After returning to Dazhai on the north bank of the Weishui River, Sima Yi changed his previous high-spirited mood and felt very depressed.
He said, "Destiny is yours, don't be afraid of Zhuge Liang", but in fact he was just trying to appease the generals.
Sima Yi was very aware of the serious situation Wei was currently facing, not to mention that Emperor Cao Ruicai had sent envoys two days ago to tell him that the Beihu and Liaodong Gongsun Yuan Six Routes were invading the invaders. The imperial court was sending three armies to resist the enemy, so Sima Yi was ordered to stand firm and not fight for the time being. , wait until the situation in the north calms down a bit before making a decision.
Although this imperial edict was consistent with Sima Yi's original strategy of "deep trenches and high fortresses, and you can't stand out", it made him worried.
Because the situation at this time is very different from before.
In the past, Sima Yi fought when he wanted, defended when he wanted, and left his military decisions under his control. Now, he can only avoid fighting when he wants to, so as not to put more pressure on Cao Wei's logistics supply.
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After winter comes, the weather gets colder day by day.
Since Ma Di took over the power of the Shu army, he has been as fierce as a tiger. Not only did he store the military rations in Shangfang Valley again, he also arranged seven or eight troops between Shangfang Valley and Wuzhangyuan, waiting for the Wei army to rob the grain. .
However, half a month passed without any movement from the Wei army.
The generals of the Shu army looked at Ma Su strangely every day.
At first, Ma Su thought that his prestige was insufficient and the generals were dissatisfied. However, after Jiang Weiyi explained it, he finally understood.
It turns out that the strategy he was playing now, including stationing grain in the upper valley, arranging ambushes and waiting for the Wei army to arrive, had been used by Zhuge Liang before. Sima Yi suffered losses several times, even losing the Weinan Dazhai and had to move Go to the village north of the Weishui River.
After learning the whole story, Ma Su laughed.
Jiang Wei didn't need to tell what happened next, he could guess that Zhuge Liang must have used this trick of giving women clothes.
When things have reached this point, if you want to defeat or even defeat the Wei army, you have to use your trump card.
Currently, only Zhuge Liang, Ma Su, Yang Yi, and Jiang Wei know about this trump card, and not even Wei Yan has been notified.
Ma Di still ordered Wei Yan to go to the Weishui River every day and challenge the Wei army across the river.
On this day, Sima Zhao entered the camp and reported to Sima Yi: "In the previous battles, the Shu army robbed me of a lot of food and grass. Now Zhuge Liang has ordered the Shu soldiers to mix with our people and farm on the banks of the Wei River. If this continues for a long time, it will not be possible." Yayu keeps a tiger at home. Why not get rid of it as soon as possible? Why don't my father make an appointment with Zhuge Liang to fight and decide the outcome?"
Sima Yi waved his hand and said: "If it had been before, this strategy would naturally have been applicable. Today, the situation in the northern border is corrupt, and it is difficult for the court to take care of multi-front operations. How can we act lightly as our father has ordered us to stick to it?"
After saying a paragraph, Sima Yi wanted to talk to his second son about "what is momentum and what is situation", but he saw the veteran general Xia Houhe coming into the tent with an envoy from Shu.
The Shu army envoy held a large box in his hand. After saluting, he handed it to Sima Zhao. When Sima Zhao saw the box, he was startled and handed it to Sima Yi.
Sima Yi was also startled, so he simply did not open the box and directly asked the Shu envoy: "Are these women's clothes in the box?"
The Shu envoy nodded in agreement.
The generals in the Wei army looked at each other and were all confused as to what kind of medicine Zhuge Liang was selling in his gourd.
They all felt strange.
Not only had Zhuge Liang given away this woman's clothing before, but he had also done this before, including gathering grain in Shangfang Valley and sending Wei Yan to challenge him.
Everyone has a question in their mind.
Is Zhuge Liang old and confused? Or is he out of his wits? Why does he keep doing these three tricks over and over again?
Ambush, challenge, give away women's clothing.
Sima Yi also had such doubts in his heart. When he opened the box in public, he saw that it was indeed another set of women's clothes inside, and there was also a letter attached.
Sima Yi opened it and read it: "Since Zhongda is the mainstay of Wei, commanding hundreds of thousands of people, he doesn't want to wear strong weapons and eliminate external troubles for your lord, but he is willing to shrink his head in a nest of earth and hide in a turtle shell.
