Zhou Yin and Ding Feng were very bored, so bored that they were about to give birth to maggots.

Captured Pengcheng, they thought that Zhang He or Sima Yi would attack with all their strength and recapture the strategic place of Pengcheng, but they didn't expect Zhang He to stay outside the city, Sima Yi was better, and he cowered in Suiyang, but he refused to confront Lu Xun, the army of seventy or eighty thousand was three hundred miles apart, and Lu Xun did not come to save Pengcheng, and Zhang He did not go to Suiyang.

This is not the life they want for Zhou Yin, they want a bloody battle, not to look at each other here across the wall.

However, let him take the initiative to go out of the city and challenge Zhang He, he is not so stupid. 10,000 foot soldiers with limited training time to defend the city, that is still so-so, really going out of the city and the elite infantry cavalry led by Zhang He to fight in the field, it is no different from looking for death. Zhou Yin is a little crazy, but he is not stupid.

And he stayed in the city to see who could consume whom. He didn't believe that Lu Xun dared to watch him being trapped to death by Zhang He, so he didn't come to help him out of the siege. Lu Xun attacked Suiyang, his strength was insufficient, and it was easy to relieve the siege of Pengcheng. If he doesn't come, he naturally has his reasons.

Later, Zhou Yin understood that Lu Xun was not not coming, he had to harvest the crops in Qian County first. Eat the enemy and use the grain of Wei to supplement his own military rations. When Lu Xun blocked Sima Yi in the city with 40,000 cavalry, he asked Zhu Ran to harvest the crops of Qian County and Chen County south of Suiyang, and even Chen Liu and Liang Guo did not let go, as for Runan, not to mention, it had long been under the control of Wu Jun, where was there still a chance for Wei to harvest a grain.

After collecting the grain from these three or four counties, Lu Xun now has enough food. can be steadily consumed with Sima Yi. Sima Yi was not so comfortable, he guarded Suiyang, did not dare to leave lightly, and did not even dare to collect the grain outside the city, so he had to ask Luoyang for help.

Neither of them moved, but Lu Xun took advantage of it, and Sima Yi suffered a loss.

Zhou Yin admired Lu Xun's calculations, but also was a little disdainful. Defeating Sima Yi and capturing Suiyang is a real skill, what's the point of taking advantage of this. I can't make a fortune. These counties are in a war zone. In recent years, people's hearts have not been very stable, except that Qianjun is one of the five capitals of Cao Wei, there are tax exemptions, and the people's family assets are quite rich. Many people from the other counties fled. Much of the land is deserted. The harvest is actually very limited, that is, it is only enough for the army to consume for two or three months.

I have to say that Zhou Yin's account is good. But he also has some sour ingredients. No matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, and the consumption of two or three months is a lot, and more importantly, Zhou Yin actually knows very well that Lu Xun is doing this, and reducing the expenses of the party is secondary, putting pressure on the people of Wei and causing panic, which is the most important thing.

weishenme wants to push the front to the territory of the other side? Because it is the other party who suffers, not your own. The battle line was pushed to Suiyang and Pengcheng, and the people affected by the war were the counties of Chen, Chen, and Liang, while the counties of Huainan and Lujiang, which were originally barren because of the war, became the inner counties, and the people who originally fled will slowly move back, and when the people of the counties and other places flee, they will also give priority to these places.

Zhou Yin and Ding Feng are both from Lujiang, and they are very clear about these changes in their hometowns.

Zhou Yin knows it, and of course Sima Yi knows it.

After receiving the edict from the Son of Heaven, Sima Yi was worried. The Son of Heaven Weishenme wants to do this, he is not very clear, but he thinks that there are no more than two possibilities, either to gain a little advantage for the next negotiations, or to hold the southeast battlefield first and protect Luoyang when the strategy of Guanzhong is not certain. Either way, he needs to win this big battle.

However, even though he would be supported by 20,000 elite infantry riders from the state, he was still not at all sure.

The enemies he faced were very tough. Lu Xun used his troops steadily and without gaps. He confronted Lu Xun in Suiyang City for three or four months, but did not find any flaws in Lu Xun. In the absence of the possibility of cunning, there is only one way left to attack.

And when it comes to attacking, he doesn't have much advantage.

Lu Xun currently has 40,000 foot riders, and there are 10,000 people behind Zhu Ran. Even if Xiahou Ba and others rushed to support, their total strength was about the same, and if they had an advantage, it was probably only the Wei army's cavalry number, which was about 25,000, while Lu Xun only had 10,000 cavalry.

The Son of Heaven was probably counting on this advantage, using the numerical superiority of the cavalry to defeat the Han army and force Lu Xun to retreat.

However, Sima Yi was worried that Lu Xun would not give in so easily, and he would use the numerical superiority of his infantry to make up for the lack of cavalry. Sun Quan has lost his temper, and there is no point in guarding against each other between Han and Wu, those Wu troops that were originally used to guard against the Han army may go north, and the Han army originally stationed in Changsha and Jiangling may also go north, they can provide at least 30,000 foot soldiers, if these foot soldiers are put into the battlefield, plus the advantage in ordnance, it is possible to make up for the disadvantage of insufficient cavalry.

If this is the case, then it is Lu Xun who gets his wish, and his goal of fighting a decisive battle outside Luoyang has been achieved. The total strength of the two sides will reach about 150,000, which is simply a decisive battle related to the national fortunes of the Wei State.

