Three Kingdoms Simulator: This Ma Su is too stable

Chapter 222 Crouching Dragon Tomb Tiger, Each Shows Their Skills

The news of Ma Di and Chen Bing in Guanzhong soon spread to Longxi.

In front of the generals, Sima Yi's face hardly changed, he just waved his hands calmly, telling the soldiers not to panic or act rashly, everything is still under his control.

Seeing that Sima Yi was so calm and confident, all the generals were immediately relieved, and they all resigned and settled down to their duties.

The crowd dispersed, and there were only three fathers and sons left in the hall.

Sima Shi and Sima Zhao brothers looked at each other with admiration.

Sima Zhao hesitated and asked, "Father is really sure?"

Sima Yi waved his hands calmly, "This is a time when the country is in danger, if even the governor panics, the morale of the army will be disturbed and our army will be defeated!"

"Master Sima, I order you to lead [-] fine cavalry and hurry to Qingyang. If Qingyang is lost, then retreat to Xiaoguan to protect our army from retreating."

Brother Sima and his brother looked at each other with awe in their hearts.

This order shows that the father is not at peace.

Sima Shi hurriedly bowed his hands to accept the order, and strode out with his sword in hand.

Sima Yi spread out the map and observed the situation while pondering over and over again.

Today, one of the four major passes (Dashan Pass, Wu Pass, Tong Pass, and Xiao Pass) guarding the pass has been lost. If Xiao Pass is lost again, the 10,000+ soldiers and horses in Longyou will not be able to survive.

Although Xiaoguan sounds like a pass, Xiaoguan is not a single pass fortress. Xiaoguan is built on a high ground, and there are many city barriers such as Chengzigang and Yuhuangshan nearby, forming an excellent fortification system .

Xiaoguan is located at the commanding heights in the surrounding area, and you can have a panoramic view of the surrounding situation within ten miles. This is the Silk Road from Guanzhong to the Western Regions, and it is also a must pass, and it is also the center.

If this pass is in the hands of the Wei State, the 10,000+ army in Longyou can be guaranteed to advance and retreat without worry; if it is in the hands of the Shu Army, the western front of the Great Wei will be closed!

However, even if the Sima Division led troops to occupy Xiaoguan, it would only solve the urgent need in the Longyou area. What about the Guanzhong battlefield?
Sima Yi thought hard.

Protecting Xiaoguan was only protecting the retreat of the Longyou army, and it did not help the corrupt situation in Guanzhong.

You know, Ma Di has [-] soldiers and horses under his command.

If these soldiers and horses do not move, they will be swept away by thunder. Because there is no commander in charge who can be used in Guanzhong, it is difficult for the [-] to [-] Wei troops to resist Ma Di's offensive.

As an opponent, Sima Yi knew Ma Su very well.Analyzed every case of the latter.

Ma Di has a high military literacy, is insidious and cunning in war, and does whatever it takes to achieve his goals.

Such enemy generals, looking at the whole country of Wei, there are very few who can confront them head-on.

Hao Zhao and Guo Huai were defeated one after another, Chen Tai was captured, and the rest... were useless.

Sima Yi sighed slightly, feeling that the matter was very difficult.

He could block Zhuge Liang's attack, and he was confident that he could block Ma Su, but he couldn't stop the two from attacking separately.

I have no skills at all.

For the current plan, the only way to protect yourself is to break your arm.

Abandon the Longyou area, retreat to Guanzhong, turn passive into active, concentrate superior forces, deal with Ma Di first, and deal with Zhuge Liang later...

If the delay continues, the situation will become difficult to clean up.

But after thinking about it, the large-scale withdrawal still has to wait for His Majesty Cao Rui's order.

Otherwise, no one can bear the responsibility of retreating without a fight and losing the city and land.

After making up his mind, Sima Yi looked at Sima Zhao with a serious face, and said in a deep voice, "Sima Zhao, pass on my general order to order the Chu army to withdraw from Longxi and retreat to Tianshui!"

"Father, what about the Qishan Fort defenders?"

"Retreat to Shangbei and defend the city."

"Yes!"

Sima Zhao turned and hurried away.

.........

Almost at the same time that the Wei army shrunk its formation, most of Longxi County had been controlled by Zhuge Liang.Frightened by Ma Di's offensive in Guanzhong, the troops of the Wei army could only hide in several cities in Tianshui and Anding counties, waiting for Cao Rui's latest order.

The next question is how to withdraw the soldiers and horses as soon as possible, and concentrate superior forces to drive Ma Su out of Guanzhong.

In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to retreat step by step in a planned way, and let Zhuge Liang's army unknowingly disperse its forces (to garrison each newly acquired city), so that it cannot concentrate its forces. Effectively interfere with the Wei army in a timely manner.