How is such a cowardly woman different from a cowardly woman? Now I am sending someone to give me plain clothes. If you don’t go out to fight, you can worship me again and accept it. If you are still shameful, you still have the masculinity... That’s all, I want to come to Zhongda
She probably doesn't have a man's mind, so just accept the women's clothes."
The words in the letter were so sharp that they almost sent Sima Yi away on the spot.
Sima Yi couldn't stop feeling angry. He took a few deep breaths and then suppressed his anger and said with a smile: "No matter how clever Kong Ming is, I won't go out to fight."
After saying that, he put on women's clothes in front of the Shu envoy and entertained the envoy ceremoniously.
During the dinner, Sima Yi asked: "I would like to ask the envoy, how does Kong Ming sleep, eat, and do military affairs?"
The envoy thought for a while and felt that this did not involve military secrets. Anyway, Sima Yi also asked this question last time, so he answered honestly: "The prime minister works until late at night every day before going to bed. He eats nearly three liters of rice a day."
Sima Yi nodded with a smile, looked around at the generals and said: "Before Kong Ming could still eclipse several liters, but now there are only three liters left, and his life will not be long!"
After a pause, Sima Yi asked again: "I recently heard that General Ma Di, who conquered the west, has returned. Is it true?"
The envoy's expression changed drastically when he heard this. He stood up and saluted without daring to speak.
How dare he reveal such military secrets?
Sima Yi didn't make it difficult for him. He waved his hand for him to go back to his seat. After having a drink, he let him go.
The envoy returned to Wuzhangyuan, met Zhuge Liang and Ma Su, and reported truthfully: "Sima Yi accepted the female clothes and read the letter. He was not angry as before. He first asked the prime minister about his sleep, food and business, and then asked General Ma Su if he had returned.
Ying. A certain person only told the past events, but did not reveal even a hint of the future events. Sima Yi said that the prime minister's food intake is getting less and less, and his life will be near."
Zhuge Liang and Ma Su looked at each other and sighed: "Sima Yi knows me very well. Although this plan is clever, I'm afraid it will be difficult to succeed. I'm afraid he has already guessed that you are in the army."
Ma Su nodded: "Sima Yi's words are indeed wise words. If Prime Minister is alert now and takes warning, it is not too late."
Zhuge Liang sighed again: "How could I not know that I have to do everything personally? But I was entrusted with such a heavy responsibility by the late emperor, and I was afraid that others would not be as dedicated as I was. Fortunately, I have young Chang to take over the burden and share my worries. I feel very relieved."
Ma Su moved his lips, but in the end he said nothing.
As the saying goes: A person's fate is destined by God, and persuasion is useless.
Zhuge Liang did indeed relinquish military power, but he only relinquished military power. He still had to take care of other affairs, and the candles in the tent were still lit until midnight every day.
This is not because Yang Yi is incompetent and cannot even do the most basic military affairs well, but because Zhuge Liang has such a personality that he will not feel at ease if he does not read Yang Yi's comments one by one and correct his mistakes.
In addition, Yang Yangyi's character is indeed a bit impetuous, and she likes to send the official affairs she has instructed to Zhuge Liang's account for the latter to review, in order to show off.
This is like a person deliberately sending a wide variety of cigarettes to a person who has just quit smoking every day.
It would be weird for Zhuge Liang to be able to resist paying attention to official affairs.
Because of this, Ma Su criticized Yang Yi several times, but that guy went in and out of one ear and went his own way and didn't listen at all.
Ma Su obviously had nothing to do about this.
There are not many capable people in the army who can handle military affairs. If he seduces Yang Yi, who will do these tasks?
Fortunately, Zhuge Liang no longer cares about fighting, and he has less things to worry about. He is not as hardworking as before. Although he still stays up late at night, he can sleep until he wakes up naturally during the day.
My complexion is also getting better day by day.
On this day, Zhuge Liang was sitting on a four-wheeled vehicle inspecting the camp when he suddenly fainted. The generals rushed forward and tried their best to provide first aid.
After a long while, Zhuge Liang finally woke up.
That night, Zhuge Liang went out of his tent due to illness and looked up at the stars. He was suddenly shocked and shocked. He called all the generals into the tent and exclaimed: "My life is in danger!"
All the generals were shocked when they heard this, and Jiang Wei asked: "Why did the Prime Minister say this?"
Zhuge Liang said: "I looked at the sky at night and saw that among the three stars, the guest star was twice as bright, the main star was faint, and the complementary sun was dim. If the sky is like this, my life is in danger!"
