima Shi also knew what this high ground meant to Sima Jun, as long as they could occupy the West Mountain, they could use the advantage of the terrain to contain the attack of the Bingzhou army, so Sima Shi agreed with Sun Li's method very much, and ordered his own troops to fight and retreat, complete the convergence with Sun Li's army, and move towards the direction of West Mountain.

Sima Jun's intention, Yang Hu naturally saw it, but he was not moved by it at all, but continued to attack step by step in accordance with the established attack plan, and forcefully harvested Sima Jun's head.

Moreover, in response to the retreat of the Sima army in the direction of Xishan, Yanghu did not adopt the method of frontal pursuit, but while following the Sima army, he sent nearly half of his troops to detour back to the flank of the Sima army, that is, the original position of the rear of the Sima army, and from there the Sima army was outflanked, and gradually formed a three-sided encirclement.

Sun Li and Sima Shi were aware of the tactical intentions of the Bingzhou army, originally they had an advantage in strength, and they were not afraid of the encirclement of the Bingzhou army at all, but now the Sima army was exhausted, and they had no ability to organize the army to counterattack and break through the encirclement of the Bingzhou army.

Therefore, Sun Li and Sima Shi both desperately hoped that the army could retreat to the top of the West Mountain, and use the advantage of the terrain to block the Bingzhou army, so that the tired army would have a chance to rest, as long as it could drag on such a most difficult day, and by tomorrow, perhaps the situation would turn around.

And even if they fail to break through, Sima Yi will send a rear team of soldiers and horses to rescue after getting the news of the attack on the vanguard troops, so finding a foothold is more important than breaking through, and it is the only choice for Sima Jun now.

In fact, the distance between the East Mountain and the West Mountain is not too far, standing on the East Mountain, the West Mountain can be seen clearly, and there is no blockade behind the state, the retreat of the Sima army is relatively smooth, but on the way to retreat, the troops left behind will be bitten by the state army, and if the action is a little slow, it will fall into the encirclement of the state.

On the battlefield, the broken army must be the most dangerous task, and they are often alone, and the withdrawn army will hardly help them, which is not the ruthlessness of the robe, but the broken army itself is used as an outcast by the main force, sacrificing some people in exchange for the safety of most people, as the main general, it must not hesitate.

If the main force turns back at this time to rescue the encircled broken rear troops, it will make the whole army fall into passivity, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Therefore, Sun Li did not show too much sadness for the sacrifice of the troops after the break, on the battlefield, there must be trade-offs, especially in this unfavorable situation, it is an unshirkable choice to give up the small and protect the big, Sun Li has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and has already seen too much life and death, and has already become hard-hearted.

After he met Sima Shi, he hurriedly urged Sima Shi to retreat quickly.

Sima Shi looked around, but did not see Sima Zhao's figure, his face suddenly showed an anxious look, and he hurriedly asked the soldiers around him: "Where is Zishang?" Have you seen the sub? ”

Almost all the soldiers shook their heads, in this chaotic battlefield, everyone was trying to escape desperately in order to protect themselves, who would worry about the life and death of others. What's more, even if you want to worry about it, you don't have a chance, in the chaos, it's hard to distinguish between friend and foe, let alone find someone.

Sima Shi was suddenly shocked, he was fighting to the death just now, and he really didn't notice Sima Zhao's whereabouts, could it be that he had suffered an accident?

Sima Shi and Sima Zhao are brothers of the same father and mother, different from other younger brothers, the relationship between the two of them is the closest, Sima Shi has always cared for Sima Zhao, this time with Sun Li's vanguard battalion attack, it was Sima Zhao who begged Sima Shi to take him on the expedition many times, Sima Shi was not easy to refuse, and after asking Sima Yi, he was also listed as a deputy vanguard.

Unexpectedly, there was an accident in this first battle, which made Sima Shi embarrassed.