Chapter 670 A Hidden and Dangerous Killer Weapon!

Sun Li was born in Rongcheng County, Zhuo County.

Speaking of which, he was also a famous general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period.

He was recruited by Cao Cao when he was pacifying Youzhou. He became a minister during the Ming Dynasty and received a posthumous edict to serve as the general and commander of history. Because he was stubborn and fierce, he offended Cao Shuang. After the Gaoping Ling incident, he was reactivated and eventually moved to Sikong and granted the title of Dali. Tinghou was granted a hundred households in the city, and even after his death, he was given the posthumous title of Jinghou!

It stands to reason that with such a person and such a character, it would be difficult for Zhuge Ke to extract useful information from him.

But... Zhuge Ke seems to have been prepared.

"Map——"

Following Zhuge Ke's voice, the soldiers' subordinates immediately handed over the map.

Zhuge Ke threw the map to Sun Li without even looking at it.

Sun Li glanced at Zhuge Ke, and then slowly unfolded the map, only to see that the positions of many Wei army regiments were marked on it.

At this time, Zhuge Ke's voice came out. "You must be curious as to why I have figured out some of the positions of your Wei army. In fact, it is very simple. These subordinates of mine are all Taoist people. They have lived here for generations. In other words, their familiarity with Bashan is far away. Far more than you! Of course these are not important, the important thing is... Next, I will try to tell you what will happen..."

Zhuge Ke stood with his hands behind his back, his back to Sun Li, "We will attack every place marked on this map just like we are attacking you, but there is something different. I will deliberately let some people go during each attack." A Wei soldier, and then spread the word that you leaked their location! Let them tell Cao Cao and Xia Houyuan the news!"

When he said this, Sun Li suddenly became very excited. He opened his mouth angrily, "You are blaming me. I have never leaked military information!"

"Who knows?" Zhuge Ke spread his hands, then turned around, facing Sun Li with his harmless cheek, and continued with a smile, "Under my guidance, Wei Jun will only think that you have leaked military information. It was you who caused the great situation to fall into crisis again, and it was your betrayal that killed thousands of loyal and brave soldiers of the Wei army! You, Sun Li, are the sinners of Wei!"

"you--"

When he said the last sentence, Zhuge Ke's tone suddenly worsened, and Sun Li became even more excited, "You are despicable... shameless!"

"Whether I am despicable or shameless is not important. What is important is..." Zhuge Ke paused for a moment, and then he smiled, very strangely, "What is important is that your parents, wife, children, and clan members will all suffer because of your unreasonable behavior." Because of his betrayal, he was massacred by the Wei Dynasty. Others were defeated by one general, but you... got your whole family killed because of your loyalty! General Sun Li, I advise you not to let your loyalty harm you! Don’t let loyalty harm your whole family!”

Gudong…

Subconsciously, Sun Li made a "gudong" sound and swallowed hard. Zhuge Ke's words made his hair stand on end, making him...let him feel nervous and frightened all over!

"You...you..."

This time, he didn't even say words like despicable and shameless.

Because he knew that in the face of the absolute conspiracy, no matter how angry he was, it would be useless.

"You still have the last ten breaths to think about..."

Zhuge Ke has already started counting down, "Ten, nine, eight, seven..."

"That's enough..." Sun Li opened his mouth sadly, "But if I tell you the information about Wei Jun? Will I be able to protect my own people? If I don't want to be so infamous, I will make my people suffer the same crime!"

"No!" Zhuge Ke smiled, "Because, I will choose a Wei Jun general with the toughest bones, and then put the heinous crime of betrayal on him. Compared with him, you... would rather die than surrender. , you were defeated and captured, you would rather break than bend, you are a role model among the generals of the Wei army, it is too late for Cao Cao to reward your family, how can you know the pearl necklace——"

When Zhuge Ke said these words.

It was about the life of the entire clan, and the reputation of his Sun Li. No matter how strong he was, no matter how unyielding he was, he... he would not dare to gamble with the lives of his family.

He didn't reply, he just knelt down with a snap, and this kneeling meant - surrender!

However, Zhang Xingcai, who witnessed all this and heard their complete conversation, looked a little enlightened.

picture…

so similar!

