Huang Kui took this opportunity to bewitch the crowd in Liu Bei's ear, saying that Zhuge Liang had been unwell recently but still had to lead the military affairs, so he was defeated in a row, so Shu would die. Liu Bei was already very unhappy in his heart, and he was also dizzy when he said this, so he sent an envoy to Zhiyanguan to call Zhuge Liang back. Zhuge Liang did not obey the document after getting it, and replied to the document that "the order of the minister and the country is guarded, and he must not leave without permission." Huang Kui said in Liu Bei's ear that Zhuge Liang was seriously ill and couldn't even know his head.

Liu Bei listened to his words and ordered people to send six documents, three to Zhuge Liang and three to Zhang Fei. Let Zhuge Liang return to Chengdu and send the strategist Xu Shu to assist Zhang Fei. Zhuge Liang thought that if he didn't return to Chengdu, he would definitely leave an infamy, so he had to be ordered to go back. And after Zhang Fei saw that Zhuge Liang was gone, he didn't care about Xu Shu who came to help in the war, and privately ordered the army to divide troops to go to the Sword Pavilion to garrison, resulting in the emptiness of the Hina Pass, and only 30,000 people guarded the pass. He also replaced the banners of Jiange Pass, Zitong Pass, and Hina Pass with his Zhang Zi Banner. At first, Pang Tong and others thought it was Zhuge Liang's suspicious plan, but after the spies reported the situation of Shuzhong Pass, Pang Tong decided that the time had come to attack the Hina Pass. However, he still doubted whether Zhuge Liang had set up an ambush behind the Hina Pass and waited for him to enter the trap, so he pioneered the attack on the Sword Pavilion Pass, which had 80,000 defenders.

After Zhuge Liang returned to Chengdu, he arrived directly at Liu Bei's dormitory. It happened that Liu Bei and Huang Kui were playing chess in the middle of the house, and Zhuge Liang arched his hand and said, "I don't know what happened to the king summoning the lower officials?" ”

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, looked at Huang Kui, thought about it, but didn't know what to say. He looked Zhuge Liang up and down again and said, "Kong Ming's face is pale, could it be that he is in poor health?" ”

"Yes, Zhuge Jun must be unwell, and the king should let the best imperial doctor show him." Huang Kui had a flattering expression.

Zhuge Liang sighed deeply and said, "Thank you for your kindness, I'll go and rest." ”

He turned around and left, Liu Bei froze impatiently on the spot, not knowing what to say in his heart. He didn't know if his decision to call Zhuge Liang back was right or wrong. But Zhuge Liang, who saw him in person, did have a bloodless and haggard expression. He thought to himself: "Let Kong Ming come back to rest for a while, so that he can better manage military affairs." ”

Before Pang Tong led the army to the pass, Zhang Fei had already led the whole army out of the pass.

Pang Tongjun's speed was relatively slow, and he was very vigilant about the surrounding movements, and only allowed to advance after the spies were unharmed. Subsequently, when Zhang Feijun was encountered, Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Pang Tong stood in front of the army. Zhang Fei rode out, straightened up the eight-point steel spear, and said loudly: "Shiyuan, is my brother still there?" ”

"Master Guan eats and lives well in my Nanzheng County, Brother Yide, don't worry too much." Pang Tong said.

"That's fine, but I'm going to defeat your army today so that I can get my second brother out!" After the words were finished, he came out.

Lu Bu was motionless, and Zhao Yun stepped out of the battle with a gun. The two fought, fighting with two guns. Zhang Fei's attack was swift, the snake spear was as fast as lightning, while Zhao Yun was dodging while fighting, sometimes stabbing indiscriminately, so that Zhang Fei had to dodge. The two fought for more than forty rounds, and Pang Tong chuckled: "Charge." ”

After speaking, the war drums thundered, and Lu Bu led the army forward. Seeing this, Zhang Fei wanted to leave, but Zhao Yun did not allow it, and the general in the middle of the army immediately ordered the drummers to beat the war drums, and the two armies killed each other. Lu Bu rode to Zhang Fei's place, and the halberd swept past, Zhang Fei was only subdued by Lu Bu and Zhao Yun, and the guns and halberds were on both sides, and a move was a killing move to the neck.

