So Deng Ai accelerated his troops and horses through the night, arrived at the foot of Jingcheng Mountain, and set up camp. When the Shu soldiers did not arrive, he sent his son Deng Zhong and Zhangqian Xiaowei Shi Tui, each with five thousand troops and horses, to Duan first. Gu laid an ambush and then acted according to his plan, so the two left. Deng Ai stopped and kept the environment absolutely quiet, waiting for the arrival of the Shu army. Besides, Jiang Wei and others had just crossed the Yellow River and headed towards Jingyang. They said to Xiahou: "I observed the geography and found that there is a mountain near Jingyang called Jingcheng Mountain. We can occupy this place first, and then Jingyang will be fine." It’s done, but I’m afraid that Deng Ai is resourceful and may prepare in advance at this place, so we have to be careful.”
While hesitating, suddenly there was a cannon blast on the mountain, loud shouts, drums and horns blasting, and flags everywhere, all from the Wei army. A very dazzling yellow flag appeared in the center with Deng Ai's calligraphy written on it. The Shu army was very surprised. Several elite soldiers on the mountain came over and were unstoppable. The Shu army in the front was retreating steadily. When Jiang Wei led his troops to rescue, the Wei army had already retreated. Jiang Wei went directly to the foot of Jingcheng Mountain to challenge Deng Ai, but the Wei army on the mountain did not come down. , Jiang Wei sent soldiers to insult him. At night, the Wei army did not move and could only retreat. Just as he turned around, suddenly drums and horns sounded on the mountain. After waiting for a while, there was still no Wei army coming down. Jiang Wei prepared to go up the mountain to challenge, but the cannons and rocks on the mountain were densely packed. , there was no way to advance, and he waited until the third watch. When he was about to go back, the drums and trumpets sounded again on the mountain, which made the Shu army very depressed. Jiang Wei could only send the army to station down the mountain, and sent soldiers to carry wood and stones, and was preparing to set up camp. At this time, the drums and horns sounded again on the mountain. This time the Wei army really came to kill. The Shu army was in chaos and trampled on each other, so they could only retreat to the original camp. On the second day, Jiang Wei sent soldiers to transport grain and fodder in chariots. When they arrived at Jingcheng Mountain, he sent some soldiers to leave and prepare to build a camp again as a plan to station troops. At 2:00 in the evening, Deng Ai sent 500 people with torches. The soldiers were divided into two groups, and all the vehicles were set on fire. The soldiers and horses of the two groups were killed, but the Shu army's camp was still not successfully set up.
Jiang Wei could only retreat with his troops and horses, and then went to discuss with Xiahou: "Now that we can't get Jingyang, why not attack Gaoling first? Gaoling is the core area of Yongzhou and a place where grain and grass are stored. If Gaoling can be taken If it goes down, then other places will feel in danger." So Xiahou Ba was asked to station his troops at Jingcheng Mountain. Jiang Wei led his elite troops and went directly to attack Gaoling. After walking for a whole night, when it was almost dawn, he saw that the road was suddenly a little narrow, so he The guide asked: "What is this place called?"
Replied: "Short valley."
Jiang Wei was very surprised after hearing this and said: "This name is not good. Short Valley means Broken Valley. What should we do if someone breaks in this valley?"
While he was still hesitating, suddenly a soldier from the front came to report: "The dust behind the mountain is flying, it should be an ambush from the Wei State."
Jiang Wei quickly ordered the troops to retreat. Shi Tu and Deng Zhong came out to fight. Jiang Wei retreated while fighting. There was a loud shout in front. Deng Ai also came over with his troops. The three groups attacked together, and the Shu army was defeated. Fortunately, Xiahou Ba arrived with reinforcements, and the Wei army retreated and rescued Jiang Wei.
Xia Hou said overbearingly: "The Weinan camp has been captured by the Wei army. Bao Su was killed, Yu Yongqi escaped, and the rest of the troops returned to Chang'an."
