Zhang Yi, the general of the expedition to the west, said: "Although Jingzhou is also dispatched this time, the territory of Shu is narrow and the food harvested in recent years is not much, so it is not suitable for expedition. Why not reply to Jingzhou. We will temporarily guard the natural dangers and appease the people. This It's a plan to protect the Kingdom of Shu!" Jiang Wei said: "No, the former prime minister made a plan to divide the world into three parts before he was born, and he came out of Qishan six times to plot the Central Plains. Unfortunately, God is unkind and he unfortunately passed away midway. , so my achievements have not been accomplished. Now that I have been ordered by the former prime minister, I naturally report faithfully to inherit his ambition. Even if I die, I will have no regrets. As for the current prime minister Yu Yi, although he is not a firm defender of the Han Dynasty, But he is also a master of great talent and strategy. He is willing to take advantage of this opportunity of Wei to conquer the Central Plains together. Isn’t it an excellent opportunity? If we miss this opportunity, how long will we have to wait?"
Xiahou Ba bowed and said, "What the general said is correct. This time, we can send cavalry out of Chang'an first. If Weinan can be defended, then we can pacify some counties in Longxi."
Zhang Yi knew that an expedition was unavoidable, and changed his attitude, saying: "The reason why we failed before was because the speed of sending troops was too slow. The Art of War says that we must attack the enemy unprepared and take it by surprise. Now we can attack quickly so that Wei has no time to be on guard. Then we will be completely victorious.”
So Jiang Wei took 50,000 troops and headed towards Weinan. When they arrived nearby, the soldiers guarding the border reported to Wang Jing, the governor of Yongzhou, and Chen Tai, the general who conquered the west. Wang Jing sent 70,000 horse infantry to fight. Jiang Wei asked Zhang Yi and Xiahou Ba They went to resist and arranged some strategies respectively. After the two of them went, Jiang Wei led his army to form an array with his back to the Yellow River.
Wang Jing came out with several young generals and asked, "Wei, Wu, and Shu have become a tripartite. Why have you violated our borders many times?"
Jiang Wei smiled and said: "Master Sima deposed your Wei lord for no reason. As a neighboring country, Shu should come and question the crime. Besides, our two countries are still enemies?"
Wang Jing knew that a battle was inevitable, so he turned around and said to the four generals Zhang Ming, Hua Yong, Liu Da, and Zhu Fang: "This time the Shu army formed a formation on the edge of the Yellow River. If it fails, it will fall into the Yellow River. Jiang Wei is brave and good at fighting. The four of you go to resist him. If they retreat, you can pursue them."
The four men followed the order and came out to fight Jiang Wei. After fighting for several rounds, Jiang Wei turned his horse and headed towards the camp. Wang Jing drove the men and horses and fought them together. Jiang Wei led the Shu army to the edge of the Yellow River. He walked towards it and when he was almost close, he shouted: "The situation is already very critical! Do you have to wait until you fall into the Yellow River to regret it?"
After hearing this, everyone's morale was greatly boosted, and they all fought hard to fight back. The Wei army was defeated. Zhang Yi and Xiahouba separated from the Wei army and fought out in two directions. The Wei army was trapped in the middle. Jiang Wei was extremely brave and fought into the Wei army. The Wei army was in chaos. Countless people trampled on each other and fell into the Yellow River. Tens of thousands of people were beheaded. There were corpses all around. Wang Jing led a hundred cavalry and fought their way out of the siege. They walked toward Weinan, entered the city, and closed the door. Not out.
This battle was a complete victory. Feeling proud, Jiang Wei rewarded his soldiers and prepared to continue his attack on Weinan.
Zhang Yi admonished: "Now that the general's achievements have been achieved, the power has been greatly shaken, so we can stop. If we continue to move forward and encounter something unfavorable, it will be like superfluous."
