Three Kingdoms

Chapter 27
Zhuge Liang sighed loudly and said: "The fate of the Han Dynasty is about to end!" Ma Liang hurriedly asked: "Why?" Zhuge Liang said: "Setting up camps around the banks of the river has been a taboo since ancient times. There is no way to rescue them. How is there any reason for the company to resist the enemy for more than 700 miles? The catastrophe is coming soon! This is the reason why Lu Xun always sticks to the pass and does not go out to fight. You should report to His Majesty immediately and change the place again Set up camp." Ma Liang said again: "If Soochow has already won, what should we do?" Zhuge Liang said: "Lu Xun dare not bring troops to pursue, because he is afraid that the Wei army will intercept his return from behind. If Your Majesty is defeated , we must enter Baidi City to avoid the attack of the Wu army. When I entered Shuchuan, I had already ambushed a hundred thousand troops in Yufupu." Ma Liang was shocked: "I have never encountered it every time I passed Yufupu. One soldier and one dead, why did the Prime Minister lie to me?" Zhuge Liang said, "I won't lie to you, and you will know when the time comes."

Ma Liang didn't ask any more questions, took Zhuge Liang's letter to Liu Bei, the lord of Shu, and hurried back to Liu Bei's imperial camp.

Seeing that the Shu soldiers had lost their vigilance and preparedness, Lu Xun of the eastern Wu Dynasty immediately ordered the three armies to gather on the military field. Lu Xun himself held the Shangfang sword given to him by King Sun Quan of Wu and dispatched his troops: "Since I became the commander-in-chief of the three armies, there has been no peace. The Shu army fought a battle. Now is a good time for us to attack the Shu army. In order to determine the real movement of the Shu army, I decided to send a team of soldiers to attack the Shu camp. Which general dares to attack?" Lu Xun said Before finishing speaking, Han Dang, Zhou Tai, Ling Tong and other generals all stood up and said, "I am willing!" Lu Xun told them to retreat first, but ordered the unknown Chun Yudan to lead five thousand troops to attack the Fourth Battalion in the south of the Yangtze River.Lu Xun told Chunyu Dan: "Fu Tong is the general guard of the Fourth Battalion in the south of the Yangtze River. You must succeed tonight. I will naturally bring troops to respond."

Chunyu Dan led the order and left.Lu Xun called out Xu Sheng and Ding Feng again and said: "You two each lead three thousand troops and stationed five miles outside Dazhai. If Chunyu Dan is defeated and the Shu army comes after him, you should immediately send troops to rescue them. , but don't go after the Shu army." Xu Sheng and Ding followed the order and left.

Chunyu Dan of Eastern Wu led his troops forward at dusk.It was already midnight when they arrived at the Shu army camp.Chun Yudan ordered the soldiers to enter the Shu camp.Fu Tong, the general of Shu, led his troops out and killed him. Chunyu Dan couldn't beat Fu Tong, so he led his troops and was defeated.At this time, another group of soldiers and horses came out, it was Fan Wang Shamoke.Chun Yudan tried his best to break through the siege, but escaped with his life, and the Shu army took advantage of the victory to chase after him.When the Shu army chased for five miles, they suddenly encountered Xu Sheng and Ding Feng who were fighting from both sides. After another round of fighting, the Shu army retreated, Xu Sheng and Ding Feng rescued Chunyu Dan and returned to the barracks.

As soon as he saw Lu Xun, Chunyu Dan pleaded guilty.Lu Xun said with a smile: "It's not your fault, I just want to find out the real situation of the Shu army. I have already made a plan to defeat the Shu army." Xu Sheng and Ding Feng said: "The Shu army is so powerful that I'm afraid It's hard to defeat, so as not to lose troops or lose generals." Lu Xun laughed and said, "I can't hide this trick from Zhuge Liang, but he's not here now, God is going to help me defeat the Shu army!"

Lu Xun immediately ordered the three armies to be vigilant: Zhu Ran was sent to march by water. Lu Xun said that the southeast wind was very strong in the afternoon of the next day, and he would use boats to carry thatch and obey orders at any time.Send Han Dang to lead troops to attack Jiangbei Shuying, and send Zhou Tai to lead troops to attack Jiangnan Shuzhai.Lu Xun ordered the soldiers led by Han Dang and Zhou Tai to take a handful of thatch stuffed with flame nitrate in their hands, carry the kindling on their backs, bring weapons, go to the Shu camp, and set fire to the Shu village along the wind.The Shu army had [-] large villages, and every other camp burned one, and burned [-] large villages.Lu Xun also ordered all the troops to bring dry food in advance, not to retreat, and chase the Shu army day and night until Liu Bei was captured.The generals under his command listened to the military order and each led his way.

