On the seventh day of the fourth month, Prince You led his troops to besiege Luanshan for three days. The 3,000 Wu army surrounded Luan Mountain, cut off the waterway and grain route, and was preparing to give the final blow to the Chen army on the mountain.

In the morning, Prince You and Yu Lan were drinking in the camp on the eastern side of Luan Mountain.

"General Yu, are you healed? Is there an obstacle to attacking the mountain tonight? ”

"Thank you for your concern, His Royal Highness the Prince, the general's injuries are basically healed, and he can lead his troops to destroy the defenders on the mountain tonight."

"That's good, come, drink." The prince raised his glass and drank with Yu Lan, and then asked, "How is the situation of the siege?" ”

"There are three layers inside, three layers outside, not to mention the people on the mountain, even pheasants can't fly down."

"How's it going on the mountain?"

"His Royal Highness the Prince, in the past few days, I have ordered people to investigate in many ways, and confirmed that the number of people on the mountain is less than 1,000, and there is a serious shortage of water, and the morale of the army is weak."

"Have the defenders in Wanqiu City come to the rescue?"

"Two days ago, a small group of troops went out of the city to rescue them, but they were intercepted and killed by General Huang. After the defeat and retreat to the city, no troops ever left the city again. ”

Prince You nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Okay, it seems that there is no suspense in this battle." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very clever in his strategy, so we can win easily."

"Hehe, by the way, tell me about this Zhang Xun, let me ambush me in a while? Let me increase my troops in a moment? It's really a big fuss, where is it so troublesome, just burn it up tonight, let's rush to kill, and we can easily take down Luanshan. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise! According to the art of war, there is nothing wrong with Tunbing Luanshan, it is indeed a favorable terrain, but they met His Royal Highness the Prince. His Royal Highness's sword goes sideways, besieging but not attacking, and their condescending advantage will not be able to play at all. After we surrounded the mountain, cut off its water and blocked its food, it has been three days, and there has been no rain for these three days, no water for three days, and the army's heart has been chaotic. ”

"Haha, haha, it's better to believe in a book than to have no book!" Prince You smiled.

"Yes! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is clever! ”

"Oh, by the way, what's the wind going these days?"

"I've ordered someone to investigate, and there should be a west wind tonight."

"Hmph, west wind, then deploy more troops west of Luanshan, Chen Guoren will inevitably break through from the upper wind, and it will be enough to leave fewer people in the east."

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really wise! The last general can't think of this, and the last general will arrange it. ”

Prince You said with a smile: "The time, the place, the people, these are all factors that must be considered when marching and fighting, although these things are talked about in the military books, but the level of understanding and application varies from person to person." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really intelligent, and the last general is really admired, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never fought before, he can use the art of war so flexibly! Admire! Admire! ”

"Haha, General Yu has won the prize, come on! Drink again! ”

Soon, it was dark, and the prince was sleeping dimly at this time. The guards ran into the camp tent and reported: "His Royal Highness the Prince! General Yu is here! ”

"Whew! Got it! Let him wait outside! The prince suddenly woke up from his dream, rubbed his eyes, wiped his saliva, got up and dressed, and beckoned his attendants to help him put on his armor.

After a long while, the prince shouted outside the tent, "Please General Yu come in." ”

Yu Lan strode into the camp tent and reported to the prince: "Your Royal Highness the prince, everything is ready, just wait for your order to set fire to the mountain!" ”

The prince was shocked, he raised his head and looked outside the tent, only to find that it was dark outside, and he couldn't imagine that he had slept from noon to now.

The prince asked, "Have the soldiers had dinner?" ”

"Just eaten."

"Okay, let the soldiers get ready, and tonight will be a bloody Luan Mountain!"

"Whoa!"

Subsequently, Prince You and Yu Lan came to the bottom of the mountain, only to see a few fires lit up by stars on the mountain, and the shadows of the trees in the firelight were mottled and faint. The prince was full of confidence and said with a smile: "I'm afraid these Chen people don't know that their death is coming. Okay, the wind is just right now, let's set it on fire. ”

Yu Lan gave the order, turned around and shouted to the soldiers behind him: "Set fire!" ”

The soldiers picked up firewood, grass, oil and other fire-causing things and piled them up next to the trees at the foot of the mountain, and with an order, the soldiers set fire to the fire at the same time, and soon the fire rose into the wind.

The flames were like a huge mouth of blood, bursting out of the ground and biting the entire Luan Mountain. The trees burned like countless fangs in the jaws of this giant.

However, half an hour passed, and the huge mouth seemed to be stuck in the throat, and it was impossible to swallow the hill into its mouth. I saw that the fire was halfway up the mountain, and it no longer spread upward, and the power of the flame gradually weakened, and in some places it was even extinguished.

Yu Lan was anxious, and hurriedly said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, this fire is about to be extinguished?" Worst! Didn't Chen Guoren cut a firebreak on the mountain? ”

Prince You smiled: "Don't panic, don't panic, the wind is just a little bit at this time, as long as the wind rises again for a while, it will naturally be blazing again." Haha, let's let these Chen people live a little longer. ”

"Oh, I see."

Sure enough, it didn't take long for the fire to rise again halfway up the mountain. Prince You pointed to the fire and said, "General Yu, look at what I said, as long as this wind comes together, the fire will burn again." Ha ha! ”

Yu Lan looked halfway up the mountain, and the flame that had been dim brightened again, but he vaguely felt that something was wrong, he fixed his mind, and then he found that the abnormality was that the flame that had been re-lit was actually burning downward at an extremely fast speed.

