When Nan Ye led the troops back to the camp, the robbers of the camp had long disappeared, and at this time, Nan Ye knew the plan and secretly sighed that Sima Yi was scheming. Fortunately, the equipment and training of the soldiers and horses under Nan Ye's command were superior to those of Wu and Wei, so there was no rout.

Wei Yan and Zhang He returned to the camp to plead guilty: "We don't know the art of war, and we only rely on the courage of blood and spirit, and we want to fight, which leads to this defeat." Please also ask the national teacher to punish him! ”

Nan Ye knew that this battle was lost by the enemy, perhaps because it was too smooth before, and the whole army was a little impetuous, and it was not the responsibility of Wei Yan and Zhang He, so he comforted the second general and said: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, you don't have to worry about it." Just don't underestimate the enemy next time! ”

The second general retreated when he heard this, and the blind optimism in the Southern Han camp also decreased. For Nan Ye's corporals, if they don't win a lot, they will be considered failures, but now that they have lost a small battle, they are holding back their strength and want to get back on the field. For the Wu and Wei armies, although it was a small victory, it was enough to be happy, after all, the opponent was the Nanye National Division, who had won a hundred battles.

After Sun Quan collected his troops and returned to the camp, he smiled from ear to ear, and said to Sima Yi: "Sima Dudu is really clever!" Now that there is such a victory, the morale is high, and the governor can use another clever plan to break the enemy. ”

Sima Yi was not as optimistic as Sun Quan, and this battle made him see the absolute strength of Nanye, and in the face of the powerful military power of the Southern Han Dynasty, all conspiracies and tricks would fail. thought that the battle of a big victory turned into a defeat for both sides, how could Sima Yi be happy. At this time, hearing Sun Quan ask again, Sima Yi could only smile bitterly: "Nan Ye's strength is unusual, even if he is ambushed on all sides, Nan Ye can also break out of the encirclement." ”

Sun Quan was stunned when he heard this, but after thinking about it, it was indeed reasonable, this time his own strategy was quite successful, but he didn't treat Nan Ye well. Sun Quan couldn't help frowning and said, "In this way, Nan Ye has no way to break it?" ”

Sima Yi shook his head and said, "Definitely! Although we are not as good as Nan Ye in fighting soldiers, fighting generals, fighting formations, and fighting strategies, if we have the help of heaven, it will not be difficult to defeat Nan Ye. ”

Sun Quan was overjoyed when he heard this, and the soldiers of Eastern Wu were accustomed to water warfare, and later wanted to develop the navy, of course they knew the power of nature. Even if there are millions or tens of millions of troops, they cannot match the force of the tsunami landslide. So he said: "If you borrow the power of heaven, it is nothing more than fire and water, and there are no rivers here, could it be that Sima Dudu wants to attack with fire?" ”

Sima Yi said: "Nan Ye is very good at using soldiers, how can he not resist fire? I want to break it by the water of heaven! ”

Sun Quan had heard of the theory of heavenly fire, but he had really never heard of any heavenly water, so he asked, "I don't know what heavenly water is?" ”

Sima Yi said with a smile: "I looked up at the astronomy last night and saw that Bi Xing was now in the middle of the Taiyin, and there will be heavy rain in this month." Although the Southern Han Dynasty has many brave soldiers, how can it resist the power of heaven? We waited for the retreat and demolished the house. When the rain falls, we and other armies are living in the city for a month, Nanye soldiers and horses are invaded by the rain, and when Nanye's soldiers are sick and retreating, at that time, I will cover them with large soldiers, and wait for work at ease, and my 100,000 people can win hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Southern Han Dynasty. ”

Sun Quan was overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered the houses to be destroyed along the way, and to prepare dry firewood, forage, and fine grain, all of which were enough for the men and horses to spend in January, in case of heavy rain.

However, it was said that after Nan Ye lost a small battle, he cautiously marched forward and approached the Wu and Wei armies step by step. On the other hand, the armies of Wu and Wei returned to their previous posture and slowly retreated. Once Nan Ye set up camp and quarried, the two armies retreated, just to prevent the thunderbolt from playing a role. Soon Nan Ye found that there were no houses on the road, and even passing through a small city, there were no houses and people in the city.

