Seeing the large army of the Wei army gradually approaching, tens of thousands of people marched, and the queue spread far away, with no end as far as the eye could see. The noise from the army came from far to near, almost reaching the ears, and the sound waves came and went back and forth in the mountains and fields.
tumbling.
Ma Su lay motionless on the ground, staring straight down, as if he was a hunter who had seen his prey, his eyes shining brightly.
He pointed his hand at the Wei army that was coming slowly, and lowered his voice and ordered: "When the Wei soldiers enter the Calabash Valley, if you look at my eyes and act, you must not act rashly."
Xu Shen replied in a low voice: "General, we have killed all the reconnaissance cavalry of the Wei army who came to patrol the mountain. Will we alert the enemy?"
"Probably not!" Ma Su shook his head: "There is a proverb in my hometown: When a large army returns home, its thoughts are agitated and undefended. I think Wei Bing should not be aware of this at this moment."
As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier next to him interrupted: "General, I am also from Xiangyang. Why haven't I heard this proverb?"
"..." Ma Su waved his hand: "That's not important! What's important is that we must amaze this era today!"
Someone else interrupted: "Not necessarily!"
Ma Su turned his head in annoyance and looked around. He saw it was Li Sheng and was about to get angry when he suddenly saw Li Sheng pointing down the mountain:
"General, look, they've stopped."
…
Cao Zhen instinctively stopped the army's attack and quickly started brainstorming to deduce the situation.
Three days ago, he ordered Hao Zhao, who was good at defense, to go to Chencang and work with Wang Sheng to build the city and garrison the fortress.
Considering that Zhuge Liang would not give up after his defeat in Longxi, Cao Zhen expected that Zhuge Liang would attack Chencang soon, and his personnel arrangement could provide another insurance on the western front of the Wei Dynasty and obtain a response of ten and a half days.
time.
According to military practice, Chen Cangyuan's guard, Wang Sheng, was required to report the progress of the city's construction to him, the governor, every day.
But three days later, no news came from Chen Cang, and the sentries he sent to explore the front also disappeared and never returned.
This is somewhat abnormal.
Cao Zhen, who had an extremely keen military sense, immediately realized that the situation might have deviated from his imagination.
Chencang City was probably lost.
No, it’s 100%!
Since Chencang is lost, Chencang Road is no longer safe at this moment, and the road ahead is bound to be full of crises.
Before, when urging his army to come south, Cao Zhen had paid attention to the terrain along the way and knew that ahead was a Gourd Valley that was large in the middle and narrow at both ends, which could be said to be an excellent place for an ambush.
If the army rushes in recklessly, all the other party has to do is block the exit and set fire to the mountain...
hiss--
Cao Zhen took a breath and didn't dare to think about it any more. Rather than being frightened, three more questions popped up in his mind.
Who attacked Chencang? Where did this person come from? How many troops did he bring?
This must be clarified, otherwise Wei Jun will be too passive.
Cao Zhen immediately synthesized the known intelligence and reviewed the overall situation again, hoping to find clues.
Soon, all the clues point to the truth.
Shu general Ma Su!
Cao Zhen's eyes lit up.
The person who attacked Chencang was probably Ma Su, the Shu general who had retreated to Shanggui City!
In other words, after Ma Di's army withdrew from Jieting, they did not return to Hanzhong honestly. Instead, they divided their troops into two groups and left half of their troops in Shanggui City to contain Zhang He. Then they led 5,000 soldiers and quickly marched along the Chencang Wei River.
Qianli, he captured Chencang City before the Wei army withdrew from Chencang Road.
Moreover, Ma Su may have set up an ambush in Hulu Valley at this moment.
Such deduction results made Cao Zhen a little unbelievable, but the first thing he thought of was:
Could it be that Ma Su was crazy? He dared to attack the rear of Wei alone with thousands of miles of troops.
Is he really not afraid of death?
It's easy to lead an army to attack in a sneak attack, but it's not that easy to go back!
The soldiers of the Wei Dynasty were not philanthropic soldiers, and they would not sit back and let the enemy act recklessly without fighting back.
However, the most important thing at the moment is to prevent Zhuge Liang from leading his army to pursue from behind, strangle the mountain road, and attack the Wei army from front to back with Ma Su.
If this is the case, the army is in danger and may be completely wiped out!
"Stop the rear army, establish a position, divide the troops to find a way, and quickly go up the mountain to check!" Cao Zhen remained calm in the face of danger and quickly issued several clear-minded military orders.
A group of soldiers took the order and left.
