From when Sima Division took the initiative to attack and set fire to his tree formation during the garrison, to when Sima Division was chased like a lost dog and fled in panic, the third contest between him and Sima Division finally came to an end. He captured more than 400 war horses.
He captured more than 600 Wei army knights and won another victory. Back and forth, he obtained nearly 1,500 horses from the 3,000 fine cavalry led by Sima Shi.
This is simply a windfall, and I must express my high respect to the captain of the transportation brigade, Sima Shi, again and again.
Therefore, Wei Ba decided to take 600 soldiers and ride his war horses to chase Sima Shi.
This is certainly not to express any respect. Wei Ba has no respect now, only murderous intention.
He wanted to eradicate the weeds and completely eliminate Sima Shi.
From Sima Shi's last abnormal active attack, Wei Ba had a very uncomfortable feeling. He vaguely felt as if he was naked and his vitality was seen. And Sima Shi was such a person and such an enemy.
It's terrible. Temporary failure is just a training for them. They will grow at a jaw-dropping speed, learn from their failures, and eventually become his powerful enemies.
So far, he has basically used all his hidden trump cards, but Sima Shi is not dead yet. Instead, he has seen something. How will the next battle be fought? Thinking back to Sima Yi, the most outstanding military strategist in the middle and late Three Kingdoms,
Wei Ba shudders at the thought of being a master of power and strategy.
Because he personally led six hundred soldiers, one man and two horses, running wildly. He knew that this was very risky, and he might run into the main force sent by Sima Yi, but he had to take the risk. If he could kill Sima Shi, this would
Only one victory is enough.
As if sensing Wei Ba's killing intent, Sima Shi ran all the way. He had less than 400 men left and had no strength to compete with Wei Ba anymore. Therefore, he no longer had any luck and ran all the way to get back alive.
The greatest victory. As long as a person is alive, there will always be a chance for revenge in the future. If he dies in Wei Ba's hands, even if he is filled with resentment, he can only do nothing.
Master Sima is also a good-faced young man, but he knows very well when to save face and when not to save face. At this time of life and death, he doesn't even think about whether it is embarrassing to run away in such an embarrassing way. He only thinks about whether he will lose his life.
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Three or four hundred riders were galloping on the galloping road, kicking up a billowing cloud of smoke and dust, like a violent giant dragon that was beaten head-on and then turned around and ran away.
Sima Shi ran very fast, so fast that Ma Cao and others who were rushing to Shangluo didn't have time to react.
Ma Cao and the others rested for a day in Shang County. When they heard that Sima Yi's army was approaching, they did not dare to stay any longer. Taking advantage of the darkness, they quickly left Shang County with their loot. After driving all night, they finally arrived at dawn.
They stopped to take a rest. For safety reasons, they did not dare to rest on the Chi Road. Instead, they retreated to a dirt slope more than a hundred steps away from the Chi Road, where they sat down to take a breath, drink some water, and eat something.
They didn't have the marching rations issued by Wei Ba, so if they wanted to eat, they had to make a fire to cook. When there was a fire, there would naturally be smoke. As soon as the smoke rose, a dust dragon rolled up on the road. Ma Cao was confused and didn't know what happened.
Even Geng Ping was a little confused about the matter.
The soldiers on the lookout rushed over and shouted at the top of their lungs: "Cavalry! Cavalry!"
Ma Cao was so angry that he yelled: "I don't know this is a cavalry? Why don't you tell me? Tell me, whose cavalry is it?"
The soldier rolled his eyes: "No... I don't know."
"Go to hell, mother! You trash!" Ma Cao kicked the soldier to the ground and immediately ordered: "Get ready to fight!"
The soldiers who were waiting for dinner around the pot were shocked and quickly picked up their weapons and formed an array. They were all members of the Ma family and the Geng family. Although they were strong, they were also proficient in some martial arts and formations, and could deal with some ordinary thieves.
It was more than enough, but when facing the real battle formation, they still seemed a little panicked. Ma Cao ordered to prepare for battle, but they knocked over many pots and stoves in their haste before reluctantly forming the formation.
Their speed was too slow. As soon as their formation was formed, Sima Division had already galloped past without even stopping, leaving Ma Cao with a dusty face. Ma Cao and Geng Pingping looked at each other, somewhat confused about the situation.
What's going on? Why is Master Sima running like a rabbit, and... why does he only have this few people? Could it be... that Sima Yi died suddenly?
Master Sima didn't know that Ma Cao and Geng Ping were suspecting him, so he just ran away. It was already dawn, and Wei Ba must have known that he had escaped from the interception, and was probably on the way to chase him. No more delay.
Every moment, there is more danger. So when someone suggested that he attack Ma Cao and others on the roadside, he rejected it without thinking.
This is not the time to kill these Shu Han troops. Even if we kill all these hundreds of people, what is the point? If we lose, we will lose, and if we kill another few hundred people, we will lose. If we are entangled by them, Wei Ba will chase
Coming up, it would be a small loss but a big loss. Therefore, Master Sima did not hesitate at all and roared past less than a hundred steps away from Ma Cao. His posture was somewhat similar to that of running for a funeral.
Geng Ping seemed to understand something, but he was not sure. He said hesitantly: "Yunlong, couldn't it be that... you were defeated?"
"Lost, who lost?" Ma Cao asked puzzledly.
