Zhuge Liang said: "Zhang Liao first retreated to take the overall situation into consideration, but when he returned to the camp and saw that he was running away alone, he must have been discouraged and wanted to die. Today, he faced me face to face, but his success was on the verge of failure. I expected that he must be unwilling to do so. Let’s fight to the death again.”
Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes suddenly opened and he looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise: "I don't think the military advisor is usually elegant and aloof from the world, but he also knows the thoughts of our warriors."
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "As the saying goes, heroes have similar views. Although I am not as heroic as the two generals, my heroism is not limited to military bravery. I only have a righteous heart and a righteous spirit in my chest!"
As he spoke, Guan Yu's long beard trembled, and his heart seemed to surge with excitement. He trembled all over, cupped his fists and said, "Sir's words made Guan suddenly enlightened."
Zhuge Liang was startled: "Why did Yun Chang say this?"
Gan Ning clearly felt murderous intent flashing through Guan Yu's body just now, but when he saw his respectful attitude, he said doubtfully: "Yun Chang has always been a little nagging since he read the Tao Te Ching. I think you'd better continue reading the Spring and Autumn Annals." !”
Guan Yu had no time to pay attention to Gan Ning's teasing, and said seriously: "Today I have realized the true meaning of the relationship between generals and prime ministers: Although Lian Po is brave, he respects Prime Minister Lin instead because of his strong integrity and great ambition. In fact, it is the harmony of civil and military affairs. We are congenial. Guan has always despised the Confucian scholars for their eloquent and pompous talks. The real reason is that he is not as understanding and wise as Mr. He. Only by listening to your words can you know that there are mountains beyond the mountains and there are people above them."
"Yun Chang has this realization, he is no longer the good warrior he once was!"
Zhuge Liang did not expect that Guan Yu would have such an understanding at this time, and he couldn't help but feel relieved. If he could really restrain his arrogant nature, Guan Yu would be better than Han Xin and Wei Qing, which would be a great blessing for the great man.
Gan Ning thought that he had given up martial arts and studied literature for several years, but he still made no progress. It seemed that he was still not as determined as Guan Yu. He hurriedly said: "Military advisor, um... can you lend me the Tao Te Ching to read?"
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "If Xing Ba is interested, you can read the book "Laozi Xiang Er Commentary"."
Gan Ning waved his hand and said, "I don't want to read the book that the military advisor wants. I just want to read the Tao Te Ching."
Zhuge Liang laughed dumbly and said: "This book was written by Zhang Lu of Hanzhong. It was specially written to comment on the Tao Te Ching. It is suitable for Xingba to read."
Only then did Gan Ning realize that he had misunderstood, and muttered: "I really know how to name names. Do you want to take advantage of me?"
At this time, dinner was ready. Zhuge Liang called Chen Dao and Xiahou Lan over. While everyone was eating, they discussed that if Zhang Liao could be captured, it would be easy to capture the Central Plains.
During the cold weather, the soldiers waited all night in the wind, but there was no movement. At dawn, most of the soldiers were frozen and complained.
Gan Ning returned to the camp and said, "I think the military advisor is overly worried. Zhang Liao has gone back to recover from his injuries. How can he still have the strength to send out troops?"
Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "If Jia Xu hadn't figured out my plan, he would have expected Yun Chang to rob the camp to avenge his shame, and Cao's army would also set an ambush in the camp."
Guan Yu stroked his beard and said, "The military advisor's words are reasonable. If Zhang Liao doesn't come out, he may be plotted against if he goes to rob the camp."
Gan Ning clasped his fists and said: "Whatever Cao's army, Zhang Liao can't support it alone. The last general will lead the troops to attack the camp first, occupy Wushui, and besiege Kunyang. Then the Mobei troops can take the opportunity to advance north and attack Xuchang in a roundabout way."
Zhuge Liang then ordered Gan Ning to lead the troops to fight, and also ordered Xiahou Lan to go and gather information. Guan Yu stayed at the camp to recharge his batteries and prepare strategies to deal with the enemy based on the situation of Cao's army.
Cao's army also waited in vain all night in the camp. Zhang Liao regained his energy a little, but lost his troops and generals. He was very depressed, his eyes were bloodshot, and he occasionally looked out of the camp in confusion.
Jia Xu looked solemn, stroking his beard and sighed: "Although Kong Ming is young, he knows the art of war well. If he hadn't come to rob the camp, he might have been prepared. If the general sent troops last night, he might have gone and never returned."
