When Sima Zhao and Wang Ping were fighting for control of the city gate at the west gate, Sima Yi was not idle either.
A fire broke out near the granary and armory in the northwest corner of the city. Sima Yi knew without even thinking that it must have been caused by the group of "skilled" soldiers who had sneaked into the city.
To be honest, Sima Yi was not actually worried about the actions of this group of "careful" troops.
These "Seiko" troops who have sneaked into the city are indeed too many based on the standards of Seozu, but based on the standards of the army, their number is too small.
They may be able to create a certain amount of chaos and contain some of their own forces, but as long as they are properly prepared in advance, there is not much room for these "detailed" troops to exert themselves.
In the direction of the granary and ordnance storehouse, Sima Yi had deployed thousands of people to garrison in advance, and also formulated a series of investigation methods. After the fire broke out, Sima Yi had ordered the night patrol troops to rush over immediately to provide support.
In this case, there would be 1,500 to 600 people defending the granary and armory. Sima Yi did not believe that the Shu thieves could lurk in the city enough to defeat the "Xinzuo" army of more than 1,000 people defending.
What really worried Sima Yi was that the fire near the granary in the northwest corner was just a ploy to attack the west. The real plan of the Shu thieves was to attract the Wei army to the northwest corner to gather for rescue, leaving all defenses empty.
Sima Yi was not too worried about other places. What Sima Yi was most worried about was whether the Shu thieves outside the south gate would launch a strong attack on Wancheng during this time.
Last time, there were more than 30 fires in the city. Although it looked scary, the actual damage was not great. It only had a temporary impact on the morale of the troops, and they would be able to adjust quickly.
But this time, there was a fire in the northwest corner of the granary and armory area, and it was not possible to appease the military's morale with just a few words.
The entire city's defenders knew that the granary was located at this location. If there was a fire in this place, if it burned down, eating would be a problem. Who would have the energy to defend the city.
This has a much greater impact on the morale of the army than the last fire in the city.
Therefore, Sima Yi must organize his reserve team as soon as possible, and then rush to the south gate tower as soon as possible to stabilize the morale of the army.
If he, the general, is not in the city tower and the morale of the army is in turmoil again, the consequences will be disastrous if the Shu thieves outside the city seize the opportunity to suddenly attack.
There is a saying that although Sima Yi's prediction this time is reasonable, it seems to be a bit worrying.
In fact, at this time, outside the South Gate and inside the Han army camp, they had just begun to gather troops.
Compared with the defenders inside the city, the number of Han troops outside the city was larger, and the camp stretched wider. It was not that easy to assemble the entire army in the event of an emergency.
As for Du Yue's riot and raid in the city, it was obviously impossible to notify the Han army outside the south gate in advance. Therefore, the Han army outside the south gate even found out that the situation was a little later than Wang Ping.
There was no way, the fire started in the northwest corner of Wancheng. The distance from the south gate was almost across the entire Wancheng. The fire could not reach a certain level and could not be observed at all outside the south gate.
In addition, it was early in the morning and the sky was not completely bright, so the black smoke from the fire was not clear. We could only judge the possibility of a fire in the city through the light in the northwest corner of Wancheng, which was slightly brighter than the surroundings.
The soldiers on night duty of the Han army discovered this strange thing and reported to the captain on duty tonight. The captain did not dare to neglect and reported it directly to his immediate superior.
Fortunately, the general in charge of patrol tonight is Deng Ai.
Deng Aideng watched for a while, thought carefully, and felt that there was a high possibility of a fire in the city.
After all, Deng Ai had directly met the Wudangfei army envoy, and he also knew that two to three hundred Wudangfei soldiers had sneaked into Wancheng, ready to create chaos and assist the main force in attacking the city.
Although Deng Ai didn't understand why this group of unworthy flying troops chose to cause trouble in the early morning when the sky was not completely bright, but according to Guan Yu's strategic deployment, the Nanmen army should take the initiative to launch an attack on Wancheng at this time Attack, contain the main defensive force of the Wei army, and at the same time look for flaws in the attack.
But...it's early in the morning now, it's not completely bright yet, and all our soldiers are still sleeping.
Now go and call all your soldiers to attack the city. Let’s not talk about whether it is reasonable or not. What if our soldiers blow up the camp first? !
This is not impossible.
Deng Ai thought about it, but he had no choice but to ask Military Advisor Xu and Governor Wang for advice.
What? ! My father-in-law? !
According to what his wife told him, before going to bed last night, his father-in-law had a low fever again. His wife was taking care of him in the tent, so it was best not to disturb him.
So, Deng Ai decided to ask Xu Shu and Wang Ji what to do about this matter.
In fact, Deng Ai also had an idea. He could mobilize on a small scale, call up the ten thousand people under his command, and launch an attack on Wancheng with the remaining siege equipment from yesterday.
In this way, it can not only create pressure on Wancheng and prevent the Wancheng defenders from taking it lightly, but also delay time so that each battalion and village can gather soldiers in a relatively stable situation without causing the camp to explode.
Then just come back and help yourself.
This was the countermeasure that Deng Ai came up with in a short period of time. Although it was not outstanding, it was safe enough. But unfortunately, he could not act immediately.
