Not long after Sima Yi and others returned to the camp, a scout came to report that there were two groups of people taking the road from Dangyang. The scout suspected that he had seen the Emperor Sun Ce and General Zhou Tai of Wu State. Another scout said
I saw Zhuge Liang.
When the two groups of scouts gathered at Sima Yi's place, Sima Yi just laughed it off and said nothing. He ordered everyone not to pursue the enemy, and to remove all the protection in Dangyang area, preparing to set up camp tomorrow and march towards Jiangling.
At the same time, Sima Yi sent someone to inform Zhang He, asking him to send troops from Yiling up the Shuo River to attack Zigui, Wu County and Yufu, and station his troops and horses at Yufu County in Ba County, Yizhou.
Wait for the opportunity to move.
In addition, Sima Yi assigned a lieutenant general from his account to lead five thousand troops to garrison Yidao and control both sides of the Yangtze River.
After the order was issued, the Chinese army made preparations one after another and waited until dawn to set up camp.
In Jiangling City, Zhuge Jin won a great victory, and even Fu Tong and others were unscathed. He couldn't help but rely on these five thousand pairs of vine armor.
At midnight, the soldiers guarding the city suddenly saw a small group of people approaching the city. After asking about it, they found out that it was Zhuge Liang who had returned with Samoko. The soldiers guarding the city immediately opened the door and let them in, and sent someone to notify Zhuge Jin.
Zhuge Jin was overjoyed when he heard that Zhuge Liang was back, so he went to greet him personally. After some greetings, he welcomed him into the room.
"Brother, how are the movements of Wu's army these days?" As soon as Zhuge Liang entered the hall, he didn't ask anything else, but specifically asked about the movements of Wu's army.
Zhuge Jin then told Zhuge Liang about the fierce battle that took place day and night, and also told Zhuge Liang about the fire in Zhou Yu's rear camp.
After Zhuge Liang heard this, he said suspiciously: "It's strange that I didn't leave any troops outside the city. How did Zhou Yu's rear camp catch fire?"
Zhuge Jin said: "I'm also puzzled. I just don't know where the soldiers and horses did it. I also know that you secretly left it behind and asked people to cooperate outside."
Zhuge Liang thought for a while and smiled: "Sima Yi's army was stationed in Dangyang. It was divided into three groups and formed a pin-shaped formation. It was intended to contain the Wu army. I think that the fire in Zhou Yu's rear camp must be caused by Sima Yi. Brother, I heard that Sima Lang is here,
Why not see you?"
"Oh, I'll send someone to call him over right now. Kong Ming, how about you negotiating with the Emperor of China?"
"He is indeed a wise master, and his knowledge is extraordinary, which is beyond my comparison."
After Zhuge Jin heard what Zhuge Liang said, he already understood and said: "I just feel a little ashamed of Your Majesty by doing this..."
"Brother, Your Majesty is as guarding against his sworn brothers as against thieves, so how can you rest assured about us? For five years, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have been left in Jingnan. Although they have the names of great generals and great Sima, there is no great general.
, I think my brother also witnessed the truth of Grand Sima in Jingnan, how did Guan and Zhang treat Your Majesty?"
Zhuge Jin shook his head and said: "Everything is for our Zhuge family. I hope you really got it right this time and that Huaxia Kingdom can be your place of use."
"Brother, don't worry."
After the two discussed, they sent someone to invite Sima Lang. Zhuge Liang knew that Sima Lang was Sima Yi's eldest brother and the minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was also an important person in the Huaxia Kingdom, so he planned to use him to realize his goals.
Big plans.
Soon, Sima Lang came to the front hall and saw Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang. Although he had never met Zhuge Liang, he could guess that they looked similar to Zhuge Jin. He immediately clasped his fists and said, "I have seen these two Zhuge Liang."
grown ups."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Master Sima has good eyesight. Since you already know who I am, I won't introduce myself anymore. Please sit down."
After Sima Lang sat down, he asked: "Isn't Prime Minister Zhuge in Xiangyang?"
"This moment, that moment. Lord Sima, let's stop being polite and go straight to the point. I have a plan that can help Huaxia win Jingzhou except Jiangxia. I wonder if Lord Sima is willing to listen?"
"Of course. However, I think there must be some conditions for Prime Minister Zhuge's plan, right?" Sima Lang is not stupid either.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Of course, after I help Huaxia capture the four counties of Jiangling and Jingnan, I will surrender to Huaxia. Huaxia should also deal with it fairly and reward me according to my merits."
"This is natural. China has always rewarded meritorious deeds and punished delinquents. Rewards and punishments are clear and there is no favoritism."
"I'm relieved about this." Zhuge Liang then revealed his long-planned plan.
After hearing this, Sima Lang couldn't help but feel ecstatic and said: "If this is true, the people of Jingzhou will be very lucky."
"Well, you can leave the city now and gallop overnight to Dangyang. Your brother Sima Yi will station the army there. Tell him your strategy and ask him to just come and capture Jiangling tomorrow." Zhuge Liang said.
"Okay, I'll leave the city right now."
That night, Sima Lang galloped up and left Jiangling City under the escort of Fu Tong. At the same time, Zhuge Liang took advantage of the Wu army's defeat and asked Shamoke to lead people out of the city and return to Wuling, while he asked his brother Zhuge Jin to lead half of the people in the city.
The soldiers and horses secretly left the city and set up camp outside the south gate.
Although the Wu army was defeated, the scouts were still there, so the actions of the Han army were naturally noticed by the scouts. So the scouts hurriedly reported the unusual behavior in Jiangling City to Zhou Yu.
