The experience of countless people has proved that long-distance raids are a tactic with extremely high risk factors. When it causes a sudden blow to the opponent and may kill him with one blow, there are also many insurmountable defects that will put yourself in a dangerous situation.
The physical consumption of soldiers and the lack of food and grass are all one of the unfavorable factors. Among these unfavorable factors, the most direct one is the inability to carry heavy weapons such as crossbow chariots and thunder chariots, and even the power of the crossbow is greatly reduced.
To ensure speed, the number of arrows carried by the soldiers is limited, usually about fifty, and at most no more than a hundred.
Compared with opponents with large-scale weapons such as crossbow chariots and thunder chariots, this kind of force is obviously too thin.
When he saw the stone bullets and arrows flying over the sky, Sima Shi's heart sank to the bottom. He knew that he had misjudged the situation and would pay a terrible price for it.
The stone bullets are like hail and the arrows are like rain.
The stone bullet hit the Wei army's shield, and the shield was split into pieces; it hit the Wei army's armor, and the armor was sunken and its head was bleeding; arrows shot on them, stirring up blood flowers.
The Wei army was also fighting back, but unfortunately no matter how fast their bows were pulled, they could not compare with the rate of fire of the crossbow chariot.
This is no longer a battle, but a one-sided massacre.
After a drum, the Wei army's position became a killing field. One by one, the Wei army soldiers fell to the ground, wailing in the pool of blood. Countless people were injured and killed by stone bullets or arrows. The positions were covered with blood.
The stone bullets and dense arrows were like thatched grass growing from the ground, swaying in the autumn wind, making a whimpering sound.
Sima Yi's face was pale, his teeth were chewing, and his heart kept sinking.
From the sound of the drums, he had this expression. He knew that Sima Shi was in danger, and the front army he led was even more evil. If Sima Shi had a lucky chance of survival, then the one he led was in danger,
There is no possibility of more than three thousand fronts being spared.
Under such a intensive long-range strike, the Wei army with dense formations could not escape.
He understood Li Yan's intention. Li Yan's camp was not captured by Sima Shi, but gave up voluntarily. He used this period of time to prepare a position in the central army and just waited for Sima Shi to die.
A clear formation diagram appeared in Sima Yi's mind, which was contrary to Wei Ba's formation during the Battle of Pengcheng, but had the same wonderful uses.
Sima Yi now knows that without Wei Ba, he might not have been forced to escape from Wancheng. But that does not mean that Li Yan is incompetent. Although Li Yan has always been despised and suppressed by Zhuge Liang, he has no outstanding military achievements, but
He himself is not a mediocre person on the battlefield. As for his current formation, as for his ability to organize such a defense line in such a short time, he is definitely a powerful general.
Sima Yi showed a silent smile. He always felt that the world underestimated him. But he also underestimated the world. For example, Li Yan in front of him. He underestimated Li Yan and would pay the price.
Sima Yi suppressed the entire army and fought to the death with Li Yanjue. He ordered the entire army to retreat and build a position based on favorable terrain. The raid was inevitable. In order to avoid being ravaged by Li Yan's heavy armored cavalry.
The position is very necessary.
Looking at the slowly retreating Wei army, Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief and felt a burst of uneasiness. If Sima Yi was attacking fiercely under his anger, he would not be afraid. Relying on his sharp weapons, he could have a large number of
Killing and injuring the Wei army and finally using heavy armored cavalry to rush, it is entirely possible to severely damage Sima Yi. However, Sima Yi took the initiative to retreat and did not give him a chance to expand the results of the battle. This made him feel regretful and uneasy for Sima Yi's coldness.
As both ruthless people, Li Yan knows how ruthless people are terrible.
Li Yan looked at the stacks of corpses in the back camp and felt very sorry. These corpses blocked the route of the heavy armored cavalry attacking. The heavy armored cavalry, who were ready to go, was trapped in the central army, but they could not find the way to attack, just like a
The peerless sword, but it can't be unsheathed, is so depressing that it makes you vomit blood.
Sima Yi used the corpse of soldiers, including his son, to build a temporary obstacle to prevent Li Yan's subsequent attack.
Li Yan was not immersed in regret too much. He ordered the cleaning of the corpses in the camp and the reorganization of the camp gate to prevent Sima Yi from making a comeback.
The battle started at noon and ended at sunset. It took only half a day, but it greatly tested the will and wisdom of the generals on both sides. Any mistake would bring irreparable losses. Sima Shi paid for a misjudgment.
A heavy price.
Li Yan found Sima Shi's body. His skull was shattered by a stone bullet, and the white brain and bright red blood were mixed together, which was particularly dazzling. Looking at Sima Shi's body, Li Yan didn't feel any excitement at all.
.He killed Sima Shi, Sima Yi would definitely not give up with him. This fierce battle is far from over. There was Huguan in front and Sima Yi's army blocking the road behind. Without reinforcements, it would be difficult for him to escape unscathed.
"Where are my reinforcements?"
Fa Miao looked at Li Yan with a strange look. Li Yan was very calm and reacted very quickly when he was on the battlefield, but as soon as the war ended, he became a little slow and returned to his usual state.
