But despite this, Li Dian could not retreat.
Because behind him, his son Li Zhenzheng, leading Cao Cao's soldiers, broke out through the gap that was finally opened!
"Whoosh!"
The iron whip in Huang Gai's hand hit Li Dian hard with the sound of howling wind!
Li Diangang used his spear to block his blow, and Ling Tong's long knife slashed him from behind!
This time Li Dian couldn't dodge at all and was slashed on the back.
Although he was protected by armor, the huge impact made his eyesight go dark!
However, this wasn't the end yet, Han Dang's sword slashed from an angle again!
This knife aimed at the gap in Li Dian's armor and cut directly into his abdomen!
The huge pain made Li Dian couldn't help but scream!
"Father!"
Seeing this situation, Li Zhen's eyes were about to burst, and he turned his horse to fight back!
Li Dian endured the pain, forced Huang Gai and the others back, turned around and shouted,
"My son, retreat quickly and remember to report this matter to General Zhengnan!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Gai and the others came forward again!
Li Dian reluctantly raised his weapon and resisted with all his strength!
Li Zhen had tears in his eyes, but he did not dare to disobey Li Dian's order, so he had to retreat with the remaining soldiers!
With tears in his eyes, Li Dian's unyielding body fell from the horse!
…
Cao Jun's military camp.
"What?! General Li Dian was ambushed and died fighting?!"
Sima Yi looked horrified and stood up suddenly.
"Please also ask General Zhengnan to send troops immediately to avenge my father!"
Li Zhen knelt on the ground, tears already streaming down his face.
"Your Majesty died in an accident. I am also very sad. However, this matter is important and must be dealt with slowly."
Sima Yi comforted Li Zhen and winked at Sima Fu and Sima Kui.
The two persuaded Li Zhen and took him away from the Chinese army camp.
As soon as they left, Sima Yi came to the sand table, took a careful look at the terrain map, and then started pacing back and forth uneasily.
"Why hasn't General Zhengnan sent troops to avenge General Mancheng (characterized by Li Dian)?"
Le Jin, who had always been good friends with Li Dian, gritted his teeth.
"Now that we can't even protect ourselves, how can we avenge the Manchester City General?!"
Sima Yi said with a gloomy expression.
According to Li Zhen's description, there were at least tens of thousands of enemy troops ambushing the grain transport team.
It was impossible for such a huge army to hide from Cao Jun's spies and sneak around to the rear quietly.
Looking at it this way, there is only one possibility: the enemy is on a warship.
Thinking of this, Sima Yi suddenly remembered the strategy Yang Ling used when he captured Changsha County.
Comparing the two, they are exactly the same!
It seems that Cao Jun's victory a few days ago was caused by Zhou Yu deliberately losing to him!
The purpose is to lure Cao Jun deeper and then cut off his retreat!
After figuring out the twists and turns, Sima Yi's hands and feet suddenly became cold!
I didn’t expect that even though I was careful, I still fell into the other party’s conspiracy!
"General Wen Qian (named Le Jin), please be patient. General Zhengnan may have his own plans."
Xu Huang knew that Le Jin had a strong temperament, so he quickly comforted him with a few words, and then said to Sima Yi,
"General Zhengnan, the current situation is very unfavorable for us..."
He was also battle-hardened, and he could tell immediately that something was wrong.
"In your opinion, what should we do?"
Sima Yi took a deep breath and looked at Xu Huangdao.
Xu Huang touched his chin, stared at the sand table for a long time, and then said,
"There are only two ways to go now!"
"First, immediately send people to find ways to notify General Boren in the rear and ask him to send troops to support us and attack the surrounding enemy forces from both sides."
Before Sima Yi sent troops, he asked Xiahou Shang to take charge of Xiajun County and be responsible for the logistics of food and grass.
Xu Huang's proposal seems feasible.
But the problem is that Cao Jun's retreat is cut off. How to tell Xiahou Shang?
Moreover, the main force of Cao's army was taken away by Sima Yi, leaving Xiahou Shang with only the old, weak, sick and disabled.
How easy is it to flank the enemy?
There are Gan Ning, Ma Chao and others in Jiangling, but by the time they get the news and come to support, Sima Yi may have already wiped out his entire army!
Therefore, Sima Yi did not express his position, but asked,
"What about the second way?"
"Continue with the original plan and attack Fankou!"
Xu Huang pointed to the location of Fankou on the map and said in a deep voice,
"The food and fodder in our army is enough for at least three days."
"We can hide this matter and continue to Fankou."
"As long as the war goes smoothly and Fankou is captured within three days, it won't be a big problem!"
Compared to the first road, this road is a complete gamble.
As long as Fankou can be captured, everyone will be happy.
But if Fankou cannot be captured within three days, Sima Yi and his party will have no way to survive!
Sima Yi looked at the sand table and didn't speak for a long time.
"General Zhengnan must make a decision early, otherwise if time passes, we will have no way out!"
Xu Huang advised earnestly.
Sima Yi looked uncertain, and finally sighed,
"Let's choose the second path!"
It's not that he wants to take risks, but if he turns around and attacks the enemy in the rear, Cao's army's retreat will be cut off, and naturally they can't hide it from everyone in the army.
At that time, once the war does not go smoothly, the army will be easily defeated!
Comparing the two, Sima Yi decided to attack Fankou!
"General Gongming, you immediately order the troops to move out and join General Wenze!"
Sima Yi ordered.
"The last general takes command!"
Xu Huang handed over and left.
According to Sima Yi's order, Cao Jun immediately organized his troops and began to march towards Fankou.
When they met up with Yu Jin, Yu Jin was shocked when he knew that the food route behind them was cut off.
Everyone did not dare to neglect and rushed to Fankou.
Finally at noon on the second day, Cao Jun arrived less than thirty miles away from Fankou!
Sima Yi ordered the army to rest in place and prepare to launch an attack on Fankou the next day!
Not long after setting up camp at the military site, Le Jin, who was responsible for inquiring about the surrounding situation, suddenly came to Sima Yi's camp.
"Reporting to General Zhengnan, the last general has just encountered a group of enemy spies nearby."
"After a fight, a prisoner was captured and brought here specially."
Sima Yi felt happy and quickly ordered,
"Bring them here quickly, I want to interrogate them!"
After a while, a coalition soldier was brought up by Wu Hua Da Dao.
"If you don't want to suffer the pain of flesh and blood, please report your origin quickly!"
Sima Yi said sharply.
The soldier was startled and quickly said honestly,
"The villain is a soldier under Uncle Liu's account. On the orders of Zhuge's military advisor, he came to find out the true status of Cao's army."
"Oh? Where are Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang?"
Sima Yi asked again.
"Uncle Liu Huang and Military Advisor Zhuge are in Fankou City."
The soldier's eyes flashed.
Sima Yi pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said,
"You are an honest little pawn. Someone, let him go!"
"General Zhengnan, if we release him, wouldn't we tell Liu Bei and others about our situation?"
Le Jin couldn't help but said.