Zhang Liao gathered his thoughts, frowned and said: "Guan Yu has Zhuge Liang's plan, so he can advance and retreat in a controlled manner. I'm afraid it will be difficult to retreat from the enemy for a while, so it is better to retreat to Kunyang, just in case."
Jia Xu shook his head and said: "Mobei has been lost. Once the troops retreat from Kunyang, Guan Yu will definitely come to besiege the city. If we divide our troops to attack various parts of Yingchuan, it will be like a river bursting its banks. It will be difficult for the general to take care of the overall situation."
Suddenly Luoyang sent people to report, and the Jingzhou Army sent troops to Yique Pass, with a total of 20,000 troops.
Zhang Liao asked doubtfully: "Could it be that Zhuge Liang was using his words to attack the east and attack the west, and launched a large-scale war to invade the Central Plains, but in fact he had the intention to plot Luoyang and seize Chang'an from the west to echo Liu Qi?"
Jia Xu tugged at his beard and thought: "The terrain of Funiu Mountain is complicated. Even if we take Yique Pass, how easy will it be to attack Luoyang? Once I deprive them of food and our troops are trapped in Luoyang, they will definitely die. This must be a suspicious army."
The two sides have fought several times, and they are wary of each other. They both know that every time the other side sends troops, there must be a deep meaning, and it is definitely not a target that can be seen through at a glance.
Zhang Liao thought less and suddenly felt that his mind was open and he said: "It seems that Zhuge Liang's move is just like sending Jiangxia troops to attack Wusheng Pass. It is just to contain the troops. As long as Guan Yu cannot advance, the rest of the troops are not of concern. "
"It makes sense, we should stay the same to cope with all changes!" Everything seemed to have returned to the original situation, Jia Xu nodded slightly.
But I always felt something was wrong in my heart. Zhuge Liang failed in his surprise attack on Yique Pass and it was already heavily guarded. Why bother?
While they were discussing, drums were beating loudly outside the camp. Zhang Liao came out of his tent to watch, but it was Gan Ning who came with his troops and ordered the entire army to form a defensive formation and not to fight.
Gan Ning stepped forward on his horse and laughed loudly and said: "Zhang Wenyuan, you attacked the camp yesterday and stole the chicken but lost the rice! Zhang Hu has been captured by someone now. If you want him to survive, come and surrender quickly."
Zhang Liao secretly gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "If you eat the king's salary, you should repay the king's kindness. A man sacrifices his life for the country, but that's all. My son is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. He will kill if he wants to, so why say more?"
Gan Ning secretly admired him and said: "Zhang Liao, Cao Cao has usurped the throne. Why do you need to help Zhou to do evil? I want your father and son to be loyal and loyal. How about one life for another?"
Zhang Liao asked: "What do you mean by this?"
Gan Ning said: "As long as you surrender or kill yourself on the spot, I can release Zhang Hu and leave incense for your Zhang family..."
"Bastard!" Zhang Liao was furious and shouted: "A certain person has been favored by the Prime Minister and is concerned about the safety of the Central Plains. How can he ignore the overall situation because of his personal affairs? Shoot the arrow -"
At the command, arrows were fired from Cao's camp. Gan Ning hurriedly beat his horse and retreated, shouting: "Zhang Liao is so cruel and ruthless. If you don't go to war, I will tell you to have no descendants."
Zhang Liao ignored him and allowed Gan Ning to scold him. As soon as he got close to the camp, he took his bow and arrows and shot them. Gan Ning had no choice but to curse and left.
Returning to the tent, Jia Xu suddenly said: "We need to inform Chang'an to beware of Wuguan soldiers and horses!"
Zhang Liao was startled, but he suddenly remembered what happened in Guanzhong. He smiled and said: "There are 20,000 defenders in Lantian, and three companies are deployed. Taking Chang'an from Wuguan is as difficult as climbing to the sky."
"Be careful with the Wannian Ship!" Jia Xu sighed softly and said: "Gan Ning returned without success. I expect he will come to rob the camp tonight."
Zhang Liao was surprised and said: "Zhuge Liang knows that our army is on guard, how dare he come again?"
Jia Xu said with a smile: "Guan Yu has a lot of men under his command. He failed to defend the camp last night, so he will definitely seek change. I expect that he will divide his troops into two groups to rob the camp, so I will use his plan."
