Three Kingdoms Simulator: This Ma Su is too stable

Chapter 187 Suspicion, Crisis

And there is only one reason for Xu Miao to express such emotion,
The Shu army came too fast!

Although I don't know how the Shu army quickly broke through Jincheng, it is obvious that Ma Di must have some kind of secret weapon.

And Wuwei City, which was stationed with only [-] soldiers and horses, could not resist the attack of tens of thousands of Shu troops anyway.

It can be foreseen that the three thousand Wei troops are in an extremely embarrassing situation at this moment, and it is impossible to fight, withdraw, or defend.

Because this time was different from the last time, the main general of the Shu army this time was Ma Su, and Xu Miao didn't even have a way to wait for reinforcements.

The last time, Zhuge Liang led an army of 15 out of the five counties of Longyou, and three of them surrendered watching the wind. Seeing that the soldiers in Longxi City were in danger, Xu Miao sent an envoy to Zhuge Liang, "Please don't forcefully attack the city I am guarding. As long as you can guard the Long Dao for a month and prevent the Wei reinforcements from entering Longyou, we are all willing to surrender. If you cannot prevent the Wei reinforcements from entering Longyou, you might as well retreat as soon as possible."

Although Zhuge Liang was not fooled by Xu Miao's "slow strategy", he slowed down his attack on the cities of Longxi.

But this time, things are different.

Xu Miao knew that this "delay strategy" would not even have a single effect on people like Ma Di.

Different from Zhuge Liang who was "planned but less decisive", "great ambitions but not opportunistic", and "cautious first", Ma Su was cautious and stable, but he was a master general who was good at "decisiveness" and acted very decisively. , very aggressive.

As soon as there is a fighter opportunity, it will attack quickly.

To put it simply, Ma Di doesn't follow routines, so it is very difficult to fool him.

Having come to this conclusion, Xu Miao waved his hands and said to the crowd behind him, "Just do whatever you need to do."

"Whether this city can be defended or not is no longer up to us to decide."

The generals were silent.

The Shu Army has [-] to [-] cavalry, and the commander is even more cunning like a fox like Ma Su, and Zhao Yun is also an old and tough general under his command...

A full twenty times the strength of the troops.

How to fight this battle?
It can't be beat at all!

As long as Ma Di is willing to attack regardless of the casualties of soldiers, Wuwei City will definitely not be able to defend.

As if to verify Xu Miao's words, amidst the sound of rumbling horseshoes, black cavalry emerged from the western horizon one after another, like a torrent of steel, roaring towards the sky with a murderous aura.

When they reached the bottom of the city, the cavalry slowly stopped their charge.

However, visually, there are only three or four thousand cavalry, not five or sixty thousand.

The army spread out, and a catapult with four wheels on the base was pulled out, arranged in a row, and aimed at the west gate of Wuwei City.

"There are only three or four thousand soldiers and horses?"

"Large catapult?"

Xu Miao narrowed his eyes slightly, and suddenly he calmed down.

At the same time, I instantly understood why the Shu army was able to quickly break through Jincheng.

The boulder hit the door!

But if Ma Di wants to repeat the old tricks and use this method to attack Wuwei City, that would be a dream.

The gate of Wuwei City is different from that of Jincheng. Jincheng has only one gate, while Wuweicheng has two gates, and there is a concave urn inside the outer gate.

No matter how powerful the trebuchet is, it can smash through the first city gate at most, and it will never hit the second city gate.

The advantages don't stop there!
The moat of Wuwei City is very wide, and the city wall is more than one foot higher than that of Jincheng, reaching a height of three feet and five feet (about 9 meters), which greatly increases the difficulty of throwing stones by trebuchets.

In addition, there are only three to four thousand people in the Shu army under the city.

How can this not be a big sigh of relief!

"Hahaha……"

The haze in his heart was swept away, and his chest was filled with ecstasy in an instant. Xu Miao supported the city wall with his hands, and laughed.

All the soldiers looked at each other, puzzled: "Why are you laughing?"

"The old man laughs at Zhuge Liang's plan, Ma Su is too wise, and with just a few catapults, he wants to destroy my Wuwei? Hahahaha..."

Xu Miao deliberately spoke loudly so that Ma Di, who was stationed below the city, could hear him.

The generals suddenly realized.

As Xu Miao said, there are many trebuchets in Wei State. Although they don't look as big as the Shu army's trebuchets, their performance is the same.

It's all stone throwing.

This method is indeed unable to break the city.

Therefore, Wuwei has nothing to worry about for the time being!
Realizing this, everyone heaved a sigh of relief and clapped hands in celebration.

However, they were happy for only three seconds, and the expressions of the generals gradually turned serious, they stared and opened their mouths, looking at the slightly trembling city wall under their feet in disbelief.

In a rumbling sound.

Tens of thousands of Shu troops appeared on the western horizon and rushed to the city one after another.

