On the second day, Yu Yi prepared to deal with the matter in court. As a result, soldiers came to report that someone saw Prime Minister Qin disappearing from the prison window into a plume of black smoke. The officials were very surprised after hearing this. They quickly rushed to the prison together. All I saw was that as the jailer said, only Prime Minister Qin's clothes were left in the prison, and everything else remained as usual. The faces of the ministers became abnormal and they began to discuss. Some people thought that they had violated the gods and violated taboos. Some people thought that Prime Minister Qin was a demon who had been lurking in Xishu. Now that the black smoke has dispersed, a disaster is about to happen to Xishu. After hearing this, Yu Yi was very angry and yelled loudly, and then the scene became quiet.
Yu Yi quietly walked to Qin Xiang's clothes and took out the Fang Tian Snake Halberd. You must know that the Snake Killing Sword itself is contaminated with immortal energy and is not a mortal thing. After merging with Fang Tian Hua Halberd, one yin and one yang combine their respective characteristics. , when Fang Tian Snake Halberd took off his clothes, he clearly saw a flash of light. Yu Yi stepped back and thought to himself: "There is indeed something wrong."
Only Yu Yi could see this light, and other ministers could not see it. After coming to the conclusion, Yu Yi stood up and said to everyone: "This thing is very strange. Do you know any of these strange people? You can summon us to take a look.”
Deng Zhi came out and suggested: "In the past, the late emperor asked Taoist priests from Qingcheng Mountain to predict the good or bad luck of the war with Soochow, and the results came true. Your Majesty can follow suit."
After hearing this, Yu Yi nodded and said, "In that case, let's go find him."
After Yu Yi returned to his mansion, Kong Ming came to visit. It turned out that he was preparing to make another northern expedition to the Central Plains. Yu Yi immediately agreed to Kong Ming's request. It turned out that Kong Ming had been thinking about how to open up the situation in his mansion. He was afraid that Chencang still couldn't be taken, so he sent people to investigate. The result was that he came back and reported: "Hao Zhao is already very ill in Chencang City!"
Kong Ming was very happy and said with a smile: "Great things can be accomplished!" Then he called Wei Yan and Jiang Wei and said: "You two each take five thousand elite soldiers and go to Chencang City overnight. If you see the flames, you can attack together. city."
Neither of them believed it very much, so they came back and said, "Is there a time limit?"
Kong Ming smiled and said: "You must be ready within three days. You are not allowed to refuse. You can set off now!"
The two looked at each other and left according to their plan. Seeing the two leaving, Kong Ming called Guan Xing and Zhang Bao again, explained the plan, and they also left.
Guo Huai heard that Hao Zhao was seriously ill, so he discussed with Zhang He and said: "Hao Zhao is already very ill. You can go and replace him quickly. I will write a written statement and report it to the court for a decision." So. Zhang He took three thousand soldiers and horses to replace Hao Zhao.
After the Shu army got the news that he was seriously ill, they quickly sent Hao Zhao to his bed. Not long after he passed away, he suddenly heard that soldiers had come to report that the Shu army had arrived at the city. He quickly sent people to mount the city wall to guard the city. A fire broke out at the gate, and the city was in chaos. After hearing this, his mood became even more unstable. Finally, his illness returned and he was hopeless. He died on the spot. The Shu army also took advantage of the chaos and invaded the city.
It turned out that when Wei Yan and Jiang Wei arrived at the bottom of Chencang City, they did not see any flags and no one was calling. They felt very strange and did not dare to attack the city. Suddenly they heard a cannon fire above the city. The flags on all sides were put up, and I saw a man wearing a turban, feather fan, and crane cloak, shouting to the bottom of the city wall: "You are late!"
The two of them looked and saw that the man was Kong Ming. He quickly dismounted his horse and prostrated himself on the ground, saying: "The Prime Minister is really a man of God!"
