"Why Pingyu?"

Lu Chang frowned, he didn't understand Chen Tai's guess at the first time.

"It can only be peaceful!"

Chen Tai's eyes were firm, and his tone was even more categorical.

"Why did the Han army attack Ancheng?" Chen Tai asked Lu Chang rhetorically.

Why did you attack Anseong?

This doesn't need to think too much at all, Lu Chang immediately said: "Ancheng is on the bank of Nanru Water, and it is on the post road, occupying Ancheng is equivalent to blocking the two grain roads of the waterway south of Nanru Water, as long as Ancheng is not down, then there will be no grain and grass support, and it will only become a lonely city." ”

If you want to get rich, build roads first.

The same is true of marching and fighting, and it is best to rely on post roads to fight.

Otherwise, the materials will not be easy to transfer.

The role of the post road is information transmission, material transportation, army mobilization, army logistics and supply, official business trips, transfers and inspections, and so on.

By analogy to now, it is like a national highway.

The road is not good, the carriage and horses cannot walk, and the efficiency is too low to rely on people to carry the horse.

"Grain Road, Food Road."

After saying this, Lu Chang was also stunned, he seemed to understand the meaning of Chen Tai's words.

"Pingyu is close to Beirushui, and it is also the only way to go to Shangcai to Nanton, the post road of Liyang, if it is a detour, it will be more than 100 miles away, if the Han army occupies Pingyu, it is not only a city of grain and grass can not be supported, from the east of Pingyu Ancheng, more than a dozen cities in the south of Rushui, will fall into a food shortage at that time."

Lu Chang froze.

It turned out that it was not the Han army who fell for their plan, but they fell for Liu Chan's plan!

"Pingyu was captured, and it was not only Runan that was affected, the king was in Shouchun, and I am afraid that the grain and grass would also be affected."

Three grain routes, two were cut off by the Han army.

The impact is huge.

Lu Chang is also a person who knows military affairs, and he trembled just when he thought about this scene.

"Perhaps, this is just your guess."

Chen Tai sighed and said helplessly: "I'm willing to take it as a guess." ”

Lu Chang's eyes flickered, and he immediately said to the guards on the side: "You wait for more than 100 horsemen, cross the Nanru River, go to Pingyu to understand the situation, march in a hurry, and within today, you must come back!" ”

"No!"

Immediately, Lu Changjun rushed out of more than 100 horsemen and galloped in the direction of Pingyu.

Hopefully, Chen Tai is really thinking too much!

However.

Less than an hour later, more than 100 riders who went out from Shenyang came back quickly.

At this moment, Lu Chang had already taken off his battle armor, changed into a brocade suit after washing up, and was in the Shenyang Mansion, having a banquet with Chen Tai.

Life is life, work is work, and it is still necessary to distinguish clearly.

"Newspaper~"

The guards who had been sent out earlier knelt outside the hall at this time.

"General, there's news."

Message?

Before Lu Chang's chopsticks could put a piece of mutton in his mouth, his hand stopped.

"So fast?"

It's only been an hour, and you haven't run to the peace yet?

Not even the South Ru River has been crossed.

"I waited until I saw the people of Pingyu fleeing in Nanrushui, and I already knew from them that Pingyu was occupied by the Han army."

Fleeing people?

Lu Chang frowned, and Chen Tai couldn't help but say on the side: "Have you brought the people of Pingyu over?" ”

The guard nodded.

"It's outside the hall."

Lu Chang immediately said, "Let them come in." ”

Soon, a few ordinary people with wind and dust on their faces, haggard and wearing cloth clothes were brought to the hall by Lu Chang's personal guards.

Chen Tai and Lu Chang inquired carefully, and roughly speaking, they already knew the situation of Pingyu.

"Go down."

After sending his subordinates away, Lu Chang's face was gloomy.

"Pingyu was really occupied by the Han army, so Meng Jian was so determined to follow the prince of Hanzhong, Liu Gonghei, he was really not afraid of death and annihilation? It's really weird. ”

Chen Tai's complexion was not much better than that of Lu Chang.

"That Zhao Zilong drove the people in Pingyu, collected grain and grass, and erected a wall to clear the wilderness, presumably, he was prepared to keep Pingyu for a long time, if he really can't take Pingyu down for a long time, then the matter will be really troublesome."

Lu Chang also nodded.

"Because of this news, quickly inform Sima, and I will come up with an idea as soon as possible on how to deal with it next."

Immediately, Lu Chang ordered the herald to send the news of Shenyang and Pingyu to Sima Yi.

