In Tianshui City, Cao Wei Yongzhou Assassin Guo Huai has been in a mixed mood recently, and the battle reports he has received in a row are both good and bad. It was as if he was being forced to choose which one to listen to first.

Bad news came from Nan'an, Deng Ai was tricked by Jiang Wei, and was besieged on the top of Koji Mountain, cut off water and food, unable to break through, and urgently needed to lead his army to rescue.

And good news came from Wudu, Cao Zhi defeated the Shu army with a strategy, seriously injured the two generals of Shu Han, killed the Shu army with heavy casualties, and easily did not dare to touch Wudu.

Guo Huai was finally a little relieved in his heart, he was originally worried that Nan'an and Wudu would be attacked by the Shu army at the same time, and no matter which way he rescued, his troops would be stretched. Now that the situation in Wudu has stabilized, he can confidently and boldly send troops to rescue Deng Ai.

After months of rest, there were already 40,000 troops in Tianshui City, but many of them were new recruits and needed further training. In order to rescue Deng Ai, Guo Huai was ready to lead an army of 20,000 to the rescue.

Less than two days after leaving Tianshui City, Guo Huai met Deng Aibu who had escaped halfway.

This part of 20,000 people is obviously extremely miserable, but it can be seen from the face and clothing that one by one is in rags, the complexion is not good, obviously hungry for a few days, but although the complexion is not good, but the mental state is not bad, after seeing Guo Huai's reinforcements, they all showed joy, not a look of grievance and despair.

Guo Huai hurriedly greeted him, Deng Ai saw that Guo Huai's reinforcements were coming, and he also hurriedly ran over, hurriedly came to Guo Huai's side, and bowed down in the tunnel:

"Lord Assassin Shi, the last general Deng Shi fell for Jiang Wei's tricks and lost Nan'an, please punish Lord Assassin Shi."

Guo Huai hurriedly helped Deng Ai up, "Oh, Shizai has really suffered this way, look at you, you have lost weight!" ”

After Deng Ai stood up, he said to Guo Huai: "Lord Thorn Shi, you can bring dry food, the soldiers are hungry!" ”

Guo Huai hurriedly instructed his own soldiers to arrange for the men to bury the pot and make rice, and found some dry food to distribute to the soldiers under Deng Ai's command. Because he was worried that the soldiers would choke on eating too quickly, Guo Huai did not give the soldiers too much dry food, but first gave some to satisfy their hunger, and then cooked porridge and rice for the soldiers to eat.

After the dry food was divided, Guo Huai announced that he would rest in place and return to Tianshui City after the soldiers had finished their meals.

Taking advantage of the soldiers' rest and meal, Guo Huai pulled Deng Ai aside and asked Deng Ai about Jiang Wei's battle this time.

Deng Ai just gobbled up a piece of cake, and at the moment he was a little choked, Guo Huai handed him a water bladder, Deng Ai unceremoniously picked up the water bladder, and drank more than half of the originally bulging water bladder.

Guo Huai said with concern: "Shizai, you slow down, beware of being choked." ”

Deng Aicai nodded and wiped the water stains off his mouth.

Guo Huai asked, "Shizai, tell the official quickly, how did you escape?" After receiving your distress letter, the officer was anxious, and repeatedly thought about your situation in his own shoes, and always felt that unless the officer's reinforcements arrived, you had no chance to break through at all! ”

Speaking of this, Deng Ai puffed up his chest quite proudly and said to Guo Huai:

"Don't hide the assassination of Lord Shi, the last general was trapped in the mountain at that time, cut off the water source, and after the failure to break through with all his strength, he also felt that he was in a dead end, and I was afraid that he would be trapped and killed by the Shu army on the Koji Mountain. Who would have thought that the sky would not die I Deng Ai, the night before there was a heavy fog in Koji Mountain, the fog was thick and dense, and the last general instantly thought of a plan. ”

"What's the strategy?" Guo Huai asked curiously.

