Shuhan

Chapter 296: As steady as an old dog, Runan is done!
"Withdraw, withdraw, the Han army withdraws."

In Xincai City, messengers quickly walked into the lobby.

"General Qi, the Han troops outside the city have withdrawn."

"I see."

Cao Hong was eight feet tall and mighty.The black armor sets off his somewhat old face. Cao Hong has a strong aura, a deep face, and eyes like torches, and he always maintains a sober and calm state.

After waving the order for the troops to withdraw, Cao Hong looked at Sima Yi beside him and said, "The retreat of the Han army was as expected."

Xincai City is strong, there are more than [-] soldiers in the city, sufficient food and grass, and defensive equipment that has been prepared for a long time. The retreat of the Han army is not an accident, it is a normal thing.

"It's just that I wonder if Liu Gongsi, the crown prince of Hanzhong, has any backup plans?"

Sima Yi smiled softly and said: "I don't know about the backhand, but from my opinion, Liu Chan will withdraw his troops."

Withdrawal?

Cao Honghu's eyes widened slightly, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

"What do you mean by that?"

"If we can't take down Runan, then Liu Chan can't afford it."

Cao Hong looked thoughtful and said, "It's just that the Crown Prince of Hanzhong just got a batch of grain and grass from Xuzhou and Jiangdong. The grain and grass problem should not be a problem in a short time."

Sima Yi shook his head and said: "Winning a war is not just about having food and grass. Once you have food and grass, do you need to mobilize civilians to transport it? Do you need people to build siege equipment? Swords, guns, swords and halberds, arrows, armor, that's all It needs to be provided by the rear, and logistics is far more than just a matter of food and fodder.”

As long as there is a war at the front, the people in the rear will not be able to devote themselves wholeheartedly to construction, and will always have to allocate some energy to complete the corvee.

This is naturally a great disadvantage to the restoration of Jingzhou's people.

"Besides, Liu Chan's son had several great victories in Runan and gained enough. Now that he retreats, it's not like he gained nothing."

He defeated the Wei army in succession and forced the king of Wei to flee far away.

A series of multi-threaded operations greatly damaged the vitality of the Wei state, made the people of Runan lose their hearts, allowed Jiangdong to seize Hefei, and allowed Zang Ba to regain control of Xuzhou.

Did he lose?

Did not lose.

The loser is Wei.

但赢
snort!
As long as I, Sima Yi, am here, don't think about winning everything.

"It was so."

After thinking about it for a while, any doubt in Cao Hong's heart was dissipated.

"The Han army is retreating, but we are waiting for a good opportunity to block it?"

This failed everywhere in Runan, and finally relied on the Iron King's tactics to force the Han army to retreat.

To say that Cao Hong was happy?

That's not at all.

Wrong!

This battle was so damn frustrating!

If at the end, we can add obstacles to the Han army and let them know that I, Cao Hong, is not someone to be trifled with, I can show off my bad luck!
"That kid Liu Chan is very cunning, and Zhuge Villager is full of tricks. General, it's better for us to stay the same in order to adapt to all circumstances."

Cao Hong's face was a little unconvinced.

The sullen look was clearly evident.

"Then we just watch the Han army coming and then leave? We are guarding Runan for the King of Wei. We are not only guarding the territory, we are also guarding the people of Runan!"

If there were no common people in Runan, would it still be Runan?

After being yelled by Cao Hong, the expression on Sima Yi's face did not change much.

calm.

Poker face.

It's like someone owed him millions.

Sima Yi said: "The general listened to our plan, so that we can achieve the current situation. If he insists on going his own way, causing Runan to be taken over by Liu Chan's son, can the general bear this sin?"

Can you afford it?
If he had lost Hefei before and now he had lost Runan, even if the King of Wei did not question him, he would not be able to stay in this world.

"I can't afford it, but such a cowardly behavior is not what I, Cao Hong, am like?" Even if his head fell off, he, Cao Hong, could remain silent.

But this was done too cowardly. He couldn't take this breath!

"General, the son of Liu Chan and the villagers of Zhuge are waiting for the general to be unable to swallow this breath! As long as the general cannot swallow this breath, we will fall into the trap of the Han army. When the time comes, Runan will be lost, and we will not be able to swallow it. It’s no longer a matter of saying this, it’s a matter of moving your head!”

Seeing that Cao Hong's face was turning blue and purple, Sima Yi softened his tone and said: "General, why should you care about temporary gains and losses? The battle between our country of Wei and Liu Chan has just begun. Now that the country is in trouble, if the general is acting for his own selfish reasons, Destroying the situation, is this really what the general wants to see?"

Sima Yi used both soft and hard tactics. Cao Hong sighed deeply and said, "In that case, what else can I say? Just do it according to Zhongda's wishes!"

Being a turtle grandson is really annoying.

But in order to feel comfortable, the situation in Wei fell into decline, which was not what Cao Hong wanted to see.

"Please general, please send an order to each city not to go out of the city to ambush the Han army, and not to attack. Anyone who violates this rule will be killed without mercy!"

After convincing Cao Hong, it obviously did not satisfy Sima Yi's appetite.

He wanted the Wei army in Runan not to risk any attack.

Sima Yi acted with stability!

As for the loss?

maybe
But as long as we can defend Runan, it will be a great achievement, a huge achievement!

"This"

Cao Hong looked hesitant.

He knew clearly in his heart that if he gave this military order, what would the generals think of him?

but.
What does your own face mean compared to the situation in Wei?
"Zhongda just draft the military order for me."

After saying this, Cao Hong slumped down on the main seat in the lobby, as if he had aged ten years.

News.

In the lobby of the government office.

Liu Chan looked at the report in his hand and frowned deeply.

"I didn't expect that the Wei army could hold their composure. My army retreated with tens of thousands of civilians and countless baggage. How could they hold back and not attack?"

Faced with such a situation, he was still able to remain calm.

Turtle tactics!
If you retract your head, you can hit the turtle shell all you want, but I won't stick my head out.

For this kind of opponent, Liu Chan was helpless for a while.

"It seems that His Highness's last resort will not work out." Zhuge Liang said as if sighing.

Liu Chan's last plan was to have the Han army retreat, taking the people of Nandun, Pingyu, and Zhuoyang with them all the way back to Xinxi.

On this long path, hundreds of thousands of people migrated, bringing with them all kinds of supplies. The movement was absolutely insignificant.

To say it stretches for dozens of miles is definitely not a joke.

Faced with so many people and so many supplies, the Han army, even with tens of thousands of people, could not truly protect Zhou Quan.

Once the Wei army comes out of the city to attack, there will definitely be losses.

The Wei army must gain something.

But faced with the fat meat right in front of him, Wei Jun could actually endure it!
According to the intelligence Liu Chan had, none of the Wei army left the city.

This is true even if the Han army mocks the formation.

"It seems that this is what happened in Runan."

Liu Chan was naturally unwilling to be able to eat the whole Runan.

But the current situation is not unacceptable to him.

It is better to develop the economy and agriculture first, and then compete with Wei when the national strength is improved.

Under his agitation, chaos broke out frequently in Wei. Under this situation, although the national power of Han China could not exceed that of Wei, it would still be no problem if the gap could be narrowed.

Runan.

If I can't take you down today, I will take you down tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)