Chapter 437: Ways to Defeat the Enemy

Chapter 437: Ways to Defeat the Enemy

"The horse is like a common man, get off the horse quickly and die!"

This time, the person who came out of the city to pursue Ma Di was an old acquaintance, Sima Yi's eldest son, Sima Shi. On the top of Chang'an City, he saw several Shu Army cavalry wandering about a stone's throw away from the city for reconnaissance. Not only that, he also saw the most eye-catching one, Ma Di, and without saying a word, he summoned hundreds of Qingqi and went out of the city to chase him.

After all, since Ma Di appeared so close to Chang'an City, it was obvious that he was here for investigation. And how capable Ma Su is at being a monster is obvious to all the generals in the Guanzhong of Cao Wei.

If he were to detect anything, it would probably make the already disadvantageous battle situation even worse.

Therefore, rather than saying that he came to chase Ma Di, Sima Shi went out of the city to drive Ma Di away.

Ma Su was a little surprised to see Sima Division personally leading hundreds of cavalry to pursue him. However, after pondering for a while, Ma Su decisively chose to turn around and leave.

He is here for reconnaissance, so there is no need to get involved with the Wei army. If he rushed forward like this, if he didn't die, the Prime Minister would probably give him a good beating regardless of his injuries.

He has even thought about what the Prime Minister will say by then.

"The future general is very capable. He can go into battle and kill the enemy even though he is injured, so it shouldn't be a problem if he gets whipped, right?"

The more I think about it, the scarier it becomes, but it’s better to take action.

However, Ma Su led several cavalrymen and Ma Zhong to evacuate, but Sima Division did not stop the pursuit immediately. Instead, he led the light cavalry and continued chasing for a while.

While chasing each other, Ma Su suddenly looked back and then looked at Ma Zhong,

"Old Ma, they say you have good archery accuracy. Can you please help me shoot Master Sima off his horse?"

After hearing Ma Su's instructions, Ma Zhong quickly turned around to check, but his expression was troubled.

"General, although I am very accurate, it was during an infantry battle. Although we are all from the south, I am not good at riding and shooting..."

"It doesn't matter, just give it a try." Ma Su waved his hand and insisted that Ma Zhong give it a try.

Ma Zhong had no choice but to draw his bow and nock an arrow. He suddenly turned around and took aim, shooting an arrow straight into Master Sima's chest.

Master Sima narrowed his eyes, leaned back suddenly, and lay down on the horse. One of Ma Zhong's arrows hit Sima Shi's chest and hit one of Sima Shi's lieutenants.

"Ah!!" With a scream, the Wei army that came to pursue was reduced by one person.

"Very good! Although he didn't hit Master Sima, it was still good." Ma Di was very satisfied and immediately told Ma Zhong,

"Keep shooting arrows! Hit me hard! Let them know that there is a price to pay for chasing my Han cavalry!"

Obviously, Ma Su regarded Ma Zhong as his own external bow because he could not shoot accurately.

Several cavalrymen on Ma Di's side were riding Liangzhou horses, which were more than a little stronger than the Guanzhong war horses on Sima Division's side. In addition, although the Wei army was equipped with stirrups, their armed thinking did not change. They were still dressed like assault cavalry and did not carry bows and arrows at all.

The result was that Master Sima could only be passively shot without any means of countermeasures.

In the end, after Sima Division pursued for two or three miles, he found that he could not catch up and many people were shot to death by Ma Zhong, so he could only order to stop the pursuit and withdraw his troops.

As a result, Master Sima was about to leave, but Ma Su was not satisfied and turned around to chase Master Sima. Because the Han cavalry was faster than the Wei cavalry, Sima Division was dragged by Ma Su for a long time without any solution.

Finally, Ma Zhong ran out of arrows, and Ma Di had to let Sima Shi go.

However, this small encounter seemed to open the door to a new world for Ma Su. This method of detecting and harassing people reminded him of a certain day in Khan hundreds of years later.

"No wonder that man likes to play this trick so much. It's really fun." Ma Di was very satisfied, and he decided to include investigation into his work scope in the future.

As for Ma Zhong...it's just an external sniper rifle.

"General! It seems that you have found a way to defeat the enemy?" Ma Zhong, who had not yet realized that he had become the black slave appointed by Ma Su, asked unexpectedly when he saw Ma Su's bright smile.

"There is indeed a way to defeat the enemy. I have to go to Master Pu to study it." After being reminded by Ma Zhong, Ma Di remembered the business and his expression suddenly became serious again.

"But in the meantime, we have to find a way to divert Wei Jun's attention. Otherwise, with Sima Yi's mobility, he will probably counterattack quickly."

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After Ma Di returned to the Han army camp, he immediately found the prime minister and asked the civilian husband to do the project. Zhuge Liang didn't even ask about this, and transferred a large number of civilians from Weibei to him overnight.

With Zhuge Liang doing the logistics, basically all of Ma Su's requests can be quickly fulfilled. With sufficient and stable logistical supplies, the Han army's actions became extremely fast.

Within a few days, the Cao Wei defenders in Chang'an discovered unusual movements by the Han army. After investigating, the sentry urgently reported it to Sima Yi.

At this moment, Sima Yi looked very haggard. After more than a month of intense work and bad news, the chief health master of Wei Dynasty was also helpless. But even so, Sima Yi still personally read the news sent from the front line.

"The Shu army is building a wall with earth and sand?" After reading the information sent by the scouts, Sima Yi frowned immediately. After reading it several times, Sima Yi's expression became more serious.

According to the reports from frontline scouts, the Shu army recruited a large number of civilians and together with the soldiers began to pile sand and build earth walls.

Moreover, the earthen wall built by the Han army was obviously not intended to simply resist the horses. The scouts discovered that the Shu army was piling up the city wall and continuously consolidating it, fully intending to build a small Great Wall in Weinan.

In particular, the Han army seemed to be very large, with piles of earth walls stretching for hundreds of miles. Looking at this posture, it is very likely that they are planning to directly surround Chang'an!

As an old fox, Sima Yi knew very well how threatening the Shu army's current actions were to him.

Originally, they only had to hold on until the Wei River thawed, but the Shu army, which had logistical difficulties and insufficient strategic depth, had to withdraw to Weibei. But if the Shu army is allowed to build an earth wall around Chang'an's defense line, then they may be able to confront him for a long time.

Now the Tongguan front line is basically blocked, and the support from Guandong is minimal. In addition, Lishan was also occupied by the Shu army, and Sima Yi basically had no place to farm, so he could only rely on the grain reserves in Chang'an.

Especially once the Shu army builds walls, Chang'an will really be blocked. When the time comes, let alone guarding Chang'an, it's not certain whether Sima Yi can escape from Guanzhong.

Therefore, Sima Yi could not let the situation get to that point under any circumstances.

"No! They must be stopped! We must not let the Shu army build a city wall in Weinan!" Sima Yi stood up, his expression becoming extremely serious.

"Master, summon the generals! We have to respond."