When he said this, Wei Ba was smiling on his face, but he was a little drumming in his heart.

He's ambivalent.

A few days ago, Deng Zhi fought with Sima Yi in the city, but he rarely appeared in the city, and most of the time he had to sit quietly every night except for salvaging and repairing the sunken ships and urging the workshop to step up production. Of course, meditation is not about wanting nothing, and in such an environment, he does not have that kind of state. He just put the tactical deduction on the chessboard in his head.

Meditation before going to bed has become a daily homework and a habit for him.

Before the battle began, he had expected a retreat. Peng Xiaoyu went to Wancheng and released the news that he was about to recruit the subordinate tribes of various families from Hanzhong, and also half-concealed the conflict between him and Zhuge Liang, presumably Sima Yi had understood his determination to hold Guanzhong. Previously, Peng Heng revealed Sima Yi's tactical arrangements to him through the detailed work he stayed in Chang'an, and he also understood what Sima Yi thought.

Like him, or more seriously, Sima Yi was also suspicious of the Son of Heaven. In the case of Cao Xiu's defeat and Cao Zhen's lack of progress, if Sima Yi makes another great contribution, his status will be further improved, and the suspicion he can receive will be further strengthened. In this case, if Sima Yi does not have the heart of disobedience-it is estimated that he is not so sure now-he will keep a hand and try not to make the first meritorious service, but consciously take up a containment task and leave the opportunity for meritorious service to Cao Zhen.

This is Wei Ba's conjecture after weighing the pros and cons for a long time from Sima Yi's point of view, and he rushed to Wuguan from Chang'an for this purpose. Sima Yi wanted to bluff, so he cooperated with him to act in a play, just to enhance his reputation - Sima Yi wanted to hide his clumsiness, but he wanted to make a name for himself, and he used the opposite method. But the purpose is the same. At the beginning, he and Deng Zhi estimated that Sima Yi would only be able to attack for three days at most, and then he would slow down his attack because of excessive casualties. But the facts broke their conjecture, and Sima Yi attacked for five or six days in one go, suffering nearly half of the casualties, and still had no intention of stopping.

Now reinforcements have arrived. Sima Yi's available troops reached about 50,000, and he was likely to continue to storm Wuguan at any cost.

Wei Ba found that he had underestimated Sima Yi, at least not so accurately. Sima Yi may not have believed Peng Xiaoyu at all. The news he released through Peng Heng may be just a misleading smoke bomb, just to make himself less resolute in defending the city.

Wei Ba did not pin all his hopes on Peng Xiaoyu, and he was vigilant enough against Sima Yi, a bull who had played countless games and laid the foundation of the Jin Dynasty. He had already given up Wuguan and retreated to Jihua in Shangluo and Lantian, but Deng Zhi refused at that time. He didn't insist. Now, Deng Zhi realized the strength of the Wei army, no longer insisted on sticking to Wuguan, and agreed to retreat to Shangluo, and the question changed how to withdraw.

Wuguan to Shangluo 280 miles. With such a long journey, it was not easy to retreat. Sima Yi has an army of 70,000 before and after, according to the proportion of cavalry of the Wei army, he should have about 7,000 fine cavalry, even if the later reinforcements are mainly foot soldiers, he has at least more than 3,000 cavalry, all the infantry soldiers are used when attacking the city, and the cavalry has been recuperating, but when it comes to pursuit, Sima Yi's cavalry will not be so peaceful, and they will definitely chase after them.

Being chased by 3,000 cavalry for 280 miles is definitely not a good idea. None of these thousands of remnants may not be able to return to Shangluo.

Therefore, there must be someone to cover the palace.

Who will cover behind the palace? Wei Ba wanted to take on this task. On the one hand, he wanted to take this opportunity to meddle in the military power of Wuguandao, and on the other hand, Deng Zhi's subordinates suffered heavy casualties and could not undertake this task.

However, the cover of the palace also means that the risk is greatly increased. To have 2,000 foot soldiers to block the pursuit of 3,000 or even maybe 5,000 or even five or six thousand elite cavalry, the cruelty of this task can be imagined.

If Daddy or Master Zhao Yun had one here, Wei Ba would not have other ideas, and would definitely give them this task. They have a lot of battlefield experience, unlike themselves who are just fledgling kids. But now, Deng Zhi also doesn't have much actual combat experience, and his experience, like himself, comes from the sidelines.

