While everyone was puzzled, Kong Ming had already put on Bagua clothes, a Lun towel, two children, and a guqin. He was sitting on the city wall with incense burning next to him. Sima Yi's army soon arrived
At the foot of the city, seeing this scene, they didn’t know what it meant and didn’t dare to move forward. Tan Ma went back to report the situation to Sima Yi. Sima Yi didn’t believe it at all, so he stopped the Wei army.
He took his troops and went to observe the situation from a distance. He only saw Kong Ming sitting on the city wall with a dignified smile and playing the guqin. There were children on the left and right, one holding a sword in his hand and the other holding a sword in his hand.
Feather Fan, as for the city wall below, the city gate is open, and there are two or more common people, lowering their heads to clean the city, as if the arrival of the Wei army has nothing to do with them.
Sima Yi had seen Kong Ming in his dream and recognized his appearance. Now that it was a duel between mortals, he did not dare to make a mistake. In addition, Kong Ming's posture seemed to be performing some kind of ritual, and he really couldn't think clearly.
At this time, soldiers came to report that the Wu army had been ambushed by Xiangyang City. They suffered heavy casualties and were preparing to attack Fancheng.
Sima Yi was very surprised after hearing this and said: "If Fancheng is captured and a hole is opened in the Central Plains, then your majesty will definitely punish me." After saying that, he ordered the rear army to serve as the front army and the front army to serve as the rear army to move to the north of the mountain.
trail retreat.
His son Sima Zhao seemed very strange and asked: "Since Xiangyang City intends to attack Fan City, then my father should stay and attack. After defeating Kongming, he can attack Hanzhong, the capital of Western Shu, and the siege of Fan City will be solved."
Master Sima added: "I guess Zhuge Liang no longer has any troops around, so he must be playing tricks on himself. Why did my father just retreat without going to investigate?"
Sima Yi said: "Zhuge Liang has always been cautious and has not come up with any strange tactics. Now that we have opened the city gate, there must be an ambush. If we attack, we will definitely fall into the trap. How do you juniors know this?"
It’s better to retreat quickly.”
Sima Zhao felt that his father was timid and refused to retreat, so he advised: "Since my father is timid, even though I am not very talented, I still hope to surround the city with five thousand troops and attack."
Sima Yi was also in a state of hesitation. At this time, the weather suddenly changed, dark clouds were dense, and lightning occasionally flashed in the sky. Not long after, it started to rain lightly. After Sima Zhao's repeated requests, Sima Yi agreed to his request.
He requested that he be allowed to attack with five thousand soldiers and horses, while Sima Yi himself left with a large force.
Kong Ming braved the rain on the city wall and played hard. He had a panoramic view of the movements of the Wei army. When he saw Sima Yi turning around and leaving with the army, he felt happy. Then a group of people from the Wei army separated and headed towards the city.
When he came, he felt that something was wrong.
The rain was falling heavily, and Kong Ming was close to despair. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck directly in front of the Wei army, not far in front of Sima Zhao, frightening him and his horse to the ground.
Sima Yi did not go far. When he saw this scene, he was frightened. He quickly rode back and scolded: "Kong Ming, as an alchemist, is proficient in astronomy. Now he is playing on the city wall for no reason, and there are children guarding him. He must be casting some kind of magic."
Aren't you afraid of divine punishment?"
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Kong Ming suddenly felt unprecedentedly happy. The frequency of the sound of the piano was getting louder, and the amplitude of his hands was getting bigger and bigger. However, not long after the first lightning had passed, the second and third lightnings fell one after another.
They were all near the Wei army, and some Wei soldiers were even frightened to death by lightning.
Sima Zhao also felt a little scared and realized the seriousness of the problem, so he could only retreat with his father with five thousand soldiers and horses.
As the Wei army retreated, the rain gradually became lighter and finally stopped. Kong Ming's tense nerves relaxed and he breathed a sigh of relief. He clapped his hands and laughed.
Everyone felt very strange and asked Kong Ming. He replied: "Sima Yi, as a famous general of the Wei State, has come here with 150,000 troops. He saw the prime minister playing the piano and there were no troops. Why did he just retreat?"
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Kong Ming analyzed: "Sima Yi's impression of me is that he is cautious and will definitely not make surprise attacks. Seeing me on the city wall like this, he suspected that there were soldiers ambushing in the city, so I left. I didn't want to take danger, but they came too fast.
I really have no choice. Then news came from the rear that His Majesty led the Xiangyang City army to defeat the enemy.
Wu Jun, he was afraid that Fancheng would be attacked by a sneak attack, so he couldn't look at each other. Third, God was good. Suddenly there was heavy rain, and there were lightning and thunder, which frightened the Wei army and did not dare to advance easily. Now this empty city strategy has been accomplished. Now Sima Yi will definitely lead
With the troops and horses, we retreat to the small road in the north of the mountain. I have sent Guan Xing and Zhang Bao to wait."
After hearing this, everyone was filled with admiration and said: "The Prime Minister's strategy is unpredictable and his courage is unmatched. If it were us, we would definitely abandon the city and leave."
Kong Ming sighed: "We only have 2,500 soldiers and horses. If we abandon the city, we will not be able to escape very far. At that time, we will be captured alive by Sima Yi's troops." After speaking, he laughed and said: "If I were Sima Yi, I would definitely
There will be no retreat, this battle will definitely be loaded
The annals of history are an excellent example of the empty city strategy." So the people of Xicheng followed the army into Hanzhong. Knowing that Sima Yi would definitely return after knowing the true situation, he ordered the officials and people of Tianshui, Anding, and Nan'an counties to be
Moved to Hanzhong.
After Sima Yi retreated, he returned to the path of Wugong Mountain. Suddenly, there were loud shouts and drums from behind the hillside. Sima Yi turned around and said to his two sons: "If we hadn't left just now, we would have fallen into Zhuge Liang's scheme, and it would be too late by then."
Already."
I only saw a group of men and horses coming out on the road. The flag read "Right Guard Envoy Hu Ji General Zhang Bao". Wei Jun had no choice but to throw away his armor and walk faster. Less than half way, suddenly there was another wave in the valley.
Shouts rang out, drums and horns roared, and the front
There was a flag in front of him that read "Left Guard Envoy Longxiang General Guan Xing". There was a serious echo in the valley. Wei Jun couldn't figure out how many men and horses the other party had. He became more and more confused and could only throw away all the baggage and speed up.
Marching speed.
Guan Xing and Zhang Bao followed Kong Ming's order and did not chase each other, but instead snatched each other's food, grass and equipment. Sima Yi saw that there were Shu troops in the valley and knew that there were many ambushes, so he did not dare to go to the main road, so he found a way back.
Street pavilion.
When Cao Zhen heard that Kong Ming had retreated, he quickly chased after him with his soldiers and horses. There was a sound of cannon from behind the mountain, and the Shu army came out all over the mountains and fields. The generals at the head were Jiang Wei and Ma Dai. Cao Zhen was very surprised and quickly retreated. Chen Zao, the vanguard
He fought with Ma Dai and was directly beheaded by the opponent. Cao Zhen could only lead his troops and horses to run around, and the Shu army returned to Hanzhong overnight.
Zhao Yun and Deng Zhi had been lying in ambush in Jigu. Suddenly they received an order to return to Hanzhong quickly. Zhao Yun said to Deng Zhi: "The Wei army will definitely attack if they know we are retreating. I will ambush behind you with a thousand men first. You can attack."
Follow my flag and retreat slowly, I will be escorted every step of the way."