No matter how much Sima Yi complained, Sima Yi still had to find a way to squeeze out some reinforcements.
If Jiang Ji is unable to use his troops and cannot defend Yanjin, Guo Huai does not have enough troops to rescue or even counterattack to recapture Yanjin.
At least, we must find a way to send 10,000 people to Guo Huai.
Sima Yi debated what he was doing for a while, and finally decided to allocate 10,000 people from Jia Kui of Dingtao to support the jujubes.
Jia Kui originally had 20,000 troops, which needed to be used to defend Jiyin County and Dingtao County. But now it seems that the main offensive force of the Shu thieves is in Yongqiu. The biggest threat to Dingtao is just There are 20,000 Shu thieves led by Hu Zun in Liang State.
The pressure on Jia Kui's side is really not great, and the only troops that can be mobilized are from that side.
However, in terms of leading generals, Sima Yi really couldn't find a suitable person to choose, so he could only let Jia Kui find a way.
On the other hand, Jia Kui was also a little dissatisfied with Sima Yi. On the other hand, he had to act in accordance with military orders.
Jia Kui was dissatisfied because the enemy he actually had to face, in addition to the 20,000 Shu bandits led by Hu Zun, actually had a potential enemy - the troops stationed at the junction of Shanyang County and Xiapi County. Zhuge's birthday in the Eastern Wu Dynasty.
With Soochow's capricious style, can you guarantee that these guys will always abide by their covenant? !
Rumor has it that Lu Xun has already led his troops into Pei State. Can you guarantee that Zhuge Dan will not enter Shanyang County from Xiapi and threaten Jiyin County? !
Therefore, in Jia Kui's opinion, it is necessary to keep 20,000 soldiers in his own hands.
But Jia Kui is not someone who doesn't understand strategy. He knows that Jujube and Yanjin are more important places than the safety of Jiyin County.
If these two places are in our own hands, then the battle of Yanzhou can continue.
As long as one of these two places falls into the hands of the enemy, I am afraid that the morale of all the Wei troops fighting on the front lines will be in chaos.
Therefore, Jia Kui had no way to bargain with Sima Yi in this regard. He could only allocate 10,000 soldiers and give them to his son Jia Chong to lead them to the rescue of Suanzao.
Jia Kui really had no one to use. He only had an eighteen-year-old son by his side. Jia Kui knew very well about the abilities of his side generals and assistant generals, so he might as well let his son lead the army on the expedition.
Of course, Jia Kui did not forget to tell his son to lead the troops all the way to Jujube and not to be clever on the battlefield. The more clever you are, the faster you will die.
Who knows who the son is? Jia Kui is very aware of his son's abilities, and he already has the ability to lead at least 10,000 soldiers on a march.
But this kid relies on his cleverness and often has some unrealistic ideas. He has never been on the battlefield and does not know the cruelty of the battlefield. Plus, at his age, this is the time when problems are most likely to occur.
If given the choice, Jia Kui would like to keep his son by his side to train him for a few more years, but now he can only let his son go on an expedition.
Of course Jia Chong was very excited. The cub who had never experienced the battlefield was naive and thought this was his father finally recognizing his abilities.
Therefore, Jia Chong was still looking forward to his first expedition. Although he was only sending reinforcements to Jujube, he was able to take charge of the military power of tens of thousands of troops at once, which still somewhat made this young man who was only 18 years old somewhat arrogant. of.
As for his father's advice, Jia Chong took it seriously and didn't listen to it at all, so he led the army towards Suanzao.
Anyway, Sima Yi's side was quite interesting. In the end, he squeezed out an army and sent it to Guo Huai. At this time, Guo Huai was also anxiously waiting for the arrival of this army.
During the time when Guo Huai wanted Sima Yi to ask for help, the battle situation on the front line of Jujube Yanjin changed again.
First, there was some trouble with Jiang Ji.
There is a saying that Jiang Ji's strategic vision is extremely outstanding, and he is not lacking in strategy and courage, but that's all.
Jiang Ji has always been a staff officer, and making suggestions is his strength, but he does not have much experience in leading the army. In fact, he is still a little bit poor at commanding the army.
However, Jiang Ji had a very good strategic vision. Of course he could see the importance of jujube and Yanjin, and asked him to stick to Yanjin. Jiang Ji also knew that he had a heavy responsibility.
Therefore, in addition to strengthening the defense of Yanjin, Jiang Ji was also always on guard against the Shu thieves in the east and whether they would divide their troops to raid Yanjin.
As a result, Jiang Ji did not wait for the Shu thieves to attack, but he did wait for the upright Shu thieves who led the troops to attack.
And there were 20,000 soldiers and horses when they arrived.
It's not that Jiang Ji doesn't understand military strategy. Even if he really doesn't understand it, he can always do math.
He only has 5,000 men in his hands, and 20,000 are coming from the opposite side. The military strength comparison is one to four. Just think about it and you will know how difficult Yanjin is to defend.