Jiang Wei didn't dare to have any more plans and quickly returned to the path. Deng Ai chased him. Jiang Wei sent his troops forward and stayed behind to break up the rear. As he was walking, suddenly a group of men and horses appeared in the mountains. It was Wei Jun Chen Tai. Wei Jun said He shouted, trapping Jiang Wei in the middle. Jiang Wei's men and horses were exhausted, and they rushed left and right, unable to escape from the enemy's encirclement. At this critical moment, suddenly a man and a horse came over and killed him. He only saw that the man was holding iron in his hand. The spear, with silver armor on his body and a sky helmet on his head, looked majestic and majestic, and it was none other than Yu Yongqi.
It turned out that Yu Yongqi and Bao Su were ordered to guard the Weinan camp. After a long time, the Wei army did not attack, so Bao Su felt that nothing happened and started holding a banquet in the camp. Yu Yongqi was worried, thinking that the Wei army might make some moves. , the two could not reach an agreement, Yu Yongqi was too lazy to argue with Bao Su, and went to investigate Wei Jun's situation in person. He found that Wei Jun's camp was empty and the pot was still hot. It seemed that he had just eaten something. He dismounted to check the situation and shouted He said, "No, no," and rode back. Then it was too late. The Weinan camp had already been attacked by the Wei army. Bao Su died on the spot. Yu Yongqi had no choice but to bury him and then cross the Yellow River to find Jiang Wei. The troops arrived near Gaoling. When they heard that the Shu army had suffered a defeat, they marched all the way
Hearing from the fleeing villagers that Jiang Wei was trapped, he single-handedly entered the siege and fought for a while. Zhang Kai also came with hundreds of cavalry, and Jiang Wei fought his way out of the Wei army's encirclement. In order to cover the two men's safe retreat, Zhang Kai stayed behind and was eventually shot to death by the Wei army's bows and arrows.
In this way, Jiang Wei and Yu Yongqi returned to Chang'an. Jiang Wei thanked Zhang Kai for his bravery and sacrifice for national affairs, so he sent a letter to Liu Chan, hoping to commend his descendants. The Shu army suffered heavy casualties this time, and many family members of the dead soldiers They all went to Chengdu to cause trouble, blaming Jiang Wei for the incident, and also blamed Liu Chande for not being worthy of his position. Jiang Wei followed Zhuge Liang's previous approach and demoted his position to rear general, but still shouldered the duties of general.
After Deng Ai saw the Shu army retreating, he and Chen Tai set up a banquet to celebrate and rewarded the three armies. Chen Tai commended Deng Ai for his contribution. When Sima Zhao found out, he sent an envoy to hold the festival, granted Deng Ai an official position, and appointed him. His son Deng Zhong was named Tinghou.
At that time, Cao Mao, the lord of the Wei Kingdom, changed the third year of Zhengyuan to the first year of Ganlu. Sima Zhao considered himself the commander-in-chief of the world's military forces. He often sent 3,000 armored soldiers to serve as guards when he went out. All matters were no longer reported to the court. , directly handle it in his own mansion, and often feel like he is the emperor.
It turned out that after Sima Zhao led his troops to Wancheng, he used sorcery. However, he could not break through the defense shield set up by the ancient books. He gave up his plan and consulted the evil power. The evil power explained: "Yu Yi is the one with great destiny." Blade, the ancient book used is an ancient artifact. The protective shield of the ancient book only lasts for about half a year. When the protective shield disappears, Yu Yi will be preyed upon by us."
Sima Zhao nodded after hearing this, thinking, damn it, he could only continue to consolidate his position in Wei State first, so he became more and more dissolute later.
There was a confidant, whose surname was Jia, whose given name was Chong, and whose given name was Gonglu. He was the son of Jia Kui, the lost general of Jianwei. He was an official under Sima Zhao. He suggested to Sima Zhao: "Now that my lord has mastered the power, Shu The Prime Minister was also frustrated and did not dare to come out for a while, but people from all over the world may not be convinced, so we can make secret visits to eliminate these people, and then we can plan for big things."
Sima Zhao smiled slightly and said: "Actually, I have wanted to do this for a long time, so you can test it out for me, and use the name of comforting the sergeant to find out some information."
At this time, another plan appeared in Sima Zhao's mind. Thinking of the success of this plan, Sima Zhao laughed sinisterly.
