Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 220: Battles in the South and North
"A few days ago, I sent troops to attack Xudu and seize the capital, but I did not harm anyone and withdrew intact as a warning. I hope Cao will hold back and withdraw his troops."

Xu Shao's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he blurted out, "Could it be that Xun Lingjun has also become your prisoner? I hope you can forgive him..."

He had a close relationship with the Xun family of Yingchuan, and had been friends with Xun Yu for several decades, so when he heard Zhuge Yong say that the battle had already reached Xu Du, he did not have the slightest doubt and was only concerned about Xun Yu's safety.

Zhuge Yong ignored him and continued, "My troops left Xudu and entered Wancheng again. We burned Cao Cao's food and supplies in Wancheng, but did not burn his camp."

"Otherwise, I will burn his 530,000 troops to ashes!"

Xu Shao was so shocked that his soul flew to the sky.

Even though he was nearly a hundred years old, when he heard about what Zhuge Yong had done, he still felt that it was like a ghost, elusive and unbelievable.

Could it be that in Zhuge Yong's eyes, the iron-clad country, the army of 530,000 strong, and Lord Xun, who was the best at defending the city, were just made of paper and were allowed to move forward and backward without any hindrance?
Zhuge Yong turned around and moved his gaze from the clouds illuminated by the slanting moon to the foggy path down the mountain.

"I have given him three chances. If he can withdraw his troops and stop fighting, then the world will be at peace and everything will be over."

As he spoke, Zhuge Yong's figure was already more than ten feet away, but his voice still sounded close at hand, lingering in his ears.

"If he relies on his large army and strong generals and refuses to give up, then you can't blame me..."

Zhuge Yong's figure had completely disappeared, but his voice was still echoing among the cliffs.

"A century of humiliation, the building of China!"

"How can I let nature take its course and let China endure another century of suffering through the Five Barbarians' invasion?"

"Hahaha!"

Zhuge Yong's laughter shook the air, and the mountain wind whistled even louder, following Zhuge Yong's laughter like thousands of divine soldiers and ghosts serving the great general.

"The Five Barbarians Invaded China..."

"A century of suffering?"

Xu Shao sat cross-legged alone on a rock, pondering the deep meaning of Zhuge Yong's words.

……

In the early morning, the sun rises in the east, and the orange-red sunlight shines on the branches and leaves of the trees on the mountainside. The slight dewdrops are crystal clear and moist, like pearls.

On the stone path winding down from the top of the mountain, a graceful figure like a fairy walked slowly and steadily.

"bass!"

"Boom!"

Behind the rocks, a flash of sharp metal blade appeared, and then more than a hundred strong men, each holding a sword, blocked the way down the mountain!
"Zhuge Wende!"

The leader, whose body was as strong as an iron tower and whose voice was as loud as a bell, held a single sword in both hands, looked up at the figure walking down the mountain, and laughed loudly!

Zhuge Wende lifted his robe, stood on a nearby rock, and looked down at the hundreds of ferocious killers in front of him as if they were grass!

"A scholar is just a scholar after all!"

"You were pretty crazy in Jingzhou, but today you came to Mount Tai. Do you want to get down the mountain alive?"

As the sturdy man spoke, he waved his hand and his subordinates dispersed, surrounding the way down the mountain and cutting off all of Zhuge Yong's ways to break out.

"Yanzhou..."

"Taishan County..."

Zhuge Yong gently tapped the palm of his left hand with the folding fan in his right hand, looked at the foot of the mountain opposite, and said lightly: "Are you going to take my head to Prime Minister Cao to seek credit?" Although the people below were all masked with black scarves, they looked at each other in surprise when they heard this question.

The leader was also stunned, but then laughed and said, "Zhuge Wende is indeed an arrogant person! Do you think we are sent by Prime Minister Cao?"

"What kind of man is Prime Minister Cao? His heart is as vast as the sea, and it is as vast as the world!"

At this point, he raised the single-edged sword in one hand, bowed deeply in the direction of Jingzhou, and continued with an extremely respectful look, "How could he care about a weak scholar like you who talks too much!"

