Chapter 986
It was not someone else who came, but Sima Shi.
Although Sima Shi was ordered to lead his army to besiege Jiexiu, he had been paying close attention to the movements of Sima Yi's army. He sent people to and from Jiexiu and Qi County. He had to deliver the news every morning and evening, and in case of emergency, he had to notify him as soon as possible.
The main reason why Sima Shi has been paying close attention to the movements of the cavalry army is that he is always uneasy and thinks that Sima Yi's actions are a bit aggressive this time. If the Sima army takes Jie Xiu, the army can advance normally.
This time, Sima Yi seemed a little anxious. Before Sima Shi could take Jie Xiu, he led the cavalry around Jie Xiu and went deep into the enemy's backbone. This move was very different from Sima Yi's usual character of stability, which inevitably made Sima Shi a little worried.
Sima Yi's restraint and forbearance are definitely unique in the world. No one can match this, but Sima Yi's performance this time was really strange. He acted extremely hasty and went deeper without waiting for Jie Xiu to take it down. Such a way of playing would probably be a bit rash when anyone put it on.
It is logical that people like Sima Yi should not make such mistakes, but Sima Yi took such actions, and insisted on his own opinions and refused to listen to any advice from others.
In fact, Sima Yi also has his own difficulties. After all, this kind of combat method is definitely not his style, but it is not time for me, so I can only seize the day.
Even Sima Shi, who had always been obedient to Sima Yi's advice, was deeply worried this time. Therefore, after Sima Yi sent troops, Sima Shi was always restless and kept paying attention to the battle situation on the front line, and did not dare to slackew on any slack.
On the contrary, Sima Shi was not very concerned about the attack on Jiexiu's battle. Jiexiu's city defense was already beyond Sima Jun's expectations. After a period of continuous attacks, almost everyone was pessimistic that with Sima Jun's current ability to attack the city, there was no hope of conquering Jiexiu City in a short period of time. It was precisely because of this that Sima Yi was forced to take risks.
However, the attack on Jiexiu still has to be carried out, and it cannot be said that he gave up because it is difficult to fight. After Sima Yi went to war, the army besieging Jiexiu still attacked Jiexiu City every day like a routine.
However, the intensity of the siege is naturally far inferior to before. Sima Shi handed over all the siege tasks to Chen Qian and asked him to command the battle. Sima Shi basically stayed in the big tent every day, and checking the information on the front line has almost become a must-do homework for Sima Shi.
In addition to carefully checking the information from the front line, Sima's division also ordered that other troops except the siege troops remain alert and be ready to fight at any time.
This kind of battle is not about participating in the siege. The Sima Division requires the army that is on guard to prepare food and grass and weapons and be ready to set off at any time.
This is also an emergency plan formulated by Sima's division. If Sima Yi's cavalry army fails, Sima's infantry army must rush to rescue as soon as possible.
Although Sima Yi did not have such a requirement for Sima Shi, and many Sima generals also believed that Sima Shi's actions were extravagant, Sima Shi had always insisted on his own ideas without any change.
Perhaps in Sima Shi's subconscious, he had already felt the coming of danger.
Cao Liang can be called Sima Shi's old enemy for the rest of his life. Sima Shi felt that since he met Cao Liang, the bad luck of his life began. His fiancée was stolen by him, and the Sima family's business was stolen by him. He was also unlucky to sit in the prison for half a year. Even the blindness in his left eye had an indelible relationship with Cao Liang. In short, when dealing with Cao Liang, Sima Shi had never had a good fortune for one day. He was always in trouble. None of them was a victory, and failure was almost commonplace.
Although Sima Shi's most urgent thing is to defeat Cao Liang, or even kill him personally, as Cao Liang's power becomes stronger and stronger, Sima Shi feels that his hope becomes increasingly slim.
Although Sima Yi launched an army of 170,000 and led the Northern Expedition this time, Sima Shi always had an indelible haze in his heart, and he obviously lacked confidence in this Northern Expedition.
Of course, Sima Shi would not reveal this emotion. At the beginning of the expedition, the Sima army was united and full of energy. No one thought that this Northern Expedition would have any problems. Under the leadership of Sima Yi, the Northern Expedition army would definitely be able to directly attack Jinyang, capture Cao Liang, and quell the rebellion.
Of course, Sima Shi hoped that the Northern Expedition could be successful. In the entire Sima army, it was probably only him and Cao Liang who had tooth hatred. He wanted to tear Cao Liang into pieces to relieve the hatred in his heart.
But Sima Shi did not lose his mind because of impulse. The hard work over the years has made Sima Shi much more mature. Reason tells him that it is definitely not a simple and easy thing to defeat Cao Liang. Although Sima Yi's cavalry army was aggressive, he believed that a battle could solve the Bingzhou problem once and for all. Sima Shi believed that most people were still too simple.
Just after Sima Shi received the news that Sima's army pursued the cavalry camp, he couldn't sleep all night. He wrote a letter to Sima Yi, asking Sima Yi not to advance lightly and beware of Cao Liang's plan to lure the enemy into depth.
In the early morning, Sima Shi had just sent the letter, and soon after, he received news that Sima Jun was attacked in Dongguan.
In fact, the battle had just begun at this time, and the outcome was unknown. Chen Qian believed that even if the ambush of Sima Taifu by the Bingzhou Army was still in response, and whether to send troops still needed to wait and see.
But Sima Shi believed that it was impossible to delay. Since Cao Liang dared to set up an ambush in Dongguan, it proved that Cao Liang was at least 70% sure that Sima's cavalry was in danger! Therefore, Sima Shi did not hesitate for a moment and ordered the army that had already been ready to stop to set off immediately, advance northward, and rush to Qi County.
Of course, Sima Shi did not go out in full swing, but distributed half of the troops to stay in Jiexiu camp by Chen Qian, and he led his other half of the army to fight. At the same time, he also asked Chen Qian to suspend his attack on Jiexiu and prepare for support at any time.
If Sima Yi's cavalry army was defeated, it would be difficult for them to gain a foothold in Bingzhou. They could only temporarily retreat to Pingyang, Hedong and regain troops, so that they could make a comeback.
But now Sima Shi could not consider it so long. Since what he was worried about became reality, he had to rush to the front line as soon as possible. Rescue soldiers would be like putting out fires and could not be delayed for a moment.
Sima Shi rushed his troops northward, walked rapidly, and left Qi County.
Chapter completed!