Chapter 284 Zhuge Liang: I'm annoyed when I see this turtle
Chapter 284 Zhuge Liang: I get annoyed when I see this tortoise
Qin Lang was leading his army to break through to the south. A soldier beside him suddenly screamed and was hit in the cheek by a flying arrow, and then he fell straight down.
"General, save me!"
Listening to the wailing of his men before death, Qin Lang raised his sword with worry and shouted with all his strength:
"Soldiers, charge forward and seize my way out!"
No one answered his words, but every soldier was using his instinct to survive to fight.
The Wei army was advancing towards the south bit by bit, but its rear was tightly held by Kirbineng's army, and they fought fiercely.
Because Kirby was able to attempt to annihilate the Shu army, the Xianbei people in every direction of the encirclement were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers. Especially at the southern pass, there were only more than 5,000 people stationed, so when the Wei army's breakout troops began to attack
During the fortifications, the Xianbei people on the front were at a huge disadvantage almost instantly. If they hadn't occupied a favorable terrain, they probably wouldn't be able to stop the Wei army for a single round.
However, this is only a disadvantage in one direction. In the other direction, the Xianbei people's advantage is getting bigger and bigger. The Wei army is retreating steadily, and the casualties are getting bigger and bigger.
Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down, you can see the red flags of the Xianbei people gradually gathering together in one place, tightly biting the earth-brown tail representing the Wei army, and constantly eating away...
"Why isn't it hailing yet? The Wei army is in such a difficult situation. If it doesn't hail, they will be defeated. What's going on with the Wei army coming for reinforcements? It takes so long to attack a pass?"
Zhang Xiu stood aside and muttered, his words full of meaning that he wanted to help the Wei army. Although the purpose of coming to the grassland was to help the Xianbei people defeat the Wei army, when the decisive moment came, he still didn't want the Xianbei people to win so easily.
Huang Xi glanced at him strangely, "If there was really hail, wouldn't the Wei army be defeated faster? The general just said that once the weather changes suddenly, the Xianbei people will have an advantage."
Li Sheng also echoed: "That's right, Lao Zhang, Lao Zhang, where do you stand? We are the enemies of Wei now."
This is a bit heart-breaking. It is a multiple-choice question about death, and it is difficult to answer.
No matter which side you answer, you are suspected of turning your back on the Chinese and facing the enemy.
Zhang Xiu quickly glanced at Ma Su and found that the latter was looking into the distance with his face in a state of concentration. His expression did not change. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then confidently said: "Of course I am on the general's side."
Seeing that Zhang Xiu had not been tricked, Li Sheng laughed, looked around, and wondered: "General, is it really going to hail today? Why does it feel like it's not cold anymore."
"General?!"
Li Sheng's shout finally brought Ma Su back to his senses. He looked at the battlefield and found that the Xianbei people had a huge advantage. It seemed that the victory would be determined soon, and he was suddenly surprised.
"The battlefield is indeed ever-changing and unpredictable."
"In terms of just now, the cold current from the sky is indeed detrimental to the Wei army; but in terms of the current situation, the cold current from the sky can interrupt the Xianbei people's offensive and give the Wei army a chance to breathe, which is extremely beneficial to the Wei army."
Just as he was talking, Yang Baiwan suddenly pointed to the foot of the mountain to the east and said loudly: "General, look!"
Everyone followed the sound and saw that the Wei army's reinforcements finally broke through the eastern pass, entered towards Shicheng, and began to attack Xianbei's rear.
The Xianbei people were suddenly attacked and were in chaos for a while
Ma Su nodded and continued to sigh: "Based on the current situation, the cold current from the sky is beginning to be detrimental to the Wei army again."
The four major departments will look at each other and realize something in their hearts.
Zhang Xiu was the first to say: "I know, I know, the general's implication is that ability is not as good as God's will."
Huang Xi glanced at him again and asked: "Is that what the general meant? The general said: The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, so the general must understand the situation clearly and seize every fleeting opportunity."
Li Sheng shook his head and put forward a different opinion: "Not really, I think what the general wants to express is: This cold wave is a bit of a joke, why hasn't it come yet? If it hails earlier, everyone can get into the tents earlier and get down to business..."
This was immediately approved by everyone.
Yang Wanwan saw everyone looking at him after expressing their opinions, and thought for a while and said: "I think what the general wants to say is: the way to use troops is ever-changing, just like the weather that is about to change, it is unpredictable. As a general, you should know
Yin and Yang are linked to the astrology, and only when materials and machines are in the first place can people be controlled later..."
"Tch!" Before Yang Wanwan could finish speaking, everyone interrupted him with their lips raised.
Li Sheng glanced at him and said to the other two people: "It seems that Xiao Yang was confused by those two girls. They are already talking nonsense."
Huang Xi and Zhang Xiu nodded, deeply agreeing.
