As Wei Xing spoke, he made gestures excitedly, clenched his fist, smashed it on the ground, and spat, as if he had thrown Master Sima in front of Wei Ba. His vivid body language
Wei Ba couldn't help but smile.
However, this idea is indeed a good idea. They are indeed tired, but Sima Division is also tired. Under similar circumstances, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers must be greater than that of the Wei cavalry. More importantly, the morale of the two sides is different. Sima
The division's three thousand men came, and now only one thousand are left. It is expected that their morale will be depressed. But they have won consecutive battles and their morale is strong. The night attack can also avoid the Wei army's advantage in cavalry combat.
, giving full play to the soldiers' strengths in night fighting.
Balancing the two phases, this is really a good idea.
"Boy, you have a good idea." Wei Ba touched Wei Xing's little head affectionately, "I was restricted by myself, but I forgot that the world is ours at night."
Wei Xing chuckled, rubbing his head and laughing.
Wei Ba immediately called Dun Wu and others over and began to make arrangements for the night attack. These were all familiar to them, and it didn't take long for everyone to prepare separately.
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Ten miles away, Sima Shi didn't rest either. He was thinking about how to get out of the predicament at hand.
The defeats in successive battles not only resulted in the loss of nearly two thousand cavalry, but also dealt a heavy blow to morale. As night fell, the fear of being attacked by the Shu army last night spread among the soldiers again. Although they did not
Said, but Master Sima could tell it from the way they glanced at the wildness from time to time.
After witnessing that astonishing scene and understanding the true strength of Wei Ba's men, Master Sima realized that he probably only had the advantage of cavalry. Wei Ba now had the same number of people as himself, so he did not push away the tree formation and rush forward.
There was only one reason why he came up. Although his men were brave and good at fighting, they were not capable of riding on horseback.
This may be understood. Although Yizhou produces horses, it does not have tall war horses, especially in mountainous areas. Therefore, it has obvious advantages in mountain warfare, but it is still far inferior to the Wei Dynasty in mounted warfare. The world is divided into three parts, and each of the three countries has its own advantages. Wu Guoshan
In water warfare, the Shu Han had geographical advantages, while the Wei relied on stronger national power and powerful cavalry. The Shu Han and the Wu State, which did not have the origin of war horses, could not compare with the Wei in this regard.
Thinking of this, Master Sima's smile became even more bitter. He led three thousand elite cavalry to pursue Wei Ba. He thought he would be able to capture Wei Ba, but he never expected that he would be in such a predicament.
Why did it come to this point? Master Sima began to recall the whole process bit by bit. Starting from the setback of Hu Zun and Jin Dongliu's vanguard troops, he recalled the fighting process between the two sides bit by bit. Among them, he knew the most and what made him the most
What was unforgettable was undoubtedly the war he had personally experienced: first, Wei Ba overturned the boat in Danshui, then he was attacked by Wei Ba at night in Shang County, and now he was blocked on the road by Wei Ba, unable to advance or retreat.
Master Sima suppressed the resentment in his heart, analyzed Wei Ba's military habits bit by bit, and confirmed each other with the teachings of his father Sima Yi.
Suddenly, a bright light suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
"Wei Ba is not ruthless enough!" He remembered that his father once said this about Wei Ba: "He cared too much about the casualties of his subordinates. Without absolute certainty, he did not dare to risk his life! And the victory or defeat sometimes depends on who dares to risk his life."
Master Sima was stunned. He realized that he had finally discovered Wei Ba's flaw. Now that the two sides were similar in strength, Wei Ba was in a disadvantageous situation, but he did not take the initiative to attack in time. This only meant that he did not dare to fight desperately, and it would be more advantageous for him to wait.
fighter plane.
Where is the more advantageous fighter opportunity? Night attack! Last night, Wei Ba had proven to him the Shuhan army's expertise in night attacks. Tonight, he had every reason to do it again.
Then what should I do?
As soon as this idea came up, Sima Shi rejected it. He thought the same thing tomorrow. As a result, he waited in the middle of the night and exhausted a thousand fine cavalry, but Wei Ba did not show up. He was a timid and alert horse.
As a mouse, if there is any danger, he will smell it and give up the adventure.
If he doesn't dare to come, then I will go.
Master Sima became excited. Although there was not much joy on his face, his eyes were obviously much more alert. He thought about it for a long time, weighed the pros and cons properly, and then summoned the generals to discuss the matter.
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Wei Ba had arranged the tactics for the night attack and was just about to take a nap to replenish his strength. Suddenly a torch lit up in the distance. He frowned and sat up immediately.
"Young Master, the Wei army is coming to attack."
"Attack?" Wei Ba was very surprised. Sima Division was in a favorable position. Why didn't he wait and see what happened instead of attacking? "How many people are there? Are they cavalry or infantry?"
"It seems that the whole army is dispatched, with infantry in front and cavalry behind." The soldier took a breath: "The two armies are two hundred steps apart. It seems that they want to use the infantry to open the tree formation, and then the cavalry charges."
Wei Ba stood up and looked into the distance. It was already dark, and he could only see a row of torches in the distance, but nothing more could be seen. The Wei army was lined up horizontally, as wide as the entire Chi Road, and the torches were like
A line of fire was slowly approaching. Under the torch, the reflection of the Wei army's armor and swords could be vaguely seen.
