Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 252 Sweeping out the rebel General Meng Da (7)
Meng Da was even more furious, and he pulled out the precious sword from its sheath and was about to cut it off--at this moment, Li Fu shouted "No way", and hugged him from the side!
"Go away! I'm going to kill him!" Meng Da yelled angrily while struggling violently.

"My lord, calm down! My lord, calm down!" Li Fu hugged him desperately and refused to relax, "This man can also be called a righteous man who regards death as his home and fulfills his mission! It is useless to kill him now, but it will be called indiscriminate killing of a righteous man—why not?" Let's learn from the way the Huns imprisoned Su Wu and take him into custody for the time being!"

While persuading him, he cast a wink to the side—a few soldiers came up and hurriedly pushed Liang Ji down!
When they were arguing, there was a sudden "boom", which was almost deafening-then there was a violent tremor on the wall and floor tiles under their feet!Li Fu let go of Meng Da at once, cast his eyes to the city wall, with a look of horror on his face, and muttered: "He...they started to attack the city!"

Meng Da stood still, and couldn't help shivering suddenly, the hairs on his body stood on end - this moment has finally arrived!

At a glance, I saw "Thunderbolt Chariots" more than 20 feet high approaching under the city—and then I saw their giant racket sticks raised together, and boulders weighing [-] to [-] kilograms were as big as the sky. Like a thunderbolt, he threw it fiercely, and flew towards the tower!

"My lord, be careful!" Following Li Fu's shout, two personal soldiers jumped up in response, raised their huge shields and blocked Meng Da's body. "Bang bang" there was a loud bang, big stones poured down on the corridor of the tower, and the stone chips that were launched flew all over the sky, as powerful as iron bullets!
Meng Da hid under the cover of the shield, listening to the screams of the soldiers who were hit by the gravel, his heart tightened: this Sima Zhongda really came prepared!Even heavy ordnance such as the "Thunderbolt Car" has been used-the situation in Xincheng is really dangerous!Dangerous!It seems that I have to ask Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun for help as soon as possible!

While he was making calculations in a hurry, the field suddenly fell silent again!All of a sudden, under the east city wall, everything stopped suddenly!

Meng Jun was inexplicably startled, when he suddenly heard a rustling sound like buzzing in the sky, filling his ears!

As soon as Meng Da cautiously poked his head out from behind the shield, he suddenly felt his face turn cold, and a gust of wind rushed towards his face—he shrank his neck in a hurry, and with a sound of "whoosh", a crossbow bolt was close to his chest The cheek brushed, blood slipped down, and immediately felt a burning pain on the face piercing through the heart!He couldn't help stretching out his hand to cover it and screamed!
"General Meng, lie down!" The guards turned pale in panic, rushed over, pinned him to the ground, and used their own strong bodies to protect Meng Da!

When Meng Da was still in shock, he heard a series of "tap-tat-tat" sounds, and thousands of ladders were set up on the top of the city wall!

Then, the tremors on the top and bottom of the tower became more and more intense——Wei Jun's giant iron-shelled vehicles covered with rawhide smashed through the rows of antler fences outside the east city wall one after another, and slammed straight towards the city gate. Come.The thick Dongcheng gate was hit so that it made a "creaking" sound!

"Hold it! Hold it! Hold it for me!" Under the protection of the bodies of the soldiers, Meng Da stretched out his head and shouted in a panic, "Don't let any of them enter the city!"

On a hill outside the east city wall, Sima Yi stood on his horse, overlooking the surroundings.Niu Jin, Zhou Tai, Cao Zhao, Sima Shi and other generals lined up on both sides like wild goose feathers, standing on his left and right.And two feet away from their horses, there are [-] guards with bright armor and shining spears.Under the hill, arrows rained one after another, and the flames were soaring, swallowing clouds and covering the sun—it turned out that the Wei army was still attacking Xincheng County without stopping!
Sima Yi watched all of this quietly, calm on the surface, but his heart was as rough as the Han River in the distance - he had led the army to storm the city for seven days and seven nights, and Meng Da and his men unexpectedly Very tenacious, has been desperately resisting his own fierce attack!The antler fence has already been breached thirteen or four times, and the thick wall of the city was also damaged by seven or eight gaps. But not long after, Meng Da's powerful soldiers were forced to withstand the hail of arrows and bullets, almost using their flesh and blood. The body was blocked with mud, stone and wood!
He frowned slightly, and suddenly asked, "How is the situation in Weixing County?"

Hearing this, Niu Jin immediately took over and replied: "Three days ago, although Zhuge Liang sent 3000 soldiers from the Shu army, including Wang Ping, Yao Jing, and Zheng Tuo, to storm Weixing County, but under the courageous cooperation of my brother and the prefect of Shen Yi to resist , they have never been able to gain the upper hand."

Sima Yi nodded slightly, and said calmly: "Well... that was really hard for Niu Hengjun. The better they guard there, the smoother we can play here!"

"Reporting to the Governor, the general still has a worry, I don't know whether to say it or not?" Cao Zhao asked with a worried look on his brows.

"Speak! It's okay for you to speak!"

"What the general is worried about is: If Zhuge Liang, the thief chieftain, gathers 12 puppet Shu troops to attack Weixing County in a fit of anger, how will we respond?"

