Three Kingdoms

Chapter 32 Zhuge Liang Captures Meng Huo Seven Times (1)
Zhuge Liang pacified the three armies of Gao Ding, Zhu Bao, and Yong Kai. The news was immediately known to the barbarian king Meng Huo.Meng Huo hurriedly summoned his Marshal Sandong to discuss how to deal with Zhuge Liang's 50 troops.

Meng Huo said, "Now that Zhuge Liang is leading an army of 50 to attack us, we have no choice but to lead troops to resist. The three of you marshals divide your troops into three groups to resist the Shu army led by Zhuge Liang. Whoever defeats Zhuge Liang will be the chief cave master." Order Marshal Jinhuan Sanjie to attack the center, Marshal Dong Dana to attack the left, and Marshal A Huinan to attack the right.Everyone led [-] troops and marched according to the order.

Zhuge Liang is holding a military meeting in the barracks.At this time, soldiers from the front came to report that Meng Huo's Marshal Sandong divided his troops into three groups to attack.

After Zhuge Liang listened to the report, he immediately called Zhao Yun and Wei Yan to the barracks, but he did not order them to lead troops to fight; he also called Wang Ping and Ma Zhong to the barracks, and ordered them: "Now the Nanman army is attacking us in three ways. I originally wanted to call Zhao Yun and Wei Yan to lead the troops to fight, but I was afraid that they would not know the military terrain of the Nanman, so I dared not use them. Wang Ping led troops to attack the enemy's left side, and Ma Zhong led troops to attack the enemy's right side , I will order Zhao Yun and Wei Yan to cover and respond from behind." Wang Ping and Ma Zhong obeyed the order and left the barracks.

Zhuge Liang called Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi into the camp again, and ordered them: "Lead an army to attack the enemy's center. Get ready today, and fight with Wang Ping and Ma Zhong tomorrow. I wanted to send Zhao Yun and Wei Yan to lead troops to fight, but I am also worried that they are not familiar with the detailed distribution of the enemy army, so I dare not use them." Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi also obeyed the order and left the barracks to prepare.

Zhao Yun and Wei Yan returned to their camp, and the two began to discuss.Zhao Yun said: "Both of us are vanguard generals, but the prime minister doesn't use us to fight, he uses some juniors, and we are too shameless!" Wei Yan said: "Let's catch a few locals immediately and let them lead the way. , we take the opportunity to catch the enemy by surprise, and then we will be done!" Zhao Yun agreed with Wei Yan's idea.So the two of them immediately mounted their horses and went to catch the locals.Just after riding a horse for a short distance, he encountered dozens of Nanban soldiers.Zhao Yun and Wei Yan rushed over immediately. Although most of the dozens of Nanman soldiers escaped, Zhao Yun and Wei Yan still captured a few Nanman soldiers.

Back at the barracks, Zhao Yun and Wei Yan invited them to sit down and eat together.Zhao Yun asked them about the distribution of the troops of Marshal Nanban Sandong.Zhao Yun and Wei Yan were very happy, and immediately led five thousand elite soldiers, and asked the captured Nanman soldiers to lead the way.At this time, the breeze was blowing and the moon was shining brightly.

Zhao Yun and Wei Yan led the army to the front of Nanman Jinhuan Sanjie's barracks. At this time, the Nanman army was cooking and preparing to attack the Shu army after eating.Zhao Yun and Wei Yan were the first to attack the Nanman army, and Jin Huan Sanjie's troops were killed, caught off guard, and fled in defeat.Zhao Yun killed Marshal Jinhuan Sanjie.

Zhao Yun was victorious, and Wei Yan immediately led an army to attack Dong Dana's army on the east road, and Zhao Yun also led an army to attack Ah Huinan's army on the west road.

Wei Yan led the troops to the front of Dong Dana's position.Dong Dana heard that there was also an attack from the Shu army in the rear, so Dong Dana had no intention of fighting and hurriedly led the army to escape.Wei Yan did not catch up with Dong Dana.

