Cao Cao crosses Wu Dalang

Chapter 688

However, in October last year, Fan Rui, the "devil king of the mixed world", followed the old Cao across the sea to conquer Liao, took advantage of Yelu Chun's troops to go south, and attacked Jiyou. Before the battle, he met Li Ji and Li Jinwu. The opponent was Li Ling. Well, Fan Rui was a little careless, and shot through the lute bone with an arrow.

Lao Cao was afraid that he would be disabled, so he hurriedly taught Meng Kang to dispatch a fast boat and send him back to Liangshanbo in a hurry, so that An Daoquan could be healed.

Since Fan Rui followed Lao Cao, he fought south and north and never lost his spirit. Now he was out of the game early and came back dejected. He was very depressed.

Fortunately, King Chao Tian was caring. When he heard the news, he went down the mountain ten miles to meet him. He held a banquet for him for seven consecutive days. With the sincere care of all his brothers, Fan Rui gradually cheered up. The demon soldiers under my command are fighting fiercely every day, and I only hope that one day Lao Cao will send a letter to summon him.

Soon after, Tong Guan's troops were defeated in Hebei, and the Liao army attacked in a large scale. They first defeated Wu Erlang and others, and then bypassed Gaotang to invade the hinterland of Shandong.

Fan Rui's injury was not healed, and he couldn't compete, so he could only sit in the mountain angrily, watching the people like wolves and tigers, killing the Liao army so much that they dared not mention the word "Shandong".

Then the winter came and went, and it was another half a year. At the end of April, a fast boat entered Liangshan Po from the Wuzhang River. Di Cheng, the "skinny-faced bear" who was patrolling the lake, bumped into him and stopped him for questioning. , brought Liu Guangshi to seek medical treatment.

When Chao Gai heard about it, he quickly connected. After asking, he found out that Liu Guangshi's seeking medical treatment was not a favor, and Lei Heng's real intention was to send a message that Liangshan would send troops to the north at any time. .

The generals in Liangshan were very excited when they heard that the general situation was finally going to be launched. They are currently practicing day and night, saving food and grass, just waiting for the big battle.

In August, Qiao Daoqing, who had been to Tokyo for a long time, suddenly returned, brought many rewards, and took out the imperial decree to show off. Lead Liangshan soldiers and horses to attack Liao soldiers.

Chao Gai was amazed when he heard this, and laughed loudly: "You are acting weird, but this little emperor is funny. Do you think I, Chao Gai, are Song Jiang's brothers, and I love being an official wholeheartedly?"

Qiao Daoqing laughed out loud, and only then told the story of the future in detail.

Chao Gai didn't care that Lao Cao became the king of Wei and the general of the world's soldiers and horses. He just heard that he had turned thousands of miles away and sent out his troops one after another.

Han Wu, in particular, was so shocked that he beat his chest and stomped his feet, wishing he could fly to the northwest battlefield with his wings on his back.

Seeing Han Wu's expression, Wu Yong's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked some people to come.

Not long after, Wang De, Yao Pingzhong, and Ma Gongzhi came forward in doubt.

Wang De and Yao Pingzhong were brought by Lao Cao when he was captured from the south of the Yangtze River. Because Wang De's bones were hard and he kept saying that "it's all about death" and "swearing to die will not fall into grass", Yao Pingzhong had no choice but to compensate him for his toughness.

Fortunately, everyone in Liangshan loves his two martial arts and loyalty, and they don't treat them lightly. They have wine and meat every day, and the two can't escape, so they can only relax and be prisoners.

Ma Gongzhi was the day when the famous mansion city was destroyed, and he fought out single-handedly. He hated Tong Guan for being incompetent, exhausted the three armies, and hated Liang Zhongshu for betraying the country and dedicating the city. .

He was in a daze for a while, and only wandered around in Shandong, but accidentally turned around and turned to Zhu Gui's hotel door. He ate Zhu Gui's dish in a few words and gave him a generous gift. When he woke up again, it was Wang De in front of him. , Yao Pingzhong and Yao Pingzhong had two wry smiles.

With Wang De's sample, Ma Gongzhi naturally refused to fall into the grass easily, so he detained them together in the cottage. Today, please come out, when the three of them came to the Juyi hall, Qi Qi was taken aback.

