Three Kingdoms Simulator: This Ma Su is too stable

Chapter 225 Bloody battle, either you die or I die

In July of the fifth year of Wei Taihe (231), Chang'an, Weiyang Palace.

Cao Ruigao sat on top of the main hall, with four people standing next to him, arguing fiercely.

Wang Ling, the governor of Yuzhou, looked around the crowd, cupped his hands and said: "Ma Su led [-] soldiers and horses into the Guanzhong, attacking the city and plundering the land, as if entering an uninhabited territory. The generals are terrified and unable to fight the enemy. Please recall your Majesty quickly. General Sima Yi, first break the siege of Guanzhong, and then return to the old land of Longliang."

Hou Gaorou of Yanshouting followed closely behind and said, "Your Majesty's words are wrong! Calling back the general now means giving up the five counties of Longyou? I think General Cao Shuang should lead the [-] troops in Guanzhong and fight Ma Su in a decisive battle. , and then let Sima's teacher follow him to respond, if he can win the battle and drive him out of Guanzhong, the Longyou area will be lost and regained."

Jiang Ji, the Marquis of the Central Guard Army, repeatedly shook his head and objected: "Although Cao Shuang is the successor of Cao Zhen, the great general, he is not as outstanding in military talent as Cao Zhen. The army should take advantage of the dangerous city in Guanzhong and the advantages of its large number of people to deal with it, and defend it to wait for changes in time."

Marquis Yingxiang and Weiwei Xinpi clasped their hands and said, "Jiang Gong's words are justified, and the veterans agree."

Wang Ling retorted: "Dare to ask Jiang Gong, where did the change come from?"

Jiang Ji spit out two words lightly: "Soochow!"

After a pause, he added: "Haven't you seen the event of Guan Yu's fall in the past?"

Xin Pi echoed and said: "Jiang Gong has a high opinion, and the old minister seconded it!"

Hearing this, Gao Rou's expression changed, and he remained silent.

Old man, why are you everywhere? ...Wang Ling glanced at Simpi angrily, and continued to question: "Now Wu and Shu are allies, and the two emperors respect each other, and they share the world. How can they separate?"

Jiang Ji laughed: "If you don't try it, how will you know if it will work?"

Wang Ling snorted coldly: "Even if he is able to separate the Wu-Shu alliance, what kind of person is Zhuge Liang! How can he not guard against the Eastern Wu? Sun Quan wants to repeat the old trick and reproduce the scene of the surprise attack on Jingzhou. I'm afraid it will not be so easy?!"

Simpi concluded the conversation: "My lord, whether Sun Quan succeeds in attacking Shu or not, it will be of great benefit to our Great Wei. Once Wu Shu goes to war, I can transfer back the troops on the southern front and attack Shu Han with all my strength. At that time The mere siege of Guanzhong can be easily resolved!"

"Even under the attack of Wei and Wu, it is not too difficult to destroy Shu."

Wang Ling was silent for a while, and then asked: "What do you want to say?"

Jiang Ji smiled slightly: "He, Shu and Wu, can respect the two emperors side by side and divide the world together, so can I, Great Wei."

"Today, a man of eloquence and eloquence will be sent as an envoy to Soochow, and Xu Sunquan will rule the river and share the interests of the world. After the Ming Dynasty destroys Shu, Sichuan and Han will belong to Wu; Long and Liang will belong to Wei. Come to think of it, then Sun Quan should know how to move..."

"Jiang Gong's high opinion, the old minister seconded, seconded!" Simpi had another wave of presence.

Second NMGT!

Idiot, answering bug, shameless old thief!Ho~ push! ...Wang Ling gave Simpi a hard look, and turned his head away.

Although he was still not convinced, he had to admit in his heart that this strategy...

It's so poisonous!
"..."

Cao Rui sat there all the time, quietly listening to the arguments of these important ministers under him, without saying a word, but his mind was full of thoughts...

After the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Liangzhou, Cao Wei lost all of his advantages over Shu, and had to adjust his strategy of defending from the west to attacking from the east to defending from the east and attacking from the west, and changed his goal to recovering the vast Liangzhou area.Located in the northwest of the empire, this region has a vast territory, many ethnic groups, complex relationships, good soldiers, and good horses.

Losing this area was an unbearable burden for Cao Wei.

But before Cao Wei was ready to counterattack, Shu Han's follow-up offensive came.

At this moment, Cao Rui regretted the strategic decision of continuing the previous emperor Cao Pi's "defense from the west and attack from the east", and believed that it was this decision that gave the Shu Han a chance to make a comeback.

At this time, it is obviously unwise to go head-to-head with the powerful Shu army.

Therefore, whether it is Wang Ling's proposal to withdraw troops or Gao Rou's decisive battle strategy, they are all bad strategies, and only Jiang Ji's "difference plan" is reluctant to agree.

There are three reasons for this.

First, the strategy of withdrawing troops proposed by Wang Ling is equivalent to drinking poison to quench thirst. Let alone whether Sima Yi can drive Ma Di out of Guanzhong after withdrawing his troops, first of all, this withdrawal is equivalent to sending him out of Longyou area.It's not that easy to get it back later.

