Yonghong was in a very bad mood during this time.

From ancient times to the present, all those who rebelled, either for psychological comfort or for foolishness, most of them would have an illusion similar to "the destiny of heaven is in me".

Yonghong is naturally not exempt from vulgarity.

When he had just killed Zhengang and seized Yizhou County, the hallucination in Yonghong's heart was still quite strong.

After all, the situation at that time was that there were Gao Ding, Zhu Bao, Meng Shu and others who responded to his army, and there were powerful factions such as Huang Yuan and Cao Wei envoys as his backing, and the situation could be described as very good.

Yonghong felt that his illusion made sense.

But what Yonghong never expected was that the seemingly good situation had changed dramatically years ago.

First of all, the combined army of Gaoding and Meng Shu was defeated by Zhuge Liang's army outside Yandao County, and in recent days, he received news that Zhuge Liang's army had been stationed outside Qiongdu County in pursuit of victory.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that Qiongdu County is already in danger.

Of course, this is not Yonghong's speculation, which Yonghong deduced from the multiple urgent letters for help sent by Gao Ding and Meng Shu.

If it weren't for the critical situation, why would the two barbarian kings, Gao Ding and Meng Shu, be in such a hurry to ask for help.

After realizing this, Yonghong's face was so gloomy that he could almost drip water.

Recently, I don't know how many servants have died under Yonghong's rod.

But anger is anger, and Gao Ding and Meng Huo can't help but save it.

The city of Qiongdu is here, and the county of Yuewang is there, which is a very simple stake.

In order not to make his own situation more erosive, after receiving the letter asking for help, Yonghong actively dispatched troops, thinking of going north to support Gao Ding and Meng Huo.

Before Yonghong led his troops to the battle, in order to boost the morale of his own army, the envoy of Cao Wei in his palace took out a number of seals and made Yonghong, Gao Ding, and Meng Huo generals on behalf of Cao Pi.

Yonghong, who is the strongest, was even officially worshiped as the Taishou of Yizhou by Cao Wei's envoys.

Faced with the worship of Cao Wei's envoy, Yonghong did not dislike the whip of Cao Wei's court.

He was very happy to accept the envoy of Cao Wei, and after making a series of promises to the envoy of Cao Wei, he immediately led an army of 6,000 to the north.

Next, he was going to meet Zhuge Liang in person for a while.

Yizhou County is some distance away from Yuewang County, but thanks to the fact that the army under Yonghong is all fast-paced, so half a month later, Yonghong led an army of 6,000 to Qiongdu County.

After learning that Yonghong personally led the army to help, Rao had a high festival with Yonghong in the past, and he had to take the initiative to go out of the city to welcome Yonghong's arrival.

It's just that Yonghong has an arrogant temperament, and he doesn't like Gao Ding's incompetence in his heart, so when he met with Gao Ding, Yonghong didn't give Gao Ding a good face.

Yonghong's unruly performance made Gao Ding angry.

But now Gao Ding needs the assistance of Yonghong's army, so he didn't have a seizure on the bright side.

is disdainful of Gaoding Yonghong, and for Meng Huo, an ally of the family for generations, Yonghong is much more pleasant.

After Meng Huo and Gao Ding introduced Yonghong into the city, Yonghong asked Meng Huo: "Has Zhu Taishou's reinforcements arrived?" ”

Zhu Taishou in Yonghong's mouth refers to Zhu Bao.

Yonghong knew that since Gao Ding and Meng Huo would ask him for reinforcements, then of course Zhu Bao and the two of them would not let go.

In the face of Yonghong's inquiry, a trace of anger appeared on Meng Huo's face and said: "On the grounds that he wanted to guard the border and the army was weak, he only sent one of his clansmen to order 2,000 men and horses to come to help. ”

Hearing Meng Huo say this, Yonghong's face also showed anger.

Zhu Bao is really a mouse-eyed person.

He doesn't like Gaoding so much, but he is still willing to lead the army to come to Qiongdu to help, isn't it just the four words "cold lips and teeth"?

Thinking about it, Zhu Bao didn't have this awareness.

As for the reason for the weakness of the military in Zhu Bao's mouth, Yonghong knew that it was false as soon as he heard it.

Although Yonghong did not know how many soldiers and horses Zhu Bao had in his hands, his military strength would not be worse than his own, and he would not be so weak that he could only send 2,000 reinforcements.

If the military is really weak, what kind of rebellion will he Zhu Bao make?

But after all, Zhu Bao is not his subordinate, and Zhu Bao still sent reinforcements, so Yong Yan no longer pays attention to this matter.

Zhu Bao's 2,000 soldiers and horses, plus the 6,000 troops he brought this time, added up to a total of 8,000 reinforcements, which was more than enough to defend the city.

After asking about Zhu Bao's movements, Yonghong asked with concern about the recent movements of Zhuge Liang's army.

