“bixia…… Shengming! Sima Yi couldn't kneel, and his delicate and gorgeous helmet was put aside, revealing his meticulously tied hair and well-inserted hairpins. Sima Yi was nearly fifty years old, but there was not much gray hair in his hair, and he looked like a forty-year-old man.

Looking at Sima Yi's humble figure, Cao Rui's eyes tightened for a moment, and then turned calm again. He sat on the couch without moving, looking at Fan Cheng in the distance, letting Sima Yi kneel there, and not telling him to get up, everything seemed so natural.

The corners of Cao Yu's mouth twitched slightly, and then he smiled again. Liu Ye looked at the scene in front of him indifferently, but Sun Zi lowered his head. In front of Cao Rui's power as the Son of Heaven, he does not have the confidence to remain calm as Liu Ye.

"Speaking of which, you've fought against Wei Ba many times, what do you know?"

Cao Rui's calm voice was like a sword, piercing people's hearts, and Sima Yi fell to the ground, unable to see his face. But there was a touch of disappointment in Cao Yu's eyes. Cao Rui's question hurt Sima Yi's self-esteem very much, but from another point of view, this meant that Sima Yi would continue to command the army, otherwise why ask him, he was directly deprecated.

"Minister...... With a little experience, dare to ask Bixia Holy Judge. ”

Cao Rui bowed slightly, although Sima Yi didn't see it, he seemed to feel it, slowly raised his head, and his eyes met with Cao Rui. He was calm, not at all ashamed or nervous, but rather excited. Cao Rui snorted lightly: "What do you know?" ”

"In the battle of Fangling, Wei Ba led the Wu army into the fortress. The minister felt that he was good at taking advantage of the situation. This time the Wu army was led to attack Xiangyang, but it was a repetition of the old trick, which is not surprising. Sima Yi was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "The counterattack on Shu to take Guanzhong, and he urgently needs to recuperate, and he is afraid that Sun Quan will attack Yong'an, so as to provoke an incident in Xiangyang to relieve the danger of Guanzhong and Yong'an, which is another opportunity." Sima Yi paused, and then said, "But." This time, the situation is much bigger than the last time. It can be seen that after more than a year of training, this son has opened his eyes and will become a strong opponent of my Great Wei in the future. ”

Cao Rui's hand in his sleeve twisted and did not speak.

Sima Yi continued: "I have this eyesight. There is a scheming plan. It's rare, of course. But there is nothing to fear. I have a lot of talents, and Bixia is unique, in front of Bixia. Wei Ba's wisdom is like fireflies to the bright moon, but it only succeeds for a while. ”

The corners of Cao Yan's eyes twitched, and his gaze was a little cold.

"However, Wei Ba has something unique that is enough to make me and others vigilant." Sima Yi changed his words and arched his hand: "Bixia, after the fall of the water master, the minister was puzzled, but a few days ago in the battle of Fancheng, the minister was almost killed by an arrow through the clouds, and under the horror, he suddenly realized. ”

"Oh, what did you realize?" Cao Rui's eyes slowly rolled, and his gaze shifted from Fan Cheng to Sima Yi's face.

"Wei Ba's use of troops lies in winning by surprise." Sima Yi said word by word: "His strangeness does not refer to his strange way of using soldiers, but to his mechanical skills, which can allow him to do things that others can't do." He bowed down and bowed: "Bixia, although it is a thousand steps away from Fancheng here, but for Bixia's safety, please be careful with Bixia." ”

Cao Rui's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he was silent. Liu Ye opened his half-squinted eyes, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he said with a slightly playful smile: "Hussar general, do you mean that your defeat is not the fault of defeat, but the reason why Wei Ba has a powerful weapon?" ”

Sima Yi bowed and bowed: "Please Ziyang teach me." ”

Liu Ye was dumbfounded, opened his mouth, didn't say anything, and closed it tightly. It's not that he can't find fault with Sima Yi, it's just that those faults are a bit nitpicky, and saying it in front of the Son of Heaven is tantamount to messing around. In fact, when you think about it, although Sima Yi was defeated, there were no obvious flaws in his tactics. If it weren't for the sharp arrows that pierced through the clouds and attacked his command platform and directly destroyed his central system, how could he have been defeated. According to common sense, although Sima Yi's losses will be great, there is no big doubt about relieving the siege of Fancheng.

Sima Yi's failure was an accident that no one could have predicted. Just like at this moment, if Wei Ba could send an arrow from miles away, and it was right in the middle of Cao Rui, the Son of Heaven, the Wei army would undoubtedly collapse. Who could have predicted such a thing? If it is impossible to hit an arrow from a thousand steps away, but before Sima Yi was attacked, who would have thought that the enemy would be able to destroy his own command platform in one fell swoop from three or four hundred steps away? It is not uncommon to have a strong crossbow with a range of three or four hundred paces, but no one has ever seen a strong crossbow that can move quickly on the battlefield and maintain such accuracy.

This kind of thing has never happened before, Sima Yi was the first to collide, and the defeat was reasonable, but it can't be said that there is anything wrong with Sima Yi's tactics. He may have taken some risks, but he was not wrong, and he could only be said to be unlucky.

For example, Cao Rui was now killed by Wei Ba with an arrow a thousand steps away, which can only mean that Cao Rui's life is not good, but he can't be blamed for not standing here.

From the strong crossbow three or four hundred steps away, and then thinking of the Shu army's building ship with fewer victories, Liu Ye couldn't help but feel a chill. Whether it is a building ship or a strong crossbow, Wei Ba's mechanical skills are indeed a sharp weapon that he has always used to defeat the enemy, and more importantly, no one knows how many such weapons he has in his hands.