Geng Ping pointed to the fine cavalry of the Wei army who had fled away: "Of course...them. They were...defeated by Wei Canjun."
"No way?" Ma Cao grinned and wanted to laugh, but he didn't. Geng Ping also found this a bit incredible. Wei Ba had nearly a thousand people, including more than 800 Wei family soldiers, who were indeed among the elite.
Although they were elite, it seemed a bit incredible that they could defeat the Sima Division with two thousand elite cavalry in such a miserable manner. Compared with this conclusion, Ma Cao would rather believe that the Sima Division was rushing back to attend the funeral.
Geng Ping also thought it was impossible. Yesterday morning, Wei Ba had just successfully attacked a thousand fine cavalry of the Wei army. He had harassed them all night and then blocked them in the camp, unable to take advantage of the cavalry.
It was a lucky success. Sima Shi had two thousand elite cavalry, and it was a field battle, so he would lose to Wei Ba who had only half his number? Could it be that the Wei family's soldiers were so powerful?
Ma Cao and Geng Ping started off again while making random guesses. They felt that this thing was too strange and they did not dare to stay any longer. If Sima Shi came back to attack them again, they would have no chance of survival.
They started on the road again, hurrying and slowly. Half an hour later, they met Wei Ba who was catching up. They told Wei Ba what they had witnessed. As soon as Wei Ba heard that Sima Shi had passed by half an hour ago, he probably
He has now passed Shang County, and Sima Yi's army is coming, and the risk of chasing Sima Division has increased sharply. He weighed it, and finally decided to give up, and gave some of the horses to Ma Cao, and Geng Ping rode them up together.
Luo rushed over.
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Sima Division met Sima Yi's army fifty miles east of Shang County. When he saw the battle flags flying in the camp, Sima Division's heart finally fell to the ground. His nose felt sore and tears almost flowed out. But he still He endured it, tightened his horse's reins, and walked towards the camp at a steady and leisurely pace.
Sima Yi had received a notice before and knew that the thousand elite cavalry left by Sima Division outside Shang County were attacked by Wei Ba and the entire army was wiped out. Now he heard that Sima Division had returned with only more than 300 cavalry around him, so he roughly guessed the result. . He sat calmly in the big tent, flipping through the official documents leisurely. It wasn't until Master Sima walked in that he slowly closed the document, raised his head, and looked at Master Sima.
Master Sima bowed his hands and saluted: "Father, I have failed again." His face was covered with dust, but his eyes were bright. He could not see any depression, but on the contrary, he was a little excited.
Sima Yi said "Oh", pointed to the seat opposite, and ordered: "Come here, bring some water."
A personal guard brought water, and Master Sima stood up and washed his face. The dust on his face was washed away, revealing his fair and straight face, which became more and more handsome.
Sima Yi smiled: "Are you hungry?"
"yes."
"Then let's eat something first to fill our stomach."
"Here."
The guard brought breakfast again, including wine and meat. Master Sima picked up the chopsticks, laid them on the table, looked at the food on the table, first picked a piece of fish, carefully removed the fish bones, and put it in his mouth , chewed slowly for a moment, and laughed softly: "I didn't expect that the taste of the salmon is so delicious. I didn't notice it before."
"Because your mind was too impetuous before, and you could only see the sky, not the water, and you were not in the mood to taste the deliciousness of Danyu." Sima Yi nodded approvingly, "Now you should know, the best taste is actually It's right next to you, just to see if you can find it."
Master Sima put down his chopsticks and bowed to express his thanks: "Thank you very much, father, for your teaching. My son has remembered it. He will engrave it on the right side of his seat and remember it all the time."
"The carving on the right side of the seat is just a mere appearance. It is the carving in the heart that is the most important." Sima Yi pointed to his heart and smiled slightly: "Now, you can tell me, these three thousand fine cavalry are given to you. What was exchanged for? Is it a priceless treasure or worthless grass?"
"Here, I dare to ask father for advice." Sima Shi began to tell his story from the beginning, from when he camped outside Shang County, Wei Ba sent people to harass him, how he made the plan, and how Wei Ba was not fooled, all the way to He and Deng Zhi fought on the river beach, and in the end he took the initiative to attack and escaped by burning down the Wei Ba tree formation. He even encountered Ma Cao and hundreds of Shu Han troops on the road, including what he thought at the time, Tell them all one by one.
Sima Yi listened quietly without saying a word. After Master Sima finished speaking, he sat silently in front of him, waiting for his comments. Sima Yi was silent for a long time, and finally breathed out softly. "Zi Yuan, this is your battle. , I can give you an upper or lower rating. However, considering the loss of three thousand fine cavalry, I can only give you a lower or higher rating."
Master Sima secretly breathed a sigh of relief and understood what his father meant. Excluding the loss of the three thousand elite cavalry, his performance can reach the top or bottom. This is an evaluation based on the current nine-grade system of the Wei Dynasty. It should be said that it is an evaluation. It was not low, which showed that his father was satisfied with his performance. However, he reported to the emperor that the loss of three thousand elite cavalry could not be ignored, so the official evaluation could only be from the bottom to the top.
"Father, can you give Wei Ba an assessment?"
"He." Sima Yi smiled and said, "Go to middle school."
Master Sima bowed and saluted: "That son will keep working hard and try to catch up with him next time."
"I believe you, this day will come." Sima Yi leaned over and patted Master Sima on the shoulder.
The father and son looked at each other and smiled.
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