The vehicles that had been burned into small volcanoes were dragged by the war horses and rammed through the crowd, and some of the southern soldiers who had nowhere to hide were trampled under the feet of the war horses, and the screams continued.

The firelight was littered with charred viper corpses, and the smell of fishy odor filled the air.

By the time Mu You realized that he had been fooled and planned to come back to the rescue, it was too late, Zhao Tong led the men and horses to turn around, and Liu Yong's men and horses also came to meet him.

When Meng Zhuo and A Tuhan's men and horses were driven here by Dong Qi's pursuers, most of the vehicles had already been burned, and some poisonous snakes that were lucky enough to get out of the cage vented their hatred on these latecomers.

Meng Zhuo's war horse didn't know when it was entangled in a leg by a poisonous snake, the terrible thing was that the poisonous snake's body was still burning with fire, and the war horse jumped a few times, but did not shake off the poisonous snake, but threw Meng Zhuo off the horse.

Meng Zhuo got up from the ground, drew his sword and cut off the poisonous snake, but the horse's body had also been ignited, and the original fiery red hair was scorched, leaving a bare piece of charred black.

Fortunately, at this time, Liu Yong and Zhao Tong were intercepting and killing Mu You's men and horses, and Dong Qi in the back had not caught up, which gave Meng Zhuo time to escape, and under the protection of Ah Tuhan and Duo Kai and others, Meng Zhuo retreated to the south with some remnants.

Dong Qi was so anxious that he stomped his feet on the horse.

"If Your Majesty had caused someone to light a fire earlier, how could we not be able to catch up with this guy?"

A feather arrow shot at Meng Zhuo, but it fell halfway because it was too far away.

At this time, Mu You had been knocked off the horse by Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong's marksmanship was almost all learned from his father Zhao Yun, which can be described as very powerful, although Mu You is brave, but he is not Zhao Tong's opponent at all.

"General Zhao's men are merciful." Just when Zhao Tong's spear was about to pierce Mu You's chest, Liu Yong arrived and waved his halberd to block the spear.

Several Shu soldiers ran over and tied Mu You up.

"General Zhao can cooperate with General Dong Qi to chase Meng Zhuo, remember, if you can capture it alive, it is best, if you can't capture it alive, you can't hurt his life." Liu Yong commanded.

Most of the Confederate soldiers had fled, and some of those who had been burned or had given up resistance were on their knees.

Liu Yong quickly gathered up the soldiers and immediately asked to accompany the army to help these people heal.

Zhao Tong and Dong Qi pursued Meng Zhuo until they reached a wide river, and watched Meng Zhuo and others wade and escape, and then collected their troops and returned. Along the way, several cave owners who did not escape due to injuries were also caught.

Another fire attack ended with Liu Yong's complete victory.

By the time the Shu soldiers finished cleaning the battlefield, the sky was already bright, and the air was still filled with the smell of burning.

In the makeshift tent, Mu You and several injured cave owners were brought to Liu Yong.

"I have heard that in the past, Zhuge Wuhou had encountered strange people from the south, and it would be difficult to win if it were not for the use of fire attack. I am also helpless today, and it is not my wish to ask King Muyou to fall short. Liu Yong said to Mu You with a smile on his face, "There are still people who have come from afar with King Meng Zhuo, but they have been captured by me many times, which is really helpless for me." ”

Several people looked at each other.

"Most of the people in the rest of the south outside are wounded, and after they are healed, they will be released back with you, I only hope that you will no longer follow King Meng Zhuo to invade my border. In the past, the border guards have all been replaced, just to be able to make friends with the southerners for generations. Liu Yong said again.

Several people bowed their heads and remained silent.

After a while, Mu You raised his head.

"In the past, when Zhuge Wuhou was marching south, my grandfather drove the beasts in the mountains to fight against him, but unfortunately died at the feet of his own mount. The villain has since returned to the south and never practiced such tactics again. ”

Liu Yong smiled and nodded.

"Although King Muyou's tactics are powerful, they are really undesirable, if I hadn't found out the news one step in advance, so many poisonous snakes would have been put into the city, and I don't know how many innocent people I would have killed."

Mu You's face was ashamed.

"King Meng Zhuo has led the remnants of the army to retreat to the other side of Lushui, after you go back, you can help me persuade King Meng Zhuo to surrender, and save the people of the two places from suffering from this war." Liu Yong said.

The Lushui mentioned by Liu Yong is actually the current Jinsha River.

At that time, there were many legends about Lushui, the most terrible of which was naturally that the water was poisonous, not to mention drinking, even if it was in the water for a long time, it would be poisoned to death. Locals usually cross the water at noon every day when the sun is at its hottest.

Meng Zhuo and the others are very familiar with this place, so they can naturally find the shallowest place, and Zhao Tong and Dong Qi and others dare not easily wade into the water to pursue, and it is also because of this.

Several people were also deeply moved when they saw that Liu Yong was speaking sincerely, so they naturally agreed immediately.

"Come on, take a few cave masters down to rest, take care of them, and send them back together when they recover from their injuries." Seeing that the goal had been achieved, Liu Yong immediately commanded.

Several cave owners were placed in a large tent, and the tents next to them were mostly occupied by wounded Southern soldiers.

In the following days, these southerners enjoyed the treatment of VIPs.

Liu Yong sent people to visit several times, and specially brought some things like Shu brocade, and before leaving, he personally took Zhao Tong and Dong Qi and others to the Lushui side.

Mu You and the others were so grateful to Liu Yong that they almost called "Daddy".

"Even if Your Majesty treats him like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to persuade Meng Zhuo not to come back again." On the way back, Zhao Tong said to Liu Yong.

Liu Yong was thoughtful.

To be honest, he also thought of this, it is impossible for these people to be obedient to Meng Zhuo, but now Liu Yong has no other way, excessive killing will only cause the psychological resistance of the southerners to the Shu people, he just hopes that Meng Zhuo will come back as soon as possible and end this battle that is not an internal struggle as soon as possible.

He deliberately delayed the pursuit of Dong Qi and the others, also because he was afraid that there were too many deaths in the south.

Soon after returning to the camp, a soldier arrived in the dust.

"The villain came from the capital, and General Lian was ordered to send a seal to His Majesty."

"Where is General Lian Zheng now, has there been any news of Cao Wei?" Liu Yong asked impatiently.

"Everything General Lian has to say is in the table." The soldier replied.

Liu Yong hurriedly opened the thick bamboo bucket tied with animal belts.

It is more accurate to say that this is not so much a seal as a letter written by Lian in the voice of a friend.

In the letter, in addition to informing Liu Yong that the so-called southern stranger had been killed by himself, Lian Ji also mentioned that the Empress Dowager Wu was furious because of this, and if it weren't for Chen Yi and Empress Zhang and others risking their lives to stop them, I am afraid that my head would have been cut off by the Empress Dowager Wu.

At the end of the letter, Lian Yi said seemingly lightly: The minister heard that Sima Yan had succeeded him as the king of Jin, and was about to recruit people and horses to raise grain and grass in Xuzhou, and seemed to have plans to invade Shu Han again.

This is the crux of the whole epistle.

If Cao Wei really marched into the army, wouldn't the Shu counties that he had just recovered fall into the hands of the enemy again?