The change of the Wei court caused many loopholes in the frontline defense, and Ma Dai on the Yellow River took the opportunity to break through the Yellow River defense line and advance into Hedong County, directly threatening Jizhou and Bingzhou in Hebei.

There is also good news here in Wuyi Mountain, the dawn has fallen.

Xiahou Ba, the general of Wei Yijun stationed in Liyang, learned of the Yecheng incident for the first time, and then heard that Sima Yi reneged on his promise to behead Cao Shuang and more than 3,000 people abandoned the city.

"General Xiahou abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, and assisted the general to fight against Sima Lao Thief, which is really a great matter of great merit to the people. ”

Xiahou said domineeringly: "General Wu's words are serious, the reason why I chose to surrender is not for the righteousness of the common people, but for the selfishness of my family." Sima Lao thief slaughtered Xiahou and Cao, heaven and people were angry, Zhang Che rode the mansion and my Xiahou family has always been in-law, so he made this decision, and forgot that the general read on Zhang Che's riding face, and treated Cao and Xiahou well after breaking Ye City. ”

It turned out that the wife of Zhang Fei, the general of the Shu Han chariot cavalry, was the daughter of the Xiahou clan, and the current Empress Zhang of the Shu Han Dynasty was born of the two.

So Wei Yan made a promise without hesitation, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty's benevolence is no less than that of the first emperor, and the Han Dynasty will treat the Cao family well after its prosperity, and the current puppet Cao Fang has no great evil, maybe he can also be pardoned and become a rich and noble marquis." ”

Xiahou Ba then thanked him and said: "The grace of reconstruction, I will fight bravely this time, break the capital as soon as possible, and crush the bones of Sima Lao Thief." ”

In fact, there has been a deviation between the plan and Sima Yi's premeditation, and he planned to control the imperial court, and then take Cao Shuang in the name of righteousness, take over the Puyang army, and do things to recreate the world, who would have thought that Cao Shuang would be defeated so quickly, just after the coup was successful, the strategic depth of the front line was lost, and the Shu army was about to arrive in the capital.

Sima Yi rebelled first, violated his promise to kill and surrender later, a group of ministers in the city sympathized with Cao Shuang's family, when Cao Shuang was in power, the forces were intertwined, and for a time he couldn't free up his hands to clean up, and even his brother Sima Fu did not support Sima's move.

Sima Yi arranged for his two sons, Sima Shi and Ma Mazhao, and his henchmen Zhong Hui and Deng Ai to take charge of the military affairs of the whole city respectively, seeking a way to break the situation.

Sima Yi, who had regained power, supervised state affairs as a prince, and Zhong Hui said:

"Taifu, the Shu army is strong, our army will have few soldiers, Yecheng is difficult to defend for a long time, it is better to move the palace and retreat to Liaodong, hold Liucheng, accumulate strength, wait for Wu Shu to turn against him, and then restore Hebei. ”

Deng Ai was unconvinced, "Zhong Shiji, your remarks are inevitably too negative and weak." I still have Liaodong and Youji in Dawei, Jizhou is still in the hands of the imperial court, and the Qingzhou Plain is even more abundant and full of food. ”

glared at Zhong Hui hatefully, "Taifu, I thought that when I made a surprise plan to repel the Shu army and re-incorporate the Yellow River defense line into my hands, now that the situation is changing, things in the world are not predictable." ”

Sima Zhao on the side hurriedly asked: "Isn't Shizai a good plan? If we can have the technique of returning to heaven, we will definitely not be able to cheapen the Shu people in vain." ”

"Although our army is small, plus the palace guards and other more than 30,000 people, all of them are cowering in the capital, the Shu army is too passive when it comes to attack, I suggest that Taifu divide the two armies, out of the city and set up camp, thinking that the horn is the momentum, the Shu army is attacking the city, and the large camp outside the city can attack and support, so that the Shu army can not go all out. ”

Sima Yi felt reasonable, "Then what if the Shu army has to go all out to uproot the camp outside the city first? Hate that Cao Shuang, the Hebei soldiers were lost, the Shu army attacked the camp, it will definitely be able to break through in a month or two, once the camp outside the city is lost, it is only a matter of time before Yecheng falls, and when the Wei family temple is in the city, it will be difficult for my father and son to escape, and the situation will be really irreparable." ”

"Taifu's consideration is reasonable, so the people who lead the army outside the city must be good guards who are loyal to the country and loyal to Taifu, although Zhong Shiji's words are negative, but there is one point that I also deeply agree. The alliance of Wu and Shu cannot last long, as long as our army holds out for a period of time, there will inevitably be changes between the two, and then it will be an opportunity for us to counterattack. With the Yellow River as a barrier, with the manpower and material resources of the land of Hebei, and watching the battle between Wu and Shu, the situation in the world will return to the direction that is favorable to us. ”

Sima Yi took a big shot, "Okay, just according to what Shizai said, but who should lead the two troops outside the city, and should be held responsible?"

