Sima Yi smiled contemptuously and said: "Since I can identify your Bagua Formation, there is no reason why I dare not attack!" Kong Ming nodded and said: "Then let's stop talking nonsense. Just attack, let's give it a try."
So Sima Yi returned to the formation, called the three generals Dai Ling, Zhang Hu, and Le Wei to his side, and ordered: "The formation arranged by Kong Ming is the Bagua formation, according to Xiu, Sheng, Shang, Du, Jing, Death, and Jing. , open a total of eight doors, the three of you attack from the east, fight out from the southwest door, and then enter from the north door, then the Bagua array can be cracked, but you still have to be careful."
So Dai Ling was in the middle, Zhang Hu was in front, and Le Wei was behind, each with thirty cavalry, and attacked from Shengmen. The two armies shouted for help, and the three of them killed the Shu formation together. They saw that the formation was like a city. , there was no conflict at all. The three men hurriedly turned around with the cavalry and rushed to the southwest, but were shot by Shu soldiers. There was no conflict. The formation was overlapping and there were so many portals that it was impossible to distinguish the southeast from the northwest? The three of them could not look at each other and could only bump around, seeing only sad clouds and miserable fog. When the shouts came up, the Wei soldiers were captured alive one by one, tied with ropes, and sent to the Chinese army.
Kong Ming was holding a feather fan and was sitting in the camp. On the left and right were Zhang Hu, Dai Ling, Le Wei and other Wei generals, as well as the soldiers they brought with them, who were tied together under the camp.
Kong Ming glanced at them and said with a smile: "Even if we catch you, what is there to be surprised about? I will let you go back to see Sima Yi, let him read more military books, and then come to see my formation, and then get ready, come It won't be too late to fight with me, and I will spare your lives first, but I have to keep the weapons and horses." So the Shu army took off the clothes of the Wei soldiers, blackened their faces with ink, and walked Get out of the Bagua array.
In fact, the Bagua array arranged by Kong Ming was different from the one in the Military Book. What Sima Yi saw was still the one in the Military Manual. This formation Yuyi had arranged it once with stones when Le Jin led the Wei army in pursuit. Later, the two discussed it. , Yuyi told Kong Ming some modern ideas. During the later practice, Kong Ming integrated all these ideas into the formation, and then a new Bagua formation was born, which is infinitely powerful.
Sima Yi was very angry when he saw that the generals he sent out were insulted. He turned around and said to everyone: "Kong Ming has defeated our spirit so much, how can he return to the Central Plains with any face!" So he commanded the three armies and directly attacked the Bagua formation. Sima Yi personally sent the Pei Drawing out his sword, he led more than a hundred cavalry and rushed to kill them.
The two armies had just met when suddenly the drums and horns sounded loudly behind the formation, and the shouts were loud. A group of men and horses came out from the southwest, and it was Guan Xing. Sima Yi didn't panic after seeing this. He divided the rear army to block it, and then urged the front army to fight. Suddenly, the Wei army was in chaos. It turned out that Jiang Wei led a pair of men and horses to sneak into it. The Shu soldiers attacked from three directions. Sima Yi looked very surprised and hurriedly After giving the order to retreat, the Shu army surrounded them. Sima Yi led the three armies to the south for a desperate conflict. The Wei army suffered heavy casualties. Sima Yi retreated his troops to the south bank of Weibin and could not hold on.
Kong Ming recalled the victorious soldiers and horses. After returning to Qishan, Li Yan of Yong'an City sent Lieutenant Gou An to escort the grain and grass to the army for delivery. Gou An liked to drink very much and was delayed on the way. It was ten days beyond the agreed date. Kong Ming He was very angry and said: "Our army is fighting on the front line and has delayed a major event because of food. After three days, he should be beheaded according to the law. Now that you have delayed it for ten days, what else can you say!" After that, he asked the soldiers to kill him. Pushed out and beheaded.
Chief Shi Yang Yi said: "Gou An is Li Yan's man, and the money and food for our war come from Xichuan. If the prime minister kills this man, no one will dare to transport food in the future."
After the problem of the Xiangyang grain depot was exposed, many corruption cases were involved. Yuyi came to investigate in person and went to the prince-in-law to investigate and deal with them. The relevant personnel were also brought to justice, which created a deterrent effect and the food problem was solved. However, Li Yan had great power in Xichuan, and even Yu Yi did not dare to offend him easily, especially when the front line was tight. As Kong Ming, he had to weigh the interests, so he did not kill Gou An, but just beat him. Eighty military sticks, and then let go.
Gou An naturally held a grudge, and took five or six of his trusted cavalrymen to defect to the Wei army camp overnight.
After Sima Yi found out, he called him to his side. Gou An told him why he surrendered. Sima Yi said: "Even so, Kong Ming is very cunning. I find it hard to believe what you say. If you can do something for me, If you do something, then it is a great achievement, I will ask Lord Wei to recommend you as a general."
Gou An was very happy and said: "As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it."
Sima Yi said: "You can return to Chengdu and spread rumors that Kong Ming intends to complain about the Lord of Shu. Sooner or later he will become emperor and he should be summoned. This is also your credit."
In fact, Sima Yi knew that as Yu Yi, he would definitely not believe this rumor. However, some time ago, Xi Zuo came to report that Yu Yi had gone to Nanman. Although he did not know what Yu Yi was going to Nanman for, this plan was very useful to the Queen of Western Shu. Maybe it has some effect.
Gou An quickly agreed, went directly to Hanzhong, met Huang Rui'er, and spread the rumor among other concubines, saying that Kong Ming felt that he had made great contributions and would usurp the throne sooner or later. Huang Rui'er was very surprised after hearing this and asked: "What should we do?"
Gou An suggested: "We can issue an edict to let him return to Hanzhong and cut off his military power to prevent him from plotting rebellion."
After Gou An left, Huang Ruier called the other harem sisters together and discussed: "Now there is information that Prime Minister Kong Ming intends to rebel. His Majesty is not in the palace, what should we do?"
Everyone's opinion was surprisingly unanimous, that is, they requested that Kong Ming be summoned so that he could test it out. If he found a reason not to return, it would prove that the rebellion was true. If he was willing to come back, it would be a rumor.
In fact, women's thinking is very simple, and they have more interests, just to maintain their status, because if Kong Ming really rebels, then Yu Yi's throne will not be guaranteed, and women's lives will fall into passivity, so the result of public opinion is like this .
Huang Ruier was a little hesitant because she knew the meaning of Kong Ming's Northern Expedition on the front line, but she couldn't tell Huang Yueying about this matter. She could only discuss it with everyone. Everyone's opinions were surprisingly unanimous. In the end, she issued an edict asking Prime Minister Kong Ming to return.
In the court hall, Jiang Wan came out and said: "The Prime Minister has made many achievements since the Northern Expedition. Why do we announce his return?"
Huang Ruier said: "I discussed this matter with the sisters in the harem, and I think it is better to announce his return, and His Majesty also has some things to talk to him in person." So the envoy took the edict and went to the front line to let Kong Ming return.
