It has now been ascertained that in addition to Zhang Tong, the three lieutenants under him, Chen Yang, Zhang Jin and Ma Long, also defected, and there were more than 30 soldiers under him.

These more than 30 people are really too small a target, and if they escape from the barracks and go into hiding, it will be difficult to find them.

Sima Zhao hated it so much, if he caught Zhang Tong and these people back at this time, Sima Zhao would immediately peel them off and cramp and light the sky lantern, even if it was so, he was only afraid that it would be difficult to vent the hatred in his heart.

It's a pity that although Sima Zhao sent many people to search, there was no trace, these people seemed to have evaporated from the world, disappeared without a trace, and Sima Zhao couldn't swallow this evil breath in his heart.

The fire was extinguished at dawn, not so much as being extinguished, but slowly extinguished after burning until there was nothing to burn, and when the fire was at its most ferocious, no one could approach, and there was no equipment to draw water to extinguish the fire in the barracks, and the soldiers who put out the fire could only put out the fire symbolically, emptying the flammable materials around the fire to prevent the fire from spreading.

The damage caused by the fire was quickly counted, and almost all the materials were burned, including grain, grass and various provisions, all burned clean, and the scene was scorched.

The cut off of logistics materials is simply a heavy blow to the 70,000 Sima cavalry, the army will be chaotic if there is no food, and the situation in front of him is no longer under Sima Zhao's control, so he hurriedly went to the Chinese military tent to pay tribute to Sima Yi.

After hearing the news, Sima Yi was also shocked, and he didn't expect that there was Cao Liang's spy hidden in this army, and at this most critical time, he set fire to his logistics materials, and his negligence caused irreparable losses.

Sima Yi knew very well that after the destruction of these grains and grass materials, the morale of the entire Sima army would be seriously hit, and before the battle began, his side had already lost the first battle.

But Sima Yi quickly calmed down, at this time, anger and anger have no effect, panic and impulse cannot solve any problems, the top priority is to stabilize the morale of the army.

So even if it was a catastrophe like the sky falling, Sima Yi still sat firmly in the Chinese military tent, and he didn't even plan to go to the scene of the fire, but just sent someone to investigate and pass the latest news back to him.

Sima Zhao rushed all the way, arrived in front of the Chinese army's tent, rolled the saddle and fell off the horse, and threw himself into the tent in a hurry.

The soldiers guarding outside the tent saw that it was their second son, so naturally no one dared to stop them.

"Father, something is wrong—" Sima Zhao shouted loudly before he saw Sima Yi's face.

Sima Yi had a grim look on his face, stood with his hands in his hands, snorted heavily, and reprimanded: "What kind of panic, isn't it just that some grain and grass have been burned, my 70,000 army is unharmed, and this little thing also needs to be fussed?" ”

Sima Zhao came to his senses at this time, it has actually been several hours since the incident, and Sima Yi didn't know that such a big thing had happened?

was reprimanded by Sima Yi, Sima Zhao's face turned red, looking at Sima Yi's calm and calm demeanor, even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, he could not be quiet, Sima Zhao couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, his father Sima Yi's shocked bearing, he really couldn't learn.

"The father's lesson is that the child knows what is wrong."

Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "Our army loses so much grain and grass at once, it is most likely to cause the army's morale to fluctuate, at this time, as a commander, the more you need to be calm, if even you yourself are impetuous, and let those ordinary soldiers not panic." In fact, having said that, if you lose these grains and grasses, the loss may not be too big, it only takes three or four days, and you can raise some more military rations from Jiexiu, and now the dry rations carried by individual soldiers can last for a few days? ”

Sima Zhao has always been in charge of logistics affairs, this cavalry assault, everyone was allocated a certain amount of dry food, this dry food is usually not moved, only when encountering difficulties, will eat this dry food.

In order not to increase the burden on the cavalry, generally the amount of this dry food will not be too much, and it can only last for about three days, and this dry food does only have grain, no meat and vegetables, that is to say, in the next three days, the food of the cavalry of the Sima army can only rely on it.

"For three days, the dry food carried by individual soldiers can only last for three days at most." Sima Zhao is undoubtedly authentic.

"Three days?" Sima Yi muttered to himself, muttered for a long time, and said, "Three days should be almost enough." The order went down, and the whole army set up camp and marched to Qi County, and those who neglected the morale of the army, those who bewitched the people, and those who cowered and did not fight will be killed. ”

Now what the Sima army needs most is to boost morale, because the logistics materials have been burned, causing panic in the army, rumors are spreading, many people even swear that the Sima army will not be able to continue to advance, it is estimated that it can only retreat to the Jiexiu area, and only after the grain and grass are replenished, it is possible to march again.

However, Sima Yi's military order completely smashed the rumors of retreating, and in this military order, Sima Yi's determination and attitude to march into Qi County were clearly and unmistakably demonstrated, without the slightest hesitation and hesitation, and everything was carried out according to the original plan.

Even Sima Yi increased the punishment of deserters, and once any attempt to escape was caught, there would be no forgiveness, of course, this is the consistent policy of dealing with deserters, and Sima Jun is of course no exception.

The difference is that Sima Yi sentenced the gossip to death, perhaps he thought that the current gossip was too terrible, and if it was allowed to continue to spread in the barracks, the bad consequences would be very huge, and it could even seriously affect the combat effectiveness of Sima Jun.

Only by eradicating these rumor-mongers lurking in the dark corners can we truly restore the morale of Sima Jun's army.

The rumors stopped at the wise, and Sima Yi conveyed a signal to move forward with an unmistakable command.

Even if it encountered unprecedented difficulties, it could not shake Sima Yi's determination, and Sima Yi had spent a whole year for this battle.

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