Kong Ming smiled and said: "I have found out that Hao Zhao is seriously ill. I order you to lead troops to attack the city within three days. This is to stabilize everyone's mood. I asked Guan Xing and Zhang Bao to order the army and secretly leave Hanzhong. I hid in the army and rushed to Chencang overnight so that they could not mobilize troops. I sent our soldiers to set fire to the city and shouted for help. It was not easy for the Wei army to arrive by surprise. Their general was seriously ill and could not command. Naturally, The city is in chaos. If I come back to retrieve it, it will be easy. The art of war says, take the enemy by surprise and attack him unprepared. This is the truth."
Wei Yan and Jiang Wei learned another lesson. After Chencang was captured, some soldiers offered Hao Zhao's body as a sacrifice. Kong Ming felt that this opponent was worthy of respect, so he asked his wife Laoxiao to return to Wei with the body to show his respect. loyalty.
Kong Ming said to Wei Yan and Jiang Wei: "You two don't rest now. You can lead your troops and horses to attack Sanguan. The people guarding the pass will definitely flee without fighting if they know that our Shu army has arrived. If you wait too long, Wei's troops will When reinforcements come, it will be difficult to capture."
After hearing this, the two people came to Sanguan with their soldiers and horses. As expected, all the people guarding the pass escaped. When they arrived at the pass, they were ready to take a rest. Suddenly they saw dust blowing outside the pass. They knew that Wei Jun was coming to kill them. The two looked at each other. He glanced at it and said, "The Prime Minister is really clever!"
So he climbed up the tower and saw that it was Wei General Zhang He. The two men divided their forces to guard the key points. Zhang He saw that the Shu army was guarding the key points, so he asked him to retreat. Wei Yan then pursued and killed many Wei soldiers. Zhang He was greatly injured. After being defeated, Wei Yan returned to Guan Guan and asked people to report the battle situation to Kong Ming.
Kong Ming himself took his troops and horses out of the Chencang Xie Valley and captured Jianwei. Later, the Shu army set off one after another. General Chen Shi reported to Yu Yi that he wanted to participate in the Northern Expedition. With a stroke of his pen, Yu Yi asked him to help Kong Ming. , Kongming led his troops and horses out of Qishan again and set up camp. Kongming gathered the people and said: "I went out to Qishan twice and didn't take any advantage. Now that I'm here again, I guess the Wei people will fight me according to the previous method." , they will definitely attack our two cities, Yong and Yi, and must send troops and horses to guard them. I think Yinping and Wudu counties are connected to Hanzhong. If they get this city, they can separate the Wei army's defensive posture. Who of you dares to do this? thing?"
Jiang Wei and Wang Ping expressed their intention to do it. Kong Ming was very happy, so he sent Jiang Wei to lead 10,000 troops to capture Wudu, and Wang Ping to lead 10,000 troops to capture Yinping. The two left with their troops and horses.
Besides, Zhang He returned to Chang'an, met Guo Huai and Sun Li, and said: "Chencang City has been lost, Hao Zhao died of serious illness, Sanguan was also taken away by the Shu army, and now Kongming left Qishan again and marched in separate directions. .”
Guo Huai was very surprised after hearing this and said: "If this is the case, they will definitely attack Yong and Yi counties." So he sent Zhang He to guard Chang'an and Sun Li to protect Yongcheng. He took his troops to Xicheng to defend it. Express to the court the urgency of the front line.
When Cao Rui of the Wei army set up a court, a nearby official came to tell him: "The city of Chencang has been lost, Hao Zhao died of a serious illness, Zhuge Liang came out from Qishan again, and Sanguan was captured."
Cao Rui was very surprised. Suddenly, Man Chong came with a letter. The content was: Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty has proclaimed himself emperor and has consolidated the alliance with Shu. Now he is sending Lu Xun to train troops in the military field and wait for call. He will definitely invade in the next day or night. .
Cao Rui heard that both places were very urgent and panicked. Cao Zhen was ill at that time and had no choice but to summon Sima Yi. He said: "I don't think Soochow will attack this time."
Cao Rui asked: "How did you know?"
