Chapter 634 Battle of Langya

Because as the Shu army continued to attack the Central Plains, a large number of Cao Wei clans were used to relocate. For direct clans like Cao Lin, the court had already sent people to notify them to relocate to Luoyang.

But Cao Lin did not complete the relocation until their Huainan army had withdrawn, which made Sima Shi a little confused.

In response to Sima Shi's inquiry, the envoy was silent for a while, and then said carefully,

"Report to the General Zhengxi... Because the crown prince of Donghai Kingdom fell seriously ill some time ago and could not stand the rush of relocation. His Royal Highness the King of Donghai had to postpone the date of relocation for the safety of the crown prince..."

"So he has been delaying it until now for the sake of his crown prince? And he still wants our Huainan army to escort them back north?" Sima Shi's face suddenly became a little ugly, and he said tightly to the envoy.

"Uh... General Zhengxi, please forgive me!" The envoy was shocked and hurriedly bowed to Sima Shi to apologize.

Don't look at them as clans of the Cao Wei royal family, a county king. But the fact is that they have completely lost power since Cao Pi, and are basically just pigs in a pen.

Not to mention General Sima Shi, even a passing governor is more powerful than the King of Donghai.

It is precisely because of this that the envoy had to take the initiative to apologize in the face of Sima Shi's anger.

At this juncture, Guo Huai had to step forward to smooth things over. He quickly patted Sima Shi on the shoulder, and then said with a smile,

"It's okay, it's just sending a few hundred people to help... The King of Donghai is still the uncle of the current emperor, so it's good to make a good relationship..."

Under Guo Huai's smoothing, Sima Shi had to nod in agreement. The 80,000 Wei troops temporarily stationed in Donghai for two days, and dispatched soldiers to help the King of Donghai and his family move.

This was not difficult, because the King of Donghai Cao Lin had a small family. With the help of more than a hundred soldiers, they quickly packed up their valuables and came to the government to meet Sima Shi.

This matter was delayed for about two days. Sima Shi could only pray that nothing would be delayed in these two days, and that the military situation would not be delayed.

However, the more this person fears something, the more it will happen. Just when Sima Shi was muttering in his heart, the Wei army also arrived at the border between Donghai State and Langya State.

At this time, Sima Shi suddenly received an urgent report from the scout on the side.

"General Zhengxi! There was a sudden smoke and dust to our west, and a large group of Xishu troops suddenly came to kill us!" The scout hurriedly came to report to Sima Shi, and Sima Shi's blood pressure rose in one sentence.

"How many people are there! What is embroidered on their general flag? Is Ma Su leading the team in person!"

Sima Shi suddenly jumped off his horse and grabbed the scout to ask.

At this moment, he still had a little bit of luck. What if Ma Su was not leading the team? If it was not Ma Su's team, then their army would still have a chance to evacuate.

However, the scout's words shattered Sima Shi's luck.

"There are thousands of Shu soldiers, and the words "Han General Wu'an Hou Ma" are embroidered on the general's flag. That butcher is really here!"

"Fuck! The ghost is still here!" Sima Shi's face darkened, and he looked at the direction where the Han army was rushing, and his eyes were full of fear.

At this time, Guo Huai thought Sima Shi was still angry with Cao Lin, so he patted his shoulder and shook his head gently to comfort him,

"Ziyuan, don't be angry. Even if they can set off two days earlier, at most they can drag the battlefield to Qingzhou. As for Ma Su, that madman, once he is targeted, he can't run away!"

"So don't be angry, or think about how to confront Ma Su!"

"I know this, but if we can't repel Ma Su now, I'm afraid we can't retreat to Qingzhou." Sima Shi nodded, took a long breath, and said with a serious face.

Going north from here, it takes less than a hundred miles to reach Kaiyang, the seat of Langya. And a few dozen miles north of Kaiyang is the famous Muling Pass in Daxian Mountain, Shandong.

This place is known to be narrow and can only accommodate one track. It is also known as the natural barrier of southern Qi together with Mount Tai, and the road is extremely difficult to travel.

In other words, although the Wei army has an advantage in manpower, once it arrives at Muling Pass, the Wei army must crowd together and pass slowly. Ma Su has few soldiers but strong mobility. If there are those who are unwilling to fight with him and follow him all the way to Muling Pass, the Wei army can only be suffocated to death in the mountain road.

And what if the Wei army confronts Ma Su on the spot? Judging from Guo Huai and Sima Shi's understanding of the Shu army for many years, their main force is probably on the way to set off.

Once they are tripped here, the 80,000 Wei army may be trapped in a situation where they are chased and forced to death by the main force of the Shu army. This is something Sima Shi, Guo Huai and others will never accept.

"It doesn't matter! This time Ma Su didn't bring cavalry! Instead, he only brought thousands of infantry! We still have a chance!" Guo Huai nodded, and then suggested to Sima Shi.

"Besides, they came from a long distance, and the soldiers should be very tired. If we quickly leave troops behind to delay them, and divide our troops to harass Ma Su so that he can't find a chance to rest, then..."

"In this way, Ma Su will have no time to worry about our main force, and we can smoothly withdraw to Qingzhou?" Sima Shi also reacted quickly and took over the conversation immediately.

"That's right!" Guo Huai nodded, and both sides couldn't help but feel a little more intimate.

But soon, both of them reacted, looked at each other, and smiled awkwardly.

The 80,000-strong army faced thousands of people on the opposite side, and they were still waiting for them to tire. The first reaction of Guo Huai and Sima Shi was actually how to find a chance to escape...

"In short, Ziyuan, give me 20,000 troops. I will hold back Ma Su and buy time for the army to retreat." Guo Huai waved his hand gently and said to Sima Shi,

"I have fought with Ma Su for more than ten years. I am most familiar with his fighting style. Even if I am defeated by him, I have the ability to gather my troops and withdraw."

Sima Shi nodded and immediately agreed to Guo Huai's request for battle.

"Okay! With Bo Ji coming, I am relieved!"

Then, Sima Shi and Guo Huai quickly completed the division of troops. Sima Shi led 60,000 troops to continue to withdraw to Langya, while Guo Huai led 20,000 troops to actively find Ma Su to fight!

At the same time, Ma Su also came with 3,000 vanguard camps and saw the large Wei army from a distance.

"Finally I caught up! It's really not easy!" The moment Ma Su saw the main force of the Wei army in Huainan, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Ma Su slept in the open air and traveled day and night to arrive before the Wei army fled to Hebei. But because he was leading infantry, he was still a little late and failed to enter Donghai Kingdom before the Wei army.

"But it's almost the same. Even if it's a field battle, the mere 80,000 Wei troops are no match for me, Ma Su."