After hearing this, everyone looked at Sima Zhao with admiration. Sima Zhao nodded with satisfaction, came to the top of the mountain spring, bowed, and said: "I was ordered to repel the Shu army. If I am destined to die here, then Ganquan will be here." If my life is exhausted, I will naturally kill myself, and the other Wei troops will surrender. If my life span is not over, I hope that heaven can reward spring water to save the lives of our soldiers!" After saying this, Sima Zhao silently recited the incantation and used the magic he learned, and soon He felt the blocked part of the spring and unblocked it. After a while, the spring water came out. The Wei army cheered and admired Sima Zhao like a god. The Wei army overcame the difficulty. Jiang Wei trapped the Wei army at the foot of the mountain and said to everyone: "Before, the prime minister was in Shangfang Valley. Because of a heavy rain, he failed to catch Sima Yi, and he will regret it for the rest of his life. Now Sima Zhao will definitely be captured by me."
Guo Huai heard that Sima Zhao was trapped in the mountain and was preparing to bring troops and horses to rescue him. Chen Tai said: "Jiang Wei has gathered the Qiang troops and is planning to destroy us first and then attack Luoyang. Now that the Qiang troops have arrived, if the general will The soldiers and horses here are withdrawn to rescue Sima Zhao. The Qiang soldiers and horses will definitely take advantage of the situation and attack our rear. We can send people to feign surrender first and then take advantage of it. If the Qiang soldiers and horses are retreated, the siege will naturally be lifted. "
Guo Huai agreed to this suggestion and sent Chen Tai with five thousand soldiers and horses to the Qiang King's camp. He took off his armor, cried and bowed before him, saying: "Guo Huai is very arrogant and often kills people." I mean, that's why I came to join the Qiang people. I know the situation in Guo Huai's army. I only need to bring a team of troops to rob the stronghold at night to achieve success. If the soldiers and horses arrive at the Wei army's camp, there will naturally be internal support. "
The Qiang people were relatively simple and did not understand strategy. They were very happy after hearing this and sent Erhe Shaoge to rob the camp with Chen Tai. Erhe Shaoge asked Chen Tai to lead his troops behind, and Chen Tai himself took his own. The men and horses walked in front to lead the way. At the second watch, they arrived at the Wei army camp. The gate of the camp was open. Chen Tai took the lead and entered the camp. Erhe Shaoge followed him. After walking a few steps, he only screamed in pain. , including men and horses, fell into the pit. Chen Tai's soldiers and horses came out from behind and Guo Huai's soldiers and horses came out from the left. The Qiang soldiers and horses were in chaos, trampling on each other, causing countless casualties. All the survivors surrendered on the spot.
Erhe Shaoge was so ashamed that he committed suicide on the spot. Guo Huai and Chen Tai led their soldiers and horses into the Qiang camp. When King Mi Dang was about to go out to fight, he was attacked by the Wei army and was captured alive. He went to see Guo Huai. Guo Huai hurriedly He dismounted, untied the rope for King Midang, and persuaded him nicely: "The imperial court has always thought that you are very loyal, why do you want to help the Shu army?"
King Midang felt very ashamed and was willing to plead guilty. Guo Huai advised: "You can now serve as the front line to rescue our General Sima Zhao and retreat the Shu army. You have done great service. I will tell the emperor tomorrow that there will be a very generous reward." .”
King Midang immediately agreed, and led the Qiang soldiers and horses in front, with the Wei army behind, and went to the hill. It was the third watch at that time. He first sent someone to report to Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei was very happy and invited him to become the prime minister. Seeing that most of the Wei army was mixed with the Qiang people and horses, when they arrived at the Shu army camp, Jiang Wei sent troops and horses to camp outside the camp. King Midang led more than a hundred people to the Chinese army camp. Jiang Wei and Xiahou Ba came out meet.