At the same time, the trebuchets were pulled out one by one, so densely packed that it was hard to count.

According to visual estimation, there are at least a thousand trebuchets placed outside the west gate.

There were more trebuchets, which were dragged by Shu soldiers to the other three gates.

"My lord, this..." The generals looked at Xu Miao in horror.

Xu Miao coughed awkwardly, looked up at the sky, and said nothing.

……

under the city.

Ma Di sat on the horse's back with his legs crossed, pinching his chin in thought.

Not only did he know that Wuwei City had an inner gate, but he also knew that every place in the city was true or false, and he also knew that the city could not be breached by catapults alone.

But the Shu army's cards are not limited to catapults, but also three siege vehicles, crossbows...

He has at least five ways to break through Wuwei City.

Five!

At the moment, I can't get over it, I'm just thinking about which method of siege is better.

Siege the city hard... the casualties are too high, skip it;

Diverting the city with water...was time-consuming, labor-intensive, and a waste of manpower;

Huo Gong... seems a bit cruel.Under the fire, Wuwei City will become a scorched earth ruin, which is not conducive to the post-war garrison;

The three-pronged approach of boulder bombing + three siege vehicles + ladder... is not appropriate, and the casualties seem to be a bit high.

Implement the "arrogant enemy's trick" and lure Xu Miao out of the city like in the training scene... No, this trick takes too long, skip it!

……

After much deliberation, Ma Su finally decided to continue to imitate the story of Qiang Qin,
Use indiscriminate bombing until Xu Miao leaves the city and surrenders!

So more than 4 cavalry were ordered to surround the four gates, and then set up camp to prepare for the siege.

The first day when the two armies met ended uneventfully without any fighting.

When the sky was dark, smoke rose from the kitchen around the city, and the heroic singing of the Qiang and Di soldiers resounded in the Shu army.

Wei Bing on the city wall looked down at the city stupidly, everyone's minds were blank.

Including Guo Huai, who laughed at "Ma Su's lack of wisdom" before.At this moment, he didn't know whether to rejoice that he was still alive, or worry about his fate tomorrow.

"How did the situation in Liangzhou get to where it is today?"

"The advantage lies in my Great Wei. That's right! Why does Shu have more than 20 soldiers and horses on the western front, including [-] elite cavalry. But my Great Wei has only [-] soldiers and horses, and almost no cavalry."

"Where are the [-] elite cavalry of my Great Wei?"

"Oh, they were all wiped out by Ma Di, so it's all right..."

"I lost, the old man is about to lose."

Xu Miao sighed secretly.

……

Ma Di was very happy, although he was a little uneasy before deciding to send troops to Liangzhou, worried that Wei would rise up to fight with all his troops, and the two countries would form a long-term stalemate.

But now it seems that since there are enemies all around, Wei Guo can deploy no more than 20 troops on the western front.

This made Ma Su gradually relieved.

Now the plan for the first step is very smooth, and Jincheng was broken in two hours.If there is no accident, Wuwei can be defeated within three days, and then the troops will be divided to take Xiping, completely cutting off the connection between Wei State, Liangzhou and the Western Regions.

Shuhan is happy!

However, Ma Di still has a faint worry.

The attack on Liangzhou this time is just like Guan Yu's attack on Xiangyang in the past, without consulting Zhuge Liang and Liu Chan in advance, it is a self-assessed military operation.

Although Zhuge Liang didn't say anything after hearing the news, he even personally mentioned that [-] soldiers and horses gathered in Xixian County to contain Sima Yi.

But Ma Su still had no idea in his heart.

It was Zhao Yun who first raised this concern. He hesitated for a while whether to inform Zhuge Liang of this matter (raising troops to attack Liangzhou) first, and then dragged it on until now without saying a word.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Xiu raised a question.

At that time, Ma Su was preparing for the expedition, and arranged more than 100 tasks for Zhang Xiu in a few words. Zhang Xiu was so busy that he became a spinning top and didn't have time to think about this problem.

But this problem must be faced after all.

Especially when the great wizard's pet eagle brought back a letter written by Zhuge Liang from Xi County early the next morning, Ma Di finally realized that something big had happened.

Zhao Yun, who came in a hurry, looked surprised after reading the letter.

"The prime minister proposes to His Majesty to make you King of Liang, governor of Liangzhou, Qiang, and the Western Regions?"

"hiss……"

Zhao Yun took a deep breath, and immediately glared at him, "Youchang, to be honest, did you have this intention?"

Ma Su nodded slowly.

"If I say yes, old general, will you kill me?"

Canglang--

The sharp sword came out of its sheath and was put on Ma Di's neck with a swish.

Zhao Yun's beard and hair were all stretched out, he glared angrily, and even his arms trembled a little.

"Old General Zhao, don't!" Zhang Xiu panicked.

With his hands behind his back, Ma Su looked exceptionally calm, facing death without changing his face.

(End of this chapter)