Marching in the middle of the night has never been Yuan Yun's favorite, in this era of vast territory and sparse population, coming to the wild is equivalent to entering another world, the world of beasts, not only is there no lights everywhere like the later generations, even the bright moon in the sky is blocked by the ubiquitous dense forest, and it is the norm to reach out and not see the five fingers.

Zhuge Liang's riding skills are much better than Yuan Yun's, which makes Yuan Yun very surprised, in the past history books or TV movies, this thing is sitting in a wheelchair, and then pushed by a few soldiers, now seeing Zhuge Liang like this, I feel weird.

Zhuge Liang saw Yuan Yunlao staring at the horses under his seat, so he asked strangely: "Does the lord think there is anything wrong with this military horse?" ”

Yuan Yun was stunned for a moment, then shook his hand and smiled: "It's just that the sky is too dark, and I can't tell the color of your horse for a while, so I just stared at it for a long time." ”

Although Zhuge Liang felt inexplicable, there was no need to talk about this topic for a long time, so he changed the topic and said: "Now that we come out to block Cao Ren, Liang always has a feeling that it is inappropriate, after all, Sima Yi is still in Yecheng, but Liang and the lord have all left, and it will be difficult to deal with it if there is a fear." ”

Yuan Yun snorted lightly when he heard this, and said, "Sima Yi must have something to prepare, otherwise how can Cao Ren be allowed to lead the troops out like this, do you really think that we don't know?" So I guess he must have let Cao Ren, the old dog, come out as bait, and he hid in the shadows and calculated something. ”

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "The lord is so deliberately tricked, isn't he really worried that Sima Yi will turn the sky upside down?" ”

Yuan Yun still didn't care, and said with a smile: "Now there is still a chance for them to turn the tables, that is, to assassinate me or Cao Ang, as long as the two of us don't lose, they can gain some advantages at most, so it is safe for me to leave Yecheng and ambush Cao Ren, otherwise the gunpowder soldiers we brought will be exhausted, and I will stay in Yecheng, and it will be better for Sima Yi to succeed." ”

When Zhuge Liang heard Yuan Yun say this, he began to think about it for Sima Yi, and said, "Since Sima Yi can't deal with the lord, what else can he do in Yecheng?" At this time, our strength in Yecheng is almost empty, and if I am Sima Yi, I will definitely seize the opportunity, even if I can't do anything to turn the tables, but as long as I take action, I will definitely be able to achieve great success. ”

Yuan Yun pulled the old mare who sat down slightly, and after the speed was reduced, he continued: "No matter what Sima Yi is doing, I guess it must be to attack us, now we don't have many people in Yecheng, and it can't arouse his interest, as for some Luoyang industries in Yecheng, most of them are counted in the name of Prime Minister Cao Cheng, and hitting these targets is tantamount to useless work, to be honest, I can't guess what Sima Yi plans to do now?"

Since we have nothing to lose, then we will go with Sima Yi, and now it is only right that we only need to collect the big fish of Cao Ren, as for what will happen in Yecheng, and when we return tomorrow, it will naturally be revealed. ”

Zhuge Liang heard Yuan Yun say this, and also felt reasonable, so he didn't ask anything more, pulled the horse down slightly, and went to the front of the team, and now came to Yecheng for a thousand gunpowder soldiers, but there is no general to lead the troops, he can only hold this position as a staff member, but this is simply familiar to him.

When there was still an hour left in the morning, the scouts finally returned to report that Cao Ren's five thousand men were coming towards the trap they had laid out, neither fast nor slow, apparently not finding the ambush.

When Cao Ren's army finally entered this canyon surrounded by half of the mountains, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but sigh in admiration, the other party's army was not only perfect, but also dared to advance with the army holding torches in the middle of the night.

Yuan Yun didn't have a study of the military formation like Zhuge Liang, but he saw that Cao Ren's army was all holding torches, and there were even many idle cavalry around, also holding torches to protect the left and right, so he chuckled and said, "Is Cao Ren really old and confused, wouldn't this march directly expose himself to the eyes of the enemy?" ”

Zhuge Liang squinted at Yuan Yun, and then explained: "The lord is probably wrong to blame Cao Ren, we are now in the sphere of influence of Yecheng, where there is a large number of enemies sneak attack, lighting torches and marching is the right way, not only can see the road clearly, but also can deter some tigers, leopards and jackals, so that the march is faster."

The lord looked at the rangers scattered around and also held torches, the existence of these people actually proved that Cao Ren also took precautions against sneak attacks, because these people were holding torches, and once they were ambushed, they would be extinguished immediately, which was equivalent to giving a warning to the large army, so Cao Ren was indeed very capable. ”

Yuan Yun knew that the military strategy was really incomparable to Zhuge Liang, so he no longer insisted, and asked instead: "How can we sneak attack in this way?" ”

Zhuge Liang rolled his eyes and said: "Don't be joking, more than a thousand of us are equipped with rifles, and a large number of mines have been laid in the canyon, Cao Ren will not enter, once the large army comes in, how can he escape?" ”

Yuan Yun smiled and said, "That's why I said, no matter how good your military formation is, in the face of absolute strength, you are all a chicken and a dog." ”

Looking at Yuan Yun's smug face, Zhuge Liang could only shake his head and smile bitterly, if someone else said this, Zhuge Liang would definitely criticize the other party to the end, but he really didn't know how to evaluate it in front of Yuan Yun, after all, the rifle and the mines buried in the canyon were indeed absolute strength, and Cao Ren's army could not escape the doom even if it was arranged like an iron bucket.

