When preparing for the war, Zhuge Liang actually thought about it, either simply using all 30,000 Northern troops to fight, so as to ensure the integrity of the eight formations and maximize their power.
However, considering that Sima Yi's "character" was really not worthy of trust, and that he had a history of "promising a fight but refusing to fight" before, in order to prevent Sima Yi from falsely inviting a fight, Zhuge Liang actually prepared to launch sneak attacks at the north and south gates. After careful consideration, we still left 10,000 Northern troops to defend two gates in the city, and led 20,000 Northern troops and 10,000 Nanyang County troops to fight.
On the one hand, Zhuge Liang was worried that the Nanyang County soldiers lacked combat effectiveness and combat experience and would not be able to defend the north and south gates from a sneak attack by a total of 40,000 Wei troops.
On the other hand, Zhuge Liang was actually a little overconfident. He did not expect that Sima Yi's ability to adapt to the situation was so strong that he could withstand the attack of the Han Dynasty's Northern Army, which he had carefully trained and mastered the essence of the Eight Formations.
Zhuge Liang is also a human being, and he will make mistakes. In the real world, there is no such thing as a god-man who can predict everything and is "wisdom almost like a monster."
As the eight formations of the Han army became somewhat unsustainable, and Sima Yi also invested 5,000 reserves to maintain the thickness of the defense in the middle, the two armies gradually came to a stalemate on the battlefield.
Seeing this situation, Zhuge Liang also knew that he might not be able to win easily in a short time, but he was somewhat unwilling to withdraw his troops at the expense of gold.
The two sides make an appointment to fight, and if one side takes the initiative to pay for the withdrawal of troops, it is tantamount to announcing that the battle has been lost, which will have a huge impact on the morale of the army.
For this reason, Zhuge Liang once again ordered the entire army to change formations.
Since the eight-formation diagram can no longer be displayed, it will not be displayed and the formation will be changed into a front-arrow formation.
Before the Nanyang County soldiers were completely defeated, they used their familiar formations and the combat power of the Northern Han Army to attack hard and see if they could make a breakthrough.
As the battlefield situation changed again, Sima Yi also saw Zhuge Liang's change of formation.
Arrow formation? !
As long as it wasn't for that weird octagonal formation, Sima Yi would be much more comfortable dealing with it.
Moreover, the current changes in the situation also allowed Sima Yi to see the possibility of his victory.
The Shu thieves were at the end of their game when they changed their formation at this time. As long as they could withstand the Shu thieves' attack during this period, they might still be able to find a chance to turn defeat into victory.
After all, in terms of military strength, he has the upper hand.
Moreover, the current battlefield formation of the Wei army does not need to be adjusted too much. It can directly attack the front arrow formation against the front arrow formation. It is much easier than Zhuge Liang's temporary change of formation.
Therefore, Sima Yi seized the opportunity of Zhuge Liang's change of formation and launched a fierce counterattack from the center. He changed from the inverted horseshoe formation to the forward formation, and the two sides launched a counterattack.
The reason why Sima Yi chose the front and arrow formation to attack was also very simple - he couldn't lose his momentum.
When two armies face each other, their momentum and morale can greatly increase their combat power.
The Wei army has been passively beaten before. If it still uses a round formation to defend against Zhuge Liang's sharp attack, on the one hand, it will be too difficult to adjust the formation, and on the other hand, the soldiers will continue to be passively beaten, which will affect the morale of the army. unfavorable.
The use of forward attack can not only effectively boost morale, but also make the soldiers think that the coach is still confident of winning a victory.
Facts have also proved that as the Wei army launched a forward counterattack, it stabilized the situation. The Wei army's offense improved again, and it was tit-for-tat with the Han army.
Sima Yi's response also made Zhuge Liang realize that the opponent in front of him was really a very difficult opponent.
But now, both sides have no backup, and the contingency measures have basically been exhausted. The only way to determine the outcome of this battle is to see whether the soldiers' combat power can determine the outcome of the battle.
The situation on the battlefield continued to be stalemate, and it was so stalemate that it only lasted less than two hours. The coaches of both sides were considering whether to withdraw their troops at the expense of money.
The casualties on both sides were already over 3,000, and even on the Wei army side, the casualties were almost close to 5,000.
Such casualty figures, even in the most brutal siege force, are already quite impressive.
Especially on Zhuge Liang's side, the pressure and sense of urgency are even greater.