But seeing Chao Gai, wearing a purple robe and python suit, with a jade belt tied around his waist, clearly attired by a county official, he smiled and looked at the three of them.

Wang De said angrily: "Ah! Chao Gai, do you want to raise the flag to rebel? You can wear this kind of robes."

Chao Gai was not angry, he tore off his clothes in twos and twos, bare his arms, took the imperial decree from the case, and threw it away casually: "If your emperor didn't ask for it, in such a hot day, I Dao Chao would be willing to wear it. this?
The sacred decree unfolded in the air, like a yellow dragon.

Wang De's heart skipped a beat, he quickly caught it and looked, and immediately froze on the spot.

Yao Pingzhong and Ma Gongzhi rushed over and were stunned.

The whole hall of heroes laughed in unison.

Han Wu shouted loudly: "Brother Chao Gai is now the Duke of the county. You three generals, why don't you pay respects when you see him?"

Yao Pingzhong let out a long breath, his whole body seemed to relax, and bowed decisively: "The last general Yao Pingzhong, pay homage to Duke Dongshun."

Ma Gongzhi gave a wry smile, and bowed slowly: "Ma Gongzhi of the Western Army, pay homage to Dongshun Gong."

Wang De stood stiffly on the spot, his face turned red and then turned pale, and suddenly he shouted: "I don't believe it! You are so audacious, how dare you forge the imperial decree!"

Wu Yong snorted coldly and said: "A mere imperial decree is only valuable to you, but you don't want to. If we want to make a big move, we will already spread chaos in Shandong, so what if we become the emperor? Why bother to forge this thing? Brother Qiao, you Let's tell how many people know about Brother Wu's career."

Qiao Daoqing got up, chuckled, and told how he got to Tokyo last year, how he won the award from the old officials, how the Liao and Jin came to attack Bianliang, how the old officials abdicated and fled, how Bianliang was destroyed, and how he saved the harem. The royal family...until the old Cao Taiyuan defeated Xixia, and now he is going to recover Bianliang, let me know everything.

The three generals were fascinated when they heard this, for a while, Yao Pingzhongfang said in a daze, "Speaking of it this way, Xixia is on the brink of extinction?"

Qiao Daoqing smiled and nodded.

Ma Gongzhi persuaded Wang De: "Brother, now that 'Wu Mengde' has become a big trend, he really has great martial arts skills, and he will show the prestige of our Han family! If we continue to fight against him, won't it be pain for relatives and happiness for enemies?"

Wang De's complexion changed, and after a long time, he sighed: "Forget it, forget it." He cupped his fists and cupped his hands: "King Chao, Wang Mou has been disrespectful many times for more than a year. You are willing to be more tolerant, which shows that the heroes in Guizhai have a heart. Now the state affairs In this way, Wang is also a man of the Han family, why would he look at the pride of that foreign race? I hope to follow the tail and make a difference."

Say goodbye.

Chao Gai was overjoyed, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, pulled the three of them and said: "Wonderful! I only look at Han Wu, and I know the quality of a hero in the Western Army. Now that the three are willing to help each other, I can't wait until Brother Wu recovers Bianliang." If the sun goes north, it will surely kill the Jurchen who hears about it."

The three of them looked at each other, and felt very high-spirited.

Chao Gai then ordered a feast to be reorganized to celebrate the three of them joining the group. Wu Yong suddenly remembered something, frowned and stood up and said, "Heavenly King, Wu Erlang has been hiding in Mangdang Mountain for a long time. Information from the Liao people, now the guard of the Yingtian Mansion is Liao general Wu Yanguang, although this person is not Wu Erlang's opponent, but even if he delays for a while, he is afraid of ruining Brother Wu's affairs."

Ma Gongzhi nodded immediately: "That's right! That general of the Liao Dynasty really knows formations well. Although there were many reasons for the defeat of the Hejian Mansion before us, it was also because of his sharp formations. From Mount Mangdang to Bianliang, He must pass through the Yingtian Mansion, this person only needs to set up a formation on the road to delay the time, and it will not be difficult."

When Zhu Wu heard this, his eyes lit up: "Is that guy proficient in formations? If there is a chance, brother will compete with him."

