Chapter 232 Sima Yi: Young People Don't Talk About Wu Virtue
Chapter 232 Sima Yi: Young people don’t respect martial ethics
"Pass an order from my general to have Sima Division lead 30,000 troops to launch a feint attack from Yuweitai in the east. Sima Zhao will go to the front of the formation to supervise the battle and continue the attack until he reaches Wuzhangyuan and breaks through the Shu army camp!"
Sima Yi, who was outside the battlefield, issued a series of orders, ordering the Wei army to maintain a continuous high-pressure attack posture, and even sent his two sons out.
Sima Yi knew very well that even if he put everything on the line, the battle would not be as easy as he imagined. In addition to their tenacious style, this Shu army also had serial crossbows and unknown trump cards.
He will not forget the scene where 30,000 Shu troops easily wiped out 45,000 Wei troops outside Chang'an City last time.
If the Shu army suddenly uses some weapons or methods that Wei has never seen before when it is about to be defeated, then the Wei army will definitely not get a good result from this battle. By then, even if the positions of the superior and inferior sides will not be interchanged,
, the comparison of combat power between the two sides will also be greatly narrowed.
But no matter how worried he was, Sima Yi had no choice but to fight this battle at all costs.
It’s not just the atmosphere that sets it apart, it’s impossible not to fight.
He must find out all Ma Su's trump cards.
Only in this way can we comprehensively consider the next plan, which includes the country, family, and future generations.
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On Wuzhangyuan, the Wei and Shu armies were fighting fiercely.
The Wei army was launching a desperate attack, while the Shu army was risking their lives in defense.
This was a method of war that Ma Su had never tried before, and it was also a method of war that Sima Yi had tried his best to avoid before.
Now, the two people have chosen this decisive battle method of "one will become famous and thousands of bones will be withered".
As the battle progressed, Sima Yi had to admit that he underestimated the combat effectiveness of the Shu army on the frontal battlefield. To be precise, he underestimated the combat effectiveness of Ma Di's soldiers on the frontal battlefield.
If Zhuge Liang was the general stationed at Wuzhangyuan today, Sima Yi would definitely not launch a full-scale attack. He did not want all his soldiers to die under the Eight Formation Diagram.
That's right, if Zhuge Liang was commanding the army, he would definitely not adopt Ma Su's "stupid" strategy of destroying one of the biggest weapons, Zhuge's Liannu, in the first battle. Zhuge Liang would definitely use troops and formations.
Combining magic with weapons, combining long and short weapons, and maximizing the power of the military formation to deal with the enemy.
This kind of fighting method can make the Shu army invincible even when facing three times more enemies.
Of course, it is impossible to win.
Zhuge Liang is not a god and cannot defy heaven.
However, Ma Su didn't do this. Perhaps because he didn't know how to use the Eight Formation Diagram, or perhaps for some other reason, he easily defeated the Liannu Iron Arrows.
Years of experience in commanding troops told Sima Yi that Ma Di's style of play was unsustainable.
Sima Yi wanted to know what Ma Di relied on?
Why can he win consecutive games?
This is unreasonable!
The arms of both sides are the same, both are infantry, and their combat effectiveness should not be much different.
But the Wei army had a total of 150,000 troops, which was three times the strength of the Shu army. Even excluding some of the troops stationed in Xiaoguan and Chencang, the Wei army still numbered 140,000.
One hundred and forty thousand versus fifty thousand, how could it be possible to lose?
Soon, an hour passed.
The soldiers of the Wei army suffered heavy casualties, and the gentle slope to the west of Wuzhangyuan was almost covered with corpses.
However, Sima Yi was surprised to find that the Wei army still had not broken through the fifth line of defense, which was the last line of defense of the Shu army.
Even if the Wei army rotated a group of energetic soldiers to continue the attack, and even pushed the troops to their fighting limit... they were still far away from breaking through the fifth line of defense.
At this time, a soldier hurriedly ran over and said: "General, in front of the fifth line of defense, there is a long urn pit three feet wide and five feet deep, running through the entire top of the slope from north to south, covered with
Cover it with straw, and our army will not investigate... As soon as they reached the top of the slope, they fell into the pit one after another. They were suffering heavy casualties and were not allowed to pass..."
"Ungkeng?"
Sima Yi's always calm and calm face finally changed.
He never expected that Ma Su would hide such a big hole behind the first four mediocre lines of defense.
Even the scouts who monitored the Qinling Mountains day and night did not discover when this huge urn trench was dug.
For nine days, the Shu army only stationed at Wuzhangyuan for nine days, and actually dug a deep trench five to six miles long in such a short period of time.
Could it be said that Ma Su had expected that the Wei army would launch a full-scale attack nine days ago?
Since Ma Su was so well prepared on the Western Front, then the Eastern Front...
hiss!
Sima Yi quickly asked: "How is the battle situation in the east?"
"General Sima Division tried several places, but was unable to sneak up to Wuzhangyuan. Every place above was guarded by Shu soldiers."
Defeated again... Sima Yi secretly sighed and looked up to see Sima Zhao, who was panting and retreating.
Sima Zhao didn't wait for a breath to catch his breath before he hurriedly said: "Father, withdraw your troops!"
Sima Yi looked up at Wuzhangyuan and found that all the soldiers had retreated to the third line of defense. Everyone's face was filled with frustration, and morale was visibly low.
When they mustered up all their courage and reached the fifth line of defense, they thought they were about to usher in a hearty victory, but instead they saw a deep pit like a bloody mouth waiting for them.