Ma Su shook his head and laughed, speechlessly watching the battle between the four generals. What he was thinking about was, after this battle, what identity should he stand in the Shu Han court? He even said that a hundred years later, what kind of identity should he have?
Is the identity established in the Shuhan court?
There are not many paths available to him.
In the original time and space, Sima Yi was the final "winner". It can be said that 90% of the fact that the Sima family was able to replace Cao Wei and establish the Western Jin Empire was due to Sima Yi.
Although Sima Yi has always regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Wei State, he was actually ready to dominate the government from the beginning, and he worked hard in this direction for decades, and finally succeeded with one blow.
From this point of view, Sima Yi's cunning and foresight can be said to be unmatched by anyone in the world. Perhaps in his heart, he never thought that Zhuge Liang was his opponent. His duel with Zhuge Liang was more about "
To survive” rather than to “win”.
He knew that as long as Zhuge Liang existed, his existence would be valuable.
When Cao Cao was still alive, he told his close associates and even his heirs that Sima Yi had the "look of a wolf" and could not be given a big task, so Cao Cao never reused Sima Yi until his death.
Before Cao Cao died, he specifically asked Cao Pi not to reuse Sima Yi. Cao Pi passed this instruction to Cao Rui before he died.
Sima Yi should know all these secrets of Cao Wei's court. Even if he didn't know, he could deduce from the fact that he was re-employed by Cao Rui and appointed as the highest military officer in the Yongliang region when he was in his fifties - every Cao Wei emperor was on guard against this.
Hold him.
This is his biggest enemy.
But unlike Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Rui did not have Cao Cao's heroic strategy and military ability. They were only close to Cao Cao in one aspect. Especially during Cao Rui's reign, they often suffered major defeats in battles against Shu and Wu. As a last resort,
Sima Yi had no choice but to come out to save the crisis.
Sima Yixuan used the strategy of "strict defense without fighting" and killed Zhuge Liang in Wuzhangyuan. This also ended the four-year duel with Zhuge and returned to the Cao Wei court as a winner.
After Zhuge Liang's death, no one in Shu Han could compare with Sima Yi's ingenuity. However, Sima Yi did not take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack Shu, and never attacked Shu in his life. Instead, he set his sights on the interior of Wei.
He knew that once Zhuge Liang died, the value of his existence in the Wei State would be greatly reduced, so he must keep a low profile, cultivate party members and strength as soon as possible, and secretly control the "Wei State". If not, the whole family will be in danger.
In ancient times, those who had great achievements and shocked their masters would surely die if they did not usurp the throne.
Judging from various situations, Sima Yi is actually the most powerful character. His situation is much more dangerous than Zhuge Liang. He is surrounded by internal and external troubles, but he can also defend against powerful enemies externally. He has internal relations with the camp, but he is able to survive in the waves with ease. This
The ability to resolve political dilemmas is far more difficult than fighting a war.
The fate of Han Xin and Lu Xun best illustrates this point. Han Xin and Lu Xun were two military giants and political idiots. Therefore, they were both forced to death by the king.
Ma Su didn't want to end up like this one day.
How can a person who does not want to usurp the throne avoid the murderous intention of a powerful leader? The ancients usually used self-defilement to clear the king's suspicions. For example, Xiao He used deliberate greed to reassure Liu Bang.
Ma Su thought for a while and felt that the only method of self-defilement that was suitable for him was lust.
And being lustful is itself one of his shortcomings.
While he was pondering, his face suddenly went numb, and then densely packed icicles rained down on him.
Everyone cheered and dispersed, covering their heads and ran back to the tent.
The two sides fighting fiercely at the foot of the mountain were stunned by the sudden hailstorm.
The Wei general Qin Lang, who had just turned defeat into victory and had a huge advantage, looked depressed. Another general Tian Yu also waved his sword bitterly and ordered the entire army to retreat to the east pass to camp.
The battlefield, which had been lively for most of the day, gradually fell silent.
The sky was covered with hail, and the sky and the earth were completely desolate.
Fortunately, the response was timely, and the Wei army suffered very few casualties under the cold current.
The next day, before dawn, it began to rain. As time went by, the rain became heavier and heavier, and gradually turned into a downpour.
The two Wei armies were all trapped in the valley, unable to advance or retreat.
The Xianbei people were hiding comfortably in the stone city, recharging their energy and waiting for the rain to stop to deliver a devastating blow to the Wei army.
At this moment, both coaches, including the coaches, believe that the heavy rain will pass soon, and are waiting patiently for the rain to end before deciding the winner.
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Seven days later.
Guanzhong, Wuzhangyuan, the base camp of the Shu army.
Zhuge Liang looked at the gorgeous women's clothing in front of him and pondered again and again.
This was the fourth time that the Shu army occupied Wuzhangyuan, and it was also the second time that Zhuge Liang led his army to station in Wuzhangyuan. The process of occupying Wuzhangyuan was very easy and almost effortless.
