Cao Cao saw that Zhang Fei did not chase after him, so he was relieved, and he was getting farther and farther away from Zhang Fei's generals, and Cao Cao's heart gradually settled down. ~with~dream~small~say~щ~suimеng~lā

I don't know how long I ran forward, and there was a road to explore the horse: "Prime Minister, there is a fork in the road ahead, and there are two roads." May I ask the Prime Minister, which way should I go?"

"Which road is closest?" Cao Cao asked.

Cheng Yu said: "Prime Minister, there is a big road and a small road in front of you, the big road is easy to walk, but it is far away for 50 miles; the small road leads directly to Huarong Road, which can be nearly 50 miles, but it is more difficult to walk, the ground is narrow and the road is dangerous, and it is difficult to walk. ”

Cao Cao bowed his head and groaned. When Duan Dahu rescued him in Chibi, he told him not to go to Huarong Road, could it be that Duan Dahu really had the ability to predict the future?

Cao Cao thought for a while: "You climb high and wait and see, see which road has movement, which road has no movement, and then move forward." ”

Cheng Yu hurriedly ran to the top of the mountain with a few sergeants to take a look down, and then went down the mountain to report to Cao Cao: "Prime Minister, there are a few places of smoke billowing on the path leading to Huarong Road, and there is no movement on the avenue. ”

Everyone was silent. Cao Cao ordered: "Go through Huarong Road from a young age." ”

Xu Chu was surprised: "Prime Minister, the smoke on the path has already risen, and you can't go." As the saying goes: 'Where the smoke rises, there must be military horses'. Why are we taking the path?"

Cao Cao shook his head: "Generals, don't you know that the false is the real thing, and the real is the real thing? Although the smoke is billowing on the small road, it is a false appearance, which is called the real is false; In my opinion, there will be an ambush on the main road, but there will be no ambush on the small road. Zhuge Liang was scheming, he sent people to light a few fireworks on the path, so that our army did not dare to walk through the path, as long as we took the road, we would encounter his ambush, and take the path, we will be safe and sound. ”

When the civil and military forces heard this, they complimented: "The prime minister's clever calculation is beyond the reach of others." ”

Cao Cao shook his body and said with a smile: "Come, take the path to Huarong!"

said that Duan Dahu was hiding in the dark, and when he saw that Cao Cao really walked Huarong Dao, he could only sigh secretly. Sure enough, there are some historical developments that cannot be changed.

The reason why smoke rose from Huarong Dao was that Zhuge Liang knew Cao Cao very well, and carefully studied his combat tactics and temperament. As a rule, no matter who sees smoke rising from the road, he will not dare to take the road, and when he sees the quiet on the road, he must choose to take the road.

But Zhuge Liang knows that Cao Cao is not the same as others, he is familiar with military books, knows the art of war, is skillful in scheming, and is good at using soldiers, so he must understand the theory of the art of war, he must do the opposite, so he placed Guan Yu in Huarong Xiaodao.

He knew that Cao Cao was too suspicious when he came, and when he saw that there were no fireworks on the avenue, he thought that there was an ambush, and besides, Cao Cao was anxious to return to Xudu a day earlier. After all, the main road is fifty miles away, and the small road is nearly fifty miles after all. With such a suspicious strategy, Zhuge Liang knew that he would definitely be able to bring Cao Cao to Huarong Trail.

In this way, the tactics on the battlefield are like chess. Knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent can predict the first move, of course, the chess is high, and you can win the overall situation. Therefore, in the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang always held the initiative in the war, so they mobilized Cao Cao, and finally led Cao Cao to Huarong Dao.

Huarong Dao is really as Cheng Yu said, the mountain road is rugged and difficult, and the horses are difficult to move forward, so they can only get off the horse and lead the horse. Although the sergeant was hungry and cold, and had no strength at all, he must not sit down, and as long as he sits, it is more difficult to stand up than to climb to the sky.

At this time, although the rain has stopped, the wind direction has changed, and the northwest wind is still blowing. Everyone didn't have much clothing on their bodies, but after the rain, it seemed to form a thin layer of ice ballast, and Venus appeared in front of their eyes. The burned sergeants walked with sticks, and the soldiers who had been shot and arrowed helped each other to walk, their clothes and armor soaking wet, and their uniforms and equipment were in disarray.

At this time, the front army suddenly stopped, Cao Cao was stunned, and was about to ask. A military academy ran over and lay down with a "poof": "Prime Minister, the road ahead is narrow, the road is very slippery, it has just rained in the morning, the pit is full of water, the road is muddy, and the horse's hooves are stuck in the mud and they can't move forward." ”

Cao Cao was furious: "How can this be justified! On the march road, the road is opened in the mountains, and the bridge is built in the water, how can the old and weak soldiers not advance because the roads are muddy? The old, weak, and disabled soldiers are walking slowly, the strong ones are carrying soil and chopping wood, cutting grass and filling the roads, and the men and horses are rushing forward, and those who violate the order are beheaded!"

He said again: "Xu Chu, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang listen to the order. ”

"In!"

"The three of you are the governor of the army and horses, and those who are slow and ineffective will not be killed!"

The sergeant had no choice but to dismount and follow the order. Some of the sergeants were so hungry that they could only breathe, so they carried some firewood to the mud pit, bent down, and could not get up from the pit. One fell, and then fell down, and Cao Cao saw it and ordered: "The men and horses trample and walk." ”

This time, the dead are innumerable, and the cries are endless. Cao Cao became even more angry: "Life and death are fate, why cry?

Of Cao Cao's three stops, one was left behind, one-third of them filled in the ravine, and only one-third of them continued to move forward. Finally crawled through this dangerous road, the road in front of him was a little smoother, Cao Cao turned around, and it was estimated that there were only about 300 people left behind him, and there was no neat armor and armor.

Cao Cao waved his whip and urged the men and horses to move forward quickly. All the civil and military forces advised Cao Cao: "Prime Minister, people can still make do with it, and they have this breath, but the horses are tired and refuse to take a step, so let's rest for a while." ”

"The terrain here is dangerous, you can't rest here, and it's not too late to get to Nanjun to rest. Cao Cao insisted.

Cao Cao urged the horse forward, and everyone had to follow.

After walking a few miles, Cao Cao looked up and looked ahead, the dangerous mountain, two mountains and a river, and only one road in it, it was like a "line of sky".

He had heard the story of Duan Dahu going to the Xiongnu at that time and encountering a herd of bison on the first line, at this time, it was the south, and there were not so many cattle, otherwise they would all die here.

Suddenly, a crow flew up in front of him, as if frightened.

Cao Cao was startled and looked ahead, but there was no ambush. Cao Cao suddenly laughed again: "Generals, it really makes me Cao funny, hahaha!"

A layer of goosebumps immediately appeared on everyone's bodies, and they said in their hearts: Prime Minister, can't you take it easy? Laughing loudly in Wulin and laughing at Zhao Yun, laughing at Zhang Fei in Hulugukou, laughing wildly here, who laughed out? Everyone dared not speak. ”

It's just that Cheng Yu asked softly: "Why is the prime minister laughing?"

"Rank generals, gentlemen, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu are incompetent in the end. If there is an ambush on this Huarong path, how can you and I be killed?" Cao Cao laughed.

Everyone thought to themselves, what are you talking about, don't be right this time. At that moment, everyone was holding their breath, looking ahead and watching the movement. stared at it for a long time, and sure enough, there was no movement, and then I was relieved.

Cao Cao waved his hand and said, "Let's go, after Huarong Road, it will be completely safe!"