Under Yonghong's questioning, Meng Huo told him everything he had observed recently.

"Zhuge Villager's army was stationed ten miles outside the city, and according to the report of the son who went to investigate, Zhuge Villageman ordered the soldiers to rest every day, and connived at the soldiers to play in the army.

Especially on the Chinese New Year's Eve some time ago, Zhuge villagers killed pigs and sheep, and feasted with the generals all day long. ”

In the days when Yonghong led the army to Qiongdu County, the world had quietly turned the page.

It is now the first month of the third year of Zhang Wu.

Meng Shu's answer made Gao Ding frown.

This, this, this.

Who is Zhuge Villager looking down on?

After a moment of stunned, Yonghong was furious, and he said angrily: "He is so light on our army!" ”

It's no wonder that Yonghong is so angry, people who are arrogant by nature are the most taboo about others being more arrogant than him.

But Yonghong soon sensed that something was wrong.

"Could it be that King Meng just sat back and watched Zhuge Villager's defeat of our army's heart like this?"

Zhuge Liang ordered the Han army to live like a vacation outside the Qiongdu City, which may be a great joy for the Han army.

But after this news spreads in the Qiongdu City, it will definitely cause a huge blow to the morale of your own army.

Zhuge Liang almost wrote the word contempt directly on the face of every Han soldier.

And if the morale is hit too much, then how can it be beneficial to defend the city in the future?

There was a tone of inquiry in Yonghong's words, and Meng was not angry at Yonghong's questioning.

He also knew that he hadn't done enough to do it.

But Meng Shu can't help it.

The defeat of the Yi army in the first battle of Yandao, although it did not deal a big blow to the Yi army in terms of numbers, but in the hearts of the army, the Yi army was a little afraid of the Han army led by Zhuge Liang.

In the case that the morale of the army has not recovered, Gao Ding and Meng Shu have just suffered a big loss from Zhuge Liang, of course they want to stay still.

In the face of Yonghong's questioning, Meng Huo couldn't help but respond, and after thinking about it, Meng Huo could only say:

"The general doesn't know that the Han army has a white-robed veteran named Zhao Yun, who has god-like bravery, which is really not to be underestimated."

Meng Shu finally attributed the reason for his fear of war to Zhao Yun.

Seeing that Meng Shu mentioned Zhao Yun, Gao Ding, who happened to understand these two words, also showed fear on his face.

The Yi people have been drinking blood since they were young, and they are also in the company of fierce beasts, which makes the Yi people have a body like a fierce beast, and at the same time, it also makes them naturally afraid of the strong in their hearts.

It was clear that with the bravery that Zhao Yun had shown in front of the two armies that day, he deserved to be feared by any Yi person.

After Meng Huo mentioned Zhao Yun, even if Yonghong was not afraid of heaven and earth, a look of jealousy appeared on his face.

On that day, Zhao Yun's courage had already spread throughout Nanzhong through the mouths of nearly 10,000 Yi people.

However, because he had not faced Zhao Yun's bravery, Yonghong was only afraid of Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun's existence did not make Yonghong fearful.

Yonghong did not express his opinion on Zhao Yun, but began to think about the information he had obtained.

According to what Meng Wei just said, on Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhuge Liang celebrated the New Year and rewarded the three armies.

Yong Min is also Han, and of course he knows how important Chinese New Year's Eve is to the Han people, so he is not surprised by this.

But at the same time, Yonghong seemed to have grasped a vein to defeat the Han army.

Today is the tenth day of the first month of the first month, and the fifth day will be the Shangyuan Festival.

It is rumored that the Shangyuan Festival was set up by Emperor Xiaowen of the Han Dynasty to commemorate the "Battle of Zhulu".

At that time, Emperor Xiaowen deeply felt that the peace and prosperity were not easy to come by, so he set the fifteenth day of the first month to quell the "Zhulu Rebellion" as a day of joy with the people.

Since then, the Shangyuan Festival has been passed down as a traditional festival of the Han people.

Later, when Emperor Xiaowu was in power, the sacrificial activities of "Taiyi God" were set on the fifteenth day of the first month, and because of this initiative of Emperor Xiaowu, the Shangyuan Festival had an irreplaceable position in the hearts of the Han people.

Today, in terms of importance alone, Shangyuan Festival and Chinese New Year's Eve can be said to be indistinguishable.

So since Zhuge Liang will hold a celebration in the army on Chinese New Year's Eve, it is very likely that he will also do the same on Shangyuan Day.

And once Zhuge Liang celebrated the Shangyuan Festival in the army, the vigilance of the Han army on that day must be the most lax.

But after a while, Yonghong had already made all kinds of inferences in his heart.

Then Yonghong couldn't wait to tell Meng Yu about the inferences in his heart one by one.

As for why he didn't tell Gao Ding, it was because Gao Ding only understood Yi language, and it was useless to talk to him.