Then there was another burst of laughter, full of pride.

"In the battle of Jingzhou, the alliance between Sun and Liu against Prime Minister Cao was overestimating their own strength. If you stay by Liu Bei's side, you can still survive for a while!"

"I never thought that I would be led by some strange magic to come to the top of Mount Tai to show off my knowledge and participate in the Yuedan Review Meeting. It must be God's will that I will let you die in my hands!"

Zhuge Yong smiled.

Although he was surrounded by powerful enemies and filled with murderous intent, he did not panic at all. Instead, he stepped forward and walked a few steps along the stone steps. He was only three feet away from the hundreds of swords and knives.

If the leader gave an order and hundreds of swords were fired at once, even if Lu Bu were resurrected or Xiang Yu were to come to the mortal world, they would find it difficult to display their skills in this narrow area halfway up the mountain.

"The Battle of Hefei was originally a brilliant plan by Prime Minister Cao, but unfortunately the best general Zhang Liao was trapped in Jingzhou while trying to save Chen Qun, and Prime Minister Cao killed his relatives, so he surrendered."

Zhuge Yong had a calm expression, he played with the folding fan in his hand with his hands behind his back, looking calm and composed. The mountain breeze blew past, and his clothes fluttered, making him look even more free and easy.

"After Zhang Liao, the best general is Xu Huang. But after Xu Huang arrived in Hefei, although his troops were strong, he still had no food and grass. Prime Minister Cao originally planned to use the food from Wancheng to help Hefei, temporarily relieve the emergency, and then order Taishan General Zangba to gather troops and money from Qingzhou and Xuzhou to go south to reinforce Hefei."

He suddenly raised his head, his eyes like lightning, staring straight at the burly leader holding a single sword in front of him, emitting murderous aura: "It's a pity that Zang Ba procrastinated on military matters, disobeyed orders, and only cared about preserving his strength, refusing to rush south, resulting in Xu Huang being trapped in Hefei and defeated!"

The masked leader's body trembled slightly, the single sword in his hand trembled, and he tried to argue: "A dying man is still here to show off his verbal skills!"

"Although Xu Huang was defeated in Hefei, his strength remains. If I can capture you alive, it will be better than killing 100,000 soldiers!"

Zhuge Yong smiled slightly, squinting at the man, and said nonchalantly: "Are you so calm? Do you think that if you capture me, you can escape death in front of Prime Minister Cao in the future?"

"What about Chen Gong? What about Lü Bushe's family? Do you think that you can escape yesterday's mistakes just because you have done a great service to him?"

"Do you think that my life is enough to defeat the souls of 300,000 soldiers in Hefei?"

Zhuge Yong laughed loudly towards the sky, and his voice echoed endlessly between Mount Tai and the mountains.

"Don't forget it!"

"It is better for him to pay the whole world than for anyone in the world to betray him!!!"

The leader in black took a half step back, stretched out his hand to hold onto a piece of stone beside him, and murmured, "How could it be... Xun Lingjun said..."

Zhuge Yong suddenly shouted, "Zang Ba! Why do you have to cover your eyes? Do you really think I don't know you?"

This man was none other than Zang Ba, one of the six strongest generals under Lu Bu's command in the past, and the second-ranked man after Zhang Liao!

Zang Ba boasted that his martial arts and military tactics were not inferior to Zhang Liao, but after he surrendered to Cao Cao, Zhang Liao won many military victories in his campaigns and was highly valued by Prime Minister Cao. However, Zang Ba, who was as famous as him, never had the opportunity to make merit!

No matter whether it was the northern expedition to Wuhuan or the southern expedition to Jingxiang, Zhang Liao always accompanied the army as the leader of the Five Elite Generals, but Zang Ba was only ordered to stay in Xuzhou and Yanzhou to guard against Jiangdong.

It was also because of this that Zang Ba harbored a private resentment in his heart and was depressed all day long.

In the Battle of Jingzhou, Prime Minister Cao was outwitted by Zhuge Yong and suffered repeated defeats. Even his most capable Zhang Liao was captured and surrendered.

(End of this chapter)