After Meng Jie checked the surrounding situation, it was getting late, and Cao Cao had to order a large group of men and horses to be stationed in the mountains. New Pen Fun Pavilion┡.

Meng Jie came to see Cao Cao, "General Cao, there are not many poisonous snakes and poisonous insects in the mountains and forests, and there are two things that need to be guarded against. ”

Cao Cao said: "I don't know what it is? ”

Meng Jie said: "One is a man-eating vine; One is leeches. ”

"Cannibal vine? Do you want to feed on people? I don't know how powerful this leech is? ”

Meng Jie said: "This man-eating vine, as the name suggests, is to feed on flesh and blood, this thing is very peculiar, people and beasts pass by, once they smell the smell of blood, they will come in all directions, rolling to the ground, just like human hands and feet." Once the rattan touches the object, it will twist quickly, instantly entangle the man or beast into a strong knot, and then pull and drag it to the body of the cannibal vine, and the spikes on the rattan pierce in, sucking blood frantically, and the living creature will lose too much blood and die in an instant. Leeches have no bones, the body is extremely soft, can be big or small, can be shrunk and stretched, live in the first shrubs, if it is rainy, then cruise to the leaves of the trees, if people pass, take advantage of the situation to fall to the human body, crazy blood-sucking, originally like the body of bamboo chopsticks, can be expanded like a ball. ”

Cao Cao gasped, "Unexpectedly, such a strange thing lurks in the mountains and forests, I don't know how Mr. will break it?" ”

Meng Jie said: "The cannibal vine is afraid of fire, but the soldiers can hold torches, once encountered, burn it with fire, the rattan will retreat, dare not attack again, and can also cut the rattan with a sharp blade, but the rattan comes from all sides, and it takes a lot of effort; There is a thing that can be restrained by leeches, this thing is called yellow smoke, after ignition, it can produce a pungent smell, leeches smell, the body is curled up, can not move, but this thing is difficult to find in an eagerness. ”

Cao Cao said: "The army is cramped in the narrow mountain road, it is difficult to perform, and after a long time, I am worried that he will change again, and I don't know how to quickly attack the city of Xula?" ”

Meng Jie said: "You can order the soldiers to sprinkle salt all over the camp, and the leeches can melt when they meet the salt, so as to ensure a safe night." It's just that the weather in Shan is changeable, and if it rains, salt is useless. If the general wants to attack the city urgently, why not attack it at night? ”

Not only Cao Cao, but also the generals in the tent heard Meng Jie's words, and they were also worried in their hearts, what kind of place is this? There are many poisonous snakes, poisonous insects, and mosquitoes, not to mention, this has come out of man-eating vines and leeches, and the army is crowded on the mountain road.

Wang Ping said: "Cao Gong, the last general is willing to attack the city tonight, thinking that he is the vanguard." ”

Zhang Wei said: "Cao Gong, the last general is willing to be the first." ”

Cao Cao pondered for a while and said, "The herald soldiers are on guard and beware of dangers in the mountains and forests. Wang Ping and Zhang Wei each led 500 men to attack the city overnight; Trouble Mr. Meng Jie to point out the path up the mountain, King Duosi and Yang Feng Cave Master each led 3,000 men and horses to the mountain, condescendingly, and attacked with rockets. ”

At the head of the city, the guards stood indifferently, and the blazing bonfire lit up half of the sky. This bonfire is not only used for lighting, but also for illuminating the surrounding environment, preventing poisonous snakes and poisonous insects from climbing up to the city at night, but people don't know it; The smoke from the bonfire can also smoke away mosquitoes and make the soldiers suffer less.

Wang Ping and Zhang Wei saw that there were not many soldiers at the head of the city, and Wang Ping whispered: "The outside of the city gate is narrow, and this battle should be won." General Zhang, you command the bed crossbow to break open the city gate, and I will lead people to attract the attention of the defenders at the head of the city. ”

Zhang Wei said: "Okay, once the city gate is broken, let the army behind respond in time." ”

Wang Ping lurked in the shadows with five hundred men, and said in a low voice: "Each person aims at a soldier, and must be killed with one arrow." ”

Five hundred soldiers stretched out their bows and arrows, and after aiming for a moment, Wang Ping waved his hand, and five hundred sharp arrows rushed towards the city with a sharp roar; Zhang Wei saw Wang Ping move, and the bed crossbow also began to might. The guards at the head of the city heard the scream, and their hearts were cold, and they reacted quickly, and immediately lay on the ground, and those who reacted a little slowly, the arrows were mercilessly inserted into the body, and the city head suddenly cried and howled.

The clever guard, crawling to the tower of the city gate, shouted loudly: "General, the enemy is attacking. ”

The guards had already heard the screams, heard the guards call the police, and said loudly: "Beat the drums, gather the men." ”

As soon as the guard's words fell, there was a loud bang, the ground shook, and the guard stumbled, narrowly fell, and asked loudly: "What's the situation?" ”

The guard cried and said, "It seems to be from the city gate, general, is there something wrong with the city gate?" ”

The guard general said in the city gatehouse: "Send someone down to check." ”

The guard used his hands and feet together, climbed to the side of the road, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Is there anyone down there?" What happened to the city gates? ”

I heard a few people shouting, "The city gate is broken." ”

The guard was so frightened that he climbed to the city gate tower, "General, the city gate is broken." ”

The guard shouted, "Go and beat the drums." ”

At this time, another loud bang came, and the guard said in a trembling voice in the city gate tower: "What's the matter? ”

The guards were speechless, is this still the imposing general on weekdays?

