Sima Yi stood on the city wall, looking at the Shu Han army's position in the distance, feeling worried.
Although the Han and Wu allied forces besieged the city, their strength was not superior, not to mention that Kunyang was still in the hands of the Wei army. Zhang He also had 10,000 fine cavalry in hand, which not only protected his lifeline, but also could rush to Wancheng's aid at any time. If according to the usual
In terms of siege tactics, Wancheng was foolproof, and Sima Yi didn't have to worry at all.
However, he was still a little uneasy.
Xiangyang once seemed to have no possibility of falling. After all, in the past thirty years, there was no precedent for Xiangyang to be directly conquered. However, under Li Yan's attack, Xiangyang became Li Yan's prize in just one month.
It seems that Wancheng is more difficult to attack than Xiangyang, but Wancheng has a history of being attacked many times. Wancheng not only does not have the geographical advantage of Xiangyang, but also psychologically it is not as good as Xiangyang with Fancheng as its backup. Once Kunyang is captured, Wancheng will
The city became an isolated city, and even whether it could be safely evacuated was a question.
What's more, when they attacked Xiangyang, there was only Li Yan, but now they have Wei Ba and Ma Di, and there is Sun Quan next to them.
Sima Yi had to step up his guard.
The Shuhan army set the main attack direction in the southwest corner, established a large-scale crossbow position, and set up nearly a thousand thunderbolt chariots. Just the forest-like wooden tops of the thunderbolt chariots gave people chills, let alone
Let’s talk about the Shu troops who practiced siege tactics outside the city all day long.
For the sake of safety, Sima Yi not only strengthened the city defense of Yacheng and prepared to retreat to Yacheng after the loss of Dacheng, but also built a second line of defense in the city to prepare for street battles with the Shu Han army entering the city.
This approach of Sima Yi aroused the opposition of his brothers. Sima believed that building a second line of defense in the city before the war started would first weaken morale and be detrimental to the defense of the city.
Sima Yi was indifferent and insisted on demolishing a large number of private houses and building a city wall in the middle, dividing the city into two. However, due to time constraints, this wall was very crude and could not be compared with the formal city wall.
Sima Yi was very worried about this temporary city wall and wanted to strengthen it more, but Sima Shi had no choice but to object again.
"Father, by doing this...doesn't it show some weakness?"
"Do we still need to show weakness?" Sima Yi asked: "Obviously, we are the weak ones."
"Father, are you overestimating other people's ambitions and destroying your own prestige?" Sima Zhao couldn't help but asked: "Even if the Shu Han army has a certain advantage, their strength is limited, so it is not easy to attack the city.
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"That's because you haven't fought against Wei Ba." Sima Yi glanced at Sima Zhao meaningfully: "Wei Ba, either he doesn't take action, or he is sure to do it. Don't you see, he is concentrating
Use all your strength to attack a little bit, break through the city defenses, and then expand the results..."
Sima Zhao had just lost the crown and was in his youth and vigour. He had never been convinced by Wei Ba, who was about the same age as him. Hearing what Sima Yi said, he couldn't help it. "Father, don't you think he has some doubts about this position?"
Does it taste good? What kind of thunderbolt car can travel four to five hundred paces? Even if his mechanical skills are unparalleled in the world, can he still do nothing? In my opinion, he is just bluffing."
"How much do you know about mechanical technology?" Sima Yi asked.
"I..." Sima Zhao thought for a while and insisted: "Although I don't know the mechanical skills, I don't believe that he has the ability to reach the sky and the earth. If he can exorcise ghosts and serve the gods like those gods, you are ready
No matter how full it is, what's the use?"
Sima Yi raised his eyebrows, turned around, and looked sideways at Master Sima, who was smiling but saying nothing: "Zi Yuan, what do you think? Is Wei Ba's behavior just an illusion, or is he really capable of penetrating the heavens and the earth?"
Master Sima coughed: "I don't think it is possible to reach the sky and the earth. However, it is not necessarily true that Wei Ba put up such a large formation just to scare people. This stand... is indeed somewhat extraordinary.
But, I also think
Father is too cautious. Even if those thunderbolt chariots can hit the city, he can only break through a corner of the city wall and cannot capture the whole city. We fight behind him in the city and still have the advantage. I'm afraid it will not be easy for him to break the city.
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"Ordinarily that's the case..." Sima Yi sighed softly: "But wouldn't it be better to make more preparations? If we can't defend Wancheng, it will be very detrimental to the country and our family." He wrapped his fox fur tightly and shrank back.
Shrinking his neck, he muttered to himself: "This winter... it's so cold!"
Sima Zhao waved his hands in frustration. He felt that his father was a little too cautious. He looked at Sima Shi, who frowned slightly: "Father, are you sure that Wei Ba can't last for long? If they keep besieging the city, our food reserves will be ruined."
We can't hold on for long. If Wancheng is really lost in the hands of our father and son, this responsibility is really not small."
Sima Yi lowered his head and walked slowly forward. Brother Sima quickly followed and got closer. Sima Yi seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be answering Sima Master's questions.
"How much food can there be in Yizhou? Although Yinfan has disappeared, the information he sent back before is very clear. With the food output in Yizhou, it is impossible to supply more than 100,000 troops for long-term operations. Zhuge Liang has been in Guanzhong for more than a year.
