The Wu army attacked fiercely, and the defenders suffered more and more losses in the past few days, and Cao Xiu's navy was defeated in successive battles, and it was not the opponent of the Jiangdong navy at all, and it had been forced to the territory of Xiapi.

If this goes on for a long time, the whole situation is unfavorable to Cao's army, and now the Central Plains is facing the enemy on all sides, and the soldiers are overstretched, and there is no backup, as if they are in a dead end.

When he was depressed, suddenly Wang Ji sent someone to report, first luring the enemy deep with suspicious soldiers, and then setting up an ambush at a dangerous place, eliminating 20,000 Lujiang Wu troops, and winning a complete victory.

Cao Ren couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that Wang Ji had a good plan, and praised: "This Wang Jiguo has the talent of a general, thanks to Zhongda's recommendation, and you also have a share of the credit." ”

Sima Yi couldn't be happy, frowned and said: "Lu Su and Lu Xun are both Jiangdong Junjie, how can they easily fall for such a simple plan?" ”

Cao Ren said with a smile: "A wise man has a thousand thoughts, there must be a mistake, not to mention that they are all in the army and have not come to the front in person, how can they predict the war?" Zhongda has always been scheming, why is he suspicious at this time? ”

Sima Yi said: "Sun Quan leads Jiangdong by himself, is virtuous and capable, and is good at knowing people to govern the government. ”

Cao Ren didn't care, but comforted Sima Yi: "Although you are wise, as the saying goes: smart is mistaken by smart." Wang Ji has won a complete victory, successfully blocked the Lujiang soldiers and horses, Sun Quan is lonely in Shouchun, a certain to see, how long can he attack. ”

Then the good news spread throughout the city, boosted morale, appeased people's hearts, and called the army and people to defend the city with one heart and defend Shouchun, and Cao's army also greatly increased their morale.

On this day, it rained heavily, the Wu army could not attack the city, and finally was able to rest temporarily, and suddenly the Pi guard general Zang Ba sent people to report, many Huainan people could not bear the oppression of the Wu army, and they crossed the Huai to the north and poured into the territory.

"Sun Quan is unpopular and brings about his own destruction!" Cao Ren was overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered all localities to settle the people nearby and subdue the hearts of the people.

Sima Yi was coming to report on the money and food, and there was still March for preparation, but Cao Ren smiled and said: "The Wu army is already at the end of the strong crossbow, Sun Quan will definitely withdraw in the near future, March is enough!" ”

Sima Yi was surprised: "Why is the governor so determined? ”

Cao Ren said what Zang Ba had reported, and sneered: "Biyan'er actually learned from Sun Ce, and he was ruthless and unpopular, but unfortunately he didn't have the ability of a little overlord and was undefeated?" ”

Sima Yi's face changed slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he exclaimed: "Not good! ”

Cao Ren was puzzled: "The people came to vote, which shows that the people want to do it, why should the military advisor make a fuss?" ”

Sima Yi said: "I thought that there was something strange about this matter, and the governor could not treat it to ordinary people, otherwise Xuzhou would not be protected!" ”

Cao Ren was taken aback, suddenly sleepy, and asked urgently, "Why did Zhong Da have such a guess?" ”

Sima Yi replied: "The governor should know that the previous battle of Shouchun, in order to prevent future troubles, we have to dig Huai and flood Shouchun, the people of Huainan have a grudge against Cao Jun, how can they move north?" ”

Cao Ren said: "Sun Quan wantonly conscripted troops in Huainan and increased taxes without authorization, and the people were dissatisfied and naturally escaped, what's wrong?" ”

Sima Yi said: "First of all, regardless of the people's will, the Jiangdong soldiers are full of food, if Sun Quan insists on attacking the city, he can transfer troops from Jiangnan, Yuzhang and other places, why force the people to be recruited?" This move is not only useless in attacking the city, but also arouses the resentment of the people and greatly discourages the people. What's more, the soldiers and horses of Lujiang are out of the stone, which is tantamount to throwing themselves into the net, there are many characters in Jiangdong, why is there no one to advise? I don't understand the meaning,"

"Oh?" Cao Ren's brows furrowed, "What Zhongda means, will Wu Jun sneak into Xuzhou among the people?" ”

