Chapter 187: Mixed Yuan Array
When the dust settled, everyone looked at it, and the bottom of the sculpture was sitting, revealing a tunnel mouth with a length and width of three feet, and then everyone suddenly realized that Zhang Jiao and others had escaped from here.
Huangfu Song exclaimed: "How did Runde know that Zhang Jiao escaped from here? ”
Liu Ze smiled slightly, Zhang Jiao and so many people wanted to escape from the siege of Guangzong, which was like an iron bucket, and it was obviously impossible to go to heaven, and the only thing that could go was to escape. This is the Jizhong Plain, that is the main battlefield of the famous tunnel war in later generations, the loess layer here is thick and sticky, not easy to collapse, the most suitable for digging tunnels, Zhang Jiao has obviously dug the tunnels a long time ago, once the war in Guangzong is unfavorable, you can escape, the three holes of the cunning rabbit, Zhang Jiao is not an ordinary character. Liu Ze said with a smile: "Zhang Jiao is known as the Heavenly Master, but he has no means to fly to the sky, so he can only be a mouse drilling holes." The generals laughed. Huangfu Song ordered the scouts to enter the tunnels to investigate.
Zhang Jiao's escape was two days ago, and now the tunnel is already empty, and the scouts have explored and found that this tunnel is winding and long, more than ten miles long, and the exit is set in Feiyun Mountain, north of Guangzong, and it has already been encircled by officers and soldiers. Although the area of Feiyun Mountain is not large, the terrain is complicated, the jungle is dense, and thousands of people and horses such as Zhang Jiao went out of the tunnel, easily avoiding the sentry posts of the officers and soldiers, and they have long been nowhere to be found.
Huangfu Song frowned, he couldn't imagine that this horn was treacherous and slippery, and he let him escape so lightly, although the Yellow Turban Army had been completely wiped out, and all the lost cities had been recovered, but Zhang Jiao was not removed, after all, it was a great disaster. After so many years of operation, Taiping Road is still quite profound. Although the main force of the Yellow Turban has been wiped out, but many of the Yellow Turban soldiers still escaped into the people, Zhang Jiao as the spiritual leader of the Yellow Turban, if he does not die, dormant in the wilderness, given time, once the time is ripe, he can make a comeback, as long as he raises his arms and shouts, it must be countless responders. Qing Father is not dead. The recklessness is not over. Huangfu Song knew this truth very well, so capturing Zhang Jiao became the top priority after the battle of Guangzong.
But now that Zhang Jiao has abandoned his nest and escaped from the control of the officers and soldiers, it is not much different from looking for a needle in a haystack to find him, and everyone is worried.
Liu Ze pointed to the marching map and said: "From Guangzong to the north for one hundred and thirty miles." It is Qingyun Mountain. Zhang Jiao was critically ill last year. Once laid down in Qingyun Mountain to pray for the Beidou array, so that he could prolong his life for a century. Qingyun Mountain is dozens of miles in circumference, and the mountains are high and dense. Tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers are not a problem, and it is believed that Zhang Jiao was defeated this time, and it is very likely that he will escape to Qingyun Mountain. ”
Huangfu Song was overjoyed, so he ordered Cao Cao and Liu Ze to lead 8,000 light cavalry to Qingyun Mountain to pursue, Zheng Tai Liu Yu was responsible for the Yellow Turban in Guangzong to collect the Yellow Turban troops, clean up the battlefield, and personally led the army to march later, and be sure to capture and kill Zhang Jiao in Qingyun Mountain.
Cao Cao and Liu Ze immediately ordered eight thousand light horsemen and went straight to Qingyun Mountain without stopping. Qingyun Mountain is only more than 100 miles away from Guangzong, 8,000 light horsemen rushed forward lightly, and they did not lose half a day, and they have chased to the foot of Qingyun Mountain.
