This night, he thought a lot, those things he had read in books, those things he had personally experienced, and the truths left by his predecessors that he had read in the library of the head of the Zhao family in Moling.

He seems to understand the difficulty of being a human being, the cruelty of politics, the indifference of the temple, the ruthlessness of the rivers and lakes, the helplessness of the imperial power, and the bloodshed of the battlefield.

But after all, he still didn't understand what he should do next, and where the future road would lead.

He suddenly missed the games of chess he played with the head of the Zhao family, and the rules of those games were set by him, and others could only play according to his rules.

But in this world, who can tolerate you to be so presumptuous?

The nineteen ravines that crisscross and crisscross must be full of black and white before they are willing to give up.

Even if you try your best to find another way, you can't get out of the chessboard in the end.

A thousand thoughts, in the end, only left a faint sentence in his mind.

If you make a wrong move, you will lose the whole game.

Early the next morning, Liu He, whose eyes were red and swollen, walked out of the tent, only to find that the others had already gotten up and were busy making a fire.

As soon as she saw Liu He, Xiao Yuer immediately brought a bowl of steaming porridge.

Drinking the bowl of sweet hot porridge, Liu He heard a news that made him almost difficult to swallow.

Cao Cao's army has arrived, and at this time it is encamping ten miles away, and within an hour, it will come to attack Dingjun Mountain.

"How many people are coming from Cao Jun?" Liu He put the porridge bowl aside and asked with a solemn expression.

Han Yi and Zhong Lixun glanced at each other and said in a deep voice: "According to the report of the spies, there are at least 30,000 people. ”

"Thirty thousand people ......" Liu He muttered about this number that was dozens of times more than his own people, and fell into deep thought.

After a while, Liu He smiled with relief, picked up the porridge bowl again, and took a sip unhurriedly.

"Pass the order, let the soldiers eat and drink enough, this first battle will be fought beautifully."

Seeing that the commander of the whole army was so calm and relaxed, Han Yi and Zhong Lixun breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu He held the steaming porridge bowl, looked at the two and said with a smile: "Don't worry, with the two of you here, I don't panic at all." ”

The two clasped their fists and saluted, and were about to turn away, but they heard Liu He say again: "Tell the brothers that the most important thing in this battle is not to win, not to hold here, but to survive." ”

Han Yi and Zhong Lixun glanced at each other again, but a heavy look appeared on their faces.

Liu He smiled faintly and said calmly: "Don't think that I am acting in disregard of the overall situation, the task given to us by Zhuge Military Division is to hold Dingjun Mountain before the arrival of reinforcements, if this round of offensive cannot be stopped, we can find an opportunity to snatch the position back, but if you come up, you have to fight to the death, in case you still don't hold it in the end, then we really have no chance, you two said, isn't this the truth?" ”

Han Yi hesitated for a moment, then clenched his fists and said, "I'm afraid that if you want to survive this battle, it will be even more difficult than holding here." ”

Liu He's face sank, "How do you say this?" ”

Zhong Lixun hurriedly stepped forward to explain for Han Yi: "At the foot of Dingjun Mountain, there are only two roads, one in and one out, Cao's army has set up camp at the exit, and the road we took when we came has also been blocked by Zhang Lu's army, and our army has no possibility of retreating at all, so we can only defend to the end." ”

"Did I send you out yesterday to find out if there were any trails around?" Liu He said in a deep voice.

Zhongli Xun shook his head solemnly, "I just came back, and I haven't found any other road that can be passed. ”

Liu He stood up, came to an open place with an excellent view, and looked down the mountain.

Sure enough, at the foot of Dingjun Mountain, there are only two mountain roads that lead to the outside of the mountain, and there are cliffs and cliffs all around, and there is no way to go at all.

"So, in this first battle, we really have to fight to the death with Cao Jun?" Liu He's face suddenly showed a smile that was extremely inconsistent with the atmosphere at this time.

Han Yi raised his eyes and glanced at Liu He, who was still looking at the bottom of the mountain, and said in a deep voice: "Ma Chao's personal soldiers are all from Xiliang, with superb archery skills, and they can resist for a while, and then I will take Chengdu Wei back and forth to kill a few times, maybe there is still a glimmer of life." ”

"Maybe? Or is it just a glimmer of life? Liu He suddenly laughed loudly, but he couldn't help shaking his head, "No wonder Zhuge Liang's kid looked at me with such eyes before leaving, and now that I think about it, it really has a bit of a taste of life and death." ”

Zhong Lixun said cautiously: "Zhuge Military Master did this, I think it is because he really has no one to trust and trust except for the leader. ”

Liu He smiled faintly, did not speak, and still kept looking at the terrain below the mountain.

After glancing at it, his gaze suddenly fell on the only road where Cao Jun could possibly appear.

It was a canyon that could accommodate about ten horses in parallel, and as soon as you came out of the canyon, the terrain immediately became flat and open.

Liu He stared at the valley mouth for a long time, and said, "Look at that valley mouth, can it be used as a place to defend against enemies?" ”

The two looked at each other, but they didn't make a sound.

Liu He frowned slightly, "What?" Doesn't this work? ”

Han Yi pondered for a moment and said, "It's not impossible, it's just that in that case, we will lose the advantage of being on the high ground." ”

Liu He nodded thoughtfully, "It's a pity to lose the advantage of the high ground, but I've been thinking about a question just now. ”

Liu He suddenly raised his head and stared straight at Han Yi, "Those Chengdu guards of yours, rushing down from the mountain, can they come back?" Or did you not plan to come back in the first place? ”

Han Yi lowered his head and remained silent.

Seeing this, Zhong Lixun hurriedly explained for Han Yi: "Boss, Brother Han is also thinking about the overall situation, so this is ......."

"You two still know that I'm your boss?" Liu He was furious, "You are hiding from me and going to die by yourself, this is called thinking about the overall situation?" ”

Zhong Lixun hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to say another word.

Liu He walked up to Han Yi and said sharply: "Come, Captain Han, tell me, you take your 1,000 Chengdu guards down the mountain, even if they are all killed, how many Cao troops can you fight?" ”

Han Yi's lips moved slightly, and he was about to speak, but he saw Liu He stretch out a few fingers, "I'll calculate for you, our Chengdu Wei, each of them is brave and good at fighting, enough to fight 10,000 Cao Jun with one as ten, 1,000 Cheng Wei, you can fight 10,000 Cao Jun, then let me ask you, 30,000 Cao Jun, fight 10,000, what about the remaining 20,000?" Do you expect Ma Chao's 2,000 personal soldiers to rush down the mountain and then fight out the remaining 20,000 Cao troops like our Chengdu Wei, who is one of ten? ”