"Exactly!" Sima Yi nodded slowly: "Fang Cai Wang Ji reported the victory, I am wondering, now I know that Sun Quan insisted on transferring troops, but it was to hide people's eyes and ears, and to lighten the heart of our army, it was really a plan to attack the west from the east." ”

"What a blue eye!" Cao Ren suddenly came to his senses, slammed his fist on the table, gritted his teeth and said: "From Sun Ce to Sun Quan, Jiangdong is really a big disaster for our army, and now its momentum has been achieved, what should I do?" ”

Sima Yi said: "Sun Quan sees that Shouchun is difficult to attack, don't send elite troops to the north, he must take Donghai County to contact Zhou Yu, and then borrow the power of the navy, Dongwu can control the land and sea in the east, from Wu to Hebei, all under its control, and the future will be endless!" ”

"Hiss-" Cao Ren gasped and said hurriedly: "Shouchun is in danger right now, and Xuzhou has no troops to adjust, how should this be?" ”

Sima Yi paused for a moment, hugged his fists and said: "My subordinates are not talented, I am willing to go to Xuzhou, and with the help of General Zang Ba, this Wu army will not come back." ”

Cao Ren hesitated: "If Zhong Da goes, no one can share my worries!" ”

After more than a year of getting along, Cao Ren found that Sima Yi was not only a Confucian student, but also proficient in the art of war and strategy, and had insight into the military situation.

Now that there is a shortage of manpower in the city, Sima Yi, the right-hand man, has left, leaving him alone.

Sima Yi said: "The Wu army rushed to attack Shouchun, just to cover this strange army, if the soldiers and horses on this road are wiped out, Sun Quan has nothing to do, and he will retreat." ”

Cao Ren pondered for a moment and asked, "How sure is Zhongda?" ”

Sima Yi knew that Cao Ren was worried, and hugged his fists and said: "At an extraordinary time, his subordinates still have a plan, which can be guaranteed to be foolproof, and Sun Quan will return with a feather, and he will not be able to go north within three years." ”

Cao Ren was overjoyed and grabbed Sima Yi's arm: "Since the military advisor has such a clever plan, why don't you say it earlier?" ”

Sima Yi coughed lightly, broke free from Cao Ren's iron-like palm, rubbed his arm and sighed: "This plan is too vicious, it hurts the heavens and the peace, the prime minister didn't dare to use it lightly before, and now it's raining heavily, isn't it providential?" ”

"You mean......" Cao Ren's face changed slightly: "Dig the Huai River again?" ”

"Not bad!" Sima Yi looked indifferent, nodded and said: "Now that the Wu army is besieging the city, the naval army is pressing step by step, Xuzhou is in an emergency, and the only way to repel Sun Quan is not to worry about the other two soldiers." ”

"This ......" Cao Ren frowned, he didn't expect that this Shou Shou Chun was actually the one he encountered such a problem, and he asked after a moment of silence: "Is there any other good way?" ”

Sima Yi shook his head and said: "Yang soup to stop boiling, it's better to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle!" If Shouchun is lost, Xuzhou will not be protected, the Central Plains may no longer be owned by the state, the hearts of Huainan people have long been gone, flooded or not flooded, the people hate the prime minister, please supervise it! ”

Cao Ren gritted his teeth secretly, but said: "Flooding Shouchun, isn't it self-harm?" And the old trick is repeated, and I am afraid that the Wu army has been prepared. ”

Sima Yi said: "It is self-injury, Sun Quan never expected us to dare to be so decisive, but first pile up sandbags, earth and stones in the four city gates, block the passage, and flood the Wu army first, and the grain and grass in the city are enough to support until the flood recedes, and there will be no future troubles." ”

"Fire and water are merciless!" Cao Ren sighed lightly, and finally nodded: "What the military advisor said is extremely true, in order to take into account the overall situation, he had to make this decision. ”

Then he sent an order to Sima Yi to go out of the city at night, go down to meet with Zang Ba, deal with the Wu army that infiltrated Xuzhou, and secretly sent Chang Diao to lead 3,000 reserves, pretending to be people to go to the upper reaches of Huaishui in batches, digging rivers and flooding Shouchun.