When the Luyang war began, Pubanjin on the edge of the Yellow River was still peaceful.
Since receiving the order, Master Sima has not dared to slack off in guarding Pubanjin.
Since childhood, the two brothers Sima Shi and Sima Zhao have been highly praised by their relatives and friends. Living in such an environment, their talents are indeed much stronger than those of their relatives and friends around them, which leads to their inner feelings. , in fact, I think so.
But after they really started doing things and went to the battlefield, the two of them really understood that there were more capable people in this world. In the past, their circle was just too small and they had no contact with them at all.
In the Battle of Wancheng, Sima Zhao was hit hard. He actually lost to a completely illiterate commoner general. If the Sima family had not always had a strong mentality, Sima Zhao might have completely collapsed.
Even so, Sima Zhao still looked a little depressed, obviously suffering a heavy blow.
But fortunately, Sima Yi didn't give it to him in vain. After a scolding that "you are young and will fall into despair after a slight setback", Sima Zhao was scolded by Sima Yi and readjusted his mentality.
As for Master Sima, Sima Yi did not reprimand him, but this time when he went on an expedition, Master Sima also felt that there was someone else.
Apart from anything else, Guo Huai's ability to remain calm in the face of crisis and make quick decisions is enough for Master Sima to admire and learn from.
Therefore, when he was ordered to guard Pubanjin this time, Master Sima really did not dare to relax for a moment and was always on guard against the incoming Shu thieves.
After all, Master Sima is very clear about the importance of Pubanjin. This is the barrier of Hedong, and Hedong is the home of the Sima family.
There is one thing to say, whether it is Sima Shi or Sima Zhao, it is not that they are incompetent, the two brothers actually have their own opinions on judging the situation.
What these two brothers lack is actually experience, experience, and the ability to make the most appropriate response to the current actual situation when facing emergencies.
As long as they are given enough time to experience and grow, they can achieve the achievements they should have achieved in history.
But the problem is that the current Wei Dynasty does not have enough room for them to grow, and Sima Yi does not have the time to keep his two sons by his side. Sima Yi is really short of manpower now, so he must use both sons now. Get up and use actual combat to help your two sons grow up quickly.
OK, the Sima family will add two more talented people, but not OK, Sima Yi is also mentally prepared to die in battle.
Sima Yi now led troops to rescue Luyang, and his second son Sima Zhao stayed in Luoyang to guard the back road and at the same time do a good job in coordinating food and grass.
As for the eldest son, even if Sima Yi was still worried, he had to put him in Pubanjin to prevent the Shu thieves from breaking through from here.
Sima Yi would not be at ease if he didn't have the ability to let others go.
Then Sima Shi was unlucky and was attacked by Wei Yan, Pang Tong, and Huang Quan.
To be honest, if Sima Division only encountered any one of these three people, then even with a military disadvantage, relying on Pubanjin's special geographical location, Sima Division would not be pushed to the ground and beaten.
While organizing defense, he still has the ability to ask for help from Hedong or even Luoyang behind him.
But the problem is, if these three people join forces to dig a hole for him right from the beginning, let alone Sima Master, even if Sima Yi himself comes, he may not be able to get a good deal.
After Wei Yan led his troops in stealth and approached Pubanjin fifty miles away, he immediately ordered the entire army to conduct a rapid march and raid Pubanjin.
Going forward, no matter what means Wei Yan uses to conceal his whereabouts, it is impossible to hide from the detection of Wei Jun's scouts. Therefore, in this case, the only way is to use speed to catch him by surprise.
In order to better achieve this goal, Wei Yan chose to lead three thousand infantry forward first, raid Pubanjin, and mobilize Sima Division to fight.
When Sima Division encountered an enemy surprise attack, it was actually not slow to respond.
Pubanjin is a ferry. The scale of this ferry is not too big, and there are high slopes on both sides of the ferry. Therefore, Sima Division did not choose to defend the ferry.
Sima Division arranged dozens of archery towers on the high mountains on both sides of the ferry, and divided two thousand troops to garrison them, while he led the remaining three thousand men to defend the Pubanjin Ferry.
If the enemy comes to attack, Pubanjin Ferry is a small area and is not suitable for large armies to fight. Three thousand troops are enough to withstand the enemy's ground attack.
At the same time, the Wei troops stationed on the high mountains on both sides of Pubanjin were condescending and used bows and arrows to kill and injure the enemy troops. With such coordination, even if the enemy troops came to more than 10,000 people, they could not easily break through and occupy Pubanjin.
Master Sima was guarding Pubanjin according to the integrated defense strategy designed by himself.
But there were three things that Sima Division did not expect in this battle.
The first thing I didn't expect was that Wei Yan led the army so quickly, and Wei Yan's fighting style was so fierce. He actually braved the rain of arrows, and his general rushed to the front to attack the city and seize the stronghold.
