Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 179 Longyou's attack and defense, Wolong first teaches the eight formations (seeking pursuit)
"Prime Minister, Meng Da is hateful, please allow me to leave the city!" Zhao Yun was quite angry at Meng Da's humiliation of Zhuge Liang.

If Zhao Yun was just humiliating Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun wouldn't be so angry, but Zhao Yun couldn't bear it when Meng Da humiliated Zhuge Liang.

"Zilong, don't be impatient." Zhuge Liang's expression returned to normal, and he pointed at the scorching sun in mid-air: "Since Meng Da wants to be exposed to the sun so much, how can I deny his wishes?"

There is a sunshade at the top of the city, but Mengda outside the city is now under the scorching sun.

Zhuge Liang looked at Mengda below the city and shouted: "Mengda, I heard that you followed Cao Pi and commanded the hundreds of thousands of people in Yongliang. I am secretly happy for you."

"Compared to Cao Mengde in the past, Cao Pi is far more capable than Cao Mengde when he can allow a general with a foreign surname to oversee the army."

"But someone just told me that you are just a Jianwu general now. With your merits, how can you still be just a Jianwu general?"

"When Cao Pi became king, you were General Jianwu; after Cao Pi became emperor, you were still General Jianwu. This is incredible!"

"Mengda, do you still remember Wei Yan?"

"When Your Majesty became king, Wei Yan was just General Zhenyuan; after Your Majesty became emperor, Wei Yan became General Zhenbei. He is much more imposing than General Jianwu like you."

I wanted to come to the city to taunt Zhuge Liang and suppress the morale of the Han soldiers in Lueyang, but Zhuge Liang counterattacked.

Wei Yan at the top of the city couldn't help it.

Mengda below the city gradually became agitated.

Wei Yan, who usually didn't like to talk much, turned out to be so harsh when he scolded people.

Call Liu Bei a veteran revolutionary?
Who do you think you are, Meng Da?

"Why don't you return to Chang'an quickly? There is a cool breeze in the pavilion there, which is better than sitting here under Lueyang City, wagging your lips and licking your tongue, feeling uneasy in the heat."

Zhuge Liang's tone is sometimes slow, sometimes rapid, cadenced, sonorous and powerful.

This leisure made Meng Da in the city even more irritable, and he didn't know whether his red face was caused by inner shame or anger or being exposed to the scorching sun.

"His Majesty used to talk about your merits. He originally wanted you to be the general of Zhendong, the town is mediocre and important. I didn't expect that you would rather be Cao Pi's general Jianwu than his majesty's general Zhendong."

"A mere 70,000 rats dare to run rampant here!"

Zhuge Liang waved, and the boy handed him the water bag.

"When the scorching sun shines on you, it will make you feel hot; when my words fall on your heart, it will make you feel irritable."

Zhao Yun looked at Zhuge Liang in shock.

"I have 70,000 cavalry, and it's easy to defeat your small town in Lueyang. I'm trying to persuade you, but you don't know what's good or bad."

"You and I are both the military governors, but I am the prime minister of the Han Dynasty first, and the chief general of the Northern Expedition second; and you are the general Jianwu first, and the governor of the Western Front second."

"What qualifications do you have to look down on His Majesty?"

The voice just fell.

Zhuge Liang originally didn't want to be friends with Meng Da, but Meng Da actually wanted to bring Zhuge Gui out to talk about it, which violated Zhuge Liang's taboo.

"Do you know why you are just a Jianwu general until now? Just because you are an unfaithful and unjust person, it is impossible to be respected by others."

Wei Yan laughed: "I am Wei Yan, the general of the Han Dynasty in the north. How can you, a little fake general of Wei Jianwu, deserve to talk to me?"

Zhuge Liang's scolding was gentle, but Wei Yan's scolding was vulgar.

"What a pity! What a pity!"

"Since you want to be Zhao Kuo, I will grant your wish and I will definitely surround you and kill you in Lueyang City!"

"Do you have any regrets in your heart?"

