Chapter 978: Abandon the horse and cross the river

Sima Yi really didn't consider the existence of the flat box car in advance, because he raided Qi County this time, all the cavalry he brought was cavalry, and while ensuring mobility, flexibility and high speed, he had to give up other things, even ordinary infantry did not use it, and the bulky and unbearable equipment of the catapult was naturally not in Sima Yi's consideration.

What if you encounter a flat box truck in this battle? Sima Yi also thought of this question, the answer was naturally to go around, Sima Yi didn't believe that the flat box car could still chase him, as long as Sima Jun's cavalry didn't take the initiative to provoke the flat box car, then it would be useless even if it was invincible.

From the perspective of normal thinking, there is nothing wrong with Sima Yi's consideration, the flat box car formation Sima Jun has already competed with it, relying on cavalry alone, it is impossible to break the defense, but the flat box car formation is extremely heavy, and the mobility ability is quite poor, Sima Jun only needs to avoid fighting, and the flat box car will not be able to exert its strength.

But there is a big problem in this, what if the flat box car is placed in a place where there is no avoidability by Cao Liang?

When attacking before, Sima Yi didn't think about this problem, and it wasn't until he retreated that he suddenly realized that if Cao Liang chose to deploy the flat box car on the retreat road they had to pass, wouldn't it be a fatal blow to the retreating Sima army?

Since even Sima Yi can solve this problem, how could it not be imagined for Cao Liang, the layouter?

On the way to retreat, Sima Yi was worried all the way, and the three major cavalry battalions of the state army were behind him, that is, the army intercepted in front of him, and it would definitely not be cavalry anymore, if Cao Liang sent a certain infantry, Sima Yi did not need to worry, even if the army was defeated, the torrent of cavalry was enough to destroy any infantry position.

But if Cao Liang sent a flat box car array, then for Sima Jun, it would be an almost incomprehensible existence.

Sima Yi was still a little lucky, that is, Cao Liang might not necessarily send the first camp, but after thinking about it, this possibility is almost zero, with Sima Yi's understanding of Cao Liang, this person is scheming and thoughtful, and he has such a sharp weapon to deal with cavalry, how can he not use it.

Therefore, Sima Yi is pessimistic about whether this trip can successfully complete the retreat, since Cao Liang wants to put him to death, how can he leave him a living life, and it is impossible to surround three without one!

The appearance of the flat box car formation caused Sima Jun's generals to be stunned and mourned, and countless people sighed, "Heaven is dead.

Only Sima Yi was as calm as water, and he was not surprised, in fact, he had already expected the appearance of the Bingzhou army to camp first, so how could he be surprised?

The heart is like stopping water, which also means that the heart is like ashes, in the face of the flat box car, Sima Yi is also helpless, even if he is the best at temporary changes, he can't find a way for a while.

In the past, Sima Yi's strategy to deal with the flat box car was just one word, that is, to hide, can't we still hide if we can't provoke it, the flat box car is powerful, but if Sima Jun's cavalry doesn't provoke it, it is helpless.

But at this moment, the flat box truck has become a roadblock on their retreat route, there is no way to dodge, there is no way to avoid it, and it is hard to rush up, only to find that even if it hits the head and breaks the blood flow, it is impossible to break through the line of defense of the flat box car.

"Father, what should I do?" Sima Zhao said with an anxious face.

During the battle of Hanoi, although Sima Zhao did not come to the battlefield in person, he was also the closest to the battlefield, on the other side of the Yellow River, so the details of the battle of Hanoi, he knew more than others, the power of the flat box car, he also knew better than others, Chen Tai gathered heavy troops, went all out to attack, exhausted all kinds of means, could not break through the flat box car formation, at this moment Sima army was defeated, a plate of scattered sand, how can you break through this line of defense.

But now, if the Sima army is trapped here, the pursuers of the state army will soon be killed, and the enemy will probably be wiped out by the whole army, so it is necessary to come up with a way to solve the dilemma now.

Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "The flat box car array is lined up, there is an end to it, is there a way to get around?" ”

Sima Zhao shook his head with a bitter look on his face and said: "Just now the scout has found out that the west is the Wuma River, and the east is Taiyue Mountain, so there is a hole leading to Shangdang, but the road is very dangerous. ”

The east of Qi County is the northern foot of Taiyue Mountain, there is a hole road leading to Shangdang County, there is Banshan in the east, there is Baisi Ridge in the west, "" confrontation, forming a natural pass, is the gateway to enter and exit Shangdang, has always been a place for soldiers to fight.

In this kind of terrain where one man is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open, Cao Liang only needs to send a few men and horses to seal the hole, so that Sima Jun is in a dilemma.

Taking a step back, the destination of the Sima army's withdrawal is Jiexiu, to meet with the main force of the infantry, even if the Bingzhou army does not set up an ambush and let them enter Shangdang County, which is the territory controlled by Cao Liang, with the current situation of Sima soldiers being sleepy and lacking horses and cutting off food and grass, it is difficult to maintain it after entering Shangdang County.

Taiyue Mountain is a north-south mountain range, and there is no road to Jiexiu, so it is impossible for Sima Yi to choose the road into the mountain no matter what.

"Give the whole army an order to abandon the horse and cross the river!" Sima Yi did not hesitate and gave the order decisively.

It was almost impossible to break through the flat box car formation head-on, and it was not a road that could be chosen to go to Shangdang in the mountains, so the only option left was to forcibly cross the river.

The cavalry of the Bingzhou army has already chased up, slaughtering the rear team of Sima Jun, and now every time he hesitates, hundreds of Sima soldiers will be killed, and at the critical moment, Sima Yi still showed the resoluteness of the famous place, and gave the order to cross the river without hesitation.

There is no boat, no pontoon bridge, and there is only one way to swim in front of Sima Jun.

The soldiers and horses of Wei are no better than those of Wu, and most of the northerners are not familiar with water, cannot swim, and drive a group of landlubbers down the river, and the result can be imagined.

But now Sima Yi has no choice but to stay on the shore, just waiting for the Bingzhou army to come and slaughter, jump into the river, maybe drown, maybe escape a way out.

Sima Zhao said with a difficult face: "Father, it's not impossible to abandon the horse to cross the river, but what should I do after crossing the river?" There are still more than 200 miles away from Jiexiu, and without the war horse, it will soon be caught up by the Bingzhou army. ”

Sima Zhao's worries were not unreasonable, now the war horse was their only hope of escaping the pursuit of the state army, and without the war horse, the chances of a successful escape would become very slim only by walking on foot.

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