Sima Yi still calmed down and sat in Luoyang, holding on with peace of mind, waiting for Zhuge Liang to take action.
But in less than half a month, Sima Yi's mentality went through multiple tests.
The first level is the test from his own son.
Two brothers, Sima Shi and Sima Zhao, sent letters asking for help to their father.
This is not the first time that Sima Shi and Sima Zhao have sent letters asking for help. When the two brothers retreated to Mengjin Ferry and encountered the first wave of Wei Yan's attack, they had already sent letters asking for help to Sima Yi.
But that request for help was more of a report to Sima Yi about the attack on Mengjindu. It was more of an explanation of the situation than a request for help. The two brothers did not have much urgency in the letter, that is, the enemy's offensive was very serious. Violent, it would be best if Luoyang could have reinforcements come to support them.
Then Sima Yi wrote directly back to tell the two of them that he had to show some courage and ability to come out. He was attacked once and asked for help, saying that it would be a shame for the Sima family to go out.
As for reinforcements? !
There is no one, just support it by yourself.
In this way, the two Sima brothers held out for about ten days, and then wrote to Sima Yi, telling him that the enemy's attack was not only fierce, but also increased their troops.
Zhang Fei, the chariot general of the Shu thieves, led 10,000 troops to reinforce the Shu thieves who besieged Mengjindu. Now the two brothers are trying to support themselves, hoping that their father can send reinforcements. It doesn't need to be more, just five thousand people will be enough. .
Then Sima Yi wrote back another letter scolding him.
You two have 20,000 people in your hands, and the total number of Shu thieves opposite is only 20,000. Even if Zhang Fei personally leads the troops, what if Zhang Fei personally leads the army? Is it possible that a veteran who is over sixty years old can go into battle and kill the enemy himself? !
Just hold on, you have the nerve to ask for five thousand reinforcements! ! !
Anyway, Sima Yi still didn't send any troops, and continued to ask the Sima brothers to stick to Mengjin Ferry and not to retreat without permission.
The two Sima brothers were really on the verge of tears. Who said that veterans over sixty years old could not go into battle to kill the enemy? !
Really, if the person who wrote the letter to scold him was not his father, the two brothers would have to say hello to the parents of the Luoyang guard. It's a pity that they are also their grandparents, so they can't greet them.
But the question is, on the battlefield outside Mengjindu, that black face and white beard, but like a demon god coming to the world, can he really be a veteran who is over sixty years old? !
The mengjindu soldiers who were about to be killed were all frightened.
Because this is a place where tens of thousands of people are fighting, and individual combat power has a limited effect, the Wei army still adopts a defensive stance and fights to defend the city. Otherwise, if the scale is reduced ten times, the demon god may have been killed long ago! ! !
And Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei's current battle is indeed somewhat life-threatening.
There was no way, Zhang Fei's mentality had completely changed.
With the passing of his eldest brother and second brother one after another, Zhang Fei's current mentality has been greatly affected. He can still survive, but it is the second brother's handwritten letter before his death, asking him to capture Luoyang.
But Zhang Fei also knew that among today's big men, there were actually many generals who were more powerful than him in leading battles.
Not to mention that boy Zhang Xi, let's talk about Zhuge Liang, Wei Yan, and even that boy Deng Ai, who are better than me in leading troops and commanding in battle.
The only place where Zhang Fei can still contribute his combat power to the attack on Luoyang is probably his martial arts.
Now, in the siege of Mengjindu, Wei Yan is responsible for commanding on the spot, and Military Advisor Pang is responsible for making plans. Zhang Fei only needs to kill him.
Zhang Fei now has no consciousness of being the commander of an army. He is fighting hard on the battlefield to use his best ability to achieve his goal of capturing Luoyang.
But Zhang Fei's mentality scared Wei Yan and Pang Tong quite a lot.
No matter what you, old man, think, since you have led the troops here, you are the commander of this army.
How can an army commander not be responsible for commanding operations and go to the battlefield to kill wantonly? !
Yes, you can say that Wei Yan has the command and Pang Tong has the strategy, but the problem is that you, the commander-in-chief of the first army, are the spiritual symbol of the first army. If you have an accident on the battlefield, the morale of the entire army will be affected, and even some It may affect the outcome of the entire battle.
Therefore, Wei Yan and Pang Tong repeatedly persuaded Zhang Fei not to be so reckless. Even Wei Yan, an old man, was willing to go out of his way to persuade Zhang Fei, which shows how reckless Zhang Fei has become.
Wei Yan couldn't help it either.
Although he is also a reckless man, Wei Yan still knows the importance of it. As the commander of an army, he mainly directs operations on the battlefield. Although he sometimes takes the initiative to attack, it is also necessary for war. Unlike Zhang Fei, Go wherever there are enemies.
