Although Zhou Tai knew that Liu Bei did not have many soldiers and horses left, the murderous aura in front was too heavy, and Zhou Tai couldn't help but be careless. After he summed up with Jiang Qin and Cao Zhang, he first lined up in an open place, and then ordered a large number of sentry horses to visit, in case an ambush rushed out, it was easy to deal with it.

After a while, the horse returned that there was no barracks flag in front of him, and there was not a single person or horse, only eighty or ninety piles of rocks, and further down there was a dense fog blocking the view clearly. Cao Zhang, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin all did not believe what the soldiers said, even if such a strong murderous aura was not ambushed by 100,000 troops, it was impossible not to have a single soldier and one general.

The three generals dismounted and climbed to look at it, and saw that the front was gray and covered by fog, and it was impossible to see whether it was a stone pile or a forest under the fog, and could only vaguely see the shadows in the dense fog that seemed to be moving, both like dead things and like people and horses moving.

The strange situation in front of him made Zhou Tai more careful, and then ordered the tanma to enter the stone henge to watch, but this time the tanma never returned. Zhou Tai was suspicious, and then asked the local people: "Who will make a pile of rocks?" Why is there fog in the rubble? ”

A few people said: "This is the land of the Xiongnu in front of here, Prime Minister Zhuge crusaded against the Xiongnu and drove the troops here, and took stones to form a formation on the grassland." Since then, there has always been a cloud of air, rising from within. ”

Cao Zhang heard that it was Zhuge Liang's formation, so he said: "Could it be that Zhuge Liang ambushed and killed Tanma in the stone formation?" ”

Zhou Tai thought about this possibility, so he led the army to the front of the stone henge, but saw that in all directions, there were doors and households, and there were roads in the stone formation, and there were independent stone piles of different heights arranged in the array, the stone piles were as high as trees, and the short ones were like people and horses. After watching it, Zhou Tai smiled and said: "This must be Zhuge Liang's suspicious plan." Presumably, there were not many soldiers in the array, and it was only because of the fog that the stone pile would be regarded as soldiers and horses from a distance. We will lead the army into the battle together and see what the sergeants can do to me. ”

Jiang Qin saw that it was already dusk and the fog was thicker, so he urged: "It's getting late, I can march quickly." After that, he led his men and horses first, and Zhou Tai and Cao Zhang also led their troops into battle.

The three generals felt wrong when they walked in the formation, because when they were watching from the mountain, they saw that the area of this stone henge was not too large, and it was said that they should have walked out of the stone henge a long time ago, but they couldn't get out of the formation after walking for a long time, and they didn't see a single Northern Han soldier ambushing here.

Cao Zhang was young and vigorous, and after walking for a while, he became impatient and said, "Two generals, am I getting lost?" ”

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin's hearts moved when they heard this, it is said that tens of thousands of troops should not get lost in such a big place, but this is the situation in front of them. Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, Zhou Tai said, "I might as well go back the same way first, and come back to visit at dawn." ”

Cao Zhang and Jiang Qin all agreed when they heard this, and if they didn't return, no one knew how long they would have to go around in this stone formation. But just as the three generals were about to turn around and go out of battle, suddenly the wind blew fiercely, and in an instant, sand and rocks flew away, covering the sky and the earth. But I saw the strange stones, like a sword, across the sand and the soil, overlapping like a mountain, and the stones were striking, like the sound of swords and drums.

Wu Jun and Cao Jun were shocked when they saw this, as if they felt that thousands of troops were coming. Zhou Tai was also shocked at this time and said: "I am waiting for Liu Bei's plan!" ”

"Kill~" "Ah~" The neighing of the horse suddenly sounded in the formation, followed by the sound of weapon handover, and then the shouting of killing became louder and louder, and I don't know how many Liu Bei people and horses killed into the formation.

Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai, and Cao Zhang didn't dare to act rashly when they heard the sound of killing on all sides, so they stood in place and defended it. However, the three generals waited for a long time and did not see any Northern Han soldiers killed, so at this time, the sound of killing began in the dense fog, and a soldier rushed out of the fog and slashed at Cao Zhang.

Cao Zhang's martial arts are up to the first-class level, although they can't compare to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, but it's too easy to deal with just a pawn. However, when he saw the soldier in front of him, he frowned, and used his halberd to knock away the big knife in the soldier's hand, and then asked, "You dare to cut me?" Could it be a rebellion? ”

At this time, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai also saw the soldier's outfit clearly, and it turned out to be a Cao soldier. The Cao soldier was obviously stupid, and said, "Your Highness, I'm ...... The villain didn't know that His Highness was here, and he couldn't distinguish between the enemy and me in the thick fog, so the villain recognized the wrong direction. ”

Cao Zhang knew that it was not good when he heard it, the soldiers even dared to cut themselves, how many people in that formation were killing each other! Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai also knew that it was not good, and Jiang Qin asked Zhou Tai: "How can it be good for the soldiers to kill each other now?" ”

Zhou Taidao: "The murderous aura here must be related to the stone formation, but I don't know how to break this formation." ”

Cao Zhang's brain is a tendon, and he is more reckless, and when he heard Zhou Tai say that it was because of the stone formation, he ordered the soldiers to bomb the camp, so he swept it with a halberd, broke up a stone pile next to him, and said: "What's so difficult about this?" We'll just dismantle the stone henge. ”

Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai's eyes lit up when they heard this. Since I don't know how to break the formation, forced demolition may not be a solution, although it is a stupid way, it is better than no way. So the three generals gathered the surrounding soldiers and shouted: "The soldiers and horses of the Northern Han Dynasty have retreated!" General Cao, General Zhou, and General Jiang had an order to quickly destroy the stone pile next to them. ”

Dense fog can block view, but not sound. When the Wu and Wei armies heard the shouts, they stopped fighting and began to tear down the stone piles and stone walls, and sure enough, they did not encounter a single Liu Bei soldier. In fact, where are the Northern Han military horses? It's all the eight arrays set up by Zhuge Liang. These eight formations take advantage of the topography here, which can generate dense fog to make people get lost, and can also make the wind louder and make all kinds of noises. In this way, the Wu and Wei armies, who were already lost and panicked, thought that the Northern Han soldiers and horses were killed, and as a result, they were in chaos and killed each other.

Cao Zhang's method was clumsy, but it was very effective, and as the pile of stones was toppled down, the fog gradually dissipated, and the sound of the wind slowly stopped. The armies of Wu and Wei gradually gathered together and continued to dismantle the stone pile, which was not basically cleared until noon the next day. At this time, looking at the soldiers who fell to the ground around them, they were all Wu and Wei armies, and there was not a single Northern Han soldier at all.

Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, and Cao Zhangsan each counted the men and horses, and found that less than 20,000 of the 40,000 army were left at this time, and the rest died in the battle. In the face of this result, the three generals did not dare to go forward to chase Liu Bei, first, Liu Bei had already gone far, second, it was unknown whether these remaining soldiers and horses could defeat Liu Bei, and third, they were afraid that they would encounter Zhuge Liang and put out an eight-array diagram.

The three generals did not pursue Liu Bei, so they each collected their troops and returned, and reported Liu Bei's escape to the Xiongnu to join Zhuge Liang to Zhou Yu and Sima Yi. Zhou Yu and Sima Yi learned that Liu Bei was no longer in the Central Plains, so they didn't bother to chase after him, and each sent troops to capture the counties and counties of Bingzhou. Since the state was taken by the Wu and Wei armies, the two armies took Jinyang as the boundary, the Wei army captured the north of Jinyang, and the Wu army took the south of Jinyang, and soon the entire territory of the state fell into the hands of the Wu and Wei armies.

