When he said this, Wei Ba was smiling, but his heart was pounding.
He is very conflicted.
A few days ago, Deng Zhi had a fierce battle with Sima Yi in the city, but he rarely appeared in the city. Most of the time, apart from salvaging and repairing sunken ships and urging workshops to speed up production, he would sit in meditation every night. Of course, sitting in meditation was not
He didn't think about anything. In such an environment, he was not in that state yet. He just put the tactical deductions on the chessboard in his mind.
Sitting quietly before going to bed has become a daily routine for him and a habit.
Before the war started, he estimated that there would be a time to retreat. Peng Xiaoyu went to Wancheng and released the news that he was about to recruit subordinate tribes from various families from Hanzhong. He also half-covered the secrets between him and Zhuge Liang.
Sima Yi must have understood his determination to defend Guanzhong. Peng Heng had revealed Sima Yi's tactical arrangements to him through his detailed work while staying in Chang'an, and he also understood what Sima Yi was thinking.
Like him, or perhaps more seriously, Sima Yi was also jealous of the emperor. With Cao Xiu defeated and Cao Zhen making no progress, if Sima Yi made another great contribution, his status would be further enhanced and the suspicion he would be subject to would be further intensified.
.In this case, if Sima Yi didn't have a disobedient heart--it is estimated that he is not so sure yet--he would hold back and try not to make the first contribution. Instead, he would consciously set up a diversionary task and take advantage of the opportunity to make a contribution.
Leave it to Cao Zhen.
This is Wei Ba's conjecture after weighing the pros and cons for a long time from Sima Yi's perspective. He rushed from Chang'an to Wuguan for this purpose. Sima Yi wanted to bluff, so he cooperated with him in a play, just to strengthen himself.
reputation - Sima Yi wanted to hide his clumsiness, but he wanted to become famous. He used the opposite method, but the purpose was the same. At the beginning, he and Deng Zhi estimated that Sima Yi could only attack for three days at most, and would slow down the attack due to excessive casualties.
, but the facts shattered their suspicions. Sima Yi continued the attack for five or six days, with nearly half of the casualties, and still had no intention of stopping.
Now that reinforcements have arrived again, and Sima Yi's available troops have reached about 50,000, he will most likely continue to attack Wuguan at any cost.
Wei Ba found that he had underestimated Sima Yi, at least not so accurately. Sima Yi might not believe Peng Xiaoyu at all, and the news he released through Peng Heng might just be a misleading smoke bomb, just to make him less resolute in defending the city.
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Wei Ba did not place all his hopes on Peng Xiaoyu. He was sufficiently wary of Sima Yi, who had defeated countless masters and finally laid the foundation of the Jin Dynasty. He had already given up Wuguan and retreated to Shangluo and Lantian.
Plan, but Deng Zhi refused at the time, so he didn't insist on it. Now, Deng Zhi realized the strength of the Wei army, no longer insisted on sticking to Wuguan, and agreed to retreat to Shangluo. The question has changed: how to withdraw.
It is 280 miles from Wuguan to Shangluo. It is not easy to retreat on such a long journey. Sima Yi has an army of 70,000 before and after him. According to the proportion of cavalry in the Wei army, he should have about 7,000 fine cavalry. Even if
Later reinforcements were mainly infantry, and he also had at least more than 3,000 cavalry. When attacking the city, all infantry were used. The cavalry had been recharging their strength, but when it came time to pursue, Sima Yi's cavalry would not
If you are safe then, they will definitely pursue you.
Being chased by three thousand cavalry for 280 miles is definitely not a good idea. None of these thousands of remaining soldiers may be able to return to Shangluo.
Therefore, someone must be behind the scenes to cover.
Who will cover the rear? Wei Ba wants to take on this task. On the one hand, he wants to take this opportunity to intervene in Wuguandao's military power. On the other hand, Deng Zhi's men suffered heavy casualties and are unable to take on this task.
However, the rear cover also means that the risk is greatly increased. It is necessary to use two thousand infantry to block the pursuit of three thousand or even five or six thousand elite cavalry. You can imagine the cruelty of this task.
If either his father or master Zhao Yun were here, Wei Ba would not have any other ideas and would definitely give this task to them. They have rich experience in the battlefield, unlike him who is just a fledgling boy. But now, Deng Zhi also doesn’t have much experience.
He has a lot of practical experience, and his experience, like his own, comes from watching.
More importantly, Deng Zhi mentioned Zhuge Liang many times, which shows that in his mind, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang is still an irreplaceable figure. In this case, Wei Ba cannot trust him with military power like he did to his father. He
We must take this opportunity to regain the military power of Wuguandao.
The price is the risk of annihilation of the entire army, and even the loss of one's life.
Wealth can be found in danger, everyone knows this saying, but when faced with danger, most people will shrink back. After all, there are only a few people who can bravely face it.
Wei Ba weighed the pros and cons many times, but when the choice finally came, he was still a little nervous.
Deng Zhi smiled and said: "How can I give Sima Yi a surprise, and what kind of surprise is it?"
"If we retreat, Sima Yi will definitely send people to chase us." Wei Ba suppressed his nervousness and tried his best to look more relaxed: "And the most likely person to send is the cavalry. We only have three or four thousand people left now. As long as there are three
If a thousand cavalrymen catch up, they will be enough to kill us completely."
Deng Zhi nodded in agreement: "Then we must fight back and cannot escape just to escape."
"Best greetings, General."
"Then... how to fight back?" Deng Zhi was obviously hesitant, and he could also appreciate the pros and cons involved.
"General, I have been fighting hard for many days, so let me do it." Wei Ba tilted his head and looked at Deng Zhi: "General, the two thousand men under my command are still intact. Compared with the general's men, I am more confident."