Inspired by Wei Yan personally taking the lead in killing the enemy, the three thousand Han troops showed strong morale and combat effectiveness, and once suppressed the performance of the Wei army in the battle for the camps outside Pubanjin.
The second unexpected thing was that his high-slope defensive arrow tower was only effective for two hours. Two hours later, as Pang Tong led the remaining 7,000 soldiers to the battlefield, he made a quick decision and sent troops to attack the high-slope arrow tower. , the arrow tower can provide less and less support to Sima Division.
There is no other way. There are a total of two thousand archers on the tower. If these people continue to attack Wei Yan's troops, they may be climbed up by Shu thieves and take the retreat. But if they turn over to intercept the Shu thieves who are attacking up the hill, they will naturally not be able to support Pubanjin's defense down the hill.
To choose between the two, there must be a choice. Obviously, Lung Bu at the top of the slope believes that his own life is more important than the lives of his colleagues at the bottom of the slope.
In this way, after the second hour when Sima Division faced the surprise attack by Shu thieves, it became a little bit unable to withstand the pressure brought by Wei Yan's fierce attack.
Of course, when things have reached this point, Master Sima is not considered a complete failure.
The Shu thieves climbing up the hill to attack the archery tower on the top of the hill is a taboo for military strategists. Whether they can completely capture it is still unknown.
The 3,000 Wei troops guarding Pubanjin faced the attack of 3,000 Han troops from Wei Yan. Although they were at a disadvantage, Wei Yan could not continue to be so brave. The Han army's attack must also take a break. This is the limit of human physical strength. It has been decided to fight again after resting. It is hard to say whether the Han army will still have such combat power.
In other words, the most difficult thing is now. As long as Sima Shi can grit his teeth and withstand Wei Yan's attack and survive today, then tomorrow, there may be a turning point.
The reason why Master Sima could think this way was because of the Hedong area behind him.
The reason why Sima Division is needed to guard Hedong is because once Pubanjin is attacked and Sima Division asks for help from Hedong, the Hedong family will look out for Sima Yi's face and organize a group of reinforcements as soon as possible to send Sima Division there.
No matter whether it is the county soldiers stationed in Hedong or the private soldiers of the famous families, they will not hesitate at this time and sit back and watch Pu Banjin fall.
With the Yellow River navy in hand, the Sima Division may only need to hold on for three days in Pubanjin, and I am afraid that reinforcements will arrive from Hedong. Although the private regiment formed by the Hedong family may not necessarily have much combat effectiveness, they will waste time and waste time. It can still be done by waiting for formal reinforcements to be sent from Luoyang.
However, under such circumstances, Master Sima came unexpectedly for the third time.
Huang Quan led 7,000 naval troops and more than a hundred warships, sailing down the upper reaches of the Yellow River and heading straight for Pubanjin.
This time, Cao Wei's Yellow River navy was caught off guard.
To be honest, the role of the Yellow River Navy is, at best, to carry soldiers across the river. It is simply unrealistic to expect them to have much combat effectiveness on the Yellow River.
After all, the hydrological conditions of the Yellow River and the huge difference in height are not suitable for the navy to conduct large-scale operations on the Yellow River. They can only carry out back-and-forth patrols in a certain section.
There has never been a tradition of training large-scale naval operations on the Yellow River. As long as there are enough ships to carry people across the river, it is enough.
It is precisely because of this that Cao Wei's Yellow River navy only had more than 50 warships and more than 4,000 people, and it was even more unsatisfactory for the training of water warfare.
Now they suddenly encountered more than a hundred warships and more than 7,000 naval forces of the Han army, and they came down the river to attack. In less than half an hour, the Yellow River navy did not even put up a decent resistance and escaped. They fled and surrendered, and the navy army brought by Huang Quan was quickly defeated.
After Huang Quan defeated the Yellow River navy, he did not waste any time in pursuit. Instead, he directly chose to occupy Pubanjin Ferry and launched a surprise attack from behind the Wei army.
It's not that the navy can't fight ashore, it's just that its combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the regular army.
But now, the 3,000 Pubanjin garrison commanded by Sima Division were trying to withstand Wei Yan's fierce attack from the front, but their retreat was cut off by Huang Quan from behind, and they were killed from behind. It was strange that they could withstand it.
As for Sima Division himself, Sima Division himself had already been defeated by the Yellow River navy, and when the defeat was certain, he was carried by his men into a small boat and quickly headed down the Yellow River.
In other words, when Huang Quan launched a pincer attack on the Wei army, the Wei army in Puban Jin had no commander at all.
This is a big deal. In less than half an hour, the Han army occupied Pubanjin.
(End of chapter)
