Chapter 295 Sima fakes retreat
Sima Yi sat on the rugged mountain road and was shaking. Although he was working hard, it was much easier than ordinary soldiers walking on foot.
"Hurry, all the troops will speed up. As long as you reach the city of Shangyong, you will take it with gold, pearls, wealth and wealth." Liang Ji, the army encouraged the soldiers loudly.
Since Sima Yi led 30,000 troops to march on both sides of the road and towards Shangyong, they have been sneaking in the rugged mountain road for nearly twenty days. Now the journey has been more than half. The troops travel seventy or eighty miles a day, and they can reach the city of Shangyong in six days.
"Shaowei, how many people are we behind now?" Sima Yile stopped his mount, stopped by the road, and asked Liang Ji.
Liang replied a few times: "Report to the Governor, there are about thousands of people behind, and now our army still has more than 20,000 people to maintain the establishment."
"It's okay, more than 20,000 divine weapons came from heaven and killed them to Shangyong City, which is enough to defeat the thief." Sima Yi nodded and replied.
"Continue to send the troops to speed up."
Liang Ji bowed and replied, "OK."
After several days of difficult marching, Sima Yi finally led his army to the city of Shangyong on the eighth day of Meng Da's uprising.
Meng Da was frightened when he saw the arrival of the Wei army. He thought that Sima Yi would wait for the Wei emperor to issue an edict to advance again, so that it would take at least more than a month to lead the army to arrive.
But after eight days of raising the anti-flagration, Sima Yi personally led his troops. Meng Da looked at the dense Wei army in the distance from the city and sighed in his heart: "I wish I could not listen to Prime Minister Zhuge's words."
"Where is Meng Da? Come out and answer." After Sima Yi besieged the city from three sides, he immediately ordered a junior high school to come forward and call.
Meng Da was wearing a complete hang, stood on the top of the city, and replied loudly: "I will be here."
Sima Yi pushed his mount out of the formation and stopped at an arrow, shouting, "Meng Da rebels, now I lead the heavenly soldiers here, why not surrender early? Otherwise, the army will destroy the city, and Dingjiao and others will be burned."
"Sima Yi, don't be arrogant. I am a loyal and righteous man. Now that I have returned to the Han Dynasty, I will follow the will of heaven. Besides, I am still in the Yong City and the pools are solid. How can your tired army break the city?
What's more, Prime Minister Zhuge had already sent reinforcements to rescue Xingye, and even Lu Xun in Jingzhou had reinforcements on the road. What's wrong with me?" Meng Da replied with courage.
Sima Yi laughed: "Mengda dog thief, I want you to know that I have already sent troops to Anqiao, and Mulan Pass intercepted the reinforcements of Wu and Shu. Now you have become a turtle in the jar. I will capture it sooner or later."
He paused and shouted, "Listen to the military, civilian officials in the city, there are those who captured and killed Meng Da, and they will not blame the crime of rebellion. In addition, there are also rewards and rewards for the title, which is no problem."
When Meng Da heard him bewitching people's hearts, he immediately shouted: "Hurry up, shoot arrows, shoot arrows!"
Sima Yi sneered and retreated to his own formation. Then he ordered the troops to siege from all sides, day and night.
Although the Wei army was working hard for an expedition, Sima Yi was good at training soldiers and was strict in the army. In addition, the rewards were generous, and the soldiers fought for the first place. Two days ago, most of the wooden fences outside the moat were damaged, and the battle of Shangyong City was shaky.
Seeing this, Meng Da was frightened and had to send all the young and strong people in the city to defend. He also sent messengers to go west and south to ask for help from the Han and Wu families respectively.
Just as Shangyong's moat was filled, the sound of drums and horns shook the sky, and seven thousand Han troops appeared in the west of Shangyong City. Sima Yi was shocked when he heard the news and quickly sent an order to suspend the attack and return the troops to the camp.
"Report to the governor, the general led his troops to Xicheng, but he knew that he had just arrived halfway through the Shu army. The general was young and could not resist, so he had to withdraw to Shangyong. He also sent a scout to inquire. Only then did he realize that the Shu army had already broken through Xicheng a few days ago and was coming to Shangyong to attack." The general who was heading to Anqiao reported.
Sima Yi frowned and asked, "Who is the leader of the Shu army?"
"Report to the governor, he is Ma Su, a military officer in the fake prime minister's office."
Liang Ji bowed and said, "Governor, it is said that Ma Su is well-versed in military tactics and has a great reliance on Zhuge Liang. Now he has led reinforcements to the west of the city and has become a juncture with the rebels in the city. Moreover, the troops are equal to our army. If he wants to attack the city again, it will be a little difficult."
"Oh, it's a pity that I've finally gotten one step behind Zhuge Liang." Sima Yi said expressionlessly.
"The governor's meaning?"
Sima Yi smiled bitterly and said, "Now the total number of enemy troops inside and outside the city is no less than 20,000, and the strength is equivalent to ours. It is impossible to force the attack on the city.
