Chapter 445 Preparing for a Breakout
After Sima Yi finished speaking, the military tent fell into deathly silence. All the generals remained silent, and the silence in the whole place was terrifying.
At this moment, no one was willing to speak, and no one could answer Sima Yi's question.
At this time, it is basically impossible to take the army out completely. Not to mention Zhuge Liang and Ma Di, even if Wu Yi came to command, it would be impossible for them to go east without blocking them.
Once the Han army intercepts and kills at the front line of Chidao in Weinan, the disintegration of the Guanzhong army, whose morale has almost reached the bottom, is a certainty. From Chang'an to Tongguan, you have to pass through the Weinan Road, which is thousands of miles long!
In other words, the Han army could set up ambushes everywhere along the thousands of miles of road, but the Wei army needed to be vigilant at all times.
This is an extremely difficult matter, and so far no one is willing to take the blame.
This silence lasted for a long time, and was finally broken by someone.
"Commander! Let me stay and pretend to attack, and buy time for the large army to retreat!"
Sima Wang stood up calmly, bowed his hands to Sima Yi and said,
"So far, the Shu army has basically completed the encirclement of Chang'an. And with the current morale of the troops, if the Shu army is not contained, it may be difficult to break through."
"The troops under my command were brought from Luoyang. Their morale is still good and they are still capable of fighting. Let me lead the troops in Chang'an to make a last-ditch effort to buy time for the army to retreat!"
Sima Wang's words aroused the surprise of many generals, and generals such as Sun Li and Hu Zun even looked at Sima Wang with admiration. After all, in this situation, it is basically inevitable to lose the queen. It is a good comrade to take the initiative to ask for the queen!
But Guo Huai scoffed at this, rolled his eyes where no one else could see him, and snorted disdainfully.
Sun Li and Hu Zun didn't know, how could he not know the virtues of Sima Fu and his son? It is estimated that they are eager to stay behind and then surrender to the enemy as a matter of course.
Of course he knew it, but Guo Huai was wise enough not to offend anyone.
After Sima Wang was the only one to step forward and request the queen, Sima Yi naturally agreed to the request.
"In that case, you will be responsible for containing the Shu army and buying time for the larger army. Don't worry, I will take care of your wife and children in Chang'an. Don't worry about it."
"In addition, the generals listened to the order, and the entire army quickly packed up and carried the marching provisions. In two days, the entire army will withdraw eastward!"
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When Sima Yi was arranging the retreat, the Han army camp was in jubilation. The generals from various ministries came to the Chinese army camp one after another and excitedly reported to Zhuge Liang the results of the two days' battle.
Since the appearance of the counterattack, the morale of the entire Wei army in Guanzhong has collapsed. In just two days, the Han army surrendered tens of thousands of Guanzhong troops.
Even several wealthy families in Chang'an City sent people to deliver messages, agreeing to open the city gates to welcome Master Wang.
No matter which way you look at it, Chang'an City will be recovered in just a few days.
So when the generals reported the results of the battle, they all began to ask Zhuge Liang for a battle.
"Prime Minister! Let me lead the troops to attack Chang'an! I promise to capture this place with the minimum sacrifice!" Wu Yi was the first to speak.
But before he finished speaking, Chen Shi interrupted directly and said,
"Ziyuan, your status is noble, but you can't do such a dangerous job. It's better to let me do it. I am the most familiar with attacking the city first. I will definitely defeat the Wei army as quickly as possible!"
"General Chen, you'd better take a break. It's better to let a relatively young person like me do this kind of thing." At this time, Ma Dai also stood up. As a cavalry general, he still fought for this opportunity not to be outdone.
"Hey, hey, you all have to stand in the back! Should my father do this?" At this time, Wei Yan's eldest son, Wei Changdu, stood up and argued with these seniors in indignation.
If it were another city, these generals might still be humble. But this is Chang'an, the old capital of the Han Dynasty. Whoever attacks first has extraordinary significance!
Everyone wants this honor, even Wei Yan who is far away in Lishan Mountain wants to fight for it.
For a time, the noise in the military tent was as noisy as the high-level meeting in Huaguoshan, which made Zhuge Liang's head growl. In the end, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he waved his hands and said,
"Okay, stop arguing!"
"Since you all want this credit, then attack the city together, and whoever enters the inner city first will take the credit!"
Although it is taboo for military strategists to attack from multiple directions, with such a huge advantage, Zhuge Liang is no longer so cautious. With the advantages of both military strength and battle situation, Zhuge Liang was also willing to give the generals a way to compete for merit.
But what surprised Zhuge Liang was that Ma Di had remained silent on such a big matter.
This is very abnormal...or rather, this is very unnatural!
"Youchang, you seem to have other ideas?" After appeasing the generals, Zhuge Liang looked at Ma Su and asked.
Facing Zhuge Liang's inquiry, Ma Di did not hesitate, just nodded slightly and said,
"Prime Minister, I'm thinking... Now that we've reached this point, when will the old thief Sima plan to break out? At least I don't believe that the old thief Sima will die for the puppet Wei. In this case, he will definitely find a way Breakout.”
"It doesn't matter. If he wants to run away, just let him go." Zhuge Liang raised his eyebrows and said calmly,
For Zhuge Liang, if Sima Yi wanted to leave, he had no intention of stopping him. Firstly, his core goal is Chang'an, and he doesn't want to create extraneous problems. Secondly...
According to Ma Su's progress on the eastern battlefield, the main force of the Han army has captured Pubanjin and threatens Hongnong. Even if Sima Yi ordered his troops to successfully walk through the thousands of miles of Weinan Chi Road, they would still be blocked by the Han army when they arrived at Hongnong.
Instead of intercepting and killing Wei Jun when he still has physical strength, it is better to let Wei Jun lose half his life in Weinan, and then intercept him near Tongguan when he is most tired.
Ma Di saw this very clearly, so after pondering for a while, he solemnly asked Zhuge Liang for orders,
"In this case, Prime Minister, I guess I won't be able to participate in the siege of Chang'an. I must rush back to Pubanjin as soon as possible and organize an interception and killing of Sima Yi in the Tongguan area as soon as possible."
In Ma Su's view, the people inside Chang'an City are now panicked and the military morale is fluctuating. It is basically already in the bag. In this case, there is no need for him to continue to waste time here. Returning to the Eastern Front battlefield as soon as possible is the best choice.
Maybe with luck, he can continue to lead the attack on Baier Qin Pass.
However, this request was directly rejected by Zhuge Liang.
"Don't even think about it! At such an important moment, as the future pillar of the Han military, you must be present!"
"No matter how important the matter is, you must enter Chang'an with the army first!"