On both sides of the Shu Road, between the high mountains and lofty mountains, there are not only thousands of rocks and ravines surrounded by steaming clouds and rosy clouds, but also beautiful scenery of mountains, bright waters, pink willows and red willows.

At this moment, on Micang Road, a mountain road between towering mountains, Zhang He's troops and horses were rushing forward.

He was the vanguard, and Cao Cao personally held down the center army, following behind him.

Bazhong leads to Micang Road;

Litchi Road leads to Fuling.

Although they are both important places in Shu, their strategic positions are completely different. Taking Bazhong can directly attack Chengdu, but taking Fuling... is to block Jingzhou's thousands of miles of reinforcements.

Now...compared to Fuling, which Xu Huang captured by taking the mountain road, Bazhong's position is undoubtedly more important, which is why Cao Cao personally held the battle for Zhang He.

"——General Zhang, the left wing has been explored and there is no ambush!"

"——General Zhang, the right wing has also been explored, and there is no ambush."

Because of the "difficulty of the road to Shu" and because Cao Cao was behind him, Zhang He did not dare to be careless at all. He had to carefully explore the surroundings at every mountain road to ensure that there was no ambush.

How did Pang Tong, Liu Bei's military advisor, die in this mountain road?

Zhang He had heard about it.

only…

Ahead is "Jiangzhou", the seat of Bajun, but along the way, are there any ambushes in all directions?

Zhang He whispered to himself: "It seems that the Prime Minister's strategy worked. The entire Mi Cang Road...the Shu army has removed its protection...and is unobstructed."

Speaking of this, Zhang He's son Zhang Xiong laughed and said: "My father was too careful, otherwise... he would have arrived here half a day earlier. The prime minister is right behind him. In this battle... my father will definitely make a great contribution!"

Zhang He glanced at his son Zhang Xiong gently, and reminded him: "The way of using soldiers is ever-changing. Our opponent is Zhuge Kongming. This has caused the prime minister to suffer big losses many times. Don't be careless!"

Suddenly, a soldier shouted towards the top of Jiangzhou City: "There is someone at the top of the city!"

Zhang He quickly looked up, only to see two flags flying on top of the city. One side said "Han Military Advisor General Zhuge Liang" and the other side said "We'll be waiting for you for a long time"...

The flag fluttered in the west wind, like a provocation to Zhang He's army.

"Have you deployed your defenses in advance?"

Zhang He looked worried and murmured: "Why is Zhuge Liang here at this time?"

With this in mind, Zhang He ordered: "Tell the Prime Minister that the other soldiers advance slowly...be careful around you."

As he spoke, Zhang He kept gripping his spear tightly. Because of his emotional contamination, the entire Cao army seemed a little nervous and heavily guarded.

Speaking of which…

The characteristic of Zhang He's command of the army is "clever changes"...

This is completely opposite to "Ma Su".

Both of them are familiar with the art of war, but one can integrate the theory of the art of war into the battlefield, adapting measures to local conditions and the time.

But one only knows how to "talk on paper"!

It should be noted that during the Battle of Jieting in history, Ma Su was trapped on the mountain by Zhang He.

He didn't panic at all, because he was referring to an article in "The Art of War: Nine Places" by Sun Tzu - the place that dies will survive, and the place that dies will lead to life.

According to this art of war, if the soldiers are put to death, they will fight to the end in order to survive, bursting out several times their combat effectiveness.

But Zhang He understood it too well. He specially left a gap in the encirclement. With the hope of escape, Ma Di's soldiers' determination to die was reduced by more than half.

Zhang He then set up an ambush in the gap and defeated Ma Su's soldiers one by one.

This is a reference to "The Must-Have Encirclement" from "Sun Tzu's Art of War: Military Struggle"!

This is a coincidence... It's a military study, but not a death study!

It is precisely for this reason that Zhang He is well versed in the art of war. Even if it is a surprise attack, he is cautious and never underestimates his opponent.

What's more, this time, his opponent is Zhuge Kongming.

