The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 789 788 Worry
Zhang Liao looked at the barbarian curiously, and asked, "I don't think there are people with such good eyesight as you in such a wild place. As you said, I am Zhang Liao."

"It's really General Zhang!" the barbarian Xizuo immediately kowtowed to Zhang Liao repeatedly, and shouted, "Kowtow to see General Zhang!"

Zhang Liao sneered and said, "Your mouth is quite sweet, but it's useless to say these things. Do you think that the governor will let you go easily? Don't forget, you are my spy!"

The barbarian Xizuo hastily defended: "General, I sent it to the door by myself, and you didn't catch me. I came here to inform the general on the order of my king!"

"Your king? Meng Huo?" Zhang Liao asked hastily, startled.

The barbarian shook his head carefully and said, "My king is not Meng Huo!"

Zhang Liao asked: "Looking at the whole Nanzhong, Meng Huo is the only one who has made himself king. Could it be that there are other people who have also made themselves king?"

"It is true that Meng Huo is the only king in Nanzhong, but my king is not from Nanzhong. We are barbarians next to Nanzhong. My king's name is Mu Lu, and he was invited by Meng Huo to help."

"It turns out that you are a subordinate of King Mulu!" Zhang Liao suddenly realized, judging from the news from the scouts, it should be true.

"Yes, the younger one is a subordinate of King Mulu. The younger one came here this time under the orders of King Mulu to inform the general!"

"Reporting? Let's hear it!" Zhang Liao seemed to be interested, staring at the barbarian intently.

"General, although my great king was invited to help out, in fact, my great king knows that Meng Huo is just a clown. In front of the powerful Han army, Yelang can only be arrogant, so my great king has never wanted to fight with the Han army. The enemy, this time even sent a junior to inform the general, hoping to help the general defeat Meng Huo and pacify Nanzhong as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Zhang Liao finally learned the purpose of this person's visit, and said to the person, "It would be great if Meng Huo had the same self-knowledge as your king, so that we won't meet each other now. By the way, King Mulu sent What kind of wind did you come to give me, what kind of letter did you report?"

"My king asked me to tell the general that Meng Huo sent him to fight the general, but in fact he wanted to lead the general's army into the Pan Snake Valley. Meng Huo had already assembled a large number of troops in the Pan Snake Valley, and he was waiting for the General's arrival. The army came, and then suddenly attacked and wiped it out."

After Zhang Liao heard this, he couldn't help frowning, and he felt a panic in his heart. He had seen Lu Kai's Pingman palm map, which clearly recorded all the terrains and mountains in Nanzhong, and marked the dangerous places. Therefore, he He is particularly sensitive to the words Pan Snake Valley.

Pan Snake Valley is located in the hinterland of Nanzhong. It is the only place to pass through to Ailao Mountain. There are steep mountain walls on both sides, and a narrow road in the middle that can only accommodate five people walking side by side. It twists and turns and stretches for five or six miles. The ground looks like a long coiling snake, so it is called the Coiled Snake Valley by the locals.

In addition, the bottom of Pan Snake Valley is dark and humid, and there are streams flowing through it, so thousands of snakes, large and small, are densely packed at the bottom of the valley. Ling, I don't want to go from here either.Because here is a road that leads to death.

However, not everyone is afraid to pass by. It is strange to say that as long as there are mountain people on Ailao Mountain following them, they can pass here leisurely. Even if they pass through the place where the poisonous snakes are most dense, those poisonous snakes will not attack.According to legend, the mountain people on Ailao Mountain were born after the mating of humans and snakes, so poisonous snakes will not harm them.

"King Mulu wouldn't be so kind enough to send you here to report the news, right? You must have asked for something else?" Zhang Liao knew that these southern barbarians put their interests first. If there were no interests, they would definitely not be like this.

"Yes! There is only one! My king hopes that after the general defeats Meng Huo's army, he will hand over Meng Huo to my king, and then my king will kill Meng Huo to relieve his pain!"

"What? Is there any hatred between King Mulu and Meng Huo? Otherwise, why did King Mulu want to kill Menghuo? Also, since there is hatred between them, why was King Mulu invited to help out? "Zhang Liao asked suspiciously.

"To be honest, there is no direct hatred between my king and Meng Huo, but the indirect hatred is enough to make the two incompatible..."

Nanman Xizuo then explained the rift between King Mulu and Meng Huo in detail. Of course, he would not mention that King Mulu was also ambitious. He just said that Meng Huo killed his in-laws. He also took away his in-laws' tribe, so that King Mulu's daughter wandered away and died tragically in a foreign land.That's why King Mulu hated Meng Huo deeply.

After Zhang Liao listened, all doubts in his heart were eliminated one by one, and he said to the editor: "Please go back and tell your king, and say that his kindness is appreciated by the governor, and I am very grateful for his news. If possible , I hope that your king can do the internal response, and you can use the plan to defeat Meng Huo together. After Nanzhong is settled, not only will I have the credit, but your king will also have the credit. At that time, the court will definitely reward you for your merit Yes, without the benefits of your king."

