Chapter 187: Into the City
However, he said that after Song Zhong said goodbye to Cao Ying, he was ready to return to Xiangyang, but he met Guan Yu on the road and was interrogated by Guan Yu where he came from. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Guan Yu was taken aback, and immediately tied up Song Zhong to inform Liu Bei.
Xinye is also the place where Liu Bei cantoned his troops.
At this moment, Liu Bei was in Xinye County, and when he heard the news brought by Guan Yu, his face was cloudy and very ugly.
Under Liu Bei's hand, there was a middle-aged scribe sitting upright.
This scribe is eight feet long, with a face like a crown of jade, wearing a scarf, a crane, and a feather fan.
It's Zhuge Liang!
Liu Bei thought about it for a long time, but he couldn't think of any good way, so he had to ask Yu Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming, what should I do?" ”
Zhuge Liang looked indifferent, gently picked up the feather fan, and said: "Don't worry, the lord has a plan, which can solve the lord's worries." ”
"Oh?" Liu Bei was overjoyed: "Will the plan be released?" ”
Zhuge Liang said: "Lord, it is better to go to Xiangyang in the name of mourning, lure Liu Cong out of the city to meet, with the courage of generals Guan and Zhang, he will definitely be able to capture Liu Cong, and then punish his party, then Jingzhou will be fixed, and the lord can rely on Jingzhou to block Cao's army." ”
Hearing Zhuge Liang's plan, Liu Bei's eyes lit up, but he immediately felt inappropriate!
If you really want to do this, take the foundation of others, then I am afraid that the name of benevolence that you have worked hard to manage will also be burned......
Although Liu Bei is not as scheming as Zhuge Liang, as a hero, his vision is excellent, and few people can match it!
Fame! It is the most important capital in the Three Kingdoms period, and sometimes, it is even more important than the foundation, if he Liu Bei does not have a good reputation, I am afraid that there will not be so many people who defect to him.
Liu Bei knows very well the power of fame, and gives up a good reputation for the sake of the stormy land of Jingzhou, Liu Bei feels a loss.
Moreover, even if he gets Jingzhou, he may not be able to stop Cao Ying's army, if he is defeated, the gains outweigh the losses, and if he loses his reputation, he will no longer even have the capital to rise again.
Thinking about this clearly, Liu Bei immediately pretended to be unbearable, and wept and said: "My brother was left alone with me before he was in danger, and if he takes his land by this means, he says that I died under Jiuquan, what face will I have to see my brother?" This is absolutely unacceptable! ”
Zhuge Liang sighed, and secretly said in his heart: Ming Gong is really benevolent!
I have to say that Liu Bei is clever in winning people's hearts, and Zhuge Liang is convinced of him with this move.
While the two were discussing, they suddenly reported that Cao Ying's army had arrived in Bowang County.
Bowang is only half a day's journey from Xinye.
When Liu Bei heard the news of Tanma, he was immediately shocked, and he was so frightened that he wanted to run away now.
Zhuge Liang's face also became solemn.
In later generations, Zhuge Liang has been praised as a god, he knows everything, omnipotent, and is more clever and wise......
This may be an exaggeration, but it also proves Zhuge Liang's IQ from the side.
After pondering for a moment, Zhuge Liang took it to heart.
"The lord is relieved. A fire burned most of Xiahoudun's men and horses before, and now Cao Jun is coming again, and he will teach him this trick. I can't wait to live in Xinye, so it's better to go to Fancheng early. ”
"At the same time, I ordered people to post notices at the four gates of the city to inform the people that Cao Ying's army would arrive without saying anything, and that those who were willing to follow our army would take refuge in Fancheng today, and they should not make mistakes!"
Liu Bei's eyes lit up and readily agreed.
This is a desperate trick, let an empty city to Cao Ying, Cao Ying not only does not have the slightest benefit, I am afraid that it will be like thunder.
Next, Zhuge Liang set up an ambush again, preparing to give Cao Jun a big loss.
He first ordered Guan Yu to lead a thousand troops and horses to ambush on the upper reaches of the White River. Each bring a cloth bag, fill more sand, curb the water of the White River, and wait until after the third watch at night, as long as you listen to the lower head people shouting horses, they will pick up the cloth bag, release the water to flood, and then kill down the water to respond.
He also called Zhang Fei to lead a thousand troops to the Boling Ferry to ambush, where the water is the slowest, as long as the Cao army is flooded, it will inevitably flee from here, and it can take advantage of the situation to kill.
Then let Zhao Yun lead an army of 3,000, first on the houses in the city, hide more sulfur flame nitrate ignited things, and then divided into four teams, leading one team to ambush outside the east gate, and the three teams were ambushed at the west, south, and north gates.
When Cao Jun enters the city, he will inevitably rest in his houses. I look at the heavens, there will be a strong wind tonight, as long as the wind rises, let the west, south, and north ambush troops shoot rockets into the city!
When the fire in the city is raging, the ambush army at the west, south, and north gates only needs to shout and cheer outside the city to confuse the Cao army, leaving only the east gate to let the Cao army go. Zhao Yun ambushed from behind outside the east gate, and he would definitely be able to give Cao Jun a head-on blow!
The lord arranged for the people to evacuate, and there was time.
When the day dawns, Zhao Yun will meet with Guan and Zhang Erjun again, and collect the army back to Fancheng......
After Liu Bei heard Zhuge Liang's plan, he couldn't help laughing: "Kong Ming's plan is very wonderful!" ”
At that moment, according to Zhuge Liang's plan, the generals opened a net and waited for Cao Jun to vote!
