Gourd mouth.

In a small camp tent, Zhuge Liang opened his eyes, got up from the marching bed in one go, washed his face directly, coped with a few mouthfuls of dry food, and then tidied up his direct robe and walked into the middle battalion command tent.

In the spacious tent of the Chinese army's command, the staff officers and men were in a chaotic footstep, crowds of people, and noisy voices.

"Commander!"

"Commander Zhuge !"

As soon as the staff officers saw Zhuge Liang walk in, they immediately straightened up and saluted.

"You continue to deduce, don't worry about this commander!"

Zhuge Liang sat down and rubbed his temples on both sides of his head with both hands to soothe his tired feelings.

"Commander Zhuge , you have only rested for two hours, why don't you rest for a while, you have been jumping tight for the past few days, if you don't relax, it will hurt your body!" Xu Shu walked up and persuaded with a smile.

Zhuge Liang has racked his brains in the past few days, constantly deducing the battle situation, and he has always been a little unable to grasp it, so he is worried and mentally exhausted.

"I can't sleep even when I'm lying down!"

Zhuge Liang raised his head, looked at Xu Shu, and asked directly, "Ju Yi Pang Tong, haven't they come back yet?" ”

"They're still fighting against the Wei army!"

Xu Shu stood up and began to report: "The Wei army has shrunk its forces, narrowed the battle formation of heaven, earth and man, and made the defense more solid, not even a single gap has been exposed, and now that the bloody battle has been going on for almost three days, they still seem to want to hold on, if this is the case, I am afraid that we will not be able to hold on first, then we will inevitably dispatch the main force to the north and expose the strategy!" ”

"What about our casualties?"

"Ju Yi is fine, but the casualties of Kebineng and Mi Dang are very large!"

Xu Shu smiled bitterly: "This battle was fierce, the bloody battle lasted for three days, we were good, they were also defeated, they all tried their best to fight this battle, so far, our soldiers have suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and their casualties have also exceeded 10,000, mainly Ma Chao Pang They are too stubborn, I don't know what faith is supporting them, obviously the Great Wei Dynasty has sunset, and the defeat is imminent, they would rather hang themselves with such a dead tree, unwilling to surrender, and still fight to the end, if they are ready to go on like this, I'm afraid it will cost 100,000 lives to take them! ”

In the previous battle of Jieting, Xu Shu still thought that Zhuge Liang was too harsh on this battle, so it led to failure.

As the saying goes, on the battlefield, sacrifice is inevitable, and a big war together, no matter whether it is successful or not, there is no reason for no casualties, it just depends on whether the injury is worth it.

It's just that when Xu Shu saw these casualty data come back with his own eyes, he suddenly realized that casualties on the battlefield are indeed inevitable, but they can be weakened, and the smallest casualties can be exchanged for the greatest victory, even if it is a risk, it is worth it.

"This battle won't go on forever!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "We are injured, but the Wei army can't afford to be injured, if the whole army is wiped out in exchange for the vitality of our army, Sima Yi is not so stupid, so he will definitely find another shortcut, I guess he will soon have a move!" ”

"But now they still don't have any reaction, stubbornly resisting, fighting to the death, I can't help but want to pull the real main force up to fight!"

Xu Shu said in a deep voice: "Our main army is not moving, but it has cost two foreign soldiers and horses, whether it is the Xianbei army or the Huangzhong righteous servants, now there are a lot of casualties, Kebi Neng and Midang may have some complaints, is this good?" Will it backfire and make them complain about our court? ”

"It's okay, this commander is now about to test their bottom line against the imperial court!"

Zhuge Liang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said lightly: "Their bottom line for the imperial court is our attitude towards their tribe in the future, they want to exchange for the trust of the imperial court, how can they not pay some price!" ”

"It's still Commander Zhuge who is smart!"

Xu Shu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he suddenly understood what Zhuge Liang meant.

Zhuge Liang is really taking one step and looking at three steps, this battle has not yet been fought, and he began to lay out the two large tribes, and his attitude towards them is nothing more than two, either send troops to drive straight into the thunder to surrender, or use soft means, boil frogs in warm water, and slowly assimilate.

Whether they send troops to recover it or receive it by soft means depends on how they now express their sense of belonging to the court.

"It's just a small means, the Xianbei and Qiang people are both big tribes, and they have to plot slowly, and now what we have to do is to fight this battle well!"

Zhuge Liang's face looked a little haggard.

He can't expect thousands of miles, at most, he is just a little more calculating in his heart, but now that Wei Junru is calm, his heart is also a little restless.

Did you miscalculate?

No way!

"Commander Zhuge is worried that the Wei army will not be fooled?" Xu Shu understood Zhuge Liang's worries: "It stands to reason that they should be fooled!" ”

"I'm not a god, and I'm not 100% sure that Sima Yi will be fooled, as the so-called plan is in people, success is in the sky, nine out of nine calculations may also be lost in the hands of 0.1 luck!"

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly: "I have completely unfolded this big net to them, and I have also done all the temptation methods that should be done, but they are not fooled, and they are always in Sima Yi's thoughts!" ”

In a flash, the situation can be determined.

"What if Sima Yi isn't fooled?" Xu Shu asked,

"That commander has nothing to be indecisive, only a military order, at any cost...... Kill! "Zhuge Liang is good at calculation, but he does not lack the courage of thunder, he now has the advantage of troops, the victory is in his hands, no matter how good the calculation is, it will only weaken the casualties of the soldiers, but if he is forced to the end, he will still complete the sniping of this battle at the cost of casualties.

