"Kill~~~"
As the war drums roared, the soldiers rushed toward the distant city.
The soldiers didn't even encounter any decent resistance, but within a moment, the city in front of them changed its owner.
The army is coming here in a steady stream, and there are still some remaining Wei troops fighting with the Shu army in the city, and shouts of killing can be heard everywhere.
The generals all looked good. At this moment, they were all following the guard general Jiang Wei.
"General, they really didn't expect that our main force would appear here. The old pass has been captured."
The old general Jiang Wei frowned, watching the soldiers rushing into the city, but the look on his face did not relax.
This time, Jiang Wei used a large army to attack Wei.
On the surface, they were attacking the Wei State in three directions. Jiang Wei, Zhang Yi, and Xia Houba each led an army to attack the Wei State from three directions: Qishan, Shiying, and Jincheng.
But in fact, Jiang Wei's strategic concept was to directly attack Didao with his main force. After quickly capturing Didao, he divided his forces eastward to capture Yueyang, where the grain was stored, and then surrendered the local Wei soldiers, then recruited Qiang and Hu, and marched separately. Guanzhong, Longyou, Longxi, Nan'an, Tianshui, Guangwei and other places. In this way, Wei's entire northwest defense line collapsed directly.
Shu will be able to gain a foothold in the northwest, and the next crusade will directly expose Cao Wei's Chang'an and Luoyang to Jiang Wei's direct attack.
Jiang Wei always believed that his previous unfavorable crusade was entirely due to the insufficient number of troops.
Fei Yi had always suppressed himself and not allowed himself to lead too many troops to the Northern Expedition, which had just caused his failure.
But this time, things are different.
Shangshutai fully supported his move, and this time, Jiang Wei also brought out a lot of troops. Three generals from the Shu Kingdom each led heavy troops. The three generals combined into one, the number of troops exceeded 50,000.
This is a beautiful scene that Jiang Wei could not imagine in the past.
I was finally free to have a good fight with these thieves.
However, when his army easily captured the old pass, Jiang Wei felt faintly uneasy.
He has been fighting with Cao Wei for many years and is very familiar with the enemy.
How could the Cao thief despise the defense of the old pass?
Although he had previously made the illusion of a three-pronged northern expedition, this did not prevent the Cao thieves from strengthening the defenses in various places. It should not be so easy.
When Jiang Wei and the generals entered the city, the situation in the city seemed to confirm Jiang Wei's guess again.
There was not much luggage in the city, the number of people was not large, and not many officials could even be captured.
Zhang Yi put on his armor and walked quickly to Jiang Wei's side.
He motioned for the others to stand farther away, and then said to Jiang Wei: "General, the materials and personnel in the city have been transported to Didao. The enemy has seen through our strategy. They abandoned their old passes and hoarded their troops and food in Didao. .”
"We'll have to find another way."
Jiang Wei didn't say anything, but just led everyone towards the county government office.
After capturing the city, the generals began to rectify the situation in the city spontaneously. These were old men who had followed Jiang Wei for many years, and they were all quite skilled in the deployment after capturing the city.
Jiang Wei's men were also very happy. They had not fought such a rich battle for many years.
Zhang Yi followed Jiang Wei into the county government office. There were already soldiers here collecting many documents left by the Wei people, but Jiang Wei didn't pay much attention.
Jiang Wei randomly found an inner room and walked in with Zhang Yi.
Jiang Wei sat on the upper seat, and Zhang Yi sat beside him.
"General Zhengxi, this is our best chance."
Jiang Wei spoke slowly.
Zhang Yi did not refute this, he said: "It is true, but we have come all the way. If the enemy insists on Didao, we will lose our spirit. At that time, the Wei people will probably cut off the food route and the whole army will be annihilated. I think we still need to adjust our strategy as soon as possible.”
Jiang Wei just shook his head, "It's too late."
"Our main force has already arrived here. If we change direction temporarily, the logistical pressure will continue to increase. We have brought a large army there this time. The only way now is to force the enemy to come out to fight with us in the field and defeat them on a flat plain. , and then take Didao."
As soon as Jiang Wei opened his mouth, Xiahou Ba walked in.
Seeing that both of them were here, Xiahou Ba did not walk in. He just stood at the door and whispered: "General Wei, the city has been completely calmed down, and there are no remnants left."
Jiang Wei smiled and said: "General, why are you standing at the door? Please come in to discuss important matters."
Xiahou Ba then walked in.
In name, Xiahou Ba served as General of Chariots and Cavalry. This position was equal to that of General Wei, and he was also on an equal footing with Jiang Wei, General Wei.
However, Xiahou Ba's identity is quite special. Although Jiang Wei is also a reduced general, his identity is not as complicated as Xiahou Ba's.
When Xiahou Ba also sat down, the three generals were finally gathered.
Jiang Wei once again talked about his strategic concept, "Now it is too late to adjust. We can only force the enemy to fight with us in the field."