Fan Rui's scythe was already hungry and thirsty, and he jumped up when he heard the words: "The area around Mangdang Mountain, my brother is very familiar! Why don't we all go and kill that fellow, so that Wu Erlang can walk freely."

After hearing this, Chao Gai was about to agree, when Wu Yong hurriedly said: "No! Brothers, listen to Xiaosheng's words - how much gold and silver did Brother Wu spend in my Dazhai these years? I have a strong army here, and it will shock you if you come out! The world, therefore, should not be moved lightly, so as not to cause people to be on guard. Otherwise, Brother Wu would just let Liangshan send troops to attack Bianliang, but wouldn't it save more effort?"

Qiao Daoqing nodded again and again: "As expected of 'Smart Stars', this theory is really accurate."

Wu Yong smiled, and said again: "Isn't Wu Yanguang good at formations? Brother Zhu Wu is also good at this! Therefore, Xiaosheng thought, it's better to let Brother Zhu Wu lead a soldier and lock the gate of Yingtian Mansion The main way is to fight carefully with that guy, and that guy has no time to look after him, and Wu Erlang can easily bypass him."

Chao Gai nodded: "Wonderful! Let Zhu Wu go for a walk. Fan Rui is originally a ghost in the Mangdang Mountains, and he also went to help. Well, since that guy is a famous general, I also have someone who can fight Go hold him."

Fang Qifo, Fang Jie, Han Wu, Suo Chao, Zhou Ang... all stood up with a clatter, and even the third general Wang De was eager to try, but Bian Xiang roared like a wild bull: "This errand Bian has taken it! It's a brother!" Don't compete with me."

Deng Yuanjue slapped the table and said: "Okay! The horse army is the 'Bull Demon King', and the infantry army is Monk Deng!"

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and praised Deng Yuanjue for his skill in putting in stitches. Wu Yong thought about it for a while, and then persuaded Chao Gai to order Zheng Biao, Wei Dingguo, Shan Tinggui, and Xia Houcheng to help him.

Chao Gai had no objection, so he appointed Bian Xiang as the chief general, allocated soldiers and horses, hosted a banquet the next day, everyone had a big drink, and left the water in high spirits.

These 1 people hurried to the outside of Yingtian Mansion, claiming that this is the territory of Liangshan Dazhai, and let Wu Yanguang lead the army to leave.

Naturally, Wu Yanguang ignored him and went out to attack, but Zhu Wu put up a posture and deliberately said: "Fan Bang Liao dog, how can I know the wonderful meaning of the formation method of the Chinese state?"

One must know that Wu Yanguang is the first formation master in the Liao Kingdom, he is proficient in countless formations and is proud of it all his life, Zhu Wu's words, don't they just tickle him?
This is the reason why a good swimmer drowns in water. Wu Yanguang was also somewhat resourceful, but he was underestimated by others at home, so he immediately ignored it and shouted: "You are just a kun turned into a peng array, how can you hide it?" Me? After I break your formation, I will set up another formation to open your eyes."

After talking about the arrangement of the attack, several armies crossed from left to right, and they broke the formation. Then they set up a five-tiger backing formation and asked Zhu Wu if it was possible to break it.

Zhu Wu was also unambiguous, he broke his formation with three attacks, five divisions and two, and seeing that it was getting late, he made an appointment to go back and compete again. .

But Wu Yanguang is not completely confused, playing state affairs as a trifle, but he was defeated by Liangshan before, he knew that this guy is powerful, he is not willing to fight in an all-out war and he is proud of his invincibility, so he wholeheartedly relied on his ability , forcing Liang Shan to retreat despite difficulties, so this method of battle was proposed.

Zhu Wu here is also in the middle of his arms, so he let go of his hands and feet to fight with him, today you break mine, tomorrow I break yours, back and forth, continuous rematch, Wu Yanguang fights more and more, who knows that Wu Song's army has already quietly went.

Until this day, when Zhu Wu set up this circular gossip formation, Wu Yanguang looked at it for a while, then sneered, and said in a low voice to the four generals under his command: "If an ordinary person doesn't know the principles of his formation, and only disassembles it according to the gossip formation, he will be taken advantage of." It's just that since I know that he is a cyclic gossip formation, why don't I know the secret of his life and death changes? Hmph, you wait for four people to enter through his death gate, but I personally go to guard outside his life gate. If he changes formation, you wait Turning death into life, the formation will be broken, if he does not change the formation, you only need to resist for a while, I will commit suicide and pass through the door of his life, and it will be a big breakthrough."

