Chapter 1404 - Contrary to Common Sense

When he arrived in front of Sima Yi, Yu Ban arched his fist at him, and asked him with an unhappy face: "Zhongda, we are chasing the enemy, why Mingjin?" ”

"This enemy army is not the main force of Liu Bei's army!" Riding on horseback, looking down at Yu Ban standing in front of him, Sima Yi said to him: "Even if you kill more enemy troops, there is no benefit in this expedition!" ”

Looking up at Sima Yi on horseback, Yu Ban's brows were slightly locked, although he didn't say anything, there was a doubt on his face that couldn't be concealed.

Knowing what Yu Ban was wondering about, Sima Yi sighed softly and said, "That Zhuge Liang is really worthy of his reputation, I am waiting for him!" ”

Hearing that Zhuge Liang was in charge, Yu Ban was stunned for a moment, and blurted out: "What did I wait for?" ”

Yu Ban hadn't understood that he had fallen for Zhuge Liang's plan at this time, and Sima Yi was also helpless in his heart, and said to him: "Liu Bei played Yaoqin outside the barracks earlier, and there were only hundreds of people in the barracks. I thought that Liu Bei would secretly set up an ambush, and just wait for our army to come forward to fight, and then he would ambush troops and annihilate our army. ”

"The enemy has really set up an ambush." What Sima Yi said made Yu Ban even more suspicious, and blurted out: "In this way, Zhong Da is right, how can it be said that he fell for Zhuge Liang's strategy?" ”

"If Liu Bei effectively annihilates our army, how can he send such a force of soldiers and horses to intercept and kill in the middle of the road?" Smiling slightly, Sima Yi shook his head and said, "Then Liu Bei's command must be short of soldiers and horses." In the barracks, the suspicion was set up, in order to get our army to leave, and then to stop our army with the soldiers and horses that had been killed before. Someone watched Liu Bei escape from under his nose, how could he not be considered to have fallen for Zhuge Liang's scheme? ”

As soon as Sima Yi said this, Yu Ban reacted, opened his eyes and was stunned for a moment, and said to Sima Yi: "Zhong Da and Yu have five hundred cavalry, go and chase Liu Bei!" ”

Waving his hand, Sima Yi shook his head and said to the ban: "Liu Bei will definitely choose the path that is difficult to find for us, even if the general leads the cavalry to chase and kill, it will be difficult to succeed." A certain party thought, since Liu Bei is leaving, then let him go, and I can just besiege Guan Yu and Zhang Fei of Bowang. Capturing these two people and sending them to His Majesty Xià is more than capturing Liu Bei and sending them, which makes His Majesty even more happy! ”

Sima Yi's words made Yu Ban a little confused.

Looking up at him, Yu Ban frowned tightly and didn't say anything more.

Seeing Liu Bei fleeing from front of him, and swaggering away, if this matter spreads, I am afraid that it will make the world laugh off their front teeth.

Annoyed that he didn't lead the troops to rush forward at that time, Yu Ban clenched his fists tightly, only hating that he couldn't rush into Liu Bei's military camp with his own ideas at that time.

It has already happened, and even if you regret it, it will not help.

Yu Ban let out a long breath, raised his head to look at Sima Yi, and asked him, "Did Zhong Da think of it, how should the two of us go to Bowang?" ”

Looking up at the sky, Sima Yi's eyes narrowed, and he was silent for a moment before he said to Ban: "Liu Bei escapes, and he will definitely refuse to return to rescue Guan Yu and Zhang Fei." That Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are also extremely loyal to Liu Bei, if we capture the two in this battle, even if Your Majesty wants to recruit, I'm afraid it will not be easy! ”

Listening to what Sima Yi said, Yu Ban did not speak.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are famous, but as for their skills, Yu Ban doesn't know what's going on.

But Liu Bei often marched, and the people who relied on them were these two people, and they were captured here, and for Liu Wei, the benefits were far more than letting them go.

In Sima Yi's words, there was a faint hint that he did not intend to capture the two in this battle, which made Yu Jian very puzzled.

"What does Zhongda mean?" Looking up at Sima Yi, Yu Ban finally couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.

Lowering his head to look at him again, a smile finally appeared on the corner of Sima Yi's mouth, and he said to him: "Earlier, Cao Gong fought with Liu Bei and captured Guan Yu. I, Guan Yu, are right, Liu Bei will never forget, which makes Cao Gong very bored. Now if we capture Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and the two of them are thinking about Liu Bei in their hearts, it will definitely be difficult to recruit Your Majesty. Once these two are captured, and they are captured again in the future, the only thing His Majesty can do is to kill them! ”

When Sima Yi said this, Yu Ban asked suspiciously: "Capture them, release them again, and capture them again in the future, will these two still not be surrendered?" ”

"Who is Liu Bei?" Pouting slightly, Sima Yi said with a look of disdain: "Your Majesty captures these two people, even if they are like brothers and sisters again, as long as they return to Liu Bei's side, Liu Bei will definitely behave in a cozy manner, making the two of them think that he did not return in time to help, but was forced by the situation." In this way, the two of them will be even more desperate for Liu Bei, how will His Majesty recruit him in the future? ”

Listening to Sima Yi's analysis, Yu Ban didn't say anything more.

When he was under Cao Cao, he also knew Liu Bei.

