Cao Ying's tone changed when he heard this, and he asked urgently: "Why did Zhong Da say this?" ”

Sima Yi frowned and said: "Now that Tongguan has been lost, Liu Bei's full scheme is clear. Its attack in the direction of Jingzhou was obviously intended to drag the king in the hinterland of the Central Plains. The two-way attack of Chencang and Beiyuan was to attract the Guanzhong Army to the west of Chang'an. In this way, the line from Chang'an to Tongguan was empty, so Liu Bei was given the opportunity to play tricks and attack Tongguan from Meridian Valley. Obviously, Liu Bei's subordinates must have the talent of ghost scheming to design such a brilliant strategy. ”

After listening to Sima Yi's words, Cao Ying couldn't help but sigh and said: "Under the seat of Lone, there is no shortage of wise and resourceful people, and no one can see through Liu Bei's tricks. ”

Cao Ying remembers Xun's uncle and nephew, these two died of illness shortly before and after he called the King of Wei, and since then, Cao Ying has suffered repeated defeats, and his feelings are not unreasonable.

As soon as Cao Ying sighed like this, Liu Ye and other strategists present felt that their faces were gloomy, and everyone was quite uncomfortable.

However, Sima Yi was indifferent, he didn't blush at all, and said very plainly: "Liu Bei's tricks are actually just a fluke, if it weren't for the smooth stealing of his army out of the Meridian Valley, coupled with the laxity of the Tongguan guards, the so-called surprise attack on Tongguan is just a joke." It's just a fluke, not a big deal. ”

Cao Ying was also emotional, and after striking at the strategists, he said proudly: "Liu Bei, a weaver and peddler, is the best at trickery and relies on luck, so Lone Cai wants to lead the army to the west, recapture Tongguan, and then fight to the death with him, Zhongda, why do you say no." ”

Sima Yi continued: "Tongguan is steep and difficult to attack, even if the prince leads ten times the people, I am afraid that it will be difficult to overcome it urgently for a while. At this moment, the hearts of the military and people in Guanzhong must have been panicked, Liu Bei will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to attack with all his strength, Yi is only afraid that the Guanzhong army will be difficult to support for a long time, if the king captures Tongguan, the Guanzhong army will be destroyed, then the consequences are not unimaginable. ”

Sima Yi's analysis Cao Ying thought so, so he temporarily endured his anger and hurriedly asked, "Then according to Zhongda's opinion, what should be done alone?" ”

Sima Yi smiled faintly and said, "Has the king forgotten the old things when he quelled the Mahan Rebellion? ”

After being reminded by Sima Yiyi, Cao Ying immediately realized it.

At that time, the ten princes of Guanlong, Ma and Han rebelled, and 100,000 people refused to defend Tongguan, and Cao Ying was difficult to break through, so he had to make a strategy of attacking the east and the west, and smuggled Pusaka to enter Guanzhong.

The embarrassing thing is that after such a long time, Cao Ying is now facing the same problem, as if so many years of hard work in Guanlong have turned into nothing overnight.

"At this time, the danger of Guanxi is still owned by the king, and the situation is much more optimistic than that of the battle of Pingmahan, Tongguan will let Liu Bei occupy it first, as long as the king can quickly enter Guanzhong from Pusaka and thwart Liu Bei's attempt to enter the Guanzhong Plain, then the enemy of Tongguan will only have one way to choose without a fight."

Sima Yi's series of analyses made Cao Ying make up his mind, so he immediately decided to gather the tiger and leopard cavalry and the 60,000 reserve army left in Luoyang to form the Western Expeditionary Army. Abandon Tongguan Avenue, first cross the Yellow River from Luoyang into Hedong, and then take Pubandu to enter Guanzhong from the north.

………… This war, described as rapidly changing, is obviously not an exaggeration at all.

On the front line of martial arts, nearly 100,000 people from the Han army and the Cao army confronted each other, and three days have passed in the blink of an eye.

If we turn the page of the history of war, we can clearly find that most of the battles for Guanzhong in the past dynasties took place along the Weishui coast.

No way, in an agricultural society, the population will naturally gather on both sides of the river suitable for farming, therefore, most of the cities are built along the river, and in ancient times when transportation was not developed, water transport occupied an irreplaceable position, and it was reasonable to build cities by water.

Most of the important cities in Guanzhong are naturally concentrated along the Weishui coast, and if you want to break through Chang'an, you have to break through the barriers along the Weishui coast first.

Meiyang, a small county located in the northeast of Wugong, far away from Weishui.

At this moment, nearly 4,000 people, escorted by more than 100 county soldiers, were looking north along the avenue.

From time to time, the officers and soldiers shouted loudly, urging the unarmed civilians to speed up, but to no avail. There is no way, so many old and weak women and children, dragging their families and families, walking more than 30 miles a day is already the limit.

In the evening, the group of people crossed a small river one after another, and at a fork in the road met with several thousand people from Qianxian County in the north, and the road was suddenly crowded with tens of thousands of people, and soon became crowded and difficult to walk.