The guard was bold and opened the door, but an arrow happened to fly, and the general reacted quickly, dodged sideways, hurriedly closed the door again, and hid behind the door. At this time, there was a shout of killing, and then the familiar shout sounded, and the general had no choice but to bow down, open the door, and shouted: "The enemy army has entered the city, why don't you hurry up and beat the drums?" ”

The guards beckoned a few of the guards who were lucky enough to be fine, and hurriedly beat the war drums, and the guards bent down and ran to the city, seeing the endless Han army pouring into the city. The guard's eyes were dark, and he couldn't care about anything else, so he ran away.

The war drums sounded, and the soldiers from the rest of the city began to assemble and ran in the direction of the north gate. Ma Feng, Cao Zhang, Zhang Yi, Wutu Gu, Mulu King, Meng Shu and others had already led a large group of men and horses into the city, and the two armies met and became a one-sided fight. The garrison of Xula was only 5,000 men, and the Han army that entered the city exceeded 20,000, and the battle was over in less than an hour.

Cao Cao sat in the general's mansion and said with a laugh: "I thought that the city of Xula had thick walls and wonderful terrain, but how did I expect the defenders to be so useless?" Knowing this, our army would have entered the city during the day. ”

Meng Jie said: "The equipment of our Han army is several times stronger than that of Shan, and the garrison of Xula is incomplete, and the morale is low. I only learned today that it was far away from my army. ”

Cao Cao said: "The herald ordered the army to rest, and two days later, the soldiers were Leedman." ”

Ma Zhan heard that the Han army had entered the country, and broke two cities in a row, and couldn't help but be shocked, his ancestors traveled thousands of miles, and came to this place where rabbits don't, and finally gained a firm foothold.

Ma Zhan said with a gloomy face: "There are plagiarists in the south, there is the Han army in the north, and my country's troops are only 50,000, how can we resist?" Do you all have a plan? ”

The prince of the world, Shangmuda, said: "Father, Leedman is bound to be protected from the enemy on both sides, so why not move the whole country to Bagam to hide from the enemy's front?" ”

Ma Zhan said: "Bagam is west of the Irrawaddy River, surrounded by high mountains and barren land, how can it be the capital of the country? ”

Shanmuda said: "Only by preserving our strength can we fight back against the enemy. ”

The minister said with a spur: "My lord, I am in the same branch as the Han Dynasty, during the Han Dynasty and the emperor, my country has been friendly many times, with the suspicion of the ministers, the Han army may not have the intention to seize my territory, why not send an envoy to go first, and find out the intention of the Han army?" ”

Shang Muda sneered and said: "Breaking two cities in our country in a row, the prime minister still said that the Han army is not hostile? Didn't you have a connection with the Han army? ”

Meng Ballu said: "Weichen has no such intention, the art of war, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, and not being defeated in a hundred battles." The Han army's intentions are not clear, and starting a war in vain will only add to the defeat of our Shan country. ”

Shang Muda said: "The border city and the Xula guards are not incompetent, and the Han army is not a vain war. ”

Ma Zhan said, "Okay, don't argue. The whole city was ordered to be on guard to prevent the plagiarists from attacking, and sent a messenger to the Han army camp to ask the Han army about its intentions. ”

The messenger sent by Ma Zhan walked halfway and met Cao Cao's army.

The envoy explained his intentions, and Cao Cao said: "The Shan country is in trouble, as a brother state, how can the Han turn a blind eye? When the Han army entered your country, the two guards of the border city and Xula did not know the general situation and did not know the overall situation, so they blocked the army from moving forward. The so-called rescue soldiers are like fighting fires, and in desperation, they had to make this strategy, break through the two cities, and let the army pass quickly to resist the plagiarism. ”

Meng Jie conveyed Cao Cao's words, and the envoy said: "It turns out that the Han army is here to aid our country, so I will quickly tell the king to greet the army." ”

Ma Zhan listened to the envoy's report, and his heart was overjoyed, Shang Muda said: "The Han people have always been treacherous, and my father must not be gullible. ”

Ma Zhan said: "I have made up my mind, and the king does not need to say much. ”

Shang Muda sighed, seeing that his father was stubborn and didn't dare to say much, he returned to the mansion, recruited his cronies, and whispered a lot of effort. The cronies went, and Shang Muda lingered indoors for a long time.

It was nearly 500 miles from Leedman, and most of them were mountain roads, and the army moved slowly. It took seven days to see the capital of Shan.

When Ma Zhan heard the arrival of the Han army, he immediately led his subordinates to prepare to go out of the city to greet him, and the guard leader hurriedly ran to Ma Zhan's side and said in a low voice: "The prince led his own personal guards and encouraged some soldiers to go out of the west of the city. ”

Ma Zhan was dizzy for a while, and said in a low voice: "Do you know why the prince went west?" ”

The leader of the guards said, "My lord, my subordinates have guessed that the prince is very likely to go west to Baganmu. ”

Ma Zhan was speechless, isn't his son with him? Am I mistaken about the Han army's intentions? But with so many people waiting for him, Ma Zhan forced a happy face and said loudly: "Everyone follow me out of the city to meet the Han army." ”

Shang Muda glanced at Leedman with nostalgia, the high city was so beautiful in the sun, but unfortunately, this place would soon belong to the Han army. Shang Muda whipped his horse fiercely, and the horse neighed and ran towards the west. Shanmuda screamed in his heart, "Leedman, I'll be back." ”

The plagiarism team had already approached Leedman, but when they heard that another large group of men had arrived, they hurriedly withdrew their troops.