019 The slap in the face is too fast like a tornado
The army continued to move forward, and Ma Su sighed slightly in his heart.
Sighing that it is not easy to be a general of Shu Han.
In just over a month, he experienced the jealousy and conspiracy from Yang Yi, the arrogance and prejudice from Wei Yan, and the unkindness of his personal guards - the tight circle issued by Prime Minister Zhuge.
In fact, Ma Su also knew that the Prime Minister's move was not directed at him personally. When all the generals of the Shu Han were treated in this way, it was no longer targeted.
That's called a rule.
But I still feel chilly in my heart involuntarily, one after another.
The Prime Minister... has imposed too tight a restraint on his generals, which has seriously squeezed the generals' free space for expression and turned them into a group of tool men who only follow orders.
For such an army, the lower limit of military capabilities is guaranteed, but the upper limit... can only be determined by the commander.
Once the coach runs out of ideas or the situation reaches a stalemate, there is really nothing he can do.
After all, the commander-in-chief of the three armies can be taken away, but the ambition of an ordinary man cannot be changed.
I must capture Chencang, change the Prime Minister's mind, and gain more autonomy... Ma Di secretly made up his mind, looking at the small town of Chencang that gradually came into view, raising one arm high.
Five thousand soldiers received the order and slowly stopped at the exit of the Weishui River.
Ma Su looked at his subordinates who were waiting in formation and ordered: "Except for a thousand pieces of armor and personal weapons, all the other luggage are thrown away."
There was a crashing sound, and the soldiers followed the instructions and threw away everything they could.
Ma Su thought for a while and called to his side: "Xu Shen!"
"I'm here!" Xu Shen quickly came over.
Ma Di pointed at Chencang City from a distance and said in a deep voice: "I ordered you to go and open the city gate in a false way."
"From now on, you are the quartermaster sent by Cao Rui, the Lord of Wei, and you are ordered to transport thousands of fine armors to Chencang to help him defend the city."
"Remember, your tone should be arrogant, arrogant, and arrogant. You should imagine yourself as Cao Rui, the Lord of Wei."
"Come on, show me your arrogance first."
Xu Shen glanced at Ma Su with disdain, tilted his head, turned his nostrils upward, and said nothing.
"Very good!" Ma Su praised, stroking his hands: "You can set off!"
Xu Shen looked solemn, accepted the order, took a thousand soldiers, and strode straight to the north gate of Chencang City.
…
At the same time, in Chencang City, guard Wang Sheng was sitting in front of the case, drinking a small drink, feeling particularly depressed.
He had received the news that Zhang He had defeated Shanggui defender Huang Xi and recovered the entire territory of Longxi, but he did not feel happy at all.
What does these achievements have to do with his life as a king?
He won't be given even half a point for his military exploits!
At the same time, he also received news that Cao Zhen was slowly withdrawing his troops from Chencang Road. Cao Zhen believed that Zhuge Liang would attack Chencang soon and ordered him to build Chencang City within a short period of time. After Hao Zhao arrived, he would assist the latter to defend Chencang.
Wang Sheng waved his hands angrily towards the guards who were looking out the door. After all their figures disappeared, he cursed in a low voice:
"Cao is such a common man, he goes too far to bully others!"
As a direct disciple of the Wang family in Taiyuan, Wang Sheng was proud and confident when he first entered office.
He believes that his ability to command troops is rare and unparalleled in the world. He will be a rising general star who will eventually shine in this era and blind everyone's eyes!
Then he commanded the military power of Wei State...
Sweep across the wilderness, clear thousands of miles, and unify the world!
However, after ten years in the Wei Dynasty, Wang Sheng was filled with disappointment.
Guardsman of Chencang Town?
hehe……
This is not over yet, in a few days, he will become the deputy general of General Chencang!
Build Chencang City?
WXNMD!
Wang Sheng sighed, feeling that his once-in-four-thousand-mile horse had suffered an inhuman setback.
He felt that if Cao Rui asked him to command the three armies of the Wei Dynasty, the process of unifying the world would be greatly accelerated, and it would be as devastating as a destructive one. There would be no one who could be his enemy. He would capture Lu Xun alive in three months, and Zhuge Liang in half a year!
It's a pity that these heroic scenes of "the sword is drawn and the horse is drawn, and I am the only king general" can only exist in his imagination.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Wang Sheng couldn't help but drink a few more glasses. When he felt that his vision was a little erratic, he stopped drinking and leaned over his desk to laugh.
