Luoyang Zhuge Liang camp

Zhuge Liang looked at Guan Suo, who was kneeling under the stage, and smiled slightly, "General Guan, please hurry up, I originally wanted to attack and harass the Wei army, so that it would be afraid to shrink its forces, so that it would not be scattered and difficult to annihilate." Now that the Wei army has really hit the plan, the general has done a good job, and I have played Your Majesty for credit. As for the sudden large-scale pursuit of the Wei army, it was also unexpected to me, and it was not the general's fault to lose a few men and horses, so there was no need to mind. ”

"Prime Minister Xie!" Guan Suo happily got up and thanked him and stepped back.

Originally, Zhuge Liang knew that Luoyang's troops were less than the Wei army, and if Cao Rui divided his troops to attack, he would inevitably be overstretched, so he wanted to induce Cao Rui to concentrate his troops and face off against the main force outside Luoyang City. After General Anxi Guan Suo recovered, he always wanted to avenge the murder of his brother in Tiger Prison, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to sneak attack Cao Ying, which led to the night attack mentioned above.

"Great, the prime minister made a little trick, and caught Cao Rui, a big fish, and now the Wei army is gathering and coming, and it will be under Luoyang City in a few days. This is a great opportunity to annihilate the Wei army, if this battle is successful, the Wei State will never have a chance to turn over, and the restoration of the Central Plains is just around the corner! General Wei Jiang Wei shook his hands and said excitedly.

Everyone was excited.

Only Wang Ping, the general of the expedition to the north, bowed his head and said for a long time: "The prime minister's plan is very good, but the Cao Rui army that caught it may be a big fish or a dragon." After all, the Wei army has hundreds of thousands of troops, and with the power of victory in the Tiger Prison Pass, coupled with Cao Rui's personal conquest, the soldiers are bound to fight to the death. Our army was less than 100,000, and we were rushed from all over the country, and our soldiers and horses were tired. In my opinion, the decisive battle under Luoyang City must be a tough battle, and the prime minister needs to be fully prepared. ”

Zhuge Liang nodded approvingly after hearing this, "Zijun (Wang Ping's Zizijun) is far-sighted, a good general of the country." Since I dare to catch Cao Rui, a big fish, I have a way to eat it. Zhuge Liang stopped after speaking, looked around at the generals, and continued: "In my early years, I thought of a method for a while, and I could destroy 100,000 male soldiers. In recent years, he has repeatedly ordered the three armed forces to drill in central Sichuan, and he has become proficient. It's just that our army attacked and fought before, and the Wei army couldn't hold out, so it never had a chance to be useful. Today, Luoyang is surrounded by a flat river, but there are millions of soldiers, and it is the best place to prepare for the enemy. I intend to set up camp outside the city and fight the Wei army! ”

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard it, did the prime minister say? ....... It turned out that the prime minister had already made a move, and everyone was amazed.

Zhuge Liang stood up, raised the token, his face was serious, and his eyes were resolute and said, "Listen to the order!" Ordered the general Fei Yi and the general Wu Yi to be the governors of Luoyang, and led the general Yuan Qi of the Dianjun army and Fan Jian, the counselor doctor, to lead 15,000 troops to stay in Luoyang, and the rest of the generals all went out of the city with me to meet the enemy. Tonight, the three watches will make dinner, and the five watches will send troops, this time we will do our best to annihilate the Wei army! If there is a delay in the fighter plane and a cowardice, no matter who it is, it will not be forgiven! ”

"No, the Han army will win!" The crowd was impassioned and shouted loudly.

The time has come to decide where the world belongs.

......

The next day.

At dawn, the mighty Wei army finally drove to the vicinity of Luoyang City, when the first rays of sunlight in the morning pierced through the mist, making the earth dark and bright, after a few months, the Wei army finally saw the tall Luoyang city wall again. However, at the same time, what caught the eyes of the Wei army was the Shu army under the city. A huge phalanx of tens of thousands of Shu troops stood not far from the city wall. The lineup of the Shu army is neat, the banner is displayed, the golden helmet and iron armor are connected, the fine light is dazzling, and the cold light refracted is chilling in the early autumn morning.

