The so-called Jueying Meeting was a banquet hosted by the King of Chuzhuang for his officials. During the banquet, the lights were blown out by the wind. Someone lost his temper after drinking and touched the hand of Xu Ji, the beloved concubine of the King of Chu. Xu Ji pulled off the tassel.

Then Xu Ji went to the King of Chuzhuang to complain, saying that as long as the lamps and candles were lit, whoever did not have a helmet would be the rude person.

But King Zhuang of Chu said: How can you humiliate a scholar just for the sake of women?

So everyone was ordered to have a good time and disperse. In order to facilitate drinking, the helmets and tassels must be removed.

After all the ministers were gone, the lamps and candles were lit again, and the matter was settled.

Seven years later, the king of Chuzhuang attacked Zheng, and one of his ministers was always at the front. He fought five battles and achieved the first victory in five battles.

After the victory, he did not want the reward from the King of Chuzhuang. When he inquired about it, he was the same person who was Ye Jueying seven years ago. He said that what he did today was an unjust favor.

Ma Su naturally knew this allusion. Hearing Li Sheng's words, his heart moved.

Death row prisoners, as the name suggests, are those who have committed a crime of death. They are at the forefront of every charge, which is a veritable escape from death.

In Ma Su's view, those soldiers who were put on death row were almost dead. If they could get their gratitude and kill the enemy desperately, it would be a good idea.

But doing so would be a violation of military law.

"Behead the evildoers in accordance with the law of military affairs. Those who help the evildoers will be put on death row after being beaten with thirty military sticks. General Liu, please go and comfort that family."

Ma Su pondered for a long time and finally came to a conclusion.

Li Sheng's expression changed slightly after hearing this.

However, Liu Yin insisted, "General Ma, how can we say that the culprit helps the evil in this kind of thing? These three people are all the culprits. If they want to be killed, they will be killed together. Why should there be mercy?"

"I have my own concerns. Do I still need you to teach me how to be the commander of this army?"

Ma Su said angrily, "Why don't you retreat quickly?"

The concern in his heart is naturally about Li Sheng.

Seeing him begging for mercy like this, there must be some reason behind it.

Picking out one culprit and upholding military law is enough to frighten the entire army.

At this time, it was time to hire people again, and the remaining two people could just give Li Sheng a favor.

Kill two birds with one stone.

Liu Yin's identity was already quite sensitive, and Ma Di was a person highly regarded by the Prime Minister. When he saw Ma Di angrily reprimanding him, he had no choice but to shut up.

Ma Su felt that he had handled the matter properly, so he covered his head and fell asleep.

Little did he know that after this incident, the attitude of the people in Lueyang City towards the Han army became somewhat subtle.

After he led the army there, another Han army came.

The people of Lueyang could no longer believe it this time, so they all packed up their things and fled to the mountains.

Gao Xiang led 5,000 men to Lueyang to guard the east gate of Longyou. At the same time, he also wanted to support Ma Su. It was Zhuge Liang's third line of defense at the Longshan Pass.

By this time, the Han's offensive against Longyou was finally completed.

In the west, Wei Yan was the main general and Chen Shi was the deputy general to attack Longxi County. In the northwest, Guan Xing Zhang Bao was guarding the troops in Liangzhou. In the southeast, Wu Yi was the main general and Wu Ban was the deputy general to attack Shanggui. Zhuge Liang personally led the Chinese army to attack Jicheng.

In the northeast, there was Gao Xiang guarding Lueyang at the east gate of Longyou, and Ma Su at the street pavilion. At the same time, Feng Yong was rushing to attack Longkou.

As long as one part of Longyou County or Jicheng can be captured, the Han Dynasty will be able to mobilize excess troops, and the situation in Longyou will almost be settled.

Feng Yong led his army only one day earlier than Ma Su, but when all the troops he led passed the Jieting two days later, Ma Su was able to lead his troops to arrive on the third day.

I saw that the terrain here was flat and broad, with a river running through it in the north, and a ruined small town standing in the middle. Not far from the south, there was a high mountain rising abruptly, which was not connected to the mountains on the north and south sides, which looked very strange.

Ma Di personally led people into the small town to inspect it, and there were still traces of Feng Yongan's camp inside.

All kinds of broken bricks and tiles have been collected and the dangerous walls have been knocked down. Only some solid platform foundations and the like are left, and the holes dug when the piles were erected can still be seen.

Ma Su then laughed and said, "This Feng Mingwen is only here for one night, so he doesn't hesitate to use the strength of his soldiers to repair this deserted city. It's really superfluous."

But Liu Yin, who was next to him, said, "Feng Langjun strictly abides by the method of marching and setting up a camp, so he is very cautious."