"I heard that Sima Wang is the cousin of Master Sima. He has little military experience and has never fought in a war. It is entirely because his father is Sima Fu that he became the general of Anxi."
"Now that Guo Huai has died of illness, the morale of Cao Wei's army has plummeted. This is a good opportunity for us to take Yongliang!"
Jiang Wei looked quite confident.
Zhang Yi obviously disagreed with this view. He hurriedly said: "General, although Guo Huai is dead, Chen Tai is still here. This Sima Wang, I heard that after serving as General Anxi, he won the hearts of Cao Wei's officers and men. We should not underestimate him." .”
"Judging from his current deployment, your strategy has long been seen through. He will definitely not be able to hold on and consume our strength. When we lose our spirit, won't the situation become very dangerous?"
Jiang Wei had a straight face and did not answer Zhang Yi. He looked at Xiahou Ba beside him.
"General Chariot and Cavalry, what do you think?"
Xiahou Ba said in a low voice: "What General Zhengxi said makes sense."
Jiang Wei immediately frowned and said seriously: "When I only had more than 10,000 people, I was not afraid of any danger. Now that I have an army of 50,000, I only face people like Sima Wang and Chen Tai. Will we still be defeated by them?!"
"If you disturb the morale of the army like this, don't say it again in the future!"
Zhang Yi didn't say anything more.
Jiang Wei looked at them, "This time, I will personally go out to lure Sima Wang to pursue me. You must make arrangements in advance. If Sima Wang cannot hold out, then we will ambush the troops who come for reinforcements. We must not miss this time." A great opportunity!”
"only!!"
The two took orders.
At this moment, in Didao, Sima Wang was standing on the city wall, looking at the beacon smoke in the distance, and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.
Sure enough, just as Governor Chen said, Jiang Wei still chose to attack Didao.
Fortunately, he had listened to Chen Tai's advice and tried his best to strengthen Didao's defense. With the current city defense strength, unless Jiang Wei could bring more than 100,000 people to attack, he would not be able to capture Didao.
Sima Wang looked at the surrounding captains and said seriously: "Chief Chen had something to say beforehand. He concluded that the enemy would come to attack Didao, and now it is just as he said."
"Chief Chen will lead his troops to cut off their retreat and keep all the enemies here."
"What we have to do is drag the enemy here and hold on."
"If anyone dares to undermine the governor's plan and delay important events, I will kill him without mercy!"
Sima Wang looked at the proud soldiers and generals around him and gave them a slight intimidation.
After the death of General Cheqi, these warriors in the northwest became a little arrogant. If Sima Wang didn't keep a straight face, he really couldn't control them.
After they learned about Jiang Wei's arrival, they all had the idea of going to war. They all felt that they could make military exploits and work hard to climb up.
But Sima Wang didn't dare to do this. He believed that he was no match for Jiang Wei. Instead of jumping on him and killing him, it was better to work hard to cooperate with Chen Tai and let someone who was better at doing things do the work.
Historically, during Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition, he met Wang Jing and Chen Tai, who are now Sili captains.
Wang Jing was instigated by his generals and suddenly became hot-headed. He did not obey Chen Tai's orders and rushed out with his men. As a result, he was led to a flat area by Jiang Wei, and more than 10,000 people were wiped out.
In the end, he defended Didao alone, which shocked the government and the public.
Sima Zhao quickly sent Deng Ai and Sima Fu to support Chen Tai.
Fortunately, Jiang Wei was also more advanced and set too high a goal for his Northern Expedition, believing that Cao Wei's army in the northwest must be defeated.
When Zhang Yi persuaded him to give up as soon as possible, Jiang Wei became furious and reprimanded him: "Put your feet on the snake!"
Then, Jiang Wei paid the price for his superiors. Chen Tai disrupted Jiang Wei's thinking with a perfect deployment. Jiang Wei was shocked and retreated to the original starting point.
This disappointed everyone in the temple who had high hopes for him, and Zhang Yi stopped interacting with Jiang Wei from then on.
But now, because of Cao Mao, Wang Jing went directly to the temple instead of coming to the northwest. The person who succeeded him was Sima Wang, who was famous for his caution and good defense. The situation was suddenly different.
At this moment, Chen Taizheng led the army and flew at full speed in the direction of Didao.
Chen Tai was relatively reassured about Sima Wang, as this man would not disobey his orders.
What Chen Tai is worried about now is what's going on in Luoyang!
Just yesterday, Chen Tai's uncle Xun Yi sent someone to persuade Chen Tai to submit to the emperor.
After learning about the major events that happened in Luoyang, Chen Tai still hasn't been able to recover.
What a troubled time it has been.
The general and the cavalry general died one after another, and rebellions broke out in various places. Now the emperor is in charge, and even his uncle has submitted to his majesty.
Chen Tai could only forcefully suppress the matter in Luoyang and send someone to inform Luoyang of Jiang Wei's invasion.
He led his own troops and headed towards the battlefield.