Both of them were very heavy in their hearts at the moment.

Pingyu was occupied, and the scholars of Runan County gradually moved closer to Liu Chan.

As soon as the people's hearts were lost, the situation in Runan became more and more unfavorable for Wei!

And on the other side.

The Han military camp outside the city of praise. Oh no, maybe it's time to call it the Wei military camp.

Sima Yi stood on the wall of the camp and looked out in all directions.

His mood became heavier and heavier.

Last night, he laid an ambush, originally planning to ambush the Han army who had gone to Xinxi from the city of Baoxin to help.

outcome

None of the hairs were caught.

There was no messenger sent to Xinxin to ask for help at all, and Zhuge Liang in Baoxin City had no intention of going to Xinxi at all.

Last night was quiet.

But this kind of quietness made Sima Yi feel uneasy.

At this moment, his forehead was covered with fine sweat, and his thoughtful expression highlighted the turmoil in his heart. His brow furrowed slightly, and his eyes looked into the distance, as if trying to penetrate time and space, looking for answers.

Which link did he not think about well, and which aspect he didn't think of?

Sima Yi's face was pale, he had lost his usual composure, and he looked a little distressed. His lips were pursed, revealing his inner contradiction and helplessness. His eyes were deep and dark, like a bottomless lake, with countless thoughts and struggles in them.

"Sima, there is not a single grain or grass in this camp, I only brought three days' rations from the city of Baoxin before, I am afraid that this camp is not a place to stay for a long time."

There was no grain and grass, as Sima Yi expected.

After all, there was nothing else in this so-called camp except for straw men in coarse cloth clothes.

There was not even any equipment to defend the city.

The empty camp seems to be ready to be abandoned when he was built.

It's only been one night, and many camp tents have problems, falling down, collapsing, and the materials are all used in the inferior, which can be described as the tofu dregs in the tofu dregs.

"Grain and grass are not the most important, now, Zhuge Liang has put many birds and beast corpses in the well in this camp, and the water in the well is no longer drinkable. The surrounding waterholes are also deliberately dropped by the Han army to pollute the water source, and the nearest river is a few miles away from the camp. ”

After hearing this, Sima Yi's fists suddenly clenched.

"Zhu! Kudzu! Bright! ”

The green tendons on his forehead skyrocketed, and he gritted his teeth and shouted Zhuge Liang's name.

If his eyes can kill people, then his current eyes can kill Zhuge Liang a hundred times.

The water source, and this empty camp, you have come to humiliate me?

"Sima, maybe we should evacuate this place, General Lu has not succeeded in attacking Xinxi, and when the Han army comes to its senses, it will be too late for me to leave."

Walk?

"Now that the enemy is dark and I am clear, and I retreat blindly, I will be ambushed by the Han army, send rangers, investigate the situation everywhere, and make plans tonight."

Retreat, you have to wait until it gets dark.

Retreat openly during the day, and this Han army won't come to block you?

Soon.

The sky was getting darker, and the night was falling.

Tonight's black clouds were unusually thick, obscuring the light of the moon.

"The night is dark and the wind is high, it seems that this day, it is still on my side."

Sima Yi sighed, but at this time, a herald came to report.

"Newspaper~"

"Qi Qi Sima, Shenyang urgently!"

Shenyang urgent?

Sima Yi was stunned for a moment, and immediately took the military report delivered by Lu Chang and Chen Tai from the herald in his hand and carefully studied it.

At night, the lights were dim, and the handwriting looked a little blurred, but Sima Yi's brows were still suddenly furrowed.

Hehe.

His gaze shifted from the military newspaper in his hand, and his eyes were full of murderous energy.

"I see, I see!"

He sighed, the frustration and frustration on his face, but it was quickly swept away from his face.

A momentary victory or defeat is nothing.

How many times did Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, win, and how many times did Emperor Gaozu lose?

Who is the winner in the end?

Of course, it's Emperor Gaozu.

History is written by the victors, and he Sima Yi is just a small defeat, what is it?

"Inform the whole army, prepare to quietly leave the camp in half an hour and go to Shenyang!"

The water source in this camp is polluted, and there is no grain and grass, so if you stay for one more day, you will have to withdraw for one more day.

As soon as the military order was given, the Wei soldiers in the camp were basically assembled.

In the quiet of the night, the Wei soldiers in the camp were in a state of unease.

They gathered together and talked in whispers, their eyes full of unease and worry.

Some of the young Wei soldiers nervously adjusted their armor to check that they were fully armoured.

They knew that what would happen next could be a life-and-death struggle, with no room for error.

