Chapter 229 Autumn Wind Wuzhangyuan (please vote every day)
Below Wuzhangyuan, the Wei army camp is located.
In the night, Sima Yi put his hands behind his back and looked at the Wuzhang Plain not far away with a sneer on his lips, his heart filled with anxiety and expectation.
Yes, he was the one who strongly advocated the sneak attack.
The purpose was to catch Ma Su by surprise.
Everyone in the world says that Sima Yi is steady and good at defense, but they often overlook that he is also good at attacking. If he doesn't move, he will be as fast as fire and thunderous, which will catch people off guard.
When the rebel Meng Da was eliminated, he marched from Longyou to Shangyong, covering more than 2,000 miles in less than fifteen days.
It is said that when Meng Da saw him, his expression was as if he had seen a ghost.
Sima Yi felt that Ma Su had too much success in winning consecutive battles before, so if he met him today, Ma Su deserved to be unlucky.
He will let Ma Su know what a real top commander is and what war is!
Frankly speaking, this strategy of sneak attack and robbery is just a child's play, suitable only for rookie generals. Real top commanders will guard against this strategy when setting up camp.
Therefore, when Sima Yi faced Zhuge Liang, he never thought of sneak attack and rob the camp. On the contrary, Zhuge Liang did not dare to use the strategy of sneak attack and rob the camp against him.
Because both of them are top commanders, they both know that this move (sneak attack and robbery of the camp) will not only be in vain in front of the other party, but also cost thousands of lives.
But Ma Su is different.
Sima Yi always believed that Ma Di was not a top commander.
This can be seen from the fact that Ma Di has been causing trouble in Guanzhong for so long, and finally only achieved one strategic goal (leading the Wei army from Longyou back to defend).
Ma Su didn't even capture the city of Chang'an, and all the cities and passes he had taken were spit out in an instant.
If the roles were reversed and Sima Yi was put in charge of the Shu army, Sima Yi felt that he might be able to destroy the Wei state. At the very least, he could seize the entire Guanzhong and trap 150,000 Wei soldiers to death in Longyou.
Of course, after that, some careful planning may be needed to swallow up 150,000 Wei troops.
On the other hand, when Ma Di used his troops to rampage through Guanzhong, firstly, he did not occupy Xiao Pass and cut off the Wei army's return route; secondly, he attacked wherever he thought and did not form any linkage with Zhuge Liang's army in Longyou.
Even if such a commander was lucky enough to win a few battles, it would be difficult for Sima Yi to equate him with a top commander.
"General!"
There was a sound of footsteps behind Sima Yi. He turned his head and saw Han De and his second son Han Yao hurried over.
"General, the Shu army camp has been captured by my son's army." Han De said excitedly.
"General, give the order!"
Sima Yi didn't say anything about the news. He frowned and thought for a while: "Is the news reliable?"
"Reliable! General, look, the original Shu army camp in Wuzhang is on fire!" Han De pointed to the east with an excited look on his face.
Sima Yi followed the sound and saw a raging fire coming out of Wuzhang Plain, dyeing the night sky red.
At the same time, the shouts of killing resounded in the Wuzhang Plain.
Sima Yi's brows furrowed for a moment. How could a mere three thousand sneak attack soldiers make such a big noise? Also, why did the fire burn so big? Could it be that the Shu army just allowed the Wei army to set the fire without taking any measures?
"There is a fraud! There must be a fraud!"
Sima Yi quickly came to a conclusion, and at the same time made a downward gesture, and said in a deep voice:
"Don't be impatient for a moment, let's take a look and then talk!"
Hearing this, Han De was immediately anxious. He dragged his second son and knelt on the ground with a bang, and said anxiously: "General, I can't wait. My son only leads 3,000 people, how can he resist the 60,000 Shu army! General
, the last general and his son are willing to lead a team of troops and go straight to the Shu army camp to find out the truth for the general!"
Sima Yi pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay, I will give you five thousand troops and horses to charge directly at the Shu army camp. If something goes wrong, retreat quickly. Remember not to be reckless!"
"Thank you, General!" Han De stood up, cupped his hands, took the troop deployment talisman, turned around and disappeared into the night.
On the Wuzhang Plain, flames shot into the sky, and the shouts of killing did not diminish at all.
Sima Yi's expression became more solemn.
He suddenly had an absurd feeling: he had underestimated Ma Su.
Sima Zhao took a step forward and asked softly: "Father, it might be wrong for Han De to go here..."
Sima Yi nodded and said nothing.
Even if they knew it was a scam and knew it was wrong, the Wei army still had to go and support him.
If it is not a fraud, Wei Jun's failure to support would be equivalent to giving up the three thousand soldiers who went to sneak attack.
As a commander, you must never give up on your soldiers. This will lead to a crisis of trust between generals and soldiers.
Sima Zhao thought for a while and then said: "Father, even if there is fraud, the Shu army only has 60,000 troops, of which 10,000 are stationed at the Xiegu Pass. There are only 50,000 people on the Wuzhang Plain, and our army has a full 150,000
Man, why not take advantage of the plan and gather troops to attack the stronghold!"
"In this way, even if the casualties are larger, it will be enough to completely wipe out Ma Su and the Shu army, and cut off an arm of the Shu Kingdom! As long as this is achieved, even if all these 150,000 soldiers and horses are defeated, my father will still be the winner, and he will still be able to win.
Shocking the world."
"Since he, Ma Su, wants to use a trick to earn my troops for the sneak attack tonight, win the first battle, and frustrate the morale of our army. Then why not fill it with 150,000 troops and horses to support him to death!"
