After all the generals left, Zhuge Liang left only Cao Jun and Jiang Wei.

"You two have a strategy, and now there is a matter that can be described as urgent, which is related to whether hundreds of thousands of Northern Expeditionary troops can safely withdraw to Hanzhong, so I have to discuss with you."

Before, Zhuge Liang asked Ma Jian about everything, but now that Ma Jian is not there, it has become an opportunity for the two.

Jiang Wei and Cao Jun glanced at each other, and when they saw Zhuge Liang's cautiousness, they were all stunned.

The two of them had a gleam in their eyes, as if they had guessed the answer.

Zhuge Liang still looked preoccupied, he shook the feather fan, deliberately considering the two.

"Each of you holds a stroke, write the answer in the palm of your hand, and let me see it."

Jiang Wei and Cao Jun picked up the pen and wrote a few words on the palm of their hands.

After writing, Zhuge Liang looked at it in turn.

I saw Jiang Wei writing the words 'grain and grass exhausted' on his hand, while Cao Jun was even simpler, only writing the word 'Xicheng'.

Naxi City is just a small city, but it is the place where the Northern Expedition army stores food.

Although the answers of the two are different, they both see the biggest crisis that the Shu army is currently facing.

Just after a careful comparison, Cao Jun's answer was one step further than Jiang Wei's.

After Zhuge Liang finished reading it, he was also stunned for a moment, and his worried face finally showed a comforting smile.

He lingered on the faces of the two of them, and finally landed on Cao Jun.

"Wenwu, since you have guessed the predicament that our army will face next, you dare to go out of the camp with me."

The frustration on Jiang Wei's face flashed, but Cao Jun, who was named by Zhuge Liang, was greatly encouraged, and hurriedly bent down to receive the order: "Dare not obey your fate?" ”

"It's just that I don't know how many soldiers the prime minister will lead when he goes?"

Zhuge Liang's face became solemn again.

"Now that the two armies are facing each other, the spies sent by Sima Yi are all over our army, but whenever there is any trouble, it will definitely attract his attention, so this time, only you and me, plus 50 personal soldiers, can go."

Jiang Wei also guessed Zhuge Liang's intentions, and immediately reminded loudly: "Prime Minister, no, you are the commander of the three armies, such a risky move, if there is a mistake, what should I do?" ”

Zhuge Liang sighed and said: "Xicheng has to go, where is there still 200,000 loads of grain and grass, if it can't be rushed out before the Wei army finds out, whether my Northern Expeditionary Army can safely withdraw to Hanzhong is two words." ”

Jiang Wei took the initiative to ask Ying: "As long as the prime minister allocates 2,000 sergeants to me, the general will transport the grain and grass out." ”

Zhuge Liang had other plans.

"There are also 5,000 sergeants stationed in Xicheng, which is enough to transport grain, if the sergeants are transferred from the battalion, I am afraid that this grain will also be lost, and when the grain and grass of my Northern Expedition army are cut off, there will be mutiny, or I will go to the most reassuring in person."

Jiang Wei saw that Zhuge Liang was not at ease with him, so he had to stop the topic stupidly, and suggested that Zhuge Liang dress up in disguise to hide from the spies of the Wei army.

After the two were ready, they ordered 50 personal soldiers, disguised themselves and went straight to Xicheng.

But it is said that the west city is only a small city, the walls are not more than a foot high, the city gate is short, and there is nothing to attract attention.

This is also one of the reasons why Zhuge Liang hoarded the grain and grass of the Northern Expedition here.

The city was garrisoned by 5,000 sergeants.

After Zhuge Liang arrived, he urgently ordered all the sergeants to start carrying grain and grass.

Most of the 50 personal soldiers who came out were also sent out.

Half a day later, less than one-third of the military rations were transported, and suddenly a sentry on duty came to report, "Prime Minister, it's not good, the Wei army has come over." ”

Zhuge Liang was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "How many soldiers and horses came, and who led the army?" ”

"There is a lot of space, I am afraid that there are no less than 100,000, and the leading generals did not see it, but saw the word 'Sima' written on the banner."

