The fall of Puyang cannot be blamed on Yang Qun.
From the beginning, neither Wei Yan nor Jiang Wei took the retreat too seriously. After all, they were fighting alone and in depth.
Whether there is a logistics base or not, they all have to complete their combat missions.
Therefore, when Jiang Wei asked Wen Qin to leave Puyang and come to Yanjin to help in the battle, Wei Yan and the other three were actually mentally prepared to lose their rear.
Whether it's Puyang or Dong'a, each has only a thousand guards. It's okay to suppress the aristocratic families in the city who still favor Cao Wei, but once they encounter a strong attack by the Wei army, it will be difficult to defend.
Therefore, when Wen Qin led his troops to leave Puyang, he did not give any clear orders to Yang Qun and Ding Li that they must defend the city. He only told them to warn them as soon as possible after discovering traces of the enemy, and to delay it as long as possible. .
Yang Qun guarded Puyang. Not only did they immediately send warnings to Yanjin and Dong'e when Jia Chong approached Puyang, but they also risked defeat and death and stayed in Puyang for three days to fight for the generals on both sides. time.
Yang Qun had tried his best. When he finally broke out, there were less than a hundred people left around him.
As for Ding Li of Dong'a, after receiving Yang Qun's warning, he immediately organized his army and left the city without saying a word.
The banner call was to support Puyang, but in fact they were detouring north after leaving the city, evacuating directly to the banks of the Yellow River, then following the direction of the Yellow River, and going west to join Jiang Wei and others.
Dong'a is a place that is more difficult to defend than Puyang. Most of the wealthy families in Puyang are relatively tactful and will not easily make their stance clear, but things are different here in Dong'a.
Judging from the extent of the Dong'a family's support for Cao Wei, I am afraid that as soon as they hear that the Wei army has returned to Dong'a, the wealthy families in the city will immediately incite rebellion in the city to welcome the coming Wei army.
Therefore, it is even more impossible for Ding Li to defend Puyang. It is better to save some troops, break out in advance, and find a large army to join.
If a large force cannot be found for a while, a certain amount of chaos must be created in the northern part of Dongjun, so that the Wei thieves cannot move westward with peace of mind.
As for Jia Kui, after leading his troops to Puyang, he immediately ordered Jia Chong to lead five thousand troops to capture Dong'a. It was not difficult to see from Jia Kui's eyes that this was another achievement that fell from the sky.
With the achievement of conquering Puyang and Dong'a counties, his son finally has the capital to make amends for the mistakes he made before.
Jia Kui himself stayed in Puyang. While repairing the city defenses, he sent detective horses west to look for traces of Wei Yan, Jiang Wei and others.
Although everyone knows that these two people are still on the line from Suanzao to Yanjin, the question is where exactly they are, whether they are in a divided state or a combined state, and whether they will break out and withdraw, or they will counterattack Puyang. These Jia Kui needs enough information to make a qualified judgment.
Puyang was captured. Jia Kui believed that it wouldn't take long for Wei Yan to get the news. And with Wei Yan's experience in leading troops and adaptability, he would definitely make adjustments immediately.
At this time, it depends on whether Sima Yi can lead the main force and block Wei Yan in the Suanzao and Yanjin areas.
As for Wei Yan, Yang Qun's warning battle report finally reached Wei Yan after three days of urgent transmission.
Wei Yan suddenly fell into deep thought.
Yang Qun's battle report said that the banner of the general who led the troops to attack Puyang was "Jia" and his number of troops was more than 10,000. Yang Qun judged that it might be Jia Kui of Dingtao who led the troops north to attack Puyang.
If this is the case, then things will be more troublesome.
It was impossible for Jia Kui to abandon Dingtao easily and choose to go north to attack Puyang. There were only two possibilities for him to do so.
One is that the Wei thieves were defeated by Xu Shu's army in central Yanzhou and retreated hastily north to counterattack Puyang in order to establish a defense line in the north of Yanzhou and continue to block the Han's Northern Expedition.
But if this is the case, Jia Kui came too quickly, and with the morale of the defeated army, I am afraid that he would not choose to attack Puyang immediately. He should set up camp first to restore morale, and then choose how to attack.
The other is that on the contrary, Sima Yi led the army to defeat the main force of the Northern Expedition led by Xu Shu, and cleared away the threat in the south of Yanzhou. Now he has freed up his hands to prepare to go north to encircle and suppress his own people.
In Wei Yan's opinion, this possibility is even lower than the first possibility.
Wei Yan is now alone and has no smooth communication with the Han army in various places, but this does not mean that Wei Yan cannot get any information about the war ahead.
Although the Han's espionage force in the Yanzhou area is not strong, it still has the basic function of transmitting information, but it is not as detailed as the military report, and the timeliness is not as good.
