This battle of Jizhou, either not to fight, to fight to fight to play a result, Cao Liang invaded Youzhou before, Sima Shi chose to be silent, rather sit back and watch the loss of Youzhou, than send a soldier to the rescue.

In the face of Cao Liang's aggressive offensive, Sima Shi finally chose to retreat, so that the subordinates thought that Sima Shi was afraid of Cao Liang and did not dare to confront him, so after the loss of Youzhou, many people looked down on Sima Shi, thinking that he was afraid of things and difficult to take on the position of general.

But how could Sima Shi be afraid of Cao Liang, the reason why he selectively gave up Youzhou, Sima Shi had a last resort, first, there was Wu in the south and Shu in the west, Sima Shi had to divide his troops to defend him, and secondly, after the defeat in the battle of Bingzhou, Sima Jun suffered heavy losses and was in a period of recuperation.

After weighing the pros and cons, Sima Shi finally chose to strategically abandon Youzhou, Sima Yi used his life experience to tell Sima Shi that forbearance is the best means of counterattack, without Sima Yi's lifelong forbearance, there would be no highlight moment of the Gao Pingling Incident, and the Sima family would not have the status it has today.

If you can't bear it, you will make a big plan, and the gains and losses of a city and a place will not affect the general trend, and Sima Shi can only launch a counterattack if he accumulates considerable strength.

The Battle of Jizhou will be an opportunity, whether it is to reorganize the prestige of the Sima family, or to reverse the unfavorable situation, this is a crucial battle, so Sima Shi must go all out, and must not make any mistakes, the consequences of the defeat of the Battle of Jizhou are definitely unbearable for Sima Shi.

But the key is how to fight, the original offensive plan could only be shelved due to the loss of Xindu, Sima Division sent troops very urgently, and there was not even a second plan, and now the first plan could not be implemented, Sima Shi could only convene the generals to discuss a new plan again.

After all, the other generals are not very familiar with the situation in Jizhou, although they also have some suggestions, but on such a critical occasion, no one is willing to put it forward easily, and any mistake in the details may lead to the final failure.

Seeing that the generals were silent, Sima Shi first went to ask Zhong Hui: "This time to replan the offensive strategy, I don't know what Shi Ji thinks?" ”

Jizhou's new defeat, Zhong Hui is to blame, in this empty mouth, of course, Zhong Hui will not easily stand up and speak, but since Sima Shi personally named him, Zhong Hui can no longer be silent, after all, although he is no longer the governor of Hebei, but he was also entrusted by Sima Shi with a heavy responsibility, and took the position of the vanguard officer of the front department, if he can't even come up with a new attack plan, wouldn't it prove that Sima Shi used inhuman?

Moreover, before Zhong Hui became the governor of Hebei, he was Sima Shi's chief staff, and he gave advice to Sima Shi countless times behind his back, and he was deeply respected by Sima Shi, if he couldn't come up with a convincing plan now, I am afraid that even Sima Shi would dislike him.

Therefore, after Sima Shi took the roll call, Zhong Hui did not shirk, took the initiative to stand up, and ordered someone to spread out the military map of Jizhou, and pointed to the military map and said: "General, our original offensive route was to go straight north from Yecheng, through Quliang, Guangzong, and Nangong to Xindu, but now the area, including Xindu, from the south of the Zhanghe River to the north of the Qinghe River, has all been reduced to the water town Zeguo, a vast ocean. Although the flood waters have subsided, the low-lying area around Sindu will take a long time to completely remove the stagnant water, and it is clear that our troops will not be able to cross this swamp during this time. Therefore, the last general suggested that the attack on Xindu should be temporarily abandoned, and instead go north to Zhao State, take Zhending directly, and recapture Jingcheng Pass, so that our army can detour back to the flank of the Bingzhou Army, and form a deterrent to Bingzhou, and at any time can advance west from Jingcheng Pass to attack and defend the empty Bingzhou. ”

Zhong Hui spoke eloquently, fluently, and with a clear line, which was obviously the result of his careful consideration.

After the loss of Xindu, Zhong Hui did not indulge in pain and remorse, but thought carefully, the previous defense strategy was formulated by Zhong Hui, but it was also based on the current situation of Jizhou's troops and formulated the most suitable plan for Jizhou's defense, and finally Xindu fell, and the northern defense line was completely lost, not because there was anything wrong with this defense plan, but the strength of the Bingzhou army was too strong, and it was also full of luck, so that they even encountered a flood that was rare for decades, and Xindu was lost, and the state was defeated by manpower, It's a failure, and it's really an unpredictable outcome.

However, Zhong Hui did not feel sorry for himself, because he knew very well that Sima Shi led such a large army to Jizhou this time, and he was going to fight Cao Liang to the death, and it was impossible to retreat because of a flood in Xindu, and the original plan could not be implemented, so he would definitely have to find a new alternative.

Therefore, before meeting with Sima Shi, Zhong Hui has also planned a new offensive plan, in this new offensive plan, Sima Jun will go straight to the flank of the Bingzhou army, and prepare to cut off the connection between them and their hometown in Bingzhou, creating a situation for Sima Jun that can continue to go north and threaten Youzhou, and at the same time, he can also move westward and turn to attack Jinyang, the empty nest of the Bingzhou army, which is indeed killing two birds with one stone.

After Sima Shi heard this, he finally showed a long-lost smile on his face, after the letter was lost, Sima Shi's face became gloomy, just his one-eyed shape and the expression of the gloomy owl, the guards around him were silent one by one, and they didn't even dare to gasp, for fear of provoking Sima Shi for no reason and bringing him death.

Now Zhong Hui proposed a new offensive plan, which also made the haze on Sima Shi's face suddenly dissipate, ushering in a little sunshine, he bowed his head slightly: "Shi Ji's plan is exactly what I want, starting from the enemy's weak links and looking for a breakthrough point, it is really a clever plan." In this way, Shi Ji personally led 50,000 cavalry as the front to take Zhending, and the rest of the troops followed closely behind, not giving Cao Liang any respite, and took Zhending and Jingcheng Pass in one fell swoop. ”

"The last general commands!" Zhong Hui was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him.

The other generals also gave orders, and they would also follow Zhong Hui's actions, officially kicking off the counterattack of the Sima army.