Okay, even though there are farms, they were burned down by Cao Zhi, but how much can they do?
Small harvest? The grain used by Li Yan now should be the result of Wei Ba's farming in Jingzhou and Jiaozhou. However, Wei Ba's farming time is too short, and the harvest must be limited. Furthermore, Wei Ba will use all his grain to supply Li
Yan, do you want to take credit for Li Yan? No, he definitely won't, so..."
Sima Yi stretched out his hand and pointed to the Shu Han army's position in the distance: "They have to fight quickly, otherwise, they will definitely not be able to hold on for long. No matter how good his mechanical skills are, even if he can increase production, can he still produce food?
Master is right, he does not have the power to reach heaven and earth. After all, he is a human being. As a human being, there are things that he cannot do."
Master Sima nodded and let out a breath. In fact, he had never been too sure about staying in Wancheng, especially Wei Ba's series of almost miraculous achievements in Nanxiang, which made him even less confident.
Although common sense says that Wancheng seems to be in danger, if Cao Rui was not worried about Hebei, he would definitely not give them such an opportunity. However, facing the offensive of the Shu Han army and the attack position set up by Wei Ba, he
Still a little uneasy.
He didn't know if his father Sima Yi was very sure, but at this time, it was always a comfort to hear these words.
He stood behind Sima Yi and could not see the overwhelming worry in Sima Yi's eyes.
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Zhuge Ke sat on his horse, looking at the undulating mountains in the distance and the heavy baggage trucks around him, feeling somewhat proud.
On the order of Sun Quan, he led more than 20,000 people and escorted a large number of stone bombs allocated by the Shu Han to Kunyang. After that, he would stay in Kunyang and assist Lu Xun in launching an attack on Kunyang. His identity was different from last time.
Yes, he is the deputy general designated by Sun Quan. He has the responsibility of assisting Lu Xun and supervising the army.
Lu Xun had more than 30,000 people, and he brought more than 20,000 people and several thousand people. Coupled with these stone bombs, conquering Kunyang was no longer out of reach. And taking Kunyang not only cut off Sima Yi
The retreat route of the troops was also Wu Guojian's important frontier town in the Central Plains, and it was also a stronghold guarding the Shu Han's northward movement. The importance of geography can be imagined.
Zhuge Ke had a hunch that if this battle went well, he might become Kunyang's defender.
Therefore, Zhuge Ke was very careful. Even though he had 20,000 elite cavalry around him, he still did not dare to be careless. He was not afraid that Sima Yi would leave the city, but he was afraid that Zhang He would attack him. Once he was attacked by 10,000 elite cavalry in this kind of terrain, the losses would be huge.
Small, and more importantly, these stone bullets are hard-earned. If they are lost, there will be nothing to talk about.
"Brother, there is a situation ahead." Zhuge Rong suddenly urged his horse to rush to Zhuge Ke and pointed ahead. Zhuge Ke took a closer look and waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, this is a scout, at least five miles away, Chen Gao
It is not sharp, which shows that it is not in a hurry."
Zhuge Rong glanced at Zhuge Ke, his eyes full of admiration: "Brother, can you tell the difference?"
Zhuge Ke smiled: "This is just a feeling. It cannot be said to be true. You will know it after you have more experience." He did not go on to say that all his experiences came from the war in Linhe. At that time, although both sides
There was no established cavalry, but the scouts still had horses. He didn't know how many false alarms he had experienced before he had his current vision.
While he was talking, a fast horse rushed in front of him, and the knight on the horse raised his arm from afar to signal that there was a military report.
The military report was sent by Lu Xun. He ordered Zhuge Ke not to rush to Kunyang, but to station himself in Ye County.
Zhuge Ke was puzzled. Ye County is where the Fangcheng Road is located. The geographical location is of course important, but how to attack Kunyang in Ye County? There is still a gap of more than fifty miles between the two.
Zhuge Ke frowned slightly: "Where is the general of the country?"
"At the foot of Kunyang City."
"Is he coming to Ye County?"
"I don't know." The knight shook his head and thought for a while: "However, Lieutenant Lu is sending the thunderbolt chariot and the crossbow chariot. Maybe the general of the auxiliary country will come soon."
Zhuge Ke was thoughtful. Lu Xun chose to form a formation in Ye County. This was to block reinforcements rather than attack the city. Could it be that Kunyang was too difficult to attack, so Zhang He was sent out to fight in the field?
Zhuge Ke's guess was quickly confirmed by Lu Lan. Lu Lan escorted the Pili chariot and the Liannu chariot to Ye County. He told Zhuge Ke that the general of the auxiliary country would arrive here soon. Kunyang
The city is strong and the pond is deep, and Zhang He has nearly 30,000 men.
It was not easy to attack the city with the Reebok cavalry, so General Fuguo decided to set up a formation in Ye County to prevent Zhang He from rushing to aid Nanyang and create conditions for the Shu Han army to attack the city. If Sima Yi chose to retreat from now on, they could also play a role in cutting off Sima Yi's retreat.
What Lu Lan said was correct, but his attitude was not very good. He did not realize that Zhuge Ke's identity had changed at all, and regarded him as a general under Lu Xun. Seeing this scene, Zhuge Rong was very angry and just wanted to