Second, Cao Wei's monarchs and ministers seriously misjudged Ma Di's military capabilities, and it would be a bad idea to gather troops to fight again at this time.

At first, the emperors of Cao and Wei thought that Ma Su, who had only [-] soldiers and horses, would be difficult to break through the Chencang defense line, but in the end, Ma Di easily broke through the two defense lines, and the [-] soldiers and horses stationed in Xiegu and Chencang of Wei State were wiped out.

In this way, with the power of successive victories, the Shu army was unstoppable, and the difficulty of fighting it head-on was greatly increased.

Third, judging from Sun Quan's reaction after the successive victories of the Shu Kingdom, Sun Quan obviously did not intend to join the Shu Kingdom in attacking Wei.

Ma Su captured Liangzhou at the end of April, and now it is the end of July. After nearly three months of development, the war has been greatly detrimental to the state of Wei.

Under such circumstances, once Sun Quan sent troops to the north, Wei Guo would not only say that it was difficult to parry, but he would also be clumsy and overwhelmed.

But for a full three months, Sun Quan only sent troops to the river, showing no sign of attacking Wei Guo.

So, there is a lot to do here!
Cao Rui looked around at the four of them, and his gaze stayed on Jiang Ji: "Your plan is very much in line with my wishes, that is to order Taichang Qing Xing Zhen to go to Wu on a certain day!"

When the emperor spoke, the four of them hurriedly clasped their hands in praise, exaggerating "Your Majesty is wise".

Cao Rui waved his hand to stop the crowd, and asked with a worried look: "The distant water can't quench the near thirst, and the battle in Guanzhong, who should be sent to the battle?"

Jiang Ji hesitated for a moment, then came out and said: "I recommend one person, the general of the town army, Hao Zhaoke, Marquis of Guannei, to take up this post and prevent Ma Su from advancing eastward."

Hearing this, Cao Rui waved his hands again and again: "No, no, Hao Zhao was defeated twice by Ma Di, it's really unbelievable."

"No!" Jiang Ji argued rationally: "Your Majesty doesn't know that Hao Zhao and Chen Cang lost both due to events. The previous defeat of Chen Cang was caused by deputy general Wang Shuang's reckless pursuit. Today's defeat at Dasan Pass is due to Guo Huai's loss of Chen Cang. Strictly speaking, Hao Zhao was never directly defeated by Ma Di."

"..." Cao Rui was speechless for a while.

On the battlefield, if you lose, you lose, and what about the front and the side?
Soldiers never tire of deceit.

Frankly speaking, Cao Rui didn't trust Hao Zhao a bit, and always felt that he couldn't stop Ma Di.But besides Hao Zhao, there are no generals around Chang'an who are too capable of fighting.

Only dead horses can be used as living horses.

……

In the fifth year of Taihe, on the first day of August, Ma Su entered Zhouzhi County and confronted Wei General Hao Zhao across the city.

At the same time, on the Longyou battlefield, Zhuge Liang ordered general Wei Yan to lead [-] troops, with Wu Yi and Deng Zhi each leading [-] soldiers and horses as flanks, and sent troops to Shangyu, which was guarded by Xiahouba.

Zhuge Liang personally commanded [-] fine cavalry, with Zhao Yun as the vanguard, Jiang Wei, Zhao Guang, Dai Ling, Fei Yao, and Qu Bu as the guards, and marched into Ji County where Sima Yi was stationed.

Sima Yi personally led more than [-] soldiers and stationed troops outside Ji County, and the Battle of Longyou started.

After hearing the news that Zhuge Liang sent [-] soldiers to attack in two directions, some generals were very panicked, thinking that the Shu army was strong and strong, and that the cavalry had long spears and fast horses, and were brave and good at fighting.We should take the initiative to attack while its foothold is not stable, first frustrate its spirit, and then seek a decisive battle, otherwise it will be difficult to resist the attack of the Shu army.

In this regard, Sima Yi said: "Whether to fight or not to fight, the decision is mine and not the other side. Although Zhuge Liang's army is strong and strong, I will definitely make their cavalry useless. You just wait for the victory!"

While boosting morale and stabilizing the morale of the army, Sima Yi immediately carried out a series of pre-war deployments:
First, Sima Zhao was ordered to guard Ji County, and to lead generals and civil officials to strengthen internal control.

Second, he led the generals and tens of thousands of troops to station outside the city to form a momentum.

Third, order the frontline departments in the Longyou area to stick to the city and not to fight the Shu army rashly.

Soon, Zhuge Liang's army rushed to the outside of Ji County and confronted Sima Yi across the Wei River.

During the period, there were offenses and defenses between each other, and Wolong frequently showed clever tricks, but Zhonghu couldn't defend.

On the other side, Wei Yan urged the army to attack the city for several days, but failed.

The battle situation is tense.

