Jiang Wei's formation beheaded Wen Hui, and the Jin army, which lost its commander, fell into disintegration.
The fast-legged Jin army fled with their lives, while those who were slower were crushed to pieces by the Chu army's cavalry.
The entire eastern camp of the Jin Kingdom was captured by the Chu army in less than half an hour.
In the enemy camp, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun met, and both of them were very excited.
"Zilong, where is the Emperor?" Zhang Liao asked excitedly.
Zhao Yun raised his gun and said with a smile: "The emperor led the main force to cross Jiguan, and they will arrive in a few days. Today you and I will defeat the Jin invaders first and win the first victory?"
After meeting with Zhang Liao, Zhao Yun ordered all the troops to set fire to the eastern camp of the Jin army.
The soldiers of the Chu army set fire everywhere. In a moment, the entire Jin camp was in flames. The raging fire made half of the sky red.
At this time, the generals of the Jin army on the front line of the Western Camp were still waiting in the cold wind to surround and kill the Chu army who was attacking.
After Sima Yi was convinced that Zhao Yun had left the camp and headed west, he left the camp in person and rushed to the Western Camp to supervise the battle.
In the darkness of the night, tens of thousands of Jin troops, fully equipped with generals, stood ready, each sharp arrow flashing with cold light, like the eyes of the god of death, ferocious and mysterious.
Sima Yi stood on his horse, looking calm and calm, as if he was sure of victory.
However, as time went by, the confidence on Sima Yi's face quietly changed.
More than half an hour had passed since the scouts reported that Zhao Yun had left the camp and headed west, but no enemy troops had been seen attacking the camp, which made Sima Yi increasingly suspicious.
"It stands to reason that the Chu army is all light cavalry. Even if they take a detour, they should have reached the Western Camp at this time. Why is there still no trace at this time? Could it be that Zhao Yun didn't notice it..."
Sima Yi was secretly speculating, and Wang Ling and other generals under his command were also a little impatient. The originally prudent morale gradually began to become irritable.
"Your Majesty, will the Chu army have another plan?" Jia Kui asked worriedly.
Sima Yi glanced at him and asked: "Why, do you doubt my judgment?"
"No, of course not." Jia Kui shook his head quickly. "Now the sky is getting brighter, and the best opportunity is about to pass. However, the Chu army has not come to attack the camp. I just feel that something is strange."
"My judgment is not wrong. I could not predict within a quarter of an hour that the Chu thieves would definitely take action." Sima Yi denied Jia Kui's suspicion and was extremely confident.
Jia Kui didn't dare to say any more and just stayed by his side silently.
At this moment, in everyone's ears, a faint cry of killing suddenly came, and the sound did not come from outside the west camp, but seemed to come from the east.
This sudden change caused everyone in the Jin Kingdom to feel confused and uneasy.
There was also a strange look in Sima Yi's eyes, but he pretended to be serious and only ordered to send out scouts to find out what happened in the east. He also ordered the main camp to stay stationary in the west camp.
Not long after the scouts were dispatched, several cavalrymen rushed into the west camp from the east and arrived in front of Sima Yi.
"I am reporting to your majesty that the Chu army suddenly attacked from both inside and outside. They attacked the east camp and General Wen was unable to resist the enemy. Please send reinforcements quickly to rescue us."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone changed their colors in shock.
Sima Yi's figure was even more shaken, his face suddenly changed in shock, and his surprised expression was full of embarrassment.
"Your Majesty, we have fallen into the trap of the Chu thieves. The fire at Ximen is just a bait. Dongying is the real target of the Chu thieves' attack!" Jia Kui shouted in horror.
Sima Yi secretly gritted his teeth, feeling shocked and angry in his heart, and could not suppress the look of embarrassment on his face.
Only then did he suddenly realize that Yan Liang had taken advantage of him. On the surface, he followed Sima Yi's steps and pretended to have fallen into a trap. However, he secretly made a surprise attack and defeated Sima Yi's army.
"That thief Yan can guess my thoughts even though he is hundreds of miles away. How is this possible..."
Sima Yi was shocked and angry. His self-confidence was being cruelly destroyed by Yan Liang.
"Your Majesty, it's not too late to save Dongying as soon as possible." Jia Kui shouted as a reminder.
Sima Yi woke up from his fright and anger. He quickly calmed down and tried to remain calm. He waved his whip and said, "Even if the Chu thieves have tricks, what's the worry? Follow me to the east camp and kill the Chu thieves who are attacking the camp."
I will annihilate them."
After the order was passed, Sima Yi immediately withdrew the ambush of the Western Camp, led more than 40,000 infantry and cavalry, and hurried to the Dongying location.
Halfway through the road, I saw red flames rising into the sky in Dongying. The fire was blazing. In a blink of an eye, the entire camp had turned into a sea of fire, burning the increasingly white sky into blood red.
Dongying has been destroyed!
Sima Yi's heart thumped, and half of the calmness and confidence he had pretended to be was destroyed again.
"Quick, speed up." Sima Yi shouted loudly, raising his whip.
Although there was a fire in Dongying, Sima Yi guessed that Wen Hui was still fighting hard. If he could arrive in time, he could surround and kill the Chu army attacking the camp as long as he attacked from inside and outside. Even if Dongying was burned down in the end, it would be worth it.
However, not long after the Jin army rushed out, they encountered hundreds of Jin soldiers who had dropped their helmets and armor and fled in panic.
At this time, Sima Yi learned from the defeated soldiers that his confidant and favorite general Wen Hui had actually been killed in the rebel army as a small general of the Chu army.
