Sima Yi stood on the city wall, overlooking the position of the Shu Han army, worried.

Although the Han and Wu coalition forces besieged the city, the strength was not superior, not to mention that Kunyang was still in the hands of the Wei army, and Zhang He still had 10,000 elite horsemen in his hand, not only protecting his lifeline, but also being able to rush to the aid of Wancheng at any time. If according to the usual siege tactics, Wancheng is foolproof, Sima Yi doesn't have to worry about it at all.

Still, he was a little uneasy.

Xiangyang also once seemed to have no possibility of falling. After all, in the past thirty years, there has been no precedent for Xiangyang to be directly attacked, but under Li Yan's attack, in just one month, Xiangyang has become Li Yan's trophy.

It seems that Wancheng is even more difficult to attack than Xiangyang, but Wancheng has a history of being breached many times. Wancheng not only does not have the geographical advantage of Xiangyang, but also psychologically it is even worse than Xiangyang, which has Fancheng as its backup. Once Kunyang is conquered, Wancheng will become an isolated city, and even whether it can retreat safely is a question.

What's more, there was only Li Yan when he attacked Xiangyang, and now there are Wei Ba and Ma Yan, and there is also Sun Quan next to him.

Sima Yi had to strengthen his vigilance.

The Shu Han army set the direction of the main attack in the southwest corner, and established a large-scale bow and crossbow position, and set up nearly a thousand thunderbolts.

For the sake of safety, Sima Yi not only strengthened the city defense of Yacheng and prepared to retreat to Yacheng after the loss of Dacheng, but also built a second line of defense in the city, preparing to fight with the Shu Han army who entered the city.

Sima Yi's approach aroused opposition from Sima Shi's brothers. Sima Shi believed that the war had not yet begun, so he first built a second line of defense in the city. First of all, it is weak in morale, which is not good for the defense of the city.

Sima Yi was indifferent, insisting that a large number of houses be demolished, and a wall was built in the middle, dividing the city in two. However, due to time constraints, the wall was rudimentary and far from being comparable to the official wall.

Sima Yi was very uneasy about this temporary city wall, and he was bent on reinforcing it, so Sima Shi had to oppose it again.

"Father, do this...... Isn't it a bit weak? ”

"Do you still need to show weakness?" Sima Yi asked rhetorically, "Obviously. We are the weak. ”

"Father. Is it too long for others to be ambitious and destroy their own prestige? Sima Zhao couldn't help but ask: "Even if the Shu Han army has a certain advantage, their strength is limited, and they want to attack the city." It's not that easy. ”

"That's because you haven't fought against Wei Ba." Sima Yi glanced at Sima Zhao meaningfully: "Wei Ba is this person." Or don't shoot. You will definitely be sure to make a shot. Don't you see, he is concentrating on all liliang and attacking a little. After breaking through the city defenses, the results of the battle will be expanded......"

Sima Zhao had just weakened the crown, and it was when he was young and vigorous, and he had never been convinced by Wei Ba, who was the same age as him. Hearing Sima Yi say this, he suddenly couldn't help it. "Father, don't you think there is something suspicious about his position? What kind of thunderbolt can hit four or five hundred paces away? Even if he is alone in the world, can he still become nothing? In my opinion, he was just bluffing. ”

"How much do you know about mechanical jishu?" Sima Yi asked rhetorically.

"I ......" Sima Zhao thought for a moment and insisted: "Although I don't know how to use machinery, I don't believe that he has the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth. If he can exorcise ghosts and serve the gods like those immortals, no matter how well prepared you are, what's the use? ”

Sima Yi raised his eyebrows, turned around, and looked sideways at Sima Shi, who was smiling and silent: "Ziyuan, what do you think?" Wei Ba did this, is it a false appearance, or does he really have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth? ”

Sima Shi coughed: "Through the sky, I don't think it's possible." However, to say that Wei Ba put on such a big formation is just scary, and it is not necessarily. This shaft ...... There are indeed some outstanding points. However, I also felt that my father was too cautious. Even if those thunderbolts can hit the city, he can break through a corner of the city wall at most, and he can't occupy the whole city. ”

"So it is." Sima Yi sighed lightly: "But isn't it good to make more preparations?" If you can't defend Wancheng, it's a big disadvantage for the country and your family. He wrapped his fox fur tightly, shrunk his neck, and muttered to himself, "This winter...... It's cold! ”

Sima Zhao waved his hand in frustration, he felt that his father was a little too cautious. He looked at Sima Shi, but Sima Shi frowned slightly: "Father, are you sure that Wei Ba can't support it for too long?" If they keep besieging the city, we won't be able to hold on for long. In case Wancheng really wants to fall in the hands of our father and son, this responsibility is really not small. ”

Sima Yi lowered his head and slowly paced forward. Brother Sima hurriedly followed and got closer. Sima Yi seemed to be talking to himself, as if answering Sima Shi's question.

