Fifteen miles east of Shunyang, Shuanghu Ridge.

Wei Ba stood on the North Ridge, looking at the Wei army's battle flag getting closer and closer in the distance, but his mind was not on the battle array, but listening to Xi An, who had just returned from Nanxiang, telling the story of Wei Feng's tactical deduction.

"So, Dunwu and they are practicing to learn to fly mountain rats?"

"Yes." Xi An responded respectfully. Xi An was originally a servant of the Xi family, although his martial arts were not very outstanding, but he was literate and smart, so Mrs. Xi asked him to follow Wei Feng, first, to assist Wei Feng in some clerical affairs, and secondly, to help him deal with some interpersonal relationships.

The Xi family is a big family in Xiangyang, and when Emperor Guangwu was in power, Xi Yu was once named the Marquis of Xiangyang. He imitated Tao Zhu in Da Xian Mountain to dig a fish pond publicly, called Xijia Pond, he set up a shrine in Suling Mountain, and set up two deer in front of the tomb, so Suling Mountain was renamed Lumen Mountain.

It can be said that for a long time, the Xi family was second to none in Xiangyang, and even now, it is still an indispensable part of the Jingxiang family. Mrs. Xi's aunt married Pang Tong's younger brother Pang Lin, and the Pang family is naturally a Jingxiang family. As an outsider, Zhuge Liang was able to gain a foothold in Jingxiang, on the one hand, because of his talent, and on the other hand, his family relationship was not unrelated. His uncle Zhuge Xuan and Liu Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou at that time, had an old relationship, and one of his two sisters married Kuai Qi of the Kuai family, and the other married Pang Shanmin of the Pang family, and he himself married Huang Yueying, the daughter of Huang Chengyan, a famous man in Jingzhou.

The Jingxiang system is intertwined and strong, and it is their support that has made Zhuge Liang possible, and it is also because of Zhuge Liang that the strength of the Jingxiang system has been greatly improved. They are interdependent. Therefore, when Xiang Lang and Ma Tan were fighting for power with Zhuge Liang, they could not completely sever this relationship.

In terms of Mrs. Xi's family background, marrying Wei Feng is of course yielding, which is Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng's face. However, since the wood has been completed, of course Mrs. Xi must try her best to think about Wei Feng. Giving a promising young man like Xi An to Wei Feng is a measure of Mrs. Xi, and dealing well with Wei Ba is something that Mrs. Xi attaches great importance to.

It was because Xi An was very respectful in front of Wei Ba, and he didn't have the arrogance of the concubine family in the main room at all.

"The young master found a similar terrain and let dozens of his martial artists practice from easy to difficult. It is estimated that it will be a few days before it becomes proficient. When the time comes, let them fly into the city. Open the city gate, and Nanxiang City will be able to get it. ”

Wei Ba nodded with satisfaction. Wei Feng, who has always only known how to pick up a knife and cut people, can do this, which really surprised him. These four words are easy to say. But how many can really do it? The thinking habit of the Chinese is that the superior is laborious. Inferior labor. Many people ask for advice just to show an open mind, but in fact, they have preconceived ideas and cannot listen to different opinions at all. You really want to give your opinion. Not only does he not accept your affection, but he will also think that he has refuted his face and hold a grudge.

"You tell the young master and tell him not to worry, I will send someone to bring him some food. If you train more warriors and become more proficient, you will have a greater chance of success. ”

Xi An was overjoyed: "That's great. ”

Wei Ba picked up a pen and paper casually, wrote a note, and asked Xi An to bring to Fu Xing. After learning that the Wei army was approaching with infantry and cavalry, Wei Ba rushed to Shuanghuling with two thousand guards to block the attack, Fu Xing was still under Shunyang City, and the grain and grass were also there. It is only more than ten miles from Shunyang to Nanxiang, and even if it is a mountain road, it is only thirty miles, and it is not difficult to send people to send grain to Wei Feng. However, Wei Ba didn't have much confidence in conquering Nanxiang at the beginning, he just wanted to give Wei Feng a chance to lead the troops independently and think independently, and he didn't care too much about whether he could conquer Nanxiang. Now that Wei Feng has the opportunity to take Nanxiang City, of course he is happy, no matter how big the price is, he will also support Wei Feng to fight this battle.

For Wei Ba, this is just a relationship between brothers, and has nothing to do with other interests. From this point of view, he is not a mature politician, and he will never be able to do something like Zhuge Liang killing Ma Jian with tears.

Xi An is gone, and Wei Jun is coming.

Wei Ba set up a formation here to block the attack above board, and did not hide it, because the scouts of the Wei army saw them very early and reported to Guo Li. Guo Li rushed to the front of the mountain with the guard battalion, looked into the distance, looked at the terrain on the mountain, and couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.

Shuanghuling, the ridge is like its name, the two mountains face each other across the river, the water comes from the north in the east of the North Ridge, turns to the west here, clings to the cliff wall of the South Ridge, flows between the two ridges, there is a river channel about ten steps wide on the north bank, can be pedestrians and horses. However, if you want to pass through here, you must first cross the water level.

In a short distance of more than 100 steps, there are two obstacles of water and narrow slopes, which is an easy place to defend, and the opponent's banner looks like there are only 2,000 people, but it is enough to block the 5,000 steps.

What made Guo Li even more uneasy was that he didn't know who the general of the Shu Han Army who set up a formation here to block the attack was, and he saw the Weizi battle flag, but it was not the battle flag of Wei Ba, the general of Zhennan, but the battle flag of Wei Feng, the general of Dangkou.

