Since the Sima army was forcing the border, Zhuge Dan has been closely following the development of the situation and sent a large number of scouts and spies to sneak into Huaibei to reconnaissance Sima army's movements.

According to Zhuge Dan's analysis, after Sima Lun arrived in Runan, he would likely cross the Huai River, meet with Wang Chang in Pingchun, and then advance eastward. If this is the case, Zhuge Dan must strengthen the defense of Yiyang, Anfeng, Lujiang and other places, and they cannot easily attack Shouchun.

But unexpectedly, Sima Lun did not cross the Huai River in Runan, but chose to advance eastward from Runan along the Huai River, trying to capture Cai, and directly threatened Shouchun.

If we look at the strategic effect alone, this is undoubtedly a shortcut, because most of the territory in Huaibei is in Yuzhou and under the control of the Sima army, they can attack Xia Cai without any resistance, and achieve twice the result with half the effort.

But in fact, this path is very dangerous. Since Sima Lun did not meet with Wang Chang, the 50,000 troops he led seemed a little weak. He marched near the Huai River, and the Huainan area was all Zhuge Dan's territory. As long as Zhuge Dan waited for an opportunity to cross the river to attack him, Sima Lun's situation would be dangerous.

Anyone with some military knowledge will not adopt these risky offensive methods, go deep into the army alone and have no help. Isn’t this giving the enemy a head for nothing?

After hearing the news, Zhuge Dan laughed and said, "As expected, Sima Lun is a playboy who is greedy for me and makes a rash effort and commits his own death. God is really helping me!"

Zhuge Liang was still cautious and said to Zhuge Dan: "Father, even if Sima Lun was young and ignorant and did not know military affairs, Wang Chang and Fu Yu could not ignore such a big flaw. Be careful that this is the trap set by their joint."

Zhuge Dan had obviously received information from all aspects and laughed: "My son is worried too much. Wang Chang is still in Pingchun and is far away from Sima Lun. In the entire Yuzhou, there are no reinforcements from Sima Jun. Sima Lun is a child who is not in military affairs and is just greedy for merit. I believe he does not listen to Wang Chang and Fu Yu's advice. How can you miss the opportunity to break the enemy like this?"

Zhuge Dan immediately ordered that Wu Gang lead 10,000 troops to Yiyang to resist the enemy, block Wang Chang in Yiyang so that he could not advance eastward, and then mobilized 80,000 troops and Huaibei crossed the Huai River in Anfengjin and launched an attack on the Sima army.

After Zhuge Dan raised his army, the number of troops was no longer controlled by his organization. He temporarily recruited tens of thousands of troops in various parts of Huainan and expanded his troops to 120,000 to 130,000.

However, Zhuge Dan did not dare to expand his army too blindly. After all, the increase in the number of new troops means that the combat effectiveness of the army is weakened. Under normal circumstances, the maximum limit of the army is to supplement one-third of the new recruits. If this number exceeds this number, the combat capability of the army will be significantly reduced. A war is imminent. Zhuge Dan does not want to affect the combat effectiveness of the army because of the expansion of the army, so the army he recruits only accounts for at most one-third of the original army.

This time, 80,000 people were mobilized to fight, which almost took time out of Huainan's military strength. However, for Zhuge Dan, who was determined to win, it was worth taking a little risk. After all, if Sima Lun's army could be wiped out in this battle, it would definitely reverse the situation in Huainan in one fell swoop.

Since the revolt, Zhuge Dan has been on a defensive defensive stance. Although he has more than 100,000 troops and 50,000 troops from the Wu Kingdom, Zhuge Dan is still on the weak side compared to the powerful Sima family. Therefore, after Zhuge Dan rises up, he does not dare to use an offensive and actively attack Yuzhou and Xuzhou and other places. Instead, he puts his own attitude and uses the defensive as much as possible to wait for work.

But the defensive does not mean that Zhuge Dan will just huddle in Shouchun City. No matter how the situation changes, he will be a turtle that will last for thousands of years. Zhuge Dan is also good at judging the situation. When he finds an opportunity, he will take the initiative without hesitation.

Now that Sima Lun is entering the deep end alone, it is the best opportunity for Zhuge Dan to attack. Of course, Zhuge Dan will not miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As long as he can wipe out Sima Lun in one fell swoop, the situation in Huainan will suddenly become clear. Zhuge Dan will even have the ability to march into Yuzhou and enter the Central Plains. By then, it will be a brand new pattern.

This opportunity came too suddenly. If another general was replaced, there would definitely be no such big mistake. But Simalun was young after all, and the young man was arrogant and unwilling to be bound by himself. He thought he was invincible in the world, so it was not surprising that he did such a move.

It seems that God is helping him Zhuge Dan. Sima Shi was probably confused and sent Sima Lun. This kind of yellow-haired boy who was still young and thought that he was growing up in the world's power, so he regarded the world's heroes as difficult as nothing. This is too arrogant. Zhuge Dan will definitely teach him a lesson this time, asking him to know that there is heaven beyond heaven and there are people beyond heaven.

If Sima Lun finally fell into his hands, Zhuge Dan might not necessarily kill him. He just needs to humiliate him. Even if such a mediocre talent is let go back, it will not affect the overall situation. If Sima Shi continues to use him, he will likely have another wave of killings.

When Zhuge Dan thought of this, he was in a happy mood. Zhuge Dan didn't need to do his best to deal with a young man like Sima Lun. He stretched out one hand, which was enough to strangle him to death.

Zhuge Dan asked Zhuge Liang to stay in Shouchun City, appointed Jiang Ban and Jiao Yi as the front, crossed the Huai River from Anfengjin River, entered Huaibei, and set up an ambush in Yingshang area to prepare to ambush Sima Lun.

Sima Lun's army was advancing very quickly. Zhuge Dan's army had just crossed the Huai River and received news that Sima Lun's army was approaching, only more than thirty miles away from Yingshang.

"It's coming just right!" Zhuge Dan laughed. He ordered Jiang Ban Jiao Yi to lead 20,000 troops to attack the Sima army from the left and right wings, while he personally led 40,000 troops to face the Sima army from the front. In this battle, the Huainan army had the advantage of the right time, place, and people. Zhuge Dan was full of confidence and was sure to surround Sima Lun and annihilate it in one fell swoop.

On the horizon in the west, countless small black dots appeared, densely packed. From a distance, they looked like black ants moving slowly.

However, it seems that these small black dots move quite fast, gradually getting bigger and clearer. From a distance, you can see countless flags flying.

Zhuge Dan laughed. Today's battle will be a battle that will be his most powerful world. He slowly drew out his long sword, waved it in the air, and made a slashing posture.

"kill!"

The Huainan army immediately rushed up like a tide.
Chapter completed!