Long Fei finally moved, and the army left the city from Xiangyang and continued southward in a mighty manner. He walked carefully along the way, making no mistakes wherever he passed, until he arrived in front of Changban Slope. Long Fei suddenly remembered Changban in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"
Po Zhao Zilong was in and out seven times, and turned to look at Zhao Yun beside him. Zhao Yun didn't know what Long Fei meant, so he chuckled: "Brother, what are you looking at me for?"
Long Fei smiled and said: "Zhao Zilong is full of courage, and he is indeed a good general!" This sentence made Zhao Yun confused. Long Fei did not explain, and ordered the army to camp on the spot.
"Report...!" The scout rushed into the camp and knelt down in front of Tai Shici: "General, Long Fei has set up camp at Changbanpo. There are three camps in total, divided into left, middle and right. They are tightly defended and his subordinates cannot approach."
"Explore again!" After dismissing the scouts, Taishi Ci lowered his head and pondered. It was just past noon. If Long Fei wanted to attack Maicheng and Dangyang, he should take action immediately, but he stopped moving forward, which is indeed a bit puzzling. Think about it.
Taishi Ci didn't understand for a long time, so he immediately wrote to Zhuge Liang to inform Zhuge Liang who was staying in Nanjun. For three days in a row, there was no movement from Long Fei on Changban Slope. Taishi Ci even more suspected that there was something wrong. He kept writing letters asking Zhuge Liang for his next step.
what to do.
Zhuge Liang sat in the hall, closing his eyes and concentrating. He kept guessing about various possibilities in his mind. After thinking about it all night, he came to the conclusion that Long Fei was testing himself. If he couldn't bear it, he would be right to withdraw his troops from the two places.
He discovered Long Fei's trick. So he strictly ordered Tai Shi Ci to continue hiding and never let Long Fei find out.
We stayed in Changbanpo for three days. Even Dian Wei couldn't bear it any longer. He didn't like anyone he saw: "We are about to reach Nanjun. Why stay here? Liu Bei's few troops can still stop him."
We don’t know what the boss thinks.”
Xu Chu looked at him: "You don't need to know what the lord thinks, just do what the lord says."
Long Fei walked in just in time. Dian Wei hurriedly put on another face and hurriedly ran to Long Fei: "Boss, when are we going to call? We've been living here for three days. We don't have a village or a store.
What are you doing living here?”
Long Fei smiled and said: "Living here is also a kind of battle. If you don't want to live, you can go back to Wancheng. I have no objection!"
Dian Wei chuckled: "Then forget it."
Li Ru and Xu Shu asked for an audience, but Long Fei hurried away, leaving Dian Wei still mumbling to Xu Chu. Returning to his tent in the central army, Li Ru and Xu Shu hurriedly paid their respects, and Long Fei helped him up: "Say,
How about it?"
Xu Shu smiled slightly: "Fengxiao was right. There is indeed an ambush near Dangyang. The number is not too large and the terrain is very well grasped. If we had not investigated, we would have suffered huge losses!"
"In the direction of Dangyang?" Long Fei asked: "So, there is no one in the direction of Maicheng?"
Xu Shu nodded: "We haven't found it yet, but the people we sent came back and said that the entire Maicheng City was empty. There were no soldiers or people. It was like a dead city."
"Oh? It seems that the people are still afraid of war!" Long Fei shook his head and turned to Li Ru: "Is everything going smoothly here?"
Li Ru nodded: "Everything goes well, we will have results tomorrow."
According to Zhuge Liang's instructions, Taishi Ci reported the situation to Zhuge Liang every day. Long Fei stayed at Changbanpo for five days. During these five days, not a single soldier was mobilized, except for the scouts sent out every day.
, that is, sending generals to escort the grain and grass. Taishi Ci paid special attention and carefully discovered that all the generals who followed Long Fei south remained in the camp.
After reading Tai Shici's report, Zhuge Liang felt confused for the first time. What was Long Fei going to do? He had never been so confused before he came out of the mountain. No matter what the problem was, he could see the key to it at a glance. At this time, he was confused.
Zhuge Liang paced back and forth in the room, carefully thinking about each of Tai Shici's memorials. There were no flaws, but this was too ordinary, and it was hard to believe that it was ordinary.
"Strategy! Strategist!" Liu Bei shouted loudly outside the door. As soon as he opened the door, Zhuge Liang agreed and rushed in, followed by Liu Qi. Liu Qi's eyes were full of tears and he didn't know what to say. Liu Bei took Liu Qi by the hand and said to Zhuge Liang:
"Military advisor, something serious has happened! Something serious has happened!"
"What's the matter?" Zhuge Liang didn't like other people's lack of rules. Even if Liu Bei broke into his bedroom in the middle of the night, it would be unforgivable. But Liu Bei was his lord, and Liu Qi was the shepherd of Jingzhou, so he didn't get angry.
"Jiangxia! Jiangxia has been lost!"
"What?" Zhuge Liang was also shocked: "Jiangxia fell? Sun Quan did not join forces with us, but came to separate Jingzhou with Long Fei? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"It's not Sun Quan, it's Long Fei!" Liu Bei was out of breath, and Liu Qi on the side was already crying. He had been a prefect in Jiangxia for several years, and his whole family was in Jiangxia. He came in a hurry this time, thinking about Long Fei.
Fei hasn't reached Jiangxia yet, and Nanjun is blocking him. Even if he escapes, there is still a chance to deal with it. Why not Nanjun but Jiangxia?
Liu Bei pulled Liu Qi up and threw him onto the seat next to him, and then said to Zhuge Liang: "Long Fei sent his navy down the Xiangshui River, bypassing Nanjun, and went straight to Jiangxia. The Jiangxia defenders were completely unable to resist.
