Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 270 Subduing the enemy without fighting (1)
Raise soldiers with soldiers
"It's raining again!" Zhuge Liang, Prime Minister of Shu, walked slowly to the tent door with his hands behind his back, looking at the pattering rain outside, he couldn't help sighing.Somehow, this year's weather has been a bit unusual since the beginning of the year.The rain like today has lasted for a month since the beginning of April.Lin Yu wet the ground, and there were potholes and mud everywhere, making it difficult for men and horses to travel, let alone go to the battlefield to defeat the enemy and win the battle.

He raised his eyes and looked at Qishan in front of him, where 10 Wei troops were guarding, a trace of worry crossed his brows.Although he has led [-] people to surround Qishan, an important place in the Guanzhong, like an iron bucket, but he has sent people to attack continuously for more than a month, but they have been suppressed by the opponent.All of this is due to the recent rain and slippery roads. The Shu army is at a great disadvantage when attacking from the foot of the mountain. However, the Wei army occupies a condescending position and has enough troops and food. It is really difficult to conquer.For this reason, he was quite distressed.Of course, Zhuge Liang's siege of Qishan actually had another purpose, which was to lure the main force of the Wei army to come to fight with the strategy of "siege the city and fight for aid", and then take advantage of the momentum to annihilate them in one fell swoop!

But, will Wei Jun fall for this trick?Zhuge Liang didn't have this confidence in his heart.Because, ever since he knew that Cao Rui had appointed Sima Yi as the coach of Guanzhong, he had subconsciously felt that the prospect of his Northern Expedition might be a bit bad.The way of war lies in assessing the enemy and ourselves, and anticipating the enemy's design—all strategies are different from enemy to enemy, and are launched according to enemy.He has been fighting Cao Zhen and Zhang Xi for the past few years, so he is very familiar with their strategies and tactics.It was based on such a premise that during the Northern Expedition, he prepared a whole set of countermeasures "targeted" against the two men's military tactics—however, the world is unpredictable, and Cao Zhen, who he has always pondered deeply about, unexpectedly He died suddenly of illness at the beginning of the war, and was replaced by an unpredictable Sima Yi who came to fight!This made him a little bit at a loss for a while.

Thinking of Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang couldn't help frowning.This "old friend" who I have known since Jian'an for 13 years finally came here today and collided with me head-on!Can you beat him back?Three years ago, I had "struggled with each other" with him once in the matter of Meng Da, and today I confronted him head-on again, what chance should I have of winning?With his hands behind his back, he paced back and forth in the tent for a few laps, then stopped abruptly, turned his head and asked Fengyi General Jiang Wei who was standing beside him, "General Jiang, what new actions have the main force of the Wei Army made these days?" ?”

Jiang Wei pondered for a moment, shook his head, and replied: "According to the report from the spies just now, Sima Yi and the main force of his Wei army are still huddled in Shangyuyuan, and they dare not come to help Qishan." At this point, he paused, He added: "From what I see, the old man Sima Yi is probably afraid of the prime minister's great reputation, so he is too frightened to come forward to fight."

After Zhuge Liang heard this, he smiled faintly, shook his head slightly, and said slowly, "Sima Yi is not a simple person! Ever since Cao Zhen, the commander-in-chief of the bandit, died of a sudden illness not long ago, Truth has been paying attention to the future of the pseudo-Wei Dynasty. Who will be sent to be the commander of Guanzhong bandits?" He said, he raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Wei, who was listening carefully to his speech, and continued, "To be honest, I thought that Zhang He would be promoted to the leader of the bandit army in Guanzhong. But I didn’t expect that it was Sima Yi who came to take office! Look at his resume. He joined Cao Cao’s subordinates at the age of 29. He first served as an official in Cao Cao’s mansion for 13 years, and then served seven years beside Cao Pi. Shangshu Pushe has never led troops in battle. It was only when Cao Rui came to power that he began to be released as the leader of the bandits in the war against Wu—that is to say, he actually only had four or five years of experience in leading soldiers in battle. .”

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang's tone suddenly became very serious, and he said slowly: "In the four or five years that Sima Yi led the army as a general, he wiped out Mengda within ten months, and wiped out Jingchu within a hundred days. Guarding Jiangling and cutting off the waterways of the state of Wu, sneaking into Xiakou and occupying the north of the river, recruiting blood to seal the throat, forcing Soochow to hardly breathe-it is really cunning and headache! Alas! Truth never expected that in this land of Guanlong, he would meet such a formidable enemy head-on!" After finishing speaking, his face became worried, and he fell silent.

Jiang Wei looked at Prime Minister Zhuge's worried expression, but couldn't help being a little surprised.How did he know that Zhuge Liang received a secret letter from Lu Xun, the governor of Soochow Wu a few days ago.Lu Xun said in the secret letter, "Sima Yi was brave and resourceful, insightful and decisive. He never missed his strikes, and he was sure to hit the target. It seemed that there was nothing amazing at the beginning, but he finally killed the enemy at a time when ghosts and gods could not predict it." , Lu Xun also told Zhuge Liang in the letter that in the past few years when he fought with Sima Yi, he also suffered from severe headaches. He never dared to deal with it carelessly. Be careful everywhere, and only then can barely keep Jing Chu safe.Therefore, based on his own personal experience, Lu Xun deeply warned Zhuge Liang that he should be "cautious" in every move he made against Sima Yi.

