In this battle, although Zhang Lang kept most of his troops, he lost countless armor materials and suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, at the beginning, Zhang Lang sent Han Dang and Cheng Pu to lead people to transfer the grain and grass, otherwise they would have lost and had no strength to turn over. After the victory of Sima Yi's troops, as Zhang Lang expected, tens of thousands of troops stepped out of Taihang Road and came to Huaixian in batches.

Under these circumstances, the pressure on Huaixian suddenly increased. Although Zhao Yun came out of Mengjin, he couldn't save the near fire, and although Lu Meng and Ling Tong were attacking Chaoge and Muye with all their might, these fortified cities could not be taken in a moment or a half. In addition, Huaixian County has no danger to defend, and the Jiangdong Army is newly defeated, and the description is still not optimistic. This can be seen from Zhang Lang's gloomy face. In this case, there are only two ways to go: one is to avoid its edge first, abandon Huaixian, retreat in the direction of Mengjin, meet with Zhao Yun's troops, and form an echo with Ha Zhouyu's brigade, so that Sima Yi will inevitably have scruples and give up the pursuit. But in this way, although it can force Sima Yi's troops back, it will cause more trouble for Ling Tong's troops, allowing Sima Yi to reinforce the defense line of Puguan without any scruples. The second is that he is determined to stay and contain Sima Yi, so that Ling Tong can make a breakthrough in Puguan, but the problem is that he has few major generals, and it is a big problem whether he can withstand Sima Yi's attack.

Although Zhang Lang usually acts vigorously and resolutely, he can cut through the mess quickly, but at this moment, he is obviously a little at a loss, how to start. He drooped his head, his fingers tapping on the table rhythmically, and there was no wisdom in his eyes. On both sides of his lower side, Guo Jia still looked confident and indifferent. Cheng Yu squinted his eyes, muttered words in his mouth, and occasionally stroked the long black temples with his palm, bowing his head in contemplation.

The three of them had their own thoughts, and for a while the lobby was very quiet.

"Lord, my subordinates have something to report." A loud voice sounded from outside the hall, breaking the solemn aura inside.

Zhang Lang, Guo Jia, and Cheng Yu raised their heads at the same time, and their eyes drifted towards the door in unison. The general Gao Ran was dressed in fine armor and iron armor, with a sword at his waist, and strode over.

Zhang Lang temporarily put aside the trivial things and said, "What's the matter?" ”

Gao Ran's face was a little solemn and said: "Sima Yi has sent 10,000 horses to march to my Huai County, and the pioneer Zhu Hu has led 3,000 iron horsemen to come quickly, and now it is only less than fifty miles away from my camp. There were 50,000 Sima Yi's Chinese army in the back, leaving only Lejin to guard Tianjing Pass. ”

Zhang Lang nodded expressionlessly, indicating that he already knew.

Gao Ran saw that Zhang Lang didn't mean to speak, and he didn't ask anything, and stood quietly aside.

Zhang Lang supported his chin with his palm, and said in a surprisingly calm voice: "Whether to fight or retreat, what do you think?" ”

Gao Ran glanced at Guo Jia and Cheng Yu quickly, and immediately said in a solemn voice: "Lord, if you retreat at this time, I'm afraid that the time will be a little rushed." Our army is newly defeated, morale is low, and once it is repeatedly attacked by the cavalry several times, I am afraid that it will be crushed. ”

Zhang Lang knew the truth very well, but frowned and said, "You mean to stick to Huaixian and wait for Zhao Yun and them to come up?" ”

Gao Ran shook his head and said: "No, the subordinates still want to let the lord leave from Huaixian to Mengjin, but how to retreat, how to break off, how to arrange to intercept the enemy army, you have to think twice." ”

Zhang Lang snorted lightly, his originally somewhat sloppy eyes condensed again, and he said in a deep voice: "No, if you retreat at this time, whether you can retreat to the state and county safely is a question, and you will lose a great opportunity to defeat Sima Yi in one fell swoop." So I'm not going to go back. ”

Gao Ran didn't expect Zhang Lang to say this, so he couldn't help but be stunned, and his face couldn't help but be a little anxious: "But now Huaixian has less than 30,000 troops, and there is no danger to defend, if you stay here for one more day, there will be one more danger." ”

Zhang Lang nodded and said: "Huaixian is not a strong city, if you want to take advantage of this to defend it, I am afraid that I will give Sima Yi an urn to catch turtles." ”

Gao Ran's chest suddenly became a little haste, as if he had made a major decision, and said resolutely: "If the lord and the military division are secretly evacuated, their subordinates will be used as bait to attract the Sima Brigade here." ”