This is a conspiracy, and it is also a problem that the offensive side must face.

In many wars, the hidden danger of failure is gradually buried when the troops are divided step by step.

After Zhuge Liang entered the Longxi area and actually controlled the three counties of Longxi, Nan'an, and Guangwei, the main force quickly shrank from 11 to [-].

The 4 soldiers and horses were divided into two parts, one part was the Xixian soldiers and horses led by the three generals Wei Yan, Wu Yi, and Deng Zhi. There are still [-] soldiers in this part, all infantry, stationed in the Qishan Fortress that the Wei Army gave up. .

The other part is the Qiang cavalry led by Zhuge Liang himself, and there are still [-] cavalry left in this part.

Just for Zhuge Liang's journey alone, [-] cavalry were assigned to garrison the newly acquired cities in various places to maintain order and appease the people and officials.

At this time, Sima Yi still had 15 soldiers and horses under his command (actually 14, Sima Division took away [-]), all shrunk in the two counties of Anding and Tianshui, like a gradually clenched fist, ready to go.

15 against [-].

Even, because of the division of troops into two groups, in some battlefields, the strength of the Wei army and the Shu army has reached a disparity of four to one.

15 against [-].

Of course, this is just poor strength.In terms of combat effectiveness, the advantage is still on the Shu army's side for the time being.

Zhuge Liang soon realized the change in the enemy's and our forces' situation, immediately stopped the advance of the army, and began to frequently mobilize infantry to garrison various places, and transferred the replaced cavalry to the front again to ensure the cavalry's advantage.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang also realized that the Longyou battlefield seemed to be changing from the main battlefield to the secondary battlefield; and the Guanzhong battlefield where Ma Di was located was changing from the secondary battlefield to the main battlefield.

When he realized this, Zhuge Liang couldn't laugh or cry, and at the same time felt that Ma Di loves to steal the show too much.

Perhaps, talented people love to steal the limelight so much.

In fact, since the first Northern Expedition, Ma Di has been like this, without the slightest awareness of being a supporting role.

At that time, Zhuge Liang asked Ma Di to go to Jieting to stop the aid, and cooperated with the army to attack the five counties of Longyou.

Later, Ma Di led troops to attack Chencang by surprise, forcing him to start the second Northern Expedition, and was forced to fight Cao Zhen in Chencang.

Afterwards, Zhuge Liang arranged for Ma Di to guard Lueyang to defend against Zhang Yun.As a result, this guy turned Lueyang into the main battlefield again.Lien Chan and Lian Jie pushed the soldiers all the way to Xixian County and Jianwei, and even planned to recapture the two counties of Yinping and Wudu.

Later, when Ma Di attacked Xiqiang, he went there almost empty-handed, bringing only 9000 troops in total; when he attacked Liangzhou, it took only nine days to achieve a feat that Zhuge Liang's 10,000+ army could not achieve.

This time when Ma Di sent troops to Guanzhong, the situation was the same.

Originally, when Zhuge Liang sent Ma Di to arrange 5 horses, he was still worried that this force would not be able to break through the Guanzhong defense line, and would not be able to contain the main force of Wei State.

Unexpectedly, Ma Di not only easily broke through Xiegu and Chencang Road, but also took Beiyuan, Hanxing and other places, controlling nearly one-third of the entire Guanzhong area.

It seems that the next step is to besiege Chang'an.

The first time he learned the detailed battle report, Zhuge Liang was relieved, but was so surprised that his expression lost control.

Youchang is too good at fighting!

Occasionally, Zhuge Liang would also recall the scene of sending Ma Su to guard the street pavilion that day.

At that time, a fierce debate broke out in the army about who should be sent to defend the important place of Jieting.Ma Su volunteered to propose that he personally lead the army and shoulder the task of blocking the aid.

This proposal was immediately opposed by most of the generals, and even Zhuge Liang had mixed doubts and disapproved at the time.

Just like what the late emperor Liu Bei said at the end of his life, "Ma Di's exaggerated words should not be used to great effect, and you should observe it." Zhuge Liang was assured of Ma Di's resourcefulness, but he did not trust his ability to command troops.

The reason why the generals insisted was that such an important task as stationing the Jieting should be entrusted to an experienced veteran like Wei Yan or Wu Yi, not a general who had never led a soldier alone.

Some people even mentioned Liu Bei's comment, reminding him that he should not be selfish.

Zhuge Liang still still remembers how much pressure he had to bear at the beginning, so that he could defy all opinions and appoint Ma Di as the general.

Unexpectedly, this appointment directly changed the fate of the Shu Han.