Jiang Weidao: "Although the celestial phenomena are like this, why doesn't the Prime Minister use the method of praying to restore it?"
Zhuge Liang said: "I am proficient in the method of praying for relief, but I don't know what God's will is. You can lead forty-nine soldiers, each holding a soap flag and wearing soap clothes, to surround the outside of the tent and gather other people. Don't put them in.
All the necessary things were only carried by two children. I prayed to the Big Dipper in my tent. If the main lamp does not go out within seven days, my life will be increased by twelve years; if the lamp goes out, I will die."
Jiang Wei accepted the order and went to prepare himself.
The generals looked at each other, and although they were shocked, they were not panicked. Especially when they saw Ma Su standing next to Zhuge Liang, they felt more at ease.
Don’t be afraid if the Prime Minister dies, there is someone here who is super capable of fighting, and the banner of Shu Han cannot be brought down!
The time of longevity was during the twelfth lunar month of winter. It was a quiet night and the sky was full of stars. Jiang Wei led forty-nine people to guard him outside the tent. Zhuge Liang set up fragrant flower sacrifices in the tent, and placed seven large lamps on the ground.
Forty-nine small lamps, with one natal lamp inside.
Zhuge Liang paid his respects and congratulated him: "Liang was born in troubled times, Gan Lao Lin Quan; thanks to the kindness of Emperor Zhaolie's three visits and the support of his son, he did not dare to work tirelessly and vowed to fight against the national traitors. Unexpectedly, his star was about to fall, and his life was about to end."
I carefully write on the ruler and tell the sky: God is kind, I bow down to listen, and I am willing to make calculations, so that I can report the kindness of the emperor, save the lives of the people, restore the old things, and extend the sacrifice of the Han Dynasty forever. I don’t dare to pray in vain, it is really out of emotion.
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After paying homage and blessing, he prostrate himself in the tent and wait for the day. During the day, he would plan military aircraft and at night, he would fight on foot.
Not mentioning this.
But it was said that Sima Yi was holding on in the Weishui camp, and suddenly realized that Wei Yan had not come to challenge him for a long time, and he was very surprised. Then he looked up at the stars, not knowing whether he saw any clues, so he laughed endlessly, attracting the attention of the generals.
Sima Yi called Xia Houba to come forward and ordered: "When the governor sees that General Xing has lost his position, Zhuge Liang must be ill and die soon. You can lead three thousand soldiers and horses to the Wuzhangyuan outpost to investigate. If the Shu army's camp is scattered, they will not dare to go out to pick up the camp.
If we fight, Zhuge Liang will definitely fall ill, so I will raise my troops and take advantage of the situation to attack him."
"Ba obeys your orders!"
Xiahou Ba received the order, but asked: "Grand Commander, if the Shu army is not in chaos and comes out of camp to fight, what will Ba Dang do?"
Sima Yi glanced at Xiahou Ba but said nothing.
Xiahou Ba did not dare to ask any more questions and quickly led his troops away.
Not long after, he came to Wuzhangyuan, brandished his sword and shouted: "Xiahou Ba, the pioneer of the Wei Dynasty, is here. Who is not afraid of death and dares to come out and fight Ba?"
At that time, Zhuge Liang was praying for blessings for six consecutive nights in the tent. Ma Su and Jiang Wei were sitting beside him. They saw the main lamp was bright and everyone was happy.
Zhuge Liang was happy that the method of extending life was about to be completed, and Jiang Wei was happy that he had learned another thing.
What Ma Su was thinking about was whether this life-extending method could work. If it really could, wouldn't the effect be 48 times more powerful than the blood-locking pill?
Moreover, Ma Di was very curious about something. This method of extending life was advanced by a year and a half. Wei Yan must not have been such a coincidence, but he came to destroy it tonight.
In order to prevent Wei Yan from coming to cause sabotage, Ma Su had divided the four major departments into two groups in the evening, with two people guarding the entrance of the big tent and two people guarding behind the big tent to prevent Wei Yan from coming to cause sabotage.
He still didn't believe it. With such strict defense, how could Wei Yan rush into the tent?
Although this life-extending method is one of the trump cards, and Zhuge Liang is far from reaching the end of his life, the contents of the life-extending method are true. Judging from the observations in the past few days, it seems that Zhuge Liang can really borrow his life from heaven.
Not to mention anything else, just in the past six days of casting the spell, Zhuge Liang's gray hair actually showed signs of turning black. This had to make Ma Su extremely surprised. He secretly sighed that the world is so big and there are so many capable people that he can rely on it.