Lu Bu said kindly: "In the end, Shi Yuan and I will not treat you badly." ”

"Hey!"

He abandoned his spear on the ground, was bound by Pang Tong's army, and escorted to the rear of the army. His troops came to the rescue, but they were killed by the elite cavalry led by Lu Bu and Zhao Yun. Pang Tong's army was like a bamboo, and an hour later, Zhang Feijun killed more than 40,000 people. Due to the lack of generals to command, Zhang Feijun was like a lamb to be slaughtered, and finally 20,000 people surrendered, and the others took advantage of the mountain danger to escape to the pass and closed the door. Pang Tong's army reached the pass, and immediately launched a strong attack.

The defenders rained down with arrows and stones, and they defended the pass with their stubbornness. Pang Tong's army also suffered a lot of casualties, and finally the echelons went to the wall to fight, and only broke through the pass at the time of the second watch, and the Shu army on the pass was almost completely destroyed.

Two days later, Pang Tong's army killed Zitong Pass, because the guards on the pass were scarce, it was almost an empty pass, and the pass was taken without much resistance. Pang Tong's army went south to join forces with Xu Huang and Zang Ba outside the Hina Pass. On the pass, Xu Shu set up an ambush outside the pass, and the wall was full of stones and wooden pillars, and arrows were stacked in layers. Xu Shuyu called one of the attendants who had been by Zhuge Liang's side over and asked, "How about the military advisor's three meals a day on weekdays?" ”

"Sometimes I eat, and when I'm busy, I often say I don't eat, and we can't say anything. I slept five or six hours a day, sometimes all night. ”

The black-faced Xu Shu's narrow forehead trembled, and said, "No wonder the face is so bad, this is to force virtuous virtues to death!" It doesn't matter if there is no one in Shu, there are even some traitors and the like, hey. Suddenly, Fei Yi, the strategist who was captured by the Ren clan, didn't know whether he was alive or dead, and his heart was even more sad.

He also took out a bag that Zhuge Liang gave him after handing over military affairs with him. After opening it, he took out the note inside, looked at it carefully, and sighed: "I don't dare to implement such a bold strategy." But I still have to respect your orders. ”

All of the chicks were replaced with Zhuge Liang's banners. The soldiers beat the drums in the pass, and although the flags fluttered on the wall, there was not a single soldier in sight. It was in such a strange situation that Pang Tong did not move, afraid that there was Zhuge Liang's plan inside.

In Liu Bei's palace in Chengdu, after learning that Zhang Fei was defeated and captured, Liu Bei was shocked and hurriedly went to Zhuge Liang's mansion to ask for a meeting, but Zhuge Liang avoided it because he was unwell. Liu Bei was so anxious that he called someone to ask for a meeting for several days, but Zhuge Liang still said that he was resting on the bed and could not see each other.

After the news that Pang Tong's army of 400,000 troops was stationed outside the Hina Pass reached Chengdu, Liu Bei personally stood outside Zhuge Liang's mansion for a day, and in the evening, Zhuge Liang walked out lightly and said: "The lower official offended the saint, please forgive me." ”

"The situation is really majestic, if the military division continues to rest like this, my Shu Kingdom will not be protected!" Liu Bei choked up and said: "Yun Chang and Yide are uncertain about their life and death, and I can't sleep well." Please also ask the military advisor to leave for Hina Pass quickly, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

"Please behead the eunuch Huang Kui to show the public first, this person is the scourge of Shu."

