Chapter 690: No Turning Back
Through Zang Ba's explanation, Tai Shi Ci already has a relatively clear understanding of Zang Ba's dangerous cottage.
After figuring it out, it is no wonder that Tai Shici has no way to deal with the current situation at all.
It turns out that there are three peaks in Zangba's cottage, and the one in the middle is Zangba's main village.
In this main village, almost all of the people living in it are the residences of some people close to Zang Ba, as well as the relatives of Zang Ba's more trusted soldiers and generals.
Now, all the entrances and exits have been controlled by Xu Huang's two or three thousand Cao soldiers who have entered the village, but in fact, there are only two or three mountain entrances that can enter and exit the main village. In addition, Xu Huang also lived directly in this main village.
And the other two peaks, on the side are the garrisons of some of Zang Ba's military horses. The three peaks are actually relatively independent, so when the main village has any situation, it is difficult for the people and horses on the other two peaks to provide effective and direct support to the main village. It is necessary to overcome several dangerous mountain passes in the main village, so as to enter the main village of Zang Ba to save people.
The current Juyi Hall is actually just a flat half-mountain cliff slope under the three peaks.
Anyway, if Zang Ba wants to directly raise troops to rescue his family, it will be difficult to attack the peak of the main village in the first time and rescue Zang Ba's family. If Zang Ba did not rescue his wife and child in time and quickly once he moved, then Xu Huang would definitely not let go of Zang Ba's family. In addition, you can also light a beacon fire on the main peak, so that Cao Bing outside the cottage can attack Zang Ba's cottage, and Xu Huang can cooperate with the inside and outside to capture Zang Ba's cottage in one fell swoop.
And actually. If Zang Ba had been more vigilant and not allowed to lead the army into Zang Ba's cottage. Don't let Xu Huang have the possibility of working together inside and out, then. Cao Jun wants to capture Zang Ba's cottage, I'm afraid it's really unlikely.
But now, because Zang Ba's vigilance is not enough, he can't think of it, and he doesn't want the relationship with Cao Cao to be too stiff all of a sudden, so Zang Ba will let Xu Huang lead the army into the village. Or, Zang Ba also wanted to show Cao Cao that he Zang Ba was not a stranger in his heart. At that time. Zang Ba hadn't completely figured out whether he wanted to be an enemy of the New Han Dynasty.
However, Xu Huang was too anxious, so Zang Ba made up his mind and surrendered to the New Han Dynasty. But Zang Ba also has to face the situation of his own family.
Even now, Zang Ba felt a little uneasy in his heart, because he couldn't believe that Tai Shici could still save his family in the hands of Cao Jun in the face of the situation in his cottage. Because, Tai Shici's 300 or so people. It is equivalent to fighting a tough battle, attacking and killing the main peak and cottage, and defeating more than 2,000 Cao soldiers led by Xu Huang. Within a certain period of time, attack and kill. Defeat Xu Huang completely, even if you can't defeat Xu Huang, you have to meet with Zang Ba within a certain period of time. Together they escorted Zang Ba's family to leave the main peak and main village, and joined Zang Ba's other military horses. In this way, such a rescue operation. to be considered a success. However, according to Zang Ba's estimate, this should be really a bit difficult, and the ordinary relatives on his mountain and the families of the close generals will probably be more or less damaged.
However, Tai Shici still decided resolutely, without further ado, just wait for Zang Ba to be ready, and then do it.
The main peak cottage, Zang Ba himself can still go back to see his wife, in the main peak and the main village, there are naturally many Zang Ba who are on the guards, although there are not many, but there will be two or three hundred people. Zang Ba's task is to return to the main peak cottage first, lead the two or three hundred men and horses, protect his residence in the main peak and the main village, and keep his wife and children at home.
After Zang Ba left, Tai Shici studied with everyone how to attack the main peak.
From the Juyi Hall to the main peak, there is a mountain road of more than a mile, of course, this mountain road is nothing. The key is that after this mile of mountain roads, there will be three consecutive dangerous cliff levels.
One is Tiger Head Cliff. Tiger head cliff, like a tiger head poking out, up to ten zhang, there is no way to go up, it is Zang Ba who let people build a plank road to go up, now, has been controlled by Xu Huang's people, there is a raft door in the middle of the plank road, and closing it is equivalent to cutting off the road up the mountain. Even, once the plank road made of wood is set on fire, it is equivalent to no way up the mountain, but is equivalent to being blocked by a natural stone wall more than ten zhang high.
Another level, that is, after passing the Hutou Cliff, there is also a stone-level mountain road that has been excavated, which is 100 meters long, high and steep, and one person guards on it, which makes people feel that they are incompatible. The key thing is that when Zang Ba asked people to dig stone levels in the early years, he thought of preparing countless rolling stones on this stone level, and pushing down the rolling stones from above can completely make the people below despair.