Zhuge Ke's tone and demeanor when he forced Sun Li to rebel were exactly the same as the person she longed for.

Overt plot, this kind of strategy that is on the surface, people know it is a plan, but they have to follow it, have to fall deeply into it, and become a pawn. It is really like that guy.

Before Zhang Xingcai woke up from his daze, Sun Li seemed to have completely compromised and said everything in one breath, "There are a total of 200,000 Wei troops in the entire Bashan Mountain... divided into more than 40 legions to hunt down the Shu army in the mountains..."

At this point, it seemed that Sun Li suddenly realized something. He quickly added: "By the way, it's not just 200,000. To be precise, it should be 260,000, because there are 60,000 Wei troops encircling from Yangping Pass to Ding." The other side of the army mountain is to completely cut off the retreat route of the Shu army on the mountain! "

Hmm... cut off the retreat?

When these words were spoken, Zhuge Ke and Zhang Bao's eyes narrowed at the same time, and their expressions were unusually solemn.

Now on the Bashan Mountain, the situation is rotten. There are hundreds of thousands of Wei and Shu soldiers and horses. The Shu army has been scattered and they are fighting on their own. However, if the Wei army can swallow this number of Shu troops in one breath, it will be very difficult.

But...if the retreat is cut off, it will be dangerous.

The Wei army could have trapped the Shu army in Dingjun Mountain just like they did Ma Su. Even if they took a step back and ran out of food and aid, the morale of the Shu army would collapse overnight, and the Wei army could seize the opportunity to launch a general attack!

This is the most dangerous!

Although Sun Li was still talking about the other deployments of the Wei army, Zhuge Ke's mood was already tightly gripped.

He and Zhang Bao exchanged glances, looking at each other without saying a word, but both nodded heavily.

It seemed that the next strategy had been decided.

The Wei army that came to support from Yangping Pass must be dealt with first. No matter what, no matter when, the Shu army must not fight like a trapped beast!

Zhang Bao seemed to have felt the urgency of the situation and immediately shouted to the soldiers.

"You? Can you still fight?"

This kind of shouting after a small victory always ignites the blood of the soldiers.

They clenched their fists one by one.

"Yes!"

"There is no way to retreat, there is only advancement and no retreat, how can we not fight?"

Zhang Bao turned his eyes to Zhuge Ke, meaning to let him lead the army.

Zhuge Ke only felt that the burden on his shoulders was heavier.

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility!

He sighed, then looked at Zhang Bao, then at Zhang Xingcai, and then said to everyone: "Everyone, follow me to the back of Dingjun Mountain. The most urgent task is to intercept and kill the Wei army that came to support us!"

"Yes——"

Thousands of people responded, this responsibility... this task, is a little heavier!

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On Dingjun Mountain, the Shu army camp.

Liu Bei looked at the battle report presented to him with worry, and paced from time to time, but after walking for a short while, he couldn't help but sighed "Ah". "For several days, the total number of Shu army soldiers who have returned to the camp is no more than 10,000. There is no news about my third brother, Mengqi, Zilong, and Hansheng! The food supply behind us is also a hidden danger. If the Wei army cuts off our retreat, what should we do then?"

With these words...

"Ah...Ah..."

Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh again.

Fa Zheng looked at Liu Bei's haggard expression, feeling sad, and comforted him: "No news is the best news. At least it proves that the Wei army did not capture several generals, and it was precisely because of their fear of them that Cao Cao did not order a general attack!"

Without Zhao Yun, Chen Dao was able to stay in the central army tent. He also said, "My lord, don't worry. The Cao thief only succeeded in the first battle by luck. In the past few days, we have fought several battles with the Wei army, and they did not gain any advantage!"

The words of Fa Zheng and Chen Dao did not make Liu Bei feel any better.

He frowned as always.

Fa Zheng seemed to see through his thoughts, "My Lord, are you still worried about the retreat being cut off?"

