Cao Liang's money was obviously not spent in vain, and Yanghu and the infantry battalion lived up to expectations, blocking Sima Jun to the death under the city of Jiexiu, and could not advance an inch.

The tenacious defense of Jiexiu City has considerable significance to the entire battle situation in Bingzhou, although there are thousands of roads leading to Bingzhou, but Sima Jun cannot completely ignore it and bypass it, Jiexiu is like a boulder blocking the way forward of Sima Jun, only by moving or removing it can the road of Sima Jun's advance become smooth.

Sima Jun can also take other ways to bypass Jiexiu, but a fortress-style castle with heavy troops always exists in the rear, like a bone stuck in the throat, unable to swallow, unable to spit out, and uncomfortable is not the slightest bit.

It is true that Sima Jun can bypass Jiexiu, but in this way, the long transportation and supply line will always be threatened, and once this supply line is attacked or cut off, the hundreds of thousands of troops in front will inevitably have a food shortage, and the army will be chaotic without food.

If Jiexiu is bypassed, Sima Jun's attack is relatively smooth, and he can easily take Jinyang and the entire annexed state, then Jiexiu will not matter, but if the attack on Jinyang is frustrated, or if it falls into a protracted tug-of-war, Sima Jun will be threatened by the enemy on his back.

Therefore, Jiexiu belongs to the nail that must be removed, but it is a pity that Sima Jun has spent a lot of effort, and he has never been able to shake Jiexiu's defense, Cao Liang does not even need to send reinforcements to Jiexiu, just with Yanghu's army, and the state army can firmly control the situation.

Jiexiu City has sufficient preparations, just the military rations are enough for the existing population in the city to eat for two years, and the inventory of other defense materials can also meet the needs of the defenders, plus there is a calm and dignified Yanghu to serve as a guard, which is enough to make Cao Liang feel at ease.

Cao Liang knew very well that if Jiexiu City could not be attacked for a long time, it would inevitably increase Sima Jun's impatience, even if it was Sima Yi, who was old and serious, he would inevitably be impetuous.

Therefore, Cao Liang deliberately revealed the news that the cavalry had gathered in Qi County, that is, he had the intention of luring the snake out of the hole, if the Sima army was in Jiexiu and would not advance without clearing the obstacles, Cao Liang really could not find a good opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the Sima army's cavalry.

Presumably, this decisive battle is also what Sima Yi is looking for, but he is looking hard, he can't find an opportunity, and he doesn't dare to act rashly, and at this time, the opportunity is in front of him, with Sima Yi's keen mind, it is impossible not to capture it.

The news of Sima Yi's dispatch of troops soon came from Jiexiu's side, and everything was not as Cao Liang expected, Sima Yi really only sent cavalry, and left the infantry in Jiexiu to continue the siege.

When he got the news, Cao Liang was discussing the military situation with Huan Fan and several other strategists, and there was a huge sand table on the table, and what was displayed on the sand table was the situation in Qi County.

Huan Fan picked up a small blue flag representing the enemy, planted him in the south of Qi County, and said with a smile: "As expected by the lord, Sima Yi really sent all the cavalry to attack Qi County, it seems that this battle is inevitable." ”

Cao Liang smiled slightly, it seems that Sima Yi's determination to seek a decisive battle is quite strong, and the news of the assembly of the state cavalry in Qi County has just been revealed, and Sima Yi can't wait to send troops.

Exactly as he imagined, Sima Yi sent troops this time, not with infantry, but all cavalry, and left all the infantry in the Jiexiu area, continuing their siege "great cause".

Sima Yi's deployment is naturally reasonable, the marching speed of cavalry and infantry is different, in order to keep the team neat, the cavalry can only suppress the speed and move slowly, so as to be consistent with the actions of the infantry.

But such a march must be suspected of delaying the fighter, Sima Yi got the news that the Bingzhou army gathered 30,000 cavalry in Qi County, and the movement is unknown, that is to say, no one can figure out Cao Liang's next action intention, so such a fighter is likely to be fleeting, Sima Yi wants to find an opportunity to have a decisive battle with the Bingzhou cavalry, then he can only use the cavalry to ride and use the cavalry's high-speed mobility ability to block the Bingzhou cavalry in Qi County.

Moreover, the rear is undecided, Sima Yi will definitely not dare to come out, and if he sends cavalry troops, he has the intention of fighting a quick battle, even if he can't win, he can be resolute when retreating, and he will never drag mud and water.

Sima Yi must be full of confidence in this dispatch, raising troops for a thousand days, using soldiers for a while, in order to cultivate this cavalry, it really took Sima Yi a lot of effort, what he is looking forward to is this decisive battle, a hearty victory.

"It's coming so fast, it seems that Sima Yi is really a little impatient." Cao Liang looked at the location of the blue flag, Sima Yi had probably arrived in Zhongdu, and it was less than a hundred miles away from Qi County.

For the infantry corps, the distance of a hundred miles is far enough, and it will take at least two days to reach it on a normal march, but for a cavalry advancing at full speed, it is only a matter of a few hours, and maybe later today, the first encounter is likely to start in the south of Qi County.

"Quickly spread Deng Ai, Shi Bao, and Wang Jun to come." Cao Liang ordered.

Although Cao Liang had already prepared a battle plan, the big battle was imminent, and he still needed to have a meeting with the three main generals to communicate his tactical intentions with them.

This will be a life-and-death battle that will decide the state and even the whole world, although Cao Liang is confident, but he is also extremely cautious, because the battlefield is often changing rapidly, and any omission may lead to serious consequences, although Cao Liang cannot be said to be perfect, but he will also try his best to make this combat plan perfect, and he can't give Sima Yi any chance to turn over.

After Deng Ai, Shi Bao, and Wang Jun received the military order, the fast horses galloped towards the Chinese military camp, and the three of them happened to meet at the Yuanmen, all of them were in armor, full of energy, and refreshed, and they had been nesting in the ravine for more than a year, and I am afraid that they were expecting more than others in this big battle.

With new equipment and new battle formations, the three major cavalry battalions have long been recuperating and eager to go to the battlefield to fight as soon as possible.

The three generals hadn't seen each other for a long time, they smiled at each other and arched their hands, said greetings to each other, didn't care about making more noise, the three of them entered the account together, and came straight to see Cao Liang.