Chapter 53 Cao Rui's Jedi counterattack
Cao Rui is in the army
Because it is located in the plain, Zhuge Liang's gossip array is surrounded by tall protection, blocking the line of sight, and Cao Wei and the others cannot know the battle situation in the array, and can only vaguely judge the situation from the shouting of killing.
"Your Majesty, the shouting of killing seems to be ..... Stopped. Liu Ye said cautiously.
Cao Rui's heart seemed to jump to his throat at this moment, and everyone knew what this might mean.
Could it be that the Youji Iron Rider, who had invested his blood at the beginning, was wiped out like this? No way! This is 40,000 elite cavalry, their biggest hole card, which is powerful enough to sweep the world! In such a short period of time, in such a battle formation that has never been seen before, it was wiped out like this? No way! Even if it is 40,000 pigs, the Shu army will have to catch it for half a day! Cao Rui didn't want to believe it, this must be fake, this must be Zhuge Liang's deception!
Suddenly, the gate flag in the Shu army's formation opened, and a team of Shu troops waved the battle-free flag and drove a white cloth chariot slowly towards the Wei army. When they approached, a soldier of the Shu army shouted, "The prime minister of my family is grateful for your hard work, and he will give a small gift to the monarchs and ministers of Wei State!" With that, the group left in a hurry.
"Your Majesty, beware of deception!" The Metropolitan Governor reminded him.
Cao Rui stared at the white cloth chariot tightly, stepped forward, puzzled, Zhuge Liang would be so kind to give me a gift? For the sake of safety, the armed guards were still ordered to put up shields to protect the front row.
"Open!" Cao Rui said coldly.
"Nuo" and the soldiers stepped forward cautiously, their hands trembling nervously, and they all said that Zhuge Liang was good at making sharp weapons, and it was uncertain whether it would be a hidden weapon.
"I order you to open it!" Cao Rui clearly saw the soldier's timidity and shouted angrily.
The soldier had no choice but to close his eyes, grit his teeth, and let go! Lifting the white cloth vigorously, there was no hidden weapon on the chariot, it was actually a brocade box.
At this time, Cao Ruijunchen was even more confused, when the two armies were fighting, Zhuge Liang took great pains to send a brocade box.
"Open it immediately, or I will punish your three clans!" Cao Rui was a little annoyed, today I want to see what tricks Zhuge Liang is playing!
When the soldier heard this, he fell to the ground in fright, and hurriedly got up, and carefully opened the brocade box, but he was so frightened that he fell to the ground again.
"What's the matter, what do you see, tell me quickly!" Cao Rui was also stunned by the scene in front of him.
"I.... I.... I...... Seeing ......" the soldier was visibly so frightened that he stammered and was speechless.
Cao Rui was furious and was about to draw his sword to cut it, when the soldier saw this, he shouted, "Head! Inside is the head of General Zhu Ling! ”
The three armies were horrified.
It's over, Zhu Ling was killed, which means that the ghost and the sudden ride are really over.
Cao Rui was dizzy and fell to the ground all of a sudden.
"Your Majesty!" The crowd hurried to help them and asked them to fetch their seats.
Most of the Metropolitan Governor Manzhong and the others did not give up, and rushed forward to confirm again and again that it was indeed Zhu Ling's head. There is also a letter next to the head, which reads "Cao Rui of Wei State personally enlightened". Man Chong and the others didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly took it and presented it to Cao Rui.
Cao Rui heard that Zhuge Liang still had letters, so he reluctantly stood up, sat on the chair next to him, and straightened his clothes, "Read!" ”
"No!" Full of favor received the order, opened the letter, and when he saw it, he was immediately stunned and speechless.
Cao Rui saw that something was wrong, and shouted dissatisfiedly, "You read!" ”
Full of pets trembled and suddenly fell to his knees with a thud, "The minister's capital crime, I really dare not read it, it is humiliating to the country." ”
Cao Rui had expected that there were no good words in the letter, and said impatiently, "I forgive you for your innocence, even if you read it." Dare to delay, and the punishment will not be spared! ”
Only then did Man Chong get up, swallow his saliva, and read carefully, "Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, is ignorant...... Ignorant Kid...... Without virtue or talent, he sent his subordinates to send him to death, and he sent the head back. Cao's qi counted......" After saying that, he stopped, glanced at Cao Rui, and saw that Cao Rui's already angry face was bruised. Seeing that Man Pet stopped staring at him, Cao Rui was furious, "Read it to me, don't stop!" ”
"No!" Man Zhong had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to read, "The Cao family's qi has been exhausted, and it will soon be destroyed by the big man." If the boy spares his life, he will quit the army and go home...... Go home and study the art of war again, re-study the battle formation, and come back to fight again after thirty years. Otherwise...... Otherwise, today will be the death date of the monarchs and ministers of the Wei State. Full of pets was so frightened that he threw the letter to the ground and knelt down.
