Time passed, and the soldiers of Langya Camp who had ambushed them all fell asleep.
Wang Can and Dian Wei had been up for half the night and were already exhausted. As soon as they closed their eyes, they both began to snore.
Shi Awei squinted his eyes and led the soldiers to keep watch all night. When it was time for Shi A to change the guard, Du Twelve came over from Lumen Mountain with three people. When Shi A saw Du Twelve, he felt strange and whispered Asked: "Twelve, the four of you stayed at Lumen Mountain, why did you come here with your things?"
Du Twelve told the story about the officers and soldiers surrounding Lumen Mountain, and then said: "Wu Huang sent a message saying not to stay in one place all the time. You must change your position frequently, otherwise you will be easily discovered."
After hearing this, Shi A's expression changed drastically.
If your whereabouts are leaked, this is a big deal.
Liu Bei's whereabouts were leaked a few days ago, and now Wang Can's whereabouts are leaked. The situation has really changed.
Shi A immediately woke up Wang Can and told him about the situation in Lumen Mountain.
Immediately, Shi A said seriously: "My lord, Zhuge Liang, Sun Qian and Liu Bei are all in the army and have been protected. Even if we set an ambush, it will be useless. Besides, Zhuge Liang is as cunning as a fox and a thief. We Even if he wasn't in Lumen Mountain, he would definitely be worried about being ambushed, and I don't think Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei would be easily fooled."
Wang Can said in a deep voice: "If the news leaks, Liu Biao will definitely send people to hunt them down, so what we need to do now is to think of a response strategy. Let's retreat immediately. We will find a hidden place to hide first, and then wait for the opportunity."
Wang Can made a decision and took the people away immediately.
…
At the foot of Lumen Mountain, nearly ten thousand soldiers did not sleep.
All the soldiers opened their eyes and waited for dawn, and then waited to encircle and suppress Wang Can. It must be said that Zhuge Liang was cautious and cautious. If the rest of the men were leading the army, they would probably encircle and suppress Lumen Mountain overnight. But Zhuge Liang wanted to be safe and chose to do it at night Make a surprise attack, and then choose to take action in the morning in order to be completely sure.
The soldiers were in low spirits, but Cai Mao and Liu Bei were in high spirits.
All Cai Mao could think about was killing Wang Can, making a great contribution, and getting rid of the current embarrassing situation.
Liu Bei was obsessed with revenge, and the hatred in his heart filled his chest, making it difficult for him to sleep or eat well. Moreover, when Cai Mao thought about killing Wang Can, he was extremely excited and had no sleepiness at all.
Zhuge Liang, on the other hand, squinted his eyes and seemed to have fallen asleep. However, in fact, Zhuge Liang also had difficulty falling asleep, and he was just pretending to be calm. The first time he led people to encircle and suppress Wang Can, his heart was tense and it was difficult to relax. Kill Wang Can is all Zhuge Liang's thoughts at the moment, and everything revolves around Wang Can.
The night was quiet, but the soldiers couldn't help but doze off.
Many soldiers couldn't bear it and simply slept with their eyes open to recuperate their energy. As for Zhuge Liang, Cai Mao, Liu Bei and Yi Ji, they all said nothing and waited quietly.
There was no words and silence all night.
The next day, a touch of fish belly white appeared in the sky. Cai Hao's spirit perked up, and a bright light suddenly flashed in his eyes. Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei also suddenly woke up, as if they had stepped out of the chaos and saw the dawn of heaven and earth. It feels like waking up from a big dream.
They sat all night, and there was already dew on their hair.
The clothes also became a little damp.
Not long after, the bright red sun rose from the east, and the golden sunshine fell down, shining on the bodies of Cai Mao, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei and others, giving these people a layer of golden luster, which was extremely sacred.
Cai Mao said: "Kong Ming, it's dawn, let's search the mountain."
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "General Cai, according to the original plan, search carefully from all directions. Don't miss any place. You must be careful to make sure there are no mistakes."
Cai Mao said, "Don't worry, I'll save you."
