Chapter 60 War Eastern Wu and Southern Han Yang Wei Drive Cao Wei Zhongyuan Unification (17)

When Nan Ye led his troops back to the camp, he had already disappeared. At this time, Nan Ye knew that he had a plan and sighed that Sima Yi had many tricks. Fortunately, the equipment and training of the soldiers and horses under Nan Ye were much better than that of the Wu and Wei armies, which did not cause defeat.

Wei Yan and Zhang Xi returned to the camp and pleaded guilty: "We don't know the art of war. We only rely on the courage of blood and strength to fight, resulting in this defeat. Please punish the national teacher!"

Nan Ye knew that this battle was defeated by undermining the enemy, perhaps because it was too smooth before, and the whole army was a little impetuous, which was not Wei Yan and Zhang Yan's responsibility, so he comforted the two generals and said, "Won or lose is a common thing in the military family. You don't have to worry about it. Just don't underestimate the enemy next time!"

The second general retreated when he heard the words, and the blind optimism in the South Han camp was also reduced. For Nan Ye's sergeants, if they don't win much, they will be a failure. Now that they have lost a small battle, they are full of energy and want to find the field. For the Wu and Wei armies, although it is a small victory, it is happy enough. After all, the opponent is the Nanye National Division, who has won a hundred battles.

After Sun Quan returned to the camp, he couldn't close his mouth with a smile and said to Sima Yi, "Dushi Sima is really a wonderful plan! Now with this victory, morale is strong, and the governor can use another wonderful plan to defeat the enemy.

Sima Yi is not as optimistic as Sun Quan. This battle made him see the absolute strength of Nanye. In the face of the strong military power of the Southern Han Dynasty, all conspiracy and tricks will fail. How happy Sima Yi thought that the battle of a great victory turned into a loss for both sides? At this time, listening to Sun Quan's question again, Sima Yi could only smile bitterly and say, "The strength of Nanye is an extraordinary strategy. Even if he ambushed on all sides, Nan Ye can also break out of the siege."

Sun Quan was stunned when he heard the words, but it was really reasonable to think about it. This time, his own plan was still successful, but he didn't do anything to Nanye. Sun Quan couldn't help frowning and said, "In this way, Nanye has nothing to break?"

Sima Yi shook his head and said, "No! Although fighting soldiers, generals, fighting arrays and fighting tricks, I can't wait for Nan Ye, but with the help of God, it is not difficult to beat Nan Ye.

Sun Quan was overjoyed when he heard the words. The soldiers of Eastern Wu were used to water warfare, and then he wanted to develop a navy. Of course, he knew the power of nature. Even if there are millions of troops, they can't beat the power of tsunami landslides. So he said, "If we borrow the power of heaven, it is nothing but water and fire. There are no rivers in this place. Is it possible that Sima Dudu will use fire to attack?"

Sima Yi said, "Nan Ye is very good at using soldiers. How can he not be waterproof? I want to break it with the water of heaven!"

Sun Quan has heard of Tianhuo, and he really hasn't heard of any Tianshui, so he asked, "I don't know what Tianshui is?"

Sima Yi smiled and said, "I looked up at the astronomy last night and saw that Bi Xing appeared in Taiyin. There must be heavy rain this month. Although there are many soldiers and brave soldiers in the Southern Han Dynasty, how can they resist Tianwei? I waited for the house to retreat and demolish the house. When the rain fell, our army all lived in the city for a month. Nanye's soldiers and horses were invaded by the rain and waited for Nanye's soldiers to retreat from illness. At that time, they covered them with soldiers and waited for work with ease. I could beat hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Southern Han Dynasty.

Sun Quan was overjoyed and ordered to destroy houses along the way to prepare dry firewood, forage and fine grain, all of which were enough for a month to prevent heavy rain.

However, he said that after Nan Ye was defeated in a small battle, he carefully marched forward and approached the Wu and Wei armies step by step. In contrast, the two armies of Wu and Wei returned to their previous situation and retreated slowly. Once Nanye camped and quarryed, the two armies retreated, just to let the Thunderbolt car play its role. Soon Nanye found that there were no houses along the way, and even passed through a small city, and there were no houses and people in the city.

