Jiang Wei was very happy after hearing this and said: "That's great!" So he sent Quezheng as an envoy to bring gold, silver and jewelry to the Qiang people. The Qiang king was very happy after receiving the gifts. He raised 50,000 troops and sent the Qiang general Erhe. Shao Ge acted as the vanguard and headed toward Chang'an with his troops. At this time, the State of Wei had just defeated the State of Wu and was celebrating. Sima Zhao had learned the skills from evil forces. His eyes were evil. People around him did not dare to speak directly because they would be killed if they did not pay attention.
Guo Huai, the left general of Wei State, learned of Chang'an's movements and immediately went to Luoyang to report the situation.
Master Sima did not panic when he found out. It seemed that everything was under his control. He called everyone to discuss and said, "Which of you can resist this attack by the Shu army?"
Xu Zhi, the general of the auxiliary state, came out and said, "I am willing to go!" Master Sima knew that this man was very courageous and was very happy, so he sent Xu Zhi as the vanguard and his brother Sima Zhao as the commander-in-chief to lead the troops. The horse headed towards Chang'an and reached the vicinity of Weinan, where it happened to meet Jiang Wei's men and horses, and the two armies formed a formation. Xu Zhi raised the mountain-breaking ax in his hand and rode out to challenge. Among the Shu army, Liao Hua came out to engage in the battle. After a few rounds, Liao Hua felt that he could not defeat him, so he retreated. At this time, Zhang Yi stepped out with his spear and fought with Xu Zhi. After fighting, they were still no match for them. They retreated into the formation. Xu Zhi took advantage of the high momentum of the Wei army and led his soldiers and horses to cover it up. The Shu army was defeated and retreated for more than thirty miles. Sima Zhao was afraid of an ambush, so he also led his soldiers and horses. Go back and set up camp separately.
After returning to the camp, Jiang Wei came to Xiahou Ba for discussion and said: "Today in front of the battle, I saw that the general of the Wei army, Xu Zhi, was very brave. How should we capture this man?"
He replied: "Next time we fight, we don't want to win. We pretend to be defeated first, and then we ambush the troops. We can capture this man alive."
Jiang Weidao: "I know Sima Zhao well. He is Sima Yi's son. He even knows the art of war better than Sima Division. If he sees the terrain, he will definitely not pursue us. I have seen the Wei army cut us off in the rear many times. The contact with Chang'an also used this kind of seduction strategy, and now we can also use his strategy to kill Xu Zhi!" So Liao Hua and Zhang Yi were sent to prepare according to the strategy. After hearing this, they both nodded and led He left with his troops and horses, and then sent soldiers to scatter some caltrops on the road and place some antlers outside the camp, preparing to use it as a stronghold and prepare for a protracted war.
Xu Zhi came out with his troops and horses to challenge for several days, but the Shu soldiers did not come out. Tan Ma went to report to Sima Zhao, saying: "The Shu army retreated between Chang'an and Weinan, and used wooden oxen and horses to transport grain and grass from Chang'an. At the same time, many ambushes were arranged around it. , they are preparing to fight us for a long time, and when the Qiang soldiers and horses arrive, they will fight for the decisive battle."
Sima Zhao summoned Xu Zhi and said: "The reason why we were able to defeat the Shu army before was simply to attack their rear from the side and cut off their food. Now that the Shu army is ready, you can also lead five thousand soldiers and horses from the Yellow River." Go over there, attack his rear, and cut off the food road, then the Shu army will retreat!"
After Xu Zhi left, Sima Zhao's eyes flashed red, a black shadow fell from the sky, and a young man with fair skin appeared.
Sima Zhao bowed and said: "Master, now Xiangyang has not made any move for a long time. What is Yu Yi, the Prime Minister of Shu, planning? If he can be killed by falling stars, then the future troubles can be eliminated. !”
