Wei State, Didao.
"kill!!"
"The first one to get there!!"
The soldiers roared and launched a siege from three sides.
Under the cover of the large shield, the crossbowmen continued to approach the city wall and used arrows to suppress the defenders on the wall.
Jiang Wei made a lot of preparations for this siege. There were strong men pushing Jinglan carts, and the crossbowmen fired continuously, which suppressed the opponent for a while.
Because the road is difficult, the conquering army usually has to make siege equipment after arriving at the place.
The siege equipment of the Shu Kingdom was very complete. Zhuge Liang and Hao Zhao performed an extremely exciting offensive and defensive battle. Zhuge Liang also once had the behavior of "shooting the city from the top of the well a hundred feet".
Most of the time, Jiang Wei doesn't need to give orders himself. The soldiers under his command are still very familiar with these.
Jinglan chariots were set up on three sides of Didao, and the two sides began to shoot at each other.
Arrows were flying, and there were casualties on both sides.
At this moment, there were soldiers from three sides carrying earth on their backs and rushing towards the city wall. They were going to fill in the trench outside the city.
Just as these people approached the city, the number of arrows on the city wall suddenly increased sharply. In just a moment, many soldiers fell to the ground. The arrows were so dense that they covered the road to the city.
Jiang Wei frowned, watching the sudden explosion on the city wall, and scolded again: "Continue to suppress!!"
The crossbowmen worked harder.
One after another, the soldiers were hit by arrows and fell to the ground. The soldiers on both sides had not yet met, but the casualties were already considerable.
Didao is not a city that can be easily captured. Cao Wei attaches great importance to these frontier cities, often sending people to build them, and at the same time reserves a large amount of defensive materials.
Jiang Wei knew this very well. Even if he succeeded this time, he would definitely pay a heavy price.
However, this is a rare opportunity.
Guo Huai died, Sima Shi also died. Guanqiu Jian, Zhuge Dan and others were ready to make a move. They heard that there was a rebellion in Hebei.
This is a good opportunity that has not come across in many years. Jiang Wei will never forgive himself if he misses such a good opportunity.
As the war drums sounded, more and more soldiers launched a fierce attack on the city.
For a time, arrows kept flying up and down over the city, screams continued, and the entire sky seemed to be covered with arrows.
Sima Wang was standing on the city wall at the moment, looking calmly into the distance.
The deputy general on the side looked pale as he looked at the arrows in the sky.
"General, it's better to go down to the city. It's dangerous here."
Sima Wang said angrily: "All the soldiers have the belief to die for the country, don't I?"
The deputy general was immediately speechless.
At this moment, in addition to the soldiers on the city wall, there are still many soldiers standing inside the city wall, but they are not on the field.
The lieutenant general said worriedly: "Jiang Wei did not test and attacked with all his strength. We should not leave any remaining strength."
Sima Wang did not answer. Sima Wang did not fight back with all his strength. He retained a lot of effective strength, but the purpose of doing so was not to break through Jiang Wei's siege.
He has his own ideas.
Sima Wang's current status in the northwest is very complicated. On the one hand, he serves as General Anxi and commands the army. However, because of the big boss Chen Tai, his control over the army is not very strong.
Fortunately, people here still don't know what happened in the temple. His surname is still the most powerful weapon, and no one dares to violate it.
The two sides just started fighting, and Shu's offensive became more and more powerful.
On several occasions, they even succeeded in building a ladder, but then they encountered a strong counterattack by the Wei army.
This was the case every time. Shu could sense that the opponent's defense was weak several times, but every time they were about to succeed, the opponent suddenly became more energetic and fought them back.
Under such entanglement, Shu paid an extremely heavy price.
Finally, General Zhang Yi couldn't bear it anymore and appeared in front of Jiang Wei again.
"General! We can no longer attack by force!"
"The casualties are too great!"
"We have come a long way, and the enemy is waiting for us. Moreover, he has gathered the defense forces of several cities into one city!"
Zhang Yi frowned and pointed to the city in the distance, "That Sima Wang is deliberately tempting us. He didn't go all out at all. He kept attracting us to attack, and then suddenly exploded."
"His purpose is to consume more of our strength, delay us under the city, and let their main force come to encircle and suppress us!"
"General, change your strategy. We can divide our forces to attack and plunder other cities to make up for the losses of this expedition."
As soon as Zhang Yi started speaking, Jiang Wei became extremely angry.
"Every time the expedition goes wrong, it's because of people like you!"
"Now that the army is attacking with all its strength, how dare you try to undermine the morale of our army?!"
Zhang Yi looked at Jiang Wei's angry face and was also very angry.
"General Wei! You don't care about the life and death of the soldiers at all! Do you still care about me disrupting their military morale?"
