Zang Ba and Zhang Yan first let Cao Chang go, and then let Cao Chang rescue Cao Chun, they couldn't help but be furious in their hearts, and vented all their anger on Cao Jun, and less than 2,000 Cao soldiers escaped with Cao Zhang and Cao Chun. The second general saw that all the Cao soldiers would either die or surrender, so they went up the mountain to ask Nan Ye for their guilt.

Nan Ye didn't put Cao Zhang in his eyes, so he underestimated Cao Zhang and Cao Chun, and did not summon Lu Bujin's corpse, so that the two escaped. If you talk about responsibility, Nan Ye also has some responsibility, so he didn't blame Zang Ba and Zhang Yan, but just comforted the army and returned to the camp.

However, it was said that Sima Yi led the troops to form a formation, and only waited for the soldiers and horses of the Southern Han Dynasty to move chaotically, so that they could attack them together. Suddenly, seeing Cao Zhang and Cao Chun coming in embarrassment, he stepped forward and asked: "Nanye ambushed the troops halfway, so he was defeated. ”

Sima Yi was shocked when he heard this: "Nanye is a true god! It's better to retreat. Then he ordered the army to return to their home village and hold out.

Nan Ye saw that Sima Yi was holding on and was too lazy to use a plan, so he still ordered someone to quarry and cut wood. There were thunderbolts, and no matter how strong the battalion was, they couldn't help but bombard. Just like Guo Jia said, no matter how high Sima Yi's wisdom is, Nan Ye is fighting all the way, relying on strong soldiers and brave equipment to win, Sima Yi can't help it, this is the gap in strength.

Although the new version of the thunderbolt is easy to move, the stone bullets are not easy to transport. Rather than spending a lot of effort transporting stone bullets, it is better to set up camp and collect them when it is time to do so. Therefore, at this time, Sima Yi could not defend the camp, and Nan Ye had to collect wood and stone again and prepare to attack the camp.

Sun Quan didn't dare to wait for Nanye to have all the wood and stones, and came to Sima Yi to discuss countermeasures. Sima Yi thought of a plan and ordered all the military horses to rise up.

He came to report to Nan Ye and said that Sima Yi and Sun Quan had withdrawn. Nan Ye was stunned when he heard this, his side was not ready to attack the camp, why did Sun Quan and Sima Yi withdraw from the army? If Sima Yi can still retreat to Yecheng, where will Sun Quan retreat? Nan Ye wasn't sure if this was Sima Yi's plan, so he summoned the generals to discuss countermeasures.

Guo Jiadao: "There is no shortage of food in the Wei and Wu military camps, although many people and horses have been lost before, but they still have the strength to fight. At this time, there must be a big plan for retreating, and it must not be moved lightly. ”

Wei Yan said with a smile: "The military advisor is too careful, I think that Sima Yi is afraid of the thunderbolt and wants to retreat to Yecheng, why don't we chase after it?" ”

Lu Xun said: "If Sima Yi retreats to Yecheng, where can Sun Quan retreat?" Now that Sun Quan only has one place in Yanzhou, how can he easily retreat? ”

Zhang He said: "Could it be that Sun Quan wants to retreat to the land of Sanhan and Goguryeo. ”

Huang Zhong nodded and said: "What Jun Yi said is reasonable, if Sima Yi retreats from Yecheng, Sun Quan will be unable to support it alone, and it is possible to withdraw the army." ”

Jia Xu said: "Sima Yi plundered grain and grass everywhere before, is it a state of retreat? In my opinion, this is a ploy to lure the enemy, and it can be seen from afar. ”

Nan Ye also felt that something was wrong, so he ordered the soldiers not to pursue, but to send more scouts to find out the truth. Tanma reported the next day: "Sima Yi is thirty miles away from here and goes to the village. ”

Guo Jia said: "I expect Sima Yi to retreat and set up camp because it is inconvenient for our army to transport stones, so as to break my thunderbolt car." ”

Nan Ye said: "In this case, we can press step by step, so that it can't set up a village." If there is no camp to rely on, neither the Wu and Wei armies are our opponents. ”

Jia Xu said: "Sima Yi is scheming, and the national teacher is anxious to enter the army, I am afraid that it will be counterproductive, so it is better to stick to the fence and order people to explore again." ”

One day later, Tanma reported back and forth: "The armies of Wu and Wei have already set up camp. ”