The generals of the Wei army rushed out from behind without waiting for King Mi Dang to speak. Jiang Wei was very surprised and quickly mounted his horse and ran away. The Qiang and Wei army soldiers and horses rushed in together. The Shu army was torn apart and fled. Jiang Wei had no weapons in his hands, only his waist. He had bows and arrows, but they were all in vain. Jiang Wei could only escape into the mountains. Behind him, Guo Huai arrived with his troops. Seeing that Jiang Wei was unarmed, they all accelerated their pursuit. Jiang Wei felt that Guo Huai was about to arrive, but He was able to pull the bow string more than ten times. Guo Huai dodged around but didn't feel the arrow. He understood that Jiang Wei didn't have a bow and arrow, so he hung up his weapon and used his own bow to fight back. Jiang Wei quickly dodged. He was lucky, he had a bow and arrow. He happened to pass by and was caught by Jiang Wei, so he hung it on the bowstring. When Guo Huai got closer, he fired a shot at Guo Huai's face. Guo Huai fell off his horse in response. Jiang Wei turned his horse's head and prepared to kill Guo Huai. After Huai killed him, he left. Wei Jun suddenly attacked. Jiang Wei was caught off guard and could only snatch Guo Huai's weapon away. When Wei Jun saw that Guo Huai was injured, he did not dare to pursue him, so he quickly rescued him, pulled out his bow and arrow, and was bleeding. The flow doesn’t stop.
Sima Zhao went down the mountain with his troops to pursue him, and after killing half of them, he returned. Xiahou Ba also arrived shortly after, and escaped with Jiang Wei. Jiang Wei killed and wounded many men and horses, and could not hold back all the way, so he had to return to Chang'an first, and then make plans. This time he failed, but he shot Guo Huai and killed Xu Zhi, which aroused the vigor of Wei.
News of Jiang Wei's failure soon reached Yu Yi, who wrote a letter to Liu Chan. The content was: Jiang Wei successfully trapped Sima Zhao this time, killed Xu Zhi, and shot Guo Huai. Although many Shu troops were killed and injured, the credit was also great and can be offset. In summary, the reason for this failure was that the Qiang soldiers and horses were instigated by the Wei army to rebel. Therefore, I hope General Jiang Wei will sum up the lessons learned from this time and plan more carefully. I believe The next Northern Expedition will be successful.
In Chengdu, Liu Chan also received the news of Jiang Wei's failure. He was thinking about Jiang Wei's many Northern Expeditions. Yu Yi in Xiangyang never made any move, and Jiang Wei failed many times. Should he be punished? Just as he was hesitating, Yu Yi Yi's letter arrived, so he followed Yu Yi's wishes.
After the matter was resolved, Yu Yi received a secret letter from Xiahou Ba. The content was about a small incident. After the Shu army blocked the spring, Sima Zhao and others did not know what method they used to block it. The spring water was re-drained, giving us a chance to breathe.
Yu Yi looked very excited after hearing this and thought in his mind: "It seems that Sima Yi told me well in the past. Sima Zhao has become the connector of evil forces. It must be plotting something. It cannot rush to send troops until it is clear. "
It is said that after Sima Zhao was rescued, he rewarded the Qiang soldiers and horses and allowed them to return home. Then he returned to Luoyang and ruled the court with his brother Sima Shi. No one among the ministers dared to be unconvinced. Cao Fang, Lord of Wei, felt very frightened every time he saw Sima Shi entering the court, like a thorn in his back.
One day, Cao Fang held court and saw Master Sima walking up to the main hall with a sword and hurriedly came to greet him. Master Sima smiled and said: "There are etiquettes for you to greet your ministers. Your Majesty, please do it well." Soon after, , the ministers reported the matter, and Sima Shi personally made the decision, regarding Cao Fang as nothing, and soon retreated from the court. Sima Shi went down to the palace with his head held high, and went out in a car, cheering in front and behind, and followed by thousands of people.
Cao Fang retreated into the back hall and turned around to face the three people on the left and right, namely Taichang Xia Houxuan, Zhongshu Ling Li Feng, and Guanglu doctor Zhang Ji. Zhang Ji was the father of Queen Zhang and the father-in-law of Cao Fang. Cao Fang dismissed the others and went to the secret room with the three of them to discuss. Cao Fang took Zhang Ji's hand and cried: "Master Sima saw that I was a child and didn't take it seriously at all. He saw all the officials as if they were nothing. Cao Fang Sooner or later, the family and the country will fall into the hands of this person." After saying this, he burst into tears.
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