Sima Shi's ability is still good, what he lacks now is just the experience of being alone.

Therefore, Sima Shi will not blindly believe that his father is an invincible god of war, and he, as the main general of a battle, must be psychologically prepared for his father's sneak attack on Luoyang.

This is not a distrustful father, but a good commander's way of thinking, and he must be mentally prepared for the changes on the battlefield as much as possible.

Once his father's sneak attack on Luoyang fails, then Sima Shi can't continue to maintain a feint posture in Mengjindu, and he must make changes and plan his father to carry out the next military action.

It's just that although Sima Shi has such mental preparations, his lack of experience in the battle has caused him to be a little indecisive now.

Wang Chang has been coming to help for more than 20 days, and he has not withdrawn from the army at this point, and there is a high probability that his father's plan to attack Luoyang is not going well.

However, Sima Shi didn't dare to judge easily, believing that his father had failed in the sneak attack.

If his father only encountered some delays on the way, or if Luoyang was lost too quickly, Zhuge Liang would not have had time to inform Wang Chang to withdraw his troops and rashly launch an attack to occupy Mengjindu, which is likely to have the effect of startling the snake.

So, Sima Shi is really embarrassed.

From here, in fact, it can also be seen that the Wei army was unable to communicate quickly and effectively with each other in this counteroffensive Luoyang operation.

This is also one of the reasons why Sima Yi has always opposed and rashly launched a counterattack on Luoyang without adequate preparations.

If Sima Yi wanted to adjust his strategic deployment, he would not be able to notify Sima Shi and Qin Lang in Hedong in a short time, because there was a Luoyang between the two sides, which was the territory of the Shu thieves.

In order to ensure the secrecy of military operations, it was necessary to cross the Yellow River from Dong Gun, and then make a detour to Hanoi County to deliver military orders. But such efficiency is too low, and the speed of military order transmission is too slow.

And if you have to rely on Hedong to adapt to the situation on its own, it will cause the current situation.

Sima Yi believes that Sima Shi, Xiahouba and others have a certain degree of independent adaptability, but the question is, when they can react and make up their minds to change their strategy, this is not something that Sima Yi can control.

The current Sima Shi is a little undecided, so he has to find his partner Xiahou Ba and discuss it seriously.

One thing to say, the partners of Xiahouba and Sima Shi are relatively harmonious.

Xiahou Ba is not as ambitious as Cao Shuang, and his ability is much stronger than Cao Shuang, and his personality is more gentle, so whether he is partnered with Sima Yi or Sima Shi, he is quite compatible.

But Xiahou Ba and Sima Shi also have the same problem, that is, they are very inexperienced.

When Xiahouba partners with Sima Yi, it is often Sima Yi who makes the decision first, and then explains the reason for doing so to Xiahouba, and strives for Xiahouba's consent. In this case, Xiahou Ba only needs to judge according to the actual situation, whether Sima Yi can do this or not.

But now, Xiahouba is partnering with Sima Shi, and what he has to decide is not a simple question of "whether it will work", but the question of how to do it with Sima Shi.

This responsibility is much greater than when he partnered with Sima Yi.

Partnering with Sima Yi, even if Xiahouba recognized Sima Yi's decision, if something really went wrong, it would be Sima Yi who bore the biggest responsibility, but now, he, Xiahouba, has to bear half of the responsibility, and the pressure is still very great.

It's not that Xiahou Ba doesn't have this responsibility, but the life and death of 80,000 Wei troops.

If Sima Shi made the wrong decision, the big deal would be the head of the person.

But the life and death of these 80,000 Wei troops is related to the foundation of the Great Wei. The current Great Wei, the life and death of the 80,000 Wei army is already a kind of loss that hurts the muscles and bones.

As the clan general of the Great Wei, Xiahou Ba can not care about his life and death, but whether the foundation of the Great Wei can be continued is the most important thing for him to consider.

Therefore, in the face of Sima Shi's inquiry, Xiahouba thought about it seriously for a while, and finally chose a more conservative approach.

"The general of the expedition to the west has always been good at fighting and resourceful, and this time the strategy of marching has been established for us to feint, and it is better for us not to go against the general's strategy."

This is the choice made by Xiahouba.

On the one hand, Xiahou Ba also believed in Sima Yi's ability, thinking that since it was a decision made by him, it was best not to destroy it easily. What if it's just like Sima Shi feared, what if you startle the snake?!

On the other hand, if he still maintains a feint posture, no matter whether his Sima Yi's sneak attack on Luoyang is successful or unsuccessful, Meng Jindu's side will not suffer too much loss.

If Sima Yi's sneak attack on Luoyang is successful, he will inevitably take the initiative to kill Meng Jindu, and at that time, the frontal Shu thieves will inevitably be in turmoil, and at that time, it will not be too late for Xiahou Ba and Sima Shi to lead the troops to attack.

And if Sima Yi's sneak attack on Luoyang fails, it is still unknown whether to storm Luoyang or withdraw the army to hold on, and without the assistance of friendly forces, it is very likely to cause unnecessary losses.

A conservative choice would not hurt the Great Wei, the soldiers, or even the future of Sima Shi and Xiahou Ba.

