Xu Shu continued: "The formation keeps turning, it can hit you, but you can't do it. If one person lives for a week, the cycle repeats, and the brave person will eventually be defeated in the battle! This is the end of this array. ”

Liu Bei looked at Xu Shu and asked, "According to Mr. Shu's words, there is nothing to be done?" ”

Xu Shu smiled and said: "Eight gates: rest, life, injury, Du, Jing, death, shock, and open." If you enter from the birth gate, the view gate, and open the door, it is auspicious; If you enter from the injured door, the shocked door, or the closed door, you will be injured; If you enter from Dumen and the Gate of Death, you will die. Although this array is neatly arranged, it lacks Tai Chi and is not presided over in the middle. If you enter from the Shangsheng Gate in the southeast corner and go out to the west gate, its array will be chaotic. ”

Liu Bei gave an order, taught Gong to guard the city gate, and led the army out of the city to open the formation. Liu Bei ordered Chen Zhi and Zhang Fei to lead 500 elite soldiers, enter from the southeast, and go west.

The second general received the order, jumped on the horse with a gun, and prepared to fight. Chen Wu also put on his armor and got on the horse, and Cai Wenji caught up and said, "Zilie, be careful!" ”

Chen Wu smiled at her, took the Heavenly Dragon Broken City Halberd from Guan Hai's hand, and Guan Hai also got on the horse and accompanied him. Chen Wu and the others led their troops to the southeast corner, shouting to kill the Chinese army. Cao Ren then commanded the army to move north.

Chen Wuchen came to them, but did not chase them, highlighted the west gate, and came up from the southeast corner of the west killing. The team led by these four fierce generals was like a bamboo, killing many Cao soldiers in the formation.

Cao Ren gave another order to change the formation, and the array of soldiers in the eye of the formation began to rotate, constantly replenishing the gaps with soldiers. Chen Wu and the others followed Cao Ren's army formation this time, and many Cao soldiers were stunned, Zhang Fei and Chen Zhi took the opportunity to drive and kill for a while, and the Cao soldiers on the side of the formation fell one after another.

Chen Wu saw fireworks rising in a formation in front of him, and remembered that Xu Shu said that Jingmen lived in the southern palace and belonged to fire.

"Uncle Zhi, Yide. There is Jingmen, go, kill it! Chen Wu raised the Heavenly Dragon Breaking City Halberd and rushed in first, and the halberd knocked over the braziers erected by the Cao army, and the flames raged in the Cao Ren army's array, and Cao Ren's army was in chaos.

Cao Ren's subordinates fled from the raging fire in front of them one after another, and the command of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation was paralyzed, and the formation gradually began to disperse. Zhang Fei and Guan Hai slaughtered Cao Ren's general platform like chopping melons and vegetables, and Cao Ren was shocked when he saw it.

The bravery of Chen Wu and Chen Zhi made Cao Ren smack his tongue even more, and Cao Ren hurriedly stepped off the platform, hurriedly got into the chariot, and fled backwards with his horse. Liu Bei saw Cao Ren fleeing, and Cao's army was defeated, he glanced at Xu Shu with eyes full of appreciation, and said with a smile: "The enemy formation is broken, the enemy formation is broken!" ”

Liu Bei led the army to attack, and Cao's soldiers were defeated and retreated. Liu Beijun captured a lot of prisoners, and Xu Shu said: "Don't chase after the poor!" ”

Liu Bei collected the army and returned, Chen Wu and others also returned victoriously, Liu Bei praised Xu Shu and said: "Mr. is really a strange person!" ”

"Uncle Huang has won the award!" Xu Shu arched his hand and said.

Liu Bei arched his hand towards Xu Shu and said, "Bei Yuan Bai is a military advisor and trains people and horses to achieve great things." ”

Chen Wu on the side was anxious, Liu Bei, Liu Bei, are you poaching people in front of me? Chen Wugang wanted to persuade Xu Shu, but saw Xu Shu and said: "Shu has not yet completed his studies, and his mother is still in Yingchuan." Uncle Huang carries love, I am afraid that he will not be able to accept the order! ”

Chen Wu was reminded by Xu Shu's words, didn't Xu Shu leave Liu Bei and go to Cao Ying because Cao Cao arrested his mother in history?

Chen Wu then found Xu Shu after the celebration banquet, talked with him, and talked about Shi A and Han Xuan. Xu Shu had already known Han Xuan, and he also longed for Jiangnan to help him achieve great things, but his teacher Sima Hui thought that Liu Bei was a royal prince of the Han family, and Xinyi wrote in the four seas, so he recommended himself to defect.

Seeing that Xu Shu was still a little hesitant, Chen Wu said: "I heard my eldest brother say that Xu Yuanzhi is even a filial person, and Lingtang is also knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and I will definitely visit him another day." ”

Chen Wu took Xu Shu's words again, and finally went to Xu Shu's mother's residence, and Chen Wu came to Guan Hai after returning and asked him to pick up Xu Shu's mother from Yingchuan. After the matter on their side is settled, they will leave for Jiangnan.

