Wei Yan is Wei Yan, as soon as he heard that he was going to attack Hedong County, and then take the state, and even had the ability to fight from there to Jizhou, and when he hit Yecheng, he immediately came to the spirit.

That's right, instead of wasting nothing with the enemy in this Han Valley, it is better to find another way, attack in a curve, and go to Yecheng to copy the Cao family's nest!

That night, he led his army to retreat to Tongguan at full speed, without saying a word to Jia Kui.

When they arrived at the crossing of the Yellow River in Tongguan, there were really thousands of improvised boats assembled, except for Deng Zhi who arranged for the sergeants to build boats, those who drove the boats to send Xu Shu to the north of Zheng County to chase Cao Zhen, most of them went down the river and drove empty boats from Weishui into the Yellow River, and they all rushed here to assemble.

Wei Yan took the lead in getting on the boat, and before leaving, he remembered flashing his big round eyes and saying to Ge Liang with a bright face: "Then, I'll leave." ”

"Let's go, let's go." Ge Liang waved his hand, "When you get there, you can just let it go and do it boldly." However, after the battle at the Pusaka Ferry is over and you go deep into Hedong and Bingzhou guerrillas, if the time is not ripe, don't go to the forcible siege, otherwise, when the enemy comes to besiege you, you are reluctant to capture the city, but you will be held back. ”

Wei Yan responded, turned around and left, but immediately turned around: "When the battle at Pusaka Ferry is over, my four thousand horses must remember to let them cross the river to follow me, and I can't let Huang Quan use him anymore." ”

"Look at your stinginess!" As soon as Ge Liang remembered that Wei Yan used these words to talk about Deng Zhi, he felt funny, "You still have 2,000 cavalry holding Ma Chao and haven't returned it." ”

Wei Yan immediately pleaded: "Where are there two thousand, obviously you have already asked you to go back to one thousand!" ”

"Oh, really?" Ge Liang asked knowingly, "Isn't that still deducting a thousand people?" ”

Wei Yan didn't want to mention this, but reaffirmed: "When the time comes, we must let them cross the river, otherwise, I will not be able to do great things now with these 5,000 men and horses, going deep behind enemy lines." ”

Ge Liang waved his hand again and again: "Okay, okay, you better hurry up." Didn't you see that the sergeants in Chang'an had all arrived at Tongguan? If you hesitate, I'm afraid that Cao Zhen and Sima Yi have already crossed the river, and then you will have to fight to the death with tens of thousands of other people's troops, and you will be even less suspicious. ”

Right! Wei Yan didn't say much, and quickly urged the troops to get on the boat, and thousands of ships quickly sailed to the opposite shore one after another.

Ge Liang smiled and watched them go away, hehe, don't worry, since you have to go all the way alone, how can you not give you enough people? In addition to your four thousand, there will be others who will follow!

Deng Zhi watched them cross the river, and seeing that there were still enemies stationed on the other side, he asked Ge Liang, "Do you want me to go over and help him first?" ”

Ge Liang shook his head with a smile and said, "It's still not necessary, there are just a small number of teams stationed on the other side to observe, and Wei Yan can still cross the river easily." If you go past now, he might still say that you underestimated him and get angry. ”

Deng Zhi shook his head with a smile and was silent.

Ge Liang instructed Jiang Wei again: "Wait a few hours, you will cross the river with the thousand cavalry still left here, and follow Wei Yan far behind as a surprise soldier." In a war, whether attacking or defending, reserve troops must be left. Wei Yan is now in the past 5,000 people, and there are indeed a little less. ”

Jiang Wei followed Ge Liang during this time, and slowly understood the current Shu Han generals in Guanzhong, and said with a smile at the moment: "I am a new person, I have no status at all, and if I follow him, he will only be more angry." ”

Ge Liang didn't think so: "That's not necessarily. That Wei Yan is good at raising soldiers, and he is still very good to his subordinates, maybe because you are a new person and have no status, and he still wants to be close to you, so that you can listen to him brag. ”