The army moved forward slowly, and when they got close to Jiangzhou, Zhang He was shocked to find Zhuge Liang standing on the city tower. He subconsciously looked around, only to find that the city gate was open and a few veterans were cleaning it.

Zhang He was puzzled, yet extremely alert...

"The shields are on both sides, and the crossbowmen are in the middle. Be careful of ambush around you!"

Zhang He once again defeated the command.

The entire Cao army quickly changed their formation.

Suddenly, something screamed from the nearby trees.

"Shoot -" Zhang He gave the order, and countless arrows were fired... rows of feathered arrows densely covered the forest, but... only a few elk in the forest were shot down.

Everyone let out a long sigh, and then realized that they were too nervous and too sensitive. .

call…

Zhang He adjusted his mood. He looked at Zhuge Liang on the tower and murmured softly: "Is this a mystery, or is there an ambush? Since the city gate is open, we might as well..."

Immediately, Zhang He pointed his gun at Zhuge Liang on the tower.

"——Send five hundred soldiers into the city!"

"No!" At this moment, a voice roared, Zhang He turned his head, and Cao Cao rode out amid the guard of a group of Tiger and Ben troops.

"Prime Minister..." Zhang He quickly handed over his hand and explained: "The gate of Jiangzhou City is open, Zhuge Liang is on top of the Jiangzhou City Tower, and the general plans to send a small army first to test its depth and make a decision!"

Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and did not answer.

He just looked at the tower and Zhuge.

A battle in Chibi and a battle in Huarong.

That tragic defeat, that rout... was vivid in his mind, as if it was before his eyes again, awakening the depths of his memory.

In Cao Cao's eyes...

Zhuge Liang is comparable to Zhou Yu, and Zhuge Liang is more cautious and meticulous than Zhou Yu.

How could such a person go into danger alone...

How could there not be an ambush in Jiangzhou City?

Cao Cao was suspicious by nature...

At the time of Changbanpo, Zhang Fei was able to defeat Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops with just a few dozen cavalry.

Not to mention now, Jiangzhou is ten times more mysterious than under Dangyang Bridge?

"Prime Minister, no matter what...send a small group of troops to investigate inside and find out the reality...this is the best policy!" Zhang He knows how to adapt. At this time, when his opponent is trying to raise suspicions, he should first explore the reality.

Cao Cao stretched out his hand. "Not busy...just wait!"

Over the years, too many stories about Chibi have reached Cao Cao's ears, and Chibi's defeat... Cao Cao has had countless nightmares over the years.

Especially the east wind.

Zhuge Liang can borrow the east wind, how evil is he!

——He is a villager from Zhuge;

——Moreover, the demon Zhuge!

From the bottom of his heart, the more Zhuge Liang opened the city gate, the more fearful Cao Cao became.

at this time…

A tiger warrior said a few words in Xu Chu's ear, and then handed a bamboo tube to Xu Chu.

Xu Chu quickly walked to Cao Cao's side.

"Prime Minister... this is an urgent item from Jingzhou. It was sent here ten days ago. There was a heavy snowfall before and the urgent item was trapped in Shangyong. Now the snow path has been cleared before it can be sent here."

As Xu Chu spoke, he opened the bamboo tube and handed the bamboo slips inside to Cao Cao.

Because Hanzhong was newly conquered, there was no post station built between Hanzhong and the Central Plains, and Fei Ge did not have time to make a special training trip.

Therefore, the flying pigeon is still unable to deliver the letter...

Compared to Shuzhong, the transmission of information was undoubtedly a lot slower, and there happened to be heavy snowfall, which caused the letter to be delayed.

At this moment, Cao Cao had already unfolded the letter.

But... it would have been better if the letter was not unfolded. As soon as it was unfolded, Cao Cao's expression condensed, and drops of sweat immediately formed on his forehead.

"Prime Minister..."

Zhang He and Xu Chu said in unison.

"Something happened, Wenpin died -" Cao Cao blurted out...

Ah... Zhang He and Xu Chu were both stunned.

Wenpin is the iron wall of Jiangxia! What will Jiang Xia do if he dies?

