Tao Ji ordered the fire to be reckless, in fact, it was only a little bit to create a miracle and change the course of history, because when Tao Ji ordered the fire, Uncle Liu Huang was actually less than a hundred steps away from the soldiers of the Junzi Army who set the fire, if it wasn't for Uncle Liu Huang to retreat quickly when he saw the opportunity, this year's Yanzhou drought and autumn drought were not very serious, and the fire spread not very quickly, and the three brothers of Uncle Liu and Zhuge Liang and others were almost burned alive in the mountains and forests.

Although he failed to burn Uncle Liu to death, Tao Ji's purpose of burning off Uncle Liu's retreat was temporarily achieved, as the fire became bigger and bigger, and the fire area became wider and wider, Uncle Liu's team only had two choices, one was to continue to walk dozens of miles to the west, bypassing this fire and going south, and the other was to temporarily retreat to avoid the search and killing of the fire and the Junzi Army, and stay up until the fire was extinguished and then go south.

Considering that Zhuge Liang's legs and feet were inconvenient and his body was injured, he could only rely on the soldiers to take turns carrying the road, and considering that the mountains and forests in the west were basically nowhere to go, and it was very difficult to move, Uncle Liu Huang and Guan Yu Zhang Fei, who was also good at escaping, discussed a little, and decided to take the second plan, taking advantage of the cover of the mountains and forests and fireworks, quietly retreated for three or four miles, hid in a sparse pile of rubble, and began to wait patiently for the fire to be extinguished after dark. At this moment, Uncle Liu's team, including Uncle Liu's three brothers and Zhuge Liang, only eight people remained.

Although he was mentally prepared, Uncle Liu didn't expect to lose so badly this time, and the more than 4,000 people from Guandu brought from Xinye would be beaten to a fraction of a fraction, especially if he didn't understand why the Xuzhou infantry could always find the position of his own army in complex terrain, forcing Uncle Liu to have to throw away a team of Huangshu soldiers one after another, let them be cannon fodder to resist the pursuit of the Xuzhou army, and exchange their lives for their own chances of survival, as a result, the more than 200 soldiers brought by Uncle Liu into the mountains and forests were only eight people left.

In the end, Zhuge Liang discovered the reason why the whereabouts of the army were repeatedly discovered, the Han Dynasty respected Huode, respected the red color that represented Huode, and the regular officers and soldiers were also wearing red military uniforms, although if the princes of the great chaos today are doing their own thing, the use of the color of the military uniform is no longer particular, but after the father and son of the third prince of the Great Yuan coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, in order to show orthodoxy, the original Tuhuang military uniform was changed to red, and the imperial uncle army had secretly changed the red military uniform of the Yuan army secretly collected when cleaning the battlefield in order to escape for a better and more convenient way of fishing in troubled waters. As a result, it is easy to fish in troubled waters because of the confusion of identity, but the red military uniform is too conspicuous in the loess green forest, and it is naturally easy for the Xuzhou army to find the traces of the imperial uncle's army.

It was too late to discover this problem, and when there were no clothes to change, Uncle Liu's team could only smear some mud on their bodies to cover up the conspicuous red, barely hiding some tracks, and finally got rid of the pursuit of the Xuzhou infantry when there were only eight people left. But it doesn't matter much, Uncle Liu, who has been beaten several times and only has only the two younger brothers of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, has absolute self-confidence, confident that as long as he can escape back to Xuchang City, he will definitely be able to use the alliance relationship to abduct the remnants of the 16,000 Yuan Tan Army in Xuchang City that have been actually isolated, reorganize the majesty of the Imperial Uncle Army, and further strengthen the military strength of the Imperial Uncle Army! Therefore, Uncle Liu Huang was not frustrated by the annihilation of the whole army at all, on the contrary, he was full of expectations and hopes, patiently waiting for the fire to be extinguished in the dark, and also patiently waiting for the opportunity for his comeback!