If something abnormal happens, it will be a demon. Nan Ye hurriedly ordered to find the people in the countryside to ask about it. The people all said that Sun Quan and Sima Yi set fire to the houses when they retreated.

Nan Ye began to think that Sima Yi's use was a strong wall and clear field strategy, but on second thought, Sima Yi did not guard the city, what's the use of not having a strong wall and clear field? So he asked Guo Jia, Jia Xu and Lu Xun.

Jia Xu said, "In my opinion, the national teacher should not enter lightly. I watched astronomy at night and saw that Bi Xing appeared in Taiyin. There must be a sign of heavy rain this month. If you go deep into the heavy land, you can always win. If there is a lack of cowardice, it will be difficult for people and horses to suffer. Sun Quan and Sima Yi burned down the houses, so that our army had nowhere to shelter from the rain. The national division could temporarily retreat into the big city to prevent rain.

Lu Xun was a little unwilling to say, "We have expelled the Wu and Wei armies a hundred miles away. If we retreat, won't we give up all our previous achievements?" Why don't you find a highland to build a shack to avoid the rain?

Nan Ye listened to what they said and didn't know who to use, so he looked at Guo Jia. Guo Jia said, "Sima Yi destroyed the house and didn't want us to live in. We would do the opposite. It is best to choose a high house in a big city to stay there. No matter how solid the military tent is, I'm afraid it can't resist the continuous heavy rain.

Two to one of the three advisers, Nan Ye chose to retreat from the army to avoid the rain for the time being. However, this decision made his subordinates complain a lot. After a while of defeat, no matter the generals and soldiers in the army, they all wanted to regain their face in a battle with the Wu and Wei armies. Unexpectedly, Nan Ye ordered the retreat, which made the generals so happy.

Wei Yan led the account and asked Nan Ye, "Why did the national division retreat?"

Nan Ye explained, "The heavy rain is coming. We should look for a strong city to avoid the rain in case the rain of Wu and Wei will attack later."

Zhang said, "The weather is so sunny, how can it rain? Even if it rains, we can stay high to shelter from the rain for a day or two, so why should we retreat?

Nan Ye is naturally not afraid of rain for a day or two. He is afraid of continuous rain. Unfortunately, there is no weather forecast in his skills, so he can only believe in Jia Xu's stargazing skills. So he lied and said, "When I have a wonderful skill to know the sky, when there is a heavy rain this month, it will continue. The Wu and Wei armies burned down the houses, just to use the power of heaven to trap me. If you don't know the power of the rain, you can ask Gan Xingba.

When the generals heard Nan Ye say that he knew the weather by using spells, they naturally did not dare to doubt it any more and looked at Gan Ning. Gan Ning nodded and said, "What the national teacher said is right. There is a saying that Tianwei is unpredictable. I often encounter storms and heavy rain at sea, and even if there are thousands of troops and horses, they can't beat a wave.

With Nan Ye's explanation and Gan Ning's testimony, the generals stopped talking, and the army retreated to Dongjun to avoid the rain. Sure enough, in less than half a month, the rain fell heavily, and the water on the flat ground was three feet deep, and the heavy rain fell for 30 days in a row.

The soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty were afraid to see the heavy rain for dozens of days. If they hadn't retreated from the city to take shelter from the rain, I'm afraid that the military weapons would be wet and people would not be able to sleep. At this time, all the talents sighed that Nanye's national teacher did not know the prophet.

Sima Yi saw that Nan Ye was not tricked, but had no way to retreat before the rain. Now that the weather is clearing up, Sun Quan will discuss countermeasures with Sima Yi. During their discussion, a soldier suddenly came to report: "The messenger of the king of Wei in Yecheng has arrived."

Sun Quan and Sima Yi did not dare to delay the arrival of Cao Pi's messenger and invited the messenger into the account. Nowadays, although Sun Quan is the emperor and Cao Pi is king, in terms of strength, Sun Quan, who has almost lost all his troops and territory, is no longer Cao Pi's opponent. He has to rely on Sima Yi to defeat the enemy, so he naturally dares not offend Cao Pi.

