Cao Xiu, Zhang He, and Cao Zhen's soldiers and horses surrounded the Dingjun Mountain, the wooden fences and antlers were tied up, the strong bows and crossbows were ready, and the guards stood strictly...

Jia Xu looked at the Shu army on Dingjun Mountain with a calm face.

By the stream beside him, many soldiers, under the leadership of Jia Mu, were still desperately digging and filling the stream, in order to block the flow of water to Dingjun Mountain, thus cutting off its water source.

There was also a group of defenders with shields and crossbows guarding them.

"Daddy?" When Jamu saw his father, he wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and turned towards him.

Jia Xu asked: "In the past few days, has the Shu army broken through?" ”

Jamu replied truthfully: "Our side broke through three times, but we were all stopped, and finally we retreated, as for... On the side of General Zhang He and General Cao Xiu, it seems that the Shu army also broke through a few times, but the losses were even heavier..."

Hearing this, Jia Xu bowed slightly, as if he was quite satisfied with this result.

Jia Mu then added: "According to the current progress, there will be two more days to completely block this water flow, and then cut off the water source of the Shu army in the Dingjun Mountain... In this way, they can be completely dragged down as Dad said! ”

According to Jia Xu's strategic concept - surround the mountain! Sleepy Beast!

Cutting off the water source is the first and most important step...

Son Jia Mu didn't dare to slack off, and even... Cao Zhen, Zhang He, and Cao Xiu were hindered by Jia Xu's prestige, and they didn't dare to be a little lazy, and they were working overtime to do this.

It's just that... These words reached Jia Xu's ears, but he couldn't help but shake his head.

He leaned over and took a handful of water, took a sip, and had a sweet aftertaste... He said slowly, "Why do you have to cut off their water supply?" ”

Yes...

Jia Xu's words made Jia Mu confused, and Cao Zhen on the side also heard it, and he walked over quickly, "Mr. Jia? Want to trap the beast? Then it will have to choke its supplies, and then the enemy army will collapse without a fight? How do you say... Don't you need to cut off their water sources? ”

Faced with such a question, Jia Xu continued: "This stream is the only river that flows to Dingjun Mountain, and it takes a lot of trouble to fill it? Why don't you be simpler and more straightforward! ”

"Mr. Jia wants it?"

"Poison!" With Cao Zhen's words, Jia Xu's indifferent expression cast a cold glow.

And the word "poisoning" was more like an awl, which quickly pierced Cao Zhen and Jia Mu's hearts.

It took a long time for the two to come to their senses...

Poisoning...

Poison!

"Haha... Hahahaha..."

Cao Zhen suddenly laughed out loud, "It's worthy of being the number one poisoner of my Great Wei... Mr. Jia's plan is good... Compared with cutting off the water supply, poisoning has a faster effect, and it can solve these enemies once and for all..."

As this sentence came out, Cao Zhen's eyes almost narrowed into a slit, and he walked away quickly to command.

"Hahaha... Hahahaha..."

His laughter continues... It was as if his whole body was excited, and for a while, the laughter echoed in the hollow,

This move is very much to his liking-

On the other hand, Jia Mu was in stark contrast to Cao Zhen's wanton laughter, and he asked his father Jia Xu with his eyebrows, "Dad?" Do you really want to poison it? As a result... This Dingjun Mountain can be..."

Without waiting for Jia Mu to finish speaking, Jia Xu directly stretched out his hand to interrupt, and he muttered, "What do you know... As everyone knows, this is a world that eats people and doesn't spit out bones, you eat me, I eat you..."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu groaned slightly, and then let out a faint sigh: "Hehe, this ghost-like world, as long as you can win, what is poisoning?" Non-toxic no husband! ”

At this point, he took one last glance at the clear water, then turned and paced slowly.

All that was left was Jamu's stunned eyes and a round of panic from the inside out.

- "Daddy... It's as poisonous as the legend says!'