"That's right!" Liu Bei raised his head and said with emotion: "I never worry about my third brother and his men. They are brave enough to fight against thousands of men. As long as our position is still there, they will come back sooner or later. I am not worried about the Shu army. These more than 100,000 Shu soldiers were trained by me and Kong Ming. I have confidence in them, but the only thing I worry about is the retreat... If the retreat behind Dingjun Mountain is cut off, it means that the food and grass are cut off, and the reinforcements are also cut off. Even if there is more than a month of food in the camp, once this news comes out, the morale of the army will be unstable! Once the morale of the army is in chaos, everything will be gone!"

"In fact, the situation has not reached the worst step. So far, my Lord has a retreat." Fa Zheng pondered and said: "But, I know my Lord best. My Lord will not abandon the Shu army comrades hidden in the Bashan Mountains, and my Lord will not lead the army to escape from this dangerous place alone..."

Fa Zheng said so frankly.

Indeed, if in this situation, with the war situation in front of him and the army's food supply being cut off at any time, if it were Sun Quan or Cao Cao, they would definitely choose to evacuate without hesitation, and would not care about the lives of their allies!

But, because he is Liu Bei, he would not do this...

If his heart could really be as hard as steel, he would not have been defeated for so many years, and would not still be fighting on the front line at this age -

Exactly, this is also what attracts Fa Zheng and every Shu army soldier the most about Liu Bei, and it is the true military soul of the Shu army.

Don't give up easily, don't give up easily——

"Xiaozhi, don't say retreat..." Liu Bei's expression returned to seriousness, "The most urgent task is to think about how to win back this battle and how to welcome back our scattered comrades..."

"Okay! Lord, don't worry, I will do my best..." Fa Zheng said here, and couldn't help but sigh, "Lord, you are worried about the obstruction of the grain road, but at this time, Cao Cao is also worried about the obstruction of the grain road. When the Five Pecks of Rice Sect surrendered to Cao Wei, they offered enough grain for Hanzhong for ten years. It is almost impossible to exhaust their grain, but if we have a way to cut off the grain road between Hanzhong and Bashan, then... the situation may be..."

Hearing Fa Zheng's words, Liu Bei suddenly raised his eyes, "Does Xiaozhi have a countermeasure?"

Fa Zheng paused, "I'm thinking that the grain road is also a weakness of Wei and Shu. Cao Cao can take advantage of this, and we can also..."

Just as Fa Zheng chanted this sentence

"Report--"

"Report--"

A series of voices came out, and two scouts almost rushed into the central army tent one after another.

One of them reported first: "A Qiang army appeared on the mountain road, and they attacked or ambushed, severely damaging several Wei troops... and gathered a lot of Shu soldiers..."

This is the most exciting news in this period of time.

"Who is leading this army? Where are they?"

Liu Bei asked excitedly.

The scout shook his head, "I don't know! We are still investigating this!"

Liu Bei was slightly disappointed, but the scout's report quickly made him unable to bear the disappointment for a moment.

"Report, my lord...more than 50,000 Wei troops were discovered at the entrance of Dingjun Mountain. It seems that they came from the direction of Yangping Pass and were led by Guo Huai -"

this…

The moment this voice reached Liu Bei's ears, Liu Bei's pupils suddenly widened, and the emotions in his eyes were extremely complicated.

What are you afraid of?

Oops!

This is bad!

Fa Zheng, on the other hand, seemed to have predicted Wei Jun's actions early on. He pondered for a moment, and then opened his mouth and said: "My lord, the only way to do this is to use that secret weapon!"

"Secret weapon?" Liu Bei was stunned for a moment and did not react immediately.

Fazheng said, "It's the secret weapon that Mrs. Huang gave us...the secret weapon that Kong Ming also repeatedly warned not to use until the last step!"

Speaking of which…

Liu Bei suddenly understood.

It turns out that it is the hidden and dangerous one - the big killer!

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There is a valley between the towering peaks on both sides. The valley is like a gourd, surrounded by two mountains at the back. The road in the valley is not wide, but it is enough for more than ten people to pass side by side.

This is the only way from Yangping Pass to Dingjun Mountain.

Zhuge Ke and Zhang Bao, with their troops and horses, had rushed here first, defeating at least three Wei army legions along the way, and gathered more and more troops.

Of course, that's not the point.

The point is, they have reached their destination. That is - the entrance to the hill at the northern foot of Micang Mountain called Dingjun Mountain.