"Why don't you go and bribe the eunuchs around Cao Pi with more money? Maybe you can inherit your father's legacy and become the governor of Liangzhou!"

"For your own selfish interests, you caused your friend Fa Xiaozhi to be demoted to Nanzhong, which is unjust; you betrayed Liu Zhang first and then His Majesty the Han Dynasty. Your capriciousness is disloyal."

After confronting Meng Da, Zhuge Liang's thoughts became clearer.

Zhuge Liang elegantly took a few sips of water to moisten his throat. He took out his feather fan and gently fanned it at the top of the city to remove the heat.

"I once heard that in the past, my father bribed Zhang Rang and became the governor of Liangzhou; now you are riding for Cao Pi, but you only have the power of a governor."

"If you dare to attack the city, I will kill all 70,000 rats like you for Your Majesty."

Wei Yan shouted loudly: "How dare you speak so arrogantly after Xiaoxiao, who bribed the eunuchs?"

"I just failed in attack, and although it was in vain, it would not be a serious crime; and if you failed in defense, it would not only be in vain, but it would also be a serious crime."

Xiang Chong looked at Wei Yan with a bit of surprise.

Prime Minister, you just said, "A wise man will not be angry with traitors" and told me "Don't be impatient." Do your tone and words really mean that you are not angry with Meng Da?

Meng Da suppressed his anger and shouted: "How can His Majesty Wei's skills be compared to Liu Bei's old soldier Ge Ge!"

In other words, does Meng Datong under the city attract too much hatred?

Meng Da's face turned red even more, and he shouted: "Who are you? How dare you speak nonsense here!"

"If I fail to win Longyou in this battle, at most I will be removed from the post of general of the Northern Expedition, and I will still be the prime minister; if you lose Longyou in this battle, not only will you no longer be able to command the Yongliang army, but you will also lose the post of general of Jianwu. It’s hard to keep.”

"Cao Pi only gave you the power of governor, but did not give you a promotion or title. Don't you hate him for being so unkind and unjust?"

"What kind of face do you have for an unfaithful and unjust dog thief, barking here!"

"If a person who is a minister of others has no loyalty, what is the difference between him and a bandit?"

Meng Da was yelled at and scolded by Wei Yan, which made him even more irritable and angry.

"General, it's useless to talk to Zhuge Liang. The scorching sun is too harsh. Why don't you go back to camp first?" the guard beside Meng Da advised in a low voice.

Meng Da was frustrated. Although he was angry, he had no choice but to leave a few harsh words and return to the camp angrily.

As for Fa Zheng mentioned by Wei Yan, Meng Da had already forgotten about it.

For Meng Da, those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. Since Fazheng has chosen to be loyal to Liu Bei, Meng Da naturally cannot give up his achievements in Cao Wei just because he has some personal relationship with Fazheng.

Just because of this period of anger, coupled with the high morale of the Han soldiers in Lueyang City, Meng Da's anxiety is gradually increasing.

Although Meng Da concealed it well, Zhang He and Su Ze still saw the clues, and a worry gradually grew in their hearts.

"General Meng is already anxious, fearing that he may fall into Zhuge Liang's trick." Su Ze found Zhang He in private, and his tone was worried.

Zhang He glanced around and reminded: "General Su, now we are all under the orders of General Meng. We must not make rash comments about the general."

Su Ze was dissatisfied: "General Zuo can ignore his personal honor and disgrace, but he is worried that General Meng's establishment of the stronghold will not be stable when he first comes, so he established the stronghold first."

"As a result, General Meng first accused General Zuo of his crimes when he arrived. I felt unworthy for General Zuo."

"General Meng failed to anticipate Zhuge Liang's surprise attack on Longyou in advance. He rushed the troops in a hurry and lost the opportunity to pass the street pavilion. This is a crime other than war."

Zhang He shouted softly: "General Su, don't speak nonsense! General Meng is now highly regarded by His Majesty, and it is not something you and I can discuss in private."

