After hearing this, everyone was filled with admiration. Kong Ming said: "The person who deceived Cui Liang, I sent my confidants to secretly surrender Wei general Pei Xu. I also went to defraud Tianshui like this, but there is no news so far, and I don't know why. Now We can take advantage of the situation." So Wu Yi was left to guard Nan'an and Liu Yan was guarding Anding, and Wei Yan's troops and horses were sent out to attack Tianshui. Ma Zun, the prefect of Tianshui County, heard that Xiahou Mao was trapped in Nan'an City, so he gathered civil and military officials for discussion. The meritorious officer Liang Xu, the chief secretary Yin Shang, and the chief secretary Liang Qian all said: "Xiahou's consort is very noble. If there is anything If we are negligent, we will all be punished by death, so why doesn’t the prefect raise his troops to rescue us?”
Ma Zun was in doubt when suddenly someone reported that Pei Xu, a confidant general sent by the Prince Consort of Xia, had arrived. He entered the mansion, took out the official document and handed it to Ma Zun, saying: "The governor hopes that the two counties of Anding and Tianshui will send troops to rescue overnight. "After that, he left in a hurry. On the second day, another troop came to report that Ping An's troops had set off, and they hoped that the prefect of Tianshui would send troops to join them as soon as possible.
At this situation, Ma Zun was about to send troops to rescue him. Suddenly, a man came in from outside and advised: "The governor has fallen into Zhuge Liang's plan!"
Everyone looked and saw that the man was from Tianshui Ji. His surname was Jiang Wei and his given name was Boyue. His father was once a meritorious official in Tianshui County. Later, he died in the course of official duties due to Qiang riots. Jiang Wei had been well-read since he was a child. He was very good at writing, art of war, and martial arts, and he was very filial to his mother. People in Tianshui County knew about him and respected him very much. Later, he served as the lieutenant general of Tianshui County and served as a counselor in this county.
Jiang Wei said to Ma Zundao: "I recently heard that Zhuge Liang killed Xiahou Mao and trapped him in Nan'an. How could anyone escape from the siege? Moreover, Pei Xu is a general with no reputation. I have never seen this person before." , and Anding reported the situation there, and there was no official document. Judging from this situation, this person is most likely a Shu army general pretending to deceive the prefect into leaving the city, and then wait until there is no defense in the city to secretly ambush an army to attack Tianshui. .”
After hearing this, Ma Zun suddenly realized, "If it weren't for your persuasion, I would have fallen into the trap."
Jiang Wei smiled and said: "Don't worry, Governor, I have a plan to capture Zhuge Liang alive and solve the crisis in Nan'an."
Everyone quickly inquired about the content and replied: "Zhuge Liang will definitely ambush soldiers and horses behind Tianshui County to trick us into leaving the city and take advantage of the opportunity to attack. I am willing to invite three thousand elite soldiers to ambush in key places. The prefect will then send troops out of the city, but do not go far. Come back thirty miles later, and if you see a fire as a warning, attack, and you will definitely win. If Zhuge Liang comes in person, we will definitely capture him alive."
So Ma Zun used this strategy and sent 3,000 elite troops to Jiang Wei, and then he and Liang Qian led their troops out of the city to wait, leaving only Liang Xu and Yin Shang to guard the city. It turned out that Kongming did send Zhao Yun with a team of troops to ambush Jiang Wei. On a remote mountain road, they only waited for Tianshui's men and horses to leave the city, then took advantage of the opportunity to attack. That day, Xizuo told Zhao Yun that Tianshui prefect Ma Zun had led his troops out of the city, leaving only some civilian guards. Zhao Yun was very happy and sent another They reported to Zhang Yi and Gao Xiang and asked them to intercept and kill Ma Zun on the way. Kong Ming also arranged these two troops in advance.
In this way, Zhao Yun led five thousand soldiers and horses to the bottom of Tianshui City and shouted: "I am Zhao Zilong of Changshan. You have fallen into the trap, so you should surrender the city as soon as possible to avoid casualties."
