On the nineteenth day of the first month of 205 A.D., Wang Xu led 10,000 guards and 6,000 soldiers from Xu Sheng, Yan Liang, and Dian Wei, and arrived at the wilderness of Jiaozhi County, where they were hundreds of miles away.

Wang Xu's heart is quite bottomless now, if he can't take the dragon weave in a short time, the consequences will be very strict, not only the logistics and transportation are very problematic, the army is not familiar with the environment, too long, it will be a disaster, the most afraid is that the rainy season is coming, at that time it will definitely suffer a big loss, only with a few guides from Xue Zong, it will definitely not be able to solve the problem.

After roughly patrolling around the camp, Wang Xu was about to look for Zhuge Liang, but saw Dian Wei playing with his tiger skin.

The tiger skin was Dian Wei's personal belongings, that day he went to the depths of the mountains and forests to investigate, but he came across a tiger, he was interested, since the trip that year, he had never fought with the tiger, so he went to fight with the tiger, and the tiger was killed by mistake.

"Dian Wei, have you ever seen Kong Ming?" Wang Xu asked loudly.

"Huh?" Dian Wei turned around: "Oh! Lord, I just saw him go to the north to inspect the camp! ”

"Yes!"

Wang Xu nodded, didn't care about him, and left.

Not long after, he saw Zhuge Liang in the north of the camp, and his people were directing the soldiers to strengthen the camp tent.

"Kong Ming, can you come over and talk about it!"

"The lord is here?" Zhuge Liang turned around, saw Wang Xu, and then whispered a few words to the soldiers beside him, and hurried over. "Lord, but do you have something to order?"

"There are indeed some things, let's talk about them as we go!" Saying that, Wang Xu was already the first to take the lead.

Zhuge Liang followed at the same time. I'm already thinking about it. He quickly asked, "But the lord wants to ask about the strategy of breaking the enemy?" ”

"Exactly!" Wang Xu greeted the slightly humid breeze. Said with a smile: "Now we are only more than 100 miles away from the dragon weaving, and the people who want to come to guard the dragon weaving, Shi Yi and others, are very clear about our movements, I thought that they would use the familiar terrain to set up an ambush, but I didn't think that we have not sent troops so far, it seems that we want to defend the county government, so that we are forced to retreat." ”

"As it stands, we're too unfamiliar with the environment. They were extremely cautious along the way, and insisted on taking the main road, they lacked the opportunity to set up an ambush, and if they took the initiative to go out of the city to meet us, it would be difficult to match us, so for them, it was the best strategy to defend the city, and we only needed to hold it for a month, and we would have to retreat. We don't have the strength and conditions to attack the city for a long time, the key is how they defend it! Zhuge Liang also recognized the other party's strategy.

"Kong Ming. With all due respect, why are you so confident? You know, if we forcibly attack the city, we are completely unsure! Wang Xu said solemnly.

"The lord and rest in peace, the minister definitely does not need to attack, the dragon will be defeated, and when he arrives at the dragon city in a few days, he will give the lord a surprise!" Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly and said.

Wang Xu looked deeply into Zhuge Liang's eyes!

The eyes are honest and persistent!

After a long time, he nodded and walked away slowly.

"Alright! Then I'll see! ”

After that, Wang Xu never interfered with the march again, all ordered by Zhuge Liang, but he did not seem to be in a hurry, but rested in place for five days, according to his words, to let the soldiers who had been on the road for many days get enough rest.

However, in order to prevent the attack of Jiaozhou, the number of people on duty at night was very large, and there were also secret sentries outside the camp.

There are no requirements for soldiers every day, as long as they are not on duty, they will sleep when they are full!

As a result, the tiredness of the days of rushing quickly disappeared from the faces of the soldiers, and they even began to get bored a little, and they couldn't sleep if they wanted to.

People like Dian Wei who are overly energetic are about to get sick.

It was only at this time that Zhuge Liang finally gave the order to march.

