Dingjun Mountain.

Deng Ai and Wei Yan had already joined up with the Wei army under the mountainside.

It was a cavalry of more than 1,000 people, led by Zhang Xiu, under the cover of night, calculated the time, and touched the foot of Dingjun Mountain.

Wei Yan and the others won one moment ago, and Zhang Xiu arrived the next moment, and the timing was just right.

"Congratulations to the two of you for this great achievement, the Son of Heaven really expected the matter to God, and the score is exactly right." Zhang Xiu, who met him, sighed with a smile.

Wei Yan and Deng Ai glanced at each other, and the two of them couldn't hear the sound of Zhang Xiu's words.

Zhang Xiu said: "That's the case, the day after the two of you led the army to leave, His Majesty secretly summoned me and ordered me to lead a thousand cavalry to follow the two of you to Dingjun Mountain, and said that when I arrived, you must have captured Dingjun Mountain." ”

Wei Yan and Deng Ai looked shocked, and a look of amazement couldn't help but appear between their eyebrows.

Deng Ai couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Your Majesty is really omniscient and omnipotent, far away outside Yangping Pass, your Majesty seems to be in control of our every move." ”

Wei Yan also sighed for a while, but stared at the cavalry behind Zhang Xiu and said: "Since Your Majesty is like a god, you should calculate that Liu Bei will definitely lead the army to fight for Dingjun Mountain next, and all we have to do is to stick to the mountain camp, Brother Zhang's soldiers and horses ......"

He didn't finish speaking, and the implication was naturally that the cavalry was useless, and Su Zhe might as well send an infantry corps to it.

Zhang Xiu smiled and said: "Your Majesty also expected you to say this, so before leaving, he gave me a clever plan, saying that after you read it, you will understand everything." ”

Everyone's eyes lit up again.

Zhang Xiu then took out the bag from his arms, took out the silk book secret plan, and the exhibition was opened, and the three of them watched together.

When they saw what the secret plan had written, the three of them looked at each other, and their eyes were replaced by shock again.

"Your Majesty is really a god!"

After the three of them were silent for a while, they unexpectedly let out the same emotion in unison.

The three of them were stunned for a moment, and then laughed.

Wei Yan then said: "Since everything is under the control of Your Majesty, it is expected that Liu Bei's army will arrive soon, so let's go our separate ways and act according to the plan." ”

At that moment, according to Su Zhe's secret plan, the three of them did not set up a village on the mountainside, under the original site of the old camp of the Han army, but chose to set up a village at the foot of Dingjun Mountain, a few miles apart, on the north edge and the south edge, respectively, led by Deng Ai and Wei Yan.

In the early morning of the next day, Liu Bei led 20,000 Han troops and hurried to the foot of Dingjun Mountain.

Liu Bei was quite surprised by the way the Wei army camped, so at Fa Zheng's suggestion, he also set up a large camp in the north and south directions of Dingjun Mountain, forming a confrontation with the Wei camp.

Although Fa Zheng did not make the wisest choice in the matter of abandoning Hanzhong, and stood on the opposite side of Zhuge Liang, he still maintained his calm in the battle to recapture Dingjun Mountain.

Fa Zheng could see that the Wei army set up camp at the foot of the mountain for fear of being trapped on Dingjun Mountain, and if it was broken by the Han army, the whole army might be annihilated.

The large camp is located at the foot of the mountain, and if there is an unfavorable situation for a while, it can abandon the camp and flee into the mountains and forests at any time, so that the whole army will not be wiped out.

The two battalions in the north and south can also form a horn trend and echo each other.

Fa Zheng also knew that the Wei army had nearly 10,000 people, and with their 20,000 troops, they forcibly launched an attack, even if they finally broke the camp, they would definitely kill 1,000 enemies and lose 800 themselves.

And now in this situation of serious shortage of troops, Fa Zheng must save every soldier for Liu Bei and use up all possible small sacrifices to recover Dingjun Mountain.

Therefore, Fa Zheng offered advice to Liu Bei, and after the camp was completed, he quickly sent troops and horses to destroy the grain route of the Wei army, and finally forced the Wei army to run out of food and collapse without a fight, so that it could recapture Dingjun Mountain without much effort.