Then he said: "Don't get close to him, stay away from him, just respond to him when you attack generally." When the battle over there in Kasaka is over, you quickly bring people back. ”

Deng Zhi hurriedly said: "That's it, don't get too close to him." ”

Ge Liang smiled again and said to Deng Zhi: "Okay, you don't have to doze off here every day now." It is estimated that the Wei army will soon chase to Tongguan, maybe seeing Wei Yan retreating overnight, I really think that we lost in Guanzhong, and they are expected to fight in Chang'an to meet Cao Zhen, and they may be crazy to attack Tongguan. ”

"Don't worry, Da Sima." Deng Zhi had already come to the spirit, "With my nearly 5,000 people, as well as these thousands of sergeants who came by boat, I will guard Tongguan and the Yellow River crossing, and I will ensure that there will be no problem." ”

"Well, it's not a problem to keep it for ten or eight years." Ge Liang nodded.

"Haha, Da Sima also remembers this joke?" Deng Zhi didn't expect that Wei Yan's Laipi words seemed to be about to become a classic quote.

"It's not a joke." Ge Liang smiled and said to Deng Zhi, "I believe that with the general's ability, ten or eight years will not be a problem." ”

Deng Zhi hurriedly said: "Thank you, Da Sima, for looking up to Deng Zhi." "There is a real confidence in the words.

"Alright. Divide up and get ready. I have to go. Ge Liang looked at the thousands of improvised boats in the river, and instructed Deng Zhi, "When Jiang Wei and the others cross the river, let some boats drift down the river to Luoyang, and leave boats that can pass thousands to 10,000 soldiers." ”

Deng Zhi and Jiang Wei hurriedly asked, "Where is Da Sima going?" ”

Ge Liang raised his head to look in the direction of Pubanjin, and said softly: "Since these sergeants who are supporting the boat have arrived at Tongguan, it is estimated that Ma Chao and Xu Shu will almost arrive at Puban, and now that Wei Yan has also passed, the armies of both sides have already assembled there, and I should hurry over." ”

After saying that, he took a few hundred sergeants and immediately set off on the road.

When Ge Liang saw Xu Shu, Cao Zhen led the remnants, and with the help of the reinforcements, he had already arrived at the Puban Ferry, and he was about to join Sima Yi's army.

Looking at the sun that was about to set on the top of the western mountain, Xu Shu smiled and said to Ge Liang: "You feel a little late. ”

"Not too late, not too late." Ge Liang also looked at the sky and responded with a smile, "It's still early, isn't it less than midnight?" You'll have to leave some time for your family to cross the river overnight. ”

Xu Shu shook his head: "It's too early in the middle of the night, it should be the best time to reach the fourth watch, when the enemy is nervous all night, and it is the most sleepy time." However, we also need to hurry up and prepare. ”

"You've done it all, you should be ready, or do you want to say I'm late?" Ge Liang smiled and pointed at Xu Shu.

Xu Shu smiled and asked, "Tongguan is ready?" ”

"Ready." Ge Liang reassured Xu Shu.

"That'...... Ready over there, too? Xu Shu continued to ask.

Ge Liang looked at Xu Shu, knowing that he was talking about the side of the Yellow River, and deliberately glanced at him: "Even you have prepared for that side, how can I not be ready." ”

"Great!" Xu Shu couldn't help but hit his left palm with his right fist, "You can attack with all your strength tonight, let them cry enough by the Yellow River!" ”

"Attack in the middle of the night?" Ma Chao felt a little pity when he heard it, in this way, his cavalry advantage could not be brought into play, but it didn't matter, he still had 4,000 foot soldiers.

Ge Liang seemed to be reminded, and hurriedly said to Ma Chao: "Hussar general, now that the enemy wants to run, he will run across the river, so I want to ask you to lead the cavalry to leave here temporarily and go to Tongguan?" (To be continued.) )