When he learned about Niu Jinzhong's ambush, the first thought that came to Sima Yi's mind was that Zhang Fei did not lead his army to retreat as the scouts reported.

Otherwise, if it weren't for Zhang Fei, Sima Yi really couldn't think of anyone in the Jingzhou army who would have thought of setting up an ambush in the south.

After all, if you want to gather in the south and set up an ambush in advance, you must not only not be fooled by his previous show of weakness, but also have keen judgment and be able to choose the places where the Wei army must pass in advance to set up an ambush.

Such a talent is something that only a few people can possess.

Sima Yi's exclamation was clearly heard by the Sima Master on the side.

It was Sima Yi's exclamation that slightly damaged Sima Yi's majestic image in Master Sima's mind.

In Sima Shi's impression, his father Sima Yi has always been a far-sighted person.

Sima Yi's judgments were rarely wrong.

Not to mention the act of exclaiming and turning pale.

It was only Sima Yi's next actions that further damaged his image in Master Sima's mind.

"Quickly give the order, the entire army retreats!"

Sima Yi's order not only surprised Master Sima, but also caused several Wei generals around him to immediately start admonishing him.

"General, General Pingnan has not been rescued yet!"

"Am I going to die without saving you?"

.......

Urgent words of advice resounded in Sima Yi's ears.

It is not yet known whether the strength of the Han army in Nanjiuju is greater than theirs. In this case, we have to send scouts to investigate carefully before making a decision to retreat!

The generals' thoughts could not be hidden from Sima Yi.

But the reason why Sima Yi did not choose to continue to explore the enemy's situation, but decisively issued an order to retreat, was not because he did not want to rescue Niu Jin.

Sima Yi was afraid of Zhang Fei.

The reason why Sima Yi was able to defend Wancheng before was mainly due to Wancheng's strong defense.

Sima Yi knew that without the support of Wancheng's strong defense, the Wei army he led would have been defeated by the Han army long ago.

But now he was leading his army on a plain, not to mention a strong city defense, and there was not even a hill that could be used to build a defensive line.

In this kind of terrain, if Zhang Fei, who is an enemy of ten thousand people, leads his troops to kill him, can he withstand it?

The answer is obvious.

The answer that emerged in his mind made Sima Yi anxious.

Facing the suggestions of several Wei generals, Sima Yi turned a deaf ear.

"This is a military order, who dares to disobey it!"

Although Sima Yi came from a civilian background, he has been in charge of military power many times in recent years and managed the army very strictly, which made his prestige among the Wei army not low at all.

Seeing that Sima Yi had not changed his mind, the generals could not bear it but they had nothing to do.

So soon after Sima Yi's military order, thousands of Wei troops suddenly made a sharp turn and retreated towards Wancheng as they were about to reach the pass of Nanjiuju.

Looking at his father riding a horse wildly aside, and looking at the scattered and anxious soldiers behind him, Sima Shi couldn't help but think of a metaphor in his mind.

It's just that the metaphor was too disrespectful, so Master Sima suppressed it with his reason.

However, personal thoughts can be suppressed, but what about everyone’s thoughts?

Master Sima knew that regardless of whether the Han general in Nanjiuju was Zhang Fei or not, when word of what happened today spreads out, both father and son would become a big joke.

If they had known this, why did they have to come out and make the world laugh?

...

At the beginning, Niu Jinshang didn't know that he was abandoned by Sima Yi.

On the contrary, Niu Jin thought that Sima Yi's reinforcements would arrive soon.

Under the influence of this expectation, Niu Jin and some Wei troops struggled to support themselves even though they faced a disadvantage in battle.

But as the fighting time gradually passed, Zhang Bao, not to mention Niu Jin, who had been chasing Niu Jin all the way, also saw the clues.

After stabbing Niu Jin again, Zhang Bao laughed and said to Niu Jin: "Old thief Sima, I have abandoned you and fled!"

If Zhang Bao had said this at the beginning of the battle, Niu Jin would have scorned him.

