Three Kingdoms

Chapter 37 Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition to Wei (2)
Jiang Wei said: "Zhuge Liang will definitely send an army to ambush nearby. We will also come and do our best. Prefect, you pretend to lead troops to rescue Nan'an, and come back immediately after walking [-] miles. With fire as a sign, Zhuge Liang's ambush army will definitely kill you. Come out, at that time I will lead the troops to attack him back and forth, and the Shu army will definitely be defeated." Ma Zun heard that it was indeed a clever plan.

Zhao Yun, Zhang Yi, and Gao Xiang were ordered by Zhuge Liang to lie in ambush on Tianshui Avenue.Zhao Yun was in ambush closer to Tianshui City, while Zhang Yi and Gao Xiang were in ambush farther away.

When Zhao Yun reached Tianshui City, he said to the guards on the city: "I am Zhao Yun from Changshan, you should leave the city and surrender!" The people on the city laughed loudly: "You have fallen into our General Jiang's trick!" Zhao Yun Just as he was about to order the siege of the city, there was a lot of shouting and killing, and many Wei soldiers rushed from all directions.A young general took the lead to kill the Shu army.The young general shouted at Zhao Yun: "Do you recognize Tianshui Jiang Wei?" Zhao Yun was furious and came to fight Jiang Wei.Jiang Wei became more and more courageous in the battle, Zhao Yun secretly praised Jiang Wei's martial arts skills.At this time Ma Zun also came back with his troops.

Zhao Yun was flanked by Jiang Wei and Ma Zun, and he couldn't get out of the Wei army's encirclement even though he rushed left and right.Fortunately, Zhang Yi and Gao Xiang led troops to rescue Zhao Yun at this time.Zhao Yun fought hard to break out of the encirclement.

Zhao Yun came back and told Zhuge Liang about the battle.Zhuge Liang was surprised and asked: "Who saw through my plot?" At this time, a Nan'an soldier told Zhuge Liang: "This man is from Tianshuiji, named Jiang Wei. He is filial to his mother and has both civil and military skills. He is really a hero in the world." Zhao Yun also praised Jiang Wei. Wei's marksmanship.Zhuge Liang said: "I didn't expect such a person to exist in Tianshui City." So he personally led the army to attack Tianshui City.

Jiang Wei defeated Zhao Yun with tricks, and immediately said to Ma Zun: "Zhao Yun is defeated, and Zhuge Liang will definitely lead his troops to attack. He will definitely think that we are guarding the city. Now divide the soldiers defending the city into four groups to ambush Outside the city, once Zhuge Liang gets here, he will definitely be defeated and flee." Ma Zun ordered Jiang Wei to arrange these things.

Zhuge Liang was worried that Jiang Wei would make another trick, so he hurriedly led the Chinese army to attack Tianshui City.Zhuge Liang waited until midnight and wanted to order the army to attack Tianshui City. Unexpectedly, Jiang Wei charged from all directions at this time, and the Shu army was in chaos. Zhuge Liang escaped from the siege under the protection of Guan Xing and Zhang Bao.

Zhuge Liang returned to the barracks and summoned generals at all levels to discuss how to deal with Jiang Wei.Zhuge Liang pondered for a long time, and finally asked: "Where does Jiang Wei's mother live now?" A general who surrendered from Nan'an told Zhuge Liang: "Live in Ji County." Zhuge Liang immediately ordered Wei Yan: "You immediately lead an army to bluff. Attack Ji County, if Jiang Wei comes to rescue, you can let him enter the city." Zhuge Liang asked again: "Where is the nearby terrain dangerous?" Someone told: "The grain road of Tianshui is in Shangyu. If Shangyu is controlled, the grain road of Tianshui It will be cut off, and Tianshui City can be taken immediately." Zhuge Liang ordered Zhao Yun to lead troops to attack Shangyu.

