Yuyi knew that he was pretending to be ill, so he didn't blame him. He even asked a doctor to treat him, but he thought in his heart that now was the final battle, and he would definitely have the worst plan, so it was always better to be careful. Besides, Jiang Wei was preparing to raise troops, so he asked Liao Hua: "Now that I am preparing to make another northern expedition and vow to restore the Central Plains, where in Wei should I attack?"
He replied: "After years of fighting, the people are in dire straits. In addition, the Wei State has Deng Ai, who is resourceful and not an ordinary person. If the general wants to forcefully make things difficult, this is something I cannot consider."
Jiang Wei did not expect that even the only general around him began to retreat and said angrily: "Previously, the Prime Minister went out to Qishan six times for the sake of the country. Now His Majesty has personally gone on many expeditions, all for our country of Shu. I am also eight-year-old." Is this crusade against Wei for my own gain? Now I will attack Gaoling first, and anyone who violates military discipline will be beheaded immediately." So he left Liao Hua to guard Chang'an, and he and other generals raised an army of 300,000. Cross the Yellow River and kill in the direction of Gaoling.
A spy near Chang'an had already reported this situation to Deng Ai in the Weinan camp. At that time, when Deng Ai and Sima Wang were discussing soldiers and horses, they heard about this caution, so they sent someone to inquire further and reported back, saying that it was Shu. The army crossed the Yellow River.
Sima Wang said: "Jiang Wei has many plans. Could it be that he is pretending to cross the Yellow River to attack Gaoling? In fact, he is preparing to walk along the edge of the Yellow River and attack our Weinan camp."
Deng Ai smiled and said: "I think Jiang Wei really wants to attack Gaoling this time."
Sima Wang felt strange and asked, "How did you know?"
He replied: "Jiang Wei came out from Chang'an many times before and attacked us near Weinan. That's because we have a lot of food and grass and can guard it for a long time. Now there is no food in Gaoling. Jiang Wei expects that we will allocate more troops to guard it." The Weinan camp did not care about Gaoling, so it directly pressed in with the army. If Gaoling was captured, and the relationship with the Qiang people was further improved, and the grain and grass were gathered here, they would form a cornering force with Chang'an, in order to plot more changes. A long-lasting attack."
Sima Wang said: "If this is really the case, what should we do?"
He replied: "You can evacuate the troops here first and divide them into two groups to rescue Gaoling. Twenty-five miles away from Gaoling, there is Jingyang, and there is a small city next to it. It is the only way for the Shu army to attack Gaoling." "Dear land, you can lead a group of troops to ambush here, silence the flags, and open the city gate. I will lead a group of troops to ambush on the edge of the Yellow River. I will definitely win." After deciding on the plan, the other generals followed this plan. General Shi Zuan was left behind to guard the stronghold.
Besides, Jiang Wei sent Xiahou Ba as the front, leading a group of troops to attack Gaoling. Xiahou Ba felt very puzzled. He did not dare to enter the city for a while. He turned around and asked the general beside him: "Is there an ambush?"
Everyone said: "We can see now that this is an empty city, with only some ordinary people. When they heard that the general had arrived, they all left here."
Xiahou Ba still didn't believe it, so he rode his horse to the south area of the city to check. He only saw many ordinary people behind the city fleeing to the west. Xiahou Ba was very happy and said: "Looking at it now, this is an empty city." So he took it with him. Soldiers and horses rushed in, and others followed suit. As soon as they reached the edge of the city, there was a sudden sound of cannon, drums and horns sounded on the city wall, flags were raised, and the suspension bridge was pulled up.
Xiahou Ba was very surprised and sighed: "We have fallen into a trap!" When he was about to retreat, suddenly bows and arrows were fired from the city wall. Unfortunately, all the 500 people Xiahou Ba brought with him were killed by bows and arrows.
Sima Wang fought out of the city, and the Shu soldiers were defeated and fled. Later, Jiang Wei came to meet him with his troops and horses, killed Sima Wang and set up camp near the city. Jiang Wei lamented when he heard that Xiahou Ba was shot to death by a bow and arrow.
At ten o'clock in the second watch, Deng Ai secretly led a group of troops from the city into the Shu army camp. The Shu army was immediately in chaos. Jiang Wei could not control it. There was a loud noise from the trumpets and trumpets on the city wall. Sima Wang also led a group of troops to attack. After two flanking attacks, the Shu army was defeated. Jiang Wei clashed with the left and right, fought to the death and fled, and went to a stronghold twenty miles away from the city.
After the Shu army was defeated twice, Jiang Wei was shaken. He said to everyone: "Winning or losing is a normal thing for soldiers in war. I
Although we have lost some soldiers and horses now, there is nothing to be afraid of. Success or failure depends on this opportunity. Don't waver in your will. If anyone talks about retreating, behead him immediately. "
Zhang Yijin said: "The Wei army is all here, which means that the Weinan camp is empty. We can fight with Deng Ai and continue to attack the city in front of us. I took a group of troops and secretly crossed the Yellow River to attack the Weinan camp, and then made a sneak attack. Luoyang, this is a good plan."
Jiang Wei followed this suggestion and sent Zhang Yi to lead the rear army to attack Qishan. He himself brought troops and horses to the bottom of the city to fight with Deng Ai. Deng Ai led the Wei army to fight. The two armies faced each other and began a one-on-one duel. After more than a dozen rounds of fighting with no outcome, the troops were withdrawn. On the second day, he continued to challenge Deng Ai. Deng Ai just stood still, so Jiang Wei sent soldiers to provoke and insult him. Deng Ai thought, the Shu army had been massacred by our Wei army for a while, so they should be timid, so why not? He retreated, but came to challenge me every day. He must have divided his troops to attack the Weinan camp. The generals guarding the camp did not have many soldiers and horses, and they were not resourceful. They were bound to fail. I would personally lead the troops and horses to rescue them. Thinking of this, he summoned his son Deng Zhong and said: "You guard this place carefully. No matter how Jiang Wei challenges you, don't go out. I will go to the Weinan camp tonight to rescue him."
At ten o'clock in the second watch, Jiang Wei was arranging a strategy in the camp. Suddenly, he heard shouts and drums outside the camp that shook the ground. Someone reported that Deng Ai was leading three thousand elite soldiers to fight at night. Everyone was preparing to go out to fight. Jiang Wei stopped him and said : "Don't attack yet."
It turned out that Deng Ai took his troops to inquire about the Shu army camp and took advantage of the situation to rescue Weinan, while Deng Zhong entered the city.
Jiang Wei summoned the generals and said, "Deng Ai pretended to fight us at night, but in fact he was going to rescue the Weinan camp." Then he told Fu Qian, "You guard this camp on my behalf. Don't underestimate the enemy." After that, he took it with him personally. Three thousand soldiers and horses went to help Zhang Yi attack the Weinan camp.
Moreover, Zhang Yi started to attack the Weinan camp according to the plan. The generals who defended the camp had few troops and could not support it. They were no match for Zhang Yi. Suddenly Deng Ai's troops came over and charged for a while. The Shu army was defeated and the Shu army was defeated. Zhang Yi was separated behind the mountain, forming a dead end. In a hurry, he only heard loud shouts and saw the Wei army retreating one after another. Reports came from left and right, saying that General Jiang Wei was coming with his troops and horses to kill.
The morale of the troops led by Zhang Yi was greatly boosted, and they took advantage of the situation to drive troops to meet him. They attacked together. Half of Deng Ai's troops were lost and they could only retreat to the Weinan camp. They could not hold out. Jiang Wei sent troops to surround him.