It was defeated by Gan Ning and others. Several soldiers who escaped reported that after Gan Ning defeated Jiangxia, some of his naval forces were left behind, and the rest were converted into foot soldiers. They have arrived in Beiyang! They will come to Nanjun soon!"
"Navy army! That's right!" Zhuge Liang said to himself: "I feel something is wrong. It turned out that I ignored the navy army. Alas! I lost the whole game with one careless move!"
"What should we do now?" Seeing that Zhuge Liang ignored him, Liu Bei grabbed Zhuge Liang and said, "Commander, what should we do? Do we still fight?"
Zhuge Liang's eyes widened and he looked at Liu Bei like lightning. Liu Bei hurriedly let go of his hand. Zhuge Liang shouted towards the door: "Come on! Let Guan, Zhang, Taishi Ci, Ma Su and others leave and retreat. There must be no mistake!"
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"Report...! Oops!" The two messengers bumped into each other at the door. The man who came in was sweating all over, and there were several stab wounds on his arms that were still bleeding. He was hit and fell on his back.
. Several soldiers hurriedly helped the man up, and the ordering soldier covered his chest with one hand: "My lord, military advisor, something happened at Changbanpo!"
"Say, tell me quickly!" Liu Bei was extremely anxious. He looked around, grabbed a teapot and handed it to the mouth of the ordering soldier. The ordering soldier took a few sips and gasped: "Long Fei suddenly attacked, attack
Where we ambush, our brothers suffered heavy losses, so General Taishi had no choice but to send me back to ask for instructions from the military advisor."
Zhuge Liang looked up to the sky and sighed: "Long Fei's men are indeed full of talents. My plan was actually seen through. He immediately ordered all the men and horses who were ambushing outside to withdraw immediately, lit the fire in Hulu Valley to prevent Long Fei's army from continuing southward, and ordered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to lead their troops to Huarong.
, stop Gan Ning!" After issuing a series of orders, Zhuge Liang turned to Liu Bei and said: "Lord, it seems we have no choice but to withdraw!"
"Ha!" Liu Bei shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If I had known now, I would have left Jingzhou! We wouldn't have wiped out the entire army!" As he said this, he walked out the door.
"Kill...!" Dian Wei swung away the iron halberd in his hand and was the first to rush into the enemy formation. Huang Zhong's bow and arrow battalion aimed at Taishi Ci's hiding place, and the continuous rain of arrows for a quarter of an hour made it hidden in the woods.
Liu Bei's army suffered heavy losses. The sudden rain of arrows was completely unexpected. Although there were trees and leaves blocking it, many soldiers were still wounded and killed.
"Hide! Disperse!" Taishi Ci hid behind a big tree and kept shouting. When Huang Zhong heard it, he gently pulled out an arrow from his back, bent the bow and nocked the arrow, lightly released his right hand, and the bow and arrow flew away.
He went out and shot down three small trees in a row. The arrow hit Taishi Ci's left shoulder, which was exposed outside. "Uh!" Taishi Ci was pushed forward by the huge impact and almost fell. Look again.
On his shoulder, a foot-long feather arrow had penetrated his shoulder, and blood was flowing out from the wound.
Waiting until no one could be heard in the woods, Huang Zhong waved his hand and the arrow rain suddenly stopped. Dian Wei led his infantry and immediately rushed forward. After just experiencing the arrow rain, they encountered the fierce Dian Wei again. They chopped two alive in a row.
After one soldier, the rest of the soldiers were frightened. This was not a battle, but a one-sided massacre. One after another, Liu Beijun had no power to fight back and was hacked to death by Long Feijun. There were various screams in the woods.
Those who listened were frightened.
Long Fei raised his head and looked at Maicheng. In the fourteenth year of King Jing of Zhou Dynasty, Wu attacked Chu. In order to attack the city, Wu Zixu built donkeys on the left and right sides of the city and milled the two cities. Therefore, there is a saying that "the donkey milled from the east to the west, and Maicheng collapsed by itself."
Proverb. Although this legend may not be true, there are really two cities around Maicheng. One city is round and the other is rectangular. Long Fei chuckled: "Look, does this look like a stone pestle for grinding flour? Wheat."
The city is in the middle, and the two cities on the left and right are stone pestles, and the wheat city can be broken!"
Everyone laughed. Li Ru laughed and said: "My lord has also learned from Wu Zixu. Although these are just two cities built by the people in villages and towns to prevent bandits, the meaning is good."
Maicheng is close to Xiangshui. According to Zhuge Liang's calculations, Long Fei's army will inevitably split into two groups when they arrive at Changbanpo. Maicheng must be captured first and Xiangshui controlled, so that Long Fei can march straight in. Dangyang is just a place.
As a bait, he only sent Taishi Ci to ambush Dangyang's enemies. Originally, Long Fei had planned the same thing, but Guo Jia came up with the idea of taking them by surprise and asked Gan Ning to lead the navy to sneak down and go straight to Jiangxia to disrupt Zhuge Liang's plan.
The whole plan.
Maicheng was captured easily. Looking at the ships that had been prepared on the shore of Xiangshui River, he said to Guo Jiaqi: "People in the world call Fengxiao a ghost. I don't think it's right. The ghost is a bit insulting to Fengxiao. He should be called a genius. Zhuge Liang is known as Wolong.
A sleeping dragon and a phoenix can bring peace to the world. Zhuge Liang's clever plan instantly vanished into nothing in Feng Xiao's eyes. The only way to bring peace to the world is to be a man of filial piety."