Chapter 1168
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While ensuring maneuverability and flexibility, other things must be abandoned. Even ordinary infantry did not use them. The heavy equipment of the catapult cart was naturally not included in Sima Yi's consideration.
What if I encounter a flat box truck in this battle? Sima Yi once thought of this question, and the answer is naturally to go around. Sima Yi does not believe that the flat box truck can still chase him and fight. As long as the Sima cavalry does not take the initiative to provoke the flat box truck, it will be useless even if it is invincible.
From a normal perspective, there is nothing wrong with Sima Yi's thinking about this. Sima Jun has already fought with it. It is impossible to break the defense by relying solely on cavalry. However, the flat box car formation is extremely bulky and has a very poor maneuverability. Sima Jun only needs to avoid fighting, and the flat box car has no way to exert force.
But there is a big problem here. What should I do if the flat box truck is placed in an unavoidable place by Cao Liang?
When he was attacking before, Sima Yi did not consider this issue. It was not until he retreated that he suddenly realized that if Cao Liang chose to deploy the flat box truck on the way they must go through, wouldn’t it be a fatal blow to the Sima army in the retreat?
Since even Sima Yi can have this problem, how could the layouter Cao Liang not have imagined it?
On the way to retreat, Sima Yi was worried all the way. The three cavalry battalions of the Bingzhou Army were all behind, that is, the troops intercepted in front would definitely not be cavalry anymore. If Cao Liang sent a certain infantry, Sima Yi would not have to worry. Even if the troops were defeated like a mountain, the torrent of cavalry would be enough to destroy any infantry positions.
But if Cao Liang sent out a flat box car array, then for Sima Jun, it would be an almost unsolvable existence.
Sima Yi was still a little lucky, that is, Cao Liang might not necessarily send him to the camp first, but then he thought that this possibility was almost zero. With Sima Yi's understanding of Cao Liang, this person was very scheming and thoughtfully thought about it. How could he not use it if he had such a powerful weapon to deal with cavalry?
So Sima Yi was pessimistic about whether this trip could successfully complete the retreat. Since Cao Liang wanted to kill him, how could he leave him a living place, and it was impossible to have three or one missing one!
The appearance of the flat box car array caused Sima Army generals to be shocked and whineful in the first part. Countless people sighed, "I am the one who died in heaven."
Only Sima Yi was calm and unsurprising when changes were changed. In fact, he had already predicted that the Bingzhou Army would first arrive at the camp, so how could he be surprised?
The heart is as calm as water, which also means that the heart is ashamed. Sima Yi is helpless when facing the flat box truck. Even if he is the best at making decisions on the spot, he will not be able to find a way to solve it for the time being.
In the past, Sima Yi's strategy for dealing with box trucks was just one word, that is, to hide. If we can't afford to offend, can't we hide? Box trucks are of great power, but if the cavalry of Sima's army does not provoke it, it will be helpless.
But at this moment, the flat box truck became a roadblock on their retreat route. There was no way to hide, no way to avoid, and rush up with a tough bullet. Only then did I realize that even if I hit my head and broke into blood, I could not break through the line of defense of the flat box truck.
"Father, what should I do?" Sima Zhao said anxiously.
During the Battle of Hanoi, although Sima Zhao did not visit the battlefield in person, he was also the closest to the battlefield, just across the Yellow River. Therefore, he knew more about the details of the Battle of Hanoi than others. He also knew more about the box truck's power than others. When Chen Tai gathered heavy troops and attacked with all his might, he could not break through the box truck formation by using all kinds of means. At this moment, Sima's army was defeated and was in a mess, how could he break through this line of defense?
But now if the Sima army is trapped here, the pursuers of the Bingzhou army will soon come and be attacked from both sides, and may be destroyed by the entire army. Therefore, we must now come up with a way to solve the dilemma.
Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "There will be an end to the flat box car array in a row. Is there any way to get around it?"
Sima Zhao looked bitter and shook his head and said, "Justice just now, the scouts have discovered that the Wuma River is on the west and Taiyue Mountain is on the east. There is a channel leading to Shangdang, but the road is very dangerous. If the Bingzhou Army set up an ambush here, I may have the entire army."
On the east side of Qi County is the northern foot of Taiyue Mountain, with a channel leading to Shangdang County, Banshan in the east and Baisi Ridge in the west. The two peaks confront each other, forming a natural pass. It is the gateway to enter and exit Shangdang and has always been a must-fight for military strategists.
This kind of terrain where one man is at the gate and ten thousand men cannot open, Cao Liang only needs to send a few troops to block the Confucius Road, putting Sima's army in a dilemma.
To take a step back, the destination of Sima's withdrawal was Jiexiu, who met with the main infantry force. Even if the Bingzhou army did not set up an ambush and allowed them to enter Shangdang County, it was a territory controlled by Cao Liang. Due to the current situation where Sima's soldiers were trapped and lacked horses and food was cut off, it would be difficult to maintain it after entering Shangdang County.
Taiyue Mountain is a mountain range that runs north and south, so there is no road leading to Jiexiu, so Sima Yi would never choose to enter the mountain no matter what.
"Send the whole army to abandon the horse and cross the river!" Sima Yi ordered decisively without hesitation.
It is almost impossible to break through the flat box car array heading, and going to the mountain to Shangdang is not a choice, so the only option is to force cross the river.
The cavalry of the Bingzhou Army had already chased and slaughtered the Sima Army's rear team. Now, every moment hesitation, hundreds of Sima soldiers would be killed. At the critical moment, Sima Yi still showed the famous Guoyi and issued an order to cross the river without hesitation.
Without a boat or a pontoon bridge, there is only one way to swim in front of Sima Jun.
The soldiers of Wei State were no more than those of Wu State. Most northerners were not familiar with water and could not swim. They drove a group of land ducks down the river. The result can be imagined.
But now Sima Yi has no choice but to stay on the shore, just waiting for the Bingzhou army to come and slaughter, jump into the river, maybe drown, or maybe escape a way out.
Sima Zhao said with a look of distress: "Father, it's not impossible to abandon the horse and cross the river, but what should I do after crossing the river? It's more than 200 miles away from Jiexiu. Without the war horses, I will soon be caught up by the Bingzhou army."
Sima Zhao's worries are not without reason. Now war horses are their only hope to escape the pursuit of Bingzhou Army. Without war horses, if they only rely on hiking, the chance of successful escape will become very slim.
Chapter completed!