Sima Yi was really powerless when faced with a second-rate guy like Cao Shuang.
If you want to say that he was disobedient on the battlefield, he really sent out troops. He even discovered the traces of the Shu thieves cavalry in advance and safely retreated to the camp, preserving his strength.
But you have to say how meritorious he is. If you are hiding in the camp and can't come out, then what's the need for this support envoy to exist? !
Sima Yi was really helpless now. He was even considering whether to let Cao Shuang directly withdraw to Yongqiu.
After all, there is no point in having an ineffective support envoy. It will also distract the defenders. If at least the soldiers and horses are recovered, I can still find a way to send reinforcements to Chen Tai.
But no matter how Sima Yi adjusts, the current battle situation in Yongqiu has not yet reached a critical moment, and Sima Yi can still rely on his stubborn defense to delay Xu Shu's attack.
Now Sima Yi no longer has the idea of defeating the enemy. His current strategic thinking is very simple, he just can't retreat.
Delay the time until the Shu thieves run out of food and grass and retreat voluntarily.
This is the only way Sima Yi can think of to retreat from the enemy.
However, Sima Yi himself did not know how long it would take for this method of retreating the enemy to be considered successful.
Historically, Sima Yi was able to outlast Zhuge Wuhou, not only because Cao Wei's comprehensive national strength was stronger, but also because the Qinling Mountains blocked it, resulting in Ji Han's failure to solve the problem of grain and grass transportation.
Zhuge Wuhou could not use up Sima Yi.
But in this time and space, Cao Wei has been losing cities and land, and now only half of Yanzhou and Hebei are left, and the grain and grass transportation problem that troubled Ji Han is no longer a problem.
Sima Yi still chose this method to retreat from the enemy because he was forced to do so. After all, he really couldn't beat him head-on.
Because of this, Sima Yi was not sure how long it would take to force the Shu thieves to retreat.
Sima Yi's only hope now is that the Shu thieves have expanded in recent years and have to take care of people's livelihood. The accumulated food and grass are not enough to launch a protracted war.
This is not impossible. After all, in all the Northern Expeditions or Eastern Expeditions launched by Shu thieves in the past, except for Liu Bei's personal attack on Guanzhong, none of them lasted more than a year.
It can be seen that although the Shu thieves have expanded rapidly in recent years, the internal relations have not been adjusted smoothly, and the foundation is not enough.
The Wei Dynasty has been recuperating in Yanzhou and Hebei areas for almost thirty years. At least in terms of accumulation of grain and grass, it must have an advantage.
Sima Yi was using the foundation of the Wei Dynasty to fight against the Shu thieves.
However, if the confrontation is to continue like this, one thing must be ensured - there must be no loss of retreat.
The safety of the back road is not only related to whether Hebei grain and grass can be transported to Yanzhou, but also the inner confidence for Wei Jun in Yanzhou to continue to hold on.
No one wants to fight without a retreat. Once the retreat is lost, even if they do not starve to death, the soldiers will eventually collapse due to meaningless persistence.
Therefore, in addition to the army of Shu thieves on the front, Sima Yi also had to pay extra attention to the battle from Juzao to Yanjin.
Before, Sima Yi had been worrying about this issue, but recently, Sima Yi felt that he could feel a little more relieved.
Not only are famous generals like Guo Huai guarding that side, but reinforcements from the Yanjin Ferry have also arrived. In addition, he has mobilized 10,000 soldiers from Dingtao to support Jujube. As long as nothing goes wrong, the defense of this front will be Completely stabilized.
Not only Sima Yi thought so, but also Guo Huai actually thought so too.
When Guo Huai received the military report from Jiang Ji and learned that Yanjin was temporarily unable to provide large-scale aid to wild jujubes, he was actually not particularly anxious.
After Sima Yi passed the military report, Guo Huai learned that he now had two lines of reinforcements. One was from the direction of Yanjin and the other was from the direction of Dingtao.
As long as these two lines of reinforcements arrive at one side, Guo Huai will be sure of guarding the jujubes.
Therefore, it is not a big problem if the reinforcements from Yanjin cannot come, as long as the reinforcements from Dingtao can arrive in time.
Moreover, the reinforcements coming from Yanjin, whether they are Jiang Wei who is blocking Yanjin or Wei Yan who is outside Suanzao City, will definitely be on guard. The reinforcements coming from the other side have to break through the interception line of the two Shu thieves, even if they can barely break through. If you buy jujube, you will probably lose a lot of money.
However, as long as the reinforcements coming from Dingtao take this relatively safe passage in the north of Chenliu County, they can enter Jujube without any damage and will not attract Wei Yan's attention.
Therefore, Guo Huai is not really in a hurry now. Even if Jiang Ji informs Guo Huai that the Shu thieves may still play tricks like encircling the points to call for reinforcements, he doesn't care anymore.
