This time, Jiang Wei planned to change his mind and not march from Chang'an. Instead, he would go through Huashan Mountain and sneak around from Lantian to attack. He asked Fu Qian, "In your opinion, what should we do? Should we attack Weinan, or cross the Yellow River and attack Jingyang?" "Replied: "The places where the Wei army hoarded food and grass are all in Luoyang. Now we can attack Lantian and pass through the Qingni Pass. In this way, we can go directly to the vicinity of Luoyang, burn the enemy's food and grass, and then go straight to Luoyang. Then the Central Plains will be just around the corner. !」
Jiang Wei nodded and said, "Your idea coincides with mine." Then he led his troops and horses towards Huashan Mountain and headed towards Qingni Pass.
Besides, the general guarding the pass is Sima Wang. He is Sima Zhao's clan brother. There is a lot of food and grass in the pass, but there are few soldiers and horses. Sima Zhao has transferred them to the front line to eliminate Zhuge Dan. He heard that Jiang Wei brought The Shu soldiers arrived and quickly took two generals, Wang Zhen and Li Peng, to the camp twenty miles away from Lantian. On the second day, the Shu soldiers arrived. Sima Wang led the two of them out of the battle. Jiang Wei came out, pointed at Sima Wang and said: "Now that Sima Zhao has trapped the Lord of Wei in the army, it must be because of Li Jue and Guo Si's intentions." , I am here to question you on the orders of the imperial court. You should surrender as soon as possible. If you are still stupid, your whole family will be destroyed!"
Sima Wang shouted back: "You are very rude. You have come to offend our country many times. If you don't retreat early, I will kill you to pieces!" After saying that, Wang Zhen came out behind Sima Wang, and Fu Fu from the Shu army Qian fought, but he used a flaw. After less than ten rounds, Wang Zhen thrust his spear at him. Qian dodged and caught the weapon, and captured Wang Zhen alive on his horse, and returned to the formation.
Li Peng was furious and came to the rescue with a machete. Fu Qian did not panic when he saw this and deliberately slowed down. When Li Peng approached, he tried his best to throw Wang Zhen to the ground and secretly took out the hidden weapon in his hand. When Li Peng caught up, he When he raised his knife and prepared to kill Li Peng, Fu Qian secretly turned his horse's head and thrust the concealed weapon into Li Peng's face. His eyeballs came out from the blow, and he died on the horse. His death was extremely horrific.
Wang Zhen was stabbed to death by random spears from the Shu army. Jiang Wei drove the Shu army to attack in a large scale. Sima Wang could only abandon the camp, enter the city, and never leave.
Jiang Wei conveyed the order and said: "Sergeant, let's have a good rest tonight to build up our strength. Tomorrow we will begin to attack the city with all our strength."
During the day of the next day, the Shu army rushed to attack. They came to the city in a swarm and fired rockets and artillery into the city. All the thatched huts on the city were burned. The Wei army was in chaos without a fight. Jiang Wei sent people to bring dry wood piles. The whole city was on fire, and for a moment the flames shot into the sky. The city was about to be breached. The Wei army was in pain in the city, and there were sounds of burning corpses everywhere.
During the attack, shouts suddenly came from behind. When Jiang Wei looked back, he only saw the Wei army making noise and waving flags. Jiang Wei asked the rear team to become the front team and waited under the gate. Look who it is.
I only saw a young general coming out of the Wei army formation. He was dressed in military uniforms, and he was riding out with a gun. He looked like he was in his twenties. His face seemed to be coated with powder, and his lips seemed to have been touched with cinnabar. He shouted sharply: " Do you recognize General Deng?"
Jiang Wei thought for a moment and said, "This must be Deng Ai." Then he raised his gun and rode his horse to challenge. The two men cheered up and fought for thirty or forty rounds, but there was no winner. The young general's marksmanship was flawless. During the fight, Jiang Wei was also thinking that if he didn't use a strategy, he might not have enough physical strength to win, so he ordered his horse to head towards the mountain road on the left. The young general rode up, and Jiang Wei hung his steel gun on his horse. On the other side, he secretly took out the carved bow and feather arrows, pulled the string to full, and shot out. The young general had sharp eyes and quickly discovered it. When the bow string sounded, he moved to the side and released the bow and arrow.
