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"Pang Shiyuan withdrew?" On the main hall of Wancheng County's guard, Zhuge Liang took the war book handed by Bocai and was surprised.

Bo Cai responded: "Exactly." The scouts reported that Pang Tong led the Chinese army to retreat ten miles from the village and the enemy army to retreat thirty miles from the siege at night, and then set up camp at Xipingao in the middle of the night. An hour ago, Pang Tong sent an envoy to deliver a war letter, and the military division then led the army to arrive. ”

Bocai has a lot of experience in the Xiliang Army, has been on the battlefield for a long time, and has made great achievements, he is the first general to follow Li Li to fight, and he is also one of the five generals in the army, and his official rank is still above Zhuge Liang. Although he did not personally command a large-scale battle, he was loyal to his duties and diligently handled everything Li Li delivered, and there was never a mistake for more than ten years. This is military merit, it is his military record, and it is also the capital of his promotion to the commander of the army.

Therefore, he is qualified to sit on an equal footing with Zhuge Liang, and he doesn't need to be polite when he speaks, just speak bluntly according to the truth. However, Zhuge Liang was the chief general of the three armies in the Battle of Nanyang, and although Bo Cai had a high official position, he was also a general under his account, waiting for dispatch.

Zhuge Liang frowned slightly after hearing this, and after reading the war book, he casually handed the war book to Sima Yi who was sitting beside him, and Gu Zi pondered. The moment Sima Yi saw the war book, his eyelids jumped violently twice, and after reading it quickly, he handed it to Lu Bu, and the war book was circulated among the generals.

After thinking for a while, Zhuge Liang said to Bo Cai: "Pang Shiyuan's move is quite strange. As our army marched into Wancheng, the situation on the battlefield had undergone a fundamental change, our army was strong, and the Jingzhou army was weak, so it was not surprising that Pang Tong chose to lead the army to retreat. It was expected. However, knowing that the combat strength of the Jingzhou army was far inferior to that of our Xiliang army, he openly wrote a decisive battle. This was really unexpected and unreasonable. What does the Admiral think about this? Bocai called him a military advisor. In order to show his closeness, he reciprocated the favor and called Bocai a general to show respect. It is not difficult to see from this that there was no intrigue in the Western Jin Dynasty army, and all the generals obeyed Li Li's military orders, and the orders were forbidden, and the top and bottom were consistent. At least at the moment, the atmosphere in the army is very good, and the phenomenon of competing for fame and fortune has not yet been revealed.

This "general" made Bocai quite useful. The only bit of resentment left in his heart disappeared, and he immediately showed a little smile on his face, and said with a smile: "The military advisor doesn't have to be polite. From today onwards, all the soldiers and horses in the city will obey the dispatch of the military division, but if there is a dispatch, the military division only needs to give the order, and the general will definitely go all out. ”

Zhuge Liang got up when he heard this, waved his hand and said: "The general understands the righteousness, and Liang is terrified. ”

Bocai returned the salute. said frankly: "This time the Jingzhou army raided Nanyang, and the last general did not notice it for a while, so that Deng County was lost, and Generals Tie Yu and Huan Yi died on the battlefield. Suffer heavy casualties in battle. For this reason, the last general has already gone to Shu Xi à to ask for punishment, and now the last will already be a guilty body. This time, it is necessary to make meritorious contributions under the account of the military advisor, so that you can feel at ease.

Don't hide it from the military division. Since the battle, the last general has not found anything unusual about the Jingzhou army. I didn't notice what Pang Tong was doing to make a difference. Since Wancheng was trapped until now, in addition to attacking the city day and night, the Jingzhou army has been in a decent manner, storming the outer city bunkers for seven days, but they have never been able to move forward, and there is no threat to the city. It was the last general who believed that Pang Tong's invitation to fight this time was just an expedient measure, clever words and deception, taking the opportunity to delay time, and waiting for an opportunity to withdraw the army. ”

Zhuge Liang shook his head lightly: "General, don't underestimate the enemy. Pang Tong led the army to the Northern Expedition this time with a mission, and he would never retreat lightly until the goal was achieved. As for the decisive battle in the next book, as the general said, this is a plan to delay the army, take the opportunity to stabilize our army, and delay the time. ”

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang paused, turned his head to look at Sima Yi, and asked, "Has Zhong Da seen some clues?" ”

Sima Yi heard the sound and knew that the clue that Zhuge Liang said was the book of war, and immediately said calmly: "Self-detonating its shortcomings, I want to cover it." ”

Zhuge Liang's expression moved, and he was surprised: "Oh, how can you see it?" Zhong Da said bluntly, it doesn't hurt, we would like to hear it in detail. ”

Bo Cai and Lu Bu nodded when they heard this, and the other generals in the hall: Ma Chao, Zhang Fei, Yang Fu, Guan Yu, Zang Ba, Sun Li and others also nodded in agreement, they really wanted to hear what Sima Yi had and why he spoke amazingly. After all, at this moment, everyone in the hall is a famous and famous person, and even Yang Fu, the head of the army, has also become famous in the Battle of Yizhou, but his qualifications are still shallow, and he may not be able to enter the hall and become one of the ministers in time; Only Sima Yi is unknown. However, Kong Ming led the army to the south this time, but he placed him in the position of the commander of the army, above Yang Fu, and the seat was relatively close, and he was on an equal footing with Zhang Fei, the commander of the Suzaku Battalion, this arrangement undoubtedly made the generals feel that Zhuge Liang was nepotistic, and put Sima Yi, the guest of his shogunate, in front of the deputy generals of each battalion.

