Chapter 59 Sun Cao's combined army defeated Liu Bei Nan Ye's appointment to challenge Sun Quan (22

Although Zhou Tai knew that there were not many soldiers left, the murderous atmosphere in front of him was so heavy that Zhou Tai couldn't help but be careless. After calculating with Jiang Qin and Cao Zhang, he first lined up in the empty terrain, and then ordered a large number of sentry horses to visit, in case an ambush rushed out.

After a while, there was no flag of the barracks in front of him, and there was no one in front of him, only 80 or 90 piles of rocks, and further deeper, there was a thick fog barrier that could not be seen clearly. Cao Zhang, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin did not believe what the soldiers said. Even if such a strong murderous spirit is not ambushed here by 100,000 troops, it is impossible without a soldier and a general.

The third general got off the horse and looked high, and saw that the dust in front of him was covered by fog. He could not see whether it was a stone pile or a forest under the fog at all. He could only faintly see that the shadows in the thick fog seemed to be motionless, both dead and human and horse activities.

The strange situation in front of him made Zhou Tai more careful, and then made Tan Ma enter the Stoneheng to watch, but this time Tan Ma did not return. Zhou Tai was very suspicious and found the local people and asked, "Who will make a pile of rocks?" Why is there fog in the pile of stones?

Several people said, "This is the land of the Xiongnu. Prime Minister Zhuge fought against the Xiongnu and drove troops here, and took stones and lined up on the grassland. Since then, there has often been a cloud of air, starting from the inside.

When Cao Zhang heard that it was Zhuge Liang's formation, he said, "Is it that Zhuge Liang's ambush is hidden in the stone array to intercept and search the horse?"

Zhou Tai thought about this possibility, so he led the army to the stone array, but there were doors and households in all directions, roads in the stone array, and there were also independent stone piles in a row. The stone piles were as tall as trees and the dwarfs were like people and horses. After watching it, Zhou Tai smiled and said, "This must be Zhuge Liang's suspicious plan. Presumably, there are not many soldiers in ambush, so the ground is foggy, and the stone piles are regarded as soldiers and horses from afar. I will lead the army into the battle together and see what the soldiers can do for me.

When Jiang Qin saw that the fog was thicker at dusk, he urged, "It's going to be late. We can enter the army as soon as possible." After saying that, he led his subordinates to take the lead, and Zhou Tai and Cao Zhang also led the troops into the battle.

The three generals felt wrong when they walked in the array, because when they were watching on the mountain, they saw that the area of the stone array was not very large. They should have walked out of the stone array long ago, but they could not go out of the array for a long time, and they did not see a North Han soldier ambushed here.

Cao Zhang was young and angry. After walking for a while, he became impatient and said, "Two generals, are we lost?"

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were moved when they heard the words. It is said that tens of thousands of troops should not get lost in such a big place, but this is the current situation. Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, Zhou Tai said, "I might as well go back to the original road first and come back at dawn."

Cao Zhang and Jiang Qin all agree with this. If they don't return, no one knows how long they will go around in this stone array. However, just as the third general was about to turn around and go out, suddenly the wind was strong, and the sand flew away and stone, covering the sky and the earth. But when I saw the strange stone, it was like a sword, across the sand and the soil, overlapping like a mountain, and the rocks were fighting, like the sound of swords and drums.

Wu Jun and Cao Jun were shocked when they saw the situation, as if they felt that thousands of troops were coming. Zhou Tai was also shocked and said, "We are waiting for Liu Bei's plan!"

"Kill~" "Ah~" suddenly sounded in the array, followed by the sound of weapon handover, and then the shouting became louder and louder. I don't know how many Liu Bei entered the battle.

Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and Cao Zhang dared not act rashly when they heard the murder on all sides, so they stood still. However, after waiting for a long time, the three generals did not see any Northern Han soldiers killed. At this time, there was a shout of killing in the thick fog. A soldier rushed out of the fog and waved his knife to Cao Zhang.

Cao Zhang's martial arts are good enough. Although he is not as good as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, it is too easy to deal with small pawns. However, when he saw the soldier in front of him, he frowned, hit the knife in the soldier's hand with a painting halberd, and then shouted, "How dare you cut me? Could it be a rebellion?"

At this time, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai also saw the soldier's costume, which turned out to be a Cao soldier. The Cao Bing was obviously shocked and hesitated, "Your Highness, I... I don't know that Your Highness is here. I can't distinguish the enemy in the thick fog, so the villain recognized the wrong position."

Cao Zhang knew that it was not good as soon as he heard it. The soldiers even dared to cut themselves. How many people would kill each other in that battle? Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai also knew that it was not good. Jiang Qin asked Zhou Tai, "How can soldiers kill each other now?"

Zhou Tai said, "The murderous atmosphere here must have something to do with Stonehenge, but I don't know how to break this array."

Cao Zhang's brain is single-minded and he is relatively reckless. Hearing Zhou Tai say that the soldiers bombed the camp because of Stonehenge, he swept away a pile of stones beside him and said, "What's so difficult is this? I'll just dismantle the Stonehenge."

Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai's eyes lit up when they heard the words. Since I don't know how to break the array, forced demolition may not be a way. Although it is a stupid method, it is better than no way. So the three generals gathered around the soldiers and shouted, "The soldiers and horses of the Northern Han Dynasty have retreated!" General Cao, General Zhou and General Jiang were ordered to destroy the stone piles beside them as soon as possible.

