While Lu Xun and Cao Xiu were trying their best to lead their soldiers and horses to chase and escape, Jia Kui, the governor of Yuzhou in Cao Wei, led 10,000 elite troops after several days of hard work and finally arrived fifty miles north of Jia Shi.
"Your Majesty, we have all inquired about the situation at Jia Shi Pass." At the temporary resting place, the scout captain who was ordered to go ahead to inquire about the news came back and said to Jia Kui.
Jia Kui said: "Tell me about it."
"No." The scout captain replied with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face: "The young men sneaked near Jia Shi and successfully captured a lone Wu soldier. According to his confession, Da Sima...Da Sima and the others were there. The Wancheng area was severely defeated by the Wu army... and was now fleeing towards Jia Shi.
The Wu thieves who were trapped in the rocks were blocking the road with firewood in an attempt to buy time for the Wu people's pursuers. "
"Understood, you will continue to monitor the movements of the Wu army in Jiashi. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately." Jia Kui couldn't help but shuddered when he heard that Cao Xiu was defeated, but he still managed to stay calm and acted calmly. look like.
"promise."
After the scouts left, the generals in the tent could no longer hold back and became panicked, not knowing how to respond.
One hundred thousand troops were defeated and lost. I don’t know how many soldiers and horses escaped. Moreover, the crisis at this time has not been resolved. Not only were the enemy troops blocked by rocks in front, but the main force of the Wu army was chasing after them. There were only ten thousand soldiers and horses in my group. To rescue someone might be to commit suicide.
"Your Majesty, Da Sima and the others are in danger. Please tell me how we can rescue them." At this time, a general asked anxiously.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone objected: "Rescue? Wu's army has nearly 100,000 people, and Da Sima and the others don't know how many soldiers and horses are left. Even if we move forward to join Da Sima, I'm afraid we won't be able to defeat the high morale." At that time, the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under my command will be folded in at any time."
"Then according to your wishes, we are just going to watch Da Sima and the others being annihilated by the Wu army in a stone trap?" The general immediately retorted.
"Of course I didn't mean that, I just thought I should act with caution."
"Prudent? The military situation is urgent and we cannot be cautious here. We must make an immediate decision no matter what."
At this time, a general interjected: "It is also a good thing to be cautious. I might as well observe and wait until the 20,000 soldiers who are lagging behind arrive."
"Hmph, by the time General Zhu and his people arrive, I'm afraid the day lilies will be cold." Someone else said with a sneer.
In order to rendezvous with Cao Xiu's East Route Army as soon as possible, Jia Kui asked Zhu Ling to come after him with a large group of troops and baggage, while he and Man Chong led the most elite 10,000 troops with light chariots and Jian Cong to go ahead.
Seeing the generals arguing non-stop, Manchong shouted loudly: "That's enough, everyone, shut up. It is up to you to decide how to deal with the enemy. There is no need for you to argue here."
After saying that, he turned sideways and cupped his fists and said to Jia Kui who was sitting in the main seat: "Your Majesty, Da Sima and the others are in danger. We need to make an idea quickly on how to deal with them."
Jia Kui nodded slightly and said firmly to everyone: "Da Sima's army was defeated outside, the road is blocked inside, we can't fight if we advance, and we can't retreat if we retreat. This sincerity is at stake!
The Wu thieves now thought that our east-route army had no reinforcements, so they dared to boldly pursue Da Sima and his companions. Therefore, we must march quickly now, arrive at Jiashi by surprise, and launch a sudden attack. This is what our ancestors said about taking away their hearts.
And if the Wu thieves see our army suddenly attacking, they will definitely retreat. If we choose to sit back and wait for reinforcements to arrive, all dangerous routes will be cut off by the Wu thieves. By then, no matter how many soldiers and horses there are, there will be no use."
"What you say makes sense, you don't have time to attack, and your troops are quick. As long as we quickly break through the stone, we can win a chance of survival for Da Sima and the others." Man Chong nodded in agreement.
The other generals were also persuaded by Jia Kui and expressed their agreement to send troops to rescue the Wei army on the east route. So Jia Kui and others immediately led the army and rushed to Jiashi.
When he arrived near Dejiashi, Jia Kui came up with a plan. He ordered the troops to set up many banners at the mountain pass. He also asked Man Chong to lead a thousand soldiers to beat the war drums. As a suspected soldier, he himself led a large group of troops. Launched a fierce attack on the Wu army stationed in the dangerous passes of Jiashi.
It was almost dusk and the sky was already dark. Wu Jun thought that tens of thousands of Wei troops were coming to kill them. Their strength was less than 2,000. Seeing a large group of enemy troops rushing over, they were frightened and frightened, regardless of the geographical advantage they occupied. With the advantage, they quickly withdrew, leaving the dangerous Jia Shi Pass to the Wei army.
While Jia Kui ordered his sergeants to seize various dangerous passes, and continued to set up more flags in lush forested areas and steep trails to alert suspicious soldiers, he also sent people south to pursue the retreating Wu soldiers and inquire about Cao Xiu and others.
On the muddy and difficult mountain road, tens of thousands of Wei troops were marching hard to the north. They looked haggard, sad, their armor was patchy, and they were extremely embarrassed.
However, even though they were tired, hungry, and physically exhausted, they did not dare to stop and rest for a while, because tens of thousands of Wu troops were chasing them with murderous intent.
Although Cao Xiu and others fled the Shiting battlefield early, their physical strength could not be compared with the Wu army who had been waiting for many days. Lu Xun and others chased at an extremely fast speed, approaching Cao Xiu's rear army only yesterday afternoon.
Seeing that the Wu army was about to catch up with the Wei army, fortunately it was already dark and it rained heavily, so Cao Xiu and others escaped and were not driven out by the Wu army.
But when the rain stopped, Lu Xun led the Wu army to pursue it all night, following closely behind the Wei army, trying hard to shorten the distance between the two armies.
Therefore, Cao Xiu and others did not dare to neglect at all, and led the Wei soldiers from last night to now, without daring to stop for a moment.
"Da Sima, let the men have a rest. If we continue, they will fall." Seeing that the troops could not hold on any longer, Sun Li hurriedly advised Cao Xiu.
Cao Xiu looked around and saw that his soldiers were all weak and tired, and they were struggling to move at a snail's pace. He knew that he had to take a rest, otherwise his army would be defeated before the Wu army came to fight. .
"That's fine. Let's order the troops to rest on the spot for half an hour and seize the time to eat."
Sun Li excitedly clasped his fists and said yes, and immediately rode to various ministries to deliver orders. Cao Xiu rode forward and found Wang Ling, the pioneer of the front army, and asked: "General Yanyun, where are we waiting now? How far is it from Jia Shi?"
"Back to Da Sima, our army has passed the trailer and is less than twenty miles away from the stone." Wang Ling replied with clasped fists.
Cao Xiu said in surprise: "We have already passed the trailer. Why don't we see the Wu army blocking it? Didn't the scout say that there is a small group of Wu troops in the area between the trailer and the rocks?"
"The general also feels strange. We are approaching Jiashi. It stands to reason that at least there will be traces of Wu Jun's sentinels, but until now, no soldiers have been found." Wang Ling was also quite surprised by this matter.
Cao Xiu pondered for a moment and said: "If you can't figure it out, forget about it. Send more scouts to investigate and find out the situation of the rocks. This is a dangerous pass and our army must pass quickly."
"promise."
