Shangtai.

The galloping of war horses, the sound of shouting and killing, the sound of war drums, the sound of horses' hooves, and the sound of arrows galloping through the air are mixed together, playing a passionate war song. The only cavalry battalion in the Shu Han army, the Ma Jiajun, was galloping on horseback, chasing the Cao Wei cavalry who were running wolf-lunging. Cao Wei's cavalry scattered in formation, beating horses and galloping, there was no desire to fight at all, they just fled as fast as they could.

Ma Dai followed closely, chasing the dead to the north, but there was no joy in his heart.

Behind them was a field of smoke billowing from the wheat.

These Cao Wei cavalry did not come to fight, they came to burn wheat. The arrows they shoot are not used to kill the enemy, but to set fire.

Shangqi is the tuntian of Cao Wei's garrison, where there are endless wheat fields, not only to supply the Cao Wei garrison west of Longshan, but also to the people in the city. Zhuge Liang chose to go out of Qishan before the autumn harvest, and he came for this piece of wheat land. When he arrived at Shangqi, the wheat was not yet ripe, and it came suddenly, so Cao Wei's garrison didn't react at all, not only could they not grab it, but they didn't have time to start even if they wanted to burn it, so they had to cheapen Zhuge Liang in vain.

Zhuge Liang sent people to besiege the city on the one hand, and sent people to harvest wheat on the other hand, as long as he grabbed these wheat, he had at least half a year's buffer time, which greatly reduced the difficulty of transshipment from Hanzhong.

However, things soon took a turn for the better. Guo Huai, the assassin of Yongzhou who was trapped in Shangtai City, saw that Zhuge Liang sent people to collect wheat, and immediately knew his intentions, and he ordered the cavalry stranded outside the city to sneak attack everywhere, not to sneak attack people, but to burn wheat. He had more than 3,000 fine cavalry, divided into three teams, each team of 1,000 people, roaring and whistling, so that the Shu Han army, which was dominated by foot soldiers, could not be defended. Zhuge Liang had no choice but to send Ma Jiajun to intercept it. However, the Ma family army had only one battalion, while Cao Wei's cavalry had three battalions, which took turns to go out of battle. Soon dragged Ma Jiajun to exhaustion.

The result of exhaustion is that he can't keep up with the speed of Cao Wei's cavalry, that is, more and more wheat fields are set on fire by Cao Wei's cavalry, and Prime Minister Zhuge is wishful thinking. It also turned to ashes little by little in the firelight.

The prime minister was very angry, and Ma Dai was very anxious. He looked at the fleeing Cao Wei cavalry in front of him, and longed to have wings on his side. Fly over and kill them one by one. These cavalrymen who came and went like the wind made him suffer. It's a pity that although he hated the sky, the war horse under his crotch became slower and slower, and the continuous days of chasing exposed the weakness of their horse's aging.

Ma Jiajun, who has been in Shu for more than ten years, has reached the point where the problem of aging horses has reached the point where it has to be solved. Unable to get the supplement of Liangzhou war horses, some of them could only ride short and slow Shu horses or Dian horses, which were okay to carry goods, and when they arrived on the battlefield, they faced the Cao Wei cavalry dominated by Xiliang war horses. Immediately, the original form appeared.

Looking at the Cao Wei cavalry who were fleeing farther and farther, Ma Dai had no choice but to order to stop the pursuit. He knew that these Cao Wei cavalry were not unable to escape, they wanted to lure him away, so that other people could take advantage of the situation. Ma Dai had already suffered like this, and he would not be fooled again, so he could only watch the Cao Wei cavalry that had completed the task and walked away.

Behind him was a messy wheat field and the soldiers of the Shu army who were busy extinguishing the fire. Zhuge Liang Kong has an army of 80,000, but once they are distributed in the endless Tuntian area, they are full of loopholes, and they cannot be prevented. If the number of people is small, it is likely to be attacked by Cao Wei's cavalry, and if there are more people, the points that can be guarded against will be sharply reduced, and they will not be able to take care of it at all. In the face of the elusive Cao Wei cavalry, they were exhausted and suffered, and as patches of wheat fields were burned, their morale was also declining sharply.