Zhao Yun led the army to attack Ah Huinan's army violently, and Ma Zhong also led the army to attack. After two attacks, Ah Huinan could not resist and fled.The Shu army returned with a big victory.

Zhuge Liang said: "The barbarians in the three caves of the Nanman were all defeated, and Dong Dana and Ah Huinan escaped. So where is the head of Jinhuan Sanjie?" Zhao Yun offered the head.The rest of the generals said: "Dong Dana and Ah Huinan both fled towards Yuemaling." Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "I have caught them a long time ago." Neither Zhao Yun nor Wei Yan believed it. .

After a while, Zhang Ni took Dong Dana and Zhang Yi took Ah Huinan into the barracks.The other generals were surprised.

Zhuge Liang explained with a smile: "I have carefully read the military map that Lu Kai gave me long ago, and I have mastered the distribution of the Nanman army. I deliberately provoked Zhao Yun and Wei Yan, because to take down the three troops of the Nanman, we must Only when Zhao Yun and Wei Yan go to battle can they win. My aggressive general method really boosted Zhao Yun and Wei Yan's spirit. They went deep into the enemy's position and caught the enemy by surprise. I ordered Wang Ping and Ma Zhong to follow the enemy's rear Attack, double attack, the Nanman army will definitely be defeated. I ordered Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi to lie in wait at Yuema Ridge earlier, and I ordered Guan Suo to be behind at any time to meet them. Dong Dana and Ah Huinan must be defeated. They will pass through Yuema Ridge, so they were caught by Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi." The generals all admired Zhuge Liang's military command ability very much.

Zhuge Liang ordered Dong Dana and A Huinan to be untied, and personally invited them to sit at the banquet to eat and drink.Zhuge Liang warned them not to help Meng Huo rebel.Dong Dana and A Huinan thanked Zhuge Liang for not killing him, and agreed that Zhuge Liang would no longer help Meng Huo.So Zhuge Liang let them go.

Zhuge Liang said to the other generals: "Tomorrow, Meng Huo will definitely lead troops to attack our army. You must fight hard to kill the enemy and catch Meng Huo!"Zhuge Liang told Zhao Yun and Wei Yan the strategy of capturing Menghuo and told them to make early preparations; Zhuge Liang also told Wang Ping and Guan Suo the strategy of capturing Menghuo and told them to make early preparations.The other generals have their own careful arrangements.

Knowing that his three-hole army was defeated by Zhuge Liang, Meng De couldn't help being furious, and led the army to challenge Zhuge Liang.Meng Huo said to his generals: "It is said that Zhuge Liang is good at fighting with soldiers. I see that his army's arrangement and lineup are very chaotic. This is not an elite army, it is simply a rotten army. This shows that Zhuge Liang has not defeated my three-hole army, who is willing to challenge it?" As soon as Meng Huo finished speaking, a general rushed to the Shu army.Wang Ping fought with the barbarian general.After fighting for a while, Wang Ping pretended to be defeated and Meng Huo ordered to pursue him.The Nanman army kept chasing and killing them. After chasing for several miles, Guan Suo came back and fought Meng Huo for a few rounds. Then Guan Suo pretended to escape.Meng Huo just ordered a fierce pursuit and attack, and chased into a large valley.At this time, Wang Ping and Guan Suo suddenly returned. At this time, the Nanman army was attacked by Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi, and their retreat was cut off.

Seeing that the situation was not good and the general situation was not good, Meng Huo hurriedly led dozens of generals and soldiers to escape on the mountain road.

As soon as he fled up the hillside, the sound of killing resounded again, and Zhao Yun led an army to kill him. Meng Huo was not Zhao Yun's opponent, so Meng Huo had to flee again, and was finally caught by Wei Yan in a deep valley.

Wei Yan took Meng Huo to see Zhuge Liang.Zhuge Liang had already slaughtered cattle and sheep, set up a banquet and waited for Meng Huo in the barracks.Zhuge Liang ordered the mighty soldiers to line up on both sides of the barracks one by one. The warriors stood on both sides of the barracks with spears and swords, majestic, majestic, and very strict.