In order to guard against an ambush by the enemy, Yan Liang led the two thousand heavenly sword armor soldiers of his headquarters to open the way in front, and there were five hundred guards and iron horsemen as sentry horses.

Xu Sheng led 2,000 sharpshooters from his headquarters to escort the grain and grass behind.

Wang Xu led the Chinese army by himself, and advanced slowly with an extremely slow but strict military momentum, and would definitely camp before dusk every day, never march before dawn, and hardly give the enemy any chance.

But it's only a hundred miles of road, but it's been three days!

When the dragon weaving of the Jiaozhi County Government was in sight, everyone's fighting spirit was extremely high!

But Zhuge Liang only made a general observation, but unexpectedly ordered to camp and rest, and did not make any arrangements after that.

Xu Sheng, Yan Liang and Dian Wei were all in a hurry, and asked what they were waiting for every day, but they couldn't get an answer from Zhuge Liang, so they came to ask Wang Xu again.

Wang Xu is very simple, no matter who comes, he is all stalling: "Kong Ming has the final say in this battle, you ask him to go, I still want to know when the fight will start!" ”

Five days later, Xu Sheng began to complain, saying that the grain and grass materials were only enough for half a month, and the savings could only last for half a month.

At this time, not to mention Yan Liang and Dian Wei, even Wang Xu began to be secretly anxious.

On the sixth day and night, the army outside the dragon city still did not move.

The Jiaozhou soldiers defending the city have long since changed from initial nervousness, slowly turned into doubt, and finally turned into ignorance.

The two brothers, Shi Di and Shi Yi, are sad all day long, and they can't guess it at all now.

"Big brother, what do you say Wang Xu is thinking? Do they just set up camp and do nothing, waiting for the food and grass to run out? ”

"Over there in Yulin County, maybe they will escort grain and grass over!" Shi Di said.

Shi Yi didn't think so much, shook his head and said: "Grain and grass are not so consumed, the transportation distance is long, and there is no point!" ”

Standing on the central tower of the East City, Shi Diao looked at the looming firelight of the camp in the distance, his eyes wandering. "Alas! I have long persuaded my father, Wang Xu is not easy to deal with, it is better to surrender earlier, my father and uncle are unwilling, now this situation is really getting more and more difficult, our Jiaozhou army is almost gone, even if Wang Xu is repulsed, I am afraid that in the future, it will depend on Jiangdong's face, and I don't know if I can survive this pass. ”

"What's the use of talking about that now? How to retreat from the enemy is true! Shi only shook his head.

"The question is, how do you get back? You have always been scheming, tell me, how to retreat? How did Yulim County get it back? How did you break Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses in the South China Sea? Shi Yan asked sternly.

The priest opened his mouth. But there is no reason to refute it. In the end, I could only sigh: "Alas! Wang Xu came all the way south. The soldiers are strict and orderly, and there is no opportunity to take advantage of it, and there is no way to set up an ambush. ”

"You know that, too!" Shi Diao's face was not very good-looking: "We are now a few thousand soldiers and horses, a little accident, we will no longer be able to resist, Yu Lin has been lost, if Jiaozhi is lost again." Then our family will completely lose its foundation, even if it is attached in the future, it can only depend on the mood of others, and will no longer have any right to speak. Now, he can only try to hold the dragon weaving, wait until the South China Sea side to repel Zhao Yun's main force, lead the army back, and reverse the shape. ”

The two brothers stood there talking.

Suddenly, the soldiers in the distance shouted one after another.

"What's that?"

"It's beautiful!"

"It's so beautiful, it looks like it took off from the North City!"

"Looks like it's made of papier-mâché?"

With the sound of the soldiers' conversation. Shi Xiao and Shi Yi couldn't help but look over, and suddenly saw the air in the direction of Beicheng. Dozens of starry lights were raised, fluttering higher and higher, looking like a small house made of paper paste outside, and candles were lit inside, but it was so strange that it could fly into the air, which was the little plaything called Kong Ming Lantern in later generations.