"Is this a plan you came up with?" Sima Yi looked at his second son Sima Zhao in surprise, and was filled with emotion for a moment.
It has to be said that this strategy based on "the Shu army is deceitful" is very feasible.
If all 150,000 soldiers and horses were added, there would be about 70% to 80% certainty that the Shu army could be completely annihilated and Ma Su could be captured alive.
However, war cannot be fought like this.
As a representative of a wealthy family, Sima Yi knew very well that fighting like this would be ruining his political career.
No emperor would continue to reuse a general who defeated one-third of the country's troops in one battle.
If you try this kind of strategy two or three times, wouldn't it mean that you will have no soldiers available and the country will be destroyed?
Wei's opponents were not only Shu, but also Soochow, Kebineng, and Gongsun Yuan.
Sima Yi looked at his second son and sighed slightly.
I am still too young and have a narrow vision.
However, this son has great growth prospects and may become even better than his brother Sima Shi in the future.
Thinking of this, Sima Yi said earnestly: "Zhao'er, as a general, you must not act on your own initiative."
"If my plan fails tonight, then we will stop here. I will only lose three to five thousand people, and the advantage is still with me. If you follow your plan, after this battle, we will have no more soldiers to fight in the Wei Pass. If Zhuge Liang at this time
What can we do if we mobilize an army of 100,000 to go eastward?"
"This..." Sima Zhao was speechless. He paused and cupped his hands and said, "Father, the child has learned a lesson."
Sima Yi said "Hmm", looked towards the east, and said in a somewhat ethereal voice: "Tonight, let's see whether Ma Di is a tiger or a dog!"
…
Han De and his son personally led five thousand soldiers and horses to rush to the Shu army's formation. As soon as they reached the outside of Dazhai, they were crushed by the rain of arrows and fell to the ground unable to raise their heads.
Hundreds of people were killed in an instant.
Under Han De's command, the Wei army stood up again with their shields raised, half-crouched and accelerated towards the Shu army camp. However, the Shu army's crossbowmen rotated faster than them, and the crossbowmen who had fired in the previous round
Quickly squatting down, a row of crossbowmen from behind immediately followed up to fill the gap. After this round of shooting, another round of volleys was fired immediately.
The cycle starts over and over again, endlessly, without any attack stress period at all.
And because the distance is getting closer and closer, the crossbow arrows are more and more lethal to the Wei army. Some Wei soldiers who were lucky enough to escape the shots were stabbed by a long knife or spear suddenly stretched out from the stronghold as soon as they approached the stronghold, and they screamed.
Lying down on the ground.
The first attack came to an end after losing two thousand people.
Unlike Han De who was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, circling in front of the formation, the soldiers of the Wei army were thankful that they were still alive.
The things that the coaches of both sides were thinking behind the scenes were even more profound. Ma Su was very pleased. Although he was indeed a little uneasy before the war started, it was just because he was nervous about facing Sima Yi alone for the first time; the current battle situation
It shows that his plan to invite you to the urn went smoothly.
Therefore, under his arrangement, the fire on Wuzhangyuan continued to burn, and the shouts of death continued.
But at this time it was obvious that Sima Yi could no longer be deceived.
Because more than an hour had passed since the fire started.
A sneak attack team of 3,000 people would never be able to hold out for so long under the attack of 50,000 soldiers.
Even Han De had expected this result. Without internal response, it would never be easy to fight a tough battle.
He ordered the retreating Wei army to return to camp to rest, while he knelt down a few hundred steps away from the Shu army's camp, crying silently.
Although the shouts of killing on Wuzhangyuan continued, everyone knew... that his eldest son was killed in battle.
He has realized that this is a trap set by the Shu army,
Fortunately, this attack was just a probing attack by the Wei army. Under the suppression of crossbows and arrows, the Shu army only lost two thousand soldiers.
If there is anything in the Shu army that can make the Wei army feel troublesome, it is these crossbow arrows that can fire continuously.
As soon as he learned of the defeat, Sima Yi returned to the Chinese army's tent.
The lights in the big tent were brightly lit all night.
Tonight, I am destined to have no sleep.
Sima Yi realized that he had made the mistake of underestimating the enemy. Fortunately, the loss was not huge. There were still hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and there was still a chance to make up for it.
What made him unable to sleep was why Ma Su could easily see through his sneak attack plan.
Judging from the results of the battle, Ma Su must have concluded a few hours ago that he would send people to attack.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to be so fully prepared.
…
Morning came slowly, the autumn wind blew away the smell of war that filled the Wuzhang Plain, and the air was filled with the freshness of the aftermath of the disaster.
The Shu army camp was peaceful.
"General, our army killed a total of 5,000 enemies in this battle and 17 were killed."
"Also, according to reports from scouts, the camp of the Wei army commander was brightly lit all night."
Ma Su raised his head from the wooden basin and slowly wiped the water stains on his face with a handkerchief made of Sichuan brocade.
"Are you sure it's Sima Yi's camp?"
"Almost." Zhang Xiu said a little uncertainly.
At this time, Yang Baiwan rushed in from outside and shouted urgently: "General, something bad is going on. Maybe the fire was too strong last night and the water levels in the dozen wells on Wuzhangyuan have dropped."
Ma Su said "Huh", pretending to be calm and asked:
"Don't panic, when did the water level start to drop!"
"From, from, half an hour ago, several wells had no water supply!"
Upon hearing this, Ma Su quickly buried his head in the wooden basin, hiding his changed expression. After a while, when his expression returned to normal, he slowly raised his head and said calmly: "Lead the way, lead the way.
I gonna go see."
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