That kind of frustration is like the groom taking off his clothes on the wedding night and suddenly discovering that the delicate bride is wearing a "V" shaped wolf tooth lock...
The more collapse there is, the more collapse there will be.
Sima Yi's eyes were a little uncertain for a moment, and he murmured to himself: "We were defeated. Our army was defeated again..."
"Ma Di Mingli first assumed a posture of disengagement, and then assumed a posture of decisive battle, but from the beginning to the end he was plotting against our army..."
"You are a cunning and arrogant person who has no martial ethics!"
"Father! Retreat the troops!" Sima Zhao's shout finally made Sima Yi come back to his senses and regain the wisdom that a commander of the three armies should have. He waved his hand slightly depressed, "Ming Jin withdraws the troops."
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On Wuzhangyuan.
Ma Su climbed up and looked up, and saw groups of Wei troops turning their flags and rebelling, descending the gentle slope to the west like a receding tide.
"Our army won this battle without any danger. Sima Yi suffered such a big secret loss. What will he do next?"
"Sun Quan from Jiangdong has waited for so long and still hasn't launched a surprise attack on Shu Han? What is he waiting for?"
Ma Su stared into the distance in a daze. His mind temporarily broke away from the battlefield with a determined outcome. He placed himself in God's perspective and considered the general trend of the world.
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At the end of September in the ninth year of Jianxing, the results of the Battle of Wuzhangyuan spread to Longyou, Hanzhong, Chengdu, and the entire world.
Sima Yi's army of 150,000 fought two fierce battles with Ma Su, losing nearly 30,000 soldiers, and retreated ten miles to the stronghold.
The Shu army suffered only a few thousand casualties.
The ruling and opposition parties of the Three Kingdoms were shaken, and the whole world was shaken.
The last time someone shocked the world with such an outstanding performance was the last time...
When Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army.
This kind of pure frontal force, in which the weak defeats the strong, brings an unparalleled shock.
All non-Shu people couldn't help but have a thought in their minds:
This horse is so stable.
Sima Yi's 150,000 troops were unable to kill him.
In particular, knowledgeable people from both Wei and Wu countries unanimously believed that having Zhuge Liang, a peerless talent in Shu, and supplemented by a fierce general like Ma Di, wouldn't it be equivalent to having the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin?
!
Zhuge Liang is equivalent to the synthetic enhanced body of Xiao He and Zhang Liang, and Ma Di is equivalent to the weakened version of Han Xin.
The Shu Kingdom must impose sanctions, otherwise its rise will be unstoppable.
Coincidentally, when Sun Quan was gradually firming up his idea of sanctioning Shu, the envoy from Wei finally arrived...
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In the early morning of October, Ma Su woke up comfortably from his warm bed, stretched his body, and felt extremely peaceful.
Since Sima Yi failed to attack Wuzhangyuan a few days ago, the Wei army retreated ten miles to the stronghold, completely giving up the practice of encircling Wuzhangyuan at close range.
This is almost equivalent to stating his attitude. If Ma Su is willing, he can leave with the Shu army at any time, and Sima Yi will never stop him.
This kind of recognition and respect from the enemy coach made Ma Su feel elated for a moment, and he deeply experienced the profound meaning of "the dignity of a general is achieved with fists".
But it soon returned to normal.
In fact, Ma Su did not get carried away just because he was lucky enough to defeat Sima Yi in two battles. These two battles of wits and courage originally started in an unfair environment.
When we get along in different places and the roles are reversed, he may not necessarily do better than Sima Yi, and Sima Yi may not necessarily do worse than him.
The three elements of favorable weather, favorable location, favorable conditions and people are still an advantage that is difficult to shake in this era. The success of these two battles can be attributed to the five-foot-long terrain, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
This was the first time that he let go of his posture and tried to collide head-on with a top general like Sima Yi with real swords and guns. Although he ultimately won the war by digging holes for the opponent to jump out of, the victory was a bit narrow.
But no matter what, if you win, you win.
This achievement can be bragging for a lifetime, but it also brings him more crises that are difficult to detect.
Ma Su has always had a clear understanding of this point.
But now is not the time to think about this.
The war is far from over.
The three purposes of marching into Guanzhong have been achieved so far, which are to force Sima Yi to return to the army and cooperate with Zhuge Liang to occupy Longyou; and to compete head-on with Sima Yi.
The next step is to achieve the third goal - to be the key to success.
Of course, Ma Su also knew that this was very difficult.
The resistance not only came from the Wei State, from Sima Yi, but also from Zhuge Liang, from the later leader Liu Chan, and even from Soochow.
In the understanding of the people of the Three Kingdoms, wars are intermittent and can be withdrawn and released. After a war is over, it is necessary to withdraw all troops and horses, rest the troops and support the people, and then prepare for the next war.
Instead of always hanging around in front of the enemy and normalizing war.
Not surprisingly, Ma Su quickly received Zhuge Liang's order to withdraw his troops.
With extremely complicated and contradictory emotions, Ma Di led his army down to Wuzhangyuan and embarked on the road back to Hanzhong.
Along the way, he kept thinking about the situation he was about to face next, constantly putting himself into the positions of Sima Yi and Sun Quan - if he were them, what methods would he use to deal with such a capable enemy general?
Alliance? Assassination? Divorce?
It seems possible!
So, from now on, you have to be very energetic.
From this moment on, the situation he faced had changed from an overt battle of wits and courage to an invisible conspiracy and conspiracy.