However, Zhuge Lianggui is the righteous brother of His Majesty, and he is in the position of a general, and he has the right to open the mansion, so it is understandable to recruit a few guests. It's just that this is the first time that he has directly brought his staff into the army and given him a high position, and several other generals in the army who have the power to open a government have never done so. It is because Sima Yi's current position is very conspicuous, which makes the generals quite angry, but Zhuge Liang is the main general, and he is also a close and important minister in front of His Majesty, so that the generals dare not speak out, so they can only let it go, and they have to wait until after the war to make plans.

In front of everyone's eyes, Sima Yi was not stage frightened at all, and said without impatience: "It is said in the war book that Pang Tong cares about the friendship of his classmates and is willing to lead the troops back thirty miles, which is obviously an excuse for him to know that he is invincible and has to lead the army to retreat. There are a lot of problems that come to light. First, the Jingzhou army could not attack Wancheng for a long time, the front of the army had been frustrated, and the spirit had been lost, but it was unwilling to fail, and it was a dilemma. Second, judging from the siege of the city in the previous ten days, it was not Pang Tong who was in charge of the Jingzhou army, but Huang Zu and Wen Ping. Third, the Jingzhou army retreated instead of retreating, which shows that he still has to rely on, and there must be a large army to support him in the rear. This is the shortness of the self-detonation that is referred to below. ”

Speaking of this, Sima Yi paused, looked around at everyone in the hall, but saw that everyone nodded in understanding, and agreed with his analysis. Seeing this, Sima Yi was silent on the surface, but in fact, he was very excited in his heart, and he had a feeling of scolding Fang Xuan and pointing out the country, which was very good and made him very useful. Speaking of which, this is the first time he has shown his face in the army, the first time he has gone out with the army, the first time he has come into contact with the army, and the first time he has been recognized by the generals.

No matter how good Sima Yi feels about himself, how talented he is, and how capable he is, if he doesn't have the opportunity to display it, even if he has the talent of heaven and earth, it will be in vain. There is never a shortage of amazing talents in the world, but there are only a handful of people who really have the opportunity to display their talents, talented but not outstanding, no chance to stand out, and their talents are buried, so there is a saying of "outstanding talent". But now, Kong Ming provided him with a stage to display his talents, let him counsel the military aircraft, and ask his opinion in front of the generals, giving him the opportunity to express himself, so as to gain a firm foothold in the army. This is the encouragement, like the grace of encounter.

After secretly calming down, Sima Yi took a deep breath and continued: "If Pang Tong's forced withdrawal is a pretense of friendship with his classmates to justify himself and blow up his shortcomings, then openly issuing a war letter to invite our army to fight is a move to cover up. Judging from the situation in front of him, even if there are reinforcements behind Pang Tong, they will arrive in a few days, but as long as the Jingzhou army does not come out of the nest and raise the troops of the country to fight a decisive battle with us, the chance of victory is not great, at most only five or five.

This has been vividly demonstrated in previous battles. The Jingzhou army suddenly launched an attack and took the initiative, but after ten days of fighting, its soldiers and horses suffered twice as many casualties as ours. This in itself shows that the combat effectiveness of our army is by no means comparable to that of the Jingzhou army, and even in the face of more than twice the Jingzhou army, our army dares to fight a head-on battle with it, and is sure to win the battle. Therefore, knowing that the head-on decisive battle is not the opponent of our army, Pang Tong still pretends to submit a war letter to make an appointment, what is this not to cover up? ”

Speaking of this, Sima Yi showed an unfathomable smile on his face, and continued: "If you want to cover up, you must want to hide something, or there must be an ulterior motive in it. In the next conjecture, Pang Tong's purpose is nothing more than three possibilities. One of them is a strategy to delay the troops, delay time in the name of a decisive battle between the two armies, and retreat to Xipingao to wait for reinforcements to arrive.

Second, with the help of this time, I prepared in advance and planned a conspiracy to defeat my Xiliang Iron Cavalry. Third, use the main army to contain our army here, attract the attention of our troops, and send a surprise army to achieve the desired goal. Speaking of this, Sima Yi immediately stopped silent, and stopped at the point, and if he continued to talk about it, he would be suspected of deliberately showing off. People in the military must not take advantage of their tongues and just express their own opinions, because it is useless to talk about them, not only can they not convince the public, but they are annoying.

Sima Yi expounded and analyzed the situation in front of him quite thoroughly, and this assertion was unanimously agreed by everyone, including Zhuge Liang.

Thus the purpose of the lobby proceedings was achieved. Then Zhuge Liang got up and said: "Zhong Da's words are very much in line with my opinion, you generals may wish to think more along this line of thought after returning to the camp." It is better to be quiet at the moment, and pass the matter to Luoyang and inform His Majesty. I'll wait for a long run, rest for two days, and then discuss and make a decision. Go back to your camp and rest, all the generals. ”

The generals agreed in unison, and then got up and left. After the generals left, Zhuge Liang said to Sima Yi with a smile: "Zhongda has worked hard, and will follow me out of the city to see the camp where Pang Tong's army was stationed before, in case of fraud." I don't know if Zhongda is willing to go together? ”

"I don't dare to ask for it. Fortunately, even in the next. Sima Yi happily responded.

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