Without giving them any time to be surprised, Cao Cao continued, "Lü Chang, Niu Jin, Man...Man Chong and Man Boning...are all dead too!"

When Man Chong's name was mentioned, Cao Cao clenched his fists, looking like he was more sad than his heart.

It seems that Man Chong holds a very important position in Cao Cao's mind.

However, the death of these people was not what Cao Cao regretted the most.

The way they died...is...just!

At this moment, Zhang He was extremely surprised when he heard this, but...he couldn't help but look at Jiangzhou. He knew that he shouldn't remind Cao Cao at this time, but...such a good opportunity was missed...but...but At once…

With a "gudong" sound, Zhang He swallowed his saliva and boldly reminded: "Prime Minister, I express my condolences, but now... we must take Jiangzhou first. The general is willing to personally lead a small army into the city to see what's going on! Let the Prime Minister find out the truth. ."

Zhang He's tone was solemn.

But Cao Cao raised his hand and shouted angrily: "Jun Yi, do you know how Boning and the others died?"

Cao Cao's mood suddenly became extremely excited. He faced Zhang He but pointed at Jiangzhou City.

"——When Wenpin went to burn a group of unsuspecting warships, he was stopped by Guan Yunchang and beheaded with a single blow!"

"——Bo Ning was pierced by thousands of arrows when he went to rob an enemy stronghold that he thought was defenseless... Yun Chang was upright, how could he do such a conspiracy? It must be a treacherous trick set up by Zhuge villagers. He has already won over Gu's four favorite generals, and now...he wants to win over you, too! Gu has already defeated them, and he can't defeat you again!"

Cao Cao's voice was extremely tragic and hoarse.

He seemed to be deeply convinced all of a sudden...

There must be many ambushes in Jiangzhou City!

Over there...

On the Jiangzhou City Tower, when Ma Di saw the surging Cao army below the city, his face condensed and he felt extremely nervous.

The "Zhang" flag raised high undoubtedly refers to Cao Cao's only general named Zhang in Hanzhong and one of the five good generals - Zhang He.

Ma Di also noticed the way the enemy general Zhang He bowed his hands in humility in front of a man in black robes.

Ma Su said: "As expected by the military advisor, Cao Cao did not go south to rescue Xiangfan. He...he hid in Hanzhong and set up this treacherous plot with the intention of plotting Bazhong."

"It's not just Bazhong?" Zhuge Liang's eyes were dark, "I'm afraid even Fuling on the Lychee Road will not escape the disaster..."

"What does the military advisor mean..." Ma Su was surprised and asked quickly.

"The most urgent task is to hold on to one place." Zhuge Liang sighed softly... He noticed that Cao Cao below the city seemed to have a dispute with Zhang He.

Zhuge Liang smiled contemptuously, "Young leader, let's play the piano!"

Ma Su obeyed the order and placed the incense burner and plain piano.

Next... according to Zhuge Liang's instructions, the water lamps were also placed. However, while placing them, Ma Su inadvertently saw the city and met Cao Cao's sharp eyes, and his heart trembled.

With a "bang" sound, the water lamp fell to the ground and made a crisp sound.

Cao Cao, who was under the city, naturally saw Chuanzhan clearly, and the deaths of Wenpin, Manchong and others were still vivid in his mind. He quickly reined in his horse and backed up like a snake with a bow in his arms.

A group of tiger soldiers understood and raised their shields one after another, blocking the left and right, for fear that strong crossbows would be fired from both sides.

It was as if all of them thought that this was Zhuge Liang's "dropping the lamp as a signal", and enemy troops from all directions were about to attack.

When Zhuge Liang saw this, he smiled knowingly. He knew that Cao Cao was suspicious by nature... but he never thought that he would be so evil.

This made Zhuge Liang feel more calm and calm. He politely handed over his hands to Cao Cao with a calm expression, as if to comfort him.

——"Cao Cao, Cao Cao, your suspicion has not changed at all!" 』

Immediately, Zhuge Liang picked up the water lamp himself, gently put it back on the table, and then sat down.