"I hope the prime minister will prepare early......"

The situation is going in the worst direction.

Not only was Sima Yi discovered the whereabouts of the group, but he also personally led the army here.

This change made one of the lieutenants stationed here anxious.

"Prime Minister, the last general will lead the army to defend to the death, and set the prime minister to buy time for a moment and a half to retreat."

The soldiers around him were also anxious, and they just wanted to carry Zhuge Liang and leave.

Zhuge Liang is the commander of the three armies, the backbone of the Northern Expeditionary Army, if there is a mistake, it is more serious than the loss of hundreds of thousands of troops.

The big man may collapse directly.

At this moment, the 5,000 soldiers in the city are hurrying out to carry grain and grass, and there are only more than 2,500 people left in the city.

With these 2,500 sergeants and this low city wall, how can they withstand Sima Yi's army of more than 100,000?

Zhuge Liang was full of sorrow, even if he had been as steady as an old dog, he was a little anxious.

He looked around blankly and saw that all the sergeants around him were panicked, but Cao Jun was silent on the side, as if he had a strategy.

Suddenly asked with a surprised face: "Why isn't Wenwu in a hurry?" ”

Cao Jun didn't say anything, but after smiling, he asked people to directly move out the guqin that Zhuge Liang had used before.

"Why don't you go up to the city tower with me and play a song to welcome the arrival of Sima Yi's army?"

The people around were in the clouds, and they didn't understand what kind of dumb riddle was playing between the two for a while.

Only Zhuge Liang's eyes rolled, and he quickly understood.

If you are bent on resisting or escaping, I am afraid that you will not be able to escape from Sima Yi's iron horse, it is better to simply do the opposite, maybe you can achieve a surprise effect.

The so-called death and then life is the same truth.

Since it is useless to resist, it is useless to run away.

It's better to just open the door and welcome customers.

After Zhuge Liang understood these truths, he suddenly smiled dumbly, waved his feather fan and said: "That's it, today I will go to the city tower with Wenwu to play a song to entertain Sima Yi's army." ”

The soldiers around were still in a daze, the situation was urgent, and Zhuge Liang was inconvenient to talk to them in detail, so he directly ordered: "Put away all the flags, and all the armies will guard the city, and they must not act rashly, nor speak loudly, if there is a violation of the order, they will be beheaded!" ”

"Another four gates, each with 2 sergeants, pretending to be the people, sprinkled and sweeping the streets, such as when the Wei soldiers arrive, do not move, I have my own clever plan."

The commotion in the city quickly subsided under Zhuge Liang's majesty, and the sergeants all acted according to the instructions, and for a while, Xicheng was like a high-speed machine, slowly stopped.

Zhuge Liang climbed the city tower with Cao's army, and everywhere he could see, there were many Wei troops, and he couldn't see the end at a glance.

Zhuge Liang was afraid that Cao Jun's performance would show flaws, so he quietly glanced at him and saw him standing straight to the side, like a boy serving the piano, and his performance was more calm than himself.

Immediately, he also collected other thoughts, and played an ancient song with one mind.

In the sound of the piano, Sima Yi and Sima Zhao, father and son, led an army of 150,000 and stopped two miles away from Xicheng.

Sima Yi recognized Zhuge Liang at a glance who was playing the piano on the city tower.

Although the two are rivals, this is the first time they have met.

Sima Yi was not at ease again, so he summoned a Wei general and asked, "Is it Zhuge Liang who plays the piano on the upper floor of the city?" ”

That Wei Jun had seen Zhuge Liang a few times, he looked at it fixedly, and replied categorically: "It's Zhuge Liang!" ”

Sima Yi was still not at ease, "You have to look carefully." ”

"Don't worry, Zhuge Liang's thief is a big trouble for my Wei army, even if he turns to ashes, I won't admit my mistake."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Sima Yi and his son couldn't help but glance at each other, and their hearts were full of unsolvable confusion.

The situation in front of me is really a bit weird.