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At dusk, Cao Ren and Cao Hong's army came to the outside of Xinye County, only to see that the four gates were wide open, and the city was empty.
When the scouts found out the situation and confirmed that there was no one in the city, although Cao Ren and Cao Hong were a little afraid of the scheme, they were more likely to believe that Liu Bei heard that Cao Ying was attacking the south in a big way, and he was so frightened that he left in advance.
After reaffirming that there was no ambush in the city, everyone was relieved.
Cao Hong said with a smile: "It must be that Liu Xuande is lonely and poor, so he coerced the people to flee, and our army rested in the city, and said that he would continue to march in the army!" ”
Cao Ren also nodded in agreement and shouted, "Enter the city!" ”
The sergeants were tired and hungry after a day's journey, and indeed needed to go into the city to rest.
Hearing the general's order, they all looked happy and went into the city to find a house to cook and rest.
Among the crowd, only Jiang Wen's face was a little anxious.
He vaguely remembered that there was an ambush in Xinye County, and Cao Hong also suffered a big loss in this battle, but he forgot how Zhuge Liang laid the ambush, after all, whether it was a novel or a movie, so long had passed since he watched it, Chen Hang couldn't remember it clearly.
However, one thing can be confirmed, Zhuge Liang is good at using fire attacks, and this Xinye ambush is also a fire attack.
After entering the city, Jiang Wen kept observing carefully, and saw that there was yellow powder spilled on the ground under the eaves, and his heart suddenly moved, and he hurriedly went over to check.
As soon as I put it to my nose and smelled it, there was a special smell unique to gunpowder, and I immediately remembered Zhuge Liang's plan.
If he remembered correctly, Zhuge Liang first ordered people to hide more sulfur flame and nitrate on the houses in the city, and Cao Jun would inevitably rest in the houses when he entered the city. Then just wait until the evening and shoot rockets into the city to burn a large number of people......
Jiang Wen hurriedly jumped on the roof, lifted the hay covering the roof and saw that there was indeed a lot of sulfur flame nitrate.
Discovering this, Jiang Wen quickly rushed to Cao Hong, who was walking towards the county office: "General, slow down!" ”
Cao Hong was puzzled: "Chengye, why are you blocking the way?" ”
"There's an ambush in the city! Look, General! Jiang Wen spread out his palm: "This thing is sulfur, it is a flammable thing, the thief army has been covered with sulfur in the city, and when our army rests at night, just release rockets into the city, and let our sergeants die in the fire!" ”
Cao Hong and Cao Ren both had a big change in their faces!
"Chengye, is that really the case?"
Jiang Wen didn't talk nonsense, but jumped on a roof, lifted the hay, and revealed a piece of sulfur flame nitrate powder!
Seeing this, Cao Hong immediately ordered loudly: "The whole army should leave the city quickly!" Don't stay for a moment! ”
The sergeants finally rested, and although they were a little dissatisfied when they heard this military order, no one dared to disobey the military order, so they packed up their baggage and returned to the team.
Cao Ren immediately sent scouts to investigate outside the city.
It didn't take long for word to come that there was an ambush of archers on the hillside not far away!
By the time Cao Ren sent someone to catch him, the archers had already run away.
"Thanks to Chengye vigilance this time, otherwise, you and I will be in danger!" Cao Ren had some palpitations.
Cao Hong also nodded, and glanced at Jiang Wen appreciatively: "If it weren't for the success, I almost missed a big event!" This time, our army was spared, and the success should be the first merit, write it down first, and wait for me to show the lord, and then talk about the meritorious deeds! ”
Jiang Wen said loudly: "Thank you, General!" ”
Cao Hong smiled and helped Jiang Wen up, and then discussed with Cao Ren, in order to avoid being ambushed again, he ordered the whole army to camp outside the city, and wait for Cao Ying's main force to come over for a round.
In fact, Jiang Wen knew that Liu Bei should not have gone far with the people, and if he brought someone to chase after him at this time, he would definitely be able to block it back.
However, he has just been in the limelight, and if he points fingers, he will definitely cause dissatisfaction!
Cao Hong trusts him, even if he says the wrong thing, it doesn't matter, Cao Ren is the main general, if he is instructed by one of his soldiers, who knows if he will hold a grudge.
And after a day's journey, he Jiang Wen is a pervert, and he doesn't feel tired, but the sergeants are already tired and tired.
After thinking about it, Jiang Wen waited for a private conversation with Cao Hong, and by the way, he also let the sergeant take a break.
Anyway, a trap carefully planned by Zhuge Liang was broken because of the existence of Jiang Wen.
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Zhuge Liang, who was arranging for the people to retreat with Liu Bei, heard that Cao Jun entered the city first, and then went out of the city, and did not fall into the plan, he was stunned for a moment, and a look of surprise appeared on his calm face.
"Could it be that in Cao's camp, there are high-ranking people to help? So as to see through my plan? ”
Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei glanced at each other, both with solemn expressions.
Even such an ambush can be broken, so this "master" in Cao's army is too terrifying!
Zhuge Liang remembered one thing, and hurriedly asked the scout again: "Is Cao Jun chasing after you?" ”
"No!" The scout shook his head and said, "They've set up camp outside the city!" ”
Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief.
They have no more than 10,000 soldiers, no more than a few people, if the Cao army comes to chase, they will definitely not be able to resist, and they can only give up the people.
However, in order to prevent changes, Zhuge Liang ordered the scouts: "Inform the three generals that there is no need to ambush any more, and come here to rendezvous." ”
At this time, one more will give you more strength, and for the sake of safety, it is better to let the sergeants come back and escort the people across the river and to Fancheng as soon as possible!