At this time, Zhong Hui also felt that the strategy offered by Deng Ai was indeed somewhat likely to be realized, so he suddenly promised, "I will go to the end." ”

"This plan is dedicated to me, and I am the one who will not give in, and it will definitely make the Shu army unable to advance an inch. ”

"I want to go. "The son wishes to share the sorrows of his father. ”

Sima Yi couldn't help but muster up a little confidence, "Zhao'er commands the palace guards, guards His Majesty and the inside and outside of the palace, Shi'er leads the troops to defend the outer city, Shi Ji leads a group of 5,000 people to camp in the east of the city, and Shi Zai leads a group of 5,000 people to camp in the west of the city. ”

The Wei army divided the troops and camped according to the plan, formed a corner on the way of the Han army, when Wei Yantong led the army to Yecheng, what he saw was the two large camps that were well prepared, looking at the head of the city from afar, it was a banner hunting, and the defenders of the city appeared to be high-spirited.

Wei Yan said: "The old thief's ability to lead the troops has not been left behind." The defenders of the city are in a Jedi, and under the encouragement of the old thief, they are still undiminished, and our army still needs to work hard to settle in Yecheng. ”

"Whether you really have the ability or are bluffing, I'll know if you lead someone to beat it. ”

Xiahou Ba really hated the Sima clan to the bone, and when he first arrived here, he didn't rest, he wanted to capture the city and slash the enemy.

Deng Zhi said: "General Xiahou should not be impatient, it is not too late to attack the city when the truth is discovered." ”

As the commander-in-chief, Wei Yan directly ordered the whole army to rest for the time being, recuperate and attack the city again. As a senior military general, Wuyishan and his cadres also had to discuss military affairs with Wei Yan and plan the direction of tomorrow's attack.

Wei Yan sat high on the main seat, "Generals, those who travel a hundred miles are half ninety, how to take this city, please express your opinions." ”

Xiahou Ba spoke first: "General Mingjian, the enemy is close at hand, our army is strong, surround the four gates, and capture it in one fell swoop." ”

"General Xiahou's words are wrong, today we are waiting to climb the heights to watch the enemy's formation, the enemy has two villages outside the city, echoing each other in the city, our army is attacking, I am afraid it will be difficult to win. ”

Xiahou Ba was obviously carried away by hatred, Sima Yi was close at hand, and he was a little overhead, so he thought about recklessly going over and killing the enemy. Seeing this, Deng Zhi could only refute it.

Wang Ping was a stable general with troops during Liu Bei's period, and said tentatively: "The defenders of Yecheng are blocking the road of our army in a corner, and it is difficult to capture it for a while, so it is better to divide the troops to capture the counties of Hebei, and then encircle Yecheng after Hebei, isn't it more stable?"

Wu Sushan saw Wei Yan looking at him, and hurriedly got up to offer advice, "What General Wang said is reasonable, but it will definitely take a lot of time, you must know that our rear is not safe, this time General Deng Zhi led the army to attack Cao Shuang and exposed his back to the Wu army, it is difficult to guarantee that Sun Quan will not take advantage of the fire to rob." If our army can capture Yecheng first, and in the name of the Wei clan, the land of Hebei will be able to get a large number of fresh reinforcements, Sun Quan is too late to turn his face, and it is estimated that he will not dare to turn his face. ”

Wei Yan nodded, "Yes, I will report it carefully, after the defeat of the Jiangdong army, the soldiers and horses have been frequently mobilized recently, and they all say that Sun Quan wants to raise troops again to retaliate against the Wei State, who knows if this is the ecstasy released or not, most of the Central Plains are now nominally controlled in our hands, and Sun Quan's motive for gathering soldiers and horses is also self-evident." ”

Wuyishan said: "Have you found out where the Jiangdong soldiers and horses have gathered, the last Jiangdong was defeated, and the subordinates of the generals of the Wu army have lost their vitality, and it must not be so easy for Sun Quan to gather such a large army again." ”

"Jiangdong is rich, fast is January, slow is March, Sun Quan must intervene in the war in Hebei, there is Luoxian defense in the direction of Badong, safe and worry-free, our army garrison between Huaisi is empty, once there is a change, the Wu army will be uncontrollable. ”

Hearing the intelligence information shared by Wei Yan, Wuyishan suggested: "Then we still use superior forces to conquer Yecheng, hold Cao Fang in our hands, and command the land of Youyan." ”

Everyone also said yes, and took the initiative to ask for help to attack the city as a vanguard.

"Then it's decided, Deng Zhi's troops will attack Zhonghui in the east of the city, and Wuyishan will lead his troops to attack Deng Ai in the west of the city. ”

Looking at the other generals who had made contributions, Wei Yan said again: "General Ma Dai's troops are mostly cavalry, which is not conducive to attacking the city, but it is highly mobile, so I will be my defender of the Chinese army and support the Quartet at any time." General Wang Ping's flying army is good at jungle warfare, and most of the prefectures are woodlands, so you lead your troops to sweep and state to guard against the Xiongnu and Xianbei alien tribes to reinforce Yecheng. General Liao Hua is brave and good at fighting, so as the vanguard of our department, he must first go to the head of the city, cut the pass and lock it, and receive our army into the city. ”

Wei Yan obviously wanted to break through Yecheng and Dingbei in the middle of the month with the strength of the whole army, and Sima Yi's idea was to procrastinate and wait for the rear of the Han army to catch fire, and then turn the tide of the battle.

If the Han army swallowed all the Wei land, it would be difficult for the Wu State to support it alone, so Jiangdong Sun Quan was fierce and eyed the tiger, obviously he had a plan for a long time.

The formulation of the pattern of the world is under this Yecheng.