Chapter 708 Sima Shi’s plan
"What happened again? Did you ask me, Shi Ji, to come and report it in person?" Sima Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a little confused.
Zhong Hui has been loyal to him since he discovered him at the age of sixteen and recruited him as his staff. For such a capable and loyal talent, Sima Zhao naturally regarded him as his confidant.
So when Sima Zhaoquan became the leader of the people, Zhong Hui also gained a lot of power, including the right to monitor Luoyang. But most of the time, Zhong Hui would send someone to deliver it if he found something was wrong. It was extremely rare to deliver information in person like this.
"Dear Lord Ming, this matter has a huge impact and we have to be cautious." Zhong Hui raised his head, his expression becoming serious and loyal again. He then handed the bamboo slips in his hand to Sima Zhao.
Sima Zhao took the letter with a suspicious look on his face, and then scanned it. But when he finished reading and put down the bamboo slips, Sima Zhao's face had become extremely gloomy.
"Zhu Zi is so evil! He actually has such a small idea!"
"Shi Ji, I'll leave this matter to you, catch it ready for me. Just take this opportunity to scare those old guys in the court!"
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The entire Ye city was undercurrent, with countless rough waves hidden under the water.
However, these have little to do with Master Sima. If he had been distracted enough to monitor Yecheng before, his pressure had increased sharply now.
At this moment, he is stationed on the north bank of Baimadu with 50,000 Wei troops. The Han army on the other side of the Yellow River was flying Ma Di's flag.
At this time, Ma Su and Shuai Qi had become very brilliant. The words "General of the Han Dynasty, Wu'anhou, Crown Prince, Taifu Ma" are almost crowded with red flags.
Master Sima still remembers that when he faced Ma Su for the first time in Liangzhou, Ma Su didn't even have a title on his banner. Unexpectedly, from that time on, I would witness the rise of the military god in the area.
As one of the rare witnesses who came back alive from the northwest, Master Sima knew Ma Su's strength extremely well. Because of this, just seeing Ma Di's flag from a distance, Master Sima's hands couldn't help but start to tremble slightly.
And this time, Ma Su didn't come with a small army. The Han army camp that could be seen by Sima Division alone stretched to the skyline.
"What's going on over there in Yecheng? Where are the teams moving the capital?" Master Sima repeatedly looked at the Wei army in Henan, and then asked with a long sigh.
"General... Situ wrote back saying that because the opposition in the court was too loud, there were insufficient preparations to move the capital. Now... we haven't set off yet."
"Send someone to urge them. If anyone is dissatisfied, behead him!" Master Sima's face remained calm, and he didn't look surprised. He just gave an indifferent order and then continued to look at Henan.
At this moment, he was like a sheep cornered by a tiger. Seeing the Han army pressing forward step by step with great momentum, he could not see any chance.
This is the most critical battle for their family's life and death! Not only can't this battle be lost too quickly, but it can't even be lost too miserably!
Well, as a strong man who strategically moved all the way from the northwest to Hebei, Sima Shi also has some self-awareness. Facing Ma Su's army, don't even think about winning. His biggest hope now is that he can lose more attractively and delay as much time as possible.
But it was obvious that the Han army did not intend to give him any hope. As more and more intelligence is delivered, bad news comes one after another.
Shu general Ju Fu led 10,000 troops from Hanoi to Jizhou to support Xiahou Ba. With the support of the Shu army, the remnants of Xiahou's army turned to the offensive and forced Yang Hu to almost withdraw from Qinghe County.
As for Bingzhou and the north, they were fully invaded by the Shu army. Under the two-pronged advance of Wang Ping and Kirby Neng, the entire Western Front battlefield was in panic.
And Sima Shi's place is the only place where the battle has not yet begun. But at the same time, he is also the place where he is under the most pressure.
"General, the Shu army in Henan has a camp nearly two hundred miles away. Judging from the number of camps, there should be 150,000 soldiers and horses!"
The scouts sent to investigate quickly found out the size of the Han army. After this piece of information spread, all the generals in the Wei camp were afraid.
They only have 50,000 people, while the Shu army on the other side of the river has 150,000! Not only that, Wei’s nightmare Ma Di personally took charge!
The only thing standing in front of them was the Yellow River...
"General, why don't we lead troops to block the White Horse Ferry to prevent the Shu army from crossing the river!" A general was afraid of the Shu army's front, so he suggested to Sima Division.
"The only thing we can rely on is the natural danger of the Yellow River. So it is better to block the ferry with the army and prevent the Shu army from crossing the river. This may delay it longer."
In response, Master Sima glanced at him with a gloomy expression and said coldly,
"You mean... there is only one ferry crossing in this section of the Yellow River, Baima Ferry? Just block this one crossing and everything will be fine?"
The general was stopped by his question. After a moment of silence, he retreated honestly.
Master Sima is right. There is more than one ferry crossing in this section of the Yellow River in Yanzhou. From Hulao to the east, there are dozens of ferries that can cross the entire river.
Therefore, as long as the Han army wanted to cross the Yellow River by force, Sima Division's small force could not stop them.
"So don't think about relying on the Yellow River to block the attack. If Ma Di wants to make a sneak attack, even Tongguan can't stop him." Master Sima snorted coldly and glanced at the generals.
"Pass my order. The entire army will retreat fifteen miles and give up the White Horse Crossing!"
As soon as Master Sima said these words, the generals were immediately startled. It's too late to think of ways to avoid the battle now, why did you take the initiative to give the Shu army a chance to fight decisively?
However, Master Sima didn't give them a chance to speak at all and made his decision without hesitation. Immediately, 50,000 Wei troops took the initiative to retreat for more than ten miles, giving up a large area on the north bank of Baima Crossing.
Wei Jun's initiative to retreat more than ten miles was soon known to Ma Di. After seeing Master Sima's actions, Ma Di suddenly raised his eyebrows.
"We haven't seen each other for several years. Has Master Sima become so confident? He actually took the initiative to give up the battlefield. Does he want to take the initiative to fight with us?"
Taking the initiative to retreat and setting up camp to prepare for the battle clearly meant a decisive battle. This surprised Ma Su. He had been prepared to cross the Yellow River by force.
But soon, Liu Yin next to him saw something. He pondered for a while, and then said to Ma Di,
"Your Majesty, this is a conspiracy of the Wei army. They are probably putting on such a posture to attract us to fight across the river. In this way, they can limit the battle line to the Baima area, and they will not have to face the difficulty of fighting on multiple fronts."
"This is all a trap. General, please don't fall into Sima Division's trap!"