Just now the scouts reported that the 60,000 Wei troops from Yangping Pass were only fifty miles away from here, but because it was a mountain road, they still had to walk half a day to get there.

"The mountains on both sides of the strait and the trail in the middle, when I came here, I didn't think it was so easy to set up an ambush..." Zhang Bao said to Zhang Xingcai beside him...

Zhang Xingcai explained: "Under my uncle's command, there is a tiger general named Wang Ping. He is a native of the country who has lived here for generations. He was a general who rebelled against the Wei Dynasty. Later, he was captured by my father and surrendered to my uncle. He is considered loyal. Previously, When I came here, my uncle was also worried that there would be an ambush in the mountains on both sides. Once the army marched here and the boulders were pushed down, there would be no way to hide or escape... there would be a risk of the entire army being annihilated!"

"What happened next?" Zhang Bao was curious and asked quickly.

Speaking of which, he was focused on killing the enemy first, but he was not as meticulous as his younger sister Zhang Xingcai.

Zhang Xingcai continued, "General Wang Ping said that the rocks on the mountains on both sides are all in one piece, and they are deeply embedded in the mountains. They are extremely hard in texture. If you want to cut them open, it is almost impossible to use only the military equipment." Complete, as for the arrows, because this place is at a wind outlet, the mountain wind is very strong, even if thousands of arrows are fired at once, the arrows will be blown away, so... all the prerequisites for setting up an ambush are not met, so there is no need to worry. There is an ambush here, so there is no need to worry about being hit by rocks and arrows on this mountain road!”

Hearing this, Zhang Bao couldn't help scratching his head and sighed: "I was still thinking about such a good ambush location. The Wei army at Yangping Pass must pass through here. If I can set up an ambush here and use the rocks... I can kill it in one fell swoop." Defeat the Wei army! But...sister, if you say that, setting up an ambush...is impossible!"

"Why not!"

Just when Zhang Bao was a little downcast, Zhuge Ke chanted one sentence.

He raised his head and looked around at the mountains on both sides, and couldn't help but sigh: "This is the occasion given by God to us to deal with the 60,000 Wei troops!"

This... Zhang Bao and Zhang Xingcai both looked confused.

Didn't you just...make it very clear?

how…

Zhang Xingcai thought Zhuge Ke didn't hear what he said, so he repeated again: "Yuan Xun, the wind on both sides of the mountains is strong, arrows cannot hit, and the surrounding stones cannot be cut. Even if we take 10,000 steps back... You have to chip away at the stone, but our manpower and our time...are not enough!”

"The manpower and time are just right!" Zhuge Ke smiled with great confidence, "General Wang Ping knew that it was impossible to set up an ambush here, so the army who rebelled against Wei must also think that it was impossible to set up an ambush here. Because of this, they Only then will we be negligent and careless, and this is our opportunity!”

Zhang Xingcai couldn't understand Zhuge Ke's words even more. "Yuanxun, you misunderstood what I meant. What I meant was...the rocks on the mountains on both sides cannot be used by us at all..."

Before Zhang Xingcai could finish speaking, Zhuge Ke's voice had already come out, and he became more determined, "If it were anyone else, it would be impossible to chip away at these stones, but...with my three thousand people, we can create a large number of Gravel!”

As he spoke, Zhuge Ke reached out and took the backpack of a personal guard, and then opened it...

A compact gray-green square cloth bag in the shape of a "package" wrapped in rough canvas and oil paper appeared in front of them.

This one is nothing…

Because since Huang Yueying, Zhuge Liang's wife, went to Jingzhou Mianshui Villa and met Guan Lin, she made countless strange inventions.

Zhang Xingcai and Zhang Bao were no longer surprised when faced with some strange ordnance.

But the one in front of him...the extremely eye-catching word "explosion" on the simple appearance was particularly eye-catching, focusing all the attention of Zhang Xingcai and Zhang Bao on it.

"Explode? Can this cloth bag... explode?" Zhang Xingcai asked with great curiosity.

Zhuge Ke did not answer directly, but raised his head and looked at the mountains on both sides, "If the quantity we brought was not limited, we wouldn't have to go through so much trouble... As for whether it can explode, Miss Xingcai will wait and see!"

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…(End of this chapter)