After Ma Su heard this, he felt a little unhappy.

He knew that if Feng Yong succeeded in attacking the pass, there would basically be nothing major happening here in Jieting. The prime minister sent him here just in case, so he looked down upon this trip.

Now when I heard Liu Yin's words again, I felt arrogant in my heart: This kind of method of setting up a stronghold is just old-fashioned, so what's the point of praising it?

Immediately, he took the lead and walked out of the city. When he saw the sudden rise of the mountain, his heart moved, so he asked someone to bring his horse over and go up the mountain to have a look.

When he reached the mountain, he saw that the top of the mountain was flat and wide enough to accommodate ten thousand people camping.

Viewed from the mountain, not only is everything below visible, but even the Guanlong Avenue coming from the east seems to be cut off by the mountain.

Looking to the west, Lueyang City behind is also under the cover of this mountain.

"There is a saying in the art of war: if you look down from a high position, your force will be like splitting bamboo. You think, if a large army charges down from this mountain, who can stop it?"

Ma Su pointed to the Guanlong Avenue in front and asked thoughtfully.

Liu Yin nodded and praised, "This mountain is indeed a God-given place, and General Ma's vision is indeed unique. If we set up a stronghold at the street pavilion, and then arrange a partial army on this mountain to act as horns, the Cao thieves will be several times more powerful."

I can’t pass either.”

Ma Su smiled proudly.

Guanlong Avenue winds up along Longshan Mountain. The highest point is Guanshan Mountain, also known as Longdi and Longban.

On the east slope of the top of Guanshan Mountain, there is a flat land that can accommodate more than a hundred households.

Longguan was built here.

Along the Guanlong Avenue, many dock pavilions were built in the Later Han Dynasty. After the Qianghu Rebellion in Liangzhou, the Qiang people set fire to Longguan, and all the dock pavilions along the way were destroyed.

After Cao Cao suppressed Ma Chao's rebellion in Liang Prefecture, in order to provide early warning to Long Pass on the east slope of Guan Mountain, he built several more dock pavilions in dangerous places.

It's still chilly at night in Longyou in February. If you climb Longshan Mountain, the higher you go, the heavier the chill will be.

In a pavilion dozens of miles west of Guanshan Mountain, Cao Bing, holding his weapon, woke up from the cold. He looked at the fire pit in the middle of the house and saw that the fire inside had long been extinguished, leaving only a faint red light.

, came over and carefully put the branch in, and also blew carefully.

"Did your kid oversleep again?"

A grunt-like curse came from behind.

Cao Bing did not answer the words of the people behind him. He knew that most of the night had passed at this time and his companions would not wake up at this time.

Seeing that the branches were burning again, he stood up, pushed the door open and walked out, ready to drain the water he had held back during the night.

The companions in the room, half asleep and half awake, felt the warmth in the fire pit and subconsciously moved closer.

After a while, the door was pushed open with a loud bang, and a cold wind blew in.

"Why open such a big door?"

The person next to the firepit cursed with half-open eyes.

"Get up quickly! The Han army is coming!"

Someone shouted loudly.

There was chaos in the room, and I don't know how many people rushed in.

"What? Where are you? Why don't the people in front set off beacon smoke?"

"We were attacked at night! We didn't have time to let go. Many of the brothers who escaped fell down the mountain during the night. Only we and I were lucky enough to escape overnight."

Someone said hurriedly, "Hurry! Hurry up the beacon!"

As soon as the sleeping person heard this, he suddenly woke up.

"Is the news accurate? Which pavilion are you from?"

The visitor took out the token and after verifying it, the people in the pavilion rushed out and lit the beacon smoke that had been prepared long ago.

After a while, the Longguan night sentry on the top of Guanshan Mountain saw a fire burning in the west.

"Enemy attack!"

Ye Shao's heart tightened and he shouted loudly, "There is a fire at the bottom of the mountain!"

Guancheng soon began to become panicked.

"Discovered?"

Zhao Guang looked at the fire ahead with some regret.

"Yes. There are still two docks that have not been removed. It's a pity."

The Guanlong swordsman, who was dressed differently from the army sergeants, had a somewhat ashamed expression on his face.

"It doesn't matter, for the army to arrive here so smoothly, you have already made a great contribution."

Zhao Guang, however, did not hesitate to praise, "Go down and claim the reward."

After daybreak, Cao Jun's sentry who stayed behind to investigate the situation looked at the army coming out of the morning mist, winding like a long snake, and his face began to turn pale.

Feng Yong gasped for air, the white mist spitting out of his mouth lingered for a long time, and the cold air was sucked into his lungs, which made him feel a little painful.

Next to the pass, the river flows softly, whimpering down, and is extremely clear.
To be continued...