The pontoon behind the camp was formed by connecting several small boats with iron chains and then covering them with wooden planks. It was very simple and cramped. The soldiers would sway slightly with the current when walking on it, let alone holding their horses across it.
Moreover, not all of the Wei soldiers who were manning crossbows and thunder chariots on the other side fled. At least half of them were still working hard to contain the Han army from crossing the river under the command of Du Bo or the captain.
This made him feel that the speed at which Zhang Bao led the three thousand cavalry to cross the river was too slow.
Just now everyone saw that he led his tribe to defection and lowered the camp's suspension bridge for the Han army. However, the women and children of his tribe were still at the food storage place more than ten miles away. He lured the Han army over a moment later, just to let the Han army pass.
More women and children increases the risk.
But no matter how eager he was, there was nothing he could do.
Fortunately, after half a quarter of an hour, Li Tangmang, who was the pioneer, finally crossed the river with more than 200 riders.
He did not scold the cavalry for formation, but immediately jumped on the horse vigorously, shouted "Follow me" and galloped away to where the Wei army's crossbows and thunderbolt chariots were.
Only by destroying these instruments can the following cavalry be able to cross the river more quickly.
Li Tang Mang was a famous leader of horse thieves in the Hexi Corridor in the past, and he was also Lu Shuihu who was later accepted as a follower by Zheng Pu.
However, during the Battle of Lingju, he was sent by Zheng Pu to serve as Jiang Wei's guide. Later, he fought fiercely with Ma Dai in Juyanze, so he was appreciated by Ma Dai and became the dubo of the Xiliang cavalry. Ma Dai retreated.
After moving to the rear, Zhang Bao also received a thousand Xiliang cavalry. Due to the ties between Zheng Pu and Zhang Bao's marriage, he also became one of Zhang Bao's generals.
Naturally, he lived up to his high expectations.
With only more than two hundred horsemen, under the direct threat of crossbows, it took only half a quarter of an hour to kill all the Wei troops who were manipulating the equipment, and also destroyed the equipment.
This made Jisai Doman feel a little relieved.
At this time, the three thousand cavalry led by Zhang Bao had all crossed the river, and the distance of more than ten miles was only one after another. It was also easy to rescue the women and children of his tribe.
There are still ten miles...
Bali...
Just four miles away!
As he drove the horse ahead to lead the way, he kept silently calculating in his heart.
But when he was two miles away and could vaguely see the granaries lined up side by side, he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.
He smelled a very strong smell of blood.
Being raised on livestock, he could easily smell the difference between the blood of cattle and sheep and the blood of humans.
Therefore, his face began to become ferocious, like a mad tiger, and he began to whip the horse desperately, kicking the horse's belly with both legs to urge the horse to speed up.
Zhang Bao and Li Tangmang, who followed closely behind, also vaguely sensed something unusual.
Because it's so quiet!
If, as Jisedoman said, all the women and children of his tribe were settled here, they should have harnessed their grazing horses under the command of the great witch and run towards them!
At the very least, they should drive the cattle and sheep to create chaos and secretly set fire to granaries or pastures to make it easier for their leaders to come to the rescue.
After dozens of breaths, the truth became clear.
I saw a low hill suddenly protruding from the grass in front of me.
A low hill made of the corpses of thousands of women, children, old men and women.
The blood had solidified due to the cold weather, but its color looked extremely charming amid the thin snowflakes.
"No!!"
Jise Doman screamed like an old owl in the mountains, triggering the mournful shouts of all the tribesmen who were also driving their horses in front.
But not long after, their voices suddenly stopped.
As they rushed towards the flesh-and-blood hill without hesitation, countless crossbow arrows roared towards them, shooting them all to death. Kong Liu's wide-open eyes asked the sky why the world was so cruel.
"retreat!"
"Carousel! Back off!"
Zhang Bao and Li Tang Mang shouted orders at the same time.
Covered by the sound of crossbows piercing the air like locusts, their voices seemed insignificant.
At this time, on the other side of the granary, Deng Ai looked at Fei Yao with a smile and stammered, "General Fei, today I can forgive the hatred of Lu Shui!"
Fei Yao, who had always been expressionless, paused slightly, and then replied with some reluctance, "Good luck to you!"
After saying this, he took the lead and rode away.
The number of cavalry following him was horrifyingly close to ten thousand!
Deng Ai seemed to be used to Fei Yao's indifference. He just tilted his head slightly and looked at his retreating back, and twitched the corner of his mouth to reveal a sneer.
Yes, Fei Yao started not to want to see Deng Ai again.
At first, it was because he despised Deng Ai's humble background and his frequent comments on military affairs.
But later, after Fei Yao was defeated, he restrained his temper and discussed with Deng Ai. In the middle of winter last year, he jointly wrote a letter to Sima Yi, the governor of Yongliang, and proposed a plan.
Also at the beginning of this year, Sima Yi personally came to inspect Helan Mountain.