Anyone who sees Liu Bei and talks to him will feel that he is a kind person, and some people will even regard him as a virtuous elder.

But every time Liu Bei is in danger, the demeanor of a virtuous elder will be swept away.

had acted under Cao Cao, and Yu Ban knew that Liu Bei secretly told Cao Cao that the edict was the edict of the clothes and belts, and only then did he lead Dong Cheng and others to be killed.

Such a repeated villain, with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, must not be his opponent in terms of mental skills, and it is not impossible for him to be played with in the palm of his hand!

Looking up at Sima Yi, Yu Ban was silent for a moment, and finally asked, "What does Zhong Da think, what should I do?" ”

"Surround Guan Yu and Zhang Fei!" A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and Sima Yi said to the ban: "I want to inform General Xiahou that if Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's subordinates have no food and grass, our army can allocate some to them, and the only thing that cannot be done is to let them fight their way out of the encirclement!" ”

Still didn't understand what Sima Yi wanted to do, Yu Ban also knew that with his wisdom, even if he wanted to break his head, he couldn't think clearly, so he didn't ask any more, and arched at Sima Yi with his fists and said, "But it's up to Zhongda to decide!" ”

Yu Ban expressed his willingness to follow his instructions, and Sima Yi beckoned to one of his own soldiers behind him.

Seeing his gesture, the soldier lifted the reins, rode to his side, and bowed with fists in waiting for his order.

"Take a detour to the mouth of Bowang Valley, and inform General Xiahou that our army is blocking Guan Yu and Zhang Fei behind Bowang, please be sure to stop the enemy troops fleeing from the valley, but don't enter the valley to pursue!" Turning his head to look at the pro-soldier, Sima Yi commanded in an extremely flat tone.

After receiving the order, the soldiers answered, turned around the horses, left the team, and rushed in the direction of the valley mouth on the other side of Bowang.

Seeing the backs of his own soldiers gradually disappearing, Sima Yi beckoned behind him and shouted: "Follow someone to stop the enemy army!" ”

As soon as Sima Yi gave the order, the team of nearly 10,000 people immediately turned around and marched in the direction of Bowang.

The army marched in the direction of Bowang, and a personal soldier brought a war horse for Yu Ban.

Taking the reins from the hands of his own soldiers, Yu Ban turned over on the horse's back, gently clamped his legs towards the horse's belly, and rode the horse to Sima Yi's side.

When he arrived at Sima Yi's side, he walked half a horse's head behind, and although he didn't ask more questions related to the battle, his eyes were always staring ahead.

Sima Yi marched in the direction of Bowang with the forbidden army, and Guan Yu on the valley looked at the Han army camp stationed at the mouth of the valley, and there were also doubts in his heart.

Zhang Fei had already entered the valley, and the Han army did not come to pursue.

According to the common view, Zhang Fei would have been able to escape from under the noses of the Han army, leading the soldiers and horses to evacuate the Bowang battlefield.

In order to lure the Han army into the valley, Zhang Fei did not do that.

Zhang Fei, who often has a fight with the Han army, may not feel anything, but Guan Yu, who is stationed on the valley and waiting for the surprise attack on the Han army, can see it clearly.

The Jingzhou army that followed Zhang Fei to Gukou was far inferior to the Han army in terms of number and structure.

The Han army, which had an absolute advantage in numbers, only needed one charge to completely defeat Zhang Fei's troops and horses.

In this case, anyone who changes to Zhang Fei will immediately lead the army to evacuate.

Stationed soldiers and horses in the valley and sending people out of the valley all day long to harass the Han army, in Zhang Fei's view, may be a way to lead the Han army into the valley, but in the eyes of the Han army, this practice is obviously contrary to the common sense of war.

Zhang Fei, who was in a hurry to introduce the Han army into the valley, may not have discovered the clues, but Guan Yu, who led the army and stationed it on the top of the mountain, saw it clearly.

Sitting on a boulder on the top of the mountain, looking at the Han army stationed at the mouth of the valley, Guan Yu's brows were tightly locked, and his already red face was even more suffocated.

Zhang Fei's behavior was contrary to the common sense of war, and the actions of the Han army were also very suspicious in Guan Yu's opinion.

They had obviously seen that there was a Jingzhou army in ambush at the mouth of Bowang Valley, but they did not choose to leave by detour, but instead stationed outside the valley, as if they had plenty of time and Zhang Fei to consume.

Such a move will inevitably delay the entire operational deployment, unless the Han army secretly has other layouts.

Tightly frowning, thinking about the reason why the Han army did this, a personal soldier quickly ran behind Guan Yu, clasped his fists and bowed to him and whispered: "General Qiqi Guan, the enemy army has a detour to attack and kill Uncle Huang, Uncle Huang has already withdrawn, and after the victory of that enemy army, it is marching towards Bowang!" ”

Suddenly hearing that there was a Han army marching towards Bowang, Guan Yu was taken aback, his phoenix eyes suddenly opened, and he asked the soldier in a low voice, "Is there a detailed investigation?" ”

When the soldiers came to report, they must have verified the news, and Guan Yu asked this because he hoped that the soldiers would have an uncertain attitude towards the news.

To his disappointment, the pro-soldier almost didn't even think about it, so he answered: "General Hui, the news has been investigated and informed, and there is really a large army, repelling the imperial uncle, and is marching towards Bowang!" ”