When encircling a point to call for reinforcements, you must first surround the point, and you must make the enemy anxious before you have a chance to call for reinforcements.
The previous target of the Shu thieves was Yanjin. At that time, Guo Huai was really anxious and almost sent troops to rescue Yanjin.
But fortunately, with God's blessing, Cao Yu led his army to arrive in time, thwarting the Shu thieves' plan to encircle the area for reinforcements.
But now the Shu thieves are going to surround the jujubes and attack Yanjin's reinforcements. Haha, it's not Guo Huai's boast. The jujubes he guards are not so easily beaten.
Now Wei Yan only has more than 12,000 soldiers, and he has 9,000 soldiers. The two sides have about the same strength. Even if Jiang Wei allocates 10,000 soldiers to Suzhou, as Jiang Ji predicted, Wei Yan will have 22,000 soldiers. Are you sure you can beat jujube? !
Even if Jujube is not a big city, even if the Shu thieves' infantry are powerful, even if the soldiers under his command continue to fight, their morale is not high. But I have reinforcements! ! !
When Dingtao's reinforcements arrive, I will have 19,000 men guarding the jujubes. Even if Wei Yan is extremely capable, he cannot rely on 22,000 men to capture an army guarded by 19,000 men. city.
Well. All in all, that's it. Anyway, Guo Huai is not in a hurry now.
Let's just wait. The longer we wait, the more time will be beneficial to Wei.
Then... Guo Huai received a military report and he was anxious! ! !
There is no way to be impatient. The military report was sent by the military envoy sent by Jia Chong.
Of course, if Jia Chong just sent an envoy to report his whereabouts and let Guo Huai prepare for the response, Guo Huai would not be anxious at all.
In addition to reporting his position, the main purpose of Jia Chong's military report was to provide Guo Huai with a combat suggestion.
Jia Chong led his troops to support the jujubes along the way. When he passed Fengqiu and went north, he learned through the reconnaissance cavalry that the Shu thieves of the jujubes were now camping on the north side of the jujubes.
From this, young Jia Chong thought of a good battle plan.
Jia Chong did not plan to go directly north from Fengqiu to Wuchao. Instead, after leaving Fengqiu, he took a detour to the east, bypassing Wuchao, a place famous in history, and planned to march towards Suanzao from the east.
The purpose, of course, was not to make it difficult for his reinforcements. Jia Chong just wanted to attack Wei Yan's flank from the east.
Jia Chong has already thought about it.
According to the reconnaissance report and the military report, the size of Wei Yan's army currently besieging Suanzao is about 12,000 people, and the reinforcements in his hands, plus Guo Huai's defenders in Suanzao, add up to Nineteen thousand people.
The military strength is obviously superior.
Moreover, if Jia Chong deliberately led his troops to take a detour and approach Jujube from the east, Wei Yan would definitely not take precautions.
After all, Wei Yan set out from this direction, from Puyang, to approach Suanzao. This was Wei Yan's retreat. Wei Yan would never have thought that there would be enemy troops on his retreat.
With such a superior force and the ability to take things by surprise, wouldn't it be possible to defeat the enemy in one battle when attacked from two sides? !
This was the battle plan that Jia Chong ordered to pass to Guo Huai, who almost died of panic.
How did Jia Liangdao teach his children to be so self-righteous and self-assertive? !
If you are asked to lead troops to come for reinforcements, why don't you just lead troops here honestly and come up with random ideas? !
Yes, Wei Yan only has about 12,000 men in his hands, but you guys, guess, why I have 9,000 defenders in my hands, but I am still suppressed by Wei Yan in the city and refuse to fight? !
Am I afraid of that Wei Wenchang? !
You also took a detour to attack. As for those evil deeds of the Shu thieves, the tricks you used are all leftovers from other people's tricks.
That's what I thought when I was in Youfufeng, but in the end, a mere Jiang Wan really came from my back. What Jiang Wan could have thought of, how could he, Wei Yan, be unprepared? !
Jia Chong, this unlucky boy, was not sending reinforcements to himself, but was sending military exploits to Wei Yan.
And the terrible thing is, judging from the date when Jia Chong's military report was issued, this unlucky boy is estimated to have moved to the east side of Jujube and is already preparing to launch a flank attack on Wei Yan's troops.
If a fight really breaks out, should I send troops or not? !
Don't send troops. It's hard to say what will happen to this unlucky boy, but the reinforcements he dreamed of are definitely gone.
Send troops. The danger is great. If one of them fails, Wei Yan may defeat them one by one.
Guo Huai now has no doubts about the combat effectiveness of the Shu thieves outside the city. Similarly, he will not question Wei Yan's ability to adapt to the situation in battle.
Therefore, this unlucky child, instead of coming to rescue me, is simply here to cause trouble for me! ! !
(End of chapter)