If something goes wrong, it is a demon, and Nan Ye hurriedly ordered to find the people in the countryside and ask him. The people all said that Sun Quan and Sima Yi set fire to their houses when they retreated.

Nan Ye began to think that Sima Yi was using a strategy to clear the wilderness, but after thinking about it, Sima Yi didn't defend the city, so what was the use of clearing the wilderness without a strong wall? So he asked Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Lu Xun.

Jia Xu said: "In my opinion, the national teacher should not enter lightly. I watched the astronomy at night, and saw that Bi Xing appeared in the middle of the clouds, and there would be a sign of heavy rain in this month. If you go deep into the land, you can always win. If there is negligence, people and horses will suffer, and it will be difficult to retreat. Sun Quan and Sima Yi burned down the houses, so that our army had nowhere to shelter from the rain, and the national division could temporarily retreat into the city to prevent rain. ”

Lu Xun was a little unwilling and said: "We have already expelled the Wu and Wei armies a hundred miles away, if we retreat, won't we give up our efforts?" Why not find a high ground to build a shack to live in shelter from the rain? ”

Nan Ye listened to what the two said, and didn't know who to use, so he looked at Guo Jia. Guo Jia said: "Sima Yi destroyed the house, he didn't want us to live in it, we waited for the opposite, and it was the best policy to choose a high house in a big city." No matter how solid the military tent shack is, I am afraid it will not be able to withstand the heavy rain for several days. ”

The three strategists were two to one, and Nan Ye chose to temporarily retire to avoid the rain. However, this decision made the soldiers under his command complain a lot. After being defeated for a while, regardless of the generals and soldiers in the army, they all wanted to regain face with the Wu and Wei armies, but they didn't expect Nan Ye to order the troops to retreat, which made the generals willing.

Wei Yan took the lead and asked Nan Ye, "Why did the national teacher withdraw from the army?" ”

Nan Ye explained: "The heavy rain is coming, and we should find a strong city to take shelter from the rain, in case the Wu and Wei armies attack after the rain." ”

Zhang He said: "The weather is so sunny, how can there be rain?" Even if there is rain, it will only be a day or two, and we can wait to be stationed on a high place to take shelter from the rain, so why should we withdraw from the army? ”

Nan Ye is naturally not afraid of rain for a day or two, what he is afraid of is the continuous rain, but unfortunately there is no weather forecast in his skills, so he can only believe in Jia Xu's stargazing skills. So he lied: "I have a wonderful skill to know the sky, when there is a heavy rain this month, it will not stop, and the Wu and Wei armies will burn down the houses, just to use the power of the sky to trap me." If you don't know the power of the rain, you can ask Gan Xingba. ”

As soon as the generals heard that Nan Ye said that he had used a spell to learn about the weather, they naturally didn't dare to doubt it anymore, and they all looked at Gan Ning. Gan Ning nodded and said, "What the national teacher said is good. There is a way that the power of heaven is unpredictable, and I often encounter storms and heavy rains at sea, and even if there are thousands of troops and horses, I can't beat a wave. ”

With Nan Ye's explanation and Gan Ning's testimony, the generals stopped talking, and the army retreated to Dongjun to take shelter from the rain. Sure enough, before half a month, the rain fell heavily, dripping and dripping, the water was three feet deep on the flat ground, and the heavy rain fell for 30 days.

The soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty were terrified when they saw the heavy rain falling from the sky for dozens of days. If it weren't for the retreating troops to take shelter from the rain in the city, I am afraid that the weapons would be wet and people would not be able to sleep. At this time, everyone sighed that Nanye was a prophet of the national teacher.

Sima Yi saw that Nan Ye was not scheming, but had no way to retreat before the rain. Now that the weather is clear, Sun Quan discussed countermeasures with Sima Yi again. While the two were discussing, a soldier suddenly came to report: "The messenger of the King of Wei in Yecheng has arrived." ”

When Sun Quan and Sima Yi heard that Cao Pi's messenger was coming, they didn't dare to delay, and invited the messenger into the account. Now although Sun Quan is the emperor and Cao Pi is the king, in terms of strength, Sun Quan, who has almost lost his soldiers and horses, and his territory, is no longer Cao Pi's opponent, and he has to rely on Sima Yi to break the enemy, so he naturally does not dare to offend Cao Pi.