The news of Zhuge Liang's dispatch of troops and generals was immediately known to Tianshui prefect and his subordinates.Jiang Wei heard that a Shu army was going to attack his hometown. He missed his mother and asked Ma Zun to lead an army to rescue Ji County.

Wei Yan and Jiang Wei fought, Wei Yan pretended to be defeated and let Jiang Wei enter Jicheng.Jiang Wei entered Jicheng and did not fight.

Zhuge Liang immediately ordered a soldier who looked like Jiang Wei to dress up as Jiang Wei, and then whispered a few words in his ear, and the fake Jiang Wei took the order and left.

Zhuge Liang ordered to bring Xia Houmao into the barracks again.As soon as Zhuge Liang saw Xiahoumao, he said loudly: "Are you afraid of death?" Xiahoumao hurriedly said: "Please spare your life, Prime Minister." Zhuge Liang said: "Now Jiang Weishou is in Jicheng. He just wrote to me saying: If you are willing to release Xiahoumao Mao, I, Jiang Wei, are willing to surrender. Now go to Tianshui to persuade Jiang Wei to surrender, and you will survive.” Xia Houmao went to Tianshui City obediently.Just halfway on the way, he ran into a few Wei soldiers, and he quickly asked them where they were going?Those people told him: "Jiang Wei surrendered to Zhuge Liang, and Tianshui City is in danger." Xia Houmao hurried to Tianshui City.

The soldiers guarding the city gate recognized Xia Houmao and let him in.Xia Houmao told Ma Zun about Jiang Wei's surrender.Ma Zun and the others were quite surprised.

As soon as it got dark, the fake Jiang Wei led troops to kill Tianshui City.Fake Jiang Wei shouted to the soldiers guarding the city: "I am Jiang Wei! I have already surrendered to Zhuge Liang. You open the city gate quickly and come out to surrender!"

After hearing what the fake Jiang Wei said, Xia Houmao couldn't help being furious, and ordered his soldiers to shoot the fake Jiang Wei with arrows.The defenders of Tianshui City believed that Jiang Wei had surrendered to the Shu army.

Jiang Wei stayed in Jicheng and never fought. Zhuge Liang led the troops to attack Jicheng himself.Jiang Wei's men were short of soldiers and food, the situation was very critical, and there was not even a single rescuer.Jiang Wei saw Zhuge Liang's soldiers carrying grain and grass in the city, so he thought of robbing the Shu army of grain and grass.

Jiang Wei led the army to grab the grain and grass of the Shu army, and fell into Zhuge Liang's trick.Wei Yan surrounded Jiang Wei and fought fiercely.Jiang Wei had fewer and fewer men.Zhang Yi and Wang Ping fought him again, leaving Jiang Wei alone, and fled to Tianshui City. Jicheng was captured by the Shu army.The guard of Tianshui City did not keep him either.Jiang Wei had no choice but to flee eastward.Walking into a forest, he fell into Zhuge Liang's trick again.Jiang Wei had no choice but to surrender Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang regarded Jiang Wei as his confidant and beloved general, and he wanted to pass on all he had learned in his life to Jiang Wei.

Zhuge Liang followed Jiang Wei's strategy and turned the guards of Tianshui into enemies and attacked each other.Tianshui City was captured by Zhuge Liang at once.Xia Houmao and Ma Zun fled to Qianghu City.

The Shu army quickly captured Shangyu City again.The Shu army won a big victory.After Zhuge Liang outwitted the three cities, his prestige was greatly shaken, and the nearby cities and counties all surrendered.Zhuge Liang led the army, broke out of Qishan, and attacked the Weishui area.

Cao Rui, the emperor of Wei, knew about it immediately, and he immediately ordered Cao Zhen to be the governor, and Wang Lang went out with the army.Some 20 troops came out of Luoyang mightily.

Cao Zhen stationed his troops west of the Wei River to confront Zhuge Liang.Cao Zhen summoned his subordinates overnight to discuss major military affairs.Wang Lang said: "Don't worry, the governor. I will go out tomorrow. As long as I say a word, I will definitely make Zhuge Liang surrender." Cao Zhen agreed.

