Anyone who has experienced trekking in the wild knows the truth: the more beautiful and charming the animals and plants are, the more dangerous and deadly they are.
In the same way, the people who came to surrender and were willing to act as internal collaborators actually made the timing and scheduling of the Han soldiers' attack so orderly and perfect. Is it too much of a "coincidence"?
Everything must be reversed.
This is why Zheng Pu's concerns stemmed from this.
However, he did not think that Jiang Wei was a greedy person who wanted to advance aggressively, nor did he think that he would be the best among his peers. Therefore, he knew that since Jiang Wei and Zhang Bao both claimed that they could advance, they had naturally considered this issue carefully.
At least, their thoughts and considerations in Hexi are much more comprehensive than those in Ji County.
Therefore, he did not say anything on this matter.
Especially since he couldn't point out any omissions, and the prime minister had already made a decision.
But it was said that Jiang Wei and Zhang Bao, who had been ready to go, received the prime minister's reply letter and sent messengers to the Fortress of Manyin to keep Zhang Te's troops alert to the movements of the Wei army on the other side of the Shuiquan Shahe River, and then began to supervise the troops to march towards Mingsha Mountain.
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The two infantrymen selected to accompany him were Yan Yu, who supervised two thousand troops, and Fu Qian, who had returned to Hexi from Chengdu and assumed the post of General of Yamen and supervised a thousand troops.
Both of them had previously served in the Chinese army, and the soldiers under their command were also elites who had experienced martial arts performances by the prime minister himself.
At that time, even if Zahu Nai pretends to surrender, these two elite troops will not panic in the face of sudden changes, which will lead to the possibility of being defeated and killed by Wei Wei.
But, does it seem like you are worrying too much?
By the time they drove their troops to Mingsha Mountain, everything was going smoothly, and there was no sign of the Wei army setting up an ambush.
The Wei army, so huddled in the camp and garrison, prepared to defend in advance after the warning from the scouts. Not only did the two camps on the north and south sides of the mountain have heated up golden juice in advance, but also poured a thick layer of gold juice in front of the camp gate.
Layers of grease were used to burn siege engines, and even the crossbows and thunderbolt vehicles on the other side of the river had their range tested several times.
There were also two hundred scout battalions led by Hu Bo Juzi, who arrived here three days in advance. Their reconnaissance range ranged from every mountain pass in Yuwei County to the northern foot of Mingsha Mountain, but they found no sign of an ambush by the Wei army.
According to common sense, the Wei army must know that the Han army is still unable to drive to Helan Mountain, and the purpose of coming here is to remove their camp and garrison.
If you are sending people to pretend to surrender, you should ambush troops and horses on the outside in advance!
Otherwise, when the Han army found out that they had fallen into the trap and retreated, they would pursue them from the camp, but they would just give up their advantageous location and come out to fight the Han army in the field.
Could it be that he was pretending to surrender?
Jiang Wei turned his head slightly and glanced at Gu Lian beside him.
At this moment, Gu Lian's face is full of eagerness and anticipation before the dawn.
Pointing to the northwest corner of the Wei military camp next to Quwu Mountain, he explained to Jiang Wei, "General Han, that wolf-skin flag is the logo of our department. If it is hung in the southeast corner, it will be the symbol of our leader and
The witch succeeded in poisoning us!"
Hearing this, Jiang Wei looked intently.
There was indeed a short wolf-skin flag fluttering in the early wind, and there were many miscellaneous men wrapped in animal skins under the wolf-skin flag. They were carrying stones, knocking down logs and other objects under the scolding of the Wei army generals.
It seems that the statement of the Wei army treating the Zahu as servants is indeed true.
"Well, I saw it."
With a slight nod, Jiang Wei said softly, "After the camp is broken, our army will rescue your troops from the fire and water."
On the first day, the Han army failed to attack the fortress.
While the infantry was setting up camp, Jiang Wei also divided out two thousand cavalry and once again patrolled the entire area of 200 miles.