Judging from the current situation, it can be foreseen that in the near future, the Shu Han will definitely be able to completely occupy Longyou, lead Guanzhong, become the foundation of a strong Qin, and see the world as a tiger.

This future may be within a year.

Thinking about it, Zhuge Liang moistened his eyes unconsciously, and then coughed violently.

If Ma Di worked so hard to help the Han Dynasty just to prove that the first emperor was wrong, then I have to say.

he made it……

If the first emperor Liu Beiquan knew about it, he would be extremely ashamed.

……

Three days later.

Guanzhong, on the north bank of the Wei River, at the head of Beiyuan City.

Ma Di stood here with a long face, long face.

The news came from the scouts that Sima Division led [-] troops into Xiaoguan an hour ago.

Of course, what made Ma Di unhappy was not that Xiao Guan was not captured, he had deliberately surrendered Xiao Guan to Master Sima.

He knows better than anyone the principle of "the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog cooks". Sima Yi can't die now, and he won't die.

Even if he wins Xiaoguan, there is a high probability that he will not be able to trap Sima Yi who has four special talents.

Therefore, Ma Su stopped his troops in Beiyuan and did not continue to expand outward.

What made him unhappy was that Zhuge Liang sent Wang Ping, who had withdrawn from the Ziwu Valley, and appointed him as his deputy again.

Wang Ping is on the road now, and it is estimated that he will arrive at Wuzhangyuan from Xiegu within three to five days, and come to meet him.

Frankly speaking, Ma Su didn't like Wang Ping very much.Although this man is mature and prudent, he is cautious in using troops.But Wang Ping is illiterate.

As a literate general, what Ma Di hated most were illiterate generals.

It doesn't matter if the partial general is illiterate, but the lieutenant general or even the chief general is illiterate, which will delay things.

In addition, Wang Ping's character is narrow, stubborn, and extremely suspicious.

In short, Ma Di didn't have the slightest affection for Wang Ping.

Since the last battle at Jieting, the two have hardly partnered again in the past few years, and the number of times they even meet is only a handful.

The three generals accompanying him exchanged glances with Yang Wanwan, and everyone winked at Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu had no choice but to take a step forward, and asked bravely, "General, is it because you are worried about Wang Ping?"

Hearing this, Ma Su sorted out his emotions and shook his head.

I don't want to involve the generals in this matter.

Huang Xi hesitated for a moment and said, "General, there is a plan to solve this worry."

Ma Di looked at the past, but did not speak.

Huang Xi continued: "General, why don't you order him to lead his [-] troops to garrison Wuzhangyuan to be responsible for the delivery of grain, grass and equipment. In this way, you can see what you see."

That's not a bad arrangement.

The two don't meet each other to avoid mutual embarrassment.

I just don't know whether Wang Ping is willing to take orders.

But Ma Su knew that Wang Ping was a stubborn ass, and he didn't care about anyone except the prime minister's orders.

However, with his current status and reputation, Wang Ping would not dare to refuse this order even if he thought about it.

Thinking of this, Ma Di grinned and waved to Huang Xi, feeling inexplicably happy again.

Yang Wanwan had just been promoted by Ma Di to be the deputy general of Baiyin, on the same level as the three generals, and he was in a good mood. He noticed the smile on Ma Di's lips, so he asked a question that everyone cared about at the right time:
"General, after the Northern Expedition this time, will the last general be able to be promoted to a golden lieutenant general?"

"That depends on whether you can survive." Ma Di looked around and smiled slightly, "As long as you can survive, the Platinum Vice-General is not too difficult."

Yang Wanwan thought for a while, and then asked another key question: "General, Your Majesty the Platinum Vice-General... Oh no, does the Prime Minister agree?"

Hearing this, Ma Di and the three major generals laughed at the same time.

Yang Wanwan went in without knowing, scratched his head, and asked wonderingly: "Did the general say something wrong?"

Ma Di looked at him with a smile, and patiently explained: "From the bronze lieutenant to the half-step peak lieutenant, to be precise, they are not lieutenant generals. Every level of advancement not only means that they are closer to the position of lieutenant general."

"It means that your salary is more."

Hearing this, Yang Wanwan was taken aback: "The general can privately determine the amount of deployment salary?"

This power is comparable to "fake festivals".

Before Ma Di could speak, the three generals gave him the answer.

"That's right! This is a privilege bestowed upon the general by His Majesty and the Prime Minister."

"Otherwise, why do you think I have more than 20 soldiers in Ji Han, why are all of them scrambling to serve the general?"

"that is!"

Yang Wanwan glanced at Ma Di who was looking at the sky at a 45-degree angle, and said weakly: "Isn't it because the general is invincible that everyone is willing to serve the general?"

(End of this chapter)