Soon Sima Zhao led everyone to the wall of Wancheng and shouted: "Little rain thief, come out quickly!" Yu Yi led everyone to climb the wall. After standing still, Yu Yi found that there were many fewer soldiers around him. , the city walls were also sparse and clear. When Zhou Qiao reported, he realized that some Shu soldiers had fled the city while taking advantage of the meeting, and some soldiers directly defected to Wei.
Yu Yi looked at Sima Zhao with a smile and said, "Sima Xiao'er, your grandfather is here. Your father can't help me, let alone you?"
Sima Zhao was furious. He raised his hand and pointed a ray in the direction of Yu Yi. Yu Yi was startled and prepared to dodge, or he sensed that his master was in danger. The ancient book jumped out from Yu Yi's arms, forming a protective barrier. The hood surrounded Wancheng. Sima Zhao tried to resolve it, but was unable to do anything for a while, so the two sides fell into a stalemate.
After returning to the hall, a soldier came to report that Jiang Wei had failed once in the north, and talked about the new star of Wei State, that is, Deng Ai. Yu Yi sighed, looked at the situation outside the protective shield, and said to everyone : "Sima Zhao is so difficult to deal with now. If the evil force himself takes action, the consequences will be even more serious."
So everyone held the next round of discussions. Yu Yi believed that the key lies in the Central Plains. The source of power of Sima Zhao and the evil forces is the foundation of Wei. If they can occupy the land and the two lose their foundation, then the situation will improve.
Seeing that Yu Yi did not express his position, the envoy sent by Jiang Wei was about to retreat first, but was stopped by Yu Yi. Yu Yi said: "Although Jiang Wei failed many times, he also inherited Kong Ming's ambition. This is very good. Now you have also seen the situation in Wancheng, which has reached a life-and-death situation. Give me the order to let Jiang Wei continue the attack." After that, he called Yu Yongqi to his side and said, "Jiang Wei is a famous general of our time. The Northern Expedition The Central Plains is just an opportunity for experience, you can go to Chang'an with the envoy."
After Yu Yongqi left, Yu Yi came to Zhou Qiao again and said: "Today's crisis requires us to occupy the land in the Central Plains first. You can represent me to negotiate with Soochow, unite with Soochow, mobilize forces, and plot Central Plains."
Zhou Qiao knew the significance of this matter, bit his lip, turned and left.
Besides, Jiang Wei held a banquet in Zhongti to discuss the crusade against Wei, and ordered Shi Fanjian to come out and persuade him: "General, you have made several northern expeditions without success. Now that you have won one battle, the people of Wei have already admired your reputation. Why?" Why do we still want to go to war? If the situation is unfavorable, then Shu will be in danger."
Jiang Wei smiled and said, "You only know that the Wei State has a vast territory and rich resources, and you cannot attack in a hurry. But you don't know that the five places where Wei was attacked have been successful."
Everyone quickly asked the reason, and Jiang Wei replied: "They have been defeated and their spirits have been shaken. Although our soldiers and horses have retreated, they have not been damaged. If we attack, this is the first place to win. Our soldiers They all advance by boat, so they don’t get tired. Their troops and horses come from land. This is the second point. Our military skills have withstood training, but theirs are just a mob with no rules. This is the second point. Three. Our military strategy comes from Chang'an. We can plunder autumn valleys for food. There is also food in the city. This is the fourth. Their troops must be divided to guard key points. They are relatively scattered. We can concentrate in one place. This is the fifth. Well, if we don’t attack Wei at this time, how long will we have to wait?”
Xia Hou said domineeringly: "Although Deng Ai is very young, he is very strategic. Now that he has been awarded the position of General Anxi, he will definitely do his best to prepare. This is different from before!"
Jiang Wei was a little unhappy after hearing this and said: "What is there to be afraid of? Why do you need to gain the courage of others and destroy the prestige of your own people! I have decided on this matter. We should fight from Chang'an and capture Weinan first."
At this moment, the envoy also returned and brought back Yu Yongqi. Jiang Wei hurriedly greeted him, and Yu Yongqi paid homage and said: "Now Sima Zhao practices evil arts and has surrounded Wancheng with his people. The situation has changed. The situation is critical, and I also ask the general to send troops to the Northern Expedition quickly to capture the Central Plains as soon as possible."
Jiang Wei nodded and said: "The result of our discussion just now is that the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains is also required." So Yu Yongqi went to Jiang Wei's camp to appoint people to assist in the Northern Expedition.
Under this situation, everyone did not dare to persuade them any more, and they all prepared to fight. Jiang Wei and Yu Yongqi led the front, and the others followed, so the Shu army came out from Chang'an.
, to kill in the direction of Weinan.
Tan Ma came to report that the Wei army had set up nine camps near Weinan. Jiang Wei didn't believe it, so he went to see it himself. He took a few cavalry to watch on a hill. Sure enough, he saw that the camps near Weinan were like a long snake, looking at each other from head to tail. .
Jiang Wei turned back to Yu Yongqi and said, "What Xiahou Ba just said is not completely unreasonable. The layout of this camp is very exquisite. Only my master, Prime Minister Zhuge, can lay it out. Now that I see Deng Ai's behavior, see Are you under my master?"
Yu Yongqi was watching carefully. After being captured alive by Sima Zhao, he changed his previous arrogance and maintained a humble attitude. This time when he saw the formation arranged by Deng Ai, he realized that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the world, so he became more cautious. .
Seeing that Yu Yongqi did not express his opinion, Jiang Wei took him back to the camp and said to everyone: "Since the Wei people are prepared and know that I will definitely attack again, I think Deng Ai is here, and you can use my banner to attack. I set up camp at the mouth of this valley and sent more than a hundred soldiers to patrol every day. I went out once and changed my clothes according to the five flags of green, yellow, red, white and black. I led the soldiers and horses across the Yellow River to attack Jingyang." So he asked Yu Yongqi and Bao Su to station troops near Weinan. Jiang Wei threw the other soldiers and horses and walked towards the Yellow River.
Besides, Deng Ai knew that the Shu army had left Chang'an, so he and Chen Tai went to prepare for the battle very early. He saw that the Shu army came to challenge every day, and he inquired about the camp five times a day, but he would not go deep into the camp. He only went back ten or fifteen miles. .
Deng Ai felt strange, so he went to a high place to check, and quickly entered the camp to discuss with Chen Tai, saying: "Jiang Wei is not here. He must have crossed the Yellow River to attack Jingyang. They arranged these scouting horses in advance and changed them every day. The clothes came to investigate us. In fact, the men and horses are tired, and the guards should not have much ability. General Chen can lead a team of men and horses to attack, and the camp can be broken. After it is broken, he can take the troops to the edge of the Yellow River and break off the To remove Jiang Wei's retreat, I will lead a team to rescue Jingyang. We will pass through a mountain on the way. If we capture this mountain first, Jiang Wei will definitely attack another place. That place is dangerous, so we can lay an ambush until he returns. If we ambush there first, the Shu army will be defeated!"
Chen Tai sighed and said: "I have been guarding Yongzhou for twenty or thirty years, and I don't know geography as well as you do. What you said is all a clever plan! You can leave quickly, I will attack the enemy camp here."