The sky was finally getting dark, and the sound of the Xuzhou army's search and arrest, which was once faintly audible, had long since stopped moving, silently counting his heart to more than 5,000 times, and then did not hear a single abnormal sound, Uncle Liu Huang then brushed aside the floating soil grass blades on his face, climbed out of the shallow soil pit, and then lowered his voice and beckoned Zhuge Liang and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others to get up, ready to run away by night, and the south mountain fire has also been blown westward by the wind, revealing an oblique pitch-black overburned land.

Very carefully arranged for two soldiers to go to a high place to investigate the situation, Uncle Liu Huang then ordered to eat, took out a wheat cake from his arms, tore half of it and handed it to Zhuge Liang, the wheat cake that had not been fermented was cold and hard, Uncle Liu Huang and Guan Yu, who had long been used to it, were nothing, and several other soldiers also ate very fragrantly, but Zhuge Liang choked and frowned, and once bit the small pebble that was not picked up in the wheat cake, and his teeth sounded, Uncle Liu Huang was a little heartbroken, and he hurriedly took out his water bag, handed the remaining small half bag of water to Zhuge Liang.

The small half bag of water is only enough for Zhuge Liang to eat on a hard cake alone, and Uncle Liu Huang, who was also choked and couldn't stand it, had to borrow water from Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, but because they had not replenished the drinking water since the morning, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and others drank almost the same, even if they were willing to give it to Uncle Liu Huang, everyone was still so dry that their throats were smoking, and they had to take risks looking around for drinking water, but unfortunately there was no half a stream in this area except for grass and stones, and they didn't dare to look too far in the dark, and finally Uncle Liu Huang and others had no choice, can only be used to temporarily quench the thirst with home-produced liquid.

The sky finally got dark, and the two soldiers who went to the high place to reconnoiter the situation also returned to Uncle Liu, saying that the Junzi army in the open area had disappeared, and they had not seen the anointing fire and torches, so they did not know where the Junzi army went. At the same time, one of the two soldiers broke his foot again while climbing the mountain, and could only walk with the support of his companions, which was equivalent to losing one more man.

"Princess, you have to hurry up and leave." Uncle Liu Huang said in a graceful whisper: "Remember, you can't take the main road, and you can't go to places where the grass and trees are too dense, and it is the most troublesome to fall behind in the dark." Two people walked ahead, twenty walks apart, pay attention to the fire and lights, as soon as there is an abnormality, use the cuckoo call as a signal, everyone immediately hides together! ”

Everyone sang the promise together, the two soldiers immediately stepped forward to open the way, and the rest of the people took turns carrying Zhuge Liang, and began to march south with a deep foot and a shallow foot, it was the night coincided with the thirtieth day, although the night sky was clear but there was no moon, not only convenient for Uncle Liu and others to hide their figures, but also the clear stars also pointed out the direction for Uncle Liu's team, so that Uncle Liu Huang, who was good at escaping, and Zhuge Liang, who was proficient in astronomy, could rely on the guidance of the Big Dipper to travel south correctly in the dark.

No one spoke, some were just tired breathing, seeing that the morale of a few soldiers who were coolies was not high, Uncle Liu Huang also took out his three-inch incorruptible tongue, lowered his voice to encourage morale, and softly described the bright prospects of his return to Xuchang, encouraging the soldiers to overcome difficulties, eliminate hardships and dangers, move forward hard, and patted his chest to assure that he would be able to bring all the last soldiers back to Xuchang City to enjoy the beautiful life of eating and drinking spicy food in Xuchang City.

When Uncle Liu's encouragement had some effect, there was a sudden alarm of cuckoo cuckoo in front, Uncle Liu Huang and the others hurriedly fell to the ground, and then slowly climbed to the front, and found that the warning of the striker was just a false alarm, and a few trees that had been burned out of branches and leaves were regarded as enemy sentinels. After comforting the soldiers who gave a few words of warning, Uncle Liu Huang said in a low voice: "Everyone don't have to worry, the villain army of pottery thieves is most afraid of moving in the mountains and forests, so as long as we pass the over-fire section and reach the grassy and wooded area further south, it is basically safe and we can walk with confidence." ”

"Lord, will the Xuzhou thief army ambush in the woodland south of the fire?" A soldier asked worriedly.