More importantly, Deng Zhi mentioned Zhuge Liang many times, which is enough to show that in his mind, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang is still an irreplaceable figure. Since this is the case, Wei Ba can't hand over the military power to him as confidently as he did for his father. He must take this opportunity to take back the military power of Wuguandao.

The price is the danger of annihilation, and even the small life is over.

Wealth and danger are sought, everyone knows this sentence, but when they are really in danger, the vast majority of people will retreat, and there are few people who can really bravely meet it after all.

Wei Ba weighed the pros and cons many times, but when the choice finally came, he was still a little nervous.

Deng Zhi said with a smile: "How can I give Sima Yi a surprise, and what kind of surprise?" ”

"If we retreat, Sima Yi will definitely send someone to chase after us." Wei Ba suppressed his nervousness, and tried his best to make his demeanor look more relaxed: "And the most likely thing to send is the cavalry." We now have only three or four thousand men left, and if three thousand cavalry catch up, it will be enough to kill us cleanly. ”

Deng Zhi nodded in agreement: "Then we must have a counterattack, and we can't run away for the sake of escape." ”

"General Takami."

"That'...... How to fight back? Deng Zhi was obviously a little hesitant, and he could also taste the pros and cons of this.

"The general has been fighting hard for many days, so I'll come." Wei Ba turned his head and looked at Deng Zhi: "General, the two thousand people under my subordinates are still complete, compared to the general's subordinates, I am more sure." ”

The corners of Deng Zhi's eyes trembled, and he exhaled slowly: "Then you have to be careful." ”

"Thank you, General." Wei Ba also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After the two agreed to retreat, the arrangements began immediately. Between Wuguan and Shangluo, there is also a Shang County, which is probably right between Wuguan and Shangluo. If there is a county, there will naturally be a city, and if there is a city, you can take refuge for a while, so as not to be attacked by the cavalry of the Wei army. Before Wei Ba arrived, Deng Zhi had already driven all the people near Wuguan to Shang County. At that time, it was to prevent Sima Yi from having any available manpower and material resources, but now it seems that it has another effect, when he fought at Wuguan, Wei Ba may use the people in those Shangxian towns to strengthen the city.

Wei Ba and Deng Zhi's decision was to retreat under the cover of night, and with a gap of time in the middle of the night, the chances of the Wei army catching up would be greatly reduced. If you can successfully withdraw into Shangluo, then next. They have a day or two to recuperate. Even if Sima Yi would send cavalry to pursue, and maybe even send a part of the army to chase after him, it was impossible for his army to move so fast. He had to carry a baggage. Carrying a baggage would greatly reduce the speed of the march, so that Wei Ba and Deng Zhi would have enough time to retreat to Shangluo.

Of course, in the face of an opponent like Sima Yi, you can't just think about haode. And prepare for the worst. In case Sima Yi's cavalry came quickly, and Wei Ba was covering behind, safety could be basically guaranteed.

Deng Zhi agreed to Wei Ba's plan. Immediately organize people to prepare for retreat. The retreat is not a one-time walk, the soldiers who died in battle must be put into coffins and temporarily buried on the spot, and those ordnance that cannot be taken away must be destroyed, especially the newly built workshop of Wei Ba, these things must not be left to Sima Yi, they must be destroyed cleanly, and not even a trace will be left. Even those craftsmen who were involved in the processing had to be taken away. This is nothing to discuss, if you don't want to go, you have to go, and if you don't want to go, you will be killed.

After preparations in the middle of the night, Deng Zhi quietly went on the road with two thousand remnants of soldiers. They opened the West Gate. Take advantage of the night and hurry away. Wei Ba lagged behind, he did not rush to leave, but led people to patrol the city as usual. Although Sima Yi did not attack the city overnight, there was an uninterrupted lookout on the nest car in the distance, and if there was suddenly no one at the head of the city, the other party would find out that it was abnormal.

In the second half of the night, Wei Ba asked people to quietly put the Zahaode straw man on the city wall, replace the soldiers on duty, and prepare to retreat. Before going down the city wall, he glanced at Sima Yi's camp outside the city and sighed softly. The organs are exhausted, Zuihou still has to retreat, and the huge difference in strength can cancel out the power of all schemes. If Zhuge Liang hadn't changed Jihua temporarily, now there were 100,000 troops in Guanzhong, what could Sima Yi do to me, would Sima Yi still dare to attack so strongly? Isn't he fighting with more others, and with a casualty ratio of four to one, is he enough to drag me to death?

Someday, Lao Tzu will bring more people to fight you.

Wei Ba quietly left Wuguan City, but he didn't go far. He stayed in Zuihou with a dozen military guards, waiting for the moment when the Wei army entered the city. The others rushed to Shang County first, and set up an ambush at the selected location of Haode, ready to ambush the Wei army's pursuers, and prepare to meet him.

It was dawn, and when Wei Ba, who was lying in his clothes, was woken up by Dunwu, the sun had just shone on the head of Wuguan City. Through the canopy of smoke and mist, Wei Ba saw a sky that was so blue that it was intoxicating.

"Young master, the Wei army has entered the city."

Wei Ba looked towards the city, where several warriors lurked on the watchtower, monitoring the movements in the city.

"How many are there?"

"There were probably more than a thousand of them."

"Sima Yi is very careful." Wei Ba covered his mouth and yawned: "Let's act, don't be too greedy." ”

"Whoa." Dun Wu answered, turned to look at the soldiers upstairs and gestured.

When the soldier lurking on the watchtower saw the gesture, he immediately stood up and raised his hand to shoot a chirping stick.

"Whoosh-" Mingdi screamed and flew into the sky.

The vanguard of the Wei army, which had just entered the city, heard the sound of the hammer and immediately became nervous, and the general Jin Dongliu, who was the leader, shouted loudly: "Grab the city gate, grab the city gate." ”

The first thing the Wei army did when they entered the city was to seize the city gate, which was common sense on the march, in order to prevent the enemy from luring the enemy into the city, closing the city gate again, and catching turtles in the urn. To master the city gate is to master the lifeline.

The dozens of Wei troops guarding the city gate roared, and set up a small formation centered on the wheel that pulled the city gate, and anyone who wanted to destroy the city gate must defeat them first. As soon as they were in formation, they suddenly heard a sound of "coaxing", and a fire came out of the hole behind them, which suddenly burned the robes of several Wei soldiers, and at the same time ignited the thick suspension rope.

The Wei soldiers were shocked, but immediately understood, and they rushed forward and wiped the fire from the suspension with their sleeves in an attempt to extinguish the fire. But the suspension was filled with oil, and it began to burn in a hole buried deep in the wall, and they could not reach it at all.

Just as Wei Jun watched helplessly, the treated suspension cable quickly burned out, and the heavy iron gate fell with a bang.

At the same time, more than a dozen figures rushed out of the hidden corner, and as they ran, they raised their crossbows in their hands, shot sharp arrows, and ran to the city wall, where they pulled a rope and jumped out like projectiles.

"Let's go!" Wei Ba jumped on his horse, turned his horse's head, kicked the war horse fiercely, and galloped away.

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Well, Lao Zhuang admitted, a little excited now.

Two things:

One, you are very powerful, today is not a pitiful 4 votes, but 16 votes, Lao Zhuang finally breathed a sigh of relief, if it is still the same as the previous two days, Lao Zhuang will slap himself in the face.

Second, I saw the red of [Understanding], and I was surprised and delighted. As everyone knows, Lao Zhuang has always only asked for monthly passes, not rewards, which does not mean that Lao Zhuang does not love money - which author dares to say that he doesn't like money? Lao Zhuang just thinks that subscribing is his duty, and rewarding is love, whether it is 100 or 100,000 starting coins, it is love. However, the red still made Lao Zhuang happy. Of course, this is money, but it is not only money, this is also a monthly pass, and it is still face. Looking at other authors one alliance leader after another, Lao Zhuang not only blushed, but also blushed.

Therefore, this chapter is a plus, as the title says, thank you for your understanding, thank you for your support.

Lao Zhuang is now the 8th in the new book and the 7th in the classification, and if he can move forward one more place, he will go up another level. This step is a bit big, more than 70 votes and more than 80 votes respectively, Lao Zhuang doesn't know if it's a little immeasurable, but in line with the fine tradition of getting Shu to be Wanglong, Lao Zhuang still mustered up the courage to shout: Ask for a monthly pass, ask for more monthly passes, let us move on! (To be continued.) )