The next day, not only did Wang Lang fail to defeat Zhuge Liang, but he was also scolded by Zhuge Liang. Wang Lang was so angry that he yelled and died immediately.

Guo Huai, a general of Cao Zhen's department, suggested: "The Shu army will definitely come to attack us tonight. Our army can ambush the army in advance and order two armies to ambush on both sides of Qishan Mountain. The governor and I will each lead an army to ambush behind the camp. Firewood is piled up in the village, and only a few people are left, if Shu soldiers come to steal the camp, set fire to it and attack everywhere." Cao Zhen ordered the generals at all levels to set off.

Zhuge Liang returned to the camp and ordered Zhao Yun and Wei Yan to sneak attack Wei Jun's camp.Wei Yan said: "Cao Zhen is proficient in the art of war, he must have expected our army to attack them secretly. Why didn't he be on guard early?" Zhuge Liang said: "I just want Cao Zhen to know that I am going to attack him secretly.

He will definitely send troops to ambush near Qishan Mountain, and when our army passes by, he will sneak attack on our army camp.I told you two not to attack the Wei army camp, but to lie in ambush at a distance from the Wei army camp, and let the Wei army sneak attack us.You look at the fire as a signal, when the fire signal lights up, divide your troops into two groups, you block the mountain pass, and Zhao Yun leads his troops to fight back, you will definitely meet the Wei army, let them go back, and then take the opportunity to attack from behind, the enemy will definitely attack If you can't distinguish between the enemy and yourself, and kill each other, the Shu army will surely win. "

Zhuge Liang dispatched troops and generals, and everything was arranged, just waiting for the Wei army to attack.

Cao Zun and Zhu Zan, the pioneers of the Wei army, set off from Weiying at dusk.When they came to Qishan, they saw a faint army moving in front of Qishan.Cao Zun immediately ordered the army to attack.It was already midnight when we arrived at Shujunying Village, and found that there was no one in Shujunying Village, so we knew that we had been tricked and ran away.At this time, the camp of the Shu army was set on fire, Zhu Zan led the troops to kill, and fought with Cao Zun confusedly, killing each other, causing chaos.At this time, Wang Ping, Ma Dai, Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yi came from all directions, and the Wei army was defeated, losing countless soldiers and generals.Cao Zun and Zhu Zan led hundreds of remnants and fled back.Zhao Yun and Wei Yan intercepted them halfway, while Cao Zun and Zhu Zan fled. As soon as they arrived at their camp, the Wei army guarding the camp thought that the Shu army was coming to attack, and hurriedly set off fire horns.Cao Zhen was killed on the left, Guo Huai was killed on the right, and there was another burst of cannibalism.At this time, Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Guan Xing, and Zhang Bao charged fiercely from behind, and the Wei army retreated for more than ten miles in one breath, with countless casualties.The Shu army was defeated and retreated.

Cao Zhen packed up the remaining troops and dared not fight again.Guo Huai offered another plan and said: "The soldiers of the Western Qiang Kingdom are strong and powerful, so we can borrow troops from them to attack the Shu army. The king of the Western Qiang Dynasty, Cheriji, has always obeyed our Great Wei State. The governor wrote a letter to Cheriji, asking him to send troops to help him, but he dared not Don’t listen.” Cao Zhen immediately wrote an urgent secret letter and sent it to the Western Qiang Kingdom.

After reading Cao Zhen's distress letter, King Cheriji of Xiqiang immediately discussed with his subordinates, Prime Minister Yadan and Marshal Yueji, how to send troops.Yadan persuaded Cheriji to send troops to help Cao Zhen.Cheriji immediately ordered Yadan and Yueji to lead 15 troops to attack Xiping Pass.Han Zhen, the guard at Xiping Gate, hurriedly asked Zhuge Liang for help.

