King Han didn't know what Zhuge Teng was thinking, so he kept asking, but Zhuge Hui had already thought of a countermeasure and dealt with it calmly.
In fact, it is not that South Korea did not conduct investigations, but what they found was indeed consistent with what Zhuge Hui said.
Not only did Luoyi not pay taxes to Xianyang, but he also handed over the property requested from Da Qin to Han Ting. This business must be profitable!
"You go to the post house to rest first, and I will consider what you said." King Han said.
Zhuge Hui knew in his heart that he had convinced King Han, and the next step was to see if he could coax King Han out of the city, so he bowed to say goodbye and returned to Guanyi.
After Zhuge Hui had gone far away, King Han asked Zhang Ping: "Prime Minister Zhang, do you think Zhuge Teng is really pretending to surrender to Qin?"
Zhang Ping sighed softly and said: "It's true or false, there's no way to tell. In a situation like Luoyi's, it's natural to rely on whoever provides the most benefits."
King Han frowned and said: "As for the benefits, of course Qin has given me more."
"That's not necessarily true," Zhang Ping analyzed. "Great Qin will not really reuse such rebellious generals. Zhuge Teng must be very aware of this, so he turned to us again."
"Wei Chen's suggestion is that the king should not care about the land of Luoyi and only benefit from it. That's what we did in the past and it is still the case now."
Zhang Ping knew in his heart that Luoyi had never really belonged to South Korea, so he just wanted to reap the benefits.
King Han thought for a while and said: "In that case, let's do as you say, but I have to get this benefit personally, so I can't help but feel a little worried."
Zhang Ping said: "This is all the territory of South Korea. What does the king have to worry about? If you don't come forward, I'm afraid Zhuge Teng won't hand over the military rations."
King Han hesitated for a moment and then said: "Okay, I'll just leave for a while, but we don't want to enter Luoyi City, and we have to bring a large army with us in case of any unexpected events."
Zhang Ping nodded and sighed in his heart, thinking that the King of Han was too cautious, maybe because South Korea was relatively weak and lacked self-confidence.
The King of Han personally ordered 100,000 soldiers to escort him.
Originally, the number of Korean troops was not large, and most of them were still defending foreign enemies at the border. Adding in the troops previously deployed to the edge of Luoyi, there were only less than 20,000 forbidden troops left in the city.
Zhuge Hui was naturally overjoyed to learn about King Han's decision to leave the city, but unfortunately, King Han ordered people to watch him and wait until the army came back with food and grass before letting him leave.
Zhuge Hui went to see King Han and wanted to travel with King Han, but was rejected. It seemed that he was determined to be the hostage.
In desperation, Zhuge Hui quickly wrote a sealed letter and sent it back to Zhuge Teng using a flying pigeon.
On this day, King Han led his army out of Xinzheng in a mighty manner. Zhuge Hui was restricted in the city and could only watch from a distance.
But at midnight, he suddenly heard a slight noise from the window. Zhuge Hui quickly stood up, reached out to hold his sword, held back his breath, and stared in the direction of the sound.
The noise stopped, and Zhuge Hui walked over lightly.
Only two more knocks were heard on the window.
"Who?" Zhuge Hui asked in a lowered voice.
A voice came from the window: "Master Zhuge, I am Gao Yuan. The prefect asked me to come and pick you up."
Gao Yuan is Zhuge Teng's close guard. He is very skilled and Zhuge Hui also recognizes his voice.
He quickly opened the window and saw a man in black squatting under the window, it was Gao Yuan.
Gao Yuanyuan was Zhuge Hui inside the house, and he got in as soon as he turned over.
Zhuge Hui took him to the inner room and lit a lamp.
"Sir, there are guards outside during the day, so I came here at night. Come with me," Gao Yuan said.
Zhuge Hui shook his head: "Even if there are no guards, I can't leave. If I leave, then King Han will definitely know that there is a scam and will turn back immediately. Then our plan will be in vain."
Gao Yuan said: "The prefect asked me to tell you that he has sent many people disguised as local people and traders to enter Xinzheng one after another. If you don't want to leave, then take these soldiers to capture the Han Palace. As long as Xinzheng is captured, Then King Han will become a rabbit without a nest."
When Zhuge Hui heard this, he clapped his hands and cheered: "How many people are here?"
Gao Yuan replied: "A lot of people have come today, and more will come tomorrow. There will be about ten thousand people in total. They are all experienced soldiers."
"So many people..." Zhuge Hui asked, "Will it arouse the vigilance of the Imperial Army?"
"They all entered the city with the people, and came from the four city gates respectively." Gao Yuan said, "The weapons were also transported in separately. There are tens of thousands of troops outside, waiting to cooperate with each other."
Compared with sneaking in people, it is actually more difficult for weapons to sneak in.
When Zhuge Hui heard this, he felt emboldened: "Okay, let's do it like this. You organize the people who are entering the city and follow me into the palace. But please go down and don't kill innocent people indiscriminately. The harem is a bargaining chip to blackmail the King of Han." "
Gao Yuan nodded to express his understanding.
The two discussed the details carefully before Gao Yuan left secretly.
The war is coming, so you must be mentally alert. After Gao Yuan left, Zhuge Hui fell asleep.
There were guards guarding the outside of the post house. If he went out, he would follow him, so Zhuge Hui simply didn't go out and stayed in the post house waiting for news about Gao Yuan.
At midnight the next night, Gao Yuan knocked on the window again.
"What's going on outside?" Zhuge Hui asked eagerly.
Gao Yuan said: "King Han has gone far, the ambush outside the city has been assembled, and almost half of the soldiers have sneaked into the city. It is estimated that we can take action in two days."