The four generals heard that they followed the order, Zhu Wu saw that he entered from the gate of death, and knew that it was going to be bad. Seeing Wu Yanguang standing outside the formation, he sneered and sighed. back.

Seeing him admitting defeat, Wu Yanguang laughed loudly, pointing and said: "You are poor in wit! If you are sensible, you can leave quickly and survive, otherwise I will put on an extravagant formation tomorrow and discipline your horse It's hard to go back."

Zhu Wu sneered and said, "I'm waiting for you, brother, it must not be frightening! You put up a battle, if you can really catch me, why not let this city let you?"

The two sides agreed to withdraw their troops.

When Lao Cao and others saw it, they also quietly covered the earth mountain, took a detour, and went to Liangshan camp to meet each other.

When Bian Xiang and others saw Lao Cao, they were inexplicably pleasantly surprised, and they were even more overjoyed when they heard that Bianliang had been captured and Yeluchun and Xiao Qian were both dead.

Cao Cao also heard what other people said about the fighting formations these days, so he couldn't help laughing and said: "In this way, brothers Zhu Wu and Wu Yanguang can be said to meet good talents, but brothers, fighting formations flourished in ancient times and are rare. Now, do you know why?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, especially Bian Xiang and others, these days, they have seen all kinds of powerful formations, who doesn't secretly admire them?But I don't know why Lao Cao said such words.

Only Zhu Wu smiled wryly, shook his head and said: "Once the formation is complete, it is dead. Although there are infinite changes in it, it will only be effective if the enemy attacks it. In terms of essence, it is like a city."

Cao Cao nodded: "Good brother! It really shows the essence. If it is an ordinary army formation, whether it is a long snake or a geese, it is only for standardizing the formation and rarely changes itself. If it is like a big formation such as Liuhua, Bagua, and Jiugong, the changes are numerous and exquisite. However, he has lost his flexibility. Therefore, today's fierce troops use small formations to take advantage of the coordination between the soldiers. In a decisive battle with a large formation, it is inevitable to be stunned. For example, the defeat of Tongguan Hejian Mansion. I don’t care about such tricks, and attack his surroundings with wandering troops, what can he do?”

Zhu Wu's eyes lit up: "Brother, you mean?"

Cao Cao laughed, and looked a little far away from the city: "I waited for him to come here just to take this city. Now that you have dealt with him for a long time, he must have only one word in his heart, and he will definitely give all he has to put up a powerful formation tomorrow." , you only dealt with him, but I took advantage of the emptiness in his city and attacked from the west."

Zhu Wu nodded again and again: "In this way, if he ignores it, my brother will attack the city. If he turns around to look for help, the formation will be chaotic, how can I allow him to walk here? It's just..."

Suddenly sighed: "Little brother, this time, the victory must be unwarranted."

At the same moment, Wu Yanguang glanced at the generals in front of him: In addition to Siri Xingjun, there were Lou Jingou Aliyi, Ditu raccoon Liu Ren, Jishui Bao Jia Mao, Zhenshui worm Banguer, Xinyue Fox Pei Zhi five people.

Wu Yanguang's eyes were determined: "Although we can't form the Huntian formation, ten of us here are enough to form the Jiugongzang and one kill formation. Then you will each lead troops to form the formation. He sees that it is the Jiugong formation. I must not take it seriously, and enter the battle recklessly, I will lead elites, hide them, divide his deployment, and kill his general in one fell swoop, the big thing will be settled."

Jia Mao, the Jishui Leopard, was terrified when he heard this: "Commander, in this way, don't we all go out to fight? What's more, with 800 troops, there are only a thousand guards in the city. Isn't it a bit risky?"

Wu Yanguang didn't think so, shook his head and said: "That fellow is determined to defeat me, and then he won the city at his fingertips. Besides, his soldiers and horses are all in the north of the city, and his number is limited. If he really dares to divide his troops to grab the city, I will swallow him in one gulp." Yu Bu, it’s not too late to come back for help.”

Jia Mao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had thought carefully, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "The commanding army is so insightful! The general admires, admires."

(End of this chapter)