The galloping war horses, the shouts of killing, the sound of war drums, the sound of horse hooves, and the sound of flying arrows piercing the air are mixed together to form a passionate war song. The only cavalry battalion in the Shu Han army, the Ma Jiajun, is galloping, chasing the pig tut.
Cao Wei's cavalry running like a wolf. Cao Wei's cavalry dispersed in formation, beating their horses and running wildly. They had no desire to fight. They just ran away as fast as possible.
Ma Dai followed closely, chasing death to the north, but there was no joy in his heart.
Behind them is a wheat field with billowing smoke.
These Cao Wei cavalry are not here to fight, they are here to burn wheat. The arrows they shoot are not used to kill the enemy, but to set fire.
Shanggui is where the garrison of Cao Wei is located. There are endless wheat fields here, which not only supply the garrison of Cao Wei west of Longshan, but also the people in the city. Zhuge Liang chose to leave Qishan before the autumn harvest because of this wheat field.
When he arrived at Shanggui, the wheat was not yet ripe, and it arrived suddenly, so Cao Wei's garrison did not react at all. Not only could they not harvest it, but they also had no time to burn it, so they had to give Zhuge Liang an advantage in vain.
Zhuge Liang sent people to besiege the city while also sending people to harvest wheat. As long as he grabbed the wheat, he would have at least half a year of buffer time, which would greatly reduce the difficulty of transporting from Hanzhong.
However, things soon took a turn for the better. Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou who was trapped in Shanggui City, saw Zhuge Liang sending people to harvest wheat and immediately knew his intention. He ordered the cavalry stranded outside the city to make sneak attacks everywhere.
Just to burn wheat. He had more than 3,000 fine cavalry under his command, divided into three teams, each with a thousand men, roaring in and roaring away, leaving the Shu Han army, which was mainly infantry, unable to defend itself. Zhuge Liang had no choice but to send Ma Jiajun
They were intercepted, but the Ma's army only had one battalion, while Cao Wei's cavalry had three battalions. They took turns going out, and the Ma's army was soon exhausted.
The result of exhaustion was that they could not keep up with the speed of Cao Wei's cavalry, and more and more wheat fields were set on fire by Cao Wei's cavalry. Prime Minister Zhuge's wishful thinking was also reduced to ashes little by little in the light of the fire.
The prime minister was very angry, and Ma Dai was very anxious. He looked at the cavalry of Cao Wei who were escaping in front of him, and he wished he had wings to fly over and kill them one by one. These cavalrymen who came and went like the wind made him suffer a lot. Unfortunately, he
Although they were full of hatred, the horses under their crotches were getting slower and slower. After several days of chasing, the aging weaknesses of their horses were fully exposed.
The Ma Jiajun, who have been in Shu for more than ten years, have to solve the problem of aging horses. They cannot be supplemented by Liangzhou war horses. Some of them can only ride short and slow Shu horses or Yunnan horses. These horses carry heavy loads.
Carrying goods was okay, but when they arrived on the battlefield, facing Cao Wei's cavalry, which was dominated by Xiliang war horses, their true colors immediately emerged.
Seeing the Cao Wei cavalry fleeing farther and farther, Ma Dai had to order to stop the pursuit. He knew that these Cao Wei cavalry were not unable to escape, they wanted to lure him away so that others could take advantage of it. Ma Dai had already eaten
I won't be fooled by such a hardship anymore, I can only watch the cavalry of Cao Wei who completed their mission and walk away.
Behind him was a messy wheat field, and the Shu army soldiers who were busy putting out the fire. Zhuge Liang had 80,000 troops, but once they were distributed in the endless field area, they were full of loopholes and impossible to guard against. With a small number, it is very likely that
Being attacked by Cao Wei's cavalry, the number of people was too large, and the number of defense points was drastically reduced, and they could not take care of them at all. Facing the elusive Cao Wei cavalry, they were exhausted and suffered a lot. As the wheat fields were burned one after another,
Morale is also in sharp decline.