After the messenger entered the account, he met Sun Quan and Sima Yi and believed the book. As Sima Yi opened the letter, he asked, "What did the lord send you to do?"

Cao Pi's messenger handed the letter to Sima Yi with the intention of keeping it confidential. At this time, when he heard Sima Yi's question, he knew that Sima Yi did not intend to hide it from Sun Quan, so he replied: "To the governor, Ma Chao, the general of the Southern Han Dynasty, has broken through Jinyang and taken Bingzhou. Now the army is besieging Ye City. The lord has been guarding the city for more than a month, and now he is gradually out of support. Please return to the army to rescue him.

Sima Yi was shocked when he heard the words and hurriedly opened the letter and looked at it. As the messenger said, it was a letter of help. Sun Quan and the generals of Dongwu suddenly turned pale when they heard it. Now the two armies can't fight Nanye in one place. If Sima Yi retreats, won't Yanzhou be lost? Once Yanzhou is lost, Sun Quan can only retreat to Sanhan and Goguryeo, which is the barren land of Fanbang foreign countries for Sun Quan.

Sun Quan was silent after seeing Sima Yi's letter, so he persuaded him, "As soon as the governor goes, our army will be defeated, and we have to retreat to Sanhan and Gaoguli. At that time, the king of Wei and the governor were trapped in Ye City, which was not necessarily the enemy of Nan Ye. Why didn't the governor leave troops here to fight with Nan Ye?

Sima Yi smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know that my lips are dead and my teeth are cold, but your life is hard to go against. What's more, my Lord has been sticking to it for more than a month. If it hadn't been a last resort, he would not have ordered me to return to the army.

Sun Quan is right. After all, Sima Yi is the governor of Cao Wei. How can he listen to his command against Cao Pi's will? But he was still unwilling to say, "As soon as Sima Dudu goes, I won't win any more!"

Sima Yi also knows the current situation. Ma Chao's soldiers besieged Ye City, which showed that Nanye's goal this time was definitely not only Wu Guo's family. I'm afraid that as soon as Sun Quan's soldiers and horses retreated, it would be Cao Pi's turn to suffer. The two companies still have the hope of defeating Nan Ye. If Nan Ye is allowed to break through each other, there is no possibility of defeat and victory.

After thinking about it, Sima Yi said to Sun Quan, "Yecheng is in danger. I will return to the army to save him. At this moment, Nanye's soldiers and horses retreated temporarily, which is a good opportunity to return to the army. If your majesty believes me, you can return to the army with me, first defeat Ma Chao, then return to Nanye, and then seize the land of Yanzhou. Otherwise, if Yecheng is lost, we will all be trapped in Yanzhou, and we can't get it if we want to retreat to Sanhan and Goguli.

Sun Quan had no choice but to trust Sima Yi at this time. Whether it was resisting Nan Ye or retreating to Sanhan and Goguryeo through Wei, he asked Sima Yi. Sun Quan only nod his head and said, "Just follow what Sima Dudu said!"

The two negotiated and led their troops out of Yanzhou and went straight to Yecheng. When the weather cleared, Nanye returned to the army to fight against Sun Quan and Sima Yi, but he could not find any trace of the Wu and Wei armies. He asked the people around him to know that the two armies had retreated for a long time.

As soon as Guo Jia heard that Sima Yi retreated, he said, "It must be Meng Qi and Shi Yuan who have besieged Ye City. Sima Yi returned to the army, and the national division should lead the army to pursue it. Otherwise, Meng Qi's army will never be the enemy of Wu and Wei."

When Nan Ye heard this, he was naturally afraid that Ma Chao would suffer losses, so he said, "If so, I will lead the cavalry and go to the rescue quickly."

Guo Jia said, "Sima Yi is good at using troops, and there must be an ambush when the army retreats today. If the national division pursues it with fewer soldiers, it is the right plan. It's better to move forward cautiously to prevent an ambush.