Ma Su asked: "Can the military advisor scare away the traitor Cao by playing the piano?"

"I'm not scaring him, I'm trying to persuade him!" Zhuge Liang raised his eyes slightly, and he looked at Cao Cao, as if he could see through Cao Cao's state of mind.

He said no more, but slowly raised his hand to try a few notes on the piano, and the leisurely sound of the piano suddenly sounded from the tower.

Cao Cao once studied in Taixue. He had learned "music", one of the six arts of a gentleman, and he could recognize that the song Zhuge Liang played was his own composition "Liang Fu Yin".

In Wollongong, Zhuge Liang's close friend Cui Zhouping played for Cao Cao.

Cao Cao, who was already surrounded by soldiers, frowned, squinted his eyes... and softly chanted the words of "Liang Fu Yin" in his mouth: "... His strength can rank Nanshan, and he can kill the enemy. Once he is slandered, two peaches kill three soldiers... Two peaches kill three soldiers!"

"Didn't this Zhuge villager have an ambush? Why didn't he tempt me? Instead, he persuaded me... to leave?"

While chanting these words...

Cao Cao felt increasingly nervous and puzzled, and his frightened mood suddenly seemed to be covered with a thick layer of doubt.

——Suspicious clouds abound!

The music of Soochow was played in the palace again.

After receiving Zhuge Jin's letter, Sun Quan read it three times... and then sent Lu Meng to discuss the matter.

During this period, the governor-general Lu Su fell and Lu Xun went south to Jiaozhou. Sun Quan became more and more fond of talking with the former "Amen under Wu"...

Nowadays, Lu Meng is trying to improve himself, and it can be said that he has some strategies in his heart.

"Lord..."

Lü Meng came over and immediately offered his hand to Sun Quan.

But Sun Quan motioned for him to read Zhuge Jin's letter on the desk.

Lu Meng did not hesitate and unfolded it quickly... He took a cursory look and immediately exclaimed: "Tzuyu wants the lord to send the governor to Changsha for medical treatment? How can this be done?"

Lu Meng seemed quite resistant...

——There is no such rule!

What if... the governor's illness was cured, but he ended up being held hostage in Jingzhou? How about that?

Isn't this a sheep entering a tiger's mouth?

Need to know…

When later generations judge Lü Meng, they often say - Lü Meng is not big-minded and cannot be compared with Lu Su!

This is indeed the case.

The fact that Lu Meng could do such insidious actions as "crossing the river in white" and stabbing his allies in the back shows that he is not broad-minded...

And a narrow-minded person will inevitably use the most sinister ideas to try to figure out people's hearts.

"When Gu saw the upper part of Ziyu's letter, he was also furious..."

Sun Quan opened his mouth again, "I even scolded him... This time I went to Jingzhou as an envoy, but I didn't make any achievements, but I made some mistakes first, but... But there is some truth in what Tzuyu wrote in the latter part of the letter, which made Gu's eyes light up. "

It should be noted that the content behind Zhuge Jin is nothing more than what Guan Lin said.

——Guan Lin planned to give Hefei to Lu Zijing as a meeting gift.

These words are too tempting.

——Hefei is an obstacle that Sun Quan and all Jiangdong civil and military officials cannot overcome!

As long as Hefei can be conquered...

Soochow can let go of everything!

And this sentence directly made Sun Quan look at Guan Lin sideways.

"Lord, do you believe that boy?" Lu Meng asked puzzledly: "This Guan Lin is only fifteen years old, has a hairless tongue, and is not reliable in his work. Can his words... be believed? Could it be that he... deceived the governor to go to Jingzhou, and then..."

Before Lu Meng finished speaking, Sun Quan waved his hand to signal him to stop talking.

Sun Quan paused and said softly: "Although Ziyu has been ineffective in doing things recently, Gu believes in his vision and his loyalty to Gu, not to mention the words of Guan Lin Guan Yunqi mentioned in Ziyu's letter. …”

"Is that this sentence?" Lu Meng pointed to a column in the letter without thinking, and he read it out, "Guan Linyan, 'If you don't help Soochow to find Hefei? Then Soochow is like a trapped beast, and it will definitely covet Jingzhou. There has always been a rift between Sun and Liu, so... Guan Lin decided to save Zijing and help Zijing capture Hefei. This will not harm Jingzhou! Cooperation will benefit both sides!'"

