Kongming asked Meng Huo: "You told me before that if I captured you in your home, you would be convinced. What about now?" Meng Huo said: "This is because we came to die ourselves, not because of you. I Definitely not convinced!"
Kong Ming smiled and said: "I have captured you six times, and you are still unconvinced despite the tremendous pressure. Are you prepared to wait until when do you insist on me killing you?"
Meng Huo said: "If you can catch me for the seventh time, I will truly surrender and swear not to rebel again."
Kong Ming said: "Your nest has been breached by me, what should I have to worry about!" After saying that, he asked the warrior to untie the rope and scolded: "If I catch you again this time and you still make excuses, you will definitely not be so easy. Forgive you!" Meng Huo then ran away with his head in his arms.
There were less than a thousand remnant barbarian soldiers who returned, many of them injured. They met the barbarian king Meng Huo. Meng Huo collected the defeated troops. He was very happy, but he discussed with the cave master who brought him there and said: "I am now in the cave." Occupied by the Shu army, there is no place to stay, so where should we go?"
The cave master who brought him suggested: "Now there is only one country that can destroy Shu."
Meng Huo was very happy after hearing this and said, "Which country are you talking about?"
He replied: "More than seven hundred miles to the southeast from here, there is a country called the Ugo Kingdom. The king is named Wutugu. He is two feet long. He never eats grains. He eats the meat of snakes and wild beasts. He has scales on his body." , no swords and arrows can invade, and his soldiers all wear vine armor. The vines grow in the mountains and wrap around the stone walls. People from their country take them and soak them in oil. After half a year, they take them out to dry in the sun, and then put them away. Soak in oil and repeat it more than ten times to form a rattan armor. When worn on the body, it will not sink when crossing a river, cannot be wetted by water, and cannot be soaked by swords and arrows. Therefore, it became the rattan armor army. Now the king can go to them. If we can get their help, capturing Zhuge Liang is like cutting down bamboo with a knife."
Meng Huo was very happy, so he went to the Ugo Kingdom to find Wutu Bones. There were no houses in their caves, and the people all lived in earth caves. Meng Huo entered the cave, went to visit him and told him what happened before, adding fuel to the fire and spreading his hatred. Transfer out.
Wutu Gu said: "Since the Shu army has invaded us, there is no reason to sit back and wait for death. I will raise the troops in the cave to avenge you." Meng Huo thanked and went out, so Wutu Gu called the two leading soldiers. , one was called Tu'an and the other was called Xi Ni. They raised 30,000 soldiers and horses, all wearing rattan armor, and walked toward the northeast of Ugo Kingdom. They came to a big river called Peach Blossom Water. There were many peach trees on both sides. A large number of fallen leaves fell into the water. If people from other countries drank this water, they would die immediately. Only the Ugo people became energetic after drinking the water. Wutu Gu took his troops and set up camp near Taohua Water, preparing to wait for the Shu army.
Kongming sent people to find out about Meng Huo and reported back: "Meng Huo went to find the leader of the Ugo Kingdom and took 30,000 rattan armored soldiers to station at Taohua Ferry. Meng Huo also gathered barbarian soldiers and horses from various places and fought hard to resist the war. .”
After Kongming heard this, he led his soldiers and horses to the Peach Blossom Ferry. He saw barbarian soldiers on the other side. They had no human shape and looked very ugly. He asked the locals and said that the peach blossom leaves would fall into the water today, and the water was not drinkable. So Kongming retreated five miles to the stronghold, leaving Wei Yan to guard nearby.
On the second day, King Ugo led a group of Tengjia troops across the river. The golden drums were shaken. Wei Yan came out with his troops to fight. The barbarian soldiers rose up on the ground. The Shu army shot with bows and arrows, and the bows and arrows hit Tengjia. After reaching the top, they all landed one after another, slashing with knives and stabbing with spears, but they had no effect. The rattan armored soldiers all used sharp knives and steel forks. Each of them had huge manpower. The Shu army was no match at all, and they had no choice but to flee one after another.
The vine armor soldiers returned without continuing the pursuit. Wei Yan returned with the remaining soldiers. When they arrived at Taohua Ferry, he saw only the vine armor soldiers swimming across the river, with some sleepy people inside. He took off the vine armor, placed it on the water, and then sat on it himself. After crossing the river and going back, Wei Yan was very surprised when he saw it. He went back and reported to Kong Ming, explaining what happened in detail.
Kong Ming also felt strange, so he invited Lu Kai and the local people to ask. Lu Kai said: "I heard that there is a Ugo country among the southern barbarians. They don't care about human relations. They have rattan armor as a protective thing. It is difficult to hurt them. Plus the peach leaves It can pollute the water source. Only their own people will be fine if they drink it. If other countries drink it, they will die immediately. Evil people like this will pay a heavy price even if we win. What is the use? Why not report to the new emperor, Banshi Go back to court."
Kong Ming smiled and said: "I captured Meng Huo six times and went deep here again. I paid a huge price and expended a lot of mental energy. How can I leave so easily! I will naturally have a way to calm them down tomorrow." So he asked Zhao Yun Go to help Wei Yan defend the camp and order him not to go into battle easily.
On the second day, Kong Ming asked the locals to clear the way and drove his four-wheeled vehicle to the ravine on the north bank of Taohua Ferry to check the geographical conditions. Some dangerous places were difficult for cars to pass. Kong Ming could only give up the car and walk. Suddenly he came to From a mountain, you can see a valley, which looks like a long snake. It is surrounded by stone walls, there are no trees, and there is a road in the middle. Kongming asked the locals, "What is this valley called?"
He replied: "This is Coiled Snake Valley. Beyond this valley is the main road of Sanjiang City. The front of the valley is called Talangdian."
Kongming was very happy after hearing this and said: "This is God preparing to reward me with success!" So he returned to the original road and went back to the camp. He called Ma Dai and said: "I will give you ten black oil tank trucks. You Tie it up with bamboo. You can arrange the things in the cabinet. Guard your troops and horses on both sides of the Snake Valley. Follow the method. I will give you a half-month period. Everything must be prepared. When the time is up, follow my instructions. As mentioned, if the news leaks out, military law will be dealt with!"
Ma Dai left after hearing the plan clearly, and called Zhao Yun again, saying: "After you go to Panshe Valley, guard the Sanjiang intersection. The necessary things must be prepared tomorrow." Zhao Yun followed the plan and left.
Soon Wei Yan also came and was ordered: "You can take your troops to the Taohua Ferry camp, lure the vine armor soldiers out, then abandon the camp and walk in the direction of the white flag. You have half a month to do so." , we must lose fifteen formations in a row and abandon seven camps. If we lose fourteen formations, don't come to me!" This matter of Wei Yan was disgraceful and a little unhappy, but he could only execute it. Kong Ming sent Zhang Yi led another group of troops to build a new camp according to the commanded place, and asked Zhang Ni and Ma Zhong to lead the surrendered troops in the cave. They also acted according to the plan, and everyone left one after another.
Meng Huo said to Wutugu, the leader of the Ugo Kingdom: "Zhuge Liang has many tricks and is very good at ambushes. In the future, when you fight, you must divide your troops into three groups. As long as you see the valleys and the places with many trees, you cannot advance easily."
Wutugu said: "What the king said makes sense. I have long heard that the Chinese have many tricks. From now on, we will implement this idea. I will charge in the front and you will plan in the back."