After Zhou Yu heard this, he discussed with the generals: "Zhuge Jin personally led his troops out of the city and set up camp at the south gate, so there must be people guarding the city. I heard that Liu Bei had declared Zhuge Liang a national traitor, because the Chinese army was tightly guarded in Dangyang.
, not a single Han scout was spared, so there was no one in Jiangling City
It is known that Zhuge Liang must have returned to Jiangling City, and the group of people at night must also be Zhuge Liang and others. It seems that he wants to compete with the camp outside the city to prevent our army from being attacked again. Who is this Zhuge Liang?
He is smarter than his brother Zhuge Jin and knows that being trapped is not the best policy."
"Grand Governor, how should we respond?" Jiang Qin asked.
"It doesn't matter, let's stop for a day first. The soldiers are all exhausted today and cannot attack again. At this time, Your Majesty should also..."
"Your Majesty is here!" At this moment, a shout suddenly came from outside the tent, and Sun Ce walked in first, followed by Zhou Tai.
Inside the tent, Zhou Yu and others bowed together and said, "I'd like to pay homage to Your Majesty!"
"No courtesy." Sun Ce came back, strode up to the throne, and asked, "How is the situation in Jiangling City?"
"I pretended to attack for a whole day and night today, but unexpectedly someone came out of the city, wearing rattan armor. They were all invulnerable. Our army was unable to resist and lost more than ten thousand soldiers. In desperation, we had to retreat. Zhuge Liang also used treacherous tactics to cooperate with the soldiers in the city inside and outside.
, almost burned our army's food and grass, but fortunately the fire was put out in time, so we didn't make a big mistake." Zhou Yu briefly explained what happened today and reported to Sun Ce.
Sun Ce was also a veteran. After hearing Zhou Yu's words, he did not blame him. He just sighed and said, "It seems that the strength of the Han army is still there."
"Your Majesty, I believe that the top priority is to let the soldiers rest for a day, and then the day after tomorrow, the army will attack Jiangling with hundreds of thousands of troops. The city wall of Jiangling was almost destroyed by our army's catapults today. If we attack by force,
Maybe we can capture Gangneung in three days."
Sun Ce nodded and said: "Jiangling is the hardest bone to crack in the Han Dynasty. It's a pity that we underestimated it at the time, which led to this defeat. Gong Jin, just do it according to your ideas. There is no need to report it to me."
, I said, you are solely responsible for commanding the army, and leave it to me to charge into battle!"
Zhou Yu wanted to say something, but he held back the words. Because he knew Sun Ce's personality, and if he refuted it, he would definitely not hear anything nice. In his heart, Sun Ce was the emperor, and it was the general who should have charged into the battle.
There is no reason for the emperor to risk his own life. Although he knows that Sun Ce is brave, he is not afraid of ten thousand, but afraid of the worst. If something happens to Sun Ce, who will the foundation of Wu be entrusted to?
Sun Ce seemed to understand what Zhou Yu was thinking. He smiled and patted Zhou Yu on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I am blessed as heaven and everything will be fine."
After meeting at Pingming, Sima Lang galloped to Dangyang without stopping and ran directly to Sima Yi's camp. Everyone knew Sima Lang and did not dare to stop him, so the journey was smooth.
Sima Yi had just stood up, put on his armor, hung up his sword, and was about to go out. Suddenly he saw his brother arriving in a dusty state, so he hurriedly welcomed him in and asked, "Where does your brother come from?"
"Jiangling! Zhongda, quickly... quickly... send troops to Jiangling quickly. We must arrive at Jiangling before noon. In this case, Jiangling City will belong to our army." Sima Lang said hurriedly.
"Brother, tell me slowly, what happened?" Sima Yi seemed very calm and asked calmly.
"Oh, Zhongda, send troops to Jiangling quickly. If you have any questions, we'll talk to you on the way!"
Sima Yi smiled and said: "Brother, when you arrived here, a light cavalry of our army had already arrived at Jiangling City, and I had already sent Niu Jin."
Sima Lang was also very surprised and immediately said exactly what Zhuge Liang said to him.
After hearing this, Sima Yi nodded, held his chin and said: "Zhuge Kongming is indeed a wise man...Brother, without further ado, I will be on my way now. Although Niu Jin has gone, there are not enough soldiers and horses. If Wu Guo turns against him, it will not be enough."
My brother has had a hard journey resisting the Wu army, and he is resting here..."
"We're at this point, why should we rest? Weary or not, Jiangling City is important!"
So the two brothers set off on the road together, with Sima Yi leading 10,000 cavalry in front, and Sima Lang leading 30,000 infantry following, heading towards Jiangling City in a mighty way.
At the same time, under Jiangling City, Niu Jin led a thousand light cavalry to gallop back and forth. When they came to the west gate, they saw the city walls were heavily guarded. When they turned to leave, they were stopped by someone.
"General, wait!"
Niu Jin originally came to Jiangling to inquire about the news. As an outpost, he was just patrolling and had no intention of attacking the city. He turned around and saw a man standing on the city gate. He had seen that man before. It was the man Sima Yi asked him to run away last night.
Zhuge Liang immediately reined in his horse and asked, "What did the Prime Minister call me for?"
Suddenly the suspension bridge at the west gate was lowered and the city gate opened. Zhuge Liang shouted: "General, please come into the city. Jiangling City is yours, so as not to be occupied by the Wu army."
Niu Jin was suspicious for a while and did not dare to enter the city. He hesitated outside.