Su Ze sighed and said no more.

Two days later.

The scouts sent by Mengda reported back the news one after another.

Meng Da's mood became even heavier when he heard that Nan'an, Tianshui and Guangwei counties had all been captured by Han soldiers, as well as the two important areas of Shanggui and Linwei.

All three counties were captured, and the army was blocked in the dangerous city of Lueyang. This was far beyond Mengda's initial expectations.

Recalling that when Pan Jun advised Longyou counties to take precautions, Meng Dahao said that the land in Guanzhong was impregnable.

He also said: It would be fine if Zhuge Liang did not take the Qishan Road. If he took the Qishan Road, the army could reach Longyou within ten days.

As long as you guard Chencang Road, Baoxie Road, Tangluo Road and Ziwu Road, Guanzhong will be safe!
How could Zhuge Liang, a scholar, know the art of war?
When he learned that Longyou was unexpectedly attacked by Zhuge Liang, Meng Da thought he was in control and calmly replaced Chencang's guard Zhang He.

Today's situation.

Not only did Mengda fail to reach Longyou within ten days, he was also blocked in the dangerous city of Lueyang.

How dangerous is Lueyang?
In the Battle of Lueyang in the early years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Lai She's two thousand cavalry made a surprise attack on Lueyang, and Wei Xiao's tens of thousands of troops fought against Lueyang for several months.

Zhuge Liang now has nearly 20,000 Han soldiers in Lueyang such as Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Jiang Wei, and Zhang Nan. The rest of the soldiers are stationed in the important areas of Ji County, Linwei, Shanggui, and Qingshui.

It is almost impossible for Meng Da to capture Lueyang City.

Meng Da summoned Zhang He, Su Ze, Xia Houru and other generals to show Longyou's intelligence to the generals.

"Now the three counties of Guangwei, Tianshui and Nan'an have all been captured by Han troops. In addition to Zhuge Liang deploying heavy troops in Lueyang, Qingshui, Linwei, Shanggui and Ji counties are all guarded by heavy troops."

"Han general Zhang Fei is now confronting You Chu, the prefect of Longxi County, and Zhang Ji, the governor of Liangzhou, who came to support him in Longxi County. Bi Dao City in Nan'an County is also guarded by Han soldiers."

"Bidao City is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is difficult to attack in a hurry; the four cities of Ji County, Shanggui, Linwei and Qingshui do not have dangerous and strategic locations."

"I intend to divide my troops to break through the four cities first, cut off the connection between Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang, then bypass Pidao City, join forces with Zhang Ji and You Chu to defeat Zhang Fei, and Pidao City will be destroyed without attack."

"Destroy these four cities, relieve the danger of Longxi, and then concentrate our forces to attack Yangcheng. Zhuge Liang will be unable to fly!"

Although Mengda was very impatient, the idea was still very clear.

Zhang He asked: "General Meng, do you have any news about Guo Huai, the governor of Yongzhou?"

Before leaving Chencang to send troops, Guo Huai was still in Shanggui, but now Shanggui was heavily guarded by Han soldiers.

Zhang He couldn't help but feel suspicious.

Meng Da was silent for a moment and said, "Guo Huai is in Chencang now."

Zhang He was surprised: "How come Guo Huai is in Chencang? Does General Meng know how Shanggui was lost? I had met with Guo Huai before going to Jieting. Guo Huai hid all the soldiers from Linwei County in Shanggui. .”

Meng Da narrowed his eyes: "When Guo Huai arrived at Chencang, he was seriously injured and on the verge of death. I don't know how he lost Shanggui."

"With Guo Huai's ability and two thousand county soldiers in his hands, Shanggui should not be lost so quickly."

Zhang He's thoughts suddenly became clear: "No wonder Zhuge Liang only sent some young men to the street pavilion. He must have concentrated his superior forces to defeat Guo Huai."

"General, Shanggui has been lost, beware of Zhuge Liang sending generals to surprise Chencang."