Liu Bei, the lord of Shu, was trying to defeat Wu Jun's strategy in the barracks, when he suddenly saw the military flag in front of the barracks falling down without wind.Liu Bei hurriedly asked Cheng Ji: "What is this sign?" Cheng Ji said: "Are the Wu soldiers coming to attack tonight?" Liu Bei said: "The Wu army was defeated last night, so I dare not come again." Cheng Ji said: "What if Lu Xun tested us, what should we do?" At this time, a soldier came in and reported that Wu soldiers had gone east along the mountain road.Liu Bei said, "This is a suspicious soldier."

Liu Bei ordered Zhang Bao and Guan Xing to lead five hundred troops each to patrol.At dusk, Guan Xing came back and reported to Liu Bei: "The Jiangbei military camp is on fire." Liu Bei hurriedly ordered Guan Xing and Zhang Bao to go to Jiangbei and Jiangnan to find out the truth.

When it was dark, the southeast wind blew up, and the military camps in Jiangbei and Jiangnan were on fire, and the fire was expanding.All of a sudden, the shouts were so loud that it was impossible to tell the enemy from ourselves, and thousands of troops and horses trampled on each other.At this time, Wu soldiers arrived, and the Shu army was in chaos.

Liu Bei got on his horse in a hurry, and when he arrived at Feng Xi's barracks, the flames of Feng Xi's barracks were surging into the sky, and the fire was unstoppable.Feng Xi hurriedly got on his horse and led dozens of his men to escape.After walking a few steps, I met Xu Sheng and Ding Feng leading troops to kill them.When Ding Feng and Xu Sheng saw Liu Bei coming, they immediately came to kill Liu Bei.Liu Bei was shocked, and there was no way to retreat.

Suddenly there was a loud shout, and Zhang Bao led a group of people to kill him.Save Liu Bei and leave.At this time, Fu Tong, the general of Shu, arrived and joined forces to protect Liu Bei from breaking through.

Liu Bei hurriedly fled to Ma'anshan.Lu Xun led a brigade to surround Ma'anshan.Zhang Bao and Fu Tong desperately guarded the mountain pass.Liu Bei saw most of the Shu army dead and wounded on the mountain, and the corpses piled up into mountains and blocked the river.

The next day, the Wu army set fire to the mountains again, and the Shu army was in chaos again, causing Liu Bei to panic.At this time, Guan Xing was killed in the flames.Guan Xing rushed up the mountain, knelt on the ground and said to Liu Bei: "There are fires all around. Your Majesty can't stay here for long. Hurry up to Baidi City and gather troops." Liu Bei said: "Who dares to cover behind?" Fu Tong said: "I am willing to fight to the death."

At dusk that day, Guan Xing was in front, Zhang Bao was in the middle, and Fu Tong was left behind to cover, protecting Liu Bei from killing him down the mountain.

Wu Jun saw that Liu Bei was about to flee, and they all wanted to fight for merit. The army chased and killed, covering the sky and covering the earth, and chased westward.Liu Bei ordered the soldiers to take off their battle suits and armor, block the road, and set fire to it.

Liu Bei was fleeing to the bank of the river, when suddenly Zhu Ran, the general of the Wu army, was killed from the bank of the river.Liu Bei yelled: "I'm going to die here today!" Guan Xing and Zhang Bao led troops to charge left and right, and were seriously injured by random arrows, unable to escape the encirclement.At this time, Lu Xun led the army to kill again.

Liu Bei was so panicked that he lost his mind and didn't know what to do. He was surrounded on all sides and couldn't escape.At this time, the sky was already bright, and the sound of shouting and killing ahead was shaking the sky and the earth.Zhu Ran's army fell into the water and fled.It was Zhao Yun who came to rescue Liu Bei.

Zhao Yun was guarding the city in Jiangzhou in the middle of Sichuan. Hearing that Shu and Wu were engaged in a great battle, he immediately led his army to come.Unexpectedly, Liu Bei was besieged by Lu Xun.Zhao Yun came to the rescue bravely.

Seeing that it was Zhao Yun who came to kill him, Lu Xun quickly ordered to retreat.Zhao Yunzheng was able to kill, met Zhu Ran, and stabbed Zhu Ran to death with a single shot.Defeated Wu soldiers, rescued Liu Bei, and fled to Baidi City.

