Puyang is lost, and you really can't blame Yang Qun.

From the beginning, Wei Yan and Jiang Wei didn't take the back road too seriously, after all, they were fighting a lone in-depth battle.

Whether there is a logistics base or not, they all have to complete their own combat missions.

Therefore, when Jiang Wei asked Wen Qin to leave Puyang and come to Yanjin to help in the war, Wei Yan and the other three were actually mentally prepared to lose their backs.

Whether it is Puyang or Dong'e, there are only 1,000 guards each, and it is okay to suppress the family clans in the city who are still inclined to Cao Wei, once they encounter the strong attack of the Wei army, it is difficult to defend.

Therefore, when Wen Qin led the troops to leave Puyang, he did not have a clear order for Yang Qun and Ding Li to defend the city, but only told them to warn them as soon as possible after discovering the traces of the enemy, and at the same time to delay as long as possible.

Yang Qun guarded Puyang, not only warned Yanjin and Dong'e in the two directions of Yanjin and Dong'e as soon as Jia Chong approached Puyang, but also held Puyang for three days at the risk of defeat and death, buying time for the generals on both sides.

Yang Qun had done his best, and when he finally broke through, there were less than a hundred people left around him.

As for Ding Li of Dong'e, after receiving the warning from Yang Qun, he didn't say a word, and immediately left the city as a whole army.

It was under the banner of supporting Puyang, but in fact, it was to make a detour to the north after leaving the city, retreat directly to the banks of the Yellow River, and then go along the Yellow River, and go west to find Jiang Wei and others to join.

Dong'e is a place that is more difficult to defend than Puyang. Most of the big families in Puyang are still relatively sleek and will not easily make their positions clear, but Dong'e is different.

In terms of the degree of support of the Dong'a family for Cao Wei, I am afraid that as long as they hear that the Wei army has returned to Dong'e, those families in the city will immediately incite a rebellion in the city to meet the upcoming Wei army.

Therefore, it is even more impossible for Ding Li to hold Puyang, so it is better to save a little force, break through in advance, and go to find a large army to converge.

If the large army cannot be found for a while, it will also create a certain amount of chaos in the northern part of Dongjun, so that the Wei thieves cannot move west with peace of mind.

And Jia Kui's side, after leading the troops to Puyang, immediately ordered Jia Chong to lead 5,000 troops to capture Dong'a Yi Jia Kui's eyes It is not difficult to see that this is another credit that fell from the sky.

With the credit of conquering Puyang and Dong'e counties, the mistakes made by his son before can finally be regarded as the capital to remedy.

Jia Kui himself stayed in Puyang, repairing the city defenses while sending scouts to the west to find the traces of Wei Yan and Jiang Wei and others.

Although everyone knows that these two people are still on the front line from Sujube to Yanjin, the question is where they are specifically, whether they are in a state of division or a state of joint forces, whether they will break through and withdraw next, or will they counterattack Puyang. These Jia Kui need enough intelligence to make a qualified judgment.

Puyang was breached, and Jia Kui believed that it wouldn't take much time for Wei Yan to get the news. And with Wei Yan's experience in leading troops and adaptability, he will definitely make adjustments immediately.

At this time, it depends on whether Sima Yi can lead the main force and block Wei Yan in the area of Sujube and Yanjin.

And Wei Yan is here. Yang Qun's warning report, after three days of emergency transmission, finally reached Wei Yan's hands.

Wei Yan suddenly fell into deep thought.

Yangqun's battle report said that the main general who led the troops to attack Puyang was the "Jia" banner, and the strength was also more than 10,000 Yangqun judged that it was possible that Jia Kui of Dingtao led the troops north and came to attack Puyang.

If that's the case, then things are more troublesome.

It was impossible for Jia Kui to easily abandon Dingtao and choose to go north to attack Puyang. There are only two possibilities for him to do so.

One is that the Wei thieves were defeated by Xu Shu's army in central Yanzhou, and retreated north in a hurry to counterattack Puyang, in order to establish a defensive line in northern Yanzhou and continue to block the attack of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Han Dynasty.

But if this is the case, Jia Kui will inevitably come too quickly, and with the morale of the defeated army, I am afraid that he will not choose to storm Puyang as soon as he comes up, he should first set up camp to restore his morale, and then choose how to attack.

The other is that on the contrary, Sima Yi led the army to break the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army led by Xu Shu and cleared the threat in the south of Yanzhou, and now he has his hands free and is ready to go north to encircle and suppress his own people.

And this possibility, in Wei Yan's view, is even lower than the first one.

Wei Yan is now alone, and his communication with the Han army in various places is not smooth, but it does not mean that Wei Yan cannot get any information about the battle ahead.

Although the Han Dynasty's detailed forces in the Yanzhou area are not strong, they still have the basic function of transmitting information, but they are not as detailed as the military newspapers, and the timeliness is not good.

