Three Kingdoms, I open a tavern in Xudu

Meng Huo remembered the letter that the Han man named Wu Jin had brought him.

It said that he would be captured by Zhuge Liang at Jindai Mountain, where Ma Di had tied him up, which happened to fulfill the content of the letter, and it turned out to be true.

Meng Huo was covered in cold sweat in an instant. Who is the great general of the big man? He can predict in advance.

Terrible, this is too terrible!

However, something even more terrifying is happening.

Meng Huo was tied up by Ma Di and thrown on horseback, he was about to be taken back to Shuying. He was the chief general of Nanzhong, and if he was captured by the enemy, wouldn't he be killed?

He began to regret it. He regretted it at the beginning. If he knew this, he should not have thrown Wu Jin out. He believed the words of the Han general.

Regret now, it is too late, there is no way to recover.

When he arrived at Cao Ying, Meng Huo saw Zhuge Liang sitting aside, and the rest of the Nanzhong soldiers were all ordered to kneel down.

"Untie!"

Zhuge Liang looked at Meng Huo.

"Master, no!"

Ma Di said anxiously.

"It's okay, in our place, General Meng won't do anything to me, will he?"

Zhuge Liang said confidently, as if he had figured out Meng Huo's little thought.

Meng Huo just snorted coldly and didn't say anything.

Ma Di really let go.

Meng Huo moved his hands, and then looked around. They were all surrounded by soldiers of the Shu army, and it was difficult to get out.

If Zhuge Liang was to be caught, Meng Huo saw Ma Liang and Ma Su standing beside Zhuge Liang, even if he made the slightest move, they would do it directly, so he had to give up the idea.

"You were caught by me, can you be convinced?" Zhuge Liang asked.

If he hadn't been careless and didn't listen to the general, would Zhuge Liang have caught himself?

Meng Huo was disdainful in his heart, and immediately shook his head and said: "The mountain is secluded and the road is narrow. I strayed into an ambush and fell into your hands. How can I accept it?"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Since you are not convinced, I can let you go back, how about it?"

Hearing this, Meng Huo was overjoyed, but he concealed it very well, pretending to be angry and snorted coldly: "If you let me go back, wait for me to rectify the army and horses, and fight fairly. If you can catch me again, Fang will be convinced." .”

"it is good!"

Zhuge Liang was also unambiguous, and let him go directly.

Meng Huo was stunned for a while, and finally walked out of the gate of Shuying, far away from here. He finally believed that Zhuge Liang really wanted to let him go back.

He was even thinking, is Zhuge Liang stupid?Just let him go!

However, if you don't leave now, when will you stay?

Meng Huo was not grateful to Zhuge Liang, not even at all.

"Military division, why did you let him go?" Ma Liang asked puzzled.

"Meng Huo is the leader of Nanzhong. If he is captured, the other generals of Nanzhong will no longer be able to resist us. Let him go back, like a tiger returning to the mountain." Ma Di asked equally puzzled.

"If one Meng Huo is killed, another Meng Huo will appear in Nanzhong. We can't kill all the people who resisted them."

Zhuge Liang explained: "People in Nanzhong are not so easy to surrender, and it is inconvenient for us to govern. However, Meng Huo is the chief general of Nanzhong, who can help us conquer Nanzhong, govern Nanzhong, and rule barbarians with barbarians. Just imagine, to At that time, Meng Huo willingly surrendered to us, what about the others? Not to mention."

Ma Liang said worriedly: "What if I can't catch him again?"

Zhuge Liang said confidently: "I want to capture this man, it's like picking something out of a bag!"

Meng Huo left the Shu camp and went straight to their Nanzhong camp.

"General Meng is back!"

Nanzhong soldiers cheered when they saw Meng Huo, and everyone came out to greet him.

"General, how did you come back? We are going back to rescue you."

The person who asked the question was Dong Dana, one of the Marshals of the Three Caves.

"I killed some of the enemies who guarded me, and escaped."

Meng Huo didn't have the nerve to say that he was released by Zhuge Liang, but he had a thick skin, and when he said this, he didn't even blush.

"I've been in Shuying for a while, so I probably know Zhuge Liang's plan!"

Meng Huo also said: "The army of Shu going south must be fighting urgently. We must not fight. If we fight, we will fall into Zhuge Liang's trick. The army of Shu came from a long distance, and now the weather is getting hotter and hotter. They can stay here for a long time. Here? Absolutely not!"

He thought of the agreement with Zhuge Liang, as long as he didn't fight, what would Zhuge Liang use to catch him?

So, for his own sake, Meng Huo said again: "We are close to Lushui, and there are natural dangers. As soon as possible, arrest the boats and rafts on the south bank, build an earthen city for defense, and compete with the Shu army. I will see how Zhuge Liang can break me. When the time comes , the Shu army couldn't bear the hot weather and had to retreat, we took the opportunity to attack and capture Zhuge Liang."

After hearing this, the people felt that this was feasible, so they sent an order as soon as possible to station on the edge of the Lu River and build an earthen city to resist the Shu army.

The camp had just been set up, and within two days, Zhuge Liang's army came to the north bank of the Lushui River, and faced Meng Huo across the river.

"Military commander, there are no boats and rafts beside the Lushui River. Meng Huo is stationed on the south bank and built an earthen city, which is difficult for us to break." Ma Di came back and said.

Zhuge Liang went to a high place to look down, and sure enough, he saw an extra earth city on the south bank.

The weather in the south is very hot now. The soldiers put on their armor and soon got wet with sweat. They were not used to the weather here, so they had to bare their upper body to dissipate heat.

Otherwise, it will be hot to death here.

"Pass down the order to rest near the mountains and trees, and choose a place with lush forests!"

Zhuge Liang looked at the ghostly weather, the feather fan didn't work at all, and he was sweating profusely. Under this environment, the Shu army was not familiar with the climate here, so it was inconvenient to fight.

Ever since, the Shu army retreated and chose a shady place to avoid the heat.

"Master, it's hot outside and Lushui is rushing. If we can't attack the enemy, the soldiers may die of heat here." Jiang Wan said worriedly.

"I've figured out a way."

Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan and said, "It's about 3000 miles away from here. At the Shakou in the lower reaches of Lushui River, the current is slow and we can cross the river for a surprise attack. Let's rest for two days. When the night is cool the day after tomorrow, you will take [-] people to cross the river and defeat Meng Meng. Get camp."

"Yes!"

Jiang Wan took the order.

"General, the Shu army has retreated ten miles."

In Meng Huo's army, a three-hole marshal named Ah Huinan said.

"The weather is hot now, and the Shu army dare not attack casually, so we will fight them here."

Meng Huo said confidently: "After a long time, the Shu army will not be able to adapt to the climate. They will definitely be overwhelmed by the heat, and then they will be vulnerable."

He was explaining his plan, and Dong Dana and the others nodded in agreement.

"General, a Han came outside and said he wanted to see the general." A soldier ran in and said.

Han Chinese?

Meng Huo thought of Wu Jin and quickly ordered someone to bring him in.

The person who came was Wu Jin. After meeting, he said directly: "General Meng, our general has another letter for you!"

Wu Jin was also sweating profusely. He sent the letter to Meng Huo while wiping the sweat off his cheeks.

Meng Huo quickly took it apart and looked at it, his face darkened and he became unattractive.