"Why are there still people who drive sheep on the road, isn't this a heart to block the road, they will all be slaughtered, and none of them can be left for the thief army." On the side of the avenue, Ding Fei, the captain of the military academy, shouted sharply.

Several county soldiers received the order, rushed into the crowd violently, and without saying a word, slaughtered all the dozen goats driven by several people, and the blood splashed everywhere only scared a few young children into screaming.

On the long road, this mixed team can still only move forward slowly.

"At such a speed, I don't know when I will be able to reach Kasaka, alas, how can this battle be like this." Ding Fei looked at the long queue and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

This is already the third day that Xiahou Yuan issued the relocation order, Ding Fei was ordered to be responsible for the relocation of the people in the counties west of Fufeng, but in the past three days, the progress has been extremely slow, the two counties closest to the front line have just started, and as for the rest of the counties, many places have not even arrived messengers.

The defeat of Chencang and the fall of Tongguan shook Guanzhong too greatly, and the administrative system below the county level has almost fallen into a state of chaos.

In the evening, the team of more than 10,000 people had only traveled more than ten miles, and these ordinary people were already tired, and the voices of complaints in the crowd were one after another.

Seeing this, Ding Fei had to order a halt to advance, sleep in this wilderness for one night tonight, and leave again tomorrow morning.

The tired crowd stopped, gathered in twos and threes to make a fire, and some simply swallowed a few mouthfuls of dry food.

Perhaps because they were too tired physically and mentally, after a hurried meal, the men snuggled up to each other and soon fell asleep.

The next day, when the sky was still dark, Ding Fei was woken up by several subordinates, and a small colonel reported angrily: "Ding Dianjun, last night another 70 families in Meiyang County fled at night, do you want to send someone to chase them back." ”

Ding Fei sighed, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, who wants to leave their homeland, just run away, just tell the brothers to keep an eye on it in the future." ”

Before the words fell, Ding Fei's expression suddenly changed slightly, he raised his head suddenly, raised his eyes to the south, the light in his field of vision was dim, except for a few faint clouds in the sky, he couldn't see anything.

"Dianjun, what's wrong?" Xiao Xiao was suspicious.

Ding Fei didn't answer, he hurriedly lay down, listened carefully with his ear, gradually, gradually, his expression became more and more solemn.

In the eardrums, there seemed to be a rumbling sound, although it was very weak, but it could not escape Ding Fei's long-trained ears.

Suddenly, he jumped to his feet and shouted, "Quick, wake everyone up, and get back north." ”

The subordinates didn't know what to do, but they had to do what they were told.

So, the 10,000-strong man was woken up from his dream, driven by the county soldiers, and hurried north.

However, just a quarter of an hour after the team was on the road, when Ding Fei looked back, he found that the road behind him was already full of smoke and dust, and the rumbling sound, even if he didn't listen closely, came more and more clearly into his ears.

Ding Fei's face became more and more solemn, and at this moment, a scout rushed over, shouting in a panic: "Dianjun, something is wrong, it is the cavalry of the thief army who is here!" ”

As soon as this word was spread, the surrounding soldiers and civilians heard it, and it was widely known to everyone after a while. These people are ordinary people, as soon as they heard that the thieves had killed, they were frightened one by one, and their first reaction was to choose to run desperately.

On the avenue, it was a mess for a while, and more than 10,000 people pushed me, like frightened sheep, holding their heads and running in embarrassment.

"Oh no, it seems that the thief army really saw through General Xiahou's intentions and sent cavalry to intercept the relocation. There are less than 100 county soldiers around me, how can I resist, even if I escape, how far can I escape, there is only one way to die. Ding Fei's face was full of worry, his mind turned quickly, and suddenly he had a plan.

So, he hurriedly ordered: "Quick, quickly drive the five hundred official oxen accompanying to the road." ”

When Cao Fei and the ten princes of Guanlong fought fiercely in Guanzhong, when Cao Fei was in danger, Ding Fei had an idea and released thousands of cattle and sheep.

It was precisely because of Ding Fei's merit that Cao Ying was promoted to the rank of lieutenant, and now, when facing the cavalry composed of Xiliang Jian'er again, Ding Fei remembered this trick again.

It's just that this time he is facing a very different enemy than before.

On the avenue a few miles behind him, the iron cavalry carrying the banner of the Great Han rushed towards the fleeing people in front of him like a torrent.

The first general, the brocade robe and lion helmet, the jade belt and silver spear, is the Xiliang lion Jin Ma Chao.

After many years, today, my Ma Chao finally galloped on the land of Guanzhong again, and behind me, there was a formidable Xiliang Iron Horse.

The shame of the past, the blood of the past, all the enemies of the past, will be crushed under my iron horse, and those enemies whose hands are stained with the blood of my family will now be repaid tenfold.

"Guanzhong rats, I'm Ma Chao back, this time, I will make you terrified of my name again!"

(To be continued)