The last dangerous checkpoint, is the guillotine cliff, this cliff, quite majestic, is the last barrier of the main peak cottage, there is no way to go up, the cliff is more than 30 zhang high, to go up, you can only put down the rope from above, and use the basket to hang people one by one. Of course, because it is too high, it will be divided into several platforms, and it will be hung three times to really go up to the top of the cliff and reach the real main peak cottage.
Zang Ba, this guy, really deserves to be the king of Mount Tai, no wonder, he can always be active in Mount Tai, and he doesn't even dare to go to Jin to see Cao Cao, who has nominally surrendered, because he has such a cottage, he is not afraid of Cao Cao's army attacking him.
It's a pity that it still falls into the hands of Cao Jun now, and Zang Ba can be regarded as a cocoon and self-restraint, digging a pit for himself.
Based on the actual situation in this cottage, Tai Shici felt that if he really had to wait until after dark to attack and kill, it would be even more disadvantageous to his own people. Because when it was dark, as soon as the lights on the mountain were extinguished, they could not see the situation of the cliffs clearly, and when the time came, it would be even more difficult to attack and kill. Therefore, Tai Shi Ci simply focused on Zang Ba, hurriedly prepared, and made sure to act before dark.
Before it gets dark, it may allow the Cao army on the mountain to discover its men and horses first, so as to launch a targeted attack or garrison, but Tai Shici has his own plan and is sure that he can kill it openly and quickly.
Because, within the cottage, there is also Cheng Yu.
Tai Shi Ci had already made Zang Ba's people secretly stare at Xu Huang and Cheng Yu. These two people, after leaving the Hall of Justice. Xu Huangjing went up the mountain, and Cheng Yu. But there is also a pavilion on the edge of a cliff in this cottage to see the scenery. Tai Shici felt that maybe he could take advantage of Cheng Yu.
While Zang Ba left the mountain to prepare, Tai Shici directly asked people to lead him to see Cheng Yu.
Seeing Cheng Yu, Tai Shici had two preparations, one was to talk to Cheng Yu well, hoping that he could help himself and others go up the mountain to rescue Zang Ba. Second, it is to take down Cheng Yu directly. to coerce him to open the way for himself to meet Xu Huang above.
Of course, it's better to salute before to soldier.
When I saw Cheng Yu, Cheng Yu was carrying Tai Shici on his back, quietly looking at the vista beyond the cliff, and the wind was blowing Cheng Yu's clothes, showing that he had a feeling of being a master in the mountains and wilderness, leaving the world independent, and of course, there was a feeling of a little vicissitudes.
Tai Shi Ci walked into the gazebo. Chong Cheng Yu's back arched his hand, and he was about to speak, but he heard Cheng Yu say, "You're here?" Cheng Yu only had a pot of tea, and it was cold. I won't invite you to tea. ”
"Uh......" Tai Shici was stunned and asked a little surprised: "You, do you know I'm coming?" Well, do you know who I am? ”
"Huh. Who are you Cheng I don't know, but. Although you said that it was the leaders of the cottages that Zang Ba brought back to the cottage to discuss the dispatch of troops, you can hide it from Xu Huang, the martial artist. However, he couldn't hide it from the old man's eyes. Because, the old man and Zang Ba are not friends for a day, and his cronies and leaders, Cheng Yu also knows a lot, but this time, none of the people Zang Ba brought back are known to Cheng Yu, otherwise, they will all come forward to say hello to the old man by themselves. Second, although you are dressed like a mountain bandit, your outward outfit cannot hide your restrained temperament. ”
Cheng Yu held the teapot in one hand and carried it behind his back with the other, and said lightly: "Do you know where the horse's feet are exposed?" Because, ordinary bandits, they are vulgar and wild, let alone the leaders of those lawless bandits, ordinary bandits, when they get together, where can they be so quiet like you? What kind of scolding on the street, what unbearable jokes, what uproar, that's endless. Therefore, when the old man looks at it, you don't seem to be the leader of the mountain bandits, not the leader of the mountain bandits, and you are so calm and introverted, then, I am afraid that there are only the men and horses of the New Han Dynasty and the New Han Army today. The old man is right. ”
"Mr. Cheng Yu is really discerning, he can see the slightest bit at a glance, that's right, we are the New Han Army, below, it is Tai Shici, and Mr. Cheng Yu has also met, I don't know if Mr. Cheng Yu still remembers the young general?" After listening to Cheng Yu's words, Tai Shici was shocked but admired in his heart, and bowed to Cheng Yu.
