Chapter 250 Hope (Thanks to the Water King for his reward)
On the second day, Zuo Ci, Ge Xuan, and Yuan headed towards Zhuge Liang's northern expedition.
He was clearly preparing to die, but the Taoist who looked no more than thirty years old walked easily and calmly. Zuo Ci couldn't help but sigh and asked: "Since you plan to exchange your life for one, but with Zhuge's intelligence, what can you do?"
You can't hide it from him, and with your relationship, how can he accept it?"
Yuandao: "I didn't ask him to agree."
The Taoist pointed to his heart and said, "I will give him my life without his consent."
"It doesn't matter whether he agrees or not."
"This time, you must listen to me."
Zuo Ci was helpless.
The Taoist pondered for a moment and then said: "Besides, as long as you and I don't tell him anything and just let him think it is a normal Seven-Star Technique, then it will be too late for him to regret it after his life is extended and cooked."
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Ge Xuan asked: "Then, what will you do, fellow Taoist, then?"
"After your life is renewed, you will only have one or two years left at most."
The Taoist paused and said softly: "At that time..."
"I'll go back to Nanyang and live there."
He smiled and said: "Then you two can live there for a year."
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This was the twelfth year of Jianxing, and the whole world was focused on that man.
After stabilizing the situation in Jihan and spending three years to accumulate enough food and grass again, Zhuge Liang forced himself to walk out of Qishan Mountain, left the natural dangers of Shu Road, and came to the Land of Liangyong for the fifth time. In the territory of Wei State, the plain terrain, this
An army far away from the country forcibly fought against Cao Wei, whose resources and manpower were ten times that of Shu.
This is the fifth time he has done such an incredible thing.
At that time, Sima Yi, who was also a famous general in the world, killed Zhuge Liang. He could not have enough food, so he built the city with his back to the river. He was engaged in a war of attrition. Even if he was provoked, he could not leave the city. He lost his original fighting style of Rufeng.
This is the accumulation of countless experiences. In this era, anyone who fights with Zhuge Liang will either die or be disabled.
Sima Yi saw an area that could not fall into the hands of Zhuge Liang, and believed that if left alone, that area of Wei would be captured by Zhuge Liang, so he sent the famous general Guo Huai to station troops there in advance to occupy the area that Zhuge Liang wanted to seize.
Down.
Liang Yong himself did not remove his armor, and the Central Plains did not release his saddle, and directly fought the confrontation and war of attrition to the end.
Zhuge Liang stationed troops in Wuzhangyuan and had already secretly reached an agreement with Soochow.
I hope Sun Wu can take advantage of the situation and go north to attack Wei.
If it succeeds, it can be turned into a horn to further force Wei.
When Sun Quan saw that almost all the famous generals in Wei were on guard against Zhuge Liang, he immediately responded and personally led an army of 100,000 people to attack Wei in the north. Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin and others also led 10,000 people to fight at the same time to echo Ji Han.
Then……
In July, he was defeated by the 29-year-old Wei Emperor Cao Rui himself and his army.
Zhuge Liang held the battle report and finally just sighed without saying anything. He just looked around and said: "Zhou Yu has passed away after all. Although Sun Quan is the king of tigers, he has no good ministers, so there is nothing he can do."
Sima Yi also received the battle report, took a long breath, looked around and said with a smile:
"Now I can feel at ease."
"Zhuge Kongming originally planned to become rivals with Soochow, but it's a pity that Zhongmou's son is too incompetent. Zhuge Kongming, this time, you should also run out of food and return it."
Immediately, a soldier came to report in a hurry and said: "General, something bad has happened."
Sima Yi raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the matter?"
The soldier raised his head and murmured: "Zhuge Kongming, stationed troops and plowing fields in the territory of our Kingdom of Wei... actually doesn't seem to be planning to leave."
Sima Yi's expression froze.
Zhuge Liang directly stationed troops and cultivated fields here.
His soldiers lived together with the people of Wei State and garrisoned the fields together.
However, the people of Wei State had no turmoil and their hearts were peaceful.
Ji Han's army was very strict, and Qiu did not commit any crimes.
This is the last remaining glory of the benevolent in the dark era of the Three Kingdoms. Because Zhuge Wuhou's first four northern expeditions shocked the world, but the people's hearts were stable, it has been forged into a sharp sword with no edge, and it can finally fight against the enemy's territory.
The people of the enemy country farmed together in order to attack their country.