Zhuge Liang released the Nanman soldiers first, and said to them: "You are all kind people, and you have no choice but to serve as soldiers under Meng Huo. I know that you miss your parents, brothers and relatives at home. When you go out to fight, they will have no peace all day long. , If you find out that you have lost the battle and are caught, I don’t know how worried you will be, and your eyes will bleed. I will let you go back now, so that your families can feel at ease.” After speaking, he gave them a lot of wine, meat and food.The Nanman soldiers were very grateful to Zhuge Liang, bowed to the ground and wept away.

Zhuge Liang ordered Meng Huo to be taken into the barracks.Meng Huo was taken into Zhuge Liang's barracks.Zhuge Liang personally untied the ropes that bound Meng Huo, and asked Meng Huo to take a seat at the banquet.Meng Huo sat down.Zhuge Liang then asked Meng Huo, "The late Emperor Liu Bei was always kind to you, why did you rebel?" Meng Huo said loudly, "Shuchuan was originally someone else's territory, but your lord Liu Bei used the strong to bully the weak and usurped other people's territory. My family has lived here for generations, and now you lead troops to invade my border, is this also my fault? How do you say that I rebelled?" Zhuge Liang said: "Okay, I will let you go back now, and see if you accept it Meng Huo said loudly, "If you let me go back, I will definitely recruit new soldiers and fight you to the death. If you catch me again, I will submit to you." Zhuge Liang laughed and released Meng Huo immediately.Meng Huo got on his horse and returned with some remnants of the defeated generals.

When the other generals saw that Zhuge Liang had let Meng Huo go, they didn't understand what it meant, and they asked each other, "Meng Huo is the leader of the Nanman rebels. Why did you let him go?" Zhuge Liang said, "I want to catch him." This man is so easy. As long as I subdue his heart, then the chaos can be quelled." The generals didn't believe it.

On the way, Meng Huo met Nanman soldiers who had been released from the Shu army camp.They all came to see Meng Huo, and they all asked, "How did your majesty escape?" Meng Huo said boldly, "The Shu army locked me in a prison. I killed the Shu soldiers guarding the prison. Before dawn, I escaped from the camp of the Shu army, met a small group of Shu army on the road, and was defeated by me. I snatched a horse and came back like this." Those people were very happy and supported Meng Huo. After passing Lushui, he lived in the camp.All the leaders and leaders of the Nanman came to see Meng Huo, and Meng Huo immediately summoned more than [-] troops.

At this time Dong Dana and Ah Hui Nan had already returned to their cave camp.Meng Huo sent someone to invite them, but they were afraid of Meng Huo, so they had no choice but to come to see Meng Huo.

Meng Huo sent an order: "I already know Zhuge Liang's method of using troops. I know that as long as we don't fight Zhuge Liang, we will not fall into his tricks. The Shu army has marched hard, and the weather has been hot recently. It is impossible for the Shu army to stay here for a long time. Here. Besides, there is still the natural danger of Lushui blocking the Shu army. We took all the ships along the river to the shore, dug deep trenches, and built high walls. See what Zhuge Liang can do?"

All the leaders, big and small, agreed with Meng Huo's decision, and followed Meng Huo's order one after another.

At this time, it was early summer, and the weather was hot, and the soldiers of the Shu army wore heavy armors, and they all took off their armors one after another to breathe and cool off.

Zhuge Liang watched Meng Huo's barracks and the situation around Lushui, and then returned to the barracks to call an emergency military meeting with generals at all levels.Zhuge Liang said: "Now that Meng Huo is no longer fighting, I will lead my troops to fight against the Nanman rebels. How can I return home empty-handed? Each of you lead your men to camp near the mountains and rivers, and cultivate your fighting spirit." Then he ordered Lu Kai led his troops to set up four large camps in a cool place a hundred miles away from Lushui, and ordered Wang Ping, Guan Suo, Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yi to guard a large camp each.There are grass sheds inside and outside Dazhai to cover the horses, and the soldiers use them to enjoy the cool and escape the heat.