When Nan Ye heard this, he led the generals to check in person, and sure enough, Sima Yi withdrew thirty miles from the village. Nan Ye said with great surprise: "If Sima Yi retreated because of the thunderbolt car, and we haven't quarraged the stone this time, why did he retreat?" ”

Wei Yan said: "In my opinion, Sima Yi used a strategy to delay the army, and the intention was to gradually retreat from Yecheng, so the national teacher did not need to suspect it, and should chase it as soon as possible." Wishing to go to the battle to the death! ”

Jia Xu said: "Sima Yi's wisdom is extremely high, if there is a mistake, our army will lose its spirit." Don't take it lightly. ”

Wei Yan said: "If I go and fail, I will be willing to be a military order." ”

Zhang He said: "I am willing to go with Wen Chang." ”

Seeing that the second general was so positive, Nan Ye looked at Guo Jia. If Sima Yi really retreated, this would be a good opportunity to attack, and Nan Ye couldn't help but feel a little moved, but he didn't know what Guo Jia and other advisers thought of it, so Nan Ye wanted Guo Jia to have an idea.

Guo Jia understood Nan Ye's thoughts and said, "If you want to go, you need to be careful." According to my opinion, the troops can be divided into three routes, General Wei and General Zhang will lead the army first for the first way, and if they encounter an ambush, they must fight to the death. General Zhao, General Yang, and General Huang can lead the second road to follow closely behind to prevent ambushes. The national teacher can lead the generals to respond to the third road, and General Liugan and General Taishi will guard the camp. The three armies can be stationed halfway forward every day, so that there is no shortage of troops to deal with the ambush. ”

At dawn the next day, Wei Yan and Zhang He led 50,000 elite soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty to march forward bravely and go down to the village halfway every day. Zhao Yun, Yang Xiong, and Huang Zhong led the troops to follow, and Nanye's army was last.

Although the practice of marching for half a day can ensure the physical strength of the soldiers, the speed of the march will inevitably decrease. Sima Yi Tanma learned that Nan Ye had raised troops and rested halfway, so he came to report.

That night, Sima Yi got the news and called the generals to discuss: "Now that Nan Ye is chasing, we will fight to the death if we have no way to retreat, and you must take one as ten." I want to ambush the army to intercept him, but the brave general can't take on this important task, I don't know who wants to go? ”

Cao Zhang heard this: "I am willing to go to the First World War." ”

Sima Yi knew that this task was dangerous, and he didn't want Cao Zhang to be in danger, so he shook his head and said: "Your Highness is brave and brave, but he lacks experience in battle, and he may not be able to take on this position." After that, he looked at Zhou Tai, who was attacking Sun Quan.

Zhou Tai saw that Sima Yi seemed to him and was just about to step forward to answer the order, when he felt that someone next to him was pulling at his clothes. Zhou Tai didn't need to look to know that it was Lu Meng standing next to him, and since Lu Meng reminded himself, Zhou Tai no longer wanted to be strong, but bowed his head and said nothing.

Cao Zhang didn't see that Sima Yi was taking care of himself, he heard Sima Yi say that he was difficult to take on the heavy responsibility, but he was anxious, and said loudly: "I have been in battle for a long time, why can't I take it?" If this is lost, I am willing to be a military order. ”

Seeing that Cao Zhang insisted on going, Sima Yi had to sigh: "His Royal Highness is willing to sacrifice his life to risk the arrows and stones, and he is really a loyal minister!" Despite this, the Nanye soldiers came back and forth in three branches, even if His Highness was both wise and brave, he could only be a soldier all the way, how could he be separated into three places? It would be good to have two more generals go together, how could there be no one in the army who was willing to die first! ”

Zhou Tai listened to Sima Yi's agitation, and regardless of Lu Meng's pull, he stepped forward and said, "I am willing to go!" ”

Han Dang stepped forward at the same time and said, "I am also willing to go!" ”

Sima Yi was secretly happy when he saw the second general step forward, and continued to agitate the general: "Nan Ye has won more and lost less in his life, and the famous generals under his command all have the courage of ten thousand people, I am afraid that the two of you are not opponents." ”

Zhou Tai was not convinced: "If there is a mistake, I am willing to sacrifice my head under the account." ”

Sima Yi said: "If you dare to go, you can lead elite soldiers with Your Highness and lie in the valley." When the former army of the Southern Han Dynasty catches up, let him pass, and you wait for the ambush soldiers to cover up and kill from behind. If Nan Ye came later, he divided his troops into two ends. General Zhou and General Han led an army to be the rear team, and His Royal Highness led an army to intercept their front team. The two armies had to fight to the death. I have my own plan to help. ”