That Zhuge Liang acted cautiously all his life, never lost his life, and did not stay in the Shu army camp, but appeared here.

Could it be that I am going to come to intercept the grain and ambush here one step ahead?

Sima Yi looked around again.

Although Xicheng is a small city, it is surrounded by dense mountains and lush dense forests, which is a good place to hide soldiers.

No matter how you look at it, it's all a posture of inviting you into the urn.

There were already generals around him who couldn't stand it, so they directly asked for an order: "Dadu Governor, this Xicheng is just a small city, just a small place, the last general only needs 5,000 soldiers and horses, and he can attack the city head in an instant, and when the time comes, he will capture Zhuge Liang, and he can ask for credit for the Dadu Governor." ”

Before Sima Yi could say anything, Sima Zhao on the side couldn't help it.

"The Shu general who stood beside Zhuge Liang was the newly promoted rebellious general Cao Wenwu, who had the courage of ten thousand people, who had previously beheaded two generals of our Wei army in front of the two armies, captured the old general Zhang He, and blocked the onslaught of 10,000 elite soldiers of the old general Xu Huang with 5,000 soldiers in the street pavilion for four days, is it an idle person?"

"This time these two people appeared on the city tower, they must have no fear, the governor of the capital, the last general thinks that there must be an ambush, beware of fraud!"

That Wei general kindly asked for an order to attack, but was refuted by Sima Zhao, and when he heard it at first, he felt very reasonable, so he had to retreat into the formation in a huff.

Just as a few people were arguing, Sima Yi suddenly pricked up his ears, and the rare sound of the piano rushed into his head.

He listened quietly for a while, and suddenly his face changed drastically.

The sound of the piano seemed peaceful, but he heard a piece of golden iron horses, and all he heard was an ambush on all sides.

Sure enough, there is a fraud!

It is said that the sound of the piano is like a person, and this Zhuge old man is really not a good match.

I almost fell into his trap by accident.

"Removal ......"

Thinking of this, Sima Yi waved his hand and took the lead in turning the horse's head.

When the other soldiers thought that Sima Yi would withdraw when he said it, they were suddenly confused like flies, and they wanted to ask questions, but they were afraid of touching their heads.

It was still Sima Zhao and Sima Yi's father and son, he saw that the face of the Metropolitan Governor was pale, and he didn't even care about the basic etiquette, he only knew that he was running for his life in a daze, and he must have noticed a major event that could threaten his life.

So he gave the order on his behalf: "Pass the order of the Metropolitan Governor, the whole army retreat, retreat quickly, otherwise it will be too late." ”

After Sima Zhao finished speaking, he also turned the horse's head and ran after his father's back.

Half a day later, in the camp of the Wei army.

Sima Yi sat down on the steps without saying a word, thinking left and right in his mind, and already knew that he had fallen for Zhuge Liang.

The surroundings were even quieter, and there was no half of the soldiers in sight.

Suddenly, the door curtain moved, and Sima Zhao walked in with a pale face.

He first looked at Sima Yi's face with concern, his lips opened, and finally he couldn't help but say: "Father, according to the report from Tanmalay, Zhuge Liang took advantage of the departure of our army to hurriedly carry grain and grass, and also followed back to the camp. ”

"Our army followed the horse all the way, and found that Zhuge Liang was accompanied by only 5,000 sergeants, and the surrounding mountains and forests were also sent to explore, and there was no ambush at all.

After Sima Zhao finished speaking, he wanted to comfort Sima Yi for a few words, but he didn't know how to speak for a while.

Not only did Sima Yi look away, but he also followed suit.

Isn't that Shu general known for his bravery?

Why did he become so treacherous and wicked after following Zhuge Liang.

Now the two of them joined hands, but they played them hard.

After half a ring, Sima Yi sighed depressedly, "Son! Zhuge Liang is clever, his father is not as good as him! ”

Sima Zhao saw that Sima Yi said sadly, and his heart seemed to be blocked, and he was a little uncomfortable for a while.

The two fathers and sons were speechless and sat alone in the big tent, slowly digesting the setbacks they had suffered.