Perhaps Sima Yi believed that the Shu army had tied its own hands by occupying Wuzhangyuan. Perhaps it was due to Sima Yi's negligence. The defense strength at the exit of Xiegu and even Wuzhangyuan had always been average.
After the Shu army occupied Wuzhangyuan three times before, they failed to reap the benefits of either city or land, which further supports Sima Yi's point of view.
Therefore, Sima Yi divided the main force of 150,000 troops into two groups. One group was led by his son Sima Shi and was stationed at Xiaoguan to resist the invading Zhao Yun from Longyou; the other group was led by him personally to confront Zhuge Liang at Wuzhangyuan.
In addition, Sima Yi also ordered Hao Zhao to garrison in Chencang and take care of the defense of the Wei River; Xiahou garrisoned Mei County and take care of the defense of Chang'an; Niu Jin garrisoned Beiyuan and take care of the defense of Xiaoguan. The entire Guanzhong area was managed by him like iron.
Buckets are average.
All its strategies can be condensed into one word: "defend".
Zhuge Liang was troubled by this strategy and had no solution. After repeated challenges to no avail, he worried and thought about countermeasures until late at night every day.
Although the equipment of the Shu army was better than before, it was a situation Zhuge Liang did not want to see if he really risked greater battle losses than the opponent to attack.
Apart from anything else, once the Shu Han's 200,000 soldiers and horses are defeated, the battle is really over. It will be difficult to gather such a powerful army in a short time. And the Wei army's 150,000 soldiers and horses in Guanzhong are defeated
It's over. There are still at least two to three hundred thousand troops in other parts of the country.
It was based on this consideration that Zhuge Liang once again chose to camp in Wuzhangyuan, and kept sending people to challenge, provoking Sima Yi to urge the army to attack - because the main attacking side's battle losses are usually two or three times that of the defending side. If it is a siege, then
Battle losses were five times or more.
But Sima Yi, the bastard, was so determined that he allowed Zhuge Liang to tease him in every possible way, but did not give any reaction.
Zhuge Liang had no choice but to have someone bring a set of women's clothes, thinking of sending them to Sima Yi tomorrow to stimulate the old turtle.
Theoretically, any general who is humiliated by being given female clothes will become angry and raise troops to fight on the spot. But Zhuge Liang was only unsure about Sima Yi.
Whether this strategy will work or not depends on God’s will.
Zhuge Liang sighed fiercely when he thought that in the past few years of dealing with Sima Yi, the two sides had hardly fought a happy battle. Every time it was grinding and grinding, until one side became weak and quit.
"Sima Yi, Sima Yi, are you really a tortoise?"
Just as he was feeling gloomy, he suddenly saw Yang Yi lifting the curtain and entering. He said with great joy: "Prime Minister, we are defeated. Our army is defeated!"
Hearing this, Zhuge Liang became furious and glared at Yang Yi fiercely.
Our army was defeated? Why didn’t I, the prime minister, know?
Yang Yi was stunned and quickly corrected: "Prime Minister, it was the Wei army that was defeated, a great defeat!"
"Three days ago, Wei Xiaoqi general Qin Lang and Youzhou governor Tian Yu and Kebi Neng fought in Shicheng. When they were about to win, there was hail, and then there were heavy rains for seven consecutive days. Both Wei army camps were washed away by flash floods, and their formations were destroyed.
When they were scattered, the Xianbei people took advantage of the situation and rushed to kill them. They were defeated and lost. The army was reduced to seven or eight out of ten."
Yang Yi took a breath and continued: "This, this is the battle report sent back by You Chang!"
Victory again?
A look of surprise flashed across Zhuge Liang's face. He took the battle report and read it carefully. He raised his hand and passed it to Wei Yan who came after hearing the news. Jiang Wei read it and passed it to Deng Zhi. Deng Zhi read it and passed it to Liao Hua.
After everyone finished circulating it, Zhuge Liang was still silent.
The Wei State was almost completely wiped out in Shicheng this time, and only more than 10,000 of the 100,000-strong army escaped. It can be said to be the second most tragic defeat in the history of the Wei State.
The first disastrous defeat was the Battle of Chibi. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died under the triple blow of plague, fire and the Wu army.
But even if Wei experienced such a tragic defeat, the situation would not overturn.
Because Kirby was able to kill nearly 50,000 people before and after. At present, the Xianbei people only have more than 40,000 soldiers, and they are basically semi-disabled. The threat they can bring to Wei is no longer as good as before.
Wei can still mobilize troops and horses from other places to go to Bingzhou and Youzhou to guard against Kebineng.
Moreover, the most important thing is that Wei's disastrous defeat had minimal impact on the situation in Guanzhong. At least in the short term, it could not affect Sima Yi.
As long as Sima Yi's 150,000 troops are as stable as Mount Tai, there is nothing the Shu Han can do.
Zhuge Liang's eyes once again stayed on the bright women's clothes for a moment, and said in a deep voice:
"Someone, send this women's uniform to the Wei army camp!"
