Sima Zhao seemed to be a little surprised by Cao Liang's arrival, the relationship between Cao Liang and the Sima family has long been on the same footing.

However, since it is a march and a war, it cannot be mixed with personal feelings, although Sima Zhao does not deal with Cao Liang, he has always been official, and nothing dirty has happened.

As a last resort, the two of them don't deal with each other, especially Sima Zhao, who hates Cao Liang to the core, so naturally he won't pretend to be colorful, and now Cao Liang suddenly appeared in front of his position, which can't help but make Sima Zhao wonder, what is he here for, is he also here to take refuge?

Since the start of the war, Sima Zhao has received a lot of deserters, fortunately, these defeated soldiers have the strength to fight, but because of the lack of qualified and excellent commanders and the army is scattered, Sima Zhao and Guo Huai gathered these defeated soldiers together, inspired their morale, and can also be put into battle.

For Sima Zhao, there is no way out of the battle at this moment, and he must muster up his spirit and go all out to avoid being killed.

The previous repeated release of water was completely based on Sima Zhao's expectation that Cao Shuang would defeat the battle, and now that the defeat of the Wei army has been decided, if Sima Zhao doesn't work hard, his little life will soon be saved, so at this time, Sima Zhao and Guo Huai are both fighting hard, and the strength to eat milk is used.

Of course, the results were also remarkable, when the other troops of the Wei army were defeated one after another, but the southern defense garrisoned by Sima Zhao and Guo Huai was as solid as a rock and was never broken by the Shu army.

Unlike other armies that are disheartened, Sima Zhao and Guo Huai are also worried about the cut off of the grain route, but they are worries, but they can't affect their combat effectiveness because of this incident.

There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and the problem of food shortage can only be solved later, and the top priority now is to fight this battle well.

Living in the present is Sima Zhao's creed, no matter what situation will happen in the future, but now at least to ensure that he can live, this is the most important thing.

Under the encouragement of Sima Zhao and Guo Huai, the morale of this Wei army has been maintained, and its combat effectiveness has not diminished in the slightest, for others, holding the position is a miracle, but for Sima Zhao, holding the position is a must.

"What's the matter, even Captain Cao can't resist it?" Sima Zhao said at Cao Liang with a sneer.

Cao Liang smiled faintly, ignoring his ridicule, but said: "Sima Ergongzi fought a good battle, so the general will ask you." ”

Before Sima Zhao could understand what was going on, Cao Liang's men flashed on both sides, revealing Cao Shuang and the others who were hiding behind.

Only then did Sima Zhao understand that it was Cao Liang who gave him the task of protecting Cao Shuang, and he didn't even ask Sima Zhao if he agreed, Cao Liang had already led the Yue cavalry battalion to leave.

was so angry that Sima Zhao wanted to scold his mother and protect Cao Shuang for such a difficult task, Cao Liang was like throwing a ball, throwing it when he said it, and he didn't offer Cao Shuang at all, can he do this?

Obviously, this is impossible, with Cao Shuang's status, who dares to have the slightest disrespect for him, Sima Zhao and Guo Huai just respectfully welcomed Cao Shuang into the camp.

After a little adjustment, Cao Shuang had already returned to his usual demeanor, with a shy belly, taking square steps, looking around, looking, and said: "The second son of Sima has performed well in this campaign, and if the tiger father has no dog, after the general returns to Beijing, he will definitely propose that the imperial court reward him." ”

Cao Shuang is now seeking protection from others, so the hat he wears for Sima Zhao is quite high, but what Sima Zhao said is to propose that the court reward him, and to Cao Liang is to be rewarded, if the gap between the two is not compared, it is really impossible to understand.

Sima Zhao was impatient to protect Cao Shuang in his heart, and if Cao Shuang folded in this battle, Sima Zhao would even secretly clap his hands.

But now that he is asked to protect Cao Shuang, Sima Zhao is extremely unhappy in his heart, but with so many pairs of eyes staring, how dare Sima Zhao make any small moves.

Not only did he not dare to make small moves, Sima Zhao also had to go all out to ensure Cao Shuang's safety, if Cao Shuang was wrong, neither he nor Guo Huai could bear this responsibility.

Although Wang Ping was repelled by Cao Liang, his heart to capture Cao Shuang did not change at all, so after retreating, he still sent people to monitor Cao Shuang's whereabouts, and when he found out that Cao Shuang had separated from Cao Liang, Sima Zhao who had switched to the southern defense line.

Wang Ping was overjoyed when he heard the news, and immediately gathered his troops and rushed towards Sima Zhao's southern front position.

The offensive of the Shu army was like a tide, but Sima Zhao led the army to stand still, and there were many fierce battles, and Wang Ping could not conquer Sima Zhao's position.

Wang Ping went all out to attack, but under Sima Zhao's immobility, he was never able to bargain, and in the end he could only retreat in a huff.

Xiahou Xuan resisted Liu Min's attack in Xingshi Mountain, worried about Cao Shuang's safety, and after repelling Liu Min, he immediately waved his army south, gathered the remnants, and repelled the Shu army.

Cao Liang's Yue cavalry battalion played a great role in this battle, in addition to saving Cao Shuang, many Wei troops who were defeated and fled were able to help and survive.

After Xiahou Xuan and Cao Liang met, they learned Cao Shuang's whereabouts, and Xiahou Xuan decisively went to Sima Zhao's camp immediately, and saw that Cao Shuang was safe and sound, and Xiahou Xuan was finally relieved.

The Shu army finally retreated, but the Wei army suffered heavy losses in this battle, not only was the defense line broken, but also many troops were severely damaged, and the entire battalion lost its combat effectiveness.

It seems that this place is no longer a place to stay for a long time, and if the Shu army attacks like this a few more times, the Wei army will definitely be beaten into a sieve.

But the problem of leaving is a difficult problem, Cao Shuang asked Xiahou Xuan about the situation on the watershed side, and Xiahou Xuan's sad expression naturally showed that Xiahou Ba's side had made no progress, and he couldn't get through the watershed, and the situation of the Wei army deteriorated even more.

The Wei army's grain and grass could not hold out for long, and once the food was exhausted, they would have to surrender without Wang Ping taking the initiative to attack again.

Everyone was silent, and then Cao Liang took the initiative to stand up and said, "Since the watershed has been repeatedly overcome, why don't we find another way?" ”

Xiahou Xuanqi said: "This time, is it possible that there are other paths?" ”

Cao Liang smiled slightly and said, "As long as you can leave Hanzhong, what are you afraid of if you can't return to Guanzhong?" ”

"I want to hear about it."

Cao Liang walked to an unfolded map, pointed to the gold in the east of Handong and said, "As long as we take the gold, our army can reach Xicheng directly, so why bother with the watershed?" ”