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…

The night was like ink, the fire on Dingjun Mountain was swaying, and the sound of war drums suddenly echoed in the silent valley.

A sense of slaughter enveloped it.

Suddenly, a group of soldiers on the mountain, brightly armoured, but exhausted and resolute, were breaking through down the steep mountain road. The rocks under their feet have been rugged by thousands of years of wind and rain, and every step requires care.

However, the most terrifying thing is not these rocks, but the enemy army that is forever ambushed at the bottom of the mountain.

At the entrance of the mountain road, arrows flew from all directions like locusts, drawing cold light in the night sky, and in an instant, countless soldiers fell to the ground.

The soldiers did not dare to have the slightest slack and hesitation, so they could only be heartbroken... Gritting his teeth, he walked in the footsteps of his companions and corpses, and moved down the mountain step by step, but in exchange for more screams and wails.

"Ahh

"Help me..."

"Pull me... Pull me a..."

The screams came and went, and finally they were muffled by the howling mountain wind, and the fresh and cold mountain wind was also mixed with the smell of blood and anxiety.

The armor of the soldiers hunted in the wind, as if the death knell was ringing for them.

However, there was a determined glint in their eyes, a desire to survive and an expectation of victory.

They were trapped on the mountain for two whole days, and if they did not break through and descend the mountain, there was only one way left for them:

- Dead end!

The mountain road became steeper and steeper, but the soldiers did not dare to slow down in the slightest.

They know that every stop can mean the end of life.

They can only keep going down, down, facing the arrows coming from all directions, and continue to go down...

It was as if you had to step on this mountain peak in order to escape the clutches of this god of death.

It's just a pity ... Beneath the peaks are more ambushes, more traps...

- For the fourth time!

Liu Feng's army of a hundred battles, their fourth breakthrough, seems to have been habitually ending in "feathers" and "failures" as always...

But... In addition to the soldiers who returned to the mountain in a crushing defeat, more than half of the soldiers and horses who broke through... He fell on the mountain road.

"Quack, quack..."

The genius was bright, and there were crows that smelled blood and hovered here... They're waiting for a hearty meal, a satisfying meal!

And this "quack" crow hisses ...

But it seems to be the last nerve of every Shu army soldier who is about to be destroyed... They're going to collapse!

…

Looking at the strict Wei army under the Dingjun Mountain, the flag was fluttering, and Liu Feng, who had always been brave, couldn't help but panic at this moment.

Yes, three days in a row, four breakouts ... was blocked back four times, which made Liu Feng realize... Today's situation is completely different from what Ma Tan said...

Where is this incarnate blade inserted into the enemy's heart, and the bottom of the kettle is drawn!

Hehe, this is clearly a bit of a storm and a desperate situation!

"Newspaper... General, the breakthrough in the front mountain also failed, and the enemy ambush in the front mountain is more and more ferocious..."

"Newspaper, General... The soldiers only carried three days' food with them, and after today, I am afraid that they will run out of food! ”

"Newspaper... General, there is a serious shortage of ordnance in the army, medicine is also in short supply, and many soldiers who have returned from injury are now facing a situation where there is no cure..."

A series of reports made Liu Feng's cheeks even more gloomy... It also made him feel the most intuitive sense of what is despair?

There is no hope at all!

Oh, yes...

This is a more desperate situation than in the past when he crossed the river with his father Liu Bei with the people, and it was even more desperate than when there were obstructions in front and chasing soldiers in the back.

For a while, Liu Feng's mind was blank, he was panicked, dazed, and at a loss...

But he knew that he had to force himself up, and he asked the lieutenant: "Have the pigeons been released?" My father's side... What's the response? ”

"Both... It's all released..."The lieutenant general reported truthfully, "but... But for three days, Shuzhong did not respond at all! ”

"How could there be no response?" Liu Feng stood up suddenly, he looked like crazy, "My father should come to save me, my father can't just watch me under siege, watch these soldiers who went south and north with him fall into siege and see death without help, right?" ”

Liu Feng's words just came out.

