"Horseman, get off your horse and die!"

This time it was an old acquaintance, Sima Yi's eldest son, Sima Shi, who went out of the city to pursue Ma Yan. At the head of Chang'an City, he saw several cavalry members of the Shu army coming, and they were a stone's throw away from the city, wandering and scouting. Not only that, but he also saw the most dazzling horse at a glance, and without saying a word, he summoned hundreds of light horsemen and went out of the city to chase them.

After all, since Ma Tan appeared so close outside Chang'an City, it was obvious that he was here to investigate. And how capable Ma Jian is of demons, the entire Cao Wei Guanzhong generals are obvious to all.

If he really lets him detect something, it is likely to make the already inferior battle situation even worse.

Therefore, Sima Shi did not come to chase and kill Ma Jian as to go out of the city to drive Ma Jian away.

Seeing Sima Shi personally chasing after him with hundreds of cavalry, Ma Jian was a little surprised. However, after a deep groan, Ma Jian decisively chose to turn around and leave.

He is here to investigate, and he can't be involved with Wei Jun. If he rushes up like this, if he doesn't die, he will probably go back and the prime minister will have to beat him up regardless of his injuries.

When the time comes, he has even thought about what the prime minister will say.

"The future general is very capable, he can go into battle to kill the enemy with injuries, so it should be okay to be smoking, right?"

The more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes.

However, Ma Tan led the evacuation of several cavalry men and Ma Zhong, and Sima Shi did not immediately stop the pursuit. Instead, he led the light cavalry to continue the pursuit for a while.

While you were chasing me, Ma Jian suddenly glanced back, and then looked at Ma Zhong,

"Old horse, they all say that you are good at archery, can you see if you can shoot Sima Shi off the horse for me?"

Hearing Ma Tan's order, Ma Zhong quickly turned his head to check, but his face was sad,

"General, although I am on the right track, it is time for foot combat. Although they are all southerners, they are not good at riding and archery......"

"It's okay, just give it a try." Ma Jian waved his hand and insisted that Ma Zhong give it a try.

Ma Zhong was also helpless, so he could only draw his bow and arrow, suddenly turned around and aimed, and shot an arrow straight into Sima Shi's chest.

Sima Shi's eyes narrowed, and he leaned back sharply, lying on the back of the horse. Ma Zhong's arrow grazed Sima Shi's chest and shot it, only to hit one of Sima Shi's lieutenants.

"Ahh With a scream, the Wei army that came to pursue was reduced by one man.

"Excellent! Although he didn't shoot Sima Shi, it was good. Ma Jian was very satisfied, and immediately instructed Ma Zhong,

"Keep firing the arrows! Hit me hard! Let them know that there is a price to be paid for pursuing our Han cavalry! ”

Obviously, because Ma Tan couldn't shoot his own arrows, he was using Ma Zhong as his own external bow and arrow.

Several cavalrymen on Ma Tan's side rode Liangzhou horses, which were more than a little stronger than the Guanzhong war horses on Sima Shi's side. In addition, although the Wei army was equipped with stirrups, the idea of armament did not change, and it was still the uniform of assault cavalry, and did not carry bows and arrows at all.

As a result, Sima Shi's side could only be shot passively, but there was no countermeasure.

In the end, Sima Shi pursued for two or three miles, and found that he couldn't catch up at all and was shot dead by Ma Zhong, so he could only order to stop the pursuit and Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

As a result, Sima Shi was ready to leave, but Ma Jian was not happy and turned around to chase Sima Shi. Because the speed of the Han cavalry was higher than that of the Wei cavalry, Sima Shi was pulled by Ma Jian for a long time, and there was no way to do it.

In the end, Ma Zhong's arrows ran out, and Ma Jian had to let Sima Shi go.

However, this small encounter seems to open the door to a new world for Ma Tan. This kind of reconnaissance and harassment made him think of a certain day Khan hundreds of years later.

"No wonder that master likes to play this trick so much, it's really cool." Ma Tan was very satisfied, and he decided to include investigation in his scope of work in the future.

As for Ma Zhong...... External sniper rifles.

"General! Looks like you've found a way to break the enemy? Ma Zhong, who didn't realize that he had become a black slave handpicked by Ma Tan, asked with some surprise when he saw Ma Tan's bright smile.

"There is indeed a way to break the enemy, I have to go to Master Pu to study it." was reminded by Ma Zhong like this, Ma Jian remembered what was going on, and his expression suddenly became serious again.

"In the meantime, though, we'll have to find a way to divert the attention of the Wei army. Otherwise, with Sima Yi's action, it is estimated that he will quickly make countermeasures. ”

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

With Zhuge Liang as the logistics, Ma Tan's basic requirements can be quickly realized. With sufficient and stable logistical supplies, the speed of action on the Han army's side became extremely fast.

However, within a few days, the Cao Wei defenders of Chang'an discovered that the Han army had abnormal movements. After the sentry reconnoitred, he urgently reported it to Sima Yi.

At this moment, Sima Yi's face was already a lot haggard, and after more than a month of high-intensity work and bombardment of bad news, the chief health master of Dawei was also very helpless. But even so, Sima Yi still saw the news sent from the front line in person.

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

According to the report of the front-line scouts, the Shu army requisitioned a large number of people, and together with the soldiers, began to pile up sand and build an earthen wall.

Moreover, the earthen walls piled up by the Han army were obviously not intended to simply reject horses. The scouts found that the Shu army was piling up the city walls, and they were constantly consolidating and reinforcing them, completely planning to build a small Great Wall in Weinan.

In particular, the Han army seems to be very large, and the piled up earthen walls stretch for hundreds of miles. Looking at this posture, it is very likely that he intends to directly surround Chang'an!

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

Originally, the Shu army, which only needed to hold out until the Weishui thaw, and the logistical difficulties and strategic depth were not enough, had to withdraw to Weibei again. But if the Shu army was allowed to build an earthen wall around the Chang'an defense line, then they would be able to confront him for a long time.

Now that the Tongguan front line is basically blocked, the support from Kanto to him is minimal. In addition, Lishan was also occupied by the Shu army, and Sima Yi basically had no place to Tuntian, so he could only rely on Chang'an's grain storage to insist.

Especially once the Shu army piles up the wall, then Chang'an will really be blocked. When the time comes, Sima Yi will not talk about guarding Chang'an, and it is not certain whether he can escape from Guanzhong.

So Sima Yi can't let the situation drag on to that point no matter what.

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

"Division, gather the generals! We're going to have to deal with it. ”

(End of chapter)