And everyone knows that there is only one reason for the failure of Zhuge's Northern Expedition.
forage.
Either there is insufficient food or grass, or the food transportation route is cut off.
Even if there are wooden oxen and stray horses, it is extremely difficult to transport grain in Shu.
But now, Zhuge Wuhou's last shortcomings have been made up, and there are no more flaws. He can force the Wei State by himself. As time goes by, Sima Yi may not be able to hold on anymore, and he will have to fight Zhuge Wuhou outside.
And when the time comes, which one of the two sides will win or lose, almost no one will doubt it.
So Sima Yi couldn't get out.
Pretend that you already have a chance to win to stabilize the morale of the army.
Then he sent a message to Emperor Wei Ming, saying that he hoped that his majesty would order the troops to be sent out and throw the blame directly away. If there is a change in the army, it would not be that I did not send troops, but that your majesty did not give the order. This is a sign of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. If there is a mutiny among you,
Do you want to do the opposite?
I never thought that although Cao Rui was young, he was ruthless enough to suppress Sima Yi.
Emperor Wei Ming directly sent Wei Xinpi to control Sima Yi.
Since I want to give an order, I will give it to you!
The final chance for the Han Dynasty to revive is now.
As long as Zhuge Wuhou defeats Sima Yi, the two states of Liang and Yong will be in his hands. With the strong internal affairs, the people of these two states will naturally surrender. By then, Ji Han will directly step into the Central Plains with one foot, regardless of mobilizing troops or transporting goods.
Food and grass are not restricted by the natural dangers of Shu, so you can naturally drive straight into it.
Sima Yi, Zhang He and Guo Huai are not Zhuge's opponents.
Although there are many heroes in the world, how many can stop him?
This is the most crucial battle for whether the world will finally fall to Cao Wei or Yan Han.
The last such opportunity was in Maicheng. If Soochow had not rebelled at that time...
This time, Soochow still disappointed Zhuge.
But Zhuge Liang relied on Ji Han's strict military discipline and found a second way.
The only thing left between the great prosperity of the Han Dynasty and the flame of hope was one logical battle.
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But the time has quickly come to August.
Zhuge Liang, who saw a glimmer of hope in finally recovering the Han Dynasty in a desperate situation, finally fell ill.
Sima Yi saw something wrong with Zhuge Liang's diet and tried to attack him once, but he actually won.
"It seems that he finally couldn't hold on."
In the end, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Every day I get up early and go to bed late. I have little food and a lot of trouble. If you don't die, who will?"
Zhuge Liang was injured after hearing this.
The former young man had already dimmed his eyes and had a head full of white hair. He was silent for a moment and said:
"Seal down the camp."
The young general next to him said: "Prime Minister?!"
Zhuge Liang raised his eyes and looked at the faint Big Dipper stars in the night, and said softly:
"Bring me my cane."
"The camp is strictly guarded today and no one is allowed in."
The young man knew the teacher's plan and silently took the nine-section staff.
Zhuge Liang stood up slowly, leaning on the nine-section staff.
In order to prevent Sima Yibu from figuring out his situation, he distorted his secrets.
Then, seven stars were laid out.
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"Taoist Priest?! Stay."
In front of Wuzhangyuan Jihan's army, two sergeants stopped the Taoist who was coming.
They recognized the Taoist's identity, but when they heard that he was about to enter, they still stopped him in embarrassment and said: "Sorry, Taoist Master, this is the Prime Minister's military order. The Prime Minister has always been strict in governing the army. Without the Prime Minister's order, if he
If you put it in, the general will not be without a military stick."
Yuan said softly: "Where is Bojo?"
The general replied: "The general is guarding outside the prime minister's camp and no one is allowed to enter."
Yuan hesitated for a moment, then decided to make a calculation.
The conclusion reached was that although A Liang was a little weaker, his life star was still bright, and he said with a gentle expression: "It doesn't matter, then, I will come back tomorrow, and you don't have to embarrass me."
He was carrying half a gourd of monkey wine that he had begged from Zuo Ci.
Standing outside the Wuzhangyuan military camp, I glanced at the brightly lit camp from a distance.
‘When we meet again, I will tell you about my experiences over the years’
‘You haven’t been back to Nanyang in these years, have you?’
'Can I still play the Fengya Ode?'
The Taoist flicked his ballistic robe and finally turned around and left.
He is far away from the military camp in Wuzhangyuan.
step.
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Use the seven-star lantern to extend your life.