Ma Dai gathered the team, looked at the sunset that was gradually setting in the west, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. This difficult day has finally passed.

He returned to the camp outside Shangqi City and pleaded guilty to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang stood in front of the big tent, looking at the smoke and dust blown away by the wind in the distance, his face was a little haggard, but he did not blame Ma Dai, but comforted Ma Dai a few words: "How about the loss of war horses?" ”

"The losses are not much, three horses were seriously injured, it is estimated that they will not work, and the others ...... Just tired some. ”

"It's time for your horses to be replaced, I just received a war horse yesterday, you go to Yang to join the army, pick ten horses to make up for the losses."

Ma Dai was overjoyed, the exhaustion of his body suddenly disappeared, and he hurriedly bowed down and saluted, and turned around and left happily.

Zhuge Liang turned to the young Cangcao Peng Jiang Wei: "How much wheat have we lost so far?" ”

Jiang Wei is a general, twenty-seven years old this year, originally engaged in the Yongzhou Assassin Mansion, because his father Jiang Jian died in state affairs during the Ma Chao Rebellion, so he was given the official Zhonglang and participated in the military of the county. When Ma Yanbing left Qishan, Jiang Wei was Tianshui's subordinate who guarded Ma Zun, and he was accompanying Ma Zun and accompanying Guo Huai's case. Knowing that the Shu army was coming, Guo Huai immediately fled into Shangtai City, and Ma Zun also followed into the city, Jiang Wei persuaded him that Ming Mansion should go back to Ji County and arrange the defense of Tianshui County. As a result, Ma Zun not only didn't listen to him, but also scolded him for his ill intentions and left them. Jiang Wei had no choice but to return to Ji County, and then was elected by the six gods and no master Ji County to surrender to Zhuge Liang.

After Zhuge Liang talked with Jiang Wei, he also sighed as a genius, and turned him into Cangcao Peng, added General Fengyi, and was named the Marquis of Yang Pavilion. Such a kind of treatment made Jiang Wei grateful, and of course he was grateful to Zhuge Liang.

Jiang Wei said in a low voice: "About a third." ”

"Hurry up and grab it, if we wait any longer, our losses will be even greater."

"Whoa."

Zhuge Liang turned around and went back to the big tent, sat in front of the case, picked up the military report on the case, and was about to read it, but he remembered something, put down the military report, patted his forehead, and sighed: "I can't imagine that just three thousand cavalry will let us lose so much." This Guo Huai is really not an idle person. ”

"Prime Minister, the strength of cavalry is speed, and it is the most suitable to harass. If they fought head-on, these 3,000 cavalry would be the opponent of the prime minister's army. Jiang Wei saw that Zhuge Liang was in a bad mood, and hurriedly comforted: "These wheat were originally planted by them, they burned them, and the prime minister just harvested less, so didn't they suffer heavy losses?" After the wheat is harvested, the prime minister can attack the city wholeheartedly, can these 3,000 cavalry still burn Shangqi? ”

Zhuge Liang laughed: "What Boyo said is very true, I have also been annoyed by these cavalry these days, and I am a little upset. ”

"Everyone has the heart of gain and loss, and the prime minister doesn't have to mind." Jiang Wei said respectfully.

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, and was about to say another again, when Fei Yi walked in quickly. "Prime Minister. The young often return victoriously. ”

Zhuge Liang was overjoyed, and couldn't help but stand up: "Youchang is back?" Where is he? ”

"Yes, he broke through the city of Xiangwu. Longxi is too guarded by You Chu, and now he is camping, and when he is settled, he will come to see the prime minister. ”

"I often play when I am young. Sure enough, it was caught. Zhuge Liang stroked his beard and laughed: "I need to go to greet him." ”

Fei Yi smiled but did not speak. Jiang Wei was very surprised that he would take the initiative to greet him. It can be seen how important this Ma Jian is in his mind.