"Report!" Suddenly, outside the tent, the voice of a Hong Zhong Dalu sounded.

"Come in!"

When the two of them heard this, their bodies trembled, and their eyes brightened.

"Report to the commander, Chief of Staff Pang has sent news that the Wei army has begun to break through in the early hours of this morning!"

"How to break through?"

"The main force of the soldiers and horses is to the west!"

"Probe!"

"No!"

When the scouts left the camp, the strategists in the camp began to move, they were all staff adjutants who fused into various legions, almost a hundred people, one by one, hurriedly gathered together in the sand table, constantly deliberating the movements of the Wei army.

"At this time, the Wei army suddenly broke through to the west, what is their goal?"

"Bait, this must be bait!"

"Even if they break through, they will definitely not go west, they must go east, and they may have a way to live when they enter the Qinling Mountains!"

"Joke, entering the Qinling Mountains is a dead end!"

"If it's true, aren't we going to let them escape!"

"Impossible, breaking through to the west is to go in the direction of Xiliang, are they going to jump back to Chencang?"

Several corps were jointly formed, and a staff group constantly analyzed the movements of the Wei army and guessed the purpose of the Wei army.

"Commander?"

"Wait!" Zhuge Liang's eyes narrowed slightly, without any subjective guesses, and he calmed down.

Two hours later.

"Report!" Another scout returned.

"Come in!"

"Report to the commander, Chief of Staff Pang has sent news that after the Wei army broke through to the west, there was suddenly another force breaking through to the east, and the encirclement has now been highlighted!"

"Probe!"

"No!"

The scout turned and left.

"Could it be that the west is a pretense to cover the main forces to the east?"

"Are they really going to break out?"

The staff officers were a little confused.

Zhuge Liang stood up and walked to the sand table, he stood in front of the sand table, his face became more and more solemn, and at this time, the eyes of all the staff officers looked at Zhuge Liang's body, looking at his gloomy face like water, they all dared not speak, and the entire camp was silent.

"Commander, could it be that the Wei army was cautious and finally decided to break through on both sides, and how much to keep?"

After half a ring, Xu Shu asked in a low voice.

"If this is the case, their army does not have to enter Wuzhang Plain and break through directly from Chencang, in this way, although they will be greatly damaged by our fighting, they can at least keep tens of thousands of main forces back to Chang'an!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "If it wasn't for the attitude of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat, there would be no battle of Wuzhangyuan at all!" ”

"Then wouldn't it be too much for them to break through left and right at this time?" Xu Shu was puzzled.

"Quite the opposite!"

Zhuge Liang squinted slightly, and two sharp gazes burst out from the gap in his eyes: "This is a lure that doubts us, and it is also a sign that they are rushing straight in, smart but clever is mistaken, Wei Jun has made this extra move, revealing their horses' feet!" ”

"What do you mean, Commander, they've locked us in here?"

Xu Shu's eyes widened.

"Hmm!"

Zhuge Liang nodded, took a deep breath, and began to make the final military order: "Come on, go and pass on Lu Xun!" ”

"Yes!"

After half a ring, Lu Xun hurriedly walked in from outside the big tent.

"How's it arranged?"

"Report to the commander, everything is in order!"

"Good!"

Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction: "Xu Shu, you immediately arrange for all the soldiers in Hulukou to withdraw from Hulukou within three hours, there must be no mistake!" ”

"No!"

Xu Shu and all the staff officers and soldiers began to move, packed up their things, and prepared to withdraw from Hulukou.

"Bo Yan, how powerful is the thunderbolt?"

Zhuge Liang did not judge the lethality of these new weapons enough, and was somewhat worried.

This is the logistics department of the military aircraft department came with reinforcements in a hurry, 1,300 thunderbolts, saying that it is a magic weapon that can help him settle the situation in a battle, but he is still a little worried that the lethality will be insufficient, which will lead to failure.

Even if he didn't have this thing, he could have won, but it is rumored that this weapon broke out in the Great War of the Western Expedition, and with a small number of casualties, he helped the Western Expeditionary Army in one fell swoop and conquered the entire Western Regions Protectorate.

He also wanted to see how powerful this weapon was.

"Commander, don't worry, this thing is very lethal!"

Lu Xun's pupils contracted slightly: "I personally saw that the one they detonated, within three meters, there is no doubt that they will die, I have arranged for all the people to be buried under the mouth of the gourd, and then I also spread a layer of tung oil on it, adding fuel to the fire, as long as they come in, there will be countless deaths and injuries!" ”

"You've been given the task of luring the enemy, are you confident?" Zhuge Liang looked at this young and intelligent, but extremely calm young man, and asked.

"Commander, rest assured, Lu Xun will definitely live up to his trust!" Lu Xun arched his hands and looked firm,

"If you win this battle, the commander will report to the Military Aircraft Department and record your first merit, but be careful yourself!"

Zhuge Liang patted him on the shoulder: "Three thousand soldiers can all die in battle, but you must remember one thing, move fast, come in quickly, go out quickly, absolutely do not hesitate, when you retreat, retreat, even a moment of hesitation is enough to bury you and them here!" ”

"The last general understands!" Lu Xun's eyes were dark, confident and decisive.

"Go ahead!"

"No!"

"Success or failure is here!" Zhuge Liang smashed his fist on the sand table frame, his pupils burst out with a scorching light, and Si Swenwen's temperament changed greatly, and his murderous intent soared. (To be continued.) )