On the side, Ma Yan, who was wrapped in bandages and had a weak face, opened his mouth, "It's useless... It's useless..."

His voice was poignant, as if every word was filled with despair.

"Useless?" Liu Feng was puzzled.

But Ma Tan said, "We are now deeply trapped... In the Dingjun Mountain, the enemy besieged us and delayed the attack, just to attract reinforcements from Shuzhong... Zhuge and Fazheng are all wise people? How could he not see through the treacherous scheme of this anti-Wei poisoner... They won't come to our rescue... They won't come! ”

Ma Tan is good at scheming, and he still has the ability to figure out people's minds, but... This ability can be described as "useless" in the current situation!

And when he said this, Ma Jian couldn't help but lower his head.

In his mind, the last conversation he had with his master Zhuge Liang when he set out for the expedition flashed.

- "The disciple knows all about scheming, how can he not know, this time... The lord asked Liu Fenggongzi to attack Yangping Pass, which is called nine deaths and one life, and it is destined to be difficult to overcome..."

- "But even if it is a life of nine deaths, it is an opportunity for the disciple... As long as the disciple has the ability to turn the tide and help Liu Feng defeat Yangping Pass and capture Hanzhong, then... The dust has settled on the throne of the son, and there is no turning around, and this is the place of death and rebirth!'

Hehe...

Putting it to death and then being born, hehe... Hehe!

Now Ma Tan, he really wants to laugh...

Thinking about his words again, he only felt ridiculous.

Not only ridiculous... It's also sad.

The battlefield is far from being as simple as he imagined, and the alternation of victory and defeat is not a verbal discussion, wanting to win a battle... What is needed is a comprehensive strategy, what is needed is the delicacy of every detail, these... None of them can be taught by the art of war and strategy expounded in the book.

Guan Lin chanted a sentence that was passed to Shuzhong, and at this time it seemed extremely true:

——I got money on paper, and I never knew that I had to do it!

You have to bow down—

- "I... Am I still too simple?'

Thinking of this, Ma Jian couldn't help but bury his head lower, and he felt a deep sense of powerlessness all over his body.

It is also based on this that today's Ma Tan, he really feels the gap between him and Guan Lin.

This gap... It's not something that can be made up for by the book of war and the strong memory, and this gap is not something that the family can bring him...

It's cognition;

It's a scheme;

It's experience... It is the accumulation of total total ability, and in the end, the ability to turn the tide and put it to death and live later.

Hehe...

Now that I think about it, there is only one Guan Lin in Jingzhou, no... There is only one Guan Lin in the world.

The gap between him and Guan Lin is not a little bit at all, it is an insurmountable gap.

"Whew..."

"Whew..."

Exhaling again and again, Ma Tan realized...

He realized that he was wrong... He shouldn't be jealous and slander Guan Lin at all.

Because they are not a dimension in themselves!

They are not comparable in themselves ... To be more precise, he Ma Jian is not worthy of being compared with Guan Lin at all!

Seeing that Ma Tan, who had always been arrogant, suddenly wilted, Liu Feng hurriedly asked again:

"So what now?"

"I... I do not know! Ma Jian shook his head, he didn't even dare to raise his eyes, facing Liu Feng's gaze, he was like a child who had done something wrong, and in his clear eyes, in addition to stupidity, there was infinite chagrin and confusion.

"You don't know?" Liu Feng was anxious, he pointed at Ma Jian and said, "If it's not you?" How did I get the weight of attacking Yangping Pass? If it weren't for your plan... How will I get into Dingjun Mountain? Right now... And now you tell me, you don't know? You are like this, how is that different from Zhao Kuo on paper? ”

"I..."

Obviously, when Liu Feng used Zhao Kuo to compare Ma Tan, Ma Jian hesitated... He looked up, wanting to argue, but... When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them all.

