"How is that possible? Our army is 50,000 people, and now there are only 30,000 left? Sima Yi couldn't believe his ears.

"Suddenly there was a rain of fire in the sky, and the camp was burned, and nearly 10,000 soldiers died in the fire." The soldier, whose face was blackened with smoke, hurriedly explained.

"Why don't you carry water to extinguish the fire when you are close to the water?" Sima Yi's eyes widened and he asked.

"The fire could not be extinguished with water at all, and it is still burning, with smoke billowing and a choking smell." The soldier replied.

"No amount of fire can be extinguished?" Sima Yi's first reaction was that the soldier lied, concealed the truth, stepped forward and grabbed him by the collar, his eyes were red, the soldier didn't dare to resist, and when he rolled his eyes and was almost strangled to death, Sima Yi seemed to understand, turned around and pointed to the city wall and said angrily: "Wang Baoyu, you don't follow the law, what kind of magic is you using witchcraft!" ”

"Governor, when the battle of Xinye was fought, it rained heavily, but it did not extinguish the fire of Xinye, which is said to be an oil that can burn on water." An adjutant general once participated in the big war of that year, and he couldn't help but remind.

Sima Yi suddenly understood, and then asked, "Where is General Cao Hong?" ”

"General Cao was defeated by Qian Mo's army, lost more than 10,000 people, and has retreated to the east of Weishui." The soldier who reported the message continued.

It's Qian Mo again!

Sima Yi's teeth clenched, and after all the calculations, the seemingly perfect plan still made a serious mistake. Cao Hong was defeated by this general named Qian Mo, he really shouldn't have left him alone in the rear, this Qian Mo originally intended to intercept, but he temporarily changed his mind and raided the rear, but he was also wise and brave.

Unknown Incendiary, unknown general, how many secrets does Wang Baoyu have in his head? Sima Yi's shoulder pain was unbearable, and he was upset, the messenger soldier took a small step back and said, "There is still ......"

"Let's talk about it together!" Sima Yi's head buzzed.

"Because the fire cannot be extinguished, the grain and grass are ready to be burned." The soldier whispered.

How can there be no food and grass on the march to fight, Sima Yi was dizzy again, this is not the time to be decadent, Sima Yi beat his spirits and decisively ordered: "Order General Cao Hong to return to Pingchun!" ”

Be! The soldiers who reported the news crawled out of Sima Yi's sight, and went back to report the news without stopping. Sima Yi panted like a cow, his face was pale, he didn't say a word, and his eyes looked in the direction of the city wall.

How brave the soldiers are, there are already soldiers jumping on the city wall, fighting with the soldiers of Fancheng, according to this posture, it only takes two hours, and Fancheng will inevitably be captured.

Hey, only one step away, the result was defeated, Sima Yi regretted it, and the deputy general beside him cautiously asked: "Can you continue to attack Fancheng?" ”

"We can't fight anymore, Qian Mo's army must come from the rear, immediately collect troops to the north, and make a detour back to Pingchun." Sima Yi said.

The gong sounded to collect the troops, and Sima Yi's army retreated like a tide, quickly gathered in one place, and began to retreat towards the north.

Tian Ye led the army to catch up, Wang Baoyu hurriedly ordered Ming Gong to collect the troops, and the pursuit of Sima Yi would not fall into his trap, and although the other party had some losses, there were at least 40,000 troops.

Tian Ye collected troops and returned to the city, less than an hour, Qian Mo, who had won the battle, also led the army back, heard that Sima Yi had run away, deeply regretted, and wanted to chase and kill, Wang Baoyu also asked him to collect troops and return to the city.

After another half a day, the 5,000 soldiers who set the fire also returned, and after counting the troops, Wang Baoyu's side lost a total of about 10,000 people, most of whom were killed in battle while defending the city.

Fan Cheng's next job was to bury the corpses, pay tribute to the fallen soldiers, and comfort the families of the soldiers. I don't know if Sima Yi's army will come back, Wang Baoyu temporarily lived in Fancheng and did not leave immediately.

Sima Yi's army finally returned to the Pingchun garrison without stopping, and at the same time, Cao Hong's army also rushed back. With the lesson of the last failure, Cao Hong immediately cried bitterly and pleaded guilty to Sima Yi.

Sima Yi didn't say a word and waved his hand to let him out, his mood was very heavy. In this battle, Sima Yi himself was wounded, losing more than 30,000 soldiers and horses, and all the food and grass of the army were burned, which can be described as a great injury to his vitality.

Calming down, Sima Yi felt a chill down his spine for a while, fortunately he withdrew the army in time, otherwise, the loss of troops would definitely be more than half, and fortunately, Wang Baoyu mainly defended the city, if he chased and killed all the way, the trouble would be even greater.

Using Hu Zhao and other people with special abilities, Sima Yi could not defeat Wang Baoyu, and the battle of real swords and guns was not Wang Baoyu's opponent, which made Sima Yi's self-confidence hurt a lot.

Sima Yi wrapped a cloth around his shoulder, found the strategist Zhu Jian, frowned and asked, "Sir, you are proficient in physiognomy, what kind of person is this Wang Baoyu?" Alas, repeated defeats, no face. ”

Zhu Jian followed Sima Yi on several expeditions, but he was all on the side, and there were other big names there, and he was not needed to give advice at all. Hearing Sima Yi's question, Zhu Jian hesitated for a moment and said, "Although I have never seen this person up close, but I have watched from a distance, and the aura around him is by no means comparable to that of an extraordinary person. ”

"What's so special, let's talk about it." Sima Yi said.

"The spirit of people is divided into five colors, ordinary people are white, emperors are yellow, and soldiers are green. Wang Baoyu's breath, black and yellow, and there is no lack of Ruicai, it is really incomprehensible, presumably ......" Zhu Jian said bluntly: "It must be a half-demon person!" ”

"Oh! Some people jokingly call him the Demon King of the Mixed World, is it true? Sima Yi said in astonishment.

Zhu Jian pondered for a moment, and said reluctantly: "The subordinates can't see the truth, and there is something they don't understand, and it is difficult to judge their life and death from their bodies." ”

What does that mean? Today's aliens are nothing more than ordinary people! ”

"This ......," Zhu Jian didn't know how to answer.

Never mind! Sima Yi waved his hand and asked Zhu Jian to step down, what he hopes for at the moment is to stop fighting against Wang Baoyu, he really can't afford to hurt!

The most headache for Sima Yi is the work report, again and again, after this defeat, Cao Pi's trust in himself will inevitably be shaken. Sima Yi trembled and compiled the battle situation into a letter, and ordered people to send it to the imperial capital quickly, but as for the result, he could only resign himself to fate.

After Cao Pi received the letter, his face was gloomy and he was about to rain heavily. Sima Yi attacked Xiangyang, Yiling, and Fancheng, but he was defeated three times, I really don't know if his level is not good, or Wang Baoyu is really invincible.

After Cao Pi read it, he immediately burned the letter in annoyance, and could only comfort himself, Sima Yi is not bad, at least he has saved his strength again, as long as he has troops at hand, there is still a chance to win. What's more, Sima Yi was still recommended by Jia Xu, and his vision couldn't be wrong.

His own people can be forgiven, but Wang Baoyu must be removed, otherwise it will become a big trouble, just when Cao Pi was ready to spare no effort and personally lead the army to conquer Wang Baoyu, the guards came in to report, and the Jiangdong envoy and the Oriental envoy came to meet with gifts.