"Ahh Zhuge Liang deceived people too much! Cao Rui finally couldn't bear it anymore, raised his head and roared, jumped up from the seat angrily, drew his sword and slashed everywhere, rushed over and picked up the letter and read it again, and then tore it to pieces. turned around and shouted, "Zhuge Villager, today is either you dead or I die!" The whole army listened to the order, followed me to rush to kill the enemy, and swore to kill Zhuge Liang!! ”
"Your Majesty, no!" Liu Ye was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and grabbed Cao Rui's sleeve, "This is Zhuge Liang's method of agitation, which is to force our army to rush into battle." The previous enemy situation was unknown, and it was a mistake to rashly let Tian Zhu Er General rush into the formation, and this time he must not be fooled again! ”
Cao Rui was even more furious when he heard this, didn't it make it clear that he had made a mistake in decision-making, and let Yu He rush forward to send him to death. Now that he is still coming to stop himself, Cao Rui feels more and more annoying Liu Ye, and said angrily: "Presumptuous, Liu Ye, you have repeatedly contradicted, don't think that I dare not kill you, let it go!" Otherwise, I will kill you! ”
"Even if Your Majesty kills the minister, the minister will not watch His Majesty go to his death!" Liu Ye was also indignant for a while, so he simply hugged Cao Rui's thigh and refused to let go.
"You!!" Cao Rui raised his sword, and seeing that he was about to bleed on the spot, Man Chong and the others hurriedly kowtowed and pleaded. Although Man Chong doesn't like Liu Ye, he understands that he is loyal and will not die if he sins.
"Although the military advisor contradicted his words, he remembered his loyalty, and repeatedly made great achievements in his strange schemes, so I ask Your Majesty for mercy! At present, it is the time of critical employment, and we must rely on the military division to make suggestions, break Zhuge Liang together, and ask Your Majesty to let him make meritorious contributions! Full Pet was the first to shout.
"I beg Your Majesty to be merciful, and let the military advisor make meritorious service!" The crowd chimed in.
When Cao Rui saw this situation, he slowly calmed down, killing Liu Ye at this moment would definitely be a big disappointment. Cao Rui sighed, put away his sword, and picked up Liu Ye from the ground, "I am young and thin, and I was angry for a while, and I almost injured Mr. by mistake, please don't be surprised." Liu Ye was so moved that he couldn't speak for a while, Cao Rui is worthy of being Cao Wei Xiaoyao Shun, although he is young, his grasp of the hearts of the ministers is still quite spicy.
"However", Cao Rui changed his words and stared at Liu Ye tightly, "Zhuge Liang is too rampant, he must break his formation today." If I insist on attacking the Bagua Array, please teach me! ”
"This ......" Liu Ye instantly understood that Cao Rui just gave himself a step, Cao Rui's heart was determined, and no one could shake it. If you insist on not complying, I am afraid that you will really kill yourself. If he listens and has no plan, Cao Rui will definitely blame. Liu Ye gasped, it seemed that he really underestimated this young emperor, and in the blink of an eye, he played with himself in the palm of his hand.
Huge pressure enveloped Liu Ye, he paced back and forth and thought for a while, then suddenly stood up and turned around and said: "Zhuge Liang's Bagua Array is so huge, it must be highly coordinated to operate, and its core lies in command!" If the command is broken, the Shu army will fall into chaos, and the large and small battle formations will fight separately. The power of such a formation is greatly reduced, and our army can break through each battle formation one by one! ”
"Good strategy!" Man Zhong loudly approved, "The minister still has a plan, it is impossible for all the cavalry in the battle to be annihilated, probably forced to surrender due to the situation." If our army rushes into the formation, finds the surrendered troops, and cooperates with them inside and outside, we will definitely be able to break the battle formation of the Shu army with a flank attack! ”
"Good!" Cao Rui seemed to regain his confidence and said happily, "What the two of you said is very reasonable! Just do what you do. The whole army listened to the order, lined up to attack the Shu army, don't care about others, and take Zhuge Liang directly! ”
The huge war machine of the Wei army rumbled again, and soon, the black-pressed Wei army put on an attack formation. Due to the failure of the previous army, this time it was led by Sun Li, the governor of the Chinese army, and even the rear army joined the team, it seems that Cao Rui is determined to fight with all his might.
"Prime Minister, the Wei army has been tricked and has begun to charge in formation." Wang Ping, the general of the expedition to the north, said that since Jiang Wei served as the commander of the rear rangers, the most powerful and trusted general around Zhuge Liang was Wang Ping. Wang Ping's subordinates commanded the most elite 5,000 Wudang Flying Army of Shu Han and escorted Zhuge Liang's Chinese army. In addition, there are 3,000 crossbowmen equipped with Zhuge crossbows led by Yang Yi, 5,000 Tuchen soldiers who are good at assault and charge led by the left general Ju Fu, who are as famous as Wang Ping, and 3,000 elite tiger infantry led by Meng Yan, a member of the Menghu tribe who is a tiger step supervisor and the king of the Southern Barbarians. The entire Chinese army has a large array of 16,000 people, which can be described as the elite of the Shu Han elite.