"Get ready to fight!" Wei Ba did not dare to neglect and immediately ordered preparations. With the order, all the Wei soldiers instinctively got up, picked up their weapons, and entered their fighting positions. Dunwu immediately led twenty soldiers.
They rushed to Wei Ba's side and formed a shield formation with shields, surrounding Wei Ba in the middle.
For the general's personal guards, charging into battle is only one of the tasks, but it is by no means the most important task. Their most important task is to ensure the safety of the general. If the general dies, no matter whether the battle is won or lost, they will be killed.
Beheading. Therefore, these most elite warriors will not easily leave the general to participate in the war unless necessary.
Amidst the rumbling war drums from both sides, the Wei army got closer and closer. When they approached about a hundred paces, some soldiers began to shoot.
The arrow left the string, flew into the air, drew an arc, and rushed toward the Wei army.
"Raise your shields -" With a sharp shout, the Wei army officers raised their cavalry shields, leaned closely together, and continued to approach. The shields carried by the cavalry were small shields, only half the size of the infantry shields or even smaller.
For the sake of portability, the armor of cavalry is also lighter than that of infantry. Relatively speaking, the protection is smaller. This is one of the reasons why cavalry are not as good as infantry when dismounting and fighting.
It is precisely because of this that Wei Ba determined that Sima Division would not give up the advantage of cavalry to fight with him on foot. Facing all this, Wei Ba was caught off guard. While observing the formations of both sides, he quickly analyzed Sima Division.
possible intentions of the teacher.
He arranged two hundred men to block the front, and another hundred men to guard both sides and behind him to prevent Sima Division from sending people to sneak attack his flanks and rear. The remaining three hundred men were all in his own hands as a warning.
Mobility power to prepare for unexpected events.
Although a lot of trees were cut down, it still hindered the firing of arrows. Both sides delayed the shooting time until they were fifty steps apart, and then started firing intensively.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" The sound of arrows flying against each other was heard endlessly, and there were also many arrows tied with fire starters. They were like shooting stars in the sky, piercing the sky and shooting towards each other.
Wei Ba had a headache, and Sima Shi seized on his weakness. He cut down a large number of trees to build a tree formation to block the charge of the Wei cavalry. In order to enhance the effect, he specially retained a large number of branches. It was early winter, and these branches had
Many of them have dried up and are easy to burn. Just now, the soldiers used these dead branches and leaves to light fires and boil water.
Now, these advantages have turned into disadvantages. The Sima division used rockets to attack. The rockets hit the trunks or leaves of trees and hit them instantly. While the soldiers fired arrows to fight back, they had to pay attention to the fire around them and stamped it out with their feet from time to time.
Those rockets. In this way, they were obviously a little distracted, and the counterattack did not seem so sharp.
"This kid has two strikes." Wei Ba praised with a wry smile. He and Sima Master fought many times, and Sima Master finally got the upper hand. If he is allowed to burn like this without fighting, he will be defeated. "
Come, pour all the water on the tree and see how it still burns."
The soldiers immediately picked up the unfinished water and splashed it everywhere. Although the water suppressed the fire a little, it was still poorly prepared and the amount of water was seriously insufficient. There were more and more rockets, and the fire in the tree formation gradually became bigger.
Sweat broke out on Wei Ba's forehead.
"Young Master, let's take a few steps back first." Dunwu's face shone in the firelight, but his eyes were still cold. He said solemnly: "If such a long tree array burns, it will not only be detrimental to us, but also detrimental to them.
, maybe it won’t be completely extinguished until tomorrow morning.”
Wei Ba suddenly understood, nodded repeatedly, and ordered his soldiers to retreat to the next tree formation, leaving the first tree formation to the west to the Wei army.
Seeing that the Shu army was retreating, the morale of the Wei army soared. They rushed over, but were blocked by a formation of burning trees. If they wanted to continue advancing, they had to push away these burning trees. This was not easy, not to mention those
A tree on fire will scorch people, and the crossbowmen of the Wei family soldiers will not miss this good opportunity to counterattack. They raised their crossbows, looking for their own targets, and struck accurately.
The bow is one of the five soldiers. As a weapon for long-range strikes, both infantry and cavalry will pay special attention to this aspect of training. As the strongest infantry, the Wei family soldiers' bow and crossbow training is certainly not bad. In these three or four
Within a distance of ten steps, the shot is almost always on target.
The Wei army had to move the burning trees while guarding against the enemy's crossbows. The sharp offensive was immediately thwarted and casualties increased sharply. Sima Shi succeeded in attacking Wei Ba with rockets, but also caused a lot of trouble for himself.
The battlefield is like this. There is no absolute advantage or absolute disadvantage. Between an advance and a retreat, an advantage may turn into a disadvantage, and a disadvantage may turn into an advantage. It all depends on how the generals on both sides respond and whether their response is timely.
Because of Dunwu's reminder, Wei Ba got out of the predicament in time, and Sima Shi was already prepared for this change. He just kept a calm face and kept ordering the archers to attack, shooting more rockets at Wei Ba .
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