Zhuge Liang did not dare to delay, and immediately ordered Ma Dai, Guan Xing, and Zhang Bao to lead troops to rescue Xiping Pass.

The Shu army and the Xiqiang soldiers fought.The iron chariot soldiers of the Western Qiang soldiers were unstoppable, and the Shu army was defeated by the iron chariot soldiers of the Western Qiang soldiers.Guan Xing and Zhang Bao were almost killed by iron chariot soldiers.

When Zhuge Liang heard the news, he immediately led Jiang Wei and Zhang Yi to attack the Xiqiang soldiers.Zhuge Liang observed the lineup of the Xiqiang soldiers, and said to his generals: "It is not difficult to defeat the Xiqiang soldiers." Zhuge Liang whispered the strategy in the ears of Ma Dai and Zhang Yi, and they obeyed the order and set off.Zhuge Liang said to Jiang Wei again: "Do you know how to destroy the iron chariot soldiers?" Jiang Wei laughed and said: "The Qiang soldiers think they are mighty, but how do they know the prime minister's tricks!" Understand my mind. It will snow soon, and our army can defeat the enemy immediately." Zhuge Liang immediately ordered Guan Xing and Zhang Bao to lay an ambush, and ordered Jiang Wei to lead troops to lure the Western Qiang soldiers. retreat.Pretend to plant flags in the military camp, without leaving any troops to guard, everything is ready.

In December, it really snowed heavily.Jiang Wei led the troops to challenge the Xiqiang soldiers.Yueji led troops to attack Jiang Wei's army.Jiang Wei retreated while fighting, the Western Qiang soldiers chased to the camp of the Shu army, and Jiang Wei's army withdrew from behind the camp.Zhuge Liang also withdrew from behind the camp.Yadan ordered the army to hunt down Zhuge Liang.Zhuge Liang turned around in the mountains and forests, but disappeared.At this time, Jiang Wei was running on the snow. Yueji was furious and ordered the army to chase and kill Jiang Wei's army.The mountain road was buried by snow and looked flat.

At this time, all the Xiqiang soldiers fell into the trap, and suddenly there was a loud noise, and the snow on the mountain road collapsed, and all the Xiqiang soldiers fell.The Xiqiang soldiers behind hurriedly fled back, while Guan Xing and Zhang Bao rushed out from behind the mountain.Guan Xing met Yueji, shouted loudly, and killed Yueji with a knife.Ya Dan was captured alive by Ma Dai.The Shu army once again won a big victory and retreated.

Zhuge Liang did not kill Yadan, he let Yadan go back and tell Xiqiang King Cheriji that Xishu is willing to reconcile with Xiqiang and never invade.Yadan went back to the Western Qiang Kingdom.

When Cao Zhen heard that the Shu army had taken out the stronghold and packed it back to Western Shu, he immediately ordered the army to attack the Shu army, but unexpectedly, he was ambushed by Zhuge Liang.Cao Zun and Zhu Zan, the pioneers of the Wei army, were killed by Wei Yan and Zhao Yun.Wei Jun was defeated and fled again.Cao Zhen had to ask the court for help.

Cao Rui hurriedly summoned civil and military officials to discuss strategies to repel the attack of the Shu army.Hua Xin said: "Your Majesty should personally attack the Shu army, and gather all armies to defeat the Shu army." Taifu Zhongyou said: "I recommend a person who can defeat the Shu army." Cao Rui said: "Quickly tell me, who is it? "Zhong Yao said: "This man is Sima Yi, the great general of hussars. Zhuge Liang is most afraid of Sima Yi." Cao Rui said: "Where is he now? Call him into the palace immediately." Zhong Yao said: "He is loitering in Wancheng "Cao Rui immediately issued an imperial decree to make Sima Yi the governor of Pingxi, resume his original official position, and go to Chang'an to fight back the Shu army.The imperial envoy immediately went to Wancheng to preach the imperial decree.

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