Regardless of whether it was Wei Ba or Wei Feng on the other side, since the Shu Han army had arrived here, it must have begun to fight under Shunyang City. If he wanted to rush to Shunyang City to support Wuqiu Jian, he had to break through the resistance of these Shu Han troops first.

Guo Li estimated his strength, observed the position of the Shu Han army for a while, and scratched his head a little.

The Shu Han army occupied a favorable position, not only set up a horse rejection on the narrow river beach, but also dug several trenches, diverted water into pools, and added bow and crossbow positions on the mountains on both sides, it was not easy to break through this position.

Guo Li did not dare to attack, he knew very well that the five thousand cavalry had been drawn out by the emperor Bixia, and now the Wei State was full of smoke and the troops were overstretched, in order to understand the siege of Fancheng, the emperor Bixia personally led the army to Fancheng, and it was impossible to have troops to reinforce Shunyang in a short time.

So he didn't dare to attack easily.

Guo Li retreated and camped five miles, while maintaining pressure on Shuanghuling, while sending people to inquire around, looking for any other paths.

Regarding Guo Li's reaction, Wei Ba was very calm. To the south of Shuanghuling, it is the mouth of the water that flows into Danshui, and it is a large lake. Further south, there was a larger lake, the famous Danjiang estuary in later generations, which would not give the Wei army a chance to break through until Zhuyang, a hundred miles away. In addition to breaking through from here, Guo Li had to cross the water from further north, and then rush to Shunyang through a mountainous area.

He dared to take only 2,000 men to stand here, of course, a decision made on the basis of a clear understanding of the terrain.

As he expected, Guo Li sent scouts to explore for two days, but they did not find a more suitable way. I had to bite the bullet. Launch a strong assault on Shuanghu Ridge.

Wei Ba defended very easily, his own chosen position, set up haode barricades, powerful ordnance. Trained soldiers. All sorts of favorable conditions are in his hands. Not to mention 5,000 steps to ride, even if it is 10,000 steps to ride, he is confident enough to block Guo Li here.

He was more concerned about the situation in Nanxiang and Shunyang. Fortunately, the two places are not far apart. The farthest Shunyang is less than fifty miles away, and the news can be received on the same day.

……

Just when Guo Li racked his brains to break Wei Ba's blockade, Wei Feng finally got ready.

With an adequate supply of food, Wei Feng extended the training time to ten days. After ten days of hard training, Dun Wu and other thirty-seven agile warriors were able to jump off the cliff and glide nearly 100 steps with the help of the mountain wind. Although more than a dozen soldiers were killed and wounded, the results were still better than initially estimated.

Everything is ready to take a leap.

Wei Feng summed up various factors, including the movement of the enemy, the cloudiness of the weather, the direction of the wind, and the strength of the wind, and decided to launch an attack at night. The reason is very simple, the number of soldiers who can fly against the wind is too small, and they can only be used to sneak attack and seize the city gate, otherwise these soldiers will definitely become the sword of the Wei army. Of course, flying at night also increases the risk factor, but weighing the pros and cons, this option is the least risky and has the best chance of success.

Wei Feng gave the order to prepare for the attack, and the officers and men of the whole army, who had been waiting for more than ten days, immediately got ready, had a full meal, and prepared to capture the city in one fell swoop.

At the time of the third watch, Captain Wang Zhong led a thousand people to quietly approach Nanxiang City, lurking more than 300 steps outside the west gate of Nanxiang City, waiting with bated breath. Wei Feng led the main force to lurk farther away, waiting for a general attack. He originally wanted to rush to the front with his soldiers, but was stopped by Xi An.

Xi An only said one sentence: General Zhennan wants you to be a general, not just a fighting general.

Hearing this, Wei Feng no longer insisted on taking the lead. He clenched his sword, his eyes were blazing, his gaze crossed the dark night, looked at Nanxiang City in the distance, stared at the mountain cliffs that were pitch black in the night, held his breath, and listened.

The sound of the wind suddenly changed, and a black shadow silently swept overhead, rushing towards Nanxiang City in the distance.

Wei Feng's heart jumped violently, staring at the black shadow that seemed to be nothing.

……

Cao Yu suddenly turned over and sat up, lifted the quilt, and was dripping with cold sweat. The young concubine who was waiting for her woke up, sat up too, hugged her pink arms, and looked at Cao Yu cautiously: "King, what's wrong, did you have a nightmare?" ”

Cao Yu took a deep breath, raised his head, and looked at the door. The door was closed tightly, and the wind outside could be faintly heard. There was a charcoal stove burning in the house, and it was warm, but he felt a palpitation.

Could it be that the enemy is attacking the city?

Cao Yu had already received a warning from Wu Qiu Jian, knowing that there was an enemy lurking outside the city, and his scouts had also captured the traces of these people, but the other party was also very well guarded, and could only probe the situation on the periphery. The other party has been outside the city for more than ten days, and has not attacked the city, and Cao Yu has no strength to attack, so he can only consume it like this. The other party is outside the city, he is in the city, and he can sleep peacefully, but today he doesn't know how to do it, but he estimated a very ominous dream.

"What time is it?"

"It's the beginning of the ugly hour."

"Oh." Cao Yu breathed a sigh of relief. The dream in the first half of the night is positive, and the dream in the second half of the night is reversed, it seems that I am overly nervous, this is a reverse dream.

Just as Cao Yu was comforting himself, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and the guards hurriedly pushed Yin Damu open the door and walked in, with a nervous face: "King, there is a Shu Han army that has flown into Nanxiang City." ”

"What?" Cao Yu was stunned for a moment, unable to believe his ears.

At the same time, the shrill sound of gongs poured into the warm room, and the room suddenly became cold

(To be continued......)