"We ...... I can't afford to lose. Sima Yi looked up to the sky and sighed. At this point, he lost, and Wei was dying. The Wei State was dying, and all the ambitions of the Sima family were disappointed. Whether it is for the country or for the family, he must do his best.

"Zuihou is the only one who takes advantage of Chengdu." Sima Zhao also sighed, leaned on the armrest of the wheelchair, and scratched his sore eyebrows. Among so many troops, the only troops that really belonged to Shu Han were the men and horses led by Wei Yan's father and son, and the total number did not exceed 30,000. Wu went all out, with a total strength of about 50,000 or 60,000, and Wei was about the same, about 60,000 or 70,000, although not all the troops, but it was also more than half of the belongings that could be obtained.

"The one who wants to fight this battle the most is probably Zhuge Liang." Sima Shi looked at the map and said with a wry smile: "Although he suffered in Luoyang, he returned to Chengdu and was even more courageous. ”

"This man is a very intelligent man, but he is prone to get entangled in small things." Sima Yi shook his head: "Wei Ba and Li Yan brought him back to Chengdu, but they liberated his hands and feet, which is not good for my Great Wei." ”

"How good is it for Wei Yan's father and son." Sima Shi sneered: "After this battle, their losses will not be small. My Great Wei was damaged, the Wu State was damaged, their father and son were damaged, and only Zhuge Liang was proud. ”

"What if they win?" Sima Zhao retorted: "If you win, Lu Xun's prestige will grow, and he will be recognized by Chengdu, and he will officially break away from Wu State." It is also possible that Wei Ba will go one step further and take advantage of the victory to advance the front to the north, so that Qingzhou will lose. ”

"Victory? Is it that easy to win? Sima Shi disagreed: "The forces of the two sides are similar, and the victory is also a miserable victory." ”

"When did you see Wei Ba going to be miserable?" Sima Zhao retorted: "Either he doesn't fight, or he wins by chance." Brother, you only calculated the factors we knew, but you forgot what Wei Ba might have hidden. And these hidden means are what he relies on to defeat the enemy. ”

Sima Yi raised his eyebrows and interrupted his arguing son. He tilted his head and thought for a while: "Wei Yan...... Could it be that the horse armor is already equipped? ”

As soon as these words came out, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao's faces changed.

If Wei Yan's 10,000 cavalry were already equipped with horse armor, then the cavalry advantage of the Wei army would be very limited. Next, it will be the foot soldiers who will decide the victory, and the Wei army's foot soldiers obviously do not have an advantage. Counting the possible factor of horse armor, the Wei army's original victory rate of four or five percent suddenly dropped to only two or three percent.

The current news is that the Wei family of Xiangyang has just received an order from Ma Kai, and there is no formal equipment yet, but who can guarantee that it is not the bait released by Wei Ba. With Wei Ba's virtue of killing people and not paying for his life, with a sharp weapon like horse armor, will he only use it to scare people? I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if.

The father and son looked at each other and took a breath of cool air.

"You have to be cautious about this matter." Sima Yi pondered for a long time, "I want to write to Bixia, don't be impulsive." ”

"Father has a point." Sima Zhao nodded in agreement, and added: "It's better to withdraw Zhang He from Pengcheng, without a sufficient number of foot soldiers to cover, he is very dangerous." ”

Sima Yi frowned and looked at Sima Zhao. Sima Zhao smiled bitterly and nodded. Sima Yi sighed: "It's okay, state affairs are important, just remind him." ”

Sima Shi also sighed secretly. He knew that his father had always wanted to squeeze out Zhang He and take the command of the cavalry from him, but in terms of the current situation, Wei was already at a disadvantage, and if Zhang He, a veteran, had another accident, it would be too big a blow to morale. In case it arouses the suspicion of the Son of Heaven again, it is even more impossible to explain.

Unexpectedly, after Zhang He received Sima Yi's order, he refused to retreat. He replied to Sima Yi that Pengcheng was a strategic location, Pengcheng was lost, and Suiyang was difficult to be alone, and if the thieves went north from Pengcheng, Qingxu would no longer be owned by the state. The recapture of Pengcheng is beneficial to the holding of Suiyang and to the entire front. At present, Wei Ba's troops are limited from the East China Sea to support, and Wang Ling and Tian Yu are rushing to support, so they should take advantage of this opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to take charge of Pengcheng first. I hope that Sima Yi can let Xiahou Ba and others, who rushed to support, support Pengcheng first and rebuild the defense line.

Sima Yi was furious. Out of good intentions, he was afraid that Zhang He would be in danger, so he ordered Zhang He to abandon Pengcheng first and return to Suiyang to join him. Since it was his order, Peng Cheng was lost, of course he was responsible. Unexpectedly, Zhang He not only did not appreciate it, but instead took the lead, wanted to meet Wang Ling and Tian Yu, and also asked for the command of 20,000 foot cavalry led by Xiahou Ba and Qin Lang, and gathered 40,000 or 50,000 troops to forcibly capture Pengcheng.

Who is the main general? Is Pengcheng important or Suiyang important, Qingxu important or Luoyang important?

Sima Yi sneered, sealed Zhang He's official document, and sent him to Luoyang

(To be continued......)