Because after reading it again, Lu Meng... couldn't help but think deeply.

"So... Guan Lin is sincere! But... is the Governor willing to go?"

Lu Meng just blurted out these words...

"I...ahem..."

"I am willing -"

But I heard a hoarse voice coming from the palace door...

Sun Quan was startled and quickly turned around to greet him.

"Zijing, how come you are so sick?"

Lu Su is now a little better than before, and his cheeks are a little more energetic.

Although the coughing sound is still there, he can now walk a little with the help of the guards.

It was also a coincidence that when Lu Su heard that Zhuge Jin had sent a letter back, he could not keep his composure and rushed to Sun Quan's side as soon as possible.

At this moment, he whispered: "Just now, my lord's words, Ziyu's letter...ahem...I...ahem...I...I heard them all!"

Lu Su's voice was especially hoarse, and he forced a smile.

"Haha, Guan Yunqi has become famous recently. Not only can he save Zhang Zhongjing, maybe... in the hands of him and Zhang Zhongjing, he can also heal me and save me? What's more, he wants to give me the method of obtaining Hefei? I...how can I accompany you without risking my life?"

"Zijing, I'm really worried about you!" Sun Quan frowned...with a worried tone.

"What's wrong with me?" Lu Su deliberately asked the attendant to stand aside. He took a few steps with difficulty, hoping to prove that his illness was much better.

Ha ha…

Lu Su smiled and said: "Don't worry, my lord, the battle between trapped beasts in Soochow has not been resolved yet. Su... Su dare not fall! Su can't let go of my lord!"

Lu Su's voice seemed to be extremely difficult, as if he had put in enough effort into every word.

Need to know…

Lu Su in history fell two years later.

He fell during the plague that swept the entire eastern world.

The cough that tortured him lasted for two full years.

Now, it's just the beginning.

"Lord, send ships quickly! Ahem...soldiers...soldiers are valuable and quick!"

Lu Su's words continued to spread.

The so-called military strength and speed in his mouth was not his illness...but...but Hefei. He was too eager to know the strategy Guan Lin mentioned about Hefei to break the situation!

Even if...

Even if it costs him his life, if Hefei can be taken away... it will be enough to comfort him for a lifetime.

"Okay... okay..." Sun Quan agreed with difficulty, "Since Zijing is so persistent, then prepare a boat now and send a boat to send Zijing over now!"

Bazhong, above Jiangzhou City Tower.

The melodious music played by Zhuge Liang continued.

The sound of the piano was leisurely and elegant at first, making people feel as if they were among the mountains and rivers. Looking from a distance, Zhuge Liang at the top of the city also looked calm, intoxicated by the sound of his own piano.

The meaning of this music score "Liang Fu Yin"... seems to be played through the sound of the piano.

Tell Cao Cao eloquently.

——Looking into the bleak and silent Dangyin, there are three tombs closely connected, all very similar in shape and size.

——Whose cemetery is this? Tian Kaijiang, Guyezi and Gongsunshi.

——Their strength can knock down Nanshan Mountain and cut off the rope that binds the earth. Unexpectedly, they were slandered and the two Xiao Tao actually killed the three warriors.

——Who can come up with this strange plan? He is Yanzi, the prime minister of Qi.

Listening to Zhuge Liang's music over and over again...

Cao Cao could understand what he meant.

He could also understand why Zhuge Liang wanted to play this song - "Liang Fu Yin"

hehe…

Cao Cao sneered, and he couldn't help but murmur in his heart:

——"There must be an ambush in Jiangzhou, but after all, it seems that Zhuge Kongming doesn't want to fight!" He was trying to persuade me not to fight! 』

——"Two peaches kill three people, two peaches kill three people, that's how it is, that's how it is..."

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