"How much grain can there be in Yizhou? Although Yinbo did not know where to go, the information he had sent back before was very clear. With Yizhou's grain output, it is simply impossible to supply these more than 100,000 troops for long-term combat. Zhuge Liang has been in Guanzhong for more than a year, although there is a tuntian, it was burned by Cao Zhi, how much harvest can there be? The grain used by Li Yan now should be the result of Wei Ba's Tuntian in Jingzhou and Jiaozhou. However, Wei Ba's time in Tuntian is too short, and the harvest is bound to be limited. Moreover, will Wei Ba use all his grain to supply Li Yan and fight for Li Yan? No, he certainly won't, so ......"

Sima Yi stretched out his hand and pointed to the position of the Shu Han army in the distance: "They have to fight quickly, otherwise, they will definitely not be able to hold out for long." No matter how good his mechanical skills are, even if he can increase production a little, can he still conjure food? Zishang is right, he doesn't have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth. He's human after all. If you are human, you can't do it. ”

Sima Shi nodded and exhaled softly. In fact, he has not been too sure about staying in Wancheng, especially Wei Ba's series of almost magical achievements in Nanxiang, which made his confidence even more insufficient. Although it is common sense to say that Wancheng seems to be in danger, if Cao Rui was not worried about Hebei, he would definitely not give them such an opportunity. However, in the face of the offensive of the Shu Han army and the attack position posed by Wei Ba, he was still a little uneasy.

He didn't know if his father Sima Yi was very sure, but at this time, it was always a comfort to hear these words.

He stood behind Sima Yi and couldn't see the worry in Sima Yi's eyes.

……

Zhuge Ke sat on horseback, looking at the undulating mountains in the distance, looking at the heavy baggage carts around him, and couldn't help but feel a little proud.

He was ordered by Sun Quan to lead more than 20,000 people to escort a large number of stone bullets allocated by Shu Han to Kunyang, and then he had to stay in Kunyang to assist Lu Xun in launching an attack on Kunyang.

Lu Xun has more than 30,000 people, and he brought more than 20,000 people, as well as thousands of people, plus these stone bullets, it is no longer out of reach to conquer Kunyang. The capture of Kunyang not only cut off the retreat of Sima Yi's department, but also the frontier town of Wu Guojian in the Central Plains, and also the heavy fortress that held the northward movement of Shu and Han, and the importance of geography can be imagined.

Zhuge Ke had a hunch that if this battle was fought well, he might become Kunyang's defender.

Therefore, Zhuge Ke was very careful, although there were 20,000 elites around him, he still did not dare to be careless. He wasn't afraid that Sima Yi would leave the city, he was afraid that Zhang He would raid him. Once attacked by 10,000 elite horsemen in this terrain, the losses must be not small, and more importantly, these stone bullets are not easy to come by, if they are lost, then there is nothing to talk about.

"Brother, there is a situation ahead." Zhuge Rong suddenly urged the horse to Zhuge Ke's side and pointed ahead. Zhuge Ke looked at it and waved his hand: "It's okay, this is a scout, at least five miles away, the dust is high but not sharp, it can be seen that it is not very urgent." ”

Zhuge Rong glanced at Zhuge Ke, his eyes were full of admiration: "Brother, can you tell the difference?" ”

Zhuge Ke smiled: "This is the feeling, it doesn't make sense, you will know after more experience." He didn't go any further, and all of his experiences came from the war in Linhe. At that time, although there were no formed cavalry on either side, the scout still had horses, and he didn't know how many false alarms he had experienced before he had the eyesight he has now.

As he spoke, a fast horse rushed in front of him, and the knight on horseback waved his arms from afar, signaling that there was a military report.

The military report was sent by Lu Xun, and he ordered Zhuge Ke not to rush to Kunyang, and to camp in Yexian County.

Zhuge Ke was puzzled, Ye County is where Fangcheng Road is located, and the geographical location is of course important, but how to attack Kunyang in Ye County, there is still a difference of more than 50 miles between the two.

Zhuge Ke frowned slightly: "Where is the general of the auxiliary country?" ”

"Under the city of Kunyang."

"Is he coming to Ye County?"

"I don't know." The knight shook his head and thought about it again: "However, Captain Lu is sending the thunderbolt and the repeater, maybe the auxiliary general will also come soon." ”

Zhuge Ke was thoughtful. Lu Xun chose to line up in Yexian, this is to block reinforcements rather than to attack the city, could it be because Kunyang is too difficult to attack, so he wants to transfer Zhang He out for field battles?

Zhuge Ke's speculation was quickly confirmed by Lu Lan. Lu Lan escorted the thunderbolt and the crossbow to Ye County, and he told Zhuge Ke that the auxiliary general would soon arrive here after the break. Kunyang City is strong and deep, and Zhang He has nearly 30,000 elite foot cavalry, so it is not easy to attack the city, so the auxiliary general decided to set up a formation in Ye County to prevent Zhang He from galloping to aid Nanyang and create conditions for the Shu Han army to attack the city. If Sima Yi chooses to retreat from here, they can also play a role in cutting off Sima Yi's retreat.

Lu Lan is right, but her attitude is not very good. He didn't realize that Zhuge Ke's identity had changed at all, and he regarded him as a general under Lu Xun. Seeing this scene, Zhuge Rong was very angry, and just wanted to make a move, but was stopped by Zhuge Ke

(To be continued......)