After all, Mr. Sima is a famous person all over the world, how could he do such a thing?

But time is the best proof.

He was besieged in Nanjiu Juzhong and could not hide it from the scouts living outside.

According to the calculation of time, Sima Yi should have received the news that he was under siege.

But so much time has passed, and he has not seen any trace of reinforcements.

Zhang Bao's words were either trying to alienate his relationship with Sima Yi, or they were simply mocking him.

Laughing at his stupidity.

Zhang Bao's words greatly affected Niu Jin's fighting spirit.

Although Zhang Bao's attack was successfully blocked by him, Niu Jin's reaction was obviously much slower when faced with Zhang Bao's second attack.

When two generals fight, the fight is about life and death.

The party that responds slowly will often pay the price with their lives.

I saw the spear in Zhang Bao's hand piercing Niu Jin's chest like a long dragon.

This fatal blow also caused Niu Jin to fall from his horse after letting out a scream.

Niu Jin fell to the ground, seeing more air coming out and less air coming in. It was impossible to escape death.

Niu Jin's defeat also directly shattered the morale of the Wei army who was still resisting.

When Niu Jin's life completely disappeared, the remaining Wei troops abandoned their weapons and asked to surrender.

After the situation on the battlefield was settled, Deng Ai came to the battlefield from the mountain nearby.

As soon as Deng Ai arrived at the battlefield, he saw Zhang Bao excitedly holding Niu Jin's head in front of him.

This was the first time he had eaten meat since he had been in the army for several years.

Seeing Zhang Bao's excited expression, a smile appeared on Deng Ai's face.

However, Zhao Tong, who arrived later, didn't look very good.

When a friend is not doing well, he is unhappy.

His friends are doing better than him, but he doesn't seem to be happy either.

But regardless of Zhang Bao and Zhao Tong's respective moods, they looked at Deng Ai with admiration.

When Deng Ai concluded that Sima Yi would attack again, to be honest, the two of them didn't really believe it.

When Deng Ai arranged the ambush, the two of them felt that Deng Ai was unnecessary.

But what he didn't expect was that all Deng Ai's assumptions came true.

Zhang Bao was so excited that he couldn't help but ask Deng Ai:

"Is the general's art of war taught by the general?"

Since Deng Ai was born under Mi Yang, he has a strong imprint of Mi Yang's direct lineage, so it is not surprising that Zhang Bao would ask this question.

Facing Zhang Bao's inquiry, Deng Ai just smiled and said nothing.

In the eyes of Zhang Bao and Zhao Tong, Deng Ai's reaction undoubtedly represented acquiescence.

Seeing this, Zhang Bao couldn't help but want to slap himself.

Zhang Fei had previously intended to send him to Mi Yang for training, but he felt that Mi Yang had so many talents around him that it would be difficult for him to get ahead, so he declined Zhang Fei's proposal.

If he had known that Mi Yang was good at training people, how could Zhang Bao refuse?

Compared with Zhang Bao, Zhao Tong's idea was more direct - as soon as he was ready to return to Jingzhou, he immediately wrote to Mi Yang to recommend himself.

While the Han army was cleaning the battlefield, Zhang Bao carefully put Niu Jin's head on his waist and couldn't help but laugh at Sima Yi:

"I didn't think so when I was attacking the city before, but today I see that Sima Yi's behavior of fearing the enemy and not saving him is really no different from that of a woman!"

Zhang Bao's tone was full of disdain for Sima Yi.

But compared to Zhang Bao's disdain, Deng Ai had another opinion on Sima Yi's behavior today.

Judging from the process, Sima Yi's behavior today is really laughable.

But judging from the result, Sima Yi preserved the effective strength of the Wei army as much as possible.

Deng Ai's original plan was to use the Wei army's vanguard as bait to lure Sima Yi into leading his army into an ambush.

In the past, by the side of the general, the general used similar methods and achieved many victories.

But it is obvious that this approach has not worked today.
To be continued...