The cave master sneered: "Brother Mulu, where did you think of it, how could the king do such a thing?" You had some unpleasantness with the king before, and the king didn't plan to use you this time, but I secretly persuaded everyone to choose you as the vanguard, so that everyone expected it, and the king didn't want to use you. ”

"You're behind it?" A little anger burst out in King Mulu's shrewd eyes, and he asked in a low voice.

Seeing that King Mulu's face was wrong, the cave master hurriedly explained: "Brother Mulu, don't think about it, I'm doing it in secret, but I'm doing it all for you." ”

"For me? For me what? To be a pioneer is to send material to death. He, Meng Shu, personally led the army to attack the Han army camp and returned defeated, let alone me? And there are so many of my subordinates, and letting me be the vanguard to fight against the Han army is nothing more than trying to weaken my strength. Duosi's tribe has been swallowed up by him, is it okay, he still wants to swallow me? King Mulu said resentfully.

The cave master said with a smile: "What did Brother Mulu say, the king annexed Duosi's tribe because Duosi bewitched the three generals under the king to rebel against the king together, and the king chose to annex Duosi's tribe and give others a warning." If it weren't for Duo Si and their rebellion against the king, the king would have driven the Han army out of Nanzhong a long time ago, how could they gather so many people to deal with the Han army? Brother Mulu, don't think about it, if the king really had this thought, I would have turned against the king a long time ago. Actually, it was indeed my idea to recommend you as a pioneer this time. It has nothing to do with the king. Think about it. You've come all the way. You can't just run for nothing, right? Although you don't belong to Nanzhong, but you are next to Nanzhong, we depend on each other, each other's interests, if Nanzhong is really occupied by the Han army, then where you are, it is equivalent to falling into the encirclement of the Han army, and if the Han army wants to attack Nanban, then the Han army wants to attack Nanban. Wouldn't that be easy? When that time comes, aren't you just alone? As the so-called lips die and teeth are cold, this is the truth. In addition, you and the king are a little unhappy, if you can successfully complete the task this time, the king will look at you differently, maybe he will reuse you, the southern and central regions are thousands of miles, rich in materials, not much better than you in the poor countryside of Nanban? As long as you can make a great contribution this time. I will persuade the king to give you a piece of land in Nanzhong. In this way, you can also lead your clansmen to live in Nanzhong, wouldn't it be wonderful? ”

King Mulu's ears listened carefully, and he listened to every word that the cave master said, and his mind did not turn, after comprehensive consideration, he felt that what the cave master said was very reasonable. No matter how much he complained that Meng Shu had annexed Duosi's tribe, it had become a fact, and it was irretrievable, and Meng Shu was the most powerful in the entire Nanzhong, who would dare to do anything to him? Although he also called himself the king, he knew in his heart that the difference between him, the king, and Meng Huo, was not a point and a half.

After thinking about it, King Mulu finally favored reason, he was a very patient person, he could continue to wait. So, he said to the master who brought the cave: "Bring the elder brother, what you said is very right, I was stupid, and I didn't turn this corner. After you broadcast it like this, I seem to understand a lot. I will gather all the soldiers and horses to fight tomorrow, lure the Han army or something, I don't think there is any need, I will rely on my 30,000 soldiers and horses, I can let the Han army come and go, let them taste the power of my Nanban. ”

Brought the cave master and said: "Brother Mulu, you can't do stupid things without permission, these are all planned by the king, your purpose is very simple, as long as the main force of the Han army is introduced to the designated place, remember not to fight to the death with the Han army, in case ......"

King Mulu interrupted the words of the cave master and asked, "What?" Are you worried that I won't be able to kill so many Han troops? ”

"Brother Mulu is majestic and knows witchcraft, I don't dare to underestimate my brother, but this ambush is designed in advance, the purpose is to completely annihilate the Han army, and there can be no fish that slip through the net. If Brother Mulu plans to go it alone, it is a hard fight, not rational at all, and Brother Mulu is so little bit of a family, in case it is all over, although I dare to guarantee that the king does not have thoughts about Brother Mulu's tribe, but it is difficult to guarantee that others are not interested in Brother Mulu's tribe. Therefore, preserving strength and encircling and annihilating it is the best policy! Brought the cave master's bitter persuasion.

King Mulu thought for a moment, laughed, reached out and patted the shoulder of the cave master, and said with a smile: "What you said is very reasonable, everyone is the first wise man in Nanzhong, I always think you are much smarter than Duosi." That old bastard Duosi, if he was smart enough, shouldn't have rebelled against King Meng at this juncture, not only did he form a bond with King Meng, but he also lost his life and was played by the Han people. ”

Bring the cave master arched his hand and said: "Brother Mulu is too modest, the main reason is that Duo Si is ambitious, if he doesn't have ambition, he won't be stupid to this point at all, compared to me and Duo Si, that's really far behind." ”

Early the next morning, King Mulu gathered all his subordinates early, and all the barbarians were fully armed and ready to set off at any time.

