The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 321 Contempt
Wei State, Didao.

"kill!!"

"The first one to reach the summit will be honored!!"

The soldiers roared and launched a siege from three sides.

Under the cover of large shields, the crossbowmen continued to approach the city wall and suppressed the defenders on the wall with arrows.

Jiang Wei had made considerable preparations for this siege. Warriors were pushing chariots, and archers were firing continuously, suppressing the enemy for a while.

Because the roads were difficult, the punitive army usually had to make siege equipment after arriving at the destination.

The Shu Kingdom had very complete siege equipment. Zhuge Liang and Hao Zhao had staged a very exciting offensive and defensive battle. Zhuge Liang also had the habit of "building a hundred-foot-high alcove to shoot into the city."

Many times, Jiang Wei didn't need to give orders himself, as the soldiers under his command were very familiar with these things.

Well-siege chariots were set up on three sides of Didao, and the two sides began shooting at each other.

Arrows flew everywhere, and there were casualties on both sides.

At this moment, soldiers from three sides rushed towards the city wall carrying soil on their backs. They were going to fill the moat outside the city.

Just as these people approached the city, the number of arrows on the city wall suddenly increased sharply. In just a moment, many soldiers fell to the ground. The arrows were so dense that they covered the road to the city.

Jiang Wei frowned, watching the sudden outburst on the city wall, and shouted again: "Keep suppressing!!"

The crossbowmen worked even harder.

One after another, the soldiers were shot and fell to the ground. The fighters from both sides had not even met each other, but the casualties were already considerable.

Didao was not a city that could be easily captured. Cao Wei attached great importance to these border cities and often sent people to build them, while also storing a large amount of defensive supplies.

Jiang Wei was very clear about this. Even if he succeeded this time, he would definitely pay a heavy price.

However, this is a rare opportunity.

Guo Huai died, Sima Shi also died, Guanqiu Jian, Zhuge Dan and others were ready to make a move, having heard that a rebellion had occurred in Hebei.

This is a good opportunity that will not come around for many years. If Jiang Wei misses such a good opportunity, he will never forgive himself.

As the war drums sounded, more and more soldiers launched a fierce attack on the city.

For a moment, arrows kept flying up and down over the city, screams continued, and the entire sky seemed to be covered by arrows.

Sima Wang was standing on the city wall at this moment, looking into the distance calmly.

The deputy general standing by looked at the arrows flying all over the sky, his face pale.

"General, let's go down the city. It's dangerous here."

Sima Wang said angrily: "The soldiers all have the faith to die for their country, don't I have it too?!"

The deputy general was speechless.

At this moment, in addition to the soldiers on the city wall, there were many soldiers standing inside the wall, and none of them went on the field.

The deputy general said worriedly, "Jiang Wei is not testing us and is attacking with all his might. We shouldn't hold back any more."

Sima Wang did not answer. He did not fight back with all his strength. He retained a large amount of manpower, but the purpose of doing so was not to break through Jiang Wei's encirclement.

He has his own ideas.

Sima Wang's position in the northwest is now very complicated. On the one hand, he serves as the General of Anxi and commands the army. However, because of the presence of the big boss Chen Tai, his control over the army is not very strong.

Fortunately, the people here don’t know what happened in the temple yet, and his surname is still the most powerful weapon, and no one dares to disobey it.

The two sides started fighting, and the Shu Kingdom's offensive became more and more powerful.

On several occasions, they even succeeded in setting up the ladders, but were then met with a strong counterattack from the Wei army.

It was like this every time. Shu could feel the opponent's defense was weak several times, but every time they were about to succeed, the opponent suddenly became vigorous and beat them back.

In this entanglement, the Shu Kingdom paid a very heavy price.

Finally, General Zhang Yi, the General of the Western Expedition, could not bear it any longer and appeared in front of Jiang Wei again.

"General! We can't attack anymore!"

"The casualties are too great!"

"We have come from afar, and the enemy is well-rested. Moreover, he has gathered the defense forces of several cities in one city!"

Zhang Yi frowned and pointed at the city in the distance. "That Sima Wang is deliberately luring us in. He's not really going all out. He's constantly luring us in for a strong attack, and then suddenly launching an attack."

"His goal is to consume more of our strength, delay us outside the city, and allow his main force to come and encircle and suppress us!"

"General, let's change our strategy. We can split our forces to attack and plunder other cities to make up for the losses of this expedition."

As soon as Zhang Yi started to speak, Jiang Wei became extremely angry.

"Every expedition has been a failure, all because of people like you!" "The army is now charging at full force, how dare you come and destroy our morale?!"

Zhang Yi looked at Jiang Wei's angry face and was also very angry.

"General Wei! You don't care about the lives of your soldiers at all! Do you even care if I disrupt their morale?"

