Since Taishi Ci came back, he has become more and more confused. Every time he closes his eyes, he can see the child with a crooked neck appearing in front of him. He has not slept well for several days. And his anger is getting bigger and bigger.
The soldiers he regarded as brothers now felt upset when they saw them.
Taishi Ci took a deep breath and came out of the tent. In order to guard against the sneak attack of Long Fei's shadow army, Zhuge Liang ordered Taishi Ci to lead 10,000 troops and stationed at Liulinpo, ten miles away from Deyang. This is the only way to Deyang.
No matter which direction they go, if they want to enter Deyang or go to Chengdu, Liulinpo is an insurmountable gap. They had fought a battle with Zhang Ren at Liulinpo. Although they defeated Zhang Ren, they also sacrificed a lot.
paid a heavy price.
Taishi Ci lifted the tent curtain and glanced at the surrounding mountains. Liulinpo is a good place, with willow trees growing all over the mountains and plains, even on the two nearby mountains. The terrain of Liulinpo is not high, and there are trees on both sides.
A small road stretches along the bottom of the valley among the rolling mountains. This road is the official road to Chengdu. At that time, Liu Yan wanted to set up a pass here. Fazheng said that this place is inland, and Yizhou
Peace, there is no need to build a checkpoint. If a checkpoint is built here, Zhang Ren is absolutely confident that Liu Bei will be kept out.
Taishi Ci stretched himself out. He didn't sleep all night again last night. Zhuge Liang asked him to accept his crime and make meritorious service. He must not make any mistakes this time. If there were any mistakes, even if Zhuge Liang could spare him, he would feel that he would not be able to live with his face. Taishi Ci
With a wave of his hand, he called a soldier: "Go and find everyone, and then ask the scouts if they have any news!"
The soldiers agreed and hurried off. When they came to Liulinpo, Zhuge Liang gave Taishi Ci a brochure bag and asked him to open it when he got there. In the brocade bag, the troops and horses had been arranged for Taishi Ci, and he specifically stated that as long as Taishi Ci
Do as he said and ensure that the shadow army cannot get through. Taishi Ci was quite obedient and followed Zhuge Liang's instructions and placed the camp in the middle of the road, lining up to block the road.
Strictly.
The three-way gathering drum sounded! The deputy general, the staff general, the captain, and the captain hurriedly came to the central army tent. Taishi Ci sat upright and glanced at everyone: "General! Is there any reward for the scout?"
The general stood up hurriedly: "General! All the scouts have reported, all roads are normal, and no trace of Jingzhou soldiers and horses has been found!"
"Hmph!" Taishi Ci snorted coldly: "Impossible. According to my guess, those Jingzhou people will definitely come. Let me expand the scope and search carefully for twelve hours without interruption!"
The deputy general said quickly: "General, are you making a fuss over this? This is the only way to Deyang. As long as we stay here, those Jingzhou people will definitely not be able to get through. Why send so many soldiers and horses to look for them?"
Taishi Ci glared: "What do you know? The military advisor has left this matter to us, and we cannot relax at all. If we let the Jingzhou people go and spoil the military advisor's plan, neither you nor I can afford it!"
Everyone has clearly seen Taishi Ci's transformation in the past few days. Now he is angry again, and everyone has stopped talking. Mi Zhu, who came with Taishi Ci, hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Hahaha, Ziyi, don't be angry.
They also don’t want the soldiers to work hard, lest they can’t fight when the Jingzhou people come, and so do you. General Ziyi is so dedicated to his responsibilities, but you have slacked off, which really makes the military advisors feel chilled! Go quickly, just do what General Ziyi said! Absolutely not
Let anyone from Jingzhou pass!"
After sending everyone away, Mi Zhu approached Tai Shici with a smile: "Ziyi, where do you think those Jingzhou people will attack from?"
Taishi Ci suddenly turned his head and glared at Mi Zhu fiercely: "I'm not from Jingzhou, how do I know where they are attacking from? Do you doubt that I am a collaborator?"
"No, no!" Mi Zhu waved her hands quickly: "Ziyi, don't get me wrong, I definitely didn't mean that, I was just asking, just asking!"
Taishi Ci didn't think so. He straightened up suddenly, drew out his sword with a cry, and looked at Mi Zhu: "I'll put the sword here. If you think I'm collaborating with the enemy, you can kill me now!"
Zhang Ni and Zhang Yi brothers have lived in Shu for so long. In addition to going up to the mountains to collect herbs and hunting every day, they also wanted to spy on Liu Zhang's military situation. They traveled between major towns and they became familiar with the roads after walking a lot.
There are paths there, where people can walk, and where cars can pass. Their brothers all know these situations very clearly. Take Liulin Slope as an example. On the surface, it seems that there is only one road, but in fact there are ten more around it.
There are several hidden paths that only locals know about.
Zhang Ni pointed to a small river in front of him, turned to Xian Yufu and said: "General, you can go directly to Deyang from here. Since Liu Bei's army already knows that we are coming, there must be soldiers and horses stationed at Liulin Slope in front. We can take this route to bypass it."
Pass there and go straight to Deyang!"