But seeing the clouds and fog of Qingyun Mountain, the green mountains are stacked and green, like a fairy realm. It's just that there is no one here, and there are traces of Zhang Jiao and the yellow turbans under his hands. Cao Cao was a little puzzled, saying that Zhang Jiao was originally Liu Ze's words in Qingyun Mountain, but he didn't fully believe it, and turned around and said to Liu Ze: "This place is inaccessible, I'm afraid Zhang Jiao won't escape here, right?" ”
Liu Ze smiled slightly and said: "Qingyun Mountain is the place where Zhang Jiao begs for his life, and it is also the only place where Zhang Jiao can hide, I expect that Zhang Jiao will never escape to other places." ”
Cao Cao saw that Liu Ze was so resolute, so he did not refute, and ordered the cavalry to immediately divide into eight routes and enter the mountain to search, even if it was a single grass or tree on the mountain.
The autumn of October is high and cool, the blue sky is like washing, but after Cao Liu and the others led the army into the valley, a burst of black clouds surged from the back mountain, a moment of light, the wind and thunder were great, the sand and rocks were flying, the sky was dark, and it was difficult to find a trace of a hundred steps away. Everyone was shocked, the sky of this Qingyun Mountain was too weird, it was said that it would change, and it was still a clear day and a clear sky, just a blink of an eye, it was already black and full of air, and the smoke locked the fog cage.
Liu Ze saw that there were bursts of evil aura hidden in this black gas, and he already understood that this was definitely not a natural change in the weather, but Zhang Jiao was stirring up trouble. Zhang Jiao learned from the Nanhua Dao people, the Nanhua Dao people are the best at witchcraft, calling the wind and rain, removing the clouds and fog, cutting paper to make horses, sprinkling beans into soldiers, although Zhang Jiao has not learned all the skills of the Nanhua Dao people, but it is still possible to play two witchcraft. Liu Ze secretly screamed in his heart, and said to Cao Cao: "Brother Meng De, this must be Zhang Jiao's use of witchcraft, so he should retreat quickly." ”
Cao Cao also seemed to sense the unusualness of this black aura, and urgently ordered all the troops to retreat together.
When he entered the mountain, Cao Cao divided the 8,000 cavalry into eight routes, and there were individual leaders who were greedy and reckless, and they had already gone deep into the hinterland.
But in the midst of the black clouds, there were suddenly bursts of killing sounds, and countless people and horses rolled over, all of them were black-clothed and black-armored, with hideous faces, and they were overshadowed by the sky. The officers and soldiers had seen such a formation, and their hearts were frightened, so they instinctively picked up their swords and slashed at the black-armored man. The sword Fang Fu slashed the black-armored man, and the black-armored man immediately turned into nothingness, leaving only a wisp of black smoke, and when the officers and soldiers were stunned, the black smoke had already entered their mouths and noses, and they bled from the seven orifices and fell to the ground and died, and the death was miserable.
The officers and soldiers were horrified, how could such a killing invisible trick be blocked by manpower, and suddenly the officers and soldiers were in a mess, and the war horses under their crotches were also trapped by the black fog, neighing in panic, and some of the war horses jumped wildly, directly overturning the knight on horseback to the ground, whether it was a person or a horse, as long as it was attacked by the black gas, no one was spared. In less than a pillar of incense, the officers and soldiers had already fallen in pieces, and many corpses had not even had time to close their eyes, and their gray eyes were full of horror and terror. The living are even more trembling, surrounded by countless black-armored people and horses, and maybe the next one to die will be himself.
Liu Ze understood that these black-armored people were just illusions made by Zhang Jiao with witchcraft, as for the murderous black gas, it should be a highly poisonous gas, watching the officers and soldiers in front of him fall down one by one, Liu Ze was so anxious that he shouted: "This is an illusion, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, quickly cover your mouth and nose with cloth, and exit the valley!" ”
The soldiers trapped in the valley were refreshed by his words, and they tore off their clothes to cover their mouths and noses, and retreated out of the mountain. At this time, the black clouds were even stronger, the wind was fierce, the lightning was thundering, and three steps away, they could not see their fingers, and the officers and soldiers trapped in the valley were completely disoriented, and they could not find a way out at all. In the dark night, I don't know how many Yellow Turban soldiers jumped out and attacked the officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers could not guard against those elusive Yellow Turban soldiers at all, and for a while, there were heavy casualties.