There is no doubt that Fazheng's strategy is a wise choice.

The Wei army's troops and horses bypassed Yangping Pass and made a detour from the mountains and forests in the south, making it difficult to supply and transport grain and grass, and grain and grass were their real weakness.

On Liu Bei's side, with his back to the rear of Hanzhong, there is plenty of grain and grass on Yangping Pass, so naturally there is no need to worry about the logistics of grain and grass.

For seven days, both sides held their camps, and there was no fighting.

Seven days later, the Han army was in the northern camp, inside the imperial tent.

"Your Majesty, this morning our army successfully intercepted the enemy's grain transport team, killing more than 500 enemy soldiers and capturing more than 10,000 stones, grains and grass." Ma Dai reported to Liu Beiyu.

The corners of Liu Bei's mouth raised a smug sneer, and he nodded with satisfaction.

This was already the third time in six days that he successfully intercepted the Wei army's grain team, and the total amount of Wei army's grain and grass had exceeded 50,000 stones.

"Xiaozhi, do you estimate how long the Wei army's grain and grass can last?" Liu Bei looked at Fa Zheng with a smile.

Fa Zheng stroked his short beard and said: "According to the minister's estimate, the grain and grass of the Wei thief can last for three or five days at most, and when the grain and grass are cut off, the army will definitely be confused, and that is when we take the opportunity to attack in a big way." ”

Liu Bei was in a much better mood, raised his head and poured a glass of wine, and sighed: "It's a pity, Prime Minister Zhuge actually gave up hope and called me abandon Hanzhong, which really shouldn't be." ”

Fa Zheng also sighed: "It may be the Kong Ming lantern invented by Prime Minister Zhuge , but it has been repeatedly used by Su thieves, which is a big blow to Prime Minister Zhuge and makes him a little discouraged." ”

Liu Bei nodded slightly, his eyes lit up with murderous intent, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This time, I must kill Wei Yan and Deng Ai, and avenge my nephew Guan Xing Xue-"

Before the word "hate" could be spoken, suddenly, the scout hurriedly barged in and interrupted Liu Bei.

"Your Majesty, General Ma of Nanying sent an urgent report, claiming that tens of thousands of Wei troops are rushing to attack Nanying, please send reinforcements as soon as possible."

South Camp was attacked?

Or tens of thousands of enemy troops?

Liu Bei's face changed, and he looked at Fa Zheng in disbelief: "Xiaozhi, what's going on, didn't you say that the Wei army only had more than 10,000 people, where did tens of thousands of people come out of to attack Meng Qi?" ”

Fa Zheng was silent, lightly brushing his short beard, and suspicion was also circulating between his eyebrows.

After a while, Fa Zheng said: "Perhaps, the enemy army does not have so many soldiers and horses, it is just their bluff. ”

"Then in your opinion, should I go to reinforce Meng Qi?" Liu Bei asked again.

"Since General Meng Qi sent an urgent report, it means that the situation in Nanying is still relatively difficult, and His Majesty still has to send some soldiers and horses to reinforce it." Fa Zheng and Dao.

Liu Beiteng stood up and said happily: "Since this is the case, then I will immediately lead my troops and horses to Nanying to reinforce Meng Qi." ”

"No!" Fa Zheng immediately objected, "The minister is worried that this is a trick of the Wei thief, as soon as Your Majesty leaves, the enemy army will immediately take advantage of the situation to attack my northern camp, and when you don't see the reality of the enemy army, Your Majesty should not move lightly." ”

"Filial piety is reasonable, and Ma Ziyue listens to orders." Liu Bei shouted.

Ma Dai immediately came out of the ranks.

Liu Bei said sharply: "I will give you 4,000 elite soldiers, go to Nanying immediately, and reinforce your eldest brother, remember, you are only allowed to stick to the camp, and you are not allowed to fight easily." ”

"Obey orders!" Ma Dai received Liu Bei's arrow and immediately left the camp in a hurry.

Therefore, Liu Bei led 5,000 soldiers and horses to guard the north camp, and Ma Dai led another 5,000 soldiers and horses out of the camp, passed in front of Dingjun Mountain, and went straight to the south camp.