But he said that Sima Yi led his cavalry to gallop, and in less than half an hour they had reached Shuangfengling on the east side of Mount Anle. He saw that the terrain of this ridge was dangerous and the two peaks flanked the road. It was a good place for an ambush, and he couldn't help but be secretly frightened.
He is well versed in the art of war, so he knows that when encountering such a dangerous place, he must not enter it at will. However, the military situation is urgent now, and the Han army has gone far to the west. If the scouts wait for the scouts to complete the exploration of this ridge, it will probably take more than half of the time. It takes a day, but according to the current situation, half a day cannot be wasted.
"The movements of the Shu army have been clearly detected by the generals. Logically speaking, there should be no Shu army ambushing here. Even if there is, there will not be a large number of Shu troops. Even if the more than 10,000 fine cavalry under my command encounter 10,000 Shu troops, I am not afraid of military attacks at all." Sima Yi thought to himself.
After the scouts made a cursory inspection and found no trace of the enemy, Sima Yi finally gave the order to continue advancing with confidence. However, he still had a cautious idea and led only 5,000 men into the valley first, leaving half of the troops to guard the valley. In addition, if the front army passes through smoothly, let the rear army follow.
As soon as he entered the valley and saw the steep mountain walls on both sides, Sima Yi, who had just landed on the ground, felt anxious again. He quickly urged the troops in a loud voice: "Send orders to all the troops to quickly pass through this valley. If there is any delay, military law will be dealt with."
The messengers beside him quickly agreed, turning their horses' heads forward and shouting to convey the message.
Seeing that nothing abnormal had happened halfway through the valley, Sima Yi's anxious heart gradually dropped. He observed the mountains on both sides and made up his mind that when the battle was over, he would definitely suggest to Cao Zhen that he should stay here A checkpoint was set up at Shuangfengling and troops were stationed there. How could such a dangerous place not be in one's own hands?
Just when I was thinking about which hill the checkpoint would be built on, I suddenly heard a loud noise from ahead. I was very surprised and was about to send someone to ask what happened. I saw a horse running from the front.
"Report to the Commander-in-Chief, there are rolling rocks and logs falling from the mountain in front of us, blocking the entrance of the valley."
Sima Yi immediately realized what he said and exclaimed: "No, there is an ambush. Send an order to all the troops. The front team will become the rear team, and the rear team will become the front team, and they will quickly withdraw from this valley."
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu..."
At this moment, a burst of passionate and rapid drumbeats came from the peaks on both sides, and then a large number of Han troops appeared on the peaks. Thousands of crossbowmen unfurled their bows, set up arrows, fired up their crossbows, and shot down the sky into the valley. rain of arrows.
"Ah, ah...ah, ah..."
The Han army took turns to release arrows, and the rain of arrows continued. For a time, countless Wei soldiers were hit by arrows and fell from their horses, and screams came one after another.
Zhao Yun waved the command flag on the left hilltop and commanded the troops to continuously fire arrows and throw down rolling logs and stones. He saw a veteran general in the valley with bright armor and soldiers risking their lives to protect him. He guessed that this person must be Sima Yi, so he pointed at him and laughed: "Sima Yi, Changshan Zhao Zilong is here. You have fallen into the trap of my prime minister. Don't even think about escaping today. Quickly dismount and surrender, or you may be saved."
Sima Yi was angry and anxious after hearing this, but it was too late to avoid the rain of arrows and rush out of the way of the crowd. He had no energy left to argue with Zhao Yun, so he had to separate the sergeants with difficulty and retreat towards the way they came.
At this time, Guan Xing also laughed on the mountain on the right and said: "Sima Yi, Xie Liang Guan Xing is here. If you don't dismount your horse and ask for surrender, when will we wait?" After that, he also urged the troops to fire arrows.
Sima Yi looked for fame and glanced at Guan Xing. He saw that he was holding a long sword and was majestic and brave. He was even more frightened than his father Guan Yu. He hurriedly urged the troops to abandon their baggage and flee.
The fighting in Shuangfengling was fierce, and at the same time, there were loud shouts in Zhouzhi City, and there was no need to give in.
Fei Yao personally led two thousand cavalry into the city, intending to capture and kill Zhuge Liang, but he did not expect that the strength of the Han army in the city was much greater than he and Cao Zhen expected, with a total of six thousand men and horses.
Jiang Wei led a group of soldiers to hide in the houses on both sides of the street. As soon as the Wei army entered the city, they suddenly rushed out and caught Fei Yao off guard.