And the last time Wei Yan received the news from Xizuo was a month ago, when it was said that Xu Shu had led the main army to approach Yongqiu City, even if the factor of delay in the statute of limitations is included, this is at most the battle situation two months ago.

Two months ago, Xu Shu marched smoothly and attacked all the way to Yongqiu. It can't be that in the past two months, the war has changed so dramatically, right?!

Xu Shu is a world-famous resourceful man, and he has twice the enemy's strength, even in the face of an opponent like Sima Yi who is good at using soldiers, it is impossible to lose so simply at once.

Taking a step back, even if Xu Shu didn't notice it for a while, and made a similar mistake to Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi and was caught by Sima Yi, if Sima Yi was really defeated, it was impossible for Sima Yi to let Xu Shu's defeated soldiers not chase after him, but chose to go north to attack Puyang, right? !

Which is more important, can Sima Yi still be able to tell the difference?!

Therefore, from the perspective of time, the probability of Sima Yi defeating Xu Shu and then going north to besiege him is even lower.

To be honest, these two possibilities, in Wei Yan's opinion, are not too high, but Puyang has indeed encountered the attack of Wei thieves now, and it is very likely that it has been lost.

Wei Yan thought about it, and suddenly thought of a third possibility. Could it be the Wei thief who withdrew from the sour jujube battlefield two days ago?!

vaguely remembers that the general flag of General Wei who sold Guo Huai seems to be also the "Jia" flag.

But if that junior gathers the remnants of the army to attack Puyang, the strength is a bit wrong. After that rout, that junior can gather more than 5,000 troops is considered powerful, where did 10,000 people come from to attack Puyang?!

Wei Yan still believes in Yang Qun's battle report, at least in terms of the commander of this enemy army and the scale of the troops, Yang Qun will not lie So, on Puyang's side, there must be Wei thieves arriving, but how many troops are and what the strategic purpose is, now Wei Yan can't figure it out and can't guess it.

But no matter what, Wei Yan felt that he couldn't continue to stalemate in the area of Sujube and Yanjin like this.

Send someone to inform Jiang Wei and Wen Qin, let the two of them abandon the siege of Yanjin, and lead the troops to join forces first.

On the one hand, it is necessary to prevent sudden changes that will lead to the dispersion of troops and the inability to act in unison.

On the other hand, Wei Yan also wanted to discuss the strategic purpose of the Wei thief with these two junior wise men and the next response.

Jiang Wei and Wen Qin came quickly, but in just three days, the two of them led the troops to Sour Zao and Yanjin, which were actually not too far away.

After the two arrived, Wei Yan told the story of Puyang's possible loss, and then told his guess again, asking Jiang Wei and Wen Qin for advice.

Wen Qin didn't say anything, and was also thinking about the strategic purpose of the Wei army.

And Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei's reaction was still a little faster.

"Has Old General Wei ever sent scouts to Fengqiu?!" Jiang Wei asked suddenly.

Wei Yan Wei Yan was slightly stunned, but then, nodded, and said, "Although I haven't reached Fengqiu, thirty miles south of the sour date, the old man has scouts to investigate. ”

Wei Yan is also a veteran, and this kind of temporary reconnaissance will definitely not be forgotten.

However, Jiang Wei demanded that the scouts on the south and east sides of the sour jujube be be released for an additional twenty miles, and at least a fifty-mile reconnaissance range should be ensured.

Especially on the south side, it is best to contact Hosaku directly to obtain information about the enemy forces in Fengqiu.

Jiang Wei's requirements made Wei Yan also thoughtful.

"The meaning of the Boyo. But I'm worried that the Wei thief will return to the army this time, and he is only encircling and suppressing us?! Wei Yan frowned and asked, "But if that's the case, Xu Junshi's side"

Does Jiang Wei really think that Xu Shu lost to Sima Yi?!

Jiang Wei naturally understood what Wei Yan didn't say, but he just shook his head slightly and said, "Mr. Yuanzhi's battle situation, Wei doesn't know, it's just that the Wei thief breaks through Puyang, if he sends troops to seal the hill again, no matter what his purpose is, we will all be trapped by the enemy." The general should think about the strategy of retreating from the enemy as soon as possible. ”

Jiang Wei's meaning, in fact, is to say, no matter whether the battle ahead is won or lost, what is the strategic purpose of the Wei army. Our current situation will not change.

Now that Puyang has been determined to be lost, then the retreat in the east is gone, and the north is Yanjin, which will not be able to be attacked for a while, and if the south is blocked by people again, then the Han Forbidden Army led by Wei Yan and the three of them will really fall into siege.

It doesn't matter what Sima Yi thinks, it doesn't matter what the strategic purpose of the Wei army's return to the army is, what matters is, what should we do next?!

Whether to storm the sour jujube and replace the defense with attack, or choose to withdraw the army to break through before the Wei army joins the siege. You have to have a tone first, so that you won't be flustered.

(End of chapter)