At that moment, Cai Mao ordered the soldiers to search the mountains one by one. With this kind of carpet-like search, no matter where they were hiding, no matter what jackals, tigers, and leopards were in the mountains, they had to be searched out. Especially since the 10,000 soldiers were all elite, and their strength was sufficient.
As long as there is any movement in one place, the rest of the soldiers can immediately provide support. There is almost nowhere to escape hiding in the mountains.
Wang Can's ability to evade the search was entirely due to luck.
He went to kill Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei, and Liu Bei came to kill him.
Both sides have set up dragnets, but unfortunately both sides must have found nothing in the end.
However, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and Cai Hao were still full of expectations and had been waiting for news at the foot of the mountain. Zhuge Liang was sure that Wang Can was in the mountain, and he would definitely not be wrong.
An hour later, the soldiers in the mountain were still searching, but found nothing.
Two hours later, the soldiers continued.
…
When the sun was high in the sky, the soldiers were still working diligently. Their strategy was to conduct a carpet-like search, so they walked up the mountain inch by inch. Although such a search was inevitable, the speed was quite slow. When the sun reached overhead,
At that time, the thatched house where Wang Can lived had not been raided.
At the foot of the mountain, Cai Mao was already waiting impatiently.
He had mentioned that Wang Can might not be here last night, but there had been no movement for a long time, which made him have a bad feeling in his heart. Could this great opportunity be disappearing?
Liu Bei paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, glancing at the lush mountain forest from time to time.
Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan gently. Although he looked calm, his palms were all sweaty and he looked very nervous.
Yi Ji also looked expectantly at the road leading to the mountains and forests, expecting a soldier to suddenly rush out and report that he had found Wang Can's trace. Just when he was thinking this, a soldier suddenly rushed out of the mountains and forests, and quickly
The soldier ran down. When the soldier came to Liu Bei and Cai Hao, he was breathing rapidly. He wanted to open his mouth to speak, but felt that his throat was blocked.
This happens because the soldiers run too fast and consume too much physical energy.
Liu Bei said with a smile: "Let's take a break and then talk." He was full of expectations, thinking that he had discovered Wang Can's footprints. The same was true for Cai Mao and Zhuge Liang, both looking at the soldiers with anticipation.
After a while, the soldier got a little better.
He cupped his fists and said, "General Cai, we found a thatched cottage deep in the mountain forest, which may be where Wang Can lives."
"Quick, lead the way immediately."
Cai Mao didn't say anything, so Liu Bei interrupted and gave instructions.
Cai Mao also wanted to arrest Wang Can, and had no intention of arguing with Liu Bei about who gave the orders. Led by the soldiers, several people quickly ran deep into the mountains and forests. When they arrived at the thatched cottage where Wang Can lived, they found it empty. Du Twelve
When I left, I had already taken away the important documents, and the rest were ordinary military documents, etc., which were of no use.
Cai Mao and others found the thatched cottage, but found nothing.
In the afternoon, the big manhunt ended.
But the result was that Zhuge Liang, Cai Mao and Liu Bei were disappointed and even very depressed. Cai Mao felt lost and asked loudly and somewhat crazyly: "Kong Ming, you said that Wang Can has been in the mountains all the time, and now there is no trace of him. What should I do?"
Liu Bei was also disappointed, but he seemed very tough.
Liu Bei looked at Cai Mao with both eyes and said calmly: "General Cai, Wang Can is very cunning. It is normal that he did not catch Wang Can. You also looked at the thatched cottage deep in the forest. It is obviously Wang Can.
From the place where he has lived, we can also infer that Wang Can has been to Lumen Mountain and is still in Xiangyang, but we did not catch him."
Zhuge Liang is Liu Bei's subordinate, so of course Liu Bei must protect him.
After a pause, Liu Bei said again: "If Wang Can is not caught, we will go back and recover immediately."
When Cai Mao heard this, he was speechless for a moment and was about to fall out. But he thought that Liu Biao suddenly valued Liu Bei very much, so he endured it and did not break up with Liu Bei.