Meng Da sneered: "Zhuge Liang already has insufficient troops in Longyou, so how dare he divide his troops to capture Chencang?"

Zhang He urged: "General Meng, Zhuge Qiao, the son of Zhuge Liang, is the best at trickery, so you must be on guard!"

"When I was in Jingzhou, I deceived Lü Meng by hiding my cunning, and caused Lü Meng to lose his troops in Jiangling City." "When I was in Jieting, I asked a man named Ma Su to join the army and lead the troops, which confused my judgment."

"I estimate that Zhuge Qiao's plan was behind Guo Huai's defeat at Shanggui, otherwise Zhuge Liang would not have been able to mobilize his troops to Lueyang so quickly."

"Almost all the troops in Guanzhong are now outside Lueyang City. If Zhuge Qiao takes Chencang in a surprise attack, the entire Guanzhong will be threatened."

"Please general, allow me to return to defend Chencang!"

Meng Da's face became a little ugly: "General Zuo, do you mean to let me divide my troops?"

Zhang He said: "No need to divide the troops, I will just take Baiqi back to Chencang!"

Meng Da's tone dropped: "General Zuo, do you know what you are talking about? You are a general in the army, how can you leave without permission?"

"This time Zhuge Liang sent troops to Longyou. He has not only Huang Zhong but also Zhang Fei under his command. If you leave, who will resist Zhang Fei for me?"

"If I want you to guard Chencang, why bother asking Fei Yao to guard Chencang for you?"

"If a 70,000-strong army is not led by a general, it will be just a bunch of rabble. Do you want to flee from the battlefield?"

Zhang He was stunned and quickly defended: "General Meng, that's not what I meant. I don't have to go to Chencang, but I still need to send another general to Chencang."

"That's enough!" Meng Da interrupted Zhang He and shouted: "Chen Cang has Fei Yao, who can resist him."

"The top priority is to quickly capture Qingshui, Linwei, Shanggui and Jixian, and then eat Zhang Fei in Longxi County."

"If you deploy your troops and generals like this, there will be no need to fight Longyou anymore. I will just give it to Zhuge Liang."

"General Zuo, don't forget! If you hadn't been blocked in the street pavilion, giving Zhuge Liang enough time to mobilize heavy troops into Lueyang, how would we be in today's predicament?"

"What you have to do is not to go back to defend Chencang, but to carry out my military orders completely, and don't commit Jieting's mistakes again."

Zhang He couldn't help but get angry.

Seeing this, Su Ze quickly advised: "General Zuo, what General Meng said is not unreasonable."

"First capture Linwei and Shanggui. Even if Chencang is really attacked, we can follow the Weishui River and walk to the Long Trail to support."

Meng Da ignored the angry Zhang He and directly ordered: "Xia Houru, I will go with you to fetch clear water with five thousand steps."

"Su Ze, I'll go with you and five thousand cavalry to attack Linwei. Once Qingshui and Linwei are defeated, you two can go directly to attack Shanggui.

"General Zuo, I will give you another 10,000 cavalry to attack Ji County. At the same time, beware of Zhang Fei's return after hearing the news."

"Zhang Fei must not be allowed to appear in Lueyang before we capture the four cities of Qingshui, Linwei, Shanggui and Jixian."

"The military situation is urgent, no more words!"

"If you cannot complete the military affairs this time and miss my important mission, even if you are the late emperor's favorite general, I will definitely ask your Majesty to come before you to punish you for neglecting the army."

Seeing how strong Meng Da was, Zhang He could only hold back his anger and grit his teeth to accept the order.

After leaving the commander's tent, Zhang He could no longer hold back his anger: "Meng Da Shuzi, how dare you humiliate me like this! Zhuge Liang's troops entered Lueyang. Is it Zhang He's fault alone?"

Su Ze followed: "General Zuo, you advised me not to make rash remarks earlier. Why did you have a conflict with General Meng again today?"

