Wei Yan said: "I am the front of the vanguard, and I should be arranged to go to the front line to defeat the enemy. Why do I need me to guard this peaceful place?" Kong Ming smiled and said: "In fact, the forward defeating the enemy is what a young general should do. Now
You approach Jieting, guarded the main road of Yangping Pass, and guarded the throat of Hanzhong. This is a very important task. How can it be said to be a place of leisure? Don’t be careless and lose my major affairs.
Be sure to act carefully!”
Wei Yan didn't know that the mission was of such great significance, so he was very happy and left with his troops.
Kong Ming looked at Wei Yan's departure back and felt a little relieved. He summoned Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi ordered: "Now Sima Yi sent troops, unlike before. You two each brought a team of troops out of Jigu as suspicious soldiers.
If you encounter the Wei army, you will attack, then retreat, and attack again. Just disturb them. I will personally lead the army and capture Meicheng from Xigu. If Meicheng is taken, then Chang'an will not be far away."
The two were ordered to leave, and Kong Ming asked Jiang Wei as the vanguard and his troops came out of the silence valley.
Ma Su and Wang Ping quickly led their troops to Jieting. After seeing the terrain, Ma Su smiled and said, "The Prime Minister is too careful. This place is so remote, how dare the Wei army attack!"
Wang Ping said: "Although the Wei army dare not come over, we can set up camp at the entrance of the fifth route. We can let the soldiers cut wood as fences and guard them for a long time."
In order to show that he is a scholar, Ma Su said: "How could the fifth gate of the general entrance of the village be the place where the village is? There is a mountain on the side, with no connection on all sides, and there are many trees. This is a dangerous place given by God.
That is the best place for us to set up camp.”
After hearing this, Wang Ping retorted, saying, "The idea of joining the army is wrong. If we station troops on important roads and repair fortifications, there will be a total of 100,000 bandit soldiers and cannot go there. If we abandon this important place and garrison the soldiers on the mountain,
If the Wei army suddenly attacked and surrounded all the surroundings, what method should be used to protect them?"
Ma Su laughed and said, "It's not that I'm talking about you, you have the same knowledge as a woman. It's said in the art of war that with the heights, you'll be in a state of great power. If the Wei army comes, I will definitely kill them without returning!"
Wang Ping said: "I have been following the Prime Minister for many years. Every time I go to a place, the Prime Minister will provide guidance. Now, looking at this mountain, it is a Jedi. If the Wei army cut off our water source, the soldiers will be in chaos without fighting!"
Ma Su reminded: "Do you remember the battle when the new emperor took over Xiangyang City? He stationed his troops on Jingshan Mountain. The enemy thought he was going to come down from the mountain to attack and ambush the vital road. As a result, the new emperor used a kite.
Crossing the city wall to attack, not to mention that Sun Tzu said, put it to death and live. If the Wei army cut off our water source, then the Shu army will definitely have a strong morale and fight to the death. One can fight a hundred. I have read a lot of military books and the Prime Minister
I have to ask me for advice on many things, why do you want to stop me?"
Wang Ping knew that his persuasion was ineffective and said, "If the army is going to set up camp on the mountain, then divide the troops to me. I will set up camp in Shanxi. We will be in a junction with each other. If the Wei army comes, we can support it."
Ma Su was not willing to agree. Suddenly, the residents in the mountains rushed in groups and reported that the Wei army had arrived.
Wang Ping was about to leave, and Ma Su advised: "Since you don't obey my orders, I will give you five thousand soldiers to the camp. When I defeat the Wei army and come to the prime minister, don't give me credit!"
So Wang Ping brought his troops to the camp ten miles away from the mountain, and at the same time he drew the terrain into a picture book, sent someone to report to Kong Ming, explaining that Ma Su set up a camp on the mountain.
Sima Yi was in the city and sent his son Sima Zhao to explore the way, saying, "If there are troops guarding Jieting, you will not move."
Sima Zhao rode his horse to investigate, and when he came back to see his father, he said, "There are soldiers and horses guards in Jieting."
Sima Yi sighed: "Zhuge Liang is really a god-like man, and my wisdom cannot catch up with him."
Sima Zhao smiled and said, "Why should my father be ambitious and destroy his own prestige? I think Jieting is easy to take."
Sima Yi asked, "How dare you speak wildly?"
He replied: "I went to investigate myself and found that there were no fences on the key sections of the road, and the army and horses were all scrambled on the mountain, so I knew that Jieting could be taken."
Sima Yi was very happy after hearing this and said, "If the Shu army is all on the mountain, it will be the opportunity given to me by God. We will succeed!" After that, he immediately changed into a piece of clothes and personally brought more than 100 cavalrymen to the scene.
Look, the weather was clear that day, Sima Yi went directly to the foot of the mountain, patrolled around him, and then returned.
Ma Su had already noticed it on the mountain and laughed and said, "If they cherish their lives, they would not have come to surround the mountain!" So he sent an order to all the generals and said, "If the Wei army came, they would see the red flag on the top of the mountain rushing,
Then you can attack from all sides."
After Sima Yi returned to the camp, he sent someone to inquire about the generals guarding Jieting and came back to report: "It's Ma Liang's younger brother, named Ma Su!"
Sima Yi smiled and said, "This person has a false reputation and is just a mediocre talent! How could Kong Ming not delay major issues if he appoints such a person!" He asked again, "Are there any other troops around Jieting?"
He replied: "About ten miles from the mountain, Wang Ping set up a camp there."
Sima Yi ordered Zhang He to lead a team of men to block the road between Wang Pinghe Mountain, and asked Shen Dan and Shen Yi to surround the mountain with two troops, first cut off the water source at the foot of the mountain, and wait until the Shu army was in chaos.
Take advantage of the situation to attack.
The attack strategy was determined that night. At dawn the next day, Zhang He took his troops and horses behind him. Sima Yi drove the troops and surrounded all the mountains. When Ma Su looked on the mountain, the Wei army was everywhere at the foot of the mountain, which was very strict.
After seeing this, the Shu army felt a little scared and dared not go down the mountain.
Ma Su shook the red flag, and the soldiers blamed each other, but refused to go down the mountain to attack. Ma Su was furious and killed both generals. Everyone felt very scared and could only try hard to rush down and attack the Wei army, but the Wei army was already ready.
The Shu army had no choice but to retreat up the mountain.
Seeing that the development of things was different from what he imagined, Ma Su could only ask the soldiers to close the gates of the camp and wait for foreign aid.
Wang Ping saw the Wei army coming and fought with his troops. When he met Zhang He, the two fought for more than a dozen rounds. Wang Ping was no match and could only retreat. The Wei army surrounded the mountain from Chenshi to Xushi, and the water source was cut off.
The soldiers on the mountain had no food and soon rioted. It was not until midnight that the Shu army in Shannan secretly opened the camp and went down the mountain to surrender to the Wei army.
Ma Su could not stop it, Sima Yi sent someone to set fire along the mountain road. The Shu soldiers on the mountain were stained with black smoke, and it was even more chaotic. Ma Su thought he could not defend it anymore, so he could only take the defeated generals to escape to the west of the mountain. Sima Yi directly
Make a big way and let Ma Su go. Zhang He came after him with his troops and horses, chasing him for more than 30 miles. The drums and horns in front sounded together, and a team of people rushed out, let Ma Su go and stopped Zhang He. It was
Wei Yan, Wei Yan swung his sword and rode his horse and took Zhang He directly.