Zhang Lang understood Gao Ran's meaning in an instant, and while he was slightly moved in his heart, he also increased his determination to fight Sima Yi, he said in a brisk tone: "Gao Ran, I understand your worries, but I don't want to entangle too much with Sima Yi for a long time on the issue of the Taihang Road in Bingzhou, so I will not let go of any opportunity to defeat Sima Yi." At the moment, the superficial form is not in my favor, but no matter which side of Ling Tong and Quan Cong makes progress, the battle situation will change dramatically, and there will be a decisive breakthrough. Therefore, I must firmly nail Sima Yi's main army to Huaixian until Zhao Yun's reinforcements come up. ”

Gao Ran still didn't want to give up his plan to persuade Zhang Lang away, and said anxiously: "My subordinates understand what the lord means, but I don't need the lord to take the risk yourself?" It is completely possible for his subordinates to pretend to be the lord to lead Sima Yi's main army here. ”

Zhang Lang laughed and muttered, "Is Li Dai Tao stiff? Sounds wrong. Just when Gao Ran thought that Zhang Lang had loosened up, Zhang Lang suddenly said seriously: "No, no one can leave this time, even if only one goes, it may destroy the whole plan and make all our efforts in vain." ”

Gao Ran's eyes lit up, and he blurted out without thinking about it: "Could it be that the lord has a proper plan?" ”

Zhang Lang's smiling face was like a spring breeze, and he said lightly: "Originally, there were still big flaws in this plan, but fortunately, with your reminder, I am seven points sure that I can support Zhao Yun's arrival in Huai County." ”

Xiao is Gao Lanping said that he is pure-hearted, quiet and indifferent, at this time, as soon as he heard that Zhang Lang had a clever plan, his emotions were out of control, but fortunately, he still had a rational way to say: "The lord really holds the pearl of wisdom again, and he is confident, but he doesn't know what his subordinates should do?" ”

Zhang Lang didn't know that Gao Ran was knocking on the side, and wanted to inquire about his plan, but he didn't allow it in his heart, but just beckoned Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, and Gao Ran to come up and conspire in a low voice.

Early the next morning, as soon as Yu Ban left the camp, he received a document from Zhu Hu to send a fast horse, and after he read it carefully, his face showed a strange look. Although a few members on the side looked curious and wanted to see it, they didn't dare to ask questions casually, but one of the generals said cautiously: "General, could it be that the military situation has changed?" ”

Yu Ban was able to become a member of the five good generals of the Wei camp in history, largely because he was strict in governing the army, commanding the first time, and the troops he brought out were all divisions of a hundred battles, and the elite journey was deeply appreciated by Cao Ying. However, it is precisely because of the extremely strict management of the forbidden army that his subordinates are more or less slight, respecting and fearing him.

Yu Ban surprisingly did not blame the general, but read the content of the book again, and then said strangely: "Zhang Lang deployed heavy troops to defend Huai County, and set up a village outside the city, inserted a large number of people to collect stones, cut down mountains and trees, and set up sentry posts everywhere, raised arrow towers, and arranged defense lines, does he want to use Huai County to fight with us again?" Yu Ban muttered the confusion in his heart, and then said to himself: "No, Master Sima once asserted that Zhang Lang would inevitably retreat west after defeating the patio pass, in order to meet Zhao Yun's troops. Why is it the other way around? Could it be that Lord Sima expected that there was a mistake, did they want to wait for Zhao Yun to come up here? ”

Yu Ban shook his head, and couldn't help but have a headache, what should I do now? Let Juhu continue to rush? Although the cavalry has strong impact and flexible mobility, once it comes to the storm, there is no place to play, so it is better to transfer it back first, I don't know what other tricks Zhang Lang has in it, and the price of losing 3,000 cavalry in vain is not small.

Thinking of this time, Yu Ban decisively ordered: "Someone comes, immediately inform Zhu Hu and stop moving forward in case there is a change." ”

Yu Ban thought about it, faintly felt a little unstable, and sent someone to send the letter sent by Zhu Hu to Sima Yi quickly.

Yu Ban pulled out the village to the south this time, but the speed of the march slowed down a lot this time, obviously wanting to wait for Sima Yi's main army to come up.

Because Sima Yi was thoughtful and resourceful, he had enough contact with Yu Ban's troops from beginning to end, and soon the news brought by Zhu Hu reached Sima Yi's ears. After Sima Yi got the news, he immediately accelerated the speed of the march and met with Yu Ban's troops to discuss important matters.