Deng Ai hurriedly unfolded his marching map, searched carefully for a while, and looked at Xian Yufu with a confused expression: "But there is no small road on our map. To go to Deyang, you must pass through Liulinpo! It's right here!" Deng Ai said
Point out the location of Liulin Slope to Xian Yufu.
Zhang Yi said: "These paths were trampled by hunters nearby. How did you know? Our brothers have often dealt with hunters over the years for these things, so we know something about it. We originally wanted to dedicate it to Liu Bei and the others, but now it seems that we have it."
These trails have avenged us!”
Xian Yufu was a little hesitant. Zhang Ni naturally understood that just a few days ago, he had deceived Xian Yufu once. No matter how well he said it this time, people would be suspicious. This is human nature. Brother Zhang Ni did not feel that Xian Yufu
I don't trust myself, but I feel that Xian Yufu is an honest man who shows everything on his face, which is much better than those people who hide their knives in their smiles.
Zhang Ni said: "General, don't worry. I, Zhang Ni, have no intention of deceiving you this time. I only want revenge. If the general doesn't believe it, our brothers can be used as hostages!"
Xian Yufu waved his hand hurriedly: "Brother Zhang is out. Since you are our guide, you can lead the way. Let's go straight to Deyang!"
"Report...!" The scout sent out suddenly came back, hurriedly jumped off his horse, knelt down and said: "Report to the general, Liu Linpo found Liu Bei's troops, about 10,000, and the leader is Tai Shici!"
Hearing the words "Taishici", Zhang Yi and Zhang Yi's eyes lit up, containing murderous intent, but they didn't say much. Xian Yufu naturally knew what they were thinking. He glanced at the two of them and smiled: "It's true that we are enemies on a narrow road.
I didn't expect to meet you here, how about it? Brother Zhang, what do you think?"
Zhang Yi was about to speak, but Zhang Ni hurriedly stopped him: "We are sorry for the general, but the general does not care about the past grudges. Revenge is small, but General Long's plan is big. We brothers have nothing, everything depends on the general's decision!"
Xian Yufu said: "Okay! In that case, let's go straight to Liulinpo and see what Zhuge Liang is planning to do first before we take action!"
Zhang Ni understood the meaning of Xian Yufu's words and hurriedly knelt down on the ground. With tears in his eyes, he reached out and pulled Zhang Yi beside him: "Thank you so much, general, our brothers will definitely go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Although Taishi Ci arranged for a relatively dense number of scouts and a large search area, their scouts thought that the few men sent by Long Fei would never go deep into the depths of Yizhou. Moreover, his own army was behind him.
If there is any trouble, they will rush to rescue immediately. Not to mention that I still have ten thousand soldiers and horses, and Long Fei's people will never dare to come. With such thoughts, they will not be so active and serious in their actions.
Xian Yufu ordered his scouts to detect the movements of Liu Beijun's scouts and avoid them as much as possible. Even if they could not be avoided, they would be surrounded and annihilated resolutely, and no one who tipped off could be let go. He quietly arrived at Liulinpo along the hidden path provided by Zhang Ni, and along the way
Nothing was discovered.
Hiding in the woods outside Taishi Ci's camp, Xian Yufu, Deng Ai, Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yi quietly observed the movements of the camp. Taishi Ci was extra careful this time, and sentries were placed all around the camp.
There were a large number of people and they were densely distributed, so they were worried about being attacked by Xian Yufu and others.
After watching for a long time, Xian Yufu glanced at Deng Ai: "Boy, how are you? What do you think?"
Deng Ai chuckled: "Externally, externally strong but internally capable, not very good!"
"Hahaha!"
Zhang Ni and Zhang Yi were confused. They didn't know much about marching and fighting, and they couldn't understand it after watching it for a long time. Xian Yufu didn't explain too much, and pointed to a valley to the west of the camp and said to them
"If you don't see it there, you two go there with ten people. If you see the fire here, wait there. Taishi Ci will definitely go there. The rest is up to you!"
The two of them looked in the direction of Xian Yufu's finger. Although they still didn't quite understand, they nodded repeatedly. Xian Yufu said with a smile: "I will explain to you when I catch Tai Shici, so go ahead!"
Taishi Ci suddenly received a report from the scouts, saying that a group of common people had arrived five miles away from the camp. Taishi Ci was shocked and looked at the lieutenant: "Wuli, didn't I ask the general to send the scouts ten miles away? The common people can approach.
Wuli, not to mention those Jingzhou people!"
The deputy general also found it unbelievable and hurriedly turned to look at the scout: "You bastard, why are you reporting now? Have you ever asked me where those people came from?"
"General, they said they were refugees from Fuling! They also spoke in the local dialect! They must be from Fuling!"
The deputy general looked at Tai Shici: "General, I think there is something wrong with these people, why not..."
"No!" Hearing what the deputy general said, the child with his head tilted immediately appeared in front of Taishi Ci's eyes. He took a deep breath: "The military advisor said that if we want to capture Yizhou, we must not go on a killing spree, otherwise all people will be wiped out.
Lost! Send troops and horses to watch them. As long as they don't mess around, they are definitely from Fuling, so just let them pass!" The deputy general nodded and hurried out.