Chapter 181 This young man doesn't talk about martial arts
Chapter 181 This young man has no moral ethics
Xu Miao was a capable and important minister in the political circles of Wei State.
Among the many capable ministers who governed the world with Emperor Wu of the Wei Dynasty, Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Xun You, Zhang Ji, etc. have long since passed away. Zhong Yao also died this year. He and Chen Qun are the only two senior capable ministers who are still active in the court.
people.
This qualification was unparalleled by anyone in the Wei court. Xu Miao himself knew it, but while he was proud of it, he also felt a little embarrassed on weekdays.
Feeling that life is impermanent.
Seven years ago, after Zhang Ji, the former governor of Liangzhou, died of illness, Xu Miao was appointed governor of Liangzhou not long after. Since then, he has taken root in the northwest and never returned to the Central Plains.
At that time, Liu Bei was defeated and killed in Yiling. The territory of the Shu Han Dynasty shrank sharply from 23 counties to 13 counties. Sichuan was in turmoil, and the Shu Han Dynasty was almost ready to subjugate the country.
Considering that Shu and Han were no longer a concern, Wei's strategic focus moved eastward.
Xu Miao thought so too at the time.
I feel that this is what my life will be like. I will serve as an official for one term and benefit one party. As the governor of Liangzhou, I will work steadily until I retire, paving a bright road with a bright future for future generations.
But he never expected that Zhuge Liang would bring Shu Han back from the brink of death in just seven years.
Not only did it come back, it was even better than before.
Xu Miao felt helpless when he thought that he was nearly sixty years old and would have to fight on the battlefield again and face the thunderous offensive launched by the Shu Han again.
Helpless, as a high-ranking official, Xu Miao would not let his negative emotions affect his responsibilities. After learning that Zhang He was defeated, he immediately opened his treasury, equipped his soldiers, and then sent the people who stayed outside the city to
They all moved into the city and destroyed all the trees and houses outside the city.
The walls are strong and the country is clear, and the Shu army is not given any useful materials.
Xu Miao was deeply aware that the situation was different.
Putting aside the 100,000 troops and horses that the Wei State deployed in Longyou and Guanzhong, in terms of the military strength of Liangzhou alone, the Wei State is now at an absolute disadvantage.
Ma Su's troops in the Qiang land totaled 100,000, of which 50,000 were elite cavalry and another 50,000 were ordinary Qiang soldiers. Moreover, as long as these 50,000 ordinary Qiang soldiers put on the equipment, they would immediately become good at fighting.
cavalry.
And how many soldiers and horses does Wei have in Liangzhou?
Only nine thousand!
It is also distributed in three cities.
The one to ten strength comparison made Xu Miao unable to feel at ease no matter what.
He didn't expect Sima Yi to come to his aid.
Sima Yi did not dare to leave Longyou easily.
Because there is still an ultimate killing move in Shu that has not been used yet.
After Zhuge Liang withdrew from Wuzhangyuan, he gathered more than 100,000 troops in Xi County.
Its meaning is self-evident.
Waiting for an opportunity to leave Qishan Mountain and attack the five counties on the right side of Longnan.
If you include the soldiers and horses under Ma Su's command, the Shu Han has assembled more than 200,000 soldiers and horses on the western front of Wei State!
In such a severe situation, Sima Yi did not dare to move lightly. All Xu Miao could do was to do his best and obey fate.
In addition, these are not the only things that worry Xu Miao, there is also the weather.
The weather in the northwest is much drier than that in the Central Plains, and the wind and sand are particularly strong. Every day, I eat a lot of sand and dust in my mouth unconsciously. My lips are often chapped, and my cheeks have turned red and purple due to strong sunlight over the past few years.
When he was patrolling Liangzhou, some people always regarded him as an old farmer. It made people laugh and cry.
Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Miao rubbed his eyes that were sore from the wind, looked away, and sighed.
You can't keep it.
Unless His Majesty sends more troops and horses.
But the problem now is that although the Wei Dynasty has many soldiers and horses, it is surrounded by enemies. There is Kebineng in the north, Gongsun Yuan in the northeast, Sun Quan in the southeast, Shu Han in the southwest, and Ma Di in the northwest.
None of these opponents are fuel-efficient.
While he was worried, the scouts came quickly to report that Ma Di's troops had set up camp twenty miles north of the city.
"Keep an eye on their every move. If there is anything unusual, come and report it to me!"
The scout bowed and accepted the order and left.
…
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, Xu Miao, who was still sleeping, was awakened by a burst of noise.
"Sir, it's not good, the Shu army is attacking the city!"
"What?!" Xu Miaoteng jumped up from the bed, his face full of disbelief.
In his mind, he had already concluded that Ma Di did not dare to attack the city.
Four thousand soldiers and horses versus three thousand soldiers and horses, what would Ma Su use to attack the city?
You don’t even have a ladder!
Xu Miao hurriedly put on his armor, came to the top of the city, and looked intently.
Just look at the word "horse" written on the large banner fluttering in the wind below. A group of cavalry dismounted, raised their wooden shields, shouted and approached the north gate.
They didn't have ladders or rush cars.
He just rushed over in a swaggering manner.
Then he made some gestures under the city, found that he couldn't climb up, and retreated in despair.
Xu Miao's eyes narrowed to a slit, his body leaned forward involuntarily, his elbows resting on the female wall, and he quickly analyzed in his mind.
What are the Shu army doing? Attacking the city? Impossible! How can they attack the city without ladders or chariots? Flying up?
