Ma Dai's 4,000 cavalry were severely damaged by Xiahou Ba and Niu Jin. The Wei cavalry was erected in the hinterland of Guanzhong, causing great difficulties in the interconnection between the various departments of the Shu Han army. Huo Yi wanted to go from Chen Cang to Zhuge Liang in Fan County.
Or Wei Yan from Meiwu sent a message, and it often took more than ten people to sacrifice, so that one or two people could survive and deliver the message. If you are not lucky, you may even have the whole army and no one can escape the Wei army.
interception and hunting.
When Zhuge Liang received the police from Huo Yi, Cao Zhi was less than fifty miles away from Feng County, and Zhuge Liang's own scout also found Cao Zhi's traces.
Zhuge Liang's scouts were farthest to the city of Chencang, and the normal warning range was 100 miles, but these scouts could not confront the Wei army's scouts head-on, and it was difficult to convey the news in time. Only within 50 miles did the number of scouts surge.
Only when the Wei Qi could not control the situation, Zhuge Liang received the news in a timely manner.
Despite this, Zhuge Liang was still at a disadvantage in terms of timely and accurate information between the two sides. Facing the Wei cavalry attacking everywhere, anyone could feel the tense atmosphere before the war.
On the east side of Xian County are Qianshan, on the right side of the Longshan Mountain, and in the middle is Jingshui River Valley, with high mountains and deep valleys. From here, you can enter the plateau in the north. The grassland line of the Silk Road comes from here to Guanzhong, and the Fengxian County
It forms both ends of this river valley with Xiaoguan on the grassland. From Fengxian to the west, enter Longshan, you can lead to Longyou through Longguan and enter the northern part of Tianshui County.
Because of this terrain, Fan County, also known as Guanshan Key, has always been a place that military strategists must fight for.
If Cao Zhi wanted to go north and Zhang He wanted to go south, he had to pass through Fengxian County, and Zhuge Liang's army was stationed in Fengxian County. Cao Zhi drove straight into Guanzhong and spent six or seven days to attack Chen Cang, trying to lure Zhuge Liang out of Fengxian County.
He failed and was forced to go north and attack Zhuge Liang in desperation.
The dazzled and unpredictable tactics that lasted for more than half a month lost their power in front of Zhuge Liang. In the end, more than 10,000 tired troops were able to attack Zhuge Liang's 30,000 troops waiting for his work.
At this point, no one doubted that Zhuge Liang had nothing to do with his troops.
Cao Zhi's army was forcing Zhuge Liang ten miles before he set up camp. The two armies were so close that it was tantamount to provocation. The generals of the Shu Han army were all indignant and asked to fight to teach these ignorant Wei troops a lesson.
Zhuge Liang was not allowed to go to war. He told the generals that Cao Zhi came from Guandong thousands of miles away just to fight you. His food and supplies were limited. If he waited, he would have to collapse the entire army. Are you afraid that he would run away?
Keep the camp safely and wait for Cao Zhi to attack. Defending the formation is always easier than attacking the formation. Cao Zhi does this to anger you. If you attack his camp, he will have to plan.
After hearing Zhuge Liang's argument, the generals were still a little angry, but they no longer insisted. They each returned to the camp, preparing for battle. Everyone knew that Cao Zhi had become the last of his strength and killed the king of Wei. That was a matter of fact.
No one wants to fail in such a war with great achievements.
The only thing that makes people feel troubled is probably Xiahouba's cavalry. Everyone was a little worried about the cavalry that had just severely damaged Ma Dai.
...
Zhuge Liang was calm and waited for Cao Zhi to attack. Cao Zhi did not rush to attack, but was in a strange silence. He had to patrol the camp several times every day, take care of the injured soldiers, chat with the soldiers, talk to them,
Sometimes I even make a few jokes.
Under his infection, the soldiers who seemed a little uneasy because of the near death period, maintained an incredible calm. They faced death calmly and waited patiently for the start of the battle, even for the food that was about to come to an end.
The bag also maintained a rare calm.
Even those war-torn soldiers who have been fighting with General Cao Zhen for many years are admired by this point. In this case, they can still maintain the emotional stability of the army. This alone shows that Cao Zhi is not as simple as a scholar.
Xiahou Ba is also one of these admirers. He silently learned Cao Zhi's every move, remembered it in his heart, and turned it into his own experience. After a day of busyness, Xiahou Ba sorted out the reports that the scouts had inquired for one day and arrived.
Cao Zhi’s big tent.
Cao Zhi took the report and flipped it page by page. After a while, he placed the report on the desk and gently scratched his eyebrows.
"There is a war in the direction of Longguan?"
"It's not clear yet. It's just that scouts traveling on the official road leading to Longguan are frequent, and there are fresh traces of passing through the army. It should be that a large army rushed to Longguan not long ago." Xiahou Ba asked tentatively: "Your Highness,
Is it feasible if a team of people is sent to attack Longguan?"
"We have insufficient troops, so it is even more undesirable to divide the army." Cao Zhi rejected Xiahou Ba's suggestion.
Xiahou Ba blinked and was about to persuade him again, Cao Zhi glanced at him. "Zhongquan, I rushed into Guanzhong at all costs just to help Zhang He enter the pass. Even if there are people and horses in Longguan, they will not be Zhang He's main force.