Liu Bei had a heartbroken expression and said, "That's it, that's it." He immediately ordered Huang Kui to be arrested. Unexpectedly, Huang Kui had already felt a bloody disaster and had already escaped from Chengdu. The eunuch fled all the way south.

Zhuge Liang got up and went to the Hina Pass, but before he reached the pass, Xu Shu had already led the troops to greet him. Zhuge Liang sat on the eight-person sedan chair, and Xu Shu rode forward and said, "I am relieved when the military advisor arrives." ”

"It's pretty much the same, isn't it?" Zhuge Liang asked through the curtain.

"Everything is in order, it was completed three days ago."

"Well, it's on time."

Pang Tong had already built siege equipment and planned to storm it, but unexpectedly, the gate of the Hina Pass was open, and there was no flag left. The whole pass is like a dead thing. He rode his horse to investigate under the pass, and saw no one in the pass from a mile away. After thinking about it for a long time, he always felt that there was a problem. Back in the tent, Lu Bu said: "Brother Xian is too worried, I think it should be the guard who abandoned the pass and left." ”

Xu Huang also said: "Our army is mighty, there must not be enough manpower at the gate, and Shu is already at the end of the crossbow." ”

"No, I always feel that there is a problem, then Zhuge Liang is not that simple."

"The fact is that we have already attacked the Hina Pass, and even if he Zhuge Liang has the ability to reach the sky, he has not protected Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, so why are you afraid?" Zhao Yun said proudly: "What's more, it's just an empty pass." ”

"Air Clearance Meter?" Pang Tong chuckled.

"I think Brother Xian is just worrying too much, and being scared by an empty pass, isn't it a bit too much?" Lu Budao: "His door is open, is there thousands of troops behind him?" Even if he has thousands of troops, I and hundreds of thousands of other troops are not afraid of him! ”

Pang Tong thought of Zhuge Liang's trick on Sima Yi in history, and successfully escaped Sima Yi's army. While he was thinking about this, the spy came to report that there was a person playing the piano on the wall of the pass.

After hearing this, Pang Tong went to the scene with everyone. I can only hear the melodious sound of the piano. On the city wall, sandalwood is fluttering, two attendants are Zhuge Liang's two gently shaking pu fans, and Zhuge Liang is playing the stringed piano on a wooden platform.

"Shhh...... Why is this Zhuge Liang so calm? Doesn't he know the might of our army? Xu Huang said puzzled.

"I think he's just playing tricks!" Lu Bu said categorically.

Pang Tong looked at Zhuge Liang on the wall, as if he had seen the reflection of the water surface, and what happened in front of him was too discordant. After Pang Tong returned to Dazhai, after thinking about it, he felt a little strange, as if the other party was deliberately delaying time. And according to what is said in history, this Zhuge Liang playing the piano is all a fraud, but in fact, it is empty inside. That night, Pang Tong ordered 50,000 elite cavalry to gallop away, and all of them were tied to their feet and horses. After closing it, he saw that the door was still open, and there was only one light on the wall, and Zhuge Liang was still playing the piano on the wooden platform.

"Cut, how can it be the same person, isn't he tired?" Pang Tong thought so, and waved his army into the gate. After the former army entered, they suddenly fell into the empty pool in the dark night. It turned out that a road was dug two feet from the ground inside, and all the cavalry of the Pang Tong Army who entered through the door fell into the pit and broke their bones.

When Pang Tong heard the screams, he immediately stopped his horses and sounded the gongs and drums of the retreat. Suddenly, there was a group of archers at the head of the wall, and the arrows were sprinkled down in black and pressing, and they were shot indiscriminately, and many of the cavalry fell to the ground with arrows. The cavalry retreated. In the end, at the cost of 2,000 casualties, he withdrew to Dazhai. The soldiers of Pang Tong's army were disgraced, and they didn't know what to say, and they were beaten back before the enemy soldiers could be cut.

Pang Tong returned to the camp and said coldly: "I'll take a look during the day!" ”