Everyone was very excited and trembling, everyone had been looking forward to this big battle for a long time, but when it came to the eyes, they were a little uneasy. Yes, as a soldier, it will be a lifelong honor to be able to experience such a big battle. But war is cruel after all, the sword on the battlefield does not have long eyes, no matter who you are, it is difficult to escape the fate on the battlefield. After the war, how many of these people in front of us will survive, and I wonder how many new graves will be added to the effective area outside the city, and how many orphans and widows will be added to the rural villages?

To end the war with war, I hope these sacrifices are worth it, and I hope that the world can be peaceful soon. Zhuge Liang silently finished reading it in his heart, and let people shoot the horns of the formation with bows and arrows. After the three drums, the door flag in the Shu army formation was opened, Zhuge Liang came out slowly on a four-wheeled vehicle, and Jiang Weiwei on the side held high the flag to signal the talks.

Heaven and earth seemed to be quiet, and everyone was staring intently at a clearing in front of the two armies, where Zhuge Liang and Cao Rui finally met.

I saw Zhuge Liang sitting on a four-wheeled vehicle, smiling and shaking the feather fan. Cao Rui, who came slowly on horseback, couldn't help but be stunned, this time he saw Zhuge Liang with his own eyes for the first time in his life. I heard my grandfather Cao Cao and father Cao Pi mention it before, at that time, Zhuge Liang was not as powerful as today, but I also heard that he was a person who compared himself to Zhong Leyi, and assisted the ancestor Liu Bei to create the foundation of Shu Han. It wasn't until he succeeded to the throne that Zhuge Liang began to frequent northern expeditions as the protagonist, and since then he has become Cao Rui's lifelong enemy. From another point of view, the one who knows and hates Zhuge Liang the most among the three generations of the Cao family should be Cao Rui. But Cao Rui realized at this moment that he didn't seem to know Zhuge Liang at all, and after fighting for so many years, he only heard that Zhuge Liang had the test of ghosts and gods, but he didn't know what Zhuge Liang looked like at all. And what appeared in front of Cao Rui at this moment was neither an ambitious and burly face like his grandfather Cao Cao, nor an eagle-eyed wolf Gu like Sima Yi, but an old man with white hair hanging down. Somehow, although this old man has an old face, he has a peaceful and heroic spirit that cannot be concealed, which makes people hate it. In particular, those eyes reveal a peaceful, benevolent and wise light, and with the lupine scarf, the whole person is elegant. Cao Rui has been by Cao Cao's side since he was a child, and he has seen too many famous people in his life, and he thought that he was also extraordinary, but it was not until he saw Zhuge Liang today that he knew what it meant to be really shocking. If it weren't for the enemy, probably Cao Rui wouldn't help but want to make friends.

It wasn't until the full favor and Liu Ye on the side coughed a few times that Cao Rui came back to his senses, made a salute on the horse, and said: "I am the Great Wei Fayao Chan Shun, according to legend, the second emperor, sitting in the Central Plains, is the destiny of heaven. Allow you Shu and Wu to be benevolent, my Great Wei is kind and benevolent, and I can't bear to hurt the people. Since the gentleman compares himself to the middle, he should think about the people, and do not disobey the number of days and bring about his own destruction. Now I have come with a million, just like Mount Tai crushing eggs, you have no chance of winning. If you sincerely change your ways, you can return to Sichuan as soon as possible, and guard the borders to avoid the misery of the people, and you must also be saved! ”