Thick fog can block the view, but it can't block the sound. Hearing the shouts, the two armies of Wu and Wei stopped fighting and began to knock down the stone piles and stone walls. Sure enough, they did not meet another Liu Bei soldiers. In fact, where are the Northern Han military horses? It's all the eight arrays set by Zhuge Liang. These eight arrays use the topography here to generate thick fog to make people lose their way, and can also make the wind louder and make all kinds of noises. In this way, the Wu and Wei armies, who were lost and panicked, thought that the soldiers and horses of the Northern Han Dynasty were killed, but they messed up and killed each other.

Although Cao Zhang's method is stupid, it is very effective. As the stone pile is pushed down, the fog gradually dissipates and the wind slowly stops. The Wu and Wei armies gradually gathered and continued to dismantle the stone piles. It was not until noon the next day that the stone piles were basically cleared. At this time, looking at the soldiers around him who fell underground, they were all Wu and Wei armies, and there was no Northern Han soldiers at all.

Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin and Cao Zhang each took a count of their own troops and found that there were less than 20,000 troops left at this time, and the rest died in the battle. In the face of this result, the three generals did not dare to chase Liu Bei again. First, Liu Bei had gone far away. Second, it was not known whether these remaining soldiers and horses could defeat Liu Bei. Third, they were afraid that they would meet Zhuge Liang and set up another eight arrays.

The three generals did not chase Liu Bei, so they withdrew their own troops and reported that Liu Bei fled to the Xiongnu to meet Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu and Sima Yi. Zhou Yu and Sima Yi learned that Liu Bei was no longer in the Central Plains, so they were too lazy to chase them and sent troops to capture Bingzhou counties. Because Bingzhou was a joint attack by the Wu and Wei armies, the two armies took Jinyang as the boundary. The Wei army captured the north of Jinyang and the Wu army took the south of Jinyang. Soon the whole territory of Bingzhou fell into the hands of the Wu and Wei armies.

Liu Bei's three states got two and a half states in Eastern Wu, and Cao Wei only got half a state. It seems that Cao Wei suffered a big loss, but this is exactly what Sima Yi calculated. Because of this, Cao Wei's territory was hidden behind the Eastern Wu territory. If Nan Ye sent troops to face Eastern Wu first, and then Cao Wei, Sima Yi could sit on the mountain to watch the tiger fight.

How can Zhou Yu not know what Sima Yi is thinking? But Zhou Yu doesn't care. In his opinion, only territory and strength are the most important. Do you still need to be afraid of Nanye after you have strength?

After the pacified state, Zhou Yu and Sima Yi met the monarch respectively. Cao Pi and Sun Quan were overjoyed to hear that Liu Bei had fled to the Xiongnu and rewarded the generals of the three armies. Cao Pi's shield from Dongwu can be said to be temporarily safe, but Sun Quan is not so down-to-earth. He was worried that Nan Ye would not give up, so after rewarding the three armies, he summoned the generals to discuss major events.

After looking around Wen Wu, Sun Quan said, "Although this battle is a great victory, Liu Bei once asked Nan Ye for help, and Zi Ming also pretended to be a bodyguard. Presumably Nan Ye will not give up. If the soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty arrive, what should we do?

The attack on Liu Bei in this battle was like a broken bamboo, and the generals of the Wu army were a little flustered. Hearing Sun Quan's question, Ling Tong came out of the class and said, "Your Majesty is now sitting in the land of six states and has an alliance with Cao Wei. Why are you afraid of Nan Ye coming to attack? If he dares to come, he will take it down."

The generals laughed when they heard what the young general Ling unified said. Sun Quan also laughed and said, "The public achievement is brave, but you can't despise Nan Ye. You'd better be careful."

Zhou Yu came out of class and said, "Your Majesty's words are also true! In my opinion, Nanye is bound to send troops this time. We should seize the opportunity and prepare early.

Sun Quan wondered, "Does Gongjin's plan have to send troops to fight against Nanye first?"

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "Although this battle against Liu Bei is a great victory, it can also damage the soldiers and generals. The soldiers are about to be cultivated, and they can no longer use knives lightly. However, Your Majesty can first start from the domestic bodyguard bureau and Qianzhuang to weaken Nanye's money and grain.

Sun Quan asked, "Is Gong Jin's intention to close the darts bureau and Qianzhuang?"

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "No! Your Majesty should raid the bodyguard bureau and the bank, and then order someone to replace them.

Sun Quan is very moved by the inspection of the money bank. Who doesn't know that the money bank is full of real gold and silver, but he doesn't understand the replacement. He asked Zhou Yu, "I'll wait to check the money bank. Why do we replace it?"

Zhou Yu said, "Your Majesty forgot that Nan Ye closed Cao Cao's bodyguard bureau and Qianzhuang during the Battle of Chibi, which made Cao Cao's rule and the people chaotic, and the three families successfully captured Cao Cao's land. Later, Cao Pi ordered that the money and handovers could continue to be used to stabilize the people's hearts. It can be seen that the money bank and the bodyguard bureau are indispensable for the people, so it is better to block them than to be sparse. They can only be replaced and cannot be closed.

Sun Quan frowned and said, "Although what Gongjin said is good, the Qianzhuang and the Dart Bureau are all operated by Nanye. How can we replace it?"

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. A few years ago, I sent a large number of fine works into the darts bureau and the money bank, and the law of its operation has been used for a long time. When Your Majesty orders people to raid the money bank and the bodyguard bureau, you can first force and lure the bodyguards and craftsmen to surrender, so that your majesty will not worry about no one.

Sun Quan didn't expect Zhou Yu to be ready for a long time. At that time, he was overjoyed and ordered Zhou Yu to be responsible for raiding the banks and bodyguard bureaus in various places. In fact, together with the war, the bodyguard bureau and Qianzhuang under Liu Bei were all closed and evacuated. Now Zhou Yu can only investigate the three bodyguard bureaus in Qingzhou, Xuzhou and Yangzhou.