Dozens of blocking ropes threw the running horses to the ground. Thousands of crossbowmen took the opportunity to shoot arrows at the Wei army, taking away one life after another.
Fei Yao commanded the sergeant to fire back arrows while retreating towards the city gate. However, the streets in the city were narrow and congested, which was not conducive to the cavalry rushing to kill. In addition, the Han army was too numerous and occupied a large area.
Due to the favorable location, it is not easy for them to break out of the encirclement.
Fortunately, Cao Zhen outside the city saw that something was wrong inside and sent reinforcements in time. The Wei army finally withdrew without any danger after suffering nearly a thousand casualties.
"General, although there are many Shu troops in the city, they are not too many. The main force of the Shu troops is still not here. It seems that they have indeed withdrawn to martial arts." Fei Yao wiped the sweat from his forehead and breathed heavily. said.
Cao Zhen nodded slightly and said nothing. He always felt that something was wrong. He closed his eyes and thought, reviewing the entire battle situation in his mind. After a while, he suddenly said in shock: "No, we have fallen into a trap. Zhuge Liang has set it up here." This empty city strategy is just to confuse us, the main force of the Shu army has not withdrawn to Wugong."
"General, why do you see this?" Fei Yao asked in confusion.
Cao Zhen said: "If Zhuge Liang has very few troops around him, then the main force of the Shu army has indeed withdrawn to the west. He stayed behind and set up this suspicious strategy to stop our army. If the troops around him are the main force of the Shu army, it means that he is doing it for Lure our troops into the city so that they can gather together and annihilate them.
However, Zhou Zhi's Shu army was neither too large nor too small, so the main force of the Shu army could neither be here nor go far away to do martial arts. They would certainly not be too far away from Zhuge Liang, and were probably hiding somewhere nearby. "
"So that's it." Fei Yao suddenly realized and asked, "General, how should we deal with it now?"
Cao Zhen pondered for a moment, then suddenly shouted loudly: "Oh, no, Zhongda and the others are in danger! Hurry, report this to Zhongda!"
Cao Zhen came to his senses and quickly sent his horse to chase Sima Yi, intending to inform him of the situation here and ask him to be careful to prevent a sneak attack by the main force of the Shu army.
But Cao Zhen was a step late after all. Before his envoy set out, he had already received the news of Sima Yi's ambush and defeat in Shuangfengling. After being shocked, Cao Zhen hurriedly asked Fei Yao to lead two thousand cavalry to rush over to respond.
"Zhongda."
Looking at Sima Yi with disheveled hair and blood all over his body, Cao Zhen almost didn't recognize him and called out softly.
Sima Yi smiled bitterly, cupped his hands and replied, "If the troops hadn't been able to fight to the death, Yi would have almost never seen the general."
"It's good if you can fight out. Today you and I were fooled by Zhuge Liang. What a shame and humiliation!" Cao Zhen sighed.
Sima Yi also sighed and said: "People say that Zhuge Liang is resourceful and has unpredictable abilities. Before, I thought it was an exaggeration made by a foolish man and a foolish woman. I didn't expect... Well, I have learned a lesson today. Yes, this person is really my great rival in Wei Dynasty."
Sima Yi still didn't say a word. In the past two months, the armies in Guanzhong have been defeated repeatedly. In fact, deep down in his heart, he despised Cao Zhen. After the battle at Shuangfengling, he realized that it was not Cao Zhen and others who were stupid. Incompetent, Zhuge Liang is really too strong.
"Zhongda, what are the casualties of the army?" Cao Zhen asked.
Sima Yi said: "A rough estimate is that there were more than 3,000 casualties."
"So many?" Cao Zhen was surprised.
Sima Yi smiled bitterly and said, "If I hadn't been careful and left five thousand cavalry outside the valley to support me, even if the entire army would not be wiped out, I'm afraid it would have been destroyed by more than half."
It turns out that the reason Sima Yi was finally able to lead his army to break out of the tight siege set up by Zhao Yun and Guan Xing was because the five thousand soldiers and horses who had not yet entered the valley came in to support him. If he had not divided the army into two, he would not have been able to get out of Shuangfengling alive. .
"Report, the general, the hussar general, Zhao Yun, and Guan Xing are catching up with tens of thousands of infantry." A scout rode forward to report.
Sima Yi said anxiously: "General, today our army has suffered two defeats in a row. Its morale has plummeted. We are no longer able to fight with the Shu army. It's better to withdraw as soon as possible."
"Gongming, order all the troops to retreat quickly!" Cao Zhen nodded and quickly ordered Fei Yao on the side.
Fei Yao cupped his fists and replied, "No."
