Chapter 969: A Plan to Break the Siege (Part II)
When Cao Cao heard this, he smiled, pointed around his hand and said in a condensed voice.
"Wen He, you see that this is surrounded by water on all sides, and it is difficult for Zhuge Liang to gather ships for a while, even if he has great ability, it is difficult to build a land. Why bother yourself with mediocrity!? ”
Jia Xu followed what Cao Cao pointed out, looked around, and felt that this was indeed the case. At that moment, Jia Xu didn't say much, put his mind at ease, and waited with Cao Cao for Zhuge Liang to come and reply.
Let's say that Zhuge Liang is deployed in Xiangyang City, and all the generals are ordered to go. Ma Liang asked Zhuge Liang again.
"All the generals are moving, can the military adviser prepare the ship and prepare to meet the old thief, so as to delay time and make the old thief relax!?"
Zhuge Liang heard this, but he shook his head and smiled, and said lightly.
"It's fashionable and not timely. Everything is ready at the moment, only the east wind is owed. Ji Chang, you quickly pull out a soldier and build an altar at the spiritual mountain outside the city. Lingshan has a lot of aura, and Liang wants to borrow this place to cast spells and borrow the wind! ”
When Ma Liang heard this, his face changed, revealing a little surprise. Zhuge Liang had a mysterious face, Ma Liang didn't dare to make a mistake, so he rushed to prepare immediately.
At noon, Ma Liang ordered the soldiers to take terracotta to build an altar on the Lingshan Mountain in the east according to Zhuge Liang's instructions. The altar has a radius of twenty-four zhang, and each floor is three feet high, making a total of nine feet. The next layer is planted with 28 flags, and there are seven flags in the east, south, west, and north directions, which are placed in the position of the green dragon, Xuanwu, white tiger, and vermilion bird. I saw seven green flags in the east, according to the horn, Kang, Shi, Fang, heart, tail, Kei, cloth Canglong, seven yellow flags in the north, according to the fight, bull, female, virtual, dangerous, room, wall, as the momentum of Xuanwu, seven white flags in the west, according to Kui, Lou, stomach, Pleiades, Bi, Mi, ginseng, standing in the power of the white tiger. Seven red flags in the south, according to the well, ghost, willow, star, zhang, wing, and zhen, into the shape of a red bird.
There are 64 black and white flags around the second layer, according to the 64 hexagrams, divided into eight positions, forming the shape of Taiji Yin and Yang. The altar was erected, and Ma Liang quickly reported to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang Yu Jichen, bathing and fasting, wearing Taoist clothes, stomping on his feet, leading four men dressed as Taoist priests to the altar.
I saw that the four of them were each wearing a crown of hair, a soapy robe, a phoenix robe and a belt, and a square coat of red shoes. According to Zhuge Liang's instructions, the four people stood in their positions, one person stood on the left in front, holding a long rod in his hand, and the tip of the rod was covered with chicken feathers. To recruit the wind letter, a person stands on the right side of the front, holds a long rod in his hand, and the rod is tied with a seven-star belt to show the style, and a person stands on the left and holds a sword, and a person stands on the right side of the back, holding an incense burner.
Zhuge Liang saw that the four people were standing in a good position, and quickly ordered twenty-four young soldiers to stand under the altar, each standing in his place, each holding a flag, a treasure cover, a halberd, a Changge, Huang Yue, Bai Xuan, Zhu Wan, and a soap, and surrounded all sides.
Zhuge Liang was in front of the altar, and asked everyone in a condensed voice not to leave the direction without permission. Do not talk to each other. Don't talk nonsense. Don't be surprised. If you violate the order, you will be killed! All are commanded. Zhuge Liang then slowly ascended the altar, the direction of the view has been determined, burning incense in the furnace, pouring water into the bowl, Lang Lang has words, his hand swings the order, and he looks up to the sky and wishes secretly.
Ma Liang was on the side, watching quietly, only to feel that his heart seemed to be in his throat, and he didn't dare to say anything to disturb. I don't know how long later, the north wind blew, and a flock of geese flew slowly from the north in different formations, and there was not the slightest east wind.
About three hours passed, until the night fog fell, Zhuge Liang walked down from the altar, and said to Ma Liang with a faint but mysterious smile on his face.
"Ji Chang, you can quickly send soldiers to report to the old thief, and Liang will go to reply at the beginning of tonight."
Hearing this, Ma Liang frowned and asked suspiciously.
"But it's still blowing the north wind at the moment, is it possible that you cast a spell!?"
Ma Liang's words continued, Zhuge Liang's face changed, and he shouted with a bit of horror.
