He replied: "My brothers and nephews are all very grateful to the Prime Minister for their help in survival. There is nothing to repay. Now that you are rebelling, why not catch you!" So the barbarian soldiers in the cave dispersed and went home, and Yang Jiang took Meng Huo away. , Meng You, and King Duosi escorted them to Kong Ming's camp. Kong Ming ordered them to enter. Yang Jiang bowed and said: "My brothers, nephews, and I are very grateful to the Prime Minister for your kindness. Now we have captured Meng Huo and Meng You to enter." offer."
Kong Ming was very happy after hearing this, rewarded him, and then asked people to drive Meng Huo over. Kong Ming smiled and said, "Are you convinced this time?"
He replied: "This is not your ability, it's the people in my cave who are killing each other, which leads to this ending. If you want to kill me, kill me. I won't be convinced!"
Kong Ming said: "You took our Shu army to a place with no water source and poisoned us with highly toxic springs such as Yaquan, Miequan, Black Spring and Rouquan, but we were safe and sound. Isn't it God's will? Why are you still there? Do you want to be stubborn?"
Meng Huo said: "My ancestors lived in Yinkeng. There are three rivers as natural barriers and the passes are strong. If I can still be captured by you, my descendants and I will be very convinced."
Kong Ming said: "Now that the new emperor has written a letter, the ministers in the DPRK think that I have ulterior motives and are protecting you. I have taken great risks by letting you go many times. Now I will let you go again and go back to regroup." , come and fight me for victory. If you are still unconvinced by me again at that time, don’t blame me, I will destroy your nine tribes, and then take your heads back to the court to resume your life." After that, let Untie it left and right to release it.
Meng Huo bowed and left. Kong Ming asked Meng You and King Duosi to come in again and rewarded them with some drinks. Both of them were very frightened and did not dare to see Kong Ming head-on. Kong Ming had people reward horses and send them back. .
Kong Ming released more than a thousand people he had captured. Yang Jiang and his son were awarded officials, and the barbarian soldiers in the cave also received rewards. Yang Jiang and others thanked him and left, while Meng Huo returned to Yinkeng Cave overnight. In the middle, there are three rivers outside the cave, namely Lushui, Gannan water and Xicheng water. Since the three rivers of water come together, they are called the three rivers. There are more than 300 miles of flat roads to the north of the cave, which produce lush crops. There are 200 miles to the west of the cave, which are all dug salt fields. The 200 miles to the southwest are right next to the Lushui and Gannan waters. The 300 miles to the south are Liang River. There is a mountain in the cave, which embraces the cave in the center. Silver mines are produced on the mountain, so the cave is Yinkeng Cave and the mountain is Yinkeng Mountain. A palace was built in the mountain, which was the lair of the barbarian king, and a temple was built in the middle, called "House Ghost". Every season, cattle and horses are slaughtered for sacrifice, which is called "divination ghost". Every year, people from Shu or people from other places are put in it for sacrifice. If a person is sick and refuses to take medicine, he prays to the wizard, which is called "divination ghost". "Medicine ghost".
There is no criminal law in this place. Anyone who commits a crime will be killed directly. When girls grow up, they bathe in the stream. Men and women live together, matching each other, and their parents will not discipline them. This is called "learning skills". Every year when the weather is good, rice is planted. If the weather is not good, snakes are killed to make soup, and elephants are slaughtered for meals. The boss of the people here is the cave owner, and then the chief. They are in Sanjiang City on the first and fifteenth day of every month. It is custom to buy and sell goods in China.
After Meng Huo returned, thousands of people gathered in the cave and said, "The Shu army humiliated me several times. I vowed to take revenge. Do you have any good ideas?"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone stepped forward and said, "I recommend someone who can defeat Zhuge Liang."
Everyone looked and saw that it was Meng Huo's wife's brother, the eighth minister, who was called to bring the cave master. Meng Huo was very happy and asked where the man was. He brought the cave master and said: "Go southwest from here. The cave master is King Mulu. He knows some magic. He rides an elephant when he goes out. He can call the wind and rain. He is often followed by tigers, leopards, wealth wolves, poisonous snakes and scorpions. His subordinates We have 30,000 divine soldiers who are very brave. Your Majesty, you can write a letter and send a gift. I will personally go and ask him. If this man agrees to help us, then what does the Shu army have to fear?"
After Meng Huo heard this, he was very happy, thinking that there was such a powerful figure in his hometown, so he quickly sent people with gifts and asked King Duosi to guard Sanjiang City as a barrier in front.
Kong Ming led his soldiers and horses in and drove in front of Sanjiang City. From a distance, he saw Sanjiang City surrounded on three sides by the river, with only one exit leading to the land. So he sent Wei Yan and Zhao Yun to lead a team of people from this way. Attacking Sanjiang City, when the troops arrived at the city, suddenly all the bows and arrows were fired from the city wall. It turned out that most of the soldiers in the cave had learned the art of archery. Their bows and arrows were very special. They could shoot ten arrows at a time, and the arrows were painted After being poisoned, the skin and flesh of the person hit by the arrow will rot, and soon the internal organs will bleed to death. Zhao Yun and Wei Yan did not dare to step forward, so they could not win. They went back to see Kong Ming and explained the matter of the poison arrow.
Kongming was very surprised after hearing this. He rode a four-wheeled vehicle to the front of the battle to watch. Finally, he saw the reality in front of the army. He returned to the camp and asked the soldiers to retreat several miles to the camp. The barbarian soldiers laughed when they saw the Shu army retreating. They got up and congratulated themselves, thinking that the Shu army retreated out of fear, so they slept peacefully at night and did not send out any horses to patrol.
Kongming restrained the Shu army and retreated, so he closed the camp and could not come out. Five days passed without any movement. At ten o'clock in the evening, a breeze suddenly started. Kongming gave the order: "Every soldier must have a pair of clothes, limited to Light it up at the first watch, and anyone who doesn't have it will be beheaded immediately!"
No one knew what this meant, so they ordered the soldiers to prepare. At the first watch, the order was issued: "Every soldier should wrap up his clothes and collect some soil. Those who don't have it will be beheaded immediately."
Everyone still didn't know what the purpose was, so they could only prepare according to the regulations. Kong Ming issued another order, saying: "All the officers and men will be delivered at the foot of Sanjiang City. Those who arrive first will be heavily rewarded." After hearing this, everyone carried the packed soil on their backs. When he came to the city, Kong Ming asked everyone to project it under the city wall as a stepping stone. The first soldier to get to the city wall would be the first to win. So there were more than 100,000 Shu troops, as well as tens of thousands of people who had surrendered. Clothes covered with mud
Throwing them under the city wall, a small amount made up a large amount. For a while, a dirt road was formed under the city wall. As soon as the signal was sounded, the Shu army rushed to the city. After the barbarian soldiers discovered it, they prepared to fire arrows, but they were captured directly by the Shu army. Everyone else fled one after another. King Duosi died in the rebellious army. The Shu army was divided into two groups and strangled. Kongming took Sanjiang City and rewarded all the treasures to the soldiers.
The barbarian soldiers who escaped went to report to Meng Huo, saying: "King Duosi died in battle, and Sanjiang City was lost."
Meng Huo was very surprised after hearing this. When he was thinking about it, someone reported that the Shu army had crossed the Sanjiang River and was descending in front of the cave. Meng Huo was very panicked. Suddenly a man came out from behind the screen and laughed and said: "Since he is a man , why don’t you have any wisdom? Even though I am a woman, I am still willing to fight with you."