"Oh? It turned out to be General Ziyi's own arrival? Cheng Yu turned around like a whirlwind, and looked at Tai Shici with surprise.
"Hehe, it's down here, see Mr. Cheng Yu."
"Alas, when I saw Ziyi coming, I knew that Zang Ba had made a choice. Cao Cao is afraid that he will lose another state. Cheng Yu saw Tai Shici clearly, his expression couldn't help but sigh silently, and said: "That's it, it was Cheng who came to persuade Zang Ba to submit to Cao Cao, but today because of Cheng, Zang Ba was unsuspecting and let Xu Huang lead the army into the cottage, which made Zang Ba's family Xiaoxiao suffer from a threat to his life, I, Cheng, am also a person with clear grievances, since General Ziyi came to find him, then please speak up, how do you want Cheng to help the general?" ”
"Huh?" Tai Shi Ci was really surprised, he didn't say what he wanted to do, Cheng Yu actually knew everything? And, take the initiative to help yourself? This couldn't help but make Tai Shici a little skeptical.
"Haha, Prime Minister Cao Cheng, I still lack some fate, I was ahead, but I fell behind one step and fell behind everywhere, I am afraid that I will never be able to catch up with the New Han Dynasty. Although Cheng is Cao Cao's minister, he should share his worries for Cao Cao, but Cheng is also a bloody person, and he can be regarded as a person who can understand the general trend of the world and understand right and wrong. Not to mention the difference between the two courts, because of Cheng's relationship with Zang Ba, he can't watch him being coerced, and he won't watch his family being implicated. Otherwise, Cheng would not be a man who stands up to the sky. Therefore, I know that you are here to save Zang Ba's wife and children, and I can only help you rescue Zang Ba's wife and children without hesitation. It is also a friend of Zang Ba. ”
"Mr. Cheng understands the righteousness, so Ziyi is no longer pretentious." After Tai Shici heard what Cheng Yu said, he believed that Cheng Yu really wanted to help him, and he couldn't ask for it, so he didn't have to spend words or use those shady means.
Tai Shici immediately told Cheng Yu about the plan he had agreed with Zang Ba, and asked Cheng Yu to help his people go up, so that they could pass the three dangerous checkpoints safely and reach the main peak cottage.
After Cheng Yu heard this, he sighed and said: "It's not difficult to help you go up, after all, Cao Cao didn't trust Cheng very much this time, and sent Xu Huang to come, but Xu Huang didn't dare to be too disrespectful to Cheng." However, your plan has to be changed, that is, you don't have to wait for Zang Ba anymore, now go to the main peak with Cheng. Because, you don't know Xu Huang's force, although Zang Ba is not weak, but I am afraid that he is far from Xu Huang's opponent, if you wait for Zang Ba to get up first and then go up the mountain, I am afraid that you will not have time to rescue him. ”
"In this way, according to Mr. Cheng's words, let's go!"
Tai Shici completely trusted Cheng Yu, and without saying a word, he immediately responded.
Soon, Tai Shici and the more than 300 elite soldiers of the New Han Army, with Cheng Yu safely passed through the mountain road more than a mile long, and the Cao soldiers along the road, when they saw that it was Cheng Yu, they all respectfully saluted, and then gave way. These Cao soldiers didn't ask much, because although Cheng Yu was a strategist and military advisor, his reputation among the Cao army was still quite large. The current Cao Bing thought that there was no problem at all with Cheng Yu personally taking him up the mountain.
As Cheng Yu himself said, when he arrived at Hutou Cliff, this cliff plank road that might have to take Tai Shi Ci to fight hard to kill, under the guidance of Cheng Yu, it was easy to clear the customs.
The front is so smooth, and the two levels in the back, no matter how difficult it is to attack and defend, no matter how dangerous it is, it has lost its effect. It is also the same as when Zang Ba was unguarded and put Xu Huang's men and horses into the cottage.
When Tai Shici and more than 300 elites of the Xinhan army were all hung on the cliff one by one, the sky just began to darken, and torches were lit on the mountains.
At this time, in the main peak cottage, a cannon burst suddenly, and a brilliant and bright firework shot straight into the sky.
It was the fireworks signal cannon that Tai Shici handed over to Zang Ba, and Zang Ba finally did it.
Cheng Yu also seemed to know that it was a signal for Zang Ba to make a move, his face changed, and he hurriedly said to Tai Shici: "Quick! Sui Cheng went directly to Zang Ba, otherwise, I was afraid that Zang Ba would not last long. ”
After he finished speaking, he rushed straight to the gate of the village.
Tai Shici was a little stunned in the back, a little strange in his heart, how do you think that Cheng Yu seems to be more nervous than himself and others? (To be continued.) )