Zhuge Liang smiled, "I was entrusted by the first emperor to be lonely, how dare I not do my best to please the thief?" Your ancestors of the Cao family are all Hanchen, the world eats Hanlu, and does not think of retribution, but usurps the world, such disloyalty, filial piety and unrighteousness, are you not ashamed? The people of the world are all ashamed of the Cao family! Fortunately, the will of heaven is endless, Emperor Zhaolie is in Xichuan, inheriting the unification, I am now in accordance with the order of the heir, the teacher is begging for thieves, winning consecutive battles, recovering the two capitals, and recovering the Han is just around the corner. Your Cao clan will soon be destroyed by the Han Dynasty, if you know the number of days, you should descend as soon as possible, so as not to end up with a dead clan. ”

"Bold, you ..... You ......" Cao Rui's face turned red when he heard it, and he could hardly speak. Cao Rui has stuttered since he was a child, and he is not articulate, but now he is arguing with Zhuge Liang, which is considered boring when he meets an expert. I saw Cao Rui holding back for a long time and shouting, "The husband is crazy, I will fight with you!" If I don't kill you today, I will not be a man! ”

Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "Good ambition, then what kind of duel do you want?" Fighting generals, fighting soldiers, or fighting formations? ”

Cao Rui looked back at Man Chong and Liu Ye, and said, "Fight the formation first!" Full Favor led the order to return to the tent of the Chinese army, holding the yellow flag in his hand, and the army quickly swung left and right to form a long formation, like a giant snake. Cao Rui asked proudly, "Do you know this formation?" ”

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, "This is a long snake formation, and the middle and last generals of our army can set up this formation." This array of offensive is fierce, the head is the tail, the tail is the first, and the waist is the first to the end. However, it is not difficult to break the formation, just pull its head, clip its tail, and cut its waist. ”

Cao Rui didn't expect that Zhuge Liang not only knew the formation but also thought of a way to crack it, so he was ashamed and angry, and sneered: "It's light, then I'll see you set up the formation." ”

Zhuge Liang smiled and raised the feather fan and waved it slightly. In an instant, tens of thousands of Shu troops began to run in the order of drills, and for a time the drums were loud, the dust was flying, and even the earth shook. When the drums stopped and the dust fell, everyone found that the Shu army had arranged a huge dense circle array. The army formation is divided into inner formation and outer formation, a total of 8 directions, 1 large formation in each direction, plus the Chinese army is a total of 9 large formations. The Chinese army is the command platform, composed of 16 small formations, Zhuge Liang led Sikong Yang Yi, Zhengbei General Wang Ping, Zuo General Jufu, Hubu Supervisor Meng Yan and others personally guarded. The surrounding 8 formations were led by Ma Zhong, the general of Zhengnan, Zhang Wei, the general of Zhennan, Zhang Yi, the general of Anbei, Situ Dengzhi, the general Liao Hua of Andong, the general of the protector army, Liu Yin, the right general Zhuge Dan, and the general Guan Suo of Anxi, each composed of 6 small formations, a total of 64 small formations. There are still 24 rangers in the rear, by the Wei general Jiang Wei, Zhenbei general Ma Dai, Pingxi general Zhao Guang, Pingnan general Zhao Tong, Pingdong general Fu Jian and General Du Yi and other generals to command the Xiliang fine cavalry, for the purpose of maneuvering. There are 1,000 people in each small formation, and a total of 88,000 people in 88 small formations in the whole army. Among them, the big array packs the small array, the big camp packs the small camp, the corners fall and hook together, the twists and turns are opposite, dazzling, breathtaking.

"Could this be, gossip array!" Liu Ye on Cao Rui's side blurted out.

"Sir is so knowledgeable, yes, it's the gossip array. Since there are people in Wei who can recognize this formation, can they break the formation? Zhuge Liang asked quietly with a smile.

Liu Ye was already so surprised that he couldn't speak, the Bagua Array is an ancient formation, with great power and deep origins, which can be traced back to the Yellow Emperor of China. Jiang Taigong, Sima Sui Tho, Guan Zhong, Sun Wu and others have all studied this formation. However, since the Han Dynasty, the formation has long been lost, and Liu Ye has also read the record in ancient books, and he doesn't want Zhuge Liang to arrange this formation today, and I don't know if it's true or not.