"Okay, let them in." Zhuge Liang gave instructions without revealing his face, and he was actually very excited in his heart. In the long-awaited war, Cao Rui's Chinese army is left, and if this force is eaten, the Wei State will be finished. I seem to have seen the dawn of victory and the grand event of the Han Dynasty to restore the world.
The Wei army quickly poured into the battle array, and they neither rushed into battle nor ran around. Armed with round shields in unison, they waited for orders.
"Prime Minister, what is Wei Jun doing?" Yang Yi asked suspiciously.
Zhuge Liang shook his head, could it be that Wei Jun was cheating? Let's test it. Zhuge Liang raised the feather fan, and the flag bearer led the order to wave the flag to signal the attack.
"There it is!" Sun Li, the governor of the Chinese army, shouted, and everyone heard it, and sure enough, they saw a big flag waving in the formation in the distance, which must be where Zhuge Liang's Chinese army was.
"Rush me!" The Metropolitan Governor raised the flag and shouted, "Aim at that flag, rush over at all costs, don't care about others, kill me a bloody way, and take Zhuge Liang directly!" ”
"Whew!" The Wei army received the order and shouted and rushed to the center of the battle array from all directions. The Wei army didn't care what the road was, and the three platoons of the formation rushed straight to the ground. Encountering the small formation of the Shu army, the front row of shields to protect themselves, the second row of pikemen continued to stab forward, and the third row of crossbowmen continued to shoot arrows into the front of the Shu army formation.
After all, the Wei army had a lot of people, and they rushed forward with a desperate posture, while the Shu army had just experienced a great battle with Youhe Raid, and the men and horses were tired and gradually unable to resist, so they could only scatter one by one to avoid it. The strange thing is that the Wei army did not pursue, broke a group and continued to attack for a while, and kept moving forward, although the casualties were not small, but it did approach the center.
Zhuge Liang in the formation sensed that something was wrong, and the Wei army showed a high degree of consistency, and it seemed that they didn't care about breaking through the battle formation, but seemed to be rushing in one direction. Zhuge Liang stood up, looked around, suddenly woke up, and fell to the ground all of a sudden. The direction in which these directions converge in all directions points directly to a center, isn't it the Chinese army where they are located? Cao Rui's goal is me, Zhuge Liang!
Everyone was shocked and hurried to help Zhuge Liang. The prime minister has experienced countless winds and waves, and has never been so out of shape, what's wrong with it today? Only Zhuge Liang understands in his heart what he is facing now. Beads of sweat dripping from Zhuge Liang's face, and he had to hurry up and think of a countermeasure. Cao Rui has an army of more than 100,000 people, and his own army is only more than 10,000 people, so it is difficult to hold it no matter what. Once the Chinese army is broken and the Bagua Array loses its command center, it will become a mess and be broken by the Wei army, and the results achieved today will also be wiped out. What's even more terrifying is that Cao Rui was angered by Zhuge Liang, and he was afraid that he would not give up if Zhuge Liang was captured. If he misses and is captured, Cao Rui can be used as a threat to counterattack the northwest, or even attack Sichuan and Shu, then his hard work for more than ten years will come to naught, and the foundation of the Han Dynasty will never be revived. Zhuge Liang has never been so afraid, in the past, there was only the land of Sichuan and Shu, and every inch of Wei land was lucky. Now that you have the whole Northwest, the more you get, the more you fear losing.
I am really unwilling, I have worked hard for so many years, and I see that the revival of the Han Dynasty is imminent, but it is suddenly reversed in a good situation. Originally, Zhuge Liang also knew that the fatal core of the battle array was command, so he hurriedly practiced and familiarized the battle formation and taught it to Jiang Wei as a later response, and on the other hand, he mobilized the most elite troops of Shu Han to protect the Chinese army camp. thought it was foolproof, but Liu Ye finally saw through the mystery and used hundreds of thousands of troops to attack the Chinese army, but Zhuge Liang never expected. Zhuge Liang really admires Liu Ye from the bottom of his heart, and in such an unfavorable situation, he turned the tide of the battle again. I originally had the upper hand, but because I didn't notice it for a while, now I fell into danger. The situation on the battlefield is really changing rapidly, and you can't take it lightly until the last moment.
"Prime Minister, what's wrong?" Yang Yi saw that Zhuge Liang had come to his senses, and hurriedly asked.
Zhuge Liang tried to calm himself down, pointed at Wei Jun and said, "Cao Rui raised the strength of the whole army and killed us!" ”