Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "The Shu army is from Yizhou, they are not accustomed to water, and they have no ships, and taking the Yellow River is the only way to meet the general."

Since there are not enough ships, send people to build them, send people to collect them, and get as many as you can! ”

"No!" Hao Zhao gave up his hand.

Subsequently, Sima Yi and everyone returned to Tongguan.

After returning to Tongguan, the soldiers and horses of Tongguan took action.

The 20,000 soldiers and horses were divided into two groups, and one group went downstream to collect the fishing boats in the hands of the nearby people.

Another group of soldiers and horses cut down trees to build rafts.

In such a short period of time, the Wei army naturally couldn't build any big ships, and could only make some rafts and the like.

Although the Yellow River is surging, it is located near the Fengling Ferry, and the river water is quite gentle, and it is not the flood season, so rafts and the like can also be used.

If, after a period of time, the ice and snow melt and the Yellow River enters the flood season, the raft will not be useful.

Since the Fengling Ferry was still in the hands of the Wei army, the Wei army could take soldiers and horses from the Yellow River to Hedong County on the other side of the Yellow River if they had enough small boats.

Because the Han army was Yizhou soldiers and horses, they were not accustomed to water, and there were no ships, so it was the easiest and safest to meet the Wei army from the Yellow River.

However, it is a pity that the Wei army does not have many ships, and the Yellow River is also very wide, which can receive thousands of people at a time, and the Wei army will rush to get on the ships at that time, and the order will be chaotic, and it will take time to maintain order, so it will not be able to pick up several times a day, and it will not be able to pick up all the soldiers and horses.

The movement of the Wei army soon reached Zhuge Liang's ears.

Lin Xiao groaned: "Sima Yi sent people to collect fishing boats and build rafts, he must have wanted to meet the Wei army from the Yellow River." We don't have a warship, so it's not easy to do, can we send troops to destroy the warship? ”

The scout said: "Sima Yi is very treacherous, he has always placed the boat on the other side of the river, and if he wants to use the boat, he will raise a fire as a signal, and the soldiers on the opposite side will drive the boat over." ”

Lin Xiao was puzzled: "The boat is on the other side of the river, we don't have a boat, and most of the soldiers don't know the nature of the water, so it's not easy to do!" ”

Zhuge Liang muttered: "Since Sima Yi sent people to collect fishing boats and build rafts, there must be not enough boats. Just let Ziwei push the soldiers and horses forward and threaten Tongguan! Just let Sima Yi summon the shipbuilding soldiers back. They didn't have enough ships, and they couldn't bring many soldiers and horses back. ”

Lin Xiao gave up his hand and took the order: "I'll go and order!" ”

Under Zhuge Liang's order, Huang Xu led his troops to Tongguan, but Sima Yi was afraid that Tongguan would be lost, so he could only gather his soldiers and horses back.

Five days have passed.

On the Chang'an side, Cao Zhen was finally prepared and could leave with his troops.

Before leaving, Cao Zhen convened the generals to discuss the retreat.

In the main hall, Cao Zhen said to the generals: "It is reported that Liu Chan has sent Zhuge Liang to lead a large army to intercept our army in Tongguan Road, and if our army wants to break through, it will be difficult.

But now the Shu army wants to build a city wall outside Chang'an, and Wuguan has also been lost, and there is little hope of recapturing Guanzhong. If you don't break through, you can't do it, and if you want to break through, you can only take the road of Tongguan. Therefore, after leaving Chang'an, what awaits us will be a fierce battle! ”

Hu Zun arched his hand and said: "General, you just have to give the order, why are we afraid?" ”

Shi Bao said coldly: "That is, if you fight, you will fight, and you are afraid that the Shu army will not succeed?" ”

"Good!" Cao Zhen nodded with satisfaction and said, "According to the topography of Tongguan Road, the Shu army will definitely arrange camps on the road and archers on the mountains. Therefore, when our army breaks through the encirclement, it must break through the camp of the Han army as quickly as possible.

Liu Chan, who is in charge, led his troops to catch up, and our army was in chaos, and there would definitely be heavy casualties. ”

All the generals nodded when they heard this.

