At this time, Jiang Wei really hadn't waited for reinforcements from Wenqin, and he still only had 8,000 soldiers available.

On the other side, the Wei thieves were exhausted, with 3,000 people staying at the Yanjin Ferry, and 30,000 Great Wei forbidden troops taking the initiative to attack.

The ratio of troops is almost four to one, and facing the legendary Great Wei Forbidden Army To be honest, before the war, Jiang Wei's mood was still very dignified, worried about whether he was a little too big this time.

But when Jiang Wei saw the formation of the Wei thieves on the opposite side, this worry disappeared in an instant.

The Wei army discharged a front arrow formation to fight, and from this arrangement, it was obvious that it was going to use a strong attack to break itself in one fell swoop. There was no problem with the formation, but this platoon made Jiang Wei want to laugh.

Generally speaking, the Blade Formation has its own operational focus.

Some people prefer to accumulate heavy troops on both flanks, and as soon as the battle begins, the Chinese army will immediately entangle the opponent in the future, and attack on both flanks, breaking the enemy's formation from the flank, so as to achieve victory.

Some people prefer to hoard heavy troops in the middle lane, and the flanks are mainly harassed, and the Chinese army breaks the enemy.

It is not uncommon for a three-way tactic to evenly distribute troops like the opposite, but it has very high requirements for the commander's command ability.

In fact, this is to maintain a balance between attack and defense in three ways before starting the battle, and at the same time, according to the changes in the battlefield situation, re-choose whether to attack the flank or break through in the middle. In the middle, there is a need to adjust the number of troops.

Moreover, if the troops were arranged in this way, all the soldiers would not be lined up at the beginning to wait for the enemy, and a reserve of several thousand people would inevitably be maintained for the change needs of changing the formation and increasing the troops in the future.

For example, Zhang Xi and Guo Huai have both used to use the Sharp Arrow Formation in this way, but both of them have superb command ability, and they both retain a reserve team that can adapt to the situation.

But now in the Cao Wei camp at the Yanjin Ferry, Jiang Wei really can't think of anyone who has the ability to preside over the dispatch of this sharp arrow array, and he can't see that the Wei thief has any reserve troops.

Jiang Ji's ability, Jiang Wei has already understood, this person's strategy is no problem, but the command level can only be said to be indescribable.

And on the new reinforcement commander of the Wei thief, the word "Cao" is written to tell the truth, since Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen died of illness one after another, the clan generals surnamed Cao on the Cao Wei side, Jiang Weizhen has not heard of anyone with better ability.

And even if he has the ability, Jiang Wei is not afraid. Now Jiang Wei is also full of confidence in his ability.

Against Guo Huai, maybe Jiang Wei has to deal with it carefully, but if it is only against Jiang Ji or the unknown Wei general surnamed Cao, then Jiang Wei is still not afraid.

As for the legendary Great Wei Forbidden Army, there is no need to worry about it now.

Regardless of whether this Great Wei Forbidden Army still maintains the legendary combat effectiveness, as long as no one has this command ability, then there is no difference between these Great Wei Forbidden Army and ordinary soldiers.

It is not uncommon in history for a general to be incompetent and exhaust the three armies.

The Wei army put on such a front arrow formation with no purpose and no offensive focus, and at the same time, it also lacked a capable commander to command, which meant that the Wei army simply launched an attack with the superiority of troops.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

Of course, Jiang Wei is not underestimated because of this, he also has his own confidence.

On the one hand, Jiang Wei has enough confidence in the combat effectiveness of the Han Forbidden Army, and on the other hand, Jiang Wei has higher confidence in his teacher's Eight Formations.

Yes, the eight-array diagram.

As Zhuge Liang's personal disciple and the de facto supreme commander of the Han Forbidden Army, Jiang Wei naturally has no lack of understanding of the Eight Array Diagrams.

And unlike Wu Yi, the former commander of the forbidden army, Wu Yi only followed the forbidden army all the year round and had a superficial understanding of the Eight Array Diagram, Jiang Wei's understanding of the Eight Array Diagram was taught by Zhuge Liang himself.

Therefore, in the face of an enemy four times his size, Jiang Wei was still very confident in laying out eight formations to face the Wei army.

And the facts have also proved that in the absence of effective command, in the face of Jiang Wei's eight array diagram. Cao Yu, Jiang Ji, and Du Shu were all helpless about it.

Obviously, his side is the side with the advantage of troops, and it is clear that his side is advancing in three ways, and he sees that most of the army of the Shu thieves has been surrounded, but he can't get in.

Well, it doesn't matter if you can't get in, the front troops on your side are still being damaged, and the sortie formations on both wings are constantly compressing back, how do you feel that you are not pressing others to fight, but like you are being pressed and beaten by the enemy?!

Cao Yu and Du Shu were always incomprehensible, and because of this, they couldn't think of any other way to adjust.

And Jiang Ji is slightly stronger than these two. Although Jiang Ji didn't understand what was going on, he could still see that there must be something strange about this formation of the Shu thief.

Moreover, although Jiang Ji couldn't think of a way to adjust the formation, he knew that if he continued to fight like this, the Great Wei soldiers would not only be unable to break through the enemy's defenses, but might even cause too much loss of their own troops, thus affecting morale.

Therefore, Jiang Ji immediately sent someone to contact Cao Yu, hoping that Cao Yu would give an order to withdraw the troops for the time being, and after collecting the troops and returning to the camp, the three of them would discuss again.

And Cao Yu may not be able to do anything else, but he really listens to persuasion. Directly collect troops and return to the camp.

This battle did not last long, only lasted less than an hour.

Casualties on both sides were also not significant.