Of course, no matter how difficult it is to defend, it must be defended. Besides, it's not like Jiang Ji has never encountered such an extreme comparison of forces.
In Hefei back then, Jiang Ji only had 3,000 men, while Sun Quan brought 50,000 soldiers to attack. What was the final result? Was he not scared off by his own letter? !
When he thought of this, Jiang Ji decided to try his old trick again.
Although, Jiang Ji also feels that the success rate of doing this may not be as high as the first time. After all, anyone with a good reputation knows this matter. It is the basis for Jiang Ji's fame, and it is also the black material of Soochow Emperor Sun. .
Jiang Ji thought that the Shu general named Jiang Wei must have heard about this, and the possibility of his repeating his same trick successfully was not very high.
But, how will you know some things if you don’t try them? !
The art of war is like this sometimes, it's all about who can hold his breath until the end and not be seen through.
Therefore, Jiang Ji still ordered someone to forge a letter sent from the Wei court to Yanjin Ferry. The letter stated that reinforcements would arrive in three days and hoped that Jiang Ji would continue to hold on for three days and then "coincidentally", let the military envoy who conveyed the order "Caught" by Shu thieves.
Jiang Wei did see the letter. Jiang Wei was happy at that time.
Without him, Jiang Wei thought of a certain emperor sitting in the Jianye Palace.
Sun Quan was scared off by Jiang Ji's letter. In this time and space, it was just a means of borrowing Po Xia Donkey, but in the eyes of uninformed outsiders, it was a disgrace.
Moreover, in this time and space, because Sun Quan only fought twice in the Battle of Hefei and was not caught by Man Chong and others to gain reputation, Sun Quan's two defeats in the Battle of Hefei became the biggest black material for Sun Quan.
Although Zhang Liao's eight hundred surprise attack on the Chinese army showed Zhang Liao's bravery, in the end Zhang Liao was forced to retreat by Zhou Yu's army. Sun Quan did not look so miserable. When he withdrew his troops later, because of Zhou Yu's prejudgment, Zhang Liao was forced to retreat. , Soochow soldiers did not suffer heavy casualties. Therefore, in this time and space, although Sun Quan's second battle of Hefei was considered a loss, he was not scared back by a letter during the first battle of Hefei. a shame.
Therefore, when Jiang Wei saw this "urgent report" from the Wei army, he thought that the Yanjin defender was Jiang Ji. He couldn't help it.
Does Jiang Ji think that I am the Emperor of Soochow? !
This is Jiang Wei's first thought. Of course, this is definitely not a good thing.
But coke is coke, and Jiang Wei did not let down his guard. Just as Jiang Ji thought, the art of war is like this. It depends on who can keep calm in the end.
Of course Jiang Wei would think about Sun Quan's fate, but he would also wonder if Jiang Ji was repeating his old tricks to deliberately guide himself not to make the same mistake as Sun Quan, hoping that he would advance lightly. In fact, this At that time, reinforcements from Cao Wei had arrived in Yanjin, and were they about to open their pockets to ambush themselves? !
After thinking about it for a while, Jiang Wei felt that it was still unlikely.
If Cao Wei's reinforcements have arrived at Yanjin in advance, then the first priority at this time is to go to Suanzao for reinforcements instead of setting an ambush for themselves in Yanjin.
Furthermore, Jiang Wei's purpose of the battle was to attack Yanjin, provide reinforcements to Yanjin's encirclement, and attract Guo Huai to leave the city and Suanzao. Regardless of whether Yanjin already had Cao Wei's reinforcements, he would attack.
Finally, it is also the most important basis for Jiang Wei to make a decision - with 20,000 elite Imperial Guards in hand, who am I afraid of? !
If Jiang Ji huddles in defense at Yanjin Ferry, then Jiang Wei will have to think of other ways to see if he can defeat the enemy quickly. If Jiang Ji really leads Cao Wei's reinforcements to set up an ambush near Yanjin Ferry and fight Jiang Wei in a field battle, then it will be Something Jiang Wei couldn't ask for.
After some thought, Jiang Wei decided to ignore the content of the letter and continue to march to Yanjin.
Of course, Jiang Wei asked for more scouts along the way to search for an ambush of the Wei army near Yanjin.
The march was necessary, but Jiang Wei didn't want to be ambushed so easily, so it was always a good idea to be on the safe side.
Jiang Wei's careful investigation and bold advance immediately let Jiang Ji know that his plan had failed.
Also, with such a simple psychological warfare strategy, probably only the suspicious Emperor Sun could fall for it.
However, although this strategy failed, there was actually no loss to Jiang Ji. At most, it was the loss of a military envoy who passed the order.
Since Jiang Wei didn't fall into the trap and the troops came to the city, I can't hide.
It is indeed false that reinforcements will arrive in three days, but it is true that reinforcements will arrive in seven days.
No matter how incompetent I am, I still have the spirit to keep it for seven days! ! !
(End of chapter)