Nanman Xizuo was elated, and immediately thanked Zhang Liao.Zhang Liao asked someone to give him an ingot of gold and sent him back to deliver a letter to King Mulu.

After Xizuo went back, only one day later, he came back again, and brought news of King Mulu, saying that King Mulu was willing to submit to the court and obey Zhang Liao's arrangement.

For the next day, Zhang Liao ordered the army to stand still, rest in place, recharge their batteries, and prepare their own plans.

The next day, Zhang Liao called all the generals together, explained to them the agreement with King Mulu, and planned to give Meng Huo a trick.

After the generals finished listening, some were happy, while others frowned.

Zhang Liao looked around the crowd, and when he saw a look of distress on Huang Zhong's face, he asked, "Old General Huang, do you have anything to say?"

"Reporting to the Governor, the general does have something to say. The general thinks that King Mulu's act of sending someone here to report the news is very suspicious. Moreover, the governor should not trust King Mulu easily."

"Oh? Then tell me, how suspicious is King Mulu?"

Huang Zhongdao: "If King Mulu really wanted to join our army, why didn't he report the news sooner or later, and why did he come to report at this time? Besides, Nanman has always been cunning and changeable, so don't trust their words easily. This operation is related to the life and death of our entire anti-rebellion army, if one step is wrong, I am afraid that we will lose everything, and it will be even more difficult to put down this rebellion when the time comes."

After Zhang Liao heard this, his face became a little ugly, and he said sharply: "This matter is settled like this. If anything happens, I will bear everything by myself, and you will never be implicated. You just need to Just do as I tell you."

Huang Zhong's face was hot for a while, facing Zhang Liao's fury, he didn't say anything, just like everyone else, he lowered his head, cupped his hands and said, "Here!"

Subsequently, Zhang Liao issued a series of orders, and the generals of all ministries withdrew one after another.

After Huang Zhong came out of Zhang Liaoli's big tent, Wei Yan followed closely, and said hastily, "Old General, you shouldn't have said that in front of the commander-in-chief today."

"I'm just expressing my doubts. I have been in Jingnan for a long time, and I often fight with the Nanman people. I know the habits of the Nanman people very well. King Mulu is also a branch of the Nanman people, so his habits should be similar. I am definitely King Mulu. He definitely wouldn't want to join the imperial court so readily, in my opinion, this seems to be a kind of conspiracy, and he must have other plans!"

Wei Yandao: "Even so, you shouldn't question the governor in front of so many people. If you do this, the governor will lose face."

"It's a minor matter for him to lose face, but it's a major issue if the entire anti-insurgency army is ruined in his hands. I have to say it." Huang Zhong said angrily.

Wei Yandao: "Old general, calm down. The governor has always been a victorious general, and he has a unique way of commanding and fighting. As for what this battle will be like, none of us will know it until it happens. The old general may as well take a step and see." Just go ahead and get ready."

After hearing this, Huang Zhong bowed his hands to Wei Yan, and walked forward alone without looking back.

Wei Yan wanted to follow, but on second thought, he decided to forget it, and went back to his barracks to prepare.

……

In the rebel base camp in Ailao Mountain, a scout knelt in front of Meng Huo and told Meng Huo the information he had inquired this time. There was also a hint of worry.

The cave master just came in from the outside and saw Meng Huo frowning, so he asked, "Your Majesty, is something wrong? Why are you frowning?"

"I just received the news that the Han army suddenly stopped and stopped moving forward. It has been more than a day, and I don't know why. Tell me, did the Han army discover our plot?" Meng Huo asked.

Bring the cave master and said: "Probably not, maybe they are tired from walking and just want to stop and have a rest."

"No, I always feel that something is wrong." Meng Huo said, "Since the Han army entered the country, it has been four or five days since the Han army has not met a single person. This must have affected the Han army and made the Han army suspicious. No, I have to send people to attack the Han army and lure them into Pan Snake Valley!"

"My lord, haven't you already entrusted King Mulu to do this matter? Just let him do it. The king only needs to sit in Ailao Mountain."

"I'm still not at ease with Mulu, after all, he doesn't agree with us."

"But my lord, if you want to get rid of him this time, you can only rely on him. If your lord sends others to attack the Han army, I think King Mulu will definitely not participate in it again. So, please wait and see It’s enough to change, anyway, the Han army has already entered the hinterland, and our people are everywhere, and they can’t run if they want to! If the Han army really wants to run, it’s not too late for the king to issue an order!”

Meng Huo felt that what the master of the cave said made sense, so he nodded, but he always had an ominous premonition in his heart. He may not win a complete victory in this decisive battle with the Han army...

(End of this chapter)