He's just... Muttered: "On paper, Zhao Kuo... Zhao Kuo, is that?'

That's when ...

"Newspaper... General, oh no..."

A soldier hurriedly came, walked in front of Liu Cover, and knelt directly on one knee, with a frightened expression: "General... There was a large number of poisoning of soldiers in our army ... It's highly toxic... When I found out, I had convulsions... And then just... He bleed to death with seven orifices..."

Yes...

With the soldier's words, Liu Feng's expression became even more cold, and Ma Yan's face became even more pale and frightened.

Poisoning... Poisoning?

It's really a wave of unsettled, wave after wave... Again... Up again!

"Take me to see..."Liu Feng immediately ordered.

Ma Jian watched Liu Feng walk away step by step, he sighed "sigh", he raised his head and looked at the rising sun.

Can... From the heart, the sun in his eyes has turned into a pitch black color.

…

…

It is not far from the junction of Jiangxia and Nanyang, in a mountain.

There is not a single light in the dark night...

But in this darkness, there is a voice that keeps moaning.

"Quick... Hurry up—"

"Working overtime, moving to the wagon—"

"You go to the river over there, and there's a lot more—"

The voice was made by Zang Ba, the leader of the Taishan Army, who had a rough appearance, at this moment... The brothers who were commanding a group of Nanyang troops to fish out white phosphorus from the river in this valley and quickly transported it to the wagon... It's as fast as the wind.

They didn't dare to raise the torches, firstly, for fear of being discovered, and secondly... This white phosphorus, they have heard too many rumors.

The most important one is that when it burns in case of fire, the poisonous smoke spreads instantly... No one can escape this poisonous smoke.

It is precisely for this reason that in the process of transporting white phosphorus, both Zang Ba and Taishan Army are extremely cautious, and they are mentioning the spirit of twelve points one by one.

"Da Da Da..."

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly resounded on the official road, it was more than a hundred horses, although the horses' hooves had been wrapped in coarse cloth, but the sound of so many horses still could not be concealed.

And this also makes Zang Ba... Instantly alerted.

"General Zang..."

At this time, a crisp voice sounded, it was Cao Pi... He came on horseback, and there was still some distance away from Zang Ba, so he immediately turned over and dismounted, "General Zang... I've already brought all of General Zhu Ling's soldiers and horses, this time... After loading this white phosphorus, let's evacuate together! ”

Not...

After listening to Cao Pi's words, Zang Ba's eyes turned to Zhu Ling, Zhu Shu's father and son behind him, and Zhu Ling and Zhu Shu were also hands.

"General Zang, I haven't seen you for a long time!"

Zang Ba bowed slightly, and replied: "General Zhu has suffered this year..."

Zhu Ling raised his hand quite heroically, "Don't talk about that now, the top priority is to transport this batch of white phosphorus back..."

"Good!" Zang Ba nodded heavily.

Zhu Ling had already begun to order, "Wu'er, quickly help General Zang's soldiers and horses to salvage and carry these white phosphorus..."

"Whoa!" Zhu Shu agreed, and immediately got busy with his personal guards.

On the contrary, it was Cao Pi, who saw that everything was in order here... He let out a long breath, he bowed to Zhu Ling and returned to Zhang Fang, looking at Zhang Fang, who was particularly weak, Cao Pi held Zhang Fang's hand.

"Hold on, I'll take you back to Luoyang immediately..."

Zhang Fang didn't answer, but his eyes became resolute.

He sighed in his heart:

- "I'm better than you... I want to go to Luoyang City even more!"

At this moment, another horse arrived, it was Zhu Ling's personal guard, and this personal guard quickly said something in Zhu Ling's ear.

Zhu Ling's expression suddenly became solemn.

He quickly turned to Zang Ba, "General Zang... Let's speed up a bit, the soldiers and horses of Liaohua in Anlu City have begun to assemble, and most of them are aware of us..."