When Jiang Wei turned around to look, the young general had already arrived and was trying to stab him with a spear. Jiang Wei also dodged. The spear happened to pass through his hand and was caught by Jiang Wei under his arm. The young general was not as strong as Jiang Wei. , can only discard the weapon and walk towards the formation.
Jiang Wei felt it was a pity and sighed: "What a pity!" When he turned his horse back to look for the young general, he had already arrived in front of the enemy's camp. A man came out with a sword and said: "Jiang Wei, don't chase my son, Deng Ai." here!"
Jiang Wei was very surprised after hearing this. It turned out that the so-called General Deng just now was Deng Ai's son Deng Zhong. Jiang Wei secretly claimed that he was surprised and prepared to fight Deng Ai again. However, he was afraid that the horse would not have the strength, so he pointed at Deng Ai and said, "I have already finished today." I’ve seen how powerful your father and son are.
, let you go today, and wait until tomorrow to fight you again. "
Deng Ai felt that the situation on the battlefield was unfavorable and the Shu army was at its peak, so he did not dare to attack again. He turned his horse around and replied: "In this case, we will withdraw our troops separately. If someone plots against you, he is not a man!" So the two armies After retreating, Deng Ai occupied the side of Lantian and established a camp, while Jiang Wei established a camp between Huashan and Wuguan.
Deng Ai observed Jiang Wei's method of setting up the camp and wrote a letter to Sima Wang in the city. The content was: "We must not go out to fight. We can only hold on. When the soldiers and horses from Guanzhong come to rescue, then the Shu army's food and grass supply will be reduced." That's all. If you attack from three sides, there will be no victory. Now you can send my eldest son Deng Zhong to help you defend the city." On the other hand, he sent people to Sima Zhao for help.
Furthermore, Jiang Wei sent people to Deng Ai's camp to declare a war and agreed on a time for the battle. Deng Ai pretended to agree. At five o'clock on the second day, Jiang Wei sent soldiers to prepare food and set up their battle formation before dawn. However, Deng Ai pretended to agree. The camp on Ai's side was all deserted, as if there was no one there, and there was no sign of coming out to fight. Jiang Wei didn't go back until very late. Later, he asked someone to declare a challenge and accused Deng Ai of not keeping his word. Deng Ai entertained the envoy with food and replied: "It's not that I don't want to fight, nor that I don't keep my word. It's true." I have some health problems recently, and there is no other way, so I can only postpone the date of the decisive battle."
Later, Jiang Wei led his troops forward again, but Deng Ai still didn't come out. He did this five or six times. Fu Qian said to Jiang Wei, "Deng Ai must have some tricks up his sleeve. We should be careful."
Jiang Wei said: "This is not a strategy. It is just delaying time, waiting for the soldiers and horses from Guanzhong to come to rescue, and then attack us from three sides. I am now sending an envoy with a letter to Sun Wei of Soochow, and we will attack from two sides together."
At this moment, Tan Ma came to report that Sima Zhao had attacked Shouchun, killed Zhuge Dan, and the Wu army had surrendered. Sima Zhao had just returned to Luoyang with his troops and was preparing to bring troops and horses to rescue Lantian.
Jiang Wei was very surprised after hearing this and said to everyone: "If this is the case, our Northern Expedition will fail again. If they don't come out, we won't be able to take advantage. It's better to retreat first."
So Jiang Wei evacuated the weapons, vehicles, and military supplies first, and then asked the horse infantry to break up the rear, and prepared to return to Chang'an.
Xi Zuo told Deng Ai about this, and Deng Ai laughed and said, "Jiang Wei must have received news of the general's triumphant return, so he retreated first. He must have laid out a plan, and there is no need to pursue him, otherwise he will fall into the trap!" "