Suddenly, Cao Ren's army stopped a mile away from the canyon, and the whole army began to cut down trees and make fires, intending to set up camp.

Zhuge Liang smiled again when he saw it, and then said to the herald beside him: "If the order goes down, everyone will rest in place, it seems that they will not be able to fight tonight." ”

Yuan Yun also saw that Cao Ren was indeed very cautious, he was originally marching at night and resting during the day, but at this moment he saw that there was a canyon on the way, which was very suitable for a sneak attack, so he simply let the team camp in place, and when the sky became brighter, he would lead the army to enter.

After receiving the order, the soldiers of the Gunpowder Army immediately removed the bullets from their rifles, and then closed the safety, and everyone began to close their eyes and rest in the ambush position, which seemed to be very well trained, and none of them would make superfluous movements.

By daybreak, smoke was already rising from Cao Ren's camp, and the Gunpowder Army was still silent, the soldiers were eating canned meat and dry food of various flavors in their pockets, and several scouts had returned to the ambush point, no longer going out, so as not to startle the snakes.

The day passed slowly, and in the evening Cao Ren's camp began to be reorganized, and the army of five thousand men lined up again, and then slowly began to advance, and the rangers went out again, covering the three miles around the army.

Half an hour later, Cao Ren's army finally reached the periphery of the canyon, and this time the army paused again, and then saw Cao Ren divide the five thousand men into five, and then enter one by one, and the baggage actually walked in the front team.

Yuan Yun avoided Zhuge Liang a little further when he saw this, because this guy began to praise Cao Ren's shrewdness again, this kind of thing to raise the enemy's prestige, it seems that Zhuge Liang likes to say it very much in front of him Yuan Yun, it is a bit of a deliberate feeling.

After Yuan Yun found a place to lie down again, he suddenly reacted, Zhuge Liang had been praising Cao Ren, in fact, he was warning him Yuan Yun in disguise, because in the conversation in the past two days, he was obviously a little inflated, especially when he treated Sima Yi, he seemed to look down on him, this kind of attitude of contempt for the enemy is not a good thing.

Thinking of this, Yuan Yun frowned, and decided that after eliminating Cao Ren, he would have to negotiate with Zhuge Liang about Sima Yi, lest he really capsize in the gutter, and he would regret it.

Zhuge Liang saw that Cao Ren divided the team into five groups, and he didn't mean to be in a hurry, but just concentrated all the gunpowder troops of 1,000 people in Cao Ren's own team, and issued an order to wait until the enemy's third force of 1,000 people entered the canyon, immediately sounded the mines buried in the canyon, and then completely divided the enemy troops on both sides, and finally broke them one by one.

Cao Ren saw that the two groups of people had passed the canyon safely, and his heart was also much more relaxed, ready to wait for the third team to pass, and the two teams of people under him would move forward together, he never felt too cautious about himself, which was why he often won battles.

Thinking like this, Cao Ren was stunned, so cautious and cautious in the battle array, why when dealing with Yuan Yun, he always couldn't suppress his anger, and often impulsively made some wrong decisions, and in the end, he could only sigh deeply, thinking of his life over the years, only to realize that he was really living too comfortably, under the absolute authority, he has always been a word, and many people would have given him some advice, but in the end, there are fewer and fewer such voices, because the basic end of daring to give opinions will not be too good.

"When I go back this time, it's time to talk to some old brothers, I Cao Ren was really carried away before, and I did too much." Cao Ren said to himself, then pulled the reins and prepared to personally lead the rest of the troops into the canyon.

At this moment, I saw an adjutant riding to his side, and then said: "The general's canyon is still not clear, according to the general's rules, you should not personally lead the army forward." ”

Cao Ren was stunned, now there are almost no people under his command who dare to confront him in front of him like this, and glanced at the soldier who reminded him, only to find that the other party was only seventeen or eighteen years old, no wonder he had such courage, the so-called newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.

When the young soldier spoke, several other veterans immediately became nervous, and they stepped forward to take the young man down, but then they saw Cao Ren laughing, and then pointed at the young soldier and said: "Okay, dare to say Lao Tzu's mistakes in front of Lao Tzu, you should be rewarded heavily, you old guys pull him to do something, this matter is indeed the old man's abruptness, this little brother is completely right, and since then he has been promoted to the old man's personal soldier." ”

Several veterans were stunned and completely confused when they saw Cao Ren's attitude change, but looking at Cao Ren's so friendly appearance, they were a little familiar, when they first came out with the boss in front of them, this coach was so approachable, and treated his subordinates very favorably, but then gradually became cold and distant.

After being surprised for a while, Cao Ren really listened to the young soldier's persuasion, and let a deputy general lead the team to start advancing, and he went to the Chinese army, his face seemed to be very happy, and from time to time he would praise the young soldier just now with a few partial generals around him.

Just as Cao Ren's performance made more veterans warm their hearts, the team of two thousand people suddenly heard a familiar explosion at the same time, and then saw countless black smoke rising up, almost enveloping the entire canyon.

After a few moments, rows of neat and crisp sounds from a distance entered the ears, followed by rows of their own people began to fall to the ground, blood almost covered the ground, and the most strange thing was that not a single arrow feather could be seen.

Seeing such a scene, only Cao Ren was the least surprised, he already understood who ambushed him, and at this moment, he suddenly had an indescribable feeling, because in the past, only he would launch a sneak attack on Yuan Yun, and now that the other party ambushed him for the first time, he had a feeling that he could not escape at all.