Fa Miao was silent for a moment: "Whether it is useful or not, you must send a messenger to ask for help. There are two possible reinforcements, one is Jiang Wei and the other is General Wei Meng Da."
"I'm afraid neither of them can be counted on." Li Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Jiang Wei wished I could die sooner. Zidu's troops were limited and he was restrained by Zhuge Ke and could not stay away."
"Break through." Fa Miao suggested: "After sending people to ask for help, we will break through. If we can meet the support of General Wei in Hanoi, it should be no problem to retreat unscathed. Even if we cannot retreat to Guanzhong, we can still retreat to Nanyang."
"Retreat to Nanyang?" Li Yan smiled slutty: "I, the general, have become a betrayal dog?"
"Victory and defeat are common in military affairs." Fa Miao comforted: "The Prime Minister was defeated by Longyou, and the General of the Cheqi and Cavalry were defeated by Pengcheng. Didn't they all survive?"
Li Yan remained silent, his eyes flashed. Fa Miao did not continue to say anything. He knew that he could not take those words seriously. Wei Ba could be defeated by Pengcheng, but Li Yan could not afford such losses. Nowadays, even if he broke through the enemy.
When he returned to Guanzhong, Li Yan, the general, had no face to see anyone.
Li Yan couldn't stand Zhuge Liang after all, and he couldn't hold on. Although this was mainly Sima Yi's credit, Sima Yi helped Zhuge Liang a big favor. But for Li Yan, what's the difference? The troops left Tongguan.
At that moment, he knew that it would be difficult for him to return to Guanzhong.
Li Yan waved his hand and signaled Fa Miao to retreat, leaving him alone.
He sat alone in front of the map for the middle of the night.
...
Sima Yi stood in front of the tent, looking at Li Yan's camp from afar, and his stomach was gushing.
He didn't have supper, and all the soldiers didn't have supper.
Fighting for a day, there was no supper, the soldiers complained, but no one dared to tell Sima Yi. They just got the news that the general had sent people to collect food nearby, and it would be solved as soon as tomorrow night, the morning after tomorrow, the morning after tomorrow,
Before this, everyone could only be hungry.
Including the General himself.
I learned that the general was hungry and knew that the difficulty of losing food was only temporary and could be solved soon. Although the soldiers were not angry, they could only endure it. Many people already knew that the Major General Sima Shi was broken in the formation.
Then, the general was in a bad mood at this time. If anyone was going to cause trouble, it would be difficult to guarantee that he would not be slaughtered by the general who was full of evil fire.
The atmosphere in the Wei army camp was suppressed, but it was very quiet, and no one dared to disturb Sima Yi.
Sima Yi looked quietly in the distance. He hoped that an envoy would come and tell him that Sima Shi was still alive, even if he was disabled like Sima Zhao.
But nothing.
In an instant, Sima Yi was a little discouraged. He understood Cao Rui's helplessness before his death. He fought all his life, but ended up losing everything and ruining his two good sons with his own hands.
The circumstances of life are really unpredictable. Another long-distance raid, another bloody blow.
Why do I complain about myself? Sima Yi suddenly became alert and couldn't help but feel scared and sweated. Then he blushed at his depressedness. He just lost a little, lost more than 3,000 people, and was not wiped out. Why should he be ashamed of this?
.In the first place, in Xincheng and Wancheng, they were all defeated and made a comeback, and they did not make a comeback. This setback, except that it may have caused Sima Shi, was not as serious as before. How could it be
So distraught.
As for my son, in addition to Sima Shi, I have eight sons, including Sima Zhao. How could I be discouraged and have no fighting spirit just because Sima Shi may have died in battle? Sima Yi shook his head and took his pessimistic emotions from his mind.
He drove away, strode back to the tent, spread out the map, and reconsidered the war in front of him.
As he blamed himself, although the initial battle was unfavorable and the predetermined combat goal was not achieved, the current war was still beneficial to him. Li Yan was cut off from the retreat and could not be surrounded by Huguan again. It was inevitable that he would break through and leave.
Judging from the distance, his only possibility is to retreat to Hanoi, then take the way back to Chang'an, or meet Meng Da, enter Yingchuan and Nanyang. No matter which choice he chooses, he must first withdraw from Shangdang County.
This journey is not smooth. Huguan is a basin. From this, you can see terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack everywhere. As long as you make arrangements, you can consume Li Yan's strength step by step and finally kill him in Shangdang.
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Sima Yi laughed and waved his hand and said, "Ziyuan..."
No one agreed.
Sima Yi's hand was hanging in the air for a while, and suddenly shed tears.
...
The next morning, Li Yan beat the drum and gathered the generals and ordered a breakout. However, when he received news from the scout that he could see Wei soldiers building a defensive position everywhere on the mountain road to the south, the courage he had just plucked up suddenly
Disappeared without a trace.
Sima Yi had guessed what he was going to do and started preparations overnight. Is this an old man who is nearly sixty years old and has just lost a son? Could this person's mind be made of a hundred refined Qing steel, and he is so tough
Farming level.
Fa Miao seemed to feel Li Yan's doubts, and he let out a sigh of relief: "General Cheqi said that Sima Yi can not only make steel, but also around his fingers, unpredictable, and indomitable. He is a real hero.