Ma Dai gathered the team, looked at the setting sun, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This difficult day was finally over.
He returned to the camp outside Shanggui City and apologized to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang stood in front of the big tent, looking at the smoke and dust blown away by the wind in the distance. His face was a little haggard, but he did not blame Ma Dai. Instead, he comforted Ma Dai: "How is the loss of the war horses?"
"The losses are not much. Three horses were seriously injured and are probably dead. The others... are just a little tired."
"It's time to replace your horses. I just received a war horse yesterday. Go find Yang Canjun and pick ten to make up for the loss."
Ma Dai was overjoyed, and all the fatigue in his body suddenly disappeared. He quickly bowed to say hello, turned around and left happily.
Zhuge Liang turned to the young Cang Cao and Jiang Wei: "How much wheat have we lost so far?"
Jiang Wei is a reduced general. He is twenty-seven years old this year. He was originally a member of the governor's office of Yongzhou. Because his father Jiang Jiong died in state affairs during the Ma Chao Rebellion, he was given the title of Zhonglang and participated in the military affairs of the county. Ma Di's troops left Qishan.
At that time, Jiang Wei was a subordinate of Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui, and was accompanying Ma Zun on Guo Huai's case. When he learned that the Shu army was invading, Guo Huai immediately fled into Shanggui City, and Ma Zun followed him into the city. Jiang Wei
Wei persuaded him that you should return to Ji County in the Ming Dynasty to arrange the defense of Tianshui County. As a result, Ma Zun not only refused to listen to him, but also scolded him for having ulterior motives and abandoned them. Jiang Wei had no choice but to return to Ji County.
Then he was elected by the leaderless Ji County to surrender to Zhuge Liang.
After Zhuge Liang talked with Jiang Wei, he also admired him as a genius, made him a Cang Cao, made him a general of righteousness, and granted him the title of Marquis of Dangyang Ting. Jiang Wei was extremely grateful for this kind treatment, and of course he was grateful to Zhuge Liang.
Jiang Wei whispered: "About one third."
"Hurry up and collect it as soon as possible. If we wait any longer, our losses will be even greater."
"Here."
Zhuge Liang turned around and returned to the tent, sat in front of the case, picked up the military report on the case, and was about to read it, but he remembered something, put down the military report, patted his forehead, and sighed: "I didn't expect that just three thousand cavalry would let me go."
We have lost so much. This Guo Huai is indeed no ordinary person."
"Prime Minister, the strength of cavalry is speed. It is most suitable for harassment. If we fight head-on, these three thousand cavalry are no match for the Prime Minister's army." Jiang Wei saw that Zhuge Liang was in a bad mood and quickly comforted him: "These wheat
It was originally what they sown, but they burned it, and the prime minister only harvested less. Didn't they suffer heavy losses? After harvesting the wheat, the prime minister can focus on attacking the city. Could it be that these three thousand cavalry can still burn Shanggui?
?”
Zhuge Liang laughed: "What Bo Yue said is true. I have been very annoyed by these cavalry these days, and I am a little confused."
"Everyone has a desire for gain and loss, so Prime Minister, you don't have to worry about it." Jiang Wei said respectfully.
Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and was about to say more when Fei Yi walked in quickly. "Prime Minister, you have returned victoriously."
Zhuge Liang was overjoyed and couldn't help but stand up: "You Chang is back? Where is he?"
"Yes, he captured Xiangwu City, and Longxi Governor You Chu was helpless. He is currently setting up camp and will come to see the prime minister when he is settled."
"You Chang went out to fight, and it turned out that I was able to capture him." Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and laughed: "I have to go and greet him."
Fei Yi smiled and said nothing. Jiang Wei was very surprised that he would take the initiative to greet him, which shows how important Ma Su is in his mind.
Not long after, Ma Su came to the camp with several personal guards. Seeing Zhuge Liang standing at the door to greet him, Ma Su quickly rushed forward and bowed and saluted: "Fortunately, Ma Su has fulfilled his mission and came here to give orders to the Prime Minister."
