Chapter 508: Variables

When Zhao Yun found Deng Ai on the city wall, his face was covered with blood and was almost unrecognizable, although he knew that Zhao Yun and Ma Chao had arrived, but Deng Ai no longer had the strength to go to the city to meet Zhao Yun, he looked at the surviving defenders and people on his side supporting each other and showing a smile for the rest of his life, and the last trace of strength was finally withdrawn from his body, he threw the steel knife that had some blades in his hand on the ground, and he was lying on the wall of Wancheng, panting in his mouth, His eyes stared straight at the stars in the sky, and he didn't even seem to have the strength to move his gaze.

"If there is no Shizai here today, Wancheng has been returned to Cao Zhang, Shizai has made this contribution at such an age, it is really a blessing for His Majesty, a blessing for my Han, and a blessing for the people of Wancheng!"

Deng Ai heard Zhao Yun's excited voice, but he didn't have much pride in his heart, he turned his eyes a little at this time, and what he saw was some people lying on his side who had lost their breath, he knew that if he hadn't mobilized them here, they might still be asleep at this time, but now, they had become a cold corpse, which was unacceptable to Deng Ai, who was in his twenties.

With the support of everyone, Deng Ai, who had lost his strength, was taken back to his residence in Wancheng, Zhao Yun took over Wancheng, and the people in the city were almost relieved when they saw that Zhao Yun and Ma Chao's handsome flags had been planted in the city.

Some people in the family died in the city, except for crying, they did not have any resentment towards Deng Ai. The people knew that once the city of Wancheng was broken and a large number of Wei troops rushed in, the suffering of the people would only become more serious, and money, chastity, and life all became extravagant hopes at the moment the city was broken......

After sending the news of Wancheng to Shangyong quickly, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao sat down and began to discuss where the two of them should go, Liu Feng has been passively defending because of the troops, so when Zhao Yun and Ma Chao left, they did not have too much entrustment, but told them to try their best to hold Wancheng, if Wancheng is no longer defensible, Xiangyang must not be lost, Xiangyang is Liu Feng's bottom line, Wancheng is lost, as long as it is returned, but if Xiangyang is lost, when it is fought back, it is no longer the Xiangyang before.

"Now that Wancheng has been temporarily worry-free with Shizai's efforts, Your Majesty is trapped in Shangyong by Sima Yi, and it will definitely not move lightly, what should you and I do to share our worries with Your Majesty?"

Ma Chao's temperament is still a lot more impatient than Zhao Yun, the two of them just sat down, he cut to the point, through the previous several confrontations and the enemy's strategy, Ma Chao already knew that Sima Yi and Cao Zhang, who came this time, were not fuel-efficient lamps, and acting rashly without having an advantage in troops could only be self-defeating, but letting the two of them defend in this Wan City was not the result they wanted.

Zhao Yun thought for a moment, his eyes moved, and he whispered to Ma Chao: "Cao Zhang's plot to take Wancheng is not successful, most of them will go to Shangyong City to fight with Sima Yi, so it seems that the troops outside Shangyong City are still several times more than Your Majesty, then there must be the possibility of continuing to attack Shangyong, and there are now nearly 50,000 defenders in Wancheng, and there are you and I and Shizai, the manpower is really a little excessive, it is better for Meng Qi to lead the cavalry under your command out of the city and ......."

"Where are you going?" As soon as he heard that Zhao Yun wanted to let him out of the city, Ma Chao's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked.

I saw Zhao Yun come to Ma Chao's side, leaned over to Ma Chao's ear and whispered a few words, Ma Chao shook his head again and again after hearing this, and then said: "This matter can be tried, I ordered the sergeant to rest a little, and set off from Wancheng tomorrow, if this matter is appropriate, it will definitely be able to force Sima Yi to be very light!" ”

The next day, the sky was slightly bright, the extremely tired Deng Ai was still asleep, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao led the main foot soldiers had just returned to the city from outside Shangyong, Ma Chao had already put on a suit of armor at the moment, and was gathering the cavalry under his command towards the east gate of Wancheng, as for where he was going, no one in the city knew except Zhao Yun.

Meanness.

Since Liu Feng entered Shangyong City, Sima Yi has not attacked Shangyong again, of course he is waiting for Cao Zhang's news, although Shangyong is not far from Wancheng, but it is also four or five hundred miles, this break is at least a few days, but Sima Yi's heart is not anxious, he knows that Liu Feng has entered the city, as long as he guarantees that Liu Feng cannot go out of the city to rescue Wancheng or Xiangyang, even if it is the greatest support given to Cao Zhang, as for whether Cao Zhang can take Wancheng in one fell swoop, Sima Yi can only wait silently.

Liu Feng's situation at this time is not much different from Sima Yi, he is also waiting for the result of the battle of Wancheng, he knows that he has sent Zhao Yun and Ma Chao at least several hours later than Cao Zhang, but he also knows that there are still Deng Ai and five thousand defenders left in his city, although this is almost an impossible task, but for Deng Ai, Liu Feng always has a little inexplicable expectation in his heart.

Judging the result of the battle of Wancheng is very simple for Liu Feng, although he knows that Zhao Yun and Ma Chao will send people to send news to him once they return to Wancheng, but with Sima Yi's temperament, if the news wants to be successfully sent to Shangyong City, I am afraid that it will take a lot of trouble, so Liu Feng sent scouts to observe Sima Yi's camp almost every day, as long as the news of the capture of Wancheng arrives, Sima Yi will definitely quickly raise troops and rush to Xiangyang, and otherwise, Cao Zhang is afraid that he will lead the army back here to join Sima Yi.

Between Liu Feng and Sima Yi, there was a stalemate for a few days, these days seemed to be calm, Sima Yi, who was sitting on an army of more than 100,000 people, did not attack Shangyong as desperately as before, and Liu Feng was only deployed in Shangyong City, and did not have any intention of sending troops.

Anyone knows that this short period of calm will eventually be broken, and the results on the battlefield hundreds of miles away will undoubtedly affect the battle situation here, and will also affect the final direction of Sima Yi's attack on Jingzhou this time.

In such a war, any small variable may affect the final outcome, and at this time, Ma Chao, who has led the army out of Wancheng without anyone knowing, is undoubtedly on the way to become a variable in this battle, and Ma Chao led the army out of the city by land at the same time, a letter was also sent by Zhao Yun to the east by water......