Sima Zhao is the commander-in-chief. If all the commander-in-chief compromise, they will all decide to admit defeat.
So what other options do the more than 20,000 soldiers have?
They had no choice but to compromise.
But now, Deng Ai saw that Sima Zhao still wanted to take revenge, so he said in a deep voice: "General, the matter has come to this, we have to break out of the encirclement by force, and then go all the way west."
"Xiangxi?" Sima Zhao was stunned for a moment.
Deng Ai nodded and said: "Yes, that's to the west. Let's go to Guanzhong."
"This..." Sima Zhao paused. He naturally understood what Deng Ai meant and headed west to Guanzhong. Why go to Guanzhong?
Going to Guanzhong?
Of course not!
"We can only take refuge in the Han Dynasty now!" Deng Ai said: "The Han Dynasty is the strongest in the world, and now the Han army is attacking Soochow again. It is imperative for the Han Dynasty to unify the world."
Sima Zhao didn't say anything, but he agreed with Deng Ai's words.
Although the Sima family has been a subject of Cao Wei over the years, the Han Dynasty has always been Cao Wei's opponent, so naturally they have paid close attention to the rising Han Dynasty.
"General!" Deng Ai continued: "Now we have no place in Wei. If the general is willing to take us to join the Han Dynasty, I believe that the Han Dynasty will be happy to take us in."
"When the Han army destroys Soochow and marches east one day, won't the general be able to avenge the prime minister?" Deng Ai finished speaking and looked at Sima Zhao.
None of the generals in the tent spoke, because in terms of rank and reputation, they were all inferior to Deng Ai, and now they were indeed in a desperate situation, and surrendering to the big man was a way out.
However, Sima Zhao seemed to be in trouble.
No wonder he is.
After all, since he was born, he has been a Wei Chen, a member of the Sima clan, and has wanted to help Wei unify the world throughout his life.
But now, the Wei Dynasty can no longer accommodate them.
Also, the big man has a personal grudge against him.
Many years ago, his unmarried daughter-in-law was forcibly snatched away by the Han Emperor Liu Chan. Now he is taking the defeated army to join Liu Chan?
Sima Zhao fell into deep thought.
However, after thinking for a long time, he finally sighed and said: "In that case, let's follow Shi Zai's wishes... break out of the encirclement tonight and go to Guanzhong to surrender to the Han."
"No!"
After receiving Sima Zhao's consent, the generals who were already a little discouraged now had a look of joy on their faces.
Because they know.
They may not die, but as long as the breakout is successful, they may be saved.
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Two hours later.
The silent night sky was broken by a cry of killing.
"Kill!"
"Kill!"
Sima Zhao's troops, who were surrounded by groups, suddenly launched an attack to the north. Thousands of infantrymen rushed in front. They held torches and threw them towards the opposite side just as they were about to enter the encirclement.
Of course——
The imperial court surrounded Sima Zhao, so it was natural that they were prepared to break out.
So when these thousands of infantrymen began to charge, Guanqiu Jian immediately ordered the archers to block the attack, and then sent a large army to cover them up.
There are only less than 30,000 people, but they still want to break through.
There is no way.
Long before dark, several people from the imperial court surrounded Sima Zhao. Guanqiu Jian was in charge of the north side. In addition to the 30,000 cavalry he brought with him, he killed three to four thousand people during the day, as well as others.
More than 20,000 cavalry.
In addition to these cavalry, there were also 10,000 infantrymen who originally belonged to Sima Zhao, who surrendered to him and are now under his control.
There are currently more than 30,000 troops on the north side.
On the east side, Zhuge Dan, the governor of Yangzhou, was in charge. Blocking the east side with him were the troops of Cao Kai, King of Jinan, and some surrendered generals, with more than 40,000 troops.
Zhong Hui is in charge of the south side. Counting the troops he led through Sishui before and the surrendered soldiers, there are now more than 30,000 people on his side.
Because the west side was blocked by the Si River, Wang Ji led 20,000 troops to garrison.
There are soldiers and horses intercepting you from all four directions.
And either the number of people exceeds that of Sima Zhao, or they are blessed by the Sishui natural moat.
It was extremely difficult for Sima Zhao to break out of the encirclement.