After being slightly stunned, Shi Diao frowned.

But before he could figure it out, Shi Yi suddenly exclaimed, "Big brother, this thing is so strange? Could it be the contact information of the soldiers and horses of the Chu State? ”

"Oops! It's possible! After being stunned, the sergeant shouted, "Quick, quickly order someone to shine down the lights over there!" ”

Their reaction was not unpleasant, but it was too late anyway.

While the heralds were still galloping across the walls, the sound of horses' hooves was already ringing in the northern part of the city, which seemed so piercing in the night sky that even the earth trembled faintly.

"Whew!" With a bang, Shi Diao pulled out the sword at his waist and shouted: "All departments are in place, ready to fight!" ”

"No, big brother, no!" Shi Yi was obviously more anxious, and he had already reacted like a flash of lightning: "Why is there such a violent sound of horses' hooves in the siege, and why are the enemy troops galloping on war horses?" This doesn't make sense. ”

"Oops!" The priest then woke up: "Is there an internal response to open the city gate for them?" ”

"Inevitably!"

"Quick, go to Beicheng!"

The two of them panicked for a moment and rushed to the northern wall.

At this time, the ordinary sergeants had quickly lined up and entered the battle position, and the soldiers who were still sleeping in the barracks were also awakened by the shocking sound of war drums, and quickly climbed the city wall under the leadership of the generals and colonels of various departments, and a large number of soldiers rushed to the north city wall.

If there is no preparation, no one will be able to capture this well-fortified city in a short time.

It's a pity, just like Zhuge Liang's self-confidence, from the very beginning, they were doomed.

Dian Wei and Yan Liang personally led the iron cavalry to charge, and in a very short time, they approached the north city gate.

The order they received was simple, rush to the city gate, if the city gate was opened, rush all the way in, if it was not opened, then turn around and return, and the enemy with a red scarf around his neck would not be killed.

Although they didn't know why, they dutifully launched a fierce charge.

When they were still two hundred meters away from the city wall, there was a sound of fighting from the north gate of Longbian, and then the huge city gate made a heavy "squeak" sound, the iron chain stirred, the drawbridge was gradually lowered, and the city gate was slowly opened.

Dian Wei and Yan Liang didn't care so much, they roared loudly, fought bravely, and killed them together.

"Boom! Bang! ”

The iron cavalry is like a flood that opens the gates, and like a sharp sword that pierces out, it breaks into the city in an instant, Dian Wei holds the ice and fire halberd in both hands, slashing left and right, and there is no one under him, almost without a pause, he kills straight in, and is invincible.

Yan Liang was only half a horse behind, holding a golden dragon broadsword, killing the Jiaozhou soldiers on their backs, and many people were chopped up and flying, the scene was really spectacular.

"It's over!"

The two brothers, Shi Di and Shi Yi, were dumbfounded, they didn't understand what was going on, and before they could get to the north city, the iron cavalry had already rushed into the city.

"Big brother, let's go! Fast! ”

"Where are we going? Wherever we can go, this is our home! ”

"No matter where you go, it's better than waiting here to die!"

Shi only roared, and didn't care about his eldest brother's teary eyes, pulling him and running.

At the same time, Wang Xu, who was waiting in the darkness outside the eastern city with a thousand iron horses, was also a second monk at this time, and he was puzzled, looking at Zhuge Liang who was accompanying him, he couldn't help but wonder, and asked out loud: "Kong Ming, who have you rebelled against?" Someone opened the gates over there? ”

"Definitely!" Zhuge Liang rode on the war horse, talking and laughing and shaking the feather fan: "Lord, my subordinates once said that the two brothers, Shixiao and Shiyi, love the people and pity the soldiers, and are loved by everyone, this is their reliance, and it is their most powerful advantage, but even if it is an advantage, it can actually be used!" ”

As he spoke, Zhuge Liang pointed at the war-torn dragon weaving city in front of him with a feather fan, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "This is the result of taking advantage of their love for the people and the soldiers!" (To be continued......)