The three of them were tricked to lead their troops away. Sima Yi called Cao Chun and Cao Zhen to step forward, took out a bag and handed it to the second general and instructed: "You two lead 10,000 elite soldiers, stop the flag, and lie on the front mountain." If you see Nanye's soldiers and horses surrounding His Royal Highness and the two generals Zhou and Han, it is very critical, and there is no need to save it. ”

The two were tricked to lead their troops away. Sima Yi also ordered the two generals Lu Meng and Lu Su to step forward, and commanded in his ear: "If the Nanye soldiers arrive in the future, they will be vigorous, and they must not fight, and they will fight and leave." Just look at the time when Zu Mao led the troops to sweep the formation, you will return to the army to kill, and I will have my own soldiers to respond. ”

Lu Meng and Lu Su looked at Sun Quan when they heard the plan, and when they saw Sun Quan nodding, the two generals took the order and left. Sima Yi called Zu Mao again and instructed: "You lead 10,000 elite soldiers and lie in the valley." Just see the red flag fluttering on the mountain, and lead the troops to kill. ”

Although Zu Mao was unwilling to fight with Nan Ye, it was a matter of life and death for the Wu State, and Zu Mao could only obey orders. Nan Ye's kindness to Zu Mao can only be regarded as a personal relationship, far less than Zu Mao's loyalty to Sun Quan.

However, it was said that Wei Yan and Zhang He led the troops to come, and their morale was like a rainbow. The two generals Lü Meng and Lu Su led the troops to engage in the battle and went out to fight. Lu Meng and Lu Su can be regarded as all-rounders in civil and military affairs, among the two, Lu Meng is partial to martial arts, and Lu Su is partial to literature, which is a perfect match, but both of them are handsome leaders and are not good at heads-up.

Zhang He regarded Lu Su and Lu Meng as the descendants of the broken army, and drove the troops to chase and kill. Lu Su and Lu Meng knew that the morale of the Southern Han army was strong, and they did not fight hard, and fought and left.

Wei Yan and Zhang He led the troops to chase for about 20 miles, and it was June, the weather was very hot, and the people and horses were sweating like splashing water. Fifty miles away, the soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty, despite their well-trained, were all out of breath. However, Wei Yan and Zhang He were still in hot pursuit, because the Wu soldiers in front were not much better.

Nan Ye has been using skills to detect whether there are ambushes in the rear team, but due to the limited detection distance, he has not detected the location of Sima Yi's ambushes. At this time, the men and horses of the front team suddenly accelerated to chase Lu Su and Lu Meng, and suddenly they were out of Nan Ye's detection range, which made Nan Ye shocked, for fear that the two of them were a plan to lure the enemy, so they hurriedly urged the men and horses to move quickly, preparing to meet Wei Yan and Zhang He.

Sima Yi saw Lü Meng and Lu Su leading the Southern Han soldiers to the mountain on the mountain, so he made a move of the red flag, Zu Mao led the troops out, and Lu Su and Lü Meng led the troops to cover up and kill together.

Zhang He and Wei Yan were not afraid to see that a new force of Eastern Wu had joined, and they did not retreat by relying on their strong soldiers and horses. Just when the two armies were fighting, there was a sudden shout, and the three-way army horses came out from the rear, it was Cao Zhang, Zhou Tai, and Han Dang. The three generals each pursued and killed bravely to cut off the back road of the Southern Han soldiers and horses.

Wei Yan saw that Cao Bingguo was in ambush, and said loudly to the soldiers: "You wait until here, don't fight to the death, but when!" "Let's talk about the conflict, but unfortunately there are too many armies of Wu and Wei, and they can't get out for a while.

Just when Wei Yan and Zhang He were surrounded, suddenly the drums and horns behind them were noisy, and Zhao Yun, Yang Xiong, and Huang Zhong would lead the second line of soldiers and horses. The three generals commanded the armies and surrounded Cao Zhang, Zhou Tai, and Han Dang in the core.

Zhou Tai shouted: "Sima Dudu is really a god!" The plan has been calculated, and there will be a good plan. I'm going to fight to the death! Cao Zhang led an army to intercept Wei Yan and Zhang He, and Zhou Tai and Han Dang led an army to defeat Zhao Yun's three generals.