The system can do whatever it wants, and others also have means to suppress the situation.
Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a noise in the tent, and there were soldiers outside shouting "The Wei army is coming", "The Wei army is coming".
Jiang Wei suddenly stood up and was about to ask someone to ask questions, but when he heard a stab, Wei Yan broke open the tent from the side and entered, cupping his hands and saying: "Prime Minister, General Ma, Wei soldiers are coming to attack!"
Because Wuzhang originally ran in an east-west direction, and the commander's tent also ran in an east-west direction, Wei Yan broke through the tent from the north. The howling cold wind blew through, and most of the main lights were immediately extinguished.
Zhuge Liang was stunned, abandoned his sword and sighed! "God's will is like this, how can I do it?!"
Ma Su looked at Wei Yan in confusion and annoyance. He felt incredible. He was on guard both front and back, but this guy actually broke open the tent from the side and rushed in.
It’s impossible to guard against it!
Jiang Wei was extremely angry and drew his sword on the spot to kill Wei Yan.
Wei Yan was so frightened that he fell to the ground and apologized: "Prime Minister, Yan Shi didn't know what the Prime Minister was doing here! I saw heavy troops guarding the inside and outside of the tent, and I was worried that the Prime Minister was in trouble, so I broke in..."
Not to mention, Wei Yan's excuse is quite reasonable.
Zhuge Liang waved his hands in disappointment: "This is my destiny, not the fault of my length."
Jiang Wei sheathed his sword angrily.
Zhuge Liang shook his body, lay down on the bed, and said to Wei Yan: "The soldiers outside the stronghold are Sima Yi who has suspected that I am ill. He has sent people to check the situation. You can rush out to meet the enemy."
Wei Yan took the order, went out of his tent, mounted his horse, and led his troops to fight out of the stronghold. When Xiahou Ba saw Wei Yan, he hurriedly led his troops to retreat, shouting as he ran: "If you don't get the weapons today, Ba will fight you another day..."
Wei Yan didn't answer, and chased him fiercely, driving him out for more than ten miles before returning.
After Wei Yan left, Zhuge Liang slowly sat up and sighed.
Jiang Wei wondered: "Prime Minister, since you want to lure Sima Yi to attack, why not close the camp tightly and avoid fighting? In this case, Sima Yi will definitely lead the army to fight in person."
Zhuge Liang did not answer the question and turned to look at Ma Su, "What do you think you think?"
Ma Di is no longer the former Amen under Wu, and now he is one of the six fighting groups. He immediately smiled and replied concisely: "If you want to catch, you will give in, if you want to be tempted, you will refuse."
Jiang Wei thought for a moment, his eyes suddenly filled with confusion.
Zhuge Liang nodded happily, lay back down again, and sighed: "Although the method of extending life is a fake show, it is real. Now that the method has been broken, I may not live long."
Jiang Wei lowered his head with sadness on his face and remained silent.
How can people resist birth, old age, illness and death?
Ma Su signaled Jiang Wei to step back.
Then he took out ten dark pills from his arms, melted them in water, fed them to Zhuge Liang, and then asked:
"Prime Minister, how do you feel now?"
"If nothing happens, get up and take a few steps."
Zhuge Liang closed his eyes and felt it for a while, then stood up and took two steps. He felt that his body was as light as a swallow, his ears and eyes were sharp, and his face suddenly beamed with joy.
After a while, he suddenly said worriedly: "Young Chang, today is no better than before. This plan can only be hidden from the likes of Wei Yanxia Hou Ba, I'm afraid Sima Yi won't be fooled."
Ma Su knew what Zhuge Liang was referring to.
If the Shu army only has Zhuge Liang as commander, this strategy can definitely deceive Sima Yi into chasing him. But the problem now is that the Shu army not only has Zhuge Liang, but also Ma Di. Without seeing his exact position, even if Sima Yi knows that Zhuge Liang is "haunted"
"Well, I may not dare to chase him.
Therefore, the top priority is for Ma Su to make an appearance elsewhere. This place must be far away from Wuzhangyuan and cannot be reached in a short time.
Thinking of this, Ma Su cupped his hands and said: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I have a way to clear up Sima Yi's suspicion, but..."
"But even if we can win this time, I'm afraid Sima Yi won't die."
Ma Su refers to Sima Yi's destiny protection body, which has the ability to be immune to death three times.
This is simply a BUG.
Sima Yi will definitely not die before his three-time amulet is worn away, as evidenced by the battle in Shangfang Valley.