Seeing this, Ma Su, who had been "Voldemort" on the mountain for several days, sighed secretly. Knowing that the ambush plan had failed, he had no choice but to emerge from the mountain and laughed loudly:
"Cao Zhen is a common man! You have been surrounded by me. If you are wise enough to dismount your horse and surrender immediately, otherwise, we will be destroyed in a matter of seconds!"
Hearing this, Wei Bing, who was halfway up the mountain, subconsciously stopped, paused, and quickly retreated down the ridge.
If you climb any higher, you will die.
When Cao Shuang saw that there was indeed an ambush on the mountain, he was immediately frightened and turned pale. He tried his best to suppress the panic in his heart and involuntarily tightened the reins of his horse.
The war horses stood up violently, neighing loudly.
The surrounding soldiers raised their weapons and shields in a panic, made defensive postures, and looked left and right, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Father...Father." Cao Shuang quickly approached Cao Zhen and said in a trembling voice: "There is an ambush in front of us. There is no way to return to the army, but what should we do?"
Looking at Cao Shuang's poor performance, Cao Zhen secretly sighed, ignoring the emotion "the tiger father gave birth to a dog son", and exchanged glances with military advisor Du Xi.
Du Xiluo pondered for a while and then said: "Captain Governor, I see that there are only a few thousand ambush troops on this mountain, so there is nothing to worry about. The Commander-in-Chief can order Hao Zhao to lead troops to attack Chencang, and attack the Shu army on this road in two flanking attacks. Unexpectedly
In ten days, our army will achieve complete victory."
Yes, since Zhuge Liang and Ma Di want to flank the governor, then the governor will also give them a counter attack... Cao Zhen was convinced and quickly called a group of soldiers to find a mountain trail and bypass Ma Di.
The ambush troops crossed the mountains and ridges to Chang'an to deliver the order.
It was late spring and early summer, and the Qinshan Mountains were lush and lush, with wild ridges and green hills, and a scene of all things coming back to life. However, the people on both sides of the mountain and down the mountain had no intention of watching this beautiful scenery, and they were waiting in full formation, with their swords at war.
After arranging the funeral arrangements, Cao Zhen felt at ease, looked up at the top of the mountain, and said loudly: "Ma Di! I, the Wei Dynasty, have a lot of soldiers and horses. They can dig up the ground of Chencang City three feet, and they can kill your soldiers."
The horse will be destroyed ten thousand times! If you are wise, let go quickly, otherwise... hum!"
In the words, the threat was clearly revealed.
Ma Su calmly waved his hand and shouted to Cao Zhen with a smile: "I don't have many soldiers under my command. I can only kill one hundred thousand of your soldiers once."
Who wouldn’t say harsh words?
Ma Su regained a victory.
Cao Zhen looked around and changed the subject: "Ma Su! I, the Emperor of Wei, am a man who cherishes talents. If you are willing to come down from the mountain, I am willing to recommend you to be reused in front of His Majesty. You will then be able to enjoy fame, fortune, glory, and wealth."
Endless!"
This kind of treatment is a bit cautious... Ma Su was a little distracted after hearing this and did not answer.
But Cao Zhen said again: "If you continue to be stubborn, your death is not far away!"
As soon as the topic of surrender came up, Ma Su felt that the coldness on his back began to loom again.
He did not hesitate and spoke quickly and sternly: "Cao is a real man, don't use your words. Today we meet, there is only one battle. Do you dare to go up the mountain and fight me to the death?"
This arrogant tone and familiar rhetoric reminded the Shu army on the mountain of the scolding battle at the street pavilion not long ago, and everyone immediately laughed in understanding.
The laughter echoed in the mountains, and the sound lingered.
Cao Shuang had now recovered from his panic. He saw that there were only a few thousand ambushes on the mountain and could not threaten the Wei army, so he immediately felt reassured.
Seeing Ma Su yelling at his father that he was a common man, he immediately became furious, whipped his whip and shouted towards the mountain:
"You guys like horses and rats, do you dare to come down and fight me to the death?"
Ma Su smiled slightly and choked back: "Do you dare to come up!"
Cao Shuang was not to be outdone: "Do you dare to come down!"
Ma Su nodded: "I have few people, so I dare not come down. You have many people, do you dare to come up?"
"you you you……"
Cao Shuang was so angry that he hesitated for a long time, but finally managed to hold back the second half of his sentence: "You are shameless!"
Ma Su nodded again: "Yes, I am shameless and I dare not go down. You are so righteous, do you dare to come up?"