Jiang Wan, who joined the army, carefully looked at the situation of Lu Kai's fortification, and quickly said to Zhuge Liang: "Lü Kai's method of setting up the fortress was wrong, and he just made the mistake of the late emperor Liu Bei. Huo Gong, how can we rescue him?" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "You don't have to be suspicious, I have a plan to deal with Meng Huo." Jiang Wan and others didn't know Zhuge Liang's real intention of using troops like this.

At this time, Ma Dai escorted the medicine and rice for relieving summer heat to the army.Zhuge Liang received Ma Dai.He said to Ma Dai, "How many troops have you brought?" Ma Dai said, "There are three thousand soldiers and horses." Zhuge Liang said, "Our army has been fighting for a long time and is exhausted. I want to borrow the general's strength. I don’t know if it’s okay or not?” Ma Dai said, “They are all soldiers of the country, and they should serve the country.” Zhuge Liang said, “Okay! Now Meng Huo is standing firm and not going to fight, and he has sent troops to guard the Lushui Ferry. Our army can’t cross it. Cross the big river. I want to cut off Menghuo's grain road first. Once the grain road is cut off, Meng Huo will naturally retreat." Ma Dai said: "What should I do to cut off Menghuo's grain road?" Zhuge Liang said: "It is 150 miles away from here Far away is the mouth of Lu River, where the water flows very slowly and can be crossed by boat. You lead your [-] troops across Lu River, and then immediately cut off Menghuo's grain road, and then go to join Dong Dana , Ah Hui Nan, let them serve as undercover internal agents, and they can't make mistakes." Ma Dai led the troops and rushed to Lushui River to sip.

When Ma Dai came to the lower mouth of the Lu River, he saw that the Lu River was shallow, so he immediately ordered his soldiers to cross the river.Some soldiers took off their clothes and walked to the center of the river. They all bled to death suddenly. The blood came out of their mouths and noses.Ma Dai was shocked, and hurriedly ordered the troops not to go into the water.Ma Dai sent someone to tell Zhuge Liang the strange thing overnight.

Zhuge Liang found a few local people and asked them how to cross the Lushui River safely and smoothly.The local people told Zhuge Liang: "It is summer, the weather is extremely hot, and the poisonous gas has penetrated into the water. During the day when the poisonous gas evaporates, if someone enters the water to cross the river, they will definitely be poisoned. You must wait until the poisonous gas recedes in the middle of the night to be safe." cross the river."

Zhuge Liang immediately ordered more than 500 elite soldiers to let the locals lead the way to meet Ma Dai.Ma Dai crossed Lushui in the middle of the night.

Ma Dai led [-] strong soldiers, led by the locals, to cut off Meng Huo's grain road and occupy Jiashan Valley. At this moment, Meng Huo was still drinking and having fun in his military camp in the mountains, and he didn't know his origin at all. The grain road was cut off.

Since Meng Huo insisted on staying out of battle, he spent all day drinking and having fun in the army, regardless of military affairs.Some of his subordinates told him to guard against Zhuge Liang's other military actions.Meng Huo said, "If I go to war with Zhuge Liang, I will surely fall into his tricks. Now that I have the natural barrier of Lushui as a barrier, I have deepened the trenches and built high walls. The Shu army can't stand the sweltering heat in the south. I believe it will happen soon." Retreat, we will take the opportunity to attack and chase after us violently, and Zhuge Liang will not be able to escape." After speaking, he burst out laughing.

A leader of the barbarian army said to Meng Huo: "The saliva is shallow, if the Shu army crosses the river, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Someone should be sent to guard. "

Meng Huo laughed and said, "You are a local, so why don't you know that the water is poisonous during the day, and if the Shu army dared to cross the river, wouldn't all the Shu troops die?" What should we do if we tell the secret of poisoning?" Meng Huo said, "Don't think too much. They are the people of our country, how could they help the Shu army to attack us?"