As the saying goes, one step is slow, one step is slow. I thought that the best way to attack Meng Da quickly, but Zhuge Liang was prepared for a long time, and the reinforcements had arrived, and the chance of victory was lost."
"The governor means that we are powerless, why don't we withdraw our troops?" asked a side general unwillingly.
Sima Yi said: "The fighter has been lost, so you cannot force it. The three eastern counties will eventually be lost. The generals obey orders and will bury the pot and make rice tonight and withdraw it back to Wancheng, without any mistakes."
"No." The generals responded.
Sima Yi said again: "Shaowei, please keep it."
At night, when Ma Su sent people to connect with Meng Da while sending a horse to the opposite Wei camp to inquire about the news.
Suddenly, he found a horse and reported that it was Wei's army who had just updated the stove, burned fire at the second, and made rice at the third, and had already eaten dinner. He withdrew his troops and threw them eastward, leaving only empty camps.
"Zijun, Sima Yi wants to run away. Do you think we are chasing us or not?" In the tent, Ma Su asked Wang Ping.
Wang Ping replied, "Join the army, now our army has been connected with Meng Da in the city, and the momentum of striking the corner has been achieved. Sima Yi is no longer able to break the city, and all the three eastern counties are back. Since the Wei army has retreated, it is better to let it go. We only need to defend the city, which is a great achievement. The Prime Minister can also reply with peace of mind."
"Haha, Zijun's words are too cautious." Ma Su said with a smile: "The reason why I led my troops to come is not only to reinforce Meng Da, but to defeat Sima Yi. Now this thief is afraid to escape. If he does not pursue the victory, wouldn't he sit and watch the Wei army retreat safely?"
Wang Ping asked, "Why follow the plan of joining the army?"
"According to my will, we will immediately lead the troops to pursue the enemy with our heads, and we must defeat Sima Yi." Ma Su said proudly,
Wang Ping bowed and advised, "You can't join the army. If Sima Yi has a deep understanding of military tactics, how can he not leave troops to block the attack? If our army pursues, he will be ambushed."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting contents below! "Zi Jun's words are too careful. The military strategy is full of energy, two is mourning, and three is exhausted. Now my soldiers have won consecutive battles and their morale is strong. It is the time to defeat the enemy. How can we be afraid of the war because of timidity? Don't say again, my intention has been decided, and we should send the army to chase and kill the Wei thieves quickly, and we must not delay it."
Wang Ping sighed lightly and said, "Since the idea of joining the army has been decided, Ping will not persuade him anymore. However, I thought he could not pursue him. Please leave a army to me as a response. I will write a letter to send him to the city and ask General Meng to send troops to respond."
"Then, according to you, if you defeat the enemy, you will not be able to win your merits." Ma Su said impatiently when he saw that Wang Ping was still stubborn.
The plan was decided, and Ma Su immediately raised his troops and went to chase and kill the Wei army in person, leaving only three thousand troops for Wang Ping, thinking that it was a way out.
That night, the sky was clear and the clouds dispersed, and the bright moon was hanging high. Ma Su led a large army to chase Sima Yi. Hearing the loud voices in front of him, he immediately realized that he had chased the Wei army. So he ordered the troops to catch up and kill the Wei thieves.
But as soon as he turned the mountain pass, two soldiers rushed out from the left and right mountains. The fires soared into the sky and the sound of killing sounds rose. Ma Su was immediately surrounded in the middle, and he clashed and could not leave.
"I regret not listening to Zijun's words, my life will be over!" Seeing that the Wei soldiers were sieging more and more, Ma Su sighed to the sky.
On the opposite hillside, Sima Yi pulled his horse to stop. Seeing that the Shu army was unable to run at the foot of the mountain, he waved the flag and ordered the army to free up a road and let Ma Su lead his troops to escape to Shangyong.
It turned out that Sima Yi did not really give up on recapturing the three eastern counties, but instead designed to retreat and attack the pursuers and ambush. Now he pretended to let go of the pursuers and was ready to drive Ma Su's defeated army to break through Shangyong City Gate and turn the situation around in one fell swoop.
After a while, a horse suddenly broke out from the slanting ground, cut off the Wei army's pursuers and fought hard. It turned out that it was Wang Ping who led the troops to rescue Ma Su, merged with his troops, and fought back.
Seeing this, Sima Yi frowned and said in a panic: "Ma Su has a backup plan." However, when he saw that the Han army had few soldiers, he immediately led the generals to work hard to defeat the Han army in one battle.
In the dark night, the two armies mingled together and fought each other. One tried his best to resist, and the other tried his best to cover up the killing, and he was still in a mess, regardless of victory or defeat.
Sima Yi was hesitating, another twig behind the Han army
When the army and horses arrived, the general was Meng Da himself. He received the notice from Wang Ping and happened to lead the troops out of the city to respond.
After receiving reinforcements, Wang Ping of Ma Su and Wang Ping was greatly motivated. He led his troops to fight back, causing the Wei army to retreat one after another. Seeing that his final plan to survive in his death was no longer possible, Sima Yi immediately ordered the retreat and surrendered to Wancheng.
Chapter completed!