Zhuge Liang's original intention in fighting this battle was to repel Sima Yi's attacking army and convey a concept to the Heluo area that the Han Dynasty had the ability to defend Luoyang.
In fact, when the battle reached this point, the Han army, despite its weak strength, killed nearly 5,000 Wei soldiers with 3,000 battle losses. In fact, half of this goal has been achieved, and the remaining half depends on the Han army. Can Luoyang be defended in the end?
Zhuge Liang did not want to cause large-scale battle damage in the field battle for no reason, which would be detrimental to subsequent wars.
If three thousand soldiers were used to defend the city, given the strength of Luoyang City and the sufficient equipment to defend the city, they would not necessarily suffer this number of casualties even if they fought for ten days.
If the fight continues like this, as the casualties increase, the first person who will be unable to bear it will be Zhuge Liang.
And Sima Yi actually had the same idea. Sima Yi's original intention of launching this invitation to war was to weaken the Shu thieves' troops guarding Luoyang.
Although the number of casualties of the Wei army so far in the war is much higher than that of the Shu thieves, Sima Yi felt that he could still afford it, but the Shu thieves most likely could not afford it.
Therefore, Sima Yi gritted his teeth and persisted, waiting for Zhuge Liang to offer money to withdraw his troops first. This would not only kill the effective strength of the Shu thieves, but also severely damage the military morale of the Shu thieves.
In this way, the two sides persisted for about a quarter of an hour. As the situation on the battlefield remained stalemate, Zhuge Liang sighed inwardly.
We can't keep grinding any longer. If we continue to fight, it will be really harmful to the big man.
Zhuge Liang decided not to worry about temporary gains and losses for the time being, but to end this fierce battle that had no meaning.
But just when Zhuge Liang was about to give the order to Ming Jin to withdraw his troops, variables suddenly appeared on the battlefield, and it was a change that neither Zhuge Liang nor Sima Yi expected.
From the east gate of Luoyang City, more than 500 people suddenly rushed out, led by a veteran with a leopard head, eyes, and white beard and hair.
“Where can the old thief go!!!”
Following a loud shout that could be heard almost throughout the battlefield, the veteran general galloped straight towards Sima Yi's central army.
This sound immediately startled Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi.
Zhuge Liang really didn't expect that the three generals would appear on the battlefield at this time. The three generals were not in good condition during this period. Zhuge Liang did not notify the old general at all about this invitation to fight.
Why did he suddenly come out? !
And Sima Yi was also shocked. He thought that this was the critical moment when Zhuge Liang finally launched his back-up plan.
But then when he saw it, Sima Yi was a little dumbfounded.
An old general with white hair and beard, escorted by five hundred soldiers, personally led the troops and charged towards him for fun? !
You are at the city gate, and I am at this end of the battlefield. There is an entire east gate battlefield in between. If you can rush over with nearly 70,000 soldiers, believe it or not, I will surrender on the spot! ! !
Could such an inexplicable thing really be the back-up arranged by Zhuge Liang? !
At first, Sima Yi didn't believe it. He even thought that this was Zhuge Liang's plan to attack the east and attack the west. The real trump card might be elsewhere. It wasn't until Sima Yi saw the old general really rushing into the battlefield that he realized that this was actually real.
Sima Yi immediately sneered at such a reckless man who was willing to die. What should he fear? !
Ignoring him, Sima Yi continued to observe the changes in the battle, preparing for any tactical adjustments Zhuge Liang might make at any time.
Well, very good, the war is still stable, obviously, Zhuge Liang has nothing left. Huh? ! What's going on on the flanks? !
When Sima Yi moved his eyes from the central battlefield to the left wing of the battlefield, he was shocked to find that the old general with white hair and beard had actually led five hundred soldiers to the middle of his left defense line and even faintly broke through his left defense line. trend.
And following these 500 soldiers, there is a troop of about 2,000 people, quickly approaching in this direction? !
What's the meaning? !
Do you really want to penetrate your left-wing defense line with only 500 men? !
Is it that exaggerated? !
As Sima Yi continued to observe, he was shocked to find that it was really such an exaggeration.
The leading veteran general was simply a god of murder. He was going back and forth in his own army to kill, as if he was in a deserted place. How could there be such a fierce general in the world? !
Take a closer look, you can see that the veteran has a black horse on his hip, holding an eight-foot-long steel spear, and a big flag behind him, with the word "Zhang" written on it Zhang Fei Zhang Yide? !
Is this person still alive? !
(End of chapter)