After all, it is a military camp, and the emphasis is on orders and prohibitions.
Although Deng Ai had an idea, he still needed Wang Ji's permission before sending troops. When Guan Yu was unable to make a decision due to illness, Wang Ji, as the second-highest general in the army, naturally had to take over the decision-making command.
And Wang Ji was not ambiguous. After listening to Deng Ai's report, he felt that there was no big problem with Deng Ai's judgment and response. Even if there was a problem, it would not be a big deal to let Deng Ai lead his 10,000 troops to conduct a test. matter.
After all, it was Deng Ai, he was smart, and he learned from Zhang Yuanchang. Even if something was really wrong, it would not be easy to make this kid suffer.
Wang Ji immediately issued a general order and asked Deng Ai to mobilize his troops to attack Wancheng.
After sending Deng Ai away, Wang Ji immediately ordered the entire army to assemble and prepare. At the same time, he notified Guan Ping, Kou Feng, and Liao Hua to prepare their troops and horses as soon as possible, and be ready to go out to fight at any time to rescue Deng Ai's troops.
It can be said that there was no problem with Deng Ai's request for instructions and response, and Wang Ji did not make any hesitation and entanglement mistakes. He immediately ordered the entire army to concentrate on preparations. But the problem is that the Han army still has 70,000 people.
Seventy thousand people, what is the concept? The camp stretches out for four or five miles.
Not to mention the centralized preparation of the entire army, even after Deng Ai returned to the camp, he woke up all his soldiers, distributed ordnance, prepared siege equipment, and finally went out to fight. It took a quarter and a half of time.
By this time, Wang Ping had already been fighting Sima Zhao at the west gate for a long time.
Unfortunately, Deng Ai did not know the specific battle situation in Ximen. He still followed his own leadership rhythm and led his own troops to the gates of Wancheng City, and took the initiative to attack Wancheng.
Then, Deng Ai discovered that something seemed a little wrong.
Why didn't you see Sima Yi's flag? !
Today, the sky is slowly getting brighter, the visibility is getting higher and higher, and the flags on the city tower are gradually becoming clearer. There is no Sima Yi flag? !
What's happening here? !
With Sima Yi's strategic intelligence, it's impossible not to guess that his side would take the initiative to attack the city, right? !
Or does Sima Yi have some kind of trap waiting for him? !
Deng Ai had this in mind and did not attack directly as soon as he came up. Instead, he sent a team of 3,000 people to conduct a tentative attack on the city head.
Hmm. Why does it feel like it's easier to fight than before? !
Although the attack of 3,000 men was finally repulsed and did not climb the tower, it was originally a tentative attack and Deng Ai had no intention of asking the soldiers to fight, so most of the soldiers withdrew safely.
Even the casualties were less than two hundred.
This number of casualties made Deng Ai even more suspicious that Sima Yi really had some conspiracy. Why did the Wei army guarding the city suddenly become so easy to fight? !
It is said that Deng Ai was still affected by his unlucky master. At this time, he actually started to worry about gains and losses.
However, Deng Ai was not his cheap master after all. The adventurous spirit in Deng Ai was just suppressed by his master's years of teachings, but it did not mean that it had disappeared.
In the current situation, no matter what conspiracy Sima Yi has, Deng Ai feels that he cannot retreat.
Originally, I was here to carry out a vanguard attack. I didn't say what results I had to achieve, but I couldn't retreat after a tentative attack.
Just, attack.
Even if Sima Yi really has some conspiracy, Deng Ai will not have no backup to support the troops.
Besides, if you, Sima Yi, are playing some bluffing scheme, then if I fall into the trap, wouldn’t it be a big loss? !
Therefore, for the second attack, Deng Ai chose to attack by force, and during this force attack, the Han army climbed onto the tower of Wancheng in one fell swoop.
Of course, this is not a great thing. In the previous month's attack, the Han army had not climbed onto the city wall of Wancheng, and even occupied part of the city wall for a time. However, in the end, Sima Yi adjusted his command and gave him another chance. Rushed down.
As for why they didn't immediately go down and open the city gate after occupying a part of the city wall to welcome the large army into the city, it wasn't because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't.
Different from the west gate of Wancheng, Sima Yi specially built an urn at the south gate of Wancheng.
The south gate has two gates.
There is no point in opening the gate of Wengcheng. Without occupying the walls of Wengcheng, the army outside the city entering Wengcheng will just become a moving target for the Wei army.
Nothing would be gained except heavy casualties.
Therefore, what Deng Ai has to do now is to find a way to attack the city wall, establish a landing point as soon as possible, coordinate his soldiers to fight on the city wall, and first compete with the Wei army for control of the Wengcheng wall.
Deng Ai was not surprised that his soldiers were able to storm the city wall in one battle. What really surprised Deng Ai was that after his soldiers climbed onto the city wall, they easily established a landing point and began to spread the landing area to the left and right wings.
Isn't this right? The Wei army defending the city did not make any adjustments to its forces and allowed itself to expand the landing area? !
This can't be a conspiracy. How can there be a conspiracy to voluntarily give up control of Wengcheng? !
What on earth is Sima Yi, this old fox, doing? !
(End of chapter)