For the former young strategist, this was not something difficult to accomplish.
But this time, the entanglement was too great. What entangled him was the possibility of whether this piece of land in China would eventually belong to Wei or Han. It was not about cutting off the possibility, but about reversing the destiny. He stepped into it, holding a nine-section staff in his hand.
, the seven lights lit up one by one.
It's late at night.
His conduct is still able to endure.
However, his body itself could no longer support it.
The counselor's face slowly turned pale. He stretched out his hand and leaned on the nine-section staff, using this magic weapon to forcibly stabilize himself. He recalled the past one by one in front of his eyes. When he was twelve years old, he saw the massacre with his own eyes and lived in seclusion in Jingzhou.
After studying in Yingchuan and finally having a big dream in Nanyang, I passed away and never slept so well again.
I have never had such a good dream again...
No, that's not right.
The no longer young counselor closed his eyes.
In the past few decades, isn’t it just a big dream that Liang has been dreaming of, competing with God for his fate?
"Why can't we violate destiny?"
He leaned on the nine-section staff and stood up slowly.
His eyes were open, as if burning with flames, as if as long as this ambition still existed, he was still the young man who calmly left Nanyang Caolu, and was still standing with those people. Liu Xuande next to him was holding his arm as before.
The clicking sound was suddenly harsh.
Zhuge Liang's body turned sideways and he came out of his trance.
He lowered his head and looked at the blood in his hands.
The nine-section staff was broken.
When Jiang Wei heard the noise, he turned around and entered, only to see the Prime Minister sitting there, with the nine-section staff in his hand broken into two halves, and only one of the seven-star lamps was still struggling to support him. He had once cut off his destiny.
After all, the divine weapon could not support the second master to reverse the destiny, and the light on it slowly dimmed and extinguished.
Zhuge Liang didn't have any regrets in the end. He just looked at the nine-section staff blankly. After a long time, he smiled and said: "Yuan must have hit me too hard..."
He finally finished his posthumous instructions.
Then he raised his head, looked at the stars, and murmured:
"I have left in the past, and the willow trees are still there."
"Now that I'm thinking about it, it's raining and snowing."
"When will I wake up from the dream, and when will I return to Nanyang..."
He slowly closed his eyes, and vaguely saw the afternoon of that day. He was sleeping soundly, the sun was shining on his face, and he didn't need to think about anything. The young Taoist wearing a Taoist robe was reading a book there, and there was the scent of herbs.
, I just want people to sleep all the time without thinking about anything...
The old man's hand fell.
The last seven-star lamp,
extinguished.
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Yuan, Zuo Ci, and Ge Xuan lived in the grass reeds of the surrounding Wei people.
Yuan is meditating and sleeping today. He has a high level of Taoism and has no distracting thoughts in his heart.
But suddenly I seemed to hear a knock on the door.
He opened his eyes, and it was clear that the surroundings were just the grass and reeds from Nanyang, but for some reason, he did not notice the problem. Zhuge Jun was still reading, with a girl with soft eyebrows next to him, and there was a knock on the door.
The Taoist opened the door.
Outside the door, stood a man with bright eyes, just like the young man back then.
"Yuan, I'm back."
PS: Today’s first update... Thanks to Shuiwang for his 10,000 rewards
Why is Wuzhangyuan such a pity... I don't know how many people have lamented over the past two thousand years, because it is just a little short of it. Zhuge Wuhou, who has no food to worry about, and the prosperous Wuhou, has never been exposed to the public.
Yi told people: "If Zhuge Kongming eats less and has less trouble, he will last longer!"
"Three Kingdoms, Volume 35, Shu Chronicles, Biography of Zhuge Liang": In the spring of the 12th year, Liang learned that the masses came out of the inclined valley, transported by flowing horses, and based on Wugong Wuzhangyuan, they fought with King Sima Xuan against Weinan. Every time Liang suffered from food shortages, he made
Instead of expressing one's own ambitions, one divides one's troops into fields and establishes them as a basis for a long-term garrison.
The cultivators mingled among the residents of Weibin, but the people were safe and the army was selfless.
Yes, Zhuge was on the border of the Wei State, farming with the people of the Wei State, and then planting wheat and attacking the Wei State.
Zhuge Liang left the Qishan Mountains for the sixth time and headed for the Northern Expedition, so the main battlefield was not the Shu Road at all.
He was fighting in the plains of the Wei State, facing a Wei State that far exceeded his own in terms of resources and military strength.