Even if he can't cooperate with Sima Yi in time, it is nothing more than not being able to establish meritorious service, and he will not be held accountable.

Mixed with public and selfish intentions, Xiahouba made this decision.

And Xiahouba's decision made Sima Shi, who was already a little undecided, also strengthen his belief in feints, but this belief was only strengthened for a few days, and things changed.

Zhang Yi, the general of the Shu thieves who was originally holding on to the south gate of Mengjindu, suddenly led his soldiers to withdraw from Mengjindu and ran to the periphery of Mengjindu to join Wang Chang's department.

Immediately afterwards, there was some panic in Wang Chang's army, but this state did not last long, and it quickly subsided.

Wang Chang's troops and horses are now on the periphery of Mengjindu, camping in the direction of Mengjindu, posing in a defensive posture.

This change made Sima Shi and Xiahou Ba a little suspicious.

First of all, both of them began to wonder if Sima Yi had successfully attacked Luoyang, and the news reached Mengjindu, causing Mengjindu's Shu army to waver.

The state of panic in the Shu army is the best confirmation of this possibility, as for the quick subsidence, there is nothing strange, after all, it is Wang Chang who led the army, the ability of the former Great Wei general, Sima Shi and Xiahou Ba are very clear, quelling the riots in the army, stabilizing the morale of the army for a while, it is not difficult for him.

But what. Sima Shi and Xiahou Ba are not the kind of brainless reckless people, smart people do things, and they are easy to think a little more.

Why has Wang Changdu been here for more than 20 days, and Zhang Yi has been sticking to Mengjindu, but at this time, he suddenly evacuated Mengjindu? !

Is it really because of something happened in Luoyang?!

Or rather, in fact, it was Sima Yi who failed to attack Luoyang, and now that Luoyang has freed up his hands, Wang Chang already has reinforcements, and he put on this posture to attract Meng Jindu's Wei army to take the initiative to attack, and they set up an ambush to attack themselves halfway?!

The two wise men began to get together and discussed again.

As Sima Yi's son, Sima Shi still knows his father very well.

Sima Yi is just a partial division to attack Luoyang, if it succeeds, it's hard to say, but if it fails, he will definitely retreat to Gongxian and join the large army.

Therefore, even if his father's sneak attack on Luoyang failed, Luoyang would not be able to easily free up his hands to support Meng Jindu's side.

Therefore, Sima Shi was more inclined to Sima Yi's sneak attack was successful or close to success, which caused Zhang Yi to abandon Mengjindu and join Wang Chang, and the two either hurriedly withdrew to Hongnong or hurried back to Luoyang.

Sima Shi judged that at this time, don't look at Wang Chang to stabilize the army's heart, but he will definitely not stay in Mengjindu for a long time, and will definitely withdraw the army in the last two days.

Therefore, Sima Shi suggested that the whole army be ready to attack and be ready to intercept Wang Chang's retreat at any time.

But Xiahouba disagreed.

First, if Luoyang can't make a move, it doesn't mean that other places can't make a move, in case the Shu thieves transfer troops from Guanzhong?!

For more than 20 days, although it was a little hasty, but with the experience of the last Luoyang offensive and defensive battle, the soldiers of Guanzhong County were not unable to pass through Tongguan and directly arrived at Mengjindu to help.

Second, taking a step back, even if the general of Zhengxi really succeeded in his sneak attack on Luoyang, Wang Chang's current behavior is to withdraw his troops, but Wang Chang is not so easy to provoke.

Wang Chang is a person who is both wise and brave, and he has repeatedly performed miraculous feats under the account of General Cao Zhen, and he is not without the ability to fight back when he withdraws the army. In the case that the general of Zhengxi has already occupied Luoyang, there is no need for us to act rashly and increase casualties.

At that time, all the military horses from all walks of life will march forward and gather in Luoyang, only our side will lose troops and defeat the generals, even if we are not held responsible, the court will not look good.

Well, Xiahouba's statement is actually not very convincing. When he said this, he just didn't want the Wei soldiers under his command to have unnecessary casualties.

This is a kind of selfishness.

However, Sima Shi is not a person who has no political acumen at all, Xiahou Ba is the general of the Great Wei clan in the end, and his opinion, Sima Shi cannot be taken seriously.

Therefore, Sima Shi still hesitated a little and did not give an order for the whole army to prepare for combat for the time being.

But the next day, when the scouts in the army reported that Wang Chang's troops were pulling out the camp and preparing to withdraw the army. Sima Shi still couldn't sit still.

Wang Chang is about to withdraw the army, if he doesn't chase it, it's a pity that Sima Shi thinks no matter what.

Finding Xiahou Ba again, Sima Shi suggested, "This opportunity must not be missed. If Zhong Quan has doubts, he can lead the rear army to help, and lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to follow in pursuit. If it succeeds, you and I will have meritorious service, if not, there will be Zhongquan to respond, and I will not lose it. ”

One attacked, one responded, and only 10,000 soldiers and horses. Xiahouba really couldn't find a reason to oppose it for a while.

Only. So be it!!

(End of chapter)