But the result of the inspection was that there was no ambush.
Moreover, it was night, and the Wei army did not take advantage of the fact that the Han army had come from afar and was tired and tired, and the camp was not stable yet, so they did not come out to steal the camp.
On the second day, the Han army also failed to attack the fortress.
Instead, Xu Zhi was asked to detach 500 Xiliang cavalry from his headquarters, and Fu Qian supervised more than a thousand people from his headquarters to set up another camp ten miles to the north as the corner of the main camp and to protect the main camp when attacking.
Because if the camp on the other side of Mingsha Mountain attacked while the Han army was attacking, Xu Zhi and Fu Qian could resist for a while, giving the camp soldiers time to regroup and fight fiercely.
Of course, this is unlikely.
But Jiang Wei insisted on it.
In his mind, this was also to guard against possible ambush by the Wei army.
Although it has been confirmed several times that there are no Wei troops in the periphery, what if Wei hid the ambush in a place where the Han army could not find it?
The vast desert on the northwest side made it impossible for the Han army to search carefully.
Moreover, the Wei army has been stationed here for a long time, so it is not impossible to find one or two hiding places.
That night, there was still no movement from the Wei army, but they could not sleep at night.
Jiang Wei asked Zhang Bao and Yan Yu to divide their troops into more than ten teams, and beat drums every half hour, pretending to seize the Wei camp at night.
The effect is quite remarkable.
The low walls of the Wei camp were brightly lit, and every time the Han army's drums and horns sounded, they would beat the drums and gather troops to be on guard.
On the third day, it was the same as before.
On the fourth day, the attack officially began.
The Han army would put long ladders on the Wuhan Iron and Steel chariots and baggage carts, guard them with shields, and slowly advance towards the Wei army's camp.
Gein's tattered wolf-skin flag has been hung in the southeast corner of the Wei army camp! Jiang Wei, who has been paying close attention to the Wei army camp, found that there seemed to be fewer Wei soldiers on the low wall, and everyone was sluggish.
Lack of energy.
"war!"
"Fight! Fight!"
The Han infantry marched forward slowly, their morale was as high as a rainbow.
The pits and iron caltrops in front of the Wei army's camp did not cause them any trouble at all - Yan Yu had also participated in the battle to rescue the Manyin fortress in the past, and was no stranger to Wei Yan's method of clearing obstacles.
The only ones that could cause trouble to the Han army were the thunderbolt chariots and bed crossbows on the other side of the river.
In the past few days, the Wei army saw that Jiang Wei had pressed all his troops into the camp at Quwu Mountain, so they also turned these offensive and defensive weapons around overnight.
But soon, the Wei troops on the other side of the river who were manipulating the weapons were in an uproar.
There were even some smart ones who had already turned around and fled.
Just when the Han army pushed the Wuhan Iron and Steel cart that had been converted into a simple ladder to the Wei camp, Jise Doman, who had already planned on the low wall, led his tribe to quietly approach the suspension bridge of the camp and strike back at the Wei army.
And he was shouting something in nonsense.
It should be to call on other bastards from other tribes to defect as well~
Jiang Wei saw some Qiang Hus who were still full of shock. After Jise Doman shouted loudly, he thrust his spear into the Wei army who was fighting side by side.
In just half a quarter of an hour, the suspension bridge of the Wei camp suddenly fell, allowing the Han army to cross the river protecting the camp and rush in through the gate.
About a quarter of an hour later, the arrow tower of the camp was replaced by the banner of the Han Dynasty, which was fluttering in the wind.
Jise Duoman, covered in blood, rushed from the camp to Jiang Wei's horse. Without saying a word, he saluted and said, "General, my tribe has occupied the other side of the pontoon. Please send troops to accompany me to Burn Wei Dun."
Food, save our women and children!"
On the other side of the river, Deng Ai, who had been looking forward to it, finally breathed a long sigh of relief when his soldiers reported that the camp at Yiqu Wushan had fallen.