But during the more than ten days of stay, I have always been unconvinced about the strategies they presented.
Until the night before returning to Chang'an, he called Deng Ai into the tent and whispered for a long time.
Fei Yao didn't know what was being said.
However, the next day he led his cavalry to escort Sima Yi for more than fifty miles. When he was leaving, he was given an instruction, "Shi Zai was of humble origin, he was dedicated to his achievements and was not cynical about the world. However, he could help the general to avenge his past defeat at the Lushui tributary."
After the general returns, all matters will be left to him for the time being."
Yes, Sima Yi, who had commanded the army for decades, listened to Deng Ai, who had never fought in a fierce battle.
Although he was somewhat unwilling to do so, he did not dare to disobey orders or disobey orders.
It's not that he was afraid of Deng Ai, but Sima Yi's favorite general.
Instead, he was first defeated by Wei Yan in the wilds of Yangcheng, and then lost countless soldiers in the tributaries of Lu River. If Sima Yi hadn't petitioned the emperor Cao Rui for him, giving him the opportunity to stay in the army and perform meritorious service, he would have been imprisoned by Luo now.
Yangmiaotang was deprived of his title and became a commoner.
With this kind of kindness, even if he is dissatisfied, he will not make mistakes.
When he returned to the camp, Deng Ai, who had been waiting for him for a long time, couldn't wait to inform him of the new plan.
The new strategy was very different from what the two men had discussed previously.
You don't need to think too much to know that this was a private plan between Sima Yi and Deng Ai last night.
The two of them planned to select some people from the Qianghu tribe in the northern part of Anding County to go to the Han army to seek asylum. They claimed that other tribesmen in their own tribe had been treated harshly by the Wei state, and planned to cooperate with the Han army to seize the camp for the Han army.
When the Han army led the army to attack, they turned against each other.
Yes, we also gave up the camp next to Quwu Mountain.
Moreover, Fei Yao would lead his cavalry to ambush in the desert and attack the Han army from behind.
But Sima Yi felt that this plan would be self-defeating.
The reason is very simple. Nishu, which had experienced Li Yan being falsely surrendered and losing nearly 10,000 elite soldiers, could not repeat the same mistake.
If you want Ni Shu to fall into the trap, you have to do it for real and harm others but not yourself!
If the fake show came true, it was natural that Deng Ai and Fei Yao deliberately forced the Zahu tribe to rebel, and relaxed the control a little, giving them the opportunity to voluntarily seek rebellion against Shu and surrender.
The purpose of harming others and not benefiting oneself is to make Ni Shu feel that if he believes in the surrender of the Zahu tribe, he will have the opportunity to severely damage the Wei army, and even if Zahu pretends to surrender to lure the enemy deeper, he will be sure to escape unscathed.
Therefore, according to the soldiers in the Quwu Mountain camp, the countless bed crossbows and thunderbolt chariots and guard soldiers on the other side of the river are all abandoned by the conspiracy. Even one of the two major grain storage areas can be burned by Ni Shu
!
This is also the reason why Deng Ai placed the women and children of the Zahu tribe near Dige and sent them to the Quwu Mountain camp.
Everything was done to lure the Shu army across the river.
Because Sima Yi knew that if the Shu army did not cross the river, even if the Wei army successfully set up an ambush, they would not have a chance of winning in the field.
There is no other way. Judging from the fighting strength and morale of our enemy's soldiers, it is really hard to take any chances.
Therefore, he retreated to the next best thing and only wanted to ambush the Shu army that had crossed the river.
This was also done to avoid being alerted by the Shu army when setting up an ambush.
In other words, first send your own soldiers to death, then pay for a camp and countless ordnance and equipment, and also calculate the battle losses during the ambush... Even if the ambush is successful, the Wei army will not pay a higher price than the Han army.
With so few casualties, such an ambush that would hurt both sides seemed unwise and undesirable.
If you harm others but do not benefit yourself, you will suffer disadvantages without benefiting from them, so why go to all the trouble to devise a plan?
But if you look at Sima Yi personally and from the perspective of the country, you will find that the advantages of the ambush outweigh the disadvantages.
First, since the army was sent to Longyou against Shu, Wei had suffered too many defeats. Both Sima Yi and the Luoyang Temple were in urgent need of a defeat against Shu to boost the military morale and vigor of the Yongliang ministries.
Another reason is that the national strength and war background of the two sides are different.
For Ni Shu, who had a small land and few people, he and Wei would suffer both losses and each would lose thousands of soldiers. It would be a defeat without defeat!
As for the Wei State, given the fact that the combat power of its soldiers could not match that of the Shu soldiers and it was easier to restore the foundation of the war, both sides suffered losses and it was a win without defeat!
Of course, if he wants the ambush to be successful, Sima Yi still has to consider one issue -
Since the Wei State only had more than 8,000 infantry and cavalry troops south of the Helan Mountains, it was difficult for them to have the advantage of an ambush.