Zhang He said angrily: "It was Meng Da who first came here. We knew nothing about the situation in Longyou, so I didn't want to conflict with Meng Da. This is for the sake of the overall situation!"

"Now that I have found out the specific situation in Longyou, I am worried about Chen Cang, so I bluntly advise Meng Da. It is also for the sake of the overall situation!"

"How could Meng Da be so arrogant! Although he was discussing the military situation with us, Meng Da refused to let us question the specific decision on the deployment of troops and the use of troops!"

"Since you can't accept questioning, why do you need to discuss the military situation with us? Just give the order directly!"

Su Ze sighed: "General Zuo, calm down! Now that the three counties of Longyou have fallen, General Meng seems calm, but in fact he is impatient inside."

"If Longyou is lost, even if General Meng is highly regarded by His Majesty, he will be questioned by the civil and military officials of the DPRK and China."

"General Meng will not be questioned until he recaptures the three counties and defeats Zhuge Liang."

"What's more, Chencang has Fei Yao and five thousand garrison troops, so they cannot be lost easily."

"If General Zuo disobeys the order again, he may be jealous of His Majesty in the future."

Zhang He took a few deep breaths to calm down his inner anger: "Don't worry, I was just angry and it won't affect anything major."

"Zhuge Liang dares to divide his troops into four cities and come to Lueyang in person to fight against Mengda. Those who stay behind in the four cities must also be elite soldiers, so don't be careless."

Inside Lueyang City.

Zhuge Liang built a high platform at the top of Lueyang City to observe the movements of Wei soldiers outside the city.

Mengda's deployment of troops and generals was not hidden from the scouts on the high platform.

"Prime Minister, the Wei army has been divided into two groups, namely in the direction of Ji County and Qingshui. Judging from their flags, there are about 20,000 people." The scout reported the observed intelligence to Zhuge Liang.

Jiang Wei, who had just come in to report military affairs, couldn't help but frowned: "Mengda wanted to divide his troops to capture Ji County and Qingshui, but he didn't take advantage of the darkness to divide his troops. This was done deliberately to show the Prime Minister."

Zhuge Liang waved his hand and asked the scouts to continue their sentinel inspection. He didn't care too much about it and asked: "Bo Yue knows the art of war, but has he ever learned the battle formation?"

Jiang Wei said without hesitation: "Something involved."

"Come." Zhuge Liang asked Jiang Wei to come forward, and then used rice grains as soldiers to set up a formation on the table: "Come and see, how does my formation look like?"

Jiang Wei took a closer look and saw this formation, with Qiankun, Xungen and the four earths as the main formation of heaven and earth, as the main soldiers. Arranged at the four corners.

Water, fire, gold, and wood are also used as the four strange formations of dragon, tiger, bird, and snake as a surprise weapon. The blue dragon on the left, the white tiger on the right, the red bird on the front, and the mysterious snake on the back.

The general is in the middle of the four righteous and four odd.

The eight formations were arranged in the general formation.

The total formation is divided into eight, eight and sixty-four formations.

Outside the general formation there were twenty-four formations of guerrillas.

Marching, forming formations, joining battles, setting up suspicions, filling vacancies, logistics, etc. all belong to the rangers.

The formation was so complex that even Jiang Wei, who had studied the art of war since childhood, was a little dazzled.

"Prime Minister, this formation is complicated. Please forgive me for my lack of knowledge and my inability to understand the secrets of this formation." Jiang Wei was a little frustrated, feeling frustrated that he had learned the art of war in vain over the years.

Zhuge Liang chuckled: "Bo Yue, don't be depressed. When I was in Nanzheng, I deduced the formation diagram for nearly a year, but I still couldn't get the essence of the formation diagram."

"It wasn't until I led my troops into Longyou that I figured out the confusion in the formation diagram and realized the key to this formation. I named this formation the Eighth Formation Diagram."

"It's just that I'm busy with military affairs on weekdays. Although I understand this formation, I don't have the energy to practice it anymore."