Not... Noticed?

Zang Ba seemed to be thoughtful, but soon, he reined in his thoughts, and immediately waved his hand, "Speed up, the last hour, evacuate as soon as the hour comes..."

It's hard to imagine... In such a valley, Zang Ba, Cao Pi, Zhu Ling, Zhang Fang... Everyone has a very different mind.

It doesn't matter if it's centrifugal and detached, or if it's a ghost, in short...

This night, the "scenery" between these square inches is particularly beautiful.

It's a stark contrast to this side... On the other side, on the river, Ge Xuan and Jiang Yu were completing a deal with Gu Yong.

The Han River flows to Nanyang, and the section of the river from Nanyang to the south is called the water of the waves, and it is renamed Xia Water to Jiangxia...

Now, on top of this summer water, countless cargo ships are ready to go.

You can see from afar... At the end of the summer water, dozens of merchant ships are quietly docking...

Having said that, Jingzhou and the north are not "trade", but Jingzhou needs corn and silk from the north... The north needs Jingzhou's fish, fruits and vegetables... As a result, many merchants' ships would travel between the summer water and the waves.

In this regard... The soldiers on both sides also turned a blind eye to their business dealings.

But this time... At Ge Xuan's beckoning, the merchant ship docked... During the period, a large number of cloth, grain, jade, curiosities... A feast for the eyes.

And seeing all this, Wu Zhisi's surname... Gu Yong, the patriarch of the Gu family, nodded heavily.

His eyes were on the cargo ship on his side.

"King Wei really kept his promise, and if he really sent these money, grains and jade, then... Our goods, Ge Tianshi... You've already sent someone to check it, right? ”

Ge Xuan made a salute, and then said, "It's all checked... Gu Lao and Wu Zhi's family, whether it is us or the King of Wei, they are all trustworthy! ”

Hearing this, Gu Yong smiled and said: "In the past, when Cao Gong went north, on the eve of the Battle of Chibi, we and other big clans advocated surrendering, if it weren't for Nalu Su and Zhou Yu to persuade Sun Quan to resist to the death, now I am afraid that we are already the courtiers of Great Wei... These white phosphorus should be regarded as a gift to the king of Wei, and we will accept all these ordnance to strengthen ourselves, just waiting for the great Wei heavenly soldiers to arrive, and we should cooperate with the outside... Jiangdong is also a bright place! ”

Hearing this, Ge Xuan saluted again, and Jiang Yu on the side also gave his hand, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Doing business with the Jiangdong clan is refreshing!" ”

"Ahh Hahahaha..."Gu Yong immediately smiled and said: "Doing business with King Wei is also a blessing in the lives of our big clans!" Hahahaha..."

For a moment, laughter rang out...

A few people said goodbye solemnly... Then, they change ships and go to where they belong.

Gradually sailing off the shore... After Jiang Yan checked the large amount of white phosphorus in the boat again, he couldn't help but sigh to Ge Xuan beside him: "This trip is very smooth!" ”

At this point, he suddenly realized... Why is Zuo Ci not there?

Immediately, Jiang Yu asked, "What about Mr. Wujiao?" ”

"In the room..."Ge Xuan replied, "During this time, the master has a new understanding of the 'Dao', and it is the critical moment of enlightenment!" ”

Truly...

At this time, Zuo Ci was sitting alone in a cabin, his eyes were blazing, as far as the eye could see... It is a few words engraved on the wooden plaque in front of you.

- To the conscience!

——The unity of knowledge and action!

- Settle down!

It seems that these... Something gave him a new sense of the morality he was pursuing, and it seemed... The wandering Taoists of Jiangxia taught him many, many... It even opened the door to a whole new world for him.

"After I go back, I should practice this..."Zuo Ci closed his eyes quietly, and then continued to whisper in his mouth: "The unity of knowledge and action, the unity of knowledge and action..."

It was as if he was once again in a completely new realm.

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(End of chapter)