The unknown is the most likely to cause fear, and who can guarantee victory in the face of an opponent they don't know at all?

Liu Ye was silent, and Cao Rui was also silent. He thought more than Liu Ye, he now felt that the sketch of the armored ship passed back by Xiahou Hui was a trap, Wei Ba used the jishu of this armored building ship to occupy the advantage of the sailor, and used the manpower and material resources of Wei to increase the pressure on Wu, killing two birds with one stone. At present, the most advanced building ship is in the hands of Wei Ba, and even Wu Guo has to make a false accusation to avoid a conflict with him. And the reason why Wei Ba was able to gain an advantage in a short period of time was because he captured eight ships of Wei.

As long as this jishu is still in the hands of Wei Ba alone, the sailors of Wei and Wu cannot ignore his existence, even if they have a numerical advantage, they may not be able to guarantee victory.

This sense of uncertainty is a great psychological deterrent to people, and the impact on morale cannot be ignored.

Cao Rui let go of his hand and stroked the edge of his sleeve to soothe his anxiety. Guanzhong was lost, the battle situation in Xiangyang was not going smoothly, this year's spring ploughing was greatly affected, and the grain supply in the coming year was bound to be tight, and the situation in Dawei was becoming more and more severe day by day, which made him anxious, but he couldn't show it on his face.

"And what is your best plan for the current situation?"

Sima Yi bowed his body and bowed: "Bixia, the Shu army attacked, not to capture Xiangfan, but to create an opportunity for the Wu army. At this point, I think the Shu people will not be willing, but they are forced by the situation, in order to solve the danger of Guanzhong and Yong'an, they can only do so. The Wu people would not have thought of this, but Xiangyang was the key to the Central Plains, and they had to fight. For the same reason, we know the evil intentions of the Shu people, and we can only go all out. ”

Cao Rui sighed softly, Sima Yi's words hit his heart. Guanzhong is important, and Xiangyang is even more important. Guanzhong is lost, Dawei is like a broken arm, but if Xiangyang is lost, it will be a danger to Dawei's henchmen, Luoyang will directly face Wu Shu's attack, for the sake of safety, it is necessary to move the capital to avoid its front. Once that step is reached, the hearts of the people will inevitably be shaken.

This is a situation that Cao Rui does not want to see, so he has to go all out to ensure the safety of Xiangyang. Knowing that Shu had bad intentions, and knowing that Wu was taking advantage of the fire to rob, he couldn't back down.

"Zhuqing, what can I do?" Cao Rui's gaze slowly swept over the faces of Liu Ye, Sima Yi and others, and his voice was obviously a little tired.

Sima Yi turned his gaze to Liu Ye, Liu Ye's eyebrows tightened, and he looked at Sima Yi for a moment. Sima Yi arched his hand, Liu Ye laughed and shook his head. Sima Yi smiled bitterly: "Bixia, Xiangyang and Fancheng, Xiangyang is important, Wu Jun and Shu Army, Wu Jun is important." Defeat the Wu army and hold Xiangyang, then the Shu army retreated, and Fancheng was naturally lost and regained. If our army is entangled with the Shu army, not to mention that Wei Ba will have any unexpected moves, if time is delayed and Xiangyang is lost, it will be regretted. ”

Cao Rui's eyes flashed: "What do you mean ......?"

Sima Yi bowed and said: "Bixia, the minister suggests that we use one to contain the Shu army, break into Hannan with the main force, and defeat the Wu army first." ”

Cao Rui muttered: "If the sailor is lost, how can we cross the Han River with the army?" ”

"Bixia, although our army does not have a naval division, it can still be done by erecting a pontoon bridge. In order to protect the pontoon, Ma Jun once designed an underwater barrier. It took two days for the Shu army to attack and clear the obstacle, and the Wu army could not do anything about this obstacle, and it was still on the east side of the pontoon bridge. If our army lays another obstacle east of Xiangyang, it will be enough to ensure the passage of the army through the pontoon bridge. ”

Cao Rui pondered and didn't speak for a long time. Wu's army now has 50,000 men, and 30,000 are on the way. If one cannot be defeated before they meet, the situation in Xiangyang will inevitably become very dangerous. However, if the main force is sent to the south of the Han River, it will also run the risk of being cut off by the Wu army.

This is the main force that Dawei can mobilize at present, and if there is anything missing, it will be a big trouble.

……

On Fancheng, a thousand steps away, Wei Ba narrowed his eyes and stared at the command platform in the distance. It was so far away that he could only see a small black dot, which looked conspicuous in the Wei army's camp. However, he didn't know that Cao Ruijunchen was discussing countermeasures above, and he was worried about the next battle.

There were still five or six thousand people in the city, and although the morale was very high, after the hard battle, the physical strength of the soldiers dropped very badly. Now that he has to face an enemy ten times his size, the possibility of holding Fancheng is very small, and this kind of thing to take advantage of Wu's arms is not something he is willing to do. How to lead the flames of war to Wu Jun is the most understandable result.

Wei Ba thought for a long time, then turned around and came to Meng Da: "General Meng, can you lend me the head of Hu Zhen?" ”

Meng Da was stunned for a moment and laughed: "What do you want to borrow, it was your brother's credit, should I still compete with him." But what do you want Hu Zhi's head for? ”

"It's close to Cao Rui." Wei Ba laughed evilly: "General, you know. (To be continued......)

PS: Continue to ask for a monthly pass. Well, this afternoon is going to be closed, Lao Zhuang is a little excited, of course, plus is self-evident, ask for a monthly ticket to encourage, Lao Zhuang needs power!