When he arrived here, Sima Yi felt very confused. This was clearly beyond the scope of Qimen Formation. He even thought that Yu Yi had obtained some new spell and taught it to Kong Ming. He turned around and said to everyone: "There must be something fishy in this." !" The coach couldn't see through it, and the other subordinates were even more confused. They didn't dare to come forward to fight and ran to each other. At this moment, suddenly the drum beat loudly, and a team of people came out. One person was in the lead, sitting on a four-wheeled vehicle. On the top, it was Kong Ming. People on the left and right were surrounding the car, as if they were in front of him. Wei Jun felt very scared.
Sima Yi couldn't figure out what was going on, and he didn't know how many Shu troops were there. He was also scared, so he returned to Shanggui with his troops and stayed behind closed doors. At this time, Kong Ming had sent 30,000 troops prepared in advance. The elite soldiers went to harvest wheat and then went to Lucheng to dry it.
Sima Yi returned to Shanggui City, thinking about the reason, and even used his own trump card. He did not leave the city for three days. Later, when he saw the Shu army retreating, he dared to let the soldiers go out to guard, and caught a Shu soldier who was walking alone. Come and ask questions.
The man bowed and said, "I am a Shu soldier responsible for harvesting wheat. I came back to look for my horse because it was lost, so I was captured by you."
Sima Yi asked: "What kind of magic is the Qimen formation that Kong Ming arranged before?"
He replied: "Actually, the three ambushed soldiers and horses are all Kong Ming himself, Jiang Wei, Ma Dai, and Wei Yan. There are only a thousand soldiers and horses in each group to protect the four-wheeled vehicle, and five hundred soldiers beating drums, but the one that appeared for the first time The human being is Kong Ming himself.”
After working on it for a long time, it turned out that this was neither a strange formation nor a sorcery. It was purely used by Kong Ming to confuse people. In the final analysis, it was a psychological effect and was used by the other party. Sima Yi sighed: "Kong Ming's resourcefulness is really higher than me!"
At this time, Deputy Governor Guo Huai came to meet him, and Sima Yi personally welcomed him in. After the ceremony, Guo Huai said: "I heard that not many soldiers from Shu came. They are drying wheat in Lucheng now. We can take this opportunity to attack."
Sima Yi told the story about the Qimen Formation before, Guo Huai just smiled and said: "This kind of trick was hidden for a while, and now we have seen through it, what else is there to be afraid of? I am leading an army Attack the rear of the Shu soldiers, and if you lead an army to attack in front of them, then Lu City can be breached, and not only can you get back the wheat they cut, but you can also capture Kong Ming."
Sima Yi hated Kong Ming and was afraid of Kong Ming. He was very happy to hear that he could capture him, and immediately agreed, and then divided his troops to attack in two groups.
Kong Ming knew that his enchantment formation had been seen through. When the soldiers and horses were drying wheat in Lucheng, he suddenly called everyone around him and said: "I judge that the enemy will definitely attack us tonight. I predict that in the wheat fields east and west of Lucheng, We can ambush soldiers and horses, and any one of you can complete this mission.”
Jiang Wei, Wei Yan, Ma Zhong, and Ma Dai came out together and said, "We are willing to go!" After all, Kong Ming's strategy allowed them to taste the sweetness of victory, so everyone was very enthusiastic.
Kongming was very happy and ordered Jiang Wei and Wei Yan to ambush in the southeast and northwest with 2,000 troops each. Ma Dai and Ma Zhong took 2,000 troops to ambush in the southwest and northeast, saying: "You guys When you hear the sound of cannons, come out from all sides!" The four men were tricked and went with their troops. Kong Ming took a hundred people, each with their cannons, out of the city and lurked in the wheat fields, preparing to deal with the Wei army's surprise attack.