Could it be that you are laughing at me to death so that you can inherit my family property?
This absurd guess flashed through Xu Miao's mind and was quickly denied.
Although we don't know where Ma Su's 100,000 troops have gone, it is obvious that Ma Su currently only has 3,000 or 4,000 troops. So...why did the Shu army do this?
After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't think of any other possibility besides deception.
Wei Guo has been relatively lax in his intelligence work on the Shu Han in recent years. His understanding of Ma Su is really limited. He only came to the conclusion that "Ma Su is good at deception" from several brief encounters in the past.
But no matter what, it is an ironclad fact that the Shu army has an absolute advantage. Then Xu Miao must huddle in the city. No matter how provocative Ma Su is, he must remain unchanged in response to all changes and just ignore it.
Thinking of this, Xu Miao raised his head, looked around at the two generals on the left and right, waved his hands to them and said: "You guard the city. As soon as the enemy approaches the city, shoot with bows and arrows."
The two generals quickly replied: "Follow the order."
"In addition, every half hour, I need to be informed of the movements of the Shu soldiers under the city."
"Yes, yes, I will obey the order."
After explaining these, Xu Miao nodded with satisfaction and planned to return home.
Suddenly, I heard a voice shouting from my side: "General, look!"
Xu Miao quickly turned around and looked in the direction of Xianzhang's finger.
I saw the formation of the Shu army outside the city was scattered, the soldiers rolled up their flags and put away their swords, their heads hanging down listlessly.
Ma Di was akimbo, holding a riding crop in his hand. While whipping a general, he shouted loudly, and his loud voice could be heard clearly from half a mile away.
Snapped--
"I ordered you to attack the city, but how dare you disobey me?"
"Ah - General, forgive me, there is no ladder, there is nothing I can do to rush the car..."
"Then I don't care. I order you to attack the city immediately. If you can't take the city within three days, I will have your head on your neck!"
Snapped--
"Ah, General, spare your life..."
Snapped--
"Ah, General, please be gentle..."
Bang bang bang——
"..."
On the city, two generals watched for a long time and said hesitantly: "Sir, the Shu army is in disarray and the soldiers have no fighting spirit. If our army attacks now, even if we cannot capture Ma Su alive, we can still win a great victory!"
Xu Miao curled up his lips with disdain on his face: "You can't hide your skills from me!"
Having said that, Xu Miao was actually murmuring in his heart.
It stands to reason that Ma Su should not be of this caliber and come up with the clumsy tactics that the reckless Zhang Fei once used to fool him.
This kind of tricks to deceive children can't even deceive a warrior like Yan Yan, but you still want to deceive Xu Miao?
It’s noisy!
Xu Miao was too lazy to watch this poor performance and turned around to leave.
The two generals suddenly widened their eyes and shouted: "Look, sir!"
What happened again?
Xu Miao quickly turned around again.
I saw seven or eight soldiers from the rear of the Shu army's formation, divided into four or five directions, dragging their weapons backwards, and disappeared into the wilderness.
Only the soldiers in the back row knew about the whole process, but they remained silent.
Ma Su, who was in the front row, didn't know.
deserter?
Xu Miao frowned and asked: "Left and right, do you know where these soldiers come from?"
The generals on the left and right looked at each other, and one of them replied: "Sir, I will look at their armor, weapons, and mounts. They look like the men and horses of the Wuwei Youjia and Jincheng Qujia."
Another general echoed: "Yes, Sir, you see, the horses of the Qu family are all painted with red paint on their necks; while the horses of the You family usually don't have the head cherry on their helmets."
Xu Miao looked carefully and found that all the characteristics were correct as the two generals said.
In other words, this team was actually temporarily pieced together by Ma Di locally?
Hiss~!
This person is too courageous!
Since he has such a troop of troops under his command, it is not surprising that there are deserters.
While thinking about it, dozens more soldiers in the back row quietly left the army and ran away.
Xu Miao suddenly became interested.
I want to see how many of Ma Su's soldiers will escape at the end of the day.
In fact, a bold idea came into his head. This idea became clearer and clearer, and he couldn't stop it no matter what.
Rush out of the city and capture Ma Su alive!
But this operation is very risky, because Ma Su and veteran Zhao Yun are inseparable. If Zhao Yun is here, let alone capture Ma Su alive, rushing down is just looking for trouble.
Zhao Yun is very capable of fighting.
Back then, Changbanpo... ahem, that was too long ago. Let's just talk about the Battle of Hanzhong eleven years ago. Zhao Yun had once charged into thousands of troops and single-handedly rescued the veteran Huang Zhong.
Therefore, the prerequisite for this plan to leave the city to be implemented is: Zhao Yun is not here!
Xu Miao quickly waved to the two generals to come closer, and asked in a low voice: "Look, is there Zhao Yun in the formation below?"
The two men opened their eyes wide, searched carefully like searchlights, and shook their heads together.
"Sir, there are only the rebels Dai Ling and Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu is being beaten... He is covered in blood at the moment and he almost only has half his life left."
Xu Miao nodded and stared at Ma Di, who kept showing off his whipping skills in the city, without saying anything.
He felt that things were going too smoothly and smelled of conspiracy.
In addition, Ma Su, a young man, has never been a man of martial ethics. If he seizes the opportunity, regardless of his age, it will be a deadly attack.
He vividly remembered the scene when he was tricked out of Xiaben Castle by Ma Su and almost burned to death.