Just at this point, some frontline soldiers rushed back to report the emergency military situation to Meng Huo: Ma Dai of the Shu army had seized Jiashan Valley, and the grain road was cut off by Ma Dai, and the situation was critical.Meng Huo laughed and said, "What is Ma Dai? I can send any general to take care of him." So he ordered Mang Yachang to lead an army to attack Ma Dai. unimpeded.Busy Yachang led three thousand troops to attack Jiashanyu.

Ma Dai saw Mang Yachang's troops approaching Jiashanyu from a distance, so he set up his formation and waited for Mang Yachang.Busy Yachang and Ma Dai fought in front of the battle.Ma Dai killed Mang Yachang with only one knife, and Ma Dai immediately commanded the troops to enter the barbarian formation.The barbarian army was defeated and fled, and another soldier went to report to Meng Huo.

Meng Huo was furious after hearing this, and immediately held a military meeting, and said to his generals:
"Who is willing to eliminate Shu general Ma Dai?" Dong Dana stood up and said, "I am willing!" Meng was approved.Dong Dana immediately led his troops to attack Ma Dai.Meng Huo was afraid that the Shu army would cross the river again to support Ma Dai, so he immediately dispatched A Huinan and ordered him to lead [-] troops to defend Xialiukou.

Dong Dana came to Ma Dai and was about to fight Ma Dai.Ma Dai's subordinates had met Dong Dana before, so they told Ma Dai about the grievances between Zhuge Liang and Dong Dana.Ma Dai was resourceful and resourceful, and shouted at Dong Dana: "Dong Dana, do you still have the face to meet Zhuge Prime Minister's army?" Dong Dana felt ashamed when he heard Zhuge Liang's name, and hurriedly led himself The troops retreated.Ma Dai charged behind for a while before returning to the Shanzhai barracks.

When Dong Tuan saw Meng Huo, he said, "Ma Dai, the general of the Shu army, is too powerful. I am no match for him!" Meng Huo was furious: "I know you have already surrendered to Zhuge Liang. I will kill you, a traitor, today!" So Meng Huo ordered Dong Dana's head to be beheaded.All the leaders knelt on the ground and begged Meng Huo to spare Dong Dana. Meng Huo was puzzled and ordered the warriors to beat Dong Dana with a hundred sticks.

When Dong Dana returned to his barracks, many barbarian army leaders came to visit Dong Dana immediately.They all said to Dong Dana: "We used to live and work here in peace and contentment. We have never invaded Shu, and Shu has never invaded us. Since Meng gained power, he forced us to join his rebel army, and we have nothing to do." That’s why he did it. Prime Minister Zhuge of the Shu Kingdom had a clever plan. Cao Cao was no match for him back then, and now Sun Quan of Soochow is also very afraid of him. In addition, all the soldiers under him are brave and invincible. Meng Huo has no morale in the army. He is not Zhuge at all. The prime minister’s opponent. We are desperate now, why not capture Meng Huo and dedicate him to Prime Minister Zhuge, so as to save the people of Nanman from suffering.” Dong Dana asked, “Are you all willing to do this?” There are many Those who were released by Zhuge Liang in the past all said, "We are all willing!"

So Dong Dana led a hundred mighty warriors to attack Meng Huo's camp.At this time Meng Huo was already drunk in the barracks, Dong Dana led his men to rush into the barracks, Meng Huo had two generals protecting him.

Dong Dana pointed at the two generals with a knife and said, "You are all released by Prime Minister Zhuge, and you should serve Prime Minister Zhuge."

The two generals said: "You don't need to do anything, the general will arrest Meng Huo ourselves." After they finished speaking, they tied Meng Huo up with a thick rope.

Dong Dana and others took Meng Huo to Zhuge Liang's camp.Zhuge Liang first rewarded Dong Dana and other meritorious leaders.Then he ordered the swordsmen to bring Meng Huo into the camp.

Zhuge Liang laughed at Meng Huo: "Didn't you say last time that if you were caught next time, you would surrender? I don't think you will surrender this time?"

Meng Huo said, "It's not your fault this time, it's someone else's help. My subordinates betrayed me, and I'm not convinced."

Zhuge Liang said, "How about I let you go back?"

(End of this chapter)