"Hmm... probably not?" Sima Yi raised his head and looked at the western sky, and said leisurely, "First of all, it is Zhuge Liang's consistent style of 'relying on the weight, proceeding step by step, and seeking victory steadily'. This kind of "all-or-nothing" aggressive thing was done for Weixing County.After all, pulling out a small city with the strength of the three armies makes people feel like "victory is not military, invincibility is ridiculous"; He personally led the army to set off from Chang'an City, preparing to enter Hanzhong County along the Xiegu Road, and confront Zhuge Liang head-on.Under such circumstances, do you think Zhuge Liang will allocate too many troops to attack Weixing County? "

"This... the chief inspector's analysis is penetrating, and I will admire it in the end!" After Cao Zhao heard this, the worry on his brows gradually dissipated.

Sima Yi smiled, and asked again: "What's the situation on the other side of Mulansai?"

This time, it was Master Sima who came to answer—he has now been transferred to Sima Yi's side to take up the post of military adviser: "To the governor, on the side of Mulansai, Luxun sent [-] reinforcements from Xiling City overnight four days ago. Sneak attack—but they didn't expect that you, the commander-in-chief, had planned for a long time. Under the head-on attack of Pei Mujun and General Xiahou, they had lost their troops and retreated..."

"[-] reinforcements? Lu Xun only sent [-] reinforcements to attack Mulansai?" Sima Yi's face was full of indescribable astonishment, "Isn't this too sloppy and perfunctory? How could Lu Xun be so confused in his recent use of troops— ——If this matter were for me, Sima Yi, I would definitely seize the opportunity and dispatch at least [-] elite soldiers without hesitation. In Jiangling, Pei Qian had no time to come to guard the wooden fence; the real one sneaked up to the wooden fence, and secretly beat Xia Houru by surprise! He may have a chance of success in doing so. Opportunity! Hehehe... Now that he can't worry about it, the governor has no worries! From now on, he can focus on cleaning up Xincheng County with all his strength!"

"The governor of the capital is as good as a god, and Xincheng County is about to fall!" Everyone praised in unison.

"Xincheng County, I will take it sooner or later. However, according to your opinion, what kind of strategy should we adopt to quickly capture this city? This Governor sincerely hopes that you will give us your advice." Sima Yi With a "huh" he turned around and asked them earnestly.

Zhoutai looked at the war-torn Xincheng County in the distance, and said solemnly: "I would like to report to the governor, a certain Yizhou's humble opinion, at this time when every second is racing against time to attack the city, it is better for our army to start in time. The eight hundred dead soldiers in the county took advantage of the chaos to snipe and assassinate, taking the opportunity to disturb the enemy's morale..."

Sima Yi nodded slowly, and said slowly: "When the two armies are at a stalemate, it is necessary to have an unexpected blow to reverse the situation--very good! There is an old saying, 'It takes a thousand days to raise a man, but only a short time.' Zhou Tai , you go down and take care of this matter!"

Zhou Taigong bowed his body to accept the order respectfully and responded: "No."

"Great Governor, this subordinate has been thinking hard for the past few days and has come up with a plan." Sima Shi was already eager to try, so he took advantage of this opportunity to speak, "This subordinate has repeatedly checked the terrain around Xincheng County and found that it is here. The terrain is high in the east and low in the west, high in the north and low in the south, like a dustpan. Although the city is surrounded by water on three sides in the north, west, and south to prevent our army from approaching, our army can also do the opposite. That's to divert the Han River flowing from its north to the east city gate by digging canals and building dams, and then take advantage of the momentum to break the embankment and flood the city with water! In this way, Xincheng County will undoubtedly be destroyed!"

After hearing this, Sima Yi frowned and pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled and asked the other generals around him: "Hehehe...the method of water attack?! What do you think of this strategy?"

All the people in the field fell silent: they almost all knew that the military strategist named "Ma Si" was Sima Yi's eldest son, Sima Shi. Who would dare to comment on his suggestion?

Sima Yi still said calmly: "From ancient times to the present, attacking a city with water can be regarded as a convenient and quick-acting strategy-but, does it really have no disadvantages? I'm afraid we need to think about it in detail. ..."

Sima Shi originally thought that the plan he said was unexpected and would be greatly appreciated by his father, but Sima Yi didn't seem to be very optimistic about this plan, and seemed to have hesitation.He rolled his eyes, and was about to continue to add arguments, but saw Zhou Tai stepping forward, his face was a little red, and there was a little sweat on his forehead, but he still said solemnly and bluntly: "Governor Sima, Mr. Sima, Please forgive Zhou for his slip of the tongue and collision - the plan of "siege the city with water" has been thought of by Zhou before, but Zhou refused to offer it in the end because he felt that although it can be convenient and effective for a while, it must be It will cause heavy casualties to the innocent people in the city and lose the support of the people. A certain state has always believed that the key to using troops is that "attacking the heart is the top, attacking the city is the bottom; fighting with the heart is the top, and fighting with soldiers is the bottom." Therefore, good generals in ancient and modern times must not be a last resort. , I will never kill innocent people indiscriminately with the strategy of attacking with water, so as to avoid the bad name of cruelty and inhumanity, so as to win the people's hearts and submit to them. My majestic Great Wei Dynasty Wang Shi raised troops to fight against rebellion, and it was grand and upright, so why use this strategy to rush to attack the city? Losing the hearts of the people? What's more, Xincheng County has become an isolated city under the siege of the army. We only need to increase our efforts to attack the morale of the army, and sooner or later it will be defeated..."

After hearing this, Sima Master couldn't help but blushed half of his face, and thought: Good Zhoutai, as a trusted stalwart of my family, you are so unruly to belittle my suggestion in front of everyone. Already... huh!Father Marshal favors and values ​​you so much, is this how you repay my Sima family?Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Cao Zhao sneer a few times to show his sarcasm, which made him even more angry!He stomped his feet violently, his brows furrowed, and he looked like an angry leopard, about to explode on the spot...

(End of this chapter)