Liu Bei's land of three states, Dongwu won two and a half states, and Cao Wei only got half of the state, it seems that Cao Wei suffered a big loss, but this is exactly what Sima Yi calculated. Because in this way, Cao Wei's territory is hidden behind the territory of Eastern Wu, if Nan Ye sends troops to face Eastern Wu first, and then Cao Wei, Sima Yi can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

How could Zhou Yu not know Sima Yi's thoughts? But Zhou Yu didn't care, in his opinion, only the territory and strength were the most important. After you have the strength, do you still need to be afraid of Nan Ye?

After the annexation of the state was pacified, Zhou Yu and Sima Yi each returned to see the monarch. Cao Pi and Sun Quan were overjoyed when they heard that Liu Bei had fled to the Huns, and they rewarded the soldiers of the three armies. Cao Pi has Dongwu as a shield and can be said to be safe for the time being, but Sun Quan is not so down-to-earth in his heart. He was worried that Nan Ye would not give up, so after rewarding the three armies, he summoned the generals to discuss major matters.

Sun Quan looked around at Wenwu and said: "Although we have won a big victory in this battle, Liu Bei once asked Nan Ye for help, and Ziming also pretended to be a dart master of the dart game, presumably Nan Ye will not give up." If the Southern Han soldiers arrive, what should we do? ”

Hearing Sun Quan's question, Ling Tong came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty is now sitting on the land of Liuzhou, and is allied with Cao Wei, why is you afraid of Nanye coming to attack?" If he dares to come, he will take it down. ”

The generals all laughed when they heard the young general Ling Tongyi say, and Sun Quan also smiled: "Although the public performance is brave, but you can't despise Nan Ye, it's better to be careful." ”

Zhou Yu came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty's words are yes! In my opinion, Nan Ye will inevitably send troops this time, and we should seize the opportunity and prepare early. ”

Sun Quan was puzzled: "Gong Jin's plan is to send troops to fight Nanye first?" ”

Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "Although Liu Bei won a big victory in this battle, he also lost his troops and lost his generals, and the soldiers were about to recuperate, and they should no longer use their swords lightly." However, His Majesty can start with the domestic dart bureau and money village to weaken Nanye's money and grain. ”

Sun Quan asked: "Isn't Gong Jin's intention to close the dart game and the money bank?" ”

Zhou Yu smiled: "Definitely! Your Majesty should raid the dart bureau and the money bank, and then order someone to replace them. ”

Sun Quan was very moved by the raid of the money bank, who didn't know that the money bank was full of real money, but he didn't understand about replacing it, and asked Zhou Yu: "I waited for the money village to be raided, why did I replace it?" ”

Zhou Yu said: "Your Majesty has forgotten that during the Battle of Chibi, Nan Ye closed the dart bureau and Qianzhuang under Cao Cao, which caused chaos among the people under Cao Cao, and the three families and horses successfully captured Cao Cao's land. Later, Cao Pi ordered that money tickets and Jiaozi could continue to be used to stabilize the people's hearts. It can be seen that money and dart boards are indispensable to the people, so it is better to block them than to be sparse, they can only be replaced, not closed. ”

Sun Quan frowned and said: "Although what Gong Jin said is good, but the money village and the dart game are all run by Nan Ye, how can we replace them?" ”

Zhou Yu smiled: "Your Majesty doesn't have to worry. A few years ago, I sent a large number of fine works into the dart game and the money bank, and I learned the operation of the law as early as possible. When His Majesty ordered someone to raid the money village and the dart board, he could first coerce and lure, and ordered the dart master and craftsman to surrender, so that His Majesty would not worry about no one to operate. ”

Sun Quan didn't expect Zhou Yu to be prepared early, and he was overjoyed at that time, and ordered Zhou Yu to be responsible for raiding the money houses and dart bureaus in various places. In fact, with the war, Liu Bei's dart bureau and Qianzhuang were all closed and evacuated, and now Zhou Yu can only check the dart bureau in Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou.