January 15, 273 AD. More than 30 miles northwest of Jiexiu County.

In ancient China, the climate in northern China was not as dry as it is today. At this time, there were many rivers and lakes in North China. In the vicinity of Jiexiu, there is a large and vast freshwater lake: Zhaoyuze.

The 30,000 men led by Wang Jun and Pang Ding were stationed in the southeast corner of Zhaoyuze to monitor the west and north directions. Prepare for the sudden turn of the Guan Yi army from Pingzhou.

As the son-in-law of Cao Wei's famous minister Xu Miao, Wang Jun's ability is still quite good. The reason why he chose the southeast corner of Zhaoyuze as the garrison place was because it was convenient for waterways and fast news exchanges. Regardless of which direction there is a situation, the scouts that are scattered can be quickly rewarded.

However, this day is destined not to be Wang Jun's lucky day.

"Report ~~ Envoy! Our scouts found a large group of military horses in the southwest, and I think that the troops of the Shu thieves in Pingzhou have turned back. ”

"Well, how far is it from our army camp?"

"Well, it should be less than twenty miles at the moment!"

"What?!" Hearing this, Pang Ding, who was sitting on the side, stood up with a snort, and quickly kicked the scout who was half-kneeling on the ground: "What are you all doing?" The Shu thief is so close to us before he returns?! ”

"General Rongyu, my brothers, set out from this camp and spread their eyeliner to the west to Pingzhou County. However, we don't know how the Shu thieves hid such a large group of men and horses from under our noses. Anyway, just three hours ago, thirty miles to the northwest, countless small groups suddenly rushed out, and then quickly concentrated and formed a whole team. By the time our brothers reacted, there were more than 10,000 enemy troops! ”

"Humph! Woe to you! Are you going to put to death all 30,000 of us? ”

"General Pang, stay." Wang Jun also stood up and said to the scouts: "Let me ask you, did the enemy army start to assemble three hours ago, that is, when it was ugly?" ”

"Exactly. According to the brothers who saw the scene, all of a sudden, countless torches appeared on the empty river beach. The torches started as a swarm of a few hundred, and then quickly gathered together. The sound and the spectacle, the magnificence and the shock. ”

"Don't talk about this uselessness. Can you tell how many people there are? ”

"It's hard to judge the exact number of people because it's night. But at least not less than 10,000 people. ”

"Got it, probe again!"

"No!"

The scout, who had been amnesty, hurriedly retreated, and Pang Ding raised his head with a worried face: "Envoy? ”

"Hey, Guan Zifeng is really a bold person. This move of breaking into parts, and then gathering sand into a tower, I might as well do it. After saying this, Wang Jun's face changed: "Herald! ”

More than a dozen hardcover men quickly walked in: "Please give the order!" ”

"Command, beat the drums of war. The soldiers of each battalion immediately returned to their positions, and the commanders of each battalion immediately counted their soldiers and horses with bows and arrows and prepared for battle! ”

"No!"

"Order, send light cavalry, and warn the king and young master of Taiyuan under Jiexiu City, saying that the main force in the direction of Pingzhou of the Shu thieves has turned back, and ask them to prepare early."

"No!"

"Order, immediately send a scout team of no less than 100 people to the south and southeast directions to search, looking for traces of the march of other armies of Shu thieves!"

"No!"

"That's it, go ahead!"

As the heralds left, the entire Jin army camp quickly became noisy.

"Envoy, we haven't figured out how many Shu thieves are coming this time, so you can report to the King of Taiyuan and the young master that the main force of the Shu thieves has returned. This? ”

"Don't leave anything to chance. This Jiexiu fighter plane was originally deliberately exposed to us by Guan Zifeng. It just wants to attract us down from the cotton gathering and the sheep's head mountain. Of course, we know that this is a flaw deliberately sold by Guan Zifeng, but what can be done? The court was in a hurry, and the young master had no choice but to take a risk. ”

"So now are we?"

"Somebody has to do something. I don't know how many people Guan Zifeng brought this time, but no matter how many, we can't move at this time! In this way, we can buy time for the Taiyuan King and the young master to deal with it! ”

"The Admiral understood. Make the monarch noble, and the last general will definitely fight for the Great Jin until the last moment! ”

While the two of them were talking, a soldier outside reported in a loud voice: "Qi Yu envoy, the scout of the Shu thief can already be seen on the tower of Dazhai!" ”

"Got it, send an order to the whole army, and prepare for battle." After Wang Jun agreed, he immediately began to put on his armor.

And on the other side.

"Report ~ Da Sima, our army scouts have arrived outside the Jin army camp. I saw the figures running back and forth in the Jin army's village. There are also a small number of light horses galloping out of Dazhai to the east and south. But the enemy's brigade was gathered in the camp and had no intention of coming out. ”

"Hey! This Wang Shizhi. After sighing softly, Guan Yi turned around very unwillingly: "Boding, how many of our troops have gathered now?" ”

"About 27,000 people."

"That means that there are still more than 3,000 people who have not arrived? Hey, it's not bad to be able to do this in the dark. ”

"Da Sima, our army is short of troops. The enemy general was a brave man, and he didn't run away. In this way, it is difficult for our army to capture the main force of the Jin army under Jiexiu City. ”

"In the world, there are eight or nine times out of ten unsatisfactory people, so Du Yuankai is not a mediocre general, how can he be caught by us so easily. It's nice to be able to catch these 30,000 people! Heralds! ”

"Please give the order."

"The spearmen lined up in front of the enemy to prevent the enemy from attacking. The sapper battalion builds siege equipment. Other soldiers set up camp. The scout team scattered, on the one hand, to find the friendly army led by the right general (Zhao Yi) from the south, and asked them not to go to Jiexiu, but to come directly to Zhaoyuze to join our army. On the other hand, I want to know every hour what's going on over there! Moreover, forget about the scouts who ran out of the Jin army in the past, and from now on, not a single enemy scout will be let go! ”

"No!"

The Han army lined up directly outside Dazhai, and began to set up a village at close range less than two miles away from Dazhai of the Jin army. Such a move is a clear contempt, which makes the Jin army feel extremely resentful!

"Envoy? The enemy is not firmly established. And the number of people is not very large, should we open the gate of the village and rush it. ”

"Well......" Looking at the large array of spears of the enemy army not far ahead, Wang Jun groaned: "No." The goal of our army now is to contain the vanguard troops of the Shu thieves and buy time for the main force under Jiexiu City to react. This Guan Zifeng is as cunning as a fox, how can we know that this is not a deliberate show of weakness by him? ”

Looking at the generals who were still eager to try, Wang Jun turned his face: "This official will say again, now the task of the whole army is to hold on to the village!" If you dare to fight without permission, slash! ”

……

Looking at the other party's stockade from a distance, there were many high-ranking officials of the Jin army wearing general armor on the tower. Guan Yi was still full of expectations at the beginning, hoping that the other party would be able to rush out. As a result, the group of high-ranking officials all went downstairs after a while. And the entire Jin army Dazhai is still not moving.

"Hey, that's boring. That's it, the trebuchet comes out and attacks the village! ”