The battle on the north side started first, but Guanqiu Jian had mostly cavalry, so they were no match for the attacking infantry.
Just when people were being killed on the north side, a large group of people suddenly appeared on the east bank of the Sishui River. In the middle was Sima Zhao, and in the front was Deng Ai.
"Cross the river!"
Deng Ai took the lead in boarding the raft, then led a thousand cavalrymen towards the west bank of Sishui River.
Just when Deng Ai was crossing the river, Zhuge Dan's headquarters on the east side was also attacked by rebels, and Zhonghui on the south side was also attacked.
The Wei army on the east bank of the Sishui River was attacked on three sides, but the west side was relatively quiet.
At least Deng Ai, who was crossing the river, did not see much movement on the other side. This should be because the moon is dark tonight and the wind is high, the sky is too dark, and the visibility is not enough.
Moreover, Deng Ai and others did not use torches when crossing the river, so as not to disturb the Wei army on the other side. When Deng Ai had arrived in the river, Sima Zhao led the remaining troops and prepared to cross the river by rafts and boats.
"Prince Fujun!"
"Prince Fujun!"
Wang Ji, who had been awake all night, was suddenly startled by the shouts of soldiers outside. Before he could recover, the soldier had already ran in and said in a hurry: "The rebels are crossing the river. I think they are planning to take advantage of the night."
Breakout."
"I want to be beautiful!" Wang Ji stood up immediately and walked out quickly. As he walked, he ordered: "Let everyone go to the river beach to defend against the enemy. Sima Zhao must not be allowed to cross the river."
"No!"
The soldiers heard the sound and ran away quickly, while Wang Ji jumped on his horse and ran straight to the river beach.
As soon as we reached the halfway point, we saw flames shooting into the sky on the east bank, from three directions.
It seems that Sima Zhao is planning to fight to the death tonight, hoping to break out while there is no moonlight tonight.
Just thinking of this, Wang Ji couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Now there is fighting in three directions on the other side, so which direction will Sima Zhao be in?
"He wants to cross the river!"
With an exclamation, Wang Ji rushed towards the river beach, because he felt that at this time, Sima Zhao would only focus on one direction, and that was the west bank.
Because the west bank garrison has the smallest number of troops, only 20,000, and Wang Ji is not a general who is good at fighting.
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If he were Sima Zhao, he would definitely choose the weakest place to break through.
Wang Ji guessed correctly when he came to the river beach.
Deng Ai came over. He led more than a thousand cavalry across the Si River. At this time, he was fighting fiercely with the defenders on the river bank. The battle here had just started, and more rafts and boats were approaching in the middle of the river.
"Quick!"
"Hurry over!"
Sima Zhao looked at the river beach ahead and saw that Deng Ai had already engaged the Wei army. He knew that Deng Ai's troops were too small and he only led a thousand men.
It is still difficult for a thousand cavalry to attack 20,000 infantry cavalry on the river bank, and there are also various bows and crossbows.
He needs to rush over quickly!
This was Deng Ai's plan to break through the encirclement in an all-round way. He sent troops from all four directions to attack the Wei army, including more than 5,000 infantry in the north, 8,000 cavalry in the east, and more than 6,000 cavalry in the south. As for the west, Deng Ai first led an army
Thousands of people moved over at night, and then Sima Zhao followed with five thousand cavalry.
Sima Zhao knew very well that success or failure depended on this move.
In order to allow him to break out tonight, the nearly 20,000 people on the east bank of the Sishui River are afraid of disaster. They are not as good as the Wei army in terms of numbers and equipment.
However, they rushed towards the Wei army without hesitation.
The purpose is to contain the Wei troops on these three sides and buy Sima Zhao and others time to cross the river.
"Cum for me!"
"Shoot them!"
On the river beach, Wang Ji arrived just in time. As soon as Deng Ai came ashore, he quickly ordered his soldiers to shoot Deng Ai and the others.
He wanted to shoot all the rebels who wanted to cross the river on the river beach.
In an instant, the thousands of cavalry brought by Deng Ai were quickly overturned. Wails and shouts of killing were heard everywhere, and some people kept being hit by arrows and fell off their horses.
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