But he said that Cao Ren lost for a while, and after returning to the camp, he asked the generals to discuss: "Who broke my Eight Gates Golden Lock Array?" There must be capable people in Liu Bei's army. ”

Li Dian said: "Although I am here, I am very worried about the tomb. ”

Cao Rensi elbowed for a while and said: "Tonight, take Liu Bei's victory and go to rob the village." If he wins, then he will consider again; If he does not win, he will retreat and return to Dingling. ”

Li Dian dissuaded: "No. Liu Bei must be prepared. ”

Cao Ren reprimanded: "So suspicious, why use soldiers!" ”

Cao Ren didn't listen to Li Dian's words. Prepare to rob the village on the second watch that night.

Liu Beijun took advantage of the victory to pursue and set up a large village in Yinxian County, while Cao Renjun temporarily retreated to Zhaoling. Chen Wu, Xu Shu and Liu Bei were discussing in the village, and Xu Shu said: "Cao Ren has raised a large army to attack Runan, and Dingling City will inevitably be empty, so you can take this opportunity to capture Dingling." ”

Liu Bei then said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "Second brother, third brother." The two of you will lead 3,000 troops and horses to seize the mausoleum. ”

Xu Shu said to Liu Bei: "Uncle Huang, it is enough to send two generals to lead a thousand elite soldiers, and the rest of the military horses are still of other use." ”

Xu Shu took out two wooden cards from his cuffs and said to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei: "The two generals can act according to my plan!" ”

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were still a little hesitant, Liu Bei glanced at the two of them and said, "Mr. 's words are my military orders!" ”

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led the strategy to reorganize the troops, preparing to attack Dingling City. Xu Shu, Chen Wu, and Liu Bei talked about military affairs until dark, Chen Wu and Liu Bei were amazed by Xu Shu's military talent, Xu Shu's martial arts were not bad, and his swordsmanship was even comparable to Liu Bei.

Chen Wu and Liu Bei both wanted to draw Xu Shu into their camp, and while they were talking, suddenly a gloomy wind suddenly rose outside the tent. Xu Shu calculated and said, "Cao Ren will come to rob the village tonight." ”

Liu Bei asked: "Why is it the enemy?" ”

Xu Shu smiled: "I have already made a budget. So he asked Liu Bei to act according to his arrangement.

Chen Wu saw that Xu Shu could anticipate the enemy first by relying only on natural phenomena, and he was a little unbelieving, so he quietly waited for Cao Ren's arrival with Liu Beijun.

When the second watch came, Cao Ren really led the army, Cao Ren led the troops as the front team, and Li Dian was the rear response. Cao Ren saw two figures on the sentry tower of Liu Beijun's Dazhai guarding, and asked the sharpshooters in the army to shoot the two sentries to death.

The arrows in the marksman's hands flew away, and the two "sentinels" fell down in response, and Cao Ren shouted behind him, "Up!" Capture Liu Bei alive. ”

A large group of Cao soldiers quietly swarmed into the gate, but they didn't realize that the two "sentinels" shot down by the marksman just now were scarecrows. Cao Ren led his troops to Liu Bei's camp, and suddenly saw a mountain of earth piled up in the camp, and a white-robed general was killed behind the mountain, which was Chen Dao.

Chen Zhi led a large number of men and horses to kill them with torches, and Cao Renwang was shocked when he saw it: "Ah, we have been tricked." Hurry back! ”

Chen Wu saw that Cao Ren really came to rob the camp, and admired Xu Shu a little more, and immediately put on his armor and got on the horse to kill Cao Renjun with Chen Zhi. Cao Ren's defeated army scattered and fled, and Chen Wu and Chen Zhi pursued and killed.

Cao Ren led the army all the way north to the river, and the sergeants rushed into the river, most of the Cao soldiers could not swim, and they cried for help. Cao Ren shouted, "Go find the ferry!" ”

"Cao Renxiu is leaving, Zhang Fei has been waiting here for a long time!" I only heard a loud shout, it turned out that Zhang Fei led the troops from the upstream bank to lead the army to kill, Cao Ren retreated sharply, Li Dian and several personal soldiers fought to the death to protect Cao Ren to get off the boat and cross the river.

Zhang Fei stopped the pursuit, ordered his subordinates to capture all the Cao soldiers who had fallen behind, and also captured many war horses. Cao Ren crossed the river, went ashore and ran to Dingling City, which made people call the door.

The sergeants shouted, "Open the city gates, General Cao Ren is back!" Open the gates of the city ......"

No matter what the soldiers called, the city gate was still closed. I saw a drum sounding in the city, and a general led the army out, only to see him wearing a green robe, lifting his long hair and shouting to Cao Ren: "Cao Ren Xiaoer, I have taken the Lingcheng for a long time!" ”

Everyone was shocked when they saw him: "Guan Yu?!" Cao Ren was still puzzled when Guan Yu captured Dingling City, but he didn't know it. He didn't care about thinking so much, so he had to lead the defeated army to flee to Xuchang.

(End of chapter)