Ji Chang said cautiously, worried that he would anger Feng Po. At this time, it is only before the hour comes, and when the hour comes, the east wind will naturally come. Ji Chang must not be suspicious. ”
Ma Liang listened, his heart tightened, and when he saw that Zhuge Liang seemed to be confident, his heart was a little certain, so he went to give the order according to Zhuge Liang's instructions.
Let's say that on a certain high mountain in the Xiangjiang River, Cao Cao and his subordinates waited on the top of the mountain for a long time, but Zhuge Liang did not come to reply. Cao Ren's face turned cold, and he bowed his hand to Cao Cao.
"It seems that Zhuge Kongming is still stubborn, and he would rather die to Pan and Zhang than surrender to the king!"
Cao Cao listened to this, but he was not impatient, laughed, and said to Cao Ren.
"Zixiao is a little restless, there are still a few hours before the deadline. You might as well wait for these hours to pass before making a final decision. ”
When Cao Ren heard this, his face froze, and his eyes slowly glanced at Pan Feng, Zhang Fei and others not far away, only to see Pan Feng closing his eyes and recuperating, without the slightest panic, and even the short-tempered Zhang Fei was also like this, sitting with his eyes closed, as if he didn't know that they were about to come to a catastrophe.
When he was young, a soldier of the Wei army quickly came to report to Cao Cao, and Zhuge Liang sent someone to report, and he would come to reply at the beginning of the night watch. When Cao Cao heard the news, the smile on his face was even better, and he laughed, very proud.
Time passes like a white horse. Soon, it was the first shift time of the night. On the Xiangjiang River, dozens of small boats suddenly appeared, and one in front of them saw a person holding a goose feather fan, standing calmly on the bow of the boat. The Wei army on the river saw the patrol ship and hurriedly rushed to return to Cao Cao. Cao Cao had been waiting for a long time, and when he heard that Zhuge Liang really came as promised, a pair of detailed eyes like the power of swallowing the sky, shot out two rays of light in an instant, and then led a group of civil and military forces to quickly go down the mountain and rush to the shore to board the boat.
In a short time, a huge warship sailed into the middle of the river with fifty or sixty small boats. Cao Cao led a group of civil and military officers to stand on the bow of the big ship, and gradually Cao Cao saw that there were dozens of small boats on the river, and there was little firelight, like stars dotted on the river. Cao Cao smiled and said to the ministers.
"Hahahaha! This world-shattering, unparalleled Wolong finally succumbed to the feet of Lone today! It's really painful, it's so exciting!! ”
After Cao Cao finished speaking, a gust of north wind came, blowing Cao Cao's robe into a gurgling sound, and the bright red cloak fluttered in the wind. Everyone thinks that Zhuge Liang votes or not, after today, he is destined to be far away from Liu Xuande!
Just when Cao Wei's ministers were all secretly happy, only Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Xun You and others frowned, their faces were gloomy, their spirits were highly concentrated, and their eyes shone brightly from time to time, as if they were always on guard against earth-shattering changes in the future. Guo Jia's face sank, and he said to Xun Yu in a low voice.
"Gongda can give instructions to Zixiao!?"
Hearing this, Xun You's eyes froze, and he replied in Guo Jia's ear.
"Marquis Zhen doesn't have to worry too much. A certain has given instructions to General Cao. As soon as there was the slightest movement, he immediately led all the troops to rush forward and hacked Pan Wushuang and Zhang Yide to death!! ”
When Guo Jia heard this, his face was slightly fixed, and he bowed his head silently. Zhuge Liang's intelligence is high, like a demon. Guo Jia took great pains to force Zhuge Liang to such a point where he could not advance or retreat at the moment. Guo Jia knew that if such a good opportunity was lost, it would be difficult to climb Zhuge Liang in the future. Therefore, Guo Jia did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and the closer to success, the more he had to be prepared for unexpected changes!
Seeing the Wei army's fleet slowly approaching the Jingzhou army's fleet. At this moment, Jia Xu, who was watching the opposite fleet and pondering, suddenly felt that the north wind that was originally blowing had strangely disappeared, and the wind direction changed to the east wind at this time. Jia Xu's face changed, his mind was racing, as if he had noticed something extremely important, and hurriedly rushed to Cao Cao's side.
"The king is slow, and the wind changes suddenly. Now it is blowing the east wind. According to today's recent investigation, Zhuge Liang had been on the mountain of our army and watched for a long time. If he had premeditated, at this time arranged a crossbowman to set fire to the mountain, and our army camps were all standing in the dense forest, there would have been chaos, and Pan Wushuang and Zhang Yide would have escaped by taking advantage of the chaos!! ”
As soon as Jia Xu's words fell, all the faces of Cao Wei's ministers changed drastically. Cao Cao's fine eyes suddenly shot out two rays of light, and his mind was racing, but soon he smiled and laughed.