"It doesn't matter if you have." Uncle Liu Huang said confidently: "The terrain in this area is too complicated, and our target is small, even if there is an ambush in the pottery thief team, they may not be able to find us." However, it is important to remember that when passing through the burned area, you must keep your waist on your back, so that you will not be easily detected. ”

Everyone agreed in a low voice, and at this time Uncle Liu Huang was already approaching the edge of the over-fire lot, and at that moment Uncle Liu Huang made a slight adjustment, let Zhuge Liang lie on the last simple stretcher, and let everyone take turns to carry the cat's waist forward, carefully stepping into the over-the-fire belt that has no vegetation cover, cautious as a thief entering the room, and immediately crawling down without moving until he confirmed that there was no danger.

Uncle Liu Huang is obviously cautious in vain this time, the book explains that after the sky is completely dark and Uncle Liu has not been found, the gentleman's army, which mainly relies on riding and shooting war horses to eat, has no choice, so he can only quickly divide his troops into two ways, and go south to guard the outside of Weishi and Yuanling City, preventing Uncle Liu from escaping into the two nearest cities, so there is indeed no Xuzhou army in this area - but Tao Ji still underestimated some of Uncle Liu's escape skills in doing so. Not to mention that Uncle Liu Huang didn't dare to pass under the city that was definitely being targeted by the Xuzhou army, even if he had to pass through these two cities, he would never dare to get close to the city.

Even so, after finally passing through the fire, when he was about to approach the dense grass and trees in the south of the fire, Uncle Liu Huang was very cautious and ordered the team to stop advancing, lying on the ground, and sent two soldiers to go into the grass and throw stones from the forest to ask for directions, and deliberately threw out a few stones to make a sound, trying to attract the enemies who might be lurking in this area, until it was repeatedly confirmed that there were no ambushes, Uncle Liu Huang and the others hurriedly entered the woods and disappeared into the dense depths of the vegetation.

Finally passed through the most dangerous area and entered a much safer place with dense vegetation, Uncle Liu Huang and the others had been nervous for a long time, and finally relaxed a little, a relieved smile appeared on the faces of the three brothers of Uncle Liu, and Zhuge Liang, who was still in faint pain with a stick wound on his body, also slowed down, and began to think in his heart about how to take revenge in the future, how to clean up Deputy Director Tao who had made himself lose face several times, and even once considered how to laugh at Deputy Director Tao who could not hold himself and Uncle Liu Huang's three brothers. I couldn't help but say softly in my heart, "Wanzhen, at least my luck is much better than that of the pottery thief." ”

After relaxing down, in addition to stepping up the road, the thirst that was once forgotten because of nervousness also returned to Uncle Liu Huang and others, and Uncle Liu Huang and others could only suck the already empty sheepskin water bag hard, while imagining that they were eating sour plums, listening carefully to the surrounding movements, looking for the sound of the water flow, and also looking for drinking water that could be replenished.

The hard work paid off, and after traveling more than ten miles to the south, the soldiers who were at the head finally heard a slight sound of rushing water, Uncle Liu Huang, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others were overjoyed, and hurriedly followed the sound to look for it, and sure enough, in the southeast direction, they found a stream with a small flow. Then Uncle Liu Huang was very cautious and repeatedly asked for directions, and confirmed that there were no ambushes next to the stream, so he led everyone to the water's edge, buried his face in the water and drank a happy drink.

The cow drank a stomach of stream water, and filled all the water bags he carried with him, and when Uncle Liu Huang and Zhuge Liang, who finally got rid of the drinking water crisis, were smiling at each other, Guan Yu suddenly said: "Brother, there seems to be a fire upstream. ”

Uncle Liu Huang and Zhuge Liang and others were startled, and when they quickly looked up, they saw that the northwest direction of the upstream of the stream, about half a mile away, there was indeed a faint flickering fire, Uncle Liu Huang was worried, and quickly sent a soldier to climb the tree next to him to investigate the situation condescendingly, and after the soldier went up the tree, he quickly reported in a low voice: "Lord, there is only a bonfire, and I don't see the torches." ”

"How many people are there next to the campfire?" Uncle Liu Huang asked hurriedly.

