"You're trying to make me bait?" Lu Bu asked.

"The minister is guilty. The ministers will deploy heavy troops on the flanks of the gourd's mouth. Once the lord is surrounded, he will immediately go to the rescue and will not hurt the lord in the slightest. At that time, the enemy army in the mouth of the gourd will be eliminated in one fell swoop. ”

"Great idea!"

Lu Bu didn't feel scared at all, but was very excited, and said, "Tomorrow evening, I will personally lead a hundred horsemen to go, and you will be responsible for the ambush." ”

"Yes. But... I'm afraid that a hundred horsemen is not enough. ”

"It doesn't matter."

Xu Shu explained: "What the minister means. Only a hundred horsemen, I am afraid that I will not be able to lure all the enemy troops in the mouth of the gourd. The lord should lead a brigade of troops. The troops were stationed outside the mouth of the gourd and used as a response. Then go to the valley to lure the enemy. ”

"Hmm... That's more true. Lu Bu said: "Just do what you want." ”

"No."

The defeated army of Guan Zhang withdrew to Jiameng Pass.

After counting, it was found that there were less than 20,000 people, and most of them were injured. In other words, in the battle of Nanzhai, Guan Zhang's 50,000 army suffered a full 30,000 casualties. This made Guan Yu, who had always been arrogant, couldn't help but twitch all over.

Zhang Fei was also hit and lost his temper.

Zhuge Liang summoned them to discuss their next move.

Pound was also in the hall.

Zhuge Liang glanced at him and asked, "Ling Ming, how many cavalry are there under your command?" ”

"Back to the military division, there are less than five thousand. If it weren't for the careful planning of the military advisor and the ambush at the mouth of the gourd, the last general would not have been able to come back. Pound was still afraid.

"Oh no..."

Zhuge Liang said: "Since ancient times, there are not a few who have won more with less. But it is absolutely useless to be able to win more with less permanently. Lü Bu's new army was able to do just that. ”

Pound said: "The main thing is that their artillery is too powerful.... ”

"Wait."

Zhuge Liang seemed to remember something: "I remember what you said when you came back. Lu Bu fought alone in the battle with you. And then thousands of people rescued him, throwing a lot of artillery? ”

"Yes."

"How many?"

"At least a few thousand, otherwise the last general will not be defeated." Pound replied.

"Not good. We've been tricked! ”

Zhuge Liang suddenly got up and said, "Lu Bu is rushing to attack Nanzhai in order to attract my troops from Jiamengguan and eliminate them in the wild. Think about it... Why didn't he use artillery when he was in a hurry? When rescuing Lu Bu, a large number of artillery pieces were used. This shows that they had the strength to defeat the garrison of Nanzhai, but they did not do that. Isn't the intention obvious? ”

"What the military advisor said is reasonable." Guan Yu also agreed.

Pound took a deep breath and said, "If it weren't for the military master's breakthrough, we would still be in a dream." ”

Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment, and then instructed Pang De: "Hurry up and order the garrison of Nanzhai to withdraw to Hulukou." Then ordered General Zhang Ren to ambush the soldiers and tell him that the gourd mouth is also very dangerous now, he is like a nail, pierced in Lu Bu's body, and Lu Bu will try his best to get rid of it. After the garrison of Nanzhai is safely evacuated, the ambush soldiers at Hulukou must also return to Jiameng Pass immediately, and they must not hesitate. ”

"No."

Governor Pound was in serious trouble, and he did not dare to delay, so he immediately went to give the order.

Zhuge Liang continued: "The heavy responsibility of defending the city will be handed over to General Guan. No one shall go to war without my command. When he said this, he especially looked at Zhang Fei.

"No."

Guan Zhang replied in unison.

Next.

It's noon.

Lu Bu took Yang Lin's 14th Brigade and went to Hulukou.

Arrived at the place.

Find an open place to camp and rest.

In order to lure the enemy troops into the valley, Lu Bu pretended to be cautious. First sent two scouts into the valley to find out the news. Then he led a battalion and walked slowly into the valley along the side of the road.

Zhang Ren's army of 50,000 was hidden halfway up the mountain.

Zhang Ren had already discovered Lu Bu, but he was not in a hurry. Because Zhuge Liang sent someone to deliver the message, he asked him to be cautious and not fall for Xu Shu's plan. Now he only hopes that the garrison of Nanzhai can return as soon as possible, and then withdraw to Jiameng Pass.

I saw Lu Bu's thief head and thief come in.

Zhang Ren instructed his generals: "No one is allowed to attack without my order." ”

"Yes..."

One of the lieutenants said: "Lu Bu came to find death by himself, wouldn't it be a great achievement for us to take him down?" ”

"yes, yes..."

The generals were in a hurry.

As long as Zhang Ren gave an order, countless arrows and stones fell down, no matter how brave Lu Bu was, he couldn't survive. Thinking about how much credit it was to kill Lu Bu, fools want to fight.

Zhang Ren was also quite moved.

However, as a general, he is responsible for the soldiers under his command.

What if you rush out and can't defeat Lu Bu, or if the battle is stalemate and attracts more enemy troops? At that time, the fall of Hulukou was small, and the garrison of Nanzhai could not be withdrawn, so I was afraid that the major event would be delayed.

"General, we only ambush Lu Bu in the valley, and never attack, what do you think?" The adjutant asked.

"That's fine..."

Zhang Renzhi thought about it again and again, but he really didn't want to let go of this great opportunity, and ordered: "You go to the valley mouth and smash all the stones." It's best to seal the valley mouth, in that case, Lu Bu will be dead. ”

"Yes."

And the people rejoiced.

Hurry up and prepare.

Lu Bu walked, glanced back at the valley mouth, leaned against a locust tree next to him, took out a pen and paper, and drew a map in a fake way. The 320 soldiers who accompanied him stood neatly aside, waiting in awe.

Time is ticking by...

Several lieutenants on the mountain were waiting impatiently.

Lu Bu's position was not conducive to an ambush with stones. If you use a bow and arrow, it's too far away. You have to wait for Lu Bu to come in and get to the location of the ambush before you can attack.

It's going to kill you...

Zhang Ren also broke out in a cold sweat and went to Taniguchi to observe in person.

"General."

"Is he drawing a map?"

"It seems to be..."

Zhang Rendao: "Send two people to explore outside the valley, and don't let go of any clues ten miles to the south." Look at how many soldiers and horses Lu Bu brought. If there are not many troops... Then he deserves to be unlucky! ”

"Yes."

Listening to the meaning of Zhang Ren's words, he was preparing to besiege and kill Lu Bu.

The lieutenants were so excited that they couldn't wait to rush down the mountain immediately. As long as Lu Bu's head is cut off, at least he can be rewarded with a thousand gold, and then he will be a general.

Yamashita.

Lu Bu was still sitting, drawing seriously.

The accompanying battalion commander came over and said, "Lord, when are we going to attack?" ”

"Wait." Lu Bu didn't have any extra words.

"Yes."

The battalion commander didn't want to ask too much, so he could only ask his soldiers to be on guard.

The scouts sent out by Zhang Ren came back to report after a round of exploration: "General, there are about 3,000 enemy troops outside the valley. Looking at their banners, it should be the 14 brigade of the Second Army. ”

"14 Brigade?"

Zhang Ren said cautiously: "Pang De's 10,000 iron cavalry was defeated by the 14th Brigade. Their artillery was plentiful. We can't afford to act rashly. Hurry up and send someone back to Jiameng Pass to let the military advisor decide. ”

(End of chapter)