Liang Xu laughed loudly in the city and said, "You have fallen into Jiang Wei's scheme. Don't you still know it?"
Zhao Yun was preparing to attack the city when suddenly there was a loud shout and flames shot up from all directions. A young general in front of him jumped on his horse with his spear drawn and said, "Have you seen Jiang Wei from Tianshui?"
Zhao Yun didn't even answer, and went straight to Jiang Wei. The two fought for less than a few rounds, and Jiang Wei's energy increased. Zhao Yun was very surprised. While dealing with it, he thought to himself that he didn't expect that there was such a person in Tianshui.
During the battle, suddenly Ma Zun and Liang Qian came back with their troops and horses. Zhao Yun could not look at each other, so he could only rush out of the way and leave with the defeated army. Jiang Wei came. Fortunately, Zhang Yi and Gao Xiang came in advance. Only then did he pick him up and leave.
Zhao Yun went to see Kong Ming and told him how he fell into the trap. Kong Ming was very surprised and asked, "Who is this person who can see through my mystery?"
The soldier who surrendered from Nan'an said: "This man's name is Jiang Wei, whose courtesy name is Boyue. He is from Ji, Tianshui. He serves his mother in Tianshui. He is both civilized and military, and has outstanding intelligence. He is a rare hero in the world."
Zhao Yun told the story of the duel between the two men again, and praised Jiang Wei for his good martial arts and powerful marksmanship, which was different from others.
Kong Ming said: "I originally planned to take Tianshui, but I didn't expect that there would be such a person." So he came with the army in person.
Jiang Wei went back to see Ma Zundao: "Zhao Yun is defeated. Kong Ming will definitely come in person. He will definitely think that we are in the city. Now we can divide our troops into four. I am taking a group of troops to the east of the city. If they come , we attacked, and the prefect, Liang Xu, and Yin Shang led the people to guard the city wall." So we prepared accordingly.
Because Kong Ming was thinking about Jiang Wei's affairs, he personally acted as the front line and marched to Tianshui County. When he waited for the city, Kong Ming sent an order: "As long as the attackers arrive on the day they arrive, they will mobilize the three armies. If the delay is too long, If it is long, the spirit will be gone and it will be difficult to break through." So everyone came to the city and saw only the neat flags on the city wall, and they did not dare to underestimate the enemy. Waiting until midnight, suddenly there were flames shooting into the sky and shouts shaking the ground. They didn't know where they came from. When the soldiers and horses came, they only saw the clamor and shouting in the city, and the Shu army was running around. Kong Ming quickly mounted his horse, protected by Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, and finally broke out of the siege. When he looked back, he saw the enemy's attack due east. The army and horses were flaming and formed like a long snake. Kong Ming asked Guan Xing to investigate and reported back: "There are Jiang Wei's soldiers and horses."
Kong Ming sighed: "There are not many soldiers, it depends on the general's dispatch. This Jiang Wei is really a general!" So he withdrew his troops and returned to the camp. After thinking for a long time, the Anding people who surrendered asked: "Do you know that Jiang Wei's mother is here?" Where?"
He replied: "In Ji County."
Kong Ming then called to Wei Yan and said, "You can lead a team of men and bluff and attack Ji County secretly. If Jiang Wei comes, put them in the city."
Then he asked: "Where is this place more important?"
He replied: "Tianshui's money and food are all in Shanggui. If this place is captured, the food route will be cut off."
Kongming was very happy and asked Zhao Yun to lead a group of troops to attack Shanggui. Kongming then set up camp thirty miles away from the city. Someone had already reported this to Tianshui County, saying that the Shu army was divided into three groups. Guard Tianshui County all the way, attack Shanggui all the way, and attack Jicheng all the way.
Jiang Wei was very surprised after hearing this and went to tell Ma Zundao: "My mother is in Jicheng. I am afraid that she is in danger. I hope that a team of people can be sent to me to rescue this place and protect my mother."
Ma Zun agreed and asked Jiang Wei to take 3,000 men to protect Jicheng, and Liang Qian to take 3,000 men to protect Shanggui.