Liu Bei said: "Although I escaped danger, what about my soldiers?" Zhao Yun said: "The enemy soldiers are behind, so don't fight for a long time. Your Majesty first goes to Baidi City to rest, and then I go to rescue other soldiers." Liu Bei He took the remaining 100 people into Baidi City.

Fu Tong, the general of Shu, died on the battlefield to cover Liu Bei.Cheng Ji, a civil servant, did not disgrace the courtiers of the Shu Han Dynasty, and committed suicide for the country.

Wu Ban and Zhang Nan besieged Sun Huan for a long time.Suddenly hearing Feng Xi's news that the Shu Lord's army was defeated, he hurried to rescue Liu Bei.Sun Huan led the army to chase and kill from behind. Wu soldiers came in front and attacked twice. Zhang Nan and Feng Xichong couldn't kill them and died in battle.

Wu Ban broke out of the siege, and was chased by a brigade of Wu soldiers.Fortunately, Zhao Yun led the troops to arrive, killed Wu soldiers and rescued Wu Ban.Fan Wang Sha Moke retreated single-handedly and met Zhou Tai. Zhou Tai and Sha Moke fought for more than 20 rounds, and finally Zhou Tai killed Sha Moke with a single knife.Liu Ning and Du Lu successively surrendered to Soochow.The number of soldiers captured by the Shu army is also countless.Mrs. Sun heard of the defeat of the Shu army in Soochow, and mistakenly heard that Liu Bei had died on the battlefield. She was so sad that she wanted to die.He drove to the river, cried a lot to the west, and finally threw himself into the river to die.

Lu Xun of the Eastern Wu defeated Liu Bei of the Western Shu and led his army in hot pursuit.Not far from Kuiguan, Lu Xun ordered the army to stop and not to advance.Lu Xun saw the mountains and rivers in front of him, and he was murderous.Immediately ordered his soldiers: "Don't underestimate the enemy, there must be an ambush by the Shu army ahead!" Lu Xun ordered the army to retreat more than ten miles, and lined up a battle formation at a place where the horizon was wide and wide, preparing for a battle with the Shu army.

Lu Xun immediately sent people to inquire about the military situation to the front to inquire.The soldiers who inquired about the news came back and reported to Lu Xun: "There are no soldiers and horses stationed ahead." Lu Xun didn't believe it, so he got off his horse, climbed to a small hill and looked ahead, and saw the murderous look again.Lu Xun immediately sent someone to the front to investigate further.According to the news, there are still no soldiers and horses stationed.Seeing the sun setting, Lu Xun became even more murderous.Lu Xun hesitated, and ordered his confidants to check the situation again.The news I got is that there are only eighty or ninety piles of rocks by the river, and there are no soldiers and horses stationed there.

Lu Xun still didn't believe it, and ordered his subordinates to find a local to ask.After a while, a few locals came.Lu Xun asked them: "Who made these piles of rocks like this? Why is there a murderous look inside the pile of rocks?" The locals told Lu Xun, "This place is called Yubupu. When Zhuge Liang entered Sichuan, he led the army to practice here. Soldiers and horses are arranged in a large formation. So there will often be some clouds entangled here."

After Lu Xun finished listening, he led dozens of troops to see Zhuge Liang's stone formation.On the hillside, Lu Xun saw that there were households in all directions of the stone formation.Lu Xun laughed and said, "It's just a trick, it's useless!" So he led his men into the stone formation to watch.The general said: "It's getting dark, please return to the camp early."

Just as Lu Xun was about to walk out of the stone formation, a strong wind suddenly blew up.In just a short while, sand and rocks flew in the stone formation, covering the sky and the earth.The pile of rubble rushes to the left and moves to the right, the sand stands horizontally, and the wind howls.

Lu Xun was shocked and said: "I fell into Zhuge Liang's trick!" He hurriedly retreated, but there was no way to retreat.

When they were at a loss what to do, they suddenly saw an old man with fluttering beard walking towards them.The old man smiled and said to Lu Xun: "General, do you want to get out of this stone formation?" Lu Xun said, "I hope the old man can take us out." Go, it didn't take long before I walked out of the stone formation.

Lu Xun knew that this old man was unusual, so he asked the old man respectfully: "May I ask the old man's name?" The old man replied: "I am Huang Chengyan, Zhuge Liang's father-in-law. When my son-in-law Zhuge Liang came to Sichuan, he planted a house in this place. This stone formation is called the Eight Formation Map. The formation is very complicated. It is constantly changing every moment, and it is more powerful than a hundred thousand elite soldiers. Before he left, he once told me: There will be a Soochow in the future The general is trapped in this stone formation, don't lure him out.