Therefore, he sent Hu Zun to Shuofang County again, claiming that he would personally go to Luoyang to ask Cao Rui to confer Liu Bao, the left-winger of the Southern Huns, as the Great Chanyu after the war!
Of course!
Now, of the nearly 10,000 riders following Fei Yao, nearly 8,000 are all members of Liu Bao’s clan!
As for why Liu Bao, who originally had two intentions, was so cooperative this time and fought with all his strength...
Hu Zun also conveyed another of Sima Yi's original words, saying: "Although Liu Gaosheng's love on the right is dead, he has made great contributions to the dynasty by removing himself from humiliation. He is favored by the emperor and all the Dukes of Luoyang."
The words were very cryptic, but Liu Bao knew what they meant as soon as he heard them.
He is nothing more than a threat: "Those who obey our Wei will prosper, and those who go against our Wei will perish."
If Liu Bao is unwilling to send troops to cooperate with the Wei army, then Sima Yi will go to Luoyang and support his other sons to continue to supervise the southern Huns!
As long as Liu Bao is not the only one left in Maodun Chanyu's bloodline, and as long as the Southern Huns still live in Bingzhou, Wei will have countless ways to prevent Liu Bao from ever getting involved in the Great Chanyu's position!
In the future, he will even support others to replace Liu Bao’s King Zuoxian!
With the position of the Great Chanyu on one side and the endless suppression of the Wei State on the other, Liu Bao quickly made a choice.
But what he didn't know was that before Hu Zun took the order to go to Shuofang County, he also warned Sima Yi that this move was inappropriate. If Liu Bao succeeded to the throne, it might trigger new turmoil in the border areas.
Sima Yi didn't care about this.
He said: "If you are involved in the game, you will always be a pawn, so why bother!"
Hu Zun was stunned and left happily.
Yes, as long as Liu Bao is involved in the dispute between Han and Wei, he will become a pawn in the game between Han and Wei; neither the Han nor the Wei will never let him stay out of the matter.
It can be said that Sima Yi's personal planning this time was comprehensive.
Once the Han army entered the situation, there was no chance to escape unscathed.
However, except for him, Fei Yao and Deng Ai, everyone would think that Deng Ai was the one making the plans this time.
He is the general of Wei and the governor of Yongliang. He is the minister of the emperor and must not have the reputation of personally sending his soldiers to death.
In particular, there is no such thing as a perfect plan for a military war.
Once the ambush was not successful as expected, and he was given such a reputation, not even the emperor Cao Rui could let him continue to serve as the governor of Yongliang.
Deng Ai, on the other hand, had no worries in this regard.
He is just an unknown person who comes from a humble background and has never been in battle!
Moreover, his duty in the south of Helan Mountain was to focus on farming. He was not good at military warfare and was defeated by Ni Shu. Is it any wonder?
In the nearly ten years of competition between Han and Wei, Wei had many defeats.
There is no need to worry that Deng Ai will leave because of this. On the contrary, Deng Ai is grateful for it.
He was obsessed with fame, and he was always looking forward to the opportunity to accumulate merit. Sima Yi first promoted him from the bottom, and then gave him a chance, which was the kindness of knowing him.
This was also the reason why Fei Yao began to dislike Deng Ai again.
Having served under Cao Zhen in his early years and serving in the military for decades, he did not agree with this practice of sending soldiers to death.
Since Sima Yi cannot be despised, then it falls on Deng Ai.
Anyway, he is the same raccoon dog.
But Zhang Bao, who crossed the river and went more than ten miles deep, discovered that the Wei State had set up a strong crossbow array at the grain storage area. He immediately shouted to his cavalry to turn their horses around and turn back.
Although he wanted to use the mobility of the cavalry to kill all the crossbowmen in front of him in a roundabout way.
But reason told him that Wei's ambush could not be just a crossbow formation.
The prime minister placed high hopes on him and became the only cavalry commander of the Han Dynasty. He knew how much food the Han Dynasty spent on building up the cavalry.
He couldn't let these cavalry be lost here.
If you want to die in battle, you should die in the Battle of Guanzhong when the old capital is still there.
Therefore, although he witnessed many cavalrymen being shot and killed by powerful crossbows, and even though his eyes were torn apart and he was filled with anger, he still ordered his men to go to the camp at Yiquwu Mountain.
The floating bridge over there is their only way to survive.
But they had just completed their detour when Fei Yao led nearly 10,000 cavalry and charged across.
Tens of thousands of horse hooves hit the ground, and even if there was a layer of snow on the ground, they could not stop the heart-rending sound.
Zhang Bao, who was extremely brave, never lacked the courage to fight to the death on the battlefield.
"Li Mangtang, lead your Xiliang cavalry to take a detour and seize the pontoon bridge!"
He turned his head and roared, and without waiting for Li Mangtang's reply, he leveled the horse in his hand and took the lead, "Shao Dang Qiang, follow me to penetrate the enemy's formation and return to Hexi!"
