Cao Shuang saw Cao Liang repel Wang Ping, a heart hanging in his throat and eyes finally fell into his stomach, if Cao Liang did not come to the rescue today, he was afraid that his life would be at risk.

Seeing Cao Liang turn back, Cao Shuang said with emotion: "If there is no Ziming today, it will be difficult to escape death today, and I will not thank you for my great kindness, and after returning to Beijing, there will be a good reward." ”

Saving Cao Shuang's life this time will naturally be rewarded, of course, the premise is that Cao Shuang is a person who knows how to repay his kindness. However, Cao Liang didn't think about these at the moment, after all, it was important to save people, even if it was an ordinary Wei soldier, as long as Cao Liang did what he could, he would definitely lend a helping hand, and would not stand idly by.

"This is not a place to stay for a long time, so the general should retreat to a safe place quickly." Cao Liang said to Cao Shuang.

Cao Shuang looked around blankly, although Wang Ping had been repelled by Cao Liang, but there were still chaotic soldiers around, under the pursuit of the Shu army, the Wei army was already scattered, fleeing in all directions, Cao Shuang really didn't know what else was safe at this time.

"Ziming, you can make up your mind where to go."

Cao Liang pondered for a moment and said, "General, why don't we go to the south for the time being, it may be safer there." ”

"South?" Ding Mi was a little surprised, and interjected: "To the south is the garrison of Sima Zhao and Guo Huaijun, can they be relied on?" ”

Everyone has not forgotten who the Wei army is now reduced to this point, although Cao Shuang did not hold Sima Zhao and Guo Huai responsible for losing Dingjun Mountain, but everyone still felt that Sima Zhao and Guo Huai were unreliable, Cao Liang suggested that they go to Sima Zhao and Guo Huai now, isn't this a sudden illness and rush to the doctor?

Giving his net worth and life to such two unreliable guys, everyone, including Cao Shuang, is worried, don't just get out of the tiger's den and enter the wolf's den, right?

Cao Liang has such a plan, naturally it is carefully considered, now all the departments of the Wei army have been defeated and retreated, the soldiers have not seen the generals, the generals have not seen the soldiers, they have already made a mess, and they must not be counted on, only the troops of Sima Zhao and Guo Huai stationed in the south can still maintain their military appearance and hold their positions.

Sima Zhao and Guo Huai's armies had considerable combat effectiveness, but why they failed in the Battle of Dingjun Mountain, Cao Liang believed that they were the result of not working hard and deliberately releasing water.

One of the two of them is Sima Yi's son, and the other is Sima Yi's loyal subordinates, if Cao Shuang fails to attack Shu this time, the person who benefits the most is naturally Sima Yi, so it is reasonable for Sima Zhao and Guo Huai to deliberately release water.

However, they hoped that Cao Shuang would fail, but they did not want the entire Wei army to be destroyed.

It was a matter of survival, Sima Zhao and Guo Huai did not dare to release water at this time, they fought with the spirit of twelve points, and went all out to respond to the battle, when the defense lines of other departments of the Wei army were broken, the southern defense line guarded by Sima Zhao and Guo Huai turned out to be as solid as a rock, and they were firmly defended.

Obviously, at this time, they also realized that they couldn't play soy sauce anymore, and if they didn't come up with some real combat power, even if Cao Shuang was defeated, they would have to be buried with him.

Now among the various departments of the Wei army, I am afraid that only Sima Zhao and Guo Huai's department are the safest, Cao Liang thought about it again and again, and decided to let Cao Shuang go to Sima Zhao for temporary refuge to ensure the safety of Cao Shuang and others.

Now Cao Liang only has 500 cavalry, there is no problem with self-preservation, even in the chaos of the army, the Yue cavalry battalion can gallop back and forth without pressure.

But with Cao Shuang's dry oil, the mobility of the Yue Cavalry Battalion will be greatly reduced, and if you want to protect such a group of people, you are naturally constrained.

What's more, Cao Shuang is an extremely attractive bait, and after the Shu army knows that he is here, they will inevitably flock to him and capture him at all costs, which will invisibly increase the difficulty of protecting him.

So Cao Liang had to throw away this hot potato, and the best pick-up man was naturally Sima Zhao and Guo Huai.

But isn't Cao Liang worried that Sima Zhao and Guo Huai are plotting to kill Cao Shuang? With the help of the Shu army, getting rid of Cao Shuang is not equivalent to paving the way for Sima Yi to ascend to the throne?

Of course, this point is also within Cao Liang's consideration, but Cao Liang believes that it is extremely unlikely that Sima Zhao borrowed a knife to kill people.

It is true that Sima Zhao wants to get rid of Cao Shuang, but I am afraid that he has the heart but is powerless, after all, Cao Shuang still has hundreds of personal soldiers under him, and Sima Zhao wants to do it, and it will definitely not work if he does not have enough manpower.

Sima Zhao's command is not his descendant's army, if Sima Zhao commands the battle and fights with the Shu army, these Wei soldiers will naturally use their lives, but if he wants to use these soldiers to deal with Cao Shuang, he may not be able to command, after all, Cao Shuang is a general, and the murder of Shangguan is a great crime to exterminate the nine clans, and these soldiers may not obey him.

Guo Huai's army is his descendant, but it also faces such a problem, as long as it is not the kind of loyal and undistracted dead soldiers, it is difficult to go all the way with them.

As for using the hands of the Shu army to get rid of Cao Shuang, this method is also very difficult, after all, Cao Shuang is the object of protection behind them, if they don't try their best to protect, once Cao Shuang has something, they will also be to blame.

"Now except for the intact department of Sidao Zhao and Guo Huai, the rest of the departments are scattered, and they can't be counted on, general, please rest assured, Sima Zhao and Guo Huai will not lose their positions, they should be counted on." Cao Liang said to Cao Shuang.

Cao Shuang is helpless, with the current situation, it is indeed a helpless move, if he doesn't expect Sima Zhao and Guo Huai, there will be no one to rely on.

After Cao Shuang agreed, Cao Liang immediately led the Yue cavalry battalion to turn around and go south, escorting Cao Shuang and the others to the position on the southern front.

Along the way, the Shu army continued to intercept, but it was very difficult for them to block the war horses of the Yue cavalry battalion, and Cao Liang led the Yue cavalry battalion to rush all the way to the position on the southern front.

After rushing to the position on the southern front, Cao Shuang really saw that Sima Zhao and Guo Huai's troops were holding on to this place, standing still.

The offensive of the Shu army was the same as elsewhere, and it was extremely sharp, but the armies of Sima Zhao and Guo Huai were not destroyed by the torrent of the Shu army at all, and firmly controlled the position in their own hands, preventing the Shu army from crossing the thunder pond for half a step.

At this moment, the Yongzhou army is very different from the previous performance in Dingjun Mountain, facing the powerful offensive of the Shu army, fighting very hard, and it seems that it is not affected by the lack of food at all.

The morale of other armies was low, but here, there was no such scene at all, and the fighting spirit was high, and there was no sluggish performance at all.