"It's too far away to see clearly." The soldier in the tree replied, "It seems that there are horses, and there are horses barking, as if there were war horses." ”

"Horses?" Uncle Liu Huang, who had abandoned the war horse when he was crossing the woodland, also heard the neighing of the horse, and muttered a little temptingly: "Could it be the enemy's trick?" It is human nature that we will inevitably look for water sources after we get out ......of trouble, and it is also human nature for the enemy to set up ambushes next to water sources. ”

"Brother, if it is an ambush, how can the enemy ignite and expose his whereabouts?" Guan Yu asked.

"yes. If it is an ambush, why should the enemy set fire? "Uncle Liu Huang thought about it carefully, if the enemy arranged an ambush, he should definitely ambush in the dark and wait for the rabbit, how could he set himself on fire and expose the target?

"Lord be careful, be careful of the enemy's hypocrisy, and the truth is real." Zhuge Liang, who is extremely good at this set, reminded: "The terrain in this area is complex and open, and it is very difficult to block all the southbound roads, so the enemy deliberately lit a bonfire and arranged an ambush next to the bonfire to lead us to be fooled, so Liang thinks that it is better for us to ignore it and immediately go south." ”

"So much fiction and reality?" Zhang Fei said dissatisfiedly: "Anyway, it's not far, I'll go over and take a look, if the situation is not for me, I'll come back immediately, I don't know it, who will find out?" If there is no danger over there, bring the war horse over and give it to the elder brother to ride. ”

Saying that, Zhang Fei raised his leg and left, Uncle Liu Huang hurriedly grabbed Zhang Fei and said, "Third brother, don't be anxious, Kong Ming has always been like a god, for the sake of prudence, it's better for us to ignore it." ”

"What is like God?" Zhang Fei said contemptuously: "If he really expects things like a god, we will lose so badly in Guandu?" ”

Zhuge Liang lowered his head weakly and clenched his fists, but Guan Yu also said: "Brother, Yide is reasonable, let's go over and see what the situation is afraid of?" If there is an ambush, we will retreat immediately, who knows? Besides, there are so many falsehoods and realities, since ancient times, there has only been a reason to show the truth to lure the enemy? ”

Uncle Liu Huang was helpless, and he really needed a war horse, so after careful consideration, Uncle Liu Huang ordered: "Then Yun Chang, you take two people over to check the situation, but remember, be careful of ambushes, we are here to wait for your news." ”

Guan Yu sang a promise, and immediately led two soldiers over to check the situation, but Guan Yu, who was also good at escaping, did not dare to take it too lightly, leading the two soldiers to choose a dark place to march carefully, and also covered his footsteps with the sound of the water, so careful that he was still like a gentleman on the beam to burglarize, fortunately, the distance of about half a mile was not far, and Guan Yu and the others still didn't take much time to touch the vicinity of the bonfire.

Hiding in the grass and taking a closer look at the movement next to the bonfire, Guan Yu suddenly smiled, it turned out that there were not only two war horses next to the bonfire, but also only four people sleeping around the fire, and vaguely smelled a burst of meat fragrance, it seemed that the bonfire was boiling some prey with a helmet, and then when he looked carefully at the four people who were sitting on the ground and sleeping, Guan Yu suddenly laughed even more happily - it was the Yuan army soldiers wearing red military uniforms who slept around the fire! Obviously, these are the four defeated soldiers of the Yuan army who were lucky enough to escape from the Guandu battlefield and fled here!

