Chapter 402 Prime Minister Zhuge Is Still in C!

With Huang Zu's defeat and escape, this time the Xiakou defense battle gradually came to an end.

After several battles, the defense of Xiakou City became weaker and weaker. First, the east wall was destroyed, so Huang Zu had to cut off the suspension bridge to block the attack of Sun Jian's army. This move undoubtedly hurt The enemy lost one thousand to eight hundred. Although Sun Jian and the others were temporarily blocked, it also meant that when the city was broken in the future, they would have one less way to escape.

But Huang Zu had to do this. Otherwise, if Sun Jian and the others were allowed to attack the city from here, it would be extremely fatal to the entire Xiakou City.

Huang Zu, who was seriously injured, returned to the city. As soon as he entered the city, he fell from his horse. Thanks to the quick eyes and quick hands of Huang Zu, Huang Zu didn't fall to the ground.

"Father, are you okay?"

Huang She said anxiously, his eyes wide open and his eyes red.

"Father, I will help you get revenge."

Huang She said and stood up to leave, but Huang Zu grabbed him.

"Don't go. You are no match for him."

"But father, how could I just watch the thief who hurt you so free? Even if I risk my life, I will bite off two pieces of his flesh!"

Huang She was so angry that even his voice was trembling. Huang Zu had been his idol since he was a child and the person he inspired to be. However, he watched helplessly as his father was injured by a traitor who defected. How can you not be angry.

"Child, don't go. We just need to wait now. When Uncle Liu Huang comes, we will be saved. Ahem...cough."

As Huang Zu spoke, he spit out another mouthful of black blood. Originally, the hidden disease in his body had not recurred for a long time, but because of the battle with Gan Ning, the hidden disease in his body was affected, and in addition, he was attacked again. Gan Ning was seriously injured. It can be said that if Huang Zu can still speak here, he is already in danger.

On Huang Zu's chest and behind his back, there were more than a dozen bloody wounds, large and small, all gushing blood. In this situation, it would be difficult for ordinary people to survive, let alone a veteran who was over sixty years old and full of hidden diseases.

"Uncle Liu Huang, you have been saying that Uncle Liu will help us, but where is Uncle Liu now? Why hasn't he come yet? Doesn't he know the situation of our Jiangxia County?"

"Shut up! You are not allowed to disrespect Uncle Liu Huang!"

Huang Zu, who was weakly leaning against the wall just now, suddenly felt a huge force from nowhere and slapped Huang She on the face.

"You traitor! Uncle Liu Huang is your master's lord, how can you allow you to question it?"

As soon as Huang Zu finished speaking, he said "Wow" again and spit out a large mouthful of black blood. Because he was angry, Huang Zu, who was already not in good condition, became even more depressed at this moment. Huang She saw this and quickly looked at his face. Just two slaps.

"Father, stop talking, kid. Father, don't get angry. Don't get angry. I know I was wrong."

Huang She said nothing and supported Huang Zu towards the city.

This time it also ended with Huang Zu's retreat. The original 80,000 troops in Huang Zu's city now only had more than 60,000 left. However, there was still a full 140,000 troops under Sun Jian's command, preparing to attack outside the city. , will pounce on them at any time and give them a few bites.

The current Xiakou City is just a pointless and stubborn resistance. As long as Sun Jian can be ruthless, Xiakou City will be destroyed in three days. But how can Sun Jian, who suffered heavy losses in Yuzhang, be willing to do anything at this time? attack.

Although the four of them are now in an alliance, they have secretly divided into two small groups, Cao Cao and Liu Zhang, Sun Jian and Shi Xie. They have also formed an alliance in private. This means that once any dispute arises between the two parties, In disputes over interests, they will definitely give priority to their own small group.

The reason why the four of them were able to form an alliance was simply because Gu Rubing was too powerful now. If they didn't join forces, the only fate waiting for them would be destruction. Even if Gu Rubing didn't think so, they would definitely I don't believe it. In other words, they formed an alliance simply because they have a common enemy. Once Gu Rubing is no longer the enemy, their alliance will instantly fall apart.

After that, the four of them will form a new hostile relationship. Maybe the two-person alliance can still be maintained, but what if only two of them can win? Isn't that still the final decisive battle between the two? At that time, without any external assistance, whoever is stronger will be able to dominate the world.