Cao Wei suffered more than 2,000 casualties on his side, while Jiang Wei suffered more than 700 casualties.

It's all within the affordability of both parties.

However, after this battle, Jiang Ji finally saw the combat effectiveness of the Shu thieves, as well as the command ability of the Shu general Jiang Wei in the field battle, and roughly estimated the comparison of the battle losses of the two sides, and he could intuitively find this problem.

In this case, if you take the initiative to attack Jiang Wei's department, even if you can win, I am afraid that the price you will have to pay will not be small.

Jiang Ji and Du Shu discussed it for a while, and felt that it was better to be still than to be still. Anyway, it's okay to hold Yanjin, and the rest of the matter is to wait for the reinforcements from Hedong to arrive, and then make a decision.

Cao Yu still doesn't have any opinion on this.

But these three people wanted to be quiet, and the situation on the entire Yanzhou battlefield did not allow them to do so.

First of all, it was Wen Qin who finally led the 3,000 Han forbidden army to the Yanjin battlefield four days after this battle.

At the same time, Wen Qin also explained to Jiang Wei the reason why he came so late.

To put it bluntly, if Wenqin wants to ensure the stability of the rear, he will definitely need to operate and arrange the two big cities of Puyang and Dong'e. Especially in Dong'e City, Wen Qin was very worried that after he went to the front line to fight, Dong'e City would directly rebel.

For this reason, after receiving Jiang Wei's request for help, Wen Qin had to send a partial general Ding Li to lead a thousand soldiers to defend Dong'e City, and Yang Qun led a thousand soldiers to stay in Puyang, and then he could lead his troops to Yanjin with confidence to help Jiang Wei in the war.

It's a little late by four or five days, and there's no way to do it.

Jiang Wei expressed his understanding of this. And to be honest, it was precisely because Wen Qin came late that Jiang Wei discovered the reality of the Wei army at the Yanjin Ferry.

Although the Wei army at the Yanjin Ferry has a large number of troops, it lacks a commander-in-chief general who can effectively unify the soldiers and give full play to the combat power of the Wei army. Actually, it's not a big deal.

Jiang Wei even boldly moved his camp to the east side of Yanjin Ferry to the south side of Yanjin Ferry, directly blocking the road from Yanjin to Sujujube.

At first, Jiang Wei didn't dare to do this, thinking that the enemy army was large and it would be safer to contain it on the flank. Now it seems that there is no big problem with the frontal rigidity.

And as soon as Jiang Wei moved to the camp like this, Cao Yu and Du Shu still didn't understand why Jiang Wei did such a thankless thing. But Jiang Ji really understood it.

Jiang Wei is going to completely block the reinforcement channel sent by Yanjin to Sujuju.

What can be seen is understood, but Jiang Ji has no way to stop it now. That feeling of powerlessness reappeared.

Really, sometimes, Jiang Ji can't wait to be stupid and can't see Jiang Wei's strategic intentions, in this case, maybe he doesn't have to be so worried about seeing the enemy's intentions, but he doesn't have the ability to break the situation, which is what makes Jiang Ji the most powerless.

And immediately afterwards, the second thing that made Jiang Ji even more powerless came.

Guo Huai, who was in sour jujube, sent a contact military newspaper to inquire about the reinforcements from Yanjin. If he can, Guo Huai hopes that there will be 10,000 Wei soldiers who can rush to the aid of the sour jujube defense.

In this way, the defensive situation from Yanjin to the first line of sour jujube can be completely stabilized and safety can be guaranteed.

Of course, Guo Huai's military report is only a liaison military report, not a military report asking for reinforcements, that is to say, Guo Huai can still maintain the situation of sour dates, and he is also discussing with Yanjin whether he can send additional reinforcements.

This matter is easy to solve, explain the current situation facing Yanjin to Guo Huai, and then find a way to bypass Jiang Wei's obstruction from other directions, divide the troops to Suojube, and let Guo Huai prepare for the reception, although it is not very safe, but the reinforcements are not impossible to send.

The most troublesome thing was that Gao Tanglong, who was in Jiyang, conveyed the military report of the front-line commander Sima Yi to the direction of Yanjin, asking about the arrival of reinforcements in Yanjin.

Sima Yi hoped that after ensuring the safety of his own rear road, the Yanjin direction would immediately divide his troops, led by Xiahou Ba, and go to the front line to help in the battle.

Yes, the current Sima Yi finally received the will and information from Yecheng, and learned that his precious eldest son stayed in Hedong to protect the homeland of his father.

Sima Yi was resentful and helpless about this.

The resentment lies in the fact that Sima Yi knows that Cao Rong's actions will add uncertainties to the war in Hanoi County, and it is even possible that Zhang Yuanchang will seize the opportunity to further occupy the counties of Hanoi County.

Even his hometown of Wen County may face threats.

And the helplessness lies in the fact that Sima Yi really understands why the Hedong family did this, if it were him, he would not want his hometown to be attacked by Shu thieves, leaving Sima Shi behind, almost their first reaction.

But no matter what, as long as there are reinforcements in Hedong, you come to support you, whether your own family is leading the troops over, or Xiahouba is leading the troops, it is not a problem.

Xiahou Ba's ability, in fact, in Sima Yi's opinion, is also quite good.

It's just that he didn't expect to kill Sima Yi that in today's Yanjin, he only saw the 30,000 Great Wei forbidden army led by Cao Yu and the Hanoi soldiers led by Xiahou Ba, and he didn't even see a shadow.

Therefore, when Sima Yi received the letter from Jiang Ji from Yanjin, he was speechless for a while. What the hell is Xiahouba doing?!

(End of chapter)