Overjoyed, Guan Yu no longer hid his traces, led the two soldiers to get up and went over, and whispered: "Don't scare them, talk about your own people first, remember to cover their mouths, lest they scream and be exposed." You cover one for one, and I'll deal with two. ”

The two soldiers of the Imperial Uncle Army agreed, and as Guan Yu quietly walked to the side of the bonfire, each stood behind one of the defeated soldiers of the Yuan Army, and Guan Yu stood in the middle of the two defeated soldiers of the Yuan Army, and then Guan Yu nodded, opened his arms to hug the heads of the two defeated soldiers of the Yuan Army and covered their mouths, and the two soldiers of the Imperial Uncle Army also went to hug the heads of the other two defeated soldiers of the Yuan Army at the same time, and whispered together: "Your own people, don't be afraid!" ”

As soon as his hand reached the face of Yuan Jun's defeated soldiers, Guan Erye immediately realized that something was wrong, because Guan Erye's hands were extremely soft to touch, as if they had touched a pile of grass. It's a straw man! ”

"Whoosh whoosh!"

No matter how screaming it was, it was already too late, in the whistling sound of the arrows, countless crossbow arrows on the opposite side of the creek broke through the air, shooting straight at Guan Yu and the three of them who were exposing their bodies together in the firelight, Guan Yu and the three of them were suddenly hit by arrows together, Guan Yu himself was shot by no less than ten crossbow arrows at the same time, one of the crossbow arrows was simply shot directly into Guan Yu's heart that had long been protected by armor, until there was no tail, Guan Yu Guan Yunchang, a generation of fierce generals who beheaded Huaxiong with warm wine, was also killed on the spot under the shameless tricks of the little ones!

Before he died, Guan Yu used his last strength and shouted out the last voice of his life, "Pottery thief!" Villain! ”

……………… At the same time, half a mile away, Uncle Liu Huang and Zhang Fei were also shocked together, and just when they wanted to raise their legs and rush over to check the situation, Zhuge Liang had already hugged Zhang Fei, who liked the impulse the most, and ordered Shi Yunfeng to hug Uncle Liu Huang, and said in a low voice: "Lord, there is an ambush, and it was sent to death in the past!" In the past, it was sent to death! Saying quickly, Zhuge Liang ordered the remaining other soldier to hug Zhang Fei and was dragged away by Zhang Fei together.

Originally, the movements of Uncle Liu Huang and others might have exposed their traces, but unfortunately, the Xuzhou soldiers who ambushed Guan Erye over there couldn't hold their breath, and they rang the gong to transmit the message, and the sound of gongs and drums not only covered the sound of struggle made by Zhang Sanye, but also attracted countless sounds that made Uncle Liu Huang and others tremble - the upstream and downstream of the stream, which was still very quiet just now, sounded the sound of gongs, and countless torches seemed to come out of the ground, rushing towards this side, and the cheers of the Xuzhou soldiers were vaguely heard, "It's Guan Yu!" It's a sideburn thief! It's Guan Yu, a long-sideburn thief! We've killed Guan Yu! ”

"Hahahahaha......!" The earth-shattering arrogant laughter came from the east, and a lewd and extremely domineering voice echoed in the dark night woods, "Lord Ben personally fed the mosquitoes in the middle of the night, and finally it was not in vain!" Sure enough, I came here to find water to drink, and I was hooked by the war horse arranged by Lord Ben! Gongming, give an order quickly, the big-eared thief and Zhuge Villager must still be nearby, quickly start a torch search! ”

"My lord, the war horse and the straw man are the ideas of the villain, okay?"

"Mr. Zhongming made a move, and it was really invincible, Huang was convinced this time!"

Hearing this disgusting obscene laughter, Uncle Liu Huang and Zhang Fei and others were crying in their eyes and bleeding in their hearts, but they were helpless, in order not to let the three brothers be served in a pot, in order to leave the avenger, Uncle Liu Huang and Zhang Fei still shed blood and tears, carrying Zhuge Liang, who was also already in tears, under the cover of the night and human voices, they quickly retreated into the darkness of the road, and also remembered a name forever in their hearts, "Yang Hong!" Yang Zhongming! Thief! ”

(To be continued)