In the Longxi War, Ma Chao and Pang De both ended in defeat, and Taishi Ci also won but lost especially. The appearance of the Qiang people and the conspiracy of the Wei army directly pushed the Northwest Army into a sluggish state.
Pang De led his army to join forces with Tai Shi Ci, and all troops were stationed in Daxia City, while Ma Chao retreated to Xiangwu, and their morale was very low.
After the Northwest Field Army established Wuwei in the first battle, its subsequent performance was not brilliant, leaving a dark cloud hanging over the entire Liangzhou.
On the twenty-fourth day of the first lunar month, the guard of Jicheng welcomed the dusty Sima Yi. When Sima Yi asked about the entire Liangzhou war, the guard sighed and immediately informed Sima Yi of the Liangzhou war.
After Sima Yi heard this, he immediately asked the garrison to lead the troops to escort the grain and grass to Shehu Valley, and moved all the people to Shanggui City, leaving only two thousand soldiers to accompany him to guard the empty city of Jicheng.
The twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, early morning.
Sima Yi had just had breakfast when suddenly a scout came to report that a large number of Qiang people had been sighted, heading towards Jicheng, which was less than fifty miles away.
"As expected, the Qiang people really came here for the food and grass in Jicheng City..." Sima Yi said with a smile.
Afterwards, Sima Yi asked people to arrange things in the city, and then he asked people to set up a table on the top of the city, took a lyre, and he sat on the city tower, quietly waiting for the arrival of the Qiang people.
After a while, the forward troops of the Qiang people arrived outside the city of Jicheng. They saw that there were only two small flags on the walls of Jicheng and there were no soldiers on the city tower. They couldn't help but feel a little doubt.
After looking at it, Mi Dang laughed loudly and said: "Your Majesty, the Chinese army must have heard the sudden arrival of my army and did not dare to fight. They were so scared that they peeed and retreated directly. Maybe they even forgot to bring food and grass when they left. Your Majesty
, I would like to ask for help. We only need five hundred cavalry to capture Jicheng."
Cheriji looked around, feeling suspicious, and said: "The Chinese army's style has always been to not give up an inch of ground. Unless they are forced to do so, they will not retreat. There must be other reasons. Perhaps this is the enemy's.
Treacherous plot..."
While he was talking, the gate of Jicheng suddenly opened, and a dozen people carrying brooms and shovels came out of the city. They were sweeping the snow at the gate of the city, looking at ease. At this time, from below the city tower,
It’s been a year
The young man calmly walked to the table that had been set up. After sitting down quietly, he began to play the piano. The music was melodious and graceful, fresh and refined, and it was mixed with a softness, which seemed to be for the Qiang people outside the city.
It's as if people don't see it.
This strange situation made Cheriji even more suspicious. He said to his subordinates: "The Han people are extremely cunning and accustomed to using tactics. This must be because they knew that our army was coming and knew that they could not resist, so they deliberately arranged it so leisurely and pretended that the soldiers were all gone."
They all looked like they were retreating, let our army enter the city, and then
Then they will ambush our army. Hum hum hum, I have read Sun Tzu's Art of War for a long time, how could I not know this trick? I want to see how long they can keep pretending! Send the order, the army will camp on the spot, we will fight with them
, wait for all our troops to arrive, and set up a battle array to scare them away."
After the order was issued, Mi Dang took his people to set up camp. The Qiang soldiers who came from behind were all stationed there and were busy setting up camp. Only Cheliji, who led a hundred people, rode on horseback and listened quietly.
The sound of Sima Yi's piano.
Sima Yi sat on the city tower, playing the piano and watching the movements of the Qiang people. He sneered a few times in his heart and said: "Cheliji was indeed fooled. I have heard for a long time that the Qiang king loved Sinology and studied Sun Tzu's Art of War morning and night. If it weren't for
In this way, I really don’t dare to take such a desperate risk..."
On the first day, Sima Yi played the piano and talked for almost half an hour before leaving. The people who cleared the snow at the city gate also returned to the city and closed the city gate. However, there was still no change on the city tower. Sima Yi even let the people inside the city
The defenders can safely prepare food and sleep peacefully.
The next day, Sima Yi continued to do the same thing, but this time he played the piano for a longer time. He played for more than an hour before leaving. Seeing that the Qiang people outside the city did not move much, he returned to the city.
After returning to the city, Sima Yi immediately organized his soldiers to make food, and after eating, he began to prepare to evacuate.
In the afternoon, Cheriji was still resting in the big tent when he suddenly heard the sound of war drums coming from outside. He hurried out of the tent to check, but he didn't know that there was nothing going on outside.
The sound of drums came from the city. Cheriji was a little puzzled by its meaning, so he called for scouts and sent them out to investigate.
After the scout came back, he reported: "Jicheng has become an empty city. Sima Yi and others have left long ago."
Cheriji was annoyed for a while, regretting that he had not launched an attack earlier. Then, Cheriji ordered the entire army to enter the city, and found that there was no food in the city. He was so angry that he almost bled from his orifices. Before he could figure out where the food was going, Cheriji had no choice but to
Temporarily stationed in Jicheng.
That night, the Qiang people were sleepy and exhausted, thinking that the Chinese army had disappeared long ago, so they relaxed their vigilance. Sima Yi commanded two thousand people to quietly approach the city wall, and then set fire to the fuses that had been buried earlier.
After lighting here, immediately evacuate the other side.
Not long after, explosions were heard in Jicheng City. The whole city exploded, and 140,000 Qiang people rushed out of the city.
Sima Yi buried all the explosives stored in the city of Hebei underground. Once they exploded, the soldiers who had originally transported grain and grass to Shehu Valley had returned, which came in handy. He blocked the four city gates tightly and blocked anyone who came out.
No matter who you kill, the city will be blown up and the sky will be blown up, and the corpses will be everywhere outside the city.
After the thousands of explosions stopped, the Chinese army outside the city marched into the city. Everyone held a torch and illuminated the city of Hebei. When they saw any Qiang people who were not dead, they would make up their minds.
The Qiang people must be killed with one blow, and all available equipment and horses must be taken away.
An hour later, the Chinese army came out of the city, carrying the spoils of war, happily. Unexpectedly, in just a moment, the 140,000 Qiang army turned into nothing.
Sima Yi led his troops to leave Jicheng and set fire to Jicheng. The fire soared into the sky and lasted all night. He returned to Shehu Valley and secretly sent the news to Taishi Ci and Ma Chao.
When the sky was dimming, Xia Houyuan and Xu Shu led the cavalry to arrive here. They saw that Jicheng was in dilapidated condition, and there were still fires outside the city. The smell of gunpowder, blood, and burning were all mixed together, making people cover their noses.
Xia Houyuan rode his horse to the city gate and saw burnt corpses all over the place. The ground inside the city had been blown to pieces, and everything was dark. Looking from a distance, this big city was full of corpses.
There were hundreds of thousands of corpses. He couldn't help but feel startled and secretly shouted: "hundreds of thousands of Qiang troops were all wiped out overnight...?"
(ps: I will update again during the day tomorrow...)