Wen Hui died in battle, the Jin army in the east camp was wiped out, and the entire camp was defeated by the Chu army.
The little bit of confidence Sima Yi had left was easily shattered by this shocking bad news.
Sima Yi was so shocked that he trembled all over and froze on his horse. For a moment, he was stunned and speechless.
Tens of thousands of Jin troops were also panic-stricken. They never expected that an expected victory would turn into a huge defeat for their own army.
What made them even more panicked was that they were completely confused from beginning to end. They couldn't figure out how the elusive Chu army captured their Dongying camp.
After a while, Sima Yi woke up from the shock and ordered his troops to rush to the east camp, hoping to surround and kill the Chu army.
When Sima Yi rushed to the east camp, Zhao Yun's light cavalry had already retreated, and Zhang Liao also led the victorious army back to Linfen City. The Jin army was completely defeated.
Unexpectedly, it was already broad daylight, but the fierce fire in Dongying did not recede until nearly noon. The fire burned out, leaving only ashes and ruins.
Sima Yi turned his horse and walked slowly on top of the ruins. Smelling the stench of the burning corpse, his brows were deep and his face was as gloomy as iron.
"Your Majesty, the East Camp was destroyed and five thousand troops were lost. This is a serious blow to our army. Now the main force of the Chu army has passed Jiguan and will soon arrive at Linfen. I believe that the situation is not conducive to fighting again.
Your Majesty, please order the withdrawal of troops as soon as possible."
Jia Kui's words deeply hurt Sima Yi.
The gathering of 80,000 coalition troops to march south was the first time that Sima Yi had personally conquered the country since he became emperor.
Sima Yi was originally determined to win, and wanted to capture the east of Hedong in one fell swoop, expand the Jin's border southward to the Yellow River, and completely wrap the Jin in natural dangers with the help of Wangwu Mountain and the Yellow River.
Who would have thought that his grand blueprint would be easily destroyed by two warriors, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun.
Sima Yi felt really unwilling.
So what, he couldn't even defeat Zhao Yun and Zhang Liao's less than 20,000 troops, how dare he confront Yan Liang's 200,000 troops?
He doesn't have the guts to kill him.
After pondering for a long time and harboring resentment for a long time, Sima Yi let out a long sigh.
On the same day, Sima Yi ordered the entire siege of Linfen to be withdrawn. The defeated Jin army with more than 70,000 soldiers retreated hastily to the north.
The siege of Linfen was solved.
Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun formally met. Considering that the main force of the Jin army was still there and that Sima Yi was very cunning, they did not dare to make any bold moves and pursue the enemy. They rushed south to report to Yan Liang.
One day later, the scouts sent the news of Linfen's success to Wenxi County.
At this time, Yan Liangfang led his army to Wenxi. After learning the news of Linfen's victory, he was naturally very happy and immediately urged his army to advance northward.
Sima Yi dares to attack Da Chu first. How can Yan Liang allow him to escape so easily?
Two hundred thousand troops ran wild day and night, following Sima Yi's defeated army in pursuit along the Fen River.
Sima Yi had no room to breathe, so he could only retreat all the way to Jinyang, abandoning the newly occupied Pingyang City, Yangxian, Xiangling and other princes along the way without fighting.
Yan Liang sent his army northward to recover all the lost counties in Pingyang County, and his troops reached Jinyang City, the capital of the Jin Dynasty.
Thirty miles away, Sima Yi led his embarrassed army and finally escaped to Yong'an County. After passing this county, they entered the territory of Xihe County, and further north was Taiyuan County, the heart of the Jin Kingdom.
Sima Yi retreated to this point and did not dare to retreat any further.
How could Sima Yi ignore the lessons of Liu Bei's defeat? He did not want to fight a defensive battle with the Chu army in Jinyang City like Liu Bei's Battle of Yecheng.
Sima Yi was deeply afraid of the Chu army's siege capabilities.
Sima Yi had no other choice but to occupy various passes to block the Chu army from moving north.
However, the terrain in the southern part of Bingzhou was far inferior to that in the northern part. In the past, Yan Liang was able to conquer difficult places such as Shuzhong. Sima Yi was not completely sure whether these passes in southern Shanxi could block the Chu army's advance.
After one day of stationing troops, the scouts kept sending back information about the approaching Chu army. Sima Yi neither retreated nor fought. He was tortured to the point of burning with anxiety.
"What should I do? What should I do to stop Yan Thief's troops..." In the imperial tent, Sima Yi was pacing back and forth, his face full of anxiety.
Jia Kui and other ministers and generals on the left and right had sad faces, and no one could share Sima Yi's worries.
It's no wonder that Sima Yi was an excellent counselor. Looking at the whole Jin Dynasty, who can surpass their emperor in wisdom and strategy?
Now, even Sima Yi has nothing to do, so how can anyone else come up with a clever plan?
"Your Majesty, why don't we hold on to Yong'an with a large army and fight to the death with the Chu thieves?" Wang Ling added.
Sima Yi glared at him and said coldly: "Have you forgotten the lessons of Li Yang and Ye Cheng?"
Wang Ling looked embarrassed and retreated silently.
Strong cities like Liyang and Yecheng could not withstand the Chu army's siege. Of course, Sima Yi would not make the same mistake again. He did not want to become the second Liu Bei.
In a gloomy atmosphere, Sima Yi frowned and stared at the map.
After pondering for a long time, Sima Yi's eyes suddenly flashed with light.