After the messenger entered the account, he saw Sun Quan and Sima Yi, and presented the letter. Sima Yi opened the letter and asked, "Why did the Lord send you as an envoy?" ”

Cao Pi's envoy handed the letter to Sima Yi with the intention of secrecy, but when he heard Sima Yi ask, he knew that Sima Yi did not intend to hide it from Sun Quan, so he reported back: "Qi Yu Governor, Ma Chao, the general of the Southern Han Dynasty, has already broken through Jinyang and taken the state. Now he is waving his army to besiege Yecheng. The lord has been guarding the city for more than a month, and now it is gradually declining, so please ask the governor to return to the army to respond. ”

Sima Yi was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly opened the letter and looked at it. The letter was indeed a letter of help, as the messenger had said. Sun Quan and the generals of Eastern Wu suddenly turned pale when they heard this, now the two armies together can't fight Nanye, if Sima Yi retreats, won't Yanzhou be lost? As soon as Yanzhou was lost, Sun Quan could only retreat to Sanhan and Goguryeo, which was a barren land for Sun Quan.

Sun Quan was silent after seeing Sima Yi's letter, so he persuaded him: "As soon as the governor goes, our army will be defeated, so we have to retreat to Sanhan and Goguryeo." At that time, the King of Wei and the Governor were trapped in Yecheng, and they may not be Nanye's opponents, so why didn't the Governor leave troops here to fight Nanye? ”

Sima Yi smiled bitterly: "Don't I know that my lips are dead and my teeth are cold, but it is difficult to disobey the king's fate." Moreover, my lord has been holding on for more than a month, and if it is not a last resort, he will definitely not order me to return to the army. ”

Sun Quan was right when he thought about it, Sima Yi was the governor of Cao Wei after all, how could he listen to his command against Cao Pi's wishes? But he was still unwilling to say: "As soon as Sima Dudu goes, I will have no reason to wait!" ”

Sima Yi is also aware of the current situation. Ma Chao's soldiers surrounded Yecheng, which shows that Nan Ye's target this time is definitely not only Wu Guo's family, I am afraid that as soon as Sun Quan's soldiers and horses retreat, it will be Cao Pi's turn to suffer. The two families still have the hope of defeating Nan Ye, if Nan Ye is broken individually, then there is no possibility of turning defeat into victory.

After thinking about it, Sima Yi said to Sun Quan: "Yecheng is in danger, I will return to the army to save me." At this moment, Nanye's soldiers and horses are temporarily retreating, which is a good opportunity to return to the army. If Your Majesty believes me, you can return to the army with me, first break Ma Chao, and then resume the battle against Nanye, and then seize the land of Yanzhou. Otherwise, if Yecheng is lost, we will all be trapped in Yanzhou, and we will not be able to retreat to Sanhan and Goguryeo. ”

Sun Quan had no other way than to trust Sima Yi at this time, whether it was to resist Nanye or retreat to Sanhan and Goguryeo through Wei, he asked for Sima Yi's head. Sun Quan had no choice but to nod and say, "Just according to what Sima Dudu said!" ”

The two had already decided, so they led their troops and horses out of Yanzhou and went straight to Yecheng. Nan Ye waited for the weather to clear, and then returned to the army to fight Sun Quan and Sima Yi, but he couldn't find any trace of the Wu and Wei armies, and asked the surrounding people to know that the two armies had already retreated for a long time.

As soon as Guo Jia heard Sima Yi's retreat, he said: "Presumably, Meng Qi and Shiyuan have already besieged Yecheng, Sima Yi has just returned to the army, and the national teacher should lead the army to chase him, otherwise Meng Qi's army is definitely not the opponent of Wu and Wei." ”

When Nan Ye heard this, he was naturally afraid that Ma Chao would suffer, so he said: "If this is the case, I should lead the cavalry to go first and rush to the rescue." ”

Guo Jia said: "Sima Yi is good at using soldiers, and there will be an ambush when the army retreats today." If the national teacher pursues him with few soldiers, he will be in his plan. It is better to move forward cautiously in case of ambush. ”