The corners of Deng Zhi's eyes trembled, and he breathed out slowly: "Then you have to be more careful."
"Thank you, General." Wei Ba secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After the two agreed to retreat, they immediately began to make arrangements. There is also Shang County between Wuguan and Shangluo, which is probably right in the middle of Wuguan and Shangluo. If there is a county, there will naturally be a city. If there is a city, you can stay away for a while to avoid being attacked.
The cavalry of the Wei army attacked. Before Wei Ba arrived, Deng Zhi had already driven all the people near Wuguan to Shang County. At that time, it was to deny Sima Yi any available manpower and material resources. Now it seems that it has another effect.
When he fought in Wuguan, Wei Ba might have used the people in Shang County to strengthen the city.
Wei Ba and Deng Zhi's decision was to use the cover of night to retreat. With a gap of most of the night, the chance of the Wei army catching up would be greatly reduced. If they could successfully retreat into Shangluo, they would have one to two days.
Time to rest. Even if Sima Yi sent cavalry to pursue, or even sent part of the army to pursue him, his army could not move so fast. He had to carry baggage. Carrying baggage would greatly reduce the marching speed, so Wei Ba and Deng
Zhi will have enough time to retreat to Shangluo.
Of course, when facing an opponent like Sima Yi, you can't just think about the good things, but also prepare for the worst. If Sima Yi's cavalry comes quickly, and Wei Ba is behind to cover it, safety can be basically guaranteed.
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Deng Zhi agreed to Wei Ba's plan and immediately organized people to prepare for a retreat. The retreat was not just a walk away. The soldiers who died in the battle had to be put into coffins and temporarily buried on the spot. The ordnance that could not be taken away had to be destroyed, especially Wei Ba's.
In the newly built workshop, these things must not be left to Sima Yi. They must be completely destroyed without leaving any trace. Even the craftsmen who participated in the processing must be taken away. There is nothing to discuss about this. I don’t want to leave.
You have to leave, and if you don't want to leave, you will be killed.
After preparations in the middle of the night, Deng Zhi quietly set out on the road with two thousand remaining soldiers. They opened the west city gate and hurried away under the cover of night. Wei Ba was behind, but he did not leave in a hurry, but took
People were patrolling the city as usual. Although Sima Yi did not attack the city overnight, there were constant lookouts on the chariot in the distance. If there was no one at the top of the city suddenly, the opponent would notice something unusual.
In the middle of the night, Wei Ba had people quietly put the straw men on the city wall, replaced the soldiers on duty, and prepared to retreat. Before going down the city wall, he took one last look at Sima Yi's camp outside the city, and said softly
He sighed. After all the mechanisms were exhausted, he had to retreat in the end. The huge difference in strength could offset the power of all strategies. If Zhuge Liang hadn't changed his plan temporarily, there were now 100,000 troops in Guanzhong. What could Sima Yi do to me?
Do you dare to attack so forcefully? Isn’t it just that there are more people than him? With a casualty ratio of four to one, is he enough to drag me to death?
One day, I will bring more people to fight with you.
Wei Ba quietly left Wuguan City, but did not go too far. He stayed at the end with a dozen soldiers, waiting for the moment when the Wei army entered the city. The others rushed to Shang County first and carried out the battle at the chosen location.
Ambush, be prepared to ambush the Wei army's pursuers and meet them.
At dawn, when Wei Ba, who was lying in his clothes, was woken up by Dun Wu, the sun had just shined on the top of Wuguan City. Through the smoke-like tree canopy, Wei Ba saw an intoxicating blue sky.
"Young Master, the Wei army has entered the city."
Wei Ba looked towards the top of the city. There, there were several soldiers lurking on the watchtower, monitoring what was going on in the city.
"how many people?"
"There are probably more than a thousand people."
"Sima Yi is very careful." Wei Ba covered his mouth and yawned: "Let's take action, don't be too greedy."
"Here." Dunwu responded, turned around and gestured to the warriors upstairs.
When the soldiers lurking in the watchtower saw the gesture, they immediately stood up, raised their hands and fired a shot of dynamite.
"Whoosh -" Ming Dy screamed and flew into the sky.
The vanguard of the Wei army that had just entered the city suddenly became nervous when they heard the sound of thunder. The leading general Jin Dongliu shouted loudly: "Seize the city gate, seize the city gate."
The first thing the Wei army did when entering the city was to seize the city gate. This is common sense in marching. This is to prevent the enemy from luring the enemy into the city and then closing the city gate again to catch turtles in the urn. Mastering the city gate means grasping the lifeline.
Dozens of Wei soldiers guarding the city gate roared and set up a small formation with the pulley pulling the city gate as the center. Anyone who wanted to destroy the city gate must defeat them first. They had just set up the formation when they suddenly heard
With a "coaxing" sound, a ball of fire came out of the windlass hole behind him, and it ignited the shirts of several Wei soldiers and ignited the thick suspension ropes at the same time.
The soldiers of Wei were shocked, and then they understood. They rushed forward and wiped the fire on the hanging rope with their sleeves in an attempt to put out the fire. However, the hanging rope was filled with oil, and it was deeper than the hole buried in the city wall.
It started to burn, and they couldn't reach it.
As Wei Jun watched helplessly, the treated suspension rope quickly burned out, and the heavy iron door crashed down.
At the same time, a dozen figures ran out from a hidden corner. As they ran, they raised their repeating crossbows and shot out sharp arrows. They ran to the city wall. They pulled a rope like projectiles.
Jumped out and jumped out of the city wall.
"Let's go!" Wei Ba jumped on the horse, turned the horse's head, kicked the horse violently, and ran away.
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