Chapter 8 Annihilating the Wei Army
"Zhuge Liang..." Zhang He's voice was choked, and he suddenly smiled with relief.
"It turns out that it was not Ma Su who plotted against me, but Zhuge Liang himself..."
That's no problem, there's no shame in losing to Zhuge Liang.
"General, we should..."
"Attack!" Zhang He said decisively,
"We have no retreat, only the attacking side has a glimmer of hope!"
During the Battle of Chibi, he followed Cao Cao through Huarong Road. At that time, Cao Wei's famous general refreshed his understanding of Zhuge Liang's cunning.
Therefore, Zhang He knew that the only option now was to fight to the death. Once he retreated, there would be no possibility of survival.
"Soldiers! Charge with me! Kill all the Shu dogs and capture the Zhuge villagers alive!"
Zhang He personally drew his sword and shouted, "The generals boosted their morale, and the Wei soldiers braced themselves to fight hard."
Seeing the Wei army charging towards them, the flags of the Shu army were flying, and the military formation was quietly changing.
Before the Wei army could get close, countless arrows were fired from the Shu army's formation. The locust-like rain of arrows quickly fell on the Wei army formation. Hundreds of soldiers fell to the ground. The Wei soldiers behind them stepped on their corpses and continued to advance.
The Wei army had mostly cavalry, and among the 50,000 soldiers and horses, there were 2,000 cavalry. After four rounds of arrow rain, the Wei army was already close to the Shu army's formation. At this time, the Central Army's command flag was turned, and the Shu army completed the formation change in just a few breaths. The shield bearers and spearmen appeared in front of the formation in the blink of an eye.
The knights of the Wei army who had no time to disperse were instantly stabbed through a large area by the spear, and they all fell to the ground.
At the same time, the entire military formation design of the Shu army is also very unique. It looks like a dam from the sky. The Wei army came like a huge wave and was quickly cut in front of the Shu army's formation. While its momentum was sharply reduced, it was efficiently killed by the Shu army.
If Ma Su saw this scene, he would be stunned. This is the real way for the Shu army to open up. They are warriors who follow orders and prohibitions, not a mob.
Zhang He's troops were like moths flying into the flames in front of Zhuge Liang's formation. They tried their best but were harvested very easily. Zhang He personally led his troops to charge and kill several times. Not only did he fail to make any achievements, but his horses were almost stabbed to death.
After taking turns to charge several times, Zhang He found that the southeast corner of the Shu army was the weakest in defense. With no time to think about it, he led his troops to turn around and charge away from the southeast corner.
Unexpectedly, this time Zhang He easily broke through the Shu army's defenses. However, what greeted Zhang He after breaking through the defense was not the infantry of the Shu army, but a broad military formation.
Before Zhang He could react, the Shu army's flag changed, and Zhang He's retreat was instantly blocked.
"grass!"
Zhang He was quite knowledgeable. How could he not know that he had fallen into a trap and been drawn into the military formation at this time?
Zhuge Liang improved the eight formations, with a total of sixty-four variations, and each formation has its own specific use.
For example, what Zhang He is entering now is a long snake formation. If he can't touch the snake's head, he will never be able to get out.
Zhang He obviously didn't know much about formations, so he could only rush around like a headless fly.
Two hours after the declaration of war, when the sky was getting dark, Zhang He finally had no way out and was captured alive by the Shu army.
As for the Wei army outside the formation, their morale completely collapsed after losing their leader, and the entire army collapsed!
The Shu army then killed countless people and achieved a brilliant victory!
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At this time, the Jieting Shu army had just escorted Wang Ping up the mountain, counting casualties and preparing for a counterattack.
"Zi Jun, it's hard for you this time. That Zhang He attacked the city so fiercely." Ma Di couldn't help but scratch his head when he saw that Wang Ping was covered in blood after the battle, and his tiredness was palpable.
In the final analysis, it was because he was unreliable and did not want to be reliable that Wang Pingcheng was like this. If it weren't for Wang Ping's fate, the street pavilion would probably be Wang Ping's tomb.
What a bastard I am. When I get back, I will offer Wang Ping two sticks of incense as an apology.
"General, there is no need to blame yourself. Victory or defeat is a normal thing for military officers. What's more, it is the first time for a general to lead an army. It is normal to make mistakes." Wang Ping didn't have so much resentment here. He at least saw that General Ma was really not a fool. .
Being able to force Zhang He to violate the taboo of military strategists and bypass the street pavilion to attack Longxi already illustrates the problem. It can be said that Ma Di has convinced Wang Ping.
"General, don't worry. The general is not entirely responsible this time. I, Wang Ping, am also responsible. When the prime minister is held accountable, I will explain it clearly to you."
Ma Su: "???"
You thick eyebrows, I just tricked you, you are so vicious, you want me to not be able to go home?
"Zijun doesn't have to be like this. If something goes wrong, I will bear all the responsibilities. Even if the Prime Minister wants to deal with me militaryly, I, Ma Su, will not have any complaints." Ma Su said immediately, and his attitude was extremely firm.
"I am just a scholar who leads the army. Being beheaded will not have any impact. Zijun, you are a rare veteran in the entire Han Dynasty. You must not be implicated for this."
"For the sake of Han's future, you can't get involved. You and Yao Hu are both innocent!"
The responsibility must all be mine, and I will be in a hurry with anyone who robs me!
"This..." Wang Ping fell silent. His image of Ma Su had changed a lot these days, but only then did he realize that General Ma was really serious.
He never shirks his responsibility when something goes wrong, and he even takes the responsibility on his own initiative. This is not something ordinary people can do.
Ma Youchang is a gentleman!
While Ma Su and Wang Ping were talking, suddenly Ma Su's soldiers rushed into the military tent and shouted excitedly.
"General, everything is as you expected. Zhang He's troops were defeated by the troops led by the prime minister in Lueyang. The Wei army has been defeated!"
"Commanders Yao and Qiao have led troops to besiege the enemies in Jieting. We have won!"
Ma Su: "Huh?"
Wang Ping: "???"
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The news of Zhang He's defeat and capture soon spread throughout the five counties of Longxi, causing Longxi to be shaken.
The Shu army has less than 70,000 regular combat soldiers, and the rest are auxiliary troops. Even so, most of the troops are still attacking the city in Longxi.
However, the Shu army only dispatched more than 20,000 troops and defeated the 50,000 Wei troops sent by Cao Wei to rescue them. Even the commander was arrested.
Even if it's 50,000...right, you know what I'm going to say.
The information revealed was enough to make anyone still resisting in Longxi completely lose their will to fight.
After all, the reinforcements sent by the imperial court were defeated instantly, so what's the use of them resisting?
When Zhuge Liang led his troops back to Shanggui, Guo Huai had already abandoned the city and fled. The guard of Qishan Fort also committed suicide on the top of the city in despair, and the Shu army effortlessly captured the entrance to Longdao.
Several problems that originally gave Zhuge Liang a headache were all solved in the blink of an eye. Longxi's return to the Han Dynasty is basically a certainty.
However, Ma Su, the great hero of all this, was imprisoned at this time and no one was allowed to visit the prison. Zhuge Liang personally sent the message and would deal with Ma Su's problem when he returned to Xixian County.