Meng Shu led the cave master, Jinhuan Sanjie, Yang Feng, Xini, Tu'an, Wutu Gu and others to see off the Mulu King, and the entire Ailao Mountain was also densely packed, and hundreds of thousands of Nanzhong athletes were on standby with various weapons in their hands.

"King Meng, just wait for my good news, this time I will definitely let the Han army have no return!" The Mulu Dynasty saluted Meng Shu respectfully, and then patted his chest and said.

Meng Huo's impression of the Mulu King was not very good, in his opinion, this person was very barbaric, and he didn't know any etiquette, if it wasn't for the cave master's strong invitation to come, he would definitely not invite the Mulu King. But today, it's strange, the always unruly King Mulu actually saluted Meng Shu for the first time, which is really a strange thing.

Just when Meng Shu was surprised, the cave master stabbed Meng Shu with his elbow and whispered: "In front of so many people, the king must not lose his courtesy." ”

Only then did Meng Shu react, hurriedly agreed, and said some words of encouragement, and then sent King Mulu away.

"Let's go!"

With the order of the Mulu King, 30,000 warriors from the Nanban followed the Mulu King down the Ailao Mountain, and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.

After King Mulu left, Meng Shu turned to everyone and said: "Success or failure is in this move, this time either the Han people die, or we die, and I hope everyone will show courage to fight to the death with the enemy, we must completely annihilate the Han army, so that our Nanzhong can also be famous in the world!" ”

"Long live the King! Long live the King! Banzai! Banzai! ”

The cheers came and went, and hundreds of thousands of Nanzhong athletes shouted together, and the sound shook through the valley and rushed straight to Xiaohan.

King Mulu, who had just come down the mountain, heard the shouts coming from the whole mountain, and a strange smile appeared on his face, and he secretly thought in his heart: "Meng Huo, today next year will be your death day!" ”

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The Han army has already set up camp, tens of thousands of Han troops still maintain a neat formation in the march, even if the mountain road is rugged, the formation is not very scattered, all the people are always vigilant, after all, the place they stepped into is a very strange place.

After a day's journey, the Han army walked thirty miles, and the speed was not fast, because the road was rugged, it was inconvenient to walk, and some places could only dismount and move forward, and the cavalry could not be used here at all, and it seemed to be useless.

The further you went, the narrower the road became, and the road was rocky, and all the men walked one foot deep and one foot shallow, and the march was very slow.

This road is the only way to Ailao Mountain, and although there are many trails to follow, it is not conducive to the advance of the army.

What was originally possible for ten people to walk side by side at the same time is now only five people walking side by side, and horses simply cannot cross this strange and rocky road. For this reason, Zhang Liao could only give up the cavalry, he gathered all the cavalry together, and then let them stay behind, and left the baggage behind, and let the soldiers carry a few days' dry food and water, and go lightly.

In this way, there is a need for a person who is responsible for staying behind to guard the baggage, and this task undoubtedly falls on Xu Huang's head.

Rao is Xu Huang has a hundred unwillingness, but he must obey, because this is a military order, and there is nothing to negotiate.

Of the 90,000 troops, Zhang Liao took 80,000 people away, leaving 10,000 people under Xu Huang's department to guard the grain, grass, baggage and all the horses, waiting for Zhang Liao's triumph in place.

The 80,000 Han troops, all on foot, took a whole day, only then did they cross the most rugged mountain road, after that mountain road, the road in front of them was smoother and more open, and the outline of Ailao Mountain could be faintly seen.

But what is strange is that the Han army has not encountered the slightest resistance along the way, and has never met a person, and even the birds and beasts in the mountains do not know where to run, when the Han army stopped to rest, the whole mountain is quiet, without a sound, as if there is no life in eternity.

At night, the Han army slept on the spot, did not camp, rested on the spot, ate the dry food they brought when they were hungry, drank the water they brought when they were thirsty, the night breeze blew on their faces, faintly mixed with some clammy cold, and everyone could only spend a night like this.

"The Grand Duke!" The vanguard general Huang Zhong came to the Chinese army from the front of the team, and after seeing Zhang Liao, he first bowed his hand.

Zhang Liao asked, "General Huang, is there something wrong?" ”

Huang Zhong nodded, and said slowly: "Metropolitan Governor, we have come over with such a huge momentum, the rebels should have known about it a long time ago, but we have come all the way, to say the least, forty or fifty miles, but we have not encountered the slightest resistance. It stands to reason that the closer we are to the rebels' lair, the fiercer the resistance, but now it is so calm, it is really a bit unbelievable. The last general wondered if the rebels were engaged in some kind of conspiracy. (To be continued.) )

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