Sima Shi said: "Father, even if Cao Liang's thief was bluffing in Hanoi, we cannot ignore it. After all, the army is approaching, and Luoyang is already in panic. If he did not retreat his troops earlier, there would be chaos in Luoyang."

This time Sima Yi's face became a little more serious and said solemnly: "I have considered this as a father. In fact, it is not difficult to let Cao Liang retreat. Now that Cao Liang has entered Hanoi, Bingzhou is naturally empty. Just ask General Lu Dai, the general of Zhenbei, to lead Jizhou troops to attack Weize Pass, Chen Qian and Hu led the Pingyang army in Hedong to attack Jiexiu. Cao Liang must withdraw his troops, and there is no need for the Huainan army to return to Luoyang. The most urgent task now is how to destroy Wang Ling. Now that Shouchun has been besieged for more than a year, Wang Ling has already been exhausted and must continue to put pressure on him and must not let him rekindle."

Sima Shi nodded and said, "My father's decision is very wise. The battle in Huainan is coming to an end. I can't give Wang Ling any chance to breathe. The child thinks it's time to launch a general attack on Shouchun and capture Wang Ling alive."

Sima Yi shook his head gently and said, "The centipede insect dies without being stiff. Now Wang Ling is already desperate but not completely desperate. He can no longer count on the Eastern Wu side. Now it seems that Cao Liang's attack on Hanoi must have colluded with Wang Ling. As long as the news of Cao Liang's withdrawal reaches Shouchun, Wang Ling will definitely be completely desperate. After he is completely desperate, the first thing he thinks of would be breaking through, trapped beasts still fight, and fight back the city. You must beware. Shier, send orders to the besieged army, and all attacks will be ready to fight from now on, and be on standby day and night, ready to enter the battle at any time!"

"Now!" Sima Shi bowed and took the order.

Sima Yi picked up his pen and quickly wrote two official documents, then handed them over to Sima Shi, saying: "These two official documents will be sent to Hedong and Jizhou in a hurry at 600 miles."

Needless to say, these two documents were also given to General Lu Dai, Zhenbei of Jizhou, and Chen Qian and Hu Fen of Hedong. If they wanted to retreat from the Bingzhou troops, these two groups were the key. Only by relieving the crisis in Luoyang could Sima Yi's side carry out the decisive battle in Huainan without any hesitation.

The Sima Shi immediately took it and sent a fast horse of 600 miles to Hedong and Jizhou. At the same time, he ordered all troops to take strict precautions and beware of the Huainan Army's breakthrough.

However, the investigation of the detailed staff was deliberately relaxed, and the intention to do so was actually quite obvious. Sima Yi needed Wang Ling to get news from Luoyang, otherwise he would have to close the news without knowing the news. Wang Ling didn't know about Cao Liang's withdrawal. That would be a waste.

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As the weather warms up, the situation in Shouchun City becomes increasingly serious.

Although the Huainan Army adopted the grain rationing system, no matter how large the grain warehouse is, if it only goes out but doesn’t come in, it will sooner or later be empty. Reducing the supply of military rations through grain ratios can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. At most, it can only delay the consumption of food and cannot solve the problem from the root.

If Wang Ling could not break through the siege of Sima Army, then Shouchun's fall would only be a matter of time.

When Sima Yi led his army to siege the city, Wang Ling scoffed at Sima Yi's actions and disdained him. He was confident that with the Shouchun city defense that he had managed for many years, it was enough to reach Sima Yi's 200,000 troops. As long as Sima Yi dared to attack, his body would definitely be piled up like a mountain of blood. It cannot be said that Sima Yi's entire army would be destroyed, at least half of it would be lost.

But what Wang Ling did not expect was that Sima Yi only surrounded Shouchun and did not attack, and he had not even launched an attack at all. The city defense battle that Wang Ling had carefully prepared was nowhere to be used, and the guards on guard could only watch the Sima Army's battalion outside the city in a daze.

Obviously, Sima Yi had no confidence in attacking Shouchun City. Although Sima Yi brought an army of 200,000, the army he besieged was still only about 100,000, and half of the remaining troops were arranged to fight for reinforcements. Because of this, Sima's army repelled Zhuge Ke's attack three times in a row.

The defenders of Shouchun City originally had about 70,000 people. In addition, Wang Ling temporarily conscripted 20,000 to 30,000 people from the people of Shouchun, and the troops guarding the city were almost 100,000. When the troops on both sides were roughly equal, the defenders of the city had the bonus of city defense, so they were naturally not afraid of the enemy's attack.

Sima Yi knew very well that if he sent troops to attack, the losses would be heavy. If he could not even attack the city, the morale of the army would be shaken and the number of troops would be reduced. I am afraid that even the siege could not be able to siege the city. So he simply surrounded and did not attack, and used the method of siege to trap Wang Ling to death.

When Sima Jun came to besiege Shouchun a year ago when Gaolei and deep trenches came to siege Shouchun, Wang Ling was still mocking Sima Yi on the top of the city for being so confused. He would use such a stupid method to siege the city. But a year later, Wang Ling could no longer laugh.

The combined total of 100,000 troops and hundreds of thousands of people in the city is definitely a terrible number. So many people have to eat and drink every day, and no matter how much food is, it cannot withstand such consumption. A year ago, Wang Ling claimed that he had a wealthy warehouse and had no worries about grain reserves, but now many granaries have bottomed out, and it is getting closer and closer to the day when the food is out.

Wang Ling originally believed that as soon as the reinforcements from the Eastern Wu arrived, they would cooperate inside and outside, and the siege of Sima's army would be destroyed without attacking, but he had been waiting for a year and did not see the reinforcements from the Eastern Wu at all. After inquiring, he found out that it was not that the Eastern Wu did not send reinforcements, but that they were intercepted by Sima's army halfway, and they had no chance to approach Shouchun.

Zhuge Ke had already put all his strength into the rescue three times, but they all ended in failure. Wang Ling and others were eager to see the arrival of reinforcements from the Eastern Wu.

There was no choice but to send Ma Long to Bingzhou to ask Cao Liang for help. Even if this kind of request for help spanning thousands of miles was obtained, it would be a drop in the bucket and it would be difficult to solve the difficulties in Huainan.

However, there is still a chance to surround Wei and save Zhao. Although Cao Liang's men could not go to Huainan to fight, they could attack Luoyang nearby. Luoyang was something that Sima Yi would never give up. Once Luoyang was threatened, Sima Yi would withdraw his troops to rescue him, so the feasibility of this plan to surround Wei and save Zhao was quite high.

This is probably Wang Ling's last life-saving straw. Since sending Ma Long to Bingzhou, Wang Ling has been paying close attention to the news in Luoyang. He can't sleep or eat, and spends every day in extreme anxiety, eagerly hoping that good news can come.
Chapter completed!