'The Lord of Wei has eyes as blind as he doesn't recognize true heroes!'
'I, Wang Sheng, have such a bad fate!'
Just as I was hating the injustice, a sound of "thump thump thump" footsteps came from far away, and then a familiar voice sounded in my ears:
"General Wang, Your Majesty sent someone to deliver thousands of armors. The envoy is waiting at the north gate. Do you want to let me go?"
Wang Sheng raised his head, glanced at the bodyguard with drunken eyes, and waved his hand angrily: "Let it go, let it go. From now on, you can make your own decision on such trivial matters, and you don't have to come to retaliate against me!"
"yes!"
The guard accepted the order with his hands, but did not leave. He stood there and hesitated again and again, but finally expressed his worries: "General, I am very nervous when I see the envoy, I am afraid that he is deceitful."
"Is there a fraud?" Wang Sheng widened his eyes and frowned:
"You are worrying too much. Chencang City is located in the heart of the Wei Dynasty. There are Zhang He's 80,000 elite troops to the west and Cao Zhen's 100,000 troops to the south... Where does the deceit come from?"
"Stop being so nagging, hurry up and open the city. You can't bear the responsibility of neglecting your superiors!"
"I can't bear it either!"
Wang Sheng stood up and slapped the case, shaking his body, his eyes full of anger, with a posture of "If you don't open the city gate, I will kill you."
The bodyguard shrank his neck, and after thinking about it, he turned around and left quickly.
…
After half a stick of incense, Xu Shen successfully entered Chencang City and took control of the north gate.
There is only one gate for entry and exit in Chencang City, and the other three gates are opened on the edge of the cliff.
Upon seeing this, Li Sheng and Zhang Xiu led four thousand soldiers into the city fiercely, brandishing dazzling swords and guns, shouting "Those who surrender will not be killed", and wreaked havoc.
In less than half an hour, after killing more than two hundred Wei soldiers who resisted desperately, Chencang City changed hands.
Guard general Wang Sheng was tied up with five flowers, and he and more than 700 prisoners were gathered in an open field for custody.
Although he had thought that the sneak attack on Chencang would go smoothly, the success was beyond Ma Su's expectation, and he suddenly thought of the teachings of the ancients.
I still remember that Zi once said on Sichuan: There is a fortress as solid as gold soup, but the inside must be like paper, which can be penetrated with a light poke.
It’s so reasonable!
Ma Su slightly lowered his jaw, looked around at the dark crowd of captives in front of him, and said in a deep voice: "I, Ma Su, are by no means a murderous person. As long as you abide by the prisoner rules honestly, I, the general, will not make things difficult for you. Otherwise..."
Hundreds of prisoners lowered their heads in shame and responded sparsely.
A man who loses an army is not brave, and a slave who loses his country is not a husband.
Especially Wang Sheng, who was mostly sober, his eyelids were drooped and he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Just a moment ago, he thought he could shine in this era. Sweep across the wasteland, wipe out thousands of miles, and dominate the world...
Then he was captured by the unknown man Ma Di.
This huge contrast simply made him ashamed to death.
…
Ma Su did not make things difficult for these prisoners, he had more important things to do.
Taking down Chencang was only the first step in the entire sneak attack plan.
The next step is to block the news and block Cao Zhen's army in the narrow passage of Chencang.
Then he and Prime Minister Zhuge attacked from the north and south and wiped out 100,000 Wei soldiers.
If such results can be achieved, the complete occupation of Yongliang will be just around the corner.
Even the restoration of the Central Plains can be imagined.
But can five thousand people stop an army of one hundred thousand?
Ma Su doesn't know.
He could only try his best.
After all, Cao Zhen is not mediocre, and the Qinling Mountains are not insurmountable.
When pressed, people can do anything.
The five thousand soldiers were quickly divided into three parts. One thousand men guarded Chencang City, and two thousand men raced against time to rush to Chencang Road, building passes in the mountains to block the Wei army's way out.
The other two thousand people found a narrow area suitable for ambush.
I’m going to give Cao Zidan a fire set meal.
…
Cao Zhen, who was still on the Chencang Road, did not know that his escape route had been cut off. At this moment, he was riding a strong white horse with a tall head. While secretly applauding his strategy of "attacking Chencang openly and actually saving Longxi", he led his army slowly.
And retreat.
At the same time, he was thinking about how many rewards Cao Rui would give after returning to Chang'an...