And after Meng Huo listened to Yonghong's judgment, he immediately heard two words from Yonghong's mouth that surprised him - attack the camp.

Gao Ding saw that Meng Huo had a look of surprise on his face after listening to Yonghong's words, so he asked Meng Huo what Yonghong said in Yi language.

Under Meng Shu's relay, Gao Ding also knew Yonghong's intentions.

After knowing that Yonghong was planning to attack the camp, Gao Ding's face also showed surprise.

Before that, he and Meng Shu's plan was to stick to Qiongdude.

Yonghong saw that Gao Ding and Meng Huo were surprised by his plan, and he knew that Gao Ding and Meng Huo did not agree with his plan.

But Yonghong's leading the army north was not just to assist Gao Ding in guarding his base camp.

Moreover, Yonghong thought that under his analysis, his attack on the camp was very likely to be successful.

Yonghong knew that he couldn't persuade Gao Ding, and he didn't want to persuade Gao Ding, Yonghong just looked at Meng Shu and asked him, "King Meng is willing to go through this journey with me." ”

Yonghong's inquiry made Meng Shu feel some pressure.

Yonghong and him are both heroes in Yizhou County, and the reason why one mountain can accommodate two tigers is because the ancestors of the Yong family and the ancestors of the Meng family have long formed a political alliance.

With the passage of time, the political alliance between Yong and Meng has long become very close.

In the face of the appointment of his allies, even if he faintly felt that the night attack was a bit risky in his heart, it was difficult for Meng Shu to refuse directly for a while.

And Yonghong saw that Meng Huo's face was hesitant, and Yonghong, who knew Meng Huo's temperament, immediately said stimulatingly: "Could it be that King Meng was captured by Zhuge Villager once, and his courage was lost?" ”

When the news of the defeat of the Yi army outside the Yandao spread, the news that Meng Huo was captured by Zhuge Liang and then indulged was also known to many people.

Of course, with Meng Huo's prestige in Nanzhong, others did not suspect it after knowing about it.

It's just one thing not to be suspicious, but this incident has made Meng Shu's face humiliated.

No matter how Meng Shu learns the culture of the Yi people, he has always been influenced by some family education, if it is an authentic Yi person, he will not be ashamed of this matter, but Meng Huo is not necessarily.

Seeing Yonghong mention the pain point in his heart, Meng Yu's whole face turned red, and he puffed out his mouth to defend himself, but in the face of ironclad facts, he didn't say anything to defend in the end.

But under the shame in his heart, Meng Huo's mind was hot, and he said directly to Yonghong: "I have been crisscrossing Nanzhong for decades, how can I be afraid of night attacks. ”

When Meng Huo said this, Yonghong was overjoyed.

Meng Shu has already fallen for his agitation.

After Meng was promised to attack with him at night, Yonghong had a little more grasp of the night attack on the Shangyuan Festival.

The soldiers and horses under Meng Huo's command will not be more elite than his, but Meng Huo has several fierce generals under him, and with the assistance of those fierce generals, the night attack on the Shangyuan Festival must be twice the result with half the effort.

Then Yonghong discussed with Meng Yu about the specific matters of the night attack on the Shangyuan Festival.

As for Gao Ding, Yonghong didn't plan to take him to participate in this matter at the beginning, and in Yonghong's heart, he never believed in Gao Ding.

Coincidentally, Gao Ding also has such an attitude towards Yonghong.

Gao Ding saw Yonghong on the side and Meng Yu discussing matters on his own, his eyes kept flashing while he was drinking, and he didn't know what tiger and wolf plan he was thinking about.

Five days are fast approaching.

Soon, the Shangyuan Festival has arrived.

Early this morning, Yonghong sent many scouts to investigate outside the Han army camp.

Although he had deduced that Zhuge Liang would celebrate the Shangyuan Festival, it was only an inference before.

Whether Zhuge Liang will celebrate the arrival of the Shangyuan Festival today depends on the return of the scouts for a while.

After sending out scouts, Yonghong has been pacing nervously back and forth in his big tent, anxiously waiting for news.

He didn't let Yonghong wait long, and at noon the scouts he sent came back one after another.

Hearing the return of the scouts, Yonghong hurriedly summoned them to inquire about the details of the Han army's camp.

Under Yonghong's inquiry, the scout said that the Han army camp was lit up today, and looking down from the high mountain, there were bursts of cooking smoke in the Han army camp.

And they were close to the Han army camp, and they could even smell the smell of meat.

Yonghong sent more than one scout, but the information returned by many scouts he sent was basically the same.

This made Yonghong's heart appear excited.

Sure enough, everything was not as he expected.

The excited Yonghong immediately asked people to summon Meng Huo, and after seeing Meng Huo, Yonghong shared the information he had found with Meng Huo, and then he laughed and said:

"King Meng, it's time for us to get things done today."