Zhao Yan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

If you don't retreat, I'm afraid that Zhao Yun will destroy the ferry, and if there is no ferry, it will be very troublesome for them to retreat north.

This retreat, once he leaves, Zhao Yun has a firm foothold in Baima, if he strengthens his guard against the Yellow River, then the plan to break the embankment will not work.

After all, digging the Yellow River requires time and a large number of manpower, and it is difficult to carry out this work under Zhao Yun's nose, there must be a team of soldiers and horses here to attract Zhao Yun's attention, and then send people to carry it out quietly.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan said: "I can't retreat, so let's let Wen Qin take two thousand people to cross the river first and camp on the north bank, and I will personally lead three thousand soldiers and horses to hold here." ”

Hearing this, the first general persuaded: "General, you are the commander of the first army, you can't take risks in person, so you should cross the river first!" ”

Zhao Yan waved his hand and said: "Okay, I have made up my mind, you don't have to persuade me anymore, call Wen Qin for me, I have something to tell him!" ”

"No!"

One general gave up his orders and sent people out to find Wen Qin.

Zhao Yan sighed, turned to look at the map hanging in the hall, and watched silently.

After looking at the map for a long time, Zhao Yan was a little impatient: "Why hasn't Wen Qin arrived yet?" ”

"I've already run to shout, I should be coming over soon!"

"Strange to say, I don't seem to have seen Wen Qin in a few days!"

"yes, I haven't seen him in a few days!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yan's face couldn't help but become gloomy.

The last time Wen Qin was able to escape from Zhuge Liang's hands, it was a little abnormal, but now at this critical juncture, he has disappeared again, could it be that he surrendered to the Han army?

At this moment, the soldier ran in and reported to Zhao Yanyu: "General Qiyu, I have searched all over the city, but I have not found General Wenqin!" ”

"And what about his small family?" Zhao Yan hurriedly asked.

The soldier replied, "I haven't seen him yet, I heard that he has been missing for two days." ”

"Damn!" Hearing this, Zhao Yan slapped on the table.

"General, that Wenqin was very strange when he escaped from Zhuge Liang last time, and now he suddenly disappeared with his family, I think he has defected to the Shu army!"

"I'll just say that Zhuge is a bright and upright person, and he will not betray the Great Wei, it must be that Wen Qin took refuge in Shu and came back to frame General Zhuge ."

"I think this matter has to be determined, even if Wen Qin defects to the Shu army, it should be a knife to us at a critical moment, and now if we go to the Shu country, we won't get any benefits."

"What else are you sure about? They all trotted with their families, can they still go to the Shu army? ”

"Okay, okay, don't make any noise!" Zhao Yan waved his hand, Wen Qin left, and he was a little happy in his heart.

Not many people know about the plan to break the embankment, and Sima Yi, the initiator of the strategy, is counted as one. The rest of Jiang Ji, Chen Qun, Cao Rui, he Zhao Yan, etc., there are no more than ten people in total.

Zhao Yan just called Wen Qin back just now to tell Wen Qin the plan to break the embankment, and let him go to the north bank to cooperate and plan the action on the south bank.

Wen Qin left, Zhao Yan was a little lucky, but fortunately he was gone, if he told the strategy, Wen Qin told the Han about it, the consequences were really unimaginable.

It's just that Wen Qin is gone, and the work of going to the north shore must be re-selected.

Zhao Yan's eyes swept around among the generals, and finally his gaze fell on one person, and said, "Zhong Yu stays, and the others go down first to rectify the soldiers and horses." ”

"No!" The generals retreated.

"General, let the last general stay, but what important things do you need to explain?" Zhong Yu asked.

This Zhong Yu is about forty years old, and he looks like a talent, and his identity is even more promising.

His father was Zhong Xuan, one of the late Three Dukes of Wei, and Zhong Hui, a famous general in the late Three Kingdoms, was his younger brother.

However, there is a huge difference in age between Zhong Yu and Zhong Hui, and Zhong Hui is still just a six-year-old doll at the moment. The two brothers are more than 30 years apart, mainly because Zhong Xuan is talented, he is in his seventies, and he also gave birth to a son.

Zhao Yan looked at Zhong Yu and said in a deep voice: "General Zhong, you are rarely talented and knowledgeable, tell me, how should I go in the future?" ”

Zhong Yu muttered: "Now that my Great Wei has given up the land south of the Yellow River, retreated to Hebei, and consolidated the defensive line, the troops will be sufficient at that time, and it will not be a problem to resist the Shu State. ”

Listening to Zhong Yu's words, Zhao Yan smiled and continued: "What if Great Wei can't stop the Shu Kingdom? ”

Zhong Yu heard this, and said in a deep voice: "My Zhong family is deeply favored by the Wei State, although it is difficult to repay ten thousand deaths, if there is really that day, I, Zhong Yu, am willing to live and die with the Great Wei." ”

"Okay, that's what I'm waiting for!" Zhao Yan slapped his palms when he heard this, pulled Zhong Yu to the map, and said to Zhong Yu: "I have an important task to explain to you now." ”

Zhao Yan then told Zhong Yu about Sima Yi's plan to break the embankment.

Zhong Yu was shocked when he heard this: "General, it's not a joke to dig the Yellow River to cause it to burst its embankment, and it's also digging here in Baimajin." The riverbed in this area is higher, more than ten meters above the ground at a high level, once the embankment breaks, the Yellow River will be changed to the place, and it is difficult to return to its position.

At that time, the Yellow River will swing south, and the big water will inevitably enter the Huai, and it will not only be the land of Yanzhou, but also the first line of the Huai River. I wonder how many people will be affected by the floods......"

Zhong Yu said, his voice couldn't help but tremble, this strategy is really poisonous, this is a strategy that has been stinking for thousands of years.

Zhao Yan waved his hand and said, "What you said, how could I not know?" It's just that now that my Great Wei has reached the point of life and death, using this strategy is also a last resort.

Once the plan is completed, it can not only destroy Zhuge Liang's army, but also destroy the land south of the Yellow River, even if Shu gets these territories, there are no people, and the flood is a disaster, and it must take a lot of manpower, material resources and time to recover.

At that time, they will not have the ability to attack our Great Wei, but our Great Wei will have plenty of time to recuperate, and when the time comes, it will not be impossible for our Great Wei to prosper and counterattack Wei. ”

After listening to Zhao Yan's analysis, Zhong Yu nodded and said, "The general is right, what tasks do you have, just explain." ”

Zhao Yan pointed to the map and said: "The place where the embankment I chose broke is located twenty miles upstream of Baima, where the riverbed is higher, and once it is absolute, it is bound to be out of control.

However, Zhao Yun had already led the cavalry over, and if he came over, if the vigilance along the Yellow River was strengthened, it would be difficult to implement the plan of breaking the embankment. Therefore, I decided to divide the soldiers and horses in the city into two parts, and you will lead 2,000 men to cross the Yellow River north, and take the lead in the lower reaches of the White Horse to attract Zhao Yun's attention, so that it will be much easier for us to move upstream in the future. ”