Another thing is that Zhang Fei is not young anymore. He is already in his early sixties. He is no longer the man who could stand in front of the long board slope with less than a thousand soldiers and ride on five thousand tigers and leopards when he was young.
After these ten days of fighting, Zhang Fei now has wounds all over his body. Although they are not serious, at Zhang Fei's age, it is not as easy as when he was young to fully recover from his injuries.
Wei Yan was also really afraid. He was afraid that if Zhang Fei really died in the battle, the good situation would really be ruined.
But Wei Yan, an old man, could look down on Zhang Xi and argue with Zhang Xi, but in front of Zhang Fei, Wei Yan seemed extremely well-behaved. After all, Wei Yan was a soldier of Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei naturally suppressed him.
Therefore, Wei Yan really couldn't persuade him, so he could only hope that Pang Tong could persuade him.
But Pang Tong. Pang Tong was helpless.
Even if he could persuade Zhang Fei today and make Zhang Fei promise not to go into battle so recklessly, the fool would still rush out the next day, regardless of what he promised him yesterday.
It’s accepted with an open mind, but it just doesn’t change despite repeated admonitions.
On the battlefield, Zhang Fei rushed out. What can you tell Pang Tong to do? !
Pang Tongyi introduced a weak scholar, how could he stop Zhang Fei.
You want Pang Tong to be like Fazheng, Zhang Fei rushes out, and Pang Tong rushes out too. This Pang Tong really can't do it.
Therefore, I can only persuade, but I cannot persuade at all.
In this way, Zhang Fei went out to fight in every battle, which made Wei Yan sometimes not dare to send troops to attack, for fear that something might happen to Zhang Fei if there was a war.
But this is not realistic.
The Wei army at Mengjindu was beaten by the Han army and was unable to retreat, and Luoyang has not sent any reinforcements until now. This shows that the frontal threat faced by Luoyang is not small.
As long as we work harder, it is possible to capture Mengjin Ferry directly. Once Mengjin Ferry is captured and Luoyang's supply of supplies is cut off, we can then launch an attack on Luoyang from the rear and cooperate with Zhuge Liang's army in the south to attack Luoyang.
The fall of Luoyang was just a matter of time.
Therefore, Meng Jindu still has to fight. We cannot suspend the attack on Meng Jindu just because we are afraid that something will happen to Zhang Fei.
For this reason, Wei Yan and Pang Tong discussed it and could only make a compromise and contribute all their personal guards to strengthen Zhang Fei's personal guards.
Fight back and fight back. This group of personal guards must protect the cavalry general. If anything happens to the cavalry general, these personal guards will be buried with him.
At this time, Wei Yan and Pang Tong would not say anything nice to their guards. After all, saying nice things was of no use.
Furthermore, this is the duty of the personal guards themselves. Once the general is killed in battle, these personal guards will be beheaded according to military law, so they are not considered a threat.
In this way, Zhang Fei still attacked everywhere brazenly, killing everyone in the Wei army with fear.
In addition, Mengjindu's defensive situation became increasingly unfavorable, and the Han soldiers, encouraged by Zhang Fei, became more and more brave in the Vietnam War. The two Sima brothers had no choice but to send a letter for help to their father again.
There was actually only one sentence in the letter - if reinforcements did not come, the two brothers would only be loyal to the Wei Dynasty and would not be able to fulfill their filial piety in front of their father.
When Sima Yi received such a letter asking for help, his mentality changed for the first time. This was too fast! ! !
Twenty thousand soldiers, even if their fighting strength is inferior to others, can't you still do it for two or three months? !
Now that we have been holding on for less than a month, we have sent this kind of letter asking for reinforcements. Is it because you are incompetent, or are the Shu thieves too cunning? !
Sima Yi really didn't have the heart to investigate whose fault it was, but he knew that his two sons would not deceive him. If he didn't send reinforcements to support Meng Jindu, he might really be missing two sons.
Although Sima Yi had many sons, the problem was that among so many sons, these two were the only ones who were promising, and Sima Yi could not give up easily.
For this reason, Sima Yi sent Wei Duchong from the north of Luoyang with 10,000 troops to support Mengjin Crossing.
At the same time, Sima Yi also informed the two Sima brothers in his reply that this was a reinforcement, but it was also the last reinforcement. He did not have that many troops to support Meng Jin. If they could not defend Meng Jin after this batch of reinforcements, then The three of them, father and son, will meet underground together.
Sima Yi also said harsh words. After all, he really didn't have enough troops now.
Among the 10,000 reinforcements sent, Luoyang's defenders went from 35,000 to 25,000, and the strength ratio was more than two to one.
We can no longer divide our forces.
At this moment, the second factor affecting Sima Yi's mentality appeared.
Chen Tai of Yingchuan sent a letter saying that the Shu thieves had withdrawn from Yingchuan and that he had recaptured Xiangcheng.
Sima Yi suddenly fell into deep thought.
(End of chapter)