"If we storm a fortified city, even if we take it, how much will it cost us?!"
"If we fail to win, what will we do with the losses from this expedition?"
"The Northern Expedition has failed year after year. Does General Wei only care about his own merits and ignore the people of the Han Dynasty?!"
Jiang Wei said solemnly: "I am not doing it for my own merits. I am following the prime minister's legacy. I am doing it for the people of the Han Dynasty and for the righteousness of the world!"
"We dispatched a large army this time. If we can capture this city, our previous losses will be made up for. If we can't capture it, we will capture the rest of the small counties. What's the use?"
Zhang Yi became even more angry, "General Wei has great righteousness, which is beyond the understanding of us villains. If this fails, I will definitely write to Your Majesty!!"
Jiang Wei was very calm, "Sima Wang can only cover one city. Chen Tai's troops are distributed in various places. If he wants to come to relieve the siege, he must first gather the army and gather a large army before coming here. It will not take just a few days." It can be done within.”
"Chen Tai cannot come to the rescue in a short period of time. Besides, I have sent people to station on various roads. If a large army comes, they will be ambushed by me first."
Jiang Wei originally didn't want to explain this to Zhang Yi, but now he still needs Zhang Yi to help him.
After hearing his explanation, Zhang Yi snorted coldly, turned around and left.
"General! No! No!"
At this moment, Chen Tai had already brought the horse, and many knights gathered around him, ready to set off.
An official stood firmly in front of Chen Tai, his eyes filled with fear.
"General, then Jiang Wei came with tens of thousands of troops. You only have 3,000 cavalry here. How can you attack him yourself?"
"You should wait until the army arrives, and then take them to relieve the siege of the city. You go alone. If something big happens, the army will be leaderless and will be defeated by Jiang Wei!"
Chen Tai was wearing armor and looked very calm.
He ignored the officials beside him and got on his horse.
"If we had to wait until we summoned a large army, then Sima Wang would be in danger, and Jiang Wei would also be prepared for an ambush. But now, if Jiang Wei is not ready and goes to attack the city with all his strength, there will be no chance What danger."
"Jiang Wei doesn't know how many troops I have led. When he finds out that I have come around to his side, he will be very frightened and will not dare to attack Didao again. Even if he wants to attack, his generals will not dare to attack Didao again. stay."
"At that time, it will be time to defeat Jiang Wei."
After hearing Chen Tai's words, the official just sighed helplessly.
Chen Tai left all matters in the city to the other party, and then led the cavalry to leave the place quickly.
Chen Tai didn't dare to waste a moment and moved forward at full speed. He didn't even give his soldiers time to rest. He ran all the way down. When he passed by his city, he didn't say anything. He avoided countless scouts along the way. .
He personally led these more than 3,000 cavalrymen all the way across the Gaocheng Ridge in Shouyang County, marched quietly and quickly, and finally reached the high mountains southeast of Didao City when it was dark the next day.
After arriving here, Chen Tai still did not rest. He ordered his soldiers to light piles of beacon fires on the mountain. The more the better, and at the same time he began to beat war drums so that the enemies and his own people in the distance could hear them.
That day, Jiang Wei had just finished a day's strong attack and was about to let the soldiers rest. Suddenly, many bonfires were lit in the mountains to the south, and war drums were beating.
Sima Wang in the city also asked people to beat drums at the same time, with great momentum.
At this moment, the soldiers of Shu were extremely frightened, and there was chaos in the camp. Jiang Wei, who had just sat down, couldn't help but jump up.
Jiang Wei stared at the scenery in the distance, his face suddenly turned ugly.
The generals rushed in swarm.
"General! This is bad!"
At this moment, the entire Shu army was in panic.
Jiang Wei hurriedly said: "Please calm down the good soldiers! Tell them not to be afraid! This is just a small group of troops, otherwise, they would have come to attack us long ago!"
"Send scouts to explore the surrounding area. It seems that the enemy is attacking from the south. Send people to explore the south and find a suitable place for an ambush there!"
Jiang Wei's army stopped attacking the city.
At this moment, Chen Tai stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the Shu camp in the distance, and ordered the generals around him: "Jiang Wei will definitely think that we are marching from the south. He will set up an ambush along the way and send people to inform the camps. , let them march secretly from the north road, avoid the other side's scouts, and cut off their retreat!!"
The general immediately accepted the order and left in a hurry.
This famous Wei general who was despised by Jiang Wei was standing on the top of the mountain, looking at Jiang Wei's army from a distance.
Because of many years of fighting, Chen Tai was extremely familiar with Jiang Wei and could even predict some of the opponent's moves.
As for Jiang Wei, he didn't like Chen Jun very much. In his eyes, Chen Tai was just a coward who assisted Guo Huai.
But this time, he seemed to have missed the point.