Sima Yi led his soldiers and horses directly to the bottom of Lu City. It was getting dark, so he said to everyone: "If we attack during the day, the city must be prepared. We can attack at night. The city here is very low and the trenches are not deep. It can be broken." So the soldiers and horses were stationed outside the city. When the first watch came, Guo Huai arrived with his soldiers and horses. The two joined forces, and with the sound of drums, the city was surrounded, and thousands of arrows were fired from the city. , bows and arrows were like raindrops, so the Wei army did not dare to advance. Suddenly, the sound of artillery sounded from the Wei army. The three armies were very surprised. They didn't know where the sound came from, and where the soldiers and horses came from. Guo Huai sent people to search the wheat fields, and suddenly there were flames on all sides. The shouts rose to the sky, and the Shu troops were surrounded on all sides, and they all came out to fight. Suddenly, the city gate of Lu City opened, and the soldiers and horses in the city rushed out. They cooperated with each other inside and outside, and there was a big killing. Many people from the Wei army died. Sima Yi led the defeated army to break through the siege and occupied the top of the mountain. Guo Huai also led the defeated army to camp behind the mountain. Kongming entered the city and asked four generals to camp on all sides.
Sima Yi was restless, seemed a little confused, and felt out of shape. Guo Huai said to Sima Yi: "Now we have been at a stalemate with the Shu army for a long time. There is no good way to retreat. Moreover, we have been killed for a while, and we have lost more than 3,000 people." , it’s better to retreat early.”
Sima Yi said: "Then what should we do?"
He replied: "You can issue a message and dispatch the troops of Yong and Liang to kill. I am willing to lead a team of troops to sneak attack on Jiange and cut off their retreat. Then the food and grass cannot be transported and the Shu army is panicked. At that time, we can take advantage of the chaos to attack. The Shu army was defeated."
Sima Yi followed this suggestion and issued a message to mobilize the Yong and Liang troops. In less than a day, General Sun Li arrived with relevant troops. Sima Yi ordered Sun Li and Guo Huai to join up and attack Jiange together.
After the Wei army was defeated, Kong Ming held a stalemate with the Wei army in Lucheng for a period of time. He did not see the Wei army coming out to fight, so he summoned Jiang Wei and Ma Dai and said, "Now that the Wei army is guarding the dangerous road in the mountains, if it does not take the initiative to fight with us, a It is expected that we will not have much food and grass, and we will send troops and horses to attack Jiange and cut off our food channels. The two of you will take 10,000 troops and horses to guard the dangerous place. When the Wei army sees that we are prepared, they will naturally leave. "So the two of them left with their soldiers and horses.
Chief Shi Yang Yi entered the camp and said: "Previously, the Prime Minister ordered that the troops and horses be replaced once every 100 days. Now the time has come. The troops and horses in Hanzhong have come out of Sichuan Pass, and the official documents in front have also arrived. By the time the troops and horses are delivered, there are now eight Of the tens of thousands of troops, 40,000 should be selected to replace the troops.”
The battle situation was fierce at this time, so it was definitely not appropriate to change like this. Kong Ming bit his lip and said: "Since I said this, let them come quickly and change the shift."
Everyone was tired and wanted to go back to see their parents, wives and children. They all started to pack up and salute. Suddenly, a report came from the front line, saying that Sun Li had brought Yong and Liang troops, a total of 200,000, to assist in the battle and to sneak attack on Jiange. Sima Yi They brought troops and horses to attack Lu City. After hearing this, the Shu army felt a little scared and more disappointed.
After hearing this, Yang Yi came in to advise and said: "Now that the Wei army is coming very quickly, it is definitely not appropriate for the Prime Minister to ask the soldiers to change shifts at this time. You can ask them to stay and fight off the enemy first, and then change the shifts after the new soldiers arrive."
Kong Ming simply refused and said: "No, since I gave this order, I should deliver the goods on time. I use my troops and horses and take integrity as the foundation. Since I have the order in advance, how can I lose my credibility? And the Shu army goes back , all to see my parents, wife and children, now even if the Wei army comes to our door, we can't leave them alone." So the order was passed and the soldiers handed over their duties on time.