"Should the prefect take action at the same time?" Zhuge Hui asked.
"The prefect said that he will trap King Han until we succeed." Gao Yuan replied.
Zhuge Hui said: "I thought about it. If we do it, it should be as chaotic as possible. Find some people and set some fires in different places in the city. If the people are in chaos, it will be easier for us to succeed."
"Okay, sir, don't worry, this matter couldn't be easier to handle." Gao Yuan asked, "Do you have any other instructions?"
Zhuge Hui asked: "Are there any bows and arrows among the weapons brought into the city?"
"Yes, but not too many." Gao Yuan replied.
Zhuge Hui said: "Then we should not confront the imperial army for a long time. We only need to control a few city gates and let the reinforcements from outside enter the city quickly."
Gao Yuan nodded and said, "That's right."
"Then you come to pick me up at Hai hour the day after tomorrow, and we'll take action at midnight," Zhuge Hui said.
Gao Yuan responded and turned around.
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The Korean army's tent.
"This is unreasonable!" King Han shouted with great enthusiasm, "I came here as agreed, but Zhuge Teng said that he would be a day late for something. He really took himself as the master."
Zhang Ping, who was standing next to him, advised: "He said in his letter that there is a lot of military rations and it would be difficult to assemble them secretly. This is true."
"Even so, Zhuge Teng should show up and show his sincerity." King Han said.
Zhang Ping said: "He said he would bring food and grass tomorrow, so the king should wait one more day. If he doesn't keep his promise, then we will destroy Luoyi directly."
King Han thought that this was an opportunity to conquer Luoyi, so he calmed down.
The next day, Zhuge Teng was still nowhere to be seen, only the envoy he sent.
The envoy brought thirty carts of grain and fodder, and told them the place, which was fifty miles southeast of Luoyi. He said that Zhuge Teng had made preparations and was waiting for them there.
King Han complained again, but after all, the envoy had brought some military rations, so he could not get too angry. He had no choice but to make an appointment with the envoy at a time, and then ordered the army to set off and rush to the next location.
Because there were so many people, we didn’t walk quickly. When we arrived there, it was already two days later.
Looking from a distance, I saw a group of people waiting there, with light-colored cavalry escorting hundreds of carriages.
The leader was none other than Zhuge Teng.
I saw him urging his horse forward, cupping his hands and saying, "Your Majesty, you are well. I have been waiting here for a long time."
King Han stared and said, "What is your purpose of asking me to change places again and again?"
Sima Teng said helplessly: "This is the only way to avoid Da Qin's eyes and ears. I hope the king will forgive me."
Finally he saw Sima Teng and the army rations. King Han was sure that he had not lied to him, so he said: "That's all. Since it can't be made public, you hand over the army rations and I will go back."
"Okay." Zhuge Teng responded and waved his hand behind him.
Hundreds of cars filed out, all filled with sacks just like before.
"It seems that you really can't offend both sides. It's best this way." King Han said.
When the items arrived, King Han, who didn't want to delay any more, didn't ask anyone to check them. He accepted the goods and returned directly.
"Farewell, Your Majesty." Zhuge Teng said respectfully without holding back.
King Han looked back at him and said, "You don't have to come in person next time, right?"
"It all depends on the king's mood." Zhuge Teng replied.
King Han laughed a few times and said nothing.
After a brief contact, both parties returned separately.
King Han happily walked back with the grain and grass. It was not until dark when it was time to bury the pot for cooking that he remembered that he had not checked the goods.
"Go, open the sack and take a look. We will use the military rations to cook tonight." King Han ordered.
Not long after, Zhang Ping was seen running back in a panic: "Your Majesty, the surface of that sack is only grain, and the inside is full of sand!"
"Ah?" King Han was shocked, "Could he be tricked by Zhuge Teng? Take me to see it."
King Han hurriedly followed Zhang Ping to the carts. He saw that the sacks had been opened, and some sergeants were carrying grain, and they were indeed filled with sand and soil.
"This is unreasonable. It seems that Zhuge Teng doesn't want to live anymore." King Han said fiercely, "Bring out the stronghold and attack Luoyi."
But at this moment, a messenger rushed outside, saying that he had an urgent military report.
This messenger was dressed as a forbidden soldier. He looked panicked, sweated profusely, and had some blood on his body. When he saw King Han, he crawled on the ground.
"Why are you so panicked?" King Han looked calm on the surface, but a trace of uneasiness had already arisen in his heart.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, it's bad. Xinzheng was... attacked by a sneak attack." The messenger said eagerly.
"What!?" King Han asked anxiously, "Who was sneak-attacking me? What was the result?"
Zhang Ping pulled the messenger up and said, "Don't be impatient. Let's explain the matter clearly."
The messenger of the Forbidden Army took a few deep breaths, swallowed his saliva, and then said: "The night before yesterday, many middle-aged men who looked like ordinary people suddenly attacked the Forbidden Army in the city and opened the city gate. Then, tens of thousands of troops poured in. Xinzheng.”
The expressions of King Han and Zhang Ping changed instantly.
"The Imperial Guard fought hard, but were outnumbered, so they defended the palace."
"Our team happened to be patrolling outside and was blocked outside, so we rushed out and reported to the king. We were chased down all the way, and I was the only one who ran over."
After hearing the news, King Han was in a trance and almost fainted. He hurriedly asked: "How is the city now?"
The messenger shook his head: "I don't know, but... the war situation must be extremely tragic. Your Majesty, you'd better hurry up and come back for reinforcements."
The King of Han dared not hesitate and directly ordered: "Return to the court as soon as possible!"