"Even if we take the city by force, how much will it cost us?!"

"If we fail to capture it, what will we do with the losses from this expedition?"

"Years of Northern Expeditions, years of failures. Does General Wei only care about his own achievements and ignore the people of the Han Dynasty?!"

Jiang Wei said solemnly, "I am not doing this for my own merits. This time I am carrying out the Prime Minister's will, for the people of the Han Dynasty, and for the justice of the world!"

"This time we are sending out a large army. If we can capture this city, our previous losses will be compensated. If we can't, what's the point of taking the other small towns?"

Zhang Yi grew even angrier. "General Wei has a heart of righteousness that is beyond the comprehension of us humble men. If we fail this time, I will definitely submit a letter to His Majesty!"

Jiang Wei was very calm. "Sima Wang can only see one city. Chen Tai's troops are scattered all over the place. If he wants to come to rescue, he must first gather the troops, gather a large army, and then come here. This cannot be accomplished in just a few days."

"Chen Tai won't be able to come to the rescue in a short time. Besides, I have stationed people on all the roads. If a large army comes, they will be ambushed by me first."

Jiang Wei originally didn't want to explain all this to Zhang Yi, but he still needed Zhang Yi's help.

After hearing his explanation, Zhang Yi snorted coldly and turned away.

"General! No! No!"

At this moment, Chen Tai had already ordered someone to bring his horses, and many knights gathered around him, ready to set off.

An official stood in front of Chen Tai, his eyes full of fear.

"General, Jiang Wei is leading an army of tens of thousands, and you only have 3,000 cavalry. How can you defeat him on your own?"

"We should wait until the main army arrives, and then lead them to lift the siege of the city. If you go alone, and something goes terribly wrong, the army will be leaderless and will be defeated by Jiang Wei!"

Chen Tai was wearing armor and looked very calm.

He ignored the officials beside him and jumped on his horse.

"If we wait until the army is assembled, Sima Wang will be in danger, and Jiang Wei will be prepared for an ambush. Instead, we should go now while Jiang Wei is unprepared and attacking the city with all his might, so we won't be in any danger."

"Jiang Wei won't know how many troops I lead. Once he finds out that I've already circumvented him, he'll be terrified and won't dare attack Didao again. Even if he wants to, his generals won't dare stay any longer."

"By then, it will be time to defeat Jiang Wei."

After hearing Chen Tai's words, the official just sighed helplessly.

Chen Tai handed over all the matters in the city to the other party, and then led the cavalry away quickly.

Chen Tai did not dare to delay for a moment and advanced at full speed. He did not even give his soldiers time to rest. He rushed down all the way. When passing by his own city, he did not make a sound. He bypassed countless scouts along the way.

He personally led these more than 3,000 cavalrymen, crossed the Gaochengling in Shouyang County, and marched quietly and quickly, finally arriving at the high mountains southeast of Didao City at dark the next day.

After arriving here, Chen Tai still did not rest. He ordered his soldiers to light piles of beacon fires on the mountain, the more the better, and at the same time began to beat the war drums so that both the distant enemies and their own people could hear them.

Jiang Wei had just finished a day's assault and was about to let his soldiers rest when suddenly, many bonfires were lit in the mountains to the south and the sound of war drums could be heard.

Sima Wang in the city also ordered his men to beat drums, making a huge noise.

At this moment, the Shu soldiers were extremely frightened and there was chaos in the camp. Jiang Wei, who had just sat down, couldn't help but jump up.

Jiang Wei stared at the scenery in the distance, and his expression suddenly turned ugly.

The generals rushed in.

"General! This is bad!"

At this moment, the entire Shu army was somewhat panicked.

Jiang Wei hurriedly said, "Calm the soldiers! Tell them not to be afraid! This is just a small group of people. Otherwise, they would have attacked us long ago!"

"Send scouts to gather information around us. It looks like the enemy is attacking from the south. Send people to the south to explore and find a suitable ambush location!"

Jiang Wei's army stopped the siege.

At that moment, Chen Tai stood on the top of the mountain, gazing at the Shu camp in the distance. He instructed his generals, "Jiang Wei will undoubtedly think we are advancing from the south. He will set up an ambush along the way. Send out messengers to inform the various camps to secretly march from the north, avoiding their scouts and cutting off their retreat!"

The general immediately accepted the order and left in a hurry.

This famous general of the Wei Dynasty, who was despised by Jiang Wei, was now standing on the top of the mountain, watching Jiang Wei's army from afar.

Because of years of fighting, Chen Tai was extremely familiar with Jiang Wei and could even predict some of his opponent's actions.

However, Jiang Wei did not think much of Mr. Chen. In his eyes, Chen Tai was just a cowardly person who assisted Guo Huai.

But this time, he seemed to have made a mistake.

(End of this chapter)