The two armies met and camped in Xiazhai, and Sima Yi immediately convened important personnel to discuss.

Yu Bandao: "Zhang Lang's move is obviously out of the ordinary, with his eyesight, he can naturally see that there are only 30,000 horses, no matter how he defends, he can't make up for the big colander in Huaixian, but he still dares to go down here, and he must have a plan." ”

Sima Yi's eyes were shining, and his profound expression made it impossible to see through his thoughts at all, and he said calmly: "Zhang Lang knows that Huaixian can't hold it and still wants to hold it, there is only one possible surname, that is, he tries his best to nail my army to Huaixian, so that he can have a strange plan." ”

Yu Ban nodded in agreement, but then said with some confusion: "Then what is his idea?" ”

Sima Yi narrowed his eyes, and occasionally a glimmer of light fell from his small eyes, and said calmly: "General Yu, have you noticed one thing, why did Ling Tong and Lu Meng's troops suddenly disappear in Zhangshui?" ”

Yu Ban was taken aback, and immediately thought in his mind and said, "Could it be that you are hiding and trying to sneak attack Taihangdao?" It is no wonder that Zhang Lang dared to put on a posture of fighting to the death with our army in Huaixian County under such a dangerous situation, and his purpose was to buy time for Ling Tong's troops. Speaking of this, Yu Ban seemed to have a feeling of heartiness and cheerfulness.

How do you know that Sima Yi shook his head, denied Yu Ban's idea at once, and then threw out a book from the bookcase and said indifferently: "You will understand after reading it." ”

Yu Ban was a little puzzled, but he still picked it up honestly and looked at it. At first, he was a little unimpressed, so his movements were also very calm, but when he opened the book and read two lines, his expression was obviously stiff, and then he glanced at it quickly, his face full of shock.

Sima Yi said lightly: "You understand." This is a letter of request for help from Asaka Taimori, and if there are no reinforcements, Makino will not be able to withstand it for ten days at most. As soon as Makino was lost, Chaoge was afraid that he would also fall. ”

Yu Ban obviously didn't come back to his senses in shock, and couldn't believe it: "I didn't expect that Ling Tong's troops had already gone down the water to sing, and to the surprise of his subordinates, they actually took away most of Zhang Lang's troops. ”

Sima Yi smiled: "If there is no order from Zhang Lang, will they dare to do it?" ”

Sima Yi stood up at this time and said: "Ling Tong and Lu Meng turned to Chaoge, Zhang Lang put on a desperate posture again, if there is no accident, then they will wait for Zhao Yun's reinforcements to come up, Ling Tong and Lu Meng will go north out of the kettle, kill Changzhi, and finally besiege Tianjing Pass." ”

Yu Ban was so surprised that he didn't know what to say, he could only mutter, "I see, I see." ”

However, Yu Ban quickly came back to his senses and said, "Then what now?" Do you want to withdraw to Taihang Dao? ”

Sima Yi's smiling face suddenly showed a hint of murderous intent, and he said coldly: "Since Zhang Lang has put on such a posture, I really want to see why he thinks he can block the attack of our army." ”

Yu Ban said: "What do you mean? ”

Sima Yi said coldly: "You immediately send me an additional number of scouts to expand the reconnaissance range by dozens of miles, I am worried that Zhang Langming is using Huai County as a banner, but secretly sneaking away." ”

Yu Ban remembered Zhang Lang's cunning and couldn't help nodding and said, "My subordinates understand." ”

Sima Yi then said in a deep voice: "The key this time is only Zhang Lang alone, if our army wins and kills Zhang Lang, Ling Tong and Lu Mengkong have an army of 100,000, and they will be at my mercy." In case the enemy reinforcements come up, and we don't take Zhang Lang, without saying a word, everyone will withdraw to Taihang Road for me to protect the safety of the side gate. ”

Yu Ban had some scruples and said: "My lord, if we let Zhang Lang run away, I'm afraid that the time for us to retreat to Taihang Road is a little hasty." ”

Sima Yi shook his head and said: "You can rest assured about this, even if Ling Tong can take Chaoge and Muye as quickly as possible, it is impossible for them to break through the Pukou Heavenly Danger and break through the Changzhi Territory in a short period of time, if the dangerous pass can be broken so easily, then he will not be in danger." ”

Yu Banchang took a breath and said: "The last general understands, so I'll handle it." ”

Sima Yi called for a ban and said: "Slow, immediately send an order to the three armies, today is good news, tomorrow it is said that the third watch will make rice, the fourth watch will set off, and kill Xiang Huaixian together, I see what other tricks Zhang Lang can make." ”

(To be continued)