I just stood on the mountain and saw the general enter through the gate of death, so I knew that if you don't understand this formation, you will definitely be trapped.I have always liked to do good deeds all my life, and I couldn't bear the general to be trapped in this stone formation, so I took you out of the gate of life. Lu Xun said: "The old man should be proficient in this formation, right?" "Huang Chengyan said: "This formation has infinite changes, so it cannot be learned!" Lu Xun hurriedly got off his horse, thanked Huang Chengyan and returned.

Lu Xun returned to the camp and sighed repeatedly: "Zhuge Liang is the real Crouching Dragon! I can't compare with him!" So he ordered the class teacher.The generals under his command all advised: "Liu Bei's army was defeated and the army was in a state of confusion. We were trapped in a small city. We just took advantage of the victory to pursue it. Now we retreat as soon as we see Zhuge Liang's stone formation. Why?" Lu Xun said: "I am not afraid. Zhuge Liang’s stone formation. I think Cao Pi will send a large army to attack our Jiangdong. Cao Pi is as treacherous as Cao Cao. Now that the whole army of Eastern Wu is chasing the Shu army, he will definitely take the opportunity to attack us. If our army goes deep into Shuchuan, it will be very difficult to retreat. .” Lu Xun immediately ordered the army to rush back to Jiangdong to prevent the Wei army from attacking.

Two days after Lu Xun's retreat, soldiers who inquired about the army reported to him, saying: "General Wei Cao Ren led an army out from Ruxu, Cao Xiu led his troops out of the cave, and Cao Zhen led his troops out of Nanjun. Fight out. There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the three routes of Wei Bing, day and night, aggressively rushing into our Soochow territory."

Lu Xun said with a smile, "It's exactly as I expected. Don't worry, I have already ordered the army to meet the enemy."

It turned out that when Lu Xun set off to defeat the Shu army, he had already made preparations to guard against the Wei army.Lu Xun ordered Wu Jun general Zhu Huan to guard Ruxu.Zhu Huan is resourceful and heroic.Sun Quan loved Zhu Huan very much.

When Zhu Huan learned that Cao Ren was leading the army to attack Xianxi, he immediately mobilized a large army to attack Cao Ren himself, leaving only [-] soldiers to defend the city.A soldier reported to Zhu Huan that Cao Ren's general Chang Diao and others led [-] troops to kill Ruxu.Zhu Huan saw that his soldiers were all afraid.So he said loudly: "Most of the victory or defeat of a military strategist is determined by the generals. It is not whoever has more soldiers will win. The book of war says:
The enemy's army is twice as strong as ours, and our army can defeat the enemy.Now Cao Ren's soldiers have traveled thousands of miles, and they are very tired.We have kept soldiers in the city for a long time, waiting for work at leisure, with the defense of the great river in the south and the steep mountains in the north. This is a situation that is invincible in all battles.There is no need to worry about Cao Pi coming, let alone such a small person as Cao Ren! ” So he ordered his soldiers to put down their flags, stop beating drums, and hide.

Chang Diao, a general of the Wei army, came to attack Ruxu City with elite soldiers, but saw that there was no one defending the city from afar.Chang Diao immediately ordered the army to charge forward.As soon as he reached the gate of the city, Zhu Huan rode out of the city with a sword in hand, and fought Chang Diao. After three blows, Zhu Huan killed Chang Diao.Zhu Huan commanded the army to charge and kill the Wei soldiers.Wei Bing was defeated and many people died.Cao Ren led the troops to come, but was defeated by Ru Xuling's Wu soldiers.

Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu were surrounded by Lu Xun's ambushes and Zhuge Jin's ambushes, and were also defeated by Wu Jun.

The three armies of the Wei army were all defeated by the Wu army and returned.Cao Pi, the Lord of Wei, couldn't help sighing loudly after listening to his subordinates' report: "If I had listened to Jia Xu and Liu Ye's advice, I would not have such a big defeat." Soochow and Wei have since become enemies.

Liu Bei, the lord of Shu, was stationed in Baidi City.Zhao Yun took the place of defending the city.At this time, Ma Liang came from the east of Sichuan and saw that there was not much left in the army. He regretted it too late, so he had to report Zhuge Liang's words and letters to Liu Bei, the lord of Shu.

Liu Bei, the lord of Shu, sighed loudly: "If only I had listened to the Prime Minister's words, I would not have been exposed today! What face do I have to go back to Chengdu to see the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs?" So he lived in Baidi City for a long time. , Yong'an Palace was established in the city.

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