Jiang Wei said: "No, we failed before, and we were still thinking about how to make progress across the Central Plains. Now in this battle on the edge of the Yellow River, the Wei army was frightened by us. I predict that Weinan will also be captured by us, so don't say it anymore Those words have ruined our fighting spirit." Zhang Yi tried to persuade Jiang Wei again, but Jiang Wei didn't listen, so he led his troops to attack Weinan.
Chen Tai, the general of Yongzhou's expedition to the west, knew that Wang Jing was defeated and was going to seek revenge from Jiang Wei. Suddenly, soldiers came to report that Deng Ai, the governor of Yanzhou, had arrived with his troops. Chen Tai hurriedly greeted him, and Deng Ai said, "I'm here now." Ordered by the general, I came here specifically to assist the general in defeating the enemy."
Chen Tai asked Deng Ai if he had any good ideas. Deng Ai said: "In the Battle of the Yellow River, the Shu army won a complete victory. If we recruit the Qiang people, we can attack Longxi from the east and march towards Yongzhou. That will be a serious problem for us, but they will I didn't do this, I just wanted to capture Weinan. The city in this place is very strong and difficult to capture in a short time. It will only waste some troops. Now I will station the troops in Gaoling, and then send troops from the side.
If we attack the Shu army head-on, the Shu army will definitely fail. "
Chen Tai sighed: "This is really a good idea!" So he first sent twenty pairs of soldiers and horses, each team of fifty people, carrying flags, drum horns, beacons and other items, lurking during the day and walking at night, to the high mountains and deep valleys in the south of Weinan. They went to lie in wait, and when the soldiers and horses arrived, they all responded by blowing drums and trumpets, and set off fire and cannon at night to create momentum and scare the Shu army. After the dispatch was completed, they waited for the Shu army to arrive, so Chen Tai and Deng Ai advanced one after another with 20,000 horses.
Jiang Wei surrounded Weinan and sent soldiers and horses to attack from eight directions. After several days of attacking, he still couldn't take it. He was very depressed and had nothing to do. At dusk, soldiers and horses suddenly came several times to report that they were coming from two groups. , along the way is Chen Tai, the general who conquered the west, and Deng Ai, the governor of Yanzhou, is on the way.
Jiang Wei quickly summoned Xiahou Ba to discuss the plan. Xia Hou said overbearingly: "I told the general before that Deng Ai has studied military science since he was a child, knows strategy, and understands geography. Now that he has come with troops and horses, he is really our formidable enemy."
Jiang Wei said: "They have come from far away. I will not wait for them to stand firm. I will attack them now." So he asked Zhang Yi to continue attacking Weinan and sent Xiahou Ba with troops and horses to challenge Chen Tai. Jiang Wei personally He took troops and horses to challenge Deng Ai.
After walking less than five miles, suddenly there was a cannon shot from the southeast, drum horns shook the ground, and flames shot into the sky. When Jiang Wei rode to see, he found that the flags of the Wei army were all around him. Jiang Wei was very surprised and said, "We have fallen into Deng Ai's plan!" So he ordered Xiahou Ba and Zhang Yi to abandon their plan to attack Weinan and retreat. So the Shu army retreated to Chang'an. After Jiang Wei stopped in person, he only heard the continuous beating of drums behind him. When they entered Chang'an, they realized that the so-called twenty drumming and fire prevention places were temporarily set up.
Jiang Wei garrisoned his troops outside Chang'an City, and Wei troops garrisoned outside Weinan City. Wang Jing welcomed Chen Tai and Deng Ai into the city, thanked them for relieving the siege, held a banquet, and rewarded the three armies.
Chen Tai reported all Deng Ai's achievements this time to Cao Mao, the lord of Wei, who appointed Deng Ai as the general of Anxi. During the holiday, he led and guarded the East Qiang captain, and stationed troops with Chen Tai in Yong, Liang and other places.
Deng Ai expressed his gratitude, and Chen Tai held a banquet to congratulate Deng Ai and said, "Jiang Wei escaped overnight and has very little strength left. He will not dare to come out again in a short time."