Yu Lan suddenly panicked, "His Royal Highness the Prince, it's not good, this fire seems to be burning!" ”

Prince You was a little unhappy, "Why don't you have any common sense, when the wind blows, the fire above will become bigger, and the fire below will also become bigger!" It's just that it looks like it's burning down! ”

As soon as the prince's voice fell, he only heard a deafening rumbling sound from the bright fire on the mountainside, and Yu Lan saw clearly that where the downward burning was still flames, but countless torches.

"Quick! Defend quickly! Chen Guoren has been killed! Yu Lan shouted.

The soldiers of Wu also saw the situation clearly at this time, and they all set up a defensive posture.

The rumbling sound on the mountain is getting louder and closer, the heavens and the earth are shaken, and the mountains and rivers tremble. Although the soldiers were nervous, they were not afraid, after all, they were three times the number of the Chen people, and the Chen people were hungry and thirsty, but they were full of food and drink enough to work, it may be a tough battle, but they have the advantage.

However, just when the soldiers of Wu raised their shields and crossed their swords, preparing to meet the attack of the Chen people, they clearly saw that where were the people close at hand, it was clearly more than 20 bulls running wildly.

With flames burning in their tails, blades tied to their backs, and daggers stuck in their horns, these bulls galloped down like chariots of minced meat. In the face of this huge impact, no matter how many layers of human walls there are, the defensive position of the Wu army is like a bunch of jars stacked at random, which are smashed and shattered in an instant.

Wu Bing fled in a panic, but he could not escape death after all. They were either cut in the chest by the horns of the ox, or cut in two by the blade on the back of the ox, and finally escaped the running bull, but were wantonly slashed and killed by the Chen soldiers who covered up the killing.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Yu Lan hurriedly covered the prince's retreat to the camp, and ordered the soldiers to rebuild a defensive line on the periphery of the camp. However, Chen Bing was menacing, driving the bull straight to the camp, and Chen Bing took advantage of the situation to cover up and quickly rushed the newly built defense line on the outskirts of the camp.

Yu Lan was in a panic, seeing that the army was defeated like a mountain, and the camp was in danger. He hurriedly found ten elite cavalrymen and ordered them to cover the prince's retreat.

"His Royal Highness the Prince! Withdraw! The cavalry will desperately protect you and return to General Huang! Fast! ”

Prince You panicked and angry, "Ten people?!" You're going to send ten men to protect me? How can this little guy protect me!? ”

Yu Lan hurriedly explained: "His Royal Highness the Prince! There are only eleven fast horses left! ”

"No! Chen Guoren must be chasing after him! Ten people can't protect me at all! If something happens on the road, can you afford it?! ”

Yu Lan was anxious and helpless, almost begging, and said, "Run!" His Royal Highness the Prince! We can't stop it, and Chen Guoren is about to kill the camp! ”

"Can't stop it?! What are you eating? There are only 1,000 people in the Chen Kingdom, and we have 3,000! How can it not be stopped?! ”

"Most of our troops are deployed on the west side of Luan Mountain, and there are also a lot of them in the north and south, only the east side has the least troops, and now our troops are separated by Chen Guoren!"

"Then go and summon the man back to me! Fast! ”

"It's gone! But I'm afraid it's too late! Your Royal Highness the Prince, run away! It's going to be untenable right now! ”

The prince looked out and found that Chen Guoren was already close at hand, and then he realized that the camp might really be lost, and he hesitated, pacing back and forth, his heart panicked.

Seeing this, Yu Lan hurriedly ordered someone to bring the fast horse, and several people pushed and helped him, and reluctantly put the prince on the horse. However, at this moment, a sharp arrow roared and hit the horse's neck, and blood splattered, staining the prince's face blood-red. The fast horse was in pain, neighed and raised his front hooves high, and threw the prince down.

The prince fell and dizzy, and in a panic, he completely gave up the idea of escaping, he stood up tremblingly, drew his sword and shouted: "Can't escape!" Can't escape! I can't just run away! Order the soldiers to hold out until the last moment! ”

As soon as he heard this, Yu Lan's morale was greatly boosted, and he was just about to draw his sword to face the battle, but he suddenly realized a strong fear, he was not afraid of fighting to the death, but he knew in his heart that this battle was already more than auspicious. The defeat in this battle is not terrible, there is still a chance of victory in the overall situation, and if he can escape back, he will not be seriously punished. But if the prince friend makes a mistake, not only is the overall situation hopeless, but he will also be guilty of death. So, he knelt down in front of the prince's friend, and begged bitterly: "Your Royal Highness the prince, run away!" I'm here, and I'll do my best to fight to the death! ”

The prince waved his sword indiscriminately and shouted hysterically: "No! I'm not going anywhere! I'm going to stay in the camp, you! Fast! Just go! Get everyone back! Fight with Chen Guoren! ”

"Your Highness the Prince! Just listen to the old minister! It's really untenable! If you are captured, you will lose it all! ”

The prince has no master, "No! No...... No! I can't go! I'm not going! I'm not going anywhere! What are you still doing here?! Go ahead! Defend it! ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince! "......Yu Lan also wanted to persuade the prince to leave, but was interrupted by the prince's friend.

"Yu Lan! Are you going to surrender!? I'm not going anywhere! Listen to me! Death will be guarded for me! ”

Yu Lan was helpless, knelt down and said, "Oh! ”

The prince said that, and walked towards the camp tent without looking back. Then, the trembling voice of the prince's friend came from the tent, "Wine ...... Wine...... Give me wine! Where's my wine?! ”

Chen Guoren's torches were getting closer and closer, and the shouts of killing were getting louder and louder, and in a hurry, Yu Lan's heart was horizontal, and he stomped his feet violently, summoned the ten elite cavalrymen, and ordered: "You few! Go in and give me the prince......"

Before he finished speaking, Yu Lan stopped, he thought about it for a long time, and finally sighed and said, "Forget it, follow me to defend!" ”