Hu Fen and Chen Qian and others had unshirkable responsibilities in the defeat of the Battle of Jizhou, so they were first of all, so they had no face to refute Zhong Hui's plan. As for the second-class generals such as Hu Lie, Xiahou Xian, Tian Xu, Tian Zhang and others, they were slight and slight. In such occasions, they could only prick up their ears and listen, and they were not qualified to express their opinions at all.

So after Sima Yi raised his questions, the generals and officials were rarely lost. Of course, this was related to the fact that Sima had issued an order. Sima had always done what he said and obeyed the orders. Since Sima had already issued an order, it proved that he had thought about it carefully and objected at this time. Wouldn't that be boring?

Of course, Sima Yichang has a special identity. Even if he had different opinions, Sima Shi did not mean to blame him. Instead, he waved his hand to signal the generals to retreat and act according to the order. Only Sima Yichang was left, and then he said to him: "Third brother, this withdrawal is not my wish, but the situation is forced to do it. Zhong Hui said nothing wrong, and defending the four counties of Yangping has no value. Only by retreating to Qingyan and relying on the Yellow River defense line can one be invincible."

When Sima Yi heard Sima Shi say this, he didn't dare to say anything more and bowed down. He was the governor of Jizhou and the Jizhou army was under his command. He still played the protagonist during this retreat.

Sima Shi muttered lightly and said to Sima Yi: "You go out and call Zhong Hui, I have something to say to him."

Sima Shi is thinking more thoroughly now. No matter whether he sticks to the city or fights in the field, he can no longer compete with the Bingzhou army. The defeat in Jizhou this time also completely lost the ability to attack. He can only retreat and move into strategic defense.

The only defense plan now is to rely on the danger of the Yellow River. The Bingzhou Army is powerful in cavalry and infantry, but no matter how powerful they are, they cannot fly over the Yellow River. Therefore, this Yellow River defense line will be the last confidence of Sima's army. If the goal of draping the river and governing in the end, it may be the most ideal result for Sima's army at present.

However, before, Sima Shi focused all the focus on the offensive, including himself and all the generals under him, and the focus was only on Jizhou and he did not consider retreating to the Yellow River. Now he hastily decided to build a defense line of the Yellow River, and he has no idea how to start.

If Sima Shi still saw it, he might not be worried that after retreating to the Yellow River, he would personally go to various ferries to check the defense situation and make targeted arrangements.

But now he was blind and even had to help him walk. Many things became difficult to handle, so Sima Shi specially called Zhong Hui back to discuss the specific matters of building the Yellow River defense line.

Although the Yellow River is known as a natural danger, it stretches thousands of miles and any place is very important. Once it is lost, it will be a waste of effort to cross the Yellow River by Bingzhou Army.

The biggest difficulty now is that Sima Jun did not prepare in advance. Building this thousand-mile defense line requires extremely large manpower and material resources, and a detailed defense plan is required. In this way, when the Bingzhou Army attacks, the Sima Jun can make corresponding defenses. Time is tight and the task is heavy.

Zhong Hui returned soon, bowed deeply to Sima Shi, and said respectfully: "General, what else do you have to give?"

Sima Shi said: "Shiji, you can just hand over these chores to your subordinates to do the chores of withdrawal. Someone called you here specifically to discuss the matter of retreating to the Yellow River and tell me what you think."

In Sima Shi's opinion, retreating to the Yellow River was a suggestion put forward by Zhong Hui. I believe he should have a relatively mature plan.

Zhong Hui has been in charge of Jizhou for two years and naturally knows the situation in Jizhou better than anyone else. Moreover, Zhong Hui is a far-reaching person and has a strategy. When he formulates the Jizhou defense plan, he often considers one issue, that is, what if Jizhou cannot be defended?

In the eyes of others, this is simply a worrying thing. Jizhou stationed 350,000 troops and Sima's army strong support behind it. No matter how hard it is to fight, Jizhou will never be lost.

But Zhong Hui is good at preparing for the future, so the situation after Jizhou fell was really within his expectations.

Jizhou is adjacent to the Yellow River in the south and across from Yanzhou Qingzhou. The Yellow River, a natural danger, has been a place of struggle for military strategists since ancient times. Only by holding the control of the Yellow River in your hands can you advance and attack and defend. In the event of a failure in the war in Jizhou, it will not lead to a sudden decline and a defeat.

So this Yellow River defense line was the last reliance of Sima Jun. Zhong Hui paid attention to it for a long time. When Sima Shi asked this, let alone, he really asked.

Zhong Hui said: "General, Jizhou's major event has gone, and all troops have lost 67 to 100. If the remnants continue to trap Yangping Qinghe, they will sooner or later not escape the fate of the destruction of the entire army. Under such circumstances, it is meaningless to care about the gains and losses of one city and one place. Only by relying on the natural danger of the Yellow River can we defend half of the country. I believe that the general should not only give up the four counties of Yangping, but also have to give up Hanoi County, and transfer all the troops north of the Yellow River to the south bank of the Yellow River to strictly guard against the death."

"Give up Hanoi?" Sima Shi was shocked. If Sima Shi's eyes were fine, his eyelids should have twitched at this time. "Hanoi is the barrier of Luoyang. If there is any loss, how can Luoyang be kept?"

The three rivers are an important barrier to Luoyang's defense system. After the Battle of Bingzhou, Hedong County was lost, and Luoyang was under great pressure. Hanoi County is located in the north of Luoyang, which is the key to protecting Luoyang. Zhong Hui suggested taking the initiative to give up Hanoi. Isn't that equivalent to letting the Bingzhou army drink horses unscrupulously in the Yellow River and directly threatening Luoyang?

If Sima had not had special trust in Zhong Hui, Sima would have suspected that Zhong Hui was a spy sent by Cao Liang and fooled him. But even so, Sima was frightened and he would have to listen to Zhong Hui's explanation.

Zhong Hui was confident and said calmly: "After the fall of Yecheng, the Bingzhou army could move south in large numbers, and there was no danger to defend against Hanoi, and there were not many troops stationed, so it would be difficult to resist the Bingzhou army's offensive. However, it was just a mantis arm to block the chariot. Moreover, the defenders of Luoyang could not move lightly. They could only defend the Yellow River defense line and wait for the fall of Hanoi. Therefore, instead of fighting in vain, it would be better to evacuate and enrich the Hanoi army on the Yellow River defense line in Luoyang, echoing the Qingyan River section, and building a thousand-mile defense line to truly achieve river dividing and control."
Chapter completed!