This is the reason why Sun Jian has been reluctant to attack the city on a large scale. Otherwise, with Sun Jian's temper, Xiakou would have been pushed aside long ago.

In the west of the city, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were hiding in the dark, watching everything in front of them quietly. Gan Ning had just seriously injured Huang Zu and killed Huang Zu's general. They all saw it, but they were also powerless. In less than two days, If ten thousand cavalry were just thrown into the battlefield, their effect would be negligible, and it would be a drop in the bucket.

The two must put 20,000 troops into the battlefield at the right time in order to have the final say. And in the northeast of Jiangxia, a big battle is also unfolding in full swing.

Because Cao Cao did not follow the established route and took Xiahou Dun, who was already a famous general, to support Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, and Xu Huang who were resisting Zhang He, they did not have a famous general in charge, and they were beaten to pieces by Zhang He, who had just been promoted to a famous general.

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Zhuge Liang came out from the mountains and came straight from Qingzhou to sit in the rear and help Zhang He with his plans, including the tips for Guan Yu and the 20,000 cavalry sent to Zhang Fei. They all came from Zhuge Liang. handwriting.

At that time, Zhuge Liang, who had just arrived on the battlefield, did something that was enough to overturn the situation of the battle. He only sent out three people. They dressed up in disguise, shaved their heads, and wore clothes from other battlefields. Three sets of armor and iron spears, disguised as monks from the Western Regions, sneaked into Cao Cao's food transport team and followed them to the place where the military supplies were stored.

Since the three of them could speak Western dialect, and the Westerners in the grain transport team did not know each other, this gave them an opportunity to successfully enter the camp where grain and grass were stored. The monks were not allowed to interact with other people. The soldier's rule of resting together also gave them a chance to take action.

Even Zhuge Liang didn't expect it to be so easy. Originally, Zhuge Liang planned to have three people act as internal agents and then send troops to raid the supply camp. However, the three people completed all the tasks and escaped smoothly.

On a dark and windy night, the three of them set fire to the entire granary. When they left, they threw several packages of black stuff into the fire.

That thing was none other than black gunpowder. The huge explosion resounded throughout the vicinity of the granary, attracting all the Wei troops nearby. By the time they reacted and wanted to pursue them again, it was already too late. With an unreasonable move, Cao Jun's entire granary was destroyed.

Not only that, after the food and grass were cut off from Cao Zhen, Cao Ren, who was downstream of Cao Zhen, also lost his subsequent source of food and grass. Now, Cao Zhen did not wait for Cao Cao's support, but instead waited for Dian Wei to be seriously injured by Guan Yu, and the food and grass could not be sent temporarily. News arrived.

Helpless, Cao Zhen could only send people to nearby cities and military towns to buy. However, there was no surplus food in the devastated Jiujiang County. They themselves did not have enough. Where would the food be sold to them? If they robbed it, it would inevitably intensify the conflict between Cao Cao and Sun Jian. The conflict between them suddenly put Cao Zhen into a dilemma. Not only Cao Zhen, but also Cao Ren who blocked Zhang Liao from going south.

Just a few days ago, the situation was clear for Cao's army, but now it was showing signs of decline. The reason was simply because Guan Yu was promoted to a legendary general, defeated Dian Wei, and helped Zhang Fei seriously injure Xu Chu. Zhuge Liang entered the game. , breaking the food road and cutting off reserves, leaving Cao Zhen and Cao Ren in a situation where there was no food available. The good situation was fleeting.

Extreme personal force can affect the situation of the battle. This sentence is perfectly reflected in Guan Yu.

Gu Rubing still knew nothing about Guan Yu's promotion to a legendary general and Zhang He's promotion to a famous general. At this moment, the cavalrymen who were fighting against each other started the closest tug-of-war in the past few days. The closest distance between the two sides was only one mile. Gu Rubing also wanted to test the maximum release distance of the other party's mysterious poison.

At this moment, Shi Xie had lost the initial ambition and was exhausted by Gu Rubing's mysterious marching route. As Shi Xie's anger gradually subsided, they didn't want to continue doing this anymore, but just as they When preparing to meet up with Shi Xie, Gu Rubing and his people came up to him again. At that moment, Shi Zhen mentally greeted Gu Rubing's eight generations of ancestors.

After losing three thousand soldiers and horses, they got rid of Gu Rubing's entanglement and successfully met with Shi Xie.