It is very likely that it is Qiang people. You said, should we pick up Zhang He into the pass, or should we pick up Qiang people into the pass?"
Xiahou Ba smashed his mouth and said nothing more. He originally meant that he hoped that Cao Zhi would lead his army to raid Longguan and might get food support from Longyou, but Cao Zhi came up with this reason, which shows that he did not intend to give in at all, he just wanted to make peace with
Zhuge Liang's bloody battle allowed Zhang He to enter the pass smoothly. In fact, only when the main force of the Wei army led by Zhang He entered Guanzhong could the Wei State be able to recover Guanzhong.
But in that case, the chances of their army's survival will be very slim.
Cao Zhi tapped the table lightly, and the monotonous tick sound made people silent. Xiahou Ba looked at Cao Zhi's haggard face and red eyes silently, and sighed involuntarily.
"Zhongquan, Zhang He was intercepted by Jiang Wei. If you want to enter the pass, you will have to pay a heavy price." Cao Zhi said slowly: "If no one answers, he might not be able to enter the pass at all."
Xiahou Ba frowned. Apart from the prisoners and soldiers who were exhausted too much and could not fight again, including the cavalry, they only had more than 12,000 people. Cao Zhi refused to attack Longguan in part.
Why do you still want to send someone to pick up Zhang He? Zhang He led the most elite main force of the Wei army.
"We have three days of food left. From tomorrow, I will launch an attack and hold Zhuge Liang back. You are ready to bring you ten days of food. Whenever you have the chance, you will pass through Zhuge Liang's battle formation and follow the Fengshui River.
Go north and attack Jiang Wei's back formation."
Xiahou Ba was shocked: "Your Highness, you have less than ten thousand people left. How can you stop Zhuge Liang?"
"I didn't plan to be alive." Cao Zhi waved his hand and signaled Xiahou Ba not to argue: "I will do my best to send you over, don't hesitate. Zhuge Liang is a cautious person, he won't give us too much.
Opportunity." He glanced at Xiahou Ba: "If you really want to help me, then defeat Jiang Wei as quickly as possible and lead Zhang He into the pass."
Xiahou Ba nodded repeatedly with tears in tears.
...
The morning sun is rising, and smoke is curling in the camp ten miles apart, and the sound of drums and horns is heard.
When the sun shone into the river valley, Cao Zhi led his army out of the camp to form the north. They turned their backs to the golden sunshine, lined up neat battle formations, and slowly marched towards Zhuge Liang's camp along the river valley. In the low
Guided by the sound of war drums, they walked calmly, their faces were quiet, and there was a strong murderous aura in their solemnity.
Zhuge Liang immediately ordered the camp to form a formation to fight. The Shu Han army had already prepared positions in the Hejian Valley and had also undergone drills. As soon as the war drums sounded, each unit entered its respective positions in an orderly manner. They looked at the sunshine.
The Wei army, whose backs were illuminated by the sun, but whose faces looked very dark, were full of desire and some anxiety.
This is a man who is about to lose food. Faced with death, some people will collapse, while others will burst out with amazing combat power. These Wei troops are obviously the latter, and their silence is more terrifying than enthusiasm. It can be imagined that the next one will inevitably be a
A bloody battle.
No one is willing to fight against the outlaws, but they have no other choice.
The two sides are three hundred steps apart.
Zhuge Liang sat on the command platform of the central army, wearing the prime minister's uniform, sitting upright and inviolable. Thirty thousand troops lined up in front, back and left and right, like rectangles with impeccable scale, occupying them.
In the river valley on the west side of the Lishui River, every soldier stood straight and did not dare to slack off at all. Unlike the battle formations that were shrouded in the aura of death in the Wei army, the battle formations of the Shu Han army were as strict as a mountain.
The sound of war drums sounded in the Wei army formation. Cao Zhi rode a horse and slowly walked out of the formation. There was only a soldier behind him, holding his battle flag. He slowly came to the formation and strangled the war horse.
He slowly looked at the sun on the opposite side, and was illuminated by the early summer sun, a bright battle formation between Zhuge Liang and Shu Han army. He smiled slightly and gently pulled the reins.
The slow horse sniffed, slowly turned around and faced more than ten thousand Wei soldiers.
Cao Zhi raised his hand, and all the Wei soldiers looked at him.
"Warriors..." Cao Zhi's voice was a little hoarse, but it did not prevent everyone from hearing his words clearly, but instead increased his masculinity. "We ran thousands of miles and were invincible all the way. Today, we will usher in the last one.
Battle.” Cao Zhi paused, raised his voice again, and shouted loudly: “The last battle means that if we defeat these enemies in front of us, we can recover Guanzhong, or we will all die here in battle.”
He stretched out his hand, took the battle flag from the soldier, and paused heavily on the ground. "From now on, I will never take a step back from now on. You either step on the corpse of the enemy or step on my body to live in silence.
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A warm south wind blew, and the battle flags were flying in the wind, roaring, and long flags brushed across Cao Zhi's tough face, as if they were swimming dragons.
After a brief silence, the Wei army suddenly burst out with a roar: "Fight!"