Zhuge Liang felt very uncomfortable in Lu Xun's secret letter, which seemed to be admonishing but was actually gloating.However, uncomfortable is uncomfortable, but Zhuge Liang had to attach great importance to his warnings and opinions.In the First Battle of Yiling, Lu Xun burned down the Eight Hundred Li Company Battalion and defeated the former Lord Liu Bei's hundreds of thousands of troops in one fell swoop. What a heroic and skilled fighter!However, with such an extraordinary talent like him, he is so deeply afraid of Sima Yi, which makes it even more difficult to deal with Sima Yi.Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang sighed deeply, and couldn't help feeling anxious.

Hearing Prime Minister Zhuge's deep sigh, Jiang Wei also seemed to be infected, and his face became melancholy.He didn't think Sima Yi was so terrible, he just cursed the abominable rainy weather in his heart - if it wasn't for this protracted plum rain, our Shu army would have taken Qishan long ago.After taking Qishan, Prime Minister Zhuge can give a convincing explanation to the court.However, in reality, it was the unfavorable nature of the heavens, who used a plum rain to hinder the prime minister, the Shu army, and even the great cause of revival of the Han Dynasty!

In fact, with regard to the Northern Expedition, there were two opinions in the ruling and opposition parties that clashed fiercely before leaving the army: A group of old officials headed by the Minister of Shu Ling Li Yan, the admonishing doctor Fei Shi, and the Taishi Ling Qiao Zhou believed that the country was affected by Yiling. The defeat and the vitality were greatly injured. Now that the Nanman has just been put down, the domestic soldiers are few and the people are tired, and it is really not enough to compete with Cao Wei. Therefore, they should retreat and protect themselves and wait for opportunities; At present, the army and the people are drowning in security, and their vigor is submerged. If this continues, if we don't use war to encourage our spirit and use force to nourish our power, the country will be weak and the people will be cowardly.In this great debate, Jiang Wei naturally supported Prime Minister Zhuge's thoughtful and far-sighted Northern Expedition strategy, but at the same time he was also very aware of the strength of the opposition from the other faction in the court. It was even rumored that Shu Emperor Liu Chan himself was not He is willing to accept Prime Minister Zhuge's idea of ​​"overpowering people with reason".In addition, Shang Shuling Li Yan, like Prime Minister Zhuge, was appointed by the late emperor to assist the government at the end of his life.He has always been dissatisfied with Prime Minister Zhuge's integrity, and he is very arrogant in fighting against Prime Minister Zhuge in everything in the court.Moreover, in this controversy over the Northern Expedition, he actually instigated his confidant Yu Shi to attack Prime Minister Zhuge in the name of the Northern Expedition to Cao Wei in order to monopolize military power.Although Liu Chan suppressed these memorials in the end, it still caused a lot of trouble for Prime Minister Zhuge.Prime Minister Zhuge had no choice but to go against his will and promote Li Yan's son Li Feng as the governor of Jiangzhou in exchange for Li Yan's support in the Northern Expedition.The Northern Expedition initiated by Prime Minister Zhuge with his Geng Geng Guzhong was finally successfully implemented.

However, everyone knew that Prime Minister Zhuge was betting everything on the future of Shu Han!Yes, if the Northern Expedition really fails and the Shu army is defeated, what a heavy blow it will be to the soldiers and civilians of the Shu Kingdom who are striving to recover the Han industry!The Shu Kingdom is a "fragile balance" structure, can it withstand the impact of this failure?A jumping clown like Li Yan might be even more complacent and make waves... Jiang Wei couldn't think about it any more. Already; as for the success or failure, it is beyond the knowledge of the minister to see." The words have a deeper level of understanding.

After a long time, Zhuge Liang broke the almost frozen silence in the camp, and asked Jiang Wei, "Has the army's food and grass for next month arrived?"

Jiang Wei replied with his hands down, "I heard from the sergeant sent by Master Li Yan that the food and grass have been transported halfway. It should arrive at the camp in a few days."

"How many days? How many days?" Zhuge Liang can't tolerate any ambiguity in any matter, even the slightest uncertainty. Doesn't he know that this food is the lifeblood of our [-] troops of the Shu Han? Procrastinating, slowing down, not delivering the food and grass in time, will make our [-] troops starving and fighting Wei thieves on the battlefield? How can you bear the truth? How can Li Yan bear it?"

After Zhuge Liang had vented his grievances, he calmed down again, meditated for a moment, and ordered Jiang Wei: "Immediately write an emergency warrant in the name of the truth, and send it to Shuzhong with a fast ride of [-] miles, so that Li Yan can hurry up." The supervising food will be delivered to the army!" At the same time, he turned around and walked slowly to the military map of the Shu Wei Guanzhong area hanging in the tent, watched it quietly for a while, stretched out his finger and pointed to an address on the map, slowly Huan said: "It seems that Sima Yi has already seen through the truth's strategy of 'siege the city and fight for aid', and he has not come to take the bait for a long time. Since this is the case, we should not stay here for a long time at Qishan, and we must take the initiative to send troops to look for opportunities! Moreover, take the Giving food to the enemy is also a feasible strategy. According to the facts, only by taking the opportunity to attack this place can we not only directly mobilize the main force of Wei thieves to fight, but also get food from the enemy to supply ourselves, so as to achieve the goal of killing two birds with one stone. General Jiang thought how?"

Jiang Wei approached and saw Prime Minister Zhuge's finger pointing at the important place of Wei Guojun's garrison——Shangyuyuan.He suddenly felt a bright light in front of his eyes, couldn't help being surprised, and nodded: "What the enemy must defend is what we must attack. Prime Minister, this place is well chosen! If we occupy this place first, the Wei thief There is no doubt that we will be defeated..." At this point, he couldn't help but frowned and sighed, "But now that Sima Yi is entrenched there, we will fight hard, I'm afraid it won't be easy!"

(End of this chapter)