"My lord, Liu Bei has been harassing our troops. He obviously does not want to fight with our troops and accidentally delays time to prevent us from entering the Central Plains. The general believes that as long as we go straight out of Hengduan Mountain, Liu Bei will definitely stop us. Please make a decision, lord." ”

The soldiers really couldn't stand Gu Rubing's constant harassment and his ubiquitous and all-pervasive attacks. They were obviously the ones chasing them, but they were led by the nose, and in the end they lost more than 3,000 people. Shi Xie knew that if he continued to follow Liu Bei, he would be tricked to death by the other party one day, so he rushed back and was scolded by Shi Xie, and he also wanted to come back to report the situation.

Just as Shi Shi thought, in three days, his anger was almost gone, and he realized what Gu Rubing's true intention was, so he stopped giving orders to continue the pursuit and became much more honest.

"In that case, let's head north to meet up with Lian'er."

Shi Xie also happened to get off the slope. He stopped mentioning the pursuit of Gu Rubing and gave the order to move towards Hengduan Mountain. Gu Rubing, who was following him, saw Shi Xie and Shi Xie meeting up not long after. After they started heading north, they immediately understood their intentions.

"The dog is anxious and wants to jump over the wall."

Gu Rubing smiled brightly. Just now, good news came from behind. The elixir refined by Hua Tuo was ready. It can not only prevent poisons, but also strengthen the body. Since the poison can be Well, to them, Shi Xie's army seemed a bit vulnerable.

"Hey, not everyone can jump over our wall."

Wei Yan chuckled, but then several other people looked at him with strange expressions. Wei Yan immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing. He was about to explain, but found that he couldn't explain it clearly, so he simply shut up.

"I don't know how the second brother, third brother and Wenyuan are doing."

Gu Rubing looked up to the north. The war had been going on for more than ten days. With Jingzhou as the center, it affected Yizhou, Yuzhou, Silizhou, Yanzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, Jiaozhou and other states. Except for several states far to the east and north, other places had already been in flames.

Although he knew that Guan Yu and his men were extremely powerful, Gu Rubing couldn't help but worry. Because of the wars in various places, the intelligence system that Gu Rubing had just established was paralyzed. A lot of intelligence could not be sent out at all. Even if there was intelligence, many things were beyond his reach.

"Lord, don't worry. After we kill Shi Xie and his strange poison, we can go back to Jingzhou."

Zhao Yun said beside Gu Rubing, and Gu Rubing nodded.

"Go north!"

Gu Rubing and his cavalry of a thousand cavalrymen galloped quickly towards the Hengduan Mountains in the north. In the Hengduan Mountains, Shi Xin had been stationed for four days, but he had not been able to wait for Gu Rubing. What he didn't know was that the 100,000 troops under Gu Rubing were only ten kilometers away from him.

At night, in order not to be discovered, Shi Xin ordered his men not to make fire. In the past few days, they had eaten all the dry food they brought with them. In Gu Rubing's camp ten kilometers away, many soldiers had delicious food and drinks, and they could also go to the nearby mountains to catch some game to taste, and even had time to deliver food to Gu Rubing and his men. The difference in making fire between the two was more than one level.

Just when Gu Rubing and Shi Xie went north together, preparing to fight in the Hengduan Mountains, a cavalry of 20,000 people passed through the defense line broken by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and headed south all the way to Jiangxia County.

The person who came was none other than Xu Rong, who had been invisible throughout the war. He had arrived at the battlefield on the fifth day. Before joining the battle, he met Zhuge Liang, who assigned him a new task. After one of Cao Cao's defense lines collapsed, he would bypass the defense line from that collapsed place to support Zhang Liao.

This special force has been hidden until now, but because the battle spread across several states, the information between each other was not exchanged, and no one discovered that there was another general under Gu Rubing who had not appeared, and no one knew that he had been quietly waiting for the opportunity.

Although the plan was executed by Xu Rong, the real core was Guan Yu. If the defense line deployed by Cao Cao could not be broken, then all Zhuge Liang's plans would be empty talk, but it was just so coincidental that Guan Yu was promoted to a legendary general and broke through the original defense line, which allowed Xu Rong to pass here and bypass to support, thus completely defeating the entire defense line.

At the border of Xuzhou and Yangzhou, amidst a sea of ​​blood and corpses, Zhang Liao led 800 cavalrymen to break through Cao Ren's defense line and successfully entered the territory of Yangzhou.