"The last general planted a large number of scarecrows on the camp of Koji Mountain, put on the armor stomach of my Great Wei army, aroused the suspicion of the Shu army, and then found a deep valley in the fog and hid the 20,000 army in the valley. Later, the Shu army really found the scarecrow, so they did their best to attack the mountain, at this moment the Shu army defense under the mountain was empty, and the last general led the army to break through with all his strength, and finally succeeded in breaking through the encirclement. ”

Guo Huai savored Deng Ai's approach, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Wonderful! Sure enough, it is worthy of Shizai, a good trick for the golden cicada to come out of its shell. ”

Deng Ai was also quite glad that he was able to break through from the dead end, and then said to Guo Huai:

"Lord Assassin Shi, this time Jiang Wei attacked Yongzhou, I always feel different from the past, I am worried that Jiang Wei launched, like Eastern Wu, is a national war against my Great Wei, and the troops invested by Shu are afraid that there will be no less than 100,000."

"Why did Shi Zai say this? Even if Jiang Wei gathers all the soldiers of Yongliang, there are no 100,000 people. Guo Huai seemed to be a little disbelieving.

However, Deng Ai felt that Jiang Wei must have attacked Nan'an and Wudu at the same time this time, it was definitely not so simple, and an inexplicable sense of smell on the battlefield told Deng Ai that while Wu launched a national war, Shu would definitely not give up this opportunity.

So Deng Ai said to Guo Huai: "Lord Assassin Shi, how many Shu troops are there in Hanzhong?" ”

"There should be about 80,000!" Guo Huai replied vigorously, and suddenly he gasped.

"Shizai, what do you mean that this time it's no longer Jiang Wei's petty fight, and the Shu Kingdom is even going to move the soldiers and horses in Hanzhong? Then how can I keep my Tianshui? ”

Guo Huai was suddenly very anxious, Tianshui's soldiers and horses at the moment, even if Deng Ai's soldiers and horses were added, were only 60,000, although there were still 20,000 under the command of Cao Zhi of Wudu, but the defensive pressure of Wudu City was also very great.

If the soldiers and horses in Hanzhong are really motivated, Tianshui will face a siege of more than 100,000 people, and unlike the previous 100,000 Qiang soldiers who besieged Longxi, most of the people who besieged Longxi this time were rabble, and this time all those who besieged Tianshui were the elite divisions of Shu Han.

Deng Ai saw that Guo Huai was very worried, so he said: "Lord Assassin Shi, for the sake of today's plan, I can only ask Dongxiang Princess Cao Aya to write to Your Majesty, and ask Your Majesty to send reinforcements to reinforce Yongzhou, otherwise if the water is lost, then I am afraid that the entire Yongzhou of Dawei will not be able to hold it, and Chang'an will also be in danger at that time." ”

Guo Huai sighed: "Hey, Xiahou Nan has 50,000 elites in Chang'an, and he actually sits back and sees my Yongzhou in danger every time and does not rescue, and he also says that he wants to beware of the Hanzhong army. ”

When Deng Ai heard Xiahou Nan's name, he was immediately very disdainful: "Hmph! An incompetent rat, a turtle bastard who was scared by Zhuge Liang! What kind of hero is a turtle when he shrinks,......"

"Shizai is cautious! Xiahou Zilin is the son of Xiahou Xuan, the son-in-law of Emperor Taizuwu, and his status is noble. ”

Guo Huai is a kind person, and he cherishes Deng Ai very much, especially when he saw that Deng Ai could get out of the dead situation set up by Jiang Wei for him, he felt that Deng Ai was a general with great potential, maybe in the future against Shu Han, he would have to rely on juniors like Deng Ai, so he was willing to open his wings for them to care.

Deng Ai also seemed to feel that Fang Cai was impulsive, so he arched his hand towards Guo Huai and said: "Fang Cai is the last general to be abrupt, thank you Lord Thorn Shi for mentioning it." ”

Guo Huai smiled and said, "What happened just now? Why doesn't this official know? ”

Deng Ai instantly understood that Guo Huai was going to expose it for himself, so he smiled, and then smiled at Guo Huai: "Lord Assassin Shi, I see that the soldiers have almost eaten, without further ado, let's return to Tianshui as soon as possible, so as not to encounter Jiang Wei's pursuers in the wild." There will be a series of fierce battles to follow, and it is necessary to be prepared in advance. ”

Guo Huai nodded and said, "Okay, send an order to the whole army and return to Tianshui!" ”