A little more preparation at this moment, and then there will be more vitality on the battlefield.

Some of the recruits swallowed saliva from time to time, their throats were already dry like desert, and they hadn't drunk a sip of water in a day, and the discomfort of this was perhaps only understood by those who had experienced it.

Qu Lieutenant and Captain Qu looked solemn, and they continued to study the map, discussing the plan to break through if they were blocked by the Han army.

At this critical juncture, they must remain calm and sober to ensure the safety of their men.

Some veterans were silent, they knew that it was useless to be anxious, and now what they had to do was to recuperate and maintain their energy.

In their long military career, they have experienced countless battles, and they are very experienced in various fields.

For example, those recruits have not drunk water for a day and have a dry mouth, but most of them do not have this bother.

It's not that they can find clean water to drink.

But if you don't have water, can't you drink urine?

In the face of life and death, what is drinking urine for them?

They have all eaten human flesh.

But even for the old pawn, the tension and uneasiness are still with you at this moment.

There was an oppressive atmosphere throughout the camp, like the calm before a storm was approaching.

Half an hour later.

Squeak~

The gate of the camp was slowly opened, and Wei Junzhen walked quietly towards the outside of the camp.

That's when it happened.

Boom~

Boom~

Boom!

Outside the camp, the sound of drums sounded, and the drums were particularly clear in the silent night.

Trample!

Trample!

Trample!

The earth seemed to tremble, as if countless Han cavalry were rushing towards the camp.

"Rush!"

"Kill!"

"Don't let anyone go!"

Outside the camp, there were suddenly bursts of earth-shattering shouts and killings.

The Wei soldiers, who were about to sneak out of the city, suddenly couldn't hold back.

"Enemy attack!"

"The Han army steals the camp!"

"Retreat!"

Suddenly attacked by the enemy, the key is that the momentum outside is still so loud, I don't know how many people and horses are outside the camp to rush in.

Under the desire to survive, the Wei army in the front row squeezed towards the back row, and the Wei army in the back row was pushed and shoved before they had time to retreat.

Those who are thin and unlucky, fall to the ground, and are trampled by thousands of people in an instant, that is, all the internal organs have been trampled out, and the dead can no longer die.

"Ahh~"

"My waist!"

"Who kicked me in the ass?"

This is not yet a handover with the Han army!

The Wei army was damaged.

After all the Wei troops returned to the camp and the camp gate was closed, dozens of people were trampled to death, and hundreds of people were more or less injured.

For example, fractures.

It was really a wound before a fight.

"Sima, I'm afraid there is an ambush of the main force of the Han army outside the camp, and I can't wait to get out. I knew it earlier, I should have broken through in the daytime, but now it's the wrong time. ”

Sima Yi's eyes were very gloomy.

"Defend the city with peace of mind, and then talk about other things!"

Why didn't he Sima Yi hear the meaning of this guy's blame?

It's just that there is no excuse now, and I can't take his life.

I'll talk about it when I'm out of danger.

In this way, the Wei army in the camp tensed its nerves and waited for the Han army to attack at any time.

But the strange thing is that the shouting and killing outside the camp shook the sky, and the earth shook the mountains, as if there were tens of thousands of people outside, but now, after waiting for almost half an hour, outside the camp, let alone tens of thousands of Han troops, there is not a single Han army.

It's just that.

When they had relaxed a little, the shouts of killing, the sound of war drums, and the sound of horses and horses came one after another.

There was no time for the Wei soldiers in the camp to rest.

"What is this for?"

Sima Yi frowned, and turned his head to look at the battalion sergeants, but found that their morale was already at the bottom.

In the silence of the camp, only the campfires in the distance lit up some tents.

However, in the silent night, from time to time embattled, it became a kind of torture for the battalion sergeants:

The sound of horses' hooves, like a tide, surged in the night, like the beat of the devil's drum, loud and low.

This was followed by the sound of war drums, thunderous and resolute, as if announcing that a terrible battle was about to break out.

The shouts of killing echoed in the night sky like the roar of a wild beast, and it was terrifying.

thirsty, hungry, and terrified,,,

Even mid-level officers can't hide their complaints.

Some complained about the shortage of food and grass, some cursed the cunning of the Han army, and some silently prayed for the arrival of foreign aid.

The eyes of the Wei soldiers were full of exhaustion and helplessness.

If you stay any longer, don't say it's a breakthrough.

Maybe these soldiers couldn't withstand the pressure and directly tied him up with Sima Yi.

Now, what should we do?

He'll have to decide sooner!

(End of chapter)