That black shadow was the evil force. It was still attached to Cao Rui, but he was covered in a robe. He obviously didn't want people to see it. He listened to Sima Zhao's suggestion and said, "I have considered the matter of Jiang Xing." , but I couldn’t find Yuyi’s general, and this incident was very draining on my strength, and I haven’t recovered until now!”
Sima Zhao sighed and said: "If Xiangyang sends troops and horses, plus Jiang Wei's Northern Expedition troops, we in the Central Plains will face a situation where we are attacked from two sides. What should we do?"
Cao Rui smiled slightly and said: "Now I am practicing magic, and I will achieve great success in the near future. I will go to Xiangyang to greet him personally, and you, try your best to stabilize the situation before then, otherwise the Central Plains will be unified, and I am afraid there will be no winner. .”
Sima Zhao wanted to ask again, but Cao Rui turned into a black shadow and dispersed. Sima Zhaozhong's eyes flashed red, and he thought to himself, don't be arrogant. When I complete my magical power and absorb all of you, then the world may not belong to anyone.
Xu Zhi got the order, and after the first watch, he led a group of troops to the edge of the Yellow River. When he came to the ferry, he saw soldiers coming and going. He walked a little way towards Chang'an City and found that there were two hundred Shu soldiers. The army was driving the wooden oxen and horses to transport something. Xu Zhi was very happy and shouted. Then the Wei army rushed out. Seeing this, the Shu army abandoned the wooden oxen and horses and left. Xu Zhi divided half of the troops and horses and escorted the grain and grass from Returning to the edge of the Yellow River, he continued to chase with half of it. After less than ten miles, suddenly a vehicle appeared in front of him, blocking everyone's way. Xu Zhi ordered the soldiers to dismantle the vehicle, only to see a sudden fire on both sides. Xu Zhi knew It was the Shu army who was ambushing them. They quickly turned their horses and prepared to leave. There was a hill behind. Vehicles blocked the way in the narrow place. The fire broke out. Xu Zhi and others braved the flames and smoke and rode out. At this time, there was a sound of cannon. With the sound, the Shu troops came out from both sides, Liao Hua on the left and Zhang Yi on the right. The Wei army was killed for a while and retreated in defeat.
Xu Zhi struggled to break out of the siege. He was trapped and out of horses. As he was running, suddenly a group of men and horses came in front. The leader was Jiang Wei. Xu Zhi was very surprised. Jiang Wei stabbed him in the shoulder, and then jumped from the horseback. When they fell, the Shu troops rushed over and hacked Xu Zhi to death. As soon as half of Xu Zhi's men arrived near the ferry, they were intercepted and killed by the Shu troops led by Xiahou Ba. The rest surrendered, and Xiahou Ba ordered the Wei troops to surrender. After taking off their clothes, the Shu army put them on and pretended to return to transport food and arrived at the Wei army camp. When the Wei army saw their troops returning, they put them in without thinking too much.
The Shu army fought directly in the Wei army camp. The Wei army was caught off guard. Sima Zhao was very surprised when he learned about the situation. When he was about to mount his horse and escape, Liao Hua was in front of him. Sima Zhao could not move forward. When he was about to escape from behind, Jiang Wei led his soldiers and horses through a small road. After being killed, Sima Zhao had no way to retreat and could only defend on the hill next to the camp. The location of Wei Junyingzhai was right next to this hill. It was extremely steep on all sides. There was a spring on it, which could only be used by a hundred people for about six days.
After Jiang Wei surrounded the hill, he learned about the spring, so he sent people to block the channel of the spring. There was not enough spring water on the mountain, and the Wei soldiers and horses were thirsty and fell into a very dangerous situation.
Sima Zhao did not expect that his mistake would lead to disaster, and he regretted it. At night, he came to the well again and saw that the water in the well was about to dry up. He thought of the evil force teaching him his skills. On the next day, he led everyone He came to the well and said to everyone: "Yesterday, I dreamed that the gods came and said that our lives should not be cut off, so they asked me to imitate Geng Gong who was trapped and worship the well to get the sweet spring."
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