In the blink of an eye, it was more than a month of stalemate, and it was already late autumn in August. Zhuge Liang was shocked when he learned that the troops of the Eastern Wu were all gathering towards the Jiangling generation.

Seeing that the generals did not know why, Zhuge Liang explained: "The terrain in Longyou is rugged, the rivers and mountains are vertical and horizontal, and the territory is vast. If Sima Yi's troops defend against danger, the difficulty for our army to win will not only increase several times, but it will also take a long time. They cannot be resolved in a short period of time.”

"Now that the main force of the Wei army has been attracted here, the battle situation is tense. It is a good opportunity for Soochow's Northern Expedition. But instead of going north, Soochow gathers troops in Jiangling. Such a change makes me feel uneasy."

Zhao Yunjin said: "Prime Minister, at present the other main force of our army has occupied half of Guanzhong, blocking the grain road between Chang'an and Longyou, but the Wei army of Longyou is holding on to it. It seems that they are not worried about the loss of Guanzhong. This is really strange. extremely."

Jiang Wei thought over and over again, and asked uncertainly: "Could it be that Soochow wants to betray the alliance again?"

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, the word "again" has already explained what kind of guy the Soochow Rat is.

At this stage of the battle against Wei, the Shu Han has taken advantage in all aspects.

However, the more the war went on, the more uneasy Zhuge Liang felt.

Because the country of Wu is too quiet at the moment, so quiet that it is scary.

Although Zhuge Liang deployed more than [-] troops in Yong'an and Padong, this force is far from enough to defend the entire Wu Kingdom.

What's more, Hu Ji, Ma Zhong, Zhang Yi, and Fu Kuang, the four generals stationed in Yong'an and Badong, are of average ability and are definitely not Lu Xun's opponents.

Zhuge Liang can even imagine that Soochow is standing still at this moment, not because it is concerned about whether the Shu-Wu alliance will break down, but because it is waiting for a better opportunity to act.

After thinking twice, Zhuge Liang had to slow down his offensive and ordered Jiang Wei and Wu Yi to lead 1 cavalry to Badong and Yong'an.At the same time, Ma Su was sent to step up the offensive in Guanzhong, forcing Sima Yi to retreat and give way to Longyou.

In early September, Guanzhong battlefield.

Seeing that the city of Zhouzhi was solid and the pond was deep, and that Hao Zhao's army of more than 2 soldiers and horses was well-organized, Ma Di led the main force of the [-] Shu army to bypass Zhouzhi and cross the Wei River to the north. After capturing Xingping, Yongshou and other places, Ma Di crossed the river again. Going south, the soldiers came to Chang'an.

For a time, the situation was extremely critical.

Although there were more than [-] Wei troops in Chang'an City, no one dared to go out of the city to fight because of Ma Di's prestige.

Hao Zhao saw that the situation was not right and that Chang'an was in danger of overturning at any time, so he immediately led his army back to help in a hurry.

In the process of fighting against Ma Di several times, Hao Zhao deeply knew that Ma Di was full of tricks. Although he didn't like to attack cities hard, he was good at defrauding and stealing cities.

So he had no other choice but to go back to save Chang'an.

Unexpectedly, Hao Zhaofang was stopped by the Shu army when he was halfway there.

The two sides fought a battle fifty miles west of Chang'an City.

Hao Zhao took the lead, holding up his shield to resist the bows and arrows from the Shu army, beheading the soldiers of the Shu army, and at the same time sending people into the city to ask for help.

Soon, Cao Shuang led [-] soldiers from the city to help.

More than [-] troops from both sides fought bloody battles on the Guanzhong Plain, fighting from morning to afternoon, and then until dark, before they each retreated [-] miles and stopped for a while.

This battle was extremely tragic.The corpses of soldiers killed on both sides piled up like mountains, and the blood pooled into a river, dyeing half of the Wei River red.

This battle was also Ma Su's first direct confrontation with Wei Jun.

In the past, he sneered at this kind of meat grinder-style warfare with no technical content, and only liked sneak attacks and tricks.

Today, I suddenly discovered that it is still this level of fighting that can sharpen soldiers the most, and it is still this level of fighting that is bloody, hearty, and worthy of a man's true qualities.

When it was dark, the battle damage was quickly counted.

In this battle, nearly [-] Shu soldiers died.

According to the estimation of the battlefield situation, the Wei army killed about 5000 people.

When inspecting the camp, Ma Di found that although 1 Shu soldiers died in battle, the remaining [-] soldiers had determination and murderous intent in their eyes.

This has shaken Ma Di's belief in "sneak attack" that he has always insisted on.

Perhaps, the experience of blood and fire is the correct way to open up a king's division?

Frankly speaking, if it wasn't for Zhuge Liang's urging, Ma Su would definitely not choose this straightforward style of play.

There is no other reason, the loss of soldiers is too great.

However, now that the situation has come to this point, there is no choice but to bite the bullet and decide the outcome.

Not surprisingly, tomorrow will still be a bloody battle.

Ma Di turned on the light screen and glanced at his steady balance, and suddenly had a mature idea.

(End of this chapter)