"Haha! Wenhe doesn't have to worry too much. The pair of mountains and the high mountains where our army is located are hundreds of meters apart, and even with the help of the wind, it is difficult to reach them. ”
When Cao Cao said this, Cao Wei's faces suddenly changed again, and the panic on his faces quickly faded.
At this moment, a gong and horn suddenly sounded on the opposite fleet, attracting everyone's attention. After the sound, Zhuge Liang was heard and shouted.
"King Wei, don't come unharmed! Zhuge Kongming came to reply!! ”
When Cao Cao heard this, his face was overjoyed, as if he couldn't wait to get Zhuge Liang's reply, and quickly told the fleet to speed up. Cao Wei's fleet sped up, and the waves leaped high. Seeing that the two fleets were about to approach, a sudden change arose.
Let's say that at the top of the mountain, Ma Liang and Sun Qian led thousands of Jingzhou soldiers and had been waiting for a long time. Ma Liang saw that the east wind was delayed, and he was anxious in his heart. Suddenly, the direction of the wind changed, and Sun Qian saw that the direction of the flag swaying changed, and he immediately exclaimed.
"It's coming, it's coming!! The east wind is coming!! ”
When Ma Liang heard this, his face was immediately overjoyed, and he immediately ordered three thousand soldiers to push the huge objects to the edge of the cliff and aim at the high mountains and dense forests opposite. This huge object is a giant crossbow invented by Zhuge Liang's wife Huang Yueying. This giant crossbow is dozens of feet long, with a dragon and a tiger head on the left and right in front, and four wooden wheels below that can be pushed, weighing hundreds of catties. The bowstring is tens of meters long, and the arrows are specially crafted, twelve meters long, and the strength of the shot can reach dozens of stones. The range can be hundreds of meters, and it can shoot through giant trees and rocks. This giant crossbow is called the Dragon and Tiger Crossbow. Zhuge Liang originally wanted to use it as a siege weapon, but the dragon and tiger crossbow has been still being studied, and Zhuge Liang pursues perfection in everything, so he has not yet been put into battle.
I saw a series of dragon and tiger crossbows set up, and each dragon and tiger crossbow was equipped with four giants to launch. Ma Liang was highly concentrated, staring at the high mountain opposite.
Soon, another loud gong burst out. Ma Liang's face changed, and he immediately ordered the soldiers to set fire to the arrows. The soldiers of Jingzhou listened to the order and lit torches one after another, burning huge arrows one after another. In an instant, the flames rose and flames surged.
Ma Liang's expression was certain, and he made a move of the red flag on his hand, and shouted with all his might.
"Shoot !!!"
Boom~! Bang Bang~~!! Bang Bang Bang~~!!!!
A series of huge bowstrings like landslides erupted, and I saw huge rockets riding the wind, like meteor showers that were difficult to catch with the naked eye, suddenly shooting into the dense forests of the opposite mountain, and there were bursts of extremely terrifying loud sounds. The whole mountain seemed to be shaken by the shot, and soon I saw huge flames burning, like huge fire dragons, swimming and flying away, quickly spreading to the surroundings.
It is said that Cao Ren led a group of soldiers and horses to closely monitor the every move of Pan Feng, Zhang Fei and others. Pan Feng, Zhang Fei and others all had white faces, and hundreds of them had been in the past few days, and they had not eaten a grain of rice. Cao Cao was afraid that they would have a seizure, so he did not give them food, and deliberately starved them to the point of weakness.
Suddenly, a series of loud noises erupted. Pan Feng's phoenix eyes, which had been closed, suddenly opened, shooting out two extremely bright rays of light. At the same time, Zhang Fei and Pan Ping also opened their eyes wide, and the light in their eyes shone like a small fire. Cao Ren heard the loud noise, his face changed drastically, and he didn't react yet. Suddenly, there was a loud roar in the dense forest. Immediately, countless horrors erupted one after another.
Cao Ren subconsciously turned around and looked, only to see that there was something in the dense forest, and the soldiers left in a panic, and soon a burst of fire rose into the sky, quickly spreading around. Cao Ren was so frightened that he seemed to be frightened, and he didn't know what to do, not understanding what would suddenly fall from the sky, and it would shoot here.
Pan Feng saw the fire in the dense forest, and knew that it must have been done by Zhuge Liang, so he immediately burst out with momentum, and rose angrily, his thick eyebrows were straight, his phoenix eyes were round, and he shouted loudly.
"Kill !!"
Pan Feng shouted, Zhang Fei, Pan Ping, and hundreds of dead soldiers, all like creeping beasts, twisted their weapons and rushed towards Cao Ren's soldiers and horses.
Cao Ren heard the cheers, and only then did he react, hurriedly pulled out the sword at his waist, and shouted fiercely.
"The military advisor has an order, don't have any scruples, kill Pan Wushuang, Zhang Yide and others, and leave no !!! behind"