Cao Rui saw that Liu Ye didn't speak, afraid of losing face, so he preemptively said: "What's so difficult about this, since you can understand, you can naturally break it!" ”

Zhuge Liang raised his head and laughed: "Okay, good, good, you just let the horse come over and charge the battle." If you can break this formation today, I will lead the troops back to Hanzhong and never come back, how about it? ”

"Is that true?" Cao Rui couldn't believe his ears and stared at Zhuge Liang tightly.

Zhuge Liang stood up, put away his smile, and said solemnly: "The sky is above, and the three armies are on the side." A gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase! ”

"Good! In a word, return to the camp and prepare to rush into battle! Cao Rui pulled the reins, turned around and rode back into the formation. He told the Governor of the Metropolitan what had just happened.

Full of favor and helpless for a while, Cao Rui turned his head to look at Liu Ye and asked, "Since the military advisor knows the Bagua Array, he must know the way to crack it." Although Liu Ye had been disobedient several times before, Cao Rui still knew who to trust at the critical moment.

Liu Ye shook his head and sighed, "Chen has only read records in several ancient books before, and he knows that the Bagua Array is extremely powerful and endlessly changing. The minister is stupid and does not know how to crack it. ”

Cao Rui gritted his teeth and said, "Do you want to let Zhuge Liang run rampant?" If you don't have a solution, I'll do my best to fight with all my might! With my army of more than 100,000 people, even the copper wall can be flattened and crushed! "After that, he will order the whole army to prepare.

Liu Ye on the side hurriedly stopped: "Your Majesty, slow down!" Zhuge Liang must have a plan to provoke His Majesty to rush into battle, and His Majesty must not rashly send troops, so as not to fall into his treacherous scheme. Cao Rui also felt that there was some truth when he heard it, Zhuge Liang seemed to be using the method of agitation.

Liu Ye thought for a moment and continued: "Although it is difficult for the minister to break his formation for a while, with such a huge battle formation, its movement and transformation must be slow. I just observed the formation, and found that the whole formation was dominated by basic infantry, except for the rear ranger plundering formation. The Ranger should be responsible for side response, filling gaps, and logistics. I didn't want to directly attack the battle formation, so I ordered the two generals of the former army, Tian and Zhu, to lead the Youhe Assault Cavalry, and detour around to the rear of the formation with lightning speed. As soon as the rangers were broken, it was equivalent to cutting off the connection between the respective parties in the formation, and also cut off the food and water supply of the Shu army. We will send a large army to surround Zhuge Liang and wait for the opportunity. ”

Cao Rui was interested when he heard it, and said excitedly: "Okay, okay, keep talking." ”

Liu Ye made a gesture, "More importantly, the Shu army in Luoyang City must be anxious when they see Zhuge Liang being surrounded, and we will use a plan to lure him out of the city, so Luoyang will be at your fingertips!" Zhuge Liang has no Luoyang, there is no foundation, even if the Bagua Array can destroy the world, what is the use! ”

"Good strategy!" Cao Rui clapped his hands and almost jumped up, "What a strategy, avoid the real and attack the false, Mr. is really the essence of the art of war!" ”

"What does the Metropolitan think?" Cao Rui turned his head and asked with a smile.

Man Zhong nodded, "The minister also agrees with what the military advisor sees, the military advisor is far-sighted, draws salary from the bottom of the kettle, and takes Luoyang, Zhuge Liang will become a source of water and a tree without roots." ”

"Good!" Cao Rui saw that the ministers of civil and military affairs had reached an agreement, and felt that his confidence had skyrocketed, so he immediately ordered the former army Tian Yu and Zhu Ling to lead 40,000 Youhe cavalry, pretend to rush into battle, and then quickly insert themselves behind to attack the rangers.

The moment of the head-to-head battle began.