After the two of them heard this, they were relieved and very happy. They said goodbye and left. Kong Ming then led the army out of Hanzhong and sent an order to the soldiers guarding the pass to prepare dry firewood and food, enough for the men and horses for a month to prevent the autumn fall.
Yu, give the army a month's grace, first solve the problem of clothing and accommodation, and then find an opportunity to go out.
Cao Zhen and Sima Yi led the army together and entered Chencang City. They did not see a single house. They felt very strange, so they asked the local natives to inquire. They all said that when Kongming returned, they burned it all with fire. Cao Zhen planned to leave Chencang.
Before setting off, Sima Yi advised: "Don't go there easily. I watched the astronomy last night.
It was found that the Hyatt star lies in the middle of the lunar sky, which means that there will definitely be heavy rains within this month. If we rush deep into the enemy's territory, it will be fine if we can guarantee victory. If not, both men and horses will suffer. We are in a dilemma. We should build some in the city now.
The camp is temporarily stationed to guard against the disaster of rain."
After several trials, Cao Zhen trusted Sima Yi very much, so he adopted this suggestion. As expected, it rained heavily and non-stop. Outside Chencang City, the water was three feet deep. The weapons were all wet, and people couldn't sleep well.
I feel uneasy every day, this situation
Because the heavy rain lasted for thirty days and there was no feed for the horses, the Wei army suffered numerous casualties and the military advisors complained. The situation soon spread to Luoyang. At the suggestion of the ministers, Cao Rui, the leader of Wei, set up an altar in the hope of praying for sunny weather.
But it never had any effect.
Huangmen Shilang wrote a petition. After reading it, Cao Rui was hesitating. Suddenly, Yang Fu and Hua Xin came to advise and sent envoys with the edict to recall Cao Zhen and Sima Yi.
In fact, Sima Yi hid the corpse soldiers and prepared to bring them out for this attack to pacify Xi Shu in one fell swoop. However, when encountering such weather, there was water everywhere. The corpse soldiers were prone to rot when exposed to water and could not operate, so he was in the mood to retreat.
It happened that Cao Zhen also took the initiative to discuss with Sima Yi and said: "It has rained for thirty days now. The soldiers have no will to fight and have the intention to return. How should we stop it?"
He replied: "Why don't you just go back!"
Cao Zhen said: "If Kong Ming comes with the Shu army, how should we resist it?"
He replied: "First ambush two groups of soldiers and horses, and then our army will start to retreat." During the discussion, the messenger suddenly arrived and conveyed Cao Rui's order to retreat, and the two of them changed the front group of the army to the rear.
The rear team became the front team and retreated slowly.
Kongming also calculated the duration of the rain and believed that the autumn rain would stop within a month, so he led a team of men and horses to camp in a well-defended area of the city, and ordered the army to station at Chipo. Kongming summoned the generals and said: "I
It is estimated that the Wei army will definitely leave, and the leader of Wei, Cao Rui, will also send people to urge them to return. As a staff officer, Sima Yi must be well prepared. It is better to let them leave and we will think of other ways."
At this moment, Wang Ping sent someone to report that the Wei army had retreated. Kong Ming ordered the people to come and tell Wang Ping not to pursue him. I already had a plan to defeat Wei.
Everyone heard that Kong Ming did not intend to pursue, and felt very strange. They all went in to persuade: "This time the Wei army took the initiative to attack. Because of the rain, they could not stay for a long time. This time when we went back, we lost our energy. We just took advantage of the situation to pursue. Facing such a good situation."
opportunity, why did the Prime Minister ask not to pursue it?"
Kong Ming smiled and said: "Sima Yi is very good at using troops. He must be able to predict that we will pursue, so when they retreat, they will set up some ambushes. If we pursue, we will fall into the trap. It is better to let them leave. I will secretly
He divided his troops out of Xiegu and attacked Qishan, leaving the Wei army unprepared."
Everyone continued to ask: "There are other places leading to Chang'an. Why did the Prime Minister only attack Qishan?"
Kong Ming explained: "Qishan Mountain is the most important place in Chang'an. If soldiers and horses from various counties in Longxi come over, they will definitely pass through this place. In addition, it is adjacent to Weibin in the front and a sloping valley in the back. It is very convenient to go out and in from the left.
It is a suitable place for ambush and the use of force, so I plan to capture this place first to gain a geographical advantage."
After everyone heard this, they cleared up their doubts and admired Kong Ming's views even more. So Kong Ming sent Wei Yan, Zhang Yi, Du Qiong, and Chen Shi out of Jigu; Ma Dai, Wang Ping, Zhang Yi, and Ma Zhong went out of Xiegu.
The two armies met at Qishan. After the division was completed, Kong Ming personally led the army and sent Guan Xing and Liao Hua as vanguards to begin the march.
Cao Zhen and Sima Yi were cautious when retreating, supervising the troops from behind, and sent an army into the Chencang Ancient Road to investigate. They came back and reported that the Shu army did not pursue them. After a few days, the soldiers in ambush behind came to report that it was
There is no news from the Shu army.
Cao Zhen said: "The autumn rain is continuous and the plank road is cut off. Western Shu should know that we have retreated."
Sima Yi said: "The Shu army will make moves from behind."
Cao Zhen said: "How do you know?"
He replied: "The weather has been fine in the past few days, and the Shu army did not pursue him. He knew that we had set up an ambush, so when our troops and horses were far away, he went to attack Qishan."
Cao Zhen didn't believe it at all. Sima Yi smiled and said: "Why don't you believe it? I estimate that Kong Ming will lead the Shu army to fight out of the two valleys. You and I will each guard the entrance of a valley for ten days. If the Shu army does not come, I will
Just paint your face red, wear women’s clothes, and come to your camp to plead guilty!”
After hearing this, Cao Zhen became interested and said: "If the Shu army really comes to attack, I am willing to reward you with the jade belt and BMW rewarded by the emperor!" So the troops were divided into two groups. Cao Zhen led his troops to the west of Qishan Mountain.
They camped at the entrance of Xie Valley, while Sima Yi guarded the entrance of Jigu on the east side of Qishan Mountain. After setting up camp, Sima Yi led a group of troops to ambush in the valley, while other troops and horses camped on key roads.
Sima Yi changed the clothes of ordinary soldiers, mixed with other soldiers, and secretly inspected all the camps. When he suddenly arrived at a camp, a general complained: "The heavy rain in recent days has soaked many places, and now I don't want to go back.
We are stationed in this place and have to go to the gambling games, which is a hardship for our officers and soldiers!"
After Sima Yi heard this, he immediately returned to the commander's camp, gathered everyone in the camp, found the complaining general, and scolded: "The imperial court raised the army the day before yesterday, and it was only used for a while. Why did you complain? You have slowed down our army.
military spirit!"
After hearing this, the man refused to admit that he had complained at all. Sima Yi called his companions out to testify, and in the end he could no longer deny it.
Sima Yi said: "I don't want to bet with the governor, but I want to defeat the Shu army so that each of you can get credit before returning to the court. You complain a lot and are slowing down my military morale. You are bringing disaster on yourself!" So he sent warriors to kill him.
He was pushed out and beheaded, and soon the head was presented in front of them. Everyone was very frightened.
Sima Yi said: "You must defend the Shu army attentively. When you hear the sound of artillery in the army, be prepared on all sides!"
The effect of killing chickens to scare monkeys was very good. After listening to the order, everyone became more energetic and left one after another.