The last time Wei Yan received news from Xizuo was a month ago. At that time, it was said that Xu Shu had led the main army to approach Yongqiu City. Even if the factor of time delay is taken into account, this was only two months ago at most. War situation.
Two months ago, Xu Shu marched forward with great success and attacked Yongqiu. The war situation couldn't have changed in such a reversal in these two months, right? !
Xu Shu was a well-known resourceful man in the world, and he had twice the strength of the enemy. Even if he faced an opponent like Sima Yi who was good at using troops, he could not lose so cleanly all at once.
Taking a step back, even if Xu Shu was not careful for a moment and made a similar mistake to Cao Cao in the Battle of Chibi and was caught by Sima Yi, Sima Yi would not have let Xu Shu's defeated troops go without chasing him. Instead, he would have chosen to go north to attack Puyang. ? !
Which one is lighter and which one is more serious? Could Sima Yi still be unable to tell the difference? !
Therefore, from a time perspective, the probability that Sima Yi will go north to besiege him after defeating Xu Shu is even lower.
To be honest, in Wei Yan's opinion, these two possibilities are not very high, but Puyang has indeed been attacked by Wei thieves now, and it is very likely that it has been lost.
Wei Yan thought about it and suddenly thought of the third possibility. Could it be the Wei thieves who withdrew from the jujube battlefield two days ago? !
I vaguely remember that the flag of the Wei general who betrayed Guo Huai seems to be the flag with the character "Jia" as well.
But if that junior gathered the remnants of the army to attack Puyang, the strength of the troops would be a bit inadequate. After that defeat, that junior could gather more than 5,000 troops, which is considered powerful. Where did the 10,000 people come from to attack Puyang? ? !
Wei Yan still believes in Yang Qun's battle report. At least with this kind of enemy commander and troop strength, Yang Qun will not lie. Therefore, there must be Wei thieves arriving in Puyang, but how many troops are there and what is the strategic purpose? Now Wei Yan I still can’t figure it out, I can’t guess.
But no matter what, Wei Yan felt that he could not continue the stalemate in Suanzao and Yanjin.
Send someone to inform Jiang Wei and Wen Qin to abandon the siege of Yanjin and lead their troops to Suanzao to join forces first.
On the one hand, it prevents sudden changes from happening, causing the troops to be dispersed and unable to act in a unified manner.
On the other hand, Wei Yan also wanted to discuss the strategic purpose of the Wei thieves and the next response with these two younger generations of resourceful men.
Jiang Wei and Wen Qin arrived very quickly. In just three days, they led their troops to Suizao Suanzao and Yanjin, which were actually not too far away.
After the two arrived, Wei Yan talked about the possible fall of Puyang, recounted his speculations, and asked Jiang Wei and Wen Qin for their suggestions.
Wen Qin didn't say anything, he was also thinking about Wei Jun's strategic purpose.
But Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei's reaction was a little faster.
"Has General Wei ever sent scouts to Fengqiu?!" Jiang Wei suddenly asked.
Wei Yan Wei Yan was slightly startled, but then he nodded and said, "Although we haven't reached Fengqiu, I have scouts thirty miles south of Jujube."
Wei Yan is also a veteran, and he will definitely never forget this kind of on-the-battle investigation.
However, Jiang Wei requested that the scouts on the south and east sides of Jujube be released an additional 20 miles to ensure at least a 50-mile investigation range.
Especially on the south side, it is best to contact Xizuo directly to obtain information on the enemy forces in Fengqiu.
Jiang Wei's requests made Wei Yan thoughtful.
"Bo Yue's intention. But are you worried that the Wei thieves will only attack us when they return to the army?!" Wei Yan frowned and asked, "But if that's the case, what about Commander Xu?"
Does Jiang Wei really think that Xu Shu lost to Sima Yi? !
Jiang Wei naturally understood what Wei Yan didn't say, but he just shook his head slightly and said, "Wei doesn't know how Mr. Yuan Zhi is doing in the war. It's just that if the Wei thieves break Puyang and station troops in Fengqiu again, no matter what the purpose is, we will They will all be trapped by the enemy. The general should think of a strategy to retreat from the enemy early."
What Jiang Wei means is actually that no matter whether the battle ahead is victory or defeat, what is the strategic purpose of the Wei army. Our actual situation will not change.
Now that Puyang has been definitely lost, there is no retreat to the east. To the north is Yanjin, which cannot be captured for a while. If Fengqiu is blocked in the south, the Han imperial army led by Wei Yan and the others will be defeated. Really surrounded.
It doesn't matter what Sima Yi thinks. It doesn't matter what the strategic purpose of Wei Jun's return is. What matters is, what should we do next? !
Whether to attack Suanzao and use the attack instead of defense, or to withdraw the troops and break out before the Wei army encircles them. There must be a tone first, so that they will not panic before the battle.
(End of chapter)