Zhuge Liang laughed loudly, took Ma Di's arm and entered the tent. The two sat down. Zhuge Liang asked people to serve wine while asking: "Youchang, please tell me the story of the war quickly. Why didn't You Chu surrender before? Now,
But he became a prisoner of You Chang."
You Chu was the governor of Longxi. When Zhuge Liang's troops left Qishan, Tianshui was the first to surrender, followed by Nan'an and Anding. As one of the three counties of Yongzhou on the right side of Longxi, Longxi refused to surrender. He went to invite
Li Sheng, the general in charge of the battle, said, "If you occupy Longyou, the imperial reinforcements will arrive in twenty days at most. If you have the ability to cut off Longshan and prevent the imperial reinforcements from passing through Longshan, I will surrender the city in one month."
Until then, please forgive me for not being able to obey.
Li Sheng was not willing to wait for a month before launching a strong attack. Unexpectedly, the people in the city supported You Chu very much and went to the city to defend the city. Li Sheng attacked for several days, lost many generals and returned without success. After Zhuge Liang received the reward, he ordered Ma Di to go forward in person.
Go to attack the city. Longxi is on the left side of the army. If Longxi is not conquered, he will not be able to penetrate deep into Jincheng and will eventually stop at Tianshui County.
Now Ma Di has lived up to his expectations, conquered Xiangwu, captured Longxi County, and relieved the danger on the flanks of the army. Next, as long as he captures Shanggui City, he can make great strides forward, and his troops will be directed towards Liangzhou.
"You Chu doesn't know where the righteousness lies. How can he be undefeated if he dares to resist the Prime Minister's rebel soldiers with his little intelligence?" Ma Su told the story of the war in an understated way, and then changed the subject: "Prime Minister, is there any news about this?
"
Zhuge Liang took out a military report from the case and handed it to Ma Su. At the same time, he said to Jiang Wei: "Bo Yue, are you familiar with this You Chu?"
Jiang Wei said: "We had a chance encounter. He was from Fengyi in Zuo. His father traveled to Yin and served as a governor of the county. He promoted Zhang Ji, the governor of Liangzhou, and got the official position."
"How can I do that?"
"The middle man's capital."
Zhuge Liang raised his eyebrows and said: "If you have the qualifications of a middle-aged man, you are a useful person. Can Bo Yue persuade you to surrender for me?"
Jiang Wei took stock of the situation in the tent and hesitated for a moment: "Don't you dare disobey me?"
When Jiang Wei left the tent, Ma Di put down the military report in his hand, and the smile on his face had disappeared. He frowned slightly: "Deng Zhi is really confused. A man who knows destiny is deceived by a child."
Zhuge Liang also stopped smiling. "It's not necessarily true when you see someone being bullied, it's just about obeying authority when the situation arises. You Chang, I'm not worried about Deng Zhi, I'm worried about Wei Ba."
Ma Su said: "The prime minister is worried that Wei Ba instigated this matter?"
Zhuge Liang didn't speak, just sighed.
Ma Su took a breath and said after a while: "Prime Minister, are you overly worried?"
"I also hope that I was overthinking it. However, Wei Ba is astute. He may have noticed something from our change of plan, and..." Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment and did not continue. He looked at Ma Di with a worried look on his eyebrows.
Can't hide it.
Ma Di pondered and said: "The Prime Minister is worried that he will take risks in desperation, so he will take advantage of this opportunity to defend the pass to support himself with troops?"
Zhuge Liang nodded.
Ma Su was silent for a long time, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes. "If you do evil by God, you can still live, but if you do evil by yourself, you can't live. If he really thinks this way, his heart is tormented. Without the support of the Prime Minister's army, just these new soldiers he recruited can't survive at all. It is impossible to defend Guanzhong."
Zhuge Liang shook his head regretfully: "It's just a pity for this rare talent."
"Prime Minister, it is precisely because of his talent that he is even more dangerous." Ma Su advised: "The doctor treats the disease before it is cured, and the person who governs the country should do the same."
Zhuge Liang sighed.
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