Liu Ze took out the Longyuan Sword with a "bang", led five hundred bows and rode towards the position of the valley mouth, and ordered: "All of them are here, ignore those illusions, and diffuse with all your strength towards the heaviest place of the black mist." ”
The archers received the order, and all of them replaced them with two-stone iron-tired longbows, and after entering the firing range, they drew their bowstrings and diffused towards the black mist miasma with all their might. But listening to the black mist, there were screams all the time, and the black gas also faded.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the officers and soldiers trapped in the valley scrambled to flee out of the mountain.
In the valley, a gloomy voice suddenly sounded: "Hehe, there are people who can see through the immortal art of this seat, not bad, not bad, Liu Ze, you can also be regarded as the opponent of this seat." The voice came from the hollow valley, but it was only heard and no one was heard.
Liu Ze immediately grabbed his sword and shouted: "Zhang Jiao! You are at the end of your rope, how can such a small magic save you? Come out and die! ”
Zhang Jiao's yin laughter came from afar: "Hey, hey, Liu Ze, although you have the ability to see through the immortal art of this seat, even if your bow and arrow shoot farther, can you cover these ten miles of Qingyun Mountain?" How can you get this seat with your ability? ”
Liu Zelang said: "General Huangfu's 100,000 army is coming, this time you just put on your wings and don't want to escape from Qingyun Mountain again, Zhang Jiao, today, is your end!" ”
Zhang Jiao laughed and said: "Just a hundred thousand troops want to take Qingyun Mountain, it's just a pipe dream!" Liu Ze, you might as well tell you, this seat has been within a radius of ten miles from this Qingyun Mountain, and has laid down the Mixed Yuan Infinite Array, even if it is a million troops, what can it do? Liu Ze, if you really have the ability, you will break this chaotic infinite array, and the head on this seat will naturally belong to you, otherwise you will be outside the mountain to see how this seat is free. Within ten years, there will be abnormal changes in the heavens, and the Han Dynasty is already exhausted, and sooner or later the world will have to be ruled by this seat! ”
Liu Ze said loudly: "Zhang Jiao, you are just a lost dog now, Hugh is rampant here, isn't it just a bastard to break the formation, and you can be destroyed in a moment!" ”
Zhang Jiao laughed and said, "What a big breath! That seat is waiting for you on the top of the mountain, if you have the courage, you can come! Hahaha...... "The aftermath lingers, drifting in the empty valley for a long time, and gradually disappears and can no longer be heard.
Those officers and soldiers trapped in the valley escaped death, and they were naturally grateful to Liu Ze. Sima Chong, who led the army, bowed deeply to Liu Ze and said: "Today, fortunately Liu Duwei rescued him, and the last general's battalion belonged to thousands of people who were able to escape by luck, and Da En dare not say thank you, if Liu Duwei will be useful to Wu Ju in the future, Wu Ju will repay him with death." ”
Liu Ze was slightly stunned, Wu Ju, this name is so familiar, oh, in the future, he will be an official to the cangwu guard, and he didn't expect to meet here. Wu Ju can also be regarded as Liu Bei's friend, and in history, after Liu Bei's defeat in Xinye, he had the intention of defending Wu Ju in Nantou. Wu Ju was loyal to the Han court, refused to accept the canonization of Sun Quan of Eastern Wu, and competed with the Jiaozhou assassin Shi Buqi sent by Sun Quan, but was overshadowed by Jiaozhi Taishou Shixie, and the end was very tragic. (To be continued......)