It didn't take long for Ma Tan to come to the camp with a few personal guards, and when he saw Zhuge Liang standing at the door to greet him, Ma Tan hurriedly rushed forward and bowed: "Ma Tan is fortunate to live up to his mission, and he has come to hand over orders to the prime minister." ”

Zhuge Liang hahadaxiao, holding Ma Yan's arm, entered the tent. The two sat down, and Zhuge Liang asked while letting people serve wine: "Young Chang, I will listen to the battle quickly, why didn't you surrender before You Chu." Now he has become a prisoner of the young ranks. ”

You Chu is the Taishou of Longxi. Zhuge Liang's troops came out of Qishan, Tianshui was the first to look at the wind and descended, followed by Nan'an and Anding. As one of the three counties of Yongzhou in Longyou, Longxi refused to surrender. He said to Li Sheng, the general who went to invite the battle, you occupy Longyou, and the reinforcements from the imperial court will arrive in twenty days at most. You have the ability to cut off Longshan and prevent the reinforcements of the imperial court from passing through Longshan, and after a month, I will surrender the city. Until then, I can't do it.

Where was Li Sheng willing to wait for a month and launch a strong attack, but unexpectedly, the people in the city were very supportive of You Chu, and they went to the city together to defend it. After Zhuge Liang was rewarded, he ordered Ma Tan to go and attack the city in person. Longxi is on the left side of the army, and if he does not conquer Longxi, he will not be able to penetrate deep into Jincheng, and will eventually stop at Tianshui County.

Now Ma Tan lived up to expectations, conquered Xiangwu, pocketed Longxi County, and relieved the flank danger of the army. Next, as long as he conquers Shangqi City, he can make great strides forward, and his troops will be directed at Liangzhou.

"You Chu doesn't know where the righteousness lies, how can he be undefeated if he dares to resist the prime minister's volunteers with just a little wisdom." Ma Tan lightly told the story of the war, and then changed the topic: "Prime Minister, is there any news from Guanzhong?" ”

Zhuge Liang took out a military report from the case and handed it to Ma Yan, and at the same time said to Jiang Wei: "Boyo, are you familiar with this You Chu?" ”

Jiang Wei said: "There has been a relationship. He is a native of Zuo Fengyi, and his father You Yin was the Gongcao of the county, and he brought the late Liangzhou Assassin Shi Zhang Ji, because he won the official. ”

"How's that going?"

"The capital of the Chinese."

Zhuge Liang said: "If you can have the resources of a Chinese person, you are a usable person, can you say it for me?" ”

Jiang Wei looked at the situation in the tent and hesitated for a moment: "Dare not obey your fate." ”

When Jiang Wei came out of the big tent, Ma Jian put down the military report in his hand, and the smile on his face had disappeared. His sword eyebrows frowned slightly: "Deng Zhi is really confused, a person who knows the destiny of heaven, is actually deceived by a child." ”

Zhuge Liang also put away his smile. "If you see deception, it may not be, it's just a matter of urgency. Young Chang, I'm not worried about Deng Zhi, I'm worried about Wei Ba. ”

Ma Yan said: "The prime minister is worried that this matter is Wei Ba's picking? ”

Zhuge Liang didn't speak, just sighed.

Ma Jian gasped, and said after a while: "Prime Minister, are you too worried?" ”

"I also hope I was overthinking. However, Wei Ba was shrewd, he may have sensed something from our change of jihua, and ......" Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, did not say any more, he looked at Ma Yan, and the worry between his eyebrows could not be concealed.

Ma Jian muttered: "The prime minister is worried that he will take a risk, and take the opportunity of guarding the pass this time to support his own troops?" ”

Zhuge Liang nodded.

Ma Jian was silent for a long time, and a touch of fierceness flashed in his eyes. "Heaven is evil, but it is still possible to live, but it is not possible to live. If he really thinks so, his heart can be punished. Without the support of the prime minister's army, it would be impossible to hold Guanzhong with these recruits he recruited. ”

Zhuge Liang shook his head regretfully: "It's just that in this way, it's really a pity for this rare talent." ”

"Prime Minister, it is precisely because of his talent that he is more dangerous." Ma Tan persuaded: "The husband heals the disease, and the ruler of the country should be the same." ”

Zhuge Liang sighed.

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Today's second shift, ask for a monthly pass, ask for a recommendation. Finally back in the top 10, a little happy. But he couldn't relax, Tang Sanzang caught up again. (To be continued.) )