Jiang Wei was stunned when he heard this, and vaguely guessed Zhuge Liang's thoughts: "The prime minister wants to find someone to practice this formation?"

Zhuge Liang nodded and looked at Jiang Wei with a bit more expectation: "The Eight Formation Diagram has very high requirements on the geographical terrain. From the beginning, I performed it to deal with Cao Wei's cavalry."

"Therefore, those who practice this formation must be those who have lived in Longyou for a long time, are familiar with the geographical terrain of Longyou, and are well versed in the art of war."

"Bo Yue, you are from Ji County and have military talent. If I leave this formation to you to practice, you will get twice the result with half the effort!"

"If you are willing, I will tell you the essence of this formation in detail, and give you six thousand soldiers, and you will be responsible for practicing these eight formations!"

Jiang Wei was surprised and happy, but at the same time he was filled with fear and anxiety: "I'm afraid that I won't be able to do the job and ruin the prime minister's important affairs."

Zhuge Liang said angrily: "Is it possible that Bo Yue is timid? I originally wanted to leave this formation to Ma Youchang to practice. Doesn't it mean that Boyue thinks he is not even as good as Ma Youchang?"

Jiang Wei was startled and felt dissatisfied: "Prime Minister, how can I be inferior to Ma Su! Please teach me the essence of the Eight Formations. I am willing to take on this important task and train six thousand elite soldiers for the Prime Minister!"

Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "The military affairs are busy, I only have half a day to explain it to you!"

"How far you can comprehend and how far you can practice the Eight Formations depends on whether you, Jiang Boyue, are truly worthy of the title of Tianshui Qi'er!"

Although Jiang Wei doesn't know how far he can comprehend or how far he can practice, at this moment Jiang Wei doesn't want to give in, nor does he want to be considered inferior to Ma Su by Zhuge Liang!
The next half day.

Zhuge Liang explained the essence of the Eight Formations to Jiang Wei step by step.

It took Zhuge Liang nearly a year to deduce the eight-formation map, and only after he entered Longyou and conducted detailed united operations did he understand the most critical terrain and geography.

To ordinary people, Zhuge Liang is a bit Versailles.

Ordinary generals just study the battle formations of their predecessors, restore the battle formations as much as possible, and then use them on the battlefield.

Zhuge Liang directly derived new battle formations based on the battle formations of his predecessors!

And it only took less than a year!

This is the difference between genius and ordinary people.

Just like the Pythagorean Theorem.

One is to deduce the Pythagorean Theorem, and the other is to use the Pythagorean Theorem directly.

Deduction is difficult and time-consuming; but it is easy to use it directly, because you do not need to consider how the Pythagorean Theorem is derived, but only how to use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve practical problems.

The same goes for Jiang Wei's study of the Eight Formations. There is no need to consider why the Eight Formations are arranged in this way; he only needs to memorize and understand them, and then use the Eight Formations for specific troop training, formation changes, actual combat, etc.

It has to be said that Jiang Wei is indeed very talented in military affairs.

In half a day, Jiang Wei had basically memorized and understood the eight formation diagrams. All that was left was to practice the eight formation diagrams, combine theory with practice, and solve the disadvantage of Han soldiers facing Cao Wei's cavalry.

Just like students who have learned the Pythagorean Theorem, they need to use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve practical applications under different conditions.

Zhuge Liang couldn't teach this step, nor did he have the energy to teach it, so Jiang Wei could only practice it in detail!

Seeing Jiang Wei leaving happily, Zhuge Liang stroked his beautiful beard slightly, with a smile that couldn't be hidden in his eyes.

"Although Youchang's understanding of the Eight Formations is faster than that of Boyue, his character is far inferior to that of Boyue."

"The person in charge of the army must have a strong and steady mind."

"When I lost my horse, it was like losing a duck; now I have gained Jiang Boyue, it is like gaining a phoenix."

"Bosong, your adopted brother's military potential far exceeds my expectations."

"Ha ha!"

Cheerful laughter echoed in the room.

(End of this chapter)