Cao Zhen continued: "If you want to break through the camp of the Shu army in the shortest possible time, you must ride the tiger and leopard. Under the command of Ma Chao, there is an armored cavalry, not afraid of bows and arrows. During this time, Ben General concentrated the armor and gathered the resources in the city to create horse armor.

My tiger and leopard ride war horses well, and the soldiers are all centurions, and they can fight against ten with one, and they are extremely fierce, so I will use this armor on the tiger and leopard horseman. At that time, if the Shu army blocks the way, it will rush with tigers and leopards.

However, the cavalry all wear armor, the speed is not fast, and the physical strength of the war horse will also be consumed, so this batch of armor is first stored in the hands of the infantry, and when it encounters the Shu army, the tiger and leopard cavalry quickly change into armor and break through the defense line of the Shu army.

I don't know you, who wants to command the tiger and leopard for this general? For Ben to break through the interception of the Shu army? ”

Hu Zun arched his hand and said: "General, the last general is willing to command the tiger and leopard cavalry!" ”

"The last general is also willing to take on this heavy responsibility!"

Cao Zhang stood up and said loudly: "The tiger and leopard ride was commanded by me back then, and who dares to compete with me in terms of commanding the tiger and leopard riding?" ”

Cao Zhen nodded and said: "The Marquis of Yanling is brave and invincible, so he will command the tiger and leopard to ride!" ”

"No!" Cao Zhang gave up his hand to receive the order.

Cao Zhen continued: "The Shu army will deploy large-scale archers in the mountains, and although the tigers and leopards are brave, it will take time to break through the Shu army camp. Therefore, when our army arrives, it will be shot by the archers of the Shu army.

Ben will gather the shields in the city and use them by the Chinese army, Chen Tai, Shi Bao, Hu Zun, and Zhao, and you will command 70,000 Chinese troops, and maintain order when the time comes. ”

Hu Zun arched his hand and asked: "General, we are in command of the Chinese army, so who will break the queen?" ”

Cao Zhen said: "Although Ma Chao led the cavalry to deal with Budugen, the Shu army still left a group of heavy cavalry, as well as armor and cavalry, so the responsibility is heavy.

The general summoned 20,000 people in the army who dared to fight, and the soldiers who dared to die led the grain and grass to carry the burden, and personally cut off the rear! ”

Holding his hand, he said, "This ...... General, leave the task to me! ”

Cao Zhen shook his head and said, "The old general is loyal to my Great Wei, how can he be in danger?" Okay, you don't need to say it anymore, the general has made up his mind, tomorrow morning, the third watch gets up to cook, and the fifth watch sets off! ”

"No!" The generals will take the command.

Early the next morning, just after dawn, the gate of Chang'an came, and the tiger and leopard rode out of the city first, and set up a position outside the city to prevent the Han army from attacking. Subsequently, the Chinese army went out of the city with shields, and in the back, there was a team led by Cao Zhen to escort grain and grass baggage.

In the general march, the weight of grain and grass is placed in the middle army, and Cao Zhen deliberately placed the weight of grain and grass in the rear army, making it clear that he wanted to rely on the weight of grain and grass to break the rear at that time.

Liu Chan and the generals did not lead their troops to pursue, but observed the situation in the camp.

Seeing the formation of the Wei army, Fa Zheng said with a smile: "The tiger and leopard are riding in front, the shield soldiers are in the middle, and the grain and grass baggage team is behind, and there is no deviation from what was expected." ”

Liu Chan muttered: "The road of Tongguan Road is narrow, if the Wei army abandons grain and grass to block the road, even if our army does not pick up these things and clean up the road, it will greatly delay time."

Zhao Yun was ordered to lead a thousand armored cavalry and a thousand heavy cavalry to catch up, and when the Wei army was tired from marching at noon, he launched an attack, so that the Wei army lost the grain and grass in